1 E ntão todo o povo de Judá proclamou rei a Uzias, de dezesseis anos de idade, no lugar de seu pai, Amazias.

Then all the people took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.

2 F oi ele que reconquistou e reconstruiu a cidade de Elate para Judá, depois que Amazias descansou com os seus antepassados.

He built Eloth and returned it to Judah after the king died.

3 U zias tinha dezesseis anos de idade quando se tornou rei, e reinou cinqüenta e dois anos em Jerusalém. Sua mãe era de Jerusalém e chamava-se Jecolias.

Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king. And he ruled fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem.

4 E le fez o que o Senhor aprova, tal como o seu pai Amazias;

Uzziah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. He did all that his father Amaziah had done.

5 e buscou a Deus durante a vida de Zacarias, que o instruiu no temor de Deus. Enquanto buscou o Senhor, Deus o fez prosperar.

He kept on looking to God in the days of Zechariah, who had special wisdom from God and taught him in the things of God. And as long as he looked to the Lord, God made things go well for him.

6 E le saiu à guerra contra os filisteus e derrubou os muros de Gate, de Jabne e de Asdode. Depois reconstruiu cidades próximo a Asdode e em outros lugares do território filisteu.

Uzziah went out and made war against the Philistines. He broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod. And he built cities in the land of Ashdod and among the Philistines.

7 D eus o ajudou contra os filisteus, contra os árabes que viviam em Gur-Baal e contra os meunitas.

God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur-baal, and against the Meunites.

8 O s amonitas pagavam tributo a Uzias, e sua fama estendeu-se até a fronteira do Egito, pois havia se tornado muito poderoso.

The Ammonites paid taxes to Uzziah. And his name was known as far as the land of Egypt, for he became very strong.

9 U zias construiu torres fortificadas em Jerusalém, junto à porta da Esquina, à porta do Vale e no canto do muro.

Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the place where the walls joined. And he made them strong.

10 T ambém construiu torres no deserto e cavou muitas cisternas, pois ele possuía muitos rebanhos na Sefelá e na planície. Ele mantinha trabalhadores em seus campos e em suas vinhas, nas colinas e nas terras férteis, pois gostava da agricultura.

He built towers in the desert and dug many wells. For he had many animals, both in the valley and in the plain. He also had farmers and vine-keepers in the hill country and in the good growing fields, for he loved farming.

11 U zias possuía um exército bem preparado, organizado em divisões de acordo com o número dos soldados convocados pelo secretário Jeiel e pelo oficial Maaséias, sob o comando de Hananias, um dos oficiais do rei.

And Uzziah had an army ready for battle. It was divided by the number of names written down by Jeiel the writer and Maaseiah the captain, led by Hananiah, one of the king’s leaders.

12 O total de chefes de família no comando dos homens de combate era de dois mil e seiscentos.

The whole number of the leaders of the family groups of powerful soldiers was 2, 600.

13 S ob o comando deles havia um exército de trezentos e sete mil e quinhentos homens treinados para a guerra, uma força poderosíssima que apoiava o rei contra os seus inimigos.

Under their leading was an army of 307, 500, who could fight with great power, to help the king against those who hated them.

14 U zias providenciou escudos, lanças, capacetes, couraças, arcos e atiradeiras de pedras para todo o exército.

Uzziah had battle-coverings, spears, head-coverings, strong battle-clothes, bows, and slings using arrows and large stones made for all the army.

15 E m Jerusalém construiu máquinas projetadas por peritos para serem usadas nas torres e nas defesas das esquinas, máquinas que atiravam flechas e grandes pedras. Ele foi extraordinariamente ajudado, e assim tornou-se muito poderoso e a sua fama espalhou-se para longe.

In Jerusalem he made large objects of war, planned by able men, to be on the towers and the corners. They were for shooting arrows and big stones. So Uzziah’s name became known in far away places. For he was helped by God in a very special way until he was strong. Uzziah Is Punished because of His Pride

16 E ntretanto, depois que Uzias se tornou poderoso, o seu orgulho provocou a sua queda. Ele foi infiel ao Senhor, o seu Deus, e entrou no templo do Senhor para queimar incenso no altar de incenso.

But when he became strong, Uzziah’s heart was so proud that his actions were sinful. He was not faithful to the Lord his God, for he went into the Lord’s house to burn special perfume on the altar of special perfume.

17 O sumo sacerdote Azarias, e outros oitenta corajosos sacerdotes do Senhor, foram atrás dele.

Then Azariah the religious leader went in after him, with eighty religious leaders of the Lord who were men strong in heart.

18 E les o enfrentaram e disseram: “Não é certo que você, Uzias, queime incenso ao Senhor. Isso é tarefa dos sacerdotes, os descendentes de Arão consagrados para queimar incenso. Saia do santuário, pois você foi infiel e não será honrado por Deus, o Senhor ”.

They went against King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn special perfume to the Lord. It should be done by the religious leaders, the sons of Aaron, who are set apart to burn special perfume. Get out of the holy place, for you have not been faithful. You will have no honor from the Lord God.”

19 U zias, que estava com um incensário na mão, pronto para queimar o incenso, irritou-se e indignou-se contra os sacerdotes; e na mesma hora, na presença deles, diante do altar de incenso no templo do Senhor, surgiu lepra em sua testa.

Then Uzziah was angry, and he had a dish in his hand for burning special perfume. While he was angry with the religious leaders, a bad skin disease broke out on his forehead in front of the religious leaders in the Lord’s house, beside the altar of special perfume.

20 Q uando o sumo sacerdote Azarias e todos os outros sacerdotes viram a lepra, expulsaram-no imediatamente do templo. Na verdade, ele mesmo ficou ansioso para sair, pois o Senhor o havia ferido.

Azariah the head religious leader and all the religious leaders looked at him and saw that he had a bad skin disease on his forehead. So they were quick to get him out of there, and he himself left in a hurry because the Lord had punished him.

21 O rei Uzias sofreu de lepra até o dia em que morreu. Durante todo esse tempo morou numa casa separada, leproso e excluído do templo do Senhor. Seu filho Jotão tomava conta do palácio e governava o povo.

King Uzziah had the bad skin disease to the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, suffering with the skin disease, for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. And his son Jotham was over the king’s house, ruling the people of the land.

22 O s demais acontecimentos do reinado de Uzias, do início ao fim, foram registrados pelo profeta Isaías, filho de Amoz.

Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first to last, were written by the man of God Isaiah, the son of Amoz.

23 U zias descansou com os seus antepassados e foi sepultado perto deles, num cemitério que pertencia aos reis, pois o povo dizia: “Ele tinha lepra”. Seu filho Jotão foi o seu sucessor.

Uzziah died, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the grave which belonged to the kings. For they said, “He has a bad skin disease.” And Jotham his son became king in his place.