1 Depois da morte de Acabe, Moabe se rebelou contra Israel.

2 Ora, Acazias caiu pela grade do seu quarto alto em Samária, e adoeceu; e enviou mensageiros, dizendo-lhes: Ide, e perguntai a Baal-Zebube, deus de Ecrom, se sararei desta doença.

3 O anjo do Senhor, porém, disse a Elias, o tisbita: Levanta-te, sobe para te encontrares com os mensageiros do rei de Samária, e dize-lhes: Porventura não há Deus em Israel, para irdes consultar a Baal-Zebube, deus de Ecrom?

4 Agora, pois, assim diz o Senhor: Da cama a que subiste não descerás, mas certamente morrerás. E Elias se foi.

5 Os mensageiros voltaram para Acazias, que lhes perguntou: Que há, que voltastes?

6 Responderam-lhe eles: Um homem subiu ao nosso encontro, e nos disse: Ide, voltai para o rei que vos mandou, e dizei-lhe: Assim diz o Senhor: Porventura não há Deus em Israel, para que mandes consultar a Baal-Zebube, deus de Ecrom? Portanto, da cama a que subiste não descerás, mas certamente morrerás.

7 Pelo que ele lhes indagou: Qual era a aparência do homem que subiu ao vosso encontro e vos falou estas palavras?

8 Responderam-lhe eles: Era um homem vestido de pelos, e com os lombos cingidos dum cinto de couro. Então disse ele: É Elias, o tisbita.

9 Então o rei lhe enviou um chefe de cinqüenta, com os seus cinqüenta. Este subiu a ter com Elias que estava sentado no cume do monte, e disse-lhe: Ó homem de Deus, o rei diz: Desce.

10 Mas Elias respondeu ao chefe de cinqüenta, dizendo-lhe: Se eu, pois, sou homem de Deus, desça fogo do céu, e te consuma a ti e aos teus cinqüenta. Então desceu fogo do céu, e consumiu a ele e aos seus cinqüenta.

11 Tornou o rei a enviar-lhe outro chefe de cinqüenta com os seus cinqüenta. Este lhe falou, dizendo: Ó homem de Deus, assim diz o rei: Desce depressa.

12 Também a este respondeu Elias: Se eu sou homem de Deus, desça fogo do céu, e te consuma a ti e aos teus cinqüenta. Então o fogo de Deus desceu do céu, e consumiu a ele e aos seus cinqüenta.

13 Ainda tornou o rei a enviar terceira vez um chefe de cinqüenta com os seus cinqüenta. E o terceiro chefe de cinqüenta, subindo, veio e pôs-se de joelhos diante de Elias e suplicou-lhe, dizendo: ó homem de Deus, peço-te que seja preciosa aos teus olhos a minha vida, e a vida destes cinqüenta teus servos.

14 Eis que desceu fogo do céu, e consumiu aqueles dois primeiros chefes de cinqüenta, com os seus cinqüenta; agora, porém, seja preciosa aos teus olhos a minha vida.

15 Então o anjo do Senhor disse a Elias: Desce com este; não tenhas medo dele. Levantou-se, pois, e desceu com ele ao rei.

16 E disse-lhe: Assim diz o Senhor: Por que enviaste mensageiros a consultar a Baal-Zebube, deus de Ecrom? Porventura é porque não há Deus em Israel, para consultares a sua palavra? Portanto, desta cama a que subiste não descerás, mas certamente morrerás.

17 Assim, pois, morreu conforme a palavra do Senhor que Elias falara. E Jorão começou a reinar em seu lugar no ano segundo de Jeorão, filho de Jeosafá, rei de Judá; porquanto Acazias não tinha filho.

18 Ora, o restante dos feitos de Acazias, porventura não está escrito no livro das crônicas dos reis de Israel?

1 And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

2 And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber which was in Samaria, and was sick; and he sent messengers and said to them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this disease.

3 And the angel of Jehovah said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, Is it because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?

4 Now therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die. And Elijah departed.

5 And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them, Why have ye returned?

6 And they said unto him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king that sent you and say to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Is it because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die.

7 And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?

8 And they said to him, He was a man in a hairy {garment}, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

9 And he sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he sat on the top of the mount. And he spoke to him: Man of God, the king says, Come down!

10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, And if I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty.

11 And again he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he spoke and said to him, Man of God, thus says the king: Come down quickly!

12 And Elijah answered and said to them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty.

13 And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him and said to him, Man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

14 Behold, there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties; but now, let my life be precious in thy sight.

15 And the angel of Jehovah said to Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him to the king.

16 And he said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die.

17 And he died according to the word of Jehovah that Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram began to reign in his stead, in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; for he had no son.

18 And the rest of the acts of Ahaziah, what he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?