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Acazias diante do profeta Elias

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

2 E caiu Acazias pelas grades de um quarto alto, que tinha em Samaria, e adoeceu; e enviou mensageiros, e disse-lhes: Ide, e perguntai a Baal-Zebube, deus de Ecrom, se sararei desta doença.

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

4 E por isso assim diz o Senhor: Da cama, a que subiste, não descerás, mas sem falta morrerás. Então Elias partiu.

5 E os mensageiros voltaram para ele; e ele lhes disse: Que há, que voltastes?

6 E eles lhe disseram: Um homem saiu 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 sem falta morrerás.

7 E ele lhes disse: Qual era a aparência do homem que veio ao vosso encontro e vos falou estas palavras?

8 E eles lhe disseram: Era um homem peludo, e com os lombos cingidos de um cinto de couro. Então disse ele: É Elias, o tisbita.

9 Então o rei lhe enviou um capitão de cinquenta com seus cinquenta; e, subindo a ele (porque eis que estava assentado no cume do monte), disse-lhe: Homem de Deus, o rei diz: Desce.

10 Mas Elias respondeu, e disse ao capitão de cinquenta: Se eu, pois, sou homem de Deus, desça fogo do céu, e te consuma a ti e aos teus cinquenta. Então fogo desceu do céu, e consumiu a ele e aos seus cinquenta.

11 E tornou o rei a enviar-lhe outro capitão de cinquenta, com os seus cinquenta; ele lhe respondeu, dizendo: Homem de Deus, assim diz o rei: Desce depressa.

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

13 E tornou a enviar um terceiro capitão de cinquenta, com os seus cinquenta; então subiu o terceiro capitão de cinquenta e, chegando, pôs-se de joelhos diante de Elias, e suplicou-lhe, dizendo: Homem de Deus, seja, peço-te, preciosa aos teus olhos a minha vida, e a vida destes cinquenta teus servos.

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

15 Então o anjo do Senhor disse a Elias: Desce com este, não temas. E levantou-se, 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 consultar 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 no seu lugar no ano segundo de Jeorão, filho de Jeosafá, rei de Judá; porquanto não tinha filho.

18 O mais dos atos de Acazias, tudo quanto fez, 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*GodHebrew: Elohim 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*GodHebrew: Elohim 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*GodHebrew: Elohim the king says, Come down! 10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, And if I be a man of God*GodHebrew: Elohim 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*GodHebrew: Elohim thus says the king: Come down quickly! 12 And Elijah answered and said to them, If I be a man of God*GodHebrew: Elohim let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God*GodHebrew: Elohim 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*GodHebrew: Elohim 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*GodHebrew: Elohim 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?