1 Todo o povo de Judá tomou a Uzias, que era de dezesseis anos, e o constituiu rei em lugar de Amazias, seu pai. 2 Ele edificou a Elate e a restituiu a Judá, depois que o rei descansou com seus pais. 3 Uzias tinha dezesseis anos quando começou a reinar e cinquenta e dois anos reinou em Jerusalém. Era o nome de sua mãe Jecolias, de Jerusalém. 4 Ele fez o que era reto perante o Senhor, segundo tudo o que fizera Amazias, seu pai. 5 Propôs-se buscar a Deus nos dias de Zacarias, que era sábio nas visões de Deus; nos dias em que buscou ao Senhor, Deus o fez prosperar.

6 Saiu e guerreou contra os filisteus e quebrou o muro de Gate, o de Jabné e o de Asdode; e edificou cidades no território de Asdode e entre os filisteus. 7 Deus o ajudou contra os filisteus, e contra os arábios que habitavam em Gur-Baal, e contra os meunitas. 8 Os amonitas deram presentes a Uzias, cujo renome se espalhara até à entrada do Egito, porque se tinha tornado em extremo forte. 9 Também edificou Uzias torres em Jerusalém, à Porta da Esquina, à Porta do Vale e à Porta do Ângulo e as fortificou. 10 Também edificou torres no deserto e cavou muitas cisternas, porque tinha muito gado, tanto nos vales como nas campinas; tinha lavradores e vinhateiros, nos montes e nos campos férteis, porque era amigo da agricultura. 11 Tinha também Uzias um exército de homens destros nas armas, que saíam à guerra em tropas, segundo o rol feito pelo escrivão Jeiel e Maaseias, oficial, sob a direção de Hananias, um dos príncipes do rei. 12 O número total dos cabeças das famílias, homens valentes, era de dois mil e seiscentos. 13 Debaixo das suas ordens, havia um exército guerreiro de trezentos e sete mil e quinhentos homens, que faziam a guerra com grande poder, para ajudar o rei contra os inimigos. 14 Preparou-lhes Uzias, para todo o exército, escudos, lanças, capacetes, couraças e arcos e até fundas para atirar pedras. 15 Fabricou em Jerusalém máquinas, de invenção de homens peritos, destinadas para as torres e cantos das muralhas, para atirarem flechas e grandes pedras; divulgou-se a sua fama até muito longe, porque foi maravilhosamente ajudado, até que se tornou forte.

16 Mas, havendo-se já fortificado, exaltou-se o seu coração para a sua própria ruína, e cometeu transgressões contra o Senhor, seu Deus, porque entrou no templo do Senhor para queimar incenso no altar do incenso. 17 Porém o sacerdote Azarias entrou após ele, com oitenta sacerdotes do Senhor, homens da maior firmeza; 18 e resistiram ao rei Uzias e lhe disseram: A ti, Uzias, não compete queimar incenso perante o Senhor, mas aos sacerdotes, filhos de Arão, que são consagrados para este mister; sai do santuário, porque transgrediste; nem será isso para honra tua da parte do Senhor Deus. 19 Então, Uzias se indignou; tinha o incensário na mão para queimar incenso; indignando-se ele, pois, contra os sacerdotes, a lepra lhe saiu na testa perante os sacerdotes, na Casa do Senhor, junto ao altar do incenso. 20 Então, o sumo sacerdote Azarias e todos os sacerdotes voltaram-se para ele, e eis que estava leproso na testa, e apressadamente o lançaram fora; até ele mesmo se deu pressa em sair, visto que o Senhor o ferira. 21 Assim, ficou leproso o rei Uzias até ao dia da sua morte; e morou, por ser leproso, numa casa separada, porque foi excluído da Casa do Senhor; e Jotão, seu filho, tinha a seu cargo a casa do rei, julgando o povo da terra.

22 Quanto aos mais atos de Uzias, tanto os primeiros como os últimos, o profeta Isaías, filho de Amoz, os escreveu. 23 Descansou Uzias com seus pais, e, com seus pais, o sepultaram no campo do sepulcro que era dos reis; porque disseram: Ele é leproso. E Jotão, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar.

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

2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother' name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

4 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did.

5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.

6 And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

7 And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelled in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.

8 And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly.

9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.

10 Also he built towers in the desert, and dig many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: farmers also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.

11 Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king' captains.

12 The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valor were two thousand and six hundred.

13 And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

14 And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.

15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and on the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones with. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong.

16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

17 And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:

18 And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said to him, It appertains not to you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for you have trespassed; neither shall it be for your honor from the LORD God.

19 Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.

20 And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked on him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from there; yes, himself hurried also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.

21 And Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and dwelled in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king' house, judging the people of the land.

22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.

23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.