1 E, depois da morte de Acabe, Moabe se revoltou 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 o rei, e ele lhes disse: Que há, que voltastes? 6 E eles lhe disseram: Um homem nos saiu ao 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 o trajo do homem que vos veio ao encontro e vos falou estas palavras? 8 E eles lhe disseram: Era um homem vestido de pelos e com os lombos cingidos de um cinto de couro. Então, disse ele: É Elias, o tisbita.

9 Então, lhe enviou um capitão de 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 o consumiu a ele e aos seus cinquenta. 11 E tornou o rei a enviar-lhe outro capitão de cinquenta, com os seus cinquenta; este lhe falou e disse: Homem de Deus, assim diz o rei: Desce depressa. 12 E respondeu Elias e disse-lhe: Se eu sou homem de Deus, desça fogo do céu e te consuma a ti e aos teus cinquenta. Então, fogo de Deus desceu do céu e o consumiu a ele e aos seus cinquenta. 13 E tornou o rei a enviar outro capitão dos terceiros cinquenta, com os seus cinquenta; então, subiu o capitão de cinquenta, e veio, e pôs-se de joelhos diante de Elias, e suplicou-lhe, e disse-lhe: 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 Josafá, rei de Judá, porquanto não tinha filho.

18 O mais dos feitos de Acazias, que tinha feito, porventura, não está escrito no livro das Crônicas dos Reis de Israel?

1 Then did Moab rebel against Israel after the death of Achab.

2 And Achazyah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and became sick; and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Ba’al–zebub the god of ‘Ekron whether I shall recover from this sickness.

3 But an angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Ba’al–zebub the god of ‘Ekron?

4 Now therefore, thus hath said the Lord, From the bed on which thou art gone up shalt thou not come down; for thou shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

5 And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is this that ye are already returned?

6 And they said unto him, There came up a man to meet us, and he said unto us, Go, return unto the king that hath sent you, and speak unto him, Thus hath said the Lord, Is it because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Ba’al–zebub the god of ‘Ekron? therefore from the bed on which thou art gone up shalt thou not come down; for thou shalt surely die.

7 And he spoke unto them, What is the manner of the man who came up to meet you, and spoke unto you these words?

8 And they said unto him, He is a hairy man, with a girdle of leather girded about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

9 Then did he send unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty: and he went up to him, and, behold, he was sitting on the top of the mount; and he spoke unto him, O man of God, the king hath commanded, Come down.

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

11 And he sent again unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he commenced and spoke unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.

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

13 And he sent again a captain of fifty the third time with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and bent down on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and spoke unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life and the life of these fifty thy servants be precious in thy eyes.

14 Behold, there came down a fire from heaven, and consumed the two captains of the first fifties with their fifties; and now let my life be precious in thy eyes.

15 And the angel of the Lord spoke unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him, and he arose, and went down with him unto the king.

16 And he spoke unto him, Thus hath said the Lord, Forasmuch as thou didst send messengers to inquire of Ba’al–zebub the God of ‘Ekron, as though there were no God in Israel to inquire of his word: therefore from the bed on which thou art gone up shalt thou not come down; for thou shalt surely die.

17 And he died, according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken; and Jehoram became king in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah; because he had no son.

18 Now the rest of the acts of Achazyahu which he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.