2 Reis 1

1 Tendo morrido Acab, Moab revoltou-se contra Israel.

2 Ocozias caiu da sacada do seu aposento, em Samaria, e feriu-se gravemente. Enviou então mensageiros, aos quais disse: "Ide consultar Baal-Zebub, deus de Acaron, para saber se serei curado desse mal".

3 Mas o anjo do Senhor falou a Elias, o tesbita: "Sobe ao encontro dos mensageiros do rei de Samaria e dize-lhes: ‘Não há, porventura, um Deus em Israel, para irdes consultar Baal-Zebub, deus de Acaron?

4 Por isso, eis o que diz o Senhor: Não te levantarás do leito a que subiste, mas morrerás’." E Elias partiu.

5 Os mensageiros voltaram para Oco­zias e este lhes perguntou: "Por que voltais?".

6 Eles responderam: "Um homem nos veio ao encontro e nos disse: ‘Ide, voltai para o vosso rei e dizei-lhe: Isto diz o Senhor: Não há, porventura, Deus em Israel, para que mandes consultar Baal-Zebub, deus de Acaron? Por isso, não te levantarás do leito a que subiste; vais morrer’."

7 Ocozias disse-lhes: "Como era esse homem que veio ao vosso encontro e vos falou desse modo?".

8 "Era um homem coberto de pelos – responderam-lhe –, que trazia um cinto de couro em volta dos rins." O rei disse: "É Elias, o tesbita".

9 Imediatamente enviou-lhe o rei um chefe com seus cinquenta homens. Este foi ter com Elias, que estava sentado no alto do monte e disse-lhe: "Ó homem de Deus, desce depressa, pois é ordem do rei".

10 Elias respondeu: "Se sou um homem de Deus, venha fogo do céu e vos devore, a ti e aos teus cinquenta homens". E o fogo, caindo do céu, devorou o chefe e seus cinquenta homens.

11 O rei mandou outro chefe com os seus cinquenta homens, o qual, chegando aonde estava Elias, lhe disse: "Ó homem de Deus, esta é a ordem do rei: desce imediatamente".

12 "Se sou um homem de Deus – respondeu Elias –, venha fogo do céu e te devore com os teus cinquenta homens." E o fogo, caindo do céu, devorou o chefe e seus cinquenta homens.

13 Pela terceira vez, mandou o rei um chefe com os seus cinquenta homens, o qual, chegando aonde estava Elias, pôs-se de joelhos e suplicou-lhe, dizendo: "Peço-te, ó homem de Deus, que a minha vida tenha algum valor aos teus olhos e a destes cinquenta homens teus servos.

14 Veio fogo do céu e devorou os dois primeiros chefes; mas, agora, que minha vida tenha algum valor aos teus olhos!".

15 O anjo do Senhor disse a Elias: "Desce com este homem; não temas". Elias levantou-se e desceu com ele à casa do rei.

16 Disse-lhe: "Eis o que diz o Senhor: ‘Porque enviaste mensageiros a consultar Baal-Zebub, deus de Acaron, não te levantarás mais do leito a que subiste, pois morrerás’."

17 Ocozias morreu, segundo a palavra que o Senhor tinha dito pelo profeta Elias, e seu irmão Jorão sucedeu-lhe no trono, no segundo ano de Jorão, filho de Josafá, rei de Judá, porque Ocozias não tinha filhos.

18 O restante da história de Ocozias e suas ações, tudo está registrado no Livro das Crônicas dos reis de Israel.

1 Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

2 Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper room that was in Samaria, and was sick. So he sent messengers, and said to them, "Go, inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this sickness."

3 But Yahweh’s*1:3 "Yahweh" is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered "LORD" (all caps) in other translations. angel said to Elijah the Tishbite, "Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and tell them, ‘Is it because there is no God*1:3 The Hebrew word rendered "God" is "אֱלֹהִ֑ים" (Elohim). in Israel that you go to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? 4 Now therefore Yahweh says, "You will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die."’" Then Elijah departed.

5 The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, "Why is it that you have returned?"

6 They said to him, "A man came up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and tell him, "Yahweh says, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you send to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.’"’"

7 He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?"

8 They answered him, "He was a hairy man, and wearing a leather belt around his waist."

He said, "It’s Elijah the Tishbite."

9 Then the king sent a captain of fifty with his fifty to him. He went up to him; and behold,*1:9 "Behold", from "הִנֵּה", means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection. he was sitting on the top of the hill. He said to him, "Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’"

10 Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, "If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty!" Then fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.

11 Again he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. He answered him, "Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down quickly!’"

12 Elijah answered them, "If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty!" Then God’s fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.

13 Again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. The third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, "Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty of your servants be precious in your sight. 14 Behold, fire came down from the sky and consumed the last two captains of fifty with their fifties. But now let my life be precious in your sight."

15 Yahweh’s angel said to Elijah, "Go down with him. Don’t be afraid of him."

Then he arose and went down with him to the king. 16 He said to him, "Yahweh says, ‘Because you have 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 you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.’"

17 So he died according to Yahweh’s word which Elijah had spoken. Jehoram began to reign in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, because he had no son. 18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?