1 Ora Jorão, filho de Acabe, começou a reinar sobre Israel em Samaria no décimo oitavo ano de Josafá, rei de Judá, e reinou doze anos.2 Fez o mal aos olhos de Jeová; porém não tanto como seu pai nem sua mãe, pois tirou a coluna de Baal que seu pai tinha feito.3 Todavia se apegou aos pecados de Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, com que este fez pecar a Israel; não se apartou deles.4 Ora Mesa, rei de Moabe, era criador de ovelhas, e pagava seu tributo ao rei de Israel com a lã de cem mil cordeiros e de cem mil carneiros.5 Quando, porém, Acabe morreu, rebelou-se o rei de Moabe contra o rei de Israel.6 O rei Jorão saiu nesse tempo de Samaria, e fez revista de todo o Israel.7 Mandou dizer a Josafá, rei de Judá: O rei de Moabe rebelou-se contra mim; irás comigo à guerra contra Moabe? Respondeu ele: Subirei; como tu és, sou eu, o meu povo como teu povo, os meus cavalos como os teus cavalos.8 Então perguntou Jorão: Por que caminho havemos de subir? Respondeu ele: Pelo caminho do deserto de Edom.9 Partiram o rei de Israel, o rei de Judá e o rei de Edom; e andaram rodeando com uma marcha de sete dias; não havia água para o exército nem para as bestas que os seguiam.10 Disse o rei de Israel: Ai! Jeová chamou estes três reis para os entregar nas mãos de Moabe.11 Perguntou, porém, Josafá: Não há aqui algum profeta de Jeová, para por meio dele consultarmos a Jeová? Respondeu um dos servos do rei de Israel: Aqui está Eliseu, filho de Safate, que derramava água sobre as mãos de Elias.12 Disse Josafá: A palavra de Jeová está com ele. Desceram a estar com ele o rei de Israel, o rei de Judá e o rei de Edom.13 Eliseu disse ao rei de Israel: Que tenho eu contigo? Vai ter com os profetas de teu pai, e com os profetas de tua mãe. Respondeu-lhe o rei de Israel: Não; porque Jeová chamou estes três reis para os entregar nas mãos de Moabe.14 Disse Eliseu: Pela vida de Jeová, em cuja presença estou, se não fosse respeitar eu a presença de Josafá, rei de Judá, sem dúvida não te daria atenção nem te veria.15 Agora, porém, trazei-me um menestrel. Quando o menestrel tocava, veio a mão de Jeová sobre Eliseu.16 Ele disse: Assim diz Jeová: Enchei este vale de covas.17 Pois assim diz Jeová: Não sentireis vento, nem vereis chuva, contudo esse vale se encherá de água; e bebereis vós, e os vossos servos, e as vossas bestas.18 Isto é ainda pouco aos olhos de Jeová; ele também entregará os moabitas nas vossas mãos.19 Ferireis todas as cidades fortalecidas e todas as cidades escolhidas, e cortareis todas as árvores boas, e entupireis todas as fontes de água e danificareis com pedras todos os terrenos bons.20 Pela manhã, ao tempo de se oferecer a oblação, eis que vinham as águas pelo caminho de Edom, e a terra se encheu de água.21 Quando todos os moabitas ouviram que os reis haviam subido para pelejarem contra eles, convocaram-se a si mesmos, a saber, todos os que estavam em idade de pegar armas, e mesmo para cima, e esperaram nas fronteiras.22 Levantando-se de madrugada, e raiando o sol sobre as águas, viram os moabitas diante de si as águas vermelhas como sangue.23 Disseram: É sangue, sem dúvida os reis são destruídos, e de parte a parte se mataram; agora, ó Moabe, à presa.24 Tendo os moabitas chegado ao arraial de Israel, levantaram-se os israelitas e feriram-nos, de modo que fugiram diante deles; e os israelitas entraram na terra, ferindo aos moabitas.25 Arrasaram as cidades; sobre todos os bons terrenos lançaram cada um a sua pedra, e os entulharam; entupiram todas as fontes de água, e cortaram todas as boas árvores; até que só a Quir-Haresete lhe deixaram ficar as pedras. Contudo os fundeiros a cercaram, e a feriram.26 Vendo o rei de Moabe que a peleja lhe ia sendo adversa, tomou consigo setecentos homens que puxavam de espada para abrir caminho até o rei de Edom; porém não puderam.27 Então ele tomou seu filho primogênito que havia de reinar em seu lugar, e o ofereceu em holocausto sobre o muro. Suscitou-se grande ira contra Israel; retiraram-se dele, e voltaram para sua terra.

1 And Joram the son of Achab reigned over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of m Josaphat king of Juda. And he reigned twelve years.2 And he did evil before the Lord, but not like his father and his mother: for he took away the statues of Baal, which his father had made.3 Nevertheless he stuck to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin, nor did he depart from them.4 Now Mesa, king of Moab, nourished many sheep, and he paid to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams with their fleeces.5 And when Achab was dead, he broke the league which he had made with the king of Israel.6 And king Joram went out that day from Samaria, and mustered all Israel.7 And he sent to Josaphat king of Juda, saying: The king of Moab is revolted from me, come with me against him to battle. And he answered: I will come up: he that is mine, is thine: my people, thy people: and my horses, thy horses.8 And he said: Which way shall we go up? But he answered: By the desert of Edom.9 So the king of Israel, and the king of Juda, and the king of Edom went, and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey, and there was no water for the army, and for the beasts, that followed them.10 And the king of Israel said: Alas, alas, alas, the Lord hath gathered us three kings together, to deliver us into the hands of Moab!11 And Josaphat said: Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may beseech the Lord by him? And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered: Here is Eliseus the son of Saphat, who poured water on the hands of Elias.12 And Josaphat said: The word of the Lord is with him. And the king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda, and the king of Edom went down to him.13 And Eliseus said to the king of Israel: What have I to do with thee? go to the prophets of thy father, and thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him: Why hath the Lord gathered together these three kings, to deliver them into the hands of Moab?14 And Eliseus said to him: As the Lord of hosts liveth, in whose sight I stand, if I did not reverence the face of Josaphat king of Juda, I would not have hearkened to thee, nor looked on thee.15 But now bring me hither a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came upon him, and he said:16 Thus saith the Lord: Make the channel of this torrent full of ditches.17 For thus saith the Lord: You shall not see wind, nor rain: and yet this channel shall be filled with waters, and you shall drink, you and your families, and your beasts.18 And this is a small thing in the sight of the Lord: moreover he will deliver also Moab into your hands.19 And you shall destroy every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall cut down every fruitful tree, and shall stop up all the springs of waters, and every goodly field you shall cover with stones.20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the sacrifices used to be offered, that behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.21 And all the Moabites hearing that the kings were come up to fight against them, gathered together all that were girded with a belt upon them, and stood in the borders.22 And they rose early in the morning, and the sun being now up, and shining upon the waters, the Moabites saw the waters over against them red, like blood,23 And they said: It is the blood of the sword: the kings have fought among themselves, and they have killed one another: go now, Moab, to the spoils.24 And they went into the camp of Israel: but Israel rising up defeated Moab, who fled before them. And they being conquerors, went and smote Moab.25 And they destroyed the cities: and they filled every goodly field, every man casting his stone: and they stopt up all the springs of waters: and cut down all the trees that bore fruit, so that brick walls only remained: and the city was beset by the slingers, and a great part thereof destroyed.26 And when the king of Moab saw this, to wit, that the enemies had prevailed, he took with him seven hundred men that drew the sword, to break in upon the king of Edom: but they could not.27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall: and there was great indignation in Israel, and presently they departed from him, and returned into their own country.