1 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

2 Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria, and was ill; so he sent messengers and said to them, Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness.

3 And the Angel of Jehovah spoke 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 no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?

4 Now therefore, thus says Jehovah: You shall not come down from the bed on which you have gone up, but you shall die the death. And Elijah departed.

5 And when the messengers returned to him, he said to them, Why have you come back?

6 And they said to him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king who sent you, and say to him, Thus says Jehovah: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed upon which you have gone up, but you shall die the death.

7 And he said to them, What kind of man was it who came up to meet you and spoke to you these words?

8 So they answered him, A hairy man girded with a leather waistband around his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

9 Then the king sent to him a commander of fifty with his fifty. So he went up to him; and behold, he was sitting on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him: Man of God, the king has said, Come down!

10 And Elijah answered and said to the commander of fifty, If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the heavens and consume you and your fifty. And fire came down from the heavens and consumed him and his fifty.

11 Then he sent to him another commander of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said to him: Man of God, thus has the king said, Come down quickly!

12 And Elijah answered and said to them, If I am a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume you and your fifty. And the fire of God came down from the heavens and consumed him and his fifty.

13 Again, he sent a third commander of fifty with his fifty. And the third commander of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and implored him, and said to him: Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your eyes.

14 Behold, fire has come down from the heavens and burned up the first two commanders of fifties with their fifties. But let my life now be precious in your eyes.

15 And the Angel of Jehovah said to Elijah, Go down with him; do not be afraid of him. So he arose and went down with him to the king.

16 And he said to him, Thus says Jehovah: 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 shall not come down from the bed upon which you have gone up, but you shall die the death.

17 So Ahaziah died according to the Word of Jehovah which Elijah had spoken. Because he had no son, Jehoram became king in his place, in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.

18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel.

1 E DEPOIS da morte de Acabe, Moabe se revoltou contra Israel. 2 E caiu Acazias pelas grades dum quarto alto, que tinha em Samaria, e adoeceu: e enviou mensageiros, e disse-lhes: Ide, e perguntai a Baal-Zebu, deus de Ecrom, se sararei desta doença. 3 Mas o anjo do Senhor disse a Elias tesbita: 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-Zebu, 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 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-Zebu, 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 dum cinto de couro. Então disse ele: É Elias, o tesbita.

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 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 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-Zebu, 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 à 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?