2 Reis 3
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Moabe revolta-se
3 Jorão, o filho de Acabe, começou o seu reinado sobre Israel, quando corria o décimo oitavo ano do reinado de Jeosafá sobre Judá. E reinou 12 anos em Samaria, a capital. 2 Fez o que era mau aos olhos do Senhor, mas não tanto quanto o seu pai e a sua mãe, porque deitou abaixo o pilar que o pai erguera em honra de Baal. 3 Contudo, aderiu ao pecado de Jeroboão, o filho de Nebate, que tinha levado o povo de Israel ao culto dos ídolos.
4 O rei Messa de Moabe e o seu povo eram negociantes de gado. Pagavam a Israel um tributo anual de 100 000 cordeiros e mais a lã de 100 000 carneiros. 5 Contudo, após a morte de Acabe, o rei de Moabe rebelou-se contra Israel. 6 Por isso, o rei Jeorão mobilizou o seu exército. 7 Mandou mensageiros a Jeosafá, rei de Judá: “O rei de Moabe revoltou-se contra mim. Ajudas-me a combatê-lo?” Jeosafá respondeu: “Com certeza que sim. Podes dispor do meu povo e da minha cavalaria. 8 Quais são os teus planos de combate?” Jorão respondeu: “Atacaremos a partir do deserto de Edom.”
9 Dessa forma, os dois exércitos, reforçados com as tropas de Edom, fizeram uma marcha de sete dias através do deserto, para rodearem o inimigo. No entanto, faltou-lhes a água para os homens e para os animais.
10 “O que vamos fazer agora?”, gritava o rei de Israel. “O Senhor trouxe-nos aqui para sermos derrotados pelo rei de Moabe!”
11 Jeosafá perguntou: “Não há nenhum profeta do Senhor entre a nossa gente? Se houvesse, saberíamos o que fazer!” Um dos oficiais do rei de Israel respondeu: “Há Eliseu!” E acrescentou: “Era o assistente de Elias.”
12 Jeosafá respondeu: “É o homem de que precisamos; ele fala a mensagem do Senhor.” E os três reis, de Israel, Judá e Edom, foram consultar Eliseu.
13 “Não tenho nada a ver contigo”, disse Eliseu ao rei Jorão de Israel. “Vai ter com os falsos profetas do teu pai e da tua mãe!” Mas o rei respondeu: “Não. Porque foi o Senhor quem nos enviou até aqui para sermos destruídos pelo rei de Moabe!”
14 “Tão certo como vive o Senhor dos exércitos, em cuja presença eu sirvo, que, se não fosse pela presença do rei Jeosafá, de Judá, não me incomodaria um bocadinho sequer contigo”, retorquiu Eliseu. 15 “Tragam-me então alguém que toque a harpa.” Quando o músico começou a tocar, Eliseu recebeu a mensagem do Senhor: 16 “O Senhor ordena que façam covas em todo este vale seco. 17 Não hão de ver nem vento, nem chuva; mas este vale encher-se-á de água e poderão saciar-se, tanto os homens como os animais! 18 Isto é só uma pequena amostra do que o Senhor pode fazer; ele vos tornará vitoriosos sobre as tropas de Moabe! 19 Conquistarão o melhor das suas povoações, mesmo as que são fortificadas, e encherão de pedras todos os bons campos.”
20 Com efeito, no dia seguinte, por altura em que o sacrifício da manhã deveria ser oferecido, apareceu água. Corria, vinda do lado de Edom, e em breve havia água por toda a parte.
21 Entretanto, quando o povo moabita ouviu falar dos três exércitos que vinham contra ele, mobilizaram todos os homens válidos para a guerra, velhos e novos, e dispuseram-se ao longo da fronteira. 22 Logo cedo, na manhã seguinte, o Sol refletindo nas águas dava-lhes um tom vermelho de sangue. 23 “É sangue!”, começaram a gritar. “Os três exércitos, com toda a certeza, voltaram-se uns contra os outros e estão a matar-se mutuamente! Vamos depressa à presa!”
24 Quando chegaram ao acampamento militar dos israelitas, estes caíram sobre eles e começaram a matá-los. A tropa moabita fugiu. Os israelitas avançaram pela terra de Moabe, destruindo tudo à sua frente. 25 Arrasaram povoações, lançaram entulho sobre as terras e para dentro dos poços, cortaram as árvores frutíferas. No fim, apenas a fortaleza de Quir-Haresete tinha ficado de pé e mesmo essa acabou também por ser tomada pelos soldados, armados com fundas.
26 Quando o rei de Moabe viu que a batalha tinha sido perdida, reuniu 700 dos seus homens que melhor lutavam à espada e, num esforço desesperado, tentou ainda confrontar-se com o rei de Edom, mas não conseguiu. 27 Pegou então no seu filho mais velho, que estava destinado a suceder-lhe no trono e, perante o horror do exército Israelita, matou-o e sacrificou-o sobre a muralha. O exército de Israel regressou indignado para a sua terra.
2 Kings 3
Lexham English Bible
Joram Meets Moab in Battle
3 Now Joram the son of Ahab had become king over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. He reigned twelve years 2 and did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, yet not as his father or his mother, as he removed the stone pillars of Baal that his father had made. 3 But he did cling to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat who caused Israel to sin, and he did not depart from it.
4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he used to deliver to the king of Israel a hundred thousand male lambs and a hundred thousand wool rams. 5 It happened that when Ahab died, Mesha king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. 6 So King Joram went out on that day from Samaria, and he mustered all of Israel. 7 He went and sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me against Moab for the battle?” And he said, “I will go up. I am like you;[a] my people are like your people;[b] my horses are like your horses.”[c] 8 Then he said, “Which way shall we go up?” And he answered, “By way of the wilderness of Edom.”
9 So the king of Israel and the king of Judah and the king of Edom went around, a way of seven days, but there was no water for the army or for the animals which were with them.[d] 10 Then the king of Israel said, “Aha, Yahweh has called for these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.” 11 Then Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here that we might inquire guidance from Yahweh?” One of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.”[e] 12 Jehoshaphat said, “The word of Yahweh is with him.” So the king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went down to him.
13 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What do we have in common?[f] Go to the prophets of your father and to the prophets of your mother.” Then the king of Israel said to him, “No, for Yahweh has called for these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.” 14 Then Elisha said, “As Yahweh of hosts lives,[g] before whom I stand, surely if I was not regarding the face[h] of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would have not looked at you nor even glanced at you. 15 But now, bring me a musician.” It happened that at the moment the musician played, the hand of Yahweh came upon him. 16 He said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Make this wadi full of cisterns,’[i] 17 for thus says Yahweh, ‘You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this wadi will be full of water; and you and all of your livestock and your animals shall drink.’ 18 And since this is too trivial in the eyes of Yahweh, he will also give Moab into your hand, 19 and you shall defeat every fortified city, every choice city, and you shall fell every good tree. All of the springs of water you shall stop up, and every tract of good land you shall ruin with the stones.” 20 It happened in the morning about the time of the morning offering, that water was suddenly coming from the direction of Edom and the land was filled with water.
21 Now all of Moab had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, and all who were fighting age and up[j] were called up, and they stood at the border. 22 When they arose early in the morning, the sun shone on the waters, and Moab saw the waters from the opposite side as red as blood. 23 Then they said, “This is blood! Certainly the kings have fought one another, and each has killed his neighbor. Now, to the war booty, O Moab!” 24 But when they came to the camp of Israel, Israel stood up and killed Moab, so that they fled from before them. They came at her and defeated Moab. 25 The cities they tore down, on every good tract of land they threw stones until it was filled up, every spring of water they stopped up, and every good tree they felled. They let the stone walls at Kir Hareseth remain, but the slingers surrounded and attacked it. 26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too heavy for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew the sword to break through to the king of Edom, but they were not able. 27 He took his firstborn son who was to become king in his place and offered him as a burnt offering on the wall. Great wrath came upon Israel, and they withdrew from him and returned to the land.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 3:7 Literally “Like I am, like you are”
- 2 Kings 3:7 Literally “like my people, like your people”
- 2 Kings 3:7 Literally “like my horses, like your horses”
- 2 Kings 3:9 Literally “were at their feet”
- 2 Kings 3:11 That is, Elisha had served Elijah
- 2 Kings 3:13 Literally “What to me and what for you”
- 2 Kings 3:14 Literally “The life of Yahweh of hosts”
- 2 Kings 3:14 Or “lifting the face”
- 2 Kings 3:16 Literally “cisterns, cisterns”
- 2 Kings 3:21 Literally “who girded on a belt and above”
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