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 Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. 3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? 4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

5 And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? 6 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 7 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words? 8 And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. 10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. 12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let 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 the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. 14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight. 15 And the angel of the LORD said 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 said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

17 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead 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, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?