1 Todo o povo de Judá tomou a Uzias, que era de dezesseis anos de idade, e o constituiu rei em lugar de seu pai Amazias.

2 Este edificou a Elote, e a restituiu a Judá, depois que o rei adormeceu com seus pais.

3 Tinha Uzias dezesseis anos quando começou a reinar, e reinou cinqüenta e dois anos em Jerusalém. Sua mãe chamava-se Jecolia de Jerusalém.

4 Ele fez o que era reto aos olhos de Jeová, conforme tudo o que tinha feito seu pai Amazias.

5 Propôs-se buscar a Deus nos dias de Zacarias, que era entendido nas visões de Deus. Enquanto buscava a Jeová, fê-lo Deus prosperar.

6 Saiu e fez guerra contra os filisteus, e deitou abaixo o muro de Gate, o muro de Jabné e o muro de Asdode; e edificou cidades no país de Asdode e entre os filisteus.

7 Deus ajudou-o contra os filisteus, contra os árabes que habitavam em Gur-Baal e contra os meuins.

8 Os amonitas pagaram tributo a Uzias. A sua fama espalhou-se até a entrada do Egito, pois se tornou em extremo forte.

9 Também Uzias edificou torres em Jerusalém, à porta do ângulo, à porta do vale, e ao ângulo do muro, e fortificou-as.

10 Edificou torres no deserto, e cavou muitas cisternas, porquanto tinha muito gado; também na Sefelá e no planalto; e tinha lavradores e vinhateiros nos montes e nos campos férteis, porque era homem afeiçoado à agricultura.

11 Uzias também tinha um exército de guerreiros, que saíam a pelejar em tropas, segundo o número da sua resenha feita pelo escrivão Jeiel e pelo oficial Maaséias, sob o mando de Hananias, um dos capitães do rei.

12 O número total dos cabeças das famílias, homens ilustres em valor, montava a dois mil e seiscentos.

13 Havia sob as suas ordens um exército disciplinado de trezentos e sete mil e quinhentos soldados, que com grande valor faziam a guerra, para ajudarem o rei contra os inimigos.

14 Uzias proveu-os, isto é, a todo o exército, de escudos, e de lanças, e de capacetes, e de couraças, e de arcos, e de fundas para atirar pedras.

15 Fabricou em Jerusalém máquinas, inventadas por homens peritos, para que estivessem nas torres e nos cantos das muralhas, a fim de se arrojarem com elas flechas e grossas pedras. A sua fama voou até muito longe; pois foi maravilhosamente ajudado, até que se tornou forte.

16 Mas sendo ele já forte, elevou-se o seu coração de modo que se corrompeu, e cometeu transgressões contra Jeová, seu Deus; porque entrou no templo de Jeová, para queimar incenso sobre o altar de incenso.

17 Entrou após ele o sacerdote Azarias com oitenta sacerdotes de Jeová, que eram homens valentes.

18 Opuseram-se ao rei Uzias, e disseram-lhe: A ti, Uzias, não te pertence o queimar incenso a Jeová, mas aos sacerdotes, filhos de Aarão, que foram consagrados para queimarem incenso. Sai do santuário, pois cometeste uma transgressão; nem será isso para honra tua da parte de Jeová Deus.

19 Então Uzias se indignou; e tinha na mão um incensário para queimar incenso. Estando ele indignado contra os sacerdotes, nasceu-lhe a lepra na testa, perante os sacerdotes, na casa de Jeová, junto do altar de incenso.

20 O sumo sacerdote Azarias e todos os sacerdotes olharam para ele, e eis que estava leproso na testa, e apressuradamente o lançaram fora. Ele mesmo deu pressa em sair, porque Jeová o tinha ferido.

21 O rei Uzias ficou leproso até o dia da morte, e, sendo leproso, morou numa casa separada, pois foi excluído da casa de Jeová. Jotão, seu filho, governava a casa do rei, julgando ao povo da terra.

22 Ora, o resto dos atos de Uzias, tanto os primeiros como os últimos, foram escritos pelo profeta Isaías, filho de Amós.

23 Assim adormeceu Uzias com seus pais, e sepultaram-no com eles, no campo de sepultura, pertencente aos reis, pois disseram: Ele é leproso. Em seu lugar reinou seu filho Jotão.

1 And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. 2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem. 4 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. 5 And he set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God: and as long as he sought Jehovah, God made him to prosper.

6 And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines. 7 And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Meunim. 8 And the Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt; for he waxed exceeding strong. 9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them. 10 And he built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle; in the lowland also, and in the plain: and he had husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields; for he loved husbandry. 11 Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains. 12 The whole number of the heads of fathers’ houses, even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand and six hundred. 13 And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. 14 And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging. 15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and upon the battlements, wherewith to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.

16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Jehovah his God; for he went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense. 17 And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of Jehovah, that were valiant men: 18 and they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It pertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto Jehovah, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honor from Jehovah God. 19 Then Uzziah was wroth; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense; and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy brake forth in his forehead before the priests in the house of Jehovah, beside the altar of incense. 20 And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him. 21 And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of Jehovah: and Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land. 22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write. 23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.