< 2 Samuel 4 >

1 Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.
Quando o filho de Saul soube que Abner estava morto em Hebron, suas mãos ficaram fracas, e todos os israelitas ficaram perturbados.
2 Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
O filho de Saul tinha dois homens que eram capitães de bandas de assalto. O nome de um era Baaná e o nome do outro Rechab, os filhos de Rimmon, o Beerotita, dos filhos de Benjamim (pois Beerote também é considerado parte de Benjamim;
3 because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.
e os Beerotitas fugiram para Gittaim, e viveram como estrangeiros até hoje).
4 And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
Agora Jonathan, filho de Saul, tinha um filho que era coxo nos pés. Ele tinha cinco anos quando a notícia sobre Saul e Jonathan saiu de Jezreel; e sua enfermeira o pegou e fugiu. Quando ela se apressou a fugir, ele caiu e ficou coxo. Seu nome era Mephibosheth.
5 Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap.
Os filhos de Rimmon, o Beerothite, Rechab e Baanah, saíram e chegaram por volta do calor do dia à casa de Ishbosheth enquanto ele descansava ao meio-dia.
6 They entered the interior of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah slipped away.
Eles chegaram lá no meio da casa como se tivessem buscado trigo, e o atingiram no corpo; e Rechab e Baanah, seu irmão, escaparam.
7 They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.
Agora quando entraram na casa enquanto ele estava deitado em sua cama em seu quarto, o atingiram, o mataram, o decapitaram e lhe tiraram a cabeça, e foram pelo caminho do Arabah a noite toda.
8 They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
Eles trouxeram a cabeça de Ishbosheth para David em Hebron, e disseram ao rei: “Eis a cabeça de Ishbosheth, o filho de Saul, seu inimigo, que procurava sua vida! Javé vingou hoje meu senhor, o rei de Saul e de sua descendência”.”
9 But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
David respondeu a Rechab e Baanah, seu irmão, os filhos de Rimmon, o Beerotíco, e lhes disse: “Como Javé vive, que redimiu minha alma de toda adversidade,
10 when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
quando alguém me disse: 'Eis que Saul está morto', pensando que trazia boas novas, eu o agarrei e o matei em Ziklag, que foi a recompensa que lhe dei por suas notícias.
11 How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”
Quanto mais, quando homens perversos mataram uma pessoa justa em sua própria casa, em sua cama, não deveria eu agora exigir seu sangue de sua mão, e livrar a terra de você”?
12 So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.
David comandou seus jovens, e eles os mataram, cortaram suas mãos e seus pés, e os penduraram ao lado da piscina em Hebron. Mas eles pegaram a cabeça de Ishbosheth e a enterraram no túmulo de Abner em Hebron.

< 2 Samuel 4 >