2 Samuel 18
1 And David had the people who were with him numbered, and he put over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
E David contou o povo que tinha consigo, e pôs sobre eles capitães de cento.
2 And David sent the people out, a third of them under the orders of Joab, and a third under the orders of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, And I myself will certainly go out with you.
E David enviou o povo, um terço debaixo da mão de Joab, e outro terço debaixo da mão de Abisai, filho de Zeruia, irmão de Joab, e outro terço debaixo da mão de Ittai, o getheu; e disse o rei ao povo: Eu também juntamente sairei convosco.
3 But the people said, It is better for you not to go out: for if we are put to flight, they will not give a thought to us, and if death overtakes half of us, it will be nothing to them: but you are of more value than ten thousand of us: so it is better for you to be ready to come to our help from this town.
Porém o povo disse: Não sairás, porque, se formos obrigados a fugir, não porão o coração em nós; e, ainda que metade de nós morra, não porão o coração em nós, porque ainda, tais como nós somos, ajuntarás dez mil: melhor será pois que da cidade nos sirvas de socorro.
4 And the king said to them, I will do whatever seems best to you. So the king took his place by the door of the town, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
Então David lhes disse: O que bem parecer aos vossos olhos, farei. E o rei se pôs da banda da porta e todo o povo saiu em centenas e em milhares.
5 And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.
E o rei deu ordem a Joab, e a Abisai, e a Ittai, dizendo: Brandamente tratai por amor de mim ao mancebo, a Absalão. E todo o povo ouviu quando o rei deu ordem a todos os capitães acerca de Absalão.
6 So the people went out into the field against Israel, and the fight took place in the woods of Ephraim.
Saiu pois o povo ao campo, a encontrar-se com Israel, e deu-se a batalha no bosque de Ephraim.
7 And the people of Israel were overcome there by the servants of David, and there was a great destruction that day, and twenty thousand men were put to the sword.
E ali foi ferido o povo de Israel, diante dos servos de David: e naquele mesmo dia houve ali uma grande derrota de vinte mil.
8 And the fighting went on over all the face of the country: and the woods were responsible for more deaths than the sword.
Porque ali se derramou a batalha sobre a face de toda aquela terra; e foram mais os do povo que consumiu o bosque do que os que a espada consumiu naquele dia.
9 And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went on.
E Absalão se encontrou com os servos de David; e Absalão ia montado num mulo; e, entrando o mulo debaixo da espessura doe ramos dum grande carvalho, pegou-se-lhe a cabeça no carvalho, e ficou pendurado entre o céu e a terra: e o mulo, que estava debaixo dele, passou adiante.
10 And a certain man saw it and said to Joab, I saw Absalom hanging in a tree.
O que vendo um homem, o fez saber a Joab, e disse: Eis que vi a Absalão pendurado dum carvalho.
11 And Joab said to the man who had given him the news, If you saw this, why did you not put your sword through him, and I would have given you ten bits of silver and a band for your robe?
Então disse Joab ao homem que lho fizera saber: Pois que o viste, porque o não feriste logo ali em terra? E forçoso seria o eu dar-te dez moedas de prata e um cinto.
12 And the man said to Joab, Even if you gave me a thousand bits of silver, I would not put out my hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king gave orders to you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take care that the young man Absalom is not touched.
Disse porém aquele homem a Joab: Ainda que eu pudesse pesar nas minhas mãos mil moedas de prata, não estenderia a minha mão contra o filho do rei, pois bem ouvimos que o rei te deu ordem a ti, e a Abisai, e a Ittai, dizendo: guardai, cada um de vós, de tocar ao mancebo, a Absalão.
13 And if I had falsely put him to death (and nothing may be kept secret from the king), you would have had nothing to do with me.
Ainda que cometesse mentira a risco da minha vida, nem por isso coisa nenhuma se esconderia ao rei; e tu mesmo te oporias.
14 Then Joab said, I would have made it safe for you. And he took three spears in his hand, and put them through Absalom's heart, while he was still living, in the branches of the tree.
Então disse Joab: Não me demorarei assim contigo aqui. E tomou três dardos, e traspassou com eles o coração de Absalão, estando ele ainda vivo no meio do carvalho.
15 And ten young men, servants of Joab, came round Absalom and put an end to him.
E o cercaram dez mancebos, que levavam as armas de Joab. E feriram a Absalão, e o mataram.
16 And Joab had the horn sounded, and the people came back from going after Israel, for Joab kept them back.
Então tocou Joab a buzina, e voltou o povo de perseguir a Israel, porque Joab deteve o povo.
17 And they took Absalom's body and put it into a great hole in the wood, and put a great mass of stones over it: and every man of Israel went in flight to his tent.
E tomaram a Absalão, e o lançaram no bosque, numa grande cova, e levantaram sobre ele um mui grande montão de pedras: e todo o Israel fugiu, cada um para a sua tenda.
18 Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.
Ora Absalão, quando ainda vivia, tinha tomado e levantado para si uma coluna, que está no vale do rei, porque dizia: Filho nenhum tenho para conservar a memória do meu nome. E chamou aquela coluna pelo seu próprio. nome; pelo que até ao dia de hoje se chama o Pilar de Absalão.
19 Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, Let me go and give the king news of how the Lord has done right in his cause against those who took up arms against him.
Então disse Ahimaas, filho de Zadok: Deixa-me correr, e denunciarei ao rei que já o Senhor o vingou da mão de seus inimigos.
20 And Joab said, You will take no news today; another day you may give him the news, but you will take no news today, because the king's son is dead.
Mas Joab lhe disse: Tu não serás hoje o portador de novas, porém outro dia as levarás; mas hoje não darás a nova, porque é morto o filho do rei
21 Then Joab said to the Cushite, Go and give the king word of what you have seen. And the Cushite, making a sign of respect to Joab, went off running.
E disse Joab a Cusi: vai tu, e dize ao rei o que viste. E Cusi se inclinou a Joab, e correu.
22 Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said to Joab again, Whatever may come of it, let me go after the Cushite. And Joab said, Why have you a desire to go, my son, seeing that you will get no reward for your news?
E proseguiu Ahimaas, filho de Zadok, e disse a Joab: Seja o que for, deixa-me também correr após Cusi. E disse Joab: Para que agora correrias tu, meu filho, pois não tens mensagem conveniente?
23 Whatever may come of it, he said, I will go. Then he said to him, Go. So Ahimaaz went running by the lowland road and overtook the Cushite.
Seja o que for, disse Ahimaas, correrei. E Joab lhe disse: Corre. E Ahimaas correu pelo caminho da planície, e passou a Cusi.
24 Now David was seated between the two town doors; and the watchman went up to the roof of the doorways, on the wall, and, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running by himself.
E David estava assentado entre as duas portas; e a sentinela subiu ao terraço da porta junto ao muro: e levantou os olhos, e olhou, e eis que um homem corria só.
25 And the watchman gave news of it to the king. And the king said, If he is coming by himself, then he has news. And the man was travelling quickly, and came near.
Gritou pois a sentinela, e o disse ao rei: Se vem só, há novas em sua boca. E vinha andando e chegando.
26 Then the watchman saw another man running: and crying out in the direction of the door he said, Here is another man running by himself. And the king said, He, like the other, comes with news.
Então viu a sentinela outro homem que corria, e a sentinela gritou ao porteiro, e disse: Eis que lá vem outro homem correndo só. Então disse o rei: também traz este novas.
27 And the watchman said, It seems to me that the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and his news will be good.
Disse mais a sentinela: Vejo o correr do primeiro, que parece ser o correr de Ahimaas, filho de Zadok. Então disse o rei: Este é homem de bem, e virá com boas novas.
28 And Ahimaaz, crying out to the king, said, It is well. And falling down before the king, with his face to the earth, he said, May the Lord your God be praised, who has given up the men who took up arms against my lord the king!
Gritou pois Ahimaas, e disse ao rei: Paz. E inclinou-se ao rei com o rosto em terra, e disse: bendito seja o Senhor, que entregou os homens que levantaram a mão contra o rei meu senhor.
29 And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz said in answer, When Joab sent me, your servant, I saw a great outcry going on, but I had no knowledge of what it was.
Então disse o rei: vai bem com o mancebo, com Absalão? E disse Ahimaas: Vi um grande alvoroço, quando Joab mandou o servo do rei, e a mim teu servo; porém não sei o que era.
30 And the king said, Get back and take your place here. So turning to one side, he took his place there.
E disse o rei: Vira-te, e põe-te aqui. E virou-se, e parou.
31 And then the Cushite came and said, I have news for my lord the king: today the Lord has done right in your cause against all those who took up arms against you.
E eis que vinha Cusi: e disse Cusi: anunciar-se-á ao rei meu senhor que hoje o Senhor te julgou da mão de todos os que se levantaram contra ti.
32 And the king said to the Cushite, Is the young man Absalom safe? And the Cushite said in answer, May all the king's haters and those who do evil against the king, be as that young man is!
Então disse o rei a Cusi: vai bem com o mancebo, com Absalão? E disse Cusi: Sejam como aquele mancebo os inimigos do rei meu senhor, e todos os que se levantam contra ti para mal.
33 Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!
Então o rei se perturbou, e subiu à sala que estava por cima da porta, e chorou: e andando, dizia assim: Meu filho Absalão, meu filho, meu filho, Absalão! quem me dera que eu morrera por ti, Absalão, meu filho, meu filho!
