< 2 Samuel 19 >
1 And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.
E disseram a Joab: Eis que o rei anda chorando, e lastima-se por Absalão.
2 And the salvation of that day was changed to sorrow for all the people: for it was said to the people, The king is in bitter grief for his son.
Então a victoria se tornou n'aquelle mesmo dia em tristeza para todo o povo: porque aquelle mesmo dia o povo ouvira dizer: Mui triste está o rei por causa de seu filho.
3 And the people made their way back to the town quietly and secretly, as those who are shamed go secretly when they go in flight from the war.
E aquelle mesmo dia o povo se escoou ás furtadellas na cidade, como o povo de vergonhoso se escoa escondidamente quando fogem da peleja.
4 But the king, covering his face, gave a great cry, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
Estava pois o rei com o rosto coberto; e o rei gritava a alta voz: Meu filho Absalão, Absalão meu filho, meu filho!
5 And Joab came into the house to the king and said, Today you have put to shame the faces of all your servants who even now have kept you and your sons and your daughters and your wives and all your women safe from death;
Então entrou Joab ao rei em casa, e disse: Hoje envergonhaste as caras de todos os teus servos, que livraram hoje a tua vida, e a vida de teus filhos, e de tuas filhas, e a vida de tuas mulheres, e a vida de tuas concubinas.
6 For your haters, it seems, are dear to you, and your friends are hated. For you have made it clear that captains and servants are nothing to you: and now I see that if Absalom was living and we had all been dead today, it would have been right in your eyes.
Amando tu aos que te aborrecem, e aborrecendo aos que te amam: porque hoje dás a entender que nada valem para comtigo capitães e servos; porque entendo hoje que se Absalão vivesse, e todos nós hoje fossemos mortos, então bem te parecera aos teus olhos.
7 So get up now, and go out and say some kind words to your servants; for, by the Lord, I give you my oath, that if you do not go out, not one of them will keep with you tonight; and that will be worse for you than all the evil which has overtaken you from your earliest years.
Levanta-te pois agora; sae, e falla conforme ao coração de teus servos: porque pelo Senhor te juro que, se não saires, nem um só homem ficará comtigo esta noite; e mais mal te será isto do que todo o mal que tem vindo sobre ti desde a tua mocidade até agora.
8 Then the king got up and took his seat near the town-door. And word was given to all the people that the king was in the public place: and all the people came before the king. Now all the men of Israel had gone back in flight to their tents.
Então o rei se levantou, e se assentou á porta: e fizeram saber a todo o povo, dizendo: Eis que o rei está assentado á porta. Então todo o povo veiu apresentar-se diante do rei; porém Israel fugiu cada um para as suas tendas.
9 And through all the tribes of Israel the people were having arguments, saying, The king made us safe from the hands of those who were against us and made us free from the hands of the Philistines; and now he has gone in flight from the land, because of Absalom.
E todo o povo, em todas as tribus de Israel, andava porfiando entre si, dizendo: O rei nos tirou das mãos de nossos inimigos, e elle nos livrou das mãos dos philisteos; e agora fugiu da terra por causa de Absalão.
10 And Absalom, whom we made a ruler over us, is dead in the fight. So now why do you say nothing about getting the king back? And word of what all Israel was saying came to the king.
E Absalão, a quem ungimos sobre nós, já morreu na peleja: agora, pois, porque vos calaes, e não fazeis voltar o rei
11 And King David sent word to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, Say to the responsible men of Judah, Why are you the last to take steps to get the king back to his house?
Então o rei David enviou a Zadok e a Abiathar, sacerdotes, dizendo: Fallae aos anciãos de Judah, dizendo: Porque serieis vós os ultimos em tornar a trazer o rei para a sua casa? (porque as palavras de todo o Israel chegaram ao rei, até á sua casa.)
12 You are my brothers, my bone and my flesh; why are you the last to get the king back again?
Vós sois meus irmãos, meus ossos e minha carne sois vós: porque pois serieis os ultimos em tornar a trazer o rei?
13 And say to Amasa, Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God's punishment be on me, if I do not make you chief of the army before me at all times in place of Joab!
E a Amasa direis: Porventura não és tu meu osso e minha carne? assim me faça Deus, e outro tanto, se não fores chefe do arraial diante de mim para sempre, em logar de Joab.
14 And the hearts of the men of Judah were moved like one man; so that they sent to the king, saying, Come back, with all your servants.
Assim moveu o coração de todos os homens de Judah, como o d'um só homem: e enviaram ao rei, dizendo: Volta tu com todos os teus servos.
15 So the king came back, and came as far as Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, meeting the king there, to take him back with them over Jordan.
Então o rei voltou, e chegou até ao Jordão; e Judah veiu a Gilgal, para ir encontrar-se com o rei, á outra banda do Jordão.
16 And Shimei, the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, got up quickly and went down with the men of Judah for the purpose of meeting King David;
E apressou-se Simei, filho de Gera, filho de Jemini, que era de Bahurim: e desceu com os homens de Judah a encontrar-se com o rei David,
17 And with him a thousand men of Benjamin, and Ziba, the servant of Saul, with his fifteen sons and twenty servants, came rushing to Jordan before the king,
E com elle mil varões de Benjamin, como tambem Ziba, servo da casa de Saul, e seus quinze filhos, e seus vinte servos com elle: e promptamente passaram o Jordão adiante do rei.
18 And kept going across the river to take the people of the king's house over, and to do whatever was desired by the king. And Shimei, the son of Gera, went down on his face in the dust before the king, when he was about to go over Jordan,
E, passando a barca, para fazer passar a casa do rei e para trazer o que bem parecesse aos seus olhos, então Simei, filho de Gera, se prostrou diante do rei, passando elle o Jordão.
19 And said to him, Let me not be judged as a sinner in your eyes, O my lord, and do not keep in mind the wrong I did on the day when my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, or take it to heart.
E disse ao rei: Não me impute meu senhor a minha culpa, e não te lembres do que tão perversamente fez teu servo, no dia em que o rei meu senhor saiu de Jerusalem, para o rei conserval-o no coração.
20 For your servant is conscious of his sin: and so, as you see, I have come today, the first of all the sons of Joseph, for the purpose of meeting my lord the king.
Porque teu servo devéras confessa que eu pequei: porém eis que eu sou o primeiro que de toda a casa de José desci a encontrar-me com o rei meu senhor.
21 But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said, Is not death the right fate for Shimei, because he has been cursing the one marked by the holy oil?
Então respondeu Abisai, filho de Zeruia, e disse: Não morreria pois Simei por isto, havendo amaldiçoado ao ungido do Senhor?
22 And David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you put yourselves against me today? is it right for any man in Israel to be put to death today? for I am certain today that I am king in Israel.
Porém David disse: Que tenho eu comvosco, filhos de Zeruia, para que hoje me sejaes adversarios? morreria alguem hoje em Israel? porque porventura não sei que hoje fui feito rei sobre Israel?
23 So the king said to Shimei, You will not be put to death. And the king gave him his oath.
E disse o rei a Simei: Não morrerás. E o rei lh'o jurou.
24 And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son, came down for the purpose of meeting the king; his feet had not been cared for or his hair cut or his clothing washed from the day when the king went away till the day when he came back in peace.
Tambem Mephiboseth, filho de Saul, desceu a encontrar-se com o rei, e não tinha lavado os pés, nem tinha feito a barba, nem tinha lavado os seus vestidos desde o dia em que o rei tinha saido até ao dia em que voltou em paz.
25 Now when he had come from Jerusalem to see the king, the king said to him, Why did you not come with me, Mephibosheth?
E succedeu que, vindo elle a Jerusalem a encontrar-se com o rei, disse-lhe o rei: Porque não foste comigo, Mephiboseth?
26 And he said in answer, Because of the deceit of my servant, my lord king: for I, your servant, said to him, You are to make ready an ass and on it I will go with the king, for your servant has not the use of his feet.
E disse elle: Ó rei meu senhor, o meu servo me enganou; porque o teu servo dizia: Albardarei um jumento, e n'elle montarei, e irei com o rei; pois o teu servo é côxo.
27 He has given you a false account of me: but my lord the king is like the angel of God: do then whatever seems good to you.
De mais d'isto, falsamente accusou a teu servo diante do rei meu senhor; porém o rei meu senhor é como um anjo de Deus; faze pois o que parecer bem aos teus olhos.
28 For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king?
Porque toda a casa de meu pae não era senão de homens dignos de morte diante do rei meu senhor; e comtudo puzeste a teu servo entre os que comem á tua mesa: e que mais direito tenho eu de clamar ao rei?
29 And the king said, Say nothing more about these things. I say, Let there be a division of the land between Ziba and you.
E disse-lhe o rei: Porque ainda mais fallas de teus negocios? já disse eu: Tu e Ziba reparti as terras.
30 And Mephibosheth said, Let him take it all, now that my lord the king has come back to his house in peace!
E disse Mephiboseth ao rei; Tome elle tambem tudo: pois já veiu o rei meu senhor em paz á sua casa.
31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went on as far as Jordan with the king to take him across Jordan.
Tambem Barzillai, o gileadita, desceu de Rogelim, e passou com o rei o Jordão, para o acompanhar á outra banda do Jordão.
32 Now Barzillai was a very old man, as much as eighty years old: and he had given the king everything he had need of, while he was at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man.
E era Barzillai mui velho, da edade de oitenta annos; e elle tinha sustentado o rei, quando tinha a sua morada em Mahanaim, porque era homem mui grande.
33 And the king said to Barzillai, Come over with me, and I will take care of you in Jerusalem.
E disse o rei a Barzillai: Passa tu comigo, e sustentar-te-hei comigo em Jerusalem.
34 And Barzillai said to the king, How much of my life is still before me, for me to go up to Jerusalem with the king?
Porém Barzillai disse ao rei: Quantos serão os dias dos annos da minha vida, para que suba com o rei a Jerusalem?
35 I am now eighty years old: good and bad are the same to me; have meat and drink any taste for me now? am I able to take pleasure in the voices of men or women in song? why then am I to be a trouble to my lord the king?
Da edade de oitenta annos sou eu hoje; poderia eu discernir entre bom e mau? poderia o teu servo ter gosto no que comer e beber? Poderia eu mais ouvir a voz dos cantores e cantoras? E porque será o teu servo ainda pesado ao rei meu senhor?
36 Your servant's desire was only to take the king over Jordan; why is the king to give me such a reward?
Com o rei passará teu servo ainda um pouco mais além do Jordão: e porque me recompensará o rei com tal recompensa?
37 Let your servant now go back again, so that when death comes to me, it may be in my town and by the resting-place of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham: let him go with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you.
Deixa voltar o teu servo, e morrerei na minha cidade, junto á sepultura de meu pae e de minha mãe: mas eis ahi está o teu servo Chimham, o qual passe com o rei meu senhor, e faze-lhe o que bem parecer aos teus olhos.
38 And the king said in answer, Let Chimham go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you: and whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.
Então disse o rei: Chimham passará comigo, e eu lhe farei como bem parecer aos teus olhos, e tudo quanto me pedires te farei.
39 Then all the people went over Jordan, and the king went over: and the king gave Barzillai a kiss, with his blessing; and he went back to his place.
Havendo pois todo o povo passado o Jordão, e passando tambem o rei, beijou o rei a Barzillai, e o abençoou: e elle voltou para o seu logar.
40 So the king went over to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him: and all the people of Judah, as well as half the people of Israel, took the king on his way.
E d'ali passou o rei a Gilgal, e Chimham passou com elle: e todo o povo de Judah conduziu o rei, como tambem a metade do povo d'Israel.
41 Then the men of Israel came to the king and said, Why have our countrymen of Judah taken you away in secret and come over Jordan with the king and all his family, because all his people are David's men?
E eis que todos os homens d'Israel vieram ao rei, e disseram ao rei: Porque te furtaram nossos irmãos, os homens de Judah, e conduziram o rei e a sua casa d'além do Jordão, e todos os homens de David com elles?
42 And all the men of Judah gave this answer to the men of Israel, Because the king is our near relation: why then are you angry about this? have we taken any of the king's food, or has he given us any offering?
Então responderam todos os homens de Judah aos homens de Israel: Porquanto o rei é nosso parente; e porque vos iraes por isso? Porventura comemos ás costas do rei, ou nos apresentou algum presente?
43 And in answer to the men of Judah, the men of Israel said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are the first in order of birth: why did you make nothing of us? and were we not the first to make suggestions for getting the king back? And the words of the men of Judah were more violent than the words of the men of Israel.
E responderam os homens d'Israel aos homens de Judah, e disseram: Dez partes temos no rei, e até em David mais temos nós do que vós; porque pois não fizestes conta de nós, para que a nossa palavra não fosse a primeira, para tornar a trazer o nosso rei? Porém a palavra dos homens de Judah foi mais forte do que a palavra dos homens d'Israel.