Judges 21
1 Now the men of Israel had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, Not one of us will give his daughter as a wife to Benjamin.
Agora os homens de Israel haviam jurado em Mizpah, dizendo: “Nenhum de nós dará sua filha a Benjamin como esposa”.
2 And the people came to Beth-el, waiting there till evening before God, and gave themselves up to bitter weeping.
O povo veio a Betel e sentou-se lá até a noite diante de Deus, e levantou a voz, e chorou severamente.
3 And they said, O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this fate come on Israel, that today one tribe has been cut off from Israel?
Eles disseram: “Yahweh, o Deus de Israel, por que isso aconteceu em Israel, que deveria faltar uma tribo em Israel hoje?
4 Then on the day after, the people got up early and made an altar there, offering burned offerings and peace-offerings.
No dia seguinte, o povo levantou-se cedo e construiu ali um altar, e ofereceu holocaustos e ofertas de paz.
5 And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel, who did not come up to the Lord at the meeting of all Israel? For they had taken a great oath that whoever did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord was to be put to death.
As crianças de Israel disseram: “Quem está lá entre todas as tribos de Israel que não subiram à assembléia para Yahweh? Pois tinham feito um grande juramento a respeito daquele que não subiu a Iavé a Mizpá, dizendo: “Ele certamente será morto”.
6 And the children of Israel were moved with pity for Benjamin their brother, saying, Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.
Os filhos de Israel choraram por Benjamim, seu irmão, e disseram: “Há uma tribo isolada de Israel hoje.
7 What are we to do about wives for those who are still living? For we have taken an oath by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters for wives.
Como forneceremos esposas para aqueles que permanecerem, já que juramos por Javé que não as daremos de nossas filhas às esposas”?
8 And they said, Which one of the tribes of Israel did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord? And it was seen that no one had come from Jabesh-gilead to the meeting.
Eles disseram: “Qual é a das tribos de Israel que não chegaram a Iavé para Mizpá?”. Eis que ninguém veio de Jabesh Gilead ao acampamento para a assembléia.
9 For when the people were numbered, not one man of the people of Jabesh-gilead was present.
Pois quando o povo foi contado, eis que não havia lá nenhum dos habitantes de Jabesh Gilead.
10 So they (the meeting) sent twelve thousand of the best fighting-men, and gave them orders, saying, Go and put the people of Jabesh-gilead to the sword without mercy, with their women and their little ones.
A congregação enviou doze mil dos homens mais corajosos para lá, e ordenou-lhes, dizendo: “Ide e golpeai os habitantes de Jabesh Gilead com o fio da espada, com as mulheres e os pequenos”.
11 And this is what you are to do: every male, and every woman who has had sex relations with a man, you are to put to the curse, but you are to keep safe the virgins. And they did so.
Isto é o que você deve fazer: destruirá totalmente todo homem e toda mulher que se deitou com um homem”.
12 Now there were among the people of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins who had never had sex relations with a man; these they took to their tents in Shiloh in the land of Canaan.
Encontraram entre os habitantes de Jabesh Gilead quatrocentos jovens virgens que não tinham conhecido o homem deitado com ele; e os trouxeram para o acampamento em Shiloh, que fica na terra de Canaã.
13 And all the meeting sent to the men of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, offering them peace.
A congregação inteira enviou e falou às crianças de Benjamin que estavam na rocha de Rimmon, e lhes proclamou a paz.
14 Then Benjamin came back; and they gave them the women whom they had kept from death among the women of Jabesh-gilead: but still there were not enough for them.
Benjamin voltou naquela época; e eles lhes deram as mulheres que haviam salvo vivas das mulheres de Jabesh Gilead. Ainda não havia o suficiente para elas.
15 And the people were moved with pity for Benjamin, because the Lord had let his wrath loose on the tribes of Israel.
O povo se entristeceu por Benjamin, porque Yahweh havia feito uma brecha nas tribos de Israel.
16 Then the responsible men of the meeting said, What are we to do about wives for the rest of them, seeing that the women of Benjamin are dead?
Então os anciãos da congregação disseram: “Como forneceremos esposas para os que permanecem, uma vez que as mulheres são destruídas fora de Benjamim”?
17 And they said, How is the rest of Benjamin to be given offspring so that one tribe of Israel may not be put out of existence,
Eles disseram: “Deve haver uma herança para aqueles que escaparam de Benjamim, que uma tribo não seja apagada de Israel”.
18 Seeing that we may not give them our daughters as wives? For the children of Israel had taken an oath, saying, Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.
However, não podemos dar-lhes esposas de nossas filhas, pois os filhos de Israel haviam jurado, dizendo: “Maldito seja aquele que dá uma esposa a Benjamim”.
19 And they said, See, every year there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh, which is to the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway which goes up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
Eles disseram: “Eis que há uma festa de Yahweh de ano a ano em Shiloh, que fica ao norte de Betel, no lado leste da rodovia que sobe de Betel a Shechem, e no sul de Lebonah”.
20 And they said to the men of Benjamin, Go into the vine-gardens, waiting there secretly,
Eles comandaram as crianças de Benjamin, dizendo: “Vá e espere nos vinhedos,
21 And watching; and if the daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then come from the vine-gardens and take a wife for every one of you from among the daughters of Shiloh, and go back to the land of Benjamin.
e veja, e veja, se as filhas de Shiloh saírem para dançar nas danças, então saia dos vinhedos, e cada homem pegue sua esposa das filhas de Shiloh, e vá para a terra de Benjamin.
22 And when their fathers or their brothers come and make trouble, you are to say to them, Give them to us as an act of grace; for we did not take them as wives for ourselves in war; and if you yourselves had given them to us you would have been responsible for the broken oath.
Será, quando seus pais ou seus irmãos vierem reclamar conosco, que lhes diremos: 'Conceda-lhes graciosamente, porque não tomamos para cada homem sua esposa em batalha, nem vocês as deram a eles; caso contrário, agora seriam culpados'”.
23 So the men of Benjamin did this, and got wives for themselves for every one of their number, taking them away by force from the dance; then they went back to their heritage, building up their towns and living in them.
Os filhos de Benjamin o fizeram, e levaram esposas para si, de acordo com seu número, daqueles que dançaram, que carregaram. Foram e voltaram à sua herança, construíram as cidades e viveram nelas.
24 Then the children of Israel went away from there, every man to his tribe and his family, every man went back to his heritage.
Os filhos de Israel partiram de lá naquela época, cada homem para sua tribo e para sua família, e cada um deles saiu de lá para sua própria herança.
25 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did what seemed right to him.
Naquela época, não havia rei em Israel. Cada um fazia o que era certo aos seus próprios olhos.
