Judges 9
1 Now Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem to his mother's family, and said to them and to all the family of his mother's father,
E Abimelech, filho de Jerubbaal, foi-se a Sichem, aos irmãos de sua mãe, e fallou-lhes e a toda a geração da casa do pae de sua mãe, dizendo:
2 Say now in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem, Is it better for you to be ruled by all the seventy sons of Jerubbaal or by one man only? And keep in mind that I am your bone and your flesh.
Fallae, peço-vos, aos ouvidos de todos os cidadãos de Sichem: Qual é melhor para vós, que setenta homens, todos os filhos de Jerubbaal, dominem sobre vós, ou que um homem sobre vós domine? lembrae-vos tambem de que sou osso vosso e carne vossa
3 So his mother's family said all this about him in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem: and their hearts were turned to Abimelech, for they said, He is our brother.
Então os irmãos de sua mãe fallaram ácerca d'elle perante os ouvidos de todos os cidadãos de Sichem todas aquellas palavras: e o coração d'elles se inclinou após de Abimelech, porque disseram: É nosso irmão.
4 And they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech got the support of a number of uncontrolled and good-for-nothing persons.
E deram-lhe setenta peças de prata, da casa de Baal-berith: e com ellas alugou Abimelech uns homens ociosos e levianos, que o seguiram.
5 Then he went to his father's house at Ophrah, and put his brothers, the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, to death on the same stone; however, Jotham, the youngest, kept himself safe by going away to a secret place.
E veiu á casa de seu pae, a Ophra, e matou a seus irmãos, os filhos de Jerubbaal, setenta homens, sobre uma pedra. Porém Jotham, filho menor de Jerubbaal, ficou, porque se tinha escondido.
6 And all the townsmen of Shechem and all Beth-millo came together and went and made Abimelech their king, by the oak of the pillar in Shechem.
Então se ajuntaram todos os cidadãos de Sichem, e toda a casa de Millo; e foram, e levantaram a Abimelech por rei, junto ao carvalho alto que está perto de Sichem.
7 Now Jotham, on hearing of it, went to the top of Mount Gerizim, and crying out with a loud voice said to them, Give ear to me, you townsmen of Shechem, so that God may give ear to you.
E, dizendo-o a Jotham, foi-se, e poz-se no cume do monte de Gerizim, e levantou a sua voz, e clamou, e disse-lhes: Ouvi-me a mim, cidadãos de Sichem, e Deus vos ouvirá a vós:
8 One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us.
Foram uma vez as arvores a ungir para si um rei: e disseram á oliveira: Reina tu sobre nós.
9 But the olive-tree said to them, Am I to give up my wealth of oil, by which men give honour to God, and go waving over the trees?
Porém a oliveira lhes disse: Deixaria eu a minha gordura, que Deus e os homens em mim prezam, e iria a labutar sobre as arvores?
10 Then the trees said to the fig-tree, You come and be king over us.
Então disseram as arvores á figueira: Vem tu, e reina sobre nós.
11 But the fig-tree said to them, Am I to give up my sweet taste and my good fruit and go waving over the trees?
Porém a figueira lhes disse: Deixaria eu a minha doçura, o meu bom fructo, e iria labutar sobre as arvores?
12 Then the trees said to the vine, You come and be king over us.
Então disseram as arvores á videira: Vem tu, e reina sobre nós.
13 But the vine said to them, Am I to give up my wine, which makes glad God and men, to go waving over the trees?
Porém a videira lhes disse: Deixaria eu o meu mosto, que alegra a Deus e aos homens, e iria labutar sobre as arvores?
14 Then all the trees said to the thorn, You come and be king over us.
Então todas as arvores disseram ao espinheiro: Vem tu, e reina sobre nós.
15 And the thorn said to the trees, If it is truly your desire to make me your king, then come and put your faith in my shade; and if not, may fire come out of the thorn, burning up the cedars of Lebanon.
E disse o espinheiro ás arvores: Se, na verdade, me ungis por rei sobre vós, vinde, e confiae-vos debaixo da minha sombra: mas se não, saia fogo do espinheiro que consuma os cedros do Libano.
16 So now, if you have done truly and uprightly in making Abimelech king, and if you have done well to Jerubbaal and his house in reward for the work of his hands;
Agora, pois, se é que em verdade e sinceridade obrastes, fazendo rei a Abimelech, e se bem fizestes para com Jerubbaal e para com a sua casa, e se com elle usastes conforme ao merecimento das suas mãos;
17 (For my father made war for you, and put his life in danger, and made you free from the hands of Midian;
Porque meu pae pelejou por vós, e desprezou a sua vida, e vos livrou da mão dos midianitas:
18 And you have gone against my father's family this day, and have put to death his sons, even seventy men on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his servant-wife, king over the townsmen of Shechem because he is your brother; )
Porém vós hoje vos levantastes contra a casa de meu pae, e matastes a seus filhos, setenta homens, sobre uma pedra: e a Abimelech, filho da sua serva, fizestes reinar sobre os cidadãos de Sichem, porque é vosso irmão;
19 If then you have done what is true and upright to Jerubbaal and his family this day, may you have joy in Abimelech, and may he have joy in you;
Pois, se em verdade e sinceridade usastes com Jerubbaal e com a sua casa hoje, alegrae-vos com Abimelech, e tambem elle se alegre comvosco:
20 But if not, may fire come out from Abimelech, burning up the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo, for the destruction of Abimelech.
Mas, se não, saia fogo de Abimelech, e consuma aos cidadãos de Sichem, e á casa de Millo: e saia fogo dos cidadãos de Sichem, e da casa de Millo, que consuma a Abimelech.
21 Then Jotham straight away went in flight to Beer, and was living there for fear of his brother Abimelech.
Então partiu Jotham, e fugiu, e foi-se a Beer: e ali habitou por medo de Abimelech, seu irmão.
22 So Abimelech was chief over Israel for three years.
Havendo pois Abimelech dominado tres annos sobre Israel,
23 And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the townsmen of Shechem; and the townsmen of Shechem were false to Abimelech;
Enviou Deus um mau espirito entre Abimelech e os cidadãos de Sichem: e os cidadãos de Sichem se houveram aleivosamente contra Abimelech;
24 So that punishment for the violent attack made on the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and for their blood, might come on Abimelech, their brother, who put them to death, and on the townsmen of Shechem who gave him their help in putting his brothers to death.
Para que a violencia feita aos setenta filhos de Jerubbaal viesse, e o seu sangue caisse sobre Abimelech, seu irmão, que os matara, e sobre os cidadãos de Sichem, que lhe corroboraram as mãos, para matar a seus irmãos.
25 And the townsmen of Shechem put secret watchers on the tops of the mountains, and they made attacks on all who went by on the road and took their goods; and word of this came to Abimelech.
E os cidadãos de Sichem pozeram contra elle quem lhe armasse emboscadas sobre os cumes dos montes; e a todo aquelle que passava pelo caminho junto a elles o assaltavam: e contou-se a Abimelech.
26 Then Gaal, the son of Ebed, came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their faith in him.
Veiu tambem Gaal, filho de Ebed, com seus irmãos, e passaram para dentro de Sichem: e os cidadãos de Sichem se fiaram d'elle.
27 And they went out into their fields and got in the fruit of their vines, and when the grapes had been crushed, they made a holy feast and went into the house of their god, and over their food and drink they were cursing Abimelech.
E sairam ao campo, e vindimaram as suas vinhas, e pisaram as uvas, e fizeram canções de louvor: e foram á casa de seu Deus, e comeram, e beberam, e amaldiçoaram a Abimelech.
28 And Gaal, the son of Ebed, said, Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem, that we are to be his servants? Is it not right for the son of Jerubbaal and Zebul his captain to be servants to the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem? But why are we to be his servants?
E disse Gaal, filho d'Ebed: Quem é Abimelech, e qual é Sichem, para que o servissemos? não é porventura filho de Jerubbaal? e não é Zebul o seu mordomo? servi antes aos homens de Hemor, pae de Sichem; pois por que razão nós o serviriamos a elle?
29 If only I had authority over this people! I would put Abimelech out of the way, and I would say to Abimelech, Make your army strong, and come out.
Ah! se este povo estivera na minha mão, eu expelliria a Abimelech. E a Abimelech se disse: Multiplica o teu exercito, e sae.
30 Now Zebul, the ruler of the town, hearing what Gaal, the son of Ebed, had said, was moved to wrath.
E, ouvindo Zebul, o maioral da cidade, as palavras de Gaal, filho d'Ebed, se accendeu a sua ira;
31 And he sent to Abimelech at Arumah, saying, See, Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brothers have come to Shechem, and they are working up the town against you.
E enviou astutamente mensageiros a Abimelech, dizendo: Eis que Gaal, filho d'Ebed, e seus irmãos vieram a Sichem, e eis que elles fortificam esta cidade contra ti.
32 So now, get up by night, you and your people, and keep watch in the field secretly;
Levanta-te pois de noite, tu e o povo que tiveres comtigo, e põe emboscadas no campo.
33 And in the morning, when the sun is up, get up early and make a rush on the town; and when he and his people come out against you, do to them whatever you have a chance to do.
E levanta-te pela manhã ao sair o sol, e dá de golpe sobre a cidade: e eis que, saindo elle e o povo que tiver com elle contra ti, faze-lhe assim como alcançar a tua mão.
34 So Abimelech and the people with him got up by night, in four bands, to make a surprise attack on Shechem.
Levantou-se pois Abimelech, e todo o povo que com elle havia, de noite, e pozeram emboscadas a Sichem, com quatro tropas.
35 And Gaal, the son of Ebed, went out, and took his place at the doorway into the town; then Abimelech and his people got up from the place where they had been waiting.
E Gaal, filho d'Ebed, saiu, e poz-se á entrada da porta da cidade: e Abimelech, e todo o povo que com elle havia, se levantou das emboscadas.
36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, See! people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, You see the shade of the mountains like men.
E, vendo Gaal aquelle povo, disse a Zebul: Eis que desce gente dos cumes dos montes. Zebul, ao contrario, lhe disse: As sombras dos montes vês por homens.
37 And Gaal said again, See! people are coming down from the middle of the land, and one band is coming by way of the oak-tree of the Seers.
Porém Gaal ainda tornou a fallar, e disse: Eis ali desce gente do meio da terra, e uma tropa vem do caminho do carvalho de Meonenim.
38 Then Zebul said to him, Now where is your loud talk when you said, Who is Abimelech that we are to be his servants? Is this not the people whom you were rating so low? Go out now, and make war on them.
Então lhe disse Zebul: Onde está agora a tua bocca, com a qual dizias: Quem é Abimelech, para que o servissemos? não é este porventura o povo que desprezaste? sae pois, peço-te, e peleja contra elle.
39 So Gaal went out at the head of the townsmen of Shechem and made war on Abimelech.
E saiu Gaal á vista dos cidadãos de Sichem, e pelejou contra Abimelech.
40 And Abimelech went after him and he went in flight before him; and a great number were falling by the sword all the way up to the town.
E Abimelech o perseguiu, porquanto fugiu de diante d'elle: e muitos feridos cairam até á entrada da porta da cidade,
41 Then Abimelech went back to Arumah; and Zebul sent Gaal and his brothers away and would not let them go on living in Shechem.
E Abimelech ficou em Aruma. E Zebul expelliu a Gaal e a seus irmãos, para que não podessem habitar em Sichem.
42 Now the day after, the people went out into the fields; and news of it came to Abimelech.
E succedeu no dia seguinte que o povo saiu ao campo, e o disseram a Abimelech.
43 And he took his people, separating them into three bands, and was waiting secretly in the field; and when he saw the people coming out of the town, he went up and made an attack on them.
Então tomou o povo, e o repartiu em tres tropas, e poz emboscadas no campo: e olhou, e eis que o povo sahia da cidade, e levantou-se contra elles, e os feriu.
44 And Abimelech with his band made a rush, and took up their position at the doorway into the town; and the other two bands made a rush on all those who were in the fields, and overcame them.
Porque Abimelech, e as tropas que com elle havia, deram n'elles de improviso, e pararam á entrada da porta da cidade: e as outras duas tropas deram de improviso sobre todos quantos estavam no campo, e os feriram.
45 And all that day Abimelech was fighting against the town; and he took it, and put to death the people who were in it, and had the town pulled down and covered with salt.
E Abimelech pelejou contra a cidade todo aquelle dia, e tomou a cidade, e matou o povo que n'ella havia: e assolou a cidade, e a semeou de sal.
46 Then all the townsmen of the tower of Shechem, hearing of it, went into the inner room of the house of El-berith.
O que ouvindo todos os cidadãos da torre de Sichem, entraram na fortaleza, em casa do deus Berith.
47 And word was given to Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were there together.
E contou-se a Abimelech que todos os cidadãos da torre de Sichem se haviam congregado.
48 Then Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, with all his people; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand and, cutting down branches of trees, took them and put them on his back. And he said to the people who were with him, Be quick and do as you have seen me do.
Subiu pois Abimelech ao monte de Salmon, elle e todo o povo que com elle havia: e Abimelech tomou na sua mão machados, e cortou um ramo das arvores, e o levantou, e pôl-o ao seu hombro, e disse ao povo, que com elle havia: O que me vistes fazer apressae-vos a fazel-o assim como eu.
49 So all the people got branches, every man cutting down a branch, and they went with Abimelech at their head and, massing the branches against the inner room, put fire to the room over them; so all those who were in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women, were burned to death with it.
Assim pois tambem todo o povo, cada um cortou o seu ramo, e seguiram a Abimelech, os puzeram junto da fortaleza, e queimaram a fogo a fortaleza com elles: de maneira que todos os da torre de Sichem morreram, uns mil homens e mulheres.
50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and put his army in position against Thebez and took it.
Então Abimelech foi-se a Thebes, e sitiou a Thebes, e a tomou.
51 But in the middle of the town there was a strong tower, to which all the men and women of the town went in flight and, shutting themselves in, went up to the roof of the tower.
Havia porém no meio da cidade uma torre forte; e todos os homens e mulheres, e todos os cidadãos da cidade se acolheram a ella, e fecharam após de si as portas, e subiram ao telhado da torre.
52 And Abimelech came to the tower and made an attack on it, and got near to the door of the tower for the purpose of firing it.
E Abimelech veiu até á torre, e a combateu: e chegou-se até á porta da torre, para a queimar a fogo.
53 But a certain woman sent a great stone, such as is used for crushing grain, on to the head of Abimelech, cracking the bone.
Porém uma mulher lançou um pedaço d'uma mó sobre a cabeça d'Abimelech: e quebrou-lhe o craneo.
54 Then quickly crying out to his body-servant, he said to him, Take out your sword and put an end to me straight away, so that men may not say of me, His death was the work of a woman. So the young man put his sword through him, causing his death.
Então chamou logo ao moço, que levava as suas armas, e disse-lhe: Desembainha a tua espada, e mata-me; para que se não diga de mim: Uma mulher o matou. E seu moço o atravessou, e elle morreu.
55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they went away, every man to his place.
Vendo pois os homens de Israel que já Abimelech era morto, foram-se cada um para o seu logar.
56 In this way Abimelech was rewarded by God for the evil he had done to his father in putting his seventy brothers to death;
Assim Deus fez tornar sobre Abimelech o mal que tinha feito a seu pae, matando a seus setenta irmãos.
57 And God sent back on to the heads of the men of Shechem all the evil they had done, and the curse of Jotham, the son of Jerubbaal, came on them.
Como tambem todo o mal dos homens de Sichem fez tornar sobre a cabeça d'elles: e a maldição de Jotham, filho de Jerubbaal, veiu sobre elles.
