1 Samuel 25

1 Then Samuel died, and all of Israel gathered together, and they mourned him. And they buried him at his house in Ramah. And David, rising up, descended to the desert of Paran.

E morreu Samuel, e juntou-se todo Israel, e o choraram, e o sepultaram em sua casa em Ramá. E levantou-se Davi, e se foi ao deserto de Parã.

2 Now there was a certain man in the wilderness of Maon, and his possessions were at Carmel. And this man was exceedingly great. And three thousand sheep, and one thousand goats were his. And it happened that he was shearing his sheep at Carmel.

E em Maom havia um homem que tinha sua riqueza no Carmelo, o qual era muito rico, que tinha três mil ovelhas e mil cabras. E aconteceu achar-se tosquiando suas ovelhas no Carmelo.

3 Now the name of this man was Nabal. And the name of his wife was Abigail. And she was a very prudent and beautiful woman. But her husband was hard-hearted, and very wicked, and malicious. And he was of the stock of Caleb.

O nome daquele homem era Nabal, e o nome de sua mulher, Abigail. E era aquela mulher de bom entendimento e de boa aparência; mas o homem era duro e de maus feitos; e era da linhagem de Calebe.

4 Therefore, when David, in the desert, had heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep,

E ouviu Davi no deserto que Nabal tosquiava suas ovelhas.

5 he sent ten young men, and he said to them: “Ascend to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name peacefully.

Então enviou Davi dez criados, e disse-lhes: Subi ao Carmelo, e ide a Nabal, e saudai-lhe em meu nome.

6 And you shall say: ‘Peace be to my brothers and to you, and peace to your house, and peace to whatever you have.

E dizei-lhe assim: Que vivas e seja paz a ti, e paz à tua família, e paz a tudo quanto tens.

7 I have heard that your shepherds, who were with us in the desert, were shearing. We have never troubled them, nor was anything from the flock missing to them at any time, during the entire time that they have been with us in Carmel.

Há pouco soube que tens tosquiadores. Agora, aos pastores teus que estiveram conosco, nunca lhes maltratamos, nem lhes faltou algo em todo aquele tempo que estiveram no Carmelo.

8 Question your servants, and they will tell you. Now therefore, may your servants find favor in your eyes. For we have arrived on a good day. Whatever your hand will find, give it to your servants and to your son David.’”

Pergunta a teus criados, que eles te dirão. Portanto que estes criados achem favor em teus olhos, pois viemos em um bom dia; rogo-te que dês o que tiveres à mão a teus servos, e a teu filho Davi.

9 And when the servants of David had arrived, they spoke to Nabal all these words in the name of David. And then they were silent.

E quando chegaram os criados de Davi, disseram a Nabal todas estas palavras em nome de Davi, e se calaram.

10 But Nabal, responding to the servants of David, said: “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? Today, servants who are fleeing from their lords are increasing.

E Nabal respondeu aos criados de Davi, e disse: Quem é Davi? e quem é o filho de Jessé? Muitos servos há hoje que fogem de seus senhores.

11 Therefore, shall I take my bread, and my water, and the meat of the cattle that I have slain for my shearers, and give it to men, when I do not know where they are from?”

Tomarei eu agora meu pão, minha água, e minha carne que matei para meus tosquiadores, e a darei a homens que não sei de onde são?

12 And so the servants of David traveled back along their way. And returning, they went and reported to him all the words that he had said.

E virando-se os criados de Davi, voltaram por seu caminho, e vieram e disseram a Davi todas estas palavras.

13 Then David said to his servants, “Let each one gird his sword.” And each one girded his sword. And David also girded his sword. And about four hundred men followed David. But two hundred remained behind with the supplies.

Então Davi disse a seus homens: Cinja-se cada um sua espada. E cingiu-se cada um sua espada: também Davi cingiu sua espada; e subiram atrás Davi como quatrocentos homens, e deixaram duzentos com a bagagem.

14 Then it was reported to Abigail, the wife of Nabal, by one of his servants, saying: “Behold, David has sent messengers from the desert, so that they might speak kindly to our lord. But he turned them away.

E um dos criados deu aviso a Abigail mulher de Nabal, dizendo: Eis que Davi enviou mensageiros do deserto que saudassem a nosso amo, e ele os insultou.

15 These men were good enough to us, and were not troublesome. Neither did we ever lose anything, during the entire time that we conversed with them in the desert.

Mas aqueles homens nos foram muito bons, e nunca nos maltrataram, nem nenhuma coisa nos faltou em todo aquele tempo que convivido com eles, enquanto estivemos no campo.

16 They were a wall to us, as much in the night as in the day, during all the days that we were with them, pasturing the sheep.

Eles nos foram por muro de dia e de noite, todos os dias que estivemos com eles apascentando as ovelhas.

17 For this reason, consider and realize what you should do. For evil has been decided against your husband and against your house. And he is a son of Belial, so that no one is able to speak to him.”

Agora, pois, entende e olha o que farás, porque o mal está de todo decidido contra nosso amo e contra toda sua casa: pois ele é um homem tão mau, que não há quem podia falar-lhe.

18 And so Abigail hurried, and she took two hundred loaves, and two vessels of wine, and five cooked sheep, and five measures of cooked grain, and one hundred clusters of dried grapes, and two hundred masses of dried figs, and she set them upon donkeys.

Então Abigail tomou logo duzentos pães, e dois odres de vinho, e cinco ovelhas guisadas, e cinco medidas de grão tostado, e cem cachos de uvas passas, e duzentos pães de figos secos, e carregou-o em asnos;

19 And she said to her servants: “Go before me. Behold, I will follow after your back.” But she did not reveal it to her husband, Nabal.

E disse a seus criados: Ide diante de mim, que eu vos seguirei logo. E nada declarou a seu marido Nabal.

20 And when she had climbed on a donkey, and was descending to the base of the mountain, David and his men were descending to meet her. And she met them.

E sentando-se sobre um asno desceu por uma parte secreta do monte, e eis que Davi e os seus que vinham de frente a ela, e ela lhes foi ao encontro.

21 And David said: “Truly, in vain have I preserved all that was his in the wilderness, so that nothing perished out of all that belonged to him. And he has repaid evil to me for good.

E Davi havia dito: Certamente em vão guardei tudo o que este tem no deserto, sem que nada lhe tenha faltado de tudo quanto é seu; e ele me devolveu mal por bem.

22 May God do these things, by the enemies of David, and may he add these other things, if I leave behind until morning, out of all that belongs to him, anything that urinates against a wall.”

Assim faça Deus, e assim acrescente aos inimigos de Davi, que daqui à amanhã não tenho de deixar de tudo o que for seu nem ainda macho.

23 Then, when Abigail had seen David, she hurried and descended from the donkey. And she fell upon her face before David, and she reverenced on the ground.

E quando Abigail viu a Davi, desceu prontamente do asno, e prostrando-se diante de Davi sobre seu rosto, inclinou-se à terra;

24 And she fell at his feet, and she said: “May this iniquity be upon me, my lord. I beg you, let your handmaid speak to your ears, and listen to the words of your servant.

E lançou-se a seus pés, e disse: Senhor meu, sobre mim seja o pecado; mas rogo-te fale tua serva em teus ouvidos, e ouve as palavras de tua serva.

25 Let not my lord, the king, I beseech you, set his heart upon this iniquitous man, Nabal. For in accord with his name, he is senseless, and foolishness is with him. But I, your handmaid, did not see your servants, my lord, whom you had sent.

Não ponha agora meu senhor seu coração a aquele homem grosseiro, a Nabal; porque conforme seu nome, assim é. O se chama Nabal, e a loucura está com ele: mas eu tua serva não vi os criados de meu senhor, os quais tu enviaste.

26 Now therefore, my lord, as your soul lives, and as the Lord lives, who has kept your hand to yourself, and has prevented you from coming to blood: now, let your enemies be like Nabal, and like all those who are seeking evil for my lord.

Agora, pois, senhor meu, vive o SENHOR e vive tua alma, que o SENHOR te impediu que viesses a derramar sangue, e vingar-te por tua própria mão. Sejam, pois, como Nabal teus inimigos, e todos os que procuram mal contra meu senhor.

27 Because of this, accept this blessing, which your handmaid has brought to you, my lord. And give it to the young men who follow you, my lord.

E agora esta bênção que tua serva trouxe a meu senhor, seja dada aos criados que seguem a meu senhor.

28 Forgive the iniquity of your handmaid. For the Lord will surely make for you, my lord, a faithful house, because you, my lord, fight the battles of the Lord. Therefore, let no evil be found in you all the days of your life.

E eu te rogo que perdoes a tua serva esta ofensa; pois o SENHOR de certo fará casa firme a meu senhor, porquanto meu senhor faz as guerras do SENHOR, e mal não se achou em ti em teus dias.

29 For if a man, at any time, will rise up, pursuing you and seeking your life, the life of my lord will be preserved, as if in the sheave of the living, with the Lord your God. But the lives of your enemies will be spun around, as if with the force of a whirling sling.

Bem que alguém se tenha levantado a perseguir-te e atentar à tua vida, contudo, a alma de meu senhor será ligada no feixe dos que vivem com o SENHOR Deus teu, e ele atirará a alma de teus inimigos como de uma funda.

30 Therefore, when the Lord will have done for you, my lord, all the good that he has spoken about you, and when he will have appointed you as leader over Israel,

E acontecerá que quando o SENHOR fizer com meu senhor conforme todo aquele bem que falou de ti, e te mandar que sejas chefe sobre Israel,

31 this will not be for you a regret or a scruple of the heart, my lord, that you had shed innocent blood, or had taken revenge for yourself. And when the Lord will have done well for my lord, you shall remember your handmaid.”

Então, senhor meu, não te será isto em tropeço e turbação de coração, o que tenhas derramado sangue sem causa, ou que meu senhor se tenha vingado por si mesmo. Guarde-se, pois, meu senhor, e quando o SENHOR fizer bem a meu senhor, lembra-te de tua serva.

32 And David said to Abigail: “Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me. And blessed is your eloquence.

E disse Davi a Abigail: Bendito seja o SENHOR Deus de Israel, que te enviou para que hoje me encontrasses;

33 And blessed are you, who prevented me today from going to blood, and from taking revenge for myself with my own hand.

E bendito seja teu bom-senso, e bendita tu, que me impediste hoje de ir derramar sangue, e de vingar-me por minha própria mão:

34 But instead, as the Lord God of Israel lives, he has prevented me from doing evil to you. But if you had not come quickly to meet me, there would not have been left to Nabal by the morning light, anything that urinates against a wall.”

Porque, vive o SENHOR Deus de Israel que me defendeu de fazer-te mal, que se não te houvesses apressado em vir ao meu encontro, daqui a amanhã não lhe restaria a Nabal macho.

35 Then David received from her hand all that she had brought to him. And he said to her: “Go in peace to your own house. Behold, I have heeded your voice, and I have honored your face.”

E recebeu Davi de sua mão o que lhe havia trazido, e disse-lhe: Sobe em paz à tua casa, e olha que ouvi tua voz, e te atendi.

36 Then Abigail went to Nabal. And behold, he was holding a feast for himself in his house, like the feast of a king. And the heart of Nabal was cheerful. For he was greatly inebriated. And she did not reveal a word to him, small or great, until morning.

E Abigail se veio a Nabal, e eis que ele tinha banquete em sua casa como banquete de rei: e o coração de Nabal estava alegre nele, e estava muito embriagado; pelo que ela não lhe declarou pouco nem muito, até que veio o dia seguinte.

37 Then, at first light, when Nabal had digested his wine, his wife revealed to him these words, and his heart died within himself, and he became like a stone.

Porém à manhã, quando o vinho havia saído de Nabal, referiu-lhe sua mulher aquelas coisas; e se lhe amorteceu o coração, e ficou como pedra.

38 And after ten days had passed, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.

E passados dez dias o SENHOR feriu a Nabal, e morreu.

39 And when David had heard that Nabal was dead, he said: “Blessed is the Lord, who has judged the case of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and who has preserved his servant from evil. And the Lord has repaid the malice of Nabal upon his own head.” Then David sent and he spoke with Abigail, so that he might take her to himself as wife.

E logo que Davi ouviu que Nabal era morto, disse: Bendito seja o SENHOR que julgou a causa de minha afronta recebida da mão de Nabal, e preservou do mal a seu servo; e o SENHOR devolveu a malícia de Nabal sobre sua própria cabeça. Depois enviou Davi a falar a Abigail, para tomá-la por sua mulher.

40 And David’s servants went to Abigail at Carmel, and they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you, so that he might take you to himself as wife.”

E os criados de Davi vieram a Abigail no Carmelo, e falaram com ela, dizendo: Davi nos enviou a ti, para tomar-te por sua mulher.

41 And rising up, she reverenced prone on the ground, and she said, “Behold, let your servant be a handmaid, to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”

E ela se levantou, e inclinou seu rosto à terra, dizendo: Eis que tua serva, para que seja serva que lave os pés dos servos de meu senhor.

42 And Abigail rose up and hurried, and she climbed upon a donkey, and five girls went with her, her attendants. And she followed the messengers of David, and she became his wife.

E levantando-se logo Abigail com cinco moças que a seguiam, montou-se em um asno, e seguiu os mensageiros de Davi, e foi sua mulher.

43 Moreover, David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel. And both of them were his wives.

Também tomou Davi a Ainoã de Jezreel, e ambas foram suas mulheres.

44 Then Saul gave his daughter Michal, the wife of David, to Palti, the son of Laish, who was from Gallim.

Porque Saul havia dado sua filha Mical mulher de Davi, a Palti filho de Laís, que era de Galim.