2 Samuel 11
1 Now it happened that, at the turn of the year, in the time when kings usually go forth to war, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all of Israel, and they laid waste to the sons of Ammon, and they besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.
E aconteceu à volta de um ano, no tempo que saem os reis à guerra, que Davi enviou a Joabe, e a seus servos com ele, e a todo Israel; e destruíram aos amonitas, e puseram cerco a Rabá: mas Davi se ficou em Jerusalém.
2 While these things were taking place, David happened to arise from his bed after midday, and he walked upon the terrace of the king’s house. And he saw, across from his terrace, a woman washing herself. And the woman was very beautiful.
E aconteceu que levantando-se Davi de sua cama à hora da tarde, passeava-se pelo terraço da casa real, quando viu desde o terraço uma mulher que se estava lavando, a qual era muito bela.
3 Therefore, the king sent and inquired who the woman might be. And it was reported to him that she was Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah, the Hittite.
E enviou Davi a preguntar por aquela mulher, e disseram-lhe: Aquela é Bate-Seba filha de Eliã, mulher de Urias Heteu.
4 And so, David sent messengers, and he took her. And when she had entered to him, he slept with her. And presently, she was purified from her uncleanness.
E Davi enviou mensageiros, e tomou-a: e assim que entrou a ele, ele dormiu com ela. Purificou-se logo ela de sua imundícia, e se voltou à sua casa.
5 And she returned to her house, having conceived an unborn child. And sending, she informed David, and she said, “I have conceived.”
E concebeu a mulher, e enviou-o a fazer saber a Davi, dizendo: Eu estou grávida.
6 Then David sent to Joab, saying, “Send me Uriah, the Hittite.” And Joab sent Uriah to David.
Então Davi enviou a dizer a Joabe: Envia-me a Urias Heteu. E enviou-o Joabe a Davi.
7 And Uriah went to David. And David inquired whether Joab was doing well, and about the people, and how the war was being conducted.
E quando Urias veio a ele, perguntou-lhe Davi pela saúde de Joabe, e pela saúde do povo, e também da guerra.
8 And David said to Uriah, “Go into your house, and wash your feet.” And Uriah departed from the house of the king. And a meal from the king followed after him.
Depois disse Davi a Urias: Desce à tua casa, e lava teus pés. E saindo Urias de casa do rei, veio atrás dele um presente real.
9 But Uriah slept before the gate of the king’s house, with the other servants of his lord, and he did not go down to his own house.
Mas Urias dormiu à porta da casa do rei com todos os servos de seu senhor, e não desceu à sua casa.
10 And it was reported to David by some, saying, “Uriah did not go into his house.” And David said to Uriah: “Did you not arrive from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?”
E fizeram saber isto a Davi, dizendo: Urias não desceu à sua casa. E disse Davi a Urias: Não vieste de caminho? Por que, pois, não desceste à tua casa?
11 And Uriah said to David: “The ark of God, and Israel and Judah, dwell in tents, and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, stay upon the face of the earth. And should I then go into my own house, so that I may eat and drink, and sleep with my wife? By your welfare and by the welfare of your soul, I will not do this thing.”
E Urias respondeu a Davi: A arca, e Israel e Judá, estão debaixo de tendas; e meu senhor Joabe, e os servos de meu senhor sobre a face do campo: e havia eu de entrar em minha casa para comer e beber, e a dormir com minha mulher? Por vida tua, e pela vida de tua alma, que eu não farei tal coisa.
12 Therefore, David said to Uriah, “Even so, remain here today, and tomorrow I will send you away.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem, on that day and the next.
E Davi disse a Urias: Fica-te aqui ainda hoje, e amanhã te despedirei. E ficou Urias em Jerusalém aquele dia e o seguinte.
13 And David called him, so that he might eat and drink before him, and he made him inebriated. And departing in the evening, he slept on his bedding, with the servants of his lord, and he did not go down to his own house.
E Davi o convidou, e fez-lhe comer e beber diante de si, até embriagá-lo. E ele saiu à tarde para dormir em sua cama com os servos de seu senhor; mas não desceu à sua casa.
14 Therefore, when morning arrived, David wrote a letter to Joab. And he sent it by the hand of Uriah,
Vinda a manhã, escreveu Davi a Joabe uma carta, a qual enviou por mão de Urias.
15 writing in the letter: “Place Uriah opposite the warfare, where the battle is the strongest, and then abandon him, so that, having been wounded, he may die.”
E escreveu na carta, dizendo: Ponde a Urias diante da força da batalha, e desamparai-o, para que seja ferido e morra.
16 And so, when Joab was besieging the city, he positioned Uriah in the place where he knew the strongest men to be.
Assim foi que quando Joabe cercou a cidade, pôs a Urias no lugar de onde sabia que estavam os homens mais valentes.
17 And the men, departing from the city, made war against Joab. And some of the people among the servants of David fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died.
E saindo logo os da cidade, lutaram com Joabe, e caíram alguns do povo dos servos de Davi; e morreu também Urias Heteu.
18 And so, Joab sent and reported to David every word about the battle.
Então enviou Joabe, e fez saber a Davi todos os negócios da guerra.
19 And he instructed the messenger, saying: “When you have completed all the words about the war to the king,
E mandou ao mensageiro, dizendo: Quando acabares de contar ao rei todos os negócios da guerra,
20 if you see him to be angry, and if he says: ‘Why did you draw near to the wall in order to fight? Are you ignorant that many darts are thrown from above the wall?
Se o rei começar a irar-se, e te disser: Por que vos aproximastes à cidade lutando? Não sabíeis que eles costumam atirar do muro?
21 Who struck down Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal? Did not a woman throw a fragment of a millstone upon him from the wall, and so kill him at Thebez? Why did you approach beside the wall?’ then you shall say: ‘Your servant Uriah, the Hittite, also lies dead.’”
Quem feriu a Abimeleque filho de Jerubusete? Não lançou uma mulher do muro um pedaço de uma roda de moinho, e morreu em Tebes? Por que vos aproximastes ao muro? Então tu lhe dirás: Também teu servo Urias Heteu é morto.
22 Therefore, the messenger departed. And he went and described to David all that Joab had instructed him.
E foi o mensageiro, e chegando, contou a Davi todas as coisas a que Joabe lhe havia enviado.
23 And the messenger said to David: “The men prevailed against us, and they went out to us in the field. Then we pursued them, making an assault, even to the gate of the city.
E disse o mensageiro a Davi: Prevaleceram contra nós os homens, que saíram a nós ao campo, bem que nós lhes fizemos retroceder até a entrada da porta;
24 And the archers directed their arrows at your servants from the wall above. And some of the king’s servants died, and then also your servant Uriah the Hittite died.”
Porém os flecheiros atiraram contra teus servos desde o muro, e morreram alguns dos servos do rei; e morreu também teu servo Urias Heteu.
25 And David said to the messenger: “You shall say these things to Joab: ‘Do not let this matter dishearten you. For varied are the events of war. Now this one, and now that one, is consumed by the sword. Encourage your warriors against the city and exhort them, so that you may destroy it.’”
E Davi disse ao mensageiro: Dirás assim a Joabe: Não tenhas pesar disto, que de igual e semelhante maneira costuma consumir a espada: esforça a batalha contra a cidade, até que a rendas. E tu conforta-o.
26 Then the wife of Uriah heard that her husband Uriah had died, and she mourned for him.
E ouvindo a mulher de Urias que seu marido Urias era morto, fez luto por seu marido.
27 But when the lamentation was completed, David sent and brought her into his house, and she became his wife, and she bore a son to him. And this word, which David had done, was displeasing in the sight of the Lord.
E passado o luto, enviou Davi e recolheu-a à sua casa: e foi ela sua mulher, e deu-lhe à luz um filho. Mas isto que Davi havia feito, foi desagradável aos olhos do SENHOR.
