2 Samuel 2
1 And it came to pass after this that David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up into one of the cities of Judah? And Jehovah said to him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
E sucedeu depois disto que David consultou ao Senhor, dizendo: Subirei a alguma das cidades de Judá? E disse-lhe o Senhor: Sobe. E disse David: Para onde subirei? E disse: Para Hebron.
2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jizreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
E subiu David para lá, e também as suas duas mulheres, Achinoam. a jizreelita, e Abigail, a mulher de Nabal, o carmelita.
3 And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household; and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
Fez também David subir os homens que estavam com ele, cada um com a sua família: e habitaram nas cidades de Hebron.
4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, It is the men of Jabesh-Gilead that have buried Saul.
Então vieram os homens de Judá, e ungiram ali a David rei sobre a casa de Judá. E deram avisos a David, dizendo: Os homens de Jabez-gilead são os que sepultaram a Saul.
5 And David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-Gilead, and said to them, Blessed be ye of Jehovah, that ye have shewn this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him!
Então enviou David mensageiros aos homens de Jabez-gilead, e disse-lhes: benditos sejais vós do Senhor, que fizestes tal beneficência a vosso senhor, a Saul, e o sepultastes!
6 And now Jehovah shew kindness and faithfulness to you; and I also will requite you this good, because ye have done this thing.
Agora, pois, o Senhor use convosco de beneficência e fidelidade: e também eu vos farei este bem, porquanto fizestes isto.
7 And now let your hands be strong, and be ye valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
Esforcem-se pois agora as vossas mãos, e sede homens valentes, pois Saul, vosso senhor, é morto, mas também os da casa de Judá já me ungiram a mim rei sobre si.
8 And Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
Porém Abner, filho de Ner, capitão do exército de Saul, tomou a Isboseth, filho de Saul, e o fez passar a Mahanaim,
9 and made him king over Gilead, and over the Asshurites, and over Jizreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
E o constituiu rei sobre Gilead, e sobre os assuritas, e sobre Jizreel, e sobre Ephraim, e sobre Benjamin, e sobre todo o Israel.
10 Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. However, the house of Judah followed David.
Da idade de quarenta anos era Isboseth, filho de Saul, quando começou a reinar sobre Israel, e reinou dois anos: mas os da casa de Judá seguiam a David.
11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
E foi o número dos dias que David reinou em Hebron, sobre a casa de Judá, sete anos e seis meses.
12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
Então saiu Abner, filho de Ner, com os servos de Isboseth, filho de Saul, de Mahanaim a Gibeon.
13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out. And they met together by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, these on the one side of the pool, and those on the other side of the pool.
Sairam também Joab, filho de Zeruia, e os servos de David, e se encontraram uns com os outros perto do tanque de Gibeon: e pararam estes desta banda do tanque, e os outros daquela banda do tanque.
14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and make sport before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
E disse Abner a Joab: Deixa levantar os mancebos, e joguem diante de nós. E disse Joab: Levantem-se.
15 And they arose and went over by number, twelve for Benjamin, and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
Então se levantaram, e passaram, por conta, doze de Benjamin, da parte de Isboseth, filho de Saul, e doze dos servos de David.
16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and [thrust] his sword in his fellow's side, and they fell down together. And that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is by Gibeon.
E cada um lançou mão da cabeça do outro, meteu-lhe a espada pela ilharga, e cairam juntamente: de onde se chamou àquele lugar Helkath-hazzurim, que está junto a Gibeon.
17 And the battle that day was very severe; and Abner and the men of Israel were routed before the servants of David.
E seguiu-se naquele dia uma crua peleja: porém Abner e os homens de Israel foram feridos diante dos servos de David.
18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was swift of foot, as one of the gazelles that are in the field.
E estavam ali os três filhos de Zeruia, Joab, Abisai, e Asael: e Asael era ligeiro de pés, como uma das cabras montezes que há no campo.
19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from behind Abner.
E Asael perseguiu a Abner: e não declinou de detraz de Abner, nem para a direita nem para a esquerda.
20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he said, I am.
E Abner, olhando para traz, disse: És tu este Asael? E disse ele: Eu sou.
21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside, to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay hold of one of the young men, and take for thyself his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.
Então lhe disse Abner: Desvia-te para a direita, ou para a esquerda, e lança mão dum dos mancebos, e toma os seus despojos. Porém Asael não quis desviar-se de detraz dele.
22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: why should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
Então Abner tornou a dizer a Asael: Desvia-te de detraz de mim: por que hei de eu ferir-te e dar contigo em terra? e como levantaria eu o meu rosto diante de Joab teu irmão?
23 But he refused to turn aside; therefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in the belly, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. And it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
Porém, não se querendo ele desviar, Abner o feriu com o couto da lança pela quinta costela, e a lança lhe saiu por detraz, e caiu ali, e morreu naquele mesmo lugar; e sucedeu que todos os que chegavam ao lugar onde Asael caiu e morreu paravam.
24 And Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner; and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is before Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
Porém Joab e Abisai perseguiram a Abner: e pôs-se o sol, chegando eles ao outeiro de Amma, que está diante de Giah, junto ao caminho do deserto de Gibeon.
25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of a hill.
E os filhos de Benjamin se ajuntaram detraz de Abner, e fizeram um batalhão, e puseram-se no cume dum outeiro.
26 And Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? and how long shall it be ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
Então Abner gritou a Joab, e disse: Consumirá a espada para sempre? não sabes tu que por fim haverá amargura? e até quando não as de dizer ao povo que se torne de detraz de seus irmãos?
27 And Joab said, [As] God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.
E disse Joab: Vive Deus, que, se não tivesses falado, já desde pela manhã o povo teria cessado cada um de perseguir a seu irmão.
28 And Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither did they fight any more.
Então Joab tocou a bozina, e todo o povo parou, e não perseguiram mais a Israel: e tão pouco pelejaram mais.
29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.
E caminharam Abner e os seus homens toda aquela noite pela planície: e, passando o Jordão, caminharam por todo o Bithron, e vieram a Mahanaim.
30 And Joab returned from following Abner, and gathered all the people together; and there lacked of David's servants nineteen men, and Asahel.
Também Joab se tornou de detraz de Abner, e ajuntou todo o povo: e dos servos de David faltaram dezenove homens, e Asael.
31 And the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, three hundred and sixty men, who had died.
Porém os servos de David feriram dentre os de Benjamin, e dentre os homens de Abner, a trezentos e sessenta homens, que ali ficaram mortos.
32 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
E levantaram a Asael, e sepultaram-no na sepultura de seu pai, que estava em Beth-lehem: e Joab e seus homens caminharam toda aquela noite, e amanheceu-lhes em Hebron.
