2 Samuel 20
1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite; and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, Israel.
Então se achou ali por acaso um homem de Belial, cujo nome era Seba, filho de Bichri, homem de Benjamin, o qual tocou a buzina, e disse: Não temos parte em David, nem herança no filho de Jessé; cada um às suas tendas, ó Israel.
2 Then all the men of Israel went up from after David, following Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah clave to their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.
Então todos os homens de Israel subiram de detraz de David, e seguiram Seba, filho de Bichri; porém os homens de Judá se uniram ao seu rei desde o Jordão até Jerusalém.
3 And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women, concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in a house of confinement and maintained them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.
Vindo pois David para sua casa, a Jerusalém, tomou o rei as dez mulheres, suas concubinas, que deixara para guardarem a casa, e as pôs numa casa em guarda, e as sustentava; porém não entrou a elas: e estiveram encerradas até ao dia da sua morte, vivendo como viúvas.
4 And the king said to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and do thou attend here.
Disse mais o rei a Amasa: Convoca-me os homens de Judá para o terceiro dia: e tu então apresenta-te aqui.
5 So Amasa went to call together [the men of] Judah; but he delayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
E foi Amasa para convocar a Judá: porém demorou-se além do tempo que lhe tinha designado.
6 And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom. Take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fortified cities and escape our sight.
Então disse David a Abisai: Mais mal agora nos fará Seba, o filho de Bichri, do que Absalão: pelo que toma tu os servos de teu senhor, e persegue-o, para que porventura não ache para si cidades fortes, e escape dos nossos olhos.
7 And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men; and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
Então sairam atráz dele os homens de Joab, e os cheretheus, e os peletheus, e todos os valentes: estes sairam de Jerusalém para irem atráz de Seba, filho de Bichri.
8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came before them. And Joab was girded with his coat, his dress, and upon it was the girdle of the sword which was fastened on his loins in its sheath; and as he went forth it fell out.
Chegando eles pois à pedra grande que está junto a Gibeon, Amasa veio: e estava Joab cingido da sua roupa que vestiu, e sobre ela um cinto, ao qual estava pegada a espada a seus lombos na sua bainha; e, adiantando-se ele, lhe caiu.
9 And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
E disse Joab a Amasa: vai contigo bem, meu irmão? E Joab, com a mão direita, pegou da barba de Amasa, para o beijar.
10 And Amasa had taken no notice of the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him with it in the belly and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
E Amasa não se resguardou da espada que estava na mão de Joab, de sorte que este o feriu com ela na quinta costela, e lhe derramou por terra as entranhas, e não o feriu segunda vez, e morreu: então Joab e Abisai, seu irmão, foram atráz de Seba, filho de Bichri.
11 And one of Joab's young men stood by [Amasa] and said, He that favours Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab.
Mas algum dentre os moços de Joab parou junto a ele, e disse: Quem há que bem queira a Joab? e quem seja por David siga a Joab.
12 Now Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by stood still.
E Amasa estava envolto no seu sangue no meio do caminho: e, vendo aquele homem que todo o povo parava, desviou a Amasa do caminho para o campo, e lançou sobre ele um manto; porque via que todo aquele que chegava a ele parava.
13 When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri,
E, como estava apartado do caminho, todos os homens seguiram a Joab, para perseguirem a Seba, filho de Bichri.
14 who went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Beth-Maacah, and all the Berim; and they gathered together, and went also after him.
E passou por todas as tribos de Israel até Abel, a saber, a Beth-maaca e a todos os beritas: e ajuntaram-se, e também o seguiram.
15 And they came and besieged him in Abel-Beth-Maacah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it was raised in the trench; and all the people that were with Joab sapped the wall, to throw it down.
E vieram, e o cercaram em Abel de Beth-maaca, e levantaram uma tranqueira contra a cidade, assim que já estava em frente do antemuro: e todo o povo que estava com Joab batia o muro, para o derribar.
16 And a wise woman cried out of the city, Hear, hear: say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
Então uma mulher sabia gritou de dentro da cidade: Ouvi, ouvi, peço-vos que digais a Joab: Chega-te cá, para que eu te fale.
17 And he came near to her; and the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he said, I [am he]. And she said to him, Listen to the words of thy handmaid. And he said, I am listening.
Chegou-se a ela, e disse a mulher: Tu és Joab? E disse ele: Eu sou. E ela lhe disse: Ouve as palavras de tua serva. E disse ele: Ouço.
18 And she spoke saying, They were wont to speak in old time saying, Just inquire in Abel; and so they ended.
Então falou ela, dizendo: Antigamente costumava-se falar, dizendo: Certamente pediram conselho a Abel; e assim o concluiam.
19 I am peaceable [and] faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah?
Sou eu uma das pacíficas e das fieis em Israel: e tu procuras matar uma cidade que é madre em Israel: porque pois devorarias a herança do Senhor?
20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Então respondeu Joab, e disse: Longe, longe de mim que eu tal faça, que eu devore ou arruine!
21 The matter is not so; but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David: give up him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
A coisa não é assim; porém um só homem do monte de Ephraim, cujo nome é Seba, filho de Bichri, levantou a mão contra o rei, contra David; entregai-me só este, e retirar-me-ei da cidade. Então disse a mulher a Joab; Eis que te será lançada a sua cabeça pelo muro.
22 Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
E a mulher, na sua sabedoria, entrou a todo o povo, e cortaram a cabeça de Seba, filho de Bichri, e a lançaram a Joab; então tocou a buzina, e se retiraram da cidade, cada um para as suas tendas, e Joab voltou a Jerusalém, ao rei.
23 And Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;
E Joab estava sobre todo o exército de Israel; e Benaia, filho de Joiada, sobre os cheretheus e sobre os peletheus;
24 and Adoram was over the levy; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
E Adoram sobre os tributos; e Josaphat, filho de Ahilud, era o chanceler;
25 and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
E Seva o escrivão; e Zadok e Abiathar os sacerdotes;
26 and Ira also, the Jairite, was David's chief ruler.
E também Ira, o jairita, era o oficial-mór de David.
