2 Samuel 2
1 And after these things David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go up into one of the cities of Juda? And the Lord said to him: Go up. And David said: Whither shall I go up? And he answered him: Into 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, and his two wives, Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel:
E subiu David para lá, e também as suas duas mulheres, Achinoam. a jizreelita, e Abigail, a mulher de Nabal, o carmelita.
3 And the men also that were with him, David brought up every man with his household: and they abode in the towns 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 Juda came, and anointed David there, to be king over the house of Juda. And it was told David, that the men of Jabes Galaad had 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 David therefore sent messengers to the men of Jabes Galaad, and said to them: Blessed be you to the Lord, who have shewn this mercy to your master 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 the Lord surely will render you mercy and truth, and I also will, requite you for this good turn, because you 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 Let your hands be strengthened, and be ye men of valour: for although your master Saul be dead, yet the house of Juda hath anointed me to be their king.
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 But Abner the son of Ner, general of Saul’s army, took Isboseth the son of Saul, and led him about through the camp?
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 Galaad, and, over Gessuri, and over Jezrahel, 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 Isboseth the son of Saul was forty years old when he began to reign over, Israel, and he reigned two years: and only the house of Juda 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 number of the days that David abode, reigning in Hebron over the house of Juda, 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 Isboseth the son of Saul, went out from the camp to Gabaon.
Então saiu Abner, filho de Ner, com os servos de Isboseth, filho de Saul, de Mahanaim a Gibeon.
13 And Joab the son of Sarvia, and the servants of David went out, and met them by the pool of Gabaon. And when they were come together, they sat down over against one another: the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side.
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 rise, and play before us. And Joab answered: Let them rise.
E disse Abner a Joab: Deixa levantar os mancebos, e joguem diante de nós. E disse Joab: Levantem-se.
15 Then there arose and went over twelve in number of Benjamin, of the part of Isboseth 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 every one catching his fellow, by the head, thrust his sword into the side of his adversary, and they fell down together: and the name of the place was called: The field of the valiant, in Gabaon.
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 there was a very fierce battle that day: and Abner was put to flight, with the men of Israel, by 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 the three sons of Sarvia there, Joab, and Abisai, and Asael: now Asael was a most swift runner, like one of the roes that abide in the woods.
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 Asael pursued after Abner, and turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
E Asael perseguiu a Abner: e não declinou de detraz de Abner, nem para a direita nem para a esquerda.
20 And Abner looked behind him, and said: Art thou Asael? And he answered: I am.
E Abner, olhando para traz, disse: És tu este Asael? E disse ele: Eu sou.
21 And Abner said to him: Go to the right hand or to the left, and lay hold on one of the young men and take thee his spoils. But Asael would not leave off following him close.
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 again Abner said to Asael: Go off, and do not follow me, lest I be obliged to stab thee to the ground, and I shall not be able to 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 hearken to him, and would not turn aside: wherefore Abner struck him with his spear with a back stroke in the groin, and thrust him through, and he died upon the spot: and all that came to the place where Asael 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 Now while Joab and Abisai pursued after Abner, the sun went down: and they came as far as the hill of the aqueduct, that lieth over against the valley by the way of the wilderness in Gabaon.
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 to Abner: and being joined in one body, they 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 cried out to Joab, and said: Shall thy sword rage unto utter destruction? knowest thou not that it is dangerous to drive people to despair? how long dost thou defer to bid the people cease from pursuing after 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 the Lord liveth, if thou hadst spoke sooner, even in the morning the people should have retired from pursuing after their brethren.
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 Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the army stood still, and did not pursue after Israel any farther, nor 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 plains: and they passed the Jordan, and having gone through all Beth-horon, came to the camp.
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 returning, after he had left Abner, assembled all the people: and there were wanting of David’s servants nineteen men, beside Asael.
Também Joab se tornou de detraz de Abner, e ajuntou todo o povo: e dos servos de David faltaram dezenove homens, e Asael.
31 But the servants of David had killed of Benjamin, and of the men that were with Abner, three hundred and sixty, who all 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 Asael, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father in Bethlehem, and Joab, and the men that were with him, marched all the 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.
