Judges 21
1 Now the children of Israel had also sworn in Maspha, saying: None of us shall give of his daughters to the children of Benjamin to wife.
Ora tinham jurado os homens de Israel em Mispah, dizendo: Nenhum de nós dará sua filha por mulher aos benjamitas.
2 And they all came to the house of God in Silo, and abiding before him till the evening, lifted up their voices, and began to lament and weep, saying:
Veio pois o povo a bethel, e ali ficaram até à tarde diante de Deus: e levantaram a sua voz, e prantearam com grande pranto,
3 O Lord God of Israel, why is so great an evil come to pass in thy people, that this day one tribe should be taken away from among us?
E disseram: Ah! Senhor Deus de Israel, porque sucedeu isto em Israel, que hoje falte uma tribo em Israel?
4 And rising early the next day, they built an altar: and offered there holocausts, and victims of peace, and they said:
E sucedeu que, no dia seguinte, o povo pela manhã se levantou, e edificou ali um altar; e ofereceram holocaustos e ofertas pacíficas.
5 Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the army of the Lord? for they had bound themselves with a great oath, when they were in Maspha, that whosoever were wanting should be slain.
E disseram os filhos de Israel: Quem de todas as tribos de Israel não subiu ao ajuntamento ao Senhor? Porque se tinha feito um grande juramento acerca dos que não viessem ao Senhor a Mispah, dizendo: Morrerá certamente.
6 And the children of Israel being moved with repentance for their brother Benjamin, began to say: One tribe is taken away from Israel.
E arrependeram-se os filhos de Israel acerca de Benjamin, seu irmão, e disseram: Cortada é hoje de Israel uma tribo.
7 Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.
Que faremos, acerca de mulheres, com os que ficaram de resto, pois nós temos jurado pelo Senhor que nenhuma de nossas filhas lhes dariamos por mulheres?
8 Therefore they said: Who is thereof all the tribes of Israel, that came not up to the Lord to Maspha. And behold the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad were found not to have been in that army.
E disseram: há alguma das tribos de Israel que não subisse ao Senhor a Mispah? E eis que ninguém de Jabes de Gilead viera ao arraial, à congregação.
9 (At that time also when they were in Silo, no one of them was found there.)
Porquanto o povo se contou: e eis que nenhum dos moradores de Jabes de Gilead se achou ali.
10 So they sent ten thousand of the most valiant men, and commanded them, saying: Go and put the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad to the sword, with their wives and their children.
Então o ajuntamento enviou lá doze mil homens dos mais valentes, e lhes ordenou, dizendo: Ide, e ao fio da espada feri aos moradores de Jabes de Gilead, e às mulheres e aos meninos.
11 And this is what you shall observe: Every male, and all women that have known men, you shall kill, but the virgins you shall save.
Porém isto é o que haveis de fazer: A todo o macho e a toda a mulher que se houver deitado com um homem totalmente destruireis.
12 And there were found of Jabes Galaad four hundred virgins, that had not known the bed of a man, and they brought them to the camp Silo, into the land of Chanaan.
E acharam entre os moradores de Jabes de Gilead quatrocentas moças virgens, que não conheceram homem deitando-se com macho: e as trouxeram ao arraial, a Silo, que está na terra de Canaan.
13 And they sent messengers to the children of Benjamin, that were in the rock Remmon, and commanded them to receive them in peace.
Então todo o ajuntamento enviou, e falou aos filhos de Benjamin, que estavam na penha de Rimmon, e lhes proclamou a paz.
14 And the children of Benjamin came at that time, and wives were given them of the daughters of Jabes Galaad: but they found no others, whom they might give in like manner.
E ao mesmo tempo voltaram os benjamitas; e deram-lhes as mulheres que haviam guardado com vida, das mulheres de Jabes de Gilead: porém estas ainda lhes não bastaram.
15 And all Israel was very sorry, and repented for the destroying of one tribe out of Israel.
Então o povo se arrependeu por causa de Benjamin: porquanto o Senhor tinha feito abertura nas tribos de Israel.
16 And the ancients said: What shall we do with the rest, that have not received wives? for all the women in Benjamin are dead.
E disseram os anciãos do ajuntamento: Que faremos acerca de mulheres para os que ficaram de resto? pois as mulheres são destruídas de Benjamin.
17 And we must use all care, and provide with great diligence, that one tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
Disseram mais: A herança dos que ficaram de resto é de Benjamin, e nenhuma tribo de Israel deve ser destruída.
18 For as to our own daughters we cannot give them, being bound with an oath and a curse, whereby we said: Cursed be he that shall give Benjamin any of his daughters to wife.
Porém nós não lhes poderemos dar mulheres de nossas filhas, porque os filhos de Israel juraram, dizendo: Maldito aquele que der mulher aos benjamitas.
19 So they took counsel, and said: Behold there is a yearly solemnity of the Lord in Silo, which is situate on the north of the city of Bethel, and on the east side of the way, that goeth from Bethel to Sichem, and on the south of the town of Lebona.
Então disseram: Eis que de ano em ano há solenidade do Senhor em Silo, que se celebra para o norte de bethel, da banda do nascente do sol, pelo caminho alto que sobe de bethel a Sichem, e para o sul de Lebona.
20 And they commanded the children of Benjamin, and said: Go, and lie hid in the vineyards,
E mandaram aos filhos de Benjamin, dizendo: Ide, e emboscai-vos nas vinhas,
21 And when you shall see the daughters of Silo come out, as the custom is, to dance, come ye on a sudden out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife among them, and go into the land of Benjamin.
E olhai, e eis ai, saindo as filhas de Silo a dançar em ranchos, saí vós das vinhas, e arrebatai-vos cada um sua mulher das filhas de Silo, e ide-vos à terra de Benjamin.
22 And when their fathers and their brethren shall come, and shall begin to complain against you, and to chide, we will say to them: Have pity on them for they took them not away as by the right of war or conquest, but when they asked to have them, you gave them not, and the fault was committed on your part.
E será que, quando seus pais ou seus irmãos vierem a litigar conosco, nós lhes diremos: Por amor de nós, tende compaixão deles, pois nesta guerra não tomamos mulheres para cada um deles: porque não lhas destes vós, para que agora ficasseis culpados?
23 And the children of Benjamin did, as they had been commanded: and according to their number, they carried off for themselves every man his wife of them that were dancing: and they went into their possession and built up their cities, and dwelt in them.
E os filhos de Benjamin o fizeram assim, e levaram mulheres conforme ao número deles, das que arrebatavam dos ranchos que dançavam: e foram-se, e voltaram à sua herança, e reedificaram as cidades, e habitaram nelas.
24 The children of Israel also returned by their tribes, and families, to their dwellings.
Também os filhos de Israel partiram então dali, cada um para a sua tribo e para a sua geração: e sairam dali, cada um para a sua herança.
25 In those days there was no king in Israel: but every one did that which seemed right to himself.
Naqueles dias não havia rei em Israel: porém cada um fazia o que parecia reto aos seus olhos.
