1 Samuel 23
1 And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.
E foi anunciado a David, dizendo: Eis que os philisteus pelejam contra Keila, e saqueiam as eiras.
2 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
E consultou David ao Senhor, dizendo: Irei eu, e ferirei a estes philisteus? E disse o Senhor a David: vai, e ferirás aos philisteus, e livrarás a Keila.
3 And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
Porém os homens de David lhe disseram: Eis que tememos aqui em Judá, quanto mais indo a Keila contra os esquadrões dos philisteus.
4 Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
Então David tornou a consultar ao Senhor, e o Senhor lhe respondeu, e disse: Levanta-te, desce a Keila, porque te dou os philisteus na tua mão.
5 And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and slew therewith a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
Então David partiu com os seus homens a Keila, e pelejou contra os philisteus, e levou os gados, e fez grande estrago entre eles: e David livrou os moradores de Keila.
6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
E sucedeu que, quando Abiathar, filho de Achimelech, fugiu para David, a Keila, desceu com o éfode na mão.
7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
E foi anunciado a Saul que David era vindo a Keila, e disse Saul: Deus o entregou nas minhas mãos, pois está encerrado, entrando numa cidade de portas e ferrolhos.
8 And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
Então Saul mandou chamar a todo o povo à peleja, para que descessem a Keila, para cercar a David e os seus homens.
9 And David knew that Saul devised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
Sabendo pois David, que Saul maquinava este mal contra ele, disse a Abiathar, sacerdote: Traze aqui o éfode.
10 Then said David, O LORD, the God of Israel, thy servant hath surely heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
E disse David: Ó Senhor, Deus de Israel, teu servo decerto tem ouvido que Saul procura vir a Keila, para destruir a cidade por causa de mim.
11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD, the God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.
Entregar-me-ão os cidadãos de Keila na sua mão? descerá Saul, como o teu servo tem ouvido? ah Senhor Deus de Israel! fa-lo saber ao teu servo. E disse o Senhor: Descerá.
12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver up me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.
Disse mais David: entregar-me-iam os cidadãos de Keila, a mim e aos meus homens, nas mãos de Saul? E disse o Senhor: Entregariam.
13 Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
Então se levantou David com os seus homens, uns seiscentos, e sairam de Keila, e foram-se aonde puderam: e sendo anunciado a Saul, que David escapara de Keila, cessou de sair contra ele.
14 And David abode in the wilderness in the strong holds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
E David permaneceu no deserto, nos lugares fortes, e ficou em um monte no deserto de Ziph: e Saul o buscava todos os dias, porém Deus não o entregou na sua mão.
15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.
Vendo pois David, que Saul sairá à busca da sua vida, David esteve no deserto de Ziph, num bosque.
16 And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
Então se levantou Jonathan, filho de Saul, e foi para David ao bosque, e confortou a sua mão em Deus;
17 And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
E disse-lhe: Não temas, que não te achará a mão de Saul, meu pai, porém tu reinarás sobre Israel, e eu serei contigo o segundo: o que também Saul meu pai, bem sabe.
18 And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
E ambos fizeram aliança perante o Senhor: David ficou no bosque, e Jonathan voltou para a sua casa.
19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in the strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?
Então subiram os zipheus a Saul, a Gibeah, dizendo: Não se escondeu David entre nós, nos lugares fortes no bosque, no outeiro de Hachila, que está à mão direita de Jesimon?
20 Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him up into the king’s hand.
Agora pois, ó rei, apressadamente desce conforme a todo o desejo da tua alma; por nós fica entregar-mo-lo nas mãos do rei.
21 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have had compassion on me.
Então disse Saul: benditos sejais vós do Senhor, porque vos compadecestes de mim.
22 Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, [and] who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.
Ide pois, e diligenciai ainda mais, e sabei e notai o lugar que frequenta, e quem o tenha visto ali; porque me foi dito que é astutíssimo.
23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me of a certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.
Pelo que atentai bem, e informai-vos acerca de todos os esconderijos, em que ele se esconde; e então voltai para mim com toda a certeza, e ir-me-ei convosco; e há de ser que, se estiver naquela terra, o buscarei entre todos os milhares de Judá.
24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert.
Então se levantaram eles, e se foram a Ziph, diante de Saul: David porém e os seus homens estavam no deserto de Maon, na campanha, à direita de Jesimon.
25 And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard [that], he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
E Saul e os seus homens se foram em busca dele; o que anunciaram a David, e desceu para aquela penha, e ficou no deserto de Maon: o que ouvindo Saul, seguiu a David para o deserto de Maon.
26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
E Saul ia desta banda do monte, e David e os seus homens da outra banda do monte: e sucedeu que David se apressou a escapar de Saul; Saul porém e os seus homens cercaram a David e aos seus homens, para lançar mão deles.
27 But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land.
Então veio um mensageiro a Saul, dizendo: Apressa-te, e vem, porque os philisteus com ímpeto entraram na terra.
28 So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.
Pelo que Saul voltou de perseguir a David, e foi-se ao encontro dos philisteus: por esta razão aquele lugar se chamou Sela-hammahlecoth.
29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strong holds of En-gedi.
E subiu David dali, e ficou nos lugares fortes de Engedi.
