1 Kings 20
1 Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, gathered all his army, and he persuaded 32 other kings to join him with their armies and horses and chariots. They marched to Samaria [city, the capital of Israel], and surrounded it, and [prepared to] attack it.
Ben Hadad, o rei da Síria, reuniu todo o seu exército; e havia trinta e dois reis com ele, com cavalos e carruagens. Ele subiu e sitiou Samaria, e lutou contra ela.
2 Ben-Hadad sent messengers into the city to King Ahab, to say this to him: “This is what King Ben-Hadad says:
Ele enviou mensageiros à cidade para Acabe, rei de Israel, e disse-lhe: “Ben Hadad diz:
3 ‘[You must give to] me all your silver and gold, your (good-looking/most beautiful) wives/women and strongest children.’”
'Sua prata e seu ouro são meus. Suas esposas também e seus filhos, mesmo os melhores, são meus””.
4 The king of Israel replied to them, “Tell this to King Ben-Hadad: ‘I agree to do what you requested. You can have me and everything that I own.’”
O rei de Israel respondeu: “É de acordo com seu ditado, meu senhor, ó rei”. Eu sou seu, e tudo o que tenho”.
5 [The messengers told that to] Ben-Hadad, and he [sent them back with] another message: “I sent a message to you saying that you must give me all your silver and gold and your wives and your children.
Os mensageiros vieram novamente e disseram: “Ben Hadad diz: 'Enviei de fato a você, dizendo: 'Você me entregará sua prata, seu ouro, suas esposas e seus filhos;
6 But [in addition to that], about this time tomorrow, I will send some of my officials to search your palace and the houses of your officials, and to bring to me everything that pleases them.”
mas enviarei meus servos a você amanhã por esta hora, e eles revistarão sua casa e as casas de seus servos'. O que for agradável aos seus olhos, eles o colocarão na mão e o levarão””.
7 King Ahab summoned all the leaders of Israel, and said to them, “You can see/realize for yourselves that this man is trying to cause much trouble. He sent me a message insisting that I must give him my wives and my children, my silver and my gold, and I agreed to do that.”
Então o rei de Israel chamou todos os anciãos da terra e disse: “Por favor, repare como este homem procura a maldade; pois ele me enviou para minhas esposas, e para meus filhos, e para minha prata, e para meu ouro; e eu não o neguei”.
8 The leaders and all the other people said to him, “Do not pay any attention to him! Do not do what he is requesting!”
Todos os anciãos e todas as pessoas lhe disseram: “Não ouçam e não consintam”.
9 So Ahab said to Ben-Hadad’s messengers, “Tell the king that I agree to give him the things that he first requested, but I do not agree to allow his officials to take anything that they want from my palace and from the houses of my officials.” So the messengers [reported that to King Ben-Hadad, and they] returned with another message from Ben-Hadad.
Por isso ele disse aos mensageiros de Ben Hadad: “Diga a meu senhor o rei: 'Tudo o que você mandou chamar a seu servo no início eu farei, mas isto eu não posso fazer'”. Os mensageiros partiram e lhe trouxeram a mensagem de volta.
10 In that message he said, “[We will destroy] your city [completely, with the result that] there will not be enough dust and rubble left for each of my soldiers to have one handful! I hope/wish that the gods will strike me dead if we do not do that!”
Ben Hadad enviou a ele, e disse: “Os deuses fazem isso comigo, e mais ainda, se o pó de Samaria for suficiente para punhados para todas as pessoas que me seguem”.
11 King Ahab replied [to the messengers], “Tell King Ben-Hadad that a soldier who is putting on his armor [preparing to fight a battle] [MTY] should not boast at that time; he [should wait until] after he wins the battle.”
O rei de Israel respondeu: “Diga-lhe: 'Não deixe que aquele que coloca sua armadura se vanglorie como aquele que a tira'”.
12 Ben-Hadad heard that message while he and the other rulers were drinking [wine] in their temporary shelters. He told his men to prepare to attack [MTY] the city. So his men did that.
Quando Ben Hadad ouviu esta mensagem enquanto bebia, ele e os reis nos pavilhões, ele disse a seus servos: “Preparem-se para atacar! Então, eles se prepararam para atacar a cidade.
13 At that moment, a prophet came to King Ahab and said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘[Do not be at all afraid of] [RHQ] the large enemy army that you see! I will enable your army to defeat them today, and you will know that it is I, Yahweh, [who have the power to do what I say that I will do].’”
Eis que um profeta se aproximou de Acabe, rei de Israel, e disse: “Javé diz: 'Você já viu toda esta grande multidão? Eis que hoje eu a entregarei em suas mãos”. Então você saberá que eu sou Yahweh””.
14 Ahab asked, “What group [of our army] will defeat them?” The prophet replied, “The young soldiers who are commanded by the district governors will do it.” The king asked, “Who should lead the attack?” The prophet replied, “You should!”
Ahab disse: “Por quem?” Ele disse: “Yahweh diz: 'Pelos jovens dos príncipes das províncias'”. Então ele disse: “Quem começará a batalha?” Ele respondeu: “Você”.
15 So Ahab gathered the young soldiers who were commanded by the district governors. There were 232 of those men. Then he also summoned all the Israeli army. There were [only] 7,000 soldiers.
Depois ele reuniu os jovens dos príncipes das províncias, e eles eram duzentos e trinta e dois. Depois deles, ele reuniu todo o povo, mesmo todos os filhos de Israel, sendo sete mil.
16 They started to attack at noon, while Ben-Hadad and the other rulers were getting drunk in their temporary shelters.
Eles saíram ao meio-dia. Mas Ben Hadad estava bebendo embriagado nos pavilhões, ele e os reis, os trinta e dois reis que o ajudaram.
17 The young soldiers advanced first. Some scouts who had been sent out by Ben-Hadad reported to him, “There are men coming out of Samaria [city]”!
Os jovens dos príncipes das províncias saíram primeiro; e Ben Hadad enviou, e eles lhe disseram, dizendo: “Os homens estão saindo de Samaria”.
18 He said, “It does not matter whether they are coming to fight against us or to ask for peace. Capture them, but do not kill them
Ele disse: “Se eles saíram para a paz, tomem-nos vivos; ou se saíram para a guerra, tomem-nos vivos”.
19 The young Israeli soldiers went out of the city to attack [the Syrian army], and the other soldiers in the Israeli army followed them.
Assim, estes saíram da cidade, os jovens dos príncipes das províncias e o exército que os acompanhou.
20 Each [Israeli soldier] killed a [Syrian] soldier. The rest of the Syrian army then ran away, and the Israeli soldiers pursued them. But King Ben-Hadad escaped riding his horse, along with some other men riding horses.
Cada um deles matou seu homem. Os sírios fugiram, e Israel os perseguiu. Ben Hadad, o rei da Síria, escapou a cavalo com cavaleiros.
21 Then the king of Israel went out [of the city], and he and his soldiers captured [all] the [other Syrian] horses and chariots, and also killed a large number of Syrian soldiers.
O rei de Israel saiu e atingiu os cavalos e as carruagens, e matou os sírios com uma grande matança.
22 Then that same prophet went to King Ahab and said to him, “Go back and prepare your soldiers, and think carefully about what will be necessary for you to do, because the king of Syria with attack with his army again in the springtime of next year.”
O profeta se aproximou do rei de Israel e lhe disse: “Vai, fortalece-te e planeja o que deves fazer, pois no retorno do ano, o rei da Síria se aproximará de ti”.
23 [After the Syrian army was defeated, ] Ben-Hadad’s officials said to him, “The gods that the Israelis [worship] are gods [who live] in the hills. [Samaria is built on a hill, and] that is why their soldiers were able to defeat us. But if we fight against them in the plains/lowlands, we certainly will be able to defeat them.
Os servos do rei da Síria disseram-lhe: “O deus deles é um deus das colinas; portanto, eles eram mais fortes do que nós. Mas vamos lutar contra eles na planície, e certamente seremos mais fortes do que eles”.
24 So, this is what you should do: You must remove the 32 kings [who are leading your troops] and replace them with army commanders.
Faça o seguinte: tire os reis, cada homem de seu lugar, e ponha capitães no lugar deles.
25 Then gather an army like the army that was defeated. Gather an army that has as many horses and chariots as the first army had. Then we will fight the Israelis in the plains/lowlands, and we will surely defeat them.” Ben-Hadad agreed with them, and he did what they suggested.
Reunir um exército como o exército que você perdeu, cavalo por cavalo e carruagem por carruagem. Lutaremos contra eles na planície, e certamente seremos mais fortes do que eles”. Ele ouviu a voz deles e o fez.
26 In the spring of the following year, he gathered his soldiers and marched [with them] to Aphek [city east of Galilee Lake], to fight against the Israeli army.
No retorno do ano, Ben Hadad reuniu os sírios e foi até Aphek para lutar contra Israel.
27 The Israeli army was also gathered together, and they were equipped with the things that they needed [for the battle]. Then they marched out and formed two groups facing the Syrian army. Their army was very small; they resembled two small flocks of goats, whereas the Syrian army [was very large and] spread all over the countryside.
As crianças de Israel foram reunidas e receberam provisões, e foram contra elas. As crianças de Israel acamparam diante deles como dois bandos de cabritos, mas os sírios encheram o país.
28 A prophet came to King Ahab and said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘The Syrians say that I am a god who lives in the hills, and that I am not a god who lives in the valleys. So I will [show that they are wrong by] enabling your men to defeat this huge army [IDM] [in the valley], and you will know that I, Yahweh, [have done it].’”
Um homem de Deus aproximou-se e falou ao rei de Israel, e disse: “Javé diz: 'Porque os sírios disseram: 'Javé é um deus das colinas, mas não é um deus dos vales', portanto entregarei toda esta grande multidão em suas mãos, e sabereis que eu sou Javé'”.
29 The two armies stayed in their tents for seven days, in groups that faced each other. Then, on the seventh day, they started fighting. The Israeli army killed 100,000 Syrian soldiers.
Eles acamparam um em frente ao outro durante sete dias. Então, no sétimo dia a batalha foi unida; e as crianças de Israel mataram cem mil homens de pé dos sírios em um dia.
30 The other Syrian soldiers ran away into Aphek City. Then the wall of the city collapsed and killed 27,000 more Syrian soldiers. Ben-Hadad also escaped into the city, and hid in the back room of a house.
Mas os demais fugiram para Aphek, para a cidade; e o muro caiu sobre vinte e sete mil homens que ficaram. Ben Hadad fugiu e entrou na cidade, em uma sala interior.
31 His officials went to him and said, “We have heard a report that the Israelis act mercifully. So allow us to go to the king of Israel, wearing coarse sacks around our waists and ropes on our heads/necks [to indicate that we will be his slaves]. Perhaps [if we do that, ] he will allow you to remain alive.”
Seus servos lhe disseram: “Veja agora, ouvimos dizer que os reis da casa de Israel são reis misericordiosos. Por favor, ponhamos pano de saco em nossos corpos e cordas em nossas cabeças, e vamos até o rei de Israel. Talvez ele salve sua vida”.
32 [The king permitted them to do that, ] so they wrapped coarse sacks around their waists and put ropes on their heads/necks, and they went to the king of Israel and said to him, “Ben-Hadad, who greatly respects you, says, ‘Please do not kill me.’” Ahab replied, “Is he still alive? He is like a brother to me!”
Então eles colocaram pano de saco em seus corpos e cordas em suas cabeças, e vieram ao rei de Israel, e disseram: “Seu servo Ben Hadad diz: 'Por favor, deixe-me viver'”. Ele disse: “Ele ainda está vivo? Ele é meu irmão”.
33 Ben-Hadad’s officials were trying to find out if Ahab would act mercifully, and when Ahab said “brother,” they (were optimistic/thought that Ahab would be merciful). So they replied, “Yes, he is like your brother!” Ahab said, “Go and bring him to me.” So they [went and] brought Ben-Hadad to him. [When Ben-Hadad arrived, ] Ahab told him to get in his chariot [and sit with him].
Agora os homens observaram diligentemente e apressaram-se a tomar esta frase; e disseram: “Seu irmão Ben Hadad”. Então ele disse: “Vá, traga-o”. Então Ben Hadad veio até ele; e ele o fez subir na carruagem.
34 Ben-Hadad said to him, “I will give back to you the towns that my father’s army took from your father. And I will allow you to set up market areas for your merchants in Damascus [my capital], just as my father did in Samaria [your capital].” Ahab replied, “Because you agree to do that, I will not execute you.” So Ahab made an agreement with Ben-Hadad, and allowed him to go home.
Ben Hadad disse a ele: “As cidades que meu pai tirou de seu pai eu vou restaurar”. Você fará ruas para si mesmo em Damasco, como meu pai fez em Samaria”. “Eu”, disse Ahab, “vou deixá-lo ir com este pacto”. Então, ele fez um pacto com ele e o deixou ir.
35 Then Yahweh spoke to a member of a group of prophets and said to him, “Ask one of your fellow prophets to strike and wound you.” [So he did what Yahweh told him to do]. [He said to one of his fellow prophets, ‘Strike me and wound me].’ But that man refused to do it.
Um certo homem dos filhos dos profetas disse a seu companheiro pela palavra de Javé: “Por favor, me golpeie! O homem se recusou a atacá-lo.
36 So the prophet said to him, “Because you refused to obey what Yahweh told you to do, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me.” And as soon as he left that prophet, a lion suddenly pounced on him and killed him.
Então ele lhe disse: “Porque você não obedeceu à voz de Javé, eis que, assim que você se afastar de mim, um leão o matará”. Assim que ele se afastou dele, um leão o encontrou e o matou.
37 Then the prophet found another prophet, and said to him, “Strike me!” So that man hit him [very hard] and injured him.
Então ele encontrou outro homem, e disse: “Por favor, me golpeie”. O homem o golpeou e o feriu.
38 Then the prophet put a large bandage/cloth over his face so that no one would recognize him. Then he went and stood alongside the road, waiting for the king to come by.
Então o profeta partiu e esperou pelo rei a propósito, e se disfarçou com sua faixa de cabeça sobre seus olhos.
39 When the king passed by, the prophet cried out to him, saying “Your majesty, [after I was wounded] while I was fighting in a battle, a soldier brought to me one of our enemies that he had captured, and said to me, ‘Guard this man! If he escapes, you must pay me 3,000 pieces of silver, and if you do not pay that, you will be executed!’
Quando o rei passou, ele gritou ao rei, e disse: “Seu servo saiu para o meio da batalha; e eis que um homem veio e me trouxe um homem, e disse: 'Guardai este homem! Se de alguma forma ele estiver desaparecido, então sua vida será pela vida dele, ou então você pagará um talento de prata”.
40 But while I was busy doing other things, the man escaped!” The king of Israel said to him, “That is your problem! You yourself have said that you deserve to be punished.”
Como seu servo estava ocupado aqui e ali, ele tinha desaparecido”. O rei de Israel lhe disse: “Assim será seu julgamento”. Vós mesmo o decidistes”.
41 The prophet immediately took off the bandage, and the king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.
Ele se apressou e tirou a faixa da cabeça de seus olhos; e o rei de Israel reconheceu que ele era um dos profetas.
42 And the prophet said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You have allowed that man [Ben-Hadad] to escape after I commanded you to be sure to execute him! Since you did not do that, you will be killed instead. And your army will be destroyed because you allowed [some of] his army to escape!’”
Ele lhe disse: “Yahweh diz: 'Porque você deixou escapar de sua mão o homem que eu tinha dedicado à destruição, portanto sua vida tomará o lugar de sua vida, e seu povo tomará o lugar de seu povo'”.
43 The king went back home to Samaria, very angry and depressed/dejected.
O rei de Israel foi para sua casa amuado e zangado, e veio para Samaria.
