1 Samuel 23
1 One day someone told David, “You need to know that the Philistia army is attacking Keilah [town] and they are stealing grain from where men are threshing it.”
E deram aviso a Davi, dizendo: Eis que os filisteus combatem a Queila, e roubam as eiras.
2 David asked Yahweh, “Should my men and I go to fight against those men from the Philistia people-group?” Yahweh answered, “Yes, go. Attack them, and rescue the people of Keilah.”
E Davi consultou ao SENHOR, dizendo: Irei a ferir a estes filisteus? E o SENHOR respondeu a Davi: Vai, fere aos filisteus, e livra a Queila.
3 But David’s men said to him, “We are afraid [that Saul will attack us] here in Judah. We will be more afraid if we go to Keilah where the Philistia army is!”
Mas os que estavam com Davi lhe disseram: Eis que nós aqui em Judá estamos com medo; quanto mais se formos a Queila contra o exército dos filisteus?
4 So David asked Yahweh again [if they should go to Keilah]. Yahweh answered, “Yes, go down to Keilah. I will help you to defeat the men of the Philistia people-group.”
Então Davi voltou a consultar ao SENHOR. E o SENHOR lhe respondeu, e disse: Levanta-te, desce a Queila, que eu entregarei em tuas mãos aos filisteus.
5 So David and his men went to Keilah. They fought against the men of the Philistia people-group and captured many of their cattle. David and his men killed many of the Philistia men and rescued the people of Keilah.
Partiu-se, pois Davi com seus homens a Queila, e lutou contra os filisteus, e tomou seus gados, e feriu-os com grande estrago: e livrou Davi aos de Queila.
6 Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, fled to be with David at Keilah, and he brought the sacred vest with him [to use it to determine what God wanted to be done].
E aconteceu que, fugindo Abiatar filho de Aimeleque a Davi a Queila, veio também com ele o éfode.
7 Soon Saul found out that David was at Keilah. So he said, “That is good! God is enabling me to capture him! He has trapped himself in that town, because it has high walls with gates around it.”
E foi dito a Saul que Davi havia vindo a Queila. Então disse Saul: Deus o trouxe a minhas mãos; porque ele está escondido, havendo-se posto em cidade com portas e fechaduras.
8 So Saul summoned his army, and they prepared to go down to Keilah to attack David and his men.
E convocou Saul todo aquele povo à batalha, para descer a Queila, e pôr cerco a Davi e aos seus.
9 But David found out that Saul was planning [for his army] to attack him. So he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring [here] the sacred vest.”
Mas entendendo Davi que Saul planejava o mal contra ele, disse a Abiatar sacerdote: Traze o éfode.
10 [So when Abiathar brought it, ] David prayed, “Yahweh, God of us Israelis, I have heard that Saul is planning to come here [with his army] and destroy Keilah because I am here.
E disse Davi: o SENHOR Deus de Israel, teu servo tem entendido que Saul trata de vir contra Queila, a destruir a cidade por causa minha.
11 Will Saul come down [here to Keilah], as people reported to me? Will the leaders of Keilah enable Saul to capture me? Yahweh, God of us Israelis, please tell me!” Yahweh answered, “Yes, Saul will come down.”
Os vizinhos de Queila me entregarão em suas mãos? Descerá Saul, como teu servo tem ouvido? O SENHOR Deus de Israel, rogo-te que o declares a teu servo. E o SENHOR disse: Sim, descerá.
12 Then David asked, “Will the leaders of Keilah enable Saul’s army to capture me and my men [if we stay here]?” [By means of the stones in the sacred vest], Yahweh replied, “Yes, they will.”
Disse logo Davi: Os vizinhos de Queila entregarão a mim e a meus homens em mãos de Saul? E o SENHOR respondeu: Eles te entregarão.
13 So David and his 600 men left Keilah. They continued to move from one place to another, [wherever they thought that Saul would not find them]. And when Saul found out that David had escaped from Keilah, he did not go there.
Davi então se levantou com seus homens, que eram como seiscentos, e sairam de Queila, e foram-se de uma parte à outra. E veio a nova a Saul de como Davi se havia escapado de Queila; e deixou de sair.
14 David and his men stayed in hiding places in the desert and in the hills of Ziph Desert. Every day Saul [sent men to] search for David, but Yahweh did not allow them to capture David.
E Davi se estava no deserto em penhas, e habitava em um monte no deserto de Zife; e Saul o buscava todos os dias, mas Deus não o entregou em suas mãos.
15 While David and his men were at [a place named] Horesh in Ziph desert, he found out that Saul was coming there to kill him.
Vendo, pois, Davi que Saul havia saído em busca de sua alma, estava-se ele no bosque no deserto de Zife.
16 But Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him to continue to trust [God].
Então se levantou Jônatas filho de Saul, e veio a Davi no bosque, e confortou sua mão em Deus.
17 Jonathan told him, “Do not be afraid, because my father will not be able to harm [IDM] you. [Some day] you will be the king of Israel, and I will be the second [most important man in Israel]. My father Saul also knows that.”
E disse-lhe: Não temas, porque a mão de meu pai Saul não te achará, e tu reinarás sobre Israel, e eu serei segundo depois de ti; e ainda Saul meu pai assim o sabe.
18 Then the two of them repeated their solemn promise that Yahweh [had heard them make previously, that they would always be loyal to each other]. Then Jonathan went home, but David stayed at Horesh.
E entre ambos fizeram aliança diante do SENHOR: e Davi se ficou no bosque, e Jônatas se voltou à sua casa.
19 Some people from Ziph went to Saul when he was at Gibeah, and they told him, “David [and his men] are hiding in our land [RHQ]! They are hiding in places at Horesh on Hakilah Hill, south of [a place named] Jeshimon.
E subiram os de Zife a dizer a Saul em Gibeá: Não está Davi escondido em nossa terra nas penhas do bosque, no morro de Haquilá que está à direita do deserto?
20 So, O king, come down there any time that you want to. It is our duty to capture him and turn him over to you.”
Portanto, rei, desce agora logo, segundo todo aquele desejo de tua alma, e nós o entregaremos na mão do rei.
21 Saul replied, “I hope/desire that Yahweh will bless you [for telling that to me].
E Saul disse: Benditos sejais vós do SENHOR, que haveis tido compaixão de mim:
22 Go back and find out more about him. Find out exactly where he is staying, and find out who has seen him there. People tell me that he is very clever, [so we need to be clever also to be able to capture him].
Ide, pois, agora, preparai ainda, considerai e vede seu lugar por onde ele passa, e quem o tenha visto ali; porque se me disse que ele é em grande maneira astuto.
23 Find out all the places where he and his men hide. Then come back and tell me everything that you have found out. Then I will [take my army and] go there with you. If David is in any of the clans/caves of Judah, we will search for him [and find him]!”
Considerai, pois, e vede todos os esconderijos de onde se oculta, e voltai a mim com a certeza, e eu irei convosco: que se ele estiver na terra, eu lhe buscarei entre todos os milhares de Judá.
24 So those people went back to Ziph before Saul went there. At that time David and his men were in Maon Desert, south of Jeshimon.
E eles se levantaram, e se foram a Zife diante de Saul. Mas Davi e sua gente estavam no deserto de Maom, na planície que está à direita do deserto.
25 Saul and his soldiers went to search for David, but David heard about that. So he and his men went further [south] to a rocky hill/peak in the Maon Desert. When Saul heard about that, he and his men followed David and his men to the Maon Desert.
E partiu-se Saul com sua gente a buscá-lo; mas foi dado aviso a Davi, e desceu à penha, e ficou no deserto de Maom. O qual quando Saul ouviu, seguiu a Davi ao deserto de Maom.
26 Saul and his soldiers were walking along one side of the hill/peak, and David and his men were on the other side. David and his men were hurrying to escape from Saul’s soldiers, because Saul and his soldiers were coming much closer.
E Saul ia pelo um lado do monte, e Davi com os seus pelo outro lado do monte: e apressava-se Davi para ir adiante de Saul; mas Saul e os seus haviam cercado a Davi e à sua gente para tomá-los.
27 But then a messenger came to Saul and said to him, “Come quickly! The Philistia army is attacking the people in our land!”
Então veio um mensageiro a Saul, dizendo: Vem logo, porque os filisteus fizeram uma invasão na terra.
28 So Saul stopped pursuing David, and he [and his soldiers] went to fight against the Philistia army. That is the reason that people call that place ‘Escape Rock’.
Voltou-se, portanto, Saul de perseguir a Davi, e partiu contra os filisteus. Por esta causa puseram a aquele lugar por nome Selá-Hamalecote.
29 David and his men also left the Maon Desert and went to places to hide safely at En-Gedi.
Então Davi subiu dali, e habitou nos lugares fortes em En-Gedi.
