2 Samuel 14
1 Joab realized that the king yearned [IDM] to see Absalom.
Conhecendo pois Joab, filho de Zeruia, que o coração do rei era inclinado para Absalão,
2 So Joab sent someone to Tekoa [town] to bring back a woman who was very clever. [When she arrived, ] Joab said to her, “Pretend that you are grieving because someone has died. Put on clothes that show that you are mourning. Do not put any lotion/ointment on your body. Act as if you are a woman who has been mourning for a long time.
Enviou Joab a Tecoa, e tomou de lá uma mulher sabia, e disse-lhe: Ora finge que estás de nojo; veste vestidos de nojo, e não te unjas com oleo, e sejas como uma mulher que ha já muitos dias está de nojo por algum morto.
3 And go to the king, and tell him what I tell you to say.” Then Joab told her what to say [MTY] [to the king].
E entra ao rei, e falla-lhe conforme a esta palavra. E Joab lhe poz as palavras na bocca.
4 So the woman from Tekoa went to the king. She prostrated herself in front of him and then bowed down to him, and said, “Your Majesty, help me!”
E a mulher tecoita fallou ao rei, e, deitando-se com o rosto em terra, se prostrou e disse: Salva-me, ó rei.
5 The king replied, “What is your problem?” She replied, “Please, sir, I am a widow. My husband died [some time ago].
E disse-lhe o rei: Que tens? E disse ella: Na verdade que sou uma mulher viuva, e morreu meu marido.
6 I had two sons. But one day they quarreled with each other out in the fields. There was no one to separate them, and one of them struck the other one and killed him.
Tinha pois a tua serva dois filhos, e ambos estes brigaram no campo, e não houve quem os apartasse: assim um feriu ao outro, e o matou.
7 Now, all my family oppose me. They are insisting that I allow them to kill my son who is still alive [MTY], in order that they may get revenge for his killing his brother. But if they do that, I will not have any son to inherit [my husband’s possessions]. That would be like [MET] extinguishing the last coals of a fire, and my husband would not have a son to preserve our family’s name. [DOU]”
E eis que toda a linhagem se levantou contra a tua serva, e disseram: Dá-nos aquelle que feriu a seu irmão, para que o matemos, por causa da vida de seu irmão, a quem matou, e para que destruamos tambem ao herdeiro. Assim apagarão a braza que me ficou, de sorte que não deixam a meu marido nome, nem resto sobre a terra.
8 Then the king said to the woman, “Go back home; I will take care of this matter for you.”
E disse o rei á mulher: Vae para tua casa: e eu mandarei ordem ácerca de ti.
9 The woman from Tekoa replied to the king, “Your Majesty, if you are criticized [for helping me], my family and I will accept the blame. You and the royal family will (be innocent/not have done what is wrong).”
E disse a mulher tecoita ao rei: A injustiça, rei meu senhor, venha sobre mim e sobre a casa de meu pae: e o rei e o seu throno fique inculpavel.
10 The king said to her, “If anyone says anything [to threaten you/cause you trouble] you, bring that person to me, and [I will make sure that] he will never cause you trouble again.”
E disse o rei: Quem fallar contra ti, traze-m'o a mim: e nunca mais te tocará.
11 Then the woman said, “Your Majesty, please pray that Yahweh your God will not allow my relative, who [wants to get] revenge on my son for killing [MTY] his brother, to be able to do that.” David replied, “As surely as Yahweh lives, your son will not be harmed at all. [IDM]”
E disse ella: Ora lembre-se o rei do Senhor seu Deus, para que os vingadores do sangue se não multipliquem a deitar-nos a perder, e não destruam a meu filho. Então disse elle: Vive o Senhor, que não ha de cair no chão nem um dos cabellos de teu filho.
12 Then the woman said, “Your Majesty, please allow me to say one more thing to you.” He replied, “Speak!”
Então disse a mulher: Peço-te que a tua serva falle uma palavra ao rei meu senhor. E disse elle: Falla.
13 The woman said, “Why have you done this bad thing to God’s people? You have not allowed your son Absalom to return home. By saying what you have just said, you have certainly declared [RHQ] that what you have done is wrong.
E disse a mulher: Porque pois pensaste tu uma tal coisa contra o povo de Deus? Porque, fallando o rei tal palavra, fica como culpado; visto que o rei não torna a trazer o seu desterrado.
14 We all die; we are like [SIM] water that cannot be picked up after it is spilled on the ground. But God does not just cause us to die; he creates ways to bring us back when we become separated from him.
Porque certamente morreremos, e seremos como aguas derramadas na terra, que não se ajuntam mais: Deus pois lhe não tirará a vida, mas ideiará pensamentos, para que se não desterre d'elle o seu desterrado.
15 “Now, Your Majesty, I have come to you because others have threatened me. So I said to myself, ‘I will go and talk to the king, and perhaps he will do what I request him to do.
E que eu agora vim fallar esta palavra ao rei, meu senhor, é porque o povo me atemorisou: dizia pois a tua serva: Fallarei pois ao rei; porventura fará o rei segundo a palavra da sua serva.
16 Perhaps he will listen to me, and save me from the man who is trying to kill my son. If my son is killed, it would result in us disappearing from the land that God gave to us.’
Porque o rei ouvirá, para livrar a sua serva da mão do homem que intenta destruir juntamente a mim e a meu filho da herança de Deus.
17 “And I thought, ‘What the king says will comfort/encourage me, because the king is like [SIM] an angel of God. He knows what is good and what is evil.’ I pray/desire that Yahweh our God will (be with/direct) you.”
Dizia mais a tua serva: Seja agora a palavra do rei meu senhor para descanço: porque como um anjo de Deus, assim é o rei, meu senhor, para ouvir o bem e o mal; e o Senhor teu Deus será comtigo.
18 Then the king said to the woman, “I will now ask you a question. Answer it, and tell me the truth. [LIT]” The woman replied, “Your majesty, ask your question.”
Então respondeu o rei, e disse á mulher: Peço-te que não me encubras o que eu te perguntar. E disse a mulher: Ora falle o rei, meu senhor.
19 The king said, “Was Joab the one who told you to do this?” She replied, “Yes, Your Majesty, as surely as you live, I cannot avoid telling you what is true. Yes, indeed, it was Joab who told me to come here, and who told me what to say.
E disse o rei: Não é verdade que a mão de Joab anda comtigo em tudo isto? E respondeu a mulher, e disse: Vive a tua alma, ó rei meu senhor, que ninguem se poderá desviar, nem para a direita nem para a esquerda, de tudo quanto o rei, meu senhor, tem dito; porque Joab, teu servo, é quem me deu ordem, e foi elle que poz na bocca da tua serva todas estas palavras:
20 He did it in order to cause you to think differently about this matter. Your Majesty, you are as wise as God’s angels, and [it seems that] you know everything [that happens] on the earth, [so you know why Joab sent me here].”
Que eu virasse a fórma d'este negocio, Joab, teu servo, fez isto: porém sabio é meu senhor, conforme á sabedoria d'um anjo de Deus, para entender tudo o que ha na terra.
21 Then the king [summoned] Joab [and] said to him, “Listen! I have decided to do [what you want]. So go and get that young man Absalom and bring him back [to Jerusalem].”
Então o rei disse a Joab: Eis que fiz isto: vae pois, e torna a trazer o mancebo Absalão.
22 Joab prostrated himself on the ground, and then he bowed down before the king, and [asked God to] bless him. Then Joab said, “Your Majesty, today I know that you are pleased with me, because you have agreed to do what I requested.”
Então Joab se prostrou sobre o seu rosto em terra, e se inclinou, e o agradeceu ao rei; e disse Joab: Hoje conheceu o teu servo que achei graça aos teus olhos, ó rei meu senhor, porque o rei fez segundo a palavra do teu servo.
23 Then Joab got up and went to Geshur, and got Absalom and brought him back to Jerusalem.
Levantou-se pois Joab, e foi a Gesur, e trouxe Absalão a Jerusalem.
24 But the king said/commanded that Absalom would not be permitted to live in the palace. He said, “I do not want him to come to see me.” So Absalom lived in his own house, and did not go to [talk to] the king.
E disse o rei: Torne para a sua casa, e não veja a minha face. Tornou pois Absalão para sua casa, e não viu a face do rei.
25 Absalom was very handsome. He looked perfect, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head. In all of Israel there was no one whom people admired more than Absalom.
Não havia porém em todo o Israel homem tão bello e tão aprazivel como Absalão, desde a planta do pé até á cabeça não havia n'elle defeito algum.
26 His hair was very thick, and he cut it only once each year, when it became too heavy for him. Using the standard weights, he would weigh the hair [that he cut off], and it always weighed about five pounds.
E, quando tosquiava a sua cabeça (e succedia que no fim de cada anno a tosquiava, porquanto muito lhe pesava, e por isso a tosquiava), pesava o cabello da sua cabeça duzentos siclos, segundo o peso real.
27 Absalom had three sons and one daughter named Tamar. She was a very beautiful woman.
Tambem nasceram a Absalão tres filhos e uma filha, cujo nome era Tamar; e esta era mulher formosa á vista.
28 [After] Absalom [returned to] Jerusalem, he lived there two years, and during that time he never [was allowed to] see the king.
Assim ficou Absalão dois annos inteiros em Jerusalem, e não viu a face do rei.
29 So he sent [a messenger] to Joab to ask him to come [and talk to him], but Joab refused to come. So Absalom sent [a message to him] a second time, but he still would not come.
Mandou pois Absalão chamar a Joab, para o enviar ao rei; porém não quiz vir a elle: e enviou ainda segunda vez, e, comtudo, não quiz vir
30 Then Absalom said to his servants, “You know that Joab’s field is next to mine, and that he has barley [growing] there. Go and light a fire there [to burn his barley].” So Absalom’s servants [went there and] lit a fire, [and all his barley burned].
Então disse aos seus servos: Vêdes ali o pedaço de campo de Joab pegado ao meu, e tem cevada n'elle; ide, e ponde-lhe fogo. E os servos de Absalão pozeram fogo ao pedaço de campo.
31 Joab [knew who had done it, so he] went to Absalom’s house and said to him, “Why have your servants burned [the barley in] my field?”
Então Joab se levantou, e veiu a Absalão, em casa, e disse-lhe: Porque pozeram os teus servos fogo ao pedaço de campo que é meu
32 Absalom replied, “Because [you did not come to me when] I sent messages to you [requesting that you come]. I wanted to request that you go to the king to say to him, ‘Absalom (wants to know what good it did/says that is was useless) [RHQ] for him [RHQ] to leave Geshur and come here. [He thinks that] it would have been better for him to have stayed there. [He wants you to] allow him to talk to you. And if you think that he has done something that is wrong, you can [command that] he be executed.’”
E disse Absalão a Joab: Eis que enviei a ti, dizendo: Vem cá, para que te envie ao rei, a dizer-lhe: Para que vim de Gesur? Melhor me fôra estar ainda lá. Agora, pois, veja eu a face do rei; e, se ha ainda em mim alguma culpa, que me mate.
33 So Joab went to the king, and told him [what Absalom had said]. Then the king [summoned Absalom], and he came to the king and knelt down in front of him with his face touching the ground. Then the king kissed Absalom [to show that he was pleased to see him].
Então entrou Joab ao rei, e assim lh'o disse. Então chamou a Absalão, e elle entrou ao rei, e se inclinou sobre o seu rosto em terra diante do rei: e o rei beijou a Absalão.
