2 Samuel 17
1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Allow me to choose 12,000 men, and I will leave [with them] tonight to pursue David.
Então Aitofel disse a Absalão: Eu escolherei agora doze mil homens, e me levantarei, e seguirei a Davi esta noite;
2 We will attack him while he is tired and discouraged, and cause him to be very frightened. All the soldiers who are with him will run away. We will kill only the king.
E o atacarei quando ele estiver cansado e fraco das mãos; eu o atemorizarei, e todo aquele povo que está com ele fugirá, e ferirei ao rei somente.
3 Then we will bring back all his soldiers to you, like [SIM] a (bride/woman comes to her husband when she is married). You are wanting to kill only one man; so the other people will not be harmed.”
Assim farei tornar todo aquele povo a ti: e quando eles houverem voltado, (pois aquele homem é o que tu queres) todo aquele povo estará em paz.
4 Absalom and all the Israeli leaders [who were with him] thought that what Ahithophel said would be good to do.
Esta razão apareceu bem a Absalão e a todos os anciãos de Israel.
5 But Absalom said, “Summon Hushai also, and we will hear what he suggests.”
E disse Absalão: Chama também agora a Husai arquita, para que também ouçamos o que ele dirá.
6 So when Hushai arrived, Absalom told him what Ahithophel had suggested. Then he asked Hushai, “What do you think we should do? If you do not think that we should do what Ahithophel suggests, tell us [what you think that we should do].”
E quando Husai veio a Absalão, falou-lhe Absalão, dizendo: Assim disse Aitofel; seguiremos seu conselho, ou não? Dize tu.
7 Hushai replied, “This time what Ahithophel has suggested is not good advice.
Então Husai disse a Absalão: O conselho que deu esta vez Aitofel não é bom.
8 You know that your father and the men who are with him are strong soldiers, and that now they are very angry, like [SIM] a mother bear whose cubs have been stolen from her. Furthermore, your father knows how to fight because he has fought in many battles. He will not stay with his troops during the night.
E acrescentou Husai: Tu sabes que teu pai e os seus são homens valentes, e que estão com amargura de ânimo, como a ursa no campo quando lhe tiraram os filhos. Além disso, teu pai é homem de guerra, e não terá a noite com o povo.
9 Right now he is probably already hiding in one of the pits, or in some other place. [If his soldiers start to attack your soldiers, and] if they kill some of them, whoever hears about that will say ‘Many of the soldiers with Absalom have been killed!’
Eis que ele estará agora escondido em alguma cova, ou em outro lugar: e se ao princípio caírem alguns dos teus, ouvirá quem o ouvir, e dirá: O povo que segue a Absalão foi derrotado.
10 Then your other soldiers, even if they are as fearless [SIM, IDM] as lions, they will become very afraid. Do not forget that everyone in Israel knows that your father is a great/strong soldier, and that the soldiers who are with him are also very brave/courageous.
Assim ainda o homem valente, cujo coração seja como coração de leão, sem dúvida desmaiará: porque todo Israel sabe que teu pai é homem valente, e que os que estão com ele são esforçados.
11 “So what I suggest is that you summon all the Israeli soldiers, from Dan [in the far north] to Beersheba [in the far south]. They will be as many as the grains of sand on the seashore [HYP]. And then you yourself lead us into the battle.
Aconselho, pois, que todo Israel se junte a ti, desde Dã até Berseba, em multidão como a areia que está à beira do mar, e que tu em pessoa vás à batalha.
12 We will find [your father], wherever he is, and we will attack him [from all sides], like [SIM] dew covers all the ground. And neither he nor any of the soldiers who are with him will survive.
Então lhe acometeremos em qualquer lugar que puder achar-se, e viremos contra ele como quando o orvalho cai sobre a terra, e a ninguém deixaremos dele, e de todos os que com ele estão.
13 If he escapes into some city, all our soldiers will bring ropes and pull that city down into the valley. As a result, not one stone will be left there [on top of the hill where that city was]!”
E se se recolher em alguma cidade, todos os de Israel trarão cordas àquela cidade, e a arrastaremos até o ribeiro, que nunca mais apareça pedra dela.
14 Absalom and all the other Israeli men [who were with him] said, “What Hushai suggests is better than what Ahithophel suggested.” The reason that happened was that Yahweh had determined that if they would accept the good advice that Ahithophel had given them, [they would have been able to defeat/kill David]. But [as a result of their doing what Hushai suggested], Yahweh would cause a disaster to happen to Absalom.
Então Absalão e todos os de Israel disseram: O conselho de Husai arquita é melhor que o conselho de Aitofel. Porque o SENHOR havia ordenado que o acertado conselho de Aitofel se frustrasse, para que o SENHOR fizesse vir o mal sobre Absalão.
15 Then Hushai told the two priests, Zadok and Abiathar, what both he and Ahithophel had suggested to Absalom and the Israeli leaders.
Disse logo Husai a Zadoque e a Abiatar sacerdotes: Assim e assim aconselhou Aitofel a Absalão e aos anciãos de Israel: e desta maneira aconselhei eu.
16 Then he said to them, “Send [a message] quickly to David. Tell him to not stay at the place where people walk across the river, near the desert. Instead, he and his soldiers must cross [the Jordan River] immediately, in order that they will not be killed/wiped out.”
Portanto enviai imediatamente, e dai aviso a Davi, dizendo: Não fiques esta noite nos campos do deserto, mas sim passa logo o Jordão, para que o rei não seja consumido, e todo aquele povo que com ele está.
17 [The priest’s two sons, ] Jonathan and Ahimaaz, were waiting at En-Rogel [Spring], outside Jerusalem. They did not [dare to] enter the city, because if someone saw them, [he would report it to Absalom]. [While they were at En-Rogel, ] a female servant [of the two priests] would frequently go to them and report to them [what was happening], and then they would go and report it to King David.
E Jônatas e Aimaás estavam junto à fonte de Rogel, porque não podiam eles mostrar-se vindo à cidade; foi, portanto, uma criada, e deu-lhes o aviso: e eles foram, e noticiaram-no ao rei Davi.
18 But a young man saw them, and went and reported it to Absalom. [They found out what the young man had done, ] so both of them left quickly and went to stay in the house of a man in Bahurim. That man had a well in his courtyard; so the two men went down into the well [to hide].
Porém foram vistos por um jovem, o qual deu conta a Absalão: porém os dois se apressaram em caminhar, e chegaram à casa de um homem em Baurim, que tinha um poço em seu pátio, dentro do qual se meteram.
19 The man’s wife took a cloth/mat and covered the well, and scattered grain on top of it in order that no one would know [that two men were hiding inside it].
E tomando a mulher da casa uma manta, estendeu-a sobre a boca do poço, e estendeu sobre ela o grão trilhado; e não se penetrou o negócio.
20 Some of Absalom’s soldiers [found out where the two men had gone. So they] went to the house, and asked the woman, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” She replied, “They crossed the river.” So the soldiers [crossed the river and] searched for them. But they could not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
Chegando logo os criados de Absalão à casa à mulher, disseram-lhe: Onde estão Aimaás e Jônatas? E a mulher lhes respondeu: Já passaram o vau das águas. E quando eles os buscaram e não os acharam voltaram a Jerusalém.
21 After they had gone, the two men came out of the well and went and reported to King David [what had happened and] what Ahithophel had suggested. Then they said to him, “Cross the river quickly!”
E depois que eles se houveram ido, aqueles saíram do poço, e foram-se, e deram aviso ao rei Davi; e disseram-lhe: Levantai-vos e apressai-vos a passar as águas, porque Aitofel deu tal conselho contra vós.
22 So David and all his soldiers quickly started to cross the Jordan [River], and by dawn they had all crossed to the other side.
Então Davi se levantou, e todo aquele povo que com ele estava, e passaram o Jordão antes que amanhecesse; nem sequer faltou um que não passasse o Jordão.
23 When Ahithophel realized that Absalom was not going to do what he suggested, he put a saddle on his donkey and returned to his own town. He gave [to his family] instructions about his possessions, and then he hanged himself [because he knew that Absalom would be defeated and that he would be considered a traitor and be killed]. His body was buried in the tomb where his ancestors [had been buried].
E Aitofel, vendo que não se havia praticado seu conselho, preparou seu asno, e levantou-se, e foi-se à sua casa em sua cidade; e depois de dar ordens acerca de sua casa, enforcou-se e morreu, e foi sepultado no sepulcro de seu pai.
24 David [and his soldiers] arrived at Mahanaim. And Absalom [and all his Israeli soldiers] also crossed the Jordan [River].
E Davi chegou a Maanaim, e Absalão passou o Jordão com toda a gente de Israel.
25 Absalom had appointed [his cousin] Amasa to be the commander of his army, instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Jether, a descendant of Ishmael. Amasa’s mother was Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Joab’s mother Zeruiah.
E Absalão constituiu a Amasa, sobre o exército em lugar de Joabe, o qual Amasa foi filho de um homem de Israel chamado Itra, o qual havia se deitado com Abigail filha de Naás, irmã de Zeruia, mãe de Joabe.
26 Absalom and his Israeli soldiers set up their tents in [the] Gilead [region].
E Israel assentou acampamento com Absalão na terra de Gileade.
27 When David [and his soldiers] arrived at Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah [city] in the Ammon area, and Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-Debar [city], and Barzillai from Rogelim [town] in [the] Gilead [region]
E logo que Davi chegou a Maanaim, Sobi filho de Naás de Rabá dos filhos de Amom, e Maquir filho de Amiel de Lo-Debar, e Barzilai gileadita de Rogelim,
28 brought sleeping mats, bowls, clay pots, barley, wheat flour, parched grain, beans, and lentils to them.
Trouxeram a Davi e ao povo que estava com ele, camas, e bacias, e vasilhas de barro, e trigo, e cevada, e farinha, e grão tostado, favas, lentilhas, e grãos tostados,
29 They brought honey and curds, sheep, and some cream/cheese for David and his soldiers to eat. They knew that David and his soldiers would be hungry and tired and thirsty [from marching] in the desert.
Mel, manteiga, ovelhas, e queijos de vacas, para que comessem; porque disseram: Aquele povo está faminto, e cansado, e terá sede no deserto.
