2 Samuel 3
1 There was a long war between those who wanted Saul’s son to be their king and those who wanted David to be their king. But more and more people began to want David to be the king, while the number of people who wanted Saul’s son to be the king continued to become smaller.
Agora havia uma longa guerra entre a casa de Saul e a casa de David. Davi ficou cada vez mais forte, mas a casa de Saul ficou cada vez mais fraca.
2 David’s wives gave birth to six sons at Hebron. The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam, from Jezreel [city].
Os filhos nasceram para David em Hebron. Seu primogênito foi Amnon, de Ainoã, a Jezreelita;
3 The next one was Kileab, whose mother was Abigail, the widow of Nabal, from Carmel [city]. The next one was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, the king of [the] Geshur [region].
e seu segundo, Chileab, de Abigail, a esposa de Nabal, o Carmelita; e o terceiro, Absalão, filho de Maaca, a filha de Talmai, rei de Geshur;
4 The next one was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. The next one was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital.
e o quarto, Adonias, filho de Hagite; e o quinto, Sefatias, filho de Abital;
5 The youngest one was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, [another one of] David’s wives. Those sons of David were all born in Hebron.
e o sexto, Ithream, de Eglah, a esposa de Davi. Estes nasceram para David em Hebron.
6 While those who wanted Saul’s son to rule over them and those who wanted David to rule over them continued to fight against each other, Abner was becoming more influential among those who wanted Saul’s son to be the king.
Enquanto havia guerra entre a casa de Saul e a casa de David, Abner se fez forte na casa de Saul.
7 When Saul was alive, he had as one of his wives a slave woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. [But one day Abner had sexual relations with her]. So Ishbosheth said to Abner, “Why have you had sexual relations with [EUP] my father’s slave wife?”
Agora Saul tinha uma concubina, cujo nome era Rizpah, a filha de Aiá; e Ishbosheth disse a Abner: “Por que você foi à concubina de meu pai?
8 Abner became very angry about what Ishbosheth said to him. He said to Ishbosheth, “(Do you think that I am a [worthless] dog [MET] from Judah?/You are treating me as though I am a [worthless] dog [MET] from Judah.) [RHQ] From the beginning, I have been loyal to Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends. And I have prevented you from being defeated by David’s army. So now (why are you criticizing me about [what I have done with] some woman?/you should not be criticizing me about [what I have done with] some woman.) [RHQ]
Então Abner ficou muito irritado com as palavras de Ishbosheth, e disse: “Sou a cabeça de um cão que pertence a Judah? Hoje demonstro bondade para com a casa de seu pai Saul, seus irmãos e seus amigos, e não o entreguei nas mãos de Davi; e ainda hoje você me acusa de uma falta em relação a esta mulher!
9 Yahweh solemnly promised that he would not allow Saul and his descendants to continue to rule. He promised that he would cause David to rule over all the tribes of Israel and Judah, from Dan [city] far in the north to Beersheba [city] far in the south. So I hope/desire that God will punish me severely [HYP] if I do not enable that to happen!”
Deus o faça a Abner, e mais ainda, se, como Javé jurou a David, eu não o faço nem mesmo a ele:
para transferir o reino da casa de Saul, e para estabelecer o trono de Davi sobre Israel e sobre Judá, de Dan até Berseba”.
11 Ishbosheth was very afraid of Abner, so he did not say anything in reply to Abner.
Ele não podia responder a Abner mais uma palavra, porque tinha medo dele.
12 Then Abner sent messengers to David [when he was at Hebron], to say to him, “[Either you or I] should be [RHQ] the ruler of this entire nation, [but not Isbosheth. However, ] if you make an agreement with me, I will help you by encouraging all the people of Israel to (be want you to be their king/start to support) you.”
Abner enviou mensageiros a David em seu nome, dizendo: “De quem é a terra?” e dizendo: “Faça sua aliança comigo, e eis que minha mão estará com você para trazer todo Israel até você”.
13 David sent back this reply: “Good! I am willing to make an agreement with you. But before that happens, there is one thing that you must do. When you come to see me, you must bring my wife Michal, Saul’s daughter.”
David disse: “Ótimo. Farei um tratado com você, mas uma coisa eu exijo de você”. Isto é, você não verá meu rosto a menos que traga primeiro Michal, a filha de Saul, quando vier para ver meu rosto”.
14 Then David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, to say to him, “I [had to kill] 100 men from Philistia [and cut off] their foreskins to give to Saul to pay for Michal [to be my wife]. So now give her back to me!”
David enviou mensageiros a Ishbosheth, filho de Saul, dizendo: “Entregue-me minha esposa Michal, com quem fui dado a casar por cem prepúcios dos filisteus”.
15 So Ishbosheth sent some men to take Michal from her husband Palti. But [when they took her, ] her husband followed them all the way to Bahurim [town], crying as he went.
Ishbosheth a enviou e a tirou de seu marido, Paltiel, o filho de Laish.
16 Then Abner [turned and] said to him, “Go back [home]!”, so he did.
Seu marido foi com ela, chorando enquanto ia, e a seguiu até Bahurim. Então Abner lhe disse: “Vá! Volte!” e ele voltou.
17 Abner went to the Israeli leaders and talked with them. He said, “For a long time you have wanted David to be your king.
Abner tinha comunicação com os anciãos de Israel, dizendo: “Em tempos passados, você procurou que David fosse rei sobre você.
18 So now you have an opportunity to do that. Keep in mind that Yahweh promised this: ‘With the help of David, who serves me [well], I will rescue my people from the people of Philistia, and from the power [MTY] of all their other enemies’.”
Agora, então faça-o! Pois Javé falou de Davi, dizendo: “Pela mão do meu servo Davi, salvarei meu povo Israel da mão dos filisteus, e da mão de todos os seus inimigos”.
19 Abner also spoke to the people of the tribe of Benjamin. Then he went to Hebron, to tell David what all the people of Israel and the people of the tribe of Benjamin had agreed to do.
Abner também falou aos ouvidos de Benjamin; e Abner também foi falar aos ouvidos de David em Hebron tudo o que parecia bom para Israel e para toda a casa de Benjamin.
20 When Abner came with 20 of his soldiers to see David at Hebron, David made a feast for all of them.
Então Abner veio a David em Hebron, e vinte homens com ele. Davi fez de Abner e dos homens que estavam com ele um banquete.
21 Afterwards, Abner said to David, “Sir/Your majesty, I will now go and encourage all the people of Israel to accept you to be their king, as you have desired.” Then Abner left, peacefully.
Abner disse a Davi: “Eu me levantarei e irei, e reunirei todo Israel ao rei meu senhor, para que façam um pacto com você, e para que você reine sobre tudo o que sua alma desejar”. Davi mandou Abner embora; e ele foi em paz.
22 Soon after that, Joab and some of David’s other soldiers returned [to Hebron] after raiding [one of their enemies’ villages], bringing with them a lot of things that they had captured. But Abner was not there at Hebron, because David had sent him safely home.
Eis que os servos de David e Joab vieram de uma rusga e trouxeram consigo um grande saque; mas Abner não estava com David em Hebron, pois ele o havia mandado embora, e ele tinha ido em paz.
23 When Joab and the soldiers who were with him arrived, someone told him that Abner had come there and talked with the king, and that the king allowed to go home safely.
Quando Joab e todo o exército que estava com ele tinham vindo, disseram a Joab: “Abner, o filho de Ner, veio ao rei, e o mandou embora, e ele partiu em paz”.
24 So Joab went to the king and said, “Why have you done that? Listen to me! Abner [is your enemy, but] when he came to you, you allowed him [RHQ] to leave!
Então Joab veio até o rei e disse: “O que você fez? Eis que Abner veio até você. Por que você o mandou embora e ele já se foi?
25 Do you not know that he came to you to deceive you and to find out everything that you are doing, and all the places that you go to?”
Você conhece Abner, o filho de Ner. Ele veio para te enganar, e para conhecer sua saída e sua entrada, e para saber tudo o que você faz”.
26 After Joab left David, he sent some messengers to get Abner. They found him at Sirah Well, and brought him back to Hebron, but David did not know that they had done that.
Quando Joab tinha saído de David, ele enviou mensageiros atrás de Abner, e eles o trouxeram de volta do poço de Sirah; mas David não sabia disso.
27 So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab met him at the city gate, and took him aside as though he wanted to speak with him privately. Then he stabbed Abner in the stomach [with his knife/sword]. In that way he murdered Abner because Abner had killed [MTY] Joab’s brother Asahel.
Quando Abner voltou para Hebron, Joab o levou para o meio do portão para falar com ele calmamente, e o atingiu lá no corpo, de modo que ele morreu pelo sangue de Asahel, seu irmão.
28 Later, after David heard what had happened, he said, “Yahweh knows that I and the people of my kingdom are not at all (responsible for/guilty of) murdering [MTY] Abner.
Depois, quando David o ouviu, disse: “Eu e meu reino estamos sem culpa diante de Yahweh para sempre do sangue de Abner, filho de Ner.
29 I hope/desire that Joab and all his family will be punished [MTY] for doing that! I hope/desire that there will always be someone in his family who has sores, or someone who is a leper, or some man who is forced to do women’s work, or someone who is killed in a battle, or someone who does not have enough food to eat!”
Deixe-o cair sobre a cabeça de Joab e sobre toda a casa de seu pai. Que não falhe da casa de Joab quem tem uma descarga, ou quem é leproso, ou quem se inclina sobre um bastão, ou quem cai pela espada, ou quem não tem pão”.
30 That is how Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.
Então Joab e Abishai seu irmão matou Abner, porque ele havia matado seu irmão Asahel em Gibeon na batalha.
31 Then David said to Joab and to all Joab’s soldiers, “Tear your clothes and put on coarse cloth [to show that you are sad], and mourn for Abner!” And [at the funeral], King David walked behind [the men who were carrying] the coffin.
David disse a Joab e a todas as pessoas que estavam com ele: “Rasguem suas roupas, vistam-se de saco e lamentem na frente de Abner”. O rei Davi seguiu o bisturi.
32 They buried Abner’s body at Hebron. And at the grave, the king cried loudly, and all the other people also cried.
Eles enterraram Abner em Hebron; e o rei levantou sua voz e chorou na sepultura de Abner; e todo o povo chorou.
33 David sang this sad song to lament for Abner: “It is not right that [RHQ] Abner died like outlaws die!
O rei lamentou por Abner, e disse: “Abner deveria morrer como um tolo?
34 No one tied his hands or put chains on his feet, [like they do to criminals]. No, he was murdered by wicked men!”
Suas mãos não estavam atadas, e seus pés não foram colocados em grilhões. Como um homem cai diante dos filhos da iniqüidade, assim você caiu”. Todas as pessoas choraram novamente por ele.
35 Then many [HYP] people came to David to tell him to eat some food before sunset, but David refused. He said, “I hope/desire that God will punish me severely [HYP] if I eat any food before the sun goes down!”
Todas as pessoas vieram para incitar David a comer pão enquanto ainda era dia; mas David jurou, dizendo: “Deus faça isso comigo, e mais ainda, se eu provar pão ou qualquer outra coisa, até que o sol se ponha”.
36 All the people saw what David did, and they were pleased. Truly, everything that the king did pleased the people.
Todo o povo se deu conta disso, e isso os agradou, como o que o rei fez agradou a todo o povo.
37 So all the people realized that the king had not wanted Abner to be killed.
Então todo o povo e todo Israel entendeu naquele dia que não era do rei matar Abner, o filho de Ner.
38 The king said to his officials, “(Do you not realize that a leader and a great man has died today in Israel?/You should realize that a leader and a great man has died today in Israel.) [RHQ]
O rei disse a seus servos: “Vocês não sabem que um príncipe e um grande homem caiu hoje em Israel?
39 Even though Yahweh appointed me to be the king, today I feel weak. These two sons of Zeruiah, [Joab and Abishai], are very violent; I cannot control them. So I hope/desire that Yahweh will punish them severely in return for this wicked thing that they have done!”
Estou fraco hoje, apesar de ser um rei ungido. Estes homens, os filhos de Zeruia, são muito duros para mim. Que Yahweh recompense o malfeitor de acordo com sua maldade”.
