Judges 9
1 Gideon’s son Abimelech went to [talk with] his mother’s brothers in Shechem [city]. He said to them and to all his mother’s relatives,
E foi-se Abimeleque filho de Jerubaal a Siquém, aos irmãos de sua mãe, e falou com eles, e com toda a família da casa do pai de sua mãe, dizendo:
2 “Ask all the leaders of your city: ‘Do you [think it would be] good for all 70 of Gideon’s sons to rule over you? Or would it be better to have only one of his sons, [me], to rule over you?’ And do not forget that I am your relative! [MTY]”
Eu vos rogo que faleis a ouvidos de todos os de Siquém: Que tendes por melhor, que vos dominem setenta homens, todos os filhos de Jerubaal; ou que vos senhoreie um homem? Lembrai-vos que eu sou osso vosso, e carne vossa.
3 So Abimelech’s mother’s brothers spoke to all the leaders of Shechem about what Abimelech had said. They said to each other, “We should allow Abimelech to rule over us, because he is our relative.”
E falaram por ele os irmãos de sua mãe a ouvidos de todos os de Siquém todas estas palavras: e o coração deles se inclinou em favor de Abimeleque, porque diziam: Nosso irmão é.
4 So the leaders of Shechem took from the temple of [their god] Baal-Berith (almost 2 pounds/0.8 kg.) of silver and gave it to Abimelech. With that silver he paid some worthless troublemakers to help him, and they went with Abimelech wherever he went.
E deram-lhe setenta siclos de prata do templo de Baal-Berite, com os quais Abimeleque contratou homens ociosos e vagabundos, que lhe seguiram.
5 They went to Ophrah, his father’s town, and murdered 69 of his 70 brothers, the sons of his father Gideon. They killed all those men on one huge rock. But Gideon’s youngest son Jotham hid [from Abimelech and his men], and he escaped.
E vindo à casa de seu pai em Ofra, matou a seus irmãos os filhos de Jerubaal, setenta homens, sobre uma pedra: mas restou Jotão, o menor filho de Jerubaal, que se escondeu.
6 Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo gathered under the big sacred tree in Shechem. There they appointed Abimelech to be their leader.
E reunidos todos os de Siquém com toda a casa de Milo, foram e elegeram a Abimeleque por rei, próximo da planície do pilar que estava em Siquém.
7 When Jotham heard about that, he climbed up Gerizim Mountain. He stood at the top of the mountain and shouted to the people [down below], “You leaders of Shechem, listen to me, in order that God will listen to you!
E quando se o disseram a Jotão, foi e pôs-se no cume do monte de Gerizim, e levantando sua voz clamou, e disse-lhes: Ouvi-me, homens de Siquém; que Deus vos ouça.
8 One day the trees decided to appoint a king to rule over all of them. So they said to the olive tree, ‘You be our king!’
Foram as árvores a eleger rei sobre si, e disseram à oliva: Reina sobre nós.
9 “But the olive tree said, ‘No! [I will not be your king] Men and gods enjoy the oil from my fruit. I will not [RHQ] stop producing [olives from which we make] that oil, in order to rule over you other trees!’
Mas a oliveira respondeu: Tenho de deixar meu azeite, com o que por minha causa Deus e os homens são honrados, para ir a ser grande sobre as árvores?
10 “Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come and be our king!’
E disseram as árvores à figueira: Anda tu, reina sobre nós.
11 “But the fig tree replied, ‘No! I do not want to [RHQ] stop producing my good sweet fruit, and rule over you other trees!’
E respondeu a figueira: Tenho de deixar minha doçura e meu bom fruto, para ir a ser grande sobre as árvores?
12 “Then the trees said to the grapevine, ‘Come and be our king!’
Disseram logo as árvores à vide: Pois vem tu, reina sobre nós.
13 “But the grapevine replied, ‘No! [I will not be your king] The new wine [that is made from my grapes] causes people and gods [who drink it] to become very happy. I do not want to stop producing grapes and rule over you other trees!’ [RHQ]
E a vide lhes respondeu: Tenho de deixar meu mosto, que alegra a Deus e aos homens, para ir a ser grande sobre as árvores?
14 “Then all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and be our king!’
Disseram então todas as árvores ao espinheiro: Vem tu, reina sobre nós.
15 “The thornbush replied, ‘If you truly want to appoint me to be your king, come into the shade of my [tiny branches]. But if you do not want to do that, I hope/desire that fire will come out from me and burn up all the huge cedar trees in Lebanon [country]!’”
E o espinheiro respondeu às árvores: Se em verdade me elegeis por rei sobre vós, vinde, e assegurai-vos debaixo de minha sombra: e se não, fogo saia do espinheiro que devore os cedros do Líbano.
16 “[After] Jotham [finished telling them this parable, he] said, “So now [I ask you], were you being completely honest and sincere when you appointed Abimelech to be your king [RHQ]? And have you treated Gideon and his family [RHQ] fairly? Have you rewarded Gideon by honoring him as he deserved [because of all the good things he did for you]? No!
Agora, pois, se com verdade e com integridade tendes procedido em fazer rei a Abimeleque, e se o fizestes bem com Jerubaal e com sua casa, e se lhe haveis pagado conforme a obra de suas mãos;
17 “[Do not forget that] my father fought a battle for you, and he was willing to die for you [if that had been necessary], to save you from the Midian people-group.
(Pois que meu pai lutou por vós, e expulsou longe sua vida para livrar-vos da mão de Midiã;
18 But now you have rebelled against my father’s family, and you have killed 69 of his sons on one huge rock. And you have appointed Abimelech—who is the son of my father’s slave girl, [not the son of his wife]—to be the king who will rule you people of Shechem. You have done that only because he is one of your relatives!
E vós vos levantastes hoje contra a casa de meu pai, e matastes seus filhos, setenta homens, sobre uma pedra; e pusestes por rei sobre os de Siquém a Abimeleque, filho de sua criada, porquanto é vosso irmão);
19 So, if today you have truly acted fairly and sincerely toward Gideon and his family, I hope/desire that he will cause you to be happy and that you will cause him to be happy.
Se com verdade e com integridade agistes hoje com Jerubaal e com sua casa, alegrai-vos de Abimeleque, e ele se alegre de vós.
20 But if what you did was not right, I wish/desire that Abimelech will burn up all of you leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo with fire! And I also hope/desire that the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo will cause fire to burn up Abimelech!”
E se não, fogo saia de Abimeleque, que consuma aos de Siquém e à casa de Milo; e fogo saia dos de Siquém e da casa de Milo, que consuma a Abimeleque.
21 [After] Jotham [finished saying that, he] escaped from them and ran away to Beer [town]. He stayed there because he was afraid that his brother Abimelech [would try to kill him].
E fugiu Jotão, e se escapou, e foi-se a Beer, e ali se esteve por causa de Abimeleque seu irmão.
22 Abimelech [became the leader of all the people of Israel. He] ruled them for three years.
E depois que Abimeleque dominou sobre Israel três anos,
23 Then God sent an evil spirit [to cause trouble] between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, with the result that the leaders of Shechem rebelled against Abimelech.
Enviou Deus um espírito mau entre Abimeleque e os homens de Siquém: que os de Siquém se levantaram contra Abimeleque:
24 The leaders of Shechem had previously helped Abimelech to kill 69 of Gideon’s sons, who were his brothers. So now God sent the evil spirit to punish all of them.
Para que o crime dos setenta filhos de Jerubaal, e o sangue deles, viesse a se pôr sobre Abimeleque seu irmão que os matou, e sobre os homens de Siquém que corroboraram as mãos dele para matar a seus irmãos.
25 The leaders of Shechem (set an ambush/sent men to hide) on the hilltops to ambush Abimelech. Those men robbed everyone who passed by. But someone told Abimelech about it, [so he did not go near them].
E puseram-lhe os de Siquém emboscadores nos cumes dos montes, os quais assaltavam a todos os que passavam junto a eles pelo caminho; do que foi dado aviso a Abimeleque.
26 There was a man named Gaal, the son of Ebed, who moved into Shechem [city], along with his brothers. Soon the leaders of Shechem started to trust him.
E Gaal filho de Ebede veio com seus irmãos, e passaram a Siquém: e os de Siquém se confiaram nele.
27 They went out [of the city] to their vineyards and picked some grapes. They pressed the grapes [to make juice, and then they made wine]. Then they had a feast in the temple of their god, and they ate [a lot of food] and drank [a lot of wine]. Then they cursed Abimelech.
E saindo ao campo, vindimaram suas vinhas, e pisaram a uva, e fizeram alegrias; e entrando no templo de seus deuses, comeram e beberam, e amaldiçoaram a Abimeleque.
28 Gaal said, “(Why should [we allow] Abimelech to rule over us?/We should not allow Abimelech to rule over us!) [RHQ] He is only one of Gideon’s sons [so he really does not belong to us] [RHQ]! And he appointed Zebul, the governor of our city, to be his deputy! We should (serve/be loyal to) [one of the descendants of] Hamor, [the founder of our city], and let him be our leader, not Abimelech [RHQ]!
E Gaal filho de Ebede disse: Quem é Abimeleque e que é Siquém, para que nós a ele sirvamos? não é filho de Jerubaal? e não é Zebul seu assistente? Servi aos homens de Hamor pai de Siquém: mas por que serviríamos a ele?
29 If you would appoint me to be your leader, I would get rid of Abimelech. I would say to him, ‘Get your army ready, [and then come to fight us]!’”
Fosse-me dado este povo abaixo de minha mão, eu expulsaria logo a Abimeleque. E dizia a Abimeleque: Aumenta teus esquadrões, e sai.
30 When someone told Zebul what Gaal said, he was very angry.
E Zebul assistente da cidade, ouvindo as palavras de Gaal filho de Ebede, acendeu-se sua ira;
31 He secretly sent some messengers to Abimelech. They told him, “Gaal and his brothers have come here to Shechem, and they are causing [the people of] the city to rebel against you.
E enviou sagazmente mensageiros a Abimeleque, dizendo: Eis que Gaal filho de Ebede e seus irmãos vieram a Siquém, e eis que cercaram a cidade contra ti.
32 You and your men should get up during the night and go and hide in the fields outside the city.
Levanta-te, pois, agora de noite, tu e o povo que está contigo, e põe emboscada no campo:
33 As soon as the sun rises in the morning, get up and attack the city. When Gaal and his men come out to fight against you, you can do to them whatever you want to.”
E pela manhã ao sair do sol te levantarás e atacarás a cidade: e ele e o povo que está com ele sairão contra ti, e tu farás com ele segundo que se te oferecerá.
34 So Abimelech and all the men who were with him got up during the night. They [divided into] four groups, [and] hid [in the fields] near Shechem.
Levantando-se, pois, de noite Abimeleque e todo aquele povo que com ele estava, puseram emboscada contra Siquém com quatro companhias.
35 [The next morning], Gaal went out and stood at the entrance to the city gate. While he was standing there, Abimelech and his soldiers came out of their hiding places [and started walking toward the city].
E Gaal filho de Ebede saiu, e pôs-se à entrada da porta da cidade: e Abimeleque e todo aquele povo que com ele estava, se levantaram da emboscada.
36 When Gaal saw the soldiers, he said to Zebul, “Look! There are people coming down from the hills!” But Zebul said, “You are seeing only the shadows [of trees] on the hills. They [are not people; they] only resemble people.”
E vendo Gaal o povo, disse a Zebul: Eis ali povo que desce dos cumes dos montes. E Zebul lhe respondeu: A sombra dos montes te parece homens.
37 But Gaal [looked] again [and] said, “Look! There are people coming down from the top of the sacred mountain! There is a group of them coming down from where the tree is where people talk with the spirits of dead people!”
Mas Gaal voltou a falar, e disse: Eis ali um povo que desce por meio da terra, e um esquadrão vem pelo caminho da campina de Meonenim.
38 Zebul said to Gaal, “Now (what good is your bragging?/your bragging is worthless!) [MTY, RHQ] You said, ‘(Why should we serve Abimelech/We should not allow Abimelech to rule over us)?’ You made fun of these men. So now go out and fight them!”
E Zebul lhe respondeu: Onde está agora aquele teu falar, dizendo; Quem é Abimeleque para que lhe sirvamos? Não é este o povo que menosprezavas? Sai, pois, agora, e luta com ele.
39 So Gaal led the men of Shechem outside [the city] to fight Abimelech [and his men].
E Gaal saiu diante dos de Siquém, e lutou contra Abimeleque.
40 Abimelech and his men pursued them, and they killed many of Gaal’s men before they could return [safely] inside the city gate.
Mas perseguiu-o Abimeleque, diante do qual ele fugiu; e caíram feridos muitos até a entrada da porta.
41 Abimelech then stayed at Arumah, [about five miles away from Shechem], and Zebul’s men forced Gaal and his brothers to leave Shechem.
E Abimeleque ficou em Aruma; e Zebul lançou fora a Gaal e a seus irmãos, para que não morassem em Siquém.
42 The next day, the people of Shechem [got ready to leave the city and work] in their fields. When someone told Abimelech about that,
E aconteceu ao dia seguinte, que o povo saiu ao campo: e foi dado aviso a Abimeleque.
43 he divided his men into three groups, and told them to hide in the fields. So they did that. And when they saw the people coming out of the city, they jumped up and attacked them.
O qual, tomando gente, repartiu-a em três companhias, e pôs emboscadas no campo: e quando olhou, eis o povo que saía da cidade; e levantou-se contra eles, e feriu-os:
44 Abimelech and the men who were with him ran to the city gate. The other two groups ran out to the people in the fields and attacked them.
Pois Abimeleque e o esquadrão que estava com ele, atacaram com ímpeto, e pararam à entrada da porta da cidade; e as duas companhias atacaram a todos os que estavam no campo, e os feriram.
45 Abimelech and his men fought all day. They captured the city and killed all the people. They tore down all the buildings, and then they threw salt over the ruins [in order that nothing would grow there again].
E depois de combater Abimeleque a cidade todo aquele dia, tomou-a, e matou o povo que nela estava, e assolou a cidade, e semeou-a de sal.
46 When the leaders who lived in the tower/fortress outside of Shechem heard what had happened, they ran and hid inside the [fortress, which was also a] temple of [their god] El-Berith.
Quando ouviram isto todos os que estavam na torre de Siquém, entraram na fortaleza do templo do deus Berite.
47 But someone told Abimelech that all the leaders had gathered there.
E foi dito a Abimeleque como todos os da torre de Siquém estavam reunidos.
48 So he and all the men who were with him went up Zalmon Mountain [which is near Shechem]. Abimelech cut some branches of trees with an axe, and put them on his shoulders. Then he said to all the men who were with him, “Quickly, do what I have just done!”
Então subiu Abimeleque ao monte de Salmom, ele e toda a gente que com ele estava; e tomou Abimeleque um machado em sua mão, e cortou um ramo das árvores, levantou-o, e o pôs sobre seus ombros, dizendo ao povo que estava com ele: O que vós vedes que estou fazendo, fazei imediatamente como eu.
49 So his men all cut branches [then carried them down the mountain], following Abimelech. They went to the fortress and piled the branches against its walls. Then they kindled a fire, and the fire burned down the fortress and killed all the people who were inside. So all the people who were inside the fortress—about 1,000 men and women—died.
E assim todo aquele povo cortou também cada um seu ramo, e seguiram a Abimeleque, e puseram-nas junto à fortaleza, e prenderam fogo com elas à fortaleza: por maneira que todos os da torre de Siquém morreram, como uns mil homens e mulheres.
50 Then Abimelech and his men went to Thebes [city]. They surrounded it and captured it.
Depois Abimeleque se foi a Tebes; e pôs cerco a Tebes, e tomou-a.
51 But there was a strong tower inside the city. So all the men, women, and leaders of the city ran to the tower. When they were all inside, they locked the door. Then they climbed up to the roof of the tower.
Em meio daquela cidade havia uma torre forte, à qual se retiraram todos os homens e mulheres, e todos os senhores da cidade; e fechando atrás de si as portas, subiram ao piso alto da torre.
52 Abimelech and his men came to the tower and tried to get in the door, [but they could not]. Then Abimelech prepared to light a fire to burn down the door.
E veio Abimeleque à torre, e combatendo-a, chegou-se à porta da torre para pegar-lhe fogo.
53 But when Abimelech came near the doorway, a woman [who was on the roof] dropped a big grinding stone on his head, and crushed his skull.
Mas uma mulher deixou cair um pedaço de uma roda de moinho sobre a cabeça de Abimeleque, e quebrou-lhe o crânio.
54 Abimelech quickly called to the young man who carried Abimelech’s weapons, and said, “Pull out your sword and kill me with it! I do not want people to say ‘It was a woman who killed Abimelech.’” So the young man thrust his sword into Abimelech, and Abimelech died.
E logo ele chamou a seu escudeiro, e disse-lhe: Tira tua espada e mata-me, porque não se diga de mim: Uma mulher o matou. E seu escudeiro o atravessou, e morreu.
55 When the Israeli soldiers saw that Abimelech was dead, they all returned to their homes.
E quando os israelitas viram morto a Abimeleque, foram-se cada um à sua casa.
56 In that way God punished Abimelech for the evil things that he had done to his father and especially for killing all 69 of his brothers.
Assim, pois, Deus pagou a Abimeleque o mal que fez contra seu pai matando a seus setenta irmãos.
57 God also punished the men of Shechem for the evil things that they had done. And when those things happened, it fulfilled what Gideon’s son Jotham said when he cursed [Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem].
E ainda todo aquele mal dos homens de Siquém devolveu Deus sobre suas cabeças: e a maldição de Jotão, filho de Jerubaal, veio sobre eles.
