2 Samuel 20
1 There happened to be there a wicked fellow, whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew the trumpet, and said, “We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!”
Então se achou ali por acaso um homem de Belial, cujo nome era Seba, filho de Bichri, homem de Benjamin, o qual tocou a buzina, e disse: Não temos parte em David, nem herança no filho de Jessé; cada um às suas tendas, ó Israel.
2 So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah joined with their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.
Então todos os homens de Israel subiram de detraz de David, e seguiram Seba, filho de Bichri; porém os homens de Judá se uniram ao seu rei desde o Jordão até Jerusalém.
3 David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in custody and provided them with sustenance, but didn’t go in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood.
Vindo pois David para sua casa, a Jerusalém, tomou o rei as dez mulheres, suas concubinas, que deixara para guardarem a casa, e as pôs numa casa em guarda, e as sustentava; porém não entrou a elas: e estiveram encerradas até ao dia da sua morte, vivendo como viúvas.
4 Then the king said to Amasa, “Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be here present.”
Disse mais o rei a Amasa: Convoca-me os homens de Judá para o terceiro dia: e tu então apresenta-te aqui.
5 So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together, but he stayed longer than the set time which had been appointed to him.
E foi Amasa para convocar a Judá: porém demorou-se além do tempo que lhe tinha designado.
6 David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your lord’s servants and pursue after him, lest he get himself fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.”
Então disse David a Abisai: Mais mal agora nos fará Seba, o filho de Bichri, do que Absalão: pelo que toma tu os servos de teu senhor, e persegue-o, para que porventura não ache para si cidades fortes, e escape dos nossos olhos.
7 Joab’s men went out after him with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men; and they went out of Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
Então sairam atráz dele os homens de Joab, e os cheretheus, e os peletheus, e todos os valentes: estes sairam de Jerusalém para irem atráz de Seba, filho de Bichri.
8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was clothed in his apparel of war that he had put on, and on it was a sash with a sword fastened on his waist in its sheath; and as he went along it fell out.
Chegando eles pois à pedra grande que está junto a Gibeon, Amasa veio: e estava Joab cingido da sua roupa que vestiu, e sobre ela um cinto, ao qual estava pegada a espada a seus lombos na sua bainha; e, adiantando-se ele, lhe caiu.
9 Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
E disse Joab a Amasa: vai contigo bem, meu irmão? E Joab, com a mão direita, pegou da barba de Amasa, para o beijar.
10 But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand. So he struck him with it in the body and shed out his bowels to the ground, and didn’t strike him again; and he died. Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.
E Amasa não se resguardou da espada que estava na mão de Joab, de sorte que este o feriu com ela na quinta costela, e lhe derramou por terra as entranhas, e não o feriu segunda vez, e morreu: então Joab e Abisai, seu irmão, foram atráz de Seba, filho de Bichri.
11 One of Joab’s young men stood by him, and said, “He who favours Joab, and he who is for David, let him follow Joab!”
Mas algum dentre os moços de Joab parou junto a ele, e disse: Quem há que bem queira a Joab? e quem seja por David siga a Joab.
12 Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the highway. When the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him when he saw that everyone who came by him stood still.
E Amasa estava envolto no seu sangue no meio do caminho: e, vendo aquele homem que todo o povo parava, desviou a Amasa do caminho para o campo, e lançou sobre ele um manto; porque via que todo aquele que chegava a ele parava.
13 When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
E, como estava apartado do caminho, todos os homens seguiram a Joab, para perseguirem a Seba, filho de Bichri.
14 He went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, to Beth Maacah, and all the Berites. They were gathered together, and went also after him.
E passou por todas as tribos de Israel até Abel, a saber, a Beth-maaca e a todos os beritas: e ajuntaram-se, e também o seguiram.
15 They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall to throw it down.
E vieram, e o cercaram em Abel de Beth-maaca, e levantaram uma tranqueira contra a cidade, assim que já estava em frente do antemuro: e todo o povo que estava com Joab batia o muro, para o derribar.
16 Then a wise woman cried out of the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come near here, that I may speak with you.’”
Então uma mulher sabia gritou de dentro da cidade: Ouvi, ouvi, peço-vos que digais a Joab: Chega-te cá, para que eu te fale.
17 He came near to her; and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Hear the words of your servant.” He answered, “I’m listening.”
Chegou-se a ela, e disse a mulher: Tu és Joab? E disse ele: Eu sou. E ela lhe disse: Ouve as palavras de tua serva. E disse ele: Ouço.
18 Then she spoke, saying, “They used to say in old times, ‘They shall surely ask counsel at Abel,’ and so they settled a matter.
Então falou ela, dizendo: Antigamente costumava-se falar, dizendo: Certamente pediram conselho a Abel; e assim o concluiam.
19 I am amongst those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”
Sou eu uma das pacíficas e das fieis em Israel: e tu procuras matar uma cidade que é madre em Israel: porque pois devorarias a herança do Senhor?
20 Joab answered, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Então respondeu Joab, e disse: Longe, longe de mim que eu tal faça, que eu devore ou arruine!
21 The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Just deliver him, and I will depart from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”
A coisa não é assim; porém um só homem do monte de Ephraim, cujo nome é Seba, filho de Bichri, levantou a mão contra o rei, contra David; entregai-me só este, e retirar-me-ei da cidade. Então disse a mulher a Joab; Eis que te será lançada a sua cabeça pelo muro.
22 Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
E a mulher, na sua sabedoria, entrou a todo o povo, e cortaram a cabeça de Seba, filho de Bichri, e a lançaram a Joab; então tocou a buzina, e se retiraram da cidade, cada um para as suas tendas, e Joab voltou a Jerusalém, ao rei.
23 Now Joab was over all the army of Israel, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites,
E Joab estava sobre todo o exército de Israel; e Benaia, filho de Joiada, sobre os cheretheus e sobre os peletheus;
24 Adoram was over the men subject to forced labour, Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder,
E Adoram sobre os tributos; e Josaphat, filho de Ahilud, era o chanceler;
25 Sheva was scribe, Zadok and Abiathar were priests,
E Seva o escrivão; e Zadok e Abiathar os sacerdotes;
26 and Ira the Jairite was chief minister to David.
E também Ira, o jairita, era o oficial-mór de David.
