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1 E approximaram-se os dias da morte de David: e deu elle ordem a Salomão, seu filho, dizendo:

Now the days of David had drawn near, so that he would die, and he instructed his son Solomon, saying:

2 Eu vou pelo caminho de toda a terra: esforça-te pois e sê homem.

“I am entering the way of all the earth. Be strengthened and be a good man.

3 E guarda a observancia do Senhor teu Deus, para andares nos seus caminhos, e para guardares os seus estatutos, e os seus mandamentos, e os seus juizos, e os seus testemunhos, como está escripto na lei de Moysés: para que prosperes em tudo quanto fizeres, e para onde quer que te voltares.

And observe the care of the Lord your God, so that you walk in his ways, so that you care for his ceremonies, and his precepts, and judgments, and testimonies, just as it is written in the law of Moses. So may you understand everything that you do, in any direction that you may turn yourself.

4 Para que o Senhor confirme a palavra, que fallou de mim, dizendo: Se teus filhos guardarem o seu caminho, para andarem perante a minha face fielmente, com todo o seu coração e com toda a sua alma, nunca, disse, te faltará successor ao throno de Israel.

So may the Lord confirm his words, which he has spoken about me, saying: ‘If your sons will guard their ways, and if they will walk before me in truth, with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not be taken away from you a man on the throne of Israel.’

5 E tambem tu sabes o que me fez Joab, filho de Zeruia, e o que fez aos dois chefes do exercito de Israel, a Abner, filho de Ner, e a Amasa, filho de Jether, os quaes matou, e em paz derramou o sangue de guerra, e poz o sangue de guerra no seu cinto que tinha nos lombos, e nos seus sapatos que trazia nos pés.

Also, you know what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, has done to me, what he did to the two leaders of the army of Israel, to Abner, the son of Ner, and to Amasa, the son of Jether. He killed them, and so he shed the blood of war in peace time, and he set the bloodshed of battle on his belt, which was around his waist, and in his shoes, which were on his feet.

6 Faze pois segundo a tua sabedoria, e não permittas que suas cãs desçam á sepultura em paz (Sheol h7585)

Therefore, act according to your wisdom. And you shall not allow his gray head to be led away to death in peace. (Sheol h7585)

7 Porém com os filhos de Barzillai, o gileadita, usarás de beneficencia, e estarão entre os que comem á tua mesa, porque assim se chegaram elles a mim, quando eu fugia por causa de teu irmão Absalão.

Then, too, repay grace to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite. And you shall allow them to eat at your table. For they met me when I fled from the face of Absalom, your brother.

8 E eis que tambem comtigo está Simei, filho de Gera, filho de Benjamin, de Bahurim, que me maldisse com maldição atroz, no dia em que ia a Mahanaim; porém elle saiu a encontrar-se comigo junto ao Jordão, e eu pelo Senhor lhe jurei, dizendo que o não mataria á espada

Also, you have with you Shimei, the son of Gera, the son of Benjamin, from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse, when I went away to the camp. And he descended to meet me when I crossed over the Jordan, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying, ‘I will not put you to death by the sword,’

9 Mas agora o não tenhas por inculpavel, pois és homem sabio, e bem saberás o que lhe has de fazer para que faças com que as suas cãs desçam á sepultura com sangue (Sheol h7585)

yet do not choose to treat him as if he were innocent. Since you are a wise man, you will know what to do with him. And you shall lead away his grey hair to death with blood.” (Sheol h7585)

10 E David dormiu com seus paes, e foi sepultado na cidade de David.

And so, David slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David.

11 E foram os dias que David reinou sobre Israel quarenta annos: sete annos reinou em Hebron, e em Jerusalem reinou trinta e tres annos.

Now the days during which David reigned over Israel are forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron, thirty-three in Jerusalem.

12 E Salomão se assentou no throno de David, seu pae, e o seu reino se fortificou sobremaneira.

Then Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was strengthened exceedingly.

13 Então veiu Adonias, filho de Haggith, a Bath-seba, mãe de Salomão; e disse ella: De paz é a tua vinda? E elle disse: É de paz.

And Adonijah, the son of Haggith, entered to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon. And she said to him, “Is your entrance peaceful?” He responded, “It is peaceful.”

14 Então disse elle: Uma palavra tenho que dizer-te. E ella disse: Falla.

And he added, “My word is for you.” She said to him, “Speak.” And he said:

15 Disse pois elle: Bem sabes que o reino era meu, e todo o Israel tinha posto a vista em mim para que eu viesse a reinar, ainda que o reino se transferiu e veiu a ser de meu irmão, porque foi feito seu pelo Senhor.

“You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all of Israel had preferred me for themselves as king. But the kingdom was transferred, and has become my brother’s. For it was appointed to him by the Lord.

16 Assim que agora uma só petição te faço; não m'a rejeites. E ella lhe disse: Falla.

Now therefore, I beg of you one petition. May you not confound my face.” And she said to him, “Speak.”

17 E elle disse: Peço-te que falles ao rei Salomão (porque elle t'o não rejeitará) que me dê por mulher a Abisag, a sunamita.

And he said: “I beg that you may speak to king Solomon, for he is not able to refuse anything to you, so that he may give Abishag the Shunammite to me as wife.”

18 E disse Bath-seba: Bem, eu fallarei por ti ao rei.

And Bathsheba said: “It is well. I will speak to the king on your behalf.”

19 Assim veiu Bath-seba ao rei Salomão, a fallar-lhe por Adonias: e o rei se levantou a encontrar-se com ella, e se inclinou diante d'ella; então se assentou no seu throno, e fez pôr uma cadeira para a mãe do rei, e ella se assentou á sua mão direita.

Then Bathsheba went to king Solomon, so that she might speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and he reverenced her, and he sat down upon his throne. And a throne was stationed for the mother of the king, and she sat at his right hand.

20 Então disse ella: Só uma pequena petição te faço; não m'a rejeites. E o rei lhe disse: Pede, minha mãe, porque te não farei virar o rosto

And she said to him: “I petition one small request from you. May you not confound my face.” And the king said to her: “Ask, my mother. For it is not right that I turn away your face.”

21 E ella disse: Dê-se Abisag, a sunamita, a Adonias, teu irmão, por mulher.

And she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah, your brother, as wife.”

22 Então respondeu o rei Salomão, e disse a sua mãe: E porque pedes a Abisag, a sunamita, para Adonias? pede tambem para elle o reino (porque é meu irmão maior), para elle, digo, e tambem para Abiathar, sacerdote, e para Joab, filho de Zeruia.

And king Solomon responded, and he said to his mother: “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Why not request the kingdom for him! For he is my older brother, and he has Abiathar, the priest, and Joab, the son of Zeruiah.”

23 E jurou o rei Salomão pelo Senhor, dizendo: Assim Deus me faça, e outro tanto, se não fallou Adonias esta palavra contra a sua vida.

And so king Solomon swore by the Lord, saying: “May God do these things to me, and may he add these other things! For Adonijah has spoken this word against his own life.

24 Agora, pois, vive o Senhor, que me confirmou, e me fez assentar no throno de David, meu pae, e que me tem feito casa, como tinha dito, que hoje morrerá Adonias.

And now, as the Lord lives, who has confirmed me and placed me upon the throne of my father David, and who, just as he said, has made a house for me: Adonijah shall be put to death this day.”

25 E enviou o rei Salomão pela mão de Benaia, filho de Joiada, o qual deu sobre elle, e morreu.

And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who put him to death, and so he died.

26 E a Abiathar, o sacerdote, disse o rei; Para Anathoth vae, para os teus campos, porque és homem digno de morte: porém hoje te não matarei, porquanto levaste a arca do Senhor Deus diante de David, meu pae, e porquanto foste afflicto em tudo quanto meu pae foi afflicto.

Also, the king said to Abiathar, the priest: “Go into Anathoth, to your own land, for you are a man worthy of death. But I will not put you to death this day, since you carried the ark of the Lord God before David, my father, and since you have endured hardship in all the things, for which my father labored.”

27 Lançou pois Salomão fóra a Abiathar, para que não fosse sacerdote do Senhor, para cumprir a palavra do Senhor, que tinha dito sobre a casa d'Eli em Silo.

Therefore, Solomon cast out Abiathar, so that he would not be the priest of the Lord, so that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he spoke over the house of Eli at Shiloh.

28 E veiu a fama até Joab (porque Joab se tinha desviado seguindo a Adonias, ainda que se não tinha desviado seguindo a Absalão), e Joab fugiu para o tabernaculo do Senhor, e pegou dos cornos do altar.

And the news came to Joab, for Joab had turned aside after Adonijah, and he had not turned aside after Solomon. And so, Joab fled into the tabernacle of the Lord, and he took hold of the horn of the altar.

29 E disseram ao rei Salomão que Joab tinha fugido para o tabernaculo do Senhor; e eis que está junto ao altar: então enviou Salomão Benaia, filho de Joiada, dizendo: Vae, dá sobre elle

And it was reported to king Solomon that Joab had fled into the tabernacle of the Lord, and that he was beside the altar. And Solomon sent Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, put him to death.”

30 E veiu Benaia ao tabernaculo do Senhor, e lhe disse: Assim diz o rei: Sae d'ahi. E disse elle: Não, porém aqui morrerei. E Benaia tornou com a resposta ao rei, dizendo: Assim fallou Joab, e assim me respondeu.

And Benaiah went to the tabernacle of the Lord, and he said to him: “The king says this: ‘Come out.’” But he said: “I will not come out. Instead, I will die here.” Benaiah sent word back to the king, saying, “Joab said this, and he responded to me in this way.”

31 E disse-lhe o rei: Faze como elle disse, e dá sobre elle, e sepulta-o, para que tires de mim e da casa de meu pae o sangue que Joab sem causa derramou.

And the king said to him, “Do just as he has said. And put him to death, and bury him. And so shall you take away the innocent blood, which was shed by Joab, from me and from my father’s house.

32 Assim o Senhor fará recair o sangue d'elle sobre a sua cabeça, porque deu sobre dois homens mais justos e melhores do que elle, e os matou á espada, sem que meu pae David o soubesse, a saber: a Abner, filho de Ner, chefe do exercito de Israel, e a Amasa, filho de Jether, chefe do exercito de Judah.

And the Lord shall repay his blood upon his own head. For he killed two men, just and better than himself, and he killed them with the sword, while my father, David, did not know it: Abner, the son of Ner, leader of the military of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether, leader of the army of Judah.

33 Assim recairá o sangue d'estes sobre a cabeça de Joab e sobre a cabeça da sua semente para sempre; mas a David, e á sua semente, e á sua casa, e ao seu throno, dará o Senhor paz para todo o sempre.

And their blood shall be turned back upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his offspring forever. But as for David, and his offspring and house, and his throne, may there be peace from the Lord, even unto eternity.”

34 E subiu Benaia, filho de Joiada, e deu sobre elle, e o matou: e foi sepultado em sua casa, no deserto.

And so Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, went up and, attacking him, put him to death. And he was buried in his own house in the desert.

35 E o rei poz a Benaia, filho de Joiada, em seu logar sobre o exercito, e a Zadok, o sacerdote, poz o rei em logar d'Abiathar.

And the king appointed Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, in his place over the army. And he appointed Zadok, the priest, in place of Abiathar.

36 Depois enviou o rei, e chamou a Simei, e disse-lhe: Edifica-te uma casa em Jerusalem, e habita ahi, e d'ahi não saias, nem para uma nem para outra parte.

Also, the king sent for and summoned Shimei, and he said to him: “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem, and live there. And do not depart from that place to here or to there.

37 Porque ha de ser que no dia em que saires e passares o ribeiro de Cedron, saibas de certo que certamente morrerás: o teu sangue será sobre a tua cabeça.

For on whatever day you will have departed and crossed the torrent Kidron, know that you shall be put to death. Your blood will be upon your own head.”

38 E Simei disse ao rei: Boa é essa palavra; como tem dito o rei meu senhor, assim fará o teu servo. E Simei habitou em Jerusalem muitos dias.

And Shimei said to the king: “The word is good. Just as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” And so Shimei lived in Jerusalem for many days.

39 Succedeu porém que, ao cabo de tres annos, dois servos de Simei fugiram para Achis, filho de Maaca, rei de Gath: e deram parte a Simei, dizendo: Eis que teus servos estão em Gath.

But it happened that, after three years, the servants of Shimei fled to Achish, the son of Maacah, the king of Gath. And it was reported to Shimei that his servants had gone away to Gath.

40 Então Simei se levantou, e albardou o seu jumento, e foi a Gath, para Achis, a buscar a seus servos: assim foi Simei, e trouxe os seus servos de Gath.

And Shimei rose up, and he saddled his donkey. And went away to Achish in Gath, in order to seek his servants. And he led them away from Gath.

41 E disseram a Salomão como Simei de Jerusalem fôra a Gath, e tinha já voltado.

And it was reported to Solomon that Shimei had gone away from Jerusalem to Gath, and had returned.

42 Então enviou o rei, e chamou a Simei, e disse-lhe: Não te conjurei eu pelo Senhor, e protestei contra ti, dizendo: No dia em que saires para uma ou outra parte, sabe de certo que certamente morrerás? E tu me disseste: Boa é essa palavra que ouvi.

And sending, he summoned him, and he said to him: “Did I not testify to you by the Lord, and warn you in advance, ‘On whatever day, having departed, you go forth to here or to there, know that you shall die?’ And you responded to me, ‘The word that I have heard is good.’

43 Porque pois não guardaste o juramento do Senhor, nem o mandado que te mandei?

Then why have you not kept the oath to the Lord, and the commandment which I instructed to you?”

44 Disse mais o rei a Simei: Bem sabes tu toda a maldade que o teu coração reconhece, que fizeste a David, meu pae; pelo que o Senhor fez recair a tua maldade sobre a tua cabeça.

And the king said to Shimei: “You know all the evil, of which your heart is conscious, which you did to David, my father. The Lord has repaid your wickedness upon your own head.”

45 Mas o rei Salomão será abençoado, e o throno de David será confirmado perante o Senhor para sempre.

And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord, even forever.

46 E o rei mandou a Benaia, filho de Joiada, o qual saiu, e deu sobre elle, e morreu: assim foi confirmado o reino na mão de Salomão.

And so the king commanded Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. And going out, he struck him down, and he died.