1 Samuel 24
1 E succedeu que, voltando Saul de perseguir os philisteos, lhe annunciaram, dizendo: Eis que David está no deserto de Engedi.
And when Saul had returned after pursuing the Philistines, they reported to him, saying, “Behold, David is in the desert of Engedi.”
2 Então tomou Saul tres mil homens, escolhidos d'entre todo o Israel, e foi á busca de David e dos seus homens, até sobre os cumes das penhas das cabras montezes.
Therefore, Saul, taking three thousand elect men from all of Israel, traveled in order to search for David and his men, even upon the most broken rocks, which are passable only to mountain goats.
3 E chegou a uns curraes de ovelhas no caminho, onde estava uma caverna; e entrou n'ella Saul, a cobrir seus pés: e David e os seus homens estavam aos lados da caverna.
And he arrived at the sheepfolds, which presented themselves along the way. And a cave was in that place, which Saul entered, so that he might ease his bowels. But David and his men were hiding in the interior part of the cave.
4 Então os homens de David lhe disseram: Eis aqui o dia, do qual o Senhor te diz: Eis que te dou o teu inimigo nas tuas mãos, e far-lhe-has como te parecer bem aos teus olhos. E levantou-se David, e mansamente cortou a orla do manto de Saul.
And the servants of David said to him: “Behold the day, about which the Lord said to you, ‘I will deliver your enemy to you, so that you may do to him as it will be pleasing in your eyes.’” Then David rose up, and he quietly cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.
5 Succedeu, porém, que depois o coração picou a David, por ter cortado a orla do manto de Saul.
After this, his own heart struck David, because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.
6 E disse aos seus homens: O Senhor me guarde de que eu faça tal coisa ao meu senhor, ao ungido do Senhor, estendendo eu a minha mão contra elle; pois é o ungido do Senhor.
And he said to his men: “May the Lord be gracious to me, lest I do this thing to my lord, the Christ of the Lord, so that I lay my hand upon him. For he is the Christ of the Lord.”
7 E com estas palavras David conteve os seus homens, e não lhes permittiu que se levantassem contra Saul: e Saul se levantou da caverna, e proseguiu o seu caminho.
And David restrained his men with his words, and he would not permit them to rise up against Saul. And so Saul, going out of the cave, continued to undertake his journey.
8 Depois tambem David se levantou, e saiu da caverna, e gritou por detraz de Saul, dizendo: Rei, meu senhor! E, olhando Saul para traz, David se inclinou com o rosto em terra, e se prostrou.
Then David also rose up after him. And departing from the cave, he cried out behind the back of Saul, saying: “My lord, the king!” And Saul looked behind him. And David, bowing himself face down to the ground, reverenced.
9 E disse David a Saul: Porque dás tu ouvidos ás palavras dos homens que dizem: Eis que David procura o teu mal?
And he said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say: ‘David seeks evil against you?’
10 Eis que este dia os teus olhos viram, que o Senhor hoje te poz em minhas mãos n'esta caverna, e alguns disseram que te matasse; porém a minha mão te poupou: porque disse: Não estenderei a minha mão contra o meu senhor, pois é o ungido do Senhor.
Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord has delivered you into my hand, in the cave. And I thought that I might kill you. But my eye has spared you. For I said: I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the Christ of the Lord.
11 Olha pois, meu pae, vês aqui a orla do teu manto na minha mão; porque, cortando-te eu a orla do manto, te não matei. Adverte, pois, e vê que não ha na minha mão nem mal nem prevaricação nenhuma, e não pequei contra ti; porém tu andas á caça da minha vida, para m'a tirar.
Moreover, see and know, O my father, the edge of your cloak in my hand. For though I cut off the top of your cloak, I was not willing to extend my hand against you. Turn your soul and see that there is no evil in my hand, nor any iniquity or sin against you. Yet you lie in wait for my life, so that you may take it away.
12 Julgue o Senhor entre mim e ti, e vingue-me o Senhor de ti; porém a minha mão não será contra ti.
May the Lord judge between me and you. And may the Lord vindicate me from you. But my hand will not be against you.
13 Como diz o proverbio dos antigos: Dos impios procede a impiedade; porém a minha mão não será contra ti.
So too, it is said in the ancient proverb, ‘From the impious, impiety will go forth.’ Therefore, my hand will not be upon you.
14 Após quem saiu o rei de Israel? a quem persegues? a um cão morto? a uma pulga?
Whom are you pursuing, O king of Israel? Whom are you pursuing? You are pursuing a dead dog, a single flea.
15 O Senhor porém será juiz, e julgará entre mim e ti, e verá, e advogará a minha causa, e me defenderá da tua mão.
May the Lord be the judge, and may he judge between me and you. And may he see and judge my case, and rescue me from your hand.”
16 E succedeu que, acabando David de fallar a Saul todas estas palavras, disse Saul: É esta a tua voz, meu filho David? Então Saul alçou a sua voz e chorou.
And when David had completed speaking words in this way to Saul, Saul said, “Could this be your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice, and he wept.
17 E disse a David: Mais justo és do que eu; pois tu me recompensaste com bem, e eu te recompensei com mal.
And he said to David: “You are more just than I am. For you have distributed good to me, but I have repaid evil to you.
18 E tu mostraste hoje que usaste comigo bem; pois o Senhor me tinha posto em tuas mãos, e tu me não mataste.
And you have revealed this day the good that you have done for me: how the Lord delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.
19 Porque, quem ha que, encontrando o seu inimigo, o deixaria ir por bom caminho? o Senhor pois te pague com bem, pelo que hoje me fizeste.
For who, when he will have found his enemy, will release him along a good path? So may the Lord repay you for this good turn, because you have acted on my behalf this day.
20 Agora pois eis que bem sei que certamente has de reinar, e que o reino de Israel ha de ser firme na tua mão.
And now I know certainly that you shall be king, and you shall have the kingdom of Israel in your hand.
21 Portanto agora jura-me pelo Senhor que não desarreigarás a minha semente depois de mim, nem desfarás o meu nome da casa de meu pae.
Swear to me in the Lord that you will not take away my offspring after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father.”
22 Então jurou David a Saul. E foi Saul para a sua casa; porém David e os seus homens subiram ao logar forte.
And David swore to Saul. Therefore, Saul went away to his own house. And David and his men ascended to places that were more secure.
