1 Samuel 24
1 E succedeu que, voltando Saul de perseguir os philisteos, lhe annunciaram, dizendo: Eis que David está no deserto de Engedi.
After Saul [and his soldiers] returned [home] after fighting against the Philistia army, someone reported to Saul that David [and his men] had gone into the desert near En-Gedi.
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.
[When] Saul [heard that, he] chose 3,000 men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at a place named Rocks of Wild 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.
At a place where the road was alongside some sheep pens, Saul [left the road and] entered a cave to defecate [EUP]. [He did not know that] David and his men were hiding further inside that same 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.
David’s men [saw Saul and] whispered to David, “Today is the day that Yahweh spoke about when he said, ‘I will enable you to defeat your enemy.’ You can do to him whatever you want to!” So David crept toward the entrance of the cave and [with his knife] he cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
5 Succedeu, porém, que depois o coração picou a David, por ter cortado a orla do manto de Saul.
[And then he returned to his men]. But then David felt guilty for having cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
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.
He said to his men, “I should not have done that to the king! I hope/desire that Yahweh will never allow me to attack the one whom God has appointed, because Yahweh is the one who chose him [to be the king].”
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.
By saying that, David restrained his men, and did not allow them to kill Saul.
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.
After Saul left the cave and started to walk on the road again, David came out of the cave and shouted to Saul, “King Saul!” Saul turned around and looked, and David bowed down with his face touching the ground.
9 E disse David a Saul: Porque dás tu ouvidos ás palavras dos homens que dizem: Eis que David procura o teu mal?
Then he said to Saul, “(Why do you pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’?/You should not pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’.) [RHQ]
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.
Today you can see with your own eyes that [what they say is not true]. Yahweh put you in a place where my men and I could have killed you when you were in this cave. Some of my men told me that I should do that, but I did not do that. I said to them, ‘I will not harm my master, because he is the king whom Yahweh appointed.’
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.
Your majesty, look at this piece of your robe that is in my hand! I cut it from your robe, but I did not kill you. So now you should be able to understand that I am not planning to do anything evil to you. I have not done anything wrong to you, but you are searching for me to kill me.
12 Julgue o Senhor entre mim e ti, e vingue-me o Senhor de ti; porém a minha mão não será contra ti.
I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge and decide which of us ([is doing what is right/pleases him]). And I hope/desire that he will punish you for the wrong things that you have done to me. But I will not try to harm you.
13 Como diz o proverbio dos antigos: Dos impios procede a impiedade; porém a minha mão não será contra ti.
There is a proverb that has the words, ‘Evil things are done by evil people.’ But [I am not evil, so] I will not do evil things to you.
14 Após quem saiu o rei de Israel? a quem persegues? a um cão morto? a uma pulga?
“You are the king of Israel. So (why are you pursuing me?/you should not be pursuing me.) [RHQ] I am [as harmless as] [MET] a dead dog or a 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.
I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge which of us [is doing what (he wants/is right)]. I trust that he will [act like a lawyer and] judge (my case/what I have done), and that he will rescue me from your power [MTY].”
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.
When David finished speaking, Saul [called out to him and] asked, “My son David, is that your voice [that I am hearing]?” Then he began to cry loudly.
17 E disse a David: Mais justo és do que eu; pois tu me recompensaste com bem, e eu te recompensei com mal.
He said, “You are a better man than I am. You have done something very good to me when I tried to do something very bad 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.
When Yahweh put me in a place [in that cave] where you could have easily killed me, you did not do that.
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.
(Who else would/No one else would) find his enemy and allow his enemy to escape [when he could kill him instead] [RHQ]. I hope/desire that Yahweh will reward you for being kindly to me today.
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.
I know that [some day] you will surely become the king, and that your kingdom will prosper as you rule the Israeli people.
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.
Now while Yahweh is listening, solemnly promise to me that you will not kill my family and get rid of all my descendants.”
22 Então jurou David a Saul. E foi Saul para a sua casa; porém David e os seus homens subiram ao logar forte.
David solemnly promised Saul that he would not [harm Saul’s family]. Then Saul went back home, and David and his men went back up into the place where they had been hiding.
