2 Samuel 16

1 E passando David um pouco mais adiante do cume, eis que Ziba, o moço de Mephiboseth, veiu encontrar-se com elle, com um par de jumentos albardados, e sobre elles duzentos pães, com cem cachos de passas, e cem de fructas de verão e um odre de vinho.

And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.

2 E disse o rei a Ziba: Que pretendes com isto? E disse Ziba: Os jumentos são para a casa do rei, para se montarem n'elles; e o pão e as fructas de verão para comerem os moços; e o vinho para beberem os cançados no deserto.

And the king said to Ziba, What mean you by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

3 Então disse o rei: Ora, onde está o filho de teu senhor? E disse Ziba ao rei: Eis que ficou em Jerusalem; porque disse: Hoje me restaurará a casa de Israel o reino de meu pae.

And the king said, And where is your master’s son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he stays at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

4 Então disse o rei a Ziba: Eis que teu é tudo quanto tem Mephiboseth. E disse Ziba: Eu me inclino, que eu ache graça em teus olhos, ó rei meu senhor.

Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, your are all that pertained to Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech you that I may find grace in your sight, my lord, O king.

5 E, chegando o rei David a Bahurim, eis que d'ali saiu um homem da linhagem da casa de Saul, cujo nome era Simei, filho de Gera, e, saindo, ia amaldiçoando.

And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

6 E apedrejava com pedras a David, e a todos os servos do rei David: ainda que todo o povo e todos os valentes iam á sua direita e á sua esquerda.

And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

7 E, amaldiçoando-o Simei, assim dizia: Sae, sae, homem de sangue, e homem de Belial:

And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, you bloody man, and you man of Belial:

8 O Senhor te deu agora a paga de todo o sangue da casa de Saul, em cujo logar tens reinado; já deu o Senhor o reino na mão de Absalão teu filho; e eis-te agora na tua desgraça, porque és um homem de sangue.

The LORD has returned on you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead you have reigned; and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son: and, behold, you are taken in your mischief, because you are a bloody man.

9 Então disse Abisai, filho de Zeruia, ao rei: Porque amaldiçoaria este cão morto ao rei meu senhor? Deixa-me passar, e lhe tirarei a cabeça.

Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray you, and take off his head.

10 Disse porém o rei: Que tenho eu comvosco, filhos de Zeruia? Ora deixae-o amaldiçoar; pois o Senhor lhe disse: Amaldiçôa a David; quem pois diria: Porque assim fizeste?

And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD has said to him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Why have you done so?

11 Disse mais David a Abisai, e a todos os seus servos: Eis que meu filho, que saiu das minhas entranhas, procura a minha morte: quanto mais ainda este filho de Jemini? Deixae-o, que amaldiçoe; porque o Senhor lh'o disse.

And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeks my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD has bidden him.

12 Porventura o Senhor olhará para a minha miseria: e o Senhor me pagará com bem sua maldição d'este dia

It may be that the LORD will look on my affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.

13 Proseguiam pois o seu caminho, David e os seus homens: e tambem Simei ia ao longo do monte, defronte d'elle, caminhando e amaldiçoando, e atirava pedras contra elle, e levantava poeira.

And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

14 E o rei e todo o povo que ia com elle chegaram cansados, e refrescaram-se ali.

And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.

15 Absalão pois, e todo o povo, os homens de Israel, vieram a Jerusalem: e Achitophel com elle.

And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

16 E succedeu que, chegando Husai, o archita, amigo de David, a Absalão, disse Husai a Absalão: Viva o rei, viva o rei!

And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.

17 Porém Absalão disse a Husai: É esta a tua beneficencia para com o teu amigo? Porque não foste com o teu amigo?

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? why went you not with your friend?

18 E disse Husai a Absalão: Não, porém d'aquelle que eleger o Senhor, e todo este povo, e todos os homens de Israel, d'elle serei e com elle ficarei.

And Hushai said to Absalom, No; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

19 E, demais d'isto, a quem serviria eu? Porventura não seria diante de seu filho? Como servi diante de teu pae, assim serei diante de ti.

And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in your father’s presence, so will I be in your presence.

20 Então disse Absalão a Achitophel: Dae conselho entre vós sobre o que devemos fazer.

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

21 E disse Achitophel a Absalão: Entra ás concubinas de teu pae, que deixou para guardarem a casa; e assim todo o Israel ouvirá que te fizeste aborrecivel para com teu pae; e se esforçarão as mãos de todos os que estão comtigo.

And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father’s concubines, which he has left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that you are abhorred of your father: then shall the hands of all that are with you be strong.

22 Estenderam pois para Absalão uma tenda no terrado: e entrou Absalão ás concubinas de seu pae, perante os olhos de todo o Israel.

So they spread Absalom a tent on the top of the house; and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

23 E era o conselho de Achitophel, que aconselhava n'aquelles dias, como se a palavra de Deus se consultara: tal era todo o conselho de Achitophel, assim para com David como para com Absalão.

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counceled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.