2 Samuel 18
1 E David contou o povo que tinha comsigo, e poz sobre elles capitães de cento.
And so David, having reviewed his people, appointed over them tribunes and centurions.
2 E David enviou o povo, um terço debaixo da mão de Joab, e outro terço debaixo da mão de Abisai, filho de Zeruia, irmão de Joab, e outro terço debaixo da mão de Ittai, o getheo; e disse o rei ao povo: Eu tambem juntamente sairei comvosco.
And he placed a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Ittai, who was from Gath. And the king said to the people, “I, too, will go forth with you.”
3 Porém o povo disse: Não sairás, porque, se formos obrigados a fugir, não porão o coração em nós; e, ainda que metade de nós morra, não porão o coração em nós, porque ainda, taes como nós somos, ajuntarás dez mil: melhor será pois que da cidade nos sirvas de soccorro.
And the people responded: “You shall not go out. For if we flee, there will not be great concern in them for us. Or if one half part of us will fall, they will not care much. For you are considered as one for ten thousand. Therefore, it is better that you should be in the city to strengthen us.”
4 Então David lhes disse: O que bem parecer aos vossos olhos, farei. E o rei se poz da banda da porta e todo o povo saiu em centenas e em milhares.
And the king said to them, “I will do whatever seems good to you.” Therefore, the king stood beside the gate. And the people went out by their troops, by hundreds and by thousands.
5 E o rei deu ordem a Joab, e a Abisai, e a Ittai, dizendo: Brandamente tratae por amor de mim ao mancebo, a Absalão. E todo o povo ouviu quando o rei deu ordem a todos os capitães ácerca de Absalão.
And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Preserve for me the boy Absalom.” And all the people heard the king commanding all the leaders on behalf of Absalom.
6 Saiu pois o povo ao campo, a encontrar-se com Israel, e deu-se a batalha no bosque d'Ephraim.
And so, the people departed into the field against Israel. And the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
7 E ali foi ferido o povo d'Israel, diante dos servos de David: e n'aquelle mesmo dia houve ali uma grande derrota de vinte mil.
And the people of Israel were cut down in that place by the army of David. And a great slaughter occurred on that day: twenty thousand men.
8 Porque ali se derramou a batalha sobre a face de toda aquella terra; e foram mais os do povo que consumiu o bosque do que os que a espada consumiu n'aquelle dia.
Now the battle in that place was dispersed over the face of all the land. And there were many more of the people whom the forest had consumed, than the sword had devoured, on that day.
9 E Absalão se encontrou com os servos de David; e Absalão ia montado n'um mulo; e, entrando o mulo debaixo da espessura doe ramos d'um grande carvalho, pegou-se-lhe a cabeça no carvalho, e ficou pendurado entre o céu e a terra: e o mulo, que estava debaixo d'elle, passou adiante.
Then it happened that Absalom, riding on a mule, met the servants of David. And when the mule had entered under a thick and large oak tree, his head became trapped in the oak. And while he was suspended between heaven and earth, the mule on which he had been sitting continued on.
10 O que vendo um homem, o fez saber a Joab, e disse: Eis que vi a Absalão pendurado d'um carvalho.
Then a certain one saw this and reported it to Joab, saying, “I saw Absalom hanging from an oak.”
11 Então disse Joab ao homem que lh'o fizera saber: Pois que o viste, porque o não feriste logo ali em terra? E forçoso seria o eu dar-te dez moedas de prata e um cinto.
And Joab said to the man who had reported it to him, “If you saw him, why did you not stab him to the ground, and I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a belt?”
12 Disse porém aquelle homem a Joab: Ainda que eu podesse pesar nas minhas mãos mil moedas de prata, não estenderia a minha mão contra o filho do rei, pois bem ouvimos que o rei te deu ordem a ti, e a Abisai, e a Ittai, dizendo: Guardae, cada um de vós, de tocar ao mancebo, a Absalão.
And he said to Joab: “Even if you weighed out to my hands one thousand silver coins, I would never lay my hands on the son of the king. For in our hearing the king ordered you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Keep for me the boy Absalom.’
13 Ainda que commettesse mentira a risco da minha vida, nem por isso coisa nenhuma se esconderia ao rei; e tu mesmo te opporias.
Then too, if I had acted with such audacity, against my own life, this would never have been able to be hidden from the king. And would you then have stood by my side?”
14 Então disse Joab: Não me demorarei assim comtigo aqui. E tomou tres dardos, e traspassou com elles o coração de Absalão, estando elle ainda vivo no meio do carvalho.
And Joab said, “It will not be as you wish. Instead, I will be assailing him in your sight.” Then he took three lances in his hand, and he fixed them in the heart of Absalom. And while he was still clinging to life upon the oak,
15 E o cercaram dez mancebos, que levavam as armas de Joab. E feriram a Absalão, e o mataram.
ten young men, armor bearers of Joab, ran up, and striking him, they killed him.
16 Então tocou Joab a buzina, e voltou o povo de perseguir a Israel, porque Joab deteve o povo.
Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and he held back the people, lest they pursue Israel in their flight, for he was willing to spare the multitude.
17 E tomaram a Absalão, e o lançaram no bosque, n'uma grande cova, e levantaram sobre elle um mui grande montão de pedras: e todo o Israel fugiu, cada um para a sua tenda.
And they took Absalom, and they threw him into a great pit in the forest. And they piled an exceedingly great heap of stones over him. But all of Israel fled to their own tents.
18 Ora Absalão, quando ainda vivia, tinha tomado e levantado para si uma columna, que está no valle do rei, porque dizia: Filho nenhum tenho para conservar a memoria do meu nome. E chamou aquella columna pelo seu proprio. nome; pelo que até ao dia d'hoje se chama o Pilar d'Absalão.
Now Absalom had raised up for himself, when he was still alive, a monument, which is in the Valley of the King. For he said, “I have no son, and so this shall be the memorial to my name.” And he called the monument by his own name. And it is called the Hand of Absalom, even to this day.
19 Então disse Ahimaas, filho de Zadok: Deixa-me correr, e denunciarei ao rei que já o Senhor o vingou da mão de seus inimigos.
Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, “I will run and report to the king that the Lord has accomplished judgment for him, from the hand of his enemies.”
20 Mas Joab lhe disse: Tu não serás hoje o portador de novas, porém outro dia as levarás; mas hoje não darás a nova, porque é morto o filho do rei
And Joab said to him: “You shall not be the messenger on this day. Instead, you shall report on another day. I am not willing for you to give the report today, because the son of the king is dead.”
21 E disse Joab a Cusi: Vae tu, e dize ao rei o que viste. E Cusi se inclinou a Joab, e correu.
Then Joab said to Hushai, “Go, and report to the king what you have seen.” Hushai reverenced Joab, and he ran.
22 E proseguiu Ahimaas, filho de Zadok, e disse a Joab: Seja o que fôr, deixa-me tambem correr após Cusi. E disse Joab: Para que agora correrias tu, meu filho, pois não tens mensagem conveniente?
And Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said to Joab again, “What prevents me from running after Hushai also?” And Joab said to him: “Why do you want to run, my son? You would not be the bearer of good news.”
23 Seja o que fôr, disse Ahimaas, correrei. E Joab lhe disse: Corre. E Ahimaas correu pelo caminho da planicie, e passou a Cusi.
And he responded, “But what if I do run?” And he said to him, “Run.” Then Ahimaaz, running along a shorter way, passed Hushai.
24 E David estava assentado entre as duas portas; e a sentinella subiu ao terraço da porta junto ao muro: e levantou os olhos, e olhou, e eis que um homem corria só.
Now David was sitting between the two gates. Truly, the watchman, who was at the summit of the gate upon the wall, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running alone.
25 Gritou pois a sentinella, e o disse ao rei: Se vem só, ha novas em sua bocca. E vinha andando e chegando.
And crying out, he told the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there is good news in his mouth.” But as he was advancing and drawing nearer,
26 Então viu a sentinella outro homem que corria, e a sentinella gritou ao porteiro, e disse: Eis que lá vem outro homem correndo só. Então disse o rei: Tambem traz este novas.
the watchman saw another man running. And so, crying out from the height, he said: “Another man has appeared, running alone.” And the king said, “This one also is a good messenger.”
27 Disse mais a sentinella: Vejo o correr do primeiro, que parece ser o correr de Ahimaas, filho de Zadok. Então disse o rei: Este é homem de bem, e virá com boas novas.
Then the watchman said, “The running of the closest one seems like the running of Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok.” And the king said, “He is a good man, and he arrives bearing good news.”
28 Gritou pois Ahimaas, e disse ao rei: Paz. E inclinou-se ao rei com o rosto em terra, e disse: Bemdito seja o Senhor, que entregou os homens que levantaram a mão contra o rei meu senhor.
Then, Ahimaaz, crying out, said to the king, “Be well, O king.” And reverencing the king prone on the ground before him, he said, “Blessed be the Lord your God, who has enclosed the men who had lifted up their hands against my lord the king.”
29 Então disse o rei: Vae bem com o mancebo, com Absalão? E disse Ahimaas: Vi um grande alvoroço, quando Joab mandou o servo do rei, e a mim teu servo; porém não sei o que era.
And the king said, “Is there peace for the boy Absalom?” And Ahimaaz said: “I saw a great tumult, O king, when your servant Joab sent me, your servant. I know nothing else.”
30 E disse o rei: Vira-te, e põe-te aqui. E virou-se, e parou.
And the king said to him, “Pass, and stand here.” And when he had passed and stood still,
31 E eis que vinha Cusi: e disse Cusi: Annunciar-se-ha ao rei meu senhor que hoje o Senhor te julgou da mão de todos os que se levantaram contra ti.
Hushai appeared. And approaching, he said: “I bear good news, my lord the king. For today the Lord has judged for you, from the hand of all who had risen up against you.”
32 Então disse o rei a Cusi: Vae bem com o mancebo, com Absalão? E disse Cusi: Sejam como aquelle mancebo os inimigos do rei meu senhor, e todos os que se levantam contra ti para mal.
But the king said to Hushai, “Is there peace for the boy Absalom?” And responding, Hushai said to him, “May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise against him for evil, be as the boy is.”
33 Então o rei se perturbou, e subiu á sala que estava por cima da porta, e chorou: e andando, dizia assim: Meu filho Absalão, meu filho, meu filho, Absalão! quem me dera que eu morrera por ti, Absalão, meu filho, meu filho!
And so the king, being greatly saddened, ascended to the upper room of the gate, and he wept. And as he went, he was speaking in this manner: “My son Absalom! Absalom my son! Who can grant to me that I may die on your behalf? Absalom, my son! My son, Absalom!”
