2 Samuel 18
1 E David contou o povo que tinha comsigo, e poz sobre elles capitães de cento.
David organized the men who were with him and put commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds in charge of them.
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.
David sent the army out divided into three sections. One third was commanded by Joab, one third was commanded by Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one third was commanded by Ittai the Gittite. The king told the men, “I myself will go out into battle 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.
But the men replied, “No, you must not go out into battle! For if we have to run away, they won't care about us. Even if half of us die, they won't care about that either. But you are worth ten thousand of us, so it's better if you stay here and send us help from the town.”
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.
“I will do whatever you think best,” the king replied. The king stood beside the gate while all his men marched out 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.
The king ordered Joab, Abishai and Ittai, “Treat young Absalom gently for me.” All the men heard the king giving orders to each of his commanders about Absalom.
6 Saiu pois o povo ao campo, a encontrar-se com Israel, e deu-se a batalha no bosque d'Ephraim.
David's army marched out to face the Israelites in battle, which was fought 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.
The Israelites were defeated by David's men and many were killed that day—some twenty thousand.
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.
The battle covered the whole countryside, and that day more died because of the forest than were killed by the sword.
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.
Absalom ran into some of David's men while he was riding on his mule. As the mule went under the twisted branches of a large oak tree, Absalom's hair got caught in the tree. The mule he was riding kept going, leaving him hanging between earth and sky.
10 O que vendo um homem, o fez saber a Joab, e disse: Eis que vi a Absalão pendurado d'um carvalho.
One of David's men saw what happened, so he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging from an oak tree!”
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.
“What! You saw him like that?” Joab said to the man. “Why didn't you kill him right then and there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a soldier's belt as a reward!”
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.
But the man replied, “Even if you gave me a thousand shekels of silver, I wouldn't hurt the king's son. We all heard the king give the order to you, Abishai, and Ittai, ‘Look after young Absalom for me.’
13 Ainda que commettesse mentira a risco da minha vida, nem por isso coisa nenhuma se esconderia ao rei; e tu mesmo te opporias.
If I had disobeyed and killed Absalom—and the king finds out everything—you yourself wouldn't have defended me.”
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.
“I'm not going to waste time waiting around like this with you!” Joab told him. He grabbed three spears and drove them into Absalom's heart while he was still alive, hanging from the oak tree.
15 E o cercaram dez mancebos, que levavam as armas de Joab. E feriram a Absalão, e o mataram.
Ten of Joab's armor-bearers surrounded Absalom and hacked him to death.
16 Então tocou Joab a buzina, e voltou o povo de perseguir a Israel, porque Joab deteve o povo.
Then Joab blew the ram's horn, and his men stopped chasing the Israelites because Joab had signaled them to stop.
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.
They took Absalom and threw him into a deep pit in the forest, and piled a large heap of stones over him. All the Israelites ran away to their homes.
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.
Absalom while he was alive had made a stone pillar and set it up in the King's Valley as a memorial to himself, for he thought to himself, “I don't have a son to keep the memory of my name alive.” He named the pillar after himself, and it's called Absalom's Monument even today.
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, son of Zadok, said, “Please let me run and take the good news to the king that the Lord has vindicated him over 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
“You're not the man to take the good news today,” Joab replied. “You can do it some other time, but don't do it today, because the king's son 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.
So Joab said to a man from Ethiopia, “Go and tell the king what you have seen.” He bowed to Joab and ran off.
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?
Ahimaaz asked Joab again, “Never mind what happens, please let me run too, after the Ethiopian!” “Son, why do you want to run—you won't get anything for it?” Joab replied.
23 Seja o que fôr, disse Ahimaas, correrei. E Joab lhe disse: Corre. E Ahimaas correu pelo caminho da planicie, e passou a Cusi.
“Doesn't matter, I want to run anyway,” he said. “Fine, start running!” Joab told him. Ahimaaz took the route over flatter ground and overtook the Ethiopian.
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.
David was sitting between the inside and outside gates. The watchman climbed up to the roof of the gateway by the wall. He looked out, and saw a man running by himself.
25 Gritou pois a sentinella, e o disse ao rei: Se vem só, ha novas em sua bocca. E vinha andando e chegando.
So he shouted down to tell the king. “If he's by himself then he's bringing good news,” the king replied. As the first runner got closer,
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 someone else running, and he shouted down to the gatekeeper, “Look! There's another man running by himself!” “He'll also be bringing good news,” said the king.
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.
“The first man seems to me to be running like Ahimaaz, son of Zadok,” said the watchman. “He's a good man,” he king replied. “He'll bring 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.
Ahimaaz shouted out greetings to the king, Then he came and he bowed facedown before the king. “Blessed be the Lord your God!” he said. “He has defeated the men who rebelled against Your Majesty!”
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.
“How is young Absalom? Is he alright?” the king asked. Ahimaaz answered, “It was very chaotic when your officer Joab sent me, your servant. I really don't know what was happening.”
30 E disse o rei: Vira-te, e põe-te aqui. E virou-se, e parou.
“Stand to one side and wait,” the king told him. So Ahimaaz stood to one side and waited.
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.
Right then the Ethiopian arrived and said, “Your Majesty, listen to the good news! Today the Lord has defeated all those who rebelled 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.
“How is young Absalom? Is he alright?” the king asked. The Ethiopian replied, “May what has happened to the young man happen to Your Majesty's enemies, and to everyone who rebels against you!”
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!
The king broke down. He went up to the room over the gate and cried. As he walked, he sobbed out, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I'd died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”
