Juízes 9
1 E Abimelech, filho de Jerubbaal, foi-se a Sichem, aos irmãos de sua mãe, e fallou-lhes e a toda a geração da casa do pae de sua mãe, dizendo:
And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying:
2 Fallae, peço-vos, aos ouvidos de todos os cidadãos de Sichem: Qual é melhor para vós, que setenta homens, todos os filhos de Jerubbaal, dominem sobre vós, ou que um homem sobre vós domine? lembrae-vos tambem de que sou osso vosso e carne vossa
'Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem: Which is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are threescore and ten persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.'
3 Então os irmãos de sua mãe fallaram ácerca d'elle perante os ouvidos de todos os cidadãos de Sichem todas aquellas palavras: e o coração d'elles se inclinou após de Abimelech, porque disseram: É nosso irmão.
And his mother's brethren spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words; and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said: 'He is our brother.'
4 E deram-lhe setenta peças de prata, da casa de Baal-berith: e com ellas alugou Abimelech uns homens ociosos e levianos, que o seguiram.
And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.
5 E veiu á casa de seu pae, a Ophra, e matou a seus irmãos, os filhos de Jerubbaal, setenta homens, sobre uma pedra. Porém Jotham, filho menor de Jerubbaal, ficou, porque se tinha escondido.
And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
6 Então se ajuntaram todos os cidadãos de Sichem, e toda a casa de Millo; e foram, e levantaram a Abimelech por rei, junto ao carvalho alto que está perto de Sichem.
And all the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all Beth-millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the terebinth of the pillar that was in Shechem.
7 E, dizendo-o a Jotham, foi-se, e poz-se no cume do monte de Gerizim, e levantou a sua voz, e clamou, e disse-lhes: Ouvi-me a mim, cidadãos de Sichem, e Deus vos ouvirá a vós:
And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them: 'Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
8 Foram uma vez as arvores a ungir para si um rei: e disseram á oliveira: Reina tu sobre nós.
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree: Reign thou over us.
9 Porém a oliveira lhes disse: Deixaria eu a minha gordura, que Deus e os homens em mim prezam, e iria a labutar sobre as arvores?
But the olive-tree said unto them: Should I leave my fatness, seeing that by me they honour God and man, and go to hold sway over the trees?
10 Então disseram as arvores á figueira: Vem tu, e reina sobre nós.
And the trees said to the fig-tree: Come thou, and reign over us.
11 Porém a figueira lhes disse: Deixaria eu a minha doçura, o meu bom fructo, e iria labutar sobre as arvores?
But the fig-tree said unto them: Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruitage, and go to hold sway over the trees?
12 Então disseram as arvores á videira: Vem tu, e reina sobre nós.
And the trees said unto the vine: Come thou, and reign over us.
13 Porém a videira lhes disse: Deixaria eu o meu mosto, que alegra a Deus e aos homens, e iria labutar sobre as arvores?
And the vine said unto them: Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to hold sway over the trees?
14 Então todas as arvores disseram ao espinheiro: Vem tu, e reina sobre nós.
Then said all the trees unto the bramble: Come thou, and reign over us.
15 E disse o espinheiro ás arvores: Se, na verdade, me ungis por rei sobre vós, vinde, e confiae-vos debaixo da minha sombra: mas se não, saia fogo do espinheiro que consuma os cedros do Libano.
And the bramble said unto the trees: If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shadow; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
16 Agora, pois, se é que em verdade e sinceridade obrastes, fazendo rei a Abimelech, e se bem fizestes para com Jerubbaal e para com a sua casa, e se com elle usastes conforme ao merecimento das suas mãos;
Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and uprightly, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands —
17 Porque meu pae pelejou por vós, e desprezou a sua vida, e vos livrou da mão dos midianitas:
for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
18 Porém vós hoje vos levantastes contra a casa de meu pae, e matastes a seus filhos, setenta homens, sobre uma pedra: e a Abimelech, filho da sua serva, fizestes reinar sobre os cidadãos de Sichem, porque é vosso irmão;
and ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maid-servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother —
19 Pois, se em verdade e sinceridade usastes com Jerubbaal e com a sua casa hoje, alegrae-vos com Abimelech, e tambem elle se alegre comvosco:
if ye then have dealt truly and uprightly with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.
20 Mas, se não, saia fogo de Abimelech, e consuma aos cidadãos de Sichem, e á casa de Millo: e saia fogo dos cidadãos de Sichem, e da casa de Millo, que consuma a Abimelech.
But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from Beth-millo, and devour Abimelech.'
21 Então partiu Jotham, e fugiu, e foi-se a Beer: e ali habitou por medo de Abimelech, seu irmão.
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
22 Havendo pois Abimelech dominado tres annos sobre Israel,
And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.
23 Enviou Deus um mau espirito entre Abimelech e os cidadãos de Sichem: e os cidadãos de Sichem se houveram aleivosamente contra Abimelech;
And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech;
24 Para que a violencia feita aos setenta filhos de Jerubbaal viesse, e o seu sangue caisse sobre Abimelech, seu irmão, que os matara, e sobre os cidadãos de Sichem, que lhe corroboraram as mãos, para matar a seus irmãos.
that the violence done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.
25 E os cidadãos de Sichem pozeram contra elle quem lhe armasse emboscadas sobre os cumes dos montes; e a todo aquelle que passava pelo caminho junto a elles o assaltavam: e contou-se a Abimelech.
And the men of Shechem set liers-in-wait for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them; and it was told Abimelech.
26 Veiu tambem Gaal, filho de Ebed, com seus irmãos, e passaram para dentro de Sichem: e os cidadãos de Sichem se fiaram d'elle.
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went on to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.
27 E sairam ao campo, e vindimaram as suas vinhas, e pisaram as uvas, e fizeram canções de louvor: e foram á casa de seu Deus, e comeram, e beberam, e amaldiçoaram a Abimelech.
And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
28 E disse Gaal, filho d'Ebed: Quem é Abimelech, e qual é Sichem, para que o servissemos? não é porventura filho de Jerubbaal? e não é Zebul o seu mordomo? servi antes aos homens de Hemor, pae de Sichem; pois por que razão nós o serviriamos a elle?
And Gaal the son of Ebed said: 'Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve ye the men of Hamor the father of Shechem; but why should we serve him?
29 Ah! se este povo estivera na minha mão, eu expelliria a Abimelech. E a Abimelech se disse: Multiplica o teu exercito, e sae.
And would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech.' And he said to Abimelech: 'Increase thine army, and come out.'
30 E, ouvindo Zebul, o maioral da cidade, as palavras de Gaal, filho d'Ebed, se accendeu a sua ira;
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
31 E enviou astutamente mensageiros a Abimelech, dizendo: Eis que Gaal, filho d'Ebed, e seus irmãos vieram a Sichem, e eis que elles fortificam esta cidade contra ti.
And he sent messengers unto Abimelech in Tormah, saying: 'Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem; and, behold, they will incite the city against thee.
32 Levanta-te pois de noite, tu e o povo que tiveres comtigo, e põe emboscadas no campo.
Now therefore, up by night, thou and the people that are with thee, and lie in wait in the field.
33 E levanta-te pela manhã ao sair o sol, e dá de golpe sobre a cidade: e eis que, saindo elle e o povo que tiver com elle contra ti, faze-lhe assim como alcançar a tua mão.
And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city; and, behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt be able.'
34 Levantou-se pois Abimelech, e todo o povo que com elle havia, de noite, e pozeram emboscadas a Sichem, com quatro tropas.
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
35 E Gaal, filho d'Ebed, saiu, e poz-se á entrada da porta da cidade: e Abimelech, e todo o povo que com elle havia, se levantou das emboscadas.
And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from the ambushment.
36 E, vendo Gaal aquelle povo, disse a Zebul: Eis que desce gente dos cumes dos montes. Zebul, ao contrario, lhe disse: As sombras dos montes vês por homens.
And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul: 'Behold, there come people down from the tops of the mountains.' And Zebul said unto him: 'Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.'
37 Porém Gaal ainda tornou a fallar, e disse: Eis ali desce gente do meio da terra, e uma tropa vem do caminho do carvalho de Meonenim.
And Gaal spoke again and said: 'See, there come people down by the middle of the land, and one company cometh by the way of Elon-meonenim.'
38 Então lhe disse Zebul: Onde está agora a tua bocca, com a qual dizias: Quem é Abimelech, para que o servissemos? não é este porventura o povo que desprezaste? sae pois, peço-te, e peleja contra elle.
Then said Zebul unto him: 'Where is now thy mouth, that thou saidst: Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, and fight with them.'
39 E saiu Gaal á vista dos cidadãos de Sichem, e pelejou contra Abimelech.
And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
40 E Abimelech o perseguiu, porquanto fugiu de diante d'elle: e muitos feridos cairam até á entrada da porta da cidade,
And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even unto the entrance of the gate.
41 E Abimelech ficou em Aruma. E Zebul expelliu a Gaal e a seus irmãos, para que não podessem habitar em Sichem.
And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
42 E succedeu no dia seguinte que o povo saiu ao campo, e o disseram a Abimelech.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and it was told Abimelech.
43 Então tomou o povo, e o repartiu em tres tropas, e poz emboscadas no campo: e olhou, e eis que o povo sahia da cidade, e levantou-se contra elles, e os feriu.
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people were coming forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
44 Porque Abimelech, e as tropas que com elle havia, deram n'elles de improviso, e pararam á entrada da porta da cidade: e as outras duas tropas deram de improviso sobre todos quantos estavam no campo, e os feriram.
And Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and the two companies rushed upon all that were in the field, and smote them.
45 E Abimelech pelejou contra a cidade todo aquelle dia, e tomou a cidade, e matou o povo que n'ella havia: e assolou a cidade, e a semeou de sal.
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were therein; and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
46 O que ouvindo todos os cidadãos da torre de Sichem, entraram na fortaleza, em casa do deus Berith.
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the hold of the house of El-berith.
47 E contou-se a Abimelech que todos os cidadãos da torre de Sichem se haviam congregado.
And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
48 Subiu pois Abimelech ao monte de Salmon, elle e todo o povo que com elle havia: e Abimelech tomou na sua mão machados, e cortou um ramo das arvores, e o levantou, e pôl-o ao seu hombro, e disse ao povo, que com elle havia: O que me vistes fazer apressae-vos a fazel-o assim como eu.
And Abimelech got him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder; and he said unto the people that were with him: 'What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.'
49 Assim pois tambem todo o povo, cada um cortou o seu ramo, e seguiram a Abimelech, os puzeram junto da fortaleza, e queimaram a fogo a fortaleza com elles: de maneira que todos os da torre de Sichem morreram, uns mil homens e mulheres.
And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
50 Então Abimelech foi-se a Thebes, e sitiou a Thebes, e a tomou.
Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
51 Havia porém no meio da cidade uma torre forte; e todos os homens e mulheres, e todos os cidadãos da cidade se acolheram a ella, e fecharam após de si as portas, e subiram ao telhado da torre.
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, even all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and got them up to the roof of the tower.
52 E Abimelech veiu até á torre, e a combateu: e chegou-se até á porta da torre, para a queimar a fogo.
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went close unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
53 Porém uma mulher lançou um pedaço d'uma mó sobre a cabeça d'Abimelech: e quebrou-lhe o craneo.
And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.
54 Então chamou logo ao moço, que levava as suas armas, e disse-lhe: Desembainha a tua espada, e mata-me; para que se não diga de mim: Uma mulher o matou. E seu moço o atravessou, e elle morreu.
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armour-bearer, and said unto him: 'Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men say not of me: A woman slew him.' And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
55 Vendo pois os homens de Israel que já Abimelech era morto, foram-se cada um para o seu logar.
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
56 Assim Deus fez tornar sobre Abimelech o mal que tinha feito a seu pae, matando a seus setenta irmãos.
Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren;
57 Como tambem todo o mal dos homens de Sichem fez tornar sobre a cabeça d'elles: e a maldição de Jotham, filho de Jerubbaal, veiu sobre elles.
and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite upon their heads; and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
