1 Samuel 23
1 E foi anunciado a David, dizendo: Eis que os philisteus pelejam contra Keila, e saqueiam as eiras.
And they reported to David, saying, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are plundering the grain stores.”
2 E consultou David ao Senhor, dizendo: Irei eu, e ferirei a estes philisteus? E disse o Senhor a David: vai, e ferirás aos philisteus, e livrarás a Keila.
Therefore, David consulted the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and strike down these Philistines?” And the Lord said to David, “Go, and you shall strike down the Philistines, and you shall save Keilah.”
3 Porém os homens de David lhe disseram: Eis que tememos aqui em Judá, quanto mais indo a Keila contra os esquadrões dos philisteus.
And the men who were with David said to him, “Behold, we continue in fear here in Judea; how much more so, if we go into Keilah against the troops of the Philistines?”
4 Então David tornou a consultar ao Senhor, e o Senhor lhe respondeu, e disse: Levanta-te, desce a Keila, porque te dou os philisteus na tua mão.
Therefore, David consulted the Lord again. And responding, he said to him: “Rise up, and go into Keilah. For I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
5 Então David partiu com os seus homens a Keila, e pelejou contra os philisteus, e levou os gados, e fez grande estrago entre eles: e David livrou os moradores de Keila.
Therefore, David and his men went into Keilah. And they fought against the Philistines, and they took away their cattle, and they struck them with a great slaughter. And David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
6 E sucedeu que, quando Abiathar, filho de Achimelech, fugiu para David, a Keila, desceu com o éfode na mão.
And in that time, when Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, was in exile with David, he had descended to Keilah, having an ephod with him.
7 E foi anunciado a Saul que David era vindo a Keila, e disse Saul: Deus o entregou nas minhas mãos, pois está encerrado, entrando numa cidade de portas e ferrolhos.
Then it was reported to Saul that David had gone to Keilah. And Saul said: “The Lord has delivered him into my hands. For he is enclosed, having entered into a city which has gates and bars.”
8 Então Saul mandou chamar a todo o povo à peleja, para que descessem a Keila, para cercar a David e os seus homens.
And Saul instructed all the people to descend in order to fight against Keilah, and to besiege David and his men.
9 Sabendo pois David, que Saul maquinava este mal contra ele, disse a Abiathar, sacerdote: Traze aqui o éfode.
And when David had realized that Saul had secretly prepared evil against him, he said to Abiathar, the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
10 E disse David: Ó Senhor, Deus de Israel, teu servo decerto tem ouvido que Saul procura vir a Keila, para destruir a cidade por causa de mim.
And David said: “O Lord God of Israel, your servant has heard a report that Saul is planning to go to Keilah, so that he may overturn the city because of me.
11 Entregar-me-ão os cidadãos de Keila na sua mão? descerá Saul, como o teu servo tem ouvido? ah Senhor Deus de Israel! fa-lo saber ao teu servo. E disse o Senhor: Descerá.
Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hands? And will Saul descend, just as your servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, reveal to your servant.” And the Lord said, “He will descend.”
12 Disse mais David: entregar-me-iam os cidadãos de Keila, a mim e aos meus homens, nas mãos de Saul? E disse o Senhor: Entregariam.
And David said, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me, and the men who are with me, into the hands of Saul?” And the Lord said, “They will deliver you.”
13 Então se levantou David com os seus homens, uns seiscentos, e sairam de Keila, e foram-se aonde puderam: e sendo anunciado a Saul, que David escapara de Keila, cessou de sair contra ele.
Therefore, David, and his men of about six hundred, rose up, and, departing from Keilah, they wandered here and there, aimlessly. And it was reported to Saul that David had fled from Keilah, and was saved. For this reason, he chose not to go out.
14 E David permaneceu no deserto, nos lugares fortes, e ficou em um monte no deserto de Ziph: e Saul o buscava todos os dias, porém Deus não o entregou na sua mão.
Then David stayed in the desert, in very strong places. And he stayed on a mount in the wilderness of Ziph, on a shady mount. Nevertheless, Saul was seeking him every day. But the Lord did not deliver him into his hands.
15 Vendo pois David, que Saul sairá à busca da sua vida, David esteve no deserto de Ziph, num bosque.
And David saw that Saul had gone out, so that he might seek his life. Now David was in the desert of Ziph, in the woods.
16 Então se levantou Jonathan, filho de Saul, e foi para David ao bosque, e confortou a sua mão em Deus;
And Jonathan, the son of Saul, rose up and went to David in the woods, and he strengthened his hands in God. And he said to him:
17 E disse-lhe: Não temas, que não te achará a mão de Saul, meu pai, porém tu reinarás sobre Israel, e eu serei contigo o segundo: o que também Saul meu pai, bem sabe.
“Do not be afraid. For the hand of my father, Saul, will not find you. And you shall reign over Israel. And I will be second to you. And even my father knows this.”
18 E ambos fizeram aliança perante o Senhor: David ficou no bosque, e Jonathan voltou para a sua casa.
Therefore, they both struck a pact before the Lord. And David stayed in the woods. But Jonathan returned to his house.
19 Então subiram os zipheus a Saul, a Gibeah, dizendo: Não se escondeu David entre nós, nos lugares fortes no bosque, no outeiro de Hachila, que está à mão direita de Jesimon?
Then the Ziphites ascended to Saul at Gibeah, saying: “Behold, is not David hidden with us in very secure places in the woods on the hill of Hachilah, which is to the right of the desert?
20 Agora pois, ó rei, apressadamente desce conforme a todo o desejo da tua alma; por nós fica entregar-mo-lo nas mãos do rei.
Now therefore, if your soul has desired to descend, then descend. Then it will be for us to deliver him into the hands of the king.”
21 Então disse Saul: benditos sejais vós do Senhor, porque vos compadecestes de mim.
And Saul said: “You have been blessed by the Lord. For you have grieved for my situation.
22 Ide pois, e diligenciai ainda mais, e sabei e notai o lugar que frequenta, e quem o tenha visto ali; porque me foi dito que é astutíssimo.
Therefore, I beg you, go forth, and prepare diligently, and act carefully. And consider the place where his foot may be, and who may have seen him there. For he thinks, concerning me, that I craftily plan treachery against him.
23 Pelo que atentai bem, e informai-vos acerca de todos os esconderijos, em que ele se esconde; e então voltai para mim com toda a certeza, e ir-me-ei convosco; e há de ser que, se estiver naquela terra, o buscarei entre todos os milhares de Judá.
Consider and seek out all his hiding places, in which he may be concealed. And return to me with certainty about the matter, so that I may go with you. But if he would even press himself into the earth, I will search him out, amid all the thousands of Judah.”
24 Então se levantaram eles, e se foram a Ziph, diante de Saul: David porém e os seus homens estavam no deserto de Maon, na campanha, à direita de Jesimon.
And rising up, they went to Ziph before Saul. But David and his men were in the desert of Maon, in the plain to the right of Jeshimon.
25 E Saul e os seus homens se foram em busca dele; o que anunciaram a David, e desceu para aquela penha, e ficou no deserto de Maon: o que ouvindo Saul, seguiu a David para o deserto de Maon.
Then Saul and his allies went to seek him. And this was reported to David. And immediately, he descended to the rock, and he moved about in the desert of Maon. And when Saul had heard of it, he pursued David in the desert of Maon.
26 E Saul ia desta banda do monte, e David e os seus homens da outra banda do monte: e sucedeu que David se apressou a escapar de Saul; Saul porém e os seus homens cercaram a David e aos seus homens, para lançar mão deles.
And Saul went to one side of the mountain. But David and his men were on the other side of the mountain. Then David was despairing that he would be able to escape from the face of Saul. And Saul and his men enclosed David and his men in the manner of a crown, so that they might capture them.
27 Então veio um mensageiro a Saul, dizendo: Apressa-te, e vem, porque os philisteus com ímpeto entraram na terra.
And a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, because the Philistines have poured themselves out upon the land.”
28 Pelo que Saul voltou de perseguir a David, e foi-se ao encontro dos philisteus: por esta razão aquele lugar se chamou Sela-hammahlecoth.
Therefore, Saul turned back, ceasing in the pursuit of David, and he traveled to meet the Philistines. For this reason, they called that place, the Rock of Division.
29 E subiu David dali, e ficou nos lugares fortes de Engedi.
Then David ascended from there, and he lived in very secure places in Engedi.
