2 Samuel 3
1 E houve uma longa guerra entre a casa de Saul e a casa de David: porém David se ia fortalecendo, mas os da casa de Saul se iam enfraquecendo.
Now there was long war between Saul’s house and David’s house. David grew stronger and stronger, but Saul’s house grew weaker and weaker.
2 E a David nasceram filhos em Hebron: e foi o seu primogênito Amnon, de Achinoam a jizreelita;
Sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
3 E seu segundo Chileab, de Abigail, mulher de Nabal, o carmelita; e o terceiro Absalão, filho de Maaka, filha de Talmai, rei de Gesur;
and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
4 E o quarto Adonias, filho de Haggith; e o quinto Sephatias, filho de Abital;
and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
5 E o sexto Jithream, de Egla, também mulher de David: estes nasceram a David em Hebron.
and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah, David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
6 E, havendo guerra entre a casa de Saul, e a casa de David, sucedeu que Abner se esforçava na casa de Saul.
While there was war between Saul’s house and David’s house, Abner made himself strong in Saul’s house.
7 E tinha tido Saul uma concubina, cujo nome era Rispa, filha de Aia: e disse Isboseth a Abner: Porque entraste à concubina de meu pai?
Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah; and Ishbosheth said to Abner, “Why have you gone in to my father’s concubine?”
8 Então se irou muito Abner pelas palavras de Isboseth, e disse: Sou eu cabeça de cão, que pertença a Judá? ainda hoje faço beneficência à casa de Saul, teu pai, a seus irmãos, e a seus amigos, e te não entreguei nas mãos de David, e tu hoje buscas motivo para me arguires por respeito da maldade de uma mulher.
Then Abner was very angry about Ishbosheth’s words, and said, “Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to your father Saul’s house, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me today with a fault concerning this woman!
9 Assim faça Deus a Abner, e outro tanto, que como o Senhor jurou a David assim lhe hei de fazer,
God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as the LORD has sworn to David, I do not do even so to him:
10 Transferindo o reino da casa de Saul, e levantando o trono de David sobre Israel, e sobre Judá, desde Dan até Berseba.
to transfer the kingdom from Saul’s house, and to set up David’s throne over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.”
11 E nem ainda uma palavra podia responder a Abner: porque o temia.
He could not answer Abner another word, because he was afraid of him.
12 Então ordenou Abner da sua parte mensageiros a David, dizendo: De quem é a terra? E disse: Comigo faze a tua aliança, e eis que a minha mão será contigo, para tornar a ti todo o Israel.
Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, “Whose is the land?” and saying, “Make your alliance with me, and behold, my hand will be with you to bring all Israel around to you.”
13 E disse David: Bem, eu farei contigo aliança, porém uma coisa te peço, que é: não verás a minha face, se primeiro me não trouxeres a Michal, filha de Saul, quando vieres ver a minha face.
David said, “Good. I will make a treaty with you, but one thing I require of you. That is, you will not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come to see my face.”
14 Também enviou David mensageiros a Isboseth, filho de Saul, dizendo: Dá-me minha mulher Michal, que eu desposei comigo por cem prepúcios de philisteus.
David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, saying, “Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I was given to marry for one hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”
15 E enviou Isboseth, e a tirou a seu marido, a Phaltiel, filho de Lais.
Ishbosheth sent and took her from her husband, Paltiel the son of Laish.
16 E ia com ela seu marido, caminhando, e chorando detraz dela, até Baurim. Então lhe disse Abner: vai-te agora, volta. E ele voltou.
Her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go! Return!” and he returned.
17 E praticava Abner com os anciãos de Israel, dizendo: Muito tempo há que procuráveis que David reinasse sobre vós;
Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, “In times past, you sought for David to be king over you.
18 Fazei-o pois agora, porque o Senhor falou a David, dizendo: Pela mão de David meu servo livrarei o meu povo das mãos dos philisteus e das mãos de todos os seus inimigos.
Now then do it! For the LORD has spoken of David, saying, ‘By the hand of my servant David, I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.’”
19 E falou também Abner o mesmo aos ouvidos de Benjamin: e foi também Abner dizer aos ouvidos de David, em Hebron, tudo o que era bom aos olhos de Israel e aos olhos de toda a casa de Benjamin.
Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin; and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.
20 E veio Abner a David, a Hebron, e vinte homens com ele: e David fez um banquete a Abner e aos homens que com ele vinham.
So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast.
21 Então disse Abner a David: Eu me levantarei, e irei, e ajuntarei ao rei meu senhor todo o Israel, para fazerem aliança contigo; e tu reinarás sobre tudo o que desejar a tua alma. Assim despediu David a Abner, e foi-se ele em paz.
Abner said to David, “I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires.” David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
22 E eis que os servos de David e Joab vieram de uma sortida, e traziam consigo grande despojo; e já Abner não estava com David em Hebron, porque o tinha despedido, e se tinha ido em paz.
Behold, David’s servants and Joab came from a raid and brought in a great plunder with them; but Abner was not with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.
23 Chegando pois Joab, e todo o exército que vinha com ele, deram aviso a Joab, dizendo: Abner, filho de Ner, veio ao rei, e o despediu, e foi-se em paz.
When Joab and all the army who was with him had come, they told Joab, “Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away, and he has gone in peace.”
24 Então Joab entrou ao rei, e disse: Que fizeste? eis que Abner veio ter contigo; porque pois o despediste, de maneira que se fosse assim livremente?
Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you. Why is it that you have sent him away, and he is already gone?
25 Bem conheces a Abner, filho de Ner, que te veio enganar, e saber a tua saída e a tua entrada, e entender tudo quanto fazes.
You know Abner the son of Ner. He came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do.”
26 E Joab, retirando-se de David, enviou mensageiros atráz de Abner, e o fizeram voltar desde o poço de Sira, sem que David o soubesse.
When Joab had come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David did not know it.
27 Tornando pois Abner a Hebron, Joab o tirou à parte, à entrada da porta, para lhe falar em segredo: e feriu-o ali pela quinta costela, e morreu, por causa do sangue de Asael seu irmão.
When Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him quietly, and struck him there in the body, so that he died for the blood of Asahel his brother.
28 O que David depois ouvindo, disse: inocente sou eu, e o meu reino, para com o Senhor, para sempre, do sangue de Abner, filho de Ner.
Afterward, when David heard it, he said, “I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
29 Fique-se sobre a cabeça de Joab e sobre toda a casa de seu pai, e nunca da casa de Joab falte quem tenha fluxo, nem quem seja leproso, nem quem se atenha a bordão, nem quem caia à espada, nem quem necessite de pão.
Let it fall on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house. Let there not fail from the house of Joab one who has a discharge, or who is a leper, or who leans on a staff, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks bread.”
30 Joab pois e Abisai, seu irmão, mataram a Abner, por ter morto a Asael, seu irmão, na peleja em Gibeon.
So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
31 Disse pois David a Joab, e a todo o povo que com ele estava: rasgai os vossos vestidos; e cingi-vos de sacos e ide pranteando diante de Abner. E o rei David ia seguindo o féretro.
David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, and clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn in front of Abner.” King David followed the bier.
32 E, sepultando a Abner em Hebron, o rei levantou a sua voz, e chorou junto da sepultura de Abner; e chorou todo o povo.
They buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at Abner’s grave; and all the people wept.
33 E o rei, pranteando a Abner, disse: Não morreu Abner como morre o vilão?
The king lamented for Abner, and said, “Should Abner die as a fool dies?
34 As tuas mãos não estavam atadas, nem os teus pés carregados de grilhões de bronze, mas caíste como os que caem diante dos filhos da maldade! Então todo o povo chorou muito mais por ele
Your hands were not bound, and your feet were not put into fetters. As a man falls before the children of iniquity, so you fell.” All the people wept again over him.
35 Então todo o povo veio fazer que David comesse pão, sendo ainda dia, porém David jurou, dizendo: Assim Deus me faça, e outro tanto, se, antes que o sol se ponha, eu provar pão ou alguma coisa.
All the people came to urge David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, “God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else, until the sun goes down.”
36 O que todo o povo entendendo, pareceu bem aos seus olhos, assim como tudo quanto o rei fez pareceu bem aos olhos de todo o povo.
All the people took notice of it, and it pleased them, as whatever the king did pleased all the people.
37 E todo o povo e todo o Israel entenderam naquele mesmo dia que não procedera do rei que matassem a Abner, filho de Ner.
So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to kill Abner the son of Ner.
38 Então disse o rei aos seus servos: Não sabeis que hoje caiu em Israel um príncipe e um grande?
The king said to his servants, “Do not you know that a prince and a great man has fallen today in Israel?
39 Que eu ainda sou tenro, ainda que ungido rei; estes homens, filhos de Zeruia, são mais duros do que eu: o Senhor pagará ao malfeitor, conforme a sua maldade.
I am weak today, though anointed king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me. May the LORD reward the evildoer according to his wickedness.”
