Juízes 9
1 E Abimelech, filho de Jerubbaal, foi-se a Sichem, aos irmãos de sua mãe, e falou-lhes e a toda a geração da casa do pai de sua mãe, dizendo:
Gideon’s son Abimelech went to [talk with] his mother’s brothers in Shechem [city]. He said to them and to all his mother’s relatives,
2 Falai, 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? lembrai-vos também de que sou osso vosso e carne vossa
“Ask all the leaders of your city: ‘Do you [think it would be] good for all 70 of Gideon’s sons to rule over you? Or would it be better to have only one of his sons, [me], to rule over you?’ And do not forget that I am your relative! [MTY]”
3 Então os irmãos de sua mãe falaram acerca dele perante os ouvidos de todos os cidadãos de Sichem todas aquelas palavras: e o coração deles se inclinou após de Abimelech, porque disseram: É nosso irmão.
So Abimelech’s mother’s brothers spoke to all the leaders of Shechem about what Abimelech had said. They said to each other, “We should allow Abimelech to rule over us, because he is our relative.”
4 E deram-lhe setenta peças de prata, da casa de Baal-berith: e com elas alugou Abimelech uns homens ociosos e levianos, que o seguiram.
So the leaders of Shechem took from the temple of [their god] Baal-Berith (almost 2 pounds/0.8 kg.) of silver and gave it to Abimelech. With that silver he paid some worthless troublemakers to help him, and they went with Abimelech wherever he went.
5 E veio à casa de seu pai, 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.
They went to Ophrah, his father’s town, and murdered 69 of his 70 brothers, the sons of his father Gideon. They killed all those men on one huge rock. But Gideon’s youngest son Jotham hid [from Abimelech and his men], and he escaped.
6 Então se ajuntaram todos os cidadãos de Sichem, e toda a casa de milo; e foram, e levantaram a Abimelech por rei, junto ao carvalho alto que está perto de Sichem.
Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo gathered under the big sacred tree in Shechem. There they appointed Abimelech to be their leader.
7 E, dizendo-o a Jotham, foi-se, e pôs-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:
When Jotham heard about that, he climbed up Gerizim Mountain. He stood at the top of the mountain and shouted to the people [down below], “You leaders of Shechem, listen to me, in order that God will listen to you!
8 Foram uma vez as árvores a ungir para si um rei: e disseram à oliveira: Reina tu sobre nós.
One day the trees decided to appoint a king to rule over all of them. So they said to the olive tree, ‘You be our king!’
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 árvores?
“But the olive tree said, ‘No! [I will not be your king] Men and gods enjoy the oil from my fruit. I will not [RHQ] stop producing [olives from which we make] that oil, in order to rule over you other trees!’
10 Então disseram as árvores à figueira: Vem tu, e reina sobre nós.
“Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come and be our king!’
11 Porém a figueira lhes disse: Deixaria eu a minha doçura, o meu bom fruto, e iria labutar sobre as árvores?
“But the fig tree replied, ‘No! I do not want to [RHQ] stop producing my good sweet fruit, and rule over you other trees!’
12 Então disseram as árvores à videira: Vem tu, e reina sobre nós.
“Then the trees said to the grapevine, ‘Come and be our king!’
13 Porém a videira lhes disse: Deixaria eu o meu mosto, que alegra a Deus e aos homens, e iria labutar sobre as árvores?
“But the grapevine replied, ‘No! [I will not be your king] The new wine [that is made from my grapes] causes people and gods [who drink it] to become very happy. I do not want to stop producing grapes and rule over you other trees!’ [RHQ]
14 Então todas as árvores disseram ao espinheiro: Vem tu, e reina sobre nós.
“Then all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and be our king!’
15 E disse o espinheiro às árvores: Se, na verdade, me ungis por rei sobre vós, vinde, e confiai-vos debaixo da minha sombra: mas se não, saia fogo do espinheiro que consuma os cedros do líbano.
“The thornbush replied, ‘If you truly want to appoint me to be your king, come into the shade of my [tiny branches]. But if you do not want to do that, I hope/desire that fire will come out from me and burn up all the huge cedar trees in Lebanon [country]!’”
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 ele usastes conforme ao merecimento das suas mãos;
“[After] Jotham [finished telling them this parable, he] said, “So now [I ask you], were you being completely honest and sincere when you appointed Abimelech to be your king [RHQ]? And have you treated Gideon and his family [RHQ] fairly? Have you rewarded Gideon by honoring him as he deserved [because of all the good things he did for you]? No!
17 Porque meu pai pelejou por vós, e desprezou a sua vida, e vos livrou da mão dos midianitas:
“[Do not forget that] my father fought a battle for you, and he was willing to die for you [if that had been necessary], to save you from the Midian people-group.
18 Porém vós hoje vos levantastes contra a casa de meu pai, 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;
But now you have rebelled against my father’s family, and you have killed 69 of his sons on one huge rock. And you have appointed Abimelech—who is the son of my father’s slave girl, [not the son of his wife]—to be the king who will rule you people of Shechem. You have done that only because he is one of your relatives!
19 Pois, se em verdade e sinceridade usastes com Jerubbaal e com a sua casa hoje, alegrai-vos com Abimelech, e também ele se alegre convosco:
So, if today you have truly acted fairly and sincerely toward Gideon and his family, I hope/desire that he will cause you to be happy and that you will cause him to be happy.
20 Mas, se não, saia fogo de Abimelech, e consuma aos cidadãos de Sichem, e à casa de milo: e saia fogo dos cidadãos de Sichem, e da casa de milo, que consuma a Abimelech.
But if what you did was not right, I wish/desire that Abimelech will burn up all of you leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo with fire! And I also hope/desire that the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo will cause fire to burn up Abimelech!”
21 Então partiu Jotham, e fugiu, e foi-se a Beer: e ali habitou por medo de Abimelech, seu irmão.
[After] Jotham [finished saying that, he] escaped from them and ran away to Beer [town]. He stayed there because he was afraid that his brother Abimelech [would try to kill him].
22 Havendo pois Abimelech dominado três anos sobre Israel,
Abimelech [became the leader of all the people of Israel. He] ruled them for three years.
23 Enviou Deus um mau espírito entre Abimelech e os cidadãos de Sichem: e os cidadãos de Sichem se houveram aleivosamente contra Abimelech;
Then God sent an evil spirit [to cause trouble] between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, with the result that the leaders of Shechem rebelled against Abimelech.
24 Para que a violência feita aos setenta filhos de Jerubbaal viesse, e o seu sangue caísse sobre Abimelech, seu irmão, que os matara, e sobre os cidadãos de Sichem, que lhe corroboraram as mãos, para matar a seus irmãos.
The leaders of Shechem had previously helped Abimelech to kill 69 of Gideon’s sons, who were his brothers. So now God sent the evil spirit to punish all of them.
25 E os cidadãos de Sichem puseram contra ele quem lhe armasse emboscadas sobre os cumes dos montes; e a todo aquele que passava pelo caminho junto a eles o assaltavam: e contou-se a Abimelech.
The leaders of Shechem (set an ambush/sent men to hide) on the hilltops to ambush Abimelech. Those men robbed everyone who passed by. But someone told Abimelech about it, [so he did not go near them].
26 Veio também Gaal, filho de Ebed, com seus irmãos, e passaram para dentro de Sichem: e os cidadãos de Sichem se fiaram dele.
There was a man named Gaal, the son of Ebed, who moved into Shechem [city], along with his brothers. Soon the leaders of Shechem started to trust him.
27 E sairam ao campo, e vindimaram as suas vinhas, e pisaram as uvas, e fizeram canções de louvor: e foram à casa de seu Deus, e comeram, e beberam, e amaldiçoaram a Abimelech.
They went out [of the city] to their vineyards and picked some grapes. They pressed the grapes [to make juice, and then they made wine]. Then they had a feast in the temple of their god, and they ate [a lot of food] and drank [a lot of wine]. Then they cursed Abimelech.
28 E disse Gaal, filho de Ebed: Quem é Abimelech, e qual é Sichem, para que o servíssemos? não é porventura filho de Jerubbaal? e não é Zebul o seu mordomo? servi antes aos homens de Hemor, pai de Sichem; pois por que razão nós o serviríamos a ele?
Gaal said, “(Why should [we allow] Abimelech to rule over us?/We should not allow Abimelech to rule over us!) [RHQ] He is only one of Gideon’s sons [so he really does not belong to us] [RHQ]! And he appointed Zebul, the governor of our city, to be his deputy! We should (serve/be loyal to) [one of the descendants of] Hamor, [the founder of our city], and let him be our leader, not Abimelech [RHQ]!
29 Ah! se este povo estivera na minha mão, eu expeliria a Abimelech. E a Abimelech se disse: Multiplica o teu exército, e sai.
If you would appoint me to be your leader, I would get rid of Abimelech. I would say to him, ‘Get your army ready, [and then come to fight us]!’”
30 E, ouvindo Zebul, o maioral da cidade, as palavras de Gaal, filho de Ebed, se acendeu a sua ira;
When someone told Zebul what Gaal said, he was very angry.
31 E enviou astutamente mensageiros a Abimelech, dizendo: Eis que Gaal, filho de Ebed, e seus irmãos vieram a Sichem, e eis que eles fortificam esta cidade contra ti.
He secretly sent some messengers to Abimelech. They told him, “Gaal and his brothers have come here to Shechem, and they are causing [the people of] the city to rebel against you.
32 Levanta-te pois de noite, tu e o povo que tiveres contigo, e põe emboscadas no campo.
You and your men should get up during the night and go and hide in the fields outside the city.
33 E levanta-te pela manhã ao sair o sol, e dá de golpe sobre a cidade: e eis que, saindo ele e o povo que tiver com ele contra ti, faze-lhe assim como alcançar a tua mão.
As soon as the sun rises in the morning, get up and attack the city. When Gaal and his men come out to fight against you, you can do to them whatever you want to.”
34 Levantou-se pois Abimelech, e todo o povo que com ele havia, de noite, e puseram emboscadas a Sichem, com quatro tropas.
So Abimelech and all the men who were with him got up during the night. They [divided into] four groups, [and] hid [in the fields] near Shechem.
35 E Gaal, filho de Ebed, saiu, e pôs-se à entrada da porta da cidade: e Abimelech, e todo o povo que com ele havia, se levantou das emboscadas.
[The next morning], Gaal went out and stood at the entrance to the city gate. While he was standing there, Abimelech and his soldiers came out of their hiding places [and started walking toward the city].
36 E, vendo Gaal aquele povo, disse a Zebul: Eis que desce gente dos cumes dos montes. Zebul, ao contrário, lhe disse: As sombras dos montes vês por homens.
When Gaal saw the soldiers, he said to Zebul, “Look! There are people coming down from the hills!” But Zebul said, “You are seeing only the shadows [of trees] on the hills. They [are not people; they] only resemble people.”
37 Porém Gaal ainda tornou a falar, e disse: Eis ali desce gente do meio da terra, e uma tropa vem do caminho do carvalho de Meonenim.
But Gaal [looked] again [and] said, “Look! There are people coming down from the top of the sacred mountain! There is a group of them coming down from where the tree is where people talk with the spirits of dead people!”
38 Então lhe disse Zebul: Onde está agora a tua boca, com a qual dizias: Quem é Abimelech, para que o servíssemos? não é este porventura o povo que desprezaste? sai pois, peço-te, e peleja contra ele.
Zebul said to Gaal, “Now (what good is your bragging?/your bragging is worthless!) [MTY, RHQ] You said, ‘(Why should we serve Abimelech/We should not allow Abimelech to rule over us)?’ You made fun of these men. So now go out and fight them!”
39 E saiu Gaal à vista dos cidadãos de Sichem, e pelejou contra Abimelech.
So Gaal led the men of Shechem outside [the city] to fight Abimelech [and his men].
40 E Abimelech o perseguiu, porquanto fugiu de diante dele: e muitos feridos cairam até à entrada da porta da cidade,
Abimelech and his men pursued them, and they killed many of Gaal’s men before they could return [safely] inside the city gate.
41 E Abimelech ficou em Aruma. E Zebul expeliu a Gaal e a seus irmãos, para que não pudessem habitar em Sichem.
Abimelech then stayed at Arumah, [about five miles away from Shechem], and Zebul’s men forced Gaal and his brothers to leave Shechem.
42 E sucedeu no dia seguinte que o povo saiu ao campo, e o disseram a Abimelech.
The next day, the people of Shechem [got ready to leave the city and work] in their fields. When someone told Abimelech about that,
43 Então tomou o povo, e o repartiu em três tropas, e pôs emboscadas no campo: e olhou, e eis que o povo saía da cidade, e levantou-se contra eles, e os feriu.
he divided his men into three groups, and told them to hide in the fields. So they did that. And when they saw the people coming out of the city, they jumped up and attacked them.
44 Porque Abimelech, e as tropas que com ele havia, deram neles de improviso, e pararam à entrada da porta da cidade: e as outras duas tropas deram de improviso sobre todos quantos estavam no campo, e os feriram.
Abimelech and the men who were with him ran to the city gate. The other two groups ran out to the people in the fields and attacked them.
45 E Abimelech pelejou contra a cidade todo aquele dia, e tomou a cidade, e matou o povo que nela havia: e assolou a cidade, e a semeou de sal.
Abimelech and his men fought all day. They captured the city and killed all the people. They tore down all the buildings, and then they threw salt over the ruins [in order that nothing would grow there again].
46 O que ouvindo todos os cidadãos da torre de Sichem, entraram na fortaleza, em casa do deus Berith.
When the leaders who lived in the tower/fortress outside of Shechem heard what had happened, they ran and hid inside the [fortress, which was also a] temple of [their god] El-Berith.
47 E contou-se a Abimelech que todos os cidadãos da torre de Sichem se haviam congregado.
But someone told Abimelech that all the leaders had gathered there.
48 Subiu pois Abimelech ao monte de Salmon, ele e todo o povo que com ele havia: e Abimelech tomou na sua mão machados, e cortou um ramo das árvores, e o levantou, e pô-lo ao seu ombro, e disse ao povo, que com ele havia: O que me vistes fazer apressai-vos a faze-lo assim como eu.
So he and all the men who were with him went up Zalmon Mountain [which is near Shechem]. Abimelech cut some branches of trees with an axe, and put them on his shoulders. Then he said to all the men who were with him, “Quickly, do what I have just done!”
49 Assim pois também todo o povo, cada um cortou o seu ramo, e seguiram a Abimelech, os puseram junto da fortaleza, e queimaram a fogo a fortaleza com eles: de maneira que todos os da torre de Sichem morreram, uns mil homens e mulheres.
So his men all cut branches [then carried them down the mountain], following Abimelech. They went to the fortress and piled the branches against its walls. Then they kindled a fire, and the fire burned down the fortress and killed all the people who were inside. So all the people who were inside the fortress—about 1,000 men and women—died.
50 Então Abimelech foi-se a Thebes, e sitiou a Thebes, e a tomou.
Then Abimelech and his men went to Thebes [city]. They surrounded it and captured 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 ela, e fecharam após de si as portas, e subiram ao telhado da torre.
But there was a strong tower inside the city. So all the men, women, and leaders of the city ran to the tower. When they were all inside, they locked the door. Then they climbed up to the roof of the tower.
52 E Abimelech veio até à torre, e a combateu: e chegou-se até à porta da torre, para a queimar a fogo.
Abimelech and his men came to the tower and tried to get in the door, [but they could not]. Then Abimelech prepared to light a fire to burn down the door.
53 Porém uma mulher lançou um pedaço de uma mó sobre a cabeça de Abimelech: e quebrou-lhe o crâneo.
But when Abimelech came near the doorway, a woman [who was on the roof] dropped a big grinding stone on his head, and crushed 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 ele morreu.
Abimelech quickly called to the young man who carried Abimelech’s weapons, and said, “Pull out your sword and kill me with it! I do not want people to say ‘It was a woman who killed Abimelech.’” So the young man thrust his sword into Abimelech, and Abimelech died.
55 Vendo pois os homens de Israel que já Abimelech era morto, foram-se cada um para o seu lugar.
When the Israeli soldiers saw that Abimelech was dead, they all returned to their homes.
56 Assim Deus fez tornar sobre Abimelech o mal que tinha feito a seu pai, matando a seus setenta irmãos.
In that way God punished Abimelech for the evil things that he had done to his father and especially for killing all 69 of his brothers.
57 Como também todo o mal dos homens de Sichem fez tornar sobre a cabeça deles: e a maldição de Jotham, filho de Jerubbaal, veio sobre eles.
God also punished the men of Shechem for the evil things that they had done. And when those things happened, it fulfilled what Gideon’s son Jotham said when he cursed [Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem].
