< 1 Samuel 22 >
1 David partiu de lá e fugiu para a caverna de Adullam. Quando seus irmãos e toda a casa de seu pai ouviram isso, foram até lá para ele.
David [and his men] left Gath and went [east] to hide in a cave on a hill at Adullam [city]. Soon his [older] brothers and all his other relatives came and stayed with him there.
2 Todos os que estavam em perigo, todos os que estavam em débito e todos os que estavam descontentes se reuniram a ele; e ele se tornou capitão sobre eles. Havia com ele cerca de quatrocentos homens.
Then other men came there. Some were men who had caused trouble, some were men who owed money, and some were men who were not content [IDM] [with the government]. They continued to come until there were 400 men there, and David was their leader.
3 David foi de lá para Mizpeh dos Moab; e disse ao rei dos Moab: “Por favor, deixe meu pai e minha mãe virem até você, até que eu saiba o que Deus fará por mim”.
Later they left there and went [east] to Mizpah [city] in the Moab region. There David requested the king of Moab, “Please allow my father and mother to live here with you until I know what God is going to do for me.”
4 Ele os trouxe diante do rei dos moabitas; e eles viveram com ele todo o tempo que Davi esteve na fortaleza.
[The king gave him permission, ] so David’s parents stayed with the king of Moab all the time that David and the men who were with him were hiding [in that area].
5 O profeta Gad disse a David: “Não fique na fortaleza”. Parta, e vá para a terra de Judá”. Então David partiu, e entrou na floresta de Hereth.
One day the prophet Gad told David, “Leave (your fortress/this area) and return to Judah.” So David and his men went to Hereth forest [in Judah].
6 Saul soube que David foi descoberto, com os homens que estavam com ele. Agora Saul estava sentado em Gibeah, debaixo da tamargueira em Ramah, com sua lança na mão, e todos os seus servos estavam de pé ao seu redor.
One day, someone told Saul that David and his men had arrived in Judah. On that day, Saul was sitting underneath the tamarisk tree on a hill at Gibeah [town]. He was holding his spear, and was surrounded by his army officers.
7 Saul disse a seus servos que estavam ao seu redor: “Ouçam agora, seus benjamitas! O filho de Jessé dará a todos vocês campos e vinhedos? Ele fará de vocês todos capitães de milhares e capitães de centenas?
He shouted to them, “You men of the tribe of Benjamin, listen to me! Do you think that the son of Jesse will give all of you fields and vineyards [if he becomes your king]? Will he appoint all of you to become generals and captains [in his army] [RHQ]?
8 É por isso que todos vocês conspiraram contra mim, e não há ninguém que me revele quando meu filho faz um tratado com o filho de Jessé, e não há nenhum de vocês que tenha pena de mim, ou que me revele que meu filho agitou meu servo contra mim, para ficar à espera, como é hoje”?
Is that why you have all conspired against me [RHQ]? None of you told me when my son [Jonathan] made a solemn agreement with that son of Jesse. None of you feels sorry for me. That son of Jesse was my servant, but now my son is encouraging him to hide in order to (ambush me/attack me suddenly), as he is doing today!”
9 Então Doeg o edomita, que estava ao lado dos servos de Saul, respondeu e disse: “Eu vi o filho de Jesse chegando a Nob, a Ahimelech o filho de Ahitub.
Doeg, a man from the Edom people-group, was standing there with Saul’s officers. He said to Saul, “When I was at Nob, I saw that son of Jesse talking to Ahimelech, the priest.
10 Ele perguntou a Javé por ele, deu-lhe comida e deu-lhe a espada de Golias, o filisteu”.
Ahimelech asked Yahweh what David should do. Then Ahimelech gave to David some food and the sword of Goliath, [the giant] from the Philistia people-group.”
11 Então o rei enviou para chamar Ahimelech o sacerdote, o filho de Ahitub, e toda a casa de seu pai, os sacerdotes que estavam em Nob; e todos eles vieram para o rei.
Then Saul summoned Ahimelech and all Ahimelech’s relatives who were priests at Nob. So they all came to the king.
12 Saul disse: “Ouvi agora, filho de Ahitub”. Ele respondeu: “Aqui estou eu, meu senhor”.
Saul said to Ahimelech, “You son of Ahitub, listen to me!” Ahimelech answered, “Yes, sir!”
13 Saul disse-lhe: “Por que conspiraste contra mim, tu e o filho de Jessé, na medida em que lhe deste pão, e uma espada, e pediste a Deus por ele, que se levantasse contra mim, para ficar à espera, como é hoje”?
Saul said, “Why are you and Jesse’s son conspiring to get rid of me? You gave him some bread and a sword. You requested God to tell David what he should do. David has rebelled against me, and right now he is [hiding somewhere], waiting [to attack me].”
14 Então Ahimelech respondeu ao rei, e disse: “Quem entre todos os seus servos é tão fiel como Davi, que é genro do rei, capitão de sua guarda corporal, e honrado em sua casa?
Ahimelech replied, “[I do not understand why you are saying that, because] David, your son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguards, is very loyal to you. No one is more loyal to you than David! Everyone in your household respects him very much.
15 Comecei hoje a perguntar a Deus por ele? Fique longe de mim! Não deixe o rei imputar nada a seu servo, nem a toda a casa de meu pai; pois seu servo nada sabia de tudo isso, menos ou mais”.
Furthermore, this was certainly not [RHQ] the first time that I requested God to say what he wanted David to do. And it is not right for you to accuse me or any of my relatives [of trying to get rid of you], because I do not know anything about [anyone wanting to do that].”
16 O rei disse: “Certamente morrerás, Ahimelech, tu e toda a casa de teu pai”.
The king then shouted, “Ahimelech, you and your all your relatives are going to be executed right now!”
17 O rei disse ao guarda que estava de pé sobre ele: “Vira-te e mata os sacerdotes de Javé, porque sua mão também está com Davi, e porque eles sabiam que ele fugiu e não me revelaram”. Mas os servos do rei não estendiam a mão para cair sobre os sacerdotes de Yahweh.
Then he commanded his bodyguards, “Kill these priests of Yahweh, because they are allies of David, and they are conspiring with David against me! They knew that David was trying to run away from me, but they did not tell me!” But Saul’s bodyguards refused to kill Yahweh’s priests.
18 O rei disse a Doeg: “Virem-se e ataquem os padres”! Doeg o Edomita virou-se, e atacou os padres, e matou naquele dia oitenta e cinco pessoas que usavam um éfode de linho.
Then the king said to Doeg, “You kill them!” So Doeg, the man from the Edom people-group, went out and struck them with his sword. On that day he killed eighty-five men who were wearing the sacred vests [because they were God’s priests].
19 Ele atingiu Nob, a cidade dos padres, com o fio da espada - ambos homens e mulheres, crianças e bebês lactantes, e gado, burros e ovelhas, com o fio da espada.
He also went and killed many people in Nob, the city where the priests lived. He killed men, women, children, babies, cattle, donkeys, and sheep there.
20 Um dos filhos de Ahimelech, o filho de Ahitub, chamado Abiathar, escapou e fugiu atrás de David.
But Abiathar, Ahimelech’s son, escaped. He ran away and joined David [and the men who were with him].
21 Abiathar disse a David que Saul havia matado os sacerdotes de Yahweh.
He told David that Saul had commanded [Doeg] to kill Yahweh’s priests.
22 David disse a Abiathar: “Eu sabia naquele dia, quando Doeg, o Edomita, estava lá, que ele certamente diria a Saul. Eu sou responsável pela morte de todas as pessoas da casa de seu pai”.
Then David said to him, “That man from the Edom people-group, Doeg, was there at Nob on the day [that I was there]. I knew that he would surely tell Saul [what happened]. So it is my fault that your father and all of his family have been killed.
23 Fique comigo. Não tenha medo, pois aquele que procura minha vida procura a sua vida. Você estará a salvo comigo”.
You stay with me, and do not be afraid. The man who wants to kill you wants to kill me also, but you will be safe if you stay with me.”