Juízes 20
1 Então todas as crianças de Israel saíram, e a congregação foi reunida como um só homem, desde Dan até Berseba, com a terra de Gilead, até Yahweh em Mizpah.
All the Israelis, from Dan [city in the north] to Beersheba [city in the south], and even from [the] Gilead [region on the east side of the Jordan River, heard what had happened. So they] they gathered together at Mizpah, [at the place where they worshiped] Yahweh.
2 Os chefes de todo o povo, mesmo de todas as tribos de Israel, se apresentaram na assembléia do povo de Deus, quatrocentos mil homens de pé que desembainharam a espada.
The leaders of [eleven of] the tribes of Israel stood in front of the people who gathered there. There were 400,000 men with swords who were there.
3 (Agora os filhos de Benjamim ouviram que os filhos de Israel tinham subido a Mizpá). Os filhos de Israel disseram: “Diga-nos, como aconteceu esta maldade?”.
The people of the tribe of Benjamin heard that the other Israelis had gone up to Mizpah, [but none of the men from their tribe went to the meeting there]. The Israelis who had come to Mizpah asked about the evil thing that had happened.
4 O Levite, o marido da mulher que foi assassinada, respondeu: “Entrei em Gibeah que pertence a Benjamin, eu e minha concubina, para passar a noite.
So the husband of the woman who had been killed replied, “My slave wife and I came to Gibeah [city], wanting to stay there that night.
5 Os homens de Gibeah se levantaram contra mim, e cercaram a casa à noite. Eles tinham a intenção de me matar e violaram minha concubina, e ela está morta”.
That evening, the men of Gibeah came to attack me. They surrounded the house [where I was staying] and wanted to [have sex with me and then] kill me. They [raped and] abused my slave wife [all night], and she died.
6 Peguei minha concubina e a cortei em pedaços, e a enviei por todo o país da herança de Israel; pois cometeram lascívia e loucura em Israel.
I took her body home and cut it into pieces. Then I sent one piece to each area of Israel, [because I wanted you all to know about] this wicked and disgraceful/shameful thing [that] has been done here in Israel.
7 Eis que vocês, filhos de Israel, todos vocês, dêem aqui seus conselhos e conselhos”.
So now, all you Israeli people, speak, and tell me what you think should be done!”
8 Todas as pessoas se levantaram como um só homem, dizendo: “Nenhum de nós irá à sua tenda, nem nenhum de nós irá à sua casa”.
All the people stood up, and in unison said, “None of us will go home! Not one of us will return to his house!
9 Mas agora isto é o que faremos com Gibeah: enfrentaremos por sorte;
This is what we must do to [the people of] Gibeah. First, we will (cast lots/throw marked stones) [to determine which group should attack them].
10 e levaremos dez homens de cem em todas as tribos de Israel, e cem de mil, e mil de dez mil para conseguir comida para o povo, para que possam fazer, quando vierem a Gibeah de Benjamim, de acordo com toda a loucura que os homens de Gibeah fizeram em Israel”.
We will choose (one tenth/one from every ten) of the men from all the Israeli tribes. Those men will go and find food for the men who will go to attack the people of Gibeah. Then the other men will go to Gibeah to (pay the people back/punish them) for this terrible thing that they have done [here] in Israel.”
11 Assim, todos os homens de Israel estavam reunidos contra a cidade, unidos como um só homem.
And all the Israeli people agreed [that the people of Gibeah should be punished].
12 As tribos de Israel enviaram homens por toda a tribo de Benjamin, dizendo: “Que maldade é essa que tem acontecido entre vocês?
Then the Israeli men sent messengers throughout the tribe of Benjamin. They demanded, “Do you realize that some of your men have done a very evil thing?
13 Portanto, agora entreguem os homens, os malvados que estão em Gibeá, para que os matemos e afastemos de Israel o mal”. Mas Benjamin não quis ouvir a voz de seus irmãos, os filhos de Israel.
Bring those wicked men to us, in order that we can execute them. [By doing that], we will be doing what should be done because of this evil thing that has happened in Israel.” But the [people of the] tribe of Benjamin did not pay attention to their fellow Israelis.
14 Os filhos de Benjamin se reuniram fora das cidades para Gibeah, para sair para lutar contra os filhos de Israel.
The men of the tribe of Benjamin left their cities and gathered at Gibeah to fight the [other] Israelis.
15 Os filhos de Benjamim foram contados naquele dia dentre as cidades vinte e seis mil homens que desembainharam a espada, além dos habitantes de Gibeá, que foram contados setecentos homens escolhidos.
In that one day the men of the tribe of Benjamin recruited 26,000 soldiers who knew how to fight using swords. They also chose/recruited 700 men from Gibeah.
16 Entre todos esses soldados, havia setecentos homens escolhidos que eram canhotos. Cada um deles podia atirar uma pedra a um cabelo e não falhar.
From all those soldiers there were 700 men who were left-handed, and each of them could sling a stone at [a target that was very small and as narrow as] a hair, and the stone always hit the target!
17 Os homens de Israel, além de Benjamim, foram contados quatrocentos mil homens que desembainharam a espada. Todos estes eram homens de guerra.
There were 400,000 men from the other Israeli tribes who had swords.
18 Os filhos de Israel se levantaram, subiram a Betel e pediram conselho a Deus. Perguntaram: “Quem subirá por nós primeiro para lutar contra as crianças de Benjamin?”. Yahweh disse: “Judah primeiro”.
Those other Israelis went up to Bethel and asked God, “Which tribe should be the first to attack the men from the tribe of Benjamin?” Yahweh answered, “[The men from the tribe of] Judah should go first.”
19 As crianças de Israel se levantaram pela manhã e acamparam contra Gibeah.
The next morning, the Israeli men went and set up their tents near Gibeah.
20 Os homens de Israel saíram para lutar contra Benjamim; e os homens de Israel ordenaram a batalha contra eles em Gibeah.
Then they went to fight against [the men from the tribe of] Benjamin, and stood in their positions for fighting a battle, [facing Gibeah].
21 As crianças de Benjamim saíram de Gibeah, e naquele dia destruíram vinte e dois mil dos homens israelitas até o chão.
The men of the tribe of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and fought against them, and they killed 22,000 Israeli men on that day.
22 O povo, os homens de Israel, se encorajaram, e ordenaram a batalha novamente no lugar onde se ordenaram no primeiro dia.
[Late that afternoon], the [remaining] Israeli men went to the place of worship and cried until the sun set. Then they asked Yahweh, “Should we attack the men of the tribe of Benjamin again, even though they are our fellow Israelis?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, attack them again.” So the Israeli men encouraged each other.
23 As crianças de Israel subiram e choraram diante de Javé até a noite; e perguntaram a Javé, dizendo: “Devo eu me aproximar novamente para lutar contra as crianças de Benjamim, meu irmão? Yahweh disse: “Vá contra ele”.
24 As crianças de Israel se aproximaram contra as crianças de Benjamin no segundo dia.
The next day they again stood in their positions for fighting, just like they had done on the previous day.
25 Benjamin saiu contra eles de Gibeah no segundo dia, e destruiu até o solo das crianças de Israel novamente dezoito mil homens. Todos eles desembainharam a espada.
The men of the tribe of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and attacked the Israelis, and killed 18,000 more of their men.
26 Então todas as crianças de Israel e todo o povo subiram, e vieram a Betel, e choraram, e se sentaram ali diante de Javé, e jejuaram naquele dia até a noite; depois ofereceram holocaustos e ofertas de paz diante de Javé.
[In the afternoon], all the people of Israel [who had not been killed] again went to Bethel. There they sat down and cried to Yahweh, and they (fasted/abstained from eating food) until it was evening. They brought some offerings which they burned completely [on the altar], and they also brought some offerings to maintain fellowship with Yahweh.
27 Os filhos de Israel perguntaram a Javé (pois a arca da aliança de Deus estava lá naqueles dias,
At that time, the Sacred Chest that contained the stone tablets on which were written the Ten Commandments was there at Bethel. A priest named Phinehas, the son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron, often stood in front of that chest [and talked with Yahweh]. While he stood there on that day, he asked Yahweh, “Shall we go again to fight against our fellow Israelis from the tribe of Benjamin, or shall we stop fighting against them?” Yahweh answered, “Go again tomorrow, because tomorrow I will enable you to defeat them.”
28 e Finéias, o filho de Eleazar, filho de Aarão, estava diante dela naqueles dias), dizendo: “Devo sair novamente para lutar contra os filhos de Benjamim, meu irmão, ou devo parar? Yahweh disse: “Suba; pois amanhã eu o entregarei em suas mãos”.
29 Israel armou emboscadas ao redor de Gibeah.
So [the next day, 10,000 of] the Israeli men (set up ambushes/went to hide) [in the fields] around Gibeah.
30 As crianças de Israel enfrentaram as crianças de Benjamin no terceiro dia, e se colocaram em uma ordem contra Gibeah, como em outros momentos.
The [other] Israeli men went and stood in their positions for fighting a battle just like they had done on the previous days.
31 As crianças de Benjamim saíram contra o povo, e foram afastadas da cidade; e começaram a atacar e matar o povo como em outros momentos, nas estradas, das quais uma sobe para Betel e a outra para Gibeá, no campo, cerca de trinta homens de Israel.
When the men of the tribe of Benjamin came out of the city to fight against them, the Israeli men retreated away from the city, and the men of the tribe of Benjamin pursued them. The men of the tribe of Benjamin killed many Israelis, like they had done before. They killed about 30 Israelis. They killed some in the fields, and they killed some on the road that went to Bethel and on the road that went to Gibeah.
32 As crianças de Benjamin disseram: “Eles são abatidos diante de nós, como no início”. Mas as crianças de Israel disseram: “Vamos fugir, e afastá-los da cidade para as estradas”.
The men of the tribe of Benjamin said, “We are defeating them like we did before!” But then Israeli men did what they had planned. The main group of Israeli men retreated a short distance from the city, to [trick] the men of Gibeah and cause them to pursue the Israeli men along the roads outside the city.
33 Todos os homens de Israel se levantaram de seu lugar e se colocaram em ordem em Baal Tamar. Então os emboscadores de Israel fugiram de seu lugar, até mesmo de Maareh Geba.
The main group of Israeli men left their positions and retreated, and then they stood in their battle positions again at a place named Baal-Tamar.
34 Dez mil homens escolhidos de todo Israel vieram contra Gibeah, e a batalha foi severa; mas eles não sabiam que o desastre estava próximo a eles.
Then [while the men of Gibeah were running out of the city toward them], the other 10,000 Israelis came out from the places where they had been hiding, west of Gibeah. They were men who had come from all parts of Israel. There was a very big battle. But the men of the tribe of Benjamin did not know that they were about to suffer a disastrous defeat.
35 Yahweh atingiu Benjamin antes de Israel; e as crianças de Israel destruíram de Benjamin naquele dia vinte e cinco mil e cem homens. Todos eles desembainharam a espada.
Yahweh enabled the Israeli men to defeat the men of the tribe of Benjamin. They killed 25,000 of them, even though they all were using swords. [This is what happened]:
36 Então os filhos de Benjamim viram que foram atingidos, pois os homens de Israel cederam a Benjamim porque confiaram nos emboscadores que haviam colocado contra Gibeah.
The main group of Israeli men arranged with the men who would be hiding that they should send up a smoke signal to enable the main group of soldiers to know when they should attack. Then the main group of Israeli men retreated for a short distance, because they knew that the other Israeli men who had been hiding on the other side of Gibeah would attack the people of the tribe of Benjamin by surprise. So [after the main group of Israeli men retreated a little distance], the men who had been hiding rushed out and ran into Gibeah and used their swords to kill everyone in the city. [Then they started to burn the buildings].
37 Os emboscadores apressaram-se e correram para Gibeá; depois os emboscadores se espalharam e atingiram toda a cidade com o fio da espada.
38 Agora, o sinal apontado entre os homens de Israel e os emboscadores era que eles deveriam fazer uma grande nuvem de fumaça se erguer da cidade.
39 Os homens de Israel voltaram-se para a batalha, e Benjamin começou a atacar e matar os homens de Israel cerca de trinta pessoas; pois eles disseram: “Certamente eles foram atacados diante de nós, como na primeira batalha”.
By that time, the men of the tribe of Benjamin said, “We are winning the battle, as we did before!”
40 Mas quando a nuvem começou a subir da cidade em um pilar de fumaça, os benjamitas olharam atrás deles; e eis que toda a cidade subiu em fumaça para o céu.
But then smoke [from the burning buildings] began to rise up from the city. The men of the tribe of Benjamin turned around and saw that the whole city was burning.
41 Os homens de Israel voltaram-se, e os homens de Benjamim ficaram consternados; pois viram que o desastre tinha vindo sobre eles.
Then the main group of Israeli men [also saw the smoke, and they knew that the smoke signaled that they should] turn around and begin to attack. The men of the tribe of Benjamin were very afraid, because they realized that they were about to suffer a disastrous defeat.
42 Por isso viraram as costas diante dos homens de Israel para o caminho do deserto, mas a batalha os seguiu com força; e aqueles que saíram das cidades os destruíram no meio do deserto.
So the men of the tribe of Benjamin tried to run away toward the desert to escape from the Israeli men, but they were not able to escape, because the Israeli men who had burned the two cities came out of those cities and killed many of them.
43 Eles cercaram os benjamitas, perseguiram-nos e os pisaram em seu lugar de descanso, até perto de Gibeá, em direção ao nascer do sol.
They surrounded [some of] the men of the tribe of Benjamin, and pursued the others to the area east of Gibeah.
44 Dezoito mil homens de Benjamin caíram; todos eles eram homens de valor.
They killed 18,000 strong soldiers of the tribe of Benjamin.
45 Eles se voltaram e fugiram em direção ao deserto, para a rocha de Rimmon. Eles colheram cinco mil homens deles nas estradas, e os seguiram com força até Gidom, e atingiram dois mil homens deles.
Then the rest of the men of the tribe of Benjamin realized that they had been defeated. They ran toward the desert to Rimmon Rock, but the Israeli men killed 5,000 more men of the tribe of Benjamin along the roads. They pursued the rest of them to Gidom, and they killed 2,000 more men of the tribe of Benjamin there.
46 Para que todos os que caíram naquele dia de Benjamin fossem vinte e cinco mil homens que desembainharam a espada. Todos estes homens eram homens de valor.
Altogether, there were 25,000 men of the tribe of Benjamin who were killed, all of whom had swords.
47 Mas seiscentos homens se voltaram e fugiram em direção ao deserto para a rocha de Rimmon, e permaneceram na rocha de Rimmon quatro meses.
But 600 men of the tribe of Benjamin ran to Rimmon Rock in the desert. They stayed there for four months.
48 Os homens de Israel voltaram-se novamente contra as crianças de Benjamin, e atingiram-nas com o fio da espada - incluindo a cidade inteira, o gado e tudo o que encontraram. Além disso, eles incendiaram todas as cidades que encontraram.
Then the Israeli men went back to the land belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, and killed the people in every city. They also killed all the animals, and destroyed everything else that they found there. And they burned all the cities that they came to.
