I Samuel, 22

1. Davi partiu dali e refugiou-se na caverna de Odolam. Seus irmãos e toda a sua família, ouvindo isso, foram juntar-se a ele.

1. David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.

2. Todos os que se viam em miséria, os endividados, os descontentes, foram ter com Davi e ele tornou-se o seu chefe. E estiveram com ele cerca de quatrocentos homens.

2. And every one who was in distress, and every one who was in debt, and every one who was discontented, gathered to him; and he became captain over them. And there were with him about four hundred men.

3. Dali foi Davi para Masfa, em Moab e disse ao rei de Moab: “Permiti que meu pai e minha mãe venham habitar no meio de vós, até que eu saiba o que o Senhor me reserva”.

3. And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, "Pray let my father and my mother stay with you, till I know what God will do for me."

4. Apresentou-os, pois, ao rei de Moab e ficaram com ele durante todo o tempo em que Davi permaneceu no fortim.

4. And he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.

5. Mas o profeta Gad disse a Davi: “Não fiques no fortim. Parte, volta à terra de Judá”. Davi partiu e internou-se na floresta de Haret.

5. Then the prophet Gad said to David, "Do not remain in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah." So David departed, and went into the forest of Hereth.

6. Saul foi informado de que haviam descoberto Davi e os seus. Estava o rei em Gabaá, sentado debaixo de uma tamareira, na colina, com a sua lança na mão, tendo todos os seus familiares em redor de si.

6. Now Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men who were with him. Saul was sitting at Gib'e-ah, under the tamarisk tree on the height, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him.

7. Saul disse-lhes: “Escutai, benjami­nitas: será que o filho de Jessé dará a todos vós campos e vinhas? Irá ele fazer de todos vós chefes de milhares e chefes de centenas?

7. And Saul said to his servants who stood about him, "Hear now, you Benjaminites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds,

8. Por que vos conjurastes contra mim? Ninguém de vós me informou que meu filho tinha feito aliança com o filho de Jessé e ninguém se deu o trabalho de avisar-me que meu filho instigava meu servo contra mim, para armar-me ciladas, como ele o faz hoje!”.

8. that all of you have conspired against me? No one discloses to me when my son makes a league with the son of Jesse, none of you is sorry for me or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day."

9. Doeg, o edomita, que era o primeiro entre os domésticos de Saul, respondeu: “Eu vi o filho de Jessé chegar a Nob, à casa de Abimelec, filho de Aquitob.

9. Then answered Do'eg the E'domite, who stood by the servants of Saul, "I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahim'elech the son of Ahi'tub,

10. Este consultou o Senhor por ele e deu-lhe provisões, entregando-lhe também a espada do filisteu Golias”.

10. and he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

11. O rei mandou chamar o sacerdote Abimelec, filho de Aquitob, com toda a casa de seu pai, os sacerdotes que estavam em Nob. Chegando eles à presença do rei,

11. Then the king sent to summon Ahim'elech the priest, the son of Ahi'tub, and all his father's house, the priests who were at Nob; and all of them came to the king.

12. Saul disse-lhes: “Escuta, filho de Aquitob!”. “Eis-me aqui, meu senhor – respondeu ele.

12. And Saul said, "Hear now, son of Ahi'tub." And he answered, "Here I am, my lord."

13. “Por que – retomou Saul – conspiraste contra mim, tu e o filho de Jessé? Deste-lhe pão e uma espada e consultaste Deus por ele, a fim de que ele se revolte contra mim e me arme ciladas como hoje acontece.”

13. And Saul said to him, "Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, so that he has risen against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?"

14. Abimelec respondeu ao rei: “Haverá entre todos os teus servos alguém mais fiel que Davi, genro do rei, teu conselheiro, um homem estimado por toda a tua casa?

14. Then Ahim'elech answered the king, "And who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and captain over your bodyguard, and honored in your house?

15. Foi porventura hoje que comecei a consultar Deus por ele? Longe de mim qualquer ideia de revolta! Não atribua o rei crime algum ao seu servo, nem à sua família! Teu servo nada soube de tudo isto, nem pouco nem muito”.

15. Is today the first time that I have inquired of God for him? No! Let not the king impute anything to his servant or to all the house of my father; for your servant has known nothing of all this, much or little."

16. O rei disse: “Tu morrerás, Abimelec, tu e toda a tua família!”.

16. And the king said, "You shall surely die, Ahim'elech, you and all your father's house."

17. E, dirigindo-se aos guardas que o cercavam: “Ide – disse ele –; matai os sacerdotes do Senhor, pois fizeram-se cúmplices de Davi: sabiam de sua fuga e não me preveniram”. Mas os guardas do rei se recusaram a levantar a mão contra os sacerdotes do Senhor.

17. And the king said to the guard who stood about him, "Turn and kill the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and they knew that he fled, and did not disclose it to me." But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.

18. Então o rei ordenou a Doeg: “Vamos, fere-os”. E Doeg, o edomita, aproximou-se e foi ele quem matou os sacerdotes. Massacrou naquele dia oitenta e cinco homens que vestiam o efod de linho.

18. Then the king said to Do'eg, "You turn and fall upon the priests." And Do'eg the E'domite turned and fell upon the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod.

19. Ordenou também Saul que fosse passada a fio de espada a cidade sacerdotal de Nob: homens, mulheres, meninos, crianças de peito, bois, jumentos e ovelhas.

19. And Nob, the city of the priests, he put to the sword; both men and women, children and sucklings, oxen, asses and sheep, he put to the sword.

20. Só escapou um filho de Abimelec, filho de Aquitob, chamado Abiatar, que se refugiou junto de Davi.

20. But one of the sons of Ahim'elech the son of Ahi'tub, named Abi'athar, escaped and fled after David.

21. Abiatar anunciou-lhe que Saul tinha massacrado os sacerdotes do Senhor.

21. And Abi'athar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD.

22. Davi disse-lhe: “Eu bem suspeitava naquele dia que, estando ali Doeg, o edomita, ele iria contar tudo a Saul. Sou eu o culpado da morte de toda a casa de teu pai.

22. And David said to Abi'athar, "I knew on that day, when Do'eg the E'domite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have occasioned the death of all the persons of your father's house.

23. Fica comigo; não temas. Aquele que odeia a minha vida, odeia igualmente a tua. Junto de mim estarás seguro”.

23. Stay with me, fear not; for he that seeks my life seeks your life; with me you shall be in safekeeping."