Juízes, 1

1. Depois da morte de Josué, os israe­­litas consultaram o Senhor: “Quem dentre nós será o primeiro a combater os cana­neus?”.

1. Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

2. O Senhor respondeu: “Judá, pois eu entregarei a terra nas suas mãos”.

2. And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

3. Então, Judá disse a Simeão, seu irmão: “Vem comigo à terra que me coube por sorte, para combatermos contra os cana­neus. Depois irei contigo à tua terra”. Simeão partiu com ele.

3. And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

4. Judá travou combate e o Senhor entregou-lhe os cananeus e os ferezeus; derrotaram dez mil homens em Bezec.

4. And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.

5. Ali encontraram Adonibezec, atacaram-no e derrotaram os cananeus e os ferezeus.

5. And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

6. Adonibezec fugiu, mas eles o perseguiram, prenderam-no e cortaram-lhe os polegares das mãos e dos pés.

6. But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

7. Adonibezec disse: “Setenta reis, com os polegares das mãos e dos pés cortados, apanhavam debaixo de minha mesa as migalhas da comida. Como eu fiz, assim Deus me faz”. E conduziram-no a Jerusalém, onde morreu.

7. And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their meat] under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

8. Os juditas atacaram Jerusalém e a tomaram. Passaram os seus habitantes a fio da espada e incendiaram a cidade.

8. Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

9. Desceram dali e combateram os cana­neus das montanhas, do Negueb e da planície.

9. And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.

10. Judá marchou contra os cananeus de Hebron (chamada antigamente Cariat-Arbe) e derrotou Sesai, Ai­mã e Tolmai.

10. And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before [was] Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

11. Marchou depois contra os habitantes de Dabir, que antigamente se chamava Cariat-Sefer.

11. And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher:

12. Caleb tinha dito: “Àquele que combater e tomar Cariat-Sefer darei por mulher minha filha Acsa”.

12. And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

13. Otoniel, filho de Cenez, irmão mais novo de Caleb, tomou a cidade; e Caleb deu-lhe sua filha Acsa por mulher.

13. And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

14. Chegando Acsa à casa de seu marido, ele moveu-a a que pedisse um campo ao seu pai. E pela segunda vez ela saltou de seu jumento e Caleb disse-lhe: “Que tens?”.

14. And it came to pass, when she came [to him], that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off [her] ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?

15. “Dá-me –, respondeu ela – um presente. Instalaste-me em uma terra árida; dá-me também fontes de água!” E Caleb deu-lhe as fontes superiores e inferiores.

15. And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

16. Os filhos de Hobab, o quenita, cunhado de Moisés, subiram da cidade das Palmeiras com os juditas, no deserto de Judá, ao sul de Arad, e vieram estabelecer-se com o povo.*

16. And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which [lieth] in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

17. Judá prosseguiu sua marcha com Simeão, seu irmão, e derrotaram os cananeus de Sefat. Votaram a cidade ao interdito e ela recebeu o nome de Horma.*

17. And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

18. Judá tomou também Gaza e seu território, bem como Ascalon e Acaron com seus territórios.

18. Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

19. O Senhor estava com Judá, e ele conquistou a montanha; porém, não pôde despojar os habitantes da planície que possuíam carros de ferro.

19. And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out [the inhabitants of] the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

20. Conforme o que Moisés tinha dito, deram Hebron a Caleb, que expulsou dela os três filhos de Enac.

20. And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.

21. Os benjaminitas não exterminaram os jebuseus de Jerusalém; por isso, os jebuseus habitaram em Jerusalém com os benjaminitas até o presente.

21. And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

22. A família de José marchou também contra Betel, e o Senhor esteve com eles.

22. And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD [was] with them.

23. E quando exploravam Betel, que antes se chamava Luza,

23. And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before [was] Luz.)

24. viram um homem que saía da cidade e disseram-lhe: “Mostra-nos por onde se pode entrar na cidade e usaremos de misericórdia contigo”.

24. And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

25. Ele indicou-lhes a entrada. Eles passaram a localidade a fio de espada, poupando, porém, aquele homem com a sua família.

25. And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.

26. Esse emigrou para a terra dos hiteus, onde construiu uma cidade, à qual pôs o nome de Luza, como é chamada ainda hoje.

26. And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which [is] the name thereof unto this day.

27. Manassés não expulsou os habitantes de Betsã com suas aldeias, nem os de Tanac, de Dora, de Jeblam, de Meguido, com suas aldeias, porque os cananeus estavam decididos a ocupar essa terra.

27. Neither did Manasseh drive out [the inhabitants of] Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

28. Quando se tornaram mais fortes, os israelitas fizeram-nos tributários, mas não os despojaram.

28. And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

29. Efraim não expulsou os cananeus de Gezer, os quais continuaram a habitar em Gezer, no meio de Efraim.

29. Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

30. Zabulon não expulsou os habitantes de Cetron, nem os de Naalol; e os cananeus continua­ram a habitar no meio de Zabulon, embora sujeitos ao tributo.

30. Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.

31. Aser não expulsou os habitantes de Aco, nem os de Sidon, nem os de Aalab, de Acazib, de Helba, de Afec e de Roob;

31. Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:

32. os filhos de Aser estabeleceram-se entre os cananeus, habitantes daquela terra, não podendo expulsá-los.

32. But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.

33. Neftali não expulsou os habitantes de Bet-Sames, nem os de Bet-Anat, e estabeleceu-se entre os cananeus, habitantes daquela terra; os betsamitas e os betanitas ficaram-lhe tributários.

33. Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them.

34. Os amorreus repeliram os danitas para a montanha, e não lhes permitindo descer para a planície.

34. And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:

35. Persistiram em ficar em Ar-Hares, em Aialon e em Sale­bim; mas a mão da casa de José prevaleceu sobre eles e tiveram de pagar o tributo.

35. But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.

36. O território dos amorreus estendia-se desde a costa de Acrabim e de Sela, para o norte.

36. And the coast of the Amorites [was] from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.