I Samuel, 30
1. Tendo Davi e seus homens chega-do a Siceleg ao terceiro dia, com sua tropa, tinham os amalecitas feito uma incursão no Negueb e em Siceleg, ferindo e incendiando a cidade.
1. Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amal'ekites had made a raid upon the Negeb and upon Ziklag. They had overcome Ziklag, and burned it with fire,
2. Haviam tomado as mulheres e todos os que ali se achavam, desde o menor até o maior; não mataram ninguém, mas levaram todos cativos para a sua terra.
2. and taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great; they killed no one, but carried them off, and went their way.
3. Davi e seus homens, ao chegarem, encontraram a cidade incendiada e suas mulheres, filhos e filhas levados cativos.
3. And when David and his men came to the city, they found it burned with fire, and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
4. Por isso, choraram até não poder mais.
4. Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept, until they had no more strength to weep.
5. As duas mulheres de Davi, Aquinoam de Jezrael e Abigail de Carmelo, viúva de Nabal, estavam também presas.
5. David's two wives also had been taken captive, Ahin'o-am of Jezreel, and Ab'igail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
6. Davi afligiu-se em extremo, porque os seus queriam apedrejá-lo, estando todos amargurados por causa da perda de seus filhos e filhas. Mas Davi se reconfortou no Senhor, seu Deus.
6. And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.
7. E disse ao sacerdote Abiatar, filho de Abimelec: “Traze-me o efod”. Abiatar trouxe-lhe o efod.
7. And David said to Abi'athar the priest, the son of Ahim'elech, "Bring me the ephod." So Abi'athar brought the ephod to David.
8. Davi consultou o Senhor: “Devo perseguir essa gente? Vou alcançá-la?”. “Persegue-os – respondeu o Senhor –; tu os alcançarás certamente e os vencerás.”
8. And David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I pursue after this band? Shall I overtake them?" He answered him, "Pursue; for you shall surely overtake and shall surely rescue."
9. Davi pôs-se em marcha com os seiscentos homens de sua tropa e chegaram à torrente de Besor, onde ficaram os que já estavam esgotados.
9. So David set out, and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind.
10. Davi prosseguiu a perseguição com quatrocentos homens, pois duzentos tinham ficado atrás, estando por demais cansados para poderem atravessar a torrente de Besor.
10. But David went on with the pursuit, he and four hundred men; two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor.
11. Encontraram no campo um egípcio e levaram-no a Davi. Deram-lhe pão para comer, água para beber,
11. They found an Egyptian in the open country, and brought him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, they gave him water to drink,
12. um pedaço de torta de figos secos e duas tortas de uvas secas. Ele comeu e recobrou as forças, porque havia três dias e três noites que nada tinha comido nem bebido.
12. and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten, his spirit revived; for he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights.
13. Davi disse-lhe: “Quem és tu e de onde és?”. “Eu sou um escravo egípcio – respondeu ele – a serviço de um amalecita. Meu senhor abandonou-me há três dias porque caí doente.
13. And David said to him, "To whom do you belong? And where are you from?" He said, "I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amal'ekite; and my master left me behind because I fell sick three days ago.
14. Fizemos uma incursão no Negueb dos cereteus, no território de Judá, no Negueb de Caleb e incendiamos Siceleg”.
14. We had made a raid upon the Negeb of the Cher'ethites and upon that which belongs to Judah and upon the Negeb of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire."
15. Davi disse-lhe: “Queres conduzir-me a esse bando?”. “Jura-me pelo nome de Deus – respondeu o homem – que não me matarás, nem me entregarás ao meu senhor e eu te guiarei até esse bando.”
15. And David said to him, "Will you take me down to this band?" And he said, "Swear to me by God, that you will not kill me, or deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will take you down to this band."
16. Guiados pelo egípcio, alcançaram-nos. Os amalecitas estavam espalhados por todo o campo, comendo, bebendo e festejando por causa da enorme presa que tinham tomado na terra dos filisteus e de Judá.
16. And when he had taken him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
17. Davi feriu-os do romper do dia à tarde do dia seguinte e só escaparam quatrocentos homens, que fugiram montados em camelos.
17. And David smote them from twilight until the evening of the next day; and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who mounted camels and fled.
18. Recobrou Davi tudo o que os amalecitas tinham tomado, salvando também as suas duas mulheres.
18. David recovered all that the Amal'ekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
19. E não faltou ninguém, nem pequeno nem grande, nem filho nem filha, nem o que quer que seja do espólio que tinham levado: Davi reconduziu tudo de volta.
19. Nothing was missing, whether small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything that had been taken; David brought back all.
20. E tomou também todos os rebanhos e manadas, diante dos quais iam os homens, gritando: “Eis a presa de Davi!”.
20. David also captured all the flocks and herds; and the people drove those cattle before him, and said, "This is David's spoil."
21. Foi, pois, Davi juntar-se aos duzentos homens deixados na torrente de Besor, por estarem cansados demais para segui-lo. E eles vieram ao encontro de Davi e de sua tropa e Davi saudou-os ao chegar junto deles.
21. Then David came to the two hundred men, who had been too exhausted to follow David, and who had been left at the brook Besor; and they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him; and when David drew near to the people he saluted them.
22. Todos os malvados, porém, todos os maus elementos que se encontravam na tropa de Davi começaram a dizer: “Visto que eles não foram conosco, nada lhes daremos do espólio recuperado, salvo, a cada um, a sua mulher e seus filhos. Que os tomem e se retirem!”.
22. Then all the wicked and base fellows among the men who had gone with David said, "Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil which we have recovered, except that each man may lead away his wife and children, and depart."
23. “Não façais assim, meus irmãos – interveio Davi – com o que o Senhor nos deu, depois de nos ter protegido e nos ter entregue nas mãos a tropa que se tinha levantado contra nós!
23. But David said, "You shall not do so, my brothers, with what the LORD has given us; he has preserved us and given into our hand the band that came against us.
24. Quem poderia aceitar a proposta que fazeis? A parte dos que ficaram junto às bagagens será a mesma que a daqueles que foram ao combate. Eles compartilharão.”
24. Who would listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down into the battle, so shall his share be who stays by the baggage; they shall share alike."
25. A partir daquele dia, estabeleceu Davi em Israel esse costume e esse direito que subsiste ainda hoje.
25. And from that day forward he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
26. De volta a Siceleg, enviou Davi uma parte do espólio aos anciãos de Judá, seus amigos, com esta mensagem: “Eis um presente para vós, proveniente do espólio tomado aos inimigos do Senhor”.
26. When David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the spoil to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, "Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the LORD";
27. Enviou igualmente uma parte aos de Betel, de Ramá, do Negueb,
27. it was for those in Bethel, in Ramoth of the Negeb, in Jattir,
28. de Jeter, de Aroer, de Sefamot, de Estemo,
28. in Aro'er, in Siphmoth, in Eshtemo'a,
29. de Racal, aos das cidades dos jerameelitas, aos das cidades dos cineus, aos de Horma,
29. in Racal, in the cities of the Jerah'meelites, in the cities of the Ken'ites,
30. de Bor-Asã, de Atac, de Hebron e de todos os lugares por onde Davi tinha passado com seus homens.
30. in Hormah, in Borash'an, in A'thach,
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31. in Hebron, for all the places where David and his men had roamed.
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