2 Samuel 20
1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
Então se achou ali por acaso um homem de Belial, cujo nome era Seba, filho de Bichri, homem de Benjamin, o qual tocou a buzina, e disse: Não temos parte em David, nem herança no filho de Jessé; cada um ás suas tendas, ó Israel.
2 So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah joined to their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
Então todos os homens d'Israel subiram de detraz de David, e seguiram Seba, filho de Bichri; porém os homens de Judah se uniram ao seu rei desde o Jordão até Jerusalem.
3 And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood.
Vindo pois David para sua casa, a Jerusalem, tomou o rei as dez mulheres, suas concubinas, que deixara para guardarem a casa, e as poz n'uma casa em guarda, e as sustentava; porém não entrou a ellas: e estiveram encerradas até ao dia da sua morte, vivendo como viuvas.
4 Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be you here present.
Disse mais o rei a Amasa: Convoca-me os homens de Judah para o terceiro dia: e tu então apresenta-te aqui.
5 So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
E foi Amasa para convocar a Judah: porém demorou-se além do tempo que lhe tinha designado.
6 And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take you your lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.
Então disse David a Abisai: Mais mal agora nos fará Seba, o filho de Bichri, do que Absalão: pelo que toma tu os servos de teu senhor, e persegue-o, para que porventura não ache para si cidades fortes, e escape dos nossos olhos.
7 And there went out after him Joab’s men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
Então sairam atraz d'elle os homens de Joab, e os cheretheos, e os peletheos, e todos os valentes: estes sairam de Jerusalem para irem atraz de Seba, filho de Bichri.
8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment that he had put on was girded to him, and on it a girdle with a sword fastened on his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
Chegando elles pois á pedra grande que está junto a Gibeon, Amasa veiu: e estava Joab cingido da sua roupa que vestiu, e sobre ella um cinto, ao qual estava pegada a espada a seus lombos na sua bainha; e, adiantando-se elle, lhe caiu.
9 And Joab said to Amasa, Are you in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
E disse Joab a Amasa: Vae comtigo bem, meu irmão? E Joab, com a mão direita, pegou da barba de Amasa, para o beijar.
10 But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
E Amasa não se resguardou da espada que estava na mão de Joab, de sorte que este o feriu com ella na quinta costella, e lhe derramou por terra as entranhas, e não o feriu segunda vez, e morreu: então Joab e Abisai, seu irmão, foram atraz de Seba, filho de Bichri.
11 And one of Joab’s men stood by him, and said, He that favors Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.
Mas algum d'entre os moços de Joab parou junto a elle, e disse: Quem ha que bem queira a Joab? e quem seja por David siga a Joab.
12 And Amasa wallowed in blood in the middle of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth on him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
E Amasa estava envolto no seu sangue no meio do caminho: e, vendo aquelle homem que todo o povo parava, desviou a Amasa do caminho para o campo, e lançou sobre elle um manto; porque via que todo aquelle que chegava a elle parava.
13 When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
E, como estava apartado do caminho, todos os homens seguiram a Joab, para perseguirem a Seba, filho de Bichri.
14 And he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
E passou por todas as tribus d'Israel até Abel, a saber, a Beth-maaca e a todos os beritas: e ajuntaram-se, e tambem o seguiram.
15 And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
E vieram, e o cercaram em Abel de Beth-maaca, e levantaram uma tranqueira contra a cidade, assim que já estava em frente do antemuro: e todo o povo que estava com Joab batia o muro, para o derribar.
16 Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, to Joab, Come near here, that I may speak with you.
Então uma mulher sabia gritou de dentro da cidade: Ouvi, ouvi, peço-vos que digaes a Joab: Chega-te cá, para que eu te falle.
17 And when he was come near to her, the woman said, Are you Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said to him, Hear the words of your handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
Chegou-se a ella, e disse a mulher: Tu és Joab? E disse elle: Eu sou. E ella lhe disse: Ouve as palavras de tua serva. E disse elle: Ouço.
18 Then she spoke, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
Então fallou ella, dizendo: Antigamente costumava-se fallar, dizendo: Certamente pediram conselho a Abel; e assim o concluiam.
19 I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: you seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why will you swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?
Sou eu uma das pacificas e das fieis em Israel: e tu procuras matar uma cidade que é madre em Israel: porque pois devorarias a herança do Senhor?
20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Então respondeu Joab, e disse: Longe, longe de mim que eu tal faça, que eu devore ou arruine!
21 The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.
A coisa não é assim; porém um só homem do monte d'Ephraim, cujo nome é Seba, filho de Bichri, levantou a mão contra o rei, contra David; entregae-me só este, e retirar-me-hei da cidade. Então disse a mulher a Joab; Eis que te será lançada a sua cabeça pelo muro.
22 Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
E a mulher, na sua sabedoria, entrou a todo o povo, e cortaram a cabeça de Seba, filho de Bichri, e a lançaram a Joab; então tocou a buzina, e se retiraram da cidade, cada um para as suas tendas, e Joab voltou a Jerusalem, ao rei.
23 Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
E Joab estava sobre todo o exercito d'Israel; e Benaia, filho de Joiada, sobre os cheretheos e sobre os peletheos;
24 And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:
E Adoram sobre os tributos; e Josaphat, filho de Ahilud, era o chanceller;
25 And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
E Seva o escrivão; e Zadok e Abiathar os sacerdotes;
26 And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
E tambem Ira, o jairita, era o official-mór de David.
