2 Samuel 2
1 It happened after this, that David inquired of Jehovah, saying, "Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?" Jehovah said to him, "Go up." David said, "Where shall I go up?" He said, "To Hebron."
E sucedeu depois disto que David consultou ao Senhor, dizendo: Subirei a alguma das cidades de Judá? E disse-lhe o Senhor: Sobe. E disse David: Para onde subirei? E disse: Para Hebron.
2 So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite,
E subiu David para lá, e também as suas duas mulheres, Achinoam. a jizreelita, e Abigail, a mulher de Nabal, o carmelita.
3 and the men who were with him, everyone with his household. And they lived in Hebron.
Fez também David subir os homens que estavam com ele, cada um com a sua família: e habitaram nas cidades de Hebron.
4 The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, saying, "It was the people of Jabesh Gilead who buried Saul."
Então vieram os homens de Judá, e ungiram ali a David rei sobre a casa de Judá. E deram avisos a David, dizendo: Os homens de Jabez-gilead são os que sepultaram a Saul.
5 David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, "Blessed are you by Jehovah, because you have shown this kindness to your lord, Saul, and have buried him.
Então enviou David mensageiros aos homens de Jabez-gilead, e disse-lhes: benditos sejais vós do Senhor, que fizestes tal beneficência a vosso senhor, a Saul, e o sepultastes!
6 Now may Jehovah show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for this kindness, because you have done this thing.
Agora, pois, o Senhor use convosco de beneficência e fidelidade: e também eu vos farei este bem, porquanto fizestes isto.
7 Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them."
Esforcem-se pois agora as vossas mãos, e sede homens valentes, pois Saul, vosso senhor, é morto, mas também os da casa de Judá já me ungiram a mim rei sobre si.
8 Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Ishbaal the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
Porém Abner, filho de Ner, capitão do exército de Saul, tomou a Isboseth, filho de Saul, e o fez passar a Mahanaim,
9 and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Geshurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
E o constituiu rei sobre Gilead, e sobre os assuritas, e sobre Jizreel, e sobre Ephraim, e sobre Benjamin, e sobre todo o Israel.
10 Ishbaal, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
Da idade de quarenta anos era Isboseth, filho de Saul, quando começou a reinar sobre Israel, e reinou dois anos: mas os da casa de Judá seguiam a David.
11 The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
E foi o número dos dias que David reinou em Hebron, sobre a casa de Judá, sete anos e seis meses.
12 Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbaal the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
Então saiu Abner, filho de Ner, com os servos de Isboseth, filho de Saul, de Mahanaim a Gibeon.
13 Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
Sairam também Joab, filho de Zeruia, e os servos de David, e se encontraram uns com os outros perto do tanque de Gibeon: e pararam estes desta banda do tanque, e os outros daquela banda do tanque.
14 Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men now arise and compete before us." Joab said, "Let them arise."
E disse Abner a Joab: Deixa levantar os mancebos, e joguem diante de nós. E disse Joab: Levantem-se.
15 Then they arose and went over by number: twelve of the sons of Benjamin of Ishbaal the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
Então se levantaram, e passaram, por conta, doze de Benjamin, da parte de Isboseth, filho de Saul, e doze dos servos de David.
16 They each caught his opponent by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Field of Blades, which is in Gibeon.
E cada um lançou mão da cabeça do outro, meteu-lhe a espada pela ilharga, e cairam juntamente: de onde se chamou àquele lugar Helkath-hazzurim, que está junto a Gibeon.
17 The battle was very severe that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.
E seguiu-se naquele dia uma crua peleja: porém Abner e os homens de Israel foram feridos diante dos servos de David.
18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. And Asahel was as quick on his feet as a wild gazelle.
E estavam ali os três filhos de Zeruia, Joab, Abisai, e Asael: e Asael era ligeiro de pés, como uma das cabras montezes que há no campo.
19 Asahel pursued after Abner, and as he went he did not turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
E Asael perseguiu a Abner: e não declinou de detraz de Abner, nem para a direita nem para a esquerda.
20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, "Is it you, Asahel?" He answered, "It is I."
E Abner, olhando para traz, disse: És tu este Asael? E disse ele: Eu sou.
21 Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor." But Asahel would not stop from pursuing him.
Então lhe disse Abner: Desvia-te para a direita, ou para a esquerda, e lança mão dum dos mancebos, e toma os seus despojos. Porém Asael não quis desviar-se de detraz dele.
22 Abner said again to Asahel, "Stop pursuing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then should I hold up my face to Joab your brother?"
Então Abner tornou a dizer a Asael: Desvia-te de detraz de mim: por que hei de eu ferir-te e dar contigo em terra? e como levantaria eu o meu rosto diante de Joab teu irmão?
23 But he refused to stop. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. And it came about that all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stopped there.
Porém, não se querendo ele desviar, Abner o feriu com o couto da lança pela quinta costela, e a lança lhe saiu por detraz, e caiu ali, e morreu naquele mesmo lugar; e sucedeu que todos os que chegavam ao lugar onde Asael caiu e morreu paravam.
24 But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
Porém Joab e Abisai perseguiram a Abner: e pôs-se o sol, chegando eles ao outeiro de Amma, que está diante de Giah, junto ao caminho do deserto de Gibeon.
25 The sons of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and formed a single group, and stood on the top of a hill.
E os filhos de Benjamin se ajuntaram detraz de Abner, e fizeram um batalhão, e puseram-se no cume dum outeiro.
26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, "Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long shall it be then, before you ask the people to stop pursuing their brothers?"
Então Abner gritou a Joab, e disse: Consumirá a espada para sempre? não sabes tu que por fim haverá amargura? e até quando não as de dizer ao povo que se torne de detraz de seus irmãos?
27 Joab said, "As Jehovah lives, if you had not spoken, surely the people would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning."
E disse Joab: Vive Deus, que, se não tivesses falado, já desde pela manhã o povo teria cessado cada um de perseguir a seu irmão.
28 So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stopped, and no longer chased after Israel, and they no longer fought.
Então Joab tocou a bozina, e todo o povo parou, e não perseguiram mais a Israel: e tão pouco pelejaram mais.
29 Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and marched the whole morning, and came to Mahanaim.
E caminharam Abner e os seus homens toda aquela noite pela planície: e, passando o Jordão, caminharam por todo o Bithron, e vieram a Mahanaim.
30 Joab returned from pursuing Abner. And when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing from David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.
Também Joab se tornou de detraz de Abner, e ajuntou todo o povo: e dos servos de David faltaram dezenove homens, e Asael.
31 But the servants of David had struck of the people of Benjamin, from the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men who died.
Porém os servos de David feriram dentre os de Benjamin, e dentre os homens de Abner, a trezentos e sessenta homens, que ali ficaram mortos.
32 They took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.
E levantaram a Asael, e sepultaram-no na sepultura de seu pai, que estava em Beth-lehem: e Joab e seus homens caminharam toda aquela noite, e amanheceu-lhes em Hebron.
