2 Samuel 16

1 E quando Davi passou um pouco do cume do monte, eis que Ziba, o criado de Mefibosete, que o saía a receber com um par de asnos aprontados, e sobre eles duzentos pães, e cem cachos de passas, e cem pães de figos secos, e um odre de vinho.

And when David had passed a little beyond the top of the mountain, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, appeared to meet him, with two donkeys, which were burdened with two hundred loaves, and one hundred bunches of dried grapes, and one hundred masses of dried figs, and a skin of wine.

2 E disse o rei a Ziba: Que é isto? E Ziba respondeu: Os asnos são para a família do rei, em que s; os pães e a passa para os criados, que comam; e o vinho, para que bebam os que se cansarem no deserto.

And the king said to Ziba, “What do you intend to do with these things?” And Ziba responded: “The donkeys are for the household of the king, so that they may sit. And the loaves and dried figs are for your servants to eat. But the wine is for anyone to drink who may be faint in the desert.”

3 E disse o rei: Onde está o filho de teu senhor? E Ziba respondeu ao rei: Eis que ele ficou em Jerusalém, porque disse: Hoje me devolverá a casa de Israel o reino de meu pai.

And the king said, “Where is the son of your lord?” And Ziba answered the king: “He remained in Jerusalem, saying, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore the kingdom of my father to me.’”

4 Então o rei disse a Ziba: Eis que, seja teu tudo o que tem Mefibosete. E respondeu Ziba inclinando-se: Rei senhor meu, ache eu favor diante de ti.

And the king said to Ziba, “All the things which were for Mephibosheth are now yours.” And Ziba said, “I beg you that I may find grace before you, my lord the king.”

5 E veio o rei Davi até Baurim: e eis que, saía um da família da casa de Saul, o qual se chamava Simei, filho de Gera; e saía amaldiçoando,

Then king David went as far as Bahurim. And behold, a man from the kindred of the house of Saul, named Shimei, the son of Gera, went out from there. And going out, he continued on, and he was cursing,

6 E lançando pedras contra Davi, e contra todos os servos do rei Davi: e todo aquele povo, e todos os homens valentes estavam à sua direita e à sua esquerda.

and throwing stones against David and against all the servants of king David. And all the people and all the warriors were traveling to the right and to the left sides of the king.

7 E dizia Simei, amaldiçoando-lhe: Sai, sai, homem sanguinário, e homem maligno!

And so, as he was cursing the king, Shimei said: “Go away, go away, you man of blood, and you man of Belial!

8 O SENHOR te retribuiu por todo o sangue da casa de Saul, em lugar do qual tu reinaste: mas o SENHOR entregou o reino em mãos de teu filho Absalão; e eis que estás em tua desgraça, porque és homem sanguinário.

The Lord has repaid you for all the blood of the house of Saul. For you have usurped the kingdom in place of him. And so, the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom, your son. And behold, your evils press close upon you, because you are a man of blood.”

9 Então Abisai filho de Zeruia, disse ao rei: Por que almadiçoa este cão morto a meu senhor o rei? Eu te rogo que me deixes passar, e tirarei dele a cabeça.

Then Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said to the king: “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go and cut off his head.”

10 E o rei respondeu: Que tenho eu convosco, filhos de Zeruia? Ele almadiçoa assim, porque o SENHOR lhe disse que almadiçoasse a Davi; quem pois lhe dirá: Por que o fazes assim?

And the king said: “What is it to me and to all of you, O sons of Zeruiah? Permit him, so that he may curse. For the Lord has commanded him to curse David. And who is the one who would dare to say, ‘Why has he done so?’”

11 E disse Davi a Abisai e a todos os seus servos: Eis que, meu filho que saiu de minhas entranhas, busca à minha vida: quanto mais agora um filho de Benjamim? Deixai-lhe que amaldiçoe, que o SENHOR se o disse.

And the king said to Abishai and to all his servants: “Behold, my son, who went forth from my loins, is seeking my life. How much more does a son of Benjamin do so now? Permit him, so that he may curse, in accord with the command of the Lord.

12 Talvez o SENHOR olhe a minha aflição, e o SENHOR me conceda o bem por suas maldições de hoje.

Perhaps the Lord may look with favor upon my affliction, and the Lord may repay me good, in place of the cursing of this day.”

13 E quando Davi e os seus iam pelo caminho, Simei ia pelo lado do monte diante dele, andando e amaldiçoando, e lançando pedras diante dele, e espalhando pó.

And so, David continued walking along the way, and his associates with him. But Shimei was advancing along the ridge of the mountain on the side opposite him, cursing and throwing stones at him, and scattering dirt.

14 E o rei e todo aquele povo que com ele estava, chegaram exaustos, e descansaram ali.

And the king and the entire people with him, being weary, went and refreshed themselves there.

15 E Absalão e todo aquele povo, os homens de Israel, entraram em Jerusalém, e com ele Aitofel.

But Absalom and all his people entered into Jerusalem. Moreover, Ahithophel was with him.

16 E aconteceu logo, que quando Husai arquita amigo de Davi chegou a Absalão, disse-lhe Husai: Viva o rei, viva o rei.

And when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had gone to Absalom, he said to him: “May you be well, O king! May you be well, O king!”

17 E Absalão disse a Husai: Este é teu agradecimento para com teu amigo? Por que não foste com teu amigo?

And Absalom said to him: “Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”

18 E Husai respondeu a Absalão: Não; mas sim a quem o SENHOR escolher, assim como este povo e todos os homens de Israel, dele serei eu, e com ele permanecerei.

And Hushai responded to Absalom: “By no means! For I will be his, whom the Lord has chosen. And I, and all this people, and all of Israel, will remain with him.

19 E a quem havia eu de servir? Não seria a seu filho? Como servi diante de teu pai, assim serei diante de ti.

But then too, I declare this: whom should I serve? Is it not the son of the king? Just as I have been subject to your father, so will I be subject to you also.”

20 Então disse Absalão a Aitofel: Consultai que faremos.

Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Present a counsel as to what we ought to do.”

21 E Aitofel disse a Absalão: Entra às concubinas de teu pai, que ele deixou para guardar a casa; e todo aquele povo de Israel ouvirá que te fizeste aborrecível a teu pai, e assim se esforçarão as mãos de todos os que estão contigo.

And Ahithophel said to Absalom: “Enter to the concubines of your father, whom he left behind in order to care for the house. Thus, when all of Israel will hear that you disgraced your father, their hands may be strengthened with you.”

22 Então puseram uma tenda a Absalão sobre o terraço, e entrou Absalão às concubinas de seu pai, em olhos de todo Israel.

Therefore, they spread a tent for Absalom on the rooftop. And he entered to the concubines of his father in the sight of all Israel.

23 E o conselho que dava Aitofel em aqueles dias, era como se consultassem a palavra de Deus. Tal era o conselho de Aitofel, assim com Davi como com Absalão.

Now the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was treated as if one were consulting God. So was every counsel of Ahithophel, both when he was with David, and when he was with Absalom.