1 Samuel 6
1 Now the ark of the Lord was in the region of the Philistines for seven months.
Havendo pois estado a arca do Senhor na terra dos philisteus sete meses,
2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying: “What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Reveal to us in what manner we should send it back to its place.” And they said:
Os philisteus chamaram os sacerdotes e os adivinhadores, dizendo: Que faremos nós da arca do Senhor? fazei-nos saber com que a tornaremos a enviar ao seu lugar.
3 “If you send back the ark of the God of Israel, do not choose to release it empty. Instead, repay to him what you owe because of sin. And then you will be cured. And you will know why his hand did not withdraw from you.”
Os quais disseram; Se enviardes a arca do Deus de Israel, não a envieis vazia, porém sem falta lhe enviareis uma oferta para a expiação da culpa: então sereis curados, e se vos fará saber porque a sua mão se não tira de vós.
4 And they said, “What is it that we ought to repay to him because of transgression?” And they responded:
Então disseram: Qual é a expiação da culpa que lhe havemos de render? E disseram: Segundo o número dos príncipes dos philisteus, cinco hemorróidas de ouro e cinco ratos de ouro: porquanto a praga é uma mesma sobre todos vós e sobre todos os vossos príncipes.
5 “In accord with the number of the provinces of the Philistines, you shall fashion five gold cysts and five gold mice. For the same plague has been upon all of you and your princes. And you shall fashion a likeness of your cysts and a likeness of the mice, which have destroyed the land. And so shall you give glory to the God of Israel, so that perhaps he may lift off his hand from you, and from your gods, and from your land.
Fazei pois umas imagens das vossas hemorróidas e as imagens dos vossos ratos, que andam destruindo a terra, e dai glória ao Deus de Israel: porventura aliviará a sua mão de cima de vós, e de cima do vosso deus, e de cima da vossa terra.
6 Why have you hardened your hearts, just as Egypt and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? After he was struck, did he not then release them, and they went away?
Porque pois endurecereis o vosso coração, como os egípcios e faraó endureceram o seu coração? porventura depois de os haver tratado tão mal, os não deixaram ir, e eles não se foram?
7 Now therefore, fashion and take a new cart, with two cows that have given birth, but on which no yoke has been imposed. And yoke them to the cart, but retain their calves at home.
Agora, pois, tomai e fazei-vos um carro novo, e tomai duas vacas que criem, sobre as quais não tenha subido o jugo, e atai as vacas ao carro, e levai os seus bezerros de após delas a casa.
8 And you shall take the ark of the Lord, and you shall place it upon the cart, with the articles of gold that you have paid to him on behalf of transgression. You shall place these in a little box at its side. And release it, so that it may go.
Então tomai a arca do Senhor, e ponde-a sobre o carro, e metei num cofre, ao seu lado, as figuras de ouro que lhe haveis de render em expiação da culpa, e assim a enviareis, para que se vá
9 And you shall watch. And if, indeed, it ascends by the way of his own parts, toward Beth-shemesh, then he has done this great evil to us. But if not, then we shall know that it is by no means his hand that has touched us, but instead it happened by chance.”
Vede então: se subir pelo caminho do seu termo a Beth-semes, foi ele que nos fez este grande mal; e, se não, saberemos que não nos tocou a sua mão, e que isto nos sucedeu por acaso.
10 Therefore, they did it in this way. And taking two cows that were feeding calves, they yoked them to the cart, and they enclosed their calves at home.
E assim fizeram aqueles homens, e tomaram duas vacas que criavam, e as ataram ao carro: e os seus bezerros encerraram em casa.
11 And they placed the ark of God upon the cart, with the little box that held the gold mice and the likenesses of the cysts.
E puseram a arca do Senhor sobre o carro, como também o cofre com os ratos de ouro e com as imagens das suas hemorróidas.
12 But the cows went directly along the way that leads to Beth-shemesh. And they advanced only in one direction, lowing as they went. And they did not turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left. Moreover, the princes of the Philistines followed them, as far as the borders of Beth-shemesh.
Então as vacas se encaminharam direitamente pelo caminho de Beth-semes, e seguiam um mesmo caminho, andando e berrando, sem se desviarem nem para a direita nem para a esquerda: e os príncipes dos philisteus foram atráz delas, até ao termo de Beth-semes.
13 Now the Beth-shemeshites were harvesting wheat in the valley. And lifting up their eyes, they saw the ark, and they were glad when they had seen it.
E andavam os de Beth-semes segando a sega do trigo no vale, e, levantando os seus olhos, viram a arca, e, vendo-a, se alegraram.
14 And the cart went into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemeshite, and it stood still there. Now in that place was a great stone, and so they cut up the wood of the cart, and they placed the cows upon it as a holocaust to the Lord.
E o carro veio ao campo de Josué, o beth-semita, e parou ali; e ali estava uma grande pedra: e fenderam a madeira do carro, e ofereceram as vacas ao Senhor em holocausto.
15 But the Levites took down the ark of God, and the little box that was at its side, in which were the articles of gold, and they placed them upon the great stone. Then the men of Beth-shemesh offered holocausts and immolated victims, on that day, to the Lord.
E os levitas descenderam a arca do Senhor, como também o cofre que estava junto a ela, em que estavam as obras de ouro, e puseram-nos sobre aquela grande pedra: e os homens de Beth-semes ofereceram holocaustos, e sacrificaram sacrifícios ao Senhor no mesmo dia.
16 And the five princes of the Philistines saw, and they returned to Ekron on the same day.
E, vendo aquilo os cinco príncipes dos philisteus, voltaram para Ekron no mesmo dia.
17 Now these are the gold cysts, which the Philistines repaid to the Lord for transgression: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one.
Estas pois são as hemorróidas de ouro que enviaram os philisteus ao Senhor em expiação da culpa: por Asdod uma, por Gaza outra, por Askelon outra, por Gath outra, por Ekron outra.
18 And there were gold mice, according to the number of the cities of the Philistines, of the five provinces, from the fortified city to the village that was without a wall, and even to the great stone upon which they placed the ark of the Lord, which was, at last in that day, in the field of Joshua, the Beth-shemeshite.
Como também os ratos de ouro, segundo o número de todas as cidades dos philisteus, pertencentes aos cinco príncipes, desde as cidades fortes até às aldeias, e até Abel, a grande pedra sobre a qual puseram a arca do Senhor, que ainda está até ao dia de hoje no campo de Josué, o beth-semita.
19 Then he struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had seen the ark of the Lord. And he struck down some of the people: seventy men, and fifty thousand of the common people. And the people lamented, because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.
E feriu o Senhor os homens de Beth-semes, porquanto olharam para dentro da arca do Senhor, até ferir do povo cincoênta mil e setenta homens: então o povo se entristeceu, porquanto o Senhor fizera tão grande estrago entre o povo.
20 And the men of Beth-shemesh said: “Who will be able to stand in the sight of the Lord, this holy God? And who will ascend to him from us?”
Então disseram os homens de Beth-semes: Quem poderia estar em pé perante o Senhor, este Deus Santo? e a quem subirá desde nós?
21 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying: “The Philistines have returned the ark of the Lord. Descend and lead it back to you.”
Enviaram pois mensageiros aos habitantes de Kiriath-jearim, dizendo: Os philisteus remeteram a arca do Senhor; descei, pois, e fazei-a subir para vós.
