Judges 8
1 AND the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
Então os homens de Ephraim lhes disseram: Que é isto que nos fizeste, que não nos chamas te, quando foste pelejar contra os midianitas? E contenderam com ele fortemente.
2 And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?
Porém ele lhes disse: Que mais fiz eu agora do que vós? não são porventura os rabiscos de Ephraim melhores do que a vindima de Abiezer?
3 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
Deus vos deu na vossa mão aos príncipes dos midianitas, Oreb e Zeeb; que mais pude eu logo fazer do que vós? então a sua ira se abrandou para com ele, quando falou esta palavra.
4 And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.
E, como Gideon veio ao Jordão, passou com os trezentos homens que com ele estavam, já cançados, mas ainda perseguindo.
5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
E disse aos homens de Succoth: dai, peço-vos, alguns pedaços de pão ao povo, que segue as minhas pisadas: porque estão cançados, e eu vou em alcance de Zebah e Salmuna, reis dos midianitas.
6 And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?
Porém os príncipes de Succoth disseram: Está já a palma da mão de Zebah e Salmuna na tua mão, para que demos pão ao teu exército?
7 And Gideon said, Therefore when the Lord hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
Então disse Gideon: Pois quando o Senhor der na minha mão a Zebah e a Salmuna, trilharei a vossa carne com os espinhos do deserto, e com os abrolhos.
8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
E dali subiu a Penuel, e falou-lhes da mesma maneira: e os homens de Penuel lhe responderam como os homens de Succoth lhe haviam respondido.
9 And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
Pelo que também falou aos homens de Penuel, dizendo: Quando eu voltar em paz, derribarei esta torre.
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
Estavam pois Zebah e Salmuna em Carcor, e os seus exércitos com eles, uns quinze mil homens, todos os que ficavam do exército dos filhos do oriente: e os que cairam foram cento e vinte mil homens, que arrancavam a espada.
11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.
E subiu Gideon pelo caminho dos que habitavam em tendas, para o oriente de Nobah e Jogbehah: e feriu aquele exército, porquanto o exército estava descuidado.
12 And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
E fugiram Zebah e Salmuna; porém ele os perseguiu, e tomou presos a ambos os reis dos midianitas a Zebah e a Salmuna, e afugentou a todo o exército.
13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,
Voltando pois Gideon, filho de Joás, da peleja, antes do nascer do sol,
14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
Tomou preso a um moço dos homens de Succoth, e lhe fez perguntas: o qual descreveu os príncipes de Succoth, e os seus anciãos, setenta e sete homens.
15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
Então veio aos homens de Succoth, e disse: Vedes aqui a Zebah e a Salmuna, dos quais desprezivelmente me deitastes em rosto, dizendo: Está já a palma da mão de Zebah e Salmuna na tua mão, para que demos pão aos teus homens, já cançados?
16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
E tomou os anciãos daquela cidade, e os espinhos do deserto, e os abrolhos: e com eles ensinou aos homens de Succoth.
17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
E derribou a torre de Penuel, e matou os homens da cidade.
18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
Depois disse a Zebah e a Salmuna: Que homens eram os que matastes em Tabor? E disseram: Qual tu, tais eram eles; cada um ao parecer, como filhos dum rei.
19 And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the Lord liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
Então disse ele: Meus irmãos eram, filhos de minha mãe: vive o Senhor, que, se os tivesseis deixado em vida, eu não vos mataria a vós
20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
E disse a Jether, seu primogênito: Levanta-te, mata-os. Porém o mancebo não arrancou da sua espada, porque temia; porquanto ainda era mancebo.
21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.
Então disseram Zebah e Salmuna: Levanta-te tu, e acomete-nos; porque, qual o homem, tal a sua valentia. Levantou-se pois Gideon, e matou a Zebah e a Salmuna, e tomou as lunetas, que estavam aos pescoços dos seus camelos.
22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
Então os homens de Israel disseram a Gideon: Domina sobre nós, tanto tu, como teu filho e o filho de teu filho: porquanto nos livraste da mão dos midianitas.
23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.
Porém Gideon lhes disse: Sobre vós eu não dominarei, nem tão pouco meu filho sobre vós dominará: o Senhor sobre vós dominará.
24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
E disse-lhes mais Gideon: Uma petição vos farei: dai-me cada um de vós os pendentes do seu despojo (porque tinham pendentes de ouro, porquanto eram ishmaelitas).
25 And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
E disseram eles: De boamente os daremos. E estenderam uma capa, e cada um deles deitou ali um pendente do seu despojo.
26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks.
E foi o peso dos pendentes de ouro, que pediu, mil e setecentos siclos de ouro, a fora as lunetas, e as cadeias, e os vestidos de púrpura, que traziam os reis dos midianitas, e a fora as coleiras que os camelos traziam ao pescoço.
27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
E fez Gideon dele um éfode, e pô-lo na sua cidade, em Ophra; e todo o Israel fornicou ali após dele: e foi por tropeço a Gideon e à sua casa.
28 Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
Assim foram abatidos os midianitas diante dos filhos de Israel, e nunca mais levantaram a sua cabeça: e sossegou a terra quarenta anos nos dias de Gideon.
29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
E foi-se Jerubbaal, filho de Joás, e habitou em sua casa.
30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
E teve Gideon setenta filhos, que procederam da sua coxa: porque tinha muitas mulheres.
31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
E sua concubina, que estava em Sichem, lhe pariu também um filho: e pôs-lhe por nome Abimelech.
32 And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
E faleceu Gideon, filho de Joás, numa boa velhice: e foi sepultado no sepulcro de seu pai Joás, em Ophra dos abi-ezritas.
33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.
E sucedeu que, como Gideon faleceu, os filhos de Israel se tornaram, e fornicaram após dos baalins: e puseram a Baal-berith por deus.
34 And the children of Israel remembered not the Lord their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:
E os filhos de Israel se não lembraram do Senhor seu Deus, que os livrara da mão de todos os seus inimigos em redor.
35 Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.
Nem usaram de beneficência com a casa de Jerubbaal, a saber, de Gideon, conforme a todo o bem que ele usara com Israel.
