1 Kings 20
1 Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, gathered all his army, and he persuaded 32 other kings to join him with their armies and horses and chariots. They marched to Samaria [city, the capital of Israel], and surrounded it, and [prepared to] attack it.
E Ben-hadad, rei da Síria, ajuntou todas as suas forças: e trinta e dois reis, e cavalos e carros havia com ele: e subiu, e cercou a Samaria, e pelejou contra ela.
2 Ben-Hadad sent messengers into the city to King Ahab, to say this to him: “This is what King Ben-Hadad says:
E enviou à cidade mensageiros, a Achab, rei de Israel.
3 ‘[You must give to] me all your silver and gold, your (good-looking/most beautiful) wives/women and strongest children.’”
E disse-lhe: Assim diz Ben-hadad: A tua prata e o teu ouro são meus; e tuas mulheres e os melhores de teus filhos são meus.
4 The king of Israel replied to them, “Tell this to King Ben-Hadad: ‘I agree to do what you requested. You can have me and everything that I own.’”
E respondeu o rei de Israel, e disse: Conforme a tua palavra, ó rei meu senhor, teu sou eu, e tudo quanto tenho.
5 [The messengers told that to] Ben-Hadad, and he [sent them back with] another message: “I sent a message to you saying that you must give me all your silver and gold and your wives and your children.
E tornaram a vir os mensageiros, e disseram: Assim fala Ben-hadad, dizendo: Ainda que eu te mandei dizer: Tu me as de dar a tua prata, e o teu ouro, e as tuas mulheres e os teus filhos;
6 But [in addition to that], about this time tomorrow, I will send some of my officials to search your palace and the houses of your officials, and to bring to me everything that pleases them.”
Todavia amanhã a estas horas enviarei os meus servos a ti, e esquadrinharão a tua casa, e as casas dos teus servos: e há de ser que tudo o que for aprazível aos teus olhos o meterão nas suas mãos, e o levarão.
7 King Ahab summoned all the leaders of Israel, and said to them, “You can see/realize for yourselves that this man is trying to cause much trouble. He sent me a message insisting that I must give him my wives and my children, my silver and my gold, and I agreed to do that.”
Então o rei de Israel chamou a todos os anciãos da terra, e disse: notai agora, e vede como este busca mal; pois enviara a mim por minhas mulheres, e por meus filhos, e pela minha prata, e pelo meu ouro, e não lho neguei.
8 The leaders and all the other people said to him, “Do not pay any attention to him! Do not do what he is requesting!”
E todos os anciãos e todo o povo lhe disseram: Não lhe dês ouvidos, nem consintas.
9 So Ahab said to Ben-Hadad’s messengers, “Tell the king that I agree to give him the things that he first requested, but I do not agree to allow his officials to take anything that they want from my palace and from the houses of my officials.” So the messengers [reported that to King Ben-Hadad, and they] returned with another message from Ben-Hadad.
Pelo que disse aos mensageiros de Ben-hadad: Dizei ao rei, meu senhor: Tudo o que primeiro mandaste pedir a teu servo, farei, porém isto não posso fazer. E foram os mensageiros, e lhe tornaram a dar esta resposta.
10 In that message he said, “[We will destroy] your city [completely, with the result that] there will not be enough dust and rubble left for each of my soldiers to have one handful! I hope/wish that the gods will strike me dead if we do not do that!”
E Ben-hadad enviou a ele, e disse: Assim me façam os deuses, e outro tanto, que o pó de Samaria não bastará para encher as mãos de todo o povo que me segue.
11 King Ahab replied [to the messengers], “Tell King Ben-Hadad that a soldier who is putting on his armor [preparing to fight a battle] [MTY] should not boast at that time; he [should wait until] after he wins the battle.”
Porém o rei de Israel respondeu, e disse: Dizei-lhe: Não se gabe quem se cinge, como aquele que se descinge.
12 Ben-Hadad heard that message while he and the other rulers were drinking [wine] in their temporary shelters. He told his men to prepare to attack [MTY] the city. So his men did that.
E sucedeu que, ouvindo ele esta palavra, estando bebendo ele e os reis nas tendas, disse aos seus servos: Ponde-vos em ordem contra a cidade.
13 At that moment, a prophet came to King Ahab and said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘[Do not be at all afraid of] [RHQ] the large enemy army that you see! I will enable your army to defeat them today, and you will know that it is I, Yahweh, [who have the power to do what I say that I will do].’”
E eis que um profeta se chegou a Achab rei de Israel, e lhe disse: Assim diz o Senhor: Viste toda esta grande multidão? eis que hoje t'a entregarei nas tuas mãos, para que saibas que eu sou o Senhor.
14 Ahab asked, “What group [of our army] will defeat them?” The prophet replied, “The young soldiers who are commanded by the district governors will do it.” The king asked, “Who should lead the attack?” The prophet replied, “You should!”
E disse Achab: Por quem? E ele disse: Assim diz o Senhor: Pelos moços dos príncipes das províncias. E disse: Quem começará a peleja? E disse: Tu
15 So Ahab gathered the young soldiers who were commanded by the district governors. There were 232 of those men. Then he also summoned all the Israeli army. There were [only] 7,000 soldiers.
Então contou os moços dos príncipes das províncias, e foram duzentos e trinta e dois: e depois deles contou a todo o povo, todos os filhos de Israel, sete mil.
16 They started to attack at noon, while Ben-Hadad and the other rulers were getting drunk in their temporary shelters.
E sairam ao meio dia: e Ben-hadad estava bebendo e embriagando-se nas tendas, ele e os reis, os trinta e dois reis, que o ajudavam.
17 The young soldiers advanced first. Some scouts who had been sent out by Ben-Hadad reported to him, “There are men coming out of Samaria [city]”!
E os moços dos príncipes das províncias sairam primeiro: e Ben-hadad enviou a alguns, que lhe deram avisos, dizendo: Sairam de Samaria uns homens.
18 He said, “It does not matter whether they are coming to fight against us or to ask for peace. Capture them, but do not kill them
E ele disse: Ainda que para paz saissem, tomai-os vivos: e ainda que à peleja saissem, vivos os tomai.
19 The young Israeli soldiers went out of the city to attack [the Syrian army], and the other soldiers in the Israeli army followed them.
Sairam pois da cidade os moços dos príncipes das províncias, e o exército que os seguia.
20 Each [Israeli soldier] killed a [Syrian] soldier. The rest of the Syrian army then ran away, and the Israeli soldiers pursued them. But King Ben-Hadad escaped riding his horse, along with some other men riding horses.
E eles feriram cada um o seu homem, e os siros fugiram, e Israel os perseguiu: porém Ben-hadad, rei da Síria, escapou a cavalo, com alguns cavaleiros.
21 Then the king of Israel went out [of the city], and he and his soldiers captured [all] the [other Syrian] horses and chariots, and also killed a large number of Syrian soldiers.
E saiu o rei de Israel, e feriu os cavalos e os carros: e feriu os siros com grande estrago.
22 Then that same prophet went to King Ahab and said to him, “Go back and prepare your soldiers, and think carefully about what will be necessary for you to do, because the king of Syria with attack with his army again in the springtime of next year.”
Então o profeta chegou-se ao rei de Israel e lhe disse: vai, esforça-te, e atenta, e olha o que as de fazer; porque no decurso dum ano o rei da Síria subirá contra ti
23 [After the Syrian army was defeated, ] Ben-Hadad’s officials said to him, “The gods that the Israelis [worship] are gods [who live] in the hills. [Samaria is built on a hill, and] that is why their soldiers were able to defeat us. But if we fight against them in the plains/lowlands, we certainly will be able to defeat them.
Porque os servos do rei da Síria lhe disseram: Seus deuses são deuses dos montes, por isso foram mais fortes do que nós: mas pelejemos com eles em campo raso, e por certo, veremos, se não somos mais fortes do que eles!
24 So, this is what you should do: You must remove the 32 kings [who are leading your troops] and replace them with army commanders.
Faze pois isto: tira os reis, cada um do seu lugar, e põe capitães em seu lugar.
25 Then gather an army like the army that was defeated. Gather an army that has as many horses and chariots as the first army had. Then we will fight the Israelis in the plains/lowlands, and we will surely defeat them.” Ben-Hadad agreed with them, and he did what they suggested.
E numera outro exército, como o exército que caiu de ti, e cavalos como aqueles cavalos, e carros como aqueles carros, e pelejemos com eles em campo raso, e veremos se não somos mais fortes do que eles! E deu ouvidos à sua voz, e assim fez.
26 In the spring of the following year, he gathered his soldiers and marched [with them] to Aphek [city east of Galilee Lake], to fight against the Israeli army.
E sucedeu que, passado um ano, Ben-hadad fez revista dos siros, e subiu a Afek, para pelejar contra Israel.
27 The Israeli army was also gathered together, and they were equipped with the things that they needed [for the battle]. Then they marched out and formed two groups facing the Syrian army. Their army was very small; they resembled two small flocks of goats, whereas the Syrian army [was very large and] spread all over the countryside.
Também dos filhos de Israel se fez revista, e providos de viveres marcharam contra eles; e os filhos de Israel acamparam-se defronte deles, como dois pequenos rebanhos de cabras; mas os siros enchiam a terra.
28 A prophet came to King Ahab and said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘The Syrians say that I am a god who lives in the hills, and that I am not a god who lives in the valleys. So I will [show that they are wrong by] enabling your men to defeat this huge army [IDM] [in the valley], and you will know that I, Yahweh, [have done it].’”
E chegou o homem de Deus, e falou ao rei de Israel, e disse: Assim diz o Senhor; Porquanto os siros disseram: O Senhor é Deus dos montes, e não Deus dos vales: toda esta grande multidão entregarei nas tuas mãos: para que saibas que eu sou o Senhor.
29 The two armies stayed in their tents for seven days, in groups that faced each other. Then, on the seventh day, they started fighting. The Israeli army killed 100,000 Syrian soldiers.
E sete dias estiveram estes acampados defronte dos outros: e sucedeu ao sétimo dia que a peleja começou, e os filhos de Israel feriram dos siros cem mil homens de pé, num dia.
30 The other Syrian soldiers ran away into Aphek City. Then the wall of the city collapsed and killed 27,000 more Syrian soldiers. Ben-Hadad also escaped into the city, and hid in the back room of a house.
E os restantes fugiram a Afek, à cidade; e caiu o muro sobre vinte e sete mil homens, que restaram: Ben-hadad porém fugiu, e veio à cidade, andando de câmara em câmara.
31 His officials went to him and said, “We have heard a report that the Israelis act mercifully. So allow us to go to the king of Israel, wearing coarse sacks around our waists and ropes on our heads/necks [to indicate that we will be his slaves]. Perhaps [if we do that, ] he will allow you to remain alive.”
Então lhe disseram os seus servos: Eis que já temos ouvido que os reis da casa de Israel são reis clementes: ponhamos pois sacos aos lombos, e cordas às cabeças, e saiamos ao rei de Israel; pode ser que guarde em vida a tua alma
32 [The king permitted them to do that, ] so they wrapped coarse sacks around their waists and put ropes on their heads/necks, and they went to the king of Israel and said to him, “Ben-Hadad, who greatly respects you, says, ‘Please do not kill me.’” Ahab replied, “Is he still alive? He is like a brother to me!”
Então cingiram sacos aos lombos e cordas às cabeças, e vieram ao rei de Israel, e disseram: Diz o teu servo Ben-hadad: Deixa-me viver. E disse ele: Pois ainda vive? é meu irmão.
33 Ben-Hadad’s officials were trying to find out if Ahab would act mercifully, and when Ahab said “brother,” they (were optimistic/thought that Ahab would be merciful). So they replied, “Yes, he is like your brother!” Ahab said, “Go and bring him to me.” So they [went and] brought Ben-Hadad to him. [When Ben-Hadad arrived, ] Ahab told him to get in his chariot [and sit with him].
E aqueles homens tomaram isto por bom preságio, e apressaram-se em apanhar a sua palavra, e disseram: Teu irmão Ben-hadad vive. E ele disse: Vinde, trazei-mo. Então Ben-hadad saiu a ele, e ele o fez subir ao carro.
34 Ben-Hadad said to him, “I will give back to you the towns that my father’s army took from your father. And I will allow you to set up market areas for your merchants in Damascus [my capital], just as my father did in Samaria [your capital].” Ahab replied, “Because you agree to do that, I will not execute you.” So Ahab made an agreement with Ben-Hadad, and allowed him to go home.
E disse ele: As cidades que meu pai tomou de teu pai tas restituirei, e faze para ti ruas em Damasco, como meu pai as fez em Samaria. E eu, respondeu Achab, te deixarei ir com esta aliança. E fez com ele aliança e o deixou ir.
35 Then Yahweh spoke to a member of a group of prophets and said to him, “Ask one of your fellow prophets to strike and wound you.” [So he did what Yahweh told him to do]. [He said to one of his fellow prophets, ‘Strike me and wound me].’ But that man refused to do it.
Então um dos homens dos filhos dos profetas disse ao seu companheiro, pela palavra do Senhor: Ora fere-me. E o homem recusou feri-lo.
36 So the prophet said to him, “Because you refused to obey what Yahweh told you to do, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me.” And as soon as he left that prophet, a lion suddenly pounced on him and killed him.
E ele lhe disse: Porque não obedeceste à voz do Senhor, eis que, em te apartando de mim, um leão te ferirá. E, como dele se apartou, um leão o encontrou e o feriu.
37 Then the prophet found another prophet, and said to him, “Strike me!” So that man hit him [very hard] and injured him.
Depois encontrou outro homem, e disse-lhe: Ora fere-me. E feriu-o aquele homem, ferindo-o e vulnerando-o.
38 Then the prophet put a large bandage/cloth over his face so that no one would recognize him. Then he went and stood alongside the road, waiting for the king to come by.
Então foi o profeta, e pôs-se perante o rei no caminho: e disfarçou-se com cinza sobre os seus olhos.
39 When the king passed by, the prophet cried out to him, saying “Your majesty, [after I was wounded] while I was fighting in a battle, a soldier brought to me one of our enemies that he had captured, and said to me, ‘Guard this man! If he escapes, you must pay me 3,000 pieces of silver, and if you do not pay that, you will be executed!’
E sucedeu que, passando o rei, clamou ele ao rei, e disse: Teu servo saiu ao meio da peleja, e eis que, desviando-se um homem, me trouxe outro homem, e disse: Guarda-me este homem; se vier a faltar, será a tua vida em lugar da vida dele, ou pagarás um talento de prata.
40 But while I was busy doing other things, the man escaped!” The king of Israel said to him, “That is your problem! You yourself have said that you deserve to be punished.”
Sucedeu pois que, estando o teu servo ocupado de uma e doutra parte, entretanto desapareceu. Então o rei de Israel lhe disse: Esta é a tua sentença; tu mesmo a pronunciaste.
41 The prophet immediately took off the bandage, and the king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.
Então ele se apressou, e tirou a cinza de sobre os seus olhos: e o rei de Israel o reconheceu, que era um dos profetas.
42 And the prophet said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You have allowed that man [Ben-Hadad] to escape after I commanded you to be sure to execute him! Since you did not do that, you will be killed instead. And your army will be destroyed because you allowed [some of] his army to escape!’”
E disse-lhe: Assim diz o Senhor: Porquanto soltaste da mão o homem que eu havia posto para destruição, a tua vida será em lugar da sua vida, e o teu povo em lugar do seu povo.
43 The king went back home to Samaria, very angry and depressed/dejected.
E foi-se o rei de Israel a sua casa, desgostoso e indignado: e veio a Samaria.
