2 Samuel 18
1 David arranged his soldiers for the battle. He divided them into groups, and appointed a commander for each 100 soldiers and a commander for each 1,000 soldiers.
David contou as pessoas que estavam com ele, e colocou capitães de milhares e capitães de centenas sobre eles.
2 He sent them out in three groups. Joab commanded one group, Joab’s brother Abishai commanded a second group, and Ittai from Gath commanded the third group. David said to them, “I myself will go with you [to the battle].”
David enviou o povo, uma terceira parte sob a mão de Joab, e uma terceira parte sob a mão de Abishai, filho de Zeruiah, irmão de Joab, e uma terceira parte sob a mão de Ittai, o Gittita. O rei disse ao povo: “Eu também certamente sairei com você”.
3 But his soldiers said, “No, we will not allow you to go with us. If they force us all to run away, they will not be concerned about that happening. Or if they kill half of us, that will also not be what they want. To them, [killing] you is more important than [killing] 10,000 of us. So it will be better that you [stay here] in the city and send help to us.”
Mas o povo disse: “Vocês não sairão, pois se fugirmos, eles não se importarão conosco, nem se metade de nós morrer, eles se importarão conosco. Mas vocês valem dez mil de nós. Portanto, agora é melhor que você esteja pronto para nos ajudar a sair da cidade”.
4 The king replied, “Okay, I will do whatever seems best to you.” So he stood at the gate [and watched] while his soldiers marched out, group by group.
O rei lhes disse: “Farei o que lhe parecer melhor”. O rei ficou ao lado do portão, e todo o povo saiu às centenas e aos milhares.
5 [While they were leaving, ] the king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “For my sake, do not harm my son Absalom!” And all the troops heard it when David gave that order about Absalom to those three commanders.
O rei comandou Joab e Abishai e Ittai, dizendo: “Lidem gentilmente, por mim, com o jovem Absalom”. Todo o povo ouviu quando o rei ordenou a todos os capitães a respeito de Absalom.
6 So the army went out to fight against the Israeli soldiers [who were with Absalom]. They fought the battle in the forest [where people from the tribe] of Ephraim [lived].
Então o povo foi para o campo contra Israel; e a batalha foi na floresta de Efraim.
7 David’s soldiers defeated Absalom’s soldiers. They killed 20,000 of them!
O povo de Israel foi atingido lá diante dos servos de Davi, e houve uma grande matança naquele dia de vinte mil homens.
8 The battle was fought {They fought the battle} all over that area, and the number of men who died because of [dangerous things in] the forest [PRS] was greater than the number of men who were killed (in the battle/by swords).
Pois a batalha estava ali espalhada pela superfície de todo o país, e a floresta devorou mais pessoas naquele dia do que a espada devorou.
9 During the battle, Absalom suddenly came near [some of] David’s soldiers. Absalom was riding on his mule; and when the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak tree, Absalom’s head/hair was caught in the branches. The mule kept going, but Absalom was left dangling in the air.
Absalom conheceu por acaso os criados de David. Absalom estava montado em sua mula, e a mula foi para debaixo dos ramos grossos de um grande carvalho; e sua cabeça pegou o carvalho, e ele estava pendurado entre o céu e a terra; e a mula que estava debaixo dele continuou.
10 One of David’s soldiers saw what happened, and went and told Joab, “I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
Um certo homem o viu, disse a Joab, e disse: “Eis que eu vi Absalom pendurado num carvalho”.
11 Joab said to the man, “What? You say that you saw him hanging there, so why did you not kill him immediately [RHQ]? [If you had killed him, ] I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a belt!”
Joab disse ao homem que lhe disse: “Eis que você o viu, e por que você não o atingiu lá no chão? Eu lhe teria dado dez moedas de prata e uma faixa”.
12 The man replied to Joab, “Even if you gave me 1,000 pieces of silver, I would not have done anything to harm [IDM] the king’s son. We all heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘For my sake, do not harm my son Absalom!’
O homem disse a Joab: “Embora eu devesse receber mil moedas de prata em minha mão, eu ainda não estenderia minha mão contra o filho do rei; pois em nossa audiência o rei ordenou a você e Abishai e Ittai, dizendo: 'Cuidado para que ninguém toque no jovem Absalom'.
13 If I had disobeyed the king and killed Absalom, the king would have heard about it, because the king hears about everything, and even you would not have defended me!”
Caso contrário, se eu tivesse agido falsamente contra sua vida (e não há matéria escondida do rei), então você mesmo teria se colocado contra mim”.
14 Joab said, “I am not going to waste time talking to you!” Then he took three spears [and went to where Absalom was], and thrust them into Absalom’s chest/heart while he was still alive, dangling from the oak tree.
Então Joab disse: “Eu não vou esperar assim com você”. Ele pegou três dardos na mão e os empurrou através do coração de Absalom enquanto ainda estava vivo no meio do carvalho.
15 Then ten young men who carried weapons for Joab surrounded Absalom and [finished] killing him.
Dez jovens que carregaram a armadura de Joab cercaram e atingiram Absalom, e o mataram.
16 Then Joab blew his trumpet [to signal that they should not fight any more], and his soldiers returned from pursuing those Israeli soldiers.
Joab tocou a trombeta, e o povo voltou de perseguir Israel; pois Joab reteve o povo.
17 They took Absalom’s body and threw it into a huge pit in the forest, and covered it with a huge pile of stones. Then all the remaining Israeli soldiers [who had been with Absalom] fled to their own towns.
Eles pegaram Absalom e o lançaram em um grande poço na floresta, e levantaram sobre ele um monte de pedras muito grande. Então todo Israel fugiu, cada um para sua própria tenda.
18 Absalom had no sons to preserve his [family] name. So, while Absalom was alive, he built a monument to himself in the King’s Valley [near Jerusalem, in order that people would remember him]. He put his name on the monument, and people still call it Absalom’s monument.
Agora Absalom em sua vida havia tomado e criado para si o pilar que está no vale do rei, pois ele disse: “Não tenho nenhum filho para manter meu nome na memória”. Ele chamou o pilar com o seu próprio nome. É chamado de monumento de Absalom, até os dias de hoje.
19 [After Absalom had been killed, ] Zadok’s son Ahimaaz said to Joab, “Allow me to run to the king to tell him the good news that Yahweh has rescued him from the power of his enemies!”
Então Ahimaaz, filho de Zadok, disse: “Deixe-me agora correr e levar a notícia do rei, como Javé o vingou de seus inimigos”.
20 But Joab said to him, “No, I will not allow you to take news to the king today. Some other day I will allow you to take some news, but not today. [If you took news today it would not be good news for the king, ] because his son is dead.”
Joab disse-lhe: “Você não deve ser o portador de notícias hoje, mas deve levar notícias em outro dia”. Mas hoje você não deve levar notícias, porque o filho do rei está morto”.
21 Then Joab said to David’s servant who was from Ethiopia, “You go and tell the king what you have seen.” So the man from Ethiopia bowed in front of Joab, and started to run.
Então Joab disse ao Cushite: “Vá, diga ao rei o que você viu”! O Cushite se curvou diante de Joab, e correu.
22 Then Ahimaaz said again to Joab, “Even though [that man from Ethiopia is running], allow me to run behind him.” Joab replied, “My boy/son, why do you want to do that? You will not receive any reward for your news!”
Então Ahimaaz, o filho de Zadok, disse mais uma vez a Joab: “Mas, aconteça o que acontecer, por favor, deixe-me também correr atrás do Cushite”. Joab disse: “Por que você quer correr, meu filho, já que não terá nenhuma recompensa pela notícia?”
23 But Ahimaaz replied, “That does not matter, I want to go.” So Joab said, “Okay, go.” So Ahimaaz ran along [another] road through the Jordan Valley and arrived [where David was] before the man from Ethiopia arrived.
“Mas aconteça o que acontecer”, disse ele, “eu vou correr”. Ele disse a ele: “Corra!”. Então Ahimaaz correu pelo caminho da Planície, e ultrapassou o Cushite.
24 David was sitting between the outer gate and the inner gate [of the city]. The watchman/lookout went up on top of the city wall and stood on the roof over the gates. He looked out and saw one man running alone.
Agora David estava sentado entre os dois portões; e o vigia subiu até o teto do portão para o muro, levantou os olhos e olhou, e eis que um homem corria sozinho.
25 The watchman called down and reported it to the king. The king said, “If he is alone, [that indicates/means that] he is bringing [good] news.” The man who was running continued to come closer.
O sentinela gritou e disse ao rei. O rei disse: “Se ele está sozinho, há novidades em sua boca”. Ele se aproximou cada vez mais.
26 Then the watchman saw another man running. So he called down to the gatekeeper, “Look! There is another man running!” And the king said, “He also is bringing [some good] news.”
O vigilante viu outro homem correndo; e o vigilante chamou o porteiro e disse: “Eis um homem correndo sozinho”! O rei disse: “Ele também traz novidades”.
27 The watchman said, “I think the first man [must be Ahimaaz, because he] is running like Ahimaaz runs.” The king said, “He is a good man, and [I am sure] he is coming with good news.”
O vigia disse: “Acho que a corrida do primeiro é como a corrida de Ahimaaz, o filho de Zadok”. O rei disse: “Ele é um bom homem, e vem com boas notícias”.
28 [When] Ahimaaz [reached the king, he] called out “I hope/desire that things will go well with you!” Then he prostrated himself on the ground in front of the king and said, “Your Majesty, praise Yahweh our God, who has rescued you from the men who were rebelling against you!”
Ahimaaz chamou, e disse ao rei: “Tudo está bem”. Ele se curvou diante do rei com o rosto na terra, e disse: “Bendito seja Javé, vosso Deus, que entregou os homens que levantaram a mão contra meu senhor, o rei”!
29 The king said, “Is the young man Absalom safe/all right?” Ahimaaz [did not want to answer that question, so he] replied, “When Joab sent me, I saw that there was a lot of confusion, but I do not know what it was about.”
O rei disse: “Está tudo bem com o jovem Absalom”? Ahimaaz respondeu: “Quando Joab enviou o servo do rei, até mesmo eu seu servo, vi um grande tumulto, mas não sei o que era”.
30 Then the king said, “Stand aside.” So Ahimaaz stepped aside and stood there.
O rei disse: “Venha e fique aqui”. Ele veio e ficou parado.
31 Suddenly the man from Ethiopia arrived, and said, “Your Majesty, I have good news for you! Yahweh has enabled your soldiers to defeat all those who rebelled against you!”
Eis que veio o Cushite. O Cushite disse: “Boas notícias para meu senhor, o rei, pois Javé vingou-vos hoje de todos aqueles que se levantaram contra vós”.
32 The king said to him, “Is the young man Absalom safe/all right?” And the man from Ethiopia replied, “Sir, I wish/desire that what happened to him would happen to all of your enemies and to all those who rebel against you!”
O rei disse ao Cushite: “Está tudo bem com o jovem Absalom”? O Cushite respondeu: “Que os inimigos de meu senhor, o rei, e todos os que se levantam contra vós para fazer-vos mal, sejam como aquele jovem é”.
33 The king [realized that he meant that Absalom was dead, so he] became (extremely distressed/overcome with grief), and he went up to the room above the gateway and cried. While he was going up, he kept crying out, “O, my son Absalom! My son! O, my son Absalom, I desire/wish that I had died instead of you!”
The o rei ficou muito emocionado, e subiu para a sala por cima do portão e chorou. Ao ir, ele disse: “Meu filho Absalom! Meu filho, meu filho Absalom! Quem me dera ter morrido ao invés de você, Absalom, meu filho, meu filho”!
