Judges 8

DOUAI-RHEIMS	SAGRADA BIBLIA
1 And the men of Ephraim said to him: What is this that thou meanest to do, that thou wouldst not call us when thou wentest to fight against Madian? and they chid him sharply and almost offered violence.	1 Os homens de Efraim disseram a Gedeão: Por que nos trataste assim, não nos chamando a pelejar contigo contra Madiã? E houve entre eles uma violenta discussão.
2 And he answered them: What could I have done like to that which you have done? Is not one bunch of grapes of Ephraim better than the vintages of Abiezer?	2 Gedeão respondeu-lhes: Que fiz eu, ao lado do que vós fizestes? Porventura não valem mais os cachos de Efraim que as vindimas de Abieser?
3 The Lord hath delivered into your bands the princes of Madian, Oreb and Zeb: what could I have done like to what you have done? And when he had said this, their spirit was appeased, with which they swelled against him.	3 Foi nas vossas mãos que o Senhor entregou os príncipes de Madiã, Oreb e Zeb. Que pude eu, pois, fazer em comparação do que vós fizestes? E com estas palavras aquietaram-se.
4 And when Gedeon was come to the Jordan, he passed over it with the three hundred men, that were with him: who were so weary that they could not pursue after them that fled.	4 Gedeão chegou ao Jordão e passou-o com seus trezentos homens, continuando a perseguir o inimigo, apesar de sua fadiga.
5 And he said to the men of Soccoth: Give, I beseech you, bread to the people that is with me, for they are faint: that we may pursue Zebee, and Salmana the kings of Madian.	5 Chegando a Socot, disse aos seus moradores: Dai, peço-vos, pão aos homens que me acompanham, porque estão muito cansados; estou perseguindo Zebéia e Salmana, reis de Madiã.
6 The princes of Soccoth answered: Peradventure the palms of the hands of Zebee and Salmana are in thy hand, and therefore thou demandest that we should give bread to thy army.	6 Os chefes de Socot responderam-lhe: Tens já talvez em teu poder o punho de Zebéia e de Salmana para que possamos dar pão à tua tropa?
7 And he said to them: When the Lord therefore shall have delivered Zebee and Salmana into my hands, I will thresh your flesh with the thorns and briers of the desert.	7 Pois bem, replicou Gedeão, quando o Senhor me houver entregue nas mãos Zebéia e Salmana, eu vos rasgarei a pele com espinhos e abrolhos do deserto!
8 And going up from thence, he came to Phanuel: and he spoke the like things to the men of that place. And they also answered him, as the men of Soccoth had answered.	8 Dali subiu a Fanuel, onde fez o mesmo pedido, mas obteve a mesma resposta que em Socot.
9 He said therefore to them also: When I shall return a conqueror in peace, I will destroy this tower.	9 Gedeão disse-lhes: Quando eu voltar vitorioso, destruirei esta torre.
10 But Zebee and Salmana were resting with all their army. For fifteen thousand men were left of all the troops of the eastern people, and one hundred and twenty thousand warriors that drew the sword, were slain.	10 Zebéia e Salmana estavam então em Carcor com o seu forte exército, cerca de quinze mil homens, que eram o restante de todo o exército dos filhos do oriente, pois haviam já perecido cento e vinte mil combatentes que manejavam a espada.
11 And Gedeon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents, on the east of Nobe and Jegbaa, and smote the camp of the enemies, who were secure, and suspected no hurt.	11 Gedeão subiu pelo caminho dos nômades, a oriente de Nobe e de Jegba, e feriu o acampamento dos inimigos que se julgavam perfeitamente seguros.
12 And Zebee and Salmana fled, and Gedeon pursued and took them, all their host being put in confusion.	12 Zebéia e Salmana, reis de Madiã, fugiram, mas foram perseguidos e presos por Gedeão, depois de ter derrotado toda a sua guarnição.
13 And returning from the battle before the sun rising,	13 Gedeão, filho de Joás, voltou da batalha pela subida de Hares.
14 He took a boy of the men of Soccoth: and he asked him the names of the princes and ancients of Soccoth, and he described unto him seventy-seven men.	14 Deteve um jovem entre os habitantes de Socot e fez-lhe perguntas. Este escreveu-lhe uma lista com setenta e sete nomes dos chefes de Socot e dos anciãos.
15 And he came to Soccoth and said to them: Behold Zebee and Salmana, concerning whom you upbraided me, saying: Peradventure the hands of Zebee and Salmana, are in thy hands, and therefore thou demandest that we should give bread to the men that are weary and faint.	15 Gedeão veio ter com os habitantes de Socot e disse-lhes: Eis aqui Zebéia e Salmana a respeito dos quais me insultastes, dizendo: tens já talvez em teu poder o punho de Zebéia e de Salmana, para que possamos dar pão aos teus homens fatigados?
16 So he took the ancients of the city and thorns and briers of the desert, and tore them with the same, and cut in pieces the men of Soccoth.	16 Tomou então os anciãos da cidade e açoitou-os com espinhos e abrolhos do deserto.
17 And he demolished the tower of Phanuel, and slew the men of the city.	17 Destruiu também a torre de Fanuel e matou os habitantes da cidade.
18 And he said to Zebee and Salmana: What manner of men were they whom you slew in Thabor? They answered: They were like thee, and one of them as the son of a king.	18 E disse a Zebéia e a Salmana: Como eram aqueles homens que matastes no Tabor? Eram, responderam-lhe, semelhantes a ti; cada um deles parecia um filho de rei
19 He answered them: They were my brethren, the sons of my mother. As the Lord liveth, if you had saved them, I would not kill you.	19 Eram meus irmãos, filhos de minha mãe! Juro pelo Senhor, se os tivésseis deixado com vida, eu não vos mataria.
20 And he said to Jether his eldest son: Arise, and slay them. But he drew not his sword: for he was afraid, being but yet a boy.	20 E disse a Jeter, seu filho primogênito: Levanta-te e mata-os! Mas o jovem não ousou tirar a espada, porque, sendo ainda muito novo, tinha medo.
21 And Zebee and Salmana said: Do thou rise, and run upon us: because the strength of a man is according to his age: Gedeon rose up and slew Zebee and Salmana: and he took the ornaments and bosses, with which the necks of the camels of kings are wont to be adorned.	21 Vem tu mesmo, disseram-lhe Zebéia e Salmana, e mata-nos; porque, tal o homem, tal a sua força. Gedeão matou Zebéia e Salmana, e tomou os colares que os camelos traziam ao pescoço.
22 And all the men of Israel said to Gedeon: Rule thou over us and thy son, and thy son's son: because thou hast delivered us from the hand of Madian.	22 Os israelitas disseram a Gedeão: Sê o nosso rei, tu e teu filho, e o filho de teu filho, porque tu nos livraste das mãos dos madianitas.
23 And he said to them: I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you, but the Lord shall rule over you.	23 Não, respondeu ele, não reinarei sobre vós, nem meu filho tampouco; é o Senhor quem será o vosso rei.
24 And he said to them: I desire one request of you: Give me the earlets of your spoils. For the Ismaelites were accustomed to wear golden earlets.	24 E ajuntou: Tenho um pedido a vos fazer: que cada um de vós me dê as argolas de vosso despojo. Os inimigos, que eram os ismaelitas, usavam argolas de ouro.
25 They answered: We will give them most willingly. And spreading a mantle on the ground, they cast upon it the earlets of the spoils.	25 Eles responderam: Nós tas daremos de muito boa vontade. E, estendendo no chão um manto, lançaram nele as argolas de sua presa.
26 And the weight of the earlets that he requested, was a thousand seven hundred sicles of gold, besides the ornaments, and jewels, and purple raiment which the kings of Madian were went to use, and besides the golden chains that were about the camels' necks.	26 O peso das argolas de ouro que ele tinha pedido era de mil e setecentos siclos de ouro, sem contar os colares, brincos e ornamentos de púrpura que costumavam usar os reis de Madiã, afora ainda os colares que traziam seus camelos no pescoço.
27 And Gedeon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city Ephra. And all Israel committed fornication with it, and it became a ruin to Gedeon and to all his house.	27 Gedeão fez de tudo isso um efod e o expôs em sua cidade de Efra. Mas todos os israelitas se prostituíram ante esse efod que se tornou, assim, um laço para Gedeão e sua casa.
28 But Madian was humbled before the children of Israel, neither could they any more lift up their beads: but the land rested for forty years, while Gedeon presided.	28 Os madianitas foram humilhados diante dos israelitas e não puderam mais levantar a cabeça, de sorte que a terra pôde gozar um repouso de quarenta anos no tempo de Gedeão.
29 So Jerobaal the son of Joas went, and dwelt in his own house.	29 Jerobaal, filho de Joás, retirou-se e foi habitar em sua casa.
30 And he had seventy sons, who came out of his thigh, for he had many wives.	30 Teve setenta filhos, saídos todos dele, porque tinha numerosas mulheres.
31 And his concubine, that he had in Sichem, bore him a son, whose name was Abimelech.	31 Sua concubina, que estava em Siquém, deu-lhe também um filho, que foi chamado Abimelec.
32 And Gedeon the son of Joas died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father in Ephra of the family of Ezri.	32 Morreu Gedeão, filho de Joás, numa ditosa velhice, e foi sepultado no túmulo de Joás, seu pai, em Efra de Abieser.
33 But after Gedeon was dead, the children of Israel turned again, and committed fornication with Baalim. And they made a covenant with Baal, that he should be their god:	33 Depois de sua morte, os filhos de Israel prostituíram-se de novo com os baal, e tomaram Baal-Berit por seu deus.
34 And they remembered not the Lord their God, who delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies round about:	34 Não se lembraram os israelitas do Senhor, seu Deus, que os tinha livrado das mãos de todos os inimigos que os cercavam,
35 Neither did they shew mercy to the house of Jerobaal Gedeon, according to all the good things he had done to Israel.	35 nem testemunharam gratidão alguma pela casa de Jerobaal-Gedeão por todos os benefícios que ele tinha feito a Israel.