Livro dos Juízes 8

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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.	1 And the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this, that you wanted to do, so that you would not call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they rebuked him strongly, and came close to using violence.
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?	2 And he responded to them: “But what could I have done that would be so great as what you have done? Is not one bunch of grapes of Ephraim better than the vintages of Abiezer?
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.	3 The Lord has delivered into your hands the leaders of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. What could I have done that would be so great as what you have done?” And when he had said this, their spirit, which was swelling up against him, was quieted.
4 Gedeão chegou ao Jordão e passou-o com seus trezentos homens, continuando a perseguir o inimigo, apesar de sua fadiga.	4 And when Gideon had arrived at the Jordan, he crossed over it with the three hundred men who were with him. And they were so weary that they were unable to pursue those who were fleeing.
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.	5 And he said to the men of Succoth, “I beg you, give bread to the people who are with me, for they are greatly weakened, so that we may be able to pursue Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
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?	6 The leaders of Succoth answered, “Perhaps the palms of the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna are in your hand, and for this reason, you request that we give bread to your army.”
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!	7 And he said to them, “So then, when the Lord will have delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hands, I will thresh your flesh with the thorns and briers of the desert.”
8 Dali subiu a Fanuel, onde fez o mesmo pedido, mas obteve a mesma resposta que em Socot.	8 And going up from there, he arrived at Penuel. And he spoke to the men of that place similarly. And they also answered him, just as the men of Succoth had answered.
9 Gedeão disse-lhes: Quando eu voltar vitorioso, destruirei esta torre.	9 And so he said to them also, “When I will have returned as a victor in peace, I will destroy this tower.”
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.	10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were resting with their entire army. For fifteen thousand men were left out of all the troops of the eastern people. And one hundred twenty thousand warriors that drew the sword had been cut down.
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.	11 And Gideon ascended by the way of those who were dwelling in tents, to the eastern part of Nobah and Jogbehah. And he struck the camp of the enemies, who were confident and were suspecting nothing adverse.
12 Zebéia e Salmana, reis de Madiã, fugiram, mas foram perseguidos e presos por Gedeão, depois de ter derrotado toda a sua guarnição.	12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled. And Gideon pursued and overtook them, sending their entire army into confusion.
13 Gedeão, filho de Joás, voltou da batalha pela subida de Hares.	13 And returning from the war before sunrise,
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.	14 he took a boy from among the men of Succoth. And he asked him the names of the leaders and elders of Succoth. And he described seventy-seven men.
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?	15 And he went to Succoth, and he said to them: “Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, over whom you rebuked me, saying: ‘Perhaps the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna are in your hands, and for this reason, you request that we give bread to men who are languishing and weakened.’ ”
16 Tomou então os anciãos da cidade e açoitou-os com espinhos e abrolhos do deserto.	16 Therefore, he took the elders of the city, and, using the thorns and briers of the desert, he threshed them with these, and he cut the men of Succoth to pieces.
17 Destruiu também a torre de Fanuel e matou os habitantes da cidade.	17 He also overturned the tower of Penuel, and he killed the men of the city.
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	18 And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were those whom you killed at Tabor?” They responded, “They were like you, and one of them was like the son of a king.”
19 Eram meus irmãos, filhos de minha mãe! Juro pelo Senhor, se os tivésseis deixado com vida, eu não vos mataria.	19 He answered them: “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if you had preserved them, I would not kill you.”
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.	20 And he said to Jether, his firstborn son, “Rise up, and put them to death.” But he did not draw his sword. For he was afraid, being still a boy.
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.	21 And Zebah and Zalmunna said: “You should rise up and rush against us. For the strength of a man is in accord with his age.” Gideon rose up, and he killed Zebah and Zalmunna. And he took the ornaments and studs, with which the necks of the royal camels are usually adorned.
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.	22 And all the men of Israel said to Gideon: “You should rule over us, and your son, and your son’s son. For you freed us from the hand of Midian.”
23 Não, respondeu ele, não reinarei sobre vós, nem meu filho tampouco; é o Senhor quem será o vosso rei.	23 And he said to them: “I will not rule over you. Neither shall my son rule over you. Instead, the Lord shall rule over you.”
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.	24 And he said to them: “I petition one request from you. Give me the earrings from your spoils.” For the Ishmaelites were accustomed to wear gold earrings.
25 Eles responderam: Nós tas daremos de muito boa vontade. E, estendendo no chão um manto, lançaram nele as argolas de sua presa.	25 They responded, “We are very willing to give them.” And spreading a cloak on the ground, they cast upon it the earrings from the spoils.
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.	26 And the weight of the earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, aside from the ornaments, and necklaces, and purple garments, which the kings of Midian were accustomed to use, and aside from the gold chains on the camels.
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.	27 And Gideon made an ephod from these, and he kept it in his city, Ophrah. And all of Israel committed fornication with it, and it became a ruin to Gideon and to all his house.
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.	28 But Midian was humbled before the sons of Israel. Neither were they able any longer to lift up their necks. But the land rested for forty years, while Gideon presided.
29 Jerobaal, filho de Joás, retirou-se e foi habitar em sua casa.	29 And so Jerubbaal, the son of Joash, went and lived in his own house.
30 Teve setenta filhos, saídos todos dele, porque tinha numerosas mulheres.	30 And he had seventy sons, who went forth from his own thigh. For he had many wives.
31 Sua concubina, que estava em Siquém, deu-lhe também um filho, que foi chamado Abimelec.	31 But his concubine, whom he had in Shechem, bore him a son named Abimelech.
32 Morreu Gedeão, filho de Joás, numa ditosa velhice, e foi sepultado no túmulo de Joás, seu pai, em Efra de Abieser.	32 And Gideon, the son of Joash, died in a good old age, and he was buried in the sepulcher of his father, at Ophrah, of the family of Ezri.
33 Depois de sua morte, os filhos de Israel prostituíram-se de novo com os baal, e tomaram Baal-Berit por seu deus.	33 But after Gideon died, the sons of Israel turned away, and they committed fornication with the Baals. And they struck a covenant with Baal, so that he would be their god.
34 Não se lembraram os israelitas do Senhor, seu Deus, que os tinha livrado das mãos de todos os inimigos que os cercavam,	34 And they did not remember the Lord their God, who rescued them from the hands of all their enemies on all sides.
35 nem testemunharam gratidão alguma pela casa de Jerobaal-Gedeão por todos os benefícios que ele tinha feito a Israel.	35 Neither did they show mercy to the house of Jerubbaal Gideon, in accord with all the good that he had done for Israel.