II Livro de Samuel 5

SAGRADA BIBLIA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Todas as tribos de Israel vieram ter com Davi em Hebron e disseram,-lhe: Vê: não somos nós teus ossos e tua carne?	1 Al the tribes of Israel then came to David at Hebron and said, 'Look, we are your own flesh and bone.
2 Já antes, quando Saul era nosso rei, eras tu que dirigias os negócios de Israel. O Senhor te disse: és tu que apascentarás o meu povo e serás o chefe de Israel.	2 In days past when Saul was our king, it was you who led Israel on its campaigns, and to you it was thatYahweh promised, "You are to shepherd my people Israel and be leader of Israel." '
3 Vieram, pois, todos os anciãos de Israel ter com o rei em Hebron. Davi fez com eles um tratado diante do Senhor e eles sagraram-no rei de Israel.	3 So al the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a pact with them inYahweh's presence at Hebron, and they anointed David as king of Israel.
4 Davi tinha trinta anos quando começou a reinar, e seu reinado durou quarenta anos:	4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years.
5 sete anos e meio sobre Judá, em Hebron, e depois trinta e três anos em Jerusalém, sobre todo o Israel e Judá.	5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months; then he reigned in Jerusalem over allIsrael and Judah for thirty-three years.
6 Davi partiu com seus homens para Jerusalém, contra os jebuseus que ocupavam a terra. Estes disseram a Davi: Tu não entrarás aqui: cegos e coxos te repelirão! {O que queria dizer: Davi não entrará jamais aqui.}	6 The king and his men then marched on Jerusalem, on the Jebusites living in the territory. These said toDavid, 'You wil not get in here. The blind and the lame wil hold you off.' (That is to say: David will never get inhere.)
7 Mas Davi apoderou-se da fortaleza de Sião, que é a cidade de Davi.	7 But David captured the citadel of Zion, that is, the City of David.
8 Davi dissera naquele dia: Quem quiser abater os jebuseus, siga o canal para atingir esses cegos e coxos, inimigos de Davi. De onde o ditado: Nem cego nem coxo entrarão na casa.	8 That day, David said, 'Whoever gets up the tunnel and kil s a Jebusite . . .' As for the blind and thelame, David hated them with his whole being. (Hence the saying: the blind and the lame may not enter theTemple.)
9 Davi estabeleceu-se na fortaleza e chamou-a Cidade de Davi. Cercou-a de muralhas desde Milo, e construiu no interior.	9 David went to live in the citadel and cal ed it the City of David. David then built a wal round it, from theMil o inwards.
10 Davi ia-se fortificando, e o Senhor, Deus dos exércitos, estava com ele.	10 David grew stronger and stronger, and Yahweh, God of Sabaoth, was with him.
11 O rei de Tiro, Hirão, mandou-lhe mensageiros, com madeira de cedro, carpinteiros e pedreiros, para construir-lhe um palácio.	11 Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, with cedar wood, carpenters and stone-cutters, who builtDavid a palace.
12 Davi reconheceu que o Senhor firmava o seu trono em Israel e exaltava a sua realeza por causa de seu povo.	12 David then knew that Yahweh had confirmed him as king of Israel and, for the sake of his peopleIsrael, had extended his sovereignty.
13 Davi tomou mais concubinas e mulheres em Jerusalém, depois que deixou Hebron, e teve delas filhos e filhas.	13 After coming from Hebron, David took other concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and sons anddaughters were born to him.
14 Eis os nomes dos filhos que teve em Jerusalém:	14 These are the names of those born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 Samua, Sobab, Natã, Salomão, Jebaar, Elisua, Nefeg,	15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
16 Jafia, Elisama, Elioda e Elifalet.	16 Elishama, Eliada, Eliphelet.
17 Quando os filisteus souberam que Davi fora ungido rei de Israel, puseram-se todos em campanha para apoderar-se dele. Informado disto, Davi desceu à fortaleza.	17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed as king of Israel, they all went up to seekhim out. On hearing this, David went down to the stronghold.
18 Os filisteus, desde que chegaram, espalharam-se pelo vale dos Gigantes.	18 When the Philistines arrived, they deployed in the Val ey of the Rephaim.
19 Davi consultou o Senhor, dizendo: Devo subir ao encontro dos filisteus? Entregá-los-eis nas minhas mãos? Vai, respondeu o Senhor, eu os entregarei certamente nas tuas mãos.	19 David consulted Yahweh and asked, 'Shal I attack the Philistines? Wil you deliver them into mypower?' Yahweh replied to David, 'Attack! I shal certainly deliver the Philistines into your power.'
20 Veio Davi a Baal-Farasim, onde os derrotou. O Senhor, disse ele, rompeu os meus inimigos diante de mim, como as águas rompem os diques. Por isso chamou àquele lugar Baal-Farasim.	20 Accordingly, David went to Baal-Perazim and there David defeated them. He said, 'Yahweh has madea breach in my enemies for me, as though they had been breached by a flood.' This is why the place was giventhe name Baal-Perazim.
21 Os filisteus abandonaram ali seus ídolos; Davi e seus homens os levaram.	21 They had left their gods behind them there, and David and his men carried them off.
22 Os filisteus voltaram ao ataque, espalhando-se pelo vale dos Gigantes.	22 Again the Philistines invaded and deployed in the Valley of the Rephaim.
23 Davi consultou o Senhor, que lhe respondeu: Não vás ao seu encontro, mas dá a volta por detrás deles e os atingirás do lado das amoreiras.	23 David consulted Yahweh, who replied, 'Do not attack them from the front; go round to their rear andengage them opposite the balsam trees.
24 Quando ouvires um rumor de passos, então apressa-te e ataca, porque o Senhor irá adiante de ti para esmagar o exército dos filisteus.	24 When you hear the sound of footsteps in the tops of the balsam trees, advance, for that wil beYahweh going out ahead of you to defeat the Philistine army.'
25 Davi fez como lhe ordenara o Senhor, e feriu os filisteus desde Gabaa até Gezer.	25 David did as Yahweh had ordered and beat the Philistines from Gibeon to the Pass of Gezer.