I Livro de Samuel 30

SAGRADA BIBLIA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Tendo Davi e seus homens chegado a Siceleg ao terceiro dia, com sua tropa, tinham os amalecitas feito uma incursão no Negeb e em Siceleg, ferindo e incendiando a cidade.	1 Before David and his men reached Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had raided the Negeb and Ziklag, had stormed the city, and had set it on fire.
2 Haviam tomado as mulheres e todos os que ali se achavam, desde o menor até o maior; não mataram ninguém, mas levaram todos cativos para a sua terra.	2 They had taken captive the women and all who were in the city, young and old, killing no one; they had carried them off when they left.
3 Davi e seus homens, ao chegarem, encontraram a cidade incendiada, e suas mulheres, filhos e filhas levados cativos.	3 David and his men arrived at the city to find it burned to the ground and their wives, sons and daughters taken captive.
4 Por isso choraram até não poder mais.	4 Then David and those who were with him wept aloud until they could weep no more.
5 As duas mulheres de Davi, Aquinoã de Jezrael e Abigail de Carmelo, viúva de Nabal, estavam também presas.	5 David's two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel, had also been carried off with the rest.
6 Davi afligiu-se em extremo, porque os seus queriam apedrejá-lo, estando todos amargurados por causa da perda de seus filhos e filhas. Mas Davi se reconfortou no Senhor, seu Deus.	6 Now David found himself in great difficulty, for the men spoke of stoning him, so bitter were they over the fate of their sons and daughters. But with renewed trust in the LORD his God,
7 E disse ao sacerdote Abiatar, filho de Aquimelec: Traze-me o efod. Abiatar trouxe-lhe o efod.	7 David said to Abiathar, the priest, son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the ephod!" When Abiathar brought him the ephod,
8 Davi consultou o Senhor: Devo perseguir essa gente? Alcançá-la-ei? Persegue-os, respondeu o Senhor; tu os alcançarás certamente e os vencerás.	8 David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I pursue these raiders? Can I overtake them?" The LORD answered him, "Go in pursuit, for you shall surely overtake them and effect a rescue."
9 Davi pôs-se em marcha com os seiscentos homens de sua tropa, e chegaram à torrente de Besor, onde ficaram os que já estavam esgotados.	9 So David went off with his six hundred men and came as far as the Wadi Besor, where those who were to remain behind halted.
10 Davi prosseguiu a perseguição com quatrocentos homens, pois duzentos tinham ficado atrás, estando por demais cansados para poderem atravessar a torrente de Besor.	10 David continued the pursuit with four hundred men, but two hundred were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor and remained behind.
11 Encontraram no campo um egípco e levaram-no a Davi. Deram-lhe pão para comer, água para beber,	11 An Egyptian was found in the open country and brought to David. He was provided with food, which he ate, and given water to drink;
12 um pedaço de torta de figos secos e duas tortas de uvas secas. Ele comeu e recobrou as forças, porque havia três dias e três noites que nada tinha comido nem bebido.	12 a cake of pressed figs and two cakes of pressed raisins were also offered to him. When he had eaten, he revived; he had not taken food nor drunk water for three days and three nights.
13 Davi disse-lhe: Quem és tu, e de onde és? Eu sou um escravo egípcio, respondeu ele, a serviço de um amalecita. Meu senhor abandonou-me há três dias, porque caí doente.	13 Then David asked him, "To whom do you belong, and where do you come from?" He replied: "I am an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me because I fell sick three days ago today.
14 Fizemos uma incursão no Negeb dos cereteus, no território de Judá, no Negeb de Caleb, e incendiamos Siceleg.	14 We raided the Negeb of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negeb of Caleb; and we set Ziklag on fire."
15 Davi disse-lhe: Queres conduzir-me a esse bando? Jura-me pelo nome de Deus, respondeu o homem, que não me matarás, nem me entregarás ao meu senhor, e eu te guiarei até esse bando.	15 David then asked him, "Will you lead me down to this raiding party?" He answered, "Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me to my master, and I will lead you to the raiding party."
16 Guiados pelo egípcio, alcançaram-nos. Os amalecitas estavam espalhados por todo o campo, comendo, bebendo e festejando por causa da enorme presa que tinham tomado na terra dos filisteus e de Judá.	16 He did lead them, and there were the Amalekites scattered all over the ground, eating, drinking, and in a festive mood because of all the rich booty they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
17 Davi feriu-os do romper do dia à tarde do dia seguinte, e só escaparam quatrocentos homens, que fugiram montados em camelos.	17 From dawn to sundown David attacked them, putting them under the ban so that none escaped except four hundred young men, who mounted their camels and fled.
18 Recobrou Davi tudo o que os amalecitas tinham tomado, salvando também as suas duas mulheres.	18 David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, and rescued his two wives.
19 E não faltou ninguém, nem pequeno nem grande, nem filho nem filha, nem o que quer que seja do espólio que tinham levado: Davi reconduziu tudo de volta.	19 Nothing was missing, small or great, booty or sons or daughters, of all that the Amalekites had taken. David brought back everything.
20 E tomou também todos os rebanhos e manadas, diante dos quais iam os homens, gritando: Eis a presa de Davi!	20 Moreover, David took all the sheep and oxen, and as they drove these before him, they shouted, "This is David's spoil!"
21 Foi, pois, Davi juntar-se aos duzentos homens deixados na torrente de Besor, por estarem cansados demais para segui-lo. E eles vieram ao encontro de Davi e de sua tropa, e Davi saudou-os ao chegar junto deles.	21 When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him, and whom he had left behind at the Wadi Besor, they came out to meet David and the men with him. On nearing them David greeted them.
22 Todos os malvados, porém, todos os maus elementos que se encontravam na tropa de Davi, começaram a dizer: Visto que eles não foram conosco, nada lhes daremos do espólio recuperado, salvo, a cada um, a sua mulher e seus filhos. Que os tomem e se retirem!	22 But all the stingy and worthless men among those who had accompanied David spoke up to say, "Since they did not accompany us, we will not give them anything from the booty, except to each man his wife and children. Let them take those along and be on their way."
23 Não façais assim, meus irmãos, interveio Davi, com o que o Senhor nos deu, depois de nos ter protegido e nos ter entregue nas mãos a tropa que se tinha levantado contra nós!	23 But David said: "You must not do this, my brothers, after what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our grip the band that came against us.
24 Quem poderia aceitar a proposta que fazeis? A parte dos que ficaram junto às bagagens será a mesma que a daqueles que foram ao combate. Eles compartilharão.	24 Who could agree with this proposal of yours? Rather, the share of the one who goes down to battle and that of the one who remains with the baggage shall be the same; they shall share alike."
25 A partir daquele dia, estabeleceu Davi em Israel esse costume e esse direito que subsiste ainda hoje.	25 And from that day forward he made it a law and a custom in Israel, as it still is today.
26 De volta a Siceleg, enviou Davi uma parte do espólio aos anciãos de Judá, seus amigos, com esta mensagem: Eis um presente para vós, proveniente do espólio tomado aos inimigos do Senhor.	26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the spoil to the elders of Judah, city by city, saying, "This is a gift to you from the spoil of the enemies of the LORD":
27 Enviou igualmente uma parte aos de Betel, de Ramot, do Negeb,	27 to those in Bethel, to those in Ramoth-negeb, to those in Jattir,
28 de Jeter, de Aroer, de Sefamot, de Estamo,	28 to those in Aroer, to those in Siphmoth, to those in Eshtemoa,
29 de Racal, aos das cidades dos jerameelitas, aos das cidades dos cineus, aos de Arama,	29 to those in Racal, to those in the Jerahmeelite cities, to those in the Kenite cities,
30 de Cor-Asã, de Atac,	30 to those in Hormah, to those in Borashan, to those in Athach,
31 de Hebron e de todos os lugares por onde Davi tinha passado com seus homens.	31 to those in Hebron, and to all the places frequented by David and his men.