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Martedi, 28 maggio 2024 - Santi Emilio, Felice, Priamo e Feliciano ( Letture di oggi)

II Livro de Samuel 17


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1 Aquitofel disse a Absalão: Deixa-me escolher doze mil homens, e irei ainda esta noite perseguir Davi.1 And Achitophel said to Absalom: I will choose me twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night.
2 Assaltá-lo-ei no momento em que estiver extenuado de fadiga: provocarei pânico, e todos os que estão com ele fugirão. O rei ficará sozinho, e então o ferirei;2 And coming upon him (for he is now weary, and weak handed) I will defeat him: and when all the people is put to flight that is with him, I will kill the king who will be left alone.
3 e te reconduzirei todo o povo, assim como a esposa volta para o seu esposo. É só a um homem que procuras, e todo o povo estará em paz.3 And I will bring back all the people, as if they were but one man: for thou seekest but one man: and all the people shall be in peace.
4 Esse conselho agradou a Absalão e a todos os anciãos de Israel.4 And his saying pleased Absalom, and all the ancients of Israel.
5 No entanto, Absalão disse: Chamai Cusai, o araquita, e ouçamos também o que ele diz.5 But Absalom said: Call Chusai the Arachite, and let us hear what he also saith.
6 Chegando Cusai, Absalão disse-lhe: Eis o que propôs Aquitofel. Faremos o que ele disse? Se não, fala por tua vez!6 And when Chusai was come to Absalom, Absalom said to him: Achitophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do it or not? what counsel dost thou give?
7 Desta vez, respondeu Cusai, o conselho de Aquitofel não é bom.7 And Chusai said to Absalom: The counsel that Achitophel hath given this time is not good.
8 Tu sabes, ajuntou ele, que teu pai e seus homens são valentes, e estão furiosos como a ursa a quem roubaram a cria na estepe. Teu pai é um guerreiro: ele não passará a noite com o exército.8 And again Chusai said: Thou knowest thy father, and the men that are with him, that they are very valiant, and bitter in their mind, as a bear raging in the wood when her whelps are taken away: and thy father is a warrior, and will not lodge with the people.
9 Ele deve estar agora escondido em alguma gruta ou em qualquer outro lugar. E se vierem a cair desde o começo alguns do nosso exército, isso será publicado e dir-se-á: Houve uma derrota no partido de Absalão.9 Perhaps he now lieth hid in pits, or in some other place where he list: and when any one shall fall at the first, every one that heareth it shall say: There is a slaughter among the people that followed Absalom.
10 Então mesmo o mais valente desanimaria, ainda que tivesse um coração de leão, pois todo o Israel sabe que o teu pai é um herói, e que está acompanhado de homens valentes.10 And the most valiant man whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall melt for fear: for all the people of Israel know thy father to be a valiant man, and that all who are with him are valiant.
11 Eis o meu conselho: Que se mobilize todo o Israel, desde Dã até Bersabéia, e se reúnam junto de ti tão numerosos como os grãos de areia na praia do mar, indo tu mesmo no meio deles.11 But this seemeth to me to be good counsel: Let all Israel be gathered to thee, from Dan to Bersabee, as the sand of the sea which cannot be numbered: and thou shalt be in the midst of them.
12 Atingi-lo-emos em qualquer lugar onde esteja, caindo contra ele como o orvalho cai sobre a terra, e não deixaremos vivos nem ele nem homem algum dos que estão com ele.12 And we shall come upon him in what place soever he shall be found: and we shall cover him, as the dew falleth upon the ground, and we shall not leave of the men that are with him, not so much as one.
13 Se se refugiar nalguma cidade, todo o Israel trará cordas a essa cidade, e a arrastaremos até a torrente, de maneira que não fique dela uma só pedra!13 And if he shall enter into any city, all Israel shall cast ropes round about that city, and we will draw it into the river, so that there shall not be found so much as one small stone thereof.
14 Absalão e todos os israelitas acharam o conselho de Cusai melhor que o de Aquitofel. O Senhor decidira frustrar o bom conselho de Aquitofel, a fim de trazer a desgraça sobre Absalão.14 And Absalom, and all the men of Israel said: The counsel of Chusai the Arachite is better than the counsel of Achitophel: and by the will of the Lord the profitable counsel of Achitophel was defeated, that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.
15 Cusai disse aos sacerdotes Sadoc e Abiatar: Aquitofel aconselhou a Absalão e aos anciãos de Israel desse e desse modo; eu, porém, aconselhei-lhe assim e assim.15 And Chusai said to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests: Thus and thus did Achitophel counsel Absalom, and the ancients of Israel: and thus and thus did I counsel them.
16 Mandai, pois, imediatamente a Davi esta mensagem: Não fiques esta noite nas planícies do deserto, mas atravessa-o sem demora, não suceda que sejam exterminados o rei e todo o povo que está com ele.16 Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying: Tarry not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but without delay pass over: lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that is with him.
17 Jônatas e Aquimaas estavam em En-Rogel; uma criada foi dar-lhes as notícias, que eles mesmos levariam ao rei Davi, porque não deviam ser vistos entrando na cidade.17 And Jonathan and Achimaas stayed by the fountain Rogel: and there went a maid and told them: and they went forward, to carry the message to king David, for they might not be seen, nor enter into the city.
18 Mas um jovem os viu e avisou Absalão. Eles, porém, partiram com toda a pressa e entraram na casa de um homem em Baurim. Havia uma cisterna no pátio, onde se esconderam,18 But a certain boy saw them, and told Absalom: but they making haste went into the house of a certain man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court, and they went down into it.
19 e a mulher colocou uma tampa sobre a cisterna, espalhando por cima grãos socados, de sorte que não se notava coisa alguma.19 And a woman took, and spread a covering over the mouth of the well, as it were to dry sodden barley: and so the thing was not known.
20 Os enviados de Absalão entraram na casa dessa mulher e disseram: Onde estão Aquimaas e Jônatas? Ela respondeu: Atravessaram o regato. Puseram-se a procurar, mas não encontrando ninguém, voltaram para Jerusalém.20 And when Absalom's servants were come into the house, they said to the woman: Where is Achimaas and Jonathan? and the woman answered them: They passed on in haste, after they had tasted a little water. But they that sought them, when they found them not, returned into Jerusalem.
21 Depois que partiram, saíram os jovens da cisterna e foram levar a notícia ao rei Davi, dizendo: Ide! Passai depressa as águas, porque Aquitofel deu o seguinte conselho contra vós.21 And when they were gone, they came up out of the well, and going on told king David, and said: Arise, and pass quickly over the river: for this manner of counsel has Achitophel given against you.
22 Davi partiu com todos os seus homens, e passaram o Jordão. Ao amanhecer, não havia um só homem que não tivesse atravessado o rio.22 So David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over the Jordan, until it grew light, and not one of them was left that was not gone over the river.
23 Aquitofel, vendo que seu conselho não fora seguido, selou o seu jumento e tomou o caminho de sua casa, na sua cidade. Pôs em ordem os seus negócios e enforcou-se. Morto, foi enterrado no túmulo de seu pai.23 But Achitophel seeing that his counsel was not followed, saddled his ass, and arose and went home to his house and to his city, and putting his house in order, hanged himself, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
24 Davi chegou a Maanaim quando Absalão passou o Jordão com os israelitas.24 But David came to the camp, and Absalom passed over the Jordan, be and all the men of Israel with him.
25 Absalão pusera Amasa à frente do exército em lugar de Joab. Esse Amasa era filho de um tal Jetra, ismaelita, que se unira a Abigail, filha de Naas, irmã de Sarvia, mãe de Joab.25 Now Absalom appointed Amasa in Joab's stead over the army: and Amasa was the son of a man who was called Jethra of Jezrael, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Naas, the sister of Sarvia who was the mother of Joab.
26 Os israelitas e Absalão acamparam na terra de Galaad.26 And Israel camped with Absalom in the land of Galaad.
27 Quando Davi chegou a Maanaim, Sobi, filho de Naas, de Raba dos amonitas, Maquir, filho de Amiel de Lodabar, e Berzelai, o galaadita, de Rogelim,27 And when David was come to the camp, Sobi the son of Naas of Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammihel of Lodabar, and Berzellai the Galaadite of Rogelim,
28 vieram trazer-lhe camas, tapetes, copos e vasilhas, bem como trigo, cevada, farinha, grão torrado, favas, lentilhas,28 Brought him beds, and tapestry, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and fried pulse,
29 mel, manteiga, ovelhas e queijos de leite de vaca. Trouxeram tudo isso a Davi e às suas tropas, para que se alimentassem, dizendo: Estes homens sofreram certamente fome, fadiga e sede no deserto.29 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and fat calves, and they gave to David and the people that were with him, to eat: for they suspected that the people were faint with hunger and thirst in the wilderness.