Judges 11

DOUAI-RHEIMS	SAGRADA BIBLIA
1 There was at that time Jephte the Galaadite, a most valiant man and a warrior, the son of a woman that was a harlot, and his father was Galaad.	1 Jefté, o galaadita, era. um valente guerreiro, filho de Galaad e duma meretriz.
2 Now Galaad had a wife of whom he had sons: who after they were grown up, thrust out Jephte, saying: Thou canst not inherit in the house of our father, because thou art born of another mother.	2 A mulher de Galaad deu-lhe filhos, e estes, tendo crescido, expulsaram Jefté, dizendo: Tu não herdarás nada na casa de nosso pai, porque és um bastardo.
3 Then he fled and avoided them and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered to him needy men, and robbers, and they followed him as their prince.	3 Jefté afastou-se de seus irmãos e fixou-se na terra de Tob. Alguns homens miseráveis reuniram-se a ele e tomaram parte em suas incursões.
4 In those days the children of Ammon made war against Israel.	4 Algum tempo depois, os amonitas entraram em luta contra Israel.
5 And as they pressed hard upon them, the ancients of Galaad went to fetch Jephte out of the land of Tob to help them:	5 Os habitantes de Galaad, vendo-se assim atacados, foram em busca de Jefté na terra de Tob
6 And they said to him: Come thou and be our prince, and fight against the children of Ammon.	6 e disseram-lhe: Vem: serás o nosso chefe, e combateremos os amonitas.
7 And he answered them: Are not you the men that hated me, and cast me out of my father's house, and now you are come to me constrained by necessity?	7 Jefté, porém, respondeu: Vós, que sois meus inimigos, tendo-me expulsado da casa de meu pai, por que vindes a mim agora que estais em aperto?
8 And the princes of Galaad said to Jephte: For this cause we are now come to thee, that thou mayst go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be head over all the inhabitants of Galaad.	8 Os anciãos de Galaad disseram-lhe: Foi {precisamente} por isso que viemos agora ter contigo, para que venhas conosco e combatas contra os filhos de Amon, e sejas o nosso chefe, o chefe de todo o povo de Galaad.
9 Jephte also said to them: If you be come to me sincerely, that I should fight for you against the children of Ammon, and the Lord shall deliver them into my band, shall I be your prince?	9 Jefté disse-lhes: Se vós me conduzirdes para lutar contra os amonitas, e o Senhor mos entregar nas mãos, serei o vosso chefe.
10 They answered him: The Lord who heareth these things, he himself is mediator and witness that we will do as we have promised.	10 Os anciãos responderam-lhe: O Senhor seja testemunha entre nós de que faremos tudo o que disseste!
11 Jephte therefore went with the princes of Galaad, and all the people made him their prince. And Jephte spoke all his words before the Lord in Maspha.	11 E Jefté partiu com os anciãos de Galaad. O povo proclamou-o seu chefe e general, e Jefté repetiu diante do Senhor, em Masfa, tudo o que acabara de dizer.
12 And he sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, to say in his name, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me, to waste my land?	12 Jefté enviou mensageiros ao rei dos amonitas para lhe dizer: Que tens tu contra mim para que me venhas combater em minha terra?
13 And he answered them: I Because Israel took away my land when he came up out of Egypt, from the confines of the Arnon unto the Jaboc and the Jordan: now therefore restore the same peaceably to me.	13 O rei respondeu-lhes: Israel, vindo do Egito, tomou a minha terra desde o Arnon até Jaboc e até o Jordão. Devolve-mo agora, pois, pacificamente.
14 And Jephte again sent word by them, and commanded them to say to the king of Ammon:	14 Jefté mandou nova embaixada ao rei dos amonitas,
15 Thus saith Jephte: Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:	15 dizendo-lhe: Assim fala Jefté: Israel não se apoderou nem do território de Moab, nem da terra dos filhos de Amon.
16 But when they came up out of Egypt, he walked through the desert to the Red Sea and came into Cades.	16 Quando saiu do Egito, Israel marchou pelo deserto até o mar Vermelho, e chegou a Cades.
17 And he sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying: Suffer me to pass through thy land. But he would not condescend to his request. He sent also to the king of Moab, who likewise refused to give him passage. He abode therefore in Cades,	17 Mandou então mensageiros ao rei de Edom, pedindo-lhe a permissão de passar pela sua terra; mas o rei de Edom não o consentiu. Fez o mesmo pedido ao rei de Moab, que tampouco lhe deu passagem. Israel deteve-se, pois, em Cades.
18 And went round the land of Edom at the side, and the land of Moab: and came over against the east coast of the land of Moab, and camped on the other side of the Arnon: and he would not enter the bounds of Moab.	18 Retomou em seguida sua marcha pelo deserto, e contornou as terras de Edom e de Moab; chegando à parte oriental da terra de Moab, acampou na outra banda do Arnon, sem contudo penetrar na terra de Moab, cuja fronteira é o Arnon.
19 So Israel sent messengers to Sehon king of the Amorrhites, who dwelt in Hesebon, and they said to him: Suffer me to pass through thy land to the river.	19 Dali, Israel mandou ainda mensageiros a Seon, rei dos amorreus, em Hesebon pedindo-lhe que os deixasse passar pela sua terra, para que chegassem à deles.
20 But he also despising the words of Israel, suffered him not to pass through his borders: but gathering an infinite multitude, went out against him to Jasa, and made strong opposition.	20 Seon, porém, não teve bastante confiança em Israel para deixá-lo atravessar o seu território; antes, ajuntando todas as suas tropas, acampou em Jasa, e atacou Israel.
21 And the Lord delivered him with all his army into the hands of Israel, and he slew him, and possessed all the land of the Amorrhite the inhabitant of that country,	21 O Senhor, Deus de Israel, entregou-o com todo o seu povo nas mãos de Israel, que o derrotou, e conquistou todas as terras dos amorreus que habitavam naquela região;
22 And all the coasts thereof from the Arnon to the Jaboc, and from the wilderness to the Jordan.	22 tomou toda a terra dos amorreus, desde o Arnon até Jaboc, e desde o deserto até o Jordão.
23 So the Lord the God of Israel destroyed the Amorrhite, his people of Israel fighting against him, and wilt thou now possess this land?	23 Agora que o Senhor, Deus de Israel, expulsou os amorreus diante de seu povo de Israel, tu pretendes possuir a sua terra?
24 Are not those things which thy god Chamos possesseth, due to thee by right? But what the Lord our God hath obtained by conquest, shall be our possession:	24 Porventura não tens a posse do que te deu a conquistar o teu deus Camos? E nós, por que não possuiríamos tudo aquilo que o Senhor, nosso Deus, expulsou diante de nós?
25 Unless perhaps thou art better than Balac the son of Sephor king of Moab: or canst shew that he strove against Israel and fought against him,	25 Serias tu melhor do que Balac, filho de Sefor, rei de Moab? Porventura disputou ele com os israelitas, ou combateu contra eles?
26 Whereas he hath dwelt in Hesebon, and the villages thereof, and in Aroer, and its villages, and in all the cities near the Jordan, for three hundred years. Why have you for so long a time attempted nothing about this claim?	26 Eis já trezentos anos que Israel habita em Hesebon e em suas aldeias, em Aroer e em suas aldeias, e em todas as cidades banhadas pelo Arnon. Por que não lhe tiraste estas terras durante todo esse tempo?
27 Therefore I do not trespass against thee, but thou wrongest me by declaring an unjust war against me. The Lord be judge and decide this day between Israel and the children of Ammon.	27 Não sou eu, pois, que te faço dano, mas és tu mesmo que te prejudicas, declarando-me guerra. Que o Senhor, o Juiz, se pronuncie hoje entre os israelitas e os amonitas!
28 And the king of the children of Ammon would not hearken to the words of Jephte, which he sent him by the messengers.	28 Mas o rei dos amonitas não quis ouvir nada do que Jefté lhe mandara dizer.
29 Therefore the spirit of the Lord came upon Jephte, and going round Galaad, and Manasses, and Maspha of Galaad, and passing over from thence to the children of Ammon,	29 O Espírito do Senhor desceu sobre Jefté, e ele, atravessando Galaad e Manassés, passou dali até Masfa de Galaad, de onde marchou contra os amonitas.
30 He made a vow to the Lord, saying: If thou wilt deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,	30 Jetfé fez ao Senhor este voto:
31 Whosoever shall first come forth out of the doors of my house, and shall meet me when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, the same will I offer a holocaust to the Lord.	31 Se me entregardes nas mãos os amonitas, aquele que sair das portas de minha casa ao meu encontro, quando eu voltar vitorioso dos filhos de Amon, será consagrado ao Senhor, e eu o oferecerei em holocausto.
32 And Jephte passed over to the children of Ammon, to fight against them: and the Lord delivered them into his hands.	32 Jefté marchou contra os amonitas, e o Senhor lhos entregou.
33 And he smote them from Aroer till you come to Mennith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel, which is set with vineyards, with a very great slaughter: and the children of Ammon were humbled by the children of Israel.	33 Ele os derrotou desde Aroer até as proximidades de Menit, e até Abel-Queramim, tomando-lhes vinte aldeias. E os amonitas, com este terrível golpe, foram humilhados perante Israel.
34 And when Jephte returned into Maspha to his house, his only daughter met him with timbrels and with dances: for he had no other children.	34 Ora, voltando Jefté para a sua casa em Masfa, eis que sua filha saiu-lhe ao encontro com tamborins e danças. Era a sua única filha, porque, afora ela, não tinha filho nem filha.
35 And when he saw her, he rent his garments, and said: Alas! my daughter, thou hast deceived me, and thou thyself art deceived: for I have opened my mouth to the Lord, and I can do no other thing.	35 Quando a viu, rasgou as suas vestes: Ah, minha filha, exclamou ele, tu me acabrunhas de dor, e estás no número daqueles que causam a minha infelicidade! Fiz ao Senhor um voto que não posso revogar.
36 And she answered him: My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth to the Lord, do unto me whatsoever thou hast promised, since the victory hath been granted to thee, and revenge of thy enemies.	36 Meu pai, disse ela, se fizeste um voto ao Senhor, trata-me segundo o que prometeste, agora que o Senhor te vingou de teus inimigos, os amonitas.
37 And she said to her father: Grant me only this which I desire: Let me go, that I may go about the mountains for two months, and may bewail my virginity with my companions.	37 E ajuntou: Concede-me somente isto: Deixa-me que vá sobre as colinas durante dois meses, para chorar a minha virgindade com as minhas amigas.
38 And he answered her: Go. And he sent her away for two months. And when she was gone with her comrades and companions, she mourned her virginity in the mountains.	38 Vai, disse-lhe ele. E deu-lhe dois meses de liberdade. Ela foi com as suas companheiras, e chorou a sua virgindade sobre as colinas.
39 And the two months being expired, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed, and she knew no man. From thence came a fashion in Israel, and a custom has been kept:	39 Passado o prazo, voltou para seu pai, e ele cumpriu o voto que tinha feito. Ela não tinha conhecido varão.
40 That from year to year the daughters of Israel assemble together, and lament the daughter of Jephte the Galaadite for four days.	40 Daqui veio este costume, em Israel, que todos os anos as jovens israelitas reúnem-se para chorar durante quatro dias a filha de Jefté, o galaadita.