II Livro de Samuel 15

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1 Depois disso Absalão adquiriu para si um carro, cavalos e cinqüenta homens para escoltaram-no.	1 Then, after these things, Absalom obtained for himself chariots, and horsemen, and fifty men who went before him.
2 Colocava-se desde cedo à beira do caminho, junto à grande porta, e interpelava todos os que vinham procurar o rei para um julgamento, dizendo: De que cidade és tu? O outro respondia: Teu servo é de tal tribo de Israel.	2 And rising up in the morning, Absalom was standing beside the entrance of the gate. And when there was any man who had a dispute that might go before the king’s judgment, Absalom would call him to him, and would say, “Which city are you from?” And responding, he would say, “I am your servant, from a certain tribe of Israel.”
3 Vê, dizia-lhe Absalão; a tua causa é boa e justa; mas não há ninguém para te ouvir da parte do rei.	3 And Absalom would answer him: “Your words seem good and just to me. But there is no one appointed by the king to hear you.” And Absalom would say:
4 E Absalão ajuntava: Oh, quem me dera ser juiz desta terra! Todo o que tivesse um litígio ou uma questão e viesse ter comigo, eu lhe faria justiça.	4 “Who may appoint me judge over the land, so that all those who have a dispute might come to me, and I might judge justly.”
5 E se alguém se aproximava para se prostrar diante dele, estendia a mão, detinha-o e beijava-o.	5 Then too, when a man would draw near to him, so that he might greet him, he would extend his hand, and taking hold of him, he would kiss him.
6 Assim fazia Absalão com todos os israelitas que vinham procurar o rei para qualquer julgamento. E desse modo conquistou os corações dos israelitas.	6 And he was doing this to all those of Israel arriving for judgment to be heard by the king. And he solicited the hearts of the men of Israel.
7 Quatro anos se passaram. Absalão disse ao rei: Deixa-me ir a Hebron para cumprir ali uma promessa que fiz ao Senhor.	7 Then, after forty years, Absalom said to king David: “I should go and pay my vows, which I have vowed to the Lord at Hebron.
8 Quando o teu servo estava em Gessur, fez este voto: se Senhor me reconduzir a Jerusalém, irei prestar-lhe culto em Hebron.	8 For your servant made a vow, when he was in Geshur of Syria, saying: If the Lord will lead me back to Jerusalem, I will sacrifice to the Lord.”
9 Vai em paz, disse-lhe o rei. E ele foi para Hebron.	9 And king David said to him, “Go in peace.” And he rose up and went away to Hebron.
10 Absalão enviou emissários secretos a todas as tribos de Israel, com esta mensagem: Quando ouvirdes o som da trombeta, dizei: Absalão é rei em Hebron!	10 They Absalom sent scouts into all the tribes of Israel, saying: “As soon as you hear the blare of the trumpet, say: ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron.’ ”
11 Ora, tinham partido de Jerusalém com Absalão duzentos homens, convidados por ele, que o seguiam com simplicidade de coração, sem nada suspeitar.	11 Now having been called, two hundred men from Jerusalem went forth with Absalom, going in simplicity of heart and being entirely ignorant of the plan.
12 Enquanto oferecia os sacrifícios, Absalão mandou chamar também Aquitofel, gilonita, conselheiro de Davi, à sua cidade de Gilo. E assim a conjuração se fortificava e se tornava cada vez mais numerosa em torno de Absalão.	12 Absalom also summoned Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counselor of David, from his city, Giloh. And when he was immolating victims, a very strong oath was sworn, and the people, hurrying together, joined with Absalom.
13 Vieram então anunciar a Davi: Os israelitas aderem a Absalão!	13 Then a messenger went to David, saying, “With their whole heart, all of Israel is following Absalom.”
14 Davi disse então a todos os que estavam com ele em Jerusalém: Vamos, fujamos, porque não podemos de outro modo escapar a Absalão! Apressai-vos e parti, não suceda que ele nos surpreenda de repente, e nos inflija a ruína, passando a cidade ao fio da espada.	14 And David said to his servants, who were with him in Jerusalem: “Rise up, let us flee! For otherwise there will be no escape for us from the face of Absalom. Hurry to depart, lest perhaps, upon arriving, he may seize us, and force ruin upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”
15 Os servos do rei disseram-lhe: Faça-se como ordenar o rei, meu senhor; somos teus servos.	15 And the servants of the king said to him, “Everything whatsoever that our lord the king will command, we your servants shall carry out willingly.”
16 O rei partiu a pé com toda a sua família, mas deixou dez concubinas para guardar o palácio.	16 Therefore, the king departed, with his entire household on foot. And the king left behind ten women of the concubines to care for the house.
17 O rei saiu, pois, a pé com todos os seus servos, e se detiveram na última casa.	17 And having gone forth on foot, the king and all of Israel stood at a distance from the house.
18 Todo o seu exército desfilava ao seu lado; os cereteus, os feleteus e todos os geteus, em número de seiscentos homens que o tinham seguido desde Get, todos marchavam diante do rei.	18 And all his servants were walking beside him. And the legions of the Cerethites and Phelethites, and all the Gittites, powerful fighters, six hundred men who had followed him from Gath on foot, were preceding the king.
19 O rei disse a Etai, o geteu: Por que vens também tu conosco? Volta e fica com o {novo} rei, pois és um estrangeiro, e mesmo um exilado de tua terra.	19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite: “Why do you come with us? Return and live with the king. For you are a stranger, and you departed from your own place.
20 Chegaste ontem, e hoje vou fazer que andes errante conosco, não sabendo eu mesmo aonde vou? Volta. Toma os teus contigo, e que o Senhor seja misericordioso e fiel para contigo.	20 You arrived yesterday. And today should you be compelled to go away with us? For I should go to the place where I am going. But you should return, and lead your own brothers back with you. And the Lord will show mercy and truth to you, because you have shown grace and faith.”
21 Mas Etai respondeu ao rei: Pela vida do Senhor, e pela vida do rei, meu senhor! Onde estiver o meu senhor e rei, ali estará também o teu servo, tanto para a morte como para a vida.	21 And Ittai responded to the king, by saying, “As the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, in whatever place you will be, my lord the king, whether in death or in life, your servant will be there.”
22 Está bem, disse Davi, passa. E Etai, o geteu, desfilou com todos os seus homens e com toda a sua comitiva.	22 And David said to Ittai, “Come, and pass over.” And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all the men who were with him, and the rest of the multitude.
23 E estando o rei junto do Cedron, enquanto desfilava o povo diante dele, tomando o caminho da oliveira do deserto, toda a terra chorava em alta voz.	23 And they all wept with a great voice, and all the people passed over. The king also passed over the torrent Kidron. And all the people advanced opposite the way which looks out toward the desert.
24 Veio também Sadoc com todos os seus levitas, trazendo a arca da aliança de Deus. Depuseram-na, enquanto Abiatar subia, e até que tivesse passado todo o povo que tinha saído da cidade.	24 Now Zadok the priest also went, and all the Levites went with him, carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God. And Abiathar went up, until all the people who had departed from the city had gone by.
25 Disse então o rei a Sadoc: Reconduz a arca de Deus à cidade. Se eu achar graça aos olhos do Senhor, ele me reconduzirá e me fará revê-la, bem como o lugar de sua habitação.	25 And the king said to Zadok: “Carry back the ark of God into the city. If I shall find grace in the sight of the Lord, he will lead me back. And he will show it to me in his tabernacle.
26 Mas se disser que não quer mais saber de mim, eis-me aqui; faça de mim o que lhe aprouver.	26 But if he will say to me, ‘You are not pleasing,’ I am ready. Let him do whatever is good in his own sight.”
27 O rei disse ainda a Sadoc: Vede: tu e Abiatar, voltai em paz para a cidade com Aquimaas, teu filho, e Jônatas, filho de Abiatar.	27 And the king said to Zadok the priest: “O seer, return into the city in peace. And let your son Ahimaaz, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar, your two sons, be with you.
28 Eu vou arrastar-me pelas campinas do deserto, esperando que me mandeis notícias.	28 Behold, I will hide in the plains of the desert, until word from you may arrive to inform me.”
29 Sadoc e Abiatar reconduziram, pois, a arca de Deus para Jerusalém e lá ficaram.	29 Therefore, Zadok and Abiathar carried back the ark of God into Jerusalem, and they remained there.
30 Davi subiu chorando o monte das Oliveiras, cabeça coberta e descalço. Todo o povo que o acompanhava subia também chorando, com a cabeça coberta.	30 But David ascended to the Mount of Olives, climbing and weeping, advancing with bare feet and with his head covered. Moreover, all the people who were with him ascended, weeping with their heads covered.
31 Foi anunciado a Davi que Aquitofel estava também entre os conjurados de Absalão. Davi disse: Fazei que se frustrem, ó Senhor, meu Deus, os desígnios de Aquitofel!	31 Then it was reported to David that Ahithophel also had joined in swearing with Absalom. And David said, “ O Lord, I beg you, to uncover the foolishness of the counsel of Ahithophel.”
32 Ora, chegando Davi ao cume do monte, no lugar onde se adorava Deus, veio-lhe ao encontro Cusai, o araquita, com a túnica em farrapos e a cabeça coberta de pó.	32 And when David had ascended to the summit of the mountain, where he was going to adore the Lord, behold Hushai the Archite met him, with his garment torn and his head covered with soil.
33 Davi disse-lhe: Se vieres comigo, ser-me-ás pesado;	33 And David said to him: “If you come with me, you will be a burden to me.
34 mas se voltares à cidade e disseres a Absalão: eu quero ser, ó rei, teu servo, como fui outrora servo de teu pai; doravante servir-te-ei a ti - então desconcertarás a meu favor o desígnio de Aquitofel.	34 But if you return to the city, and you say to Absalom, ‘I am your servant, O king; just as I have been the servant of your father, so too will I be your servant,’ you will destroy the counsel of Ahithophel
35 Terás lá contigo os sacerdotes Sadoc e Abiatar, a quem comunicarás tudo o que souberes no palácio real.	35 And you have with you the priests Zadok and Abiathar. And any word whatsoever that you will hear from the house of the king, you shall reveal it to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests.
36 Com eles estão os seus dois filhos, Aquimaas, filho de Sadoc, e Jônatas, filho de Abiatar; por eles me transmitireis tudo o que ouvirdes.	36 Now with them are their two sons Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar. And you shall send to me by them every word that you will have heard.”
37 E Cusai, amigo de Davi, voltou para a cidade, no momento em que Absalão fazia a sua entrada em Jerusalém.	37 Therefore, Hushai, the friend of David, went into the city. And Absalom also entered into Jerusalem.