Números 21

SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 O rei cananeu Arad, que habitava no Negeb, soube que Israel avançava pelo caminho de Atarim; atacou-o e levou alguns deles prisioneiros.	1 And when king Arad the Canaanite, who was living toward the south, had heard this, namely, that Israel had arrived by the way of spies, he fought against them. And proving to be the victor, he led away prey from them.
2 Então Israel fez ao Senhor este voto: se me entregardes nas mãos esse povo, votarei as suas cidades ao interdito.	2 But Israel, obliging himself by a vow to the Lord, said: “If you deliver this people into my hand, I will wipe away their cities.”
3 O Senhor ouviu os rogos de Israel e entregou-lhe os cananeus, que foram votados ao interdito juntamente com as suas cidades. Deu-se a esse lugar o nome de Horma.	3 And the Lord heard the prayers of Israel, and he delivered the Canaanite, who they put to death, overthrowing his cities. And they called the name of that place Hormah, that is, Anathema.
4 Partiram do monte Hor na direção do mar Vermelho, para contornar a terra de Edom.	4 Then they set out from mount Hor, by the way that leads to the Red Sea, to circle around the land of Edom. And the people began to tire of their journey and hardships.
5 Mas o povo perdeu a coragem no caminho, e começou a murmurar contra Deus e contra Moisés: "Por que, diziam eles, nos tirastes do Egito, para morrermos no deserto onde não há pão nem água? Estamos enfastiados deste miserável alimento."	5 And speaking against God and Moses, they said: “Why did you lead us away from Egypt, so as to die in the wilderness? Bread is lacking; there are no waters. Our soul is now nauseous over this very light food.”
6 Então o Senhor enviou contra o povo serpentes ardentes, que morderam e mataram muitos.	6 For this reason, the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, which wounded or killed many of them.
7 O povo veio a Moisés e disse-lhe: "Pecamos, murmurando contra o Senhor e contra ti. Roga ao Senhor que afaste de nós essas serpentes." Moisés intercedeu pelo povo,	7 And so they went to Moses, and they said: “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray, so that he may take away these serpents from us.” And Moses prayed for the people.
8 e o Senhor disse a Moisés: "Faze para ti uma serpente ardente e mete-a sobre um poste. Todo o que for mordido, olhando para ela, será salvo."	8 And the Lord said to him: “Make a bronze serpent, and place it as a sign. Whoever, having been struck, gazes upon it, shall live.”
9 Moisés fez, pois, uma serpente de bronze, e fixou-a sobre um poste. Se alguém era mordido por uma serpente e olhava para a serpente de bronze, conservava a vida.	9 Therefore, Moses made a bronze serpent, and he placed it as a sign. When those who had been struck gazed upon it, they were healed.
10 Os filhos de Israel partiram e acamparam em Obot.	10 And the sons of Israel, setting out, made camp at Oboth.
11 Deixaram Obot e acamparam em Ijé-Abarim, no deserto que está defronte de Moab, ao oriente.	11 Having departed from there, they pitched their tents at Iye-abarim, in the wilderness, which looks out toward Moab, opposite the eastern region.
12 Dali foram para o vale de Zared.	12 And moving from there, they arrived at the Torrent of Zared.
13 Saindo de Zared, acamparam para além do Arnon, no deserto, nos limites do território dos amorreus. O Arnon, com efeito, serve de fronteira entre Moab e os amorreus.	13 Having left that place behind, they then made camp opposite Arnon, which is in the desert, and which juts out at the borders of the Amorite. For certainly Arnon is at the limit of Moab, dividing the Moabites and the Amorites.
14 É por isso que se diz no Livro das Guerras do Senhor: "Vaeb em Sufa, e as torrentes do Arnon,	14 About this place, it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord: “As he did at the Red Sea, so will he do at the Torrents of Arnon.”
15 e o declive dos vales que se inclina para o sítio de Ar, e se apóia na fronteira de Moab..."	15 The stones of the torrents were bent, so that they might rest in Ar and lie back within the borders of the Moabites.
16 Partindo dali, ganharam Beer, que é o poço a respeito do qual o Senhor disse a Moisés: "Reúne o povo, para que eu lhe dê água."	16 Beyond that place appeared a well, about which the Lord said to Moses: “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.”
17 Então cantou Israel este cântico:	17 Then Israel sang this verse: “Let the well rise up.” They sang:
18 "Brota, ó poço; cantai-o! Poço cavado por príncipes, furado pelos grandes do povo com o cetro, com os seus bastões!"	18 “The well, the leaders dug it, and the commanders of the multitude prepared it, at the direction of the lawgiver, and with their staffs.”
19 Do deserto foram a Matana; de Matana a Naaliel; de Naaliel a Bamot;	19 They went from the wilderness to Mattanah, from Mattanah to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
20 de Bamot ao vale que está nos campos de Moab, no cimo do Fasga, que domina o deserto.	20 from Bamoth, a valley in the region of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks out opposite the desert.
21 Israel mandou mensageiros a Seon, rei dos amorreus, para lhe dizer:	21 Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon, the king of the Amorites, saying:
22 "Permite-nos passar pela tua terra; não nos desviaremos nem para os campos, nem para as vinhas, e não beberemos a água dos poços; mas seguiremos a estrada real até que tenhamos atravessado tuas fronteiras."	22 “I beg you to permit me to cross through your land. We will not turn aside into the fields or the vineyards. We will not drink waters from the wells. We will travel by the royal way, until we have passed your borders.”
23 Seon, porém, não quis permitir que Israel passasse pelo seu território; ajuntou suas tropas e partiu ao encontro de Israel no deserto. Veio a Jasa e combateu contra Israel.	23 And he was not willing to allow Israel to cross through his borders. But instead, gathering an army, he went out to meet them in the desert, and he arrived at Jahaz and fought against them.
24 Israel o feriu com o fio da espada, e apoderou-se de toda a sua terra, desde o Arnon até o Jaboc, fronteira dos amonitas, porque esta fronteira era poderosa.	24 And he was struck down by them with the edge of the sword, and they possessed his land from Arnon, even to Jabbok and the sons of Ammon. For the borders of the Ammonites were held by a strong fortress.
25 Israel tomou todas as cidades dos amorreus e estabeleceu-se em Hesebon e nas suas aldeias.	25 Therefore, Israel took all his cities and lived in the cities of the Amorite, namely, in Heshbon and its villages.
26 Hesebon era a cidade de Seon, rei dos amorreus, o qual tinha feito guerra ao rei precedente de Moab e tinha-lhe tomado toda a sua terra até o Arnon.	26 Heshbon was the city of Sihon, the king of the Amorites, who fought against the king of Moab. And he took all the land, which had been under his sovereignty, as far as Arnon.
27 Por isso os poetas dizem: "Vinde a Hesebon! Vai ser reconstruída, vai ser fortificada a cidade de Seon!	27 About this, it is said in the proverb: “Enter into Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be established and built.
28 Porque um fogo saiu de Hesebon, uma chama, da cidade de Seon, e devorou Ar-Moab e os Baal das alturas do Arnon.	28 A fire has gone forth from Heshbon, a flame from the town of Sihon, and it has devoured Ar of the Moabites, and the inhabitants of the heights of Arnon.
29 Ai de ti, Moab! Estás perdido, povo de Camos! Entregaram seus filhos fugitivos e suas filhas cativas a Seon, rei dos amorreus.	29 Woe to you, Moab! You are perishing, O people of Chemosh. He gave flight to his sons, and he gave the daughters into captivity, to the king of the Amorites, Sihon.
30 Nós os crivamos de flechas; Hesebon está destruída até Dibon. Devastamos até Nofé, incendiamos até Medaba."	30 Their yoke has been scattered from Heshbon even to Dibon. They have passed through, wearily, into Nophah, and as far as Medeba.”
31 Israel estabeleceu-se na terra dos amorreus.	31 And so Israel lived in the land of the Amorite.
32 Moisés enviou exploradores a Jaser, e os israelitas tomaram-na juntamente com suas aldeias, expulsando os amorreus que aí se encontravam.	32 And Moses sent some to explore Jazer. These captured its villages and possessed its inhabitants.
33 Depois mudaram de direção, e subiram pelo caminho de Basã. Og, rei de Basã, foi-lhes ao encontro com todo o seu povo, para combatê-los em Edrai.	33 And they turned themselves and ascended, along the way of Bashan. And Og, the king of Bashan, met them with all his people, to fight at Edrei.
34 "Não o temas, disse o Senhor a Moisés, porque vou entregá-lo em tuas mãos, ele, o seu exército e a sua terra; tratá-lo-ás como trataste Seon, rei dos amorreus, que morava em Hesebon."	34 And the Lord said to Moses: “Do not be afraid of him. For I have delivered him, and all his people, as well as his land, into your hand. And you shall do to him just as you did to Sihon, the king of the Amorites, the inhabitant of Heshbon.”
35 Feriram-no, pois, ele, seus filhos e todo o seu povo, de sorte que não ficou um sequer; e apoderaram-se de sua terra.	35 Therefore, they struck him down also, with his sons, and all his people, even to utter destruction, and they possessed his land.