II Livro de Samuel 2

Biblia Maria	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Depois disso, Davi consultou o Senhor: “Devo subir a alguma das cidades de Judá? – perguntou ele –. “Vai – respondeu o Senhor. Davi retomou: “Aonde irei?”. “A Hebron.”	1 After this David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?" And the LORD said to him, "Go up." David said, "To which shall I go up?" And he said, "To Hebron."
2 Davi subiu a Hebron com suas duas mulheres, Aquinoam de Jezrael e Abigail, viúva de Nabal, de Carmelo.	2 So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahino-am of Jezreel, and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
3 Levou também Davi os homens de sua tropa com suas famílias e fixaram-se nas cidades de Hebron.	3 And David brought up his men who were with him, every one with his household; and they dwelt in the towns of Hebron.
4 Os homens de Judá foram ali e ungiram Davi como rei da casa de Judá. Foi anunciado ao rei que os homens de Jabes em Galaad haviam sepultado Saul.	4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. When they told David, "It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul,"
5 Davi mandou-lhes mensageiros, dizendo: “Benditos sejais pelo Senhor, por terdes feito esta obra de misericórdia para com o vosso senhor Saul, sepultando-o!	5 David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said to them, "May you be blessed by the LORD, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord, and buried him!
6 Que o Senhor, por sua vez, se mostre bom e fiel para convosco. E eu também vos beneficiarei por essa ação que fizestes.	6 Now may the LORD show steadfast love and faithfulness to you! And I will do good to you because you have done this thing.
7 Coragem! Sede homens valentes! Vosso senhor Saul morreu e a casa de Judá me ungiu por seu rei”.	7 Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them."
8 Entretanto, Abner, filho de Ner, chefe do exército de Saul, tomou Isbaal, filho de Saul e levou-o a Maanaim,	8 Now Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
9 onde o declarou rei sobre Galaad, sobre os assuritas, sobre Jezrael, Efraim, Benjamim e sobre todo o Israel.	9 and he made him king over Gilead and the Ashurites and Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin and all Israel.
10 Isbaal, filho de Saul, tinha quarenta anos quando se tornou rei de Israel e reinou durante dois anos. Só a casa de Judá seguiu Davi.	10 Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
11 Sete anos e meio reinou Davi sobre a casa de Judá em Hebron.	11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 Abner, filho de Ner e os homens de Isbaal, filho de Saul, saíram de Maanaim para Gabaon.	12 Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 Joab, filho de Sárvia, e a gente de Davi, puseram-se também em marcha e encontraram-nos perto da piscina de Gabaon, acampando uns de um lado da piscina e outros de outro.	13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
14 Abner disse a Joab: “Aproximem-se os jovens para lutar em nossa presença”. “Vamos!” – respondeu Joab.	14 And Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men arise and play before us." And Joab said, "Let them arise."
15 Apresentaram-se, pois, doze homens de Benja­mim, da parte de Isbaal, filho de Saul, e doze da gente de Davi.	15 Then they arose and passed over by number, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
16 Tomando cada um a cabeça do seu adversário, mergulhou-lhe a espada no flanco, de tal modo que caíram ambos ao mesmo tempo. Deu-se a esse lugar o nome Helcat Hassurim, em Gabaon.*	16 And each caught his opponent by the head, and thrust his sword in his opponent's side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is at Gibeon.
17 Travou-se uma violenta batalha naquele dia, tendo Abner e os homens de Israel cedido diante dos homens de Davi.	17 And the battle was very fierce that day; and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
18 Estavam ali os três filhos de Sárvia: Joab, AbJessé e Asael. Este tinha os pés ligeiros como uma gazela selvagem.	18 And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as swift of foot as a wild gazelle;
19 Pôs-se a perseguir Abner, sem se desviar nem para a direita, nem para a esquerda.	19 and Asahel pursued Abner, and as he went he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
20 “És tu, Asael?” – disse-lhe Abner, voltando-se –. “Sim” –.	20 Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Is it you, Asahel?" And he answered, "It is I."
21 “Volta-te à direita ou à esquerda, ataca um desses homens e leva-lhe os despojos” –. Mas Asael não quis deixá-lo.	21 Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and seize one of the young men, and take his spoil." But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.
22 Abner disse-lhe novamente: “Deixa-me. Queres que eu te fira e te deite por terra? Como poderia eu depois aparecer diante do teu irmão Joab?”.	22 And Abner said again to Asahel, "Turn aside from following me; why should I smite you to the ground? How then could I lift up my face to your brother Joab?"
23 Mas como ele se recusasse a abandoná-lo, Abner feriu-o no ventre com a ponta de sua lança. A lança saiu-lhe pelas costas e Asael caiu, morrendo ali mesmo. Todos os que chegavam ao lugar onde ele jazia morto se detinham.	23 But he refused to turn aside; therefore Abner smote him in the belly with the butt of his spear, so that the spear came out at his back; and he fell there, and died where he was. And all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stood still.
24 Joab e AbJessé continuaram a perseguir Abner. O sol se punha quando chegaram à colina de Ama, ao oriente de Gaia, no caminho para o deserto de Gabaon.	24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner; and as the sun was going down they came to the hill of Ammah, which lies before Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 Então os benjaminitas, que se tinham ajuntado atrás de Abner, formaram-se numa tropa e fizeram alto no cimo de uma colina.	25 And the Benjaminites gathered themselves together behind Abner, and became one band, and took their stand on the top of a hill.
26 Abner chamou Joab e disse-lhe: “Não cessará a espada de devorar? Não sabes porventura que isso acabará mal? Que esperas para ordenar a esses homens que cessem de perseguir seus irmãos?”.	26 Then Abner called to Joab, "Shall the sword devour for ever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? How long will it be before you bid your people turn from the pursuit of their brethren?"
27 Joab respondeu: “Pela vida de Deus! Se nada tivesses dito, esses homens não teriam cessado de perseguir seus irmãos antes de amanhã”.	27 And Joab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would have given up the pursuit of their brethren in the morning."
28 Joab tocou a trombeta. Toda a tropa parou de perseguir os israelitas e o combate terminou.	28 So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the men stopped, and pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight any more.
29 Abner e sua gente caminharam toda a noite na planície. Passaram o Jordão, seguiram todo o desfiladeiro e atingiram Maa­naim.	29 And Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; they crossed the Jordan, and marching the whole forenoon they came to Mahanaim.
30 Joab, tendo parado de perseguir Abner, juntou todo o seu povo: faltavam deze­nove homens da gente de Davi, sem contar Asael.	30 Joab returned from the pursuit of Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing of David's servants nineteen men besides Asahel.
31 Mas os homens de Davi tinham matado trezentos e sessenta homens entre os benjaminitas e os de Abner.	31 But the servants of David had slain of Benjamin three hundred and sixty of Abner's men.
32 Levaram Asael e sepultaram-no no tú­mulo de seu pai, em Belém. Joab e seus homens caminharam durante toda a noite. Chegaram a Hebron, ao despontar da aurora.	32 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was at Bethlehem. And Joab and his men marched all night, and the day broke upon them at Hebron.