| 1 Depois disto, faleceu Naas, rei dos Amonitas, e seu filho reinou em seu lugar. | 1 Now it happened that Nahash, the king of the sons of Ammon, died, and his son reigned in his place. |
| 2 Davide disse: Quero mostrar o meu afeto a Hanon, filho de Naas, pois que recebi favores de seu pai. E Davide mandou mensageiros para o consolarem na morte de seu pai. Quando eles chegaram ao pais dos Amonitas, para consolarem Hanon, | 2 And David said: “I will act with mercy toward Hanun, the son of Nahash. For his father was gracious to me.” And so David sent messengers to console him over the death of his father. But when they had reached the land of the sons of Ammon, so that they might console Hanun, |
| 3 os grandes dos Amonitas disseram a Hanon: Julgas talvez que Davide, por honrar a memória de teu pai, te mandou homens que te consolassem? Não vês que os servos vieram para explorar e examinar, e esquadrinhar o teu país? | 3 the leaders of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun: “Do you think that perhaps David has sent them to console you in order to honor your father? Have you not noticed that his servants came to you so that they might explore, and investigate, and examine your land?” |
| 4 Hanon, então, mandou rapar a cabeça e a barba aos servos de Davide, fez-Ihes retalhar as suas túnicas da cintura até aos pés, e despediu-os. | 4 And so Hanun shaved the heads and beards of the servants of David, and he cut away their tunics from the buttocks to the feet, and he sent them away. |
| 5 Tendo sido avisado disto, Davide mandou (alguns dos seus homens) ao encontro deles (porque era grande o ultraje que tinham padecido), para lhes dizerem que ficassem em Jericó, até lhes crescer a barba, e que então voltassem. | 5 And when they had gone, and had sent word to David, (for they had suffered a great disgrace,) he sent to meet them, and he instructed them that they should remain at Jericho until their beards grew, and then they should return. |
| 6 Vendo, os Amonitas, assim Hanon com o todo o povo, que tinham feito injúria a Davide, mandaram mil talentos de prata, para tomarem a seu soldo carros de guerra e cavalaria da Mesopotâmia, dos Sírios de Maaca e de Soba. | 6 Then, when the sons of Ammon realized that they had committed an injury against David, both Hanun and the rest of the people sent one thousand talents of silver, so that they might hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, and from Syrian Maacah, and from Zobah. |
| 7 Assoldaram trinta e dois mil carros e o rei Maaca com o seu povo, os quais acamparam defronte de Medaba. Os Amonitas, tendo-se juntado das suas cidades, saíram para a guerra. | 7 And they hired thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah with his people. When these had arrived, they made camp in the region opposite Medeba. Also, the sons of Ammon, gathering from their cities, went to war. |
| 8 Davide, informado disto, mandou Joab e todo o exército de homens valentes. | 8 And when David had heard this, he sent Joab and the entire army of strong men. |
| 9 Tendo saído os Amonitas, formaram-se em batalha junto da porta da cidade; e os Sírios os reis, que tinham ido em seu socorro, fizeram alto separadamente na campina. | 9 And the sons of Ammon, going out, set up a battle line before the gate of the city. But the kings who had come to their aid stood separately in the field. |
| 10 Joab, vendo que lhe queriam dar batalha pela frente e pela retaguarda, escolheu os homens mais esforçados de todo o Israel e marchou contra os Sírios. | 10 And so Joab, understanding the war to be set facing him and behind his back, chose the strongest men from all of Israel, and he went out against the Syrians. |
| 11 Do resto do exército deu o comando a Abisai, seu irmão, para que enfrentasse os Amonitas. | 11 But the remaining portion of the people he placed under the hand of his brother Abishai. And they went out against the sons of Ammon. |
| 12 Disse: Se os Sírios prevalecerem contra mim, tu virás socorrer-me; se os Amonitas prevalecerem contra ti, eu te socorrerei. | 12 And he said: “If the Syrians prevail over me, then you shall be a help to me. But if the sons of Ammon prevail over you, I will be a safeguard for you. |
| 13 Esforça-te e pelejemos valorosamente pelo nosso povo e pelas cidades do nosso Deus; e o Senhor fará o que bem lhe parecer. | 13 Be strengthened, and let us act manfully on behalf of our people, and on behalf of the cities of our God. And the Lord will do what is good in his own sight.” |
| 14 Marchou, pois, Joab e o povo que estava com ele à batalha contra os Sírios, e pô-los em fuga. | 14 Therefore, Joab, and the people who were with him, went out to battle against the Syrians. And he put them to flight. |
| 15 Os Amonitas, vendo que os Sírios tinham fugido, fugiram eles também de Abisai, irmão de Joab, e entraram na cidade. Joab voltou para Jerusalém. | 15 Then the sons of Ammon, seeing that the Syrians had fled, also themselves fled from Abishai, his brother, and they entered into the city. And now Joab returned to Jerusalem. |
| 16 Os Sírios, vendo-se vencidos por Israel, mandaram mensageiros e fizeram vir os Sírios que viviam da banda de além do rio (Eufrates). Sofac, general do exército de Adarezer, era o seu comandante. | 16 But the Syrians, seeing that they had fallen before Israel, sent messengers, and they brought the Syrians who were across the river. And Shophach, the leader of the military of Hadadezer, was their commander. |
| 17 Davide, avisado disto, juntou todo o Israel, passou o Jordão, deu de repente sobre eles e acometeu-os pela frente com o seu exército formado em batalha, resistindo eles por seu lado (com valor). | 17 When this had been reported to David, he gathered together all of Israel, and he crossed the Jordan. And he rushed toward them. And he set up a battle line facing them. And they fought against him. |
| 18 Porém os Sírios fugiram diante de Israel, e Davide matou deles sete mil homens dos carros e quarenta mil de pé, assim como Sofac, general do exército. | 18 But the Syrians fled from Israel. And David killed of the Syrians seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand men on foot, and Shophach, the leader of the army. |
| 19 Vendo os servos de Adarezer que eram vencidos pelos Israelitas, passaram para Davide e ficaram-lhe sujeitos. E a Síria não quis mais dar socorro aos Amonitas. | 19 Then the servants of Hadadezer, seeing themselves to be overwhelmed by Israel, crossed over to David, and they served him. And Syria was no longer willing to offer aid to the sons of Ammon. |
