| 1 Saíram pois todos os filhos de Israel, e juntaram-se como um só homem na presença do Senhor em Masfa, desde Dan a Rersabée, e até à terra de Galaad; | 1 Then all the children of Israel went out and gathered together as one man from Dan to Bersabee, with the land of Galaad, to the Lord in Maspha: |
| 2 todos os chefes do povo e todas as tribos de Israel acudiram à assembleia do povo de Deus, em número de quatrocentos mil combatentes a pé. | 2 And all the chiefs of the people, and all the tribes of Israel met together in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen fit for war. |
| 3 Os filhos de Benjamim não ignoraram que os filhos de Israel tinham subido a Masfa. O Levita, marido da mulher (que fora) morta, foi interrogado de que modo tinha sido cometido tão grande crime. | 3 (Nor were the children of Benjamin ignorant that the children of Israel were come up to Maspha.) And the Levite the husband of the woman that was killed, being asked, how so great a wickedness had been committed, |
| 4 Respondeu: Eu cheguei a Gabaa de Benjamim, com minha mulher, para ali passar a noite. | 4 Answered: I came into Gabaa of Benjamin with my wife, and there I lodged: |
| 5 Os homens daquela cidade cercaram de noite a casa, onde eu estava, querendo matar-me; ultrajaram minha mulher com um incrível furor de lascívia; por último ela morreu. | 5 And behold the men of that city in the night beset the house wherein I was, intending to kill me, and abused my wife with an incredible fury of lust, so that at last she died. |
| 6 Eu, tomando-a, a dividi em pedaços, que enviei repartidos a todos os confins da vossa possessão, porque nunca se cometeu tão grande maldade, nem crime tão abominável em Israel. | 6 And I took her and cut her in pieces, and sent the, parts into all the borders of your possession: because there never was so heinous a crime, and so great an abomination committed in Israel. |
| 7 Vós todos, ó filhos de Israel, estais aqui presentes; resolvei o que deveis fazer. | 7 You are all here, O children of Israel, determine what you ought to do. |
| 8 Todo o povo, estando em pé, respondeu, como com a voz dum só homem: Não voltaremos às nossas tendas, ninguém entrará em sua casa. | 8 And all the people standing, answered as by the voice of one man: We will not return to our tents, neither shall any one of us go into his own house: |
| 9 De comum acordo faremos isto contra Gabaa; | 9 But this we will do in common against Gabaa: |
| 10 escolham-se dentre todas as tribos de Israel dez homens por cada cento, cem por cada mil, e mil por cada dez mil, para que levem víveres ao exército, e possamos combater contra Gabaa de Benjamim, dando-lhe pelo crime a recompensa que merece. | 10 We will take ten men of a hundred out of all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to bring victuals for the army, that we might fight against Gabaa of Benjamin, and render to it for its wickedness, what it deserveth. |
| 11 Assim se coligou contra esta cidade todo o Israel, como (se fora) um só homem, com o mesmo espírito e a mesma resolução. | 11 And all Israel were gathered together against the city, as one man, with one mind, and one counsel: |
| 12 Mandaram mensageiros a toda a tribo de Benjamim, para que lhe dissessem: Por que se cometeu entre vós tão detestável maldade? | 12 And they sent messengers to all the tribe of Benjamin to say to them: Why hath so great an abomination been found among you? |
| 13 Entregai-nos os homens de Gabaa, que cometeram esta atrocidade, para que morram e, assim, se tire o mal de Israel. Porém os Benjamitas não quiseram dar ouvidos à embaixada de seus irmãos, os filhos de Israel, | 13 Deliver up the men of Gabaa, that have committed this heinous crime, that they may die, and the evil may be taken away out of Israel. But they would not hearken to the proposition of their brethren the children of Israel: |
| 14 mas juntaram-se em Gabaa de todas as cidades pertencentes à sua tribo, para lhes darem auxílio, e combaterem contra todo o povo de Israel. | 14 But out of all the cities which were of their lot, they gathered themselves together into Gabaa, to aid them, and to fight against the whole people of Israel. |
| 15 E acharam-se da tribo de Benjamim vinte e cinco mil aptos para trazer espada, afora os habitantes de Gabaa, | 15 And there were found of Benjamin five and twenty thousand men that drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gabaa, |
| 16 que eram setecentos homens fortíssimos, que combatiam tanto com a esquerda como com a direita; e eram tão destros em atirar pedras com a funda, que poderiam acertar num cabelo, sem errar o alvo. | 16 Who were seven hundred most valiant men, fighting with the left hand as well as with the right: and slinging stones so sure that they could hit even a hair, and not miss by the stone's going on either side. |
| 17 Dos homens de Israel, afora os filhos de Benjamim, contaram-se quatrocentos mil homens de armas, prontos para combater. | 17 Of the men of Israel also, beside the children of Benjamin, were found four hundred thousand that drew swords, and were prepared to fight. |
| 18 (Os filhos de Israel), levantando-se, foram à casa de Deus, isto é, a Silo, e consultaram o Senhor: Quem há-de ser no nosso exército o general da batalha contra os filhos de Benjamim? O Senhor respondeu-lhes: (Da tribo de) Judá seja o vosso general. | 18 And they arose and came to the house of God, that is, to Silo: and they consulted God, and said: Who shall be in our army the first to go to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord answered them: Let Juda be your leader. |
| 19 Logo os filhos de Israel, marchando ao amanhecer, acamparam junto de Gabaa. | 19 And forthwith the children of Israel rising in the morning, camped by Gabaa: |
| 20 Avançando a combater contra Benjamim, começaram a situar a cidade. | 20 And going out from thence to fight against Benjamin, began to assault the city. |
| 21 Então os filhos de Benjamim, tendo saído de Gabaa, mataram naquele dia vinte e dois mil homens dos filhos de Israel. | 21 And the children of Benjamin coming out of Gabaa, slew of the children of Israel that day two and twenty thousand men. |
| 22 Os filhos de Israel, confiando nas suas forças e no seu número, puseram-se novamente em batalha no mesmo lugar, onde primeiro tinham combatido. | 22 Again Israel trusting in their strength and their number, set their army in array in the same place, where they had fought before: |
| 23 Antes, porém, subiram e foram chorar até a noite diante do Senhor, e consultaram-no, dizendo: Devemos continuar ainda a pelejar contra os filhos de Benjamin, nossos irmãos, ou não? O Senhor respondeu-lhes: Ide contra eles. | 23 Yet so that they first went up and wept before the Lord until night: and consulted him, and said: Shall I go out any more to fight against the children of Benjamin my brethren, or not? And he answered them: Go up against them, and join battle. |
| 24 Ao outro dia, tendo marchado os filhos de Israel para combater contra os filhos de Benjamim, | 24 And when the children of Israel went out the next day to fight against the children of Benjamin, |
| 25 os filhos de Benjamim saíram com ímpeto das portas de Gabaa ao seu encontro, e fizeram neles tão grande mortandade, que derrubaram dezoito mil guerreiros. | 25 The children of Benjamin sallied forth out of the gates of Gabaa: and meeting them made so great a slaughter of them, as to kill eighteen thousand men that drew the sword. |
| 26 Pelo que todos os filhos de Israel foram à casa de Deus e, sentados, choravam diante do Senhor; jejuaram aquele dia, até à tarde, ofereceram-lhe holocaustos e vitimas pacíficas, | 26 Wherefore all the children of Israel came to the house of God, and sat and wept before the Lord: and they fasted that day till the evening, and offered to him holocausts, and victims of peace offerings, |
| 27 e consultaram-no. Naquele tempo a arca da aliança de Deus estava lá, | 27 And inquired of him concerning their state. At that time the ark of the covenant of the Lord was there, |
| 28 e Finéas, filho de Eleázaro, filho de Aarão, presidia à casa (de Deus). Consultaram pois o Senhor: Devemos ainda sair a combater contra os filhos de Benjamim, nossos irmãos, ou desistir? O Senhor disse-lhes: Saí, porque amanhã eu os entregarei nas vossas mãos. | 28 And Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron was over the house. So they consulted the Lord and said: Shall we go out any more to fight against the children of Benjamin our brethren, or shall we cease? And the Lord said to them: Go up, for to morrow I will deliver them into your hands. |
| 29 Os filhos de Israel puseram emboscadas à roda da cidade de Gabaa, | 29 And the children of Israel set ambushes round about the city of Gabaa: |
| 30 e, terceira vez, como da primeira e segunda, fizeram avançar o seu exército contra Benjamim. | 30 And they drew up their army against Benjamin the third time, as they had done the first and second. |
| 31 Os filhos de Benjamim sairam também ousadamente da cidade e perseguiram por longo espaço os seus inimigos que (propositadamente) fugiam ; desta sorte feriram alguns deles, como no primeiro e segundo dia, e mataram e deixaram estendidos por terra uns trinta homens que fugiam por duas estradas, uma das quais ia a Betel, e outra a Gabaa. | 31 And the children of Benjamin boldly issued out of the city, and seeing their enemies flee, pursued them a long way, so as to wound and kill some of them, as they had done the first and second day, whilst they fled by two highways, whereof one goeth up to Bethel, and the other to Gabaa, and they slew about thirty men: |
| 32 Os filhos de Benjamim julgavam derrotá-los como de costume. Todavia eles, fingindo com arte a fuga, tiveram em mira afastá-los da cidade e levá-los com simulada fuga às sobreditas estradas. | 32 For they thought to cut them off, as they did before. But they artfully feigning a flight, designed to draw them away from the city, and by their seeming to flee to bring them to the highways aforesaid. |
| 33 Então, saindo todos os filhos de Israel dos seus postos, ordenaram-se em batalha no lugar chamado Baaltamar. Também os que estavam emboscados ao redor da cidade, começaram a deixar-se ver, pouco a pouco, | 33 Then all the children of Israel rising up out of the places where they were, set their army in battle array, in the place which is called Baalthamar. The ambushes also which were about the city, began by little and little to come forth, |
| 34 e a avançar pela parte ocidental da cidade. Além disto, outros dez mil homens (escolhidos) de todo o Israel provocavam os moradores da cidade para o combate. Tornou-se rude a batalha contra os filhos de Benjamim, porque eles não entenderam que de toda a parte lhes estava iminente a morte. | 34 And to march from the west side of the city. And other ten thousand men chosen out of all Israel attacked the inhabitants of the city. And the battle grew hot against the children of Benjamin: and they understood not that present death threatened them on every side. |
| 35 O Senhor destruiu-os à vista dos filhos de Israel, os quais naquele dia mataram deles vinte e cinco mil e cem homens, todos guerreiros e homens de armas. | 35 And the Lord defeated them before the children of Israel, and they slew of them in that day five and twenty thousand, and one hundred, all fighting men and that drew the sword. |
| 36 Os filhos de Benjamim, vendo que eram inferiores, começaram a fugir. Os filhos de Israel, observando isto, deram-lhe lugar para fugir, a fim de que fossem cair nas emboscadas que tinham posto junto da cidade. | 36 But the children of Benjamin when they saw themselves to be too weak, began to flee. Which the children of Israel seeing, gave them place to flee, that they might come to the ambushes that were prepared, which they had set near the city. |
| 37 Saindo então de repente (os filhos de Israel) dos seus esconderijos e tendo matado os que fugiam, entraram na cidade e passaram-na ao fio da Espada. | 37 And they that were in ambush arose on a sudden out of their coverts, and whilst Benjamin turned their backs to the slayers, went into the city, and smote it with the edge of the sword. |
| 38 Ora os filhos de Israel tinham dado por sinal aos que tinham posto nas emboscadas, que, quando tomassem a cidade acendessem fogo, para que, elevando-se ao alto o fumo, isso servisse de aviso de estar tomada a cidade. | 38 Now the children of Israel had given a sign to them, whom they had laid in ambushes, that after they had taken the city, they should make a fire: that by the smoke rising on high, they might shew that the city was taken. |
| 39 Ao ver o fumo, os filhos de Israel simularam a fuga. Os filhos de Benjamim, julgando que os de Israel fugiam, foram-nos perseguindo com mais instância, depois de lhes terem morto trinta homens do seu exército. | 39 And when the children of Israel saw this in the battle (for the children of Benjamin thought they fled and pursued them vigorously, killing thirty men of their army) |
| 40 Entretanto ia subindo da cidade como uma coluna de fumo; os Benjamitas, olhando para trás, viram que a cidade estava tomada e que as chamas subiam para o alto. | 40 And perceived as it were a pillar of smoke rise up from the city; and Benjamin looking back, saw that the city was taken, and that the flames ascended on high: |
| 41 Os Israelitas, que antes simulavam fugir, voltando o rosto, resistiam com mais força. Os filhos de Benjamim, vendo isto, puseram-se em fuga | 41 They that before had made as if they fled, turning their faces stood bravely against them; which the children of Benjamin seeing, turned their backs, |
| 42 e começaram a seguir o caminho do deserto, perseguidos, ainda até lá, pelos inimigos. Além disso, os que tinham incendiado a cidade sairam-lhes ao encontro. | 42 And began to go towards the way of the desert, the enemy pursuing them thither also. And they that fired the city came also out to meet them. |
| 43 Deste modo sucedeu serem destroçados por uma e outra parte pelos inimigos, ficando esmagados até à parte oriental da cidade de Gabaa. | 43 And so it was, that they were slain on both sides by the enemies, and there was no rest of their men dying. They fell and were beaten down on the east side of the city Gabaa. |
| 44 Os mortos, naquele lugar, foram dezoito mil homens, todos guerreiros valentíssimos. | 44 And they that were slain in the same place were eighteen thousand men, all most valiant soldiers. |
| 45 Vendo isto os que tinham ficado de Benjamim, fugiram para o deserto e encaminharam-se para o rochedo chamado Remon. Também nesta fuga, errando por um e outro lugar, tomando diversas direcções, foram mortos (pelos filhos de Israel) cinco mil homens. Passando eles mais adiante, (os filhos de Israel) perseguiram-nos e mataram ainda mais dois mil. | 45 And when they that remained of Benjamin saw this, they fled into the wilderness and made towards the rock that is called Remmon. In that flight, also as they were straggling and going different ways, they slew of them five thousand men. And as they went farther, they still pursued them, and slew also other two thousand. |
| 46 Assim aconteceu que todos os que ficaram mortos da tribo de Benjamim em diversos lugares, foram vinte e cinco mil homens combatentes, destríssimos para a guerra. | 46 And so it came to pass, that all that were slain of Benjamin in divers places, were five and twenty thousand fighting men, most valiant for war. |
| 47 De toda a gente de Benjamim ficaram seiscentos homens, que puderam escapar e fugir para o deserto; aí detiveram-se durante quatro meses, no rochedo de Remon. | 47 And there remained of all the number of Benjamin only six hundred men that were able to escape, and flee to the wilderness: and they abode in the rock Remmon four months. |
| 48 Os filhos de Israel, tendo voltado, passaram ao fio da espada tudo o que restava na cidade, desde os homens até aos animais, a tudo o que encontraram. Todas as cidades e aldeias de Benjamim foram consumidas pelas chamas vorazes. | 48 But the children of Israel returning, put all the remains of the city to the sword, both men and beasts, and all the cities and villages of Benjamin were consumed with devouring flames. |
