II Livro de Samuel 10

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Aconteceu que, morrendo o rei dos amonitas, seu filho Hanon sucedeu-lhe no trono.	1 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanon his son reigned in his stead.
2 Vou pôr-me em boas relações com Hanon, filho de Naas, pensou Davi, assim como seu pai fez comigo. Enviou-lhe, pois, mensageiros que lhe exprimissem suas condolências pela morte de seu pai. Quando os servos de Davi chegaram à terra dos amonitas,	2 And David said: I Will shew kindness to Hanon the son of Daas, as his father shewed kindness to me. So David sent his servants to comfort him for the death of his father. But when the servants of David were come into the land of the children of Ammon,
3 os chefes dos amonitas disseram ao seu senhor Hanon: Julgas que Davi pretende honrar teu pai, mandando-te consoladores? Não seria antes para examinar, espionar e destruir a cidade, que ele mandou os seus servos?	3 The princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanon their lord: Thinkest thou that for the honour of thy father, David hath sent comforters to thee, and hath not David rather sent his servants to thee to search, and spy into the city, and overthrow it?
4 Então Hanon prendeu os servos de Davi, rapou-lhes metade da barba, cortou-lhes as vestes bem curtas e despediu-os.	4 Wherefore Hanon took the servants of David, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut away half of their garments even to the buttocks, and sent them away.
5 Davi, tendo conhecimento disso, mandou mensageiros ao seu encontro - pois estavam profundamente humilhados - para dizer-lhes: Ficai em Jericó até que vossa barba tenha de novo crescido, e então voltareis.	5 When this was told David, he sent to meet them: for the men were sadly put to confusion, and David commanded them, saying: Stay at Jericho, till your beards be grown, and then return.
6 Vendo os amonitas que se haviam tornado odiosos a Davi, mandaram delegados para tomarem ao seu soldo os arameus de Bet-Roob e os de Soba, ou seja, vinte mil soldados de infantaria, e o rei de Maaca, com mil homens, e os de Tob, com doze mil.	6 And the children of Ammon seeing that they had done an injury to David, Bent and hired the Syrians of Rohob, and the Syrians of Soba, twenty thousand footmen, and of the king of Maacha a thousand men, and of Istob twelve thousand men.
7 A esta notícia, Davi levantou todo o exército com Joab e os mais valentes.	7 And when David heard this, he sent Joab and the whole army of warriors.
8 Os amonitas puseram-se em linha de combate à entrada da porta, ao passo que os arameus de Soba e de Roob ficaram no campo com os homens de Tob e de Maaca.	8 And the children of Ammon came out, and set their men in array at the entering in of the gate: but the Syrians of Soba, and of Rohob, and of Istob, and of Maacha were by themselves in the field.
9 Joab, vendo que estava preparada a batalha contra ele, tanto pela frente como por detrás, escolheu os melhores de Israel e formou-os em linha de batalha contra os arameus.	9 Then Joab seeing that the battle was prepared against him, both before and behind, chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
10 Confiou o resto do exército ao seu irmão Abisaí, que o pôs em linha de combate contra os amonitas.	10 And the rest of the people he delivered to Abisai his brother, who set them in array against the children of Ammon.
11 Disse-lhe: Se os arameus prevalecerem contra mim, tu virás em meu socorro; e se os amonitas prevalecerem contra ti, eu irei em teu auxílio.	11 And Joab said: If the Syrians are too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon are too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
12 Coragem! Lutemos com valor por nosso povo e pelas cidades de nosso Deus. O Senhor faça o que lhe parecer melhor!	12 Be of good courage, and let us fight for our people, and for the city of our God: and the Lord will do what is good in his sight.
13 Joab avançou com sua tropa contra os arameus, que fugiram diante dele.	13 And Joab and the people that were with him, began to fight against the Syrians: and they immediately fled before him.
14 Vendo os arameus em fuga, recuaram também os amonitas diante de Abisaí e voltaram para a cidade. Joab deixou os amonitas e foi para Jerusalém.	14 And the children of Ammon seeing that the Syrians were fled, they fled also before Abisai, and entered into the city: and Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
15 Os arameus, vendo-se batidos pelos israelitas, reuniram-se em massa.	15 Then the Syrians seeing that they had fallen before Israel, gathered themselves together.
16 Hadadezer enviou então um delegado para mobilizar os arameus de além do rio, e estes vieram para Helão, tendo à sua frente Sobac, general de Hadadezer.	16 And Adarezer sent and fetched the Syrians, that were beyond the river, and brought over their army: and Sobach, the captain of the host of Adarezer, was their general.
17 Davi, informado disso, reuniu todo o Israel, passou o Jordão e foi contra o Helão. Houve uma dura batalha entre os arameus e Davi,	17 And when this was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam: and the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought against him.
18 mas os arameus fugiram diante de Israel; Davi matou-lhes setecentos cavalos de carros e quarenta mil homens. Feriu também o seu general Sobac, que morreu naquele mesmo lugar.	18 And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David slew of the Syrians the men of seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen: and smote Sobach the captain of the army, who presently died.
19 Todos os reis que eram vassalos de Hadadezer, vendo-se vencidos pelos israelitas, fizeram paz com eles e tornaram-se seus tributários. Daí por diante os arameus não ousaram mais dar socorro aos amonitas.	19 And all the kings that were auxiliaries of Adarezer, seeing themselves overcome by Israel, were afraid and fled away, eight and fifty thousand men before Israel. And they made peace with Israel: and served them, and all the Syrians were afraid to help the children of Ammon any more.