II Livro de Samuel 16

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1 Tendo Davi avançado um pouco além do cume, viu que lhe vinha ao encontro Siba, servo de Mifiboset, com dois jumentos selados e carregados de duzentos pães, cem cachos de uvas secas, cem frutos maduros e um odre de vinho.	1 And when David had passed a little beyond the top of the mountain, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, appeared to meet him, with two donkeys, which were burdened with two hundred loaves, and one hundred bunches of dried grapes, and one hundred masses of dried figs, and a skin of wine.
2 O rei disse-lhe: Que tens aí? Os jumentos, respondeu Siba, devem servir à família do rei, para que os montem; os pães e frutos servirão de comida para os teus servos, o vinho será para aqueles que se fatigarem no deserto.	2 And the king said to Ziba, “What do you intend to do with these things?” And Ziba responded: “The donkeys are for the household of the king, so that they may sit. And the loaves and dried figs are for your servants to eat. But the wine is for anyone to drink who may be faint in the desert.”
3 O rei perguntou: Mas onde está o filho do teu senhor? Ficou em Jerusalém, respondeu Siba, alegando que agora a casa de Israel lhe devolveria o reino de seu pai.	3 And the king said, “Where is the son of your lord?” And Ziba answered the king: “He remained in Jerusalem, saying, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore the kingdom of my father to me.’ ”
4 O rei disse a Siba: Tudo o que possuía Mifiboset te pertence doravante. Eu me inclino diante de ti, respondeu ele; conserva-me a tua graça, ó rei, meu senhor.	4 And the king said to Ziba, “All the things which were for Mephibosheth are now yours.” And Ziba said, “I beg you that I may find grace before you, my lord the king.”
5 Quando o rei chegou a Baurim, apareceu um homem da família da casa de Saul, chamado Semei, filho de Gera, o qual ia proferindo maldições enquanto andava.	5 Then king David went as far as Bahurim. And behold, a man from the kindred of the house of Saul, named Shimei, the son of Gera, went out from there. And going out, he continued on, and he was cursing,
6 Atirava pedras contra o rei Davi e contra todos os seus servos, embora todo o exército e todos os guerreiros valentes se encontrassem à direita e à esquerda do rei.	6 and throwing stones against David and against all the servants of king David. And all the people and all the warriors were traveling to the right and to the left sides of the king.
7 E o amaldiçoava, dizendo: Vai-te, vai-te embora, homem sanguinário e celerado.	7 And so, as he was cursing the king, Shimei said: “Go away, go away, you man of blood, and you man of Belial!
8 O Senhor faz cair sobre ti todo o sangue da casa de Saul, cujo trono usurpaste; o Senhor entregou o reino ao teu filho Absalão. Eis-te oprimido de males, homem sanguinário que és!	8 The Lord has repaid you for all the blood of the house of Saul. For you have usurped the kingdom in place of him. And so, the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom, your son. And behold, your evils press close upon you, because you are a man of blood.”
9 Então Abisai, filho de Sarvia, disse ao rei: Por que insulta esse cão morto ao rei, meu senhor? Deixa-me passar, vou cortar-lhe a cabeça.	9 Then Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said to the king: “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go and cut off his head.”
10 Que nos importa, filho de Sarvia?, respondeu Davi. Deixa-o amaldiçoar. Se o Senhor lhe ordenou que me amaldiçoasse, quem poderia dizer-lhe: por que fazes isso?	10 And the king said: “What is it to me and to all of you, O sons of Zeruiah? Permit him, so that he may curse. For the Lord has commanded him to curse David. And who is the one who would dare to say, ‘Why has he done so?’ ”
11 E Davi disse a Abisai e à sua gente: Vede: se meu filho, fruto de minhas entranhas, conspira contra a minha vida, quanto mais agora esse benjaminita? Deixai-o amaldiçoar, se o Senhor lho ordenou.	11 And the king said to Abishai and to all his servants: “Behold, my son, who went forth from my loins, is seeking my life. How much more does a son of Benjamin do so now? Permit him, so that he may curse, in accord with the command of the Lord.
12 Talvez o Senhor considere a minha aflição e me dê agora bens por esses ultrajes.	12 Perhaps the Lord may look with favor upon my affliction, and the Lord may repay me good, in place of the cursing of this day.”
13 Davi e seus homens retomaram o seu caminho, mas Semei ia ao longo da montanha, ao lado dele, vomitando injúrias, atirando-lhe pedras e espalhando poeira pelo ar.	13 And so, David continued walking along the way, and his associates with him. But Shimei was advancing along the ridge of the mountain on the side opposite him, cursing and throwing stones at him, and scattering dirt.
14 O rei e toda a sua tropa chegaram extenuados a... onde descansaram.	14 And the king and the entire people with him, being weary, went and refreshed themselves there.
15 Absalão entrou em Jerusalém com toda a sua tropa de israelitas, acompanhado de Aquitofel.	15 But Absalom and all his people entered into Jerusalem. Moreover, Ahithophel was with him.
16 Quando Cusai, o araquita amigo de Davi, se apresentou a Absalão, disse-lhe: Viva o rei! Viva o rei!	16 And when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had gone to Absalom, he said to him: “May you be well, O king! May you be well, O king!”
17 Absalão disse-lhe: É essa a tua afeição por teu amigo? Por que não partiste com ele?	17 And Absalom said to him: “Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”
18 Não, respondeu-lhe Cusai; eu sou daquele que escolheu o Senhor com todo esse povo: com esse é que eu ficarei.	18 And Hushai responded to Absalom: “By no means! For I will be his, whom the Lord has chosen. And I, and all this people, and all of Israel, will remain with him.
19 Aliás, a quem serviria eu senão ao seu filho? Como servi a teu pai, assim te servirei a ti também.	19 But then too, I declare this: whom should I serve? Is it not the son of the king? Just as I have been subject to your father, so will I be subject to you also.”
20 Absalão disse a Aquitofel: Deliberai entre vós sobre o que devemos fazer.	20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Present a counsel as to what we ought to do.”
21 Aquitofel respondeu-lhe: Aproxima-te das concubinas de teu pai, que ficaram aqui para guardar o palácio. Assim todo o Israel saberá que te tornaste odioso ao teu pai, e os teus partidários se animarão com maior coragem.	21 And Ahithophel said to Absalom: “Enter to the concubines of your father, whom he left behind in order to care for the house. Thus, when all of Israel will hear that you disgraced your father, their hands may be strengthened with you.”
22 Armaram, pois, para Absalão uma tenda no terraço, e ali, à vista de todo o Israel, ele vinha abusar das concubinas de seu pai.	22 Therefore, they spread a tent for Absalom on the rooftop. And he entered to the concubines of his father in the sight of all Israel.
23 Ora, os conselhos que dava Aquitofel naquele tempo eram considerados como palavras de Deus; assim se consideravam todos os seus conselhos, tanto para Davi como para Absalão.	23 Now the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was treated as if one were consulting God. So was every counsel of Ahithophel, both when he was with David, and when he was with Absalom.