Scrutatio

Sabato, 27 aprile 2024 - Santa Zita ( Letture di oggi)

II Livro de Samuel 18


font
SAGRADA BIBLIACATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Davi passou em revista as tropas que estavam com ele, e pôs à sua frente chefes de milhares e de centenas.1 And so David, having reviewed his people, appointed over them tribunes and centurions.
2 Depois dividiu o exército em três grupos: confiou um terço a Joab, um terço ao seu irmão Abisai, filho de Sarvia, e um terço a Etai, o geteu. E disse às tropas: Eu também marcharei convosco.2 And he placed a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Ittai, who was from Gath. And the king said to the people, “I, too, will go forth with you.”
3 Mas o povo respondeu-lhe: Não, tu não irás; pois se fugíssemos, não dariam atenção a isso, e mesmo que morra a metade de nós, isso não lhes importaria; tu, porém, vales por dez mil de nós. É melhor que fiques na cidade, para poder vir em nosso socorro.3 And the people responded: “You shall not go out. For if we flee, there will not be great concern in them for us. Or if one half part of us will fall, they will not care much. For you are considered as one for ten thousand. Therefore, it is better that you should be in the city to strengthen us.”
4 Farei, disse o rei, o que bem vos parecer. Postou-se então junto da porta, enquanto todo o exército saía formado em esquadrões de cem e de mil.4 And the king said to them, “I will do whatever seems good to you.” Therefore, the king stood beside the gate. And the people went out by their troops, by hundreds and by thousands.
5 O rei deu esta ordem a Joab, a Abisai e a Etai: Por favor, poupai-me o jovem Absalão! Todo o povo ouviu a ordem que o rei deu aos chefes a respeito de Absalão.5 And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Preserve for me the boy Absalom.” And all the people heard the king commanding all the leaders on behalf of Absalom.
6 Saiu o exército à campanha contra Israel e travou-se o combate na floresta de Efraim.6 And so, the people departed into the field against Israel. And the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
7 Os israelitas foram batidos pela gente de Davi, e houve naquele dia uma grande carnificina de vinte mil homens.7 And the people of Israel were cut down in that place by the army of David. And a great slaughter occurred on that day: twenty thousand men.
8 O combate estendeu-se por toda a região, devorando a floresta naquele dia mais homens do que a espada.8 Now the battle in that place was dispersed over the face of all the land. And there were many more of the people whom the forest had consumed, than the sword had devoured, on that day.
9 Absalão encontrou-se de repente em presença dos homens de Davi. Montava uma mula, e esta enfiou-se sob a folhagem espessa de um grande carvalho. A cabeça de Absalão prendeu-se nos galhos da árvore, e ele ficou suspenso entre o céu e a terra, enquanto a mula em que montava passava adiante.9 Then it happened that Absalom, riding on a mule, met the servants of David. And when the mule had entered under a thick and large oak tree, his head became trapped in the oak. And while he was suspended between heaven and earth, the mule on which he had been sitting continued on.
10 Vendo isso, um homem informou a Joab, dizendo: Eu vi Absalão suspenso a um carvalho.10 Then a certain one saw this and reported it to Joab, saying, “I saw Absalom hanging from an oak.”
11 Se o viste, respondeu Joab ao mensageiro, por que não o abateste no mesmo lugar? Eu me sentiria no dever de dar-te dez siclos de prata e um cinturão.11 And Joab said to the man who had reported it to him, “If you saw him, why did you not stab him to the ground, and I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a belt?”
12 O homem respondeu: Ainda que me pusessem nas mãos mil siclos de prata, eu não levantaria a mão contra o filho do rei, porque o rei ordenou a ti, a Abisai e a Etai, em nossa presença, que lhe poupassem o jovem Absalão.12 And he said to Joab: “Even if you weighed out to my hands one thousand silver coins, I would never lay my hands on the son of the king. For in our hearing the king ordered you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Keep for me the boy Absalom.’
13 E se eu tivesse cometido esse atentado contra a vida do jovem, nada se ocultaria ao rei, e tu mesmo te terias esquivado.13 Then too, if I had acted with such audacity, against my own life, this would never have been able to be hidden from the king. And would you then have stood by my side?”
14 Joab disse: Não tenho tempo a perder contigo. Tomou, então, três dardos na mão e plantou-os no coração de Absalão. E estando ele ainda vivo no carvalho,14 And Joab said, “It will not be as you wish. Instead, I will be assailing him in your sight.” Then he took three lances in his hand, and he fixed them in the heart of Absalom. And while he was still clinging to life upon the oak,
15 dez jovens escudeiros de Joab cercaram-no e deram-lhe os últimos golpes.15 ten young men, armor bearers of Joab, ran up, and striking him, they killed him.
16 Joab tocou então a trombeta e o exército cessou de perseguir Israel, porque Joab deteve o povo.16 Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and he held back the people, lest they pursue Israel in their flight, for he was willing to spare the multitude.
17 Tomaram Absalão e jogaram-no numa grande fossa no interior da floresta, erguendo em seguida sobre ele um enorme monte de pedras. Entrementes, todo o Israel fugira, indo cada qual para a sua casa.17 And they took Absalom, and they threw him into a great pit in the forest. And they piled an exceedingly great heap of stones over him. But all of Israel fled to their own tents.
18 Ora, Absalão quando ainda vivia, mandara erigir para si o monumento que se encontra no vale do Rei, porque dizia: Não tenho filhos para perpetuar a memória de meu nome. E deu o seu próprio nome ao monumento que se chama ainda hoje o monumento de Absalão.18 Now Absalom had raised up for himself, when he was still alive, a monument, which is in the Valley of the King. For he said, “I have no son, and so this shall be the memorial to my name.” And he called the monument by his own name. And it is called the Hand of Absalom, even to this day.
19 Aquimaas, filho de Sadoc, disse: Vou correndo anunciar ao rei a boa nova de que o Senhor lhe fez justiça, livrando-o de seus inimigos.19 Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, “I will run and report to the king that the Lord has accomplished judgment for him, from the hand of his enemies.”
20 Mas Joab disse-lhe: Não lhe levarás hoje essa notícia, mas outro dia; não hoje, porque morreu o filho do rei.20 And Joab said to him: “You shall not be the messenger on this day. Instead, you shall report on another day. I am not willing for you to give the report today, because the son of the king is dead.”
21 E dirigindo-se a um cusita: Vai ter com o rei, disse-lhe, e anuncia-lhe o que viste. O cusita prostrou-se diante de Joab e partiu correndo.21 Then Joab said to Hushai, “Go, and report to the king what you have seen.” Hushai reverenced Joab, and he ran.
22 Aquimaas, porém, filho de Sadoc, insistiu: Seja como for, mas deixa-me ir também atrás do cusita. E Joab: Por que queres correr, meu filho? Essa mensagem de nada te aproveitaria.22 And Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said to Joab again, “What prevents me from running after Hushai also?” And Joab said to him: “Why do you want to run, my son? You would not be the bearer of good news.”
23 Em todo caso, eu correrei. Corre, disse-lhe Joab. Aquimaas foi correndo pelo caminho da planície e passou à frente do cusita.23 And he responded, “But what if I do run?” And he said to him, “Run.” Then Ahimaaz, running along a shorter way, passed Hushai.
24 Davi estava sentado entre as duas portas. A sentinela que tinha subido ao terraço da porta, sobre a muralha, levantou os olhos e viu um homem que vinha correndo sozinho.24 Now David was sitting between the two gates. Truly, the watchman, who was at the summit of the gate upon the wall, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running alone.
25 Gritando, anunciou-o ao rei, que disse: Se ele vem só, traz alguma boa nova. Entretanto, o homem se aproximava.25 And crying out, he told the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there is good news in his mouth.” But as he was advancing and drawing nearer,
26 A sentinela viu então outro homem que corria; e gritou do alto da porta: Vejo outro homem que vem correndo sozinho. Também esse traz alguma boa nova.26 the watchman saw another man running. And so, crying out from the height, he said: “Another man has appeared, running alone.” And the king said, “This one also is a good messenger.”
27 A sentinela: Pela maneira de correr do primeiro, só pode ser Aquimaas, filho de Sadoc. O rei: É um homem de bem: traz boas notícias.27 Then the watchman said, “The running of the closest one seems like the running of Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok.” And the king said, “He is a good man, and he arrives bearing good news.”
28 Aquimaas, chegando, disse ao rei: Salve! e prostrou-se diante dele com a face por terra. Depois ajuntou: Bendito seja o Senhor, teu Deus, que te entregou os homens que ergueram a mão contra o rei, meu senhor.28 Then, Ahimaaz, crying out, said to the king, “Be well, O king.” And reverencing the king prone on the ground before him, he said, “Blessed be the Lord your God, who has enclosed the men who had lifted up their hands against my lord the king.”
29 O rei disse: Tudo vai bem para o jovem Absalão? Eu vi um grande tumulto, respondeu Aquimaas, no momento em que Joab enviava o teu servo, mas ignoro o que se tenha passado.29 And the king said, “Is there peace for the boy Absalom?” And Ahimaaz said: “I saw a great tumult, O king, when your servant Joab sent me, your servant. I know nothing else.”
30 O rei disse-lhe: Põe-te aqui ao lado e espera. Ele afastou-se e esperou ali.30 And the king said to him, “Pass, and stand here.” And when he had passed and stood still,
31 Então chegou o cusita, dizendo: Saiba o rei, meu senhor, da boa nova: O Senhor te fez hoje justiça contra todos os que se tinham revoltado contra ti.31 Hushai appeared. And approaching, he said: “I bear good news, my lord the king. For today the Lord has judged for you, from the hand of all who had risen up against you.”
32 O rei disse ao cusita: Tudo vai bem para o jovem Absalão? E o cusita respondeu: Sejam como esse jovem os inimigos do rei, meu senhor, e todos os que se levantam contra ti para te fazer mal!32 But the king said to Hushai, “Is there peace for the boy Absalom?” And responding, Hushai said to him, “May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise against him for evil, be as the boy is.”
33 Então o rei comoveu-se, subiu ao quarto que estava por cima da porta e pôs-se a chorar. E enquanto ia, dizia assim: Meu filho Absalão, meu filho, meu filho Absalão! Por que não morri em teu lugar? Absalão, meu filho, meu filho!33 And so the king, being greatly saddened, ascended to the upper room of the gate, and he wept. And as he went, he was speaking in this manner: “My son Absalom! Absalom my son! Who can grant to me that I may die on your behalf? Absalom, my son! My son, Absalom!”