II Livro de Samuel 2

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Depois disso, Davi consultou o Senhor: Devo subir a alguma das cidades de Judá?, perguntou ele. Vai, respondeu o Senhor. Davi retomou: Aonde irei? A Hebron.	1 And after these things David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go up into one of the cities of Juda? And the Lord said to him: Go up. And David said: Whither shall I go up? And he answered him: Into Hebron.
2 Davi subiu a Hebron com suas duas mulheres, Aquinoã de Jezrael e Abigail, viúva de Nabal, de Carmelo.	2 So David went up, and his two wives, Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel:
3 Levou também Davi os homens de sua tropa com suas famílias, e fixaram-se nas cidades de Hebron.	3 And the men also that were with him, David brought up every man with his household: and they abode in the towns of Hebron.
4 Os homens de Judá foram ali e sagraram Davi rei da casa de Judá. Foi anunciado ao rei que os homens de Jabes em Galaad haviam sepultado Saul.	4 And the men of Juda came, and anointed David there, to be king over the house of Juda. And it was told David, that the men of Jabes Galaad had buried Saul.
5 Davi mandou-lhes mensageiros, dizendo: Benditos sejais pelo Senhor, por terdes feito esta obra de misericórdia para com o vosso senhor Saul, sepultando-o!	5 David therefore sent messengers to the men of Jabes Galaad, and said to them: Blessed be you to the Lord, who have shewn this mercy to your master Saul, and have buried him.
6 Que o Senhor, por sua vez, se mostre bom e fiel para convosco; e eu também vos beneficiarei por essa ação que fizestes.	6 And now the Lord surely will render you mercy and truth, and I also will, requite you for this good turn, because you have done this thing.
7 Coragem! Sede homens valentes! Vosso senhor Saul morreu, e a casa de Judá me ungiu por seu rei.	7 Let your hands be strengthened, and be ye men of valour: for although your master Saul be dead, yet the house of Juda hath anointed me to be their king.
8 Entretanto, Abner, filho de Ner, chefe do exército de Saul, tomou Isboset, filho de Saul, e levou-o a Maanaim,	8 But Abner the son of Ner, general of Saul's army, took Isboseth the son of Saul, and led him about through the camp?
9 onde o declarou rei sobre Galaad, sobre os assuritas, sobre Jezrael, Efraim, Benjamim e sobre todo o Israel.	9 And made him king over Galaad, and, over Gessuri, and over Jezrahel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10 Isboset, filho de Saul, tinha quarenta anos quando se tornou rei de Israel, e reinou dois anos. Só a casa de Judá seguiu Davi.	10 Isboseth the son of Saul was forty years old when he began to reign over, Israel, and he reigned two years: and only the house of Juda followed David.
11 Sete anos e meio reinou Davi sobre a casa de Judá em Hebron.	11 And the number of the days that David abode, reigning in Hebron over the house of Juda, was seven years and six months.
12 Abner, filho de Ner, e os homens de Isboset, filho de Saul, saíram de Maanaim para Gabaon.	12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Isboseth the son of Saul, went out from the camp to Gabaon
13 Joab, filho de Sarvia, e a gente de Davi, puseram-se também em marcha e encontraram-nos perto da piscina de Gabaon, acampando uns de um lado da piscina e outros de outro.	13 And Joab the son of Sarvia, and the servants of David went out, and met them by the pool of Gabaon. And when they were come together, they sat down over against one another: the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side.
14 Abner disse a Joab: Aproximem-se os jovens para lutar em nossa presença. Vamos!, respondeu Joab.	14 And Abner said to Joab: Let the young men rise, and play before us. And Joab answered: Let them rise.
15 Apresentaram-se, pois, doze homens de Benjamim, da parte de Isboset, filho de Saul, e doze da gente de Davi.	15 Then there arose and went over twelve in number of Benjamin, of the part of Isboseth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
16 Tomando cada um a cabeça do seu adversário, mergulhou-lhe a espada no flanco, de tal modo que caíram ambos ao mesmo tempo. Deu-se a esse lugar o nome Helcat Hassurim, em Gabaon.	16 And every one catching his fellow, by the head, thrust his sword into the side of his adversary, and they fell down together: and the name of the place was called: The field of the valiant, in Gabaon.
17 Travou-se rude batalha naquele dia, tendo Abner e os homens de Israel cedido diante dos homens de Davi.	17 And there was a very fierce battle that day: and Abner was put to flight, with the men of Israel, by the servants of David.
18 Estavam ali os três filhos de Sarvia: Joab, Abisaí e Asael. Asael tinha os pés ligeiros como uma gazela selvagem.	18 And there were the three sons of Sarvia there, Joab, and Abisai, and Asael: now Asael was a most swift runner, like one of the roes that abide in the woods.
19 Pôs-se a perseguir Abner, sem se desviar nem para a direita, nem para a esquerda.	19 And Asael pursued after Abner, and turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
20 És tu, Asael?, disse-lhe Abner, voltando-se. Sim.	20 And Abner looked behind him, and said: Art thou Asael? And he answered: I am.
21 Volta-te à direita ou à esquerda, ataca um desses homens e leva-lhe os despojos. Mas Asael não quis deixá-lo.	21 And Abner said to him: Go to the right hand or to the left, and lay hold on one of the young men and take thee his spoils. But Asael would not leave off following him close.
22 Abner disse-lhe novamente: Deixa-me. Queres que eu te fira e te deite por terra? Como poderia eu depois aparecer diante do teu irmão Joab?	22 And again Abner said to Asael: Go off, and do not follow me, lest I be obliged to stab thee to the ground, and I shall not be able to hold up my face to Joab thy brother.
23 Mas como ele se recusasse a abandoná-lo, Abner feriu-o no ventre com a ponta de sua lança. A lança saiu-lhe pelas costas e Asael caiu, morrendo ali mesmo. Todos os que chegavam ao lugar onde ele jazia morto se detinham.	23 But he refused to hearken to him, and would not turn aside: wherefore Abner struck him with his spear with a back stroke in the groin, and thrust him through, and he died upon the spot: and all that came to the place where Asael fell down and died stood still.
24 Joab e Abisaí continuaram a perseguir Abner; o sol se punha quando chegaram à colina de Ama, a oriente de Giac, no caminho para o deserto de Gabaon.	24 Now while Joab and Abisai pursued after Abner, the sun went down: and they came as far as the hill of the aqueduct, that lieth over against the valley by the way of the wilderness in Gabaon.
25 Então os benjaminitas, que se tinham ajuntado atrás de Abner, formaram-se numa tropa e fizeram alto no cimo de uma colina.	25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together to Abner: and being joined in one body, they stood on the top of a hill.
26 Abner chamou Joab e disse-lhe: Não cessará a espada de devorar? Não sabes porventura que isso acabará mal? Que esperas para ordenar a esses homens que cessem de perseguir seus irmãos?	26 And Abner cried out to Joab, and said: Shall thy sword rage unto utter destruction? knowest thou not that it is dangerous to drive people to despair? how long dost thou defer to bid the people cease from pursuing after their brethren?
27 Joab respondeu: Pela vida de Deus! Se nada tivesses dito, esses homens não teriam cessado de perseguir seus irmãos antes de amanhã.	27 And Joab said: As the Lord liveth, if thou hadst spoke sooner, even in the morning the people should have retired from pursuing after their brethren.
28 Joab tocou a trombeta; a tropa cessou de perseguir os israelitas, e o combate terminou.	28 Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the army stood still, and did not pursue after Israel any farther, nor fight any more.
29 Abner e sua gente caminharam toda a noite na planície; passaram o Jordão, seguiram todo o desfiladeiro e atingiram Maanaim.	29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plains: and they passed the Jordan, and having gone through all Beth-horon, came to the camp.
30 Joab, tendo cessado a perseguição, juntou todo o seu povo: faltavam dezenove homens da gente de Davi, sem contar Asael.	30 And Joab returning, after he had left Abner, assembled all the people: and there were wanting of David's servants nineteen men, beside Asael.
31 Mas os homens de Davi tinham matado trezentos e sessenta homens entre os benjaminitas e os de Abner.	31 But the servants of David had killed of Benjamin, and of the men that were with Abner, three hundred and sixty, who all died.
32 Levaram Asael e sepultaram-no no túmulo de seu pai, em Belém. Joab e seus homens caminharam durante toda a noite; chegaram a Hebron ao despontar da aurora.	32 And they took Asael, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father in Bethlehem, and Joab, and the men that were with him, marched all the night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.