II Livro de Samuel 3

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Prolongou-se por muito tempo a guerra entre a casa de Saul e a de Davi. Mas, à medida que o poder de Davi ia-se fortificando, a casa de Saul ia-se enfraquecendo cada vez mais.	1 Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: David prospering and growing always stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul decaying daily.
2 Nasceram filhos a Davi em Hebron. Seu primogênito foi Amnon, de Aquinoã de Jezrael;	2 And sons were born to David in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon of Achinoam the Jezrahelitess:
3 Queleab, o segundo, de Abigail, viúva de Nabal, o carmelita; Absalão, o terceiro, filho de Maaca, filha de Tolmai, rei de Gessur;	3 And his second Cheleab of Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel: and the third Absalom the son of Maacha the daughter of Tholmai king of Gessur:
4 o quarto, Adonias, filho de Hagit; Safatia, o quinto, filho de Abital,	4 And the fourth Adonias, the son of Haggith: and the fifth Saphathia the son of Abital:
5 e o sexto Jetraão, filho de Egla, mulher de Davi. Estes foram os filhos que nasceram a Davi em Hebron.	5 And the sixth Jethraam of Egla the wife of David: these were born to David in Hebron.
6 Enquanto durou a guerra entre a casa de Saul e a de Davi, Abner teve autoridade na casa de Saul.	6 Now while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner the son of Ner ruled the house of Saul.
7 Ora, Saul tinha uma concubina chamada Resfa, filha de Aia. Isboset disse a Abner: Por que te aproximaste da concubina de meu pai?	7 And Saul had a concubine named Respha, the daughter of Aia. And Isboseth said to Abner:
8 Abner indignou-se com estas palavras de Isboset e disse: Sou porventura uma cabeça de cão a serviço de Judá? Enquanto neste momento trabalho pela casa de Saul, teu pai, pelos seus irmãos e seus amigos, não os deixando cair nas mãos de Davi, vens tu acusar-me de pecado com esta mulher?	8 Why didst thou go in to my father's concubine? And he was exceedingly angry for the words of Isboseth, and said: Am I a dog's head against Juda this day, who have shewn mercy to the house of Saul thy father, and to his brethren and friends, and have not delivered thee into the hands of David, and hast thou sought this day against me to charge me with a matter concerning a woman?
9 Deus me trate com o maior rigor, se eu não procurar para Davi tudo o que o Senhor lhe prometeu,	9 So do God to Abner, and more also, unless as the Lord hath sworn to David, so I do to him,
10 a saber, tirar a realeza da casa de Saul e firmar o trono de Davi sobre Israel e sobre Judá, desde Dã até Bersabéia!	10 That the kingdom be translated from the house of Saul, and the throne of David be set up over Israel, and over Juda from Dan to Bersabee.
11 Isboset não soube o que responder a Abner, porque o temia.	11 And he could not answer him a word, because he feared him.
12 Abner enviou então mensageiros a Davi, para dizer-lhe: De quem é a terra? Faze aliança comigo e eu te darei mão forte para reunir em torno de ti todo o Israel.	12 Abner therefore sent messengers to David for himself, saying: Whose is the land? and that they should say: Make a league with me, and my hand shall be with thee: and I will bring all Israel to thee.
13 Davi respondeu: Está bem; farei aliança contigo, mas com uma condição: não te apresentarás diante de mim sem trazer contigo Micol, a filha de Saul, quando vieres ver-me.	13 And he said: Very well: I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, saying: Thou shalt not see my face before thou bring Michol the daughter of Saul: and so thou shalt come, and see me.
14 Davi enviou mensageiros a Isboset, filho de Saul, para dizer-lhe: Devolve a minha mulher Micol, que desposei ao preço de cem prepúcios de filisteus.	14 And David sent messengers to Isboseth the son of Saul, saying: Restore my wife Michol, whom I espoused to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
15 Isboset ordenou que a tirassem de seu marido, Faltiel, filho de Lais,	15 And Isboseth sent, and took her from her husband Phaltiel, the son of Lais.
16 que a acompanhou chorando até Bahurim. Ali, Abner disse-lhe: Volta para a tua casa. E ele voltou.	16 And her husband followed her, weeping as far as Bahurim: and Abner said to him: Go and return. And he returned.
17 Abner pôs-se em contato com os anciãos de Israel e disse-lhes: Já faz tempo que desejais ter Davi por rei.	17 Abner also spoke to the ancients of Israel, saying: Both yesterday and the day before you sought for David that he might reign over you.
18 Fazei-o, pois, agora, porque o Senhor disse de Davi: por meio de Davi, meu servo, livrarei o meu povo de Israel da mão dos filisteus e de todos os seus inimigos.	18 Now then do it: because the Lord hath spoken to David, saying: By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the hands of the Philistines, and of all their enemies.
19 Abner, que havia dito a mesma coisa aos benjaminitas, foi a Hebron para informar Davi de tudo o que fora aceito por Israel e por toda a casa de Benjamim.	19 And Abner spoke also to Benjamin. And he went to speak to David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and to all Benjamin.
20 E apresentou-se a Davi, em Hebron, acompanhado de vinte homens. Davi deu um banquete a Abner e seus companheiros.	20 And he came to David in Hebron with twenty men: and David made a feast for Abner, and his men that came with him.
21 Disse então Abner a Davi: Irei para reunir ao redor de meu senhor, o rei, todos os israelitas; farão aliança contigo e reinarás sobre toda a terra que quiseres. Davi despediu Abner, que partiu tranqüilamente.	21 And Abner said to David: I will rise, that I may gather all Israel unto thee my lord the king, and may enter into a league with thee, and that thou mayst reign over all as thy soul desireth. Now when David bad brought Abner on his way, and he was gone in peace,
22 Entretanto, os homens de Davi voltavam com Joab de uma expedição, trazendo uma grande presa. {Abner não estava mais com Davi em Hebron, porque Davi o tinha despedido e ele partira em paz.}	22 Immediately David's servants and Joab came, after having slain the robbers, with an exceeding great booty: and Abner, was not with David in Hebron, for he had now sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
23 E, voltando Joab com toda a sua tropa, disseram-lhe que Abner, filho de Ner, viera ter com o rei, e este o deixara ir em paz.	23 And Joab and all the army that was with him, came afterwards: and it was told Joab, that Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
24 Joab foi ter com o rei e disse-lhe: Que fizeste? Abner, filho de Ner, veio a ti; por que o deixaste partir?	24 And Joab went in to the king, and said: What hast thou done? Behold Abner came to thee: Why didst thou send him away, and he is gone and departed?
25 Tu o conheces; {bem sabes que} é para enganar-te, para espiar tuas idas e vindas e sondar tudo o que fazes.	25 Knowest thou not Abner the son of Ner, that to this end he came to thee, that he might deceive thee, and to know thy going out, and thy coming in, and to know all thou dost?
26 Deixando Davi, Joab mandou emissários atrás de Abner, que o fizeram voltar do poço de Sira, sem que Davi o soubesse.	26 Then Joab going out from David, sent messengers after Abner, and brought him back from the cistern of Sira, David knowing nothing of it.
27 Quando Abner chegou a Hebron, Joab, tomou-o à parte, para dentro da porta, como para falar-lhe em particular, e feriu-o ali mortalmente no ventre, vingando o sangue de seu irmão Asael.	27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside to the middle of the gate, to speak to him treacherously: and he stabbed him there in the groin, and he died, in revenge of the blood of Asael his brother.
28 Quando Davi soube do acontecido, exclamou: Sou inocente, eu e o meu reino, diante do Senhor, do sangue de Abner, filho de Ner!	28 And when David heard of it, after the thing was now done, he said: I, and my kingdom are innocent before the Lord for ever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
29 Que ele caia sobre a cabeça de Joab e de toda a sua família! Não faltem jamais em sua casa homens atacados de sarna ou lepra, que trabalhem no fuso, caiam pela espada, definhem de fome!	29 And may it come upon the head of Joab, and upon all his father's house: and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue of seed, or that is a leper, or that holdeth the distaff, or that falleth by the sword, or that wanteth bread.
30 Joab e seu irmão Abisaí tinham assassinado Abner por ter este matado seu irmão Asael depois da batalha de Gabaon.	30 So Joab and Abisai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asael at Gabaon in the battle.
31 Davi disse a Joab e a toda a sua tropa: Rasgai vossas vestes, cobri-vos de sacos e pranteai Abner! E o rei seguiu atrás do féretro.	31 And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him: Rend your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloths, and mourn before the funeral of Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
32 Sepultaram Abner em Hebron. O rei pôs-se a chorar em alta voz sobre seu túmulo, e todo o povo chorou.	32 And when they had buried Abner in Hebron, king David lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner: and all the people also wept.
33 E Davi cantou a seguinte lamentação, chorando Abner: Devia Abner morrer como morrem os insensatos?!	33 And the king mourning and lamenting over Abner, said: Not as cowards are wont to die, hath Abner died.
34 Tuas mãos não estavam algemadas, nem acorrentados os teus pés. Caíste como se cai diante de celerados.	34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet laden with fetters: but as men fall before the children of iniquity, so didst thou fall. And all the people repeating it wept over him.
35 E o povo chorou sobre ele. Depois, como todo mundo viesse a Davi insistindo em que ele tomasse algum alimento antes de acabar o dia, ele fez este juramento: Que o Senhor me trate com todo o seu rigor, se eu comer pão ou qualquer outra coisa, antes do pôr-do-sol.	35 And when all the people came to take meat with David, while it was yet broad day, David swore, saying: So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread or any thing else before sunset.
36 Todo o povo o soube e o aprovou, como aliás lhe parecia sempre bom tudo o que o rei fazia.	36 And all the people heard, and they were pleased, and all that the king did seemed good in the sight of all the people.
37 Todo o exército e todo o Israel reconheceu naquele dia que o rei não tivera parte alguma no assassínio de Abner, filho de Ner.	37 And all the people, and all Israel understood that day that it was not the king's doing, that Abner the son of Ner was slain.
38 O rei disse aos seus servos: Não sabeis que um chefe, um grande chefe caiu hoje em Israel?	38 The king also said to his servants: Do you not know that a prince and great man is slain this day in Israel?
39 Quanto a mim, sou ainda fraco, embora tenha recebido a unção real. Esses homens, filhos de Sarvia, são mais fortes do que eu. Que o Senhor retribua àqueles que fizeram o mal segundo os seus próprios atos!	39 But I as yet am tender, though anointed king. And these men the sons of Sarvia are too hard for me: the Lord reward him that doth evil according to his wickedness.