II Livro de Samuel 3

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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 Then a long struggle occurred between the house of Saul and the house of David, with David prospering and growing ever stronger, but the house of Saul decreasing 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 son was Amnon, from Ahinoam the Jezreelite.
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 after him, there was Chileab, from Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel. Then the third was Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur.
4 o quarto, Adonias, filho de Hagit; Safatia, o quinto, filho de Abital,	4 Then the fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith. And the fifth was Shephatiah, 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 Also, the sixth was Ithream, from Eglah, the wife of David. These were born to David at Hebron.
6 Enquanto durou a guerra entre a casa de Saul e a de Davi, Abner teve autoridade na casa de Saul.	6 Then, while there was a battle between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner, the son of Ner, was reigning over 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 Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. And Ishbosheth 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 did you enter to the concubine of my father?” But he, being exceedingly angry at the words of Ishbosheth, said: “Am I the head of a dog against Judah this day? I have shown mercy to the house of Saul, your father, and to his brothers and friends. And I have not delivered you into the hands of David. And yet today you have sought me, so that you might rebuke me over a woman?
9 Deus me trate com o maior rigor, se eu não procurar para Davi tudo o que o Senhor lhe prometeu,	9 May God do these things to Abner, and may he add these other things, if, in the same way that the Lord swore to David, I do not do so with 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 transferred from the house of Saul, and that the throne of David be elevated over Israel and over Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”
11 Isboset não soube o que responder a Abner, porque o temia.	11 And he was not able to respond anything to him, because he was in fear of 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 Therefore, Abner sent messengers to David for himself, saying, “Whose is the land?” and so that they would say, “Make a friendship with me, and my hand will be with you, and I will lead back all of Israel to you.”
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: “It is best. I will make a friendship with you. But one thing I ask of you, saying: You shall not see my face before you bring Michal, the daughter of Saul. And in this way, you shall 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 Then David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, saying, “Restore my wife Michal, whom I espoused to myself for one hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”
15 Isboset ordenou que a tirassem de seu marido, Faltiel, filho de Lais,	15 Therefore, Ishbosheth sent and took her from her husband Paltiel, the son of Laish.
16 que a acompanhou chorando até Bahurim. Ali, Abner disse-lhe: Volta para a tua casa. E ele voltou.	16 And her husband was following 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 Likewise, Abner sent word to the elders of Israel, saying: “As much yesterday as the day before, you were seeking David, so 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 Therefore, accomplish it now. For the Lord has spoken to David, saying: ‘By the hand of my servant David, I will save my people Israel from the hand 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 Then Abner also spoke to Benjamin. And he went away, so that he might speak to David in Hebron all that would be pleasing to Israel and to all of 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 went to David in Hebron with twenty men. And David made a feast for Abner, and for his men who had arrived 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 up, so that I may gather all of Israel to you, my lord the king, and so that I may enter into a pact with you, and so that you may reign over all, just as your soul desires.” Then, when David had led Abner away, and he had departed 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 the servants of David and of Joab arrived, after having slain robbers, with exceedingly great spoils. But Abner was not with David in Hebron. For by then he had sent him away, and he had set out 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 the entire army that was with him, had arrived afterward. And so, it was reported to Joab, explaining that Abner, the son of Ner, went to the king, and he dismissed him, and he went away 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 entered to the king, and he said: “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him, so that he has 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 Do you not know, about Abner, the son of Ner, that he came to you for this, so that he might deceive you, and might know of your departure and your return, and so that he might know all that you do?”
26 Deixando Davi, Joab mandou emissários atrás de Abner, que o fizeram voltar do poço de Sira, sem que Davi o soubesse.	26 And so, Joab, going out from David, sent messengers after Abner, and he brought him back from the cistern of Sirah, without David knowing.
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 had returned to Hebron, Joab took him alone to the middle of the gate, so that he might speak to him, but with deceit. And there, he stabbed him in the groin, and he died, in revenge for the blood of Asahel, 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 had heard of it, now that the matter was done, he said: “I and my kingdom are clean before the Lord, even forever, 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 fall upon the head of Joab, and upon the entire house of his father. And may there not fail to be, in the house of Joab, one who suffers from a flow of seed, or one who is leprous, or one who is effeminate, or one who falls by the sword, or one who is in need of bread.”
30 Joab e seu irmão Abisaí tinham assassinado Abner por ter este matado seu irmão Asael depois da batalha de Gabaon.	30 And so, Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon, during 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 Then David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before the funeral procession of Abner.” Moreover, king David himself was following the casket.
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 he wept over the burial mound 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 Abner, said: “By no means has Abner died the way that cowards usually die.
34 Tuas mãos não estavam algemadas, nem acorrentados os teus pés. Caíste como se cai diante de celerados.	34 Your hands are not bound, and your feet are not weighed down with fetters. But just as men often fall before the sons of iniquity, so you have fallen.” And while repeating this, all the people 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 the entire multitude had arrived to take food with David, while it was still broad daylight, David swore, saying, “May God do these things to me, and may he add these other things, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets.”
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 it, and everything that the king did in the sight of the entire people was pleasing to them.
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 every common person, and all of Israel, realized on that day that the killing of Abner, the son of Ner, had not been done by the king.
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: “Could you be ignorant that a leader and a very great man has fallen today 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 am still tender, and yet anointed king. And these men of the sons of Zeruiah are too harsh for me. May the Lord repay whoever does evil in accord with his malice.”