Livro dos Juízes 9

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Abimelec, filho de Jerobaal, foi ter com os irmãos de sua mãe em Siquém, e disse-lhes, assim como a toda a família de sua mãe:	1 And Abimelech the son of Jerobaal went to Sichem to his mother's brethren and spoke to them, and to all the kindred of his mother's father, saying:
2 Dizei, vo-lo peço, a todos os habitantes de Siquém: o que é melhor para vós: serdes dominados por setenta homens, todos filhos de Jerobaal, ou que um só homem seja vosso rei? Lembrai-vos de que eu sou de vosso sangue e de vossa carne.	2 Speak to all the men of Sichem: whether is better for you that seventy men all the sons of Jerobaal should rule over you, or that one man should rule over you? And withal consider that I am your bone, and your flesh.
3 Os irmãos de sua mãe falaram dele aos habitantes de Siquém, referindo-lhes suas palavras, e inclinaram o seu coração para Abimelec, porque, diziam eles, é nosso irmão.	3 And his mother's brethren spoke of him to all the men of Sichem, all these words, and they inclined their hearts after Abimelech, saying: He is our brother:
4 E deram-lhe setenta siclos de prata tomados do templo de Baal-Berit, com os quais assalariou homens miseráveis e aventureiros, que o seguiram.	4 And they gave him seventy weight of silver out of the temple of Baalberith: wherewith he hired to himself men that were needy, and vagabonds, and they followed him.
5 Foi à casa de seu pai em Efra, e matou sobre uma pedra os seus irmãos, filhos de Jerobaal, setenta homens; escapou somente Joatão, filho mais novo de Jerobaal, porque se tinha escondido.	5 And he came to his father's house in Ephra, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerobaal, seventy men, upon one stone: and there remained only Joatham the youngest son of Jerobaal, who was hidden.
6 Juntaram-se então todos os siquemitas com todos os de Bet-Melo, e vieram junto do terebinto da estela que havia em Siquém, onde proclamaram rei Abimelec.	6 And all the men of Sichem were gathered together, and all the families of the city of Mello: and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak that stood in Sichem.
7 Sabendo disso, subiu Joatão ao cimo do monte Garizim e exclamou: Ouvi-me, homens de Siquém, para que Deus vos ouça!	7 This being told to Joatham, he went and stood on the top of mount Garizim: and lifting up his voice, he cried, and said: Hear me, ye men of Sichem, so may God hear you.
8 As árvores resolveram um dia eleger um rei para governá-las e disseram à oliveira: reina sobre nós!	8 The trees went to anoint a king over them: and they said to the olive tree: Reign thou over us.
9 Mas ela respondeu: renunciarei, porventura, ao meu óleo que constitui minha glória aos olhos de Deus e dos homens, para colocar-me acima das outras árvores?	9 And it answered: Can I leave my fatness, which both gods and men make use of, to come to be promoted among the trees?
10 E as árvores disseram à figueira: vem tu, e reina sobre nós!	10 And the trees said to the fig tree: Come thou and reign over us.
11 Mas a figueira disse-lhes: poderia eu, porventura, renunciar à doçura de meu delicioso fruto, para colocar-me acima das outras árvores?	11 And it answered them: Can I leave my sweetness, and my delicious fruits, and go to be promoted among the other trees?
12 E as árvores disseram à videira: vem tu, reina sobre nós!	12 And the trees said to the vine: Come thou and reign over us.
13 Mas a videira respondeu: poderia eu renunciar ao meu vinho que faz a alegria de Deus e dos homens, para colocar-me acima das outras árvores?	13 And it answered them: Can I forsake my wine, that cheereth God and men, and be promoted among the other trees?
14 E todas as árvores disseram ao espinheiro: vem tu, reina sobre nós!	14 And all the trees said to the bramble: Come thou and reign over us.
15 E o espinheiro respondeu: se realmente me quereis escolher para reinar sobre vós, vinde e abrigai-vos debaixo de minha sombra; mas, se não o quereis, saia fogo do espinheiro e devore os cedros do Líbano!	15 And it answered them: If indeed you mean to make me king, come ye and rest under my shadow: but if you mean it not, let fire come out from the bramble, and devour the cedars of Libanus.
16 Agora, pois, se com lealdade e boa-fé escolhestes Abimelec para vosso rei, se vos portastes bem com Jerobaal e sua casa, correspondendo aos benefícios que ele vos fez	16 Now therefore if you have done well, and without sin in appointing Abimelech king over you, and have dealt well with Jerobaal, and with his house, and have made a suitable return for the benefits of him, who fought for you,
17 porque meu pai combateu por vós e livrou-vos dos madianitas arriscando a própria vida;	17 And exposed his life to dangers, to deliver you from the hands of Madian,
18 vós, que agora vos levantastes contra a casa de meu pai, matastes todos os seus setenta filhos sobre uma pedra, e proclamastes rei dos habitantes de Siquém Abimelec, filho de sua escrava, sob o pretexto de que ele é vosso irmão,	18 And you are now risen up against my father's house, and have killed his sons seventy men upon one stone, and have made Abimelech the son of his handmaid king over the inhabitants of Sichem, because he is your brother:
19 se, pois, com lealdade e boa-fé, procedestes bem com Jerobaal e sua casa, então que Abimelec vos faça felizes, e que vós o façais feliz igualmente!	19 If therefore you have dealt well, and without fault with Jerobaal, and his house, rejoice ye this day in Abimelech, and may he rejoice in you.
20 Do contrário, saia fogo de Abimelec, e devore os homens de Siquém com os de Bet-Melo; e saia fogo dos habitantes de Siquém e de Bet-Melo, e devore Abimelec!	20 But if unjustly: let fire come out from him, and consume the inhabitants of Sichem, and the town of Mello: and let fire come out from the men of Sichem, and from the town of Mello, and devour Abimelech.
21 Fugiu em seguida Joatão para Bera, onde habitou, longe de Abimelec, seu irmão.	21 And when he had said thus he fled, and went into Bera: and dwelt there for fear of Abimelech his brother.
22 Reinou Abimelec sobre Israel durante três anos.	22 So Abimelech reigned over Israel for three years.
23 E Deus suscitou um mau espírito entre ele e os habitantes de Siquém, que os fez se revoltarem.	23 And the Lord sent a very evil spirit between Abimelech and the inhabitants of Sichem: who began to detest him,
24 Isso aconteceu para que fosse vingado o homicídio dos setenta filhos de Jerobaal, e seu sangue caísse sobre Abimelec, seu irmão, que os havia matado, e sobre os siquemitas que tinham sido seus cúmplices.	24 And to leave the crime of the murder of the seventy sons of Jerobaal, and the shedding of their blood upon Abimelech their brother, and upon the rest of the princes of the Sichemites, who aided him.
25 Os homens de Siquém armaram contra ele emboscadas no alto dos montes, e puseram-se a despojar todos aqueles que passavam por ali; e Abimelec foi informado disso.	25 And they set an ambush against him on the top of the mountains: and while they waited for his coming, they committed robberies, taking spoils of all that passed by: and it was told Abimelech.
26 Gaal, filho de Obed, foi com seus irmãos a Siquém e ganhou a confiança dos homens do lugar.	26 And Gaal the son of Obed came with his brethren, and went over to Sichem. And the inhabitants of Sichem taking courage at his coming,
27 Saíram pelos campos, vindimaram as vinhas, pisaram as uvas, celebraram a festa. Foram ao templo do seu deus e ali fizeram um festim, amaldiçoando Abimelec.	27 Went out into the fields, wasting the vineyards, and treading down the grapes: and singing and dancing they went into the temple of their god, and in their banquets and cups they cursed Abimelech.
28 Gaal, filho de Obed, disse: Quem é Abimelec, e o que é Siquém, para que lhe estejamos sujeitos? Não é ele filho de Jerobaal, e não é Zebul o seu lugar-tenente? Servi a família de Emor, pai de Siquém. Por que razão serviremos Abimelec?	28 And Gaal the son of Obed cried: Who is Abimelech, and what is Sichem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerobaal, and hath made Zebul his servant ruler over the men of Emor the father of Sichem? Why then shall we serve him?
29 Oxalá tivesse eu poder sobre esse povo! Eu arrasaria Abimelec e lhe diria: junta o teu exército, e vem!	29 Would to God that some man would put this people under my hand, that I might remove Abimelech out of the way. And it was said to Abimelech: Gather together the multitude of an army, and come.
30 Zebul, governador da cidade, sabendo o que dissera Gaal, filho de Obed, encolerizou-se,	30 For Zebul the ruler of the city, hearing the words of Gaal, the son of Obed, was very angry,
31 e mandou secretamente dizer a Abimelec: Gaal, filho de Obed, veio a Siquém com seus irmãos, e anda sublevando a cidade contra ti.	31 And sent messengers privately to Abimelech, saying: Behold Gaal the son of Obed is come into Sichem with his brethren, and endeavoureth to set the city against thee.
32 Levanta-te de noite, tu e tua tropa, e põe-te de emboscada no campo;	32 Arise therefore in the night with the people that is with thee and he hid in the field:
33 amanhã cedo, ao nascer do sol, lança-te sobre a cidade; quando Gaal e sua tropa saírem contra ti, far-lhe-ás o que as circunstâncias te permitirem.	33 And betimes in the morning at sun rising set upon the city. And when he shall come out against thee with his people, do to him what thou shalt be able.
34 Abimelec, pois, partiu durante a noite com toda a sua gente, e pôs emboscadas em quatro grupos junto de Siquém.	34 Abimelech therefore arose with all his army by night, and laid ambushes near Sichem in four places.
35 Entretanto Gaal, filho de Obed, saiu e instalou-se diante das portas da cidade. Então Abimelec com todos os seus deixou a emboscada.	35 And Gaal the son of Obed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. And Abimelech rose up, and all his army with him from the places of the ambushes.
36 Vendo aquela tropa, Gaal disse a Zebul: Eis uma multidão que desce das colinas. Tu vês, respondeu Zebul, as sombras das colinas como se fossem homens.	36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul: Behold a multitude cometh down from the mountains. And he answered him: Thou seest the shadows of the mountains as if they were the heads of men, and this is thy mistake.
37 Gaal replicou: Está descendo uma tropa do alto; e eis uma outra que vem pelo caminho do carvalho dos Adivinhos.	37 Again Gaal said: Behold there cometh people down from the middle of the land, and one troop cometh by the way that looketh towards the oak.
38 Zebul disse-lhe então: Onde está agora a tua arrogância, tu que dizias: quem é Abimelec para que nós o sirvamos? Eis o povo que tu desprezavas! Vai, agora, e combate contra ele!	38 And Zebul said to him: Where is now thy mouth wherewith thou saidst? Who is Abimelech that we should serve him? Is not this the people which thou didst despise? Go out, and fight against him.
39 Saiu Gaal à frente dos siquemitas e combateu contra Abimelec.	39 So Gaal went out in the sight of the people of Sichem, and fought against Abimelech,
40 Mas foi derrotado por Abimelec e fugiu; muitos homens, que estavam mortalmente feridos, caíram antes de terem atingido o limiar da porta.	40 Who chased and put him to flight, and drove him to the city: and many were slain of his people, even to the gate of the city:
41 Abimelec deteve-se em Ruma; Zebul, porém, lançou Gaal e seus irmãos fora de Siquém.	41 And Abimelech sat down in Ruma: but Zebul drove Gaal, and his companions out of the city, and would not suffer them to abide in it.
42 No dia seguinte, o povo saiu ao campo. Tendo sabido disso, Abimelec	42 So the day following the people went out into the field. And it was told Abimelech.
43 tomou sua tropa, dividiu-a em três grupos e os pôs de emboscada no campo. Ao ver que o povo saía da cidade, atacou-o e derrotou-o,	43 And he took his army, and divided it into three companies, and laid ambushes in the fields. And seeing that the people came out of the city, he arose and set upon them,
44 vindo em seguida com o seu grupo tomar posição à entrada da cidade, enquanto os dois outros grupos perseguiam os que estavam no campo e os massacravam.	44 With his own company, assaulting and besieging the city: whilst the two other companies chased the enemies that were scattered about the field.
45 Abimelec combateu a cidade durante todo aquele dia e tomou-a. Matou toda a população, arrasou a cidade e semeou-a de sal.	45 And Abimelech assaulted the city all that day: and took it, and killed the inhabitants thereof, and demolished it, so that he sowed salt in it.
46 Ao ouvirem isso, todos os habitantes da torre de Siquém retiraram-se para a fortaleza do templo de El-Berit.	46 And when they who dwelt in the tower of Sichem had heard this, they went into the temple of their god Berith where they had made a covenant with him, and from thence the place had taken its name, and it was exceeding strong.
47 E foi noticiado a Abimelec que todos os habitantes da torre de Siquém se tinham retirado para esse lugar;	47 Abimelech also hearing that the men of the tower of Sichem were gathered together,
48 subiu então Abimelec com sua tropa ao monte Selmon, tomou um machado e cortou um galho de árvore. Pondo-o aos ombros, disse à sua gente: Vistes o que eu fiz? Apressai-vos a fazer o mesmo.	48 Went up into mount Selmon he and all his people with him: and taking an axe, he cut down the bough of a tree, and laying it on his shoulder and carrying it, he said to his companions: What you see me do, do you out of hand.
49 Cortou cada um deles um galho e todos seguiram Abimelec; puseram esses galhos contra a fortaleza e meteram-lhes fogo, sendo a fortaleza, com todos os seus ocupantes, devorada pelas chamas. Desse modo pereceram todos os que habitavam na torre de Siquém, cerca de mil pessoas, tanto homens como mulheres.	49 So they cut down boughs from the trees, every man as fast as he could, and followed their leader. And surrounding the fort they set it on fire: and so it came to pass that with the smoke and with the fire a thousand persons were killed, men and women together, of the inhabitants of the tower of Sichem.
50 Depois disso, Abimelec marchou contra Tebes, que sitiou e tomou de assalto.	50 Then Abimelech departing from thence came to the town of Thebes, which he surrounded and besieged with his army.
51 Havia no meio da cidade uma torre forte, na qual se tinham refugiado todos os habitantes, homens e mulheres. Fechando bem a porta, subiram ao terraço da torre.	51 And there was in the midst of the city a high tower, to which both the men and the women were fled together, and all the princes of the city, and having shut and strongly barred the gate, they stood upon the battlements of the tower to defend themselves.
52 Abimelec, chegando ao pé da torre, aproximou-se da porta para lhe pôr fogo.	52 And Abimelech coming near the tower, fought stoutly: and approaching to the gate, endeavoured to set fire to it:
53 Então uma mulher, lançando de cima uma pedra de moinho, feriu-lhe a cabeça, fraturando-lhe o crânio.	53 And behold a certain woman casting a piece of a millstone from above, dashed it against the head of Abimelech, and broke his skull.
54 Chamou imediatamente seu escudeiro e disse-lhe: Tira a tua espada e acaba de matar-me, para que se não diga que fui morto por uma mulher! Seu escudeiro o feriu, e Abimelec morreu.	54 And he called hastily to his armourbearer, and said to him: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest it should be said that I was slain by a woman. He did as he was commanded, and slew him.
55 Morto Abimelec, todos os israelitas voltaram para suas casas.	55 And when he was dead, all the men of Israel that were with him, returned to their homes.
56 Assim Deus fez recair sobre Abimelec o mal que tinha feito a seu pai, matando seus setenta irmãos.	56 And God repaid the evil, that Abimelech had done against his father, killing his seventy brethren.
57 E do mesmo modo Deus fez recair sobre os siquemitas os seus crimes. Assim se cumpriu sobre ele a maldição de Joatão, filho de Jerobaal.	57 The Sichemites also were rewarded for what they had done, and the curse of Joatham the son of Jerobaal came upon them.