I Livro de Samuel 2

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1 Ana pronunciou esta prece: Exulta o meu coração no Senhor, nele se eleva a minha força; a minha boca desafia os meus adversários, porque me alegro na vossa salvação.	1 “My heart exults in the Lord, and my horn is exalted in my God. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies. For I have rejoiced in your salvation.
2 Ninguém é santo como o Senhor. Não existe outro Deus, além de vós, nem rochedo semelhante ao nosso Deus.	2 Nothing is holy as the Lord is holy. For there is no other beside you. And nothing is strong as our God is strong.
3 Não multipliqueis palavras orgulhosas, não saia da vossa boca linguagem arrogante, porque o Senhor é um Deus que tudo sabe; por ele são pesadas as ações.	3 Do not continue speaking of great things, boasting. Let what is old depart from your mouth. For the Lord is the God of knowledge, and thoughts are prepared for him.
4 Quebra-se o arco dos fortes, enquanto os fracos se revestem de vigor.	4 The bow of the powerful has been overwhelmed, and the weak have been girded with strength.
5 Os abastados se assalariam para ganharem o que comer, enquanto os famintos são saciados. Sete vezes dá à luz a estéril, enquanto a mãe de numerosos filhos enlanguesce.	5 Those who before were filled, have hired themselves out for bread. And the starving have been filled, so that the barren have given birth to many. But she who had borne many sons has become unable.
6 O Senhor dá a morte e a vida, faz descer à habitação dos mortos e de lá voltar.	6 The Lord brings death, and he gives life. He leads away to death, and he brings back again.
7 O Senhor empobrece e enriquece; humilha e exalta.	7 The Lord impoverishes, and he enriches. He humbles, and he lifts up.
8 Levanta do pó o mendigo, do esterco retira o indigente, para fazê-los sentar-se entre os nobres e outorgar-lhes um trono de honra, porque do Senhor são as colunas da terra. Sobre elas estabeleceu o mundo.	8 He raises up the indigent from the dust, and he lifts up the poor from filth, so that they may sit with princes, and take hold of a throne of glory. For the hinges of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the globe upon them.
9 Dirige os passos dos seus fiéis, enquanto os ímpios perecem nas trevas; porque homem algum vence pela força.	9 He will preserve the feet of his holy ones, and the impious will be silenced in darkness. For no man will prevail by his own strength.
10 Ó Senhor, sejam esmagados os vossos adversários! Dos céus troveje o Altíssimo contra eles, o Senhor julgue os últimos confins da terra! Dará força ao seu rei, e engrandecerá o poder do seu ungido.	10 The adversaries of the Lord will dread him. And over them, he will thunder in the heavens. The Lord will judge the parts of the earth, and he will give dominion to his king, and he will lift up the horn of his Christ.”
11 Elcana voltou para a sua casa em Ramá, e o menino ficou ao serviço do Senhor, junto do sacerdote Heli.	11 And Elkanah went away to Ramah, to his house. But the boy was a minister in the sight of the Lord, before the face of Eli, the priest.
12 Os filhos de Heli eram maus; não conheciam o Senhor.	12 But the sons of Eli were sons of Belial, not knowing the Lord,
13 Eis como se comportavam para com o povo: Quando alguém imolava uma vítima, vinha o servo do sacerdote no momento em que se cozia a carne, com um garfo de três dentes,	13 nor the priestly office for the people. And so, no matter who had immolated a victim, the servant of the priest would arrive, while the flesh was still cooking, and he would take a three-pronged hook in his hand,
14 e metia-o na caldeira, na marmita, na panela ou no tacho, e tudo o que o tridente trazia, tomava-o para o sacerdote. Assim faziam a todos os israelitas que vinham a Silo.	14 and put it into the vessel, or into the cauldron, or into the cooking pot, or into the pan, and all that the hook lifted up, the priest took for himself. So they did to all of Israel who arrived at Shiloh.
15 Antes que queimassem a gordura, vinha o servo do sacerdote dizer ao que sacrificava: Dá-me a carne de assar para o sacerdote; ele não aceitará carne cozida, mas unicamente a carne crua.	15 In addition, before they burned the fat, the servant of the priest would arrive, and he would say to the one who was immolating: “Give me the flesh, so that I may boil it for the priest. For I will not accept cooked meat from you, but raw.”
16 O homem respondia-lhe: É preciso que se queime antes a gordura; depois disto tomarás o que quiseres. Não, respondia o servo, dá-me logo, senão tomarei à força.	16 And the one who was immolating would say to him, “First, allow the fat to be burned today, according to custom, and then take for yourself whatever your soul desires.” But in response, he would say to him: “By no means. For you will give it to me now, otherwise I will take it by force.”
17 Era muito grande a iniqüidade desses moços aos olhos de Deus, porque atraíam o desprezo sobre as ofertas feitas ao Senhor.	17 Therefore, the sin of the servants was exceedingly great before the Lord. For they drew men away from the sacrifice of the Lord.
18 Entretanto, Samuel, ainda criança, servia diante do Senhor, trajando um efod de linho.	18 But Samuel was ministering before the face of the Lord; he was a youth girded with a linen ephod.
19 Sua mãe fazia-lhe cada ano uma pequena túnica, que lhe levava quando subia com o seu marido para o sacrifício anual.	19 And his mother fashioned a little tunic for him, which she brought to him on the appointed days, ascending with her husband, so that he might immolate the solemn sacrifice.
20 Heli abençoava Elcana e sua mulher: Conceda-te o Senhor filhos desta mulher, em recompensa do dom que ela lhe faz! E voltavam para a sua casa.	20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife. And he said to him, “May the Lord repay to you offspring from this woman, on behalf of the loan that you offered to the Lord.” And they went away to their own place.
21 O Senhor visitou Ana, e ela concebeu, dando à luz três filhos e duas filhas. E o menino Samuel crescia na companhia do Senhor.	21 Then the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the youth Samuel was magnified with the Lord.
22 Heli era muito velho; sabia tudo o que faziam os seus filhos com os israelitas, e como eles dormiam com as mulheres que estavam de serviço à entrada da Tenda da Reunião.	22 Now Eli was very old, and he heard all that his sons were doing to all of Israel, and how they were sleeping with the women who were waiting at the door of the tabernacle.
23 Por que, dizia-lhes, procedeis desta forma? Sei que todo o povo fala de vossas desordens.	23 And he said to them: “Why are you doing these kinds of things, very wicked things, that I have heard from all the people?
24 Não façais assim, meus filhos; não são boas as informações que me chegam a vossos respeito. Estais fazendo pecar o povo do Senhor.	24 My sons, do not be willing. For it is no good report that I am hearing, so that you would cause the people of the Lord to transgress.
25 Se um homem pecar contra outro, Deus o julga; se ele pecar, porém, contra o Senhor, quem intervirá a seu favor? Mas não ouviam a voz do seu pai, porque Deus os queria perder.	25 If a man has sinned against a man, God may be able to be appeased over him. But if a man has sinned against the Lord, who will pray for him?” But they did not listen to the voice of their father, that the Lord was willing to kill them.
26 Entretanto, o menino Samuel ia crescendo, e era agradável tanto ao Senhor como aos homens.	26 But the youth Samuel advanced, and grew up, and he was pleasing to the Lord, as well as to men.
27 Certo dia, um homem de Deus veio ter com Heli e disse-lhe da parte do Senhor: Não me revelei eu claramente à casa de teu pai, quando eles estavam no Egito ao serviço do faraó?	27 Then a man of God went to Eli, and he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Was I not revealed openly to the house of your father, when they were in Egypt in the house of Pharaoh?
28 Escolhi os teus dentre todas as tribos de Israel para serem sacerdotes, subirem ao meu altar, queimarem o incenso e vestirem o efod diante de mim. Dei à casa de teu pai todos os sacrifícios oferecidos pelos israelitas.	28 And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel for myself as priest, so that he might ascend to my altar, and burn incense to me, and wear the ephod before me. And I gave to the house of your father all the sacrifices of the sons of Israel.
29 Por que desprezais os meus sacrifícios e as minhas oblações que estabeleci em minha morada? Fazes mais caso dos teus filhos que de mim, engordando-vos com o melhor de todas as ofertas de meu povo de Israel.	29 Why have you kicked away my victims and my gifts, which I instructed to be offered in the temple? And why have you given more honor to your sons than to me, so that you eat the first-fruits of every sacrifice of my people Israel?
30 Por isso, eis o que diz o Senhor, Deus de Israel: Eu tinha dito que a tua casa e a casa de teu pai serviria para sempre diante de mim. Mas agora, diz o Senhor, não será mais assim. Eu honro aqueles que me honram e desprezo os que me desprezam.	30 Because of this, the Lord God of Israel says: I have spoken clearly, so that your house, and the house of your father, may minister in my sight, even forever. But now the Lord says: May this be far from me. Instead, whoever will have glorified me, I will glorify him. But whoever despises me, they will be despised.
31 Virão dias em que abaterei o teu vigor e o vigor da casa de teu pai, de tal modo que já não haverá ancião em tua casa.	31 Behold the days are arriving, when I will cut off your arm, and the arm of the house of your father, so that there will not be an old man in your house.
32 Israel estará cumulado da alegria, e tu verás a angústia em tua casa. Não haverá jamais ancião em tua família!	32 And you will see your rival in the temple, amid all the prosperity of Israel. And there will not be an old man in your house for all days.
33 Entretanto, não cortarei todos os teus do meu altar, para que se consumam de inveja os teus olhos e se desfaleça a tua alma; mas todos os outros morrerão na flor da idade.	33 Yet truly, I will not entirely take away a man of you from my altar, but such that your eyes may fail, and your soul may melt away, and a great part of your house may die out, as it pertains to the state of men.
34 O que vai acontecer aos teus dois filhos Ofni e Finéias, será para ti um sinal: morrerão ambos no mesmo dia.	34 But this will be a sign to you, which will happen to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: on one day they both will die.
35 Suscitarei para mim um sacerdote fiel, que procederá segundo o meu coração e minha vontade. Edificar-lhe-ei uma casa durável, e ele andará sempre diante do meu ungido.	35 And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will act in accord with my heart and my soul. And I will build a faithful house for him. And he will walk before my Christ for all days.
36 Os que sobreviverem de tua família irão prostrar-se diante dele por uma moeda de prata ou por um pedaço de pão, dizendo-lhe: Admiti-me para alguma função sacerdotal, a fim de que eu tenha um bocado de pão para comer.	36 Then this will be in the future, that whoever will have remained of your house, he will approach so that he may pray on his behalf. And he will offer a coin of silver, and a twist of bread. And he will say: ‘Permit me, I beg you, one part of the priestly office, so that I may eat a mouthful of bread.’ ”