I Livro de Samuel 26

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1 Vieram os zifeus novamente ter com Saul, em Gabaa, e disseram-lhe: Davi está escondido na colina de Haquila, a oriente do deserto.	1 And the Ziphites went to Saul at Gibeah, saying: “Behold, David is hidden on the hill of Hachilah, which is opposite the wilderness.”
2 Saul desceu ao deserto de Zif com três mil homens de escol, de Israel, para ir em busca de Davi.	2 And Saul rose up, and he descended into the desert of Ziph, and with him three thousand elect men of Israel, so that he might seek David in the desert of Ziph.
3 Acampou na colina de Haquila, a oriente do deserto, à beira do caminho. Davi, porém, que habitava no deserto, vendo que Saul o tinha seguido até ali,	3 And Saul encamped at Gibeah on Hachilah, which was opposite the wilderness on the way. But David was living in the desert. Then, seeing that Saul had arrived after him in the wilderness,
4 mandou espiões e soube com certeza que ele tinha chegado.	4 he sent explorers, and he learned that he certainly had arrived in that place.
5 Levantou-se então e foi ao lugar onde Saul estava acampado, chegando mesmo a descobrir o lugar onde o rei se deitava ao lado de Abner, filho de Ner, chefe do seu exército. Saul dormia no acampamento, rodeado de toda a sua gente.	5 And David rose up secretly, and he went to the place where Saul was. And when he had seen the place where Saul was sleeping, and Abner, the son of Ner, the leader of his military, and Saul sleeping in a tent, and the remainder of the common people all around him,
6 Davi disse então a Aquimelec, o hiteu, e a Abisaí, filho de Sarvia e irmão de Joab: Quem quer descer comigo ao acampamento de Saul? Eu, respondeu Abisaí, irei contigo.	6 David spoke to Ahimelech, the Hittite, and to Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, saying, “Who will descend with me to Saul in the camp?” And Abishai said, “I will descend with you.”
7 Davi e Abisaí penetraram, pois, durante a noite no meio das tropas. Saul dormia no acampamento, tendo a sua lança cravada no chão ao lado de sua cabeceira. Abner e sua gente dormiam ao redor dele.	7 Therefore, David and Abishai went to the people by night, and they found Saul lying down and sleeping in the tent, with his spear fixed in the ground at his head. And Abner and the people were sleeping all around him.
8 Abisaí disse a Davi: Deus entregou hoje em tuas mãos o teu inimigo; deixa-me cravá-lo por terra de um só golpe de lança, sem precisar de um segundo golpe.	8 And Abishai said to David: “God has enclosed your enemy this day in your hands. Now therefore, I will pierce him with my lance, through to the ground, once, and there will not need to be a second.”
9 Não o mates, respondeu Davi. Quem poderia impunemente estender a mão contra o ungido do Senhor?	9 And David said to Abishai: “You shall not kill him. For who may extend his hand against the Christ of the Lord, and yet be innocent?”
10 E ajuntou: Por Deus! É o Senhor quem o há de ferir, seja que, chegando o seu dia, morra, seja que pereça em batalha.	10 And David said: “As the Lord lives, unless the Lord himself will strike him, or unless his day to die will have arrived, or unless, descending into battle, he will perish,
11 Deus me livre de levantar a minha mão contra o ungido do Senhor! Agora, toma a lança que está à sua cabeceira com a bilha de água e vamo-nos.	11 may the Lord be gracious to me, so that I may not extend my hand against the Christ of the Lord. Now therefore, take the spear that is at his head, and the cup of water, and let us go.”
12 Apanhou Davi a lança e a bilha de água que estavam à cabeceira de Saul e foram-se, sem que ninguém os tivesse visto, ou os advertisse mesmo de leve; mas todos dormiam, porque o Senhor os tinha sepultado em um profundo sono.	12 And so, David took the spear, and the cup of water that was at Saul’s head, and they went away. And there was no one who saw it, or realized it, or awakened, but they were all sleeping. For a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen over them.
13 Davi passou para o outro lado e parou ao longe, no cimo do monte, separando-os uma grande distância.	13 And when David had crossed over to the opposite side, and had stood upon the top of the hill far away, so that there was a great interval between them,
14 Então bradou aos soldados de Saul e a Abner, filho de Ner: Não respondes, Abner? Quem és tu, replicou Abner, que gritas assim para o rei?	14 David cried out to the people, and to Abner, the son of Ner, saying, “Will you not respond, Abner?” And responding, Abner said, “Who are you, that you would cry out and disquiet the king?”
15 Davi disse a Abner: Afinal, não és tu um homem? Quem é igual a ti em Israel? Por que não guardas o rei, teu senhor, tendo entrado alguém aí para matá-lo?	15 And David said to Abner: “Are you not a man? And who else is like you in Israel? Then why have you not guarded your lord the king? For one of the people entered, so that he might kill the king, your lord.
16 Não é bonito o que fizeste. Por Deus! Mereceis a morte, porque não velastes sobre o vosso senhor, o ungido do Senhor! Olha um pouco onde estão a lança do rei e a bilha de água que estavam junto à sua cabeceira!	16 This is not good, what you have done. As the Lord lives, you are sons of death, because you have not guarded your lord, the Christ of the Lord. Now therefore, where is the king’s spear, and where is the cup of water that was at his head?”
17 Reconheceu Saul a voz de Davi e disse: É tua esta voz, ó meu filho Davi? Davi respondeu: Sim, ó rei, meu senhor.	17 Then Saul recognized the voice of David, and he said, “Is this not your voice, my son David?” And David said, “It is my voice, my lord the king.”
18 E ajuntou: Por que o meu senhor persegue o seu servo? Que fiz eu? Que crime cometi?	18 And he said: “For what reason has my lord pursued his servant? What have I done? Or what evil is there in my hand?
19 Que o rei, meu senhor, digne-se ouvir as palavras do seu servo: se é o Senhor quem te excita contra mim, receba ele o perfume de uma oferenda! Mas, se são homens, sejam eles malditos diante do Senhor; porque me expulsam para tirar minha parte da herança do Senhor! E dizem-me: vai servir a deuses estranhos!	19 Now therefore, listen, I beg you, my lord the king, to the words of your servant. If the Lord has stirred you up against me, let him make the sacrifice fragrant. But if the sons of men have done so, they are accursed in the sight of the Lord, who has cast me out this day, so that I would not live within the inheritance of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve strange gods.’
20 Oh! Não corra o meu sangue sobre a terra longe da face do Senhor! O rei de Israel pôs-se em campanha contra uma pulga, como se persegue nos montes uma perdiz!	20 And now, let not my blood be poured out upon the earth before the Lord. For the king of Israel has gone out, so that he might seek a flea, just as the partridge is pursued amid the mountains.”
21 Saul disse: Fiz mal! Volta, meu filho Davi; não te farei mais mal algum, pois que neste dia respeitaste a minha vida. Procedi nesciamente; cometi um grandíssimo pecado.	21 And Saul said: “I have sinned. Return, my son David. For I will never again do evil to you, because my life has been precious in your eyes this day. For it is apparent that I have acted senselessly, and have been ignorant of very many things.”
22 Davi respondeu: Eis aqui a lança do rei: venha um de teus homens buscá-la!	22 And responding, David said: “Behold, the king’s spear. Let one of the servants of the king cross over and take it.
23 O Senhor recompensará a cada um segundo a sua justiça e fidelidade. Ele te havia entregue hoje em meu poder, mas não quis estender a minha mão contra o seu ungido.	23 And the Lord will repay each one according to his justice and faith. For the Lord has delivered you this day into my hand, but I was not willing to extend my hand against the Christ of the Lord.
24 E assim como a tua vida foi preciosa diante de mim, assim seja a minha aos olhos do Senhor, e ele me salvará de toda a tribulação.	24 And just as your soul has been magnified this day in my eyes, so let my soul be magnified in the eyes of the Lord, and may he free me from all distress.”
25 Saul disse a Davi: Bendito sejas, meu filho Davi! Tu triunfarás seguramente em todas as tuas empresas! Davi retomou o seu caminho e Saul voltou para a sua casa.	25 Then Saul said to David: “You are blessed, my son David. And whatever you may do, it shall certainly succeed.” And David departed on his way. And Saul returned to his place.