1 S ucedeu depois disto que Davi consultou ao Senhor, dizendo: Subirei a alguma das cidades de Judá? Respondeu-lhe o Senhor: Sobe. Ainda perguntou Davi: Para onde subirei? Respondeu o Senhor: Para Hebrom.

It happened after this that David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” David said, “Where shall I go up?” And He said, “To Hebron.”

2 S ubiu, pois, Davi para lá, e também as suas duas mulheres, Ainoã, a jizreelita, e Abigail, que fora mulher de Nabal, e carmelita.

So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.

3 D avi fez subir também os homens que estavam com ele, cada um com sua família; e habitaram nas cidades de Hebrom.

And David brought up the men who were with him, every man with his household. So they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

4 E ntão vieram os homens de Judá, e ali ungiram Davi rei sobre a casa de Judá. Depois informaram a Davi, dizendo: Foram os homens de Jabes-Gileade que sepultaram a Saul.

Then the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were the ones who buried Saul.”

5 P elo que Davi enviou mensageiros aos homens de Jabes-Gileade, a dizer-lhes: Benditos do Senhor sejais vós, que fizestes tal benevolência, sepultando a Saul, vosso senhor!

So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, “You are blessed of the Lord, for you have shown this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him.

6 A gora, pois, o Senhor use convosco de benevolência e fidelidade; e eu também vos retribuirei esse bem que fizestes.

And now may the Lord show kindness and truth to you. I also will repay you this kindness, because you have done this thing.

7 E sforcem-se, pois, agora as vossas mãos, e sede homens valorosos; porque Saul, vosso senhor, é morto, e a casa de Judá me ungiu por seu rei.

Now therefore, let your hands be strengthened, and be valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.” Ishbosheth Made King of Israel

8 O ra, Abner, filho de Ner, chefe do exército de Saul, tomou a Isbosete, filho de Saul, e o fez passar a Maanaim,

But Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim;

9 e o constituiu rei sobre Gileade, sobre os asuritas, sobre Jizreel, sobre Efraim, sobre Benjamim e sobre todo o Israel.

and he made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

10 Q uarenta anos tinha Isbosete, filho de Saul, quando começou a reinar sobre Israel, e reinou dois anos, A casa de Judá, porém, seguia a Davi.

Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. Only the house of Judah followed David.

11 E foi o tempo que Davi reinou em Hebrom, sobre a casa de Judá, sete anos e seis meses.

And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. Israel and Judah at War

12 D epois Abner, filho de Ner, com os servos de Isbosete, filho de Saul, saiu de Maanaim para Gibeão.

Now Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

13 S aíram também Joabe, filho de Zeruia, e os servos de Davi, e se encontraram com eles perto do tanque de Gibeão; e pararam uns de um lado do tanque, e os outros do outro lado.

And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. So they sat down, one on one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool.

14 E ntão disse Abner a Joabe: Levantem-se os mancebos, e se batam diante de nós. Respondeu Joabe: Levantem-se.

Then Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men now arise and compete before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.”

15 L evantaram-se, pois, e passaram, em número de doze por Benjamim e por Isbosete, filho de Saul, e doze dos servos de Davi.

So they arose and went over by number, twelve from Benjamin, followers of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.

16 E cada um lançou mão da cabeça de seu contendor, e meteu-lhe a espada pela ilharga; assim caíram juntos; pelo que se chamou

And each one grasped his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called the Field of Sharp Swords, which is in Gibeon.

17 S eguiu-se naquele dia uma crua peleja; e Abner e os homens de Israel foram derrotados diante dos servos de Davi.

So there was a very fierce battle that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.

18 O ra, estavam ali os três filhos de Zeruia: Joabe, Abisai, e Asael; e Asael era ligeiro de pés, como as gazelas do campo.

Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab and Abishai and Asahel. And Asahel was as fleet of foot as a wild gazelle.

19 P erseguiu, pois, Asael a Abner, seguindo-o sem se desviar nem para a direita nem para a esquerda.

So Asahel pursued Abner, and in going he did not turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.

20 N isso Abner, olhando para trás, perguntou: És tu Asael? Respondeu ele: Sou eu.

Then Abner looked behind him and said, “ Are you Asahel?” He answered, “I am. ”

21 A o que lhe disse Abner: Desvia-te para a direita, ou para a esquerda, e lança mão de um dos mancebos, e toma os seus despojos. Asael, porém, não quis desviar-se de seguí-lo.

And Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and lay hold on one of the young men and take his armor for yourself.” But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

22 E ntão Abner tornou a dizer a Asael: Desvia-te de detráz de mim; porque hei de ferir-te e dar contigo em terra? e como levantaria eu o meu rosto diante de Joabe, teu irmão?

So Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I face your brother Joab?”

23 T odavia ele recusou desviar-se; pelo que Abner o feriu com o conto da lança pelo ventre, de modo que a lança lhe saiu por detrás; e ele caiu ali, e morreu naquele mesmo lugar. E sucedeu que, todos os que chegavam ao lugar onde Asael caíra morto, paravam.

However, he refused to turn aside. Therefore Abner struck him in the stomach with the blunt end of the spear, so that the spear came out of his back; and he fell down there and died on the spot. So it was that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died, stood still.

24 M as Joabe e Abisai perseguiram a Abner; e pôs-se o sol ao chegarem eles ao outeiro de Amá, que está diante de Giá, junto ao caminho do deserto de Gibeão.

Joab and Abishai also pursued Abner. And the sun was going down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is before Giah by the road to the Wilderness of Gibeon.

25 E os filhos de Benjamim se ajuntaram atrás de Abner e, formando-se num batalhão, puseram-se no cume dum outeiro.

Now the children of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became a unit, and took their stand on top of a hill.

26 E ntão Abner gritou a Joabe, e disse: Devorará a espada para sempre? não sabes que por fim haverá amargura? até quando te demorarás em ordenar ao povo que deixe de perseguir a seus irmãos?

Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the latter end? How long will it be then until you tell the people to return from pursuing their brethren?”

27 R espondeu Joabe: Vive Deus, que, se não tivesses falado, só amanhã cedo teria o povo cessado, cada um, de perseguir a seu irmao.

And Joab said, “ As God lives, unless you had spoken, surely then by morning all the people would have given up pursuing their brethren.”

28 E ntão Joabe tocou a buzina, e todo o povo parou; e não perseguiram mais a Israel, e tampouco pelejaram mais.

So Joab blew a trumpet; and all the people stood still and did not pursue Israel anymore, nor did they fight anymore.

29 E caminharam Abner e os seus homens toda aquela noite pela Arabá; e, passando o Jordão, caminharam por todo o Bitrom, e vieram a Maanaim.

Then Abner and his men went on all that night through the plain, crossed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron; and they came to Mahanaim.

30 V oltou, pois, Joabe de seguir a Abner; e quando ajuntou todo o povo, faltavam dos servos de Davi dezenove homens, e Asael.

So Joab returned from pursuing Abner. And when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel.

31 M as os servos de Davi tinham ferido dentre os de Benjamim, e dentre os homens de Abner, a trezentos e sessenta homens, de tal maneira que morreram.

But the servants of David had struck down, of Benjamin and Abner’s men, three hundred and sixty men who died.

32 E levantaram a Asael, e o sepultaram no sepulcro de seu pai, que estava em Belém. E Joabe e seus homens caminharam toda aquela noite, e amanheceu-lhes o dia em Hebrom.

Then they took up Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at daybreak.