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.

After this, David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” Yahweh said to him, “Go up.” David said, “Where shall I go up?” 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 with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife 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.

David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived 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.

The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were those 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!

David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, “Blessed are you by Yahweh, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even 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.

Now may Yahweh show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for 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 strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.”

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

Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s army, had taken 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, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and 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. But 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.

The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

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

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.

Joab the son of Zeruiah and David’s servants went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the 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.

Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and play before us!” 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.

Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of David’s servants.

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

They each caught his opponent by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: therefore that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.

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

The battle was very severe that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before David’s servants.

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.

The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light 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.

Asahel pursued Abner; and in going he didn’t 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, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is.”

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.

Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor.” 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?

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

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 with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. 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.

But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. The sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of 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.

The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the 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? Don’t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long will it be then, before you ask the people to return from following their brothers?”

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.

Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.”

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 the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more.

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.

Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and 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.

Joab returned from following Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen men of David’s and Asahel were missing.

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 David’s servants had struck Benjamin and of Abner’s men so that three hundred sixty men 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.

They took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.