1 A nd there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite; and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, Israel.

Também estava lá um desordeiro chamado Seba, filho de Bicri, de Benjamim. Ele tocou a trombeta e gritou: “Não temos parte alguma com Davi, nenhuma herança com o filho de Jessé! Para casa todos, ó Israel!”

2 T hen all the men of Israel went up from after David, following Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah clave to their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.

Então todos os de Israel abandonaram Davi para seguir Seba, filho de Bicri. Mas os de Judá permaneceram com seu rei e o acompanharam desde o Jordão até Jerusalém.

3 A nd David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women, concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in a house of confinement and maintained them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

Quando Davi voltou ao palácio, em Jerusalém, mandou confinar numa casa, sob guarda, as dez concubinas que tinha deixado tomando conta do palácio. Ele as sustentou, mas nunca mais as possuiu. Ficaram confinadas, vivendo como viúvas até a morte.

4 A nd the king said to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and do thou attend here.

E o rei disse a Amasa: “Convoque os homens de Judá e, dentro de três dias, apresente-se aqui com eles”.

5 S o Amasa went to call together Judah; but he delayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

Mas Amasa levou mais tempo para convocar Judá do que o prazo estabelecido pelo rei.

6 A nd David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom. Take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fortified cities and escape our sight.

Disse então Davi a Abisai: “Agora Seba, filho de Bicri, será pior para nós do que Absalão. Chame os meus soldados e persiga-o, antes que ele encontre alguma cidade fortificada e, depois, nos arranque os olhos”.

7 A nd there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men; and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

Assim, os soldados de Joabe, os queretitas, os peletitas e todos os guerreiros saíram de Jerusalém para perseguir Seba, filho de Bicri.

8 W hen they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came before them. And Joab was girded with his coat, his dress, and upon it was the girdle of the sword which was fastened on his loins in its sheath; and as he went forth it fell out.

Quando estavam junto à grande rocha de Gibeom, Amasa encontrou-se com eles. Joabe vestia seu traje militar e tinha um cinto com um punhal na bainha. Ao aproximar-se de Amasa, deixou cair a adaga.

9 A nd Joab said to Amasa, Art thou well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

“Como vai, meu irmão?”, disse Joabe, pegando Amasa pela barba com a mão direita, para beijá-lo.

10 A nd Amasa had taken no notice of the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him with it in the belly and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

E Amasa, não percebendo o punhal na mão esquerda de Joabe, foi por ele golpeado no estômago. Suas entranhas se derramaram no chão, e ele morreu, sem necessidade de um segundo golpe. Então Joabe e Abisai, seu irmão, perseguiram Seba, filho de Bicri.

11 A nd one of Joab's young men stood by and said, He that favours Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab.

Um dos soldados de Joabe ficou ao lado do corpo de Amasa e disse: “Quem estiver do lado de Joabe e de Davi, que siga Joabe!”

12 N ow Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by stood still.

Amasa jazia numa poça de sangue no meio da estrada. Quando o homem viu que todos os que se aproximavam do corpo de Amasa paravam, arrastou-o para fora da estrada e o cobriu com uma coberta.

13 W hen he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri,

Depois que o corpo de Amasa foi retirado da estrada, todos os homens seguiram com Joabe em perseguição a Seba, filho de Bicri.

14 w ho went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Beth-Maacah, and all the Berim; and they gathered together, and went also after him.

Seba atravessou todas as tribos de Israel e chegou até Abel-Bete-Maaca, e todos os bicritas se reuniram para segui-lo.

15 A nd they came and besieged him in Abel-Beth-Maacah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it was raised in the trench; and all the people that were with Joab sapped the wall, to throw it down.

O exército de Joabe veio, cercou Seba em Abel-Bete-Maaca e construiu contra a cidade uma rampa que chegou até a muralha externa. Quando o exército de Joabe estava para derrubar a muralha,

16 A nd a wise woman cried out of the city, Hear, hear: say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

uma mulher sábia gritou da cidade: “Ouçam! Ouçam! Digam a Joabe que venha aqui para que eu fale com ele”.

17 A nd he came near to her; and the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he said, I. And she said to him, Listen to the words of thy handmaid. And he said, I am listening.

Quando ele se aproximou, a mulher perguntou: “Tu és Joabe?” Ele respondeu: “Sim”. Ela disse: “Ouve o que a tua serva tem para dizer-te”. “Estou ouvindo”, disse ele.

18 A nd she spoke saying, They were wont to speak in old time saying, Just inquire in Abel; and so they ended.

E ela prosseguiu: “Antigamente se dizia: ‘Peça conselho na cidade de Abel’, e isso resolvia a questão.

19 I am peaceable faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah?

Nós somos pacíficos e fiéis em Israel. Tu procuras destruir uma cidade que é mãe em Israel. Por que queres arruinar a herança do Senhor ?”

20 A nd Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

Respondeu Joabe: “Longe de mim uma coisa dessas! Longe de mim arruinar e destruir esta cidade!

21 T he matter is not so; but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David: give up him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

Não é esse o problema. Mas um homem chamado Seba, filho de Bicri, dos montes de Efraim, rebelou-se contra o rei Davi. Entreguem-me esse homem, e iremos embora”. A mulher disse a Joabe: “A cabeça dele te será jogada do alto da muralha”.

22 T hen the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

Então a mulher foi falar com todo o povo, dando o seu sábio conselho, e eles cortaram a cabeça de Seba, filho de Bicri, e a jogaram para Joabe. Ele tocou a trombeta, e seus homens se dispersaram, abandonaram o cerco da cidade e cada um voltou para sua casa. E Joabe voltou ao rei, em Jerusalém.

23 A nd Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;

Joabe comandava todo o exército de Israel; Benaia, filho de Joiada, comandava os queretitas e os peletitas;

24 a nd Adoram was over the levy; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Adonirão era chefe do trabalho forçado; Josafá, filho de Ailude, era arquivista real;

25 a nd Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

Seva era secretário; Zadoque e Abiatar eram sacerdotes;

26 a nd Ira also, the Jairite, was David's chief ruler.

e Ira, de Jair, era sacerdote de Davi.