1 A nd when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were enfeebled, and all Israel was troubled.

Ao saber que Abner havia morrido em Hebrom, Is-Bosete, filho de Saul, perdeu a coragem, e todo o Israel ficou alarmado.

2 A nd Saul's son had two men, captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin; for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.

Ora, o filho de Saul tinha a seu serviço dois líderes de grupos de ataque. Um deles chamava-se Baaná e o outro, Recabe; ambos filhos de Rimom, de Beerote, da tribo de Benjamim; a cidade de Beerote era considerada parte de Benjamim.

3 A nd the Beerothites had fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.

O povo de Beerote fugiu para Gitaim e até hoje vive ali como estrangeiro.

4 A nd Jonathan Saul's son had a son that was lame of feet. He was five years old when the news came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jizreel; and his nurse took him up and fled. And it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

(Jônatas, filho de Saul, tinha um filho aleijado dos pés. Ele tinha cinco anos de idade quando chegou a notícia de Jezreel de que Saul e Jônatas haviam morrido. Sua ama o apanhou e fugiu, mas, na pressa, ela o deixou cair, e ele ficou manco. Seu nome era Mefibosete.)

5 A nd the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went and came in about the heat of the day into the house of Ishbosheth, who was taking his noonday rest.

Aconteceu então que Recabe e Baaná, filhos de Rimom, de Beerote, foram à casa de Is-Bosete na hora mais quente do dia, na hora do seu descanso do meio-dia.

6 A nd they came thither into the midst of the house, they would fetch wheat; and they smote him in the belly; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

Os dois entraram na casa como se fossem buscar trigo, transpassaram-lhe o estômago e depois fugiram.

7 T hey came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him; and they took his head, and went by the way of the plain all night.

Eles haviam entrado na casa enquanto Is-Bosete estava deitado em seu quarto. Depois de o transpassarem e o matarem, cortaram-lhe a cabeça. E, levando-a, viajaram toda a noite pela rota da Arabá.

8 A nd they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David in Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, thine enemy who sought thy life; and Jehovah has given to my lord the king to be avenged this day of Saul and of his seed.

Levaram a cabeça de Is-Bosete a Davi, em Hebrom, e lhe disseram: “Aqui está a cabeça de Is-Bosete, filho de Saul, teu inimigo, que tentou tirar-te a vida. Hoje o Senhor vingou o nosso rei e senhor, de Saul e de sua descendência”.

9 T hen David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, Jehovah liveth, who has redeemed my soul out of all distress,

Davi respondeu a Recabe e a Baaná, seu irmão, filhos de Rimom, de Beerote: “Juro pelo nome do Senhor, que me tem livrado de todas as aflições:

10 w hen one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead! and he was in his own sight a messenger of good, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag—to whom forsooth I should give a reward for his good tidings:

quando um homem me disse que Saul estava morto, pensando que me trazia boa notícia, eu o agarrei e o matei em Ziclague, como recompensa pela notícia que trouxe!

11 h ow much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? and should I not now demand his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

Muito mais agora, que homens ímpios mataram um inocente em sua própria casa e em sua própria cama! Vou castigá-los e eliminá-los da face da terra porque vocês fizeram correr o sangue dele!”

12 A nd David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.

Então Davi deu ordem a seus soldados, e eles os mataram. Depois cortaram as mãos e os pés deles e penduraram os corpos junto ao açude de Hebrom. Mas sepultaram a cabeça de Is-Bosete no túmulo de Abner, em Hebrom.