1 A nd it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the south, and upon Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag and burned it with fire;

Quando Davi e seus soldados chegaram a Ziclague, no terceiro dia, os amalequitas tinham atacado o Neguebe e incendiado a cidade de Ziclague.

2 a nd had taken the women captives that were in it; both great and small: they had put none to death, but had carried them off, and went on their way.

Levaram como prisioneiros todos os que lá estavam: as mulheres, os jovens e os idosos. A ninguém mataram, mas os levaram consigo, quando prosseguiram seu caminho.

3 A nd David and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives.

Ao chegarem a Ziclague, Davi e seus soldados encontraram a cidade destruída pelo fogo e viram que suas mulheres, seus filhos e suas filhas tinham sido levados como prisioneiros.

4 T hen David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

Então Davi e seus soldados choraram em alta voz até não terem mais forças.

5 A nd David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jizreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

As duas mulheres de Davi também tinham sido levadas: Ainoã, de Jezreel, e Abigail, de Carmelo, a que fora mulher de Nabal.

6 A nd David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him; for the soul of all the people was embittered, every man because of his sons and because of his daughters; but David strengthened himself in Jehovah his God.

Davi ficou profundamente angustiado, pois os homens falavam em apedrejá-lo; todos estavam amargurados por causa de seus filhos e de suas filhas. Davi, porém, fortaleceu-se no Senhor, o seu Deus.

7 A nd David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, Bring near to me, I pray thee, the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod near to David.

Então Davi disse ao sacerdote Abiatar, filho de Aimeleque: “Traga-me o colete sacerdotal”. Abiatar o trouxe a Davi,

8 A nd David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he said to him, Pursue; for thou shalt assuredly overtake and shalt certainly recover.

e ele perguntou ao Senhor: “Devo perseguir esse bando de invasores? Irei alcançá-los?” E o Senhor respondeu: “Persiga-os; é certo que você os alcançará e conseguirá libertar os prisioneiros”.

9 S o David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor; and those that were left stayed behind.

Davi e os seiscentos homens que estavam com ele foram ao ribeiro de Besor, onde ficaram alguns,

10 A nd David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to go over the torrent Besor.

pois duzentos deles estavam exaustos demais para atravessar o ribeiro. Todavia, Davi e quatrocentos homens continuaram a perseguição.

11 A nd they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink,

Encontraram um egípcio no campo e o trouxeram a Davi. Deram-lhe água e comida:

12 a nd gave him a piece of fig-cake and two raisin-cakes, and he ate, and his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, for three days and three nights.

um pedaço de bolo de figos prensados e dois bolos de uvas passas. Ele comeu e recobrou as forças, pois tinha ficado três dias e três noites sem comer e sem beber.

13 A nd David said to him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.

Davi lhe perguntou: “A quem você pertence e de onde vem?” Ele respondeu: “Sou um jovem egípcio, servo de um amalequita. Meu senhor me abandonou quando fiquei doente há três dias.

14 W e made a raid against the south of the Cherethites, and against what to Judah, and against the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

Nós atacamos o Neguebe dos queretitas, o território que pertence a Judá e o Neguebe de Calebe. E incendiamos a cidade de Ziclague”.

15 A nd David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear to me by God, that thou wilt neither put me to death nor deliver me up into the hand of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.

Davi lhe perguntou: “Você pode levar-me até esse bando de invasores?” Ele respondeu: “Jura, diante de Deus, que não me matarás nem me entregarás nas mãos de meu senhor, e te levarei até eles”.

16 A nd he brought him down, and behold, they were spread over the whole land, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

Quando ele levou Davi até lá, os amalequitas estavam espalhados pela região, comendo, bebendo e festejando os muitos bens que haviam tomado da terra dos filisteus e de Judá.

17 A nd David smote them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day; and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels, and fled.

Davi os atacou no dia seguinte, desde o amanhecer até a tarde, e nenhum deles escapou, com exceção de quatrocentos jovens que montaram em camelos e fugiram.

18 A nd David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken: and David recovered his two wives.

Davi recuperou tudo o que os amalequitas tinham levado, incluindo suas duas mulheres.

19 A nd there was nothing missed by them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil nor anything that they had taken: David brought all back.

Nada faltou: nem jovens, nem velhos, nem filhos, nem filhas, nem bens, nem qualquer outra coisa que fora levada. Davi recuperou tudo.

20 A nd David took all the flocks and the herds, they drove before the other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.

E tomou também todos os rebanhos dos amalequitas, e seus soldados os conduziram à frente dos outros animais, dizendo: “Estes são os despojos de Davi”.

21 A nd David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and whom they had left behind at the torrent Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him; and David drew near to the people and saluted them.

Então Davi foi até os duzentos homens que estavam exaustos demais para segui-lo e tinham ficado no ribeiro de Besor. Eles saíram para receber Davi e os que estavam com ele. Ao se aproximar com seus soldados, Davi os saudou.

22 A nd all the wicked men, and of Belial, of those that had gone with David, answered and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead away and depart.

Mas todos os elementos maus e vadios que tinham ido com Davi disseram: “Uma vez que não saíram conosco, não repartiremos com eles os bens que recuperamos. No entanto, cada um poderá pegar sua mulher e seus filhos e partir”.

23 T hen said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which Jehovah has given us, who has preserved us, and given the troop that came against us into our hand.

Davi respondeu: “Não, meus irmãos! Não façam isso com o que o Senhor nos deu. Ele nos protegeu e entregou em nossas mãos os bandidos que vieram contra nós.

24 A nd who will hearken to you in this matter? For as his share is that goes down to the battle, so shall his share be that abides by the baggage: they shall share alike.

Quem concordará com o que vocês estão dizendo? A parte de quem ficou com a bagagem será a mesma de quem foi à batalha. Todos receberão partes iguais”.

25 A nd it was from that day forward; and he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.

Davi fez disso um decreto e uma ordenança para Israel, desde aquele dia até hoje.

26 A nd David came to Ziklag, and he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of Jehovah:

Quando Davi chegou a Ziclague, enviou parte dos bens às autoridades de Judá, que eram seus amigos, dizendo: “Eis um presente para vocês, tirado dos bens dos inimigos do Senhor ”.

27 t o those in Bethel, and to those in south Ramoth, and to those in Jattir,

Ele enviou esse presente às autoridades de Betel, de Ramote do Neguebe, de Jatir,

28 a nd to those in Aroer, and to those in Siphmoth, and to those in Eshtemoa,

de Aroer, de Sifmote, de Estemoa,

29 a nd to those in Rachal, and to those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those in the cities of the Kenites,

de Racal, das cidades dos jerameelitas e dos queneus,

30 a nd to those in Hormah, and to those in Chor-ashan, and to those in Athach,

de Hormá, de Corasã, de Atace,

31 a nd to those in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men went about.

de Hebrom e de todos os lugares onde Davi e seus soldados tinham passado.