1 T hen all the sons of Israel from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, came out, and the congregation assembled as one man to the Lord at Mizpah.

Então todos os israelitas, de Dã a Berseba, e de Gileade, saíram como um só homem e se reuniram em assembléia perante o Senhor, em Mispá.

2 T he chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, took their stand in the assembly of the people of God, 400, 000 foot soldiers who drew the sword.

Os líderes de todo o povo das tribos de Israel tomaram seus lugares na assembléia do povo de Deus, quatrocentos mil soldados armados de espada.

3 ( Now the sons of Benjamin heard that the sons of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) And the sons of Israel said, “Tell us, how did this wickedness take place?”

(Os benjamitas souberam que os israelitas haviam subido a Mispá.) Os israelitas perguntaram: “Como aconteceu essa perversidade?”

4 S o the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, “I came with my concubine to spend the night at Gibeah which belongs to Benjamin.

Então o levita, marido da mulher assassinada, disse: “Eu e a minha concubina chegamos a Gibeá de Benjamim para passar a noite.

5 B ut the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended to kill me; instead, they ravished my concubine so that she died.

Durante a noite os homens de Gibeá vieram para atacar-me e cercaram a casa, com a intenção de matar-me. Então violentaram minha concubina, e ela morreu.

6 A nd I took hold of my concubine and cut her in pieces and sent her throughout the land of Israel’s inheritance; for they have committed a lewd and disgraceful act in Israel.

Peguei minha concubina, cortei-a em pedaços e enviei um pedaço a cada região da herança de Israel, pois eles cometeram essa perversidade e esse ato vergonhoso em Israel.

7 B ehold, all you sons of Israel, give your advice and counsel here.”

Agora, todos vocês israelitas, manifestem-se e dêem o seu veredicto”.

8 T hen all the people arose as one man, saying, “Not one of us will go to his tent, nor will any of us return to his house.

Todo o povo se levantou como se fosse um só homem, dizendo: “Nenhum de nós irá para casa. Nenhum de nós voltará para o seu lar.

9 B ut now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up against it by lot.

Mas é isto que faremos agora contra Gibeá: separaremos, por sorteio, de todas as tribos de Israel,

10 A nd we will take 10 men out of 100 throughout the tribes of Israel, and 100 out of 1, 000, and 1, 000 out of 10, 000 to supply food for the people, that when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, they may punish them for all the disgraceful acts that they have committed in Israel.”

de cada cem homens dez, de cada mil homens cem, de cada dez mil homens mil, para conseguirem provisões para o exército poder chegar a Gibeá de Benjamim e dar a eles o que merecem por esse ato vergonhoso cometido em Israel”.

11 T hus all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, united as one man.

E todos os israelitas se ajuntaram e se uniram como um só homem contra a cidade.

12 T hen the tribes of Israel sent men through the entire tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What is this wickedness that has taken place among you?

As tribos de Israel enviaram homens a toda a tribo de Benjamim, dizendo: “O que vocês dizem dessa maldade terrível que foi cometida no meio de vocês?

13 N ow then, deliver up the men, the worthless fellows in Gibeah, that we may put them to death and remove this wickedness from Israel.” But the sons of Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the sons of Israel.

Agora, entreguem esses canalhas de Gibeá, para que os matemos e eliminemos esse mal de Israel”. Mas os benjamitas não quiseram ouvir seus irmãos israelitas.

14 T he sons of Benjamin gathered from the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the sons of Israel.

Vindos de suas cidades, reuniram-se em Gibeá para lutar contra os israelitas.

15 F rom the cities on that day the sons of Benjamin were numbered, 26, 000 men who draw the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah who were numbered, 700 choice men.

Naquele dia os benjamitas mobilizaram vinte e seis mil homens armados de espada que vieram das suas cidades, além dos setecentos melhores soldados que viviam em Gibeá.

16 O ut of all these people 700 choice men were left-handed; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

Dentre todos esses soldados havia setecentos canhotos, muito hábeis, e cada um deles podia atirar com a funda uma pedra num cabelo sem errar.

17 T hen the men of Israel besides Benjamin were numbered, 400, 000 men who draw the sword; all these were men of war. Civil War, Benjamin Defeated

Israel, sem os de Benjamim, convocou quatrocentos mil homens armados de espada, todos eles homens de guerra.

18 N ow the sons of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God and said, “Who shall go up first for us to battle against the sons of Benjamin?” Then the Lord said, “Judah shall go up first.”

Os israelitas subiram a Betel e consultaram a Deus. “Quem de nós irá lutar primeiro contra os benjamitas?”, perguntaram. O Senhor respondeu: “Judá irá primeiro”.

19 S o the sons of Israel arose in the morning and camped against Gibeah.

Na manhã seguinte os israelitas se levantaram e armaram acampamento perto de Gibeá.

20 T he men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin, and the men of Israel arrayed for battle against them at Gibeah.

Os homens de Israel saíram para lutar contra os benjamitas e tomaram posição de combate contra eles em Gibeá.

21 T hen the sons of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and felled to the ground on that day 22, 000 men of Israel.

Os benjamitas saíram de Gibeá e naquele dia mataram vinte e dois mil israelitas no campo de batalha.

22 B ut the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves and arrayed for battle again in the place where they had arrayed themselves the first day.

Mas os homens de Israel procuraram animar-se uns aos outros, e novamente ocuparam as mesmas posições do primeiro dia.

23 T he sons of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until evening, and inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall we again draw near for battle against the sons of my brother Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Go up against him.”

Os israelitas subiram, choraram perante o Senhor até a tarde, e consultaram o Senhor: “Devemos atacar de novo os nossos irmãos benjamitas?” O Senhor respondeu: “Vocês devem atacar”.

24 T hen the sons of Israel came against the sons of Benjamin the second day.

Então os israelitas avançaram contra os benjamitas no segundo dia.

25 B enjamin went out against them from Gibeah the second day and felled to the ground again 18, 000 men of the sons of Israel; all these drew the sword.

Dessa vez, quando os benjamitas saíram de Gibeá para enfrentá-los, derrubaram outros dezoito mil israelitas, todos eles armados de espada.

26 T hen all the sons of Israel and all the people went up and came to Bethel and wept; thus they remained there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening. And they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

Então todos os israelitas subiram a Betel, e ali se assentaram, chorando perante o Senhor. Naquele dia jejuaram até a tarde e apresentaram holocaustos e ofertas de comunhão ao Senhor.

27 T he sons of Israel inquired of the Lord (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

E os israelitas consultaram ao Senhor. (Naqueles dias a arca da aliança estava ali,

28 a nd Phinehas the son of Eleazar, Aaron’s son, stood before it to minister in those days), saying, “Shall I yet again go out to battle against the sons of my brother Benjamin, or shall I cease?” And the Lord said, “Go up, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”

e Finéias, filho de Eleazar, filho de Arão, ministrava perante ela.) Perguntaram: “Sairemos de novo ou não, para lutar contra os nossos irmãos benjamitas?” O Senhor respondeu: “Vão, pois amanhã eu os entregarei nas suas mãos”.

29 S o Israel set men in ambush around Gibeah.

Então os israelitas armaram uma emboscada em torno de Gibeá.

30 T he sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin on the third day and arrayed themselves against Gibeah as at other times.

Avançaram contra os benjamitas no terceiro dia e tomaram posição contra Gibeá, como tinham feito antes.

31 T he sons of Benjamin went out against the people and were drawn away from the city, and they began to strike and kill some of the people as at other times, on the highways, one of which goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah, and in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

Os benjamitas saíram para enfrentá-los e foram atraídos para longe da cidade. Começaram a ferir alguns dos israelitas como tinham feito antes, e uns trinta homens foram mortos em campo aberto e nas estradas, uma que vai para Betel e a outra que vai para Gibeá.

32 T he sons of Benjamin said, “They are struck down before us, as at the first.” But the sons of Israel said, “Let us flee that we may draw them away from the city to the highways.”

Enquanto os benjamitas diziam: “Nós os derrotamos como antes”, os israelitas diziam: “Vamos retirar-nos e atraí-los para longe da cidade, para as estradas”.

33 T hen all the men of Israel arose from their place and arrayed themselves at Baal-tamar; and the men of Israel in ambush broke out of their place, even out of Maareh-geba.

Todos os homens de Israel saíram dos seus lugares e ocuparam posições em Baal-Tamar, e a emboscada israelita atacou da sua posição a oeste de Gibeá.

34 W hen ten thousand choice men from all Israel came against Gibeah, the battle became fierce; but Benjamin did not know that disaster was close to them.

Então dez mil dos melhores soldados de Israel iniciaram um ataque frontal contra Gibeá. O combate foi duro, e os benjamitas não perceberam que a desgraça estava próxima deles.

35 A nd the Lord struck Benjamin before Israel, so that the sons of Israel destroyed 25, 100 men of Benjamin that day, all who draw the sword.

O Senhor derrotou Benjamim perante Israel, e naquele dia os israelitas feriram vinte e cinco mil e cem benjamitas, todos armados de espada.

36 S o the sons of Benjamin saw that they were defeated. When the men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin because they relied on the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah,

Então os benjamitas viram que estavam derrotados. Os israelitas bateram em retirada diante de Benjamim, pois confiavam na emboscada que tinham preparado perto de Gibeá.

37 t he men in ambush hurried and rushed against Gibeah; the men in ambush also deployed and struck all the city with the edge of the sword.

Os da emboscada avançaram repentinamente para dentro de Gibeá, espalharam-se e mataram todos os habitantes da cidade à espada.

38 N ow the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the men in ambush was that they would make a great cloud of smoke rise from the city.

Os israelitas tinham combinado com os da emboscada que estes fariam subir da cidade uma grande nuvem de fumaça,

39 T hen the men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to strike and kill about thirty men of Israel, for they said, “Surely they are defeated before us, as in the first battle.”

e então os israelitas voltariam a combater. Os benjamitas tinham começado a ferir os israelitas, matando cerca de trinta deles, e disseram: “Nós os derrotamos como na primeira batalha”.

40 B ut when the cloud began to rise from the city in a column of smoke, Benjamin looked behind them; and behold, the whole city was going up in smoke to heaven.

Mas, quando a coluna de fumaça começou a se levantar da cidade, os benjamitas se viraram e viram a fumaça subindo ao céu.

41 T hen the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were terrified; for they saw that disaster was close to them.

Então os israelitas se voltaram contra eles, e os homens de Benjamim ficaram apavorados, pois perceberam que a sua desgraça havia chegado.

42 T herefore, they turned their backs before the men of Israel toward the direction of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them while those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.

Assim, fugiram da presença dos israelitas tomando o caminho do deserto, mas não conseguiram escapar do combate. E os homens de Israel que saíram das cidades os mataram ali.

43 T hey surrounded Benjamin, pursued them without rest and trod them down opposite Gibeah toward the east.

Cercaram os benjamitas e os perseguiram, e facilmente os alcançaram nas proximidades de Gibeá, no lado leste.

44 T hus 18, 000 men of Benjamin fell; all these were valiant warriors.

Dezoito mil benjamitas morreram, todos eles soldados valentes.

45 T he rest turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, but they caught 5, 000 of them on the highways and overtook them at Gidom and killed 2, 000 of them.

Quando se viraram e fugiram rumo ao deserto, para a rocha de Rimom, os israelitas abateram cinco mil homens ao longo das estradas. Até Gidom eles pressionaram os benjamitas e mataram mais de dois mil homens.

46 S o all of Benjamin who fell that day were 25, 000 men who draw the sword; all these were valiant warriors.

Naquele dia vinte e cinco mil benjamitas que portavam espada morreram, todos eles soldados valentes.

47 B ut 600 men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and they remained at the rock of Rimmon four months.

Seiscentos homens, porém, viraram as costas e fugiram para o deserto, para a rocha de Rimom, onde ficaram durante quatro meses.

48 T he men of Israel then turned back against the sons of Benjamin and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city with the cattle and all that they found; they also set on fire all the cities which they found.

Os israelitas voltaram a Benjamim e passaram todas as cidades à espada, matando inclusive os animais e tudo o que encontraram nelas. E incendiaram todas as cidades por onde passaram.