1 T hen all the people of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out. The people gathered together 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 leaders of all the people, all the families of Israel, showed themselves in the meeting of the people of God. There were 400, 000 soldiers on foot who used 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 ( The people of Benjamin heard that the people of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) The people of Israel said, “Tell us. How did this sinful thing happen?”

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

4 T he Levite, the husband of the woman who was killed, answered, “I came with my woman to stay the night at Gibeah, a city of 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 came against me. They gathered around the house at night because of me. They wanted to kill me. But they did sex with my woman instead, so 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 I took my woman and cut her into pieces. I sent her out through all the land that was given to Israel. For they have done a sinful act of shame 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 A ll you people of Israel, say what should be done.”

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

8 A ll the people stood up as one man, saying, “Not one of us will go to his tent. Not one of us will 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 this is what we will do to Gibeah. We will go against it by drawing names.

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

10 W e will take ten men of every 100 among the families of Israel, and 100 of every 1, 000, and 1, 000 of every 10, 000. They will take food for the people. So when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, they may punish them for all the acts of shame they have done 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 A ll the men of Israel were gathered against the city, together as one man.

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

12 T he family groups of Israel sent men through the whole family group of Benjamin, saying, “What is this sin that has happened 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 give us the sinful men of Gibeah. Then we will put them to death and take this sin away from Israel.” But the people of Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the people 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 people of Benjamin gathered from the cities to Gibeah. They came to go out to battle against the people of Israel.

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

15 O ut of the sons of Benjamin, there were 26, 000 men who used the sword who came from the cities on that day. And there were 700 chosen men who lived in Gibeah.

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 T here were 700 chosen men of all these people who were left-handed. Each one could use a sling to throw 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 A part from Benjamin, there were 400, 000 men of Israel who used the sword. All of them were men of war.

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

18 T he people of Israel went up to Bethel. There they asked God, “Who should go first for us to fight against the people of Benjamin?” The Lord said, “Judah should go 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 people of Israel got up in the morning and went to get ready to fight against Gibeah.

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

20 T he men of Israel went to fight against Benjamin. They dressed themselves 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 he people of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and killed 22, 000 men of Israel on that day.

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

22 B ut the men of Israel made their hearts strong. They got ready for battle again in the same place they had fought 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 people of Israel went up and cried before the Lord until evening. They asked the Lord, “Should we go again in battle against our brothers the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Go fight against them.”

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 S o the sons of Israel came to fight 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 they killed 18, 000 men of Israel who used 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 people of Israel went up to Bethel and cried. They stayed that day before the Lord and would not eat until evening. They gave burnt gifts and peace gifts to 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 people of Israel asked the Lord what to do. (For the special box with the Law of God was there in those days.

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

28 P hinehas the son of Eleazar, Aaron’s son, served in front of it those days.) The people said, “Should we go again in battle against our brothers the people of Benjamin? Or should we stop?” The Lord said, “Go fight against them. For tomorrow I will give 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 sent men to hide around Gibeah.

Então os israelitas armaram uma emboscada em torno de Gibeá.

30 T he sons of Israel went to fight against the sons of Benjamin on the third day. They dressed themselves for battle against Gibeah as they had done before.

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

31 T he sons of Benjamin went out to fight the people and were taken away from the city. They began to fight and kill some of the people as they had done before. They killed about thirty men of Israel in the open country and on the roads. One road went up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah.

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 being killed in front of us as they were the first day.” But the sons of Israel said, “Let us run away so we can get them away from the city and to the roads.”

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 left their place and went to fight at Baal-tamar. And the men of Israel who were hiding rushed out of their place in the plain of 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 10, 000 chosen men of Israel came against Gibeah, the battle was hard. But the people of Benjamin did not know that such danger was so 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 T he Lord destroyed Benjamin in front of Israel. The sons of Israel destroyed 25, 100 men of Benjamin that day. All these were men who used 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 people of Benjamin saw that they had lost the battle. The men of Israel ran from Benjamin because they trusted in the men who were hiding and waiting to take 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 who had been hiding were quick to rush against Gibeah. They destroyed all of the city with the sword.

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

38 T he men of Israel had agreed that the men who had been hiding should make a big cloud of smoke rise from the city. It would be something special for them to see.

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 around to fight in battle. Benjamin began to fight and kill about thirty men of Israel. They said, “For sure they are destroyed in front of 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 of smoke started to rise from the city, the men of Benjamin looked behind them. They saw the whole city 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 around. And the men of Benjamin were filled with fear. For they saw that they were in much danger.

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

42 S o they turned their backs to the men of Israel and ran toward the desert. But they were caught in the battle. Those who came out of the cities destroyed 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 gathered around the people of Benjamin. They ran after them without stopping to rest and came upon them at the east side of Gibeah.

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

44 S o 18, 000 men of Benjamin were killed. All of them were powerful soldiers.

Dezoito mil benjamitas morreram, todos eles soldados valentes.

45 T he others turned and ran toward the desert to the rock of Rimmon. But Israel killed 5, 000 of them on the roads, and 2, 000 at Gidom.

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 25, 000 men of Benjamin were killed that day. All of them were powerful soldiers who used the sword.

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

47 B ut 600 men ran toward the desert to the rock of Rimmon. They stayed there for 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 hen the men of Israel returned to fight the people of Benjamin. They destroyed them, their whole city, the cattle and all they found, with the sword. And they set fire to all the cities 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.