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

And 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;

2 L evaram 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.

and 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.

3 A o 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.

And 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.

4 E ntão Davi e seus soldados choraram em alta voz até não terem mais forças.

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

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

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

6 D avi 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.

And 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.

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

And 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.

8 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”.

And 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.

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

So 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.

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

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

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

And 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,

12 u m 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.

and 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.

13 D avi 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.

And 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.

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

We 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.

15 D avi 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”.

And 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.

16 Q uando 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.

And 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.

17 D avi 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.

And 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.

18 D avi recuperou tudo o que os amalequitas tinham levado, incluindo suas duas mulheres.

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken: and David recovered his two wives.

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

And 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.

20 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”.

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

21 E ntão 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.

And 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.

22 M as 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”.

And 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.

23 D avi 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.

Then 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.

24 Q uem 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”.

And 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.

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

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

26 Q uando 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 ”.

And 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:

27 E le enviou esse presente às autoridades de Betel, de Ramote do Neguebe, de Jatir,

to those in Bethel, and to those in south Ramoth, and to those in Jattir,

28 d e Aroer, de Sifmote, de Estemoa,

and to those in Aroer, and to those in Siphmoth, and to those in Eshtemoa,

29 d e Racal, das cidades dos jerameelitas e dos queneus,

and to those in Rachal, and to those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those in the cities of the Kenites,

30 d e Hormá, de Corasã, de Atace,

and to those in Hormah, and to those in Chor-ashan, and to those in Athach,

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

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