1 T hen all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to Yahweh 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, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen who drew 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 children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) The children of Israel said, “Tell us, how did this wickedness 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 murdered, answered, “I came into Gibeah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night.

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

5 T he men of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house by night. They intended to kill me, and they raped my concubine, and she is dead.

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 concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and folly 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, you children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.”

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

8 A ll the people arose as one man, saying, “None of us will go to his tent, neither will any of us turn 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 ten men of one hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and one hundred of one thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to get food for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have worked 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 S o all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.

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

12 T he tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What wickedness is this that is happen 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 therefore deliver up the men, the base fellows, who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel.” But Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers the children 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 children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.

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

15 T he children of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty-six thousand men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen 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 A mong all these soldiers there were seven hundred chosen men who were left-handed. Every one of them 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 he men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men who drew sword. All these were men of war.

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

18 T he children of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God. They asked, “Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin?” Yahweh said, “Judah 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 T he children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped 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 set the battle in array 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 children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and on that day destroyed twenty-two thousand of the Israelite men down to the ground.

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

22 T he people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set the battle again in array in the place where they set themselves in array 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 children of Israel went up and wept before Yahweh until evening; and they asked of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I again draw near to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother?” Yahweh 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 he children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.

Então os israelitas avançaram contra os benjamitas no segundo dia.

25 B enjamin went out against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men. 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 children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came to Bethel, and wept, and sat there before Yahweh, and fasted that day until evening; then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.

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 children of Israel asked Yahweh (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, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days), saying, “Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease?” Yahweh said, “Go up; for tomorrow I will deliver him 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 I srael set ambushes all around Gibeah.

Então os israelitas armaram uma emboscada em torno de Gibeá.

30 T he children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and set themselves in array 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 children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to strike and kill of the people, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goes up to Bethel, and the other to Gibeah, 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 children of Benjamin said, “They are struck down before us, as at the first.” But the children of Israel said, “Let us flee, and 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 A ll the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Baal Tamar. Then the ambushers of Israel 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 T en thousand chosen men out of all Israel came over against Gibeah, and the battle was severe; but they didn’t 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 Y ahweh struck Benjamin before Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of Benjamin that day twenty-five thousand one hundred men. All these drew 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 children of Benjamin saw that they were struck; for the men of Israel yielded to Benjamin, because they trusted the ambushers 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 ambushers hurried, and rushed on Gibeah; then the ambushers spread out, 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 ambushers was that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.

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

39 T he men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to strike and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, “Surely they are struck down 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 arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and behold, the whole city went up in smoke to the sky.

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 he men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed; for they saw that disaster had come on 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 to the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the middle of it.

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 the Benjamites, chased them, and trod them down at their resting place, as far as near Gibeah toward the sunrise.

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

44 E ighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell; all these were men of valor.

Dezoito mil benjamitas morreram, todos eles soldados valentes.

45 T hey turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon; and they gleaned five thousand men of them in the highways, and followed hard after them to Gidom, and struck two thousand men 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 that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men who drew the sword. All these were men of valor.

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

47 B ut six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and stayed in 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 turned again on the children of Benjamin, and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the livestock, and all that they found. Moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire.

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.