1 S aul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.

Saul tinha... anos de idade quando começou a reinar; e tendo reinado dois anos sobre Israel,

2 S aul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel, of which two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the Mount of Bethel, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. He sent the rest of the people to their own tents.

escolheu para si três mil homens de Israel; dois mil estavam com Saul em Micmás e no monte de Betel, e mil estavam com Jônatas em Gibeá de Benjamim. Quanto ao resto do povo, mandou-o cada um para sua tenda.

3 J onathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba: and the Philistines heard of it. Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”

Ora, Jônatas feriu a guarnição dos filisteus que estava em Geba, o que os filisteus ouviram; pelo que Saul tocou a trombeta por toda a terra, dizendo: Ouçam os hebreus.

4 A ll Israel heard that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines. The people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

Então todo o Israel ouviu dizer que Saul ferira a guarnição dos filisteus, e que Israel se fizera abominável aos filisteus. E o povo foi convocado após Saul em Gilgal.

5 T he Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude. They came up and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth Aven.

E os filisteus se ajuntaram para pelejar contra Israel, com trinta mil carros, seis mil cavaleiros, e povo em multidão como a areia que está ã beira do mar subiram e se acamparam em Micmás, ao oriente de Bete-Aven.

6 W hen the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were distressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in tombs, and in pits.

Vendo, pois, os homens de Israel que estavam em aperto (porque o povo se achava angustiado), esconderam-se nas cavernas, nos espinhais, nos penhascos, nos esconderijos subterrâneos e nas cisternas.

7 N ow some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

Ora, alguns dos hebreus passaram o Jordão para a terra de Gade e Gileade; mas Saul ficou ainda em Gilgal, e todo o povo o seguia tremendo.

8 H e stayed seven days, according to the time set by Samuel; but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him.

Esperou, pois, sete dias, até o tempo que Samuel determinara; não vindo, porém, Samuel a Gilgal, o povo, deixando a Saul, se dispersava.

9 S aul said, “Bring the burnt offering to me here, and the peace offerings.” He offered the burnt offering.

Então disse Saul: Trazei-me aqui um holocausto, e ofertas pacíficas. E ofereceu o holocausto.

10 I t came to pass that as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.

Mal tinha ele acabado de oferecer e holocausto, eis que Samuel chegou; e Saul lhe saiu ao encontro, para o saudar.

11 S amuel said, “What have you done?” Saul said, “Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you didn’t come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;

Então perguntou Samuel: Que fizeste? Respondeu Saul: Porquanto via que o povo, deixando-me, se dispersava, e que tu nao vinhas no tempo determinado, e que os filisteus já se tinham ajuntado em Micmás,

12 t herefore I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I haven’t entreated the favor of Yahweh.’ I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering.”

eu disse: Agora descerão os filisteus sobre mim a Gilgal, e ainda não aplaquei o Senhor. Assim me constrangi e ofereci o holocausto.

13 S amuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you; for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.

Então disse Samuel a Saul: Procedeste nesciamente; não guardaste o mandamento que o Senhor teu Deus te ordenou. O Senhor teria confirmado o teu reino sobre Israel para sempre;

14 B ut now your kingdom will not continue. Yahweh has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept that which Yahweh commanded you.”

agora, porém, não subsistirá o teu reino; já tem o Senhor buscado para si um homem segundo o seu coração, e já o tem destinado para ser príncipe sobre o seu povo, porquanto não guardaste o que o Senhor te ordenou.

15 S amuel arose, and went from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. Saul numbered the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.

Então Samuel se levantou, e subiu de Gilgal a Gibeá de Benjamim. Saul contou o povo que se achava com ele, cerca de seiscentos homens.

16 S aul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with them, stayed in Geba of Benjamin; but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

E Saul, seu filho Jônatas e o povo que se achava com eles, ficaram em Gibeá de Benjamim, mas os filisteus se tinham acampado em Micmás.

17 T he raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual;

Nisso os saqueadores saíram do arraial dos filisteus em três companhias: uma das companhias tomou o caminho de Ofra para a terra de Sual,

18 a nother company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looks down on the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

outra tomou o caminho de Bete-Horom, e a outra tomou o caminho do termo que dá para o vale de Zebuim, na direção do deserto.

19 N ow there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”;

Ora, em toda a terra de Israel não se achava um só ferreiro; porque os filisteus tinham dito: Não façam os hebreus para si nem espada nem lança.

20 b ut all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his own plowshare, mattock, ax, and sickle.

Pelo que todos os israelitas tinham que descer aos filisteus para afiar cada um a sua relha, a sua enxada, o seu machado e o seu sacho.

21 T he price was one payim each to sharpen mattocks, plowshares, pitchforks, axes, and goads.

Tinham porém limas para os sachos, para as enxadas, para as forquilhas e para os machados, e para consertar as aguilhadas.

22 S o it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan; but Saul and with Jonathan his son had them.

Assim, no dia da peleja, não se achou nem espada nem lança na mão de todo o povo que estava com Saul e com Jônatas; acharam-se, porém, com Saul e com Jônatas seu filho.

23 T he garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.

E saiu a guarnição dos filisteus para o desfiladeiro de Micmás.