1Sucedeu, pois, um dia, que Jônatas, filho de Saul, disse ao seu escudeiro: Vem, passemos � guarnição dos filisteus, que está do outro lado. Mas não o fez saber a seu pai.
1Now it fell on a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that is on the other side.” But he didn’t tell his father.
2Ora Saul estava na extremidade de Gibeá, debaixo da romeira que havia em Migrom; e o povo que estava com ele era cerca de seiscentos homens;
2Saul stayed in the uttermost part of Gibeah under the pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people who were with him were about six hundred men;
3e Aíja, filho de Aitube, irmão de Icabô, filho de Finéias, filho de Eli, sacerdote do Senhor em Siló, trazia o éfode. E o povo não sabia que Jônatas tinha ido.
3and Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of Yahweh in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. The people didn’t know that Jonathan was gone.
4Ora, entre os desfiladeiros pelos quais Jônatas procurava chegar � guarnição dos filisteus, havia um penhasco de um e de outro lado; o nome de um era Bozez, e o nome do outro Sené.
4Between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines’ garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
5Um deles estava para o norte defronte de Micmás, e o outro para o sul defronte de Gibeá.
5The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
6Disse, pois, Jônatas ao seu escudeiro: Vem, passemos � guarnição destes incircuncisos; porventura operará o Senhor por nós, porque para o Senhor nenhum impedimento há de livrar com muitos ou com poucos.
6Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that Yahweh will work for us; for there is no restraint on Yahweh to save by many or by few.”
7Ao que o seu escudeiro lhe respondeu: Faze tudo o que te aprouver; segue, eis-me aqcaustos e sacrifícios ao Senhor.
7His armor bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Turn and, behold, I am with you according to your heart.”
8Disse Jônatas: Eis que passaremos �queles homens, e nos descobriremos a eles.
8Then Jonathan said, “Behold, we will pass over to the men, and we will reveal ourselves to them.
9Se nos disserem: Parai até que cheguemos a vós; então ficaremos no nosso lugar, e não subiremos a eles.
9If they say thus to us, ‘Wait until we come to you!’ then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up to them.
10Se, porém, disserem: Subi a nós; então subiremos, pois o Senhor os entregou em nossas mãos; isso nos será por sinal.
10But if they say this, ‘Come up to us!’ then we will go up; for Yahweh has delivered them into our hand. This shall be the sign to us.”
11Então ambos se descobriram � guarnição dos filisteus, e os filisteus disseram: Eis que já os hebreus estão saindo das cavernas em que se tinham escondido.
11Both of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, “Behold, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they had hidden themselves!”
12E os homens da guarnição disseram a Jônatas e ao seu escudeiro: Subi a nós, e vos ensinaremos uma coisa. Disse, pois, Jônatas ao seu escudeiro: Sobe atrás de mim, porque o Senhor os entregou na mão de Israel.
12The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you something!” Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up after me; for Yahweh has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
13Então trepou Jônatas de gatinhas, e o seu escudeiro atrás dele; e os filisteus caíam diante de Jônatas, e o seu escudeiro os matava atrás dele.
13Jonathan climbed up on his hands and on his feet, and his armor bearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armor bearer killed them after him.
14Esta primeira derrota, em que Jônatas e o seu escudeiro mataram uns vinte homens, deu-se dentro de meia jeira de terra.
14That first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were half a furrow’s length in an acre of land.
15Pelo que houve tremor no arraial, no campo e em todo o povo; também a própria guarnição e os saqueadores tremeram; e até a terra estremeceu; de modo que houve grande pânico.
15There was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled; and the earth quaked: so there was an exceeding great trembling.
16Olharam, pois, as sentinelas de Saul e Gibeá de Benjamim, e eis que a multidão se derretia, fugindo para cá e para lá.
16The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away, and scattered.
17Disse então Saul ao povo que estava com ele: Ora, contai e vede quem é que saiu dentre nós: E contaram, e eis que nem Jônatas nem o seu escudeiro estava ali.
17Then Saul said to the people who were with him, “Count now, and see who is missing from us.” When they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.
18Então Saul disse a Aíja: Traze aqui a arca de Deus. Pois naquele dia estava a arca de Deus com os filhos de Israel.
18Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God here.” For the ark of God was with the children of Israel at that time.
19E sucedeu que, estando Saul ainda falando com o sacerdote, o alvoroço que havia no arraial dos filisteus ia crescendo muito; pelo que disse Saul ao sacerdote: Retira a tua mão.
19It happened, while Saul talked to the priest, that the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand!”
20Então Saul e todo o povo que estava com ele se reuniram e foram � peleja; e eis que dentre os filisteus a espada de um era contra o outro, e houve mui grande derrota.
20Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle: and behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow: a very great confusion.
21Os hebreus que estavam dantes com os filisteus, e tinham subido com eles ao arraial, também se ajuntaram aos israelitas que estavam com Saul e Jônatas.
21Now the Hebrews who were with the Philistines as before, and who went up with them into the camp, from all around, even they also turned to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
22E todos os homens de Israel que se haviam escondido na região montanhosa de Efraim, ouvindo que os filisteus fugiam, também os perseguiram de perto na peleja.
22Likewise all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.
23Assim o Senhor livrou a Israel naquele dia, e a batalha passou além de Bete-Aven.
23So Yahweh saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over by Beth Aven.
24Ora, os homens de Israel estavam já exaustos naquele dia, porquanto Saul conjurara o povo, dizendo: Maldito o homem que comer pão antes da tarde, antes que eu me vingue de meus inimigos. Pelo que todo o povo se absteve de comer.
24The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.
25Mas todo o povo chegou a um bosque, onde havia mel � flor da terra.
25All the people came into the forest; and there was honey on the ground.
26Chegando, pois, o povo ao bosque, viu correr o mel; todavia ninguém chegou a mão � boca, porque o povo temia a conjuração.
26When the people had come to the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.
27Jônatas, porém, não tinha ouvido quando seu pai conjurara o povo; pelo que estendeu a ponta da vara que tinha na mão, e a molhou no favo de mel; e, ao chegar a mão � boca, aclararam-se-lhe os olhos.
27But Jonathan didn’t hear when his father commanded the people with the oath: therefore he put forth the end of the rod who was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.
28Então disse um do povo: Teu pai solenemente conjurou o povo, dizendo: Maldito o homem que comer pão hoje. E o povo ainda desfalecia.
28Then one of the people answered, and said, “Your father directly commanded the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food this day.’” The people were faint.
29Pelo que disse Jônatas: Meu pai tem turbado a terra; ora vede como se me aclararam os olhos por ter provado um pouco deste mel.
29Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Please look how my eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
30Quanto maior não teria sido a derrota dos filisteus se o povo hoje tivesse comido livremente do despojo, que achou de seus inimigos?
30How much more, if perhaps the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies which they found? For now has there been no great slaughter among the Philistines.”
31Feriram, contudo, naquele dia aos filisteus, desde Micmás até Aijalom. E o povo desfaleceu em extremo;
31They struck of the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. The people were very faint;
32então o povo se lançou ao despojo, e tomou ovelhas, bois e bezerros e, degolando-os no chão, comeu-os com o sangue.
32and the people flew on the spoil, and took sheep, and cattle, and calves, and killed them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood.
33E o anunciaram a Saul, dizendo: Eis que o povo está pecando contra o Senhor, comendo carne com o sangue. Respondeu Saul: Procedestes deslealmente. Trazei-me aqui já uma grande pedra.
33Then they told Saul, saying, “Behold, the people are sinning against Yahweh, in that they eat meat with the blood.” He said, “You have dealt treacherously. Roll a large stone to me this day!”
34Disse mais Saul: Dispersai-vos entre e povo, e dizei-lhes: Trazei-me aqui cada um o seu boi, e cada um a sua ovelha e degolai-os aqui, e comei; e não pequeis contra e Senhor, comendo com sangue. Então todo o povo trouxe de noite, cada um o seu boi, e os degolaram ali.
34Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people, and tell them, ‘Bring me here every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and kill them here, and eat; and don’t sin against Yahweh in eating meat with the blood.’” All the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and killed them there.
35Então edificou Saul um altar ao Senhor; este foi o primeiro altar que ele edificou ao Senhor.
35Saul built an altar to Yahweh. This was the first altar that he built to Yahweh.
36Depois disse Saul: Desçamos de noite atrás dos filisteus, e despojemo-los, até e amanhecer, e não deixemos deles um só homem. E o povo disse: Faze tudo o que parecer bem aos teus olhos. Disse, porém, o sacerdote: Cheguemo-nos aqui a Deus.
36Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and take spoil among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them.” They said, “Do whatever seems good to you.” Then the priest said, “Let us draw near here to God.”
37Então consultou Saul a Deus, dizendo: Descerei atrás dos filisteus? entregá-los-ás na mão de Israel? Deus, porém, não lhe respondeu naquele dia.
37Saul asked counsel of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?” But he didn’t answer him that day.
38Disse, pois, Saul: Chegai-vos para cá, todos os chefes do povo; informai-vos, e vede em que se cometeu hoje este pecado;
38Saul said, “Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people; and know and see in which this sin has been this day.
39porque, como vive o Senhor que salva a Israel, ainda que seja em meu filha Jônatas, ele será morto. Mas de todo o povo ninguém lhe respondeu.
39For, as Yahweh lives, who saves Israel, though it is in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.
40Disse mais a todo o Israel: Vós estareis dum lado, e eu e meu filho Jônatas estaremos do outro. Então disse o povo a Saul: Faze o que parecer bem aos teus olhos.
40Then he said to all Israel, “You be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.” The people said to Saul, “Do what seems good to you.”
41Falou, pois, Saul ao Senhor Deus de Israel: Mostra o que é justo. E Jônatas e Saul foram tomados por sorte, e o povo saiu livre.
41Therefore Saul said to Yahweh, the God of Israel, “Show the right.” Jonathan and Saul were chosen; but the people escaped.
42Então disse Saul: Lançai a sorte entre mim e Jônatas, meu filho. E foi tomado Jônatas.
42Saul said, “Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.” Jonathan was selected.
43Disse então Saul a Jônatas: Declara-me o que fizeste. E Jônatas lho declarou, dizendo: Provei, na verdade, um pouco de mel com a ponta da vara que tinha na mão; eis-me pronto a morrer.
43Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done!” Jonathan told him, and said, “I certainly did taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand; and behold, I must die.”
44Ao que disse Saul: Assim me faça Deus, e outro tanto, se tu, certamente, não morreres, Jônatas.
44Saul said, “God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Jonathan.”
45Mas o povo disse a Saul: Morrerá, porventura, Jônatas, que operou esta grande salvação em Israel? Tal não suceda! como vive o Senhor, não lhe há de cair no chão um só cabelo da sua cabeça! pois com Deus fez isso hoje. Assim o povo livrou Jônatas, para que não morresse.
45The people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As Yahweh lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he has worked with God this day!” So the people rescued Jonathan, that he didn’t die.
46Então Saul deixou de perseguir os filisteus, e estes foram para o seu lugar.
46Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.
47Tendo Saul tomado o reino sobre Israel, pelejou contra todos os seus inimigos em redor: contra Moabe, contra os filhos de Amom, contra Edom, contra os reis de Zobá e contra os filisteus; e, para onde quer que se voltava, saía vitorioso.
47Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and wherever he turned himself, he defeated them.
48Houve-se valorosamente, derrotando os amalequitas, e libertando Israel da mão dos que o saqueavam.
48He did valiantly, and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who despoiled them.
49Ora, os filhos de Saul eram Jônatas, Isvi e Malquisua; os nomes de suas duas filhas eram estes: o da mais velha Merabe, e o da mais nova Mical.
49Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:
50O nome da mulher de Saul era Ainoã, filha de Aimaaz; e o nome do chefe do seu exército, Abner, filho de Ner, tio de Saul.
50and the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the captain of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
51Quis, pai de Saul, e Ner, pai de Abner, eram filhos de Abiel.
51Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
52E houve forte guerra contra os filisteus, por todos os dias de Saul; e sempre que Saul via algum homem poderoso e valente, o agregava a si.
52There was severe war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him to him.