Ezekiel 17
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
E veiu a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:
2 Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,
Filho do homem, propõe uma parabola, e usa d'uma comparação para com a casa de Israel.
3 And say, This is what the Lord has said: A great eagle with great wings, full of long feathers of different colours, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:
E disse: Assim diz o Senhor Jehovah: Uma grande aguia, de grandes azas, comprida de plumagem, e cheia de pennas de varias côres, veiu ao Libano e levou o mais alto ramo d'um cedro.
4 Biting off the highest of its young branches, he took it to the land of Canaan, and put it in a town of traders.
E arrancou a ponta mais alta dos seus ramos, e a trouxe á terra de mercancia, na cidade de mercancia, na cidade de mercadores a poz.
5 And he took some of the seed of the land, planting it in fertile earth, placing it by great waters; he put it in like a willow-tree.
Tomou da semente da terra, e a lançou n'um campo de semente: tomando-a, a poz junto ás grandes aguas com grande prudencia.
6 And its growth went on and it became a vine, low and widely stretching, whose branches were turned to him and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, putting out branches and young leaves.
E brotou, e tornou-se n'uma videira mui larga, de pouca altura, virando-se para ella os seus ramos, porque as suas raizes estavam debaixo d'ella; e tornou-se n'uma videira, e produzia sarmentos, e brotava renovos.
7 And there was another eagle with great wings and thick feathers: and now this vine, pushing out its roots to him, sent out its branches in his direction from the bed where it was planted, so that he might give it water.
E houve mais uma grande aguia, de grandes azas, e cheia de pennas; e eis que esta videira lançou para ella as suas raizes, e estendeu para ella os seus ramos, para que a regasse pelas aréolas do seu plantio.
8 He had it planted in a good field by great waters so that it might put out branches and have fruit and be a strong vine.
N'uma boa terra, á borda de muitas aguas, estava ella plantada, para produzir ramos, e para dar fructo, para que fosse videira excellente.
9 Say, This is what the Lord has said: Will it do well? will he not have its roots pulled up and its branches cut off, so that all its young leaves may become dry and it may be pulled up by its roots?
Dize: Assim diz o Senhor Jehovah: Porventura prosperará? ou não lhe arrancará as suas raizes, e não cortará o seu fructo, e seccar-se-ha? em todas as folhas de seus renovos se seccará, e isto não com braço grande, nem com muita gente, para a arrancar pelas suas raizes.
10 And if it is planted will it do well? will it not become quite dry at the touch of the east wind, drying up in the bed where it was planted?
Mas eis que porventura, estando plantada, prosperará? porventura, tocando-lhe vento oriental, de todo não se seccará? nas aréolas do seu plantio se seccará.
11 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Então veiu a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:
12 Say now to this uncontrolled people, Are these things not clear to you? Say to them, See, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its rulers away with him to Babylon;
Dize agora á casa rebelde: Porventura não sabeis o que querem dizer estas coisas? dize: Eis que veiu o rei de Babylonia a Jerusalem, e tomou o seu rei e os seus principes, e os levou comsigo para Babylonia;
13 And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land:
E tomou um da semente real, e fez concerto com elle, e o trouxe para fazer juramento; e tomou os poderosos da terra comsigo,
14 So that the kingdom might be made low with no power of lifting itself up, but might keep his agreement to be his servants.
Para que o reino ficasse humilhado, e não se levantasse: para que, guardando o seu concerto, podesse subsistir.
15 But he went against his authority in sending representatives to Egypt to get from them horses and a great army. Will he do well? will he be safe who does such things? if the agreement is broken will he be safe?
Porém se rebellou contra elle, enviando os seus mensageiros ao Egypto, para que se lhe mandassem cavallos e muita gente: porventura prosperará ou escapará aquelle que faz taes coisas? ou quebrantará o concerto, e ainda escapará?
16 By my life, says the Lord, truly in the place of the king who made him king, whose oath he put on one side and let his agreement with him be broken, even in Babylon he will come to his death.
Vivo eu, diz o Senhor Jehovah, que morrerá em logar do rei que o fez reinar, cujo juramento desprezou, e cujo concerto quebrantou; com elle no meio de Babylonia morrerá.
17 And Pharaoh with his strong army and great forces will be no help to him in the war, when they put up earthworks and make strong walls for the cutting off of lives:
E Pharaó, nem com grande exercito, nem com uma companhia numerosa, nada acabará com elle em guerra, levantando tranqueiras e edificando baluartes, para destruir muitas vidas.
18 For he put his oath on one side in letting the agreement be broken; and though he had given his hand to it, he did all these things; he will not get away safe.
Porque desprezou o juramento, quebrantando o concerto, e eis que deu a sua mão; havendo pois feito todas estas coisas, não escapará.
19 And so the Lord has said, By my life, truly, for my oath which he put on one side, and my agreement which has been broken, I will send punishment on his head.
Portanto, assim diz o Senhor Jehovah: Vivo eu, que o meu juramento, que desprezou, e o meu concerto, que quebrantou, isto farei recair sobre a sua cabeça.
20 My net will be stretched out over him, and he will be taken in my cords, and I will send him to Babylon, and there I will be his judge for the wrong which he has done against me.
E estenderei sobre elle a minha rede, e ficará preso no meu laço; e o levarei a Babylonia, e ali entrarei em juizo com elle pela rebeldia com que se rebellou contra mim.
21 All his best fighting-men will be put to the sword, and the rest will be sent away to every wind: and you will be certain that I the Lord have said it.
E todos os seus fugitivos, com todas as suas tropas, cairão á espada, e os que restarem serão espalhados a todo o vento; e sabereis que eu, o Senhor, o fallei.
22 This is what the Lord has said: Further, I will take the highest top of the cedar and put it in the earth; cutting off from the highest of his young branches a soft one, I will have it planted on a high and great mountain;
Assim diz o Senhor Jehovah: Tambem eu tomarei do cucuruto do cedro alto, e o plantarei; do principal dos seus renovos cortarei o mais tenro, e o plantarei sobre um monte alto e sublime.
23 It will be planted on the high mountain of Israel: it will put out branches and have fruit and be a fair cedar: under it all birds of every sort will make their living-place, resting in the shade of its branches.
No monte alto d'Israel o plantarei, e produzirá ramos, e dará fructo, e se fará um cedro excellente; e habitarão debaixo d'elle todas as aves de toda a sorte de azas, e á sombra dos seus ramos habitarão.
24 And it will be clear to all the trees of the field that I the Lord have made low the high tree and made high the low tree, drying up the green tree and making the dry tree full of growth; I the Lord have said it and have done it.
Assim saberão todas as arvores do campo que eu, o Senhor, abaixei a arvore alta, alcei a arvore baixa, sequei a arvore verde, e fiz reverdecer a arvore secca: eu, o Senhor, o fallei, e o farei.
