Isaiah 49
1 Give ear, O sea-lands, to me; and take note, you peoples from far: I have been marked out by the Lord from the first; when I was still in my mother's body, he had my name in mind:
Ouvi-me, ilhas, e escutae vós, povos de longe: O Senhor me chamou desde o ventre, desde as entranhas de minha mãe fez menção do meu nome.
2 And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shade of his hand he has kept me; and he has made me like a polished arrow, keeping me in his secret place;
E fez a minha bocca como uma espada aguda, com a sombra da sua mão me cobriu: e me poz como uma frecha limpa, e me escondeu na sua aljava.
3 And he said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom my glory will be seen;
E me disse: Tu és meu servo: e Israel aquelle por quem hei de ser glorificado.
4 And I said, I have undergone weariness for nothing, I have given my strength for no purpose or profit: but still the Lord will take up my cause, and my God will give me my reward.
Porém eu disse: Debalde tenho trabalhado, inutil e vãmente gastei as minhas forças: todavia o meu direito está perante o Senhor, e o meu galardão perante o meu Deus
5 And now, says the Lord, who made me his servant when I was still in my mother's body, so that I might make Jacob come back to him, and so that Israel might come together to him: and I was honoured in the eyes of the Lord, and my God became my strength.
E agora diz o Senhor, que me formou desde o ventre para seu servo, que lhe tornasse a trazer Jacob a elle; porém Israel não se deixára ajuntar: comtudo aos olhos do Senhor serei glorificado, e o meu Deus será a minha força.
6 It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
Disse mais: Pouco é que sejas o meu servo, para restaurares as tribus de Jacob, e tornares a trazer os guardados em Israel: tambem te dei para luz dos gentios, para seres a minha salvação até á extremidade da terra.
7 The Lord who takes up Israel's cause, even his Holy One, says to him whom men make sport of, who is hated by the nations, a servant of rulers: Kings will see and get up from their places, and chiefs will give worship: because of the Lord who keeps faith; even the Holy One of Israel who has taken you for himself.
Assim diz o Senhor, o Redemptor de Israel, o seu Sancto, á alma desprezada, ao que a gente abomina, ao servo dos que dominam: Os reis o verão, e se levantarão, tambem os principes, e diante de ti se inclinarão, por amor do Senhor, que é fiel, e do Sancto de Israel, que te escolheu.
8 This is the word of the Lord: I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: and I will keep you safe, and will make you a glory for the people, putting the land in order, and giving them the heritages which now are waste;
Assim diz o Senhor: No tempo favoravel te ouvi e no dia da salvação te ajudei, e te guardarei, e te darei por concerto do povo, para restaurares a terra, para fazer possuir as herdades assoladas;
9 Saying to those who are in chains, Go free; to those who are in the dark, Come out into the light. They will get food by the way wherever they go, and have grass-lands on all the dry mountain-tops.
Para dizeres aos presos: Sahi; e aos que estão em trevas: Apparecei: pastarão nos caminhos, e em todos os logares altos haverá o seu pasto.
10 They will not be in need of food or drink, or be troubled by the heat or the sun: for he who has mercy on them will be their guide, taking them by the springs of water.
Nunca terão fome nem sêde, nem a calma nem o sol os affligirá; porque o que se compadece d'elles os guiará, e os levará mansamente aos mananciaes das aguas.
11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways will be lifted up.
E tornarei a todos os meus montes em caminho; e as minhas veredas serão levantadas.
12 See, these are coming from far; and these from the north and the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
Eis que estes virão de longe, e eis que aquelles do norte, e do occidente, e aquell'outros da terra Sinim.
13 Let your voice be loud in song, O heavens; and be glad, O earth; make sounds of joy, O mountains, for the Lord has given comfort to his people, and will have mercy on his crushed ones.
Exultae, ó céus, e alegra-te tu, terra, e vós, montes, estalae com jubilo, porque já o Senhor consolou o seu povo, e dos seus afflictos se compadecerá.
14 But Zion said, The Lord has given me up, I have gone from his memory.
Porém Sião diz: Já me desamparou o Senhor, e o Senhor se esqueceu de mim.
15 Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.
Porventura pode uma mulher esquecer-se tanto de seu filho que cria, que se não compadeça d'elle, do filho do seu ventre? ora ainda que esta se esquecesse d'elle, comtudo eu me não esquecerei de ti
16 See, your name is marked on my hands; your walls are ever before me.
Eis que em ambas as palmas das minhas mãos te tenho gravado: os teus muros estão continuamente perante mim.
17 Your builders are coming quickly; your haters and those who made you waste will go out of you.
Os teus filhos apressuradamente virão, porém os teus destruidores e os teus assoladores sairão para fóra de ti.
18 Let your eyes be lifted up round about, and see: they are all coming together to you. By my life, says the Lord, truly you will put them all on you as an ornament, and be clothed with them like a bride.
Levanta os teus olhos ao redor, e olha: todos estes que se ajuntam veem a ti: vivo eu, diz o Senhor, que de todos estes te vestirás, como d'um ornamento, e te cingirás d'elles como noiva.
19 For though the waste places of your land have been given to destruction, now you will not be wide enough for your people, and those who made you waste will be far away.
Porque nos teus desertos, e nos teus logares solitarios, e na tua terra destruida, agora te verás apertada de moradores, e os que te devoravam se apartarão para longe de ti.
20 The children to whom you gave birth in other lands will say in your ears, The place is not wide enough for me: make room for me to have a resting-place.
E ainda até os filhos da tua orphandade dirão aos teus ouvidos: Mui estreito é para mim este logar; aparta-te de mim, para que possa habitar n'elle.
21 Then you will say in your heart, Who has given me all these children? when my children had been taken from me, and I was no longer able to have others, who took care of these? when I was by myself, where then were these?
E dirás no teu coração: Quem me gerou estes? pois eu estava desfilhada e solitaria; entrara em captiveiro, e me retirara; pois quem me creou estes? eis que eu só fui deixada de resto? e estes onde estavam?
22 This is the word of the Lord God: See, I will make a sign with my hand to the nations, and put up my flag for the peoples; and they will take up your sons on their beasts, and your daughters on their backs.
Assim diz o Senhor: Eis que levantarei a minha mão para as nações, e aos povos arvorarei a minha bandeira: então trarão os teus filhos nos braços, e as tuas filhas serão levadas sobre os hombros.
23 And kings will take care of you, and queens will give you their milk: they will go down on their faces before you, kissing the dust of your feet; and you will be certain that I am the Lord, and that those who put their hope in me will not be shamed.
E os reis serão os teus aios, e as suas princezas as tuas amas; diante de ti se inclinarão com o rosto em terra, e lamberão o pó dos teus pés, e saberás que eu sou o Senhor, que os que confiam em mim não serão confundidos.
24 Will the goods of war be taken from the strong man, or the prisoners of the cruel one be let go?
Porventura se tiraria a preza ao valente? ou os presos d'um justo escapariam?
25 But the Lord says, Even the prisoners of the strong will be taken from him, and the cruel made to let go his goods: for I will take up your cause against your haters, and I will keep your children safe.
Porém assim diz o Senhor: Por certo que os presos se tirarão ao valente, e a preza do tyranno escapará; porque eu contenderei com os teus contendedores, e os teus filhos eu remirei.
26 And the flesh of your attackers will be taken by themselves for food; and they will take their blood for drink, as if it was sweet wine: and all men will see that I the Lord am your saviour, even he who takes up your cause, the Strong One of Jacob.
E sustentarei os teus oppressores com a sua propria carne, e com o seu proprio sangue se embriagarão, como com mosto; e toda a carne saberá que eu sou o Senhor, o teu Salvador e o teu Redemptor, o Forte de Jacob.
