Jezekiel 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, relate a tale, and speak a parable to the house of Israel:
Filho do homem, propõe uma parabola, e usa d'uma comparação para com a casa de Israel.
3 and you shall say, Thus says the Lord; A great eagle with large wings, spreading them out very far, with many claws, which has the design of entering into Libanus—and he took the choice [branches] 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 he cropped off the ends of the tender twigs, and brought them into the land of Chanaan; he laid them up in a walled city.
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 of the seed of the land, and sowed it in a field planted by much water; he set it in a conspicuous place.
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 it sprang up, and became a weak and little vine, so that the branches thereof appeared [upon] it, and its roots were under it: and it became a vine, and put forth shoots, and sent forth its tendrils.
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 great eagle, with great wings and many claws: and, behold, this vine bent itself round towards him, and her roots [were turned] towards him, and she sent forth her branches towards him, that [he] might water her together with the growth of her plantation.
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 She thrives in a fair field by much water, to produce shoots and bear fruit, that she might become a great 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 Therefore say, Thus says the Lord; Shall it prosper? shall not the roots of her tender stem and her fruit be blighted? yes, all her early shoots shall be dried up, and [that] not by a mighty arm, nor by many people, to tear her up from her 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, behold, it thrives: shall it prosper? shall it not wither as soon as the east wind touches it? it shall be withered together with the growth of its shoots.
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 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me saying,
Então veiu a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:
12 Son of man, say now to the provoking house, Know you not what these things were? say [to them], Whenever the king of Babylon shall come against Jerusalem, then he shall take her king and her princes, and shall take them home 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 shall take of the seed royal, and shall make a covenant with him, and shall bind him with an oath: and he shall take the princes 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 that it may become a weak kingdom, so as never to lift itself up, that he may keep his covenant, and establish it.
Para que o reino ficasse humilhado, e não se levantasse: para que, guardando o seu concerto, podesse subsistir.
15 And [if] he shall revolt from him, to send his messengers into Egypt, that [they] may give him horses and much people; shall he prosper? shall he that acts as an adversary be preserved? and shall he that transgresses the covenant be preserved?
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 [As] I live, says the Lord, verily in [the] place where the king is that made him king, who dishonoured my oath, and who broke my covenant, shall he die with him in the midst of Babylon.
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 shall make war upon him not with a large force or great multitude, in throwing up a mound, and in building of forts, to cut off souls.
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 Whereas he has profaned the oath so as to break the covenant, when, behold, I engage his hand, and he has done all these things to him, he shall not escape.
Porque desprezou o juramento, quebrantando o concerto, e eis que deu a sua mão; havendo pois feito todas estas coisas, não escapará.
19 Therefore say, Thus says the Lord; [As] I live, surely mine oath which he has profaned, and my covenant which he has transgressed, I will even recompense it upon 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 And I will spread a net upon him, and he shall be caught in its snare.
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 In every battle of his they shall fall by the sword, and I will scatter [his] remnant to every wind: and you shall know that I the Lord have spoken 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 For thus says the Lord; I will even take of the choice [branches] of the cedar from the top [thereof], I will crop off their hearts, and I will plant it on a high 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 and I will hang it on a lofty mountain of Israel: yes, I will plant it, and it shall put forth shoots, and shall bear fruit, and it shall be a great cedar: and every bird shall rest beneath it, even every fowl shall rest under its shadow: its branches shall be restored.
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 all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord that bring low the high tree, and exalt the low tree, and wither the green tree, and cause the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken, and will do [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.
