Psalms 2

1 Why have the Gentiles been seething, and why have the people been pondering nonsense?

Porque se amotinam as gentes, e os povos imaginam a vaidade?

2 The kings of the earth have stood up, and the leaders have joined together as one, against the Lord and against his Christ:

Os reis da terra se levantam, e os príncipes consultam juntamente contra o Senhor e contra o seu ungido, dizendo:

3 “Let us shatter their chains and cast their yoke away from us.”

Rompamos as suas ataduras, e sacudamos de nós as suas cordas.

4 He who dwells in heaven will ridicule them, and the Lord will mock them.

Aquele que habita nos céus se rirá: o Senhor zombará deles.

5 Then will he speak to them in his anger and trouble them with his fury.

Então lhes falará na sua ira, e no seu furor os turbará.

6 Yet I have been appointed king by him over Zion, his holy mountain, preaching his precepts.

Eu porém ungi o meu Rei sobre o meu santo monte de Sião.

7 The Lord has said to me: You are my son, this day have I begotten you.

Recitarei o decreto: o Senhor me disse: Tu és meu Filho, eu hoje te gerei.

8 Ask of me and I will give to you: the Gentiles for your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for your possession.

Pede-me, e eu te darei as nações por herança, e os fins da terra por tua possessão.

9 You will rule them with an iron rod, and you will shatter them like a potter’s vessel.

Tu os esmigalharás com uma vara de ferro; tu os despedaçarás como a um vaso de oleiro.

10 And now, O kings, understand. Receive instruction, you who judge the earth.

Agora pois, ó reis, sede prudentes; deixai-vos instruir, juízes da terra.

11 Serve the Lord in fear, and exult in him with trembling.

Servi ao Senhor com temor, e alegrai-vos com tremor.

12 Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord might become angry, and you would perish from the way of the just. Though his wrath can flare up in a short time, blessed are all those who trust in him.

Beijai ao Filho, para que se não ire, e pereçais no caminho, quando em breve se acender a sua ira: bem-aventurados todos aqueles que nele confiam.