Judges 2
1 The angel of the Lord went from Gilgal to Bokim and told the people, “I led you out of the land of Egypt and brought you to this land that I promised to your forefathers, and I said I would never break the agreement I made with you.
E o anjo do SENHOR subiu de Gilgal a Boquim, e disse: “Eu vos tirei do Egito, e vos introduzi na terra da qual havia jurado a vossos pais; e disse: ‘Não invalidarei jamais meu pacto convosco;
2 I also told you not to make any agreements with the people living in the land and to tear down their altars. But you refused to obey what I said. Why did you do this?
contanto que vós não façais aliança com os moradores desta terra, cujos altares deveis derrubar’; mas vós não atendestes à minha voz: por que fizestes isto?
3 I also warned you, ‘I will not drive them out before you, and they will be snares for you, and their gods will be traps for you.’”
Por isso eu também disse: ‘Não os expulsarei de diante de vós, mas serão vossos inimigos, e seus deuses vos serão uma armadilha’”.
4 After the angel of the Lord had explained this to all the Israelites, the people wept out loud.
E quando o anjo do SENHOR falou estas palavras a todos os filhos de Israel, o povo chorou em alta voz.
5 That's why they named the place Bokim, and they presented sacrifices there to the Lord.
E chamaram por nome aquele lugar Boquim: e sacrificaram ali ao SENHOR.
6 After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went to take possession of the land, each to their allotted land.
Porque já Josué havia despedido ao povo, e os filhos de Israel se haviam ido cada um à sua herança para possuí-la.
7 The people continued to worship the Lord throughout Joshua's life, and throughout the lifetimes of the elders who outlived him, those who had seen all the wonderful things that the Lord had done for Israel.
E o povo havia servido ao SENHOR todo aquele tempo de Josué, e todo aquele tempo dos anciãos que viveram longos dias depois de Josué, os quais viram todas as grandes obras do SENHOR, que o havia feito por Israel.
8 Joshua, son of Nun, servant of the Lord, died at the age of one hundred and ten.
E morreu Josué filho de Num, servo do SENHOR, sendo de cento e dez anos.
9 They buried him in Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash, the land he had been allocated.
E enterraram-no no termo de sua herança em Timnate-Heres, no monte de Efraim, o norte do monte de Gaás.
10 Once that generation had passed away, the generation that followed did not know the Lord, or what he had done for Israel.
E toda aquela geração foi também recolhida com seus pais. E levantou-se depois dela outra geração, que não conhecia o SENHOR, nem a obra que ele havia feito por Israel.
11 The Israelites did what was evil in the Lord's sight, and they worshiped the Baals.
E os filhos de Israel fizeram o que era mal aos olhos do SENHOR, e serviram aos baalins;
12 They deserted the Lord, the God of their forefathers, who had led them out of Egypt. They followed other gods, bowing down in worship to the gods of the peoples around them, making the Lord angry.
E abandonaram o SENHOR, o Deus de seus pais, que os havia tirado da terra do Egito, e seguiram outros deuses, os deuses dos povos que estavam em seus arredores, aos quais adoraram, e provocaram à ira ao SENHOR.
13 They deserted the Lord and worshiped Baal and Ashtaroth idols.
Pois abandonaram o SENHOR, e adoraram a Baal e a Astarote.
14 Because the Lord was angry with Israel he handed them over to invaders who plundered them. He sold them to their enemies all around—enemies they could no longer resist.
Então a fúria do SENHOR se acendeu contra Israel, e os entregou nas mãos de saqueadores que os despojaram, e os vendeu nas mãos de seus inimigos ao redor; e não puderam mais resistir diante dos seus inimigos.
15 Whenever Israel went into battle, the Lord fought against them and defeated them, just as he had warned them and as he had vowed he would do. They were in a great deal of trouble.
Por de onde quer que saíssem, a mão do SENHOR era contra eles para o mal, como o SENHOR havia dito, e como o SENHOR lhes havia jurado; assim estiveram em grande aflição.
16 Then the Lord provided them with judges, who saved them from their invaders.
Mas o SENHOR suscitou juízes que os livrassem da mão dos que os despojavam.
17 But even so, they refused to listen to their judges, and prostituted themselves by following other gods, bowing down in worship to them. They quickly abandoned the way their forefathers had followed, and they did not obey the Lord's commandments as their forefathers had.
Mas também não ouviram aos seus juízes; em vez disso, prostituíram-se seguindo outros deuses, aos quais adoraram; desviaram-se depressa do caminho em que seus pais andaram, obedecendo aos mandamentos do SENHOR; porém eles não fizeram assim.
18 When the Lord provided Israel with judges over Israel, he was with each judge and saved the people from their enemies during that judge's lifetime, because the Lord felt sorry for his people, who groaned under their oppressors and persecutors.
E quando o SENHOR lhes suscitava juízes, o SENHOR era com o juiz, e os livrava da mão dos inimigos todo aquele tempo daquele juiz, porque o SENHOR se arrependia pelo gemideles, por causa dos que os oprimiam e afligiam.
19 But when the judge died, the people relapsed, and did worse things even than their forefathers, following other gods and worshiping them. They refused to give up what they were doing and held to their stubborn ways.
Mas acontecia que, quando o juiz morria, eles se voltavam para trás, e se corrompiam mais que seus pais, seguindo outros deuses para os adorarem e se inclinarem diante deles; e nada cessavam de suas obras, nem de seu teimoso caminho.
20 As a result the Lord became angry with Israel and he told them, “Because this nation has broken the agreement I ordered their forefathers to obey, and has not paid attention to what I said,
Então a ira do SENHOR se acendeu contra Israel, e disse: “Visto que este povo transgride o meu pacto que ordenei aos seus pais, e não dá ouvidos à minha voz,
21 from now on I won't drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
eu também não expulsarei mais de diante deles a nenhuma das nações que Josué deixou quando morreu;
22 This is in order to use them to test Israel to see if they will keep the way of the Lord and follow it as their forefathers did.”
para que por elas eu provasse os israelitas, se guardariam o caminho do SENHOR andando por ele, como seus pais o guardaram, ou não.
23 This is the reason why the Lord allowed those nations to remain, and didn't immediately drive them out by handing them over to Joshua.
Por isso o SENHOR deixou aquelas nações, e não as tirou logo, nem as entregou nas mãos de Josué.
