1 Peter 2
1 Therefore, do not act maliciously in any way or deceive others. Do not (be a hypocrite/try to make others think that you have qualities that you do not really have), and do not (envy/be jealous of) others. Do not ever slander anyone.
Afastando, portanto, toda maldade, todo engano, hipocrisia, inveja e todo mal falado,
2 Just like newborn babies [long for their mothers’] pure milk [MET], you should long for [God’s] spiritual [truth], so that by learning it you may become [spiritually] mature. [You need to] do this until the day when God [will] free you completely [from all the evil in this world].
como bebês recém-nascidos, ansiosos pelo puro leite espiritual, para que com ele vocês possam crescer,
3 [Also, you need to do this] because you have experienced that the Lord [acts in] a good way toward you.
se de fato provaram que o Senhor é gracioso.
4 You have come to the Lord Jesus. He is [like an important] stone [MET] [put in the foundation of a building], [but he is] alive, [not lifeless like a stone]. He was rejected by [many] people {[Many] people rejected him}, but God chose him and [considers him] to be very precious.
venha a ele, uma pedra viva, rejeitada de fato pelos homens, mas escolhida por Deus, preciosa.
5 [And like men] build houses with stones [MET], [God] is causing you to be joined together into a group in which [God’s] Spirit [lives], in order that you, because of what Jesus Christ did for us, might, like priests who offer sacrifices, [do things] that are pleasing to God.
Você também como pedra viva é construída como uma casa espiritual, para ser um sacerdócio santo, para oferecer sacrifícios espirituais, aceitáveis a Deus através de Jesus Cristo.
6 [What Isaiah wrote] in the Scriptures [shows us that this is true]. [He wrote these words that God said]: Note this well: I am placing in Jerusalem [MTY] [one who is like] [MET] an extremely valuable [DOU] (stone/cornerstone, the most important stone in the structure of a building), and those who believe in him will never be disappointed.
Porque está contida na Escritura, “Eis que deposito em Sião uma pedra angular principal, escolhida e preciosa”. Aquele que acredita nele não ficará desapontado”.
7 Therefore, [God will] honor you who believe in [Jesus]. But those who [refuse to] believe in him [are like the builders] that this Scripture [talks about]: The stone that the builders rejected has become (the cornerstone/the most important stone in the foundation of the building).
Para você que acredita, portanto, ser a honra, mas para aqueles que são desobedientes, “A pedra que os construtores rejeitaram tornou-se a principal pedra angular”.
8 And [it is also written] {[Isaiah wrote]} in the Scriptures: [He will be like] a stone that causes people to stumble, like a rock that people trip over. [Just as people are injured when] they stumble over a rock, people who disobey the message [about Jesus are injured spiritually], and that is what [God] determined would happen to them.
e, “uma pedra de tropeço e uma rocha de ofensa”. Pois eles tropeçam na palavra, sendo desobedientes, para o que também foram nomeados.
9 But you are people whom God has chosen [to belong to him]. You are [a group that represents God like] priests do, and you rule with God [MET] like kings. You are (a holy group of people/a group of people who are separate from evil). You are people who belong to God. This is in order that you might proclaim the virtues of [God. He has] called you from [your former ways], [when you were ignorant of his truth], into the marvelous [understanding that he gives us] [MET]. [That is, he has called you] out of [spiritual] darkness into [spiritual] light.
Mas vocês são uma raça escolhida, um sacerdócio real, uma nação santa, um povo de posse de Deus, para que proclamem a excelência d'Aquele que os chamou das trevas para sua maravilhosa luz.
10 [What the prophet Hosea wrote is true of you] Formerly, you were not a people [who had a relationship with God], But now you are God’s people. At one time [God] had not acted mercifully toward you, But now he has acted mercifully toward you.
No passado, você não era um povo, mas agora é o povo de Deus, que não tinha obtido misericórdia, mas agora obteve misericórdia.
11 You people whom I love, I urge you to consider that you are like foreigners [MET, DOU] [whose real home is in heaven]. As a result, avoid doing the things that your self-directed nature desires, because those desires (fight against/always oppose) your souls.
Amados, suplico-vos, como estrangeiros e peregrinos, que vos abstenhais das luxúrias carnais que guerreiam contra a alma,
12 Keep conducting your lives in a good way among those who do not know God. [If you do that], although they may accuse you, saying that you are people who do evil things, they will see your good behavior, and at the time when God comes [to judge people], they will (give honor to him/say that what he does is right).
tendo bom comportamento entre as nações, para que, naquilo de que falam contra vós como malfeitores, possam ver vossas boas obras e glorificar a Deus no dia da visitação.
13 For the sake of the Lord [Jesus], submit yourselves to every human authority. That includes submitting yourselves to the king, who is the most important authority,
Portanto, sujeitai-vos a toda ordenança do homem por amor do Senhor: seja ao rei, como supremo,
14 and to governors, who are sent by the king {whom the king sends} to punish those who do what is wrong and to commend/honor those who do what is right.
ou aos governadores, como por ele enviados para vingança dos malfeitores e para louvor aos que fazem o bem.
15 What God wants is that by your doing [only] what is good you will cause foolish people who do not know [God] to be unable to say things ([to condemn you/to show you why you should be punished]).
Pois esta é a vontade de Deus, que, fazendo o bem, se cale a ignorância dos homens tolos.
16 Conduct your lives as though you were free [from having to obey authorities], but do not think “Because I am free from having to obey authorities, I can do evil things.” Instead, act as servants of God [should].
Vivam como pessoas livres, mas não usando sua liberdade para um manto de maldade, mas como servos de Deus.
17 Act respectfully toward everyone. Love all your fellow believers. Revere God, and honor the king.
Honrar a todos os homens. Amar a irmandade. Temam a Deus. Honrar o rei.
18 You slaves [who are believers], submit yourselves to your masters and completely respect them. Submit yourselves not only to those who [act in a] good and kind [DOU] way towards you, but also submit yourselves to those who [act in a] harsh way [towards you].
Servants, esteja sujeito a seus senhores com todo respeito, não só aos bons e gentis, mas também aos ímpios.
19 You should do that because God is pleased with those who, knowing that he is aware of what is happening to them, endure the pain that they suffer [because of being treated unjustly by their masters] {[their masters have treated them unjustly]}.
Pois é louvável se alguém suporta a dor, sofrendo injustamente, por causa da consciência para com Deus.
20 God will certainly not [RHQ] be pleased with you if you do something that is wrong and as a result you are beaten {someone beats you}! But if, instead of doing something that is wrong, you do what is good, and as a result of that, you suffer for doing something that is good, and you endure that suffering, God will (commend/be pleased with) you.
Pois que glória é essa se, quando se peca, pacientemente se suporta a surra? Mas se, quando você se sai bem, você pacientemente suporta o sofrimento, isto é louvável para Deus.
21 One of the reasons why God chose you is that you would [suffer]. When Christ suffered for you, he became an example for you, in order that you would (imitate what/do like) he did.
Pois você foi chamado a isto, porque Cristo também sofreu por nós, deixando-lhe um exemplo, para que você siga seus passos,
22 [Remember how Christ conducted himself]: He never sinned, And he never said [MTY] anything to deceive people.
que não pecou, “nem se encontrou engano em sua boca”.
23 When people insulted him, he did not insult them in return. When people caused him to suffer, he did not threaten (to get revenge/to cause them to suffer). Instead, he decided to let God, who always judges justly, prove that he (was innocent/had done nothing that is wrong) (OR, he left his case in the hands of God, who always judges justly).
Quando ele foi amaldiçoado, ele não amaldiçoou de volta. Quando sofreu, ele não ameaçou, mas se comprometeu com aquele que julga com justiça.
24 He himself endured physically the punishment for our sins when he died on the cross, in order that we would stop sinning (OR, no longer respond to sinful desires) and start living righteous lives. It is because he was wounded {they wounded him} that your [souls have been saved] [MET] [from being sinful, as people’s bodies] are healed [from being sick].
Ele mesmo carregou nossos pecados em seu corpo sobre a árvore, para que nós, tendo morrido para os pecados, pudéssemos viver para a justiça. Foi curado por suas feridas.
25 Truly you were like sheep that had gone astray [SIM], but now you have returned to [Jesus], who cares for your souls [as] a shepherd [cares for his sheep] [MET].
Pois vocês se extraviaram como ovelhas; mas agora voltaram para o Pastor e Supervisor de suas almas.
