1 Peter 3
1 You women [believers], just like [slaves should submit themselves to their masters], submit yourselves to your husbands. Do that in order that if any of them do not believe the message [about Christ], they may become believers without [it being necessary for] you to say anything to them [about their relationship to God].
Similhantemente vós, mulheres, sêde sujeitas aos vossos proprios maridos; para que tambem, se alguns não obedecem á palavra, pelo trato das mulheres sejam ganhos sem palavra;
2 [They will believe in Christ] when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.
Considerando o vosso casto trato em temor.
3 Do not be [trying to make] yourselves beautiful by decorating the outside [of your bodies], such as (by the way you comb your hair/by your hair [style]) or by wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes.
O enfeite d'ellas não seja o exterior, no encrespamento dos cabellos, ou atavio de oiro, ou compostura de vestidos;
4 Instead, make your (inner beings/hearts) [beautiful] with qualities/attitudes that will not fade away. Specifically, have a humble and quiet/calm attitude, which is something that God considers to be very valuable.
Mas o homem encoberto no coração; no incorruptivel de um espirito manso e quieto, que é precioso diante de Deus.
5 (The devout women/The women who habitually worshipped God) who lived long ago and who trusted in God made themselves beautiful [by having attitudes] like that, and by being submissive to their husbands.
Porque assim se enfeitavam tambem antigamente as sanctas mulheres que esperavam em Deus, e estavam sujeitas aos seus proprios maridos;
6 Sarah, for example, obeyed [her husband] Abraham and called him ‘my master’. You will be [as though you are] [MET] her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid [of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers].
Como Sara obedecia a Abrahão, chamando-lhe senhor; da qual vós sois feitas filhas, fazendo o bem, e não temendo nenhum espanto.
7 You men [who are believers], just like your wives should respect you, you should conduct your lives in an appropriate way with them. Treat them respectfully, realizing that they are [usually] weaker than you are, and realizing that (they share with you/both of you have) the gift [that God has kindly given to you, which is eternal] life. Do this so that nothing will hinder you from praying (OR, hinder [God] ([from answering/from doing what you ask for]) when you pray).
Egualmente vós, maridos, cohabitae com ellas com entendimento, dando honra á mulher, como a vaso mais fraco; como aquelles que juntamente com ellas sois herdeiros da graça da vida; para que não sejam impedidas as vossas orações.
8 To end [this part of my letter], [I say to] all of you, agree with each other [in what you think]. Be sympathetic [toward each other]. Love [each other as] members of the same family [should]. Act compassionately [toward each other]. Be humble.
E, finalmente, sêde todos de um mesmo sentimento, compassivos, amando os irmãos, entranhavelmente misericordiosos e affaveis.
9 [When people do] evil things to you or insult you, do not (retaliate/repay them by) doing evil things to them or insulting them. Instead, [ask God to] bless them, because that is what you have been chosen [by God] {what [God] called you} to do, in order that you may receive a blessing [from him].
Não tornando mal por mal, ou injuria por injuria; antes, pelo contrario, bemdizendo: sabendo que para isto sois chamados, para que por herança alcanceis a benção.
10 [Consider what the Psalmist wrote about the proper way of conducting our lives], As for those who want (to enjoy life/to live happily) and experience good [things happening to them every] day, they must not say [MTY] something that is evil or say [MTY] something that deceives others.
Porque quem quer amar a vida, e vêr os dias bons, refreie a sua lingua do mal, e os seus labios que não fallem engano.
11 They must continually turn away from [doing] anything that is evil, and must do things that are good [instead]. They must deeply desire to enable [people to act] peacefully toward each other; they must zealously [urge people to act in a] peaceful way,
Aparte-se do mal, e faça o bem; busque a paz, e siga-a.
12 because the Lord sees [MTY] what righteous people do [and he appreciates/likes what they do]. He listens to righteous people when they pray, [and he answers them]. But he is [MTY] opposed to those who do evil things.
Porque os olhos do Senhor estão sobre os justos, e os seus ouvidos attentos ás suas orações; mas o rosto do Senhor é contra os que fazem males.
13 If you (are eager/try very hard) to do good things, [most people] will not harm you. [RHQ]
E qual é aquelle que vos fará mal, se fordes imitadores do bem?
14 But even if you suffer because of [doing] what is right, [God] will bless you. [Do as Isaiah wrote]: “Do not be afraid of people who (threaten you/say things to cause you to be afraid of what they might do to you), and do not worry about [DOU] what they [might do to you].”
Mas tambem, se padecerdes por amor da justiça, sois bemaventurados. E não temaes com medo d'elles, nem vos turbeis;
15 Instead, acknowledge that Christ is the one who is in complete control [of your lives]. Always be ready to answer everyone who demands that you tell them about what you confidently expect [God to do for you].
Antes sanctificae o Senhor Deus em vossos corações; e estae sempre preparados para responder com mansidão e temor a qualquer que vos pedir a razão da esperança que ha em vós:
16 But answer them humbly and respectfully, and make sure that you (do/have done) nothing wrong, in order that those who say evil things about you may be ashamed when they see the good way in which you are conducting yourselves because of your relationship with Christ.
Tendo uma boa consciencia, para que, em o que fallam mal de vós, como de malfeitores, fiquem confundidos os que blasphemam do vosso bom trato em Christo.
17 [It may be that God wants you] to suffer. But it is better to do good things, [even if you suffer for doing them], than to do evil things and suffer [for doing that].
Porque melhor é que padeçaes fazendo bem (se a vontade de Deus assim o quer), do que fazendo mal.
18 [I say that] because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that (he might bring us to/we might begin an intimate relationship with) God. [During the time that he had] an ordinary body, he was killed {people killed him}, but [God’s] Spirit caused him to become alive again.
Porque tambem Christo padeceu uma vez pelos peccados, o justo pelos injustos, para levar-nos a Deus; mortificado, na verdade, na carne, porém vivificado pelo Espirito;
19 The Spirit also helped him as he went to proclaim [God’s victory to the evil] spirits whom God had imprisoned [in the heavens] (OR, to the spirits of those who [had died, and who] were in the place where the spirits of dead people are).
No qual tambem foi, e prégou aos espiritos em prisão;
20 Long ago, during the time that Noah was building a big boat, [those evil spirits] disobeyed God when he waited patiently [PRS] [to see if people would turn from their evil behavior]. Only a few people were saved {[God] saved only a few people} [in that boat]. Specifically, [God] brought only eight persons safely through the waters [of the flood], [while all the others drowned in it].
Os quaes antigamente foram rebeldes, quando a longanimidade de Deus esperava nos dias de Noé, apparelhando-se a arca; na qual poucas (isto é oito) almas se salvaram pela agua;
21 That water, [by means of which eight people were saved when God punished the other people] [MET], represents [the water in which we are] baptized [to show that God has] saved us [from being punished]. The water in which we are baptized does not remove dirt from our bodies. Instead, [it shows that] we are requesting [God to assure us] that he has removed our guilt [for having sinned]. And because Jesus Christ became alive again after he died, [we know that God accepted his sacrifice for us and because of that he was able to remove our guilt].
Que tambem, como uma verdadeira figura, agora nos salva, o baptismo não o do despojamento da immundicia do corpo, mas o da indagação de uma boa consciencia para com Deus, pela resurreição de Jesus Christo;
22 Christ has gone into heaven and is ruling [MTY] in the place of highest honor (next to God/at God’s side), after [God] caused all the evil and powerful spirit beings [DOU] to be made subject to him.
O qual está á dextra de Deus, tendo subido ao céu: havendo-se-lhe sujeitado os anjos, e as auctoridades, e as potencias.
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
