Isaiah 37
1 When King Hezekiah heard what they reported, he tore his clothes and put on clothes made of rough sackcloth [because he was very distressed]. Then he went into the temple of Yahweh [and prayed].
Quando o rei Ezequias o ouviu, rasgou suas roupas, cobriu-se de pano de saco e entrou na casa de Iavé.
2 Then he sent Eliakim, Shebna, and the (older/most important) priests, who were also wearing clothes made of rough sackcloth, to talk to me.
Ele enviou Eliakim, que estava sobre a casa, e Shebna, o escriba, e os anciãos dos sacerdotes, cobertos com pano de saco, ao profeta Isaías, filho de Amoz.
3 He said to them, “Tell this to Isaiah: ‘King Hezekiah says that this is a day when we are greatly distressed. Other nations are causing us to be insulted and disgraced. We are like [SIM] a woman who is about to give birth to a baby, but she does not have the strength that she needs to do it.
Disseram-lhe: “Hezekiah diz: 'Hoje é um dia de problemas, e de repreensão, e de rejeição; pois as crianças chegaram ao nascimento, e não há forças para dar à luz'.
4 [But] perhaps Yahweh our God has heard what the official from Assyria said. Perhaps he knows that his boss, the King of Assyria, sent him to insult the all-powerful God, and that Yahweh will punish the King of Assyria for what he said. And the king requests that you pray for the few of us who are still alive [here in Jerusalem].’”
Pode ser que Yahweh seu Deus ouça as palavras de Rabshakeh, que o rei da Assíria, seu mestre, enviou para desafiar o Deus vivo, e irá repreender as palavras que Yahweh seu Deus ouviu. Portanto, levantai vossa oração pelo remanescente que resta”.
5 After those men gave me that message,
Então os servos do rei Ezequias vieram a Isaías.
6 I replied, “Tell the King, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “Those messengers from the King of Assyria have said evil things about me. But do not be disturbed by what they said.
Isaías disse-lhes: “Dizei a vosso senhor: 'Javé diz: 'Não temais as palavras que ouvistes, com as quais os servos do rei da Assíria me blasfemaram'.
7 Listen to this: I will cause Sennacherib to hear a rumor [that the armies of Babylon are about to attack his country], and that will worry him. So he will return to his own country, and there I will cause him to be assassinated by [men using] swords.”’”
Eis que colocarei nele um espírito e ele ouvirá notícias, e voltará para sua própria terra”. Fá-lo-ei cair pela espada em sua própria terra””.
8 The official from Assyria found out that the King of Assyria [and his army] had captured Lachish [city] and that they were attacking Libnah, [which is a nearby city]. So the official left Jerusalem and went to Libnah [to report to the king what had happened in Jerusalem].
Então Rabshakeh voltou, e encontrou o rei da Assíria em guerra contra Libnah, pois soube que ele havia partido de Laquis.
9 Soon after that, King [Sennacherib] received a report that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading his army to attack them. So before King Sennacherib left Libnah [with his army to fight against the army from Ethiopia], he sent other messengers to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with a letter. [In the letter he wrote this] to Hezekiah:
Ele ouviu notícias a respeito de Tirhakah, rei da Etiópia, “Ele saiu para lutar contra você”. Quando ouviu, enviou mensageiros a Ezequias, dizendo:
10 “Do not allow your god, on whom you are relying, to deceive you by promising you that Jerusalem will not be captured by my army.
“Assim falareis a Ezequias, rei de Judá, dizendo: 'Não deixeis que vosso Deus em quem confiais vos engane, dizendo: “Jerusalém não será entregue nas mãos do rei da Assíria”.
11 You have certainly heard what the armies of the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries; our armies have destroyed them completely. So, (do you think that you will escape?/do not think that your god will save you!) [RHQ]
Eis que vocês ouviram o que os reis da Assíria fizeram com todas as terras, destruindo-as completamente. Será que vocês serão entregues?
12 Did the gods of the nations that were about to be destroyed by the armies of the previous kings of Assyria rescue them? Did those gods rescue Gozan [region], and Haran and Rezeph [cities in northern Syria], and the people of Eden [region] who were forced to go to Tel-Assar [city]?
Os deuses das nações os entregaram, que meus pais destruíram, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph e os filhos do Éden que estavam em Telassar?
13 What happened to the King of Hamath and the King of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah [cities]? [Did their gods rescue them] [RHQ]?”
Onde está o rei de Hamath, e o rei de Arpad, e o rei da cidade de Sefarvaim, de Hena, e Ivvah?'”.
14 Hezekiah received the letter that the messengers gave him, and he read it. Then he went up to the temple and spread out the letter in front of Yahweh.
Hezekiah recebeu a carta da mão dos mensageiros e a leu. Então Hezekiah foi até a casa de Yahweh e a espalhou antes de Yahweh.
15 And [then] Hezekiah prayed this:
Ezequias orou a Javé, dizendo:
16 “O Yahweh, Commander of the armies of angels, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, you are seated on your throne above the statues of the creatures with wings, [above the Sacred Chest]. Only you are [truly] God. You rule all the kingdoms on this earth. You are the one who created everything on the earth and in the sky.
“Javé dos Exércitos, o Deus de Israel, que é entronizado entre os querubins, vós sois o Deus, mesmo só vós, de todos os reinos da terra. Vocês fizeram o céu e a terra.
17 [So], Yahweh, [please] listen to what I am saying, and look at [what is happening]! And listen to what Sennacherib has said to insult you, the all-powerful God!
Vira teu ouvido, Yahweh, e ouve. Abre os olhos, Yahweh, e vê. Ouça todas as palavras de Sennacherib, que enviou para desafiar o Deus vivo.
18 Yahweh, it is true that [the armies of] the kings of Assyria have completely destroyed many nations and ruined their land.
Verdadeiramente, Javé, os reis da Assíria destruíram todos os países e suas terras,
19 And they have thrown all the idols of those nations into fires and burned them. But they were not [really] gods. They were only idols made of wood and stone, [and that is why they were destroyed easily].
e lançaram seus deuses no fogo; pois não eram deuses, mas obra de mãos de homens, madeira e pedra; por isso os destruíram.
20 So now, Yahweh our God, [please] rescue us from the power [MTY] of [the King of Assyria], in order that [the people in] all the kingdoms of the world will know that you, Yahweh, are the only one who is [truly] God.”
Agora, portanto, Javé nosso Deus, salve-nos de sua mão, para que todos os reinos da terra saibam que você é Javé, até mesmo você somente”.
21 Then I sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what Yahweh, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, says: Because you prayed about what King Sennacherib of Assyria [said],
Então Isaías, filho de Amoz, enviou a Ezequias, dizendo: “Javé, o Deus de Israel diz: 'Porque me rezastes contra Senaqueribe, rei da Assíria,
22 this is what I say to him: ‘The people of Jerusalem despise you and make fun of you. They will wag/shake their heads to mock you while you flee from here.
esta é a palavra que Javé falou a seu respeito: A filha virgem de Sião o desprezou e o ridicularizou. A filha de Jerusalém sacudiu sua cabeça para você.
23 Whom do you think you have been despising and ridiculing? Whom do you think you were shouting at? Whom do you think you were looking at [very] proudly/arrogantly? [It was I], the Holy One whom the Israelis worship!
A quem você desafiou e blasfemou? Contra quem você exaltou sua voz e ergueu os olhos para o alto? Contra o Santo de Israel.
24 The messengers whom you sent made fun of me. You said, “With my many chariots I have gone to the highest mountains, [even] to the highest mountains in Lebanon. We have cut down its tallest cedar [trees] and its nicest pine/cypress [trees]. We have been to the most distant/remote peaks and to its densest forests.
Por seus servos, você desafiou o Senhor e disse: “Com a multidão de minhas carruagens subi ao cume das montanhas, às partes mais íntimas do Líbano. Cortarei seus altos cedros e seus ciprestes escolhidos”. Entrarei em sua altura mais longínqua, a floresta de seu campo fértil.
25 We have dug wells [in many countries] and drunk water [from them]. And by marching through [MTY] the streams of Egypt, we dried them all up [HYP]!”
Eu cavei e bebi água, e com a planta dos meus pés vou secar todos os rios do Egito”.
26 [But I, Yahweh, reply], “Have you never heard that long ago I determined [those things]; I planned them long ago, and now I have been causing those things to occur. I planned that your army would destroy cities and cause them to become piles of rubble.
“'Você não sabe como eu o fiz há muito tempo, e o formei nos tempos antigos? Agora eu a fiz passar, que deveria ser sua para destruir cidades fortificadas, transformando-as em montões em ruínas.
27 The people in those cities have no power, and as a result they are dismayed and discouraged. They are [as frail as] [MET] grass and plants in the fields, as frail as grass that grows on the roofs of houses and is scorched by the hot east wind.
Portanto, seus habitantes tinham pouco poder. Ficaram consternados e confundidos. Eram como a erva do campo, e como a erva verde, como a erva no topo da casa, e como um campo antes de sua colheita ter crescido.
28 [But] I know [everything about you]; I know when you are [in your house and] when you go outside; I also know that you are (raging/speaking very angrily) against me.
Mas eu sei que vocês se sentam, saem, entram e se enfurecem contra mim.
29 [So], because you have raged against me and because I have heard you speak very proudly/arrogantly, [it will be as though] I will put a hook in your nose and I will put an iron (bit/metal bar) in your mouth [in order that I can lead you where I want you to go], and I will force you to return [to your own country], on the same road on which you came [here, without conquering Jerusalem].”’
Por causa de sua raiva contra mim, e porque sua arrogância subiu em meus ouvidos, por isso colocarei meu gancho em seu nariz e meu freio em seus lábios, e o farei voltar pelo caminho pelo qual você veio.
30 [Then I said to Hezekiah], ‘This will prove to you [that what I said will happen]: “This year, you(pl) will eat [only the crops] that grow by themselves, and next year the same thing will happen. But in the third year you will plant [crops] and harvest them; you will take care of your vineyards and eat the grapes.
“'Este será o sinal para você: Você comerá este ano o que cresce de si mesmo, e no segundo ano o que brota dele; e no terceiro ano semear e colher e plantar vinhedos, e comer seus frutos.
31 And [you] people who are still [here] in Judah, will be strong and prosper again [MET].
O remanescente que escapou da casa de Judá voltará a criar raízes para baixo, e dará frutos para cima.
32 A small number of my people will survive, and they will spread out from Jerusalem [DOU].” That will happen because [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, am desiring very much to accomplish it.’
Pois de Jerusalém sairá um remanescente, e os sobreviventes escaparão do Monte Sião. O zelo de Javé dos Exércitos fará isso”.
33 And this is what [I], Yahweh, say about the King of Assyria: ‘His [armies] will not enter Jerusalem; they will not [even] shoot arrows into it. His soldiers will not [march outside] the city gates holding their shields, and they will not build high mounds of dirt against the walls of the city [to enable them to attack the city].
“Portanto Yahweh diz a respeito do rei da Assíria: “Ele não virá a esta cidade, nem atirará uma flecha lá, nem virá diante dela com escudo, nem levantará um monte contra ela”.
34 And their king will return [to his own country] on the same road on which he came [here]. He will not enter this city!’ [That will happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!
Ele retornará pelo caminho que veio, e não virá a esta cidade”, diz Yahweh.
35 For the sake of my own reputation and because of what I promised King David, who served me [well], I will defend this city and prevent it from being destroyed.”
'Pois eu defenderei esta cidade para salvá-la, para meu próprio bem e para o bem do meu servo David'”.
36 [That night], an angel from Yahweh went out to where the army of Assyria had set up their tents and killed 185,000 of their soldiers. When [the rest of the soldiers] woke up the next morning, they saw that there were corpses everywhere.
Então o anjo de Yahweh saiu e atingiu cento e oitenta e cinco mil homens no acampamento dos assírios. Quando os homens se levantaram cedo pela manhã, eis que eram todos cadáveres.
37 Then King Sennacherib left and returned home to Nineveh [in Assyria], and stayed there.
Então Sennacherib, rei da Assíria, partiu, foi embora, voltou para Nínive e ficou lá.
38 [One day], when he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his two sons, Adrammelech and Sharezer, killed him with their swords. Then they escaped and went to the Ararat [region northwest of Nineveh]. And another of Sennacherib’s sons, Esarhaddon, became the King of Assyria.
Quando ele estava adorando na casa de Nisroch seu deus, Adrammelech e Sharezer seus filhos o golpearam com a espada; e eles escaparam para a terra de Ararat. Esar Haddon, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar.
