Isaiah 40
1 Our God says, “Encourage my people! Encourage them!
Consolai, consolai a meu povo, diz vosso Deus.
2 Speak kindly to [the people of] Jerusalem; tell them that their suffering is ended, and that I have forgiven them for the sins that they have committed; I [SYN] have fully punished them for their sins.”
Falai ao coração de Jerusalém, e proclamai a ela, que seu esforço de guerra está terminado, que sua perversidade está perdoada; porque já recebeu [punição] em dobro da mão do SENHOR por todo os seus pecados.
3 I hear someone who is shouting, “Prepare in the desert a way for Yahweh to come [to you]; make a smooth road for our God (OR, Prepare yourselves to receive Yahweh when he comes, like people make a straight road for an important official [MET]).
Voz do que clama no deserto: Preparai o caminho do SENHOR; endireitai na terra estéril vereda ao nosso Deus.
4 Fill in the valleys; flatten every hill and every mountain. Make the uneven ground smooth, and make the rough places smooth.
Todo vale será levantado, e todo monte e morro serão abaixados; e o torto se endireitará, e o [terreno] acidentado se tornará plano.
5 [If you do that], it will become known that Yahweh is glorious/great, and all people will realize it at the same time. [Those things will surely happen] because it is Yahweh who has said [MTY] it.”
E a glória do SENHOR se manifestará; e toda carne juntamente verá; pois [assim] falou a boca do SENHOR.
6 Someone said to me, “Shout!” I replied, “What should I shout?” [He replied], “[Shout that] people are like [SIM] grass; their influence fades as quickly as flowers in the field.
Uma voz: Clama! E ele disse: O que clamarei? Que toda carne é erva, e toda a sua bondade como as flores do campo.
7 Grass withers and flowers dry up when Yahweh causes a hot wind from the desert to blow on them. And people are [MET] like that.
A erva se seca, as flores caem, porque o Espírito do SENHOR nelas sopra; verdadeiramente o povo é erva.
8 The grass withers and the flowers dry up, but what our God promises will last forever.”
A erva se seca, as flores caem; porém a palavra do nosso Deus continua firme para sempre.
9 You [people of] Jerusalem, you have good news to tell to people, so, shout it from the top of a high mountain! Shout it loudly, and do not be afraid! Tell the people in the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming here!”
Ó Sião, que anuncias boas novas, sobe até um monte alto! Ó Jerusalém, que anuncias boas novas, levanta tua voz com força; levanta-a, não temas; dize as cidades de Judá: Eis [aqui] o vosso Deus!
10 Yahweh your God will be coming with power; he will rule powerfully [MTY]. And when he comes, he will bring with him the people whom he has freed [MET] [from being slaves in Babylonia].
Eis que o Senhor DEUS virá com poder; e seu braço governará por ele; eis que sua retribuição [virá] com ele, e seu pagamento diante de si.
11 He will take care of his people like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep, and carries the young lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his chest and he gently leads the female sheep that are nursing their young lambs.
Como pastor ele apascentará seu rebanho; em seus braços recolherá aos cordeirinhos, e os levará em seu colo; ele guiará mansamente as que tiveram filhotes.
12 [There is no one like Yahweh]! (Who else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand?/No one else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand!) [RHQ] (Who else has measured the sky with his fingers?/No one else has measured the sky with his fingers!) [RHQ] (Who else knows how much the earth weighs?/No one else knows how much the earth weighs!) [RHQ] (Who else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales?/No one else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales!) [RHQ]
Quem mediu com seu punho as águas, e tomou a medida dos céus aos palmos? E [quem] recolheu numa caixa de medida o pó da terra, e pesou os montes com pesos, e os morros com balanças?
13 And (who else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit?/No one else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit!) [RHQ] (Who can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do?/No one can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do!) [RHQ]
Quem guiou o Espírito do SENHOR? E que conselheiro o ensinou?
14 (Has Yahweh consulted anyone else to get advice?/Yahweh has certainly not consulted anyone else to get advice!) [RHQ] (Does he need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly?/He certainly does not need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly!) [RHQ]
Com quem ele tomou conselho? [Quem] lhe deu entendimento, e lhe ensinou o caminho do juízo, e lhe ensinou conhecimento, e lhe mostrou o caminho do entendimento?
15 [Yahweh considers that] the nations are [as insignificant as] [MET] one drop from a bucket [full of water]. They are [as insignificant as] dust on scales. He is able to weigh islands [as though they weighed no more than] grains of sand.
Eis que as nações [lhe] são consideradas como uma gota de balde, e como o pó miúdo das balanças; eis que ele levanta as ilhas como poeira.
16 There would be [not] enough wood from all the trees in Lebanon to make a suitable fire for [sacrificing animals to] him, and there are not enough animals in Lebanon to offer as sacrifices to him.
Nem [todo] o Líbano seria suficiente para o fogo, nem seus animais bastam para um holocausto.
17 The nations of the world are completely insignificant/unimportant to him; he considers that they are worthless and less than nothing [HYP, DOU].
Todas as nações são como nada perante ele; menos que nada e vazio ele as considera.
18 So, to whom can you compare God? What image resembles him?
A quem, pois, comparareis a Deus? Ou que semelhança atribuireis a ele?
19 Can you compare him to an idol that is made in a mold, and then is covered with [a thin sheet of] gold and decorated with silver chains?
O artífice funde a imagem, e o ourives a cobre de ouro, e cadeias de prata [lhe] funde.
20 A man who is poor [cannot buy silver or gold for his idol]; [so] he selects a piece of wood that will not rot, and he gives it to a craftsman to carve an idol that will not fall down!
O empobrecido, que não tem o que oferecer, escolhe madeira que não se estraga, [e] busca um artífice habilidoso, para preparar uma imagem que não se mova.
21 Have you(pl) not heard this? Do you not understand it? Are you unable to hear what God said long ago— [messages that he gave] before he created the earth?
Por acaso não sabeis? Por acaso não ouvis? Ou desde o princípio não vos disseram? Por acaso não tendes entendido desde os fundamentos da terra?
22 God sits [on his throne] above the earth, and the people [on the earth] below seem to be [as small] as [SIM] grasshoppers. He spreads out the sky like a curtain; it is like [SIM] a tent for him to live in.
Ele é o que está sentado sobre o globo da terra, cujos moradores são [para ele] como gafanhotos; ele é o que estende os céus como uma cortina, e os estica como uma tenda, para [neles] habitar.
23 He causes kings to have no more power, and he causes the rulers to be worth nothing.
Ele é o que torna os príncipes em nada, [e] faz juízes da terra serem como o vazio.
24 They start to rule, like small plants start to grow and form roots; but then [he gets rid of them] as though [MET] they withered when he blew on them, like [SIM] chaff that is blown away by the wind.
Mal foram plantados, mal foram semeados, mal seu caule forma raízes na terra; e [logo] ele sopra neles, e se secam, e um vento forte os leva como palha fina.
25 The Holy One asks, “To whom will you compare me? Is anyone equal to me?”
A quem, pois, me comparareis, que eu lhe seja semelhante?, diz o Santo.
26 Look up toward the sky: Consider who [RHQ] created all the stars. [Yahweh created them], and at night he causes them to appear; he calls each one by its name. Because he is extremely powerful [DOU], all of the stars are there [LIT] [when he calls out their names].
Levantai vossos olhos ao alto, e vede quem criou estas coisas, que faz sair numerado seu exército; e chama a todos eles pelos nomes, pela grandeza de [suas] forças, e por ser forte em poder, nenhuma [delas] faltará.
27 You people of Israel [DOU], why do you complain that Yahweh does not see the [troubles that you are experiencing]? Why do you say that he does not act fairly toward you?
Por que dizes, ó Jacó, e falas, ó Israel: Meu caminho está escondido do SENHOR, e meu juízo passa longe de meu Deus?
28 Have you never heard and have you never understood that Yahweh is the everlasting God; he is the one who created the earth, [even the] most distant places on the earth. He never becomes weak or weary, and no one can find out how much he understands.
Por acaso não sabes, nem ouviste, que o eterno Deus, o SENHOR, o criador dos confins da terra, não se cansa, nem se fatiga, e que seu entendimento é incompreensível?
29 He strengthens [DOU] those who feel weak and tired.
Ele dá força ao cansado, e multiplica as forças daquele que não tem vigor.
30 Even youths become faint and weary, and young men will fall when they are exhausted.
Até os jovens se cansam e se fatigam; e os rapazes caem;
31 But those who trust in Yahweh will become strong again; [it will be as though] they will soar/fly high like [SIM] eagles do. They will run [for a long time] and not become weary; they will walk [long distances] and not faint.
Mas os que confiam no SENHOR renovarão as forças, subirão com asas como águias; correrão, e não se cansarão; caminharão, e não se fatigarão.
