Isaiah 47
1 [Yahweh also says], “You people of Babylon, you should go and sit in the dust/dirt [to show that you are mourning], because your time to rule [MTY] [other countries] is almost ended. People will never again say that Babylonia is beautiful [like] a very attractive/beautiful young woman.
Desce, e assenta-te no pó, ó virgem filha de Babilônia; assenta-te no chão; não há já trono, ó filha dos caldeus, porque nunca mais serás chamada a tenra nem a delicada.
2 [You will be slaves, so] take heavy stones and grind grain [like slave women do]. Take off your [beautiful] veils and take off your robes [as you prepare to cross streams to go where you will be forced to go].
Toma a mó, e moe a farinha: descobre as tuas guedelhas, descalça os pés, descobre as pernas e passa os rios.
3 You will be naked and [very] ashamed. I will get vengeance on you and not pity you.”
A tua vergonha se descobrirá, e ver-se-á o teu opróbrio: tomarei vingança, mas não irei contra ti como homem.
4 The one who frees us [people of Judah], whom we call ‘the Commander of the armies of angels’, is the Holy One of Israel.
O nome do nosso redentor é o Senhor dos exércitos, o Santo de Israel.
5 [Yahweh says], “You people of Babylon, sit silently in the darkness, because people will never again say that your city is [like] [MET] a queen that rules many kingdoms.
Assenta-te calada, e entra nas trevas, ó filha dos caldeus, porque nunca mais serás chamada senhora de reinos.
6 I was angry with the people whom I chose [to belong to me], and I punished them. I allowed you [people of Babylon] to conquer them. But [when you conquered them], you did not have mercy on them. You (oppressed/treated cruelly) [MET] even the old people.
Muito me agastei contra o meu povo, profanei a minha herança, e os entreguei na tua mão: porém não usaste com eles de misericórdia, e até sobre os velhos fizeste muito pesado o teu jugo
7 You said, ‘We will rule [other nations] forever; [it is as though our city] will be the queen [of the world] forever!’ But you did not think about the things [that you were doing], or think about what would result.
E dizias: Eu serei senhora para sempre: até agora não tomastes estas coisas em teu coração, nem te lembraste do fim delas.
8 You people [of Babylon] who enjoy pleasure and sex, listen to this: You enjoy a luxurious life and you feel secure. You say, ‘We are [like gods], and there are no others like us. Our women will never become widows, and our children will never be killed [in wars].’
Agora pois ouve isto, tu que és dada a delícias, que habitas tão segura, que dizes no teu coração: Eu o sou, e fora de mim não há outra; não ficarei viúva, nem conhecerei a perda de filhos
9 But both of those things will happen to you suddenly: Many of your women will become widows and many of your children will die, even though you perform much sorcery and many kinds of magic [to prevent bad things from happening to you].
Porém ambas estas coisas virão sobre ti num momento, no mesmo dia, perda de filhos e viuvez: em toda a sua perfeição virão sobre ti, por causa da multidão das tuas feitiçarias, por causa da abundância dos teus muitos encantamentos.
10 You felt protected even though you were doing many wicked things, and you said, ‘No one will see what we [are doing]!’ [You thought that] you were very wise and knew many things, and you said, ‘We are gods, and there are no others like us,’ but you deceived yourselves.
Porque confiaste na tua maldade e disseste: ninguém me pode ver; a tua sabedoria e a tua ciência, essa te fez desviar, e disseste no teu coração: Eu o sou, e fora de mim não há outro.
11 So you will experience terrible things, and you will not be able to prevent them by working magic. You will experience disasters, and you will not be able to pay anyone to prevent those things from happening. (A catastrophe/Something terrible) will happen to you suddenly, something that you will not realize [is about to happen].
Pelo que sobre ti virá mal de que não saberás a origem, e tal destruição cairá sobre ti, que a não poderás expiar; porque virá sobre ti de repente tão tempestuosa desolação, que a não poderás conhecer.
12 So you can continue to perform all your magic spells [IRO]! You can perform the many kinds of sorcery that you have practiced for many years! Perhaps [doing those things will enable you to] be successful; perhaps you will be able to cause your enemies to be afraid of you!
Deixa-te estar com os teus encantamentos, e com a multidão das tuas feitiçarias, em que trabalhaste desde a tua mocidade, a ver se te podes aproveitar, ou se porventura te podes fortificar.
13 But [all that has resulted from your] doing all the things that the magicians have told you to do is that you have become tired! The men who look at the stars every month and predict what will happen should come forward and rescue you [from the disasters that you are about to experience].
Cançaste-te na multidão dos teus conselhos; levantem-se pois agora os agoureiros dos céus, os que contemplavam os astros, os prognosticadores das luas novas, e salvem-te do que há de vir sobre ti
14 But [they cannot do that, because] they are like [SIM] straw that is burning in a fire; they cannot save themselves from being burned up in the flames. Those men are unable to help you [MET]; they are as useless as stubble [that burns quickly and produces no heat] for you.
Eis que serão como a pragana, o fogo os queimará; não poderão arrancar a sua vida do poder da labareda; não serão brazas, para se aquentar a elas, nem fogo para se assentar a ele.
15 The people whom you have associated with and worked with since you were young [will not help you], because they will just continue doing their own foolish things, and they will not pay any attention to you [when you cry out for help].”
Assim te serão aqueles com quem trabalhaste, os teus negociantes desde a tua mocidade: cada qual irá vagueando pelo seu caminho; ninguém te salvará.
