Isaiah 9
1 However, those in Judah who have been distressed/worried will not [continue to] suffer. Previously, Yahweh humbled [the people in] the land [where the tribes of] Zebulun and Naphtali [live]. But in the future he will honor [the people who live in] that Galilee region, along the road between the Jordan [River] and the [Mediterranean] Sea, where [many] foreigners live.
Mas não [haverá] escuridão para aquela que foi angustiada tal como nos primeiros tempos, [quando] ele afligiu a terra de Zebulom e a terra de Naftali; mas depois ele [a] honrará junto ao caminho do mar, dalém do Jordão, a Galileia das nações.
2 [Some day, it will be as though] [MET] the people who walked in darkness will see a great light. A [great] light will shine on those who live in a land where they have great troubles/distress.
O povo que andava em trevas viu uma grande luz; os que habitavam em terra de sombra de morte, uma luz brilhou sobre eles.
3 [Yahweh], you will cause us people in Israel to rejoice; we will become very happy. We will rejoice about what you [have done] like [SIM] people rejoice when they harvest their crops, [or] like soldiers rejoice when they divide up among themselves the things that they have captured in a battle.
Tu multiplicaste a este povo, aumentaste-lhe a alegria. Eles se alegraram diante de ti como a alegria da ceifa, como quando ficam contentes ao repartir despojos;
4 You will cause us to no longer be slaves [MET] [of those who captured us]; you will lift the heavy burdens from our shoulders. [It will be as though] you will break the rods of those who oppressed us, like you did when you destroyed [the army of] the Midian people-group.
Pois tu quebraste o jugo de sua carga, e a vara de seus ombros, o bastão daquele que opressivamente o conduzia, como no dia dos midianitas.
5 The boots that the enemy soldiers have worn and their clothing which has stains of blood on them will all be burned up; they will only be fuel for a [big] fire.
Quando toda a batalha daqueles que batalhavam era feita com ruído, e as roupas se revolviam em sangue, e eram queimadas [para servir] de combustível ao fogo.
6 Another reason that we will rejoice is that a [special] child will be born for us; [a woman will give birth to] a son, who will be our ruler. And his names will be ‘Wonderful Counselor’, ‘Mighty/Powerful God’, ‘[Our] Everlasting Father’, and ‘Prince/Ruler [who enables us to have] Peace’.
Porque um menino nos nasceu, um filho nos foi dado; e o governo está sobre seus ombros; e seu nome se chama Maravilhoso, Conselheiro, Deus Forte, Pai da Eternidade, Príncipe da Paz.
7 His rule, and the peace that he [brings/causes], will never end. He will rule [MTY] fairly and justly [DOU], like [his ancestor King] David did. This will happen because the Commander of the armies of angels greatly desires that it happen.
À grandeza de [seu] governo e à paz não haverá fim, sobre o trono de Davi, e sobre seu reino, para o firmar e fortalecer com juízo e justiça desde agora e para sempre; o zelo do SENHOR dos exércitos fará isto.
8 The Lord has warned the people of Israel, the descendants of Jacob; he has said that [he will punish] them.
O Senhor enviou uma palavra a Jacó, e ela caiu sobre Israel.
9 And all the people in Samaria and [other places in] Israel know that, [but] they are very proud and arrogant [DOU]. They say, “Our city has been destroyed, but we will [take away the broken bricks from the ruins] [and] replace them with carefully cut stones. Our sycamore-fig trees have been cut down [by our enemies], but we will plant cedar trees [in their place].”
E todo o povo [a] saberá: Efraim, e os moradores de Samaria, em soberba e arrogância de coração, dizem:
Os tijolos caíram, mas construiremos de novo com pedras talhadas; as figueiras bravas foram cortadas, mas as trocaremos por cedros.
11 But Yahweh brought the armies of [Assyria], the enemies of King Rezin [of Syria, to fight] against Israel and incited [other] nations [to attack Israel].
Por isso o SENHOR levantará os adversários de Resim contra ele, e instigará seus inimigos:
12 [The army of] Syria [came] from the east, and [the army of] Philistia [came] from the west, and they destroyed Israel [like a wild animal tears another animal apart and] [MET] devours it. But even after that happened, Yahweh was still very angry with them. He was ready to strike them with his fist again.
Pela frente [virão] os sírios, e por trás os filisteus; e devorarão a Israel com a boca aberta. Nem com tudo isto sua ira cessará, e ainda sua mão está estendida.
13 [But even though] Yahweh punished his people [like that], they [still] did not return to him [and worship him]. They [still] did not request the Commander of the armies of angels [to assist them].
Porque este povo não se converteu àquele que o feriu, nem busca ao SENHOR dos exércitos.
14 Therefore, in one day Yahweh will get rid of [those who are like] Israel’s head and [those who are like] its tail; the [ones who are like] the top of the palm tree and the [ones who are like] the bottom.
Por isso o SENHOR cortará de Israel a cabeça, a cauda, o ramo e o junco de Israel em um único dia.
15 The leaders [DOU] of Israel are the head, and the prophets who tell lies are the tail.
O ancião e o homem respeitado, este é a cabeça; e o profeta que ensina falsidade é a cauda.
16 The leaders of the people have misled them; they have caused the people that they are ruling to be confused.
Pois os guias deste povo são enganadores; e os que por eles forem guiados estão a ponto de serem destruídos.
17 For that reason, Yahweh is not pleased with the young men [of Israel], and he does not [even] act mercifully toward the widows and orphans, because they are all ungodly and wicked, and they all say things that are foolish. [But] Yahweh still is angry with them; he is ready to strike them with his fist again.
Por causa disso o Senhor não terá alegria em seus rapazes, e não terá piedade de seus órfãos e de suas viúvas; porque todos eles são hipócritas e malfeitores, e toda boca fala tolices; nem com tudo isto sua ira cessará, e sua mão ainda está estendida.
18 When people do wicked things, it is like [SIM] a brushfire [that spreads rapidly]. It burns up [not only] briers and thorns; it starts a big fire in the forests from which clouds of smoke will rise.
Pois a perversidade queima como fogo, [que] consumirá cardos e espinhos, e incendiará aos emaranhados das árvores da floresta; e subirão como nuvens de fumaça.
19 [It is as though] the [whole] land is burned [black] because the Commander of the armies of angels is extremely angry with the Israeli people. They will become like [SIM] fuel for that great fire, and no one will try to rescue even his [own] brother [from that fire].
Pelo furor do SENHOR dos exércitos a terra se inflamará, e o povo será como o combustível do fogo; cada um não terá piedade do outro.
20 Israeli people will attack their neighbors on the right [to get food from them], but they will still be hungry. They will [kill those who live in houses] on the left and eat their flesh, but their stomachs will still not be full.
Se cortar à direita, ainda terá fome; e se comer da esquerda, ainda não se saciará; cada um comerá a carne de seu [próprio] braço.
21 [People of the tribes of] Manasseh and Ephraim will attack each other, and [then] they will both attack the people of Judah. But even after that happens, Yahweh will still be very angry with them. He will be ready to strike them with his fist again.
Manassés a Efraim, e Efraim a Manassés; e eles ambos serão contra Judá; e nem com tudo isto sua ira cessará, e sua mão ainda está estendida.
