Zechariah 7
1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, [that] the word of the LORD came to Zechariah in the fourth [day] of the ninth month, [even] in Chisleu;
No quarto ano do rei Dario, a palavra de Yahweh chegou a Zacarias no quarto dia do nono mês, o mês de Chislev.
2 When they had sent to the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,
O povo de Betel enviou Sharezer e Regem Melech e seus homens para pedir o favor de Javé,
3 [And] to speak to the priests who [were] in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
e para falar aos sacerdotes da casa de Javé dos exércitos e aos profetas, dizendo: “Devo chorar no quinto mês, separando-me, como tenho feito nestes tantos anos?
4 Then came the word of the LORD of hosts to me, saying,
Então a palavra de Javé dos Exércitos veio a mim, dizendo:
5 Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh [month], even those seventy years, did ye at all fast to me, [even] to me?
“Fala a todo o povo da terra e aos sacerdotes, dizendo: 'Quando jejuastes e chorastes no quinto e no sétimo mês durante estes setenta anos, jejuastes de todo para mim, realmente para mim?
6 And when ye ate, and when ye drank, did ye not eat [for yourselves], and drink [for yourselves]?
Quando comem e quando bebem, não comem para si mesmos e não bebem para si mesmos?
7 [Should ye] not [hear] the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and her cities around her, when [men] inhabited the south and the plain?
Aren't these the words which Yahweh proclamed by the former prophets when Jerusalem was hababited and in prosperity, and its cities around her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?'”
8 And the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying,
A palavra de Javé veio a Zacarias, dizendo:
9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
“Assim falou Javé dos Exércitos, dizendo: 'Executem o verdadeiro julgamento e mostrem bondade e compaixão cada homem para com seu irmão'.
10 And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
Não oprimais a viúva, o órfão de pai, o estrangeiro, nem os pobres; e não deixeis que nenhum de vós invente o mal contra seu irmão em seu coração'.
11 But they refused to hearken, and withdrew the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
Mas eles se recusaram a ouvir, e viraram as costas, e pararam os ouvidos, para que não ouvissem.
12 Yes, they made their hearts [as] an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
Yes, fizeram seus corações duros como pedra, para que não ouvissem a lei e as palavras que Javé dos Exércitos havia enviado por seu Espírito pelos antigos profetas. Portanto, grande ira veio de Javé dos Exércitos.
13 Therefore it is come to pass, [that] as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:
Aconteceu que, como ele chamou e eles se recusaram a ouvir, assim eles chamarão e eu não ouvirei”, disse Javé dos Exércitos;
14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
“mas eu os espalharei com um turbilhão entre todas as nações que eles não conheceram”. Assim a terra ficou desolada depois deles, de modo que nenhum homem passou por eles nem retornou; pois eles tornaram a agradável terra desolada”.
