Isaías 44
1 Agora pois, ouve ó Jacob, servo meu, e tu ó Israel, a quem escolhi.
And now, give ear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel whom I have taken for myself:
2 Assim diz o Senhor que te creou e te formou desde o ventre, e que te ajudará: Não temas, ó Jacob, servo meu, e tu, Jeshurun, a quem escolhi.
The Lord who made you, forming you in your mother's body, the Lord, your helper, says, Have no fear, O Jacob my servant, and you, Jeshurun, whom I have taken for myself.
3 Porque derramarei agua sobre o sedento, e rios sobre a terra secca: derramarei o meu Espirito sobre a tua semente, e a minha benção sobre os teus descendentes.
For I will send water on the land needing it, and streams on the dry earth: I will let my spirit come down on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring.
4 E brotarão entre a herva, como salgueiros junto aos ribeiros das aguas.
And they will come up like grass in a well-watered field, like water-plants by the streams.
5 Este dirá: Eu sou do Senhor; e aquelle se chamará do nome de Jacob; e aquell'outro escreverá com a sua mão: Eu sou do Senhor, e por sobrenome se tomará o nome de Israel.
One will say, I am the Lord's; and another will give himself the name, Jacob; another will put a mark on his hand, I am the Lord's, and another will take the name of Israel for himself.
6 Assim diz o Senhor, Rei d'Israel, e seu Redemptor, o Senhor dos Exercitos: Eu sou o primeiro, e eu sou o ultimo, e fóra de mim não ha Deus.
The Lord, the King of Israel, even the Lord of armies who has taken up his cause, says, I am the first and the last, and there is no God but me.
7 E quem chamará como eu, e d'antes annunciará isto, e o porá em ordem perante mim, desde que ordenei um povo eterno? e annunciem-lhes as coisas futuras, e as que ainda hão de vir
If there is one like me, let him come forward and say it, let him make it clear and put it in order before me: who has made clear in the past the things to come? let him make clear the future to me.
8 Não vos assombreis, nem temaes; porventura desde então não t'o fiz ouvir, e não annunciei? porque vós sois as minhas testemunhas. Porventura ha outro Deus fóra de mim? Não, não ha Rocha alguma mais, que eu conheça
Have no fear, be strong in heart; have I not made it clear to you in the past, and let you see it? and you are my witnesses. Is there any God but me, or a Rock of whom I have no knowledge?
9 Todos os artifices de imagens de esculptura são vaidade, e as suas coisas mais desejaveis são de nenhum prestimo; e ellas mesmas são as suas testemunhas; nada vêem nem entendem; pelo que serão confundidos.
Those who make a pictured image are all of them as nothing, and the things of their desire will be of no profit to them: and their servants see not, and have no knowledge; so they will be put to shame.
10 Quem forma um deus, e funde uma imagem de esculptura, que é de nenhum prestimo?
Whoever makes a god, makes nothing but a metal image in which there is no profit.
11 Eis que todos os seus companheiros ficarão confundidos, pois os mesmos artifices são de entre os homens: ajuntem-se todos, e levantem-se; assombrar-se-hão, e serão juntamente confundidos.
Truly, all those who make use of secret arts will be put to shame, and their words of power are only words of men: let them all come forward together; they will all be in fear and be put to shame.
12 O ferreiro faz o machado, e trabalha nas brazas, e o forma com martellos, e o lavra á força do seu braço: elle tem fome, e a sua força enfraquece, e não bebe agua, e desfallece.
The iron-worker is heating the metal in the fire, giving it form with his hammers, and working on it with his strong arm: then for need of food his strength gives way, and for need of water he becomes feeble.
13 O carpinteiro estende a regoa, o debuxa com a almagra, o aplaina com o cepilho, e o debuxa com o compasso: e o faz á similhança d'um homem, segundo a forma d'um homem, para se ficar em casa.
The woodworker is measuring out the wood with his line, marking it out with his pencil: after smoothing it with his plane, and making circles on it with his instrument, he gives it the form and glory of a man, so that it may be placed in the house.
14 Quando corta para si cedros, então toma um cypreste, ou um carvalho, e esforça-se contra as arvores do bosque: planta um olmeiro, e a chuva o faz crescer.
He has cedars cut down for himself, he takes an oak and lets it get strong among the trees of the wood; he has an ash-tree planted, and the rain gives it growth.
15 Então servirá ao homem para queimar, e toma d'elles, e se aquenta, e os accende, e coze o pão: tambem faz um deus, e se prostra diante d'elle; tambem fabrica d'elle uma imagem d'esculptura, e ajoelha diante d'ella.
Then it will be used to make a fire, so that a man may get warm; he has the oven heated with it and makes bread: he makes a god with it, to which he gives worship: he makes a pictured image out of it, and goes down on his face before it.
16 Metade d'elle queima no fogo, com a outra metade come carne; assa-a, e farta-se d'ella: tambem se aquenta, e diz: Ora já me aquentei, já vi o fogo.
With part of it he makes a fire, and on the fire he gets meat cooked and takes a full meal: he makes himself warm, and says, Aha! I am warm, I have seen the fire:
17 Então do resto faz um deus, uma imagem de esculptura: ajoelha-se diante d'ella, e se inclina, e ora-lhe, e diz: Livra-me, porquanto tu és o meu deus.
And the rest of it he makes into a god, even his pictured image: he goes down on his face before it, giving worship to it, and making prayer to it, saying, Be my saviour; for you are my god.
18 Nada sabem, nem entendem; porque untou-lhes os olhos, para que não vejam, e os seus corações, para que não entendam.
They have no knowledge or wisdom; for he has put a veil over their eyes, so that they may not see; and on their hearts, so that they may not give attention.
19 E nenhum d'elles toma isto a peito, e já não teem conhecimento nem entendimento para dizer: Metade queimei no fogo, e cozi pão sobre as suas brazas, assei a ellas carne, e a comi: e faria eu do resto uma abominação? ajoelhar-me-hia eu ao que saiu d'uma arvore?
And no one takes note, no one has enough knowledge or wisdom to say, I have put part of it in the fire, and made bread on it; I have had a meal of the flesh cooked with it: and am I now to make the rest of it into a false god? am I to go down on my face before a bit of wood?
20 Apascenta-se de cinza: o seu coração enganado o desviou; de maneira que já não pode livrar a sua alma, nem dizer: Porventura não ha uma mentira na minha mão direita?
As for him whose food is the dust of a dead fire, he has been turned from the way by a twisted mind, so that he is unable to keep himself safe by saying, What I have here in my hand is false.
21 Lembra-te d'estas coisas ó Jacob e Israel, porquanto és meu servo; eu mesmo te formei, meu servo és, ó Israel; não me esquecerei de ti.
Keep these things in mind, O Jacob; and you Israel, for you are my servant: I have made you; you are my servant; O Israel, I will not let you go out of my memory.
22 Desfaço as tuas transgressões como a nevoa, e os teus peccados como a nuvem: torna-te para mim, porque já eu te remi.
I have put your evil doings out of my mind like a thick cloud, and your sins like a mist: come back to me; for I have taken up your cause.
23 Cantae alegres, ó vós, céus, porque o Senhor o fez: exultae vós, as partes mais baixas da terra, vós, montes, retumbae com jubilo; tambem vós, bosques, e todas as arvores que estão n'elles; porque o Senhor remiu a Jacob, e glorificou-se em Israel
Make a song, O heavens, for the Lord has done it: give a loud cry, you deep parts of the earth: let your voices be loud in song, you mountains, and you woods with all your trees: for the Lord has taken up the cause of Jacob, and will let his glory be seen in Israel.
24 Assim diz o Senhor, teu redemptor, e que te formou desde o ventre: Eu sou o Senhor que faço tudo, que, só eu, estendo os céus, e espraio a terra por mim mesmo;
The Lord, who has taken up your cause, and who gave you life in your mother's body, says, I am the Lord who makes all things; stretching out the heavens by myself, and giving the earth its limits; who was with me?
25 Que desfaço os signaes dos inventores de mentiras, e enlouqueço aos adivinhos; que faço tornar atraz os sabios, e endoideço a sciencia d'elles;
Who makes the signs of those who give word of the future come to nothing, so that those who have knowledge of secret arts go off their heads; turning the wise men back, and making their knowledge foolish:
26 Que confirma a palavra do seu servo, e cumpre o conselho dos seus mensageiros; que diz a Jerusalem: Tu serás habitada, e ás cidades de Judah: Sereis reedificadas, e eu levantarei as suas ruinas;
Who makes the word of his servants certain, and gives effect to the purposes of his representatives; who says of Jerusalem, Her people will come back to her; and of the towns of Judah, I will give orders for their building, and will make her waste places fertile again:
27 Que diz á profundeza: Secca-te, e eu seccarei os teus rios;
Who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will make your rivers dry:
28 Que diz de Cyro: É meu pastor, e cumprirá todo o meu contentamento: dizendo tambem a Jerusalem: Sê edificada; e ao templo: Funda-te.
Who says of Cyrus, He will take care of my sheep, and will do all my pleasure: who says of Jerusalem, I will give the word for your building; and of the Temple, Your bases will be put in place.
