Jeremias 4
1 Se te converteres, ó Israel, diz o Senhor, volta para mim: e, se tirares as tuas abominações de diante de mim, não andarás mais vagueando,
Yahweh says, “You Israeli [people], come back to me! If you get rid of those detestable idols and do not turn away from me [again],
2 E jurarás: Vive o Senhor na verdade, no juizo e na justiça; e n'elle se bemdirão as gentes, e n'elle se gloriarão.
and if you declare, ‘Just as surely as Yahweh lives, what he says is true,’ and if you [start to] always say what is true and act justly/fairly and righteously, then the [people in the other] nations [of the world] will request that I bless them [as I have blessed you], and they will [all come and] honor/praise me.”
3 Porque assim diz o Senhor aos homens de Judah e a Jerusalem: Lavrae para vós o campo de lavoura, e não semeeis entre espinhos.
This is what Yahweh says to the people of Jerusalem and [the other cities in] Judah: “[Prepare yourselves to receive my messages] like farmers plow up hard ground [in order that they can plant seed in it]. Just as farmers do not [waste good seed by] sowing seeds among thorny plants, [I do not want to waste my time telling you messages that you are not ready to receive].
4 Circumcidae-vos ao Senhor, e tirae os prepucios do vosso coração, ó homens de Judah e habitadores de Jerusalem, para que a minha indignação não venha a sair como fogo, e arda, e não haja quem a apague, por causa da malicia das vossas obras.
Purify your inner beings and your minds for me. If you do not do that, my being angry with you [MTY] because of [all] the sins that you have committed will be like a fire that will be impossible to extinguish.”
5 Annunciae em Judah, e fazei ouvir em Jerusalem, e dizei, e tocae a trombeta na terra, gritae em alta voz, e dizei: Ajuntae-vos, e entremos nas cidades fortes.
“Declare this [DOU] to [all the people in] Jerusalem and [the rest of] Judea; blow the trumpets everywhere in the land [to warn the people]. Tell them that they should flee to the cities that have high walls around them.
6 Arvorae a bandeira para Sião, retirae-vos em tropas, não estejaes parados; porque eu trago um mal do norte, e um grande quebrantamento.
Shout to the people of Jerusalem, ‘Run away [now]! Do not delay, because I am about to cause you to experience a terrible disaster [DOU] that will come from the north.
7 Já um leão subiu da sua ramada, e um destruidor das nações; elle já partiu, e saiu do seu logar para fazer da tua terra uma desolação; que as tuas cidades sejam destruidas, e ninguem habite n'ellas.
[An army] that has destroyed [many] nations will attack you [like] [MET] a lion that comes out of its den [to attack other animals]. [The soldiers of that army] have taken down their tents and they are ready to march toward your land. They will destroy your cities and leave them without any people still living in them.’
8 Por isto cingi-vos de saccos, lamentae, e uivae; porque o ardor da ira do Senhor não se desviou de nós.
So, put on sackcloth/rough clothes and weep and beat your chests [to show that you are very sorry for what you have done], because Yahweh is still very angry with us.
9 E succederá n'aquelle tempo, diz o Senhor, que se desfará o coração do rei e o coração dos principes; e os sacerdotes pasmarão, e os prophetas se maravilharão.
Yahweh said that at the time [he punishes you], the King of Judah and [all his] officials will be very afraid. The priests and the prophets will be terrified.
10 Então disse eu: Ah Senhor Jehovah! verdadeiramente enganaste grandemente a este povo e a Jerusalem, dizendo; Tereis paz; e chegas-lhes a espada até á alma.
Then I replied, “Yahweh [my] God, you completely deceived the people by telling them that there would be peace in Jerusalem, but now [our enemies] [PRS] are ready to slaughter us with their swords!”
11 N'aquelle tempo se dirá a este povo e a Jerusalem: Um vento secco das alturas do deserto veiu ao caminho da filha do meu povo; não para padejar, nem para alimpar;
When that happens, [Yahweh] will say to the people of Jerusalem, [“A huge army will come to attack you]. They will not [be like a gentle breeze that] separates wheat from chaff. [They will be like] a very hot wind [that blows in] from the desert [MET].
12 Mas um vento me virá a mim, que lhes será mais vehemente: agora tambem eu pronunciarei juizos contra elles.
[They will be like] [MET] a strong blast that I will send. Now I am declaring that I will punish/destroy you.”
13 Eis que virá subindo como nuvens e os seus carros como a tormenta; os seus cavallos serão mais ligeiros do que as aguias; ai de nós! que somos assolados!
[Our enemies] are about to rush down on us; their chariots are like [SIM] whirlwinds. Their horses are faster than eagles. It will be terrible for us!
14 Lava o teu coração da malicia, ó Jerusalem, para que sejas salva; até quando permanecerão no meio de ti os pensamentos da tua vaidade?
[You people of] Jerusalem [APO], purify your hearts/inner beings, in order that Yahweh will rescue you. How long will you continue to think about [doing] evil things?
15 Porque uma voz annuncia desde Dan, e faz ouvir a calamidade desde o monte de Ephraim.
From Dan [city in the far north] to the hills of Ephraim [a few miles/kilometers north of Jerusalem] messengers are proclaiming that disasters are coming.
16 D'isto fazei menção ás nações; eis aqui fazei-o ouvir contra Jerusalem; que vigias veem de uma terra remota, e levantarão a sua voz contra as cidades de Judah
Tell this to the [people in other] nations [but also] announce it in Jerusalem: [Yahweh says], “An army is coming to Jerusalem from far away; they will shout [a battle-cry] against the cities in Judah.
17 Como as guardas de um campo, estão contra ella ao redor; porquanto ella se rebellou contra mim, diz o Senhor.
They will set up tents around Jerusalem like people set up temporary shelters [SIM] around a field [at harvest time]. That will happen because the people of Judah have rebelled against me.
18 O teu caminho e as tuas obras te fizeram estas coisas: esta é a tua malicia, que tão amargosa é que te chega até ao coração.
You will be punished very severely; it will [be as though a sword] has stabbed your inner beings. But you are causing those things to happen to you because of the evil things that you have done.”
19 Ah entranhas minhas, entranhas minhas! estou com dôres no meu coração! ruge em mim o meu coração, já não me posso calar; porque tu, ó alma minha, ouviste o som da trombeta e o alarido da guerra.
I am extremely anguished/sad; the pain in my inner being is very severe. My heart beats wildly. But I cannot remain silent because I have heard [our enemies] blowing their trumpets to announce that the battle [against Judah will start immediately].
20 Quebranto sobre quebranto se apregoa: porque já toda a terra está destruida: de repente foram destruidas as minhas tendas, e as minhas cortinas n'um momento.
Disasters will occur one after another until the whole land is ruined. Suddenly [all] our tents will be destroyed; [even] the curtains [inside the tents] will be ripped apart.
21 Até quando verei a bandeira, e ouvirei a voz da trombeta?
How long will this battle continue? How long will I continue to see the enemy battle flags and hear the sound of their trumpets being blown?
22 Devéras o meu povo está louco, já a mim me não conhecem; são filhos nescios, e não entendidos: sabios são para mal fazer, mas para bem fazer nada sabem.
[Yahweh says], “My people are [very] foolish! They do not have a relationship with me. They are [like] [MET] stupid children who do not understand [anything]. They very cleverly do what is wrong, but they do not know how to do what is good.”
23 Vi a terra, e eis que estava assolada e vazia; e os céus, e não tinham a sua luz.
[God gave me a vision in which] I saw that the earth was barren and without form. I looked at the sky, and there was no light there.
24 Vi os montes, e eis que estavam tremendo; e todos os outeiros estremeciam.
I looked at the mountains and hills, and they shook and moved from side to side.
25 Vi, e eis que homem nenhum havia; e já todas as aves do céu eram fugidas.
I looked and saw that there were no [more] people, and all the birds had flown away.
26 Vi, e eis que a terra fertil era um deserto; e todas as suas cidades estavam derribadas diante do Senhor, diante do furor da sua ira.
I looked and saw that the fields that previously were fertile had become a desert. The cities were all ruined; they had all been destroyed by Yahweh because he was extremely angry.
27 Porque assim diz o Senhor: Toda esta terra será assolada: de todo, porém, a não consumirei.
This is what Yahweh is saying: “The entire land [of Judah] will be ruined, but I will not destroy it completely.
28 Por isto lamentará a terra, e os céus em cima se ennegrecerão; porquanto assim o disse, assim o propuz, e não me arrependi nem me desviarei d'isso.
I will do to my people what I said that I would do, and I will not change my mind. So [when that happens, it will be as though] the earth will mourn and the sky will become very dark.”
29 Do clamor dos cavalleiros e dos frecheiros já fugiram todas as cidades; entraram pelas nuvens, e treparam pelos penhascos: todas as cidades ficaram desamparadas, e já ninguem habita n'ellas.
[When the people hear] the sound of the [enemy] army marching, [they will be terrified as] they flee from their cities. Some of them will find places to hide in the bushes, and others will run toward the mountains/hills [to escape being killed by their enemies]. All the cities [in Judah] will be abandoned; not one person will remain in them.
30 Agora, pois, que farás, ó assolada? ainda que te vistas de carmezim, ainda que te enfeites de enfeites de oiro, ainda que te pintes em volta dos teus olhos com o antimonio, debalde te enfeitarias: já os amantes te desprezam, e a vida te procurarão tirar
So you who will surely be destroyed, [why are you doing the things that you are doing now]? Why are you wearing beautiful clothes and jewelry? Why are you putting paint around your eyes? Doing those things will not help you, because the people [in other countries that you think] love you [actually] despise you, and they will try to kill you.
31 Porquanto ouço uma voz, como de uma que está de parto, uma angustia como da que está com dôres de parto do primeiro filho; a voz da filha de Sião, offegante, que estende as suas mãos, dizendo: Oh! ai de mim agora, porque já a minha alma desmaia por causa dos matadores.
[It is as though] I already hear [the people in Jerusalem] crying very loudly, like [SIM] a woman cries when she is giving birth to her first child; she gasps for breath and pleads for someone to help her. [It is as though Jerusalem] is crying, “Something terrible is happening to me! They are about to murder me!”
