Ezequiel 3
1 Depois me disse: Filho do homem, come o que achares: come este rolo, e vai, fala à casa de Israel.
“Son of man,” he told me, “eat what you find placed before you. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the people of Israel.”
2 Então abri a minha boca, e me deu a comer o rolo.
I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.
3 E disse-me: Filho do homem, dá de comer ao teu ventre, e enche as tuas entranhas deste rolo que eu te dou. Então o comi, e era na minha boca doce como o mel.
“Son of man,” he said to me, “eat and fill yourself up with this scroll I'm giving you.” So I ate the scroll, and it tasted as sweet as honey.
4 E disse-me: Filho do homem, vai, entra na casa de Israel, e dize-lhe as minhas palavras.
Then he told me, “Son of man, now you are to go to the people of Israel and give my message to them.
5 Porque tu não és enviado a um povo de profunda fala, nem de língua difícil, senão à casa de Israel;
I'm not sending you to those whose language is foreign to you, to people that you don't know—but to the people of Israel.
6 Nem a muitos povos de profunda fala, e de língua difícil, cujas palavras não possas entender: se eu aos tais te enviara, porventura não te dariam ouvidos.
As I say, I'm not sending you to those whose language is foreign to you, to people that you don't know, whose words you don't understand. On the other hand, if I had sent you to foreigners, they would have listened to you.
7 Porém a casa de Israel não te quererá dar ouvidos, porque não me querem dar ouvidos a mim; porque toda a casa de Israel é obstinada de testa e dura de coração.
But the people of Israel won't want to listen to you, because they don't want to listen to me. All the Israelites are strong-minded and hard-hearted.
8 Eis que fiz duro o teu rosto contra os seus rostos, e forte a tua testa contra a sua testa.
Look! I'm going to make you as tough as them, and as strong-minded as them.
9 Fiz como diamante a tua testa, mais forte do que a pederneira: não os temas pois, nem te assombres com os seus rostos, porque casa rebelde são.
I will make your mind like adamant, harder than flint. Don't be afraid of what they say or discouraged by the way they look at you, even though they are a rebellious people.”
10 Disse-me mais: Filho do homem, mete no teu coração todas as minhas palavras que te hei de dizer, e ouve-as com os teus ouvidos.
“Son of man,” he added, “pay close attention to everything I tell you, and think deeply about it yourself.
11 Eia pois, vai aos do cativeiro, aos filhos do teu povo, e lhes falarás, e lhes dirás: Assim diz o Senhor Jehovah, quer ouçam quer deixem de ouvir.
Go to your people who are in exile. Tell them this is what the Lord God says, whether they listen or not.”
12 E levantou-me o espírito, e ouvi por detraz de mim uma voz de grande estrondo, que dizia: bendita seja a glória do Senhor, do seu lugar.
The Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a really loud noise behind me that sounded like an earthquake. (Praise to the Lord's glory where he lives!)
13 E ouvi o sonido das asas dos animais, que tocavam umas nas outras, e o sonido das rodas defronte deles, e o sonido dum grande estrondo.
It was the sound made by the wings of the beings as they brushed against each other and the noise made by the wheels next to them, a really loud noise that sounded like an earthquake.
14 Então o espírito me levantou, e me levou; e eu me fui mui triste, pelo ardor do meu espírito; porém a mão do Senhor era forte sobre mim.
As I said, the Spirit lifted me up and carried me away. As I went I was feeling upset and angry; however the Lord's power had taken full control of me.
15 E vim aos do cativeiro, a Tel-abib, que moravam junto ao rio Chebar, e eu morava onde eles moravam: e morei ali sete dias, pasmado no meio deles.
I arrived at the place where the exiles lived, Tel-abib by the River Kebar. I just sat with them, staying with them there for seven days. I was completely overcome with emotion.
16 E sucedeu que, ao fim de sete dias, veio a palavra do Senhor a mim, dizendo:
After the seven days had passed, a message from the Lord came to me, saying,
17 Filho do homem: Eu te dei por atalaia sobre a casa de Israel; e tu da minha boca ouvirás a palavra, e os avisarás da minha parte.
“Son of man, I have chosen you as a watchman for the people of Israel. Whenever I give you a message, then you must warn them for me.
18 Quando eu disser ao ímpio: Certamente morrerás; e tu o não avisares, nem falares para avisar ao ímpio acerca do seu caminho ímpio, para o conservar em vida, aquele ímpio morrerá na sua maldade, mas o seu sangue da tua mão o requererei.
For example, if I give a warning to someone who's wicked, saying, ‘You are going to die for sure,’ but you don't warn them, if you don't speak out to warn them to stop their wicked ways so they can go on living, then that wicked person will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their death.
19 Porém, se avisares ao ímpio, e ele não se converter da sua impiedade e do seu caminho ímpio, ele morrerá na sua maldade, e tu livraste a tua alma.
But if you warn them, and they don't stop their wicked ways, they will die in their sins, but you will have saved yourself—you won't die.
20 Semelhantemente, quando o justo se desviar da sua justiça, e fizer maldade, e eu puser diante dele um tropeço, ele morrerá; porque tu o não avisaste, no seu pecado morrerá, e suas justiças que fizera não virão em memória, mas o seu sangue da tua mão o requererei.
Again, if someone who lives right stops doing so and sins and disregards my attempts to correct them, then they will die. If you didn't warn them, they will die in their sins, and the good things they did won't be remembered. In addition, I will hold you responsible for their death.
21 Porém, avisando tu ao justo, para que o justo não peque, e ele não pecar, certamente viverá; porque foi avisado; e tu livraste a tua alma.
However, if you warn those who are living right not to sin, and they don't sin, they will live for sure, because they paid attention to your warning, and you will have saved yourself—you won't die.”
22 E a mão do Senhor estava sobre mim ali, e me disse: Levanta-te, e sai ao vale, e ali falarei contigo.
The Lord's power took control of me there, and he told me, “Get up! Go to the valley, and I will talk to you there.”
23 E levantei-me, e saí ao vale, e eis que a glória do Senhor estava ali, como a glória que vi junto ao rio Chebar; e caí sobre o meu rosto.
So I got up and went to the valley, and there I saw the Lord's glory. It was like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar. I fell facedown on the ground.
24 Então entrou em mim o espírito, e me pôs sobre os meus pés, e falou comigo, e me disse: Entra, encerra-te dentro da tua casa.
Then the Spirit came into me and made me stand upright. He told me, “Go into your house and shut the door.
25 Porque tu, ó filho do homem, eis que porão cordas sobre ti, e te ligarão com elas: não sairás pois ao meio deles.
You will be tied up with ropes, son of man. You will be bound so that won't be able to go out among the people.
26 E eu farei que a tua língua se pegue ao teu paladar, e ficarás mudo, e não lhes servirás de varão que repreenda; porque casa rebelde são eles.
I'll make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth. You won't be able to speak and complain to them, even though they are a rebellious people.
27 Mas, quando eu falar contigo, abrirei a tua boca, e lhes dirás: Assim diz o Senhor: Quem ouvir ouça, e quem deixar de ouvir, deixe; porque casa rebelde são eles.
However, when I talk with you, I will open your mouth so you can tell them that this is what the Lord God says. Those who want to listen will listen, and those who want to refuse will refuse, for they are a rebellious people.”
