Ezequiel 31
1 E sucedeu, no ano undécimo, no terceiro mes, ao primeiro do mes, que veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:
And it happened that, in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 Filho do homem, dize a faraó, rei do Egito, e à sua multidão: A quem és semelhante na tua grandeza?
“Son of man, speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to his people: To whom can you be compared in your greatness?
3 Eis que a Assyria era um cedro no líbano, de ramos formosos, sombrio de ramagem e de alta estatura, e entre os ramos espessos estava a sua copa.
Behold, Assur is like the cedar of Lebanon, with fair branches, and full of leaves, and of high stature, and his summit has been elevated above the thick branches.
4 As águas o fizeram crescer, o abismo o exalçou: com as suas correntes corria em torno do seu plantio, e enviava os regatos a todas as árvores do campo.
The waters have nourished him. The abyss has exalted him. Its rivers have flowed around his roots, and it has sent forth its streams to all the trees of the regions.
5 Por isso se elevou a sua estatura sobre todas as árvores do campo, e se multiplicaram os seus ramos, e se alongaram as suas varas, por causa das muitas águas que enviava.
Because of this, his height was exalted above all the trees of the regions, and his groves were multiplied, and his own branches were elevated, because of the many waters.
6 Todas as aves do céu se aninhavam nos seus ramos, e todos os animais do campo geravam debaixo dos seus ramos, e todos os grandes povos se assentavam à sua sombra.
And when he had extended his shadow, all the birds of the air made their nests in his branches, and all the beasts of the forest conceived their young under his foliage, and an assembly of the many peoples lived under his shadow.
7 Assim era ele formoso na sua grandeza, na extensão dos seus ramos, porque a sua raiz estava junto às muitas águas.
And he was most beautiful in his greatness and in the expansion of his groves. For his root was near many waters.
8 Os cedros não o escureciam no jardim de Deus; as faias não igualavam os seus ramos, e os castanheiros não eram como os seus renovos: nenhuma árvore no jardim de Deus se assimilhou a ele na sua formosura.
The cedars in the Paradise of God were not higher than he was. The spruce trees were not equal to his summit, and the plane trees were not equal to his fullness. No tree in the Paradise of God was similar to him or to his beauty.
9 Formoso o fiz com a multidão dos seus ramos; e todas as árvores do Éden, que estavam no jardim de Deus, tiveram inveja dele.
For I made him beautiful, and dense with many branches. And all the trees of delight, which were in the Paradise of God, were jealous of him.
10 Portanto assim diz o Senhor Jehovah: Porquanto te elevaste na tua estatura, e se levantou a sua copa no meio dos espessos ramos, e o seu coração se exalçou na sua altura,
Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Since he was sublime in height, and he made his summit green and dense, and his heart was exalted because of his height,
11 Portanto o entreguei na mão da mais poderosa das nações, para que o tratasse com o tratamento merecido; pela sua impiedade o lançarei fora.
I have delivered him into the hands of the most powerful one among the Gentiles, so that he will deal with him. I have cast him out, in accord with his impiety.
12 E uns estranhos o exterminaram, os mais formidáveis das nações, e o deixaram: cairam os seus ramos sobre os montes e por todos os vales, e os seus renovos foram quebrados por todas as correntes da terra; e todos os povos da terra se retiraram da sua sombra, e o deixaram.
And foreigners, and the most cruel among the nations, will cut him down. And they will cast him on the mountains. And his branches will fall in every steep valley, and his grove will be broken apart on every cliff of the earth. And all the peoples of the earth will withdraw from his shadow, and abandon him.
13 Todas as aves do céu habitavam sobre a sua ruína, e todos os animais do campo se acolheram sob os seus renovos;
All the birds of the air lived upon his ruins, and all the beasts of the countryside were among his branches.
14 Para que todas as árvores das águas não se elevem na sua estatura, nem levantem a sua copa no meio dos ramos espessos, nem todas as que bebem as águas venham a confiar em si, por causa da sua altura; porque já todos estão entregues à morte, até à terra mais baixa, no meio dos filhos dos homens, com os que descem à cova.
For this reason, none of the trees among the waters will exalt themselves because of their height, nor will they place their summits above the thick branches and foliage, nor will any of those that are irrigated stand out because of their height. For they have all been delivered unto death, to the lowest part of the earth, into the midst of the sons of men, those who descend into the pit.
15 Assim diz o Senhor Jehovah: No dia em que ele desceu ao inferno, fiz eu que houvesse luto; fiz cobrir o abismo, por sua causa, e retive as suas correntes, e se coibiram; e cobri o líbano de preto por causa dele, e todas as árvores do campo por causa dele desfaleceram. (Sheol h7585)
Thus says the Lord God: In the day when he descended into hell, I led in grieving. I covered him with the abyss. And I held back its rivers, and I restrained the many waters. Lebanon was saddened over him, and all the trees of the field were struck together. (Sheol h7585)
16 Ao som da sua queda fiz tremer as nações, quando o fiz descer ao inferno com os que descem à cova; e todas as árvores do Éden, a flor e o melhor do líbano, todas as árvores que bebem águas, se consolavam na terra mais baixa. (Sheol h7585)
I shook the Gentiles with the sound of his ruin, when I led him down to hell, with those who were descending into the pit. And all the trees of delights, the finest and best in Lebanon, all that were irrigated with waters, were consoled in the deepest parts of the earth. (Sheol h7585)
17 Também estes com eles descerão ao inferno, aos que foram traspassados à espada, e os que foram seu braço, e que estavam assentados à sombra no meio das nações. (Sheol h7585)
For they, too, will descend with him into hell, to those who have been slain by the sword. And the arm of each one will reside under his shadow, in the midst of the nations. (Sheol h7585)
18 A quem pois és assim semelhante em glória e em grandeza entre as árvores do Éden? antes serás derribado com as árvores do Éden à terra mais baixa; no meio dos incircuncisos jazerás com os que foram traspassados à espada: este é faraó e toda a sua multidão, diz o Senhor Jehovah
To whom can you be compared, O famous and sublime one, among the trees of pleasure? Behold, you have been brought down, with the trees of pleasure, to the lowest part of the earth. You will sleep in the midst of the uncircumcised, with those who have been slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh, and all his multitude, says the Lord God.”
