Miquéias 6
1 Ouvi agora o que diz o Senhor: Levanta-te, contende com os montes, e ouçam os outeiros a tua voz.
Pay attention to what Yahweh says [to you Israeli people]: “Stand up [in court] and state what you are accusing [me] about. And allow the hills and mountains to hear what you will say.
2 Ouvi montes, a contenda do Senhor, e vós, fortes fundamentos da terra; porque o Senhor tem uma contenda com o seu povo, e com Israel entrará em juízo.
[But then] you mountains must [also] listen [carefully] [DOU] to what I, Yahweh, am complaining [about my people]. I have something to say about what [DOU] my Israeli people are doing that displeases me.
3 Ó povo meu; que te tenho feito? e com que te enfadei? testifica contra mim.
My people, what have I done to [cause trouble for] you [RHQ]? What have I done to cause you to experience difficulties? Answer me!
4 Certamente te fiz subir da terra do Egito e da casa da servidão te remi; e enviei adiante de ti a Moisés, Aarão e Miriam.
I [did great things for your ancestors]; I brought them out of Egypt; I rescued them from that land where they were slaves. I sent Moses to [lead] them, and [his older brother] Aaron and [his older sister] Miriam.
5 Povo meu, ora lembra-te do que consultou Balak, rei de Moab, e o que lhe respondeu Balaão, filho de Beor, desde Sittim até Gilgal; para que conheças as justiças do Senhor.
My people, think about when Balak, the king of Moab, requested Beor’s son Balaam [to curse your ancestors], and think about what Balaam replied. Think about [how your ancestors crossed the Jordan River miraculously while] they were traveling from Acacia to Gilgal. [Think about those things in order] that you may know that [I], Yahweh, do what is right.”
6 Com que coisa encontrarei ao Senhor, e me inclinarei ao Deus altíssimo? encontra-lo-ei com holocaustos? com bezerros de um ano?
[The Israeli people ask, ] “What shall we bring to Yahweh [who lives in] heaven when we come to him and bow down before him? Should we bring calves that are a year-old that will be offerings that will be [killed and] completely burned [on the altar]?
7 Agradar-se-á o Senhor de milhares de carneiros? de dez mil ribeiros de azeite? darei o meu primogênito pela minha transgressão? o fruto do meu ventre pelo pecado da minha alma?
Will Yahweh be pleased [if we offer to him] 1,000 rams and 10,000 streams of [olive] oil? Should we offer our firstborn children [to be sacrifices] to pay for the sins that we have committed [DOU]?”
8 Ele te declarou, ó homem, o que é bom; e que é o que o Senhor pede de ti, senão que pratiques a justiça, e ames a beneficência, e andes humildemente com o teu Deus
[No, because] he has shown each of us what is good [to do]; he has shown [RHQ] us what he requires each of us [to do]: He wants us to do what is just/fair and to love and to be merciful [to others], and [he wants us] to live humbly [while we fellowship] with him, our God.
9 A voz do Senhor clama à cidade (porque o teu nome vê a inteireza): Ouvi a vara, e a quem a ordenou.
“I am Yahweh, so if you are wise, you should revere me. I am calling out to [you people of] Jerusalem, ‘The armies [MET] that will destroy your city are coming, so pay careful attention to me, the one who is causing them to punish you with my rod.
10 Ainda há na casa do ímpio tesouros da impiedade? e epha pequena, que é detestável?
Do you think that [RHQ] I should forget that you wicked people filled your homes with valuable things that you acquired by cheating [others]? Do you think that [RHQ] I should forget that you used false measures [when you bought and sold things]? Those are things that I hate.
11 Seria eu limpo com balanças falsas? e com uma bolsa de pesos enganosos?
[Do you think] that [RHQ] I should say nothing about people who use scales that do not weigh correctly, and who use weights that are not accurate?
12 Porque os seus ricos estão cheios de violência, e os seus habitantes falam mentiras; e a sua língua é enganosa na sua boca.
The rich people among you always act violently [to get money from poor people]. All of the people [in Jerusalem] are liars, and they [SYN] always deceive people.
13 Assim eu também te enfraquecerei, ferindo-te e assolando-te por causa dos teus pecados.
Therefore, I have [already] begun to get rid of you, to ruin you because of the sins that you have committed.
14 Tu comerás, mas não te fartarás; e a tua humilhação estará no meio de ti; e tu removerás, mas não livrarás; e aquilo que livrares, eu o entregarei à espada
[Soon] you will eat food, but you will not have enough to satisfy you; your stomachs will [still feel as though they are] empty. You will try to save up [money], but you will not be able to save anything, because I will send your enemies to take it from you in wars [MTY].
15 Tu semearás, mas não segarás: pisarás a azeitona, mas não te ungirás com azeite; e o mosto, mas não beberás vinho.
You will plant [seeds], but you will not harvest [anything]. You will press olives, but [others], not you, will use the [olive] oil. You will trample on grapes [and make wine from the juice], but [others], not you, will drink the wine.
16 Porque se guardaram os estatutos de Omri, e toda a obra da casa de Acab, e vós andais nos conselhos deles; para que eu te faça uma desolação, e dos seus habitantes um assobio: assim trareis sobre vós o opróbrio do meu povo
[Those things will happen to you because] you obey [only] the wicked laws of [King] Omri, and [you do the terrible things that wicked King] Ahab and his descendants commanded. So, I will destroy your [country], and I will cause your people to be despised; people [of other nations] will insult you.’”
