Ezequiel 30
1 E veio a mim a palavra do SENHOR, dizendo:
Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
2 Filho do homem, profetiza, e dize: Assim diz o Senhor DEUS: Gritai: Ai daquele dia!
“You human, prophesy [about what will happen to Egypt]. Say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: “Weep and wail [DOU], because terrible things will happen some day.
3 Porque perto está o dia, perto está o dia do Senhor; dia de nuvens; será o tempo das nações.
That day is near, the day when I, Yahweh, [will punish people]; it will be a day of [dark] clouds and disaster for [many] nations.
4 E a espada virá ao Egito, e haverá grande dor em Cuxe, quando caírem os mortos no Egito; e tomarão sua multidão, e serão destruídos seus fundamentos.
[An enemy army] [PRS] will come to attack Egypt with their swords, and there will be great distress [among the people] in Ethiopia. [Many] people will be killed in Egypt; everything valuable will be taken away, and [even] the foundations [of the buildings] will be torn down.
5 Cuxe, Pute, Lude, e todo o povo misturado, e Cube, e os filhos da terra do pacto cairão com eles à espada.
[Soldiers of] Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, and from all of Arabia, and [all the other] groups who are their allies, will be killed in the battles.”
6 Assim diz o SENHOR: Também cairão os que sustentam ao Egito, e a soberba de sua força irá abaixo; desde Migdol e Sevene cairão nele à espada, diz o Senhor DEUS.
This is what [I], Yahweh say: “The allies of Egypt will be defeated, and the power that [the people of Egypt] are proud of will end. From Migdol [city in the north] to Aswan [city in the south], the soldiers of Egypt will be killed by their enemies’ swords”; [that is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.
7 E serão assolados no meio das terras assoladas, e suas cidades estarão no meio das cidades desertas.
Egypt will become the most deserted country in the world, and its cities will be ruined, surrounded by ruined cities [in nearby nations].
8 E saberão que eu sou o SENHOR, quando puser fogo ao Egito, e forem destruídos todos os que o ajudavam.
Then, when I cause [everything in] Egypt to be burned in fires, and all their allies are defeated, people will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].
9 Naquele dia sairão de diante de mim mensageiros em navios, para espantarem a confiante Cuxe, e haverá grandes dores neles, como no dia do Egito; porque eis que está vindo.
At that time, I will send messengers to go [swiftly up the Nile River] in boats to cause the people of Ethiopia who (are complacent/confident/think that nothing terrible will happen to them) to become afraid. They will be terrified [PRS] when Egypt is destroyed; and it will soon be that time!”
10 Assim diz o Senhor DEUS: Farei cessar a multidão do Egito pela mão de Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia.
This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: “By the power of [MTY] of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon I will get rid of very many people in Egypt.
11 Ele, e com ele seu povo, os mais terríveis das nações, serão trazidos para destruir a terra; e desembainharão suas espadas contra o Egito, e encherão a terra de mortos.
Nebuchadnezzar and his army, whose soldiers are extremely ruthless, will come to destroy Egypt. They will pull out their swords and fill Egypt with [the corpses of] those whom they have killed.
12 E secarei os rios, entregarei a terra em mãos de malignos, e destruirei a terra e tudo o que ela contém pela mão de estrangeiros; eu, o SENHOR falei.
I will cause the Nile [River] to become dry, and I will sell the nation to evil men. By the power [MTY] of foreigners I will ruin the land and everything that is in it. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have predicted it.”
13 Assim diz o Senhor DEUS: Também destruirei aos ídolos, e darei fim às imagens idolátricas de Mênfis; não haverá mais príncipe da terra do Egito, e porei medo na terra do Egito.
This is [also] what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: “I will cause the idols and statues [of idols] [DOU] in Memphis [city] to be destroyed. No longer will there be a king in Egypt, and all over the land, people will be terrified. I will cause [the people of] Egypt to be very afraid.
14 E desolarei a Patros, porei fogo a Zoã, e farei juízos em Nô.
I will cause the Pathros [area in southern Egypt] to be abandoned. I will start fires in Zoan [city in northeast Egypt] and punish [the people in] Thebes, [the capital of southern Egypt].
15 E derramarei minha ira sobre Pelúsio, a fortaleza do Egito, e exterminarei a multidão de Nô.
I will pour out my punishment [MTY] on [the fortress in] Pelusium [at the eastern end of Egypt], and I will get rid of very many people in Thebes.
16 E porei fogo ao Egito; Pelúsio terá grande dor, Nô será destroçada, e Mênfis terá angústias contínuas.
I will burn Egypt by fires; [the people in] Pelusium will suffer severe pain. [Enemies] will conquer Thebes, and [the people in] Memphis will constantly be terrified.
17 Os rapazes de Áven e de Pibesete cairão à espada; e elas irão em cativeiro.
[Many] young men in Heliopolis and Bubastis [cities in northern Egypt] will be killed by [their enemies] swords, and the others [from those cities] will be captured and taken [to Babylon].
18 E em Tafnes o dia se escurecerá, quando eu quebrar ali o jugo do Egito, e nela cessar a soberba de sua força; uma nuvem a cobrirá, e suas filhas irão em cativeiro.
It will be a dark day [of destruction] at Tahpenes [city in northeast Egypt] when I cause the power [MET] of Egypt to end; that country will no longer be proud of being strong. [It will be as though] a dark cloud will cover Egypt, because the people of its villages will be captured and forced to go [to Babylon].”
19 Pois farei julgamentos no Egito, e saberão que eu sou o SENHOR.
That is how I will punish Egypt, and people will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’”
20 E sucedeu no décimo primeiro ano, no primeiro [mês], aos sete do mês, que veio a mim a palavra do SENHOR, dizendo:
Almost eleven years [after we had been taken to Babylon], on the seventh day of the first month [of that year], Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
21 Filho do homem, quebrei o braço de Faraó, rei do Egito; e eis que não será enfaixado com remédios, nem lhe porão faixa para o envolver, a fim de curá-lo para que possa segurar espada.
“You human, I [have enabled the army of Nebuchadnezzar to defeat the army of] the King of Egypt. [It is as though] I have broken one of the arms of the King of Egypt, and it has not been bandaged in order that it could be healed, and it has not been put in splints in order that [after it heals] the arm will be strong [enough] to hold a sword.
22 Portanto, assim diz o Senhor DEUS: Eis que sou contra Faraó, rei do Egito, e quebrarei seus braços, tanto o forte como o quebrado; e farei cair a espada de sua mão.
Therefore, this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘I am the enemy of the King of Egypt. [I will completely destroy the power of Egypt; it is as though] now I will break both of the king’s arms, the good/strong one and the broken one, and cause the sword to fall from his hand.
23 E espalharei os egípcios entre as nações, e os dispersarei pelas terras.
I will cause the people of Egypt to be scattered among the nations [DOU].
24 E fortalecerei os braços do rei da Babilônia, e porei minha espada em sua mão; porém quebrarei os braços de Faraó, e diante dele gemerá com gemidos de ferido de morte.
[It is as though] I will strengthen the arms of the King of Babylon and put a sword in his hand, and [as though] I will break the arms of the king of Egypt, and he will groan in front of the King of Babylon like [SIM] a soldier who is wounded and about to die.
25 Fortalecerei, pois, os braços do rei de Babilônia, enquanto que os braços de Faraó cairão; e saberão que eu sou o SENHOR, quando eu tiver posto minha espada na mão do rei da Babilônia, e ele a estender sobre a terra do Egito.
I will cause the power [MTY] of the King of Babylon to become greater, and the power of the king of Egypt will be useless [MET]. When that happens, when I give power to the army of the King of Babylon, they will use that power to attack Egypt.
26 E espalharei os egípcios entre as nações, e os dispersarei pelas terras; assim saberão que eu sou o SENHOR.
I will cause the people of Egypt to be scattered among the nations [DOU]. And when that happens, the people [of Egypt] will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do] [DOU].’”
