Ezequiel 31
1 E sucedeu, no décimo primeiro ano, no terceiro [mês], ao primeiro [dia] do mês, que veio a mim a palavra do SENHOR, dizendo:
Almost eleven years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the first day of the third month [of that year], Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
2 Filho do homem, diz a Faraó, rei do Egito, e à sua multidão: A quem és semelhante na tua grandeza?
“You human, say to the King of Egypt and all of his people, ‘[You think that] there is [RHQ, IRO] no country whose power is as great as the power of your country.
3 Eis que a Assíria era um cedro do Líbano, de belos ramos, com grande sombra de sua folhagem, e de alta estatura; seu topo estava entre ramos espessos.
You think that your country is as great as Assyria was: Assyria was previously like [MET] a tall cedar tree in Lebanon; [it was as though] it had big beautiful branches that provided shade for [other trees in] the forest. It was very tall; its top was above the leaves of the other trees.
4 As águas o nutriam, as profundezas o faziam crescer; correntes corriam ao redor de onde estava plantada, e enviava seus ribeiros a todas as árvores do campo.
Water came from deep springs, and as a result that cedar tree grew tall and very green. Then water flowed around the base of the tree into channels that took water to other nearby trees.
5 Por isso sua altura se elevou acima de todas as árvores do campo; seus galhos se multiplicaram, e seus ramos se alongavam, por causa das muitas águas enviadas.
That huge tree grew very tall, higher than all the other trees around it. Its branches grew very thick and long [DOU] because of the abundant water [at the base of the tree].
6 Todas as aves do céus faziam ninhos em seus galhos, e todos os animais do campo geravam debaixo de seus ramos; e todos os grandes povos habitavam à sua sombra.
Birds built their nests in the branches, and wild animals gave birth to their babies under those branches. [And it was as though people of] all the great nations lived in the shade of that tree.
7 Assim era ele, belo em sua grandeza, na extensão de seus ramos; porque sua raiz estava junto a muitas águas.
It was majestic and beautiful; its branches spread out widely because the roots of the tree grew down into the ground where there was a plentiful supply of water.
8 Os cedros não o encobriram no jardim de Deus; as faias não igualavam os seus galhos, nem os plátanos eram semelhantes a seus ramos; nenhuma árvore no jardim de Deus se assemelhava a ele em sua beleza.
The cedar trees in my garden [in Eden] were not as great as that tree, and the branches of the pine/cypress trees were not as long and thick as the branches of that cedar tree. And the branches of the plane trees were not as long and thick, either. No tree in my garden was as beautiful as that cedar tree.
9 Eu o fiz belo com a multidão de seus ramos; e todas as árvores do Éden, que estavam no jardim de Deus, tiveram inveja dele.
Because I caused that tree to become very beautiful with its magnificent green branches, [all the leaders of other countries represented by] [MET] those other trees in Eden envied [the country represented by] that tree.’
10 Portanto, assim diz o Senhor DEUS: Visto que te elevaste em estatura, e seu topo se elevou no meio de ramos espessos, e seu coração se exaltou na sua altura,
Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘That tree, which [represents Assyria], grew very tall, and its top was higher than the other trees, and it became very proud because of being very tall.
11 Por isso eu o entreguei na mão do mais poderoso das nações, para que o tratasse como merece; pela sua perversidade eu o lancei fora.
Therefore, I enabled another mighty nation to conquer it and to destroy it as it deserved to be destroyed. I have already discarded it.
12 Estrangeiros da mais terrivel das nações o cortaram e o deixaram; seus ramos caíram sobre os montes e por todos os vales, e seus galhos foram quebrados por todas as correntes de águas da terra; e todos os povos da terra se retiraram de sua sombra, e o deixaram.
A foreign army, one that has caused people of other nations to be terrified, cut it down and left it. Its branches fell on the mountains and in the valleys. Some of its branches lay broken in all the ravines in the land. All the people of other nations came out from being under its shade and left it.
13 Todas as aves do céu habitaram sobre sua ruína, e todos os animais do campo se ficaram sobre seus ramos;
Birds (settled/went to live) on the fallen tree, and wild animals lived among its branches.
14 Para que todas as árvores próximas das águas não se elevem na sua estatura, nem levantem o seu topo no meio dos ramos espessos, e que todas as que bebem águas não confiem em si mesmas por sua altura; porque todas estão entregues à morte, até debaixo da terra, no meio dos filhos dos homens, com os que vão para a cova.
The result of what I have done is that no other trees, even if they have plenty of water, will ever grow very high and become proud, and lift their tops above the branches of other trees. I do not want any other tree to grow high like that cedar tree did; trees will all certainly die and decay in the ground, like people die and go down to their graves.’
15 Assim diz o Senhor DEUS: No dia em que ele desceu ao Xeol, eu fiz que houvesse luto, fiz cobrir as profundezas por sua causa; detive suas correntes, e as muitas águas foram retidas; cobri o Líbano de trevas por causa dele, e por sua causa todas as árvores do campo definharam. (Sheol h7585)
This is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘When that great tree was cut down, [it was as though] the springs that watered it mourned for it, because I caused the plentiful water [from the springs] to dry up. I caused [the mountains in] Lebanon to become black, and all the trees there to wither. (Sheol h7585)
16 Do estrondo de sua queda eu fiz tremer as nações, quando o fiz descer ao Xeol com os que descem à cova; e todas as árvores de Éden, as preferidas e melhores do Líbano, todas as que bebem águas, consolaram-se debaixo da terra. (Sheol h7585)
I caused the people of other nations to tremble when they heard that tree fall to the ground. [They realized] that it would decay, like all people who die and are buried decay. And all the [leaders of other countries represented by] other beautiful trees in my garden in Eden and in Lebanon, were like beautiful trees [that were very proud]. They were ones which had roots that grew down deep into the [ground where there was plenty of] water. They were comforted when [the king represented by] [MET] that cedar tree was there with them in the place where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
17 Também desceram com ele ao Xeol, com os mortos à espada, e os que foram seus apoiadores, os que habitavam à sua sombra no meio das nações. (Sheol h7585)
The [leaders of other countries represented by] [MET] trees that grew in the shade of the huge tree, [the allies of] the great nation [that the cedar tree represents], had also joined those who had been killed by the sword and gone down to where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
18 Quem se assemelha a ti em glória e em grandeza entre as árvores do Éden? Porém serás derrubado com as árvores do Éden para debaixo da terra; jazerás entre os incircuncisos, com os mortos à espada. Este é Faraó e toda a sua multidão, diz o Senhor DEUS.
[This parable is about you] people of Egypt. [You think that] [RHQ, IRO] there is no other nation that is as great and glorious as yours is. But your nation will also be destroyed, [as Assyria was], along with those other nations. Your people will be there among the other people who are not fit to worship me, people who have been killed by their enemies’ swords. That is what will happen to the king of Egypt and all his people. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, [have predicted it].’”
