Esdras 9
1 Acabadas, pois, estas coisas, os príncipes se achegaram a mim, dizendo: O povo de Israel, os sacerdotes e os levitas, não têm se separado dos povos destas terras, segundo suas abominações: dos cananeus, heteus, perizeus, jebuseus, amonitas, moabitas, egípcios, e amorreus.
Some time later, the Jewish leaders came to me and said, “Many Israelis, and even some priests and [other men who are] descendants of Levi [who work in the temple], have not kept themselves from [doing what] the other people who are living in this land [do]. They are practicing the detestable things that the Canaan, Heth, Periz, Jebus, Ammon, and Amor people-groups, and the people from Moab and Egypt do.
2 Pois tomaram de suas filhas para si e para seus filhos, e [assim] a descendência santa se misturou com os povos destas terras; e os príncipes e os oficiais foram os primeiros nesta transgressão.
[Specifically, some] Israeli men have married women who are not Israelis, and they have allowed their sons to do the same thing. So we, God’s sacred people, have become (contaminated/polluted in God’s sight). And some of our leaders and officials have been the first/worst ones to do this.”
3 Quando eu ouvi isto, rasguei a minha roupa e meu manto; e arranquei dos cabelos de minha cabeça e de minha barba, e me sentei atônito.
When I heard that, [I became very angry, with the result that] I tore my clothes and tore some hair from my head and from my beard. Then I sat down, very shocked/dismayed. [The Israelis knew that God had warned us that he would punish us if we disobeyed] what he had said to us [about marrying women who are not Israelis].
4 Então se juntaram a mim todos os que se tremiam pelas palavras do Deus de Israel, por causa da transgressão dos que eram do cativeiro; mas eu fiquei sentado, atônito, até o sacrifício da tarde.
[So] many of the Israelis trembled/were afraid when they heard that some of those who had returned from Babylonia had sinned by disobeying the God of us Israelis like that. They came and sat with me until it was time to offer the evening sacrifices [of grain].
5 E perto do sacrifício da tarde eu me levantei de minha aflição; e já tendo rasgado minha roupa e meu manto, inclinei-me de joelhos, e estendi minhas mãos ao SENHOR meu Deus,
When it was time to offer those sacrifices, I was still sitting there, wearing those torn clothes and mourning/sad. I stood up, and then I quickly prostrated myself on the ground. I lifted up my hands to Yahweh, my God,
6 E disse: Meu Deus, estou confuso e envergonhado de levantar a ti, meu Deus, o meu rosto; pois nossas perversidades se multiplicaram sobre nossa [cabeça], e nossa culpa cresceu até os céus.
and this is what I prayed: “Yahweh my God, I am very ashamed to raise my head in front of you. The sins that we Israelis have committed [are very great; it is as though they] have risen up higher than our heads, and our guilt [for committing those sins, it is as though it] rises up to the heavens.
7 Desde os dias de nossos pais até o dia de hoje estamos em grande culpa; e por nossas perversidades nós, nossos reis, e nossos sacerdotes, somos entregues nas mãos dos reis das terras, à espada, ao cativeiro, ao roubo, e à vergonha de rosto, como [se vê] hoje.
Since the time that our ancestors lived until now, we have been very guilty. That is the reason that we and our kings and our priests have been defeated by [the armies of] the kings of other lands. They killed [some of our people], they captured [some], they robbed [some], and they [caused them all to be] disgraced, just like we are today.
8 Mas agora, por um breve momento, houve favor da parte do SENHOR nosso Deus, para deixar um restante livre, e para nos dar uma estaca em seu santo lugar, a fim de iluminar nossos olhos, ó Deus nosso, e nos dar um pouco de alívio em nossa escravidão.
“But now, Yahweh God, you have been very kind to us. You have allowed some of us to (survive/continue to live). You have revived our spirits [IDM] and allowed us to escape from being slaves [in Babylonia] and to return safely [IDM] to live in this sacred place.
9 Porque somos escravos; porém em nossa escravidão nosso Deus não nos desamparou, mas, sim, inclinou sobre nós bondade diante dos reis da Pérsia, para nos dar alívio, para levantarmos a casa de nosso Deus, e restaurarmos suas ruínas, e para nos dar um muro em Judá e em Jerusalém.
We were slaves, but you did not abandon us. Instead, because you faithfully love us, you caused the kings of Persia to be very kind to us. You have allowed us to continue to live and to rebuild your temple which had been completely destroyed. You have allowed us to start to live safely here in Jerusalem and in [other towns in] Judah.
10 Mas agora, ó Deus nosso, o que diremos depois disto? Porque abandonamos os teus mandamentos,
“Our God, what more can we say now [RHQ]? In spite of all that [you have done for us], we have disobeyed your commands.
11 Os quais mandaste por meio de teus servos, os profetas, dizendo: A terra em que entrais para tomar posse é um terra imunda, por causa das imundícias dos povos daquelas terras, por suas abominações com que a encheram de um extremo ao outro de sua contaminação.
They are commands that you gave to your servants, the prophets, to tell to us. They said that the land that we would occupy was polluted because of the detestable/disgusting things that were done by the people who lived there. They said that in the land there were people from one end to the other who did immoral/shameful things.
12 Agora, pois, não dareis vossas filhas aos seus filhos, nem tomareis suas filhas para vossos filhos, e nunca procurareis sua paz nem seu bem; para que vos fortaleçais, e comais o bem da terra, e a deixeis por herança a vossos filhos para sempre.
They said, ‘Do not allow your daughters to marry their sons! Do not allow your sons to marry their daughters! Do not even try to cause things to go well for those people-groups! If you obey these instructions, your nation will be strong, and you will enjoy the good crops that grow on the land, and the land will belong to your descendants forever.’
13 E depois de tudo o que nos sobreveio por causa de nossas más obras, e de nossa grande culpa, ainda que tu, Deus nosso, puniste menos do que [merecíamos] por nossas perversidades, e nos deixaste um remanescente como este;
“You punished us because we were very guilty for having done wicked things. But you have not punished us as much as we deserve to be punished. [I say this because] you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive.
14 Voltaremos, pois, agora, a anular teus mandamentos, e a nos aparentarmos com os povos destas abominações? Não te indignarias tu contra nós até nos consumir, até não haver resto nem remanescente?
However, some of us are again disobeying your commands, and we are marrying women who do those detestable things. If we continue to do that, surely you will get rid of all of us [RHQ], with the result that none of us will remain alive.
15 Ó SENHOR, Deus de Israel, tu és justo; pois restamos como remanescente, assim como [se vê] hoje. Eis que estamos diante de ti em nossa culpa; ainda que por causa disso ninguém há que possa subsistir diante de tua presença.
Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship/belong to], you are fair/just. We are guilty. We are only a few people who have escaped [from Babylonia], but we pray to you, even though we do not deserve to stand in your presence.”
