Isaías 41
1 Calai-vos perante mim, ó litorais; e os povos renovem as forças; aproximem-se, [e] então falem; juntamente nos aproximemos ao juízo.
[Yahweh says], “You [people who live on] [APO] islands in the ocean, be silent in front of me [while I ask you some questions]! Then you can be courageous and talk to me. We will meet together and decide [which one of us is right].
2 Quem o chamou desde o oriente, [e com] justiça o chamou ao seu pé? Ele [lhe] deu as nações perante sua face, e o fez dominar sobre reis, [e] os entregou à sua espada como o pó, como a palha fina levada por seu arco.
Who has urged this king to come from the east? Who has enabled his [army] to righteously defeat many nations and to trample their kings under their feet? With their swords they cut [their enemies] into tiny pieces [HYP]; with their arrows they cause their enemies to scatter like [SIM] the wind scatters chaff.
3 Ele os persegue, [e] passa em segurança; por um caminho [onde] com seus pés nunca tinha ido.
Even though they march through areas where they have not gone previously, they pursue [their enemies] and continue to march, and nothing stops them.
4 Quem operou e fez [isto], chamando as gerações desde o princípio? Eu, o SENHOR, do princípio aos últimos, eu mesmo.
Who has enabled rulers to do [DOU] mighty things like that? Who has done that throughout all generations? It is I, Yahweh; I was the first [one to do things like that], and I will be the last one [to do them].”
5 Os litorais viram, e tremeram; os confins da terra tremeram; eles se aproximaram, e chegaram.
[People who live on] [PRS] islands in the ocean are afraid while they watch. People in remote areas tremble and gather together.
6 Cada um ajudou ao outro, e a seu companheiro disse: Sê forte.
They encourage each other and say to each other, “Be strong!'
7 E o artífice encorajou ao ourives, o que alisa com o martelo ao que bate na bigorna, dizendo da soldagem: Boa é. Então com pregos o firmou, para que não se mova.
The craftsmen encourage those who make things from gold, and the men who flatten metal encourage those who hammer metal (on an anvil/into shape). They all say, “The idol has been well made!” And then they carefully nail down the idol in order that it will not topple over!
8 Porém tu, ó Israel, servo meu; tu, Jacó, a quem escolhi, semente de Abraão, meu amigo;
[Yahweh says], “[You people of] Israel [are like] my servants; you are [descendants of] Jacob, whom I chose; [you are] descendants of Abraham, who [I said is] my friend.
9 Tu, a quem tomei desde os confins da terra, e te chamei desde seus mais extremos, e te disse: Tu és meu servo; a ti escolhi, e não te rejeitei.
I summoned you from very distant places [DOU] on the earth, and I said ‘I [want you to] serve me; I have chosen you, and I will not reject you.’
10 Não temas, porque eu estou contigo; não te assombres, porque eu sou teu Deus. Eu te fortaleço, te ajudo, e te sustento com a minha mão direita de justiça.
Do not be afraid, because I will (be with/help) you. Do not be discouraged, because I am your God. I will enable you to be strong, and I will help you; I will hold you up with my powerful arm by which you will be rescued.
11 Eis que serão envergonhados e humilhados todos os que se indignaram contra ti; eles se tornarão como o nada; e os que brigarem contigo perecerão.
It is certain that all those who are angry with you [Israeli people] will be disgraced [DOU]. Those who oppose you will be wiped out; they will all die.
12 [Ainda que] os procures, tu não os acharás; os que lutarem contra ti se tornarão como o nada; e os que guerrearem contra ti, como coisa nenhuma.
If you search for those who tried to conquer you, you will not find them, [because they will all have disappeared]. Those who attacked you will not exist [any more].
13 Porque eu, o SENHOR teu Deus, te seguro pela tua mão direita, [e] te digo: Não temas; eu te ajudo.
[It will be as though] I will hold you up by your right hand. I am Yahweh, your God, and I say to you, ‘Do not be afraid, [because] I will help you.’
14 Não temas, ó verme de Jacó, povinho de Israel; eu te ajudo, diz o SENHOR e teu Redentor, o Santo de Israel.
Although you people of Israel [DOU] [think that you are as insignificant as] worms, do not be afraid [of your enemies], because I will help you. I am Yahweh, the one who rescues you; I am the Holy One of Israel.
15 Eis que eu te pus como debulhador afiado, novo, que tem dentes pontiagudos. Aos montes debulharás, e moerás; e aos morros tornarás como a palhas.
[I will cause] you to be like [MET] a (threshing sledge/big piece of metal that has sharp teeth for separating grain from chaff). You will tear [your enemies to bits], causing them to be like bits of chaff on the mountains.
16 Tu os padejarás, e o vento os levará; e o redemoinho os espalhará; porém tu te alegrarás no SENHOR, [e] te orgulharás no Santo de Israel.
You will toss them up into the air, and a strong wind will blow them away [DOU]. [When that happens], you will rejoice about what I [have done for you]; you will praise me, the Holy One of Israel.
17 Os pobres e necessitados buscam águas, mas nada [acham]; sua língua se seca de sede. Eu, o SENHOR, os ouvirei; eu, o Deus de Israel, não os desampararei.
When poor and needy people need water and they have no water, and their tongues are very dry because they are very thirsty, I, Yahweh, will come and help them. I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, will never abandon them.
18 Abrirei rios em lugares altos, e fontes no meio dos vales; tornarei o deserto em tanques de águas, e a terra seca em mananciais de águas.
I will cause rivers to flow for them on the barren hills. I will give them fountains in the valleys. I will fill [HYP] the desert with pools of water. Water from springs will flow into rivers, and the rivers will flow across the dry ground.
19 Plantarei no deserto o cedro, a acácia, a murta, e a oliveira; juntamente porei na terra vazia a faia, o olmeiro e o cipreste;
I will plant [trees] in the desert— cedar [trees], acacia [trees], myrtle [trees], olive [trees], cypress [trees], fir [trees], and pine [trees].
20 Para que vejam, saibam, reflitam, e juntamente entendam que a mão do SENHOR fez isto; e o Santo de Israel isto criou.
[I will do that] in order that people who see it will think about it, and they will know and understand [DOU] that it is [I], Yahweh, who have done it; it is what [I], the Holy One of Israel, have done.
21 Apresentai vossa demanda!, diz o SENHOR. Trazei vossos argumentos!, diz o Rei de Jacó.
[I], Yahweh, the true king of Israel say [to you nations], “Tell what your idols can do for you!
22 Tragam e anunciem-nos as coisas que irão acontecer; anunciai quais foram as coisas passadas, para que possamos dar atenção a elas, e saibamos o fim delas; ou dizei-nos as coisas futuras.
Bring them here to tell us what is going to happen! Ask them to tell us what things happened long ago, in order that we may think about those things, and learn if those things that they predicted really happened. Or, ask them to tell us about the future, in order that we can know what will happen.
23 Anunciai as coisas que ainda virão, para que saibamos que vós sois deuses; ou fazei o bem ou o mal, para que nos assombremos, e juntamente vejamos.
[Yes], those idols should tell us what will happen in the future. If they do that, we will know that they are really gods. Tell them to do something—either something good or something bad! Tell them to do something that will cause us to be amazed and afraid!
24 Eis que vós sois nada, e vossa obra não tem valor algum; abominação é quem vos escolhe.
But [that is impossible, because] idols are absolutely worthless [HYP]; they can do nothing, and I detest those who decide [to worship] idols.”
25 Eu suscitei [a um] do norte, que virá oriente, [e] invocará meu nome; e virá sobre os príncipes como [se fossem] lama, e como o oleiro pisa o barro.
“[But] I have incited/urged a ruler who will come [with his army] from the north. I have summoned him to come from [his country, which is] east [of Israel], and I have given him my authority [MTY]. I will [enable his army to conquer other rulers]; they will trample those leaders like [SIM] a man who makes clay pots first tramples the clay.
26 Quem anunciou [coisa alguma] desde o princípio, para que o possamos saber, ou desde antes, para que digamos “correto é”? Porém não há quem anuncie [tal coisa] nem quem diga [coisa alguma], nem quem ouça vossas palavras.
(Who told you people long ago that this would happen?/No one told you people long ago that this would happen!) [RHQ] (Who predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’?/No one predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’) [RHQ] No one else said that it would happen.
27 [Eu sou] o primeiro [que digo] a Sião: Eis que ali estão! E a Jerusalém darei um anunciador de boas novas.
I was the first one to tell [the people of] Jerusalem, ‘Listen to this! I have appointed a messenger to tell good news to you!’
28 E olhei, porém ninguém havia. Até entre estes nenhum conselheiro havia a quem eu perguntasse, e ele me respondesse algo.
None of your idols told you that [DOU]. And when I asked them questions, none of them was able to give me any answers.
29 Eis que todos são falsidade, suas obras são nada. Suas obras de fundição são vento e sem valor algum.
Think about it: Those idols are all useless, worthless [DOU] things. They are [as meaningless as] [MET] the wind.”
