Isaías 8
1 Disse-me também o SENHOR: Toma para ti um grande letreiro, e escreve nele com pena [para uso] humano: Maer-Salal- Has-Baz.
Then Yahweh said to me, “Make a large signboard. And write clearly on it, ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz’ [which means ‘quickly (plunder/take by force) and steal everything’].”
2 Então tomei comigo testemunhas fiéis: o sacerdote Urias, e Zacarias filho de Jeberequias.
[So] I requested Uriah the [Supreme] Priest and Jeberekiah’s son Zechariah, men who were both honest/trustworthy witnesses, to watch me as I was doing that.
3 E vim até a profetisa, que concebeu e teve um filho; e o SENHOR me disse: Chama o nome dele de Maer-Salal-Has-Baz,
Then I had sex with [EUP] [my wife, who was] a prophetess, and she became pregnant and [then] gave birth to a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which means ‘suddenly attacked, quickly conquered’),
4 porque antes que o menino saiba falar “papai” ou “mamãe”, as riquezas de Damasco e os despojos de Samaria serão tomados pelo rei da Assíria.
because before he is old enough to say ‘papa’ or ‘mama’, the King of Assyria will [come with his army and] quickly take away all the valuable things in Damascus and in Samaria.”
5 E o SENHOR continuou a a falar comigo, dizendo:
Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
6 Dado que este povo rejeitou as águas de Siloé, que correm calmamente, e se alegrou com Resim e com o filho de Remalias,
‘[I have taken good care of] you people, but you have rejected that, [thinking that] my help was very little, like [MET] the little canal through which water flows from the Gihon Spring into Jerusalem. Instead, you have been happy [to request help from] King Rezin and King Pekah.
7 Por isso eis que o Senhor fará subir sobre eles as águas do rio fortes e impetuosas: [que é] o rei da Assíria com todo o sua glória; e subirá sobre todas as suas correntes de águas, e transbordará por todas as suas margens;
Therefore, I will cause the people of Judah to be attacked by [the powerful army of] the King of Assyria, which will be [like] a great flood from the [Euphrates] River. Their soldiers will [be everywhere in your country, like] a river that overflows all its banks.
8 E passará por Judá, e o inundará, chegando até o pescoço; e ao estender suas asas, encherá a largura de tua terra, ó Emanuel.
Those soldiers will go all over Judah— [like a river whose water] [MET] rises as high as a person’s neck. Their army will spread over the land [quickly], like an eagle, and they will cover your entire land! But I will be with you!’”
9 Ajuntai-vos, povos, e sereis quebrados; e ouvi, todos vós que sois de terras distantes; vesti vossos cintos, e sereis quebrados; preparai vossos cintos [para a batalha], mas sereis quebrados.
Listen, all you [people in] distant countries! [You can] prepare to attack Judah. [You can] prepare [for battle, and shout your] war-cries, but your [armies will] be crushed/shattered!
10 Reuni-vos para tomar conselho, mas ele será desfeito; falai [alguma] palavra, porém ela não se confirmará, porque Deus é conosco.
[You can] prepare for what you will do [to attack Judah], but what you plan to do will not happen! You will not succeed, because God is with us!
11 Porque assim o SENHOR me disse com mão forte; e ele me ensinou a não andar pelo caminho deste povo, dizendo:
Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
12 Não chameis de conspiração a tudo quanto este povo chama de conspiração; e não temais o que eles temem, nem vos assombreis.
“Do not say that everything that people do is conspiring/rebelling [against the government], like [other] people say, and do not (be afraid of/worry about) the things that other people are afraid of.
13 [Mas] ao SENHOR dos exércitos, a ele santificai; e ele seja ele vosso temor, e ele seja vosso assombro.
[I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, am the one you should consider to be holy. And I am the one you should fear, the one you should revere.
14 Então ele será como santuário [para vós]; porém como pedra de ofensa, e por pedra de tropeço para as duas casas de Israel; como laço e como rede para os moradores de Jerusalém.
I will protect you(sg). [But as for] the [other] people [MTY] in Israel and Judah, I will be [like] [MET] a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that causes them to fall down. [And as for] the people of Jerusalem, I will be [like] [MET] a trap or a snare [DOU].
15 E muitos dentre eles tropeçarão e cairão; e serão quebrados, enlaçados, e presos.
Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
16 Liga o testemunho; sela a Lei entre meus discípulos.
[So, I say to you who are my disciples], seal up this scroll on which I have written the messages that God has given to me, and give his instructions to [others] who have accompanied me.
17 Esperarei ao SENHOR, que esconde seus rosto da casa de Jacó; e a ele aguardarei.
I will wait to see what Yahweh [will do]. He has rejected the descendants [MTY] of Jacob, but I will confidently expect him to help me.
18 Eis aqui, eu e os filhos que o SENHOR me deu, [somos] como sinais e como maravilhas em Israel, pelo SENHOR dos exércitos, que habita no monte de Sião.
I and the children that Yahweh has given to me are [like] signs to warn [the people of] Israel; we are warnings from the Commander of the armies of angels the one who lives [in his temple] on Zion Hill [in Jerusalem].
19 E quando vos disserem: Consultai aos que se comunicam com os mortos e aos encantadores que murmuram, sussurrando entre os dentes. Por acaso não deveria o povo consultar ao seu Deus? [Perguntarão] aos mortos por causa dos vivos?
Some people may urge you(pl) to (consult/go and talk with) those who talk with the spirits of dead people or with those who say that they receive messages from those spirits. They whisper and mutter [about what we should do in the future]. But God is [RHQ] the one whom we should ask to guide us! It is ridiculous [RHQ] for people who are alive to request spirits of dead people to tell us [what we should do]!
20 [Respondei]: À Lei e ao testemunho! Se não falarem segundo esta palavra, não haverá amanhecer para eles.
Pay attention to God’s instructions and teaching! If people do not say things that agree with what God teaches us, [what they say is worthless]. [It is as though] those people are in darkness.
21 E passarão pela [terra], duramente oprimidos e famintos; e será que, quando tiverem fome e ficarem enfurecidos, então amaldiçoarão ao seu rei e ao seu Deus, olhando para cima.
They will wander through the land, worried/discouraged and hungry. And when they become [very] hungry, they will become very angry. They will look up [toward heaven] and curse God and [will also] curse their king.
22 E olhando para a terra, eis aflição e trevas; [haverá] angustiante escuridão, e para as trevas serão empurrados.
They will look around the land and see only trouble/distress and darkness and things that cause them to despair. And [then] they will be thrown into the very black darkness [of hell]. (questioned)
