Jeremias 14
1 Palavra do SENHOR que veio a Jeremias, quanto à seca:
After there had been no rain [in Judah] for a long time, Yahweh gave me this message:
2 Judá está de luto, e suas portas se enfraqueceram; lamentam até o chão, e o clamor de Jerusalém está a subir.
[The people in] Judah are very distressed; people [are sitting] on the ground and mourning; [in all of] Jerusalem people are crying loudly.
3 E os mais ilustres deles enviaram seus inferiores à água; eles vêm aos tanques, [e] não acham água; voltam com seus vasos vazios; eles se envergonham, se sentem humilhados, e cobrem suas cabeças.
The rich people send their servants to [wells] to get water, but [all] the wells are dry. The servants return with empty pitchers; they cover their heads [because they are ashamed and humiliated/disappointed and sad].
4 Pois o chão se rachou, por não haver chuva na terra; envergonhados estão os trabalhadores, [e] cobrem suas cabeças.
The ground is extremely dry and cracked open because there has been no rain. The farmers are very worried, [so] they [also] cover their heads.
5 E até as cervas nos campos geram filhotes, e os abandonam, pois não há erva.
Even the (does/female deer) abandon their newborn babies/fawns because there is no grass in the fields [for them to eat].
6 E os asnos monteses se põem nos lugares altos, aspiram o vento como os chacais; seus olhos se enfraquecem, pois não há erva.
The wild donkeys stand on the barren hills, panting like [SIM] [thirsty] jackals/wolves. They become blind because there is no grass [to eat].
7 Ainda nossas maldades dão testemunho contra nós, SENHOR, age por amor de teu nome; pois nossas rebeldias se multiplicaram, contra ti pecamos.
[The people say], “Yahweh, we have turned away from you and sinned many times, and now we know that we are being punished because of our sins, but please help us in order that everyone can see that you are very great [MTY].
8 Ó tu, esperança de Israel, Redentor seu em tempo de angústia! Por que serias tu como um peregrino na terra, e como um caminhante que [apenas] se recolhe para passar a noite?
You are the one whom [we] Israelis confidently expect [to do good things for us] when we have [many] troubles/difficulties. So, why do you [not help us]? You act as though you are a stranger in our land, like you are someone who is staying here for only one night.
9 Por que serias tu como um homem atônito, e como um guerreiro que não pode salvar? Tu porém estás no meio de nós nós, ó SENHOR, e nós somos chamados pelo teu nome! Não nos desampares.
Are you also surprised [about the terrible things that are happening to us]? Why do you act like you are unable to save anyone, even though you are a strong warrior? Yahweh, you are [here] among us, and [others know that] we are your people, [so] do not abandon us!”
10 Assim diz o SENHOR quanto a este povo: Já que amaram tanto se moverem, e detiveram seus pés, por isso o SENHOR não se agrada deles; agora se lembrará da maldade deles, e punirá por causa de seus pecados.
And this is what Yahweh says to those people: “You love to wander away [from me]; you run [MTY] from one [idol] to another. Therefore, now I will no [longer] accept you, and I will punish you for your sins.”
11 Disse-me mais o SENHOR: Não rogues pelo bem deste povo.
[Then] Yahweh said to me, “Do not pray for these people [any more].
12 Quando jejuam, não ouvirei seu clamor, e quando oferecem sacrifícios de queima e ofertas de cereais, não os aceitarei; em vez disso, eu os consumirei por meio da espada, da fome, e da pestilência.
When they (fast/abstain from food in order to honor me), I will not pay any attention. When they bring [to me] their offerings [of animals] to be completely burned [on the altar] and their offerings of grain, I will not accept them. Instead, I will get rid of them by wars, by famines, and by diseases.”
13 Então eu disse: Ah, Senhor DEUS! Eis que os profetas lhes dizem: Não vereis espada, nem tereis fome; eu, porém, vos darei uma paz verdadeira neste lugar.
Then I replied to him, “Yahweh [my] God, [their] prophets are telling the people that they will not experience wars [MTY] or famines. They are telling the people that you will surely allow us to have peace in our land [for many years].”
14 Então o SENHOR me disse: Os profetas profetizam falsidade em meu nome; eu não os enviei, nem lhes mandei, nem lhes falei; eles vos profetizam visão falsa, adivinhação, inutilidade, e engano de seus [próprios] corações.
Yahweh replied to me, “Those prophets say that they are speaking what I tell them to say [MTY], but they are telling lies. I did not send them, [so] what they are saying is false. They say that they have received visions from me, and that they are telling things that I have revealed to them, but that is not true. They are saying foolish things that they have only thought of themselves.
15 Portanto assim diz o SENHOR quanto aos profetas que profetizam em meu nome, sem que eu tenha lhes enviado, que dizem “não haverá nem espada nem fome nesta terra”: Com espada e com fome tais profetas serão consumidos;
So this is what I say about those prophets who are predicting what will happen, saying that I told them those things: They are saying that we Israelis will not die from wars or famines, but I did not send those prophets. And they themselves will die from wars or from famines.
16 E o povo a quem eles profetizam será lançado fora nas ruas de Jerusalém, por causa da fome e da espada; e não haverá quem os enterre, eles, suas mulheres, seus filhos, e suas filhas; e sobre eles derramarei sua maldade.
And the people to whom they are predicting these things, they and their wives and their sons and their daughters, will [also die] from wars or from famines. [Their corpses will] be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem, and there will not be anyone to bury them. I will punish them like they deserve to be punished.
17 Portanto tu lhes dirás esta palavra: Corram meus olhos em lágrimas noite e dia, e não cessem; porque a virgem filha de meu povo está quebrada de grande quebrantamento, [de] praga muito dolorosa.
[So, Jeremiah], tell this to them [about yourself]: ‘Day and night my eyes are full of tears. I cannot stop crying. I cry for my people, who are [very precious to me, as if they were] [MET] my daughters. I cry for them because they have been severely wounded; they have been severely crushed [DOU].
18 Se saio ao campo, eis os mortos a espada; e se entro na cidade, eis os doentes de fome; e até os profetas e os sacerdotes andam rodeando na terra, e nada sabem.
If I go out into the fields, I see [corpses of] people who have been slaughtered by our enemies. If I walk along the streets of the city, I see [corpses of people who died] from hunger. The prophets and the priests travel through the land, preaching to people, but they do not know [what they are doing] (OR, [in a land] that they know nothing about).’”
19 Rejeitaste a Judá por completo? Tua alma detesta a Sião? Por que nos feriste [de modo] que não haja cura para nós? Esperávamos paz, mas nada há de bom; [esperávamos] tempo de cura, e eis o terror!
[Then I prayed this]: “[Yahweh], have you completely rejected [the people of] Judah? Do you really despise [the people of] Jerusalem [MTY]? Why have you [RHQ] wounded us very badly, with the result that we will never be healed? We hoped that we would have peace, but there was no peace. We hoped that there would be a time when we would be healed, but all that we received were things that terrified us.
20 Ó SENHOR, reconhecemos nossa perversidade, a maldade de nossos pais; pois pecamos contra ti.
Yahweh, we admit/know that we are wicked people, and that our ancestors [also] did many wicked things. We have [all] sinned against you.
21 Não [nos] rejeites por amor de teu nome, nem desonres ao trono de tua glória; lembra-te, não invalides o teu pacto conosco.
But [Yahweh], in order that we may honor [MTY] you, do not despise/abandon us. Do not dishonor [the city where] [MTY] your glorious throne is. [Please] do not forget [us], and do not (break your agreement with us/stop doing what you agreed to do for us).
22 Por acaso há entre as futilidades das nações alguém que faz chover? Ou podem os céus dar chuvas? Não és [somente] tu, SENHOR, nosso Deus? Por isso em ti esperamos, pois tu fazes todas estas coisas.
Those idols that [have been brought from] other nations certainly cannot [RHQ] bring rain [to us], and the sky certainly cannot [RHQ] cause rain to fall. Yahweh our God, you are the only one who can do things like that. So we will confidently expect you [to help us].”
