Jeremias 18
1 Palavra que veio do SENHOR a Jeremias, dizendo:
Yahweh gave another message to me. [He said],
2 Levanta-te, e desce à casa do oleiro; e ali te farei ouvir minhas palavras.
“Go to the shop of the man who makes clay pots. I will give you a message there.”
3 Então desci à casa do oleiro, e eis que ele estava fazendo uma obra sobre a roda.
So I went to that shop, and I saw the man who makes pots. He was working at the wheel [that he uses to form pots].
4 E o vaso de barro que ele estava fazendo se quebrou na mão do oleiro; então ele voltou a fazer dele outro vaso, conforme o que ao oleiro pareceu melhor fazer.
But when he finished making one jar, it was not as good as he hoped/wanted it to be. [So], he took that clay and formed it into another jar, shaping it as he desired.
5 Então veio a mim palavra do SENHOR, dizendo:
Then Yahweh gave me this message:
6 Por acaso não poderei eu fazer de vós como este oleiro, ó casa de Israel? diz o SENHOR. Eis que tal como o barro na mão do oleiro, assim sois vós em minha mão, ó casa de Israel.
“Perhaps the people of Israel [think that] I cannot do to them like this man who makes pots has done [RHQ]. [But what they think is wrong]. I [can control what happens to them like] this man [controls what he does with the clay] in his hands.
7 Caso em algum momento eu falar contra uma nação e contra um reino, para arrancar, dissipar, e destruir,
There may be a time when I proclaim that I will get rid of a nation or kingdom, [like someone] pulls up [a plant with its roots], and smashes it, and destroys it.
8 Se tal nação se converter de sua maldade, contra a qual falei, eu mudarei de ideia quanto ao mal que tinha pensado lhe fazer.
But if [the people of] that nation repent of doing evil things, I will not send to them the disasters that I planned to send.
9 Caso em algum momento eu falar de uma nação e de um reino, para edificar e para plantar;
And there may be a time when I proclaim that I will establish a nation or kingdom and cause it to be strong [MET].
10 Se ela fizer o mal diante dos meus olhos, não obedecendo à minha voz, eu mudarei de ideia quanto ao bem que tinha dito lhe fazer.
But if [the people of] that nation [start to] do evil things and refuse to obey me, then I will not bless them as I said that I would do.
11 Então agora, fala, pois, a todo homem de Judá, e aos moradores de Jerusalém, dizendo: Assim diz o SENHOR: Eis que eu determino o mal contra vós, e faço planos contra vós; convertei-vos agora, cada um de seu mau caminho, e melhorai vossos caminhos e vossas ações.
Therefore, [Jeremiah, go and warn all] the people in Jerusalem and [in other places] in Judah. Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “I am planning to cause you to experience a disaster [DOU]. [So], each of you should turn from your evil behavior and start doing what is right, [in order that you will not experience that disaster].”’’”
12 Porém dizem: Não há esperança; porque seguiremos nossas [próprias] intenções, e faremos cada um o pensamento de seu maligno coração.
[So I told that message to the people], but they replied, “It is useless [for you to tell us that]. We will [continue to] be stubborn and behave as we want to.”
13 Portanto assim diz o SENHOR: Perguntai agora entre as nações, quem tenha ouvido tal coisa. Grande horror fez a virgem de Israel.
So, this is what Yahweh says: “Ask the [people who live in other] nations if they have [RHQ] ever heard of such a thing. My Israeli people, who [have been pure like] [MET] virgins, have done a terrible thing!
14 Por acaso pode faltar neve nas rochas das montanhas do Líbano? Ou pode deixar de haver as águas frias que correm de terras distantes?
The snow certainly never [RHQ] completely disappears/melts from the rocky slopes of the mountains in Lebanon. The cold streams that flow down from those distant mountains never [RHQ] cease flowing.
15 Porém meu povo se esqueceu de mim, queimando incenso à inutilidade, e fazem- lhes tropeçar em seus caminhos, [nas] veredas antigas, para que andassem por veredas de caminho não aplanado;
But my people [are not as reliable as those streams: ] They have abandoned me. They burn incense to [honor/worship] worthless idols. [It is as though] they have stumbled as they walked along very old roads that are good roads, and now, instead, they are walking on dirt paths.
16 Para tornar sua terra em desolação, e em assovios perpétuos; todo aquele que passar por ela se espantará e balançará sua cabeça.
Therefore, their land will become desolate, and people who see it will hiss [to ridicule it]. Everyone who passes by will be appalled; they will shake their heads [to show that they are shocked].
17 Tal como vento oriental, eu os espalharei diante do inimigo; eu lhes mostrarei as costas, e não o rosto, no dia de sua perdição.
I will scatter the people when their enemies [attack them] like dust is scattered by an east wind. And when they experience all those difficulties/disasters, I will turn my back on them [and refuse] to help them.”
18 Então disseram: Vinde, e façamos planos contra Jeremias; porque a Lei não perecerá do sacerdote, nem o conselho do sábio, nem a palavra do profeta. Vinde e o firamos com a língua, e não prestemos atenção a nenhuma de suas palavras.
Then some of the people said, “Come, let’s plan to attack Jeremiah. We have [many] priests who teach us God’s laws, and wise men who give us good advice, and prophets who tell us [what will happen. We do not need Jeremiah!] So, let’s slander him and not pay attention to anything that he says.”
19 Ó SENHOR, presta atenção a mim, e ouve a voz dos que brigam comigo.
[Then I prayed], “Yahweh, [please] listen to me! And listen to what my enemies are saying about me.
20 Por acaso se pagará ao bem com o mal? Pois já cavaram uma cova para a minha alma! Lembra-te que me pus diante de ti para falar pelo bem deles, para desviar deles a tua ira.
I am doing things that are good, so it is disgusting that [RHQ] they are paying me back by doing evil [things to me]. [It is as though] they have dug a pit for me [to fall into] and die. Do not forget that [one time] I stood in front of you and pleaded for you [to help them], and I tried to prevent you from [punishing them] [MTY], even though you were very angry with them.
21 Portanto entrega os filhos deles à fome, e derrama-os pelo poder da espada; e restem suas mulheres sem filhos e viúvas; e seus maridos sejam postos a morte, e seus rapazes sejam feridos à espada na guerra.
So [now], allow their children to die from hunger! Or cause them to be killed by [their enemies’] swords! Cause their wives to become widows, whose children are all dead! Cause their [old] men to die in a plague, and cause their young men to be killed in battles!
22 Ouçam-se gritos de suas casas, quando tu trouxeres tropas contra eles de repente; pois cavaram uma cova para me prender, e armaram laços para meus pés.
Cause people to scream in their homes when enemy soldiers suddenly come into their houses! [Cause all those things to happen to them] because they [want to kill me]. [It is as though] they have dug a pit for me [to fall into], and they have hidden traps along my path.
23 Mas tu, SENHOR, conheces todo o plano deles contra mim para me matar; não perdoes sua maldade, nem apagues o pecado deles de diante de tua presença, e tropecem diante de ti; faze [assim] com eles no tempo de tua ira.
Yahweh, you know all the things that they are planning to do to kill me. Do not forgive them for their crimes or blot out [the record of] their sins. Cause them to be destroyed; punish them because of your being angry [with them]!”
