Zacarias 7
1 Aconteceu, pois, no quarto ano do rei Dario, que a palavra do SENHOR veio a Zacarias noquarto [dia] do nono mês, [que é] Quisleu,
When Darius had been the emperor for almost four years, on December 7, Yahweh gave me [another] message.
2 Quando os de Betel enviaram Sarezer e Regém-Meleque e seus homens, para suplicarem o favor do SENHOR,
The people of Bethel [city] sent two men, Sharezer and Regem-Melech, along with some other men, [to the temple of Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels, ] to request that Yahweh bless them.
3 E para dizerem aos sacerdotes que estavam na casa do SENHOR dos exércitos e aos profetas o seguinte: Devemos chorar e jejuar no quinto mês, como já temos feito há tantos anos?
They also asked the priests at Yahweh’s temple and the prophets [this question]: “For many years, during the fifth month [and during the seventh month of each year], we have mourned and (fasted/abstained from eating food). Should we [continue to do that]?”
4 Então a palavra do SENHOR dos exércitos veio a mim, dizendo:
Then the Commander of the armies of angels gave me a message.
5 Fala a todo o povo desta terra, e aos sacerdotes, dizendo: Quando jejuastes e chorastes no quinto e no sétimo [mês] durante estes setenta anos, por acaso jejuastes verdadeiramente para mim?
[He said], “Tell [RHQ] the priests and all the [other] people of Judah that during the past 70 years, when they mourned and fasted during the fifth and seventh months [of each year], it was not really [RHQ] me, [Yahweh], whom they were [honoring].
6 E quando comeis e bebeis, não foi para vós que comeis e bebeis?
And when they ate and drank, it was really [RHQ] to [benefit] themselves.
7 Não são estas as palavras que o SENHOR pregou por meio dos antigos profetas, quando Jerusalém estava habitada e tranquila, com suas cidades ao seu redor, e o Sul e a campina eram habitadas?
That is certainly [RHQ] what I continually told the former prophets to proclaim [to the people], when Jerusalem and the nearby towns were prosperous and filled with people, and people [also] lived in the desert area to the south and in the foothills [to the west].”
8 E a palavra do SENHOR veio a Zacarias, dizendo:
Yahweh gave another message to me, saying
9 Assim falou o SENHOR dos exércitos, dizendo: Julgai juízo verdadeiro, e praticai piedade e misericórdia cada um com seu irmão;
“[Tell the people that] this is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: ‘Do what is just/right, and act kindly and mercifully toward each other.
10 Não oprimais à viúva, nem ao órfão, nem ao estrangeiro, nem ao pobre; e ninguém planeje o mal em seu coração contra seu irmão.
Do not (oppress/treat cruelly) widows or orphans or foreigners or poor people. Do not even think about doing evil to anyone else.’”
11 Porém não quiseram prestar atenção; ao invés disso deram as costas e taparam suas orelhas para não ouvirem.
But the people refused to pay attention [to what Yahweh said]. They turned their backs [to him], and put their hands over their ears in order to not hear [what he said].
12 E fizeram seus corações duros como diamante, para não ouvirem a Lei nem as palavras que o SENHOR dos exércitos enviou por seu Espírito através dos antigos profetas; por isso veio grande ira da parte do SENHOR dos exércitos.
They were very stubborn [IDM], and they would not listen to the laws [that God gave to Moses] or the messages that the Commander of the armies of angels told his Spirit to give to the prophets who were now dead. So the Commander of the armies of angels was very angry.
13 Por causa disso, tal como eles não ouviram quando eu clamei, assim tamb em quando eles clamaram eu não ouvi, diz o SENHOR dos exércitos;
The Commander of the armies of angels says, “When I called/spoke [to the people], they would not listen. So when they called/prayed [to me], I did not listen.
14 E eu os espalhei com turbilhão entre todas as nações, que eles não conheciam, e a terra foi assolada atrás deles, de maneira que ninguém passava por ela, nem voltava; porque tornaram a terra desejada em ruínas.
And I caused them to be scattered among many nations, where they were strangers. [It was as though] [MET] a whirlwind [picked them up and carried them away from their country]. The country/land that they [were forced to] leave was ruined, with the result that no one could [live there or even] travel through it. [It was previously] a delightful land, but they caused it to become (desolate/like a desert).”
