Esdras 9
1 Now quando estas coisas foram feitas, os príncipes se aproximaram de mim, dizendo: “O povo de Israel, os sacerdotes e os levitas não se separaram dos povos das terras, seguindo suas abominações, mesmo as dos cananeus, dos hititas, dos perizeus, dos jebuseus, dos amonitas, dos moabitas, dos egípcios e dos amorreus.
Some time later, the Jewish leaders came to me and said, “Many Israelis, and even some priests and [other men who are] descendants of Levi [who work in the temple], have not kept themselves from [doing what] the other people who are living in this land [do]. They are practicing the detestable things that the Canaan, Heth, Periz, Jebus, Ammon, and Amor people-groups, and the people from Moab and Egypt do.
2 Pois eles tomaram de suas filhas para si e para seus filhos, de modo que os filhos santos se misturaram com os povos das terras. Sim, a mão dos príncipes e dos governantes tem sido a principal nesta transgressão”.
[Specifically, some] Israeli men have married women who are not Israelis, and they have allowed their sons to do the same thing. So we, God’s sacred people, have become (contaminated/polluted in God’s sight). And some of our leaders and officials have been the first/worst ones to do this.”
3 Quando ouvi isso, rasguei minha roupa e meu manto, puxei os cabelos da minha cabeça e da minha barba e sentei-me confuso.
When I heard that, [I became very angry, with the result that] I tore my clothes and tore some hair from my head and from my beard. Then I sat down, very shocked/dismayed. [The Israelis knew that God had warned us that he would punish us if we disobeyed] what he had said to us [about marrying women who are not Israelis].
4 Então todos que tremeram com as palavras do Deus de Israel foram reunidos a mim por causa da transgressão dos exilados; e eu fiquei confuso até a oferta da noite.
[So] many of the Israelis trembled/were afraid when they heard that some of those who had returned from Babylonia had sinned by disobeying the God of us Israelis like that. They came and sat with me until it was time to offer the evening sacrifices [of grain].
5 Na oferenda da noite me levantei de minha humilhação, mesmo com minha roupa e meu manto rasgado; caí de joelhos e estendi minhas mãos para Javé, meu Deus;
When it was time to offer those sacrifices, I was still sitting there, wearing those torn clothes and mourning/sad. I stood up, and then I quickly prostrated myself on the ground. I lifted up my hands to Yahweh, my God,
6 e disse: “Meu Deus, tenho vergonha e coro para levantar meu rosto para ti, meu Deus, pois nossas iniqüidades aumentaram sobre nossa cabeça, e nossa culpa cresceu até os céus.
and this is what I prayed: “Yahweh my God, I am very ashamed to raise my head in front of you. The sins that we Israelis have committed [are very great; it is as though they] have risen up higher than our heads, and our guilt [for committing those sins, it is as though it] rises up to the heavens.
7 Desde os dias de nossos pais temos sido extremamente culpados até hoje; e por nossas iniqüidades nós, nossos reis e nossos sacerdotes fomos entregues nas mãos dos reis das terras, à espada, ao cativeiro, ao saque e à confusão de rosto, como é hoje.
Since the time that our ancestors lived until now, we have been very guilty. That is the reason that we and our kings and our priests have been defeated by [the armies of] the kings of other lands. They killed [some of our people], they captured [some], they robbed [some], and they [caused them all to be] disgraced, just like we are today.
8 Agora, por um pequeno momento, a graça foi demonstrada por Javé nosso Deus, para nos deixar um remanescente para escapar, e para nos dar uma estaca em seu lugar santo, para que nosso Deus ilumine nossos olhos, e nos reanimar um pouco em nossa escravidão.
“But now, Yahweh God, you have been very kind to us. You have allowed some of us to (survive/continue to live). You have revived our spirits [IDM] and allowed us to escape from being slaves [in Babylonia] and to return safely [IDM] to live in this sacred place.
9 Pois somos escravos; contudo, nosso Deus não nos abandonou em nossa escravidão, mas nos estendeu bondade amorosa aos olhos dos reis da Pérsia, para nos reviver, para erigir a casa de nosso Deus, e para reparar suas ruínas, e para nos dar um muro em Judá e em Jerusalém.
We were slaves, but you did not abandon us. Instead, because you faithfully love us, you caused the kings of Persia to be very kind to us. You have allowed us to continue to live and to rebuild your temple which had been completely destroyed. You have allowed us to start to live safely here in Jerusalem and in [other towns in] Judah.
10 “Agora, nosso Deus, o que diremos depois disto? Pois abandonamos seus mandamentos,
“Our God, what more can we say now [RHQ]? In spite of all that [you have done for us], we have disobeyed your commands.
11 que o senhor ordenou por seus servos, os profetas, dizendo: “A terra que o senhor vai possuir é uma terra impura através da imundícia dos povos das terras, através de suas abominações, que a encheram de uma ponta à outra com sua imundícia.
They are commands that you gave to your servants, the prophets, to tell to us. They said that the land that we would occupy was polluted because of the detestable/disgusting things that were done by the people who lived there. They said that in the land there were people from one end to the other who did immoral/shameful things.
12 Agora, portanto, não dê suas filhas a seus filhos. Não leve suas filhas para seus filhos, nem procure a paz ou a prosperidade deles para sempre, para que você possa ser forte e comer o bem da terra, e deixe-a como herança para seus filhos para sempre”.
They said, ‘Do not allow your daughters to marry their sons! Do not allow your sons to marry their daughters! Do not even try to cause things to go well for those people-groups! If you obey these instructions, your nation will be strong, and you will enjoy the good crops that grow on the land, and the land will belong to your descendants forever.’
13 “Depois de tudo o que nos sobreveio por nossas más ações e por nossa grande culpa, já que você, nosso Deus, nos castigou menos do que nossas iniqüidades merecem, e nos deu tal remanescente,
“You punished us because we were very guilty for having done wicked things. But you have not punished us as much as we deserve to be punished. [I say this because] you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive.
14 será que devemos novamente quebrar seus mandamentos, e nos unirmos aos povos que fazem estas abominações? Não estaria zangado conosco até que nos tivesse consumido, para que não houvesse remanescente, nem nenhum para escapar?
However, some of us are again disobeying your commands, and we are marrying women who do those detestable things. If we continue to do that, surely you will get rid of all of us [RHQ], with the result that none of us will remain alive.
15 Javé, o Deus de Israel, você é justo, pois ficamos com um remanescente que escapou, como é hoje. Eis que estamos diante de ti em nossa culpa; pois ninguém pode estar diante de ti por causa disso”.
Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship/belong to], you are fair/just. We are guilty. We are only a few people who have escaped [from Babylonia], but we pray to you, even though we do not deserve to stand in your presence.”
