Isaías 19
1 O fardo do Egito. “Eis que Javé cavalga sobre uma nuvem rápida e vem ao Egito”. Os ídolos do Egito tremerão com sua presença; e o coração do Egito derreterá dentro dele”.
[I received] this message [from Yahweh] about Egypt: “Listen to this! I, Yahweh, am coming to Egypt, riding on a fast-moving cloud. The idols in Egypt will tremble when [I appear], and the people of Egypt will be extremely afraid [IDM].
2 Agitarei os egípcios contra os egípcios, e eles lutarão todos contra seu irmão, e todos contra seu vizinho; cidade contra cidade, e reino contra reino”.
I will cause the people of Egypt to fight against each other: men will fight against their brothers, neighbors will fight against each other, people of one city will fight against the people of another city, people of one province will fight against the people of another province.
3 O espírito dos egípcios falhará dentro deles. Destruirei seus conselhos. Eles buscarão os ídolos, os encantadores, aqueles que têm espíritos familiares e os feiticeiros.
The people of Egypt will become very discouraged, and I will cause their plans not to be successful. They will plead with idols and sorcerers and those who talk with spirits of dead people to tell them what they should do.
4 Entregarei os egípcios na mão de um senhor cruel. Um rei feroz governará sobre eles”, diz o Senhor, Yahweh dos Exércitos.
Then I will enable someone who will treat them very cruelly to become their king [DOU].” That is what I, the Commander of the armies of angels, say.
5 As águas falharão do mar, e o rio será desperdiçado e ficará seco.
[Some day] the water in the [Nile] River will dry up, and the riverbed will become very dry [DOU].
6 The os rios se tornarão sujos. Os rios do Egito serão diminuídos e secados. Os canaviais e as bandeiras murcharão.
The branches of the river will all dry up [DOU] The canals along the river will stink because of the rotting reeds and (bulrushes/tall grass).
7 Os prados junto ao Nilo, à beira do Nilo, e todos os campos semeados do Nilo, se tornarão secos, serão expulsos e não mais.
All the plants along the river and all the crops will dry up; then they will blow away and disappear.
8 Os pescadores lamentarão, e todos aqueles que pescam no Nilo lamentarão, e aqueles que espalham redes sobre as águas definharão.
The fishermen will throw into the river lines with hooks on them and nets, and then they will groan and be very discouraged; they will be sad [because there will be no fish in the river].
9 Moreover os que trabalham em linho penteado, e os que tecem pano branco, ficarão confusos.
Those who weave cloth from flax will not know what to do, because there will be no thread for them to weave.
10 Os pilares serão quebrados em pedaços. Todos aqueles que trabalham por conta de outrem ficarão de luto na alma.
They will all despair and be very discouraged.
11 Os príncipes de Zoan são totalmente insensatos. O conselho dos conselheiros mais sábios do Faraó se tornou estúpido. Como se diz ao Faraó: “Eu sou o filho dos sábios, o filho dos antigos reis”?
The officials in Zoan [city in northern Egypt] are foolish. The advice that they gave to the king was worthless. Why do they continue to tell the king that they are wise, that they are descendants of wise kings who lived long ago [RHQ]?
12 Onde estão então seus sábios? Deixe-os dizer-lhe agora; e diga-lhes o que Javé dos exércitos tem proposto em relação ao Egito.
King, (where are your wise counselors now?/You have no wise counselors now!) [RHQ] If you had any wise counselors, they could tell you what the Commander of the armies of angels has planned to do to Egypt [SAR]!
13 Os príncipes de Zoan se tornaram tolos. Os príncipes de Mênfis estão enganados. Eles fizeram o Egito se desviar, aqueles que são a pedra angular de suas tribos.
[Yes], the officials of Zoan have become foolish, and the leaders in Memphis [city in northern Egypt] have deceived themselves. [All] leaders of the people have (caused their people to do wrong things/led their people astray).
14 Yahweh misturou um espírito de perversidade no meio dela; e eles fizeram o Egito se desviar em todas as suas obras, como um bêbado cambaleia em seu vômito.
Yahweh has caused them to be very foolish, with the result that in everything that they do, [it is as though the people of] Egypt stagger like [SIM] a drunken person staggers [and slips] in his own vomit.
15 Também não deve haver nenhum trabalho para o Egito, que a cabeça ou a cauda, o ramo da palma ou a pressa, possam fazer.
There is no one in Egypt, rich or poor, important or unimportant, [who will be able to help them].
16 Naquele dia, os egípcios serão como as mulheres. Eles tremerão e temerão por causa do tremor da mão de Yahweh dos exércitos, que ele aperta sobre eles.
At that time, the people of Egypt will be [as helpless] as [SIM] women. They will tremble, being terrified [because they know that] the Commander of the armies of angels has raised his fist, [ready to strike/punish them].
17 A terra de Judá se tornará um terror para o Egito. Todos aqueles a quem for feita menção a ela terão medo, por causa dos planos de Iavé dos Exércitos, que ele determina contra ela.
The people of Egypt will be afraid of the people of Judah, and anyone who mentions Judah to them will cause them to be terrified, because [that will remind them] of what Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels, is planning to do to them.
18 Naquele dia, haverá cinco cidades na terra do Egito que falam a língua de Canaã, e juram a Javé de Exércitos. Uma será chamada “A cidade da destruição”.
At that time, [people in] five cities in Egypt will solemnly declare that they will serve Yahweh. They will [learn to] speak the Hebrew language. One of those cities will be called ‘City of the Sun’.
19 Nesse dia, haverá um altar para Iavé no meio da terra do Egito, e um pilar para Iavé em sua fronteira.
At that time, there will be an altar for worshiping Yahweh in the center of Egypt, and there will be a (pillar/large rock) to honor Yahweh at the border [between Egypt and Israel].
20 Será para um sinal e para uma testemunha a Iavé dos exércitos na terra do Egito; pois eles chorarão a Iavé por causa dos opressores, e ele lhes enviará um salvador e um defensor, e ele os entregará.
That will be a sign to indicate that the Commander of the armies of angels is worshiped in the land of Egypt. And when the people cry out to Yahweh to help them because others are (oppressing them/causing them to suffer), he will send to them someone who will defend and rescue them.
21 Iavé será conhecido pelo Egito, e os egípcios conhecerão Iavé naquele dia. Sim, eles adorarão com sacrifício e oferenda, e farão um voto a Iavé, e o cumprirão.
Yahweh will enable the people of Egypt to know who he is, and at that time they will have a close relationship with Yahweh and worship him and bring to him offerings of grain and other sacrifices. They will solemnly promise to do things for Yahweh, and they will do what they promise.
22 Iavé atacará o Egito, atacando e curando. Eles voltarão para Iavé, e ele será tratado por eles, e os curará.
After Yahweh has punished Egypt, he will cause their troubles to end. The people of Egypt will turn to Yahweh, and he will listen when they plead to him [for help], and he will cause their troubles to cease.
23 Nesse dia haverá uma rodovia do Egito para a Assíria, e os assírios entrarão no Egito, e os egípcios na Assíria; e os egípcios adorarão com os assírios.
At that time, there will be a highway between Egypt and Assyria. [As a result], the people of Egypt will [be able to] travel [easily] to Assyria, and the people of Assyria [will be able to travel easily] to Egypt. And the people of both countries will worship [Yahweh].
24 Nesse dia, Israel será o terceiro com o Egito e com a Assíria, uma bênção dentro da terra;
And Israel will be their ally. All three nations will be [friendly to] each other, and the people of Israel will be a blessing to the people of the entire world.
25 porque Javé dos Exércitos os abençoou, dizendo: “Bendito seja o Egito meu povo, a Assíria a obra de minhas mãos, e Israel minha herança”.
The Commander of the armies of angels will bless them, saying, “[You people of] Egypt are now my people. You people of Assyria, I have established your country. You people of Israel are the people whom I have chosen to belong to me.”
