Isaías 37
1 Quando o rei Ezequias o ouviu, rasgou suas roupas, cobriu-se de pano de saco e entrou na casa de Iavé.
When King Hezekiah heard what they reported, he tore his clothes and put on clothes made of rough sackcloth [because he was very distressed]. Then he went into the temple of Yahweh [and prayed].
2 Ele enviou Eliakim, que estava sobre a casa, e Shebna, o escriba, e os anciãos dos sacerdotes, cobertos com pano de saco, ao profeta Isaías, filho de Amoz.
Then he sent Eliakim, Shebna, and the (older/most important) priests, who were also wearing clothes made of rough sackcloth, to talk to me.
3 Disseram-lhe: “Hezekiah diz: 'Hoje é um dia de problemas, e de repreensão, e de rejeição; pois as crianças chegaram ao nascimento, e não há forças para dar à luz'.
He said to them, “Tell this to Isaiah: ‘King Hezekiah says that this is a day when we are greatly distressed. Other nations are causing us to be insulted and disgraced. We are like [SIM] a woman who is about to give birth to a baby, but she does not have the strength that she needs to do it.
4 Pode ser que Yahweh seu Deus ouça as palavras de Rabshakeh, que o rei da Assíria, seu mestre, enviou para desafiar o Deus vivo, e irá repreender as palavras que Yahweh seu Deus ouviu. Portanto, levantai vossa oração pelo remanescente que resta”.
[But] perhaps Yahweh our God has heard what the official from Assyria said. Perhaps he knows that his boss, the King of Assyria, sent him to insult the all-powerful God, and that Yahweh will punish the King of Assyria for what he said. And the king requests that you pray for the few of us who are still alive [here in Jerusalem].’”
5 Então os servos do rei Ezequias vieram a Isaías.
After those men gave me that message,
6 Isaías disse-lhes: “Dizei a vosso senhor: 'Javé diz: 'Não temais as palavras que ouvistes, com as quais os servos do rei da Assíria me blasfemaram'.
I replied, “Tell the King, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “Those messengers from the King of Assyria have said evil things about me. But do not be disturbed by what they said.
7 Eis que colocarei nele um espírito e ele ouvirá notícias, e voltará para sua própria terra”. Fá-lo-ei cair pela espada em sua própria terra””.
Listen to this: I will cause Sennacherib to hear a rumor [that the armies of Babylon are about to attack his country], and that will worry him. So he will return to his own country, and there I will cause him to be assassinated by [men using] swords.”’”
8 Então Rabshakeh voltou, e encontrou o rei da Assíria em guerra contra Libnah, pois soube que ele havia partido de Laquis.
The official from Assyria found out that the King of Assyria [and his army] had captured Lachish [city] and that they were attacking Libnah, [which is a nearby city]. So the official left Jerusalem and went to Libnah [to report to the king what had happened in Jerusalem].
9 Ele ouviu notícias a respeito de Tirhakah, rei da Etiópia, “Ele saiu para lutar contra você”. Quando ouviu, enviou mensageiros a Ezequias, dizendo:
Soon after that, King [Sennacherib] received a report that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading his army to attack them. So before King Sennacherib left Libnah [with his army to fight against the army from Ethiopia], he sent other messengers to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with a letter. [In the letter he wrote this] to Hezekiah:
10 “Assim falareis a Ezequias, rei de Judá, dizendo: 'Não deixeis que vosso Deus em quem confiais vos engane, dizendo: “Jerusalém não será entregue nas mãos do rei da Assíria”.
“Do not allow your god, on whom you are relying, to deceive you by promising you that Jerusalem will not be captured by my army.
11 Eis que vocês ouviram o que os reis da Assíria fizeram com todas as terras, destruindo-as completamente. Será que vocês serão entregues?
You have certainly heard what the armies of the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries; our armies have destroyed them completely. So, (do you think that you will escape?/do not think that your god will save you!) [RHQ]
12 Os deuses das nações os entregaram, que meus pais destruíram, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph e os filhos do Éden que estavam em Telassar?
Did the gods of the nations that were about to be destroyed by the armies of the previous kings of Assyria rescue them? Did those gods rescue Gozan [region], and Haran and Rezeph [cities in northern Syria], and the people of Eden [region] who were forced to go to Tel-Assar [city]?
13 Onde está o rei de Hamath, e o rei de Arpad, e o rei da cidade de Sefarvaim, de Hena, e Ivvah?'”.
What happened to the King of Hamath and the King of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah [cities]? [Did their gods rescue them] [RHQ]?”
14 Hezekiah recebeu a carta da mão dos mensageiros e a leu. Então Hezekiah foi até a casa de Yahweh e a espalhou antes de Yahweh.
Hezekiah received the letter that the messengers gave him, and he read it. Then he went up to the temple and spread out the letter in front of Yahweh.
15 Ezequias orou a Javé, dizendo:
And [then] Hezekiah prayed this:
16 “Javé dos Exércitos, o Deus de Israel, que é entronizado entre os querubins, vós sois o Deus, mesmo só vós, de todos os reinos da terra. Vocês fizeram o céu e a terra.
“O Yahweh, Commander of the armies of angels, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, you are seated on your throne above the statues of the creatures with wings, [above the Sacred Chest]. Only you are [truly] God. You rule all the kingdoms on this earth. You are the one who created everything on the earth and in the sky.
17 Vira teu ouvido, Yahweh, e ouve. Abre os olhos, Yahweh, e vê. Ouça todas as palavras de Sennacherib, que enviou para desafiar o Deus vivo.
[So], Yahweh, [please] listen to what I am saying, and look at [what is happening]! And listen to what Sennacherib has said to insult you, the all-powerful God!
18 Verdadeiramente, Javé, os reis da Assíria destruíram todos os países e suas terras,
Yahweh, it is true that [the armies of] the kings of Assyria have completely destroyed many nations and ruined their land.
19 e lançaram seus deuses no fogo; pois não eram deuses, mas obra de mãos de homens, madeira e pedra; por isso os destruíram.
And they have thrown all the idols of those nations into fires and burned them. But they were not [really] gods. They were only idols made of wood and stone, [and that is why they were destroyed easily].
20 Agora, portanto, Javé nosso Deus, salve-nos de sua mão, para que todos os reinos da terra saibam que você é Javé, até mesmo você somente”.
So now, Yahweh our God, [please] rescue us from the power [MTY] of [the King of Assyria], in order that [the people in] all the kingdoms of the world will know that you, Yahweh, are the only one who is [truly] God.”
21 Então Isaías, filho de Amoz, enviou a Ezequias, dizendo: “Javé, o Deus de Israel diz: 'Porque me rezastes contra Senaqueribe, rei da Assíria,
Then I sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what Yahweh, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, says: Because you prayed about what King Sennacherib of Assyria [said],
22 esta é a palavra que Javé falou a seu respeito: A filha virgem de Sião o desprezou e o ridicularizou. A filha de Jerusalém sacudiu sua cabeça para você.
this is what I say to him: ‘The people of Jerusalem despise you and make fun of you. They will wag/shake their heads to mock you while you flee from here.
23 A quem você desafiou e blasfemou? Contra quem você exaltou sua voz e ergueu os olhos para o alto? Contra o Santo de Israel.
Whom do you think you have been despising and ridiculing? Whom do you think you were shouting at? Whom do you think you were looking at [very] proudly/arrogantly? [It was I], the Holy One whom the Israelis worship!
24 Por seus servos, você desafiou o Senhor e disse: “Com a multidão de minhas carruagens subi ao cume das montanhas, às partes mais íntimas do Líbano. Cortarei seus altos cedros e seus ciprestes escolhidos”. Entrarei em sua altura mais longínqua, a floresta de seu campo fértil.
The messengers whom you sent made fun of me. You said, “With my many chariots I have gone to the highest mountains, [even] to the highest mountains in Lebanon. We have cut down its tallest cedar [trees] and its nicest pine/cypress [trees]. We have been to the most distant/remote peaks and to its densest forests.
25 Eu cavei e bebi água, e com a planta dos meus pés vou secar todos os rios do Egito”.
We have dug wells [in many countries] and drunk water [from them]. And by marching through [MTY] the streams of Egypt, we dried them all up [HYP]!”
26 “'Você não sabe como eu o fiz há muito tempo, e o formei nos tempos antigos? Agora eu a fiz passar, que deveria ser sua para destruir cidades fortificadas, transformando-as em montões em ruínas.
[But I, Yahweh, reply], “Have you never heard that long ago I determined [those things]; I planned them long ago, and now I have been causing those things to occur. I planned that your army would destroy cities and cause them to become piles of rubble.
27 Portanto, seus habitantes tinham pouco poder. Ficaram consternados e confundidos. Eram como a erva do campo, e como a erva verde, como a erva no topo da casa, e como um campo antes de sua colheita ter crescido.
The people in those cities have no power, and as a result they are dismayed and discouraged. They are [as frail as] [MET] grass and plants in the fields, as frail as grass that grows on the roofs of houses and is scorched by the hot east wind.
28 Mas eu sei que vocês se sentam, saem, entram e se enfurecem contra mim.
[But] I know [everything about you]; I know when you are [in your house and] when you go outside; I also know that you are (raging/speaking very angrily) against me.
29 Por causa de sua raiva contra mim, e porque sua arrogância subiu em meus ouvidos, por isso colocarei meu gancho em seu nariz e meu freio em seus lábios, e o farei voltar pelo caminho pelo qual você veio.
[So], because you have raged against me and because I have heard you speak very proudly/arrogantly, [it will be as though] I will put a hook in your nose and I will put an iron (bit/metal bar) in your mouth [in order that I can lead you where I want you to go], and I will force you to return [to your own country], on the same road on which you came [here, without conquering Jerusalem].”’
30 “'Este será o sinal para você: Você comerá este ano o que cresce de si mesmo, e no segundo ano o que brota dele; e no terceiro ano semear e colher e plantar vinhedos, e comer seus frutos.
[Then I said to Hezekiah], ‘This will prove to you [that what I said will happen]: “This year, you(pl) will eat [only the crops] that grow by themselves, and next year the same thing will happen. But in the third year you will plant [crops] and harvest them; you will take care of your vineyards and eat the grapes.
31 O remanescente que escapou da casa de Judá voltará a criar raízes para baixo, e dará frutos para cima.
And [you] people who are still [here] in Judah, will be strong and prosper again [MET].
32 Pois de Jerusalém sairá um remanescente, e os sobreviventes escaparão do Monte Sião. O zelo de Javé dos Exércitos fará isso”.
A small number of my people will survive, and they will spread out from Jerusalem [DOU].” That will happen because [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, am desiring very much to accomplish it.’
33 “Portanto Yahweh diz a respeito do rei da Assíria: “Ele não virá a esta cidade, nem atirará uma flecha lá, nem virá diante dela com escudo, nem levantará um monte contra ela”.
And this is what [I], Yahweh, say about the King of Assyria: ‘His [armies] will not enter Jerusalem; they will not [even] shoot arrows into it. His soldiers will not [march outside] the city gates holding their shields, and they will not build high mounds of dirt against the walls of the city [to enable them to attack the city].
34 Ele retornará pelo caminho que veio, e não virá a esta cidade”, diz Yahweh.
And their king will return [to his own country] on the same road on which he came [here]. He will not enter this city!’ [That will happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!
35 'Pois eu defenderei esta cidade para salvá-la, para meu próprio bem e para o bem do meu servo David'”.
For the sake of my own reputation and because of what I promised King David, who served me [well], I will defend this city and prevent it from being destroyed.”
36 Então o anjo de Yahweh saiu e atingiu cento e oitenta e cinco mil homens no acampamento dos assírios. Quando os homens se levantaram cedo pela manhã, eis que eram todos cadáveres.
[That night], an angel from Yahweh went out to where the army of Assyria had set up their tents and killed 185,000 of their soldiers. When [the rest of the soldiers] woke up the next morning, they saw that there were corpses everywhere.
37 Então Sennacherib, rei da Assíria, partiu, foi embora, voltou para Nínive e ficou lá.
Then King Sennacherib left and returned home to Nineveh [in Assyria], and stayed there.
38 Quando ele estava adorando na casa de Nisroch seu deus, Adrammelech e Sharezer seus filhos o golpearam com a espada; e eles escaparam para a terra de Ararat. Esar Haddon, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar.
[One day], when he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his two sons, Adrammelech and Sharezer, killed him with their swords. Then they escaped and went to the Ararat [region northwest of Nineveh]. And another of Sennacherib’s sons, Esarhaddon, became the King of Assyria.
