Juízes 6
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Judges 6
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| Mas os filhos de Israel fizeram o que era mau aos olhos do Senhor, e o Senhor os entregou na mão de Midiã por sete anos. | And the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord; and the Lord gave them up into the hand of Midian for seven years. |
| Prevalecia, pois, a mão de Midiã sobre Israel e, por causa de Midiã, fizeram os filhos de Israel para si as covas que estão nos montes, as cavernas e as fortalezas. | And Midian was stronger than Israel; and because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made holes for themselves in the mountains, and hollows in the rocks, and strong places. |
| Porque sucedia que, havendo Israel semeado, subiam contra ele os midianitas, os amalequitas e os filhos do oriente; | And whenever Israel's grain was planted, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east came up against them; |
| e, acampando-se contra ele, destruíam o produto da terra até chegarem a Gaza, e não deixavam mantimento em Israel, nem ovelhas, nem bois, nem jumentos. | And put their army in position against them; and they took all the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, till there was no food in Israel, or any sheep or oxen or asses. |
| Porque subiam com os seus rebanhos e tendas; vinham em multidão, como gafanhotos; tanto eles como os seus camelos eram inumeráveis; e entravam na terra, para a destruir. | For they came up regularly with their oxen and their tents; they came like the locusts in number; they and their camels were without number; and they came into the land for its destruction. |
| Assim Israel se enfraqueceu muito por causa dos midianitas; então os filhos de Israel clamaram ao Senhor. | And Israel was in great need because of Midian; and the cry of the children of Israel went up to the Lord. |
| E sucedeu que, clamando eles ao Senhor por causa dos midianitas, | And when the cry of the children of Israel, because of Midian, came before the Lord, |
| enviou-lhes o Senhor um profeta, que lhes disse: Assim diz o Senhor, Deus de Israel: Do Egito eu vos fiz subir, e vos tirei da casa da servidão; | The Lord sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, The Lord the God of Israel, has said, I took you up from Egypt, out of the prison-house; |
| livrei-vos da mão dos egípcios, e da mão de todos quantos vos oprimiam, e os expulsei de diante de vós, e a vós vos dei a sua terra. | And I took you out of the hands of the Egyptians and out of the hands of all who were cruel to you, and I sent them out by force from before you and gave you their land; |
| Também eu vos disse: Eu sou o Senhor vosso Deus; não temais aos deuses dos amorreus, em cuja terra habitais. Mas não destes ouvidos à minha voz. | And I said to you, I am the Lord your God; you are not to give worship to the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living, but you did not give ear to my voice. |
| Então o anjo do Senhor veio, e sentou-se debaixo do carvalho que estava em Ofra e que pertencia a Joás, abiezrita, cujo filho Gideão estava malhando o trigo no lagar para o esconder dos midianitas. | Now the angel of the Lord came and took his seat under the oak-tree in Ophrah, in the field of Joash the Abiezrite; and his son Gideon was crushing grain in the place where the grapes were crushed, so that the Midianites might not see it. |
| Apareceu-lhe então o anjo do Senhor e lhe disse: O Senhor é contigo, ó homem valoroso. | And the angel of the Lord came before his eyes, and said to him, The Lord is with you, O man of war. |
| Gideão lhe respondeu: Ai, senhor meu, se o Senhor é conosco, por que tudo nos sobreveio? e onde estão todas as suas maravilhas que nossos pais nos contaram, dizendo: Não nos fez o Senhor subir do Egito? Agora, porém, o Senhor nos desamparou, e nos entregou na mão de Midiã. | Then Gideon said to him, O my lord, if the Lord is with us why has all this come on us? And where are all his works of power, of which our fathers have given us word, saying, Did not the Lord take us out of Egypt? But now he has given us up, handing us over to the power of Midian. |
| Virou-se o Senhor para ele e lhe disse: Vai nesta tua força, e livra a Israel da mão de Midiã; porventura não te envio eu? | And the Lord, turning to him, said, Go in the strength you have and be Israel's saviour from Midian: have I not sent you? |
| Replicou-lhe Gideão: Ai, senhor meu, com que livrarei a Israel? eis que a minha família é a mais pobre em Manassés, e eu o menor na casa de meu pai. | And he said to him, O Lord, how may I be the saviour of Israel? See, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house. |
| Tornou-lhe o Senhor: Porquanto eu hei de ser contigo, tu ferirás aos midianitas como a um só homem. | Then the Lord said to him, Truly, I will be with you, and you will overcome the Midianites as if they were one man. |
| Prosseguiu Gideão: Se agora tenho achado graça aos teus olhos, dá-me um sinal de que és tu que falas comigo. | So he said to him, If now I have grace in your eyes, then give me a sign that it is you who are talking to me. |
| Rogo-te que não te apartes daqui até que eu volte trazendo do meu presente e o ponha diante de ti. Respondeu ele: Esperarei até que voltes. | Do not go away till I come with my offering and put it before you. And he said, I will not go away before you come back. |
| Entrou, pois, Gideão, preparou um cabrito e fez, com uma e efa de farinha, bolos ázimos; pôs a carne num cesto e o caldo numa panela e, trazendo para debaixo do carvalho, lho apresentou. | Then Gideon went in and made ready a young goat, and with an ephah of meal he made unleavened cakes: he put the meat in a basket and the soup in which it had been cooked he put in a pot, and he took it out to him under the oak-tree and gave it to him there. |
| Mas o anjo de Deus lhe disse: Toma a carne e os bolos ázimos, e põe-nos sobre esta rocha e derrama-lhes por cima o caldo. E ele assim fez. | And the angel of God said to him, Take the meat and the unleavened cakes and put them down on the rock over there, draining out the soup over them. And he did so. |
| E o anjo do Senhor estendeu a ponta do cajado que tinha na mão, e tocou a carne e os bolos ázimos; então subiu fogo da rocha, e consumiu a carne e os bolos ázimos; e o anjo do Senhor desapareceu-lhe da vista. | Then the angel of the Lord put out the stick which was in his hand, touching the meat and the cakes with the end of it; and a flame came up out of the rock, burning up the meat and the cakes: and the angel of the Lord was seen no longer. |
| Vendo Gideão que era o anjo do Senhor, disse: Ai de mim, Senhor Deus! pois eu vi o anjo do Senhor face a face. | Then Gideon was certain that he was the angel of the Lord; and Gideon said, I am in fear, O Lord God! for I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face. |
| Porém o Senhor lhe disse: Paz seja contigo, não temas; não morrerás. | But the Lord said to him, Peace be with you; have no fear: you are in no danger of death. |
| Então Gideão edificou ali um altar ao Senhor, e lhe chamou Jeová-Salom; e ainda até o dia de hoje está o altar em Ofra dos abiezritas. | Then Gideon made an altar there to the Lord, and gave it the name Yahweh-shalom; to this day it is in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. |
| Naquela mesma noite, disse o Senhor a Gidão: Toma um dos bois de teu pai, a saber, o segundo boi de sete anos, e derriba o altar de Baal, que é de teu pai, e corta a asera que está ao pé dele. | The same night the Lord said to him, Take ten men of your servants and an ox seven years old, and after pulling down the altar of Baal which is your father's, and cutting down the holy tree by its side, |
| Edifica ao Senhor teu Deus um altar no cume deste lugar forte, na forma devida; toma o segundo boi, e o oferece em holocausto, com a lenha da asera que cortares | Make an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this rock, in the ordered way and take the ox and make a burned offering with the wood of the holy tree which has been cut down. |
| Então Gideão tomou dez homens dentre os seus servos, e fez como o Senhor lhe dissera; porém, temendo ele a casa de seu pai e os homens daquela cidade, não o fez de dia, mas de noite. | Then Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the Lord had said to him; but fearing to do it by day, because of his father's people and the men of the town, he did it by night. |
| Levantando-se, pois, os homens daquela cidade, de madrugada, eis que estava o altar de Baal derribado, cortada a asera que estivera ao pé dele, e o segundo boi oferecido no altar que fora edificado. | And the men of the town got up early in the morning, and they saw the altar of Baal broken down, and the holy tree which was by it cut down, and the ox offered on the altar which had been put up there. |
| Pelo que disseram uns aos outros: Quem fez isto? E, depois de investigarem e inquirirem, disseram: Gideão, filho de Joás, é quem fez isto. | And they said to one another, Who has done this thing? And after searching with care, they said, Gideon, the son of Joash, has done this thing. |
| Então os homens daquela cidade disseram a Joás: Tira para fora teu filho, para que morra, porque derribou o altar de Baal e cortou a asera que estava ao pé dele. | Then the men of the town said to Joash, Make your son come out to be put to death, for pulling down the altar of Baal and cutting down the holy tree which was by it. |
| Joás, porém, disse a todos os que se puseram contra ele: Contendereis vós por Baal? livrá-lo-eis vós? Qualquer que por ele contender, ainda esta manhã será morto; se ele é deus, por si mesmo contenda, pois foi derribado o seu altar. | But Joash said to all those who were attacking him, Will you take up the cause of Baal? will you be his saviour? Let anyone who will take up his cause be put to death while it is still morning: if he is a god, let him take up his cause himself because of the pulling down of his altar. |
| Pelo que naquele dia chamaram a Gidão Jerubaal, dizendo: Baal contenda contra ele, pois derribou o seu altar. | So that day he gave him the name of Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal take up his cause against him because his altar has been broken down. |
| Então todos os midianitas, os amalequitas e os filhos do oriente se ajuntaram e, passando o Jordão, acamparam no vale de Jizreel. | Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east, banding themselves together, went over and put up their tents in the valley of Jezreel. |
| Mas o Espírito do Senhor apoderou-se de Gideão; e tocando ele a trombeta, os abiezritas se ajuntaram após ele. | But the spirit of the Lord came on Gideon; and at the sound of his horn all Abiezer came together after him. |
| E enviou mensageiros por toda a tribo de Manassés, que também se ajuntou após ele; e ainda enviou mensageiros a Aser, a Zebulom e a Naftali, que lhe saíram ao encontro. | And he sent through all Manasseh, and they came after him; and he sent to Asher and Zebulun and Naphtali, and they came up and were joined to the others. |
| Disse Gideão a Deus: Se hás de livrar a Israel por minha mão, como disseste, | Then Gideon said to God, If you are going to give Israel salvation by my hand, as you have said, |
| eis que eu porei um velo de lã na eira; se o orvalho estiver somente no velo, e toda a terra ficar enxuta, então conhecerei que hás de livrar a Israel por minha mão, como disseste. | See, I will put the wool of a sheep on the grain-floor; if there is dew on the wool only, while all the earth is dry, then I will be certain that it is your purpose to give Israel salvation by my hand as you have said. |
| E assim foi; pois, levantando-se de madrugada no dia seguinte, apertou o velo, e espremeu dele o orvalho, que encheu uma taça. | And it was so: for he got up early on the morning after, and twisting the wool in his hands, he got a basin full of water from the dew on the wool. |
| Disse mais Gideão a Deus: Não se acenda contra mim a tua ira se ainda falar só esta vez. Permite que só mais esta vez eu faça prova com o velo; rogo-te que só o velo fique enxuto, e em toda a terra haja orvalho. | Then Gideon said to God, Do not be moved to wrath against me if I say only this: let me make one more test with the wool; let the wool now be dry, while the earth is covered with dew. |
| E Deus assim fez naquela noite; pois só o velo estava enxuto, e sobre toda a terra havia orvalho. | And that night God did so; for the wool was dry, and there was dew on all the earth round it. |
