Ezequiel 17
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Ezekiel 17
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| Ainda veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo: | And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, |
| Filho do homem, propõe um enigma, e profere uma alegoria à casa de Israel; | Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel, |
| e dize: Assim diz o Senhor Deus: uma grande águia, de grandes asas e de plumagem comprida, cheia de penas de várias cores, veio ao Líbano e tomou o mais alto ramo dum cedro; | And say, This is what the Lord has said: A great eagle with great wings, full of long feathers of different colours, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar: |
| arrancou a ponta mais alta dos seus, raminhos, e a levou a uma terra de comércio; e a pôs numa cidade de comerciantes. | Biting off the highest of its young branches, he took it to the land of Canaan, and put it in a town of traders. |
| Também tomou da semente da terra, e a lançou num solo frutífero; pô-la junto a muitas águas; e plantou-a como salgueiro. | And he took some of the seed of the land, planting it in fertile earth, placing it by great waters; he put it in like a willow-tree. |
| E brotou, e tornou-se numa videira larga, de pouca altura, virando-se para ela os seus ramos, e as suas raízes estavam debaixo dela. Tornou-se numa videira, e produzia sarmentos, e lançava renovos. | And its growth went on and it became a vine, low and widely stretching, whose branches were turned to him and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, putting out branches and young leaves. |
| Houve ainda outra grande águia, de grandes asas, e cheia de penas; e eis que também esta videira lançou para ela as suas raizes, e estendeu para ela os seus ramos desde as aréolas em que estava plantada, para que ela a regasse. | And there was another eagle with great wings and thick feathers: and now this vine, pushing out its roots to him, sent out its branches in his direction from the bed where it was planted, so that he might give it water. |
| Numa boa terra, junto a muitas águas, estava ela plantada, para produzir ramos, e para dar fruto, a fim de que fosse videira excelente. | He had it planted in a good field by great waters so that it might put out branches and have fruit and be a strong vine. |
| Dize: Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Acaso prosperará ela? Não lhe arrancará a águia as raízes, e não lhe cortará o fruto, para que se seque? para que se sequem todas as folhas de seus renovos? Não será necessário nem braço forte, nem muita gente, para arrancá-la pelas raízes. | Say, This is what the Lord has said: Will it do well? will he not have its roots pulled up and its branches cut off, so that all its young leaves may become dry and it may be pulled up by its roots? |
| Mas, estando plantada, prosperará? Não se secará de todo, quando a tocar o vento oriental? Nas aréolas onde cresceu se secará. | And if it is planted will it do well? will it not become quite dry at the touch of the east wind, drying up in the bed where it was planted? |
| Então veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo: | Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, |
| Dize, pois, à casa rebelde: Não sabeis o que significam estas coisas? Dize-lhes: Eis que veio o rei de Babilônia a Jerusalém, e tomou o seu rei e os seus príncipes, e os levou consigo para Babilônia; | Say now to this uncontrolled people, Are these things not clear to you? Say to them, See, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its rulers away with him to Babylon; |
| e tomou um da estirpe real, e fez pacto com ele, e o juramentou. E aos poderosos da terra removeu, | And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land: |
| para que o reino ficasse humilhado, e não se levantasse, embora, guardando o seu pacto, pudesse subsistir. | So that the kingdom might be made low with no power of lifting itself up, but might keep his agreement to be his servants. |
| Mas ele se rebelou contra o rei de Babilônia, enviando os seus embaixadores ao Egito, para que se lhe mandassem cavalos e muita gente. Prosperará ou escapará aquele que faz tais coisas? Quebrará o pacto e escapará? | But he went against his authority in sending representatives to Egypt to get from them horses and a great army. Will he do well? will he be safe who does such things? if the agreement is broken will he be safe? |
| Como eu vivo, diz o Senhor Deus, no lugar em que habita o rei que o fez reinar, cujo juramento desprezou, e cujo pacto quebrou, sim, com ele no meio de Babilônia certamente morrerá. | By my life, says the Lord, truly in the place of the king who made him king, whose oath he put on one side and let his agreement with him be broken, even in Babylon he will come to his death. |
| Não lhe prestará Faraó ajuda em guerra, nem com seu grande exército, nem com sua companhia numerosa, quando se levantarem tranqueiras e se edificarem baluartes, para destruir muitas vidas. | And Pharaoh with his strong army and great forces will be no help to him in the war, when they put up earthworks and make strong walls for the cutting off of lives: |
| Porquanto desprezou o juramento e quebrou o pacto, porquanto deu a sua mão, e ainda fez todas estas coisas, ele não escapará. | For he put his oath on one side in letting the agreement be broken; and though he had given his hand to it, he did all these things; he will not get away safe. |
| Portanto, assim diz o Senhor Deus: Vivo eu, que o meu juramento que desprezou, e o meu pacto que violou, isso farei recair sobre a sua cabeça. | And so the Lord has said, By my life, truly, for my oath which he put on one side, and my agreement which has been broken, I will send punishment on his head. |
| E estenderei sobre ele a minha rede, e ficará preso no meu laço; e o levarei a Babilônia, e ali entrarei em juízo com ele por causa da traição que cometeu contra mim. | My net will be stretched out over him, and he will be taken in my cords, and I will send him to Babylon, and there I will be his judge for the wrong which he has done against me. |
| E a fina flor de todas as suas tropas cairá à espada, e os que restarem serão espalhados a todos os ventos; e sabereis que eu, o Senhor, o disse. | All his best fighting-men will be put to the sword, and the rest will be sent away to every wind: and you will be certain that I the Lord have said it. |
| Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Também eu tomarei um broto do topo do cedro, e o plantarei; do principal dos seus renovos cortarei o mais tenro, e o plantarei sobre um monte alto e sublime. | This is what the Lord has said: Further, I will take the highest top of the cedar and put it in the earth; cutting off from the highest of his young branches a soft one, I will have it planted on a high and great mountain; |
| No monte alto de Israel o plantarei; e produzirá ramos, e dará fruto, e se fará um cedro excelente. Habitarão debaixo dele aves de toda a sorte; à sombra dos seus ramos habitarão. | It will be planted on the high mountain of Israel: it will put out branches and have fruit and be a fair cedar: under it all birds of every sort will make their living-place, resting in the shade of its branches. |
| Assim saberão todas as árvores do campo que eu, o Senhor, abati a árvore alta, elevei a árvore baixa, sequei a árvore verde, e fiz reverdecer a árvore seca; eu, e Senhor, o disse, e o farei. | And it will be clear to all the trees of the field that I the Lord have made low the high tree and made high the low tree, drying up the green tree and making the dry tree full of growth; I the Lord have said it and have done it. |
