Livro de Judite 6

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1 A estas palavras, Holofernes encolerizou-se e disse a Aquior:	1 But when they had ceased speaking, it happened that Holofernes, being very indignant, said to Achior:
2 Já que nos predisseste que a nação de Israel será defendida por seu Deus, vou mostrar-te que não há outro deus fora de Nabucodonosor:	2 “Because you have prophesied to us, saying that the people of Israel may be defended by their God, and so as to reveal to you that there is no God, except Nebuchadnezzar:
3 quando os tivermos ferido a todos como a um só homem, perecerás tu também com eles pela espada dos assírios, e todo o Israel desaparecerá contigo.	3 when we will have struck them all as one man, then you also will pass away with them by the sword of the Assyrians, and all Israel will perish into perdition with you.
4 Assim aprenderás que Nabucodonosor é o Senhor de toda a terra. A espada de meus soldados entrar-te-á pelos flancos e cairás transpassado no meio dos feridos de Israel; não respirarás mais, senão para ser	4 And you will be shown that Nebuchadnezzar is the lord of the whole earth. And then, the sword of my army will pass through your sides, and, being stabbed, you will fall among the wounded of Israel, and you will breathe no longer, when you have been destroyed with them.
5 Se crês na verdade de tua profecia, não desanimes; muda a palidez de tua face, se pensas que minhas palavras não se podem realizar.	5 And furthermore, if you consider your prophecy to be true, do not let your countenance fall, and let the paleness that has taken hold of your face depart from you, if you claim that these my words cannot be fulfilled.
6 E para que saibas que terás a mesma sorte que eles, serás desde já associado a esse povo, a fim de sofreres com eles os golpes de minha vingança, quando minha espada infligir-lhes o castigo que merecem.	6 But so that you may know that you will experience these things together with them, behold, from this hour you will be associated with their people, so that, when they receive the punishment that they deserve from my sword, you will fall under the same vengeance.”
7 Então Holofernes ordenou aos seus homens que prendessem Aquior e o levassem a Betúlia para entregá-lo nas mãos dos israelitas.	7 Then Holofernes instructed his servants to apprehend Achior, and to lead him through to Bethulia, and to deliver him into the hands of the sons of Israel.
8 Os escravos de Holofernes tomaram-no e se foram através da planície. Ao se aproximarem dos montes, porém, saíram contra eles os atiradores de funda,	8 And, taking him, the servants of Holofernes traveled through the plains. But when they approached close to the mountains, the slingers of stones went forth against them.
9 e eles desviaram-se para os lados da montanha, onde ataram Aquior a uma árvore pelas mãos e pés. Abandonaram-no ali amarrado, e voltaram para o seu senhor.	9 Then, diverting by the side of the mountain, they tied Achior, hands and feet, to a tree, and so they abandoned him, bound with ropes, and they returned to their lord.
10 Ora, os israelitas que desciam de Betúlia encontraram-no e, soltando-o, levaram-no para a cidade. Puseram-no no meio do povo e perguntaram-lhe o motivo por que os assírios o deixaram amarrado.	10 Thereafter, the sons of Israel, descending from Bethulia, came to him. Releasing him, they brought him to Bethulia. And so, standing him in the midst of the people, they interrogated him as to what event caused the Assyrians to abandon him, bound.
11 (Naquele tempo, Betúlia era governada por Ozias, filho de Mica, da tribo de Simeão, e por Carmi, também chamado Gotoniel).	11 In those days, the rulers of that place were Uzziah, the son of Micah of the tribe of Simeon, and Chabris, also called Gothoniel.
12 E, estando no meio dos anciãos e em presença de todo o povo, Aquior contou tudo o que tinha respondido quando Holofernes o interrogara, e como a gente de Holofernes quis matá-lo por ter ele falado assim;	12 And so, in the midst of the elders and in the sight of everyone, Achior explained all that he had said in reply to the questioning of Holofernes, and in what manner the people of Holofernes wanted to have him killed because of this word,
13 e como Holofernes, encolerizado, ordenara que ele fosse por esse motivo entregue aos israelitas, a fim de que, após a vitória sobre eles, ele fizesse perecer também Aquior com diversos suplícios, porque ele dissera que o Deus do céu era o defensor de Israel.	13 and how Holofernes himself, being angry, had ordered him to be handed over to the Israelites, for this reason: so that when he would prevail over the sons of Israel, then he would also command Achior himself to be executed by diverse torments, because he had said that the God of heaven is their defender.
14 Após essa narração de Aquior, todo o povo se prostrou com o rosto por terra em adoração diante do Senhor, e todos, unidos de coração, oraram ao Senhor com gemidos e prantos:	14 And when Achior had declared all these things, all the people fell on their faces, adoring the Lord, and, communing together with mourning and weeping, they poured out their prayers with one mind to the Lord,
15 Senhor, disseram eles, Deus do céu e da terra, vede o seu orgulho e olhai para a nossa humilhação. Lançai os vossos olhos sobre os vossos fiéis; mostrai que não abandonais aqueles que confiam em vós, mas que	15 saying: “O Lord, God of heaven and earth, behold their arrogance, and gaze upon our humility, and attend to the face of your holy ones, and reveal that you do not abandon those who rely on you, and that those who rely on themselves and who glory in their own strength, you humble.”
16 Acabada a lamentação, e terminada a prece do povo, que durou um dia todo, encorajaram Aquior, dizendo:	16 And so, when their weeping was ended, and the prayer of the people throughout the entire day was completed, they consoled Achior,
17 O Deus de nossos pais, cujo poder proclamaste, conceder-te-á a recompensa de veres tu a ruína deles.	17 saying: “The God of our fathers, whose power you have predicted, will give to you this in return: that you, instead, will see the destruction of them.
18 Quando o Senhor nosso Deus tiver livrado os seus servos, que ele esteja também contigo no meio de nós, a fim de que vivas, tu e os teus, conosco, como for do teu agrado.	18 Truly, when the Lord our God will give this freedom to his servants, may God also be with you in our midst, so that, just as it pleases you, everyone who is with you may keep company with us.”
19 Então Ozias, despedida a assembléia, recebeu Aquior em sua casa e ofereceu-lhe uma grande ceia.	19 Then Uzziah, after the council was ended, received him into his own house, and he made him a great supper.
20 E foram convidados a ela todos os anciãos, (pois já) tinha terminado o jejum, e comeram juntos alegremente.	20 And all the elders were invited; together they refreshed themselves at the completion of their fast.
21 Depois foi convocado todo o povo e oraram durante toda a noite no lugar onde estavam reunidos, pedindo socorro ao Deus de Israel.	21 In truth, after this, all the people were called together, and they prayed throughout the entire night within the assembly, petitioning help from the God of Israel.