Livro de Neemias 9

SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 No vigésimo quarto dia do mesmo mês, vestidos de sacos, e com a cabeça coberta de pó, os israelitas reuniram-se para um jejum.	1 Then, on the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the sons of Israel came together in fasting and in sackcloth, and with soil upon them.
2 Os que eram de origem israelita estavam separados de todos os estrangeiros, e apresentaram-se para confessar seus pecados e as iniqüidades de seus pais.	2 And the offspring of the sons of Israel were separated from all the sons of foreigners. And they stood up, and they confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.
3 De pé em seus lugares, escutaram a leitura da lei do Senhor, seu Deus, durante um quarto do dia; e durante o outro quarto do dia confessaram seus pecados e prostraram-se diante do Senhor, seu Deus.	3 And they arose to stand. And they read in the volume of the law of the Lord their God, four times in the day, and four times they confessed. And they adored the Lord their God.
4 Josué, Bani, Cedmiel, Sabanias, Boni, Sarebias, Bani e Canani, que haviam tomado lugar no estrado dos levitas, invocaram em alta voz o Senhor, seu Deus.	4 Then, upon the step of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, and Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani rose up. And they cried out in a great voice to the Lord their God.
5 E os levitas Josué, Cedmiel, Bani, Hasebnias, Serebias, Odaías, Sebnias e Fataías diziam: Levantai-vos, bendizei ao Senhor, vosso Deus, de eternidade em eternidade! Seja bendito o vosso nome glorioso, com toda a sorte de louvores e bênçãos.	5 And the Levites, Jeshua and Kadmiel, Bunni, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said: “Rise up. Bless the Lord your God, from eternity even to eternity! And blessed be the exalted name of your glory, with all blessing and praise.
6 Sois vós, Senhor, vós somente, que fizestes o céu dos céus e todo o seu exército, a terra e tudo o que ela contém, o mar e tudo o que nele se encerra; sois vós quem dais a vida a todos os seres, e o exército dos céus vos adora.	6 You yourself alone, O Lord, made heaven, and the heaven of the heavens, and all their host, the earth and all things that are in it, the seas and all things that are in them. And you gave life to all these things. And the host of heaven adores you.
7 Vós, Senhor Deus, fostes quem escolheu Abrão, quem o fez deixar a terra de Ur, na Caldéia, e quem lhe deu o nome de Abraão.	7 You yourself, O Lord God, are the One who chose Abram. And you led him away from the fire of the Chaldeans, and you gave him the name Abraham.
8 Encontrastes nele um coração fiel, e com ele firmastes uma aliança, prometendo dar à sua posteridade a terra dos cananeus, dos hiteus, dos amorreus, dos ferezeus, dos jebuseus e dos gergeseus, e cumpristes a vossa palavra, porque sois justo.	8 And you found his heart to be faithful before you. And you formed a covenant with him, so that you might give to him the land of the Canaanite, of the Hittite, and of the Amorite, and of the Perizzite, and of the Jebusite, and of the Girgashite, so that you might give it to his offspring. And you have fulfilled your words, for you are just.
9 Vistes a aflição de nossos pais no Egito, e ouvistes os seus clamores junto do mar Vermelho.	9 And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt. And you heard their outcry beside the Red Sea.
10 Operastes milagres e prodígios contra o faraó, contra todos os seus servos e todo o povo de sua terra, porque sabíeis que haviam tratado com arrogância os nossos pais; e adquiristes um renome que perdura até os nossos dias.	10 And you gave signs and portents to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to the people of his land. For you knew that they acted arrogantly against them. And you made a name for yourself, just as it is in this day.
11 Fendestes o mar diante deles, que passaram a pé enxuto; mas precipitastes nos abismos todos os que os perseguiam, como uma pedra é atirada às profundezas das águas.	11 And you divided the sea before them, and they crossed through the midst of the sea on dry land. But their pursuers you cast into the depths, like a stone into great waters.
12 Vós os guiastes durante o dia por uma coluna de nuvem, e à noite por uma coluna de fogo, para iluminar o caminho que deviam seguir.	12 And in the pillar of cloud, you were their leader by day, and in the pillar of fire, by night, so that they might see the way along which they might advance.
13 Descestes ao monte Sinai, falastes-lhes do alto do céu e destes-lhes justas ordenações, leis verdadeiras, preceitos e mandamentos excelentes.	13 You also descended to mount Sinai, and you spoke with them from heaven. And you gave them upright judgments, and the law of truth, and ceremonies, and good precepts.
14 Fizestes lhes conhecer o vosso santo sábado, e prescrevestes-lhes, pela boca de Moisés, vosso servo, os mandamentos, preceitos e uma lei.	14 You revealed to them your sanctified Sabbath, and you instructed them in commandments, and ceremonies, and the law, by the hand of Moses, your servant.
15 Do alto do céu, destes-lhes pão para saciar a fome; e do rochedo fizestes jorrar água para matar-lhes a sede. E vós os mandastes tomar posse da terra que havíeis jurado dar-lhes.	15 You also gave them bread from heaven in their hunger, and you brought forth water from the rock for them in their thirst. And you said to them that they should enter and possess the land, over which you lifted up your hand so that you might give it to them.
16 Mas os nossos pais, em seu orgulho, endureceram a cerviz e não observaram os vossos mandamentos.	16 Yet truly, they and our fathers acted arrogantly, and they hardened their necks, and they did not listen to your commandments.
17 Recusaram-se a ouvir, e não mais se incomodaram com as maravilhas que operastes em seu favor. Endureceram a cerviz e, em sua rebelião, elegeram um chefe para retornar à sua escravidão. Mas vós sois um Deus sempre pronto ao perdão, clemente e compassivo, vagaroso em encolerizar-se e rico em bondade, e assim não os abandonastes.	17 And they were not willing to hear, and they did not remember, your miracles which you had accomplished for them. And they hardened their necks, and they offered their head, so that they would return to their servitude, as if in contention. But you, a forgiving God, lenient and merciful, longsuffering and full of compassion, did not abandon them.
18 Mesmo quando fabricaram para si um bezerro de metal fundido, e vos ultrajaram grandemente dizendo ser aquilo o Deus que os tirara do Egito,	18 Indeed, even when they had made for themselves a molten calf, and they had said, ‘This is your God, who led you away from Egypt!’ and had committed great blasphemies,
19 usastes de muita misericórdia e não os abandonastes no deserto; e a coluna de nuvem que os guiava durante o dia em sua viagem, bem como a coluna de fogo que lhes iluminava o caminho que deviam seguir durante a noite, não lhes foi arrebatada.	19 even so, in the multitude of your mercies, you did not send them away in the desert. The pillar of cloud did not withdraw from them by day, so that it might lead them on the way, nor the pillar of fire by night, so that it might show them the way along which they might advance.
20 Destes-lhes do vosso bom espírito para torná-los prudentes; não lhes recusastes o vosso maná para seu alimento, e destes-lhes água para estancar a sede.	20 And you gave them your good Spirit, so that he might teach them, and you did not withhold your manna from their mouth, and you gave them water in their thirst.
21 Durante quarenta anos provestes às suas necessidades no deserto, sem que nada lhes faltasse. Suas vestes não se estragaram e nem seus pés incharam.	21 For forty years, you fed them in the desert, and nothing was lacking to them; their garments did not grow old, and their feet were not worn down.
22 Vós os livrastes dos reinos e dos povos, cujas terras repartistes entre eles. Tomaram posse da terra de Seon, da terra do rei de Hesebon e da terra de Og, rei de Basã.	22 And you gave them kingdoms and peoples, and you distributed to them by lot. And they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og, the king of Bashan.
23 Multiplicastes seus filhos como as estrelas do céu; e os fizestes entrar na posse da terra. Havíeis prometido aos seus pais que entrariam e possuiriam essa terra,	23 And you multiplied their sons like the stars of heaven. And you led them into the land, about which you had said to their fathers that they would enter and possess it.
24 mas foram seus filhos que a ocuparam. Diante deles humilhastes o orgulho dos habitantes da terra, os cananeus; entregastes em suas mãos tanto os reis como as populações, que ficaram à sua mercê.	24 And the sons arrived and possessed the land. And you humbled the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, before them. And you delivered them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, so that they might do with them just as it was pleasing to them.
25 Eles se apropriaram de cidades fortificadas e de terras férteis; tomaram posse de casas repletas de bens de toda a sorte, de cisternas já feitas, de vinhas, olivais e muitas árvores frutíferas. Puderam comer até se saciar e engordaram, vivendo nas delícias que lhes outorgava a vossa grande bondade.	25 And so they seized fortified cities and fat soil. And they possessed houses filled with all kinds of goods, cisterns made by others, vineyards, and olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. And they ate and were satisfied. And they were fattened, and they abounded with delights from your great goodness.
26 Entretanto, foram rebeldes e se revoltaram contra vós. Desprezaram vossa lei; mataram vossos profetas que os conjuravam a retornar a vós. Como cometessem grandes ultrajes para convosco,	26 But they provoked you to wrath, and they withdrew from you, and they cast your law behind their backs. And they killed your prophets, who contended with them so that they might return to you. And they committed great blasphemies.
27 vós os abandonastes às mãos de seus inimigos, que os oprimiram. Mas quando, no tempo de sua miséria, clamaram a vós, vós os ouvistes do alto do céu, e, em vossa grande misericórdia, enviastes-lhes salvadores que os livraram das mãos dos seus inimigos.	27 And so you gave them into the hand of their enemies, and they afflicted them. And in the time of their tribulation, they cried out to you, and from heaven you heard them. And in accord with your great compassion, you gave to them saviors, who might save them from the hand of their enemies.
28 Mas, assim que voltou a segurança, recomeçaram a fazer o mal diante de vós, e os abandonastes às mãos dos seus inimigos, que os tiranizaram. Mas clamaram de novo a vós, e vós, do alto do céu, os atendestes; assim é que a vossa grande misericórdia operou inúmeras vezes a sua libertação.	28 But after they had rested, they turned back, so that they did evil in your sight. And you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, and they possessed them. And they converted, and they cried out to you. And from heaven you heeded them, and you freed them many times, by your mercies.
29 Vós os conjurastes a voltar à vossa lei, mas eles, em sua arrogância, não escutavam vossas objurgações, transgrediam vossas ordens, que dão a vida ao homem que as observa; nada mais mostraram que ombros rebeldes, cerviz altiva e ouvidos surdos.	29 And you contended with them, so that they might return to your law. Yet truly, they acted in arrogance, and they did not listen to your commandments, and they sinned against your judgments, which, if a man does them, he shall live by them. And they withdrew from offering their shoulder, and they hardened their neck; neither would they listen.
30 Vossa paciência para com eles durou muitos anos; vós lhes fazíeis admoestações pela inspiração de vosso espírito, que animava os vossos profetas. Então, finalmente, como não vos escutassem, vós os entregastes às mãos dos povos de outras terras.	30 And you continued to forbear them for many years. And you contended with them by your Spirit, through the hand of your prophets. And they did not listen, and so you delivered them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
31 Mas, mesmo assim, vossa grande misericórdia vos impediu de aniquilá-los, e não os abandonastes porque sois um Deus clemente e compassivo.	31 Yet in your very many mercies, you did not cause them to be consumed, nor did you abandon them. For you are a compassionate and lenient God.
32 E agora, Senhor, Deus grande, poderoso e temível, vós que mantendes fielmente vossa aliança misericordiosa, não sejais indiferente a todos os sofrimentos que nos atingem, a nós, nossos reis, nossos chefes, nossos sacerdotes, e a todo o vosso povo, desde o tempo dos reis da Assíria até o presente.	32 Now therefore, our great God, strong and terrible, who keeps covenant and mercy, may you not avert your face from all the hardship that has found us, we and our kings, and our leaders, and our priests, and our prophets, and our fathers, and all the people, from the days of king Assur, even to this day.
33 Em tudo aquilo que nos aconteceu, nada mais houve que justiça de vossa parte, porque procedestes com lealdade, enquanto que nós retribuíamos com o mal.	33 For you are just, concerning all things that have overwhelmed us. For you have done truth, but we have acted impiously.
34 Nossos reis, nossos chefes, nossos sacerdotes e nossos pais negligenciaram a prática da vossa lei, não mais obedeceram aos vossos mandamentos, nem às advertências que lhes fizestes.	34 Our kings, our leaders, our priests, and our fathers have not done your law, and they have not been attentive to your commandments and your testimonies, to which you have testified among them.
35 Malgrado seu reino, apesar dos bens que lhes havíeis dado em abundância, e a despeito desta terra vasta e fértil que lhes entregastes, eles não vos serviram, não renunciaram às suas más obras.	35 And they have not served you, in their kingdoms and with your many good things, which you gave to them, and in the very wide and fat land, which you delivered into their sight, nor did they return from their most wicked pursuits.
36 E eis que hoje somos escravos! Escravos na própria terra que destes aos nossos pais, para usufruir de seus frutos e dos seus produtos.	36 Behold, we ourselves this day are servants. And the land, which you gave to our fathers so that they might eat its bread and have its good things, we ourselves are servants within it.
37 Esta terra multiplica suas messes para reis estrangeiros, que no momento nos tiranizam por causa de nossos pecados, e dispõem a seu arbítrio de nossas pessoas e de nossos animais. Sim, estamos numa grande aflição.	37 And its fruits are multiplied for the kings, whom you have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies, and over our cattle, according to their will. And we are in great tribulation.
38 Por todos esses motivos, contratamos uma aliança sagrada, que redigimos por escrito, e onde os nossos chefes, levitas e sacerdotes vão colocar o seu selo.	38 Therefore, concerning all of these things, we ourselves are forming and writing a covenant, and our leaders, our Levites, and our priests are signing it.”