Isaías 37

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1 A este relato, o rei Ezequias rasgou suas vestes e, envolvendo-se num saco, dirigiu-se ao templo do Senhor.	1 And it happened that, when king Hezekiah had heard this, he rent his garments, and he wrapped himself in sackcloth, and he entered the house of the Lord.
2 Depois enviou Eliacim, prefeito do palácio, o escriba Sobna e os decanos dos sacerdotes, cobertos de sacos, ao profeta Isaías, filho de Amós,	2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the house, and Shebna, the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah, the son of Amoz, the prophet.
3 para dizer-lhe: Eis o que diz Ezequias: este dia é um dia de tribulação, de castigo e de opróbrio. Os filhos estão prestes a nascer, mas falta força para pô-los no mundo.	3 And they said to him: “Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of tribulation, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy. For the sons have arrived at the time for birth, but there is not enough strength to bring them forth.
4 O Senhor teu Deus talvez tenha ouvido as palavras do general enviado pelo rei da Assíria, seu soberano, para insultar o Deus vivo, e irá castigá-lo pelas palavras que ouviu. Intercede, pois, em favor do resto que subsiste ainda!	4 Perhaps, somehow, the Lord your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of the Assyrians, his lord, has sent to blaspheme the living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, lift up your prayers on behalf of the remnant which has been left behind.”
5 E os servos do rei Ezequias foram ter com Isaías,	5 And so the servants of king Hezekiah went to Isaiah.
6 o qual lhes deu esta resposta: Eis o que diz o Senhor: não te espantes com as palavras que ouviste e com os ultrajes que proferiram contra mim os servos do rei da Assíria.	6 And Isaiah said to them: “You shall say this to your lord: Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid to face the words that you have heard, by which the servants of the king of the Assyrians blasphemed me.
7 Vou insuflar-lhe um espírito que, ao receber uma certa notícia, fá-lo-á retornar à sua terra, onde eu o farei morrer pela espada.	7 Behold, I will send a spirit to him, and he will hear a message, and he will return to his own land. And I will cause him to fall by the sword, in his own land.”
8 O general, que soubera que o rei da Assíria tinha deixado Laquis, voltou para junto do seu soberano, que encontrou ocupado com o cerco de Lobna.	8 Then Rabshakeh returned, and he found the king of the Assyrians fighting against Libnah. For he had heard that he had set out from Lachish.
9 O rei recebeu a seguinte informação a respeito de Taraca, rei da Etiópia: Ele acaba de pôr-se em marcha para fazer-te guerra. Senaquerib enviou então mensageiros a Ezequias dizendo-lhes:	9 And he heard from Tirhakah, the king of Ethiopia: “He has gone forth so that he may fight against you.” And when he had heard this, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying:
10 Eis o que direis a Ezequias, rei de Judá: não te deixes enganar pelo Deus em que tu confias, pensando que Jerusalém não será entregue às mãos do rei da Assíria.	10 “You shall say this to Hezekiah, the king of Judah, saying: Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying: ‘Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of the Assyrians.’
11 Tu ouviste contar como os reis da Assíria trataram todas as terras que devastaram. E tu escaparias?	11 Behold, you have heard about all that the kings of the Assyrians have done to all the lands that they have conquered, and so, how can you be delivered?
12 As nações que meus ancestrais aniquilaram: Gosã, Harã, Resef e os filhos de Éden que estavam em Talasar, porventura foram salvos pelos seus deuses?	12 Have the gods of the nations rescued those whom my fathers have conquered: Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the sons of Eden who were at Telassar?
13 Onde está o rei de Hamat, o de Arfad e o de Sefarvaim, de Ana e de Ava?	13 Where is the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad, or the king of the city of Sepharvaim, or of Hena and Ivvah?”
14 Ezequias, tomando a carta das mãos dos mensageiros, leu-a; depois, subiu ao templo e a desdobrou diante do Senhor,	14 And Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers, and he read it, and he went up to the house of the Lord, and Hezekiah spread it out in the sight of the Lord.
15 dirigindo-lhe esta súplica:	15 And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord, saying:
16 Ó Senhor dos exércitos, Deus de Israel, vós que estais sentado sobre os querubins, não há outro Deus, senão vós, por todos os reinos da terra. Vós, que fizestes os céus e a terra,	16 “O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel who sits upon the Cherubim: you alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
17 inclinai o ouvido, Senhor, e escutai! Abri os olhos, Senhor, e vede! Ouvi a mensagem que Senaquerib fez trazer para ultrajar o Deus vivo!	17 O Lord, incline your ear and listen. O Lord, open your eyes and see. And hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to blaspheme the living God.
18 É verdade, Senhor, que os reis da Assíria despovoaram as nações, devastaram seus territórios	18 For truly, O Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have laid waste to countries and territories.
19 e entregaram seus deuses às chamas; é porque não eram deuses, eram objetos feitos pela mão do homem, de pau e de pedra, e eles os aniquilaram.	19 And they have cast their gods into the fire. For these were not gods, but the works of men’s hands, of wood and of stone. And they broke them into pieces.
20 Mas vós, Senhor nosso Deus, livrai-nos da mão de Senaquerib, a fim de que todos os povos da terra saibam que vós, Senhor, sois o único Deus.	20 And now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand. And let all the kingdoms of the earth acknowledge that you alone are Lord.”
21 Então Isaías, filho de Amós, mandou dizer a Ezequias: Eis o que disse o Senhor, Deus de Israel: eu ouvi a súplica que tu me dirigiste por causa de Senaquerib, rei da Assíria.	21 And Isaiah, the son of Amoz, sent to Hezekiah, saying: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Because of what you have prayed to me about Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians,
22 Eis o oráculo que o Senhor pronuncia contra ele: A virgem, filha de Sião, despreza-te e zomba de ti. A filha de Jerusalém meneia a cabeça por trás de ti.	22 this is the word that the Lord has spoken over him: The virgin daughter of Zion has despised you and mocked you. The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.
23 A quem insultaste e ultrajaste? Contra quem elevaste a voz e olhaste por cima dos ombros? Ao Santo de Israel!	23 Whom have you insulted? And whom have you blasphemed? And against whom have you lifted up your voice and raised up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel!
24 Por meio de teus servos insultaste o Senhor e disseste: Com a multidão dos meus carros galgarei ao cimo dos montes, aos confins do Líbano. Abaterei os seus cedros mais altos, seus ciprestes mais belos; penetrarei até os últimos limites do meu bosque mais espesso;	24 By the hand of your servants, you have reproached the Lord. And you have said: ‘With a multitude of my four-horse chariots, I have ascended the heights of the mountains adjoining Lebanon. And I will cut down its lofty cedars and its choice pine trees. And I will reach the top of its summit, to the forest of its Carmel.
25 Cavarei e beberei água estrangeira; com a planta de meus pés ressecarei todos os canais do Egito.	25 I dug deep, and I drank water, and I dried up all the river banks with the sole of my foot.’
26 Ignoras que desde o princípio preparei o que acontecerá, desde remotos tempos decidi o que agora realizarei: reduzirei a ruínas e escombros cidades fortificadas.	26 Have you not heard what I have done to it in past times? In ancient times, I formed it. And now I have brought it forth. And it has been made so that the hills and the fortified cities would fight together, unto its destruction.
27 Seus habitantes ficarão sem forças, serão tomados de pavor e confusão, semelhantes à erva das pastagens, ao capim dos telhados, aos frutos atingidos pela longa estiagem.	27 Their inhabitants had unsteady hands. They trembled and were confused. They became like the plants of the field, and the grass of the pastures, and like the weeds on the rooftops, which wither before they are mature.
28 Eu sei quando te levantas e te sentas, quando sais e quando entras, e conheço teus furores contra mim.	28 I know your habitation, and your arrival, and your departure, and your madness against me.
29 Porque ficaste furioso contra mim e subiram aos meus ouvidos as tuas insolências, porei argola em teu nariz e freio em tua boca, e te forçarei a voltar pelo caminho por onde vieste.	29 When you became angry against me, your arrogance rose up to my ears. Therefore, I will place a ring in your nose, and a bit between your lips. And I will turn you back on the road by which you arrived.
30 E eis o que te servirá de sinal: este ano se comem restolhos; o ano que vem, aquilo que nascer sozinho; no terceiro ano, porém, semeareis e colhereis; plantareis vinhas e comereis os seus frutos.	30 But this shall be a sign for you: Eat, in this year, whatever springs up on its own. And in the second year, eat fruits. But in the third year, sow and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
31 O resto, que subsistir da casa de Judá, lançará novas raízes no solo e produzirá frutos no alto.	31 And what will be saved from the house of Judah, and what is left behind, will form deep roots, and will bear high fruits.
32 Pois de Jerusalém surgirá um resto, e do monte Sião, sobreviventes. Eis o que fará o zelo do Senhor dos exércitos.	32 For from Jerusalem, a remnant shall go forth, and salvation from mount Zion. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.
33 Por isso, eis o oráculo do Senhor ao rei da Assíria: não entrará nesta cidade nem atirará flechas contra ela, não lhe oporá escudo nem a cercará de trincheiras.	33 For this reason, thus says the Lord about the king of the Assyrians: He will not enter this city, nor shoot an arrow into it, nor overtake it with a shield, nor dig a rampart all around it.
34 Mas voltará pelo caminho por onde veio, sem entrar na cidade - oráculo do Senhor.	34 He will return on the road by which he arrived. And into this city, he will not enter, says the Lord.
35 Protegerei esta cidade para salvá-la, por minha causa e de Davi, meu servo.	35 And I will protect this city, so that I may save it for my own sake, and for the sake of David, my servant.”
36 O anjo do Senhor apareceu no campo dos assírios e feriu cento e oitenta e cinco mil homens. No dia seguinte, de manhã, ao despertar, só havia lá cadáveres.	36 Then the Angel of the Lord went forth and struck down, in the camp of the Assyrians, one hundred eighty-five thousand. And they arose in the morning, and behold, all these were dead bodies.
37 Senaquerib, rei da Assíria, levantou acampamento; retomou o caminho de sua terra e ficou em Nínive.	37 And Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, departed and went away. And he returned and lived at Nineveh.
38 Certo dia em que ele estava prostrado no templo de Nesroc, seu deus, seus filhos, Adramelec e Sarasar, o assassinaram a golpes de espada. E fugiram para a terra de Ararat. Seu filho Assaradon o sucedeu no trono.	38 And it happened that, as he was adoring his god in the temple of Nisroch, his sons, Adramelech and Sharezer, struck him with the sword. And they fled into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon, his son, reigned in his place.