Ezequiel 8

SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 No sexto ano, no quinto dia do sexto mês, estava eu sentado em minha casa, com os anciãos de Judá, quando a mão do Senhor baixou sobre mim.	1 And it happened that, in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, and the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.
2 Olhei: enxerguei algo como uma silhueta humana. Abaixo do que parecia serem seus rins, era fogo e, desde os rins até o alto, havia um clarão vermelho.	2 And I saw, and behold, there was an image with the appearance of fire. From the appearance of his waist, and downward, there was fire. And from his waist, and upward, there was the appearance of splendor, like the sight of amber.
3 Estendeu uma espécie de mão, e me agarrou pelos cachos dos cabelos. O espírito levantou-me entre o céu e a terra, e me levou a Jerusalém, em visões divinas, à entrada da porta interior que olha para o norte, lá onde se erige o ídolo que provoca o ciúme {do Senhor}.	3 And as the image of a hand went out, it took hold of me by a lock of my head. And the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven. And he brought me into Jerusalem, within a vision of God, next to the inner gate that looked toward the north, where there was stationed an idol of rivalry, so as to provoke an envious emulation.
4 Lá se me manifestou a glória do Deus de Israel, tal como a visão que tive no vale.	4 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, in accord with the vision that I had seen in the plain.
5 E ele me disse: filho do homem, ergue os olhos para o norte. Levantei os olhos para o norte, e vi ao norte da porta do altar, à entrada, o ídolo que provoca o ciúme {do Senhor}.	5 And he said to me: “Son of man, lift up your eyes to the way of the north.” And I lifted up my eyes to the way of the north. And behold, from the north of the gate of the altar was the idol of rivalry, at the same entrance.
6 Filho do homem, disse-me, vês tu a abominação que praticam, como eles procedem na casa de Israel, para que eu me afaste do meu santuário? Verás, todavia, coisas muito mais graves.	6 And he said to me: “Son of man, you see what these ones are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing here. Do you not think, then, that I should withdraw far away from my own sanctuary? But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations.”
7 Conduziu-me até a entrada do adro e, reparando, vi que havia um rombo no muro.	7 And he led me in by the door of the atrium. And I saw, and behold, there was an opening in the wall.
8 Filho do homem, disse-me ele, fura a muralha. Quando a furei, divisei uma porta.	8 And he said to me: “Son of man, dig in the wall.” And when I had dug in the wall, there appeared one door.
9 Aproxima-te, diz ele, e contempla as horríveis abominações a que se entregam aqui.	9 And he said to me: “Enter and see the most wicked abominations which they are committing here.”
10 Fui até ali para olhar: enxerguei aí toda espécie de imagens de répteis e de animais imundos e, pintados em volta da parede, todos os ídolos da casa de Israel.	10 And entering, I saw, and behold, every kind of image of reptiles and animals, the abominations, and all of the idols of the house of Israel were depicted on the wall all around, throughout the entire place.
11 Setenta anciãos da casa de Israel, entre os quais Jazanias, filho de Safã, se achavam de pé diante deles, segurando cada qual o seu turíbulo, do qual se elevava espessa nuvem de fumaça.	11 And there were seventy men out of the elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah, the son of Shaphan, standing in their midst, and they stood before the pictures. And each one had a censer in his hand. And a cloud of smoke rose up from the incense.
12 Filho do homem, disse-me ele, vês tu o que fazem os anciãos de Israel na obscuridade, cada um deles em sua câmara, guarnecida de ídolos, pensando que o Senhor não os vê, e que ele abandonou a terra?	12 And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each one while hidden in his chamber. For they say: ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has forsaken the earth.’ ”
13 E ajuntou: Verás ainda abominações mais graves que eles estão cometendo.	13 And he said to me: “If you turn again, you will see even greater abominations, which these ones are committing.”
14 Conduziu-me, então, para a entrada da porta setentrional da casa do Senhor: mulheres estavam assentadas, chorando Tamuz.	14 And he led me in through the door of the gate of the Lord’s house, which looked toward the north. And behold, women were sitting there, mourning for Adonis.
15 Filho do homem, falou-me, tu viste? Verás ainda abominações piores do que estas.	15 And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you have seen. But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations than these.”
16 Levou-me então ao interior do templo. À entrada do santuário do Senhor, entre o vestíbulo e o altar, avistei cerca de vinte e cinco homens, que, de costas para o santuário do Senhor, com a face voltada para o oriente, se prosternavam diante do sol.	16 And he led me into the inner atrium of the house of the Lord. And behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the vestibule and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east. And they were adoring toward the rising of the Sun.
17 Filho do homem, disse-me ele, vês isto? Não basta à casa de Judá entregar-se a esses ritos abomináveis que aqui se praticam? Haverá ainda ela de encher a terra de violência, e não cessará de me irritar? Ei-los que trazem o ramo ao nariz.	17 And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you have seen. Can this be so trivial to the house of Judah, when they commit these abominations, just as they have committed here, that, having filled the earth with iniquity, they now turn to provoke me? And behold, they are applying a branch to their nose.
18 Está bem! Eu, de minha parte, procederei com furor, não terei condescendência, serei impiedoso. Inutilmente clamarão a meus ouvidos, não os ouvirei.	18 Therefore, I also will act toward them in my fury. My eye will not be lenient, nor will I take pity. And when they will have cried out to my ears with a loud voice, I will not heed them.”