Zechariah 7
1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the Lord came to Zacharias, in the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Casleu.
No quarto ano do rei Dario, a palavra de Yahweh chegou a Zacarias no quarto dia do nono mês, o mês de Chislev.
2 When Sarasar, and Rogommelech, and the men that were with him, sent to the house of God, to entreat the face of the Lord:
O povo de Betel enviou Sharezer e Regem Melech e seus homens para pedir o favor de Javé,
3 To speak to the priests of the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying: Must I weep in the fifth month, or must I sanctify myself as I have now done for many years?
e para falar aos sacerdotes da casa de Javé dos exércitos e aos profetas, dizendo: “Devo chorar no quinto mês, separando-me, como tenho feito nestes tantos anos?
4 And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:
Então a palavra de Javé dos Exércitos veio a mim, dizendo:
5 Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying: When you fasted, and mourned in the fifth and the seventh month for these seventy years: did you keep a fast unto me?
“Fala a todo o povo da terra e aos sacerdotes, dizendo: 'Quando jejuastes e chorastes no quinto e no sétimo mês durante estes setenta anos, jejuastes de todo para mim, realmente para mim?
6 And when you did eat and drink, did you not eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
Quando comem e quando bebem, não comem para si mesmos e não bebem para si mesmos?
7 Are not these the words which the Lord spoke by the hand of the former prophets, when Jerusalem as yet was inhabited, and was wealthy, both itself and the cities round about it, and there were inhabitants towards the south, and in the plain?
Aren't these the words which Yahweh proclamed by the former prophets when Jerusalem was hababited and in prosperity, and its cities around her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?'”
8 And the word of the Lord came to Zacharias, saying:
A palavra de Javé veio a Zacarias, dizendo:
9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, saying: Judge ye true judgment, and shew ye mercy and compassion every man to his brother.
“Assim falou Javé dos Exércitos, dizendo: 'Executem o verdadeiro julgamento e mostrem bondade e compaixão cada homem para com seu irmão'.
10 And oppress not the widow, and the fatherless, and the stranger, and the poor: and let not a man devise evil in his heart against his brother.
Não oprimais a viúva, o órfão de pai, o estrangeiro, nem os pobres; e não deixeis que nenhum de vós invente o mal contra seu irmão em seu coração'.
11 But they would not hearken, and they turned away the shoulder to depart: and they stopped their ears, not to hear.
Mas eles se recusaram a ouvir, e viraram as costas, e pararam os ouvidos, para que não ouvissem.
12 And they made their heart as the adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts sent in his spirit by the hand of the former prophets: so a great indignation came from the Lord of hosts.
Yes, fizeram seus corações duros como pedra, para que não ouvissem a lei e as palavras que Javé dos Exércitos havia enviado por seu Espírito pelos antigos profetas. Portanto, grande ira veio de Javé dos Exércitos.
13 And it came to pass that as he spoke, and they heard not: so shall they cry, and I will not hear, saith the Lord of hosts.
Aconteceu que, como ele chamou e eles se recusaram a ouvir, assim eles chamarão e eu não ouvirei”, disse Javé dos Exércitos;
14 And I dispersed them throughout all kingdoms, which they know not: and the land was left desolate behind them, so that no man passed through or returned: and they changed the delightful land into a wilderness.
“mas eu os espalharei com um turbilhão entre todas as nações que eles não conheceram”. Assim a terra ficou desolada depois deles, de modo que nenhum homem passou por eles nem retornou; pois eles tornaram a agradável terra desolada”.
