Colossians 2
1 In particular, I want you to realize that I am (exerting myself very greatly/working very hard) on your behalf, on behalf of those who are in Laodicea [city], and on behalf of all those others who have not seen me personally.
Porque quero que saibais quão grande combate tenho por vós, e pelos que estão em Laodicea, e por quantos não viram o meu rosto em carne;
2 I am doing this in order that they and you [SYN] might be strengthened [spiritually] as you are united in loving [one another]. And I am doing this in order that they and you might fully and thoroughly [DOU] understand the message that God has now revealed; that is, in order that they and you might truly know the message from God our Father and about Christ,
Para que os seus corações sejam consolados, e estejam unidos em caridade, e em todas as riquezas da plenitude de inteligência, para conhecimento do mistério do Deus e Pai, e do Cristo.
3 who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].
No qual estão escondidos todos os tesouros da sabedoria e da ciência.
4 I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;
E digo isto, para que ninguém vos engane com palavras persuasivas na aparência.
5 because, even though I am absent from you physically, I am very concerned about you. At the same time, I am rejoicing because I know that you are united [with each other] and that you believe firmly in Christ.
Porque ainda que esteja ausente quanto ao corpo, todavia em espírito estou convosco, regozijando-me, e vendo a vossa ordem, e a firmeza da vossa fé em Cristo.
6 In a way that is (consistent/in harmony) with [the message that] you received about Christ Jesus, who is our Lord, conduct yourselves as you should, since you have a close relationship with him.
Pois, como recebestes o Senhor Jesus Cristo, assim também andai nele,
7 Specifically, continue believing and practicing [MET, DOU] what you were first taught about Christ. Continue to do this more and more; continue to fIrmly believe all the true teaching, just like [Epaphras] taught it to you. And continue thanking [God, our Father], very much [for all that he has done for you].
Arraigados e sobreedificados nele, e confirmados na fé, assim como fostes ensinados, abundando em ação de graças.
8 Make sure that no one forces you [(pl)] to become his disciples [MET] by his teaching you a religious philosophy/doctrine that is worthless and false. Such a philosophy is false because it teaches what mere human beings think, because it teaches people elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical], and because it teaches what is contrary to [the true teaching about] Christ.
Olhai que ninguém vos sobresalte por meio de filosofias e vãs sutilezas, segundo a tradição dos homens, segundo os rudimentos do mundo, e não segundo Cristo:
9 It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.
Porque nele habita corporalmente toda a plenitude da divindade;
10 And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.
E nele estais perfeitos, o qual é a cabeça de todo o principado e potestade:
11 Specifically, because of your close relationship with Christ, it is as though [MET] you were circumcised {Christ circumcised you} [spiritually]. This does not mean that someone circumcised you physically [MTY], but it means that Christ completely removed your self-directed nature.
No qual também estais circuncidados com uma circuncisão não feita por mão no despojo do corpo da carne, na circuncisão de Cristo:
12 And specifically, when you were baptized, [it was as though] [MET] you [had died and] were buried with Christ, and [it was as though] [MET] God caused you to live again with Christ as a result of your believing that God acted powerfully; specifically, by your believing that God caused Christ to become alive again.
Sepultados com ele no batismo, no qual também resuscitastes com ele pela fé no poder de Deus, que o resuscitou dos mortos.
13 And specifically, you [who are non-Jews], because of your sins, you were [spiritually] dead [before you trusted in Christ]. You were uncircumcised [spiritually]; that is, your self-directed nature controlled you. Nevertheless, it was you whom God caused to become alive [spiritually because of their close relationship] [MET] with Christ. And specifically, God forgave us all our sins.
E, quando vós estaveis mortos nos pecados, e na incircuncisão da vossa carne, vos vivificou juntamente com ele, perdoando-vos todas as ofensas,
14 [It is just] as [though] he canceled ([the charges] against us/the sins [that we had committed]) for which [God] will punish us. And [it was just] as [though] [MET] it was [the charges on] that document/paper that he canceled by nailing them to the cross [when they nailed Christ on the cross].
Havendo riscado a cédula que contra nós havia nas ordenanças, a qual de alguma maneira nos era contrária, e a tirou do meio de nós, encravando-a na cruz.
15 And specifically, God defeated the [evil] spirit beings that rule, and he demonstrated/showed that publicly; that is, he triumphed over them as a result of what [Christ did].
E, despojando os principados e potestades, os expôs publicamente à vergonha, e triunfou deles por ela.
16 So disregard anyone who says that God will punish you because you eat [certain foods] and because you drink [certain drinks] or because [you do not celebrate] special [yearly] festivals or celebrate the time when the new moon [appears] or weekly (Sabbaths/Jewish days of rest).
Portanto ninguém vos julgue pelo comer, ou pelo beber, ou por causa dos dias de festa, ou da lua nova, ou dos sábados;
17 [Disregard such people] because those [regulations/rules about food and drink and festivals] are [only] like a shadow [MET] [that is cast by something that is approaching; that is, they merely represent] the real spiritual blessings that Christ [has given to you].
Que são sombras das coisas futuras, mas o corpo é de Cristo.
18 Disregard those who say that God will punish you because [you do not worship God in the way that] they say [that you should]; that is, they insist that you should humiliate yourselves and that you should worship the angels. [Disregard such people] since they base their authority on things that they have never seen, and since they are proud without reason because their self-directed nature [controls] what they think,
Ninguém vos domine a seu bel-prazer com pretexto de humildade e culto dos anjos, metendo-se em coisas que nunca viu; estando debalde inchado no sentido da sua carne;
19 and since they do not teach the true teaching about Christ [MET]. [Christ is the one who causes all of his people to develop/grow spiritually as God plans that they should develop/grow, just like] [MET] a person’s head directs how his body grows, as it is held together by its joints and ligaments.
E não estando ligado à cabeça, da qual todo o corpo, provido e organizado pelas juntas e ligaduras, vai crescendo em aumento de Deus.
20 [It is as though] [MET] you died with Christ. So [you no longer have to obey] elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical, just like a dead person no longer has to do anything]. So, do not submit to regulations/rules
Portanto, se estais mortos com Cristo quanto aos rudimentos do mundo, porque vos carregam ainda de ordenanças, como se vivesseis no mundo?
21 such as ‘Do not handle [certain things]’, ‘Do not taste [certain things]’, ‘Do not touch [certain things]’, as if you still had to obey such regulations/rules.
Tais como: não toques, não proves, não manuseis:
22 All those things are intended to cease to exist when we use them. [And do not obey such regulations/rules], because they are what mere human teachers command and teach.
As quais coisas todas perecem pelo uso, segundo os preceitos e doutrinas dos homens;
23 [Do not obey such] regulations/rules; they only cause people to do what their self-directed nature wants to do. [Those regulations] seem to be wise because they [urge people to] worship as mere human teachers have decided. [They urge] that [people] should humiliate themselves, and that [people] should treat their bodies harshly. But those regulations/rules do not help [people] at all to not do the sinful things that their self-directed nature wants to do.
As quais tem na verdade alguma aparência de sabedoria, em devoção voluntária, humildade, e mau tratamento do corpo, mas não são de valor algum para satisfação da carne
