Zechariah 7
1 When Darius had been the emperor for almost four years, on December 7, Yahweh gave me [another] message.
Aconteceu pois, no ano quarto do rei Dario, que a palavra do Senhor veio a Zacarias, no dia quarto do nono mes, que é chisleu.
2 The people of Bethel [city] sent two men, Sharezer and Regem-Melech, along with some other men, [to the temple of Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels, ] to request that Yahweh bless them.
Quando foram enviados à casa de Deus, Saresar, e Regemmelech, e os homens dele, para suplicarem o rosto do Senhor,
3 They also asked the priests at Yahweh’s temple and the prophets [this question]: “For many years, during the fifth month [and during the seventh month of each year], we have mourned and (fasted/abstained from eating food). Should we [continue to do that]?”
Dizendo aos sacerdotes, que estavam na casa do Senhor dos exércitos, e aos profetas: Chorarei eu no quinto mes, separando-me, como o tenho feito por tantos anos?
4 Then the Commander of the armies of angels gave me a message.
Então a palavra do Senhor dos exércitos veio a mim, dizendo:
5 [He said], “Tell [RHQ] the priests and all the [other] people of Judah that during the past 70 years, when they mourned and fasted during the fifth and seventh months [of each year], it was not really [RHQ] me, [Yahweh], whom they were [honoring].
Fala a todo o povo desta terra, o aos sacerdotes, dizendo: Quando jejuastes, e pranteastes, no quinto e no sétimo mes, a saber, estes setenta anos, porventura, jejuando, jejuastes para mim, para mim, digo?
6 And when they ate and drank, it was really [RHQ] to [benefit] themselves.
Ou quando comestes, e quando bebestes, não fostes vós os que comieis e vós os que bebieis?
7 That is certainly [RHQ] what I continually told the former prophets to proclaim [to the people], when Jerusalem and the nearby towns were prosperous and filled with people, and people [also] lived in the desert area to the south and in the foothills [to the west].”
Não são estas as palavras que o Senhor pregou pelo ministério dos profetas primeiros, quando Jerusalém estava habitada e quieta, com as suas cidades ao redor dela? e o sul e a campina eram habitados?
8 Yahweh gave another message to me, saying
E a palavra do Senhor veio a Zacarias, dizendo:
9 “[Tell the people that] this is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: ‘Do what is just/right, and act kindly and mercifully toward each other.
Assim falou o Senhor dos exércitos, dizendo: julgai juízo verdadeiro, executai piedade e misericórdias cada um com seu irmão;
10 Do not (oppress/treat cruelly) widows or orphans or foreigners or poor people. Do not even think about doing evil to anyone else.’”
E não oprimais a viúva, nem o órfão, nem o estrangeiro, nem o pobre, nem intente o mal cada um contra o seu irmão no seu coração.
11 But the people refused to pay attention [to what Yahweh said]. They turned their backs [to him], and put their hands over their ears in order to not hear [what he said].
Porém não quizeram escutar, e me deram o ombro rebelde, e ensurdeceram os seus ouvidos, para que não ouvissem.
12 They were very stubborn [IDM], and they would not listen to the laws [that God gave to Moses] or the messages that the Commander of the armies of angels told his Spirit to give to the prophets who were now dead. So the Commander of the armies of angels was very angry.
E fizeram o seu coração como diamante, para que não ouvissem a lei, nem as palavras que o Senhor dos exércitos enviava pelo seu espírito pelo ministério dos profetas primeiros: de onde veio a grande ira do Senhor dos exércitos.
13 The Commander of the armies of angels says, “When I called/spoke [to the people], they would not listen. So when they called/prayed [to me], I did not listen.
E aconteceu que, como ele clamou, e eles não ouviram, assim também eles clamaram, mas eu não ouvi, diz o Senhor dos exércitos.
14 And I caused them to be scattered among many nations, where they were strangers. [It was as though] [MET] a whirlwind [picked them up and carried them away from their country]. The country/land that they [were forced to] leave was ruined, with the result that no one could [live there or even] travel through it. [It was previously] a delightful land, but they caused it to become (desolate/like a desert).”
E os espalhei com tempestade entre todas as nações, que eles não conheciam, e a terra foi assolada atráz deles, de sorte que ninguém passava por ela, nem se tornava: porque tem feito da terra desejada uma desolação.
