Jeremias 1
1 Palavras de Jeremias, filho de Hilkias, dos sacerdotes que estavam em Anathoth, na terra de Benjamin:
[I], Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, [am writing] these messages. [I am] a priest, from Anathoth [town] in the area where the tribe of Benjamin [lives].
2 Ao qual veiu a palavra do Senhor, nos dias de Josias, filho d'Ammon, rei de Judah, no decimo terceiro anno do seu reinado.
Yahweh started to give me these messages when Josiah had been ruling Judah for almost 13 years.
3 Assim lhe veiu tambem nos dias de Jeheiakim, filho de Josias, rei de Judah, até ao fim do anno undecimo de Zedekias, filho de Josias, rei de Judah, até que Jerusalem foi levada em captiveiro no quinto mez.
Yahweh continued to give me more messages when Josiah’s son Jehoiakim was the king, and he continued to do that until Zedekiah had been the king of Judah for almost eleven years. It was in August of that year that the people of Jerusalem were (exiled/taken as prisoners) [to Babylonia].
4 Assim que veiu a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:
[One day] Yahweh gave me this message:
5 Antes que te formasse no ventre, te conheci, e antes que saisses da madre, te sanctifiquei; ás nações te dei por propheta.
“I knew you before I [finished] forming you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born, I (set you apart/chose you) and I appointed you to be [my] prophet [whose messages would be] for [all] nations.”
6 Então disse eu: Ah Senhor Jehovah! Eis que não sei fallar; porque ainda sou um menino.
I replied, “O, Yahweh my God, I am [not qualified to] speak [for you], because I am very young!”
7 Porém disse-me o Senhor: Não digas que és um menino; porque aonde quer que eu te enviar, irás; e tudo quanto te mandar fallarás.
Yahweh replied, “Do not say that, because you must go to everyone to whom I will send you, and you must tell them everything that I tell you to say.
8 Não temas diante d'elles; porque estou comtigo para te livrar, diz o Senhor.
And you must not be afraid of the people [to whom you will speak], because I will protect you [from being harmed by them]. [This will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
9 E estendeu o Senhor a sua mão, e tocou-me na bocca: e disse-me o Senhor: Eis que ponho as minhas palavras na tua bocca:
Then [it was as though] Yahweh touched my mouth and said, “Listen to me! I am (putting my message into your mouth/telling you what you must speak).
10 Olha, ponho-te n'este dia sobre as nações, e sobre os reinos, para arrancares, e para derribares, e para destruires, e para arruinares; e tambem para edificares e para plantares.
Today I am appointing you to warn nations and kingdoms. You will tell them that I will completely destroy and get rid of [DOU] some of them and that I will establish [MET] others and cause them to be strong.”
11 Veiu a mim mais a palavra do Senhor, dizendo: Que é o que vês, Jeremias? E eu disse: Vejo uma vara de amendoeira.
Then Yahweh said to me, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” I replied, “I see a branch from an almond tree.”
12 E disse-me o Senhor: Bem viste; porque apressurar-me-hei sobre a minha palavra para cumpril-a.
Yahweh said, “That is correct. And [because the word for ‘almond’ resembles the word for ‘watching’], it means that I am watching [what will happen], and I will make certain that what I have said to you [about destroying nations] will happen.”
13 E veiu a mim a palavra do Senhor segunda vez, dizendo: Que é o que vês? E eu disse: Vejo uma panella fervente, cuja face está para a banda do norte.
[Then] Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “What do you see [now]?” I replied, “I see a pot full of boiling [water] [MTY]. It is tipping [toward me] from the north.”
14 E disse-me o Senhor: Do norte se descobrirá o mal sobre todos os habitantes da terra.
Yahweh replied, “[Yes! It means that] from the north great trouble/destruction will [spread] [MET] over this land, [like boiling water] [MET] pouring [from a pot].
15 Porque eis que eu convoco todas as familias dos reinos do norte, diz o Senhor; e virão, e cada um porá o seu throno á entrada das portas de Jerusalem, e contra todos os seus muros em redor, e contra todas as cidades de Judah.
Listen to what I say: I am summoning [the armies of] kingdoms that will come from the north [of Judah] to Jerusalem. Their kings will set up their thrones at the gates of this city [to indicate that they are now the kings of Judah]. [Their armies] will attack [and break down] the walls of this city, and [they will do the same thing to] all the [other] towns in Judah.
16 E eu pronunciarei contra elles os meus juizos, por causa de toda a sua malicia; pois me deixaram a mim, e queimaram incenso a deuses estranhos, e se encurvaram diante das obras das suas mãos.
I will punish [MTY] my people because of all the evil things that they have done; they have abandoned me and they worship gods/idols. They worship idols that they have made with their own hands!
17 Tu, pois, cinge os teus lombos, e levanta-te, e dize-lhes tudo quanto eu te mandar: não sejas espantado diante d'elles, para que eu te não espante diante d'elles.
So, get up and put on your clothes [to get ready for action]! Then go to the people of Judah and tell them everything that I tell you to say. Do not be afraid of them, because [if you are afraid of them], I will cause you to be truly terrified in front of them!
18 Porque, eis que te ponho hoje por cidade forte, e por columna de ferro, e por muros de bronze, contra toda a terra; contra os reis de Judah, contra os seus principes, contra os seus sacerdotes, e contra o povo da terra.
But listen! I will cause you to be [strong, like] [MET] a city that has strong walls around it. You will be [as strong as] [MET] an iron pillar or a bronze wall. None of the kings or officials or priests will be able to defeat you.
19 E pelejarão contra ti, mas não prevalecerão contra ti; porque eu estou comtigo, diz o Senhor, para te livrar.
They will oppose you, but they will not be able to defeat you, because I will be with you and will protect you. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
