Juízes 2
1 E o anjo do SENHOR subiu de Gilgal a Boquim, e disse: “Eu vos tirei do Egito, e vos introduzi na terra da qual havia jurado a vossos pais; e disse: ‘Não invalidarei jamais meu pacto convosco;
The angel of Yahweh went up from Gilgal to Bokim, and said, “I brought you up from Egypt, and have brought you to the land I swore to give to your fathers. I said, 'I will never break my covenant with you.
2 contanto que vós não façais aliança com os moradores desta terra, cujos altares deveis derrubar’; mas vós não atendestes à minha voz: por que fizestes isto?
You must make no covenant with those who live in this land. You must tear down their altars.' But you have not listened to my voice. What is this that you have done?
3 Por isso eu também disse: ‘Não os expulsarei de diante de vós, mas serão vossos inimigos, e seus deuses vos serão uma armadilha’”.
So now I say, 'I will not drive the Canaanites out before you, but they will become thorns in your sides, and their gods will become a trap for you.'”
4 E quando o anjo do SENHOR falou estas palavras a todos os filhos de Israel, o povo chorou em alta voz.
When the angel of Yahweh spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people shouted and wept.
5 E chamaram por nome aquele lugar Boquim: e sacrificaram ali ao SENHOR.
They called that place Bokim. There they offered sacrifices to Yahweh.
6 Porque já Josué havia despedido ao povo, e os filhos de Israel se haviam ido cada um à sua herança para possuí-la.
Now when Joshua had sent the people on their way, the people of Israel each went to the place assigned, to take ownership of their land.
7 E o povo havia servido ao SENHOR todo aquele tempo de Josué, e todo aquele tempo dos anciãos que viveram longos dias depois de Josué, os quais viram todas as grandes obras do SENHOR, que o havia feito por Israel.
The people served Yahweh during the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, those who had seen all of Yahweh's great deeds he had done for Israel.
8 E morreu Josué filho de Num, servo do SENHOR, sendo de cento e dez anos.
Joshua son of Nun the servant of Yahweh, died at the age of 110 years old.
9 E enterraram-no no termo de sua herança em Timnate-Heres, no monte de Efraim, o norte do monte de Gaás.
They buried him within the border of the land he was assigned in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
10 E toda aquela geração foi também recolhida com seus pais. E levantou-se depois dela outra geração, que não conhecia o SENHOR, nem a obra que ele havia feito por Israel.
All that generation was also gathered to their fathers. Another generation grew up after them who did not know Yahweh or what he had done for Israel.
11 E os filhos de Israel fizeram o que era mal aos olhos do SENHOR, e serviram aos baalins;
The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh and they served the Baals.
12 E abandonaram o SENHOR, o Deus de seus pais, que os havia tirado da terra do Egito, e seguiram outros deuses, os deuses dos povos que estavam em seus arredores, aos quais adoraram, e provocaram à ira ao SENHOR.
They broke away from Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, the very gods of the peoples who were around them, and they bowed down to them. They provoked Yahweh to anger because
13 Pois abandonaram o SENHOR, e adoraram a Baal e a Astarote.
they broke away from Yahweh and worshiped Baal and the Ashtoreths.
14 Então a fúria do SENHOR se acendeu contra Israel, e os entregou nas mãos de saqueadores que os despojaram, e os vendeu nas mãos de seus inimigos ao redor; e não puderam mais resistir diante dos seus inimigos.
The anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he gave them to the raiders who stole their possessions from them. He sold them as slaves who were held by the strength of their enemies around them, so they could no longer defend themselves against their enemies.
15 Por de onde quer que saíssem, a mão do SENHOR era contra eles para o mal, como o SENHOR havia dito, e como o SENHOR lhes havia jurado; assim estiveram em grande aflição.
Wherever Israel went out to fight, Yahweh's hand was against them to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them and they were in terrible distress.
16 Mas o SENHOR suscitou juízes que os livrassem da mão dos que os despojavam.
Then Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who were stealing their possessions.
17 Mas também não ouviram aos seus juízes; em vez disso, prostituíram-se seguindo outros deuses, aos quais adoraram; desviaram-se depressa do caminho em que seus pais andaram, obedecendo aos mandamentos do SENHOR; porém eles não fizeram assim.
Yet they would not listen to their judges. They were unfaithful to Yahweh and gave themselves like prostitutes to other gods and worshiped them. They soon turned aside from the way their fathers had lived—those who had obeyed the commandments of Yahweh—but they themselves did not do so.
18 E quando o SENHOR lhes suscitava juízes, o SENHOR era com o juiz, e os livrava da mão dos inimigos todo aquele tempo daquele juiz, porque o SENHOR se arrependia pelo gemideles, por causa dos que os oprimiam e afligiam.
When Yahweh raised up judges for them, Yahweh helped the judges and rescued them from the hand of their enemies all the days the judge lived. Yahweh had pity on them as they groaned because of those who oppressed them and afflicted them.
19 Mas acontecia que, quando o juiz morria, eles se voltavam para trás, e se corrompiam mais que seus pais, seguindo outros deuses para os adorarem e se inclinarem diante deles; e nada cessavam de suas obras, nem de seu teimoso caminho.
But when the judge died, they would turn away and do things that were even more corrupt than their fathers had done. They would go after other gods to serve them and worship them. They refused to give up any of their evil practices or their stubborn ways.
20 Então a ira do SENHOR se acendeu contra Israel, e disse: “Visto que este povo transgride o meu pacto que ordenei aos seus pais, e não dá ouvidos à minha voz,
The anger of Yahweh burned against Israel; he said, “Because this nation has broken the terms of my covenant that I had set in place for their fathers—because they have not listened to my voice—
21 eu também não expulsarei mais de diante deles a nenhuma das nações que Josué deixou quando morreu;
I will not, from now on, drive out from before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died.
22 para que por elas eu provasse os israelitas, se guardariam o caminho do SENHOR andando por ele, como seus pais o guardaram, ou não.
I will do this so that I may test Israel, whether or not they will keep the way of Yahweh and walk in it, as their fathers kept it.”
23 Por isso o SENHOR deixou aquelas nações, e não as tirou logo, nem as entregou nas mãos de Josué.
That is why Yahweh left those nations and did not drive them out quickly and give them into the hand of Joshua.
