Lucas 13
1 Mais ou menos naquele momento, algumas pessoas disseram a Jesus como Pilatos matara alguns galileus, enquanto eles ofereciam sacrifícios no Templo.
Some people who were [listening to Jesus] at that time told him about some people from Galilee [district who had gone to Jerusalem]. Pilate, [the Roman governor], had [ordered soldiers to] kill them [MTY] while they were offering sacrifices [in the Temple there].
2 “Vocês acham que esses galileus eram mais pecadores do que quaisquer outros, porque eles morreram desse jeito?” Jesus perguntou.
Jesus replied to them, “Do you think [that this happened to those] people from Galilee [because] they were more sinful than all the other people from Galilee?
3 “Eu lhes digo que não. Mas, a menos que vocês se arrependam, todos irão morrer também.
I assure you, [that was] not [so]! But instead of [being concerned about them, you need to remember that God] will similarly punish you [eternally] if you do not turn away from your sinful behavior.
4 E aquelas dezoito pessoas que morreram quando a torre em Siloé caiu sobre elas? Vocês acham que elas eram as piores pessoas em toda a Jerusalém?
Or, [consider] the 18 people who died when the tower at Siloam [outside Jerusalem] fell on them. Do you think [that this happened to them because] they were more sinful than all the other people who lived in Jerusalem?
5 Eu lhes digo que não. Porém, a não ser que vocês se arrependam, todos irão morrer também.”
I assure you, [that was] not so! But instead, you [need to realize that God] will similarly punish you [eternally] if you do not stop your sinful behavior!”
6 Então, Jesus lhes contou esta história como exemplo: “Havia um homem que tinha uma figueira em sua plantação de uvas. Ele chegou, procurando frutos na árvore, mas não encontrou nenhum.
Then Jesus told them this illustration [to show what God would do to the Jews, whom he continually blessed, but who did not do things that please him]: “A man planted a fig tree on his farmland. ([Each year/Many times]) he came to it looking for figs, but there were no figs.
7 Então, disse ao jardineiro: ‘Veja! Durante três anos eu venho procurar algum fruto nesta figueira e não encontro nenhum. Corte esta árvore! Por que ela deveria ocupar espaço na minha plantação?’
Then he said to the gardener, ‘Look [here]! I have been looking for fruit on this fig tree every year for the past three years, but there have been no figs. Cut it down! (It is just using up the nutrients in the soil for nothing!/Why should it continue using up the [nutrients in] the soil [for nothing]?) [RHQ]’
8 O jardineiro respondeu: ‘Patrão, por favor, deixe a figueira aí apenas por mais um ano. Eu irei cavar a terra em volta dela e colocarei fertilizante.
But the gardener replied to the owner, ‘Sir, leave it here for another year. I will dig around it and put manure around it.
9 Se ela produzir frutos, então, muito bem. Se não, então, mande cortá-la.’”
If it bears fruit next year, we [(inc)] will allow it to keep growing. If it does not bear fruit next year, you [(sg)] can cut it down.’”
10 Um sábado, Jesus estava ensinando em uma sinagoga.
One (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), [Jesus] was teaching people in one of the Jewish meeting places.
11 Havia ali uma mulher que fazia dezoito anos que se encontrava doente por causa de um espírito mau. Ela ficava curvada e não conseguia se endireitar.
There was a woman there whom an evil spirit [MTY] had crippled for 18 years. She was always bent over; she could not stand up straight.
12 Quando Jesus a viu, chamou-a e disse: “Você está curada da sua doença.”
When Jesus saw her, he called her over to him. He said to her, “Woman, [I am] freeing you [(sg)] from your illness!”
13 Depois, ele colocou as suas mãos sobre ela e, imediatamente, a mulher se endireitou e louvou a Deus.
He put his hands on her. Immediately she stood up straight, and she praised God!
14 No entanto, o líder da sinagoga ficou chocado por Jesus ter curado em um sábado. Ele disse para a multidão: “Há seis dias dedicados ao trabalho. Venham e sejam curados nesses dias e não no sábado.”
But the man in charge (of the synagogue/of the meeting place) was angry because Jesus had healed her (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day). [He considered that healing was doing work]. So he said to the people, “There are six days [each week] in which [our Jewish] laws permit people to work. [If you need healing], those are the days to come ([to the synagogue/to the meeting place]) and be healed. Do not come on our Jewish day of rest!”
15 Mas o Senhor disse para o líder: “Hipócritas! Qualquer um de vocês não desamarra, no sábado, seu boi ou jumento do estábulo e o leva para beber água?
Then the Lord replied to him, “You [(sg) and your fellow religious leaders are] hypocrites! (On the Sabbath/On our Jewish day of rest), [just like on every other day], (each of you unties his ox or donkey, and then leads it from the food trough to where it can drink water./does not each of you untie his ox or donkey, and then lead it from the food trough to where it can drink water?) [RHQ] [That is work, too]!
16 Por que essa mulher, uma descendente de Abraão, que Satanás manteve amarrada por dezoito anos, não deveria ser desamarrada e libertada neste dia de sábado?”
This woman [is more important than an animal; she is a Jew], descended from Abraham! But Satan has [kept her] [MET] [crippled] for 18 years, [as though] he had tied her up [and not let her escape]! So (it is certainly right that she be freed {that [I] free her}, [even if this] is a Sabbath day!/was it not right that she be freed {that [I] free her}, [even if this] is a Jewish rest day?) [RHQ]”
17 O que Jesus disse envergonhou todos os seus opositores. Mas, todos na multidão estavam muito felizes com todas as coisas maravilhosas que ele estava fazendo.
After Jesus said that, all the people [there] who opposed him were ashamed. But all the [other] people [there] were happy about all the wonderful things he was doing.
18 Depois, Jesus perguntou: “Então, com o que se parece o Reino de Deus? Com o que eu poderia compará-lo?
Then Jesus said, “(I will tell you how [the number of people who let] God rule [MET] [their lives will increase]./Do you know how [the number of people who let] God rule [MET] [their lives will increase]?) [RHQ] I will tell you what I can compare it to.
19 É como uma semente de mostarda que um homem plantou em seu jardim. Ela cresceu e virou uma árvore. Os pássaros, então, vieram e fizeram ninhos em seus galhos.”
It is like a [tiny] mustard seed that a man planted in his field. It grew until it became [big, like] a tree. It was [so big that] birds built nests in its branches.”
20 Ele perguntou novamente: “Com o que eu posso comparar o Reino de Deus?
Then he said, “I will tell [RHQ] you something else, to illustrate how the people who let God rule [MET] [their lives can influence their society more and more].
21 É como o fermento que uma mulher pegou e misturou em três medidas de farinha e que fez com que toda a massa crescesse.”
It is like [a little bit of] yeast that a woman mixed with about 50 pounds of flour. [That small amount of yeast made] the whole batch of dough swell up.”
22 Jesus percorreu as cidades e vilas em volta, ensinando em seu caminho para Jerusalém.
[Jesus] continued traveling, along [with his disciples], through various towns and villages on the way to Jerusalem. As they went, he was teaching [the people].
23 Alguém lhe perguntou: “Senhor, apenas poucos serão salvos?” Jesus respondeu:
Someone asked him, “Lord, will there be only a few people who are saved {whom [God] saves}?” He replied to them, “[There will not be many, because] the way [to heaven] [MET] is [like] a narrow door.
24 “Tentem de todas as maneiras entrar pela porta estreita, pois, eu lhes digo que muitos tentarão entrar e não conseguirão.
[Therefore, try hard] to enter that narrow doorway, because I tell you that many people will try to enter [heaven by some other way], but they will not be able to get in.
25 Uma vez que o dono da casa se levante e feche a porta, vocês ficarão do lado de fora, batendo na porta e dizendo: ‘Senhor, por favor, abra a porta para nós!’ Mas, ele responderá: ‘Eu não conheço vocês e não sei de onde vocês são.’
[God is like] the owner of a house. [Some day] he will lock his door. Then [some of] you will begin to stand outside that door and knock. You will say, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘[No, I will not open it, because] I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from!’
26 Então, vocês dirão: ‘Mas, nós comemos e bebemos com você. E você ensinou nas ruas da nossa cidade.’
Then you will say, ‘([You must have forgotten!/Surely you know us, because]) [RHQ] we [(exc)] ate [meals] with you [(sg)], and you taught [people] in the streets of our [towns]’!
27 Ele responderá: ‘Eu lhes digo que não conheço vocês e não sei de onde vocês são. Saiam de perto de mim, todos vocês que não fazem o bem.’
But he will say, ‘[I tell you again], I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from. You [are] wicked people! Get away from here!’”
28 Haverá choro e ranger de dentes quando vocês virem Abraão, Isaque, Jacó e todos os profetas no Reino de Deus, e vocês, do lado de fora.
Then Jesus continued, saying, “[From where God will send you], you will see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the distance. All the prophets [who lived long ago will also be there], in the kingdom where God [is ruling]. But you will be outside, crying and grinding your teeth [because you will have severe pain]!
29 As pessoas virão do leste e do oeste, do norte e do sul, e se sentarão para comer no Reino de Deus.
Furthermore, many [non-Jewish] people will [be inside]. There will be ones who have come from [lands to] the north, east, south, and west. They will be feasting in (that place where God is ruling/God’s kingdom).
30 Pois, os últimos serão os primeiros, e os primeiros serão os últimos.”
Think about this: Some people whom others do not [consider] important [now, God will make] them very important [then], and some people whom [others consider] very important [now, God will make] to be not important [then].”
31 Nesse momento, alguns fariseus vieram até Jesus e lhe disseram: “Você deveria ir embora daqui, porque Herodes quer matá-lo.”
At that very time, some Pharisees came and said to Jesus, “Leave this area, because [the ruler] Herod [Antipas] wants to kill you [(sg)]!”
32 Jesus respondeu: “Vão e digam para aquela raposa que eu continuarei a expulsar demônios e a curar pessoas hoje e amanhã. E no terceiro dia eu terminarei o que vim fazer.
He replied to them, “Herod is [MET] [as cruel as] a fox, [but also as insignificant as a fox]. [So I do not worry about him]. But [to show him that no one can harm me until it is the time and place God has determined], go tell him this [message from me]: ‘Listen! I am expelling demons and performing miracles today, and [I will continue doing] it for a short time. After that, I will finish my work.
33 Bem, de qualquer forma, eu devo seguir o meu caminho hoje e amanhã e depois de amanhã também. Pois, não seria certo para um profeta morrer fora de Jerusalém.
But I must continue my trip [to Jerusalem] during the coming days, because [they killed many other] prophets there, and [since I am also a prophet], no other place is appropriate for people to kill [me].’”
34 Jerusalém, Jerusalém, que mata os profetas e apedreja aqueles que Deus envia para você! Por quantas vezes eu tentei reunir todos os seus filhos, exatamente como uma galinha faz com os seus pintinhos, quando os coloca debaixo de suas asas. Mas, vocês recusaram todas as vezes.
[Then Jesus said], “O [people of] [MTY] Jerusalem [APO]! You killed the prophets [who lived long ago, and you killed others], whom [God] sent to you, [by throwing] stones [at them]. Many times I wanted to gather you together [to protect you] [SIM] like a hen gathers her young chicks under her wings. But you did not want [me to do that].
35 Vejam! A casa de vocês ficará abandonada. E eu lhes digo que vocês não me verão até o dia em que disserem: ‘Abençoado aquele que vem em nome do Senhor!’”
So listen to this: Your city [MTY] (OR, your temple) is going to be abandoned (OR, God will no longer protect it). I will [MTY] also tell you this: I [will enter your city only once more. After that], you will not see me until the time when [I return and] you say [about me], ‘God is truly pleased with this man who comes with God’s authority [MTY]!’”
