Judith 5
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Bíblia Portuguesa Mundial (Brazilian Portuguese)
1And it was told Holofernes the general of the army of the Assyrians, that the children of Israel prepared themselves to resist, and had shut up the ways of the mountains.
1Holofernes, comandante-chefe do exército de Assur, foi informado de que os filhos de Israel haviam se preparado para a guerra, fechado as passagens da região montanhosa, fortificado todos os cumes das altas montanhas e levantado barricadas nas planícies.
2And he was transported with exceeding great fury and indignation, and he called all the princes of Moab and the leaders of Amman.
2Ele ficou extremamente irado e convocou todos os príncipes de Moabe, os comandantes de Amom e todos os governadores do litoral.
3And he said to them: Tell me what is this people that besetteth the mountains: or what are their cities, and of what sort, and how great: also what is their power, or what is their multitude: or who is the king over their warfare:
3Disse-lhes: “Digam-me agora, filhos de Canaã: quem é este povo que habita a região montanhosa? Quais são as cidades em que vivem? Qual é o tamanho de seu exército? Em que consistem seu poder e sua força? Que rei governa sobre eles e comanda seu exército?
4And why they above all that dwell in the east, have despised us, and have not come out to meet us, that they might receive us with peace?
4Por que, mais do que todos os habitantes do oeste, eles me deram as costas e não vieram ao meu encontro?”
5Then Achior captain of all the children of Ammon answering, said: If thou vouch safe, my lord, to hear, I will tell the truth in thy sight concerning this people, that dwelleth in the mountains, and there shall not a false word come out of my mouth.
5Então Aquior, chefe de todos os filhos de Amom, lhe disse: “Que meu senhor ouça agora uma palavra da boca de seu servo. Eu lhe direi a verdade a respeito deste povo que habita esta região montanhosa perto de onde você está. Nenhuma mentira sairá da boca de seu servo.
6This people is of the offspring of the Chaldeans.
6Este povo descende dos caldeus.
7They dwelt first in Mesopotamia, because they would not follow the gods of their fathers, who were in the land of the Chaldeans.
7Antigamente eles habitaram como estrangeiros na Mesopotâmia, porque não quiseram seguir os deuses de seus antepassados, que estavam na terra dos caldeus.
8Wherefore forsaking the ceremonies of their fathers, which consisted in the worship of many gods,
8Abandonaram o caminho de seus pais e adoraram o Deus do céu, o Deus que haviam conhecido. Seus parentes os expulsaram da presença de seus deuses, e eles fugiram para a Mesopotâmia, onde viveram como estrangeiros por muitos dias.
9They worshipped one God of heaven, who also commanded them to depart from thence, and to dwell in Charan. And when there was a famine over all the land, they went down into Egypt, and there for four hundred years were so multiplied, that the army of them could not be numbered.
9Então seu Deus lhes ordenou que deixassem o lugar onde viviam como estrangeiros e fossem para a terra de Canaã. Eles habitaram ali e prosperaram em ouro, prata e grande quantidade de gado.
10And when the king of Egypt oppressed them, and made slaves of them to labour in clay and brick, in the building of his cities, they cried to their Lord, and he struck the whole land of Egypt with divers plagues.
10Depois desceram ao Egito, porque uma fome cobriu toda a terra de Canaã. Habitaram ali até se tornarem numerosos. Tornaram-se uma multidão tão grande que ninguém podia contar sua população.
11And when the Egyptians had cast them out from them, and the plague had ceased from them, and they had a mind to take them again, and bring them back to their service,
11Então o rei do Egito se levantou contra eles, agiu com astúcia e os oprimiu, fazendo-os trabalhar na fabricação de tijolos, e os escravizou.
12The God of heaven opened the sea to them in their flight, so that the waters were made to stand firm as a wall on either side, and they walked through the bottom of the sea and passed it dry foot.
12Eles clamaram ao seu Deus, e ele feriu toda a terra do Egito com pragas incuráveis. Então os egípcios os expulsaram de sua presença.
13And when an innumerable army of the Egyptians pursued after them in that place, they were so overwhelmed with the waters, that there was not one left, to tell what had happened to posterity.
13Deus secou o mar Vermelho diante deles
14And after they came out of the Red Sea, they abode in the deserts of mount Sina, in which never man could dwell, or son of man rested.
14e os conduziu pelo caminho do Sinai e de Cades-Barneia; e eles expulsaram todos os que habitavam no deserto.
15There bitter fountains were made sweet for them to drink, and for forty years they received food from heaven.
15Habitaram na terra dos amorreus e, com sua força, destruíram todos os habitantes de Hesbom. Depois atravessaram o Jordão e tomaram posse de toda a região montanhosa.
16Wheresoever they went in without bow and arrow, and without shield and sword, their God fought for them and overcame.
16Expulsaram de diante deles os cananeus, os ferezeus, os jebuseus, os siquemitas e todos os girgaseus, e habitaram naquela terra por muitos dias.
17And there was no one that triumphed over this people, but when they departed from the worship of the Lord their God.
17Enquanto não pecaram contra seu Deus, prosperaram, porque o Deus que odeia a injustiça estava com eles.
18But as often as beside their own God, they worshipped any other, they were given to spoil, and to the sword, and to reproach.
18Mas, quando se afastaram do caminho que ele lhes havia ordenado, foram derrotados em muitas batalhas terríveis e levados cativos para uma terra que não era deles. O templo de seu Deus foi arrasado, e suas cidades foram tomadas pelos adversários.
19And as often as they were penitent for having revolted from the worship of their God, the God of heaven gave them power to resist.
19Agora, porém, eles voltaram para seu Deus, retornaram da dispersão em que estavam espalhados, retomaram Jerusalém, onde está seu santuário, e se estabeleceram na região montanhosa, que estava desolada.
20So they overthrew the king of the Chanaanites, and of the Jebusites, and of the Pherezites, and of the Hethites, and of the Hevites, and of the Amorrhites, and all the mighty ones in Hesebon, and they possessed their lands, and their cities:
20Portanto, meu senhor e mestre, se houver algum erro neste povo e eles estiverem pecando contra seu Deus, descobriremos qual é a falta em que tropeçam; então subiremos contra eles e os venceremos.
21And as long as they sinned not in the sight of their God, it was well with them: for their God hateth iniquity.
21Mas, se não houver transgressão em sua nação, meu senhor deve deixá-los em paz, para que o Senhor deles não os defenda e seu Deus não esteja a favor deles; caso contrário, nos tornaremos motivo de vergonha diante de toda a terra.”
22And even some years ago when they had revolted from the way which God had given them to walk therein, they were destroyed in battles by many nations, and very many of them were led away captive into a strange land.
22Quando Aquior terminou de falar essas palavras, todo o povo que estava ao redor da tenda começou a protestar. Os grandes oficiais de Holofernes e todos os habitantes do litoral e de Moabe disseram que Aquior deveria ser despedaçado.
23But of late returning to the Lord their God, from the different places wherein they were scattered, they are come together and are gone up into all these mountains, and possess Jerusalem again, where their holies are.
23Pois diziam: “Não teremos medo dos filhos de Israel. Eles são um povo sem força nem poder para oferecer uma resistência verdadeira.
24Now therefore, my lord, search if there be any iniquity of theirs in the sight of their God: let us go up to them, because their God will surely deliver them to thee, and they shall be brought under the yoke of thy power:
24Portanto, subiremos agora contra eles, e serão uma presa para todo o seu exército devorar, senhor Holofernes.”
25But if there be no offense of this people in the sight of their God, we can not resist them, because their God will defend them: and we shall be a reproach to the whole earth.
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26And it came to pass, when Achior had ceased to speak these words, all the great men of Holofernes were angry, and they had a mind to kill him, saying to each other:
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27Who is this, that saith the children of Israel can resist king Nabuchodonosor, and his armies, men unarmed, and without force, and without skill in the art of war?
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28That Achior therefore may know that he deceiveth us, let us go up into the mountains: and when the bravest of them shall be taken, then shall he with them be stabbed with the sword:
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29That every nation may know that Nabuchodonosor is god of the earth, and besides him there is no other.
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