1 O ra, no dia vinte e quatro desse mês, se ajuntaram os filhos de Israel em jejum, vestidos de sacos e com terra sobre as cabeças.

Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the sons of Israel gathered together, but they did not eat. They dressed in cloth made from hair, and put dirt on their heads.

2 E os da linhagem de Israel se apartaram de todos os estrangeiros, puseram-se em pé e confessaram os seus pecados e as iniquidades de seus pais.

The children of Israel separated themselves from all those of other nations. They stood and told their sins and the sins of their fathers to God.

3 E , levantando-se no seu lugar, leram no livro da lei do Senhor seu Deus, uma quarta parte do dia; e outra quarta parte fizeram confissão, e adoraram ao Senhor seu Deus.

While they stood in their place, they read from the book of the Law of the Lord their God for a fourth of the day. And for another fourth they told their sins and worshiped the Lord their God.

4 E ntão Jesuá, Bani, Cadmiel, Sebanias, Buni, Serebias, Bani e Quenâni se puseram em pé sobre os degraus dos levitas, e clamaram em alta voz ao Senhor seu Deus.

Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani stood on the Levites’ raised floor. And they cried with a loud voice to the Lord their God.

5 E os levitas Jesuá, Cadmiel, Bani, Hasabnéias, Serebias, Hodias, Sebanias e Petaías disseram: Levantai-vos, bendizei ao Senhor vosso Deus de eternidade em eternidade. Bendito seja o teu glorioso nome, que está exaltado sobre toda benção e louvor.

Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and give honor and thanks to the Lord your God forever and ever! O may Your great name be praised!” The Prayer—Telling of Their Sins

6 T u, só tu, és Senhor; tu fizeste o céu e o céu dos céus, juntamente com todo o seu exército, a terra e tudo quanto nela existe, os mares e tudo quanto neles já, e tu os conservas a todos, e o exército do céu te adora.

“You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, the heaven of heavens with all their angels. You have made the earth and all that is on it, and the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them, and the angels of heaven bow down to You.

7 T u és o Senhor, o Deus que elegeste a Abrão, e o tiraste de Ur dos caldeus, e lhe puseste por nome Abraão;

You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram and brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees and gave him the name Abraham.

8 e achaste o seu coração fiel perante ti, e fizeste com ele o pacto de que darias ã sua descendência a terra dos cananeus, dos heteus, dos amorreus, dos perizeus, dos jebuseus e dos girgaseus; e tu cumpriste as tuas palavras, pois és justo.

You found his heart faithful to You and made an agreement with him, to give his children and their children’s children the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite. And You have done what You promised, for You are right and good.

9 T ambém viste a aflição de nossos pais no Egito, e ouviste o seu clamor junto ao Mar Vermelho;

“You saw the trouble of our fathers in Egypt. You heard their cry by the Red Sea.

10 e o operaste sinais e prodígios contra Faraó; e contra todos os seus servos, e contra todo o povo da sua terra; pois sabias com que soberba eles os haviam tratado; e assim adquiriste renome, como hoje se vê.

Then You made special things to see and did powerful works against Pharaoh, against all his servants and all the people of his land. For You knew that they were proud and made it hard for our fathers. And You made a name for Yourself, as it is this day.

11 F endente o mar diante deles, de modo que passaram pelo meio do mar, em seco; e lançaste os seus perseguidores nas profundezas, como uma pedra nas águas impetuosas.

You divided the sea in front of them, so they passed through the sea on dry ground. And You threw those who went after them into the deep sea, like a stone into troubled waters.

12 A lém disso tu os guiaste de dia por uma coluna de nuvem e de noite por uma coluna de fogo, para os alumiares no caminho por onde haviam de ir.

You led the people during the day with a cloud, and with a pillar of fire during the night to light the way they were to go.

13 D esceste sobre o monte Sinai, do céu falaste com eles, e lhes deste juízos retos e leis verdadeiras, bons estatutos e mandamentos;

Then You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them Laws that are right and true and good.

14 o teu santo sábado lhes fizeste conhecer; e lhes ordenaste mandamentos e estatutos e uma lei, por intermédio de teu servo Moisés.

You made known to them Your holy Day of Rest, and gave them Laws through Your servant Moses.

15 D o céu lhes deste pão quando tiveram fome, e da rocha fizeste brotar água quando tiveram sede; e lhes ordenaste que entrassem para possuir a terra que com juramento lhes havias prometido dar.

You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger. You brought them water from a rock for their thirst. And You told them to go in to take for their own the land You promised to give them.

16 E les, porém, os nossos pais, se houveram soberbamente e endureceram a cerviz, e não deram ouvidos aos teus mandamentos,

“But they, our fathers, acted with pride. They became strong-willed and would not listen to Your Words.

17 r ecusando ouvir-te e não se lembrando das tuas maravilhas, que fizeste no meio deles; antes endureceram a cerviz e, na sua rebeldia, levantaram um chefe, a fim de voltarem para sua servidão. Tu, porém, és um Deus pronto para perdoar, clemente e misericordioso, tardio em irar-te e grande em beneficência, e não os abandonaste.

They would not listen, and did not remember Your powerful works which You had done among them. So they became strong-willed and chose a leader to return to their hard work in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God. You are kind and loving, slow to anger, and full of loving-kindness. You did not leave them.

18 A inda mesmo quando eles fizeram para si um bezerro de fundição, e disseram: Este é o teu Deus, que te tirou do Egito, e cometeram grandes blasfêmias,

They even melted gold and made a calf, and said, ‘This is your God Who brought you up from Egypt.’ They spoke sinful words against You.

19 t odavia tu, pela multidão das tuas misericórdias, não os abandonaste no deserto. A coluna de nuvem não se apartou deles de dia, para os guiar pelo caminho, nem a coluna de fogo de noite, para lhes alumiar o caminho por onde haviam de ir.

But You, in Your great loving-kindness, did not leave them in the desert. The pillar of cloud which led them on their way during the day did not leave them. And the pillar of fire which gave light to the way they were to go during the night did not leave them.

20 T ambém lhes deste o teu bom espírito para os ensinar, e o teu maná não retiraste da tua boca, e água lhes deste quando tiveram sede.

You gave Your good Spirit to teach them. You did not keep Your bread from heaven from their mouths. And You gave them water when they were thirsty.

21 S im, por quarenta anos os sustentaste no deserto; não lhes faltou coisa alguma; a sua roupa não envelheceu, e o seus pés não se incharam.

For forty years You kept them alive in the desert and gave them everything they needed. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not become sore.

22 A lém disso lhes deste reinos e povos, que lhes repartiste em porções; assim eles possuíram a terra de Siom, a saber; a terra do rei de Hesbom, e a terra de Ogue, rei de Basã.

You gave them nations and peoples, and You gave them every part. For their own they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and the land of Og king of Bashan.

23 O utrossim mulplicaste os seus filhos como as estrelas do céu, e os introduziste na terra de que tinhas dito a seus pais que nela entrariam para a possuírem.

You made their sons as many as the stars of heaven. And You brought them into the land which You had told their fathers to go into and take for their own.

24 O s filhos, pois, entraram e possuíram a terra; e abateste perante eles, os moradores da terra, os cananeus, e lhos entregaste nas mãos, como também os seus reis, e os povos da terra, para fazerem deles conforme a sua vontade.

So their sons went into the land and took it. You gave them power over the people of the land, the Canaanites. You gave these people into their hand, with their kings and the peoples of the land, to do with them as they would.

25 T omaram cidades fortificadas e uma terra fértil, e possuíram casas cheias de toda sorte de coisas boas, cisternas cavadas, vinhas e olivais, e árvores frutíferas em abundância; comeram, pois, fartaram-se e engordaram, e viveram em delícias, pela tua grande bondade.

They took strong cities and a rich land. They took houses full of every good thing. They took wells that had been dug, grape-vines, olive trees, and many fruit trees. So they ate and were filled and became fat. They were glad because You were so good to them.

26 N ão obstante foram desobedientes, e se rebelaram contra ti; lançaram a tua lei para trás das costas, e mataram os teus profetas que protestavam contra eles para que voltassem a ti; assim cometeram grandes provocações.

“But they would not obey and they turned against You. They put Your Law behind their backs. They killed the men who tell what will happen who had spoken sharp words to them telling them to return to You. The people spoke very sinful words against You.

27 P elo que os entregaste nas mãos dos seus adversários, que os afligiram; mas no templo da sua angústia, quando eles clamaram a ti, tu os ouviste do céu; e segundo a multidão das tuas misericórdias lhes deste libertadores que os libertaram das mãos de seus adversários.

So You gave them into the hand of those who made it hard for them. But when they cried to You in the time of their trouble, You heard from heaven. And by Your great loving-kindness You sent men to save them from those who made it hard for them.

28 M as, tendo alcançado repouso, tornavam a fazer o mal diante de ti,; portanto tu os deixavas nas mãos dos seus inimigos, de modo que estes dominassem sobre eles; todavia quando eles voltavam e clamavam a ti, tu os ouvias do céu, e segundo a tua misericórdia os livraste muitas vezes;

But as soon as they had rest, they sinned against You again. So You left them in the hand of those who hated them, so that they ruled over them. When they cried again to You, You heard from heaven. And many times You took them away from trouble because of Your loving-kindness.

29 e testemunhaste contra eles, para os fazerdes voltar para a tua lei; contudo eles se houveram soberbamente, e não deram ouvidos aos teus mandamentos, mas pecaram contra os teus juízos, pelos quais viverá o homem que os cumprir; viraram o ombro, endureceram a cerviz e não quiseram ouvir.

You spoke sharp words to them to turn them back to Your Law. Yet they acted in pride and did not listen to Your Words, but sinned against Your Laws, by which if a man obeys them he will live. They were strong-willed and made their hearts hard against You, and would not listen.

30 N ão obstante, por muitos anos os aturaste, e testemunhaste contra eles pelo teu Espírito, por intermédio dos teus profetas; todavia eles não quiseram dar ouvidos; pelo que os entregaste nas mãos dos povos de outras terras.

But You did not give up taking care of them for many years. You spoke sharp words to them by Your Spirit through the men who tell what will happen. Yet they would not listen. So You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

31 C ontudo pela tua grande misericórdia não os destruíste de todo, nem os abandonaste, porque és um Deus clemente e misericordioso.

But in Your great loving-kindness, You did not make an end of them or leave them for You are a kind and loving God.

32 A gora, pois, ó nosso Deus, Deus grande, poderoso e temível, que guardas o pacto e a beneficência, não tenhas em pouca conta toda a aflição que nos alcançou a nós, a nossos reis, a nossos príncipes, a nossos sacerdotes, a nossos profetas, a nossos pais e a todo o teu povo, desde os dias dos reis da Assíria até o dia de hoje.

“So now, our God, the great and powerful God, honored with fear, Who keeps His agreement and loving-kindness, do not let all this trouble look small in Your eyes which has come upon us, our kings, our princes, our religious leaders, our men who tell what will happen, our fathers, and on all Your people since the days of the kings of Assyria to this day.

33 T u, porém, és justo em tudo quanto tem vindo sobre nós; pois tu fielmente procedeste, mas nós perversamente.

Yet You have been right and fair in all that has come upon us. For You have been faithful, but we have sinned.

34 O s nossos reis, os nossos príncipes, os nossos sacerdotes, e os nossos pais não têm guardado a tua lei, nem têm dado ouvidos aos teus mandamentos e aos teus testemunhos, com que testificaste contra eles.

Our kings, leaders, religious leaders, and fathers have not kept Your Law or listened to Your Laws and Your strong words which You have given them.

35 P orque eles, no seu reino, na muita abundância de bens que lhes deste, na terra espaçosa e fértil que puseste diante deles, não te serviram, nem se converteram de suas más obras.

Even when they were in their own nation, with all the good things You gave them and with the great rich land You gave them, they did not serve You or turn from their sins.

36 E is que hoje somo escravos; e quanto ã terra que deste a nossos pais, para comerem o seu fruto e o seu bem, eis que somos escravos nela.

See, we are servants today. We are servants in the land You gave to our fathers. You gave it to them so they could eat the fruit and have other good things.

37 E ela multiplica os seus produtos para os reis que puseste sobre nós por causa dos nossos pecados; também eles dominam sobre os nossos corpos e sobre o nosso gado como bem lhes apraz, e estamos em grande angústia.

The many good things the land gives are used by the kings whom You have put over us because of our sins. They also rule over our bodies and over our cattle as they please. So we are in much trouble. The People Sign an Agreement

38 C ontudo, por causa de tudo isso firmamos um pacto e o escrevemos; e selam-no os nossos príncipes, os nossos levitas e os nossos sacerdotes.

“Now because of all this we are making an agreement in writing. And our leaders, our Levites, and our religious leaders have put their mark on it.”