1 D epois me disse: Filho do homem, come o que achares; come este rolo, e vai, fala ã casa de Israel.

Then He said to me, “Son of man, eat what is in front of you. Eat this book, then go and speak to the people of Israel.”

2 E ntão abri a minha boca, e ele me deu a comer o rolo.

So I opened my mouth, and He fed me this book.

3 E disse-me: Filho do homem, dá de comer ao teu ventre, e enche as tuas entranhas deste rolo que eu te dou. Então o comi, e era na minha boca doce como o mel.

And He said to me, “Son of man, eat this book that I give you and fill your stomach with it.” So I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.

4 D isse-me ainda: Filho do homem, vai, entra na casa de Israel, e dize-lhe as minhas palavras.

Then He said to me, “Son of man, go to the people of Israel, and speak My words to them.

5 P ois tu não és enviado a um povo de estranha fala, nem de língua difícil, mas ã casa de Israel;

For you are not being sent to people of strange speech and a hard language, but to the people of Israel.

6 n em a muitos povos de estranha fala, e de língua difícil, cujas palavras não possas entender; se eu aos tais te enviara, certamente te dariam ouvidos.

You are not being sent to many people of strange speech and a hard language whom you cannot understand. If I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

7 M as a casa de Israel não te quererá ouvir; pois eles não me querem escutar a mim; porque toda a casa de Israel é de fronte obstinada e dura de coração.

But the people of Israel will not listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to Me. All the people of Israel are strong-willed and show no respect.

8 E is que fiz duro o teu rosto contra os seus rostos, e dura a tua fronte contra a sua fronte.

See, I have made you as strong-willed and as hard as they are.

9 F iz como esmeril a tua fronte, mais dura do que a pederneira. Não os temas pois, nem te assustes com os seus semblantes, ainda que são casa rebelde.

I have made your forehead harder than the hardest stone. Do not be afraid of them. Do not be afraid of how they look, even if they do not obey Me.”

10 D isse-me mais: Filho do homem, recebe no teu coração todas as minhas palavras que te hei de dizer; e ouve-as com os teus ouvidos.

He said to me, “Son of man, take all My words that I say to you into your heart, and hear with your ears.

11 E vai ter com os do cativeiro, com os filhos do teu povo, e lhes falarás, e tu dirás: Assim diz o Senhor Deus; quer ouçam quer deixem de ouvir.

Then go to the Jews who have been taken away from their land. Go to the sons of your people. And if they listen or not, tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says.’”

12 E ntão o Espírito me levantou, e ouvi por detrás de mim uma voz de grande estrondo, que dizia: Bendita seja a glória do Senhor, desde o seu lugar.

Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a loud sounding voice behind me say, “Great is the shining-greatness of the Lord from His place.”

13 E ouvi o ruído das asas dos seres viventes, ao tocarem umas nas outras, e o banilho das rodas ao lado deles, e o sonido dum grande estrondo.

I heard the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them. It was a loud rushing sound.

14 E ntão o Espírito me levantou, e me levou; e eu me fui, amargurado, na indignação do meu espírito; e a mão do Senhor era forte sobre mim.

The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. And I went with a bitter and angry spirit. The hand of the Lord was strong upon me.

15 E vim ter com os do cativeiro, a Tel-Abibe, que moravam junto ao rio Quebar, e eu morava onde eles moravam; e por sete dias sentei-me ali, pasmado no meio deles.

Then I came to the Jews who had been taken from their land and who lived by the Chebar River at Tel-abib. I sat among them seven days where they were living, and I was filled with fear. Ezekiel to Watch Over Israel

16 A o fim de sete dias, veio a palavra do Senhor a mim, dizendo:

At the end of seven days the Word of the Lord came to me, saying,

17 F ilho do homem, eu te dei por atalaia sobre a casa de Israel; quando ouvires uma palavra da minha boca, avisá-los-ás da minha parte.

“Son of man, I have chosen you to be a watchman over the people of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, tell them of the danger.

18 Q uando eu disser ao ímpio: Certamente morrerás; se não o avisares, nem falares para avisar o ímpio acerca do seu mau caminho, a fim de salvares a sua vida, aquele ímpio morrerá na sua iniqüidade; mas o seu sangue, da tua mão o requererei:

If I say to the sinful man, ‘You will die for sure,’ and you do not tell him of the danger, and try to turn him from his sinful way so that he may live, that sinful man will die in his sin. But you will be guilty for his blood.

19 C ontudo se tu avisares o ímpio, e ele não se converter da sua impiedade e do seu mau caminho, ele morrerá na sua iniqüidade; mas tu livraste a tua alma.

But if you tell a sinful man of the danger he is in, and he does not turn from his sins or from his sinful way, then he will die in his sin. But you will have saved yourself.

20 S emelhantemente, quando o justo se desviar da sua justiça, e praticar a iniqüidade, e eu puser diante dele um tropeço, ele morrerá; porque não o avisaste, no seu pecado morrerá e não serão lembradas as suas ações de justiça que tiver praticado; mas o seu sangue, da tua mão o requererei.

Again, if a right and good man turns away from his right and good way and sins, and I put a cause of falling in his way, he will die. Because you have not told him of the danger, he will die in his sin, and the right and good things he has done will not be remembered. But you will be guilty for his blood.

21 M as se tu avisares o justo, para que o justo não peque, e ele não pecar, certamente viverá, porque recebeu o aviso; e tu livraste a tua alma.

Yet if you have told the right and good man of the danger of his sinning, and he does not sin, he will live for sure because he listened to you. And you will have saved yourself.” Ezekiel Is Not Able to Speak

22 E a mão do Senhor estava sobre mim ali, e ele me disse: Levanta-te, e sai ao vale, e ali falarei contigo.

The hand of the Lord was upon me there, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and I will speak to you there.”

23 E ntão me levantei, e saí ao vale; e eis que a glória do Senhor estava ali, como a glória que vi junto ao rio Quebar; e caí com o rosto em terra.

So I got up and went out to the plain, and saw the shining-greatness of the Lord standing there. It was like the shining-greatness which I saw by the Chebar River, and I fell on my face.

24 E ntão entrou em mim o Espírito, e me pôs em pé; e falou comigo, e me disse: Entra, encerra-te dentro da tua casa.

Then the Spirit came into me and made me stand on my feet. And He spoke and said to me, “Go, shut yourself up in your house.

25 E quanto a ti, ó filho do homem, eis que porão cordas sobre ti, e te ligarão com elas, e tu não sairás por entre eles.

As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and tie you up with them, so that you cannot go out among the people.

26 E eu farei que a tua língua se pegue ao teu paladar, e ficarás mudo, e não lhes servirás de repreendedor; pois casa rebelde são eles.

And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you cannot speak. You will not be able to speak sharp words to them, for they will not obey Me.

27 M as quando eu falar contigo, abrirei a tua boca, e lhes dirás: Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Quem ouvir, ouça, e quem deixar de ouvir, deixe; pois casa rebelde são eles.

But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you will tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says.’ He who hears, let him hear. And he who is not willing to hear, let him not be willing. For they are a sinful people.