1 V eio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2 F ilho do homem, profetiza contra os pastores de Israel; profetiza, e dize aos pastores: Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Ai dos pastores de Israel que se apascentam a si mesmos! Não devem os pastores apascentar as ovelhas?

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God to the shepherds: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

3 C omeis a gordura, e vos vestis da lã; matais o cevado; mas não apascentais as ovelhas.

You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock.

4 A fraca não fortalecestes, a doente não curastes, a quebrada não ligastes, a desgarrada não tornastes a trazer, e a perdida não buscastes; mas dominais sobre elas com rigor e dureza.

The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor sought what was lost; but with force and cruelty you have ruled them.

5 A ssim se espalharam, por não haver pastor; e tornaram-se pasto a todas as feras do campo, porquanto se espalharam.

So they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered.

6 A s minhas ovelhas andaram desgarradas por todos os montes, e por todo alto outeiro; sim, as minhas ovelhas andaram espalhadas por toda a face da terra, sem haver quem as procurasse, ou as buscasse.

My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill; yes, My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and no one was seeking or searching for them. ”

7 P ortanto, ó pastores, ouvi a palavra do Senhor:

‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:

8 V ivo eu, diz o Senhor Deus, que porquanto as minhas ovelhas foram entregues ã rapina, e as minhas ovelhas vieram a servir de pasto a todas as feras do campo, por falta de pastor, e os meus pastores não procuraram as minhas ovelhas, pois se apascentaram a si mesmos, e não apascentaram as minhas ovelhas;

“ As I live,” says the Lord God, “surely because My flock became a prey, and My flock became food for every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, nor did My shepherds search for My flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock”—

9 p ortanto, ó pastores, ouvi a palavra do Senhor:

therefore, O shepherds, hear the word of the Lord!

10 A ssim diz o Senhor Deus: Eis que eu estou contra os pastores; das suas mãos requererei as minhas ovelhas, e farei que eles deixem de apascentar as ovelhas, de sorte que não se apascentarão mais a si mesmos. Livrarei as minhas ovelhas da sua boca, para que não lhes sirvam mais de pasto.

Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require My flock at their hand; I will cause them to cease feeding the sheep, and the shepherds shall feed themselves no more; for I will deliver My flock from their mouths, that they may no longer be food for them.” God, the True Shepherd

11 P orque assim diz o Senhor Deus: Eis que eu, eu mesmo, procurarei as minhas ovelhas, e as buscarei.

‘For thus says the Lord God: “Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out.

12 C omo o pastor busca o seu rebanho, no dia em que está no meio das suas ovelhas dispersas, assim buscarei as minhas ovelhas. Livrá-las-ei de todos os lugares por onde foram espalhadas, no dia de nuvens e de escuridão.

As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day.

13 S im, tirá-las-ei para fora dos povos, e as congregarei dos países, e as introduzirei na sua terra, e as apascentarei sobre os montes de Israel, junto

And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in all the inhabited places of the country.

14 E m bons pastos as apascentarei, e nos altos montes de Israel será o seu curral; deitar-se-ão ali num bom curral, e pastarão em pastos gordos nos montes de Israel.

I will feed them in good pasture, and their fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel. There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

15 E u mesmo apascentarei as minhas ovelhas, e eu as farei repousar, diz o Senhor Deus.

I will feed My flock, and I will make them lie down,” says the Lord God.

16 A perdida buscarei, e a desgarrada tornarei a trazer; a quebrada ligarei, e a enferma fortalecerei; e a gorda e a forte vigiarei. Apascentá-las-ei com justiça.

“I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment.”

17 Q uanto a vós, ó ovelhas minhas, assim diz o Senhor Deus: Eis que eu julgarei entre ovelhas e ovelhas, entre carneiros e bodes.

‘And as for you, O My flock, thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I shall judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and goats.

18 A caso não vos basta fartar-vos do bom pasto, senão que pisais o resto de vossos pastos aos vossos pés? e beber as águas limpas, senão que sujais o resto com os vossos pés?

Is it too little for you to have eaten up the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture—and to have drunk of the clear waters, that you must foul the residue with your feet?

19 E as minhas ovelhas hão de comer o que haveis pisado, e beber o que haveis sujado com os vossos pés.

And as for My flock, they eat what you have trampled with your feet, and they drink what you have fouled with your feet.”

20 P or isso o Senhor Deus assim lhes diz: Eis que eu, eu mesmo, julgarei entre a ovelha gorda e a ovelha magra.

‘Therefore thus says the Lord God to them: “Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat and the lean sheep.

21 P orquanto com o lado e com o ombro dais empurrões, e com as vossas pontas escorneais todas as fracas, até que as espalhais para fora,

Because you have pushed with side and shoulder, butted all the weak ones with your horns, and scattered them abroad,

22 p ortanto salvarei as minhas ovelhas, e não servirão mais de presa; e julgarei entre ovelhas e ovelhas.

therefore I will save My flock, and they shall no longer be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.

23 E suscitarei sobre elas um só pastor para as apascentar, o meu servo Davi. Ele as apascentará, e lhes servirá de pastor.

I will establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them—My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd.

24 E eu, o Senhor, serei o seu Deus, e o meu servo Davi será príncipe no meio delas; eu, o Senhor, o disse.

And I, the Lord, will be their God, and My servant David a prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken.

25 F arei com elas um pacto de paz; e removerei da terra os animais ruins, de sorte que elas habitarão em segurança no deserto, e dormirão nos bosques.

“I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

26 E delas e dos lugares ao redor do meu outeiro farei uma bênção; e farei descer a chuva a seu tempo; chuvas de bênçãos serão.

I will make them and the places all around My hill a blessing; and I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing.

27 E as árvores do campo darão o seu fruto, e a terra dará a sua novidade, e estarão seguras na sua terra; saberão que eu sou o Senhor, quando eu quebrar os canzis do seu jugo e as livrar da mão dos que se serviam delas.

Then the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase. They shall be safe in their land; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them from the hand of those who enslaved them.

28 P ois não servirão mais de presa aos gentios, nem as devorarão mais os animais da terra; mas habitarão seguramente, e ninguém haverá que as espante.

And they shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor shall beasts of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid.

29 T ambém lhes levantarei uma plantação de renome, e nunca mais serão consumidas pela fome na terra, nem mais levarão sobre si o opróbrio das nações.

I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they shall no longer be consumed with hunger in the land, nor bear the shame of the Gentiles anymore.

30 S aberão, porém, que eu, o Senhor seu Deus, estou com elas, e que elas são o meu povo, a casa de Israel, diz o Senhor Deus.

Thus they shall know that I, the Lord their God, am with them, and they, the house of Israel, are My people,” says the Lord God.’

31 V ós, ovelhas minhas, ovelhas do meu pasto, sois homens, e eu sou o vosso Deus, diz o Senhor Deus.

“You are My flock, the flock of My pasture; you are men, and I am your God,” says the Lord God.