Esdras 9
The Book of Mormon (BOM) vs BKJ
1 My beloved son, I write unto you again that ye may know that I am yet alive; but I write somewhat of that which is grievous.
1 Ora, quando estas coisas estavam feitas, os príncipes vieram até mim, dizendo: O povo de Israel, e os sacerdotes, e os levitas, não se separaram das abominações dos povos das terras, a saber, dos cananeus, dos heteus, dos ferezeus, dos jebuseus, dos amonitas, dos moabitas, dos egípcios e dos amorreus.
2 For behold, I have had a sore battle with the Lamanites, in which we did not conquer; and Archeantus has fallen by the sword, and also Luram and Emron; yea, and we have lost a great number of our choice men.
2 Pois tomaram das suas filhas para si e para os seus filhos; de modo que a semente santa tem se misturado com os povos daquelas terras; sim, a mão dos príncipes e soberanos que foram os primeiros nesta transgressão.
3 And now behold, my son, I fear lest the Lamanites shall destroy this people; for they do not repent, and Satan stirreth them up continually to anger one with another.
3 E quando eu ouvi esta coisa, rasguei as minhas vestes e o meu manto, e arranquei os cabelos da minha cabeça e da minha barba, e sentei-me atônito.
4 Behold, I am laboring with them continually; and when I speak the word of God with sharpness they tremble and anger against me; and when I use no sharpness they harden their hearts against it; wherefore, I fear lest the Spirit of the Lord hath ceased striving with them.
4 Então foram reunidos a mim cada um que tremia diante das palavras do Deus de Israel, por causa da transgressão daqueles que haviam sido levados embora; e sentei-me atônito até o sacrifício da tarde.
5 For so exceedingly do they anger that it seemeth me that they have no fear of death; and they have lost their love, one towards another; and they thirst after blood and revenge continually.
5 E diante do sacrifício da tarde eu me levantei da minha tristeza; e tendo rasgado as minhas vestes e o meu manto, cai sobre os meus joelhos, e estendi as minhas mãos ao SENHOR meu Deus,
6 And now, my beloved son, notwithstanding their hardness, let us labor diligently; for if we should cease to labor, we should be brought under condemnation; for we have a labor to perform whilst in this tabernacle of clay, that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness, and rest our souls in the kingdom of God.
6 e disse: Ó meu Deus, estou envergonhado e confuso ao erguer o meu rosto a ti, meu Deus; porque as nossas iniquidades estão aumentadas sobre a nossa cabeça, e a nossa transgressão cresceu até os céus.
7 And now I write somewhat concerning the sufferings of this people. For according to the knowledge which I have received from Amoron, behold, the Lamanites have many prisoners, which they took from the tower of Sherrizah; and there were men, women, and children.
7 Desde os dias dos nossos pais nós temos estado em uma grande transgressão até este dia; e por causa das nossas iniquidades nós, os nossos reis, e os nossos sacerdotes, fomos entregues na mão dos reis das terras, à espada, ao cativeiro, e ao despojo e à confusão de rosto, como é neste dia.
8 And the husbands and fathers of those women and children they have slain; and they feed the women upon the flesh of their husbands, and the children upon the flesh of their fathers; and no water, save a little, do they give unto them.
8 E, agora, por um breve momento se manifestou a graça da parte do SENHOR nosso Deus, para deixar com que um remanescente nosso escape, e para nos dar um prego no seu santo lugar, para que o nosso Deus possa alumiar os nossos olhos, e nos dar um pouco de reavivamento à nossa servidão.
9 And notwithstanding this great abomination of the Lamanites, it doth not exceed that of our people in Moriantum. For behold, many of the daughters of the Lamanites have they taken prisoners; and after depriving them of that which was most dear and precious above all things, which is chastity and virtue-
9 Porque nós éramos servos; todavia o nosso Deus não nos abandonou em nossa servidão, mas tem estendido misericórdia a nós à vista dos reis da Pérsia, para nos dar um reavivamento, para estabelecer a casa do nosso Deus, e para reparar as suas desolações, e para nos dar uma muralha em Judá e em Jerusalém.
10 And after they had done this thing, they did murder them in a most cruel manner, torturing their bodies even unto death; and after they have done this, they devour their flesh like unto wild beasts, because of the hardness of their hearts; and they do it for a token of bravery.
10 E agora, ó Deus nosso, o que diremos depois disto? Porque abandonamos os teus mandamentos,
11 O my beloved son, how can a people like this, that are without civilization-
11 os quais tu tens ordenado pelos teus servos, os profetas, dizendo: A terra, à qual vós ides possuir, é uma terra imunda com a imundície dos povos das terras, com as suas abominações, que a encheram de uma extremidade à outra com a sua impureza.
12 (And only a few years have passed away, and they were a civil and a delightsome people)
12 Agora, portanto, não deis as vossas filhas aos filhos deles, nem tomeis as suas filhas para os vossos filhos, nem busqueis a paz ou as suas riquezas para sempre; para que vós possais ser fortes, e comais o bom da terra, e a deixeis por herança para os vossos filhos para sempre.
13 But O my son, how can a people like this, whose delight is in so much abomination-
13 E depois de tudo o que nos tem sucedido por causa das nossas más obras, e por causa da nossa grande transgressão, vendo que tu, nosso Deus, tens-nos castigado menos do que merecem as nossas iniquidades, e tens-nos concedido tamanho livramento como este;
14 How can we expect that God will stay his hand in judgment against us?
14 deveríamos voltar a violar os teus mandamentos, e a aparentar-nos com os povos destas abominações? Não ficarias tu irado conosco até teres nos consumido, de modo que não haveria remanescente, nem quem escapasse?
15 Behold, my heart cries: Wo unto this people. Come out in judgment, O God, and hide their sins, and wickedness, and abominations from before thy face!
15 Ó SENHOR Deus de Israel, tu és reto; porque nós permanecemos ainda escapos, como é neste dia; eis que estamos diante de ti em nossas transgressões; porquanto não podemos estar na tua presença, por causa disto.
16 And again, my son, there are many widows and their daughters who remain in Sherrizah; and that part of the provisions which the Lamanites did not carry away, behold, the army of Zenephi has carried away, and left them to wander whithersoever they can for food; and many old women do faint by the way and die.
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17 And the army which is with me is weak; and the armies of the Lamanites are betwixt Sherrizah and me; and as many as have fled to the army of Aaron have fallen victims to their awful brutality.
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18 O the depravity of my people! They are without order and without mercy. Behold, I am but a man, and I have but the strength of a man, and I cannot any longer enforce my commands.
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19 And they have become strong in their perversion; and they are alike brutal, sparing none, neither old nor young; and they delight in everything save that which is good; and the suffering of our women and our children upon all the face of this land doth exceed everything; yea, tongue cannot tell, neither can it be written.
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20 And now, my son, I dwell no longer upon this horrible scene. Behold, thou knowest the wickedness of this people; thou knowest that they are without principle, and past feeling; and their wickedness doth exceed that of the Lamanites.
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21 Behold, my son, I cannot recommend them unto God lest he should smite me.
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22 But behold, my son, I recommend thee unto God, and I trust in Christ that thou wilt be saved; and I pray unto God that he will spare thy life, to witness the return of his people unto him, or their utter destruction; for I know that they must perish except they repent and return unto him.
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23 And if they perish it will be like unto the Jaredites, because of the wilfulness of their hearts, seeking for blood and revenge.
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24 And if it so be that they perish, we know that many of our brethren have deserted over unto the Lamanites, and many more will also desert over unto them; wherefore, write somewhat a few things, if thou art spared and I shall perish and not see thee; but I trust that I may see thee soon; for I have sacred records that I would deliver up unto thee.
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25 My son, be faithful in Christ; and may not the things which I have written grieve thee, to weigh thee down unto death; but may Christ lift thee up, and may his sufferings and death, and the showing his body unto our fathers, and his mercy and long-suffering, and the hope of his glory and of eternal life, rest in your mind forever.
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26 And may the grace of God the Father, whose throne is high in the heavens, and our Lord Jesus Christ, who sitteth on the right hand of his power, until all things shall become subject unto him, be, and abide with you forever. Amen.
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