Aniversário
O aniversário é momento de celebrar a vida que Deus nos deu. A Bíblia nos convida a agradecer por cada dia, contar nossos anos com sabedoria e alegrar-se na bondade do Senhor.
Agradecer pela vida
Este é o dia que o Senhor fez — alegremo-nos! Cada dia é presente de Deus, cada ano é prova da sua fidelidade.
This is the day in which we remember that Yahweh acted powerfully to defeat our enemies;
we will rejoice and be glad/happy today.
Praise Yahweh!
Praise Yahweh, because he does good things for us;
he faithfully loves us forever/continually!
I tell myself that I should praise Yahweh
and never forget all the kind things he has done for me:
Yahweh, it is good for people to thank you
and to sing to praise you [MTY] who are greater than any other god.
It is good to proclaim every morning that you faithfully love us,
and each night to sing songs that declare that you always do what you have promised to do,
When he becomes angry, he is angry for only a very short time [HYP],
but he is good to us all of our life.
We may cry during the night,
but the next morning we will be joyful.
Dear friend, I ask God that things may go well for you in every way, specifically, that you will be physically healthy just like you are spiritually healthy [MTY].
A obra de Deus em nós
Tu me teceste no ventre de minha mãe — maravilhosas são as tuas obras! Cada vida é obra-prima do Criador.
You created all the parts of my body;
you put the parts of my body together when I was still in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because you made my body in a very awesome and wonderful way.
Everything that you do is amazing!
I know that very well.
When my body was being formed,
while it was being put together where no one else could see it,
you saw it!
You saw me before I was born.
You wrote in your book the number of days that you had decided that I would live.
You did that before any of those days had even started!
God, what you think about me is very precious (OR, is very hard to understand).
There is a great number of things that you think about.
You created all the parts of my body;
you put the parts of my body together when I was still in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because you made my body in a very awesome and wonderful way.
Everything that you do is amazing!
I know that very well.
When my body was being formed,
while it was being put together where no one else could see it,
you saw it!
You saw me before I was born.
You wrote in your book the number of days that you had decided that I would live.
You did that before any of those days had even started!
I have depended on you all my life;
you have taken care of me [IDM] since the day that I was born,
so I will always praise you.
It was as though you adopted me right when I was born.
You have ◄been my God/taken care of me► ever since I was born.
Why do you not protect me now as you did when I was born?
I was safe even when I was ◄nursing/drinking milk from my mother’s breasts►.
It was as though you adopted me right when I was born.
You have ◄been my God/taken care of me► ever since I was born.
I very often [HYP] thank God for you because he has acted toward you kindly, acting in ways that you do not deserve. He has done this because of your ◄having a close relationship with/being united to► Christ Jesus.
Oração de bênção
O Senhor te abençoe e te guarde. Tu és toda formosa e em ti não há defeito. Deus cuida de cada detalhe da tua vida.
‘I desire that Yahweh will bless you
and protect you,
and that he will smile at you
and act kindly toward you,
and that he will be good to you [IDM]
and cause things to go well for you.’"
My darling, you are completely beautiful;
your body is perfectly formed!
She is strong in her character and respected/dignified,
and she ◄laughs at/is not afraid of► what will happen in the future.
When she speaks, she says what is wise.
When she gives instructions,
she speaks [MTY] kindly (OR, faithfully).
Some women who are attractive are not really good women,
but they can deceive us regarding what they are really like.
Furthermore, women’s beauty does not last;
but women who revere Yahweh should be honored.
Gray hair is like a glorious crown [MET]
that is given to people who have always behaved righteously.
I thank my God whenever I think about you.
Sabedoria e alegria
Ensina-nos a contar os nossos dias. Deus encheu nosso cálice de alegria e o seu caminho mostra-se vida em plenitude.
So teach/help us to realize that we live for only a short time
in order that we may use our time wisely.
"Yahweh, show/tell me how long I will live.
Tell me when I will die.
Tell me how many years I will live!
It seems that you have caused me to live only a short time;
◄my lifetime/all the time that I have lived► seems like nothing to you.
The time that all we humans live is as short as [MET] a puff of wind.
(Think about that!)
You will show me the road that leads to receiving eternal life,
and you will make me joyful when I am with you.
I will have pleasure forever when I am ◄at your right hand/seated next to you►.
You have made me very happy;
I am happier than people who have harvested a great amount of grain and grapes.
There is one thing that I have requested from Yahweh;
this is the one thing that I desire:
That I may worship in Yahweh’s house/temple every day of my life,
and see that Yahweh is wonderful
and inquire what he wants me to do.
I am certain that you will be good to me
and act mercifully toward me
as long as I live;
and then, O Yahweh, I will live in your home in heaven forever.
I praise Yahweh, who is like an overhanging rock under which I ◄get refuge/am protected►!
He trains my hands so that I can use them to fight battles;
he trains my fingers so that I can shoot arrows in a war.
He is the one who protects me;
he is like a fortress [DOU] in which I am safe,
he protects me like shields protect soldiers [MET],
and he gives me refuge.
He defeats other nations and then puts them under my power.
I know now that Yahweh rescues me, the one whom he has chosen to be king.
From his holy place in heaven he will answer me,
and he will save me by his great power [MTY].
Some kings trust that because they have chariots they will be able to defeat their enemies,
and some trust that their horses will enable them to defeat their enemies,
but we will trust in the power [MTY] of Yahweh our God.
Some kings will stumble and fall down,
but we will be strong and ◄not be moved/continue standing firm►.
I will protect you
like a farmer [MET] waters his crops carefully in order that they will grow well.
I will guard you day and night, in order that no one harms you.
Proteção e fidelidade
O Senhor pelejará por vós. Fiel é o Senhor que vos guarda — Ele te protege de todo mal o tempo todo.
because Yahweh our God will go with you. He will fight your enemies for you, and he will enable you to defeat them.’
Remember that our Lord Jesus is trustworthy! So we are sure that he will cause you to continue to be steadfast. We are also sure that he will protect you from Satan, the evil one (OR, from evil).
However, before I tell you any more about that, I want to thank God for what he is doing. As a great leader of fighting men causes all his prisoners to take part in his victory parade [MET], God leads us who are his workers to always be victorious over Satan because of our(exc) close relationship with Christ. God causes people to come to know Jesus Christ as a result of our (exc) teaching his message. That message is like [MET] the smell of perfume.
And as to telling people the good message and defending it, I have ◄exerted myself thoroughly/done it with all my energy► [MET], like a boxer does. As to doing the work that God gave me to do, I have completed it, like a runner who finishes [MET] the race. As to what we believe, I ◄have been loyal to it/continue to believe it►.
God is pleased with you because you believed that what ◄the Lord/God► told you would come true."