Dia das crianças
As crianças são preciosas aos olhos de Deus. Jesus as acolheu, abençoou e ensinou que delas é o Reino dos Céus — modelos de fé, pureza e humildade.
Jesus e as crianças
Deixai vir a mim as crianças. Jesus abraçou, abençoou e honrou as crianças como modelo de fé para os adultos.
But he said, Permit the yeladim to come to me, and forbid them not, for of such is the Malchut HaShomayim.
At that time, the talmidim approached Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach with this she’elah saying, Who then is greatest in the Malchut HaShomayim? And having called a yeled to himself, he set him before them, and said, Omein, I say to you, unless you change inwardly and have a complete turn around and become like yeladim, you shall never enter the Malchut HaShomayim. Therefore, whoever humbles himself as this yeled, he is the greatest in the Malchut HaShomayim.
See to it that you do not look down on one of these little ones, for I say to you that their malachim which are in Shomayim continually behold the face of Avi sh’ba’Shomayim (my Father who is in Heaven).
And the Rashei Hakohanim and the Sofrim were indignant, having seen the niflaot (wonders) which Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach accomplished and the yeladim shouting in the Beis Hamikdash, Hoshannah to the Ben Dovid. And they said to Moshiach, Do you hear what these are saying? And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to them, Ken. Have you never read, MIPI OLLELIM V’YONKIM YISSADETAH OZ (From the lips of children and infants You ordained strength, praise)?
Omein, I say to you, Whoever is not mekabel Malchut Hashem (receives the Kingdom of G-d) as a yeled would be mekabel Malchut Hashem, will by no means enter it. And having taken the yeladim into his arms, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach laid his hands on them and made a bracha over them.
And having taken a yeled, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach set him in [the] center of them, and, having taken the yeled into his arms, he said to them, Whoever receives one yeled such as this biShmi (in my Name) receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not only me but the One who sent me.
Instruir e proteger
Instrui a criança no caminho de Deus. Elas são herança do Senhor — presentes sagrados que devemos educar com amor.
Train up a na’ar in the derech (road) he should go,
and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
And all thy banim shall be taught of Hashem;
and the shalom of thy banim shall be rav (great).
Hinei, banim are nachalat Hashem;
and the p’ri habeten is a zachar (reward).
Yeladim, obey your horim (parents) in all things, for this is well pleasing in Adoneinu. Avot, do not provoke your yeladim, lest they be disheartened.
Yeladim, obey your horim (parents) in Adoneinu, for this is right. KABED ES AVICHA V’ES IMMECHA, which is the mitzvah harishonah with a havtacha, That it may be well with you and you will be a long time on ha’aretz. And, Avot, do not provoke your yeladim to ka’as, but nurture them in the musar of Hashem and His tokhechah (reproof).
Y’varekhekha Adonai v’yishmerekha (Hashem bless thee, and keep thee);
Ya’er Adonai panav eleikha vichunekha (Hashem make His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee);
Yissa Adonai panav eleikha v’yasem l’kha shalom (Hashem lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee shalom).