Palavras de conforto
Deus é o Deus de todo conforto. Ele consola os que choram, restaura os quebrantados e promete que a dor presente dará lugar à alegria eterna.
O Deus de toda consolação
Bendito seja o Deus e Pai de nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo, Pai das misericórdias e Deus de toda consolação, que nos consola em todas as tribulações.
We thank God that he encourages us in all our troubles so that we are able to encourage you when you suffer. We suffered so much in Asia province that we were sure that we were going to die, but we learned to trust in God. He saved us from death and he will continue to save us from death.
We should praise God, who is the father of our (inc) Lord Jesus Christ. He always pities us and helps us because he is like [MET] a father to us and we are like his children. He always encourages us (inc). He has encouraged us (exc) whenever we suffered hardships. As a result, we (exc) are able to encourage others whenever they suffer hardships, just as/just like God has encouraged us (exc).
We thank God that he encourages us in all our troubles so that we are able to encourage you when you suffer. We suffered so much in Asia province that we were sure that we were going to die, but we learned to trust in God. He saved us from death and he will continue to save us from death.
We should praise God, who is the father of our (inc) Lord Jesus Christ. He always pities us and helps us because he is like [MET] a father to us and we are like his children. He always encourages us (inc). He has encouraged us (exc) whenever we suffered hardships. As a result, we (exc) are able to encourage others whenever they suffer hardships, just as/just like God has encouraged us (exc). It is true that just like Christ suffered, we who serve him also continually suffer because we belong to him. But also, because we belong to Christ, God greatly strengthens us ◄just as/just like► God strengthened him. So, whenever we (exc) experience sufferings, we learn how to encourage you when you experience sufferings. As a result, you will become more and more the kind of people God wants you to be. Whenever God strengthens us (exc) when we are suffering, he does that in order that you may see how he makes us strong when we are suffering. Then, as God encourages you in that way, you will learn to continue patiently trusting him when you suffer as we do. As a result, we (exc) strongly expect that because you suffer just as/just like we do, God will encourage you ◄just as/just like► he encourages us.
It is true that just like Christ suffered, we who serve him also continually suffer because we belong to him. But also, because we belong to Christ, God greatly strengthens us ◄just as/just like► God strengthened him.
He does not despise or ignore those who are suffering;
he does not hide ◄his face/himself► from them.
He has listened to them when they cried out to him for help.
Yahweh is always ready to help those who are discouraged;
he rescues those who have nothing good to hope for.
Promessas de restauração
Deus sarará o quebrantado de coração e atará as suas feridas. Quem semeia em lágrimas, colherá com júbilo.
He enables those who were very discouraged to be encouraged again;
it is as though they have wounds and he bandages them.
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.
A psalm written by one of the descendants of Korah for the choir director
God is the one who protects us and causes us to be strong;
he is always ready to help us when we have troubles.
Put your troubles in Yahweh’s hands,
and he will take care of you;
he will never allow righteous people to experience disasters.
You have counted all the times that I have been wandering alone/distressed;
it is as though you have put all my tears in a bottle
in order that you can see how much I have cried.
You have counted my tears and written the number in your book.
Yahweh will be a refuge for those who are oppressed;
yes, he will be like a shelter for them when they have trouble.
Yahweh is like an overhanging rock [DOU, MET] under which I can hide from my enemies;
he is like a strong fortress, the one who protects me;
he protects me like a shield [MET] protects a soldier;
he is the one to whom I go ◄for refuge/to be protected/safe►,
and he defends me by his great power [IDM].
Paz e descanso
Jesus disse: 'Vinde a mim, todos os cansados e sobrecarregados, e eu vos aliviarei.' A paz de Deus que excede todo entendimento guarda o coração.
Come to me, all you people who are very weary of trying to obey all the many laws that your religious teachers tell you to obey [MET]. I will enable you to quit trying to obey all those laws.
Come to me, all you people who are very weary of trying to obey all the many laws that your religious teachers tell you to obey [MET]. I will enable you to quit trying to obey all those laws. Let me help you carry those loads, just like two oxen who have a yoke on their necks [MET, DOU] help each other pull a heavy load. It will not be difficult for you to do the things that I ask you to do for me [DOU]. Because I am gentle and humble [DOU], accept what I teach about what God wants you to do. And as a result, you will quit worrying about obeying all the religious laws, and your spirits will be at peace."
God is pleased with people who mourn because they have sinned;
they will be encouraged {he will encourage them.}
As I leave you, I am causing you to have inner peace. This inner peace comes from me. I am not causing you to have something that those who do not belong to God [MTY] can give you. So stop being anxious/worried, and do not be afraid.
I have told you these things in order that you may have inner peace because of your relationship with me. In this world you will have trouble. But be courageous! I have defeated those who are opposed to me [MTY], and you can defeat them, too!"
It will be the same with you. I will soon die and you will be sad. But after that, I will see you again. Then you will be joyful, and no one will be able to stop you from being joyful.
Do not worry about anything. Instead, in every situation, pray to God, tell him what you need, and ask him to help you [DOU]. Also thank him for what he does for you.
As a result, God will enable you not to worry about anything [MTY] (OR, God will protect your minds in every way) [PRS]. That is, he will cause you to have inner peace because you have a relationship with Christ Jesus. You will not be able to understand [PRS] how you can be so peaceful in such difficult circumstances!!
Esperança eterna
Deus enxugará toda lágrima. A dor presente é momentânea, mas a glória futura é eterna. O Senhor transforma luto em dança.
I heard a loud voice that spoke from the throne of God. It said, "Listen to this! Now God will live with people. He will live right in the midst of them [DOU]! They will be his people. God himself will be with them, and he will be their God. As a result, he will cause them to no longer be sad. It will be as though he will [MTY] wipe every tear from their eyes. None of them will ever again die or mourn or cry [DOU] or suffer pain, because the former things that make us sad will have disappeared."
God declares that he has made everything new and has accomplished everything he intended to do. He declares himself to be the beginning and the end, and so he will give abundant eternal life to all who seek him, but will punish all the wicked in the lake of fire.
Then God, who sits on the throne, said, "Listen to this! I am now making everything new!" He said to me: "Write these things that I have told you, because you can trust that I will certainly cause them to happen."
May God make you completely joyful and peaceful in order that you may confidently expect him to do what he has promised.
God is the one who causes you to confidently expect him to do what he has promised. I pray/ask that he will cause you to be completely joyful and peaceful as you trust in him. As you do that, the Holy Spirit will enable you to more and more confidently expect to receive what God has promised you.
Do not let anything non-Christian determine how you should act. Instead, let God change your way of life by making your way of thinking new, in order that you may know what he wants you to do. That is, you will know what is good, and you will know what pleases God, and you will know how to be all that he wants you to be.
Do not be afraid,
because I will ◄be with/help► you.
Do not be discouraged, because I am your God.
I will enable you to be strong, and I will help you;
I will hold you up with my powerful arm by which you will be rescued.
Good news for oppressed people
The Spirit of Yahweh our Lord is on me;
he has appointed [MTY] me to bring good news to those who are oppressed,
to comfort those who are discouraged,
to free all those who are as though they are chained/tied [DOU] by the wrong things that they continually do.
He has sent me to tell those who mourn about the members of their families who died (OR, who are still in Babylonia)
that now is the time when Yahweh will act kindly toward his people;
now is the time when our God will ◄get revenge on/punish► their enemies.
To all those in Jerusalem who mourn,
he will give flower necklaces to wear;
instead of ashes that they put on their heads to show that they are sad;
he will cause them to rejoice [MTY] instead of being sad;
he will enable them to be [MET] happy instead of being discouraged.
They will be called "people who continually do what is right,
people who are like tall/strong oak trees that Yahweh has planted"
to show others that he is very great.
I will comfort you people in Jerusalem like [MET] mothers comfort their children."
Nunca sozinhos
Deus nunca nos abandona. Ele está ao nosso lado em cada vale, segura nossa mão e promete que o choro não durará para sempre.
It is Yahweh who will go ahead of you. He will be with you. He will always help [LIT] you. He will never abandon you. So do not be afraid or dismayed."
Live without constantly coveting money, and be content with the things you possess, remembering what Moses wrote that God has said about supplying what you need,
I will never leave you,
I will never stop providing for you [DOU].
But he is good;
he protects us his people when we experience troubles.
He takes care of those who trust in him.
because Yahweh your God is living among you.
He is mighty, and he will rescue/save you.
He will be very happy with you;
because he loves you, he will cause you to not be afraid;
he will sing loudly to rejoice over you."
I, Yahweh, know what I have planned for you. I am planning to cause things to go well for you, not to cause you to experience disasters. I am planning to give you many things that you confidently expect to receive in the future.
The fact is that God makes every one of us who trusts in Christ to be completely different than we were before. Our old way of conducting our lives is gone. We now have a completely new way of conducting our lives.
Therefore, those who suffer because of its being God’s will that they suffer because of being Christians should commit themselves to God, the one who created them and the one who always does what he promises to do. And they should continue to do what is right.
Therefore, realizing that God has great power [MTY] to punish proud people, humble yourselves, in order that he may honor you at the time that he has determined. Because he takes care of you, let him take care of all the things that you are worried/concerned about.
Even when I am walking through very dangerous dark ravines
where I might be killed,
I will not be afraid of anything
because you are with me.
You protect me like a shepherd protects his sheep.
He uses his club and his walking stick to protect them from being attacked by wild animals.
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.
He will protect me when I have troubles;
he will keep me safe in his Sacred Tent.
He will set me safely ◄on a high rock/in a secure place►.
When I have been suffering, you comforted me;
you did what you promised me, and that [PRS] revived me.
He exalts those who are humble,
and causes those who mourn to be joyful (OR, safe, prosperous).
Jesus replied, "I want you to know this: Those who have left their houses, their brothers, their sisters, their father, their mother, their children, or their plots of ground, to be my disciples and to proclaim the good news, will receive in this life 100 times as much as they left behind. That will include houses and people as dear as brothers and sisters and mothers and children, and plots of ground. Furthermore, although people will persecute them here on earth because they believe in me, in the future age they will ◄have eternal life/live with God eternally►.
Then I myself will request my Father, and he will send you someone else who will ◄encourage/be like a legal counsel for► you. I am talking about the Spirit, who will teach you God’s truth. He will be with you forever. Those who are opposed to God [MTY] cannot receive him, because they cannot understand what he does, and they cannot know who he is. But you know who he is, because he is with you and he will be inside you. When I leave you, I will not let you be alone/helpless [MET]. When I send the Spirit, it will be like I am coming back to you (OR, When I rise from the dead, I will come back to you.)