Repouso e férias
Deus criou o descanso como parte da vida. O sábado, o repouso e até as férias refletem a confiança de que Deus sustenta todas as coisas — mesmo quando paramos.
O descanso como ordenança
Deus descansou no sétimo dia e nos convidou a fazer o mesmo. O descanso sabático é um presente de Deus para restauração do corpo e da alma.
So, just like God rested on the seventh day after he finished making everything, there remains a time when God’s people will rest eternally. Specifically, whoever enters God’s place of resting has ceased doing things to gain God’s favor, just like God ceased doing his work of creating everything.
Do not travel [MTY] long distances on Sabbath/rest days,
and on Sabbath days do not do only the things that you delight to do.
Enjoy the Sabbath days, and consider them to be delightful.
The Sabbath days are my holy days.
Honor me, Yahweh, in everything that you do on the Sabbath days.
Do not talk about and do things only to please yourselves.
If you do all the things that I have just now told you to do,
I will enable you to be joyful.
I will greatly honor you;
I will honor you everywhere!
I will give to you the blessings that I gave to your ancestor Jacob.
Those things will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it."
So I say to you in conclusion, when you eat food, or drink something, or do anything else, do everything in order that people will praise God.
Sono e paz
Ditar-se em paz e dormir tranquilamente é bênção do Senhor. Quem confia nele dorme sem medo e acorda renovado.
I can lie down at night and sleep soundly
because I know that you, Yahweh, will keep me safe."
At night I lie down and sleep, and I awake in the morning feeling good/refreshed
because you, Yahweh, ◄take care of/protect► me all during the night.
It is also useless to arise very early and go to sleep late at night
in order that you can work hard all day to earn money to buy food,
because Yahweh gives food to those whom he loves.
You will not be afraid of things that happen during the night that could ◄terrorize you/cause you to be very afraid►,
or of arrows that your enemies will shoot at you during the day.
You will be able to lie down at night and not be afraid of anything,
and you will sleep peacefully.
Those who work hard sleep peacefully at night,
even if they do not have much food to eat.
But rich people do not sleep well,
because they worry about their money.
Descanso e segurança
No repouso, encontramos segurança. Deus guarda os justos, e mesmo no silêncio da noite, sua paz nos protege e restaura.
You will feel safe/secure, because you will confidently expect that good things will happen to you;
God will protect you and enable you to rest safely each night.
You will lie down, and no one will cause you to be afraid.
And many people will come and request you to do things for them.
and now they have peace.
They continually lived righteously,
and now they rest peacefully in their graves.