Tristeza
A tristeza faz parte da experiência humana, mas a Bíblia nos assegura que Deus está perto dos que sofrem. Ele enxuga as lágrimas e transforma a dor em esperança.
Deus consola os aflitos
O Senhor está perto dos quebrantados de coração. Mesmo no vale mais escuro, sua presença é refúgio e consolo para a alma que chora.
Yahweh hears righteous people when they call out to him;
he rescues them from all their troubles.
Yahweh is always ready to help those who are discouraged;
he rescues those who have nothing good to hope for.
Yahweh enables those who are blind to see again.
He lifts up those who have fallen down.
He loves righteous people.
Yahweh, you know that I desire to be healed;
you hear me while I am groaning.
God is pleased with people who mourn because they have sinned;
they will be encouraged {he will encourage them.}
which said, "Go back to Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, and say to him, ‘I, Yahweh, the God whom your ancestor King David worshiped, have heard what you prayed. And I have seen your tears. So, listen: I will heal you. Two days from now you will be able to go up to my temple.
A alegria virá
A dor tem prazo de validade. A manhã de alegria sempre vem depois da noite de choro. Deus promete transformar o luto em dança.
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.
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."
As a result, they will never again be hungry. They will never again be thirsty. The sun will never again ◄beat on/burn► them, nor will any heat scorch them. This is because the one who is like a lamb who is at the throne will take care of them, just like a shepherd takes care of his sheep [MET]. He will guide them to the source of eternal life, just like a shepherd leads his sheep to springs of water, which enable the sheep to live [MET]. God will cause them to no longer be sad. It will be as if he were wiping away all tears from their eyes [MTY]."
Although we (exc) are often very sad because people have rejected our message, we are always joyful because of all that God has done for us. Even though we (exc) are poor, we make it possible for many people to be spiritually rich. It is true that in this world we (exc) have nothing valuable [HYP], but because we belong to God’s family, all that God has belongs to us.
Entregando a dor a Deus
Podemos lançar sobre o Senhor toda nossa ansiedade e tristeza, porque Ele cuida de nós com ternura e não nos abandona.
Because he takes care of you, let him take care of all the things that you are worried/concerned about.
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."
If someone is joyful, you should rejoice also! If someone is sad, you should also be sad!
O choro e o arrependimento
Há tristezas que produzem arrependimento e conduzem à vida. O choro diante de Deus é acolhido e transformado em bênção.
But Yahweh says,
"In spite of these disasters that you have experienced,
you can return to me with all your inner beings.
Weep, and mourn, and ◄fast/abstain from eating food► to show that you are sorry for having abandoned me.
The grapevines and the fig trees have withered,
and the pomegranate trees and palm trees and apricot trees have also dried up.
The people are no longer joyful.
Job stood up, and tore his robe and shaved his head because he was very sad/grieved. Then he prostrated himself on the ground to worship God. He said,
"When I was born, I had no clothes on.
When I die, I will not take any clothes with me.
Yahweh gave me everything that I possessed,
and now he has taken it all away.
But ◄we should/I will► always praise Yahweh anyway! [MTY]"
These are more proverbs/wise sayings from Solomon:
If children are wise, they cause their parents to be happy;
but if children are foolish, they cause their parents to be very sad.
The wiser I became, the more disappointed I became.
The more things I knew about, the sadder I became.
So when you are young [MTY], do not worry about anything,
and do not pay attention to the pains that you have in your body,
because we will not remain young and strong forever.
God has given you his Spirit ◄to confirm/to assure you► that some day God will claim all you people whom Christ has redeemed [MET], just like people confirm that something belongs to them by putting their seal on it. So do not cause God’s Holy Spirit to be sad ◄by the way you talk/by the things that you say►.