1 O pecado de Judá está escrito com um ponteiro de ferro e com diamante pontiagudo, gravado na tábua do seu coração e nas pontas dos seus altares. 2 Seus filhos se lembram dos seus altares e dos seus postes-ídolos junto às árvores frondosas, sobre os altos outeiros. 3 Ó monte do campo, os teus bens e todos os teus tesouros darei por presa, como também os teus altos por causa do pecado, em todos os teus territórios! 4 Assim, por ti mesmo te privarás da tua herança que te dei, e far-te-ei servir os teus inimigos, na terra que não conheces; porque o fogo que acendeste na minha ira arderá para sempre.

5 Assim diz o Senhor: Maldito o homem que confia no homem, faz da carne mortal o seu braço e aparta o seu coração do Senhor! 6 Porque será como o arbusto solitário no deserto e não verá quando vier o bem; antes, morará nos lugares secos do deserto, na terra salgada e inabitável.

7 Bendito o homem que confia no Senhor e cuja esperança é o Senhor. 8 Porque ele é como a árvore plantada junto às águas, que estende as suas raízes para o ribeiro e não receia quando vem o calor, mas a sua folha fica verde; e, no ano de sequidão, não se perturba, nem deixa de dar fruto.

9 Enganoso é o coração, mais do que todas as coisas, e desesperadamente corrupto; quem o conhecerá? 10 Eu, o Senhor, esquadrinho o coração, eu provo os pensamentos; e isto para dar a cada um segundo o seu proceder, segundo o fruto das suas ações. 11 Como a perdiz que choca ovos que não pôs, assim é aquele que ajunta riquezas, mas não retamente; no meio de seus dias, as deixará e no seu fim será insensato.

12 Trono de glória enaltecido desde o princípio é o lugar do nosso santuário. 13 Ó Senhor, Esperança de Israel! Todos aqueles que te deixam serão envergonhados; o nome dos que se apartam de mim será escrito no chão; porque abandonam o Senhor, a fonte das águas vivas. 14 Cura-me, Senhor, e serei curado, salva-me, e serei salvo; porque tu és o meu louvor. 15 Eis que eles me dizem: Onde está a palavra do Senhor? Que se cumpra! 16 Mas eu não me recusei a ser pastor, seguindo-te; nem tampouco desejei o dia da aflição, tu o sabes; o que saiu dos meus lábios está no teu conhecimento. 17 Não me sejas motivo de terror; meu refúgio és tu no dia do mal. 18 Sejam envergonhados os que me perseguem, e não seja eu envergonhado; assombrem-se eles, e não me assombre eu; traze sobre eles o dia do mal e destrói-os com dobrada destruição.

19 Assim me disse o Senhor: Vai, põe-te à porta dos filhos do povo, pela qual entram e saem os reis de Judá, como também a todas as portas de Jerusalém, 20 e dize-lhes: Ouvi a palavra do Senhor, vós, reis de Judá, e todo o Judá, e todos os moradores de Jerusalém que entrais por estas portas. 21 Assim diz o Senhor: Guardai-vos por amor da vossa alma, não carregueis cargas no dia de sábado, nem as introduzais pelas portas de Jerusalém; 22 não tireis cargas de vossa casa no dia de sábado, nem façais obra alguma; antes, santificai o dia de sábado, como ordenei a vossos pais. 23 Mas não atenderam, não inclinaram os ouvidos; antes, endureceram a cerviz, para não me ouvirem, para não receberem disciplina. 24 Se, deveras, me ouvirdes, diz o Senhor, não introduzindo cargas pelas portas desta cidade no dia de sábado, e santificardes o dia de sábado, não fazendo nele obra alguma, 25 então, pelas portas desta cidade entrarão reis e príncipes, que se assentarão no trono de Davi, andando em carros e montados em cavalos, eles e seus príncipes, os homens de Judá e os moradores de Jerusalém; e esta cidade será para sempre habitada. 26 Virão das cidades de Judá e dos contornos de Jerusalém, da terra de Benjamim, das planícies, das montanhas e do Sul, trazendo holocaustos, sacrifícios, ofertas de manjares e incenso, oferecendo igualmente sacrifícios de ações de graças na Casa do Senhor. 27 Mas, se não me ouvirdes, e, por isso, não santificardes o dia de sábado, e carregardes alguma carga, quando entrardes pelas portas de Jerusalém no dia de sábado, então, acenderei fogo nas suas portas, o qual consumirá os palácios de Jerusalém e não se apagará.

1 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the tablet of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; 2 whilst their children remember their altars and their Asherim by the green trees upon the high hills. 3 O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures for a spoil, and thy high places, because of sin, throughout all thy borders. 4 And thou, even of thyself, shalt discontinue from thy heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger which shall burn for ever.

5 Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah. 6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited. 7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah, and whose trust Jehovah is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it? 10 I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings. 11 As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

12 A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary. 13 O Jehovah, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be put to shame. They that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken Jehovah, the fountain of living waters. 14 Heal me, O Jehovah, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. 15 Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of Jehovah? let it come now. 16 As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face. 17 Be not a terror unto me: thou art my refuge in the day of evil. 18 Let them be put to shame that persecute me, but let not me be put to shame; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

19 Thus said Jehovah unto me: Go, and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; 20 and say unto them, Hear ye the word of Jehovah, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: 21 Thus saith Jehovah, Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; 22 neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work: but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers. 23 But they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.

24 And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith Jehovah, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but to hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein; 25 then shall there enter in by the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city shall remain for ever. 26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places round about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the lowland, and from the hill-country, and from the South, bringing burnt-offerings, and sacrifices, and meal-offerings, and frankincense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving, unto the house of Jehovah. 27 But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden and enter in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.

1 "Judah's sin is engraved with an iron tool, inscribed with a flint point, on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.

2 Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles "beside the spreading trees and on the high hills.

3 My mountain in the land and your "wealth and all your treasures I will give away as plunder, together with your high places, because of sin throughout your country.

4 Through your own fault you will lose the inheritance I gave you. I will enslave you to your enemies in a land you do not know, for you have kindled my anger, and it will burn forever."

5 This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the LORD.

6 That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will not see prosperity when it comes. They will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.

7 "But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.

8 They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."

9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

10 "I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve."

11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay are those who gain riches by unjust means. When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them, and in the end they will prove to be fools.

12 A glorious throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.

13 LORD, you are the hope of Israel; all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the LORD, the spring of living water.

14 Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.

15 They keep saying to me, "Where is the word of the LORD? Let it now be fulfilled!"

16 I have not run away from being your shepherd; you know I have not desired the day of despair. What passes my lips is open before you.

17 Do not be a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of disaster.

18 Let my persecutors be put to shame, but keep me from shame; let them be terrified, but keep me from terror. Bring on them the day of disaster; destroy them with double destruction.

19 This is what the LORD said to me: "Go and stand at the Gate of the People, "through which the kings of Judah go in and out; stand also at all the other gates of Jerusalem.

20 Say to them, 'Hear the word of the LORD, you kings of Judah and all people of Judah and everyone living in Jerusalem who come through these gates.

21 This is what the LORD says: Be careful not to carry a load on the Sabbath day or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem.

22 Do not bring a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your ancestors.

23 Yet they did not listen or pay attention; they were stiff-necked and would not listen or respond to discipline.

24 But if you are careful to obey me, declares the LORD, and bring no load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy by not doing any work on it,

25 then kings who sit on David's throne will come through the gates of this city with their officials. They and their officials will come riding in chariots and on horses, accompanied by the men of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.

26 People will come from the towns of Judah and the villages around Jerusalem, from the territory of Benjamin and the western foothills, from the hill country and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the LORD.

27 But if you do not obey me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying any load as you come through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in the gates of Jerusalem that will consume her fortresses.'"