1 Visão de Obadias. Assim diz o Senhor Deus a respeito de Edom: Temos ouvido as novas do Senhor, e às nações foi enviado um mensageiro que disse: Levantai-vos, e levantemo-nos contra Edom, para a guerra. 2 Eis que te fiz pequeno entre as nações; tu és mui desprezado. 3 A soberba do teu coração te enganou, ó tu que habitas nas fendas das rochas, na tua alta morada, e dizes no teu coração: Quem me deitará por terra? 4 Se te remontares como águia e puseres o teu ninho entre as estrelas, de lá te derribarei, diz o Senhor.

5 Se viessem a ti ladrões ou roubadores de noite (como estás destruído!), não furtariam só o que lhes bastasse? Se a ti viessem os vindimadores, não deixariam pelo menos alguns cachos? 6 Como foram rebuscados os bens de Esaú! Como foram esquadrinhados os seus tesouros escondidos! 7 Todos os teus aliados te levaram para fora dos teus limites; os que gozam da tua paz te enganaram, prevaleceram contra ti; os que comem o teu pão puseram armadilhas para teus pés; não há em Edom entendimento. 8 Não acontecerá, naquele dia, diz o Senhor, que farei perecer os sábios de Edom e o entendimento do monte de Esaú? 9 Os teus valentes, ó Temã, estarão atemorizados, para que, do monte de Esaú, seja cada um exterminado pela matança. 10 Por causa da violência feita a teu irmão Jacó, cobrir-te-á a vergonha, e serás exterminado para sempre. 11 No dia em que, estando tu presente, estranhos lhe levaram os bens, e estrangeiros lhe entraram pelas portas e deitaram sortes sobre Jerusalém, tu mesmo eras um deles. 12 Mas tu não devias ter olhado com prazer para o dia de teu irmão, o dia da sua calamidade; nem ter-te alegrado sobre os filhos de Judá, no dia da sua ruína; nem ter falado de boca cheia, no dia da angústia; 13 não devias ter entrado pela porta do meu povo, no dia da sua calamidade; tu não devias ter olhado com prazer para o seu mal, no dia da sua calamidade; nem ter lançado mão nos seus bens, no dia da sua calamidade; 14 não devias ter parado nas encruzilhadas, para exterminares os que escapassem; nem ter entregado os que lhe restassem, no dia da angústia.

15 Porque o Dia do Senhor está prestes a vir sobre todas as nações; como tu fizeste, assim se fará contigo; o teu malfeito tornará sobre a tua cabeça. 16 Porque, como bebestes no meu santo monte, assim beberão, de contínuo, todas as nações; beberão, sorverão e serão como se nunca tivessem sido. 17 Mas, no monte Sião, haverá livramento; o monte será santo; e os da casa de Jacó possuirão as suas herdades. 18 A casa de Jacó será fogo, e a casa de José, chama, e a casa de Esaú, restolho; aqueles incendiarão a este e o consumirão; e ninguém mais restará da casa de Esaú, porque o Senhor o falou. 19 Os de Neguebe possuirão o monte de Esaú, e os da planície, aos filisteus; possuirão também os campos de Efraim e os campos de Samaria; e Benjamim possuirá a Gileade. 20 Os cativos do exército dos filhos de Israel possuirão os cananeus até Sarepta, e os cativos de Jerusalém, que estão em Sefarade, possuirão as cidades do Sul. 21 Salvadores hão de subir ao monte Sião, para julgarem o monte de Esaú; e o reino será do Senhor.

1 The vision of Obadiah.

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from Jehovah, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. 2 Behold, I have made thee small among the nations: thou art greatly despised. 3 The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 4 Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the stars, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.

5 If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night (how art thou cut off!), would they not steal only till they had enough? if grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? 6 How are the things of Esau searched! how are his hidden treasures sought out! 7 All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee on thy way, even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread lay a snare under thee: there is no understanding in him. 8 Shall I not in that day, saith Jehovah, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau? 9 And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one may be cut off from the mount of Esau by slaughter.

10 For the violence done to thy brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever. 11 In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them. 12 But look not thou on the day of thy brother in the day of his disaster, and rejoice not over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither speak proudly in the day of distress. 13 Enter not into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, look not thou on their affliction in the day of their calamity, neither lay ye hands on their substance in the day of their calamity. 14 And stand thou not in the crossway, to cut off those of his that escape; and deliver not up those of his that remain in the day of distress.

15 For the day of Jehovah is near upon all the nations: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee; thy dealing shall return upon thine own head. 16 For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the nations drink continually; yea, they shall drink, and swallow down, and shall be as though they had not been.

17 But in mount Zion there shall be those that escape, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. 18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall burn among them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining to the house of Esau; for Jehovah hath spoken it. 19 And they of the South shall possess the mount of Esau, and they of the lowland the Philistines; and they shall possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria; and Benjamin shall possess Gilead. 20 And the captives of this host of the children of Israel, that are among the Canaanites, shall possess even unto Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, that are in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the South. 21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be Jehovah’s.

1 The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Sovereign LORD says about Edom — We have heard a message from the LORD: An envoy was sent to the nations to say, "Rise, let us go against her for battle" —

2 "See, I will make you small among the nations; you will be utterly despised.

3 The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks "and make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, 'Who can bring me down to the ground?'

4 Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down," declares the LORD.

5 "If thieves came to you, if robbers in the night — oh, what a disaster awaits you! — would they not steal only as much as they wanted? If grape pickers came to you, would they not leave a few grapes?

6 But how Esau will be ransacked, his hidden treasures pillaged!

7 All your allies will force you to the border; your friends will deceive and overpower you; those who eat your bread will set a trap for you, "but you will not detect it.

8 "In that day," declares the LORD, "will I not destroy the wise men of Edom, those of understanding in the mountains of Esau?

9 Your warriors, Teman, will be terrified, and everyone in Esau's mountains will be cut down in the slaughter.

10 Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame; you will be destroyed forever.

11 On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were like one of them.

12 You should not gloat over your brother in the day of his misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast so much in the day of their trouble.

13 You should not march through the gates of my people in the day of their disaster, nor gloat over them in their calamity in the day of their disaster, nor seize their wealth in the day of their disaster.

14 You should not wait at the crossroads to cut down their fugitives, nor hand over their survivors in the day of their trouble.

15 "The day of the LORD is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head.

16 Just as you drank on my holy hill, so all the nations will drink continually; they will drink and drink and be as if they had never been.

17 But on Mount Zion will be deliverance; it will be holy, and Jacob will possess his inheritance.

18 Jacob will be a fire and Joseph a flame; Esau will be stubble, and they will set him on fire and destroy him. There will be no survivors from Esau." The LORD has spoken.

19 People from the Negev will occupy the mountains of Esau, and people from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.

20 This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan will possess the land as far as Zarephath; the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the towns of the Negev.

21 Deliverers will go up on "Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will be the LORD's.