Zacarias 5
O Livro
O rolo que voava
5 Levantei novamente os olhos e vi um rolo que voava no ar.
2 “Que estás a ver?”, o anjo perguntou-me.
“Um rolo a deslocar-se no ar!”, respondi: “Tem 10 metros de comprimento e 5 de largura.”
3 E ele disse-me: “Este rolo contém as palavras de Deus, amaldiçoando a Terra inteira, afirmando que todos os que roubam e mentem já foram degredados. 4 ‘Envio esta maldição à casa de todo o que rouba e de todo o que jura falsamente pelo meu nome, diz o Senhor dos exércitos. E a minha maldição permanecerá sobre a sua casa, acabando por destruí-la inteiramente.’ ”
A vasilha que voava
5 O anjo deixou-me, por um momento, voltando depois para me dizer: “Repara nisso que se está a deslocar no ar!”
6 “O que é?” perguntei.
“É uma vasilha que se usa para medir grão[a], que está cheia com o pecado que prevalece por toda a parte.”
7 De repente, uma pesada tampa de chumbo, que cobria o recipiente, foi tirada e pude ver uma mulher lá dentro. 8 “Representa a maldade!”, disse ele. E empurrou-a para dentro do recipiente, tornando a pôr em cima a tampa.
9 Depois vi duas mulheres voando, com asas semelhantes às de uma cegonha. Pegaram naquela vasilha e levaram-na com elas pelos ares.
10 “Para onde levaram elas a vasilha?” perguntei ao anjo.
11 “Para Sinar (Babilónia)”, replicou-me, “onde vão construir-lhe um templo. Quando o templo estiver pronto, porão a vasilha no seu lugar próprio.”
Footnotes
- 5.6 A medida equivale a cerca de 20 litros.
Zechariah 5
King James Version
5 Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.
2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
3 Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.
4 I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
5 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.
6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.
7 And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
8 And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.
10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?
11 And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.
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