Apocalipse de Paulo 24

1Eu, na verdade, entrando pelas portas, vi árvores grandes e muito altas diante das portas da cidade, sem fruto, só folhas, e vi uns poucos homens dispersos no meio das árvores, e lamentavam muito quando viam alguém entrar na cidade.

1I indeed entering the gates saw trees great and very high before the doors of the city, having no fruit but leaves only, and I saw a few men scattered in the midst of the trees, and they lamented greatly when they saw anyone enter the city.

2E aquelas árvores tinham pena deles e se humilhavam e se inclinavam e de novo se erguiam.

2And those trees were sorry for them and humbled themselves and bowed down and again erected themselves.

3E vi e chorei com eles e perguntei ao anjo e disse: Senhor, quem são estes que não são admitidos a entrar na Cidade de Cristo?

3And I saw and wept with them and I asked the angel and said: Sir, who are these who are not admitted to enter into the City of Christ?

4E ele me disse: Estes são os que se abstiveram com zelo dia e noite em jejuns, mas tinham um coração soberbo acima dos outros homens, glorificando-se e louvando-se a si mesmos e nada fazendo pelos seus próximos.

4And he said to me: These are they who zealously abstained day and night in fasts, but they had a proud heart above other men, glorifying and praising themselves and doing nothing for their neighbours.

5Pois davam alguma saudação amistosa, mas a outros nem sequer diziam salve! e de fato mostravam hospitalidade apenas àqueles a quem queriam, e se faziam algo pelo próximo, ensoberbeciam-se desmedidamente.

5For they gave some friendly greeting, but to others they did not even say hail! and indeed they shewed hospitality to those only whom they wished, and if they did anything whatever for their neighbour they were immoderately puffed up.

6E eu disse: Que é isto, então, Senhor?

6And I said: What then, Sir?

7A sua soberba impediu-os de entrar na Cidade de Cristo?

7Did their pride prevent them from entering into the City of Christ?

8E o anjo respondeu e disse-me: A soberba é a raiz de todos os males.

8And the angel answered and said unto me: Pride is the root of all evils.

9São eles melhores que o Filho de Deus, que veio aos judeus com muita humildade?

9Are they better than the Son of God who came to the Jews with much humility?

10E perguntei-lhe e disse: Por que as árvores se humilham e se erguem de novo?

10And I asked him and said: Why is it that the trees humble themselves and erect themselves again?

11E o anjo respondeu e disse-me: Todo o tempo que estes homens passaram na terra servindo a Deus com zelo, por causa da confusão e das afrontas dos homens na época, coraram e se humilharam, mas não se entristeceram, nem se arrependeram de se afastarem da soberba que havia neles.

11And the angel answered and said to me: The whole time which these men passed on earth zealously serving God, on account of the confusion and reproaches of men at the time, they blushed and humiliated themselves, but they were not saddened. nor did they repent that they should recede from their pride which was in them.

12Por isso as árvores se humilham e de novo se erguem.

12This is why the trees humble themselves, and again are raised up.

13E perguntei e disse: Por que causa foram admitidos às portas da cidade?

13And I asked and said: For what cause were they admitted to the doors of the city?

14O anjo respondeu e disse-me: Por causa da grande bondade de Deus, e porque ali é a entrada dos seus santos que entram nesta cidade: por esta causa são deixados neste lugar, mas quando Cristo, o Rei Eterno, entrar com os seus santos, ao entrar os justos poderão orar por eles, e então poderão entrar na cidade junto com eles: mas contudo nenhum deles pode ter a segurança que têm os que se humilharam, servindo ao Senhor Deus toda a sua vida.

14The angel answered and said unto me: Because of the great goodness of God, and because there is the entry of his holy men entering into this city: for this cause they are left in this place, but when Christ the King Eternal enters with his saints, as he enters just men may pray for these, and then they may enter into the city along with them: but yet none of them is able to have assurance such as they have who humbled themselves, serving the Lord God all their lives.