Pastor de Hermas 81

1E enquanto estavam juntas ao redor da porta, as que pareciam ser fortes as carregavam, e se abaixavam sob os cantos da pedra; e as outras se abaixavam sob os lados das pedras. E deste modo carregaram todas as pedras. E as carregaram pela porta como lhes fora ordenado e as deram aos homens para a torre; e eles tomaram as pedras e prosseguiram com a construção. Ora, a torre era edificada sobre a grande rocha e acima da porta.

1And as they stood together around the gate, those who seemed to be strong carried them, and they stooped down under the corners of the stone; and the others stooped down under the sides of the stones. And in this way they carried all the stones. And they carried them through the gate as they were commanded, and gave them to the men for the tower; and they took the stones and proceeded with the building. Now the tower was built upon the great rock, and above the gate.

2Aquelas dez pedras foram preparadas como o alicerce para a construção da torre. E a rocha e a porta eram o suporte de toda a torre. E depois das dez pedras subiram do poço outras vinte [e cinco], e estas foram ajustadas na construção da torre, sendo carregadas pelas virgens como antes. E depois destas subiram trinta e cinco. E estas do mesmo modo foram ajustadas na torre.

2Those ten stones were prepared as the foundation for the building of the tower. And the rock and gate were the support of the whole of the tower. And after the ten stones other twenty [five] came up out of the pit, and these were fitted into the building of the tower, being carried by the virgins as before. And after these ascended thirty-five. And these in like manner were fitted into the tower.

3E depois destas subiram outras quarenta pedras; e todas estas foram lançadas na construção da torre, [e havia quatro fileiras no alicerce da torre,] e cessaram de subir do poço. E os construtores também cessaram por um pouco. E de novo os seis homens ordenaram à multidão da turba que trouxesse pedras dos montes para a construção da torre.

3And after these other forty stones came up; and all these were cast into the building of the tower, [and there were four rows in the foundation of the tower,] and they ceased ascending from the pit. And the builders also ceased for a little. And again the six men commanded the multitude of the crowd to bear stones from the mountains for the building of the tower.

4Foram, portanto, trazidas de todos os montes, de várias cores, e sendo talhadas pelos homens eram dadas às virgens; e as virgens as carregavam pela porta e as davam para a construção da torre. E quando as pedras de várias cores eram postas na construção, todas se tornavam igualmente brancas e perdiam as suas diferentes cores.

4They were accordingly brought from all the mountains of various colours, and being hewn by the men were given to the virgins; and the virgins carried them through the gate, and gave them for the building of the tower. And when the stones of various colours were placed in the building, they all became white alike, and lost their different colours.

5E certas pedras foram dadas pelos homens para a construção, e estas não se tornaram resplandecentes; mas como foram postas, assim também foram achadas permanecer: pois não foram dadas pelas virgens nem carregadas pela porta. Estas pedras, portanto, não combinavam com as outras na construção da torre.

5And certain stones were given by the men for the building, and these did not become shining; but as they were placed, such also were they found to remain: for they were not given by the virgins, nor carried through the gate. These stones, therefore, were not in keeping with the others in the building of the tower.

6E os seis homens, vendo estas pedras inadequadas na construção, ordenaram que fossem retiradas e levadas para baixo, ao seu próprio lugar de onde tinham sido tiradas; [e sendo removidas uma a uma, foram postas de lado; e] dizem aos homens que trouxeram as pedras: “Não tragais pedra alguma para a construção, mas depositai-as ao lado da torre, para que as virgens as levem pela porta e as dêem para a construção.

6And the six men, seeing these unsuitable stones in the building, commanded them to be taken away, and to be carried away down to their own place whence they had been taken; [and being removed one by one, they were laid aside; and] they say to the men who brought the stones, “Do not ye bring any stones at all for the building, but lay them down beside the tower, that the virgins may carry them through the gate, and may give them for the building.

7Pois a menos,” disseram, “que sejam levadas pela porta pelas mãos das virgens, não podem mudar as suas cores: não labuteis, portanto,” disseram, “em vão.”

7For unless,” they said, “they be carried through the gate by the hands of the virgins, they cannot change their colours: do not toil, therefore,” they said, “to no purpose.”