Pastor de Hermas 82

1E naquele dia a construção foi terminada, mas a torre não foi completada; pois uma construção adicional ia de novo ser acrescentada, e houve uma cessação na construção. E os seis homens ordenaram a todos os construtores que se retirassem um pouco e descansassem, mas mandaram às virgens que não se retirassem da torre; e me pareceu que as virgens tinham sido deixadas para guardar a torre.

1And on that day the building was finished, but the tower was not completed; for additional building was again about to be added, and there was a cessation in the building. And the six men commanded the builders all to withdraw a little distance, and to rest, but enjoined the virgins not to withdraw from the tower; and it seemed to me that the virgins had been left to guard the tower.

2Ora, depois que todos se retiraram e repousavam, disse ao Pastor: “Qual é a razão de a construção da torre não ter sido terminada?” “A torre,” respondeu, “não pode ser terminada ainda, até que o Senhor dela venha e examine a construção, a fim de que, se alguma das pedras for achada deteriorada, ele a troque: pois a torre é edificada segundo o seu agrado.” “Gostaria de saber, senhor,” disse eu, “qual é o significado da construção desta torre, e o que significam a rocha e a porta, e os montes, e as virgens, e as pedras que subiram do poço e não foram talhadas, mas vieram como estavam para a construção.

2Now after all had withdrawn, and were resting themselves, I said to the Shepherd, “What is the reason that the building of the tower was not finished?” “The tower,” he answered, “cannot be finished just yet, until the Lord of it come and examine the building, in order that, if any of the stones be found to be decayed, he may change them: for the tower is built according to his pleasure.” “I would like to know, sir,” I said, “what is the meaning of the building of this tower, and what the rock and gate, and the mountains, and the virgins mean, and the stones that ascended from the pit, and were not hewn, but came as they were to the building.

3Por que, em primeiro lugar, foram postas dez pedras no alicerce, depois vinte e cinco, depois trinta e cinco, depois quarenta? e desejo saber também das pedras que foram para a construção e foram de novo retiradas e devolvidas ao seu próprio lugar? Sobre todos estes pontos tranquiliza a minha mente, senhor, e explica-me esses pontos.” “Se não fores achado curioso a respeito de ninharias,” respondeu, “saberás tudo.

3Why, in the first place, were ten stones placed in the foundation, then twenty-five, then thirty-five, then forty? and I wish also to know about the stones that went to the building, and were again taken out and returned to their own place? On all these points put my mind at rest, sir, and explain them to me.” “If you are not found to be curious about trifles,” he replied, “you shall know everything.

4Pois depois de poucos dias [viremos aqui e verás as outras coisas que acontecem a esta torre e conhecerás com exatidão todas as semelhanças.” Depois de poucos dias] chegamos ao lugar onde nos sentamos. E me disse: “Vamos à torre; pois o senhor da torre vem examiná-la.” E chegamos à torre, e não havia ninguém perto dela, salvo as virgens somente.

4For after a few days [we shall come hither, and you will see the other things that happen to this tower, and will know accurately all the similitudes.” After a few days] we came to the place where we sat down. And he said to me, “Let us go to the tower; for the master of the tower is coming to examine it.” And we came to the tower, and there was no one at all near it, save the virgins only.

5E o Pastor perguntou às virgens se porventura o senhor da torre tinha vindo; e responderam que estava para vir examinar a construção.

5And the Shepherd asked the virgins if perchance the master of the tower had come; and they replied that he was about to come to examine the building.