Leitura diária na versão Bible American Standard - Inglês
Elihu also proceeded, and said,
Suffer me a little, and I will show thee For I have yet somewhat to say on God's behalf.
I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
For truly my words are not false: One that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: He is mighty in strength of understanding.
He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted [their] right.
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.
And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of afflictions
Then he showeth them their work, And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
He openeth also their ear to instruction, And commandeth that they return from iniquity.
If they hearken and serve [him], They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.
But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.
But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them.
They die in youth, And their life [perisheth] among the unclean.
He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in oppression.
Yea, he would have allured thee out of distress Into a broad place, where there is no straitness And that which is set on thy table would be full of fatness.
But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee].
For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.
Will thy cry avail, [that thou be] not in distress, Or all the forces of [thy] strength?
Desire not the night, When peoples are cut off in their place.
Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Behold, God doeth loftily in his power: Who is a teacher like unto him?
Who hath enjoined him his way? Or who can say, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?
Remember that thou magnify his work, Whereof men have sung.
All men have looked thereon Man beholdeth it afar off.
Behold, God is great, and we know him not The number of his years is unsearchable.
For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,
Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly.
Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, The thunderings of his pavilion?
Behold, he spreadeth his light around him And he covereth the bottom of the sea.
For by these he judgeth the peoples He giveth food in abundance.
He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.
The noise thereof telleth concerning him, The cattle also concerning [the storm] that cometh up.
Yea, at this my heart trembleth, And is moved out of its place.
Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, And the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, And his lightening unto the ends of the earth.
After it a voice roareth He thundereth with the voice of his majesty And he restraineth not [the lightnings] when his voice is heard.
God thundereth marvellously with his voice Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain.
He sealeth up the hand of every man, That all men whom he hath made may know [it].
Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens.
Out of the chamber [of the south] cometh the storm, And cold out of the north.
By the breath of God ice is given And the breadth of the waters is straitened.
Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning:
And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world,
Whether it be for correction, or for his land, Or for lovingkindness, that he cause it to come.
Hearken unto this, O Job: Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
Dost thou know how God layeth [his charge] upon them, And causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine?
Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south [wind]?
Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?
Teach us what we shall say unto him [For] we cannot set [our speech] in order by reason of darkness.
Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?
And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies But the wind passeth, and cleareth them.
Out of the north cometh golden splendor: God hath upon him terrible majesty.
[Touching] the Almighty, we cannot find him out: He is excellent in power And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.
Men do therefore fear him: He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.
Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge?
Gird up now thy loins like a man For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.
Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,
When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb
When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,
And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors,
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days [began], [And] caused the dayspring to know its place
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?
It is changed as clay under the seal And [all things] stand forth as a garment:
And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.
Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof?
[Doubtless], thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great!
Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?
By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder
To cause it to rain on a land where no man is On the wilderness, wherein there is no man
To satisfy the waste and desolate [ground], And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?
Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
The waters hide themselves [and become] like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.
Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion?
Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her train?
Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?
Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together?
Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
When they couch in their dens, [And] abide in the covert to lie in wait?
Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, [And] wander for lack of food?
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? [Or] canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, They cast out their pains.
Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field They go forth, and return not again.
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass,
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
He scorneth the tumult of the city, Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.
The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searcheth after every green thing.
Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor?
Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed, And gather [the grain] of thy threshing-floor?
The wings of the ostrich wave proudly [But] are they the pinions and plumage of love?
For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust,
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may trample them.
She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain, [she is] without fear
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
What time she lifteth up herself on high, She scorneth the horse and his rider.
Hast thou given the horse [his] might? Hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?
Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.
He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth out to meet the armed men.
He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed Neither turneth he back from the sword.
The quiver rattleth against him, The flashing spear and the javelin.
He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet.
As oft as the trumpet [soundeth] he saith, Aha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, (And) stretcheth her wings toward the south?
Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up, And maketh her nest on high?
On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home, Upon the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.
From thence she spieth out the prey Her eyes behold it afar off.
Her young ones also suck up blood: And where the slain are, there is she.
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.
Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that.
But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
But unto the married I give charge, [yea] not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband
(but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband) and that the husband leave not his wife.
But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.
And the woman that hath an unbelieving husband, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean but now are they holy.
Yet if the unbelieving departeth, let him depart: the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such [cases]: but God hath called us in peace.
For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or how knowest thou, O husband, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches.
Was any man called being circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Hath any been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing but the keeping of the commandments of God.
Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.
Wast thou called being a bondservant? Care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use [it] rather.
For he that was called in the Lord being a bondservant, is the Lord's freedman: likewise he that was called being free, is Christ's bondservant.
Ye were bought with a price become not bondservants of men.
Brethren, let each man, wherein he was called, therein abide with God.
Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy.
I think therefore that this is good by reason of the distress that is upon us, [namely,] that it is good for a man to be as he is.
Art thou bound unto a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife.
But shouldest thou marry, thou hast not sinned and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Yet such shall have tribulation in the flesh: and I would spare you.
But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none
and those that weep, as though they wept not and those that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not and those that buy, as though they possessed not
and those that use the world, as not using it to the full: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
But I would have you to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his wife,
and is divided. [So] also the woman that is unmarried and the virgin is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married is careful for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
And this I say for your own profit not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is seemly, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
But if any man thinketh that he behaveth himself unseemly toward his virgin [daughter], if she be past the flower of her age, and if need so requireth, let him do what he will he sinneth not let them marry.
But he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power as touching in his own heart, to keep his own virgin [daughter], shall do well.
So then both he that giveth his own virgin [daughter] in marriage doeth well and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.
A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will only in the Lord.
But she is happier if she abide as she is, after my judgment: and I think that I also have the Spirit of God.