A Vision of a Flying Scroll
1I looked up again and saw a flying scroll.
2“What do you see?” the angel asked me.
“A scroll flying in the air,” I replied. “It’s 30 feet long and 15 feet wide.”
3He said to me, “A curse sent by the Lord is written on it. It is going out over the whole land. Every thief will be driven out of the land. That is what it says on one side of the scroll. Everyone who lies when promising to tell the truth will also be driven out. That is what it says on the other side. 4The Lord who rules over all announces, ‘I will send the curse out. It will enter the house of the thief. It will also enter the house of anyone who lies when making a promise in my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it completely. It will pull down its beams and stones.’ ”
A Vision of a Woman in a Basket
5Then the angel who was talking with me came forward. He said to me, “Look at what is coming.”
6“What is it?” I asked.
“A basket,” he replied. “The sins of the people all through the land are in it.”
7Then the basket’s cover was lifted up. It was made out of lead. A woman was sitting in the basket! 8The angel said, “She stands for everything that is evil.” Then he pushed her down into the basket. He put the lead cover back over it.
9I looked up and saw two other women. They had wings like the wings of a stork. A wind sent by the Lord carried them along. They lifted the basket up between heaven and earth.
10“Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel.
11He replied, “To the country of Babylon. A temple will be built for it. When the temple is ready, the basket will be set there in its place.”
O rolo que voava
1Levantei 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.”
3E 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
5O 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 grão5.6 A medida equivale a cerca de 20 litros., que está cheia com o pecado que prevalece por toda a parte.”
7De 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.
9Depois 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.”
