Translations 2

Question 1

Years ago before I came into the truth,

Answer 1

Anos atrás, antes de entrar na verdade,

Question 2

I would lay in bed at night and think to myself that I did not want to be destroyed at Armageddon.

Answer 2

eu deitava na cama à noite e pensava comigo mesmo que não queria ser destruído no Armagedom.

Question 3

Growing up over the years as far back as I can remember,

Answer 3

Crescendo ao longo dos anos, até onde me lembro,

Question 4

me and my family would attend the meetings at the Kingdom Hall,

Answer 4

eu e minha família íamos às reuniões no Salão do Reino,

Question 5

we were not always consistent and it would be for some time that we would be missing from the meetings.

Answer 5

nem sempre fomos consistentes e seria por algum tempo que estaríamos faltando nas reuniões.

Question 6

I remember studying the bible when I got older,

Answer 6

Eu lembro de estudar a Bíblia quando fiquei mais velho,

Question 7

but I didn’t do it because I wanted to,

Answer 7

mas não fiz isso porque queria,

Question 8

I only studied because I thought it was something I had to do,

Answer 8

só estudei porque pensei que era algo que tinha que fazer,

Question 9

I never did it out of want or a desire to get to know Jehovah.

Answer 9

nunca fiz por vontade ou desejo de conhecer Jeová.

Question 10

In my teenage years I wanted to be like everyone else,

Answer 10

Na minha adolescência eu queria ser como todo mundo,

Question 11

I wasn’t interested in learning the truth,

Answer 11

eu não estava interessado em aprender a verdade,

Question 12

I want to do things that I wanted to do,

Answer 12

eu quero fazer coisas que eu queria fazer,

Question 13

I wanted to be like my friends, I wanted to hangout.

Answer 13

eu queria ser como meus amigos, eu queria sair.

Question 14

I’ve gotten into trouble a few times in my life when I was younger and

Answer 14

Eu metei em problemas algumas vezes na minha vida quando eu era mais jovem e,

Question 15

eventually when I turned early twenties

Answer 15

eventualmente, quando eu tinha vinte e poucos anos,

Question 16

I thought to myself that if I continued the life that I was living

Answer 16

pensei comigo mesmo que se eu continuasse a vida que eu estava vivendo,

Question 17

it would take me down a path I didn’t want to go.

Answer 17

me levaria por um caminho que eu não queria seguir.

Question 18

One day I decided to study the bible again,

Answer 18

Um dia decidi estudar a Bíblia de novo,

Question 19

I had a talk with my oldest sister who was already baptized for some years at the time.

Answer 19

tive uma conversa com minha irmã mais velha que já estava batizada há alguns anos na época.

Question 20

I decided to study with an elder who had previously expressed interest in studying with me some years before

Answer 20

Decidi estudar com um ancião que já havia manifestado interesse em estudar comigo alguns anos antes,

Question 21

but I rejected him because I had no interest in the truth.

Answer 21

mas o rejeitei porque não tinha interesse na verdade.

Question 22

We studied from the Knowledge book which was at that time the study aid.

Answer 22

Estudamos a partir do livro conhecimento que era naquela época o auxílio ao estudo.

Question 23

I made progress and after some years I was baptized in December of 2006.

Answer 23

Fiz progressos e depois de alguns anos fui batizado em dezembro de 2006.

Question 24

It hasn’t always been easy for me over the years,

Answer 24

Nem sempre foi fácil para mim ao longo dos anos,

Question 25

I’ve had my ups and downs and I’ve been inactive for some time off and on,

Answer 25

tive meus altos e baixos e estive inativo por algum tempo,

Question 26

I still love being part of the organization

Answer 26

ainda amo fazer parte da organização

Question 27

and I haven’t forgot the love Jehovah has shown

Answer 27

e não esqueci o amor que Jeová mostrou

Question 28

and continues to be with me and take care of my daily needs.

Answer 28

e continua estando comigo e cuidando das minhas necessidades diárias.

Question 29

What was it that brought you into the truth?

Answer 29

O que te trouxe à verdade?