Ezekiel 31
1 Almost eleven years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the first day of the third month [of that year], Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
Il primo giorno del terzo mese dell'undecimo anno, mi fu rivolta questa parola del Signore:
2 “You human, say to the King of Egypt and all of his people, ‘[You think that] there is [RHQ, IRO] no country whose power is as great as the power of your country.
A chi credi di essere simile nella tua grandezza? «Figlio dell'uomo, dì al faraone re d'Egitto e alla moltitudine dei suoi sudditi:
3 You think that your country is as great as Assyria was: Assyria was previously like [MET] a tall cedar tree in Lebanon; [it was as though] it had big beautiful branches that provided shade for [other trees in] the forest. It was very tall; its top was above the leaves of the other trees.
Ecco, l'Assiria era un cedro del Libano, bello di rami e folto di fronde, alto di tronco; fra le nubi era la sua cima.
4 Water came from deep springs, and as a result that cedar tree grew tall and very green. Then water flowed around the base of the tree into channels that took water to other nearby trees.
Le acque lo avevano nutrito, l'abisso lo aveva fatto innalzare inviando i suoi fiumi attorno al suolo dov'era piantato e mandando i suoi ruscelli anche a tutti gli alberi dei campi.
5 That huge tree grew very tall, higher than all the other trees around it. Its branches grew very thick and long [DOU] because of the abundant water [at the base of the tree].
Per questo aveva superato in altezza tutti gli alberi dei campi: i suoi rami si erano moltiplicati, le sue fronde si erano distese per l'abbondanza delle acque, durante la sua crescita.
6 Birds built their nests in the branches, and wild animals gave birth to their babies under those branches. [And it was as though people of] all the great nations lived in the shade of that tree.
Fra i suoi rami fecero il nido tutti gli uccelli del cielo, sotto le sue fronde partorirono tutte le bestie selvatiche, alla sua ombra sedettero tutte le grandi nazioni.
7 It was majestic and beautiful; its branches spread out widely because the roots of the tree grew down into the ground where there was a plentiful supply of water.
Era bello nella sua altezza e nell'ampiezza dei suoi rami, poiché la sua radice era presso grandi acque.
8 The cedar trees in my garden [in Eden] were not as great as that tree, and the branches of the pine/cypress trees were not as long and thick as the branches of that cedar tree. And the branches of the plane trees were not as long and thick, either. No tree in my garden was as beautiful as that cedar tree.
I cedri non l'uguagliavano nel giardino di Dio, i cipressi non gli assomigliavano con le loro fronde, i platani non erano neppure come uno dei suoi rami: nessun albero nel giardino di Dio lo pareggiava in magnificenza.
9 Because I caused that tree to become very beautiful with its magnificent green branches, [all the leaders of other countries represented by] [MET] those other trees in Eden envied [the country represented by] that tree.’
Bello lo aveva fatto nella moltitudine dei suoi rami, perciò lo invidiavano tutti gli alberi dell'Eden nel giardino di Dio».
10 Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘That tree, which [represents Assyria], grew very tall, and its top was higher than the other trees, and it became very proud because of being very tall.
Perciò dice il Signore Dio: «Poiché si era elevato in altezza e aveva messo la cima fra le nubi e il suo cuore si era inorgoglito per la sua grandezza,
11 Therefore, I enabled another mighty nation to conquer it and to destroy it as it deserved to be destroyed. I have already discarded it.
io lo diedi in balìa di un principe di popoli; lo rigettai a causa della sua empietà.
12 A foreign army, one that has caused people of other nations to be terrified, cut it down and left it. Its branches fell on the mountains and in the valleys. Some of its branches lay broken in all the ravines in the land. All the people of other nations came out from being under its shade and left it.
Popoli stranieri, fra i più barbari, lo tagliarono e lo distesero sui monti. Per ogni valle caddero i suoi rami e su ogni pendice della terra furono spezzate le sue fronde. Tutti i popoli del paese si allontanarono dalla sua ombra e lo abbandonarono.
13 Birds (settled/went to live) on the fallen tree, and wild animals lived among its branches.
Sui suoi resti si posano tutti gli uccelli del cielo e fra i suoi rami ogni bestia selvatica,
14 The result of what I have done is that no other trees, even if they have plenty of water, will ever grow very high and become proud, and lift their tops above the branches of other trees. I do not want any other tree to grow high like that cedar tree did; trees will all certainly die and decay in the ground, like people die and go down to their graves.’
tutti sono destinati alla morte, alla regione sotterranea, in mezzo ai figli dell'uomo, fra coloro che scendono nella fossa». perché nessun albero irrigato dalle acque si esalti nella sua altezza ed elevi la cima fra le nubi, né per la propria altezza confidi in sé nessun albero che beve le acque. Poichè
15 This is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘When that great tree was cut down, [it was as though] the springs that watered it mourned for it, because I caused the plentiful water [from the springs] to dry up. I caused [the mountains in] Lebanon to become black, and all the trees there to wither. (Sheol h7585)
Così dice il Signore Dio: «Quando scese negli inferi io feci far lutto: coprii per lui l'abisso, arrestai i suoi fiumi e le grandi acque si fermarono; per lui feci vestire il Libano a lutto e tutti gli alberi del campo si seccarono per lui. (Sheol h7585)
16 I caused the people of other nations to tremble when they heard that tree fall to the ground. [They realized] that it would decay, like all people who die and are buried decay. And all the [leaders of other countries represented by] other beautiful trees in my garden in Eden and in Lebanon, were like beautiful trees [that were very proud]. They were ones which had roots that grew down deep into the [ground where there was plenty of] water. They were comforted when [the king represented by] [MET] that cedar tree was there with them in the place where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Al rumore della sua caduta feci tremare le nazioni, quando lo feci scendere negli inferi con quelli che scendono nella fossa. Si consolarono nella regione sotterranea tutti gli alberi dell'Eden, la parte più scelta e più bella del Libano, tutti quelli abbeverati dalle acque. (Sheol h7585)
17 The [leaders of other countries represented by] [MET] trees that grew in the shade of the huge tree, [the allies of] the great nation [that the cedar tree represents], had also joined those who had been killed by the sword and gone down to where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Anch'essi con lui erano scesi negli inferi fra i trafitti di spada, quelli che in mezzo alle nazioni erano il suo braccio e dimoravano alla sua ombra. (Sheol h7585)
18 [This parable is about you] people of Egypt. [You think that] [RHQ, IRO] there is no other nation that is as great and glorious as yours is. But your nation will also be destroyed, [as Assyria was], along with those other nations. Your people will be there among the other people who are not fit to worship me, people who have been killed by their enemies’ swords. That is what will happen to the king of Egypt and all his people. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, [have predicted it].’”
A chi credi di essere simile per gloria e per grandezza fra gli alberi dell'Eden? Anche tu sarai precipitato insieme con gli alberi dell'Eden nella regione sotterranea; giacerai fra i non circoncisi insieme con i trafitti di spada. Tale sarà il faraone e tutta la sua moltitudine». Parola del Signore Dio.
