Isaiah 13
1 [I], Isaiah, the son of Amoz, received [from Yahweh] this message about Babylon [city]:
Oracolo contro Babilonia, rivelato a Isaia, figliuolo di Amots.
2 Lift up a flag on the bare [top of a] hill, to signal [that an army should come to attack Babylon]. Shout to them and wave your hand [to signal to them] that they should march through the city gates into the palaces of the proud [rulers of Babylon]!
Su di un nudo monte, innalzate un vessillo, chiamateli a gran voce, fate segno con la mano, ed entrino nelle porte de’ principi!
3 [Yahweh says], “I have commanded those soldiers to do that; I have summoned the warriors whom I have chosen to punish [the people of Babylon] because of my being very angry with them, and those soldiers will be very proud [when they do that].”
Io ho dato ordine a quelli che mi son consacrati, ho chiamato i miei prodi, ministri della mia ira, quelli che esultano nella mia grandezza.
4 Listen to the noise on the mountains, which is the noise of a huge army marching! It is the noise made by people of many people-groups shouting. The Commander of the armies of angels has summoned this army to gather together.
S’ode sui monti un rumore di gente, come quello d’un popolo immenso; il rumor d’un tumulto di regni, di nazioni raunate: l’Eterno degli eserciti passa in rivista l’esercito, che va a combattere.
5 They come from countries that are far away, from the most remote places [IDM] on the earth. They are [like] [SIM] weapons that Yahweh will use [to punish the people with whom] he is very angry, and to destroy the entire country [of Babylonia].
Vengono da lontan paese, dalla estremità de’ cieli, l’Eterno e gli strumenti della sua ira, per distruggere tutta la terra.
6 [You people of Babylon] will scream because you will be terrified, because it will be the time that Yahweh [has determined/chosen], the time for the all-powerful [God] to destroy [your city].
Urlate, poiché il giorno dell’Eterno è vicino; esso viene come una devastazione dell’Onnipotente.
7 All of your people will be very afraid [DOU], with the result that they will be unable even to lift their arms.
Perciò, tutte le mani diventan fiacche, e ogni cuor d’uomo vien meno.
8 All of you will be terrified. You will have [PRS] severe pains like [SIM] a woman has when she is giving birth to a baby. You will look at each other helplessly, and it will show on your faces that you feel horror.
Son còlti da spavento, son presi da spasimi e da doglie; si contorcono come donna che partorisce, si guardan l’un l’altro sbigottiti, le loro facce son facce di fuoco.
9 Listen to this: The day that Yahweh has appointed/chosen is near, the day that he will furiously and fiercely [punish you] because he is very angry [with you]. He will cause your land [of Babylonia] to be desolate/barren, and he will destroy [all] the sinners in it.
Ecco il giorno dell’Eterno giunge: giorno crudele, d’indignazione e d’ira ardente, che farà della terra un deserto, e ne distruggerà i peccatori.
10 [When that happens], none of the stars will shine. When the sun rises, it will be dark, and there will be no light from the moon [at night].
Poiché le stelle e le costellazioni del cielo non far più brillare la loro luce, il sole s’oscurerà fin dalla sua levata, e la luna non farà più risplendere il suo chiarore.
11 [Yahweh says], “I will punish [everyone in] the world for the evil things that they do; I will punish the wicked people for the sins that they have committed. I will stop arrogant/proud people from being proud, and I will stop ruthless people from acting cruelly.
Io punirò il mondo per la sua malvagità, e gli empi per la loro iniquità; farò cessare l’alterigia de’ superbi e abbatterò l’arroganza de’ tiranni.
12 [And because I will cause most people to die], people will be harder to find than gold, harder to find than fine gold from Ophir [in Arabia].
Renderò gli uomini più rari dell’oro fino, più rari dell’oro d’Ofir.
13 I will shake the sky, and the earth will [also] move out of its place. That will happen when [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, punish [wicked people], when [I show them that] I am extremely angry [with them].
Perciò farò tremare i cieli, e la terra sarà scossa dal suo luogo per l’indignazione dell’Eterno degli eserciti, nel giorno della sua ira ardente.
14 And all [the foreigners in Babylon will run around] like [SIM] deer that are being hunted, like sheep that do not have a shepherd. They will try to find other people from their countries, and [then] they will escape [from Babylon] and return to their own countries.
Allora, come gazzella inseguita o come pecora che nessuno raccoglie, ognuno si volgerà verso il suo popolo, ognuno fuggirà al proprio paese.
15 Anyone who is captured [in Babylon] will be killed by [their enemies’] swords [DOU].
Chiunque sarà trovato sarò trafitto, chiunque sarà còlto cadrà di spada.
16 Their little children will be dashed to pieces on the rocks while [their parents] watch; [their enemies] will steal everything valuable from their houses and will rape their wives.
I loro bimbi saranno schiacciati davanti ai loro occhi, le loro case saran saccheggiate, le loro mogli saranno violentate.
17 Look! I am going to incite the people of Media to attack Babylon. The [army of Media] will attack Babylon, even if they are offered [DOU] silver or gold [if they promise to not attack it].
Ecco, io suscito contro di loro i Medi, i quali non faranno alcun caso dell’argento, e non prendono alcun piacere nell’oro.
18 [With] their arrows, the [soldiers of Media] will shoot the young men [of Babylon]; they will not [even] act mercifully [DOU] toward infants or children!”
I loro archi atterreranno i giovani, ed essi non avran pietà del frutto delle viscere: l’occhio loro non risparmierà i bambini.
19 Babylon has been a very beautiful [MTY] city; [all] the people of Babylonia have been very proud of Babylon, [their capital city]; [but] God will destroy Babylon, like [SIM] he destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
E Babilonia, lo splendore de’ regni, la superba bellezza de’ Caldei, sarà come Sodoma e Gomorra quando Iddio le sovvertì.
20 No one will ever live in Babylon again. It will be deserted forever. (Nomads/People who travel from place to place to live) will refuse to set up their tents there; shepherds will not bring their flocks of sheep to rest there.
Essa non sarà mai più abitata, d’età in età nessuno vi si stabilirà più; l’Arabo non vi pianterà più la sua tenda, né i pastori vi faran più riposare i lor greggi;
21 Instead, animals that live in the desert will be there; jackals/wolves will live in [the ruins of] the houses. Owls (OR, Ostriches) will live in [the ruins], and wild goats will romp/jump around [there].
ma vi riposeranno le bestie del deserto, e le sue case saran piene di gufi; vi faran la loro dimora gli struzzi, i satiri vi balleranno.
22 Hyenas will howl in the [ruined] towers, and jackals/wolves will make their dens in [the ruins of] the palaces that [were previously] very beautiful. The time when [Babylon will be destroyed] is very near; Babylon will not exist much longer.
Gli sciacalli ululeranno nei suoi palazzi, i cani salvatici nelle sue ville deliziose. Il suo tempo sta per venire, i suoi giorni non saran prolungati.
