Isaiah 42
1 [Yahweh says, “I want you people to know about] my servant, whom I encourage. I have chosen him, and I am pleased with him. I have given him my Spirit, and he will make certain that all the people-groups do what is right/just.
Ecco il mio servo che io sostengo, il mio eletto di cui mi compiaccio. Ho posto il mio spirito su di lui; egli porterà il diritto alle nazioni.
2 He will not [show his power by] shouting [DOU] or by talking very loudly.
Non griderà né alzerà il tono, non farà udire in piazza la sua voce,
3 He will not get rid of [anyone who is weak like] [MET] a smashed reed, and he will not [end the life of anyone who is helpless like] [MET] someone would extinguish a dimly burning wick [of an oil lamp]. He will faithfully/continually make sure that judges decide cases justly.
non spezzerà una canna incrinata, non spegnerà uno stoppino dalla fiamma smorta. Proclamerà il diritto con fermezza;
4 He will not become exhausted or discouraged all during the time that he is causing things to be done justly throughout the earth. Even [people living on the islands in] [MTY] the oceans will confidently wait for [him to teach them] his laws.”
non verrà meno e non si abbatterà, finché non avrà stabilito il diritto sulla terra; e per la sua dottrina saranno in attesa le isole.
5 Yahweh our God created the sky and spread it out. He also created the earth and everything on it. He gives breath to all the people on the earth; he causes them to live [DOU]. [And he is the one who says to his special servant],
Così dice il Signore Dio che crea i cieli e li dispiega, distende la terra con ciò che vi nasce, dà il respiro alla gente che la abita e l'alito a quanti camminano su di essa:
6 “I, Yahweh, have chosen you to show people that I always act righteously/fairly. I will grasp your hand and protect you, and I will present you to [my Israeli] people to be the one who will put into effect my agreement with them. [You will be like] a light to the [other] nations.
«Io, il Signore, ti ho chiamato per la giustizia e ti ho preso per mano; ti ho formato e stabilito come alleanza del popolo e luce delle nazioni,
7 You will enable blind [IDM] people to see, you will free those who are in prison (OR, who are bound [by the guilt of their sins]) [MET] and release those who are in dark dungeons.
perché tu apra gli occhi ai ciechi e faccia uscire dal carcere i prigionieri, dalla reclusione coloro che abitano nelle tenebre.
8 I am Yahweh; that is my name. I will not allow anyone else to receive the honor that only I deserve. And I will not allow idols to be praised like only I should be praised.
Io sono il Signore: questo è il mio nome; non cederò la mia gloria ad altri, né il mio onore agli idoli.
9 Everything that I have prophesied has happened, and now I will tell about other things that will happen. I will tell you things that will happen before they happen.”
I primi fatti, ecco, sono avvenuti e i nuovi io preannunzio; prima che spuntino, ve li faccio sentire».
10 Sing a new song to Yahweh! Sing to praise him throughout the world! All you people who sail across the oceans, and all you creatures that live in the oceans, and all you people who live on islands far away, sing!
Cantate al Signore un canto nuovo, lode a lui fino all'estremità della terra; lo celebri il mare con quanto esso contiene, le isole con i loro abitanti.
11 You people who live in towns in the desert, sing loudly! You people who live in the Kedar [area in the north of Arabia], you rejoice also! You people in Sela [city in Edom], you also should sing joyfully; shout [to praise him] from the tops of your mountains!
Esulti il deserto con le sue città, esultino i villaggi dove abitano quelli di Kedàr; acclamino gli abitanti di Sela, dalla cima dei monti alzino grida.
12 Even people who live on distant islands should honor Yahweh and sing to praise him.
Diano gloria al Signore e il suo onore divulghino nelle isole.
13 [It will be as though] Yahweh will march out like [SIM] a mighty soldier; he will show that he is very angry. He will shout a battle-cry, and [then] he will defeat all his enemies.
Il Signore avanza come un prode, come un guerriero eccita il suo ardore; grida, lancia urla di guerra, si mostra forte contro i suoi nemici.
14 [He will say], “I have remained silent [DOU] for a long time; I have restrained myself [from doing what I need to do]. But now, like [SIM] a woman who is giving birth to a baby, I will cry out and gasp and pant.
Per molto tempo, ho taciuto, ho fatto silenzio, mi sono contenuto; ora griderò come una partoriente, mi affannerò e sbufferò insieme.
15 I will level off the hills and mountains, and I will cause all the plants and trees to dry up. I will cause the rivers to become small streams, and little islands will appear in them, and I will cause all the pools to become dry.
Renderò aridi monti e colli, farò seccare tutta la loro erba; trasformerò i fiumi in stagni e gli stagni farò inaridire.
16 [My people who have been taken to Babylonia are like] [MET] blind people, [but] I will lead them along a road on which they have not walked before, on a road that they have not seen before. They have felt [very helpless, as though] they were walking in the darkness, but I will take away that darkness and I will make smooth the road that is in front of them. Those are the things that I will do for them; I will not abandon them.
Farò camminare i ciechi per vie che non conoscono, li guiderò per sentieri sconosciuti; trasformerò davanti a loro le tenebre in luce, i luoghi aspri in pianura. Tali cose io ho fatto e non cesserò di farle.
17 But those who trust in carved idols, and say to images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be completely humiliated/disgraced.”
Retrocedono pieni di vergogna quanti sperano in un idolo, quanti dicono alle statue: «Voi siete i nostri dei».
18 You [Israeli people who have acted toward God like] deaf [people], listen [to what Yahweh says]! “You [who have been like] [MET] blind [people], look!
Sordi, ascoltate, ciechi, volgete lo sguardo per vedere.
19 No people are [RHQ] as blind as my people, who [should have been] serving me. No people are [RHQ] as much like [MET] deaf people as [the Israelis, who should have been] my messengers. No people are [RHQ] as much like [MET] blind people as those whom I chose to serve me.
Chi è cieco, se non il mio servo? Chi è sordo come colui al quale io mandavo araldi? Chi è cieco come il mio privilegiato? Chi è sordo come il servo del Signore?
20 You see and know what are the right things to do, but you do not do them. You hear [what I say to you], but you do not pay attention.”
Hai visto molte cose, ma senza farvi attenzione, hai aperto gli orecchi, ma senza sentire.
21 Because Yahweh is righteous, he has honored his glorious laws.
Il Signore si compiacque, per amore della sua giustizia, di dare una legge grande e gloriosa.
22 But [the armies of Babylon have destroyed Jerusalem] and have completely (plundered/taken away) [DOU] all the valuable things, and they have captured Yahweh’s people and taken them away and put them in prison. They have been captured easily, because there was no one to protect them; there was no one to say that they should be allowed to return home.
Eppure questo è un popolo saccheggiato e spogliato; sono tutti presi con il laccio nelle caverne, sono rinchiusi in prigioni. Furono saccheggiati e nessuno li liberava; furono spogliati, e nessuno diceva: «Restituisci».
23 Who among you will listen carefully to these things? Who will pay attention from now on?
Chi fra di voi porge l'orecchio a ciò, vi fa attenzione e ascolta per il futuro?
24 Who allowed the valuable possessions of the people of Israel to be stolen [RHQ, DOU]? It was Yahweh, because he is he one against whom we had sinned; we did not conduct our lives like he wanted us to, and we did not obey his laws.
Chi abbandonò Giacobbe al saccheggio, Israele ai predoni? Non è stato forse il Signore contro cui peccarono, per le cui vie non vollero camminare, la cui legge non osservarono?
25 Therefore, he was extremely angry with us, and he caused our soldiers to be destroyed in battles. [It was as though] [MET] he lit a fire around us, but we did not understand [what he was trying to tell us]. [His being angry with us was like] a fire that would burn us up, but we did not pay attention [IDM].
Egli, perciò, ha riversato su di esso la sua ira ardente e la violenza della guerra. L'ira divina lo ha avvolto nelle sue fiamme senza che egli se ne accorgesse, lo ha bruciato, senza che vi facesse attenzione.
