Isaiah 47
1 [Yahweh also says], “You people of Babylon, you should go and sit in the dust/dirt [to show that you are mourning], because your time to rule [MTY] [other countries] is almost ended. People will never again say that Babylonia is beautiful [like] a very attractive/beautiful young woman.
Scendi e siedi sulla polvere, vergine figlia di Babilonia. Siedi a terra, senza trono, figlia dei Caldei, poiché non sarai più chiamata tenera e voluttuosa.
2 [You will be slaves, so] take heavy stones and grind grain [like slave women do]. Take off your [beautiful] veils and take off your robes [as you prepare to cross streams to go where you will be forced to go].
Prendi la mola e macina la farina, togliti il velo, solleva i lembi della veste, scopriti le gambe, attraversa i fiumi.
3 You will be naked and [very] ashamed. I will get vengeance on you and not pity you.”
Si scopra la tua nudità, si mostri la tua vergogna. «Prenderò vendetta e nessuno interverrà»,
4 The one who frees us [people of Judah], whom we call ‘the Commander of the armies of angels’, is the Holy One of Israel.
dice il nostro redentore che si chiama Signore degli eserciti, il Santo di Israele.
5 [Yahweh says], “You people of Babylon, sit silently in the darkness, because people will never again say that your city is [like] [MET] a queen that rules many kingdoms.
Siedi in silenzio e scivola nell'ombra, figlia dei Caldei, perché non sarai più chiamata Signora di regni.
6 I was angry with the people whom I chose [to belong to me], and I punished them. I allowed you [people of Babylon] to conquer them. But [when you conquered them], you did not have mercy on them. You (oppressed/treated cruelly) [MET] even the old people.
Ero adirato contro il mio popolo, avevo lasciato profanare la mia eredità; perciò lo misi in tuo potere, ma tu non mostrasti loro pietà; perfino sui vecchi facesti gravare il tuo giogo pesante.
7 You said, ‘We will rule [other nations] forever; [it is as though our city] will be the queen [of the world] forever!’ But you did not think about the things [that you were doing], or think about what would result.
Tu pensavi: «Sempre io sarò signora, sempre». Non ti sei mai curata di questi avvenimenti, non hai mai pensato quale sarebbe stata la fine.
8 You people [of Babylon] who enjoy pleasure and sex, listen to this: You enjoy a luxurious life and you feel secure. You say, ‘We are [like gods], and there are no others like us. Our women will never become widows, and our children will never be killed [in wars].’
Ora ascolta questo, o voluttuosa che te ne stavi sicura, che pensavi: «Io e nessuno fuori di me! Non resterò vedova, non conoscerò la perdita dei figli».
9 But both of those things will happen to you suddenly: Many of your women will become widows and many of your children will die, even though you perform much sorcery and many kinds of magic [to prevent bad things from happening to you].
Ma ti accadranno queste due cose, d'improvviso, in un sol giorno; perdita dei figli e vedovanza piomberanno su di te, nonostante la moltitudine delle tue magie, la forza dei tuoi molti scongiuri.
10 You felt protected even though you were doing many wicked things, and you said, ‘No one will see what we [are doing]!’ [You thought that] you were very wise and knew many things, and you said, ‘We are gods, and there are no others like us,’ but you deceived yourselves.
Confidavi nella tua malizia, dicevi: «Nessuno mi vede». La tua saggezza e il tuo sapere ti hanno sviato. Eppure dicevi in cuor tuo: «Io e nessuno fuori di me».
11 So you will experience terrible things, and you will not be able to prevent them by working magic. You will experience disasters, and you will not be able to pay anyone to prevent those things from happening. (A catastrophe/Something terrible) will happen to you suddenly, something that you will not realize [is about to happen].
Ti verrà addosso una sciagura che non saprai scongiurare; ti cadrà sopra una calamità che non potrai evitare. Su di te piomberà improvvisa una catastrofe che non prevederai.
12 So you can continue to perform all your magic spells [IRO]! You can perform the many kinds of sorcery that you have practiced for many years! Perhaps [doing those things will enable you to] be successful; perhaps you will be able to cause your enemies to be afraid of you!
Stà pure ferma nei tuoi incantesimi e nella moltitudine delle magie, per cui ti sei affaticata dalla giovinezza: forse potrai giovartene, forse potrai far paura!
13 But [all that has resulted from your] doing all the things that the magicians have told you to do is that you have become tired! The men who look at the stars every month and predict what will happen should come forward and rescue you [from the disasters that you are about to experience].
Ti sei stancata dei tuoi molti consiglieri: si presentino e ti salvino gli astrologi che osservano le stelle, i quali ogni mese ti pronosticano che cosa ti capiterà.
14 But [they cannot do that, because] they are like [SIM] straw that is burning in a fire; they cannot save themselves from being burned up in the flames. Those men are unable to help you [MET]; they are as useless as stubble [that burns quickly and produces no heat] for you.
Ecco, essi sono come stoppia: il fuoco li consuma; non salveranno se stessi dal potere delle fiamme. Non ci sarà bracia per scaldarsi, né fuoco dinanzi al quale sedersi.
15 The people whom you have associated with and worked with since you were young [will not help you], because they will just continue doing their own foolish things, and they will not pay any attention to you [when you cry out for help].”
Così sono diventati per te i tuoi maghi, con i quali ti sei affaticata fin dalla giovinezza; ognuno se ne va per suo conto, nessuno ti viene in aiuto.
