< Isaiah 54 >

1 Yahweh says, “You [people of Jerusalem] [MET], start to sing! You [who are like] [MET] women who have never given birth to children, sing loudly and shout joyfully, because you, [who are like] [MET] childless women who have been abandoned [by their husbands], will [soon] have more children than women who have never had any children.
Giubila, o sterile, tu che non partorivi! Da’ in gridi di gioia ed esulta, tu che non provavi doglie di parto! Poiché i figliuoli della derelitta saran più numerosi dei figliuoli di colei che ha marito, dice l’Eterno.
2 Make your tents larger; make them wider, and fasten them firmly with tent pegs.
Allarga il luogo della tua tenda e si spieghino le tele delle tue dimore, senza risparmio; allunga i tuoi cordami, rafforza i tuoi piuoli!
3 [You will need to make your city much larger] because [soon] you and your descendants will spread all over the land. They will force the people of [other] nations [who now live in your cities] to leave, and you will live [again] in those cities [that were previously abandoned].
Poiché tu ti spanderai a destra ed a sinistra; la tua progenie possederà le nazioni e popolerà le città deserte.
4 Do not be afraid; you will no [longer] be ashamed. Previously you were ashamed [because your enemies conquered you] and caused many of your women to become widows, but [soon] you will not even remember that.
Non temere, poiché tu non sarai più confusa; non aver vergogna, ché non avrai più da arrossire; ma dimenticherai l’onta della tua giovinezza, e non ricorderai più l’obbrobrio della tua vedovanza.
5 [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the Holy one of Israel, who rules over the whole earth, the one who created you, will be [like] [MET] a husband to you.
Poiché il tuo creatore è il tuo sposo; il suo nome è: l’Eterno degli eserciti; e il tuo redentore è il Santo d’Israele, che sarà chiamato l’Iddio di tutta la terra.
6 You were like a woman whose husband left her, and caused you to be very sad; you were like a young woman who got married when she was [very] young, and then her husband abandoned her.
Poiché l’Eterno ti richiama come una donna abbandonata e afflitta nel suo spirito, come la sposa della giovinezza ch’è stata ripudiata, dice il tuo Dio.
7 I abandoned you [people of Jerusalem] for a while, but [now] I am saying, ‘I will take you back.’
Per un breve istante io t’ho abbandonata, ma con immensa compassione io ti raccoglierò.
8 I was very angry with you for a while, and I turned away from you. But I will act mercifully toward you and I will faithfully love you forever. That is what [I], Yahweh, your protector, say to you.
In un accesso d’ira, t’ho per un momento nascosta la mia faccia, ma con un amore eterno io avrò pietà di te, dice l’Eterno, il tuo redentore.
9 During the time that Noah lived, I solemnly promised that I would never again allow a flood to cover the earth. So [now] I solemnly promise that I will not be angry with you again and (rebuke you/threaten to punish you).
Avverrà per me come delle acque di Noè; poiché, come giurai che le acque di Noè non si spanderebbero più sopra la terra, così io giuro di non più irritarmi contro di te, e di non minacciarti più.
10 Even if the mountains and hills shake and collapse, I will not stop faithfully loving you, and I will not cancel my agreement to cause things to go well for you. That is what [I], Yahweh, who act mercifully, say.
Quand’anche i monti s’allontanassero e i colli fossero rimossi, l’amor mio non s’allontanerà da te, né il mio patto di pace sarà rimosso, dice l’Eterno, che ha pietà di te.
11 You [people of Jerusalem] [APO], [your enemies acted very violently toward you]; [it was as though] your city was battered by a severe storm, and no one helped you. But [now] I will cause your city to be rebuilt with stones made of (turquoise/valuable stones), and I will cause the foundations of the city to be made of (sapphires/valuable blue stones).
O afflitta, sbattuta dalla tempesta, sconsolata, ecco, io incasserò le tue pietre nell’antimonio, e ti fonderò sopra zaffiri.
12 I will cause the towers on the city wall to be made of (rubies/valuable red stones), and all the gates of the city will be made of [other] very valuable stones.
Farò i tuoi merli di rubini, le tue porte di carbonchi, e tutto il tuo recinto di pietre preziose.
13 I will be the one who will teach you people and cause things to go well with you.
Tutti i tuoi figliuoli saran discepoli dell’Eterno, e grande sarà la pace dei tuoi figliuoli.
14 Your [government] will be strong because of acting justly/fairly; no one will (oppress you/cause you to suffer); you will not be afraid, because there will be nothing [PRS] that will (terrorize you/cause you to become extremely afraid).
Tu sarai stabilita fermamente mediante la giustizia; sarai lungi dall’oppressione, ché non avrai niente da temere; e dalla ruina, ché non si accosterà a te.
15 If any army attacks you, it will not be because I have incited them to do that, and you will defeat any group that attacks you.
Ecco, potranno far delle leghe; ma senza di me. Chiunque farà lega contro di te, cadrà dinanzi a te.
16 Think about this: (Blacksmiths/Men who make things from metal) fan the coals to make a very hot flame in order to produce weapons that can be used [in battles], but I am the one who has produced blacksmiths! And I am also the one who created people who destroy [other people and cities].
Ecco, io ho creato il fabbro che soffia nel fuoco sui carboni e ne trae uno strumento per il suo lavoro; ed io pure ho creato il devastatore per distruggere.
17 [But I am promising you that I will] not allow you to be defeated/injured by soldiers using weapons that have been made to attack you, and when others try to accuse you, you will (refute them/show that they are wrong). That is the reward that I will give to the people who serve me; I will defend them; that is what [I], Yahweh, promise.”
Nessun’arma fabbricata contro di te riuscirà; e ogni lingua che sorgerà in giudizio contro di te, tu la condannerai. Tal è l’eredità dei servi dell’Eterno, e la giusta ricompensa che verrà loro da me, dice l’Eterno.

< Isaiah 54 >

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