Isaiah 55
1 “All you [people who are in exile], listen to me! [It is as though] [MET] you are thirsty, so come and get water from me! [It is as though] you have no money, but you can come and get things from me [that are like] wine and milk! You can get [what you need from me], [and] you will not need to give me any money for them!
O voi tutti assetati venite all'acqua, chi non ha denaro venga ugualmente; comprate e mangiate senza denaro e, senza spesa, vino e latte.
2 [What you really need is to have a close relationship with me], so (why do you spend money to buy things that do not supply what you really need?/you should not spend money to buy things that do not supply what you really need.) [RHQ] (Why do you work hard to get money to buy things that do not (satisfy your [inner beings]/cause you to be happy)?) [RHQ] Pay attention to what I say and acquire what is really good [MET]! If you do that, then you will truly be happy [MET].
Perché spendete denaro per ciò che non è pane, il vostro patrimonio per ciò che non sazia? Su, ascoltatemi e mangerete cose buone e gusterete cibi succulenti.
3 Listen to me and come to me; pay attention to me, and if you do that, you will have new life in your souls. I will make an agreement with you that will last forever to faithfully love you like I loved [King] David.
Porgete l'orecchio e venite a me, ascoltate e voi vivrete. Io stabilirò per voi un'alleanza eterna, i favori assicurati a Davide.
4 By what he did, I showed [my power to many] people-groups; I caused him to be a leader and commander [DOU] over [the people of many nations].
Ecco l'ho costituito testimonio fra i popoli, principe e sovrano sulle nazioni.
5 And similarly, you will summon people of other nations to come to you, nations that previously you have not heard about, and they had not heard about you; and they will come to you quickly because [they will have heard that I], Yahweh, your God, the Holy One of Israel, have honored you.
Ecco tu chiamerai gente che non conoscevi; accorreranno a te popoli che non ti conoscevano a causa del Signore, tuo Dio, del Santo di Israele, perché egli ti ha onorato.
6 Seek [to know] me while it is still possible for you to do that; call to me while I am near!
Cercate il Signore, mentre si fa trovare, invocatelo, mentre è vicino.
7 Wicked [people] should abandon their wicked behavior, and evil people should stop thinking what is evil. They should turn to me, and if they do that, I will act mercifully toward them; they should turn to me, their God, because I will fully pardon them [for all the wicked things that they have done].
L'empio abbandoni la sua via e l'uomo iniquo i suoi pensieri; ritorni al Signore che avrà misericordia di lui e al nostro Dio che largamente perdona.
8 I, Yahweh, declare that what I think is not the same as what you think, and what I do is very different from what you do.
Perché i miei pensieri non sono i vostri pensieri, le vostre vie non sono le mie vie - oracolo del Signore.
9 Just as the sky is far above the earth, what I do is far greater than what you do, and what I think is much greater than what you think.
Quanto il cielo sovrasta la terra, tanto le mie vie sovrastano le vostre vie, i miei pensieri sovrastano i vostri pensieri.
10 Rain and snow come down from the sky, and they cause the ground to be moist before the moisture returns [to the sky and produces more clouds]. When the ground becomes moist, it causes plants to sprout and grow, with the result that the soil produces seed for the farmer [to plant] and [grain to produce flour to make] bread for people to eat.
Come infatti la pioggia e la neve scendono dal cielo e non vi ritornano senza avere irrigato la terra, senza averla fecondata e fatta germogliare, perché dia il seme al seminatore e pane da mangiare,
11 And similarly the things that I promise to do, I will [always] cause to happen; my promises will [always] be fulfilled [LIT]. They will accomplish the things that I gave them to accomplish [DOU].
così sarà della parola uscita dalla mia bocca: non ritornerà a me senza effetto, senza aver operato ciò che desidero e senza aver compiuto ciò per cui l'ho mandata.
12 You will leave [Babylon] joyfully, you will have peace as I lead you out. [It will be as though] the hills and mountains will sing joyfully, and the trees in the fields will clap their hands.
Voi dunque partirete con gioia, sarete condotti in pace. I monti e i colli davanti a voi eromperanno in grida di gioia e tutti gli alberi dei campi batteranno le mani.
13 Instead of thornbushes and briers, pine/cypress [trees] and myrtle [trees] will grow [in your land]. As a result of that, people will honor me much more; and what I do will remind everyone that [I do what I have promised].”
Invece di spine cresceranno cipressi, invece di ortiche cresceranno mirti; ciò sarà a gloria del Signore, un segno eterno che non scomparirà.
