Isaiah 8
1 Then Yahweh said to me, “Make a large signboard. And write clearly on it, ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz’ [which means ‘quickly (plunder/take by force) and steal everything’].”
L’Eterno mi disse: “Prenditi una tavoletta grande e scrivici sopra in carattere leggibili: “Affrettate il saccheggio! Presto, al bottino!”
2 [So] I requested Uriah the [Supreme] Priest and Jeberekiah’s son Zechariah, men who were both honest/trustworthy witnesses, to watch me as I was doing that.
E presi meco come testimoni, dei testimoni fededegni: il sacerdote Uria e Zaccaria, figliuolo di Jeberekia.
3 Then I had sex with [EUP] [my wife, who was] a prophetess, and she became pregnant and [then] gave birth to a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which means ‘suddenly attacked, quickly conquered’),
M’accostai pure alla profetessa, ed ella concepì e partorì un figliuolo. Allora l’Eterno mi disse: “Chiamalo Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz;
4 because before he is old enough to say ‘papa’ or ‘mama’, the King of Assyria will [come with his army and] quickly take away all the valuable things in Damascus and in Samaria.”
poiché prima che il bambino sappia gridare: Padre mio, Madre mia, le ricchezze di Damasco e il bottino di Samaria saran portati davanti al re d’Assiria”.
5 Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
E l’Eterno mi parlò ancora e mi disse:
6 ‘[I have taken good care of] you people, but you have rejected that, [thinking that] my help was very little, like [MET] the little canal through which water flows from the Gihon Spring into Jerusalem. Instead, you have been happy [to request help from] King Rezin and King Pekah.
poiché questo popolo ha sprezzato le acque di Siloe che corrono placidamente, e si rallegra a motivo di Retsin e del figliuolo di Remalia,
7 Therefore, I will cause the people of Judah to be attacked by [the powerful army of] the King of Assyria, which will be [like] a great flood from the [Euphrates] River. Their soldiers will [be everywhere in your country, like] a river that overflows all its banks.
perciò ecco, il Signore sta per far salire su loro le potenti e grandi acque del fiume, cioè il re d’Assiria e tutta la sua gloria; esso s’eleverà da per tutto sopra il suo livello, e strariperà su tutte le sponde.
8 Those soldiers will go all over Judah— [like a river whose water] [MET] rises as high as a person’s neck. Their army will spread over the land [quickly], like an eagle, and they will cover your entire land! But I will be with you!’”
Passerà sopra Giuda, inonderà, e passerà oltre; arriverà fino al collo, e le sue ali spiegate copriranno tutta la larghezza del tuo paese, o Emmanuele!
9 Listen, all you [people in] distant countries! [You can] prepare to attack Judah. [You can] prepare [for battle, and shout your] war-cries, but your [armies will] be crushed/shattered!
Mandate pur gridi di guerra, o popoli; sarete frantumati! Prestate orecchio, o voi tutti di paesi lontani! Preparatevi pure alla lotta; sarete frantumati!
10 [You can] prepare for what you will do [to attack Judah], but what you plan to do will not happen! You will not succeed, because God is with us!
Fate pure de’ piani, e saranno sventati! Dite pur la parola, e rimarrà senza effetto, perché Dio è con noi.
11 Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
Poiché così m’ha parlato l’Eterno, quando la sua mano m’ha afferrato, ed egli m’ha avvertito di non camminare per la via di questo popolo, dicendo:
12 “Do not say that everything that people do is conspiring/rebelling [against the government], like [other] people say, and do not (be afraid of/worry about) the things that other people are afraid of.
“Non chiamate congiura tutto ciò che questo popolo chiama congiura; e non temete ciò ch’esso teme, e non vi spaventate.
13 [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, am the one you should consider to be holy. And I am the one you should fear, the one you should revere.
L’Eterno degli eserciti, quello, santificate! Sia lui quello che temete e paventate!
14 I will protect you(sg). [But as for] the [other] people [MTY] in Israel and Judah, I will be [like] [MET] a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that causes them to fall down. [And as for] the people of Jerusalem, I will be [like] [MET] a trap or a snare [DOU].
Ed gli sarà un santuario, ma anche una pietra d’intoppo, un sasso d’inciampo per le due case d’Israele, un laccio e una rete per gli abitanti di Gerusalemme.
15 Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
Molti fra loro inciamperanno, cadranno, saranno infranti, rimarranno nel laccio, e saranno presi”.
16 [So, I say to you who are my disciples], seal up this scroll on which I have written the messages that God has given to me, and give his instructions to [others] who have accompanied me.
“Chiudi questa testimonianza, suggella questa legge fra i miei discepoli”.
17 I will wait to see what Yahweh [will do]. He has rejected the descendants [MTY] of Jacob, but I will confidently expect him to help me.
Io aspetto l’Eterno che nasconde la sua faccia alla casa di Giacobbe; in lui ripongo la mia speranza.
18 I and the children that Yahweh has given to me are [like] signs to warn [the people of] Israel; we are warnings from the Commander of the armies of angels the one who lives [in his temple] on Zion Hill [in Jerusalem].
Ecco me, e i figliuoli che l’Eterno m’ha dati; noi siam de’ segni e dei presagi in Israele da parte dell’Eterno degli Eserciti, che abita sul monte Sion.
19 Some people may urge you(pl) to (consult/go and talk with) those who talk with the spirits of dead people or with those who say that they receive messages from those spirits. They whisper and mutter [about what we should do in the future]. But God is [RHQ] the one whom we should ask to guide us! It is ridiculous [RHQ] for people who are alive to request spirits of dead people to tell us [what we should do]!
Se vi si dice: “Consultate quelli che evocano gli spiriti e gli indovini, quelli che susurranno e bisbigliano”, rispondete: “Un popolo non dev’egli consultare il suo Dio? Si rivolgerà egli ai morti a pro de’ vivi?”
20 Pay attention to God’s instructions and teaching! If people do not say things that agree with what God teaches us, [what they say is worthless]. [It is as though] those people are in darkness.
Alla legge! alla testimonianza! Se il popolo non parla così, non vi sarà per lui alcuna aurora!
21 They will wander through the land, worried/discouraged and hungry. And when they become [very] hungry, they will become very angry. They will look up [toward heaven] and curse God and [will also] curse their king.
Andrà errando per il paese, affranto, affamato; e quando avrà fame, s’irriterà, maledirà il suo re e il suo Dio. Volgerà lo sguardo in alto,
22 They will look around the land and see only trouble/distress and darkness and things that cause them to despair. And [then] they will be thrown into the very black darkness [of hell]. (questioned)
lo volgerà verso la terra, ed ecco, non vedrà che distretta, tenebre, oscurità piena d’angoscia, e sarà sospinto in fitta tenebria.
