Luke 13
1 Some people who were [listening to Jesus] at that time told him about some people from Galilee [district who had gone to Jerusalem]. Pilate, [the Roman governor], had [ordered soldiers to] kill them [MTY] while they were offering sacrifices [in the Temple there].
In quello stesso tempo vennero alcuni a riferirgli il fatto dei Galilei il cui sangue Pilato aveva mescolato coi loro sacrifici.
2 Jesus replied to them, “Do you think [that this happened to those] people from Galilee [because] they were more sinful than all the other people from Galilee?
E Gesù, rispondendo, disse loro: Pensate voi che quei Galilei fossero più peccatori di tutti i Galilei perché hanno sofferto tali cose?
3 I assure you, [that was] not [so]! But instead of [being concerned about them, you need to remember that God] will similarly punish you [eternally] if you do not turn away from your sinful behavior.
No, vi dico; ma se non vi ravvedete, tutti similmente perirete.
4 Or, [consider] the 18 people who died when the tower at Siloam [outside Jerusalem] fell on them. Do you think [that this happened to them because] they were more sinful than all the other people who lived in Jerusalem?
O quei diciotto sui quali cadde la torre in Siloe e li uccise, pensate voi che fossero più colpevoli di tutti gli abitanti di Gerusalemme?
5 I assure you, [that was] not so! But instead, you [need to realize that God] will similarly punish you [eternally] if you do not stop your sinful behavior!”
No, vi dico; ma se non vi ravvedete, tutti al par di loro perirete.
6 Then Jesus told them this illustration [to show what God would do to the Jews, whom he continually blessed, but who did not do things that please him]: “A man planted a fig tree on his farmland. ([Each year/Many times]) he came to it looking for figs, but there were no figs.
Disse pure questa parabola: Un tale aveva un fico piantato nella sua vigna; e andò a cercarvi del frutto, e non ne trovò.
7 Then he said to the gardener, ‘Look [here]! I have been looking for fruit on this fig tree every year for the past three years, but there have been no figs. Cut it down! (It is just using up the nutrients in the soil for nothing!/Why should it continue using up the [nutrients in] the soil [for nothing]?) [RHQ]’
Disse dunque al vignaiuolo: Ecco, sono ormai tre anni che vengo a cercar frutto da questo fico, e non ne trovo; taglialo; perché sta lì a rendere improduttivo anche il terreno?
8 But the gardener replied to the owner, ‘Sir, leave it here for another year. I will dig around it and put manure around it.
Ma l’altro, rispondendo, gli disse: Signore, lascialo ancora quest’anno, finch’io l’abbia scalzato e concimato;
9 If it bears fruit next year, we [(inc)] will allow it to keep growing. If it does not bear fruit next year, you [(sg)] can cut it down.’”
e forse darà frutto in avvenire; se no, lo taglierai.
10 One (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), [Jesus] was teaching people in one of the Jewish meeting places.
Or egli stava insegnando in una delle sinagoghe in giorno di sabato.
11 There was a woman there whom an evil spirit [MTY] had crippled for 18 years. She was always bent over; she could not stand up straight.
Ed ecco una donna, che da diciotto anni aveva uno spirito d’infermità, ed era tutta curvata e incapace di raddrizzarsi in alcun modo.
12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over to him. He said to her, “Woman, [I am] freeing you [(sg)] from your illness!”
E Gesù, vedutala, la chiamò a sé e le disse: Donna, tu sei liberata dalla tua infermità.
13 He put his hands on her. Immediately she stood up straight, and she praised God!
E pose le mani su lei, ed ella in quell’istante fu raddrizzata e glorificava Iddio.
14 But the man in charge (of the synagogue/of the meeting place) was angry because Jesus had healed her (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day). [He considered that healing was doing work]. So he said to the people, “There are six days [each week] in which [our Jewish] laws permit people to work. [If you need healing], those are the days to come ([to the synagogue/to the meeting place]) and be healed. Do not come on our Jewish day of rest!”
Or il capo della sinagoga, sdegnato che Gesù avesse fatta una guarigione in giorno di sabato, prese a dire alla moltitudine: Ci son sei giorni ne’ quali s’ha da lavorare; venite dunque in quelli a farvi guarire, e non in giorno di sabato.
15 Then the Lord replied to him, “You [(sg) and your fellow religious leaders are] hypocrites! (On the Sabbath/On our Jewish day of rest), [just like on every other day], (each of you unties his ox or donkey, and then leads it from the food trough to where it can drink water./does not each of you untie his ox or donkey, and then lead it from the food trough to where it can drink water?) [RHQ] [That is work, too]!
Ma il Signore gli rispose e disse: Ipocriti, non scioglie ciascun di voi, di sabato, il suo bue o il suo asino dalla mangiatoia per menarlo a bere?
16 This woman [is more important than an animal; she is a Jew], descended from Abraham! But Satan has [kept her] [MET] [crippled] for 18 years, [as though] he had tied her up [and not let her escape]! So (it is certainly right that she be freed {that [I] free her}, [even if this] is a Sabbath day!/was it not right that she be freed {that [I] free her}, [even if this] is a Jewish rest day?) [RHQ]”
E costei, ch’è figliuola d’Abramo, e che Satana avea tenuta legata per ben diciott’anni, non doveva esser sciolta da questo legame in giorno di sabato?
17 After Jesus said that, all the people [there] who opposed him were ashamed. But all the [other] people [there] were happy about all the wonderful things he was doing.
E mentre diceva queste cose, tutti i suoi avversari erano confusi, e tutta la moltitudine si rallegrava di tutte le opere gloriose da lui compiute.
18 Then Jesus said, “(I will tell you how [the number of people who let] God rule [MET] [their lives will increase]./Do you know how [the number of people who let] God rule [MET] [their lives will increase]?) [RHQ] I will tell you what I can compare it to.
Diceva dunque: A che è simile il regno di Dio, e a che l’assomiglierò io?
19 It is like a [tiny] mustard seed that a man planted in his field. It grew until it became [big, like] a tree. It was [so big that] birds built nests in its branches.”
Esso è simile ad un granel di senapa che un uomo ha preso e gettato nel suo orto; ed è cresciuto ed è divenuto albero; e gli uccelli del cielo si son riparati sui suoi rami.
20 Then he said, “I will tell [RHQ] you something else, to illustrate how the people who let God rule [MET] [their lives can influence their society more and more].
E di nuovo disse: A che assomiglierò il regno di Dio?
21 It is like [a little bit of] yeast that a woman mixed with about 50 pounds of flour. [That small amount of yeast made] the whole batch of dough swell up.”
Esso è simile al lievito che una donna ha preso e nascosto in tre staia di farina, finché tutta sia lievitata.
22 [Jesus] continued traveling, along [with his disciples], through various towns and villages on the way to Jerusalem. As they went, he was teaching [the people].
Ed egli attraversava man mano le città ed i villaggi, insegnando, e facendo cammino verso Gerusalemme.
23 Someone asked him, “Lord, will there be only a few people who are saved {whom [God] saves}?” He replied to them, “[There will not be many, because] the way [to heaven] [MET] is [like] a narrow door.
E un tale gli disse: Signore, son pochi i salvati?
24 [Therefore, try hard] to enter that narrow doorway, because I tell you that many people will try to enter [heaven by some other way], but they will not be able to get in.
Ed egli disse loro: Sforzatevi d’entrare per la porta stretta, perché io vi dico che molti cercheranno d’entrare e non potranno.
25 [God is like] the owner of a house. [Some day] he will lock his door. Then [some of] you will begin to stand outside that door and knock. You will say, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘[No, I will not open it, because] I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from!’
Da che il padron di casa si sarà alzato ed avrà serrata la porta, e voi, stando di fuori, comincerete a picchiare alla porta, dicendo: Signore, aprici, egli, rispondendo, vi dirà: Io non so d’onde voi siate.
26 Then you will say, ‘([You must have forgotten!/Surely you know us, because]) [RHQ] we [(exc)] ate [meals] with you [(sg)], and you taught [people] in the streets of our [towns]’!
Allora comincerete a dire: Noi abbiam mangiato e bevuto in tua presenza, e tu hai insegnato nelle nostre piazze!
27 But he will say, ‘[I tell you again], I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from. You [are] wicked people! Get away from here!’”
Ed egli dirà: Io vi dico che non so d’onde voi siate; dipartitevi da me voi tutti operatori d’iniquità.
28 Then Jesus continued, saying, “[From where God will send you], you will see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the distance. All the prophets [who lived long ago will also be there], in the kingdom where God [is ruling]. But you will be outside, crying and grinding your teeth [because you will have severe pain]!
Quivi sarà il pianto e lo stridor de’ denti, quando vedrete Abramo e Isacco e Giacobbe e tutti i profeti nel regno di Dio, e che voi ne sarete cacciati fuori.
29 Furthermore, many [non-Jewish] people will [be inside]. There will be ones who have come from [lands to] the north, east, south, and west. They will be feasting in (that place where God is ruling/God’s kingdom).
E ne verranno d’oriente e d’occidente, e da settentrione e da mezzogiorno, che si porranno a mensa nel regno di Dio.
30 Think about this: Some people whom others do not [consider] important [now, God will make] them very important [then], and some people whom [others consider] very important [now, God will make] to be not important [then].”
Ed ecco, ve ne son degli ultimi che saranno primi, e de’ primi che saranno ultimi.
31 At that very time, some Pharisees came and said to Jesus, “Leave this area, because [the ruler] Herod [Antipas] wants to kill you [(sg)]!”
In quello stesso momento vennero alcuni Farisei a dirgli: Parti, e vattene di qui, perché Erode ti vuol far morire.
32 He replied to them, “Herod is [MET] [as cruel as] a fox, [but also as insignificant as a fox]. [So I do not worry about him]. But [to show him that no one can harm me until it is the time and place God has determined], go tell him this [message from me]: ‘Listen! I am expelling demons and performing miracles today, and [I will continue doing] it for a short time. After that, I will finish my work.
Ed egli disse loro: Andate a dire a quella volpe: Ecco, io caccio i demoni e compio guarigioni oggi e domani, e il terzo giorno giungo al mio termine.
33 But I must continue my trip [to Jerusalem] during the coming days, because [they killed many other] prophets there, and [since I am also a prophet], no other place is appropriate for people to kill [me].’”
D’altronde, bisogna ch’io cammini oggi e domani e posdomani, perché non può essere che un profeta muoia fuori di Gerusalemme.
34 [Then Jesus said], “O [people of] [MTY] Jerusalem [APO]! You killed the prophets [who lived long ago, and you killed others], whom [God] sent to you, [by throwing] stones [at them]. Many times I wanted to gather you together [to protect you] [SIM] like a hen gathers her young chicks under her wings. But you did not want [me to do that].
Gerusalemme, Gerusalemme, che uccidi i profeti e lapidi quelli che ti son mandati, quante volte ho voluto raccogliere i tuoi figliuoli, come la gallina raccoglie i suoi pulcini sotto le ali; e voi non avete voluto!
35 So listen to this: Your city [MTY] (OR, your temple) is going to be abandoned (OR, God will no longer protect it). I will [MTY] also tell you this: I [will enter your city only once more. After that], you will not see me until the time when [I return and] you say [about me], ‘God is truly pleased with this man who comes with God’s authority [MTY]!’”
Ecco, la vostra casa sta per esservi lasciata deserta. E io vi dico che non mi vedrete più, finché venga il giorno che diciate: Benedetto colui che viene nel nome del Signore!
