Ezechiele 19
1 Intona ora un lamento sui capi d'Israele
“Now you, take up a lamentation against the leaders of Israel
2 «Che cos'era tua madre? Una leonessa fra leoni. Accovacciata in mezzo ai leoni allevava i suoi cuccioli. dicendo:
and say, 'Who was your mother? A lioness, she lived with a lion's son; in the midst of young lions, she nurtured her cubs.
3 Essa innalzò uno dei cuccioli che divenne leone, imparò a sbranare la preda, a divorare gli uomini.
She is the one who raised up one of her cubs to become a young lion, a lion who learned to tear apart his victims, and then he devoured men.
4 Ma contro di lui le genti fecero lega, restò preso nella loro fossa e in catene fu condotto in Egitto.
Then the nations heard about him. He was caught in their trap, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
5 Quando essa vide che era lunga l'attesa e delusa la sua speranza, prese un altro cucciolo e ne fece un leoncino.
Then she saw that although she had waited for his return, her expectation was now gone, so she took another of her cubs and raised him to become a young lion.
6 Egli se ne andava e veniva fra i leoni, divenuto leoncello, e imparò a sbranare la preda, a divorare gli uomini.
This young lion roamed about in the midst of lions. He was a young lion and learned to tear his victims; he devoured men.
7 Penetrò nei loro palazzi, devastò le loro città. Il paese e i suoi abitanti sbigottivano al rumore del suo ruggito.
He seized their widows and ruined their cities. The land and its fullness were abandoned because of the sound of his roaring.
8 Lo assalirono le genti, le contrade all'intorno; tesero un laccio contro di lui e restò preso nella loro fossa.
But the nations came against him from the surrounding provinces; they spread their nets over him. He was caught in their trap.
9 Lo chiusero in una gabbia, lo condussero in catene al re di Babilonia e lo misero in una prigione, perché non se ne sentisse la voce sui monti d'Israele.
With hooks they put him in a cage and then they brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him to the strongholds so that his voice would no longer be heard on the mountains of Israel.
10 Tua madre era come una vite piantata vicino alle acque. Era rigogliosa e frondosa per l'abbondanza dell'acqua;
Your mother was like a vine planted in your blood beside the water. it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundance of water.
11 ebbe rami robusti buoni per scettri regali; il suo fusto si elevò in mezzo agli arbusti mirabile per la sua altezza e per l'abbondanza dei suoi rami.
It had strong branches that were used for rulers' scepters, and its size was exalted above the branches, and its height was seen by the greatness of its foliage.
12 Ma essa fu sradicata con furore e gettata a terra; il vento d'oriente la disseccò, disseccò i suoi frutti; il suo ramo robusto inaridì e il fuoco lo divorò.
But the vine was uprooted in fury and thrown down to the earth, and an eastern wind dried out its fruit. Its strong branches were broken off and withered and fire consumed them.
13 Ora è trapiantata nel deserto, in una terra secca e riarsa;
So now it is planted in the wilderness, in a land of drought and thirst.
14 un fuoco uscì da un suo ramo, divorò tralci e frutti ed essa non ha più alcun ramo robusto, uno scettro per dominare». Questo è un lamento e come lamento è passato nell'uso.
For fire went out from her large branches and consumed its fruit. There is no strong branch on it, no scepter to rule.' This is a lamentation and will be sung as a lamentation.”
