Isaia 8
1 Il Signore mi disse: «Prenditi una grande tavoletta e scrivici con caratteri ordinari: A Mahèr-salàl-cash-baz ».
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’].”
2 Io mi presi testimoni fidati, il sacerdote Uria e Zaccaria figlio di Iebarachìa.
[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.
3 Poi mi unii alla profetessa, la quale concepì e partorì un figlio. Il Signore mi disse: «Chiamalo Mahèr-salàl-cash-baz,
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’),
4 poiché, prima che il bambino sappia dire babbo e mamma, le ricchezze di Damasco e le spoglie di Samaria saranno portate davanti al re di Assiria».
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.”
5 Il Signore mi disse di nuovo:
Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
6 «Poiché questo popolo ha rigettato le acque di Siloe, che scorrono piano, e trema per Rezìn e per il figlio di Romelia,
‘[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.
7 per questo, ecco, il Signore gonfierà contro di loro le acque del fiume, impetuose e abbondanti: cioè il re assiro con tutto il suo splendore, irromperà in tutti i suoi canali e strariperà da tutte le sue sponde.
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.
8 Penetrerà in Giuda, lo inonderà e lo attraverserà fino a giungere al collo. Le sue ali distese copriranno tutta l'estensione del tuo paese, Emmanuele.
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!’”
9 Sappiatelo, popoli: sarete frantumati; ascoltate voi tutte, nazioni lontane, cingete le armi e sarete frantumate.
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!
10 Preparate un piano, sarà senza effetti; fate un proclama, non si realizzerà, perché Dio è con noi».
[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!
11 Poiché così il Signore mi disse, quando mi aveva preso per mano e mi aveva proibito di incamminarmi nella via di questo popolo:
Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
12 «Non chiamate congiura ciò che questo popolo chiama congiura, non temete ciò che esso teme e non abbiate paura».
“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.
13 Il Signore degli eserciti, lui solo ritenete santo. Egli sia l'oggetto del vostro timore, della vostra paura.
[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.
14 Egli sarà laccio e pietra d'inciampo e scoglio che fa cadere per le due case di Israele, laccio e trabocchetto per chi abita in Gerusalemme.
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].
15 Tra di loro molti inciamperanno, cadranno e si sfracelleranno, saranno presi e catturati.
Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
16 Si chiuda questa testimonianza, si sigilli questa rivelazione nel cuore dei miei discepoli.
[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.
17 Io ho fiducia nel Signore, che ha nascosto il volto alla casa di Giacobbe, e spero in lui.
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.
18 Ecco, io e i figli che il Signore mi ha dato, siamo segni e presagi per Israele da parte del Signore degli eserciti, che abita sul monte Sion.
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].
19 Quando vi diranno: «Interrogate gli spiriti e gli indovini che bisbigliano e mormorano formule. Forse un popolo non deve consultare i suoi dei? Per i vivi consultare i morti?»,
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]!
20 attenetevi alla rivelazione, alla testimonianza. Certo, faranno questo discorso che non offre speranza d'aurora.
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.
21 Egli si aggirerà nel paese oppresso e affamato, e, quando sarà affamato e preso dall'ira, maledirà il suo re e il suo dio. Guarderà in alto
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.
22 e rivolgerà lo sguardo sulla terra ed ecco angustia e tenebre e oscurità desolante. Ma la caligine sarà dissipata,
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)
