Isaia 3
1 Ecco, il Signore, l’Eterno degli eserciti, sta per togliere a Gerusalemme ed a Giuda ogni risorsa ed ogni appoggio, ogni risorsa di pane e ogni risorsa di acqua,
The Commander of the armies of angels is about to take away from Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea everything that you depend on— all your food and water.
2 il prode ed il guerriero, il giudice ed il profeta, l’indovino e l’anziano,
He will take away your heroes and your [other] soldiers, your judges and your prophets, people who do rituals to find out what will happen in the future and the elders,
3 il capo di cinquantina e il notabile, il consigliere, l’artefice esperto, e l’abile incantatore.
army officers and [other] officials, advisors and skilled craftsmen and those who perform rituals to predict the future.
4 Io darò loro de’ giovinetti per principi, e de’ bambini domineranno sovr’essi.
He will appoint boys to be your leaders; your children will rule you.
5 Il popolo sarà oppresso, uomo da uomo, ciascuno dal suo prossimo; il giovane insolentirà contro il vecchio, l’abietto contro colui che è onorato.
People will treat each other cruelly: people will fight against their neighbors. Young people will insult older people, and vulgar/dishonorable people will sneer at people who should be honored.
6 Quand’uno prenderà il fratello nella sua casa paterna e gli dirà: “Tu hai un mantello, sii nostro capo, prendi queste ruine sotto la tua mano”,
At that time, someone will grab one of his brothers in his father’s house and say to him, “You have a coat, [which shows that you are respected]. [So] you be our leader! You rule this [city, which is now] a pile of ruins!”
7 egli, in quel giorno, alzerà la voce, dicendo: “Io non sarò vostro medico, e nella mia casa non v’è né pane né mantello; non mi fate capo del popolo!”
[But] his brother will reply, “[No], I cannot help you, [because] I do not have [any extra] food or clothes in this house. [So] do not appoint me to be your leader!”
8 Poiché Gerusalemme vacilla e Giuda crolla, perché la loro lingua e le opere sono contro l’Eterno, sì da provocare ad ira il suo sguardo maestoso.
Jerusalem and [the other towns in] Judah will be destroyed, because [everything] that the people do and say there opposes Yahweh, who is powerful and glorious, and they refuse to obey him. They rebel against him.
9 L’aspetto del loro volto testimonia contr’essi, pubblicano il loro peccato, come Sodoma, e non lo nascondono. Guai all’anima loro! perché procurano a se stessi del male.
They even show on their faces that [they oppose Yahweh]. They are proud of their sins, like [the people of] Sodom were [long ago]; they do not try to hide their sins. [Because of their sins], terrible things will happen to them, [but] they will bring those disasters on themselves.
10 Ditelo che il giusto avrà del bene, perch’ei mangerà il frutto delle opere sue!
[Yahweh told me to] tell the righteous people that good things will happen to them; they will enjoy the blessings that they will receive for their good deeds.
11 Guai all’empio! male gl’incoglierà, perché gli sarà reso quel che le sue mani han fatto.
[But] terrible things will happen to wicked people; they will be (paid back/punished) for [the evil things that] [MTY] they have done.
12 Il mio popolo ha per oppressori dei fanciulli, e delle donne lo signoreggiano. O popolo mio, quei che ti guidano ti sviano, e ti distruggono il sentiero per cui devi passare!
[Now], youths [who have become leaders] treat my people cruelly, and women rule over my people. My people, your leaders are misleading you; they are causing you to go down the wrong road [MET].
13 L’Eterno si presenta per discutere la causa, e sta in piè per giudicare i popoli.
[It is as though] Yahweh has sat in his place in a courtroom and is ready to judge his people.
14 L’Eterno entra in giudizio con gli anziani del suo popolo e coi principi d’esso: “Voi siete quelli che avete divorato la vigna! Le spoglie del povero sono nelle nostre case!
He will stand up to declare why the elders and rulers of his people should be punished: [he says], “The people of Israel are [like] [MET] a vineyard that I planted, but you have ruined it! Your houses are full of things that you have stolen from poor people.
15 Con qual diritto schiacciate voi il mio popolo e pestate la faccia de’ miseri?” dice il Signore, l’Eterno degli eserciti.
You should stop [RHQ] crushing my people! [It is as though] you are pushing the faces of poor people into the dirt!” [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says.
16 L’Eterno dice ancora: Poiché le figliuolo di Sion sono altere, sen vanno col collo teso, lanciando sguardi provocanti, camminando a piccoli passi e facendo tintinnare gli anelli de’ lor piedi,
Yahweh says this: “The women of Jerusalem are haughty/proud; they walk around sticking their chins out, and flirting [with men] with their eyes. They walk with tiny steps with bracelets on their ankles that jingle.
17 il Signore renderà calvo il sommo del capo alle figliuole di Sion, e l’Eterno metterà a nudo le loro vergogne.
So I, Yahweh, will cause sores to be on their heads, and I will cause those beautiful women in Jerusalem to become bald.”
18 In quel giorno, il Signore torrà via il lusso degli anelli de’ piedi, delle reti e delle mezzelune;
At the time [that Yahweh does that], he will strip away everything that the women of Jerusalem wear to make themselves beautiful—the ornaments on their ankles and their headbands, their crescent necklaces,
19 gli orecchini, i braccialetti ed i veli;
their earrings and bracelets and veils,
20 i diademi, le catenelle de’ piedi, le cinture, i vasetti di profumo e gli amuleti;
their scarves and ankle bracelets and sashes, their perfumes and (charms/little things that they wear thinking that those things will protect them from evil),
21 gli anelli, i cerchietti da naso;
their signet rings and nose rings,
22 gli abiti da festa, le mantelline, gli scialli e le borse;
their nice robes and capes and cloaks and purses,
23 gli specchi, le camicie finissime, le tiare e le mantiglie.
their mirrors and nice linen clothes and shawls.
24 Invece del profumo s’avrà fetore; invece di cintura, una corda; invece di riccioli calvizie; invece d’ampio manto, un sacco stretto; un marchio di fuoco invece di bellezza.
Instead of their having a nice smell from perfume, they will stink; instead of nice sashes, they will have ropes [around their waists because they will be captives]. Instead of having fancy hairdos, they will be bald. Instead of fancy/beautiful robes, they will wear rough sackcloth, and instead of being beautiful, they will be branded.
25 I tuoi uomini cadranno di spada, e i tuoi prodi, in battaglia.
Their husbands will be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and their soldiers [will also die] in battles.
26 Le porte di Sion gemeranno e saranno in lutto; tutta desolata, ella sederà per terra.
People [PRS] will mourn and cry at the gates [of the city]. The city will [be like] [MET] a woman who sits on the ground because everything that she owned is gone.
