Isaia 55
1 O voi tutti che siete assetati, venite alle acque, e voi che non avete danaro venite, comprate, mangiate! Venite, comprate senza danaro, senza pagare, vino e latte!
“All you [people who are in exile], listen to me! [It is as though] [MET] you are thirsty, so come and get water from me! [It is as though] you have no money, but you can come and get things from me [that are like] wine and milk! You can get [what you need from me], [and] you will not need to give me any money for them!
2 Perché spendete danaro per ciò che non è pane? e il frutto delle vostre fatiche per ciò che non sazia? Ascoltatemi attentamente e mangerete ciò ch’è buono, e l’anima vostra godrà di cibi succulenti!
[What you really need is to have a close relationship with me], so (why do you spend money to buy things that do not supply what you really need?/you should not spend money to buy things that do not supply what you really need.) [RHQ] (Why do you work hard to get money to buy things that do not (satisfy your [inner beings]/cause you to be happy)?) [RHQ] Pay attention to what I say and acquire what is really good [MET]! If you do that, then you will truly be happy [MET].
3 Inclinate l’orecchio, e venite a me; ascoltate, e l’anima vostra vivrà; io fermerò con voi un patto eterno, vi largirò le grazie stabili promesse a Davide.
Listen to me and come to me; pay attention to me, and if you do that, you will have new life in your souls. I will make an agreement with you that will last forever to faithfully love you like I loved [King] David.
4 Ecco, io l’ho dato come testimonio ai popoli, come principe e governatore dei popoli.
By what he did, I showed [my power to many] people-groups; I caused him to be a leader and commander [DOU] over [the people of many nations].
5 Ecco, tu chiamerai nazioni che non conosci, e nazioni che non ti conoscono accorreranno a te, a motivo dell’Eterno, del tuo Dio, del Santo d’Israele, perch’Ei ti avrà glorificato.
And similarly, you will summon people of other nations to come to you, nations that previously you have not heard about, and they had not heard about you; and they will come to you quickly because [they will have heard that I], Yahweh, your God, the Holy One of Israel, have honored you.
6 Cercate l’Eterno, mentre lo si può trovare; invocatelo, mentr’è vicino.
Seek [to know] me while it is still possible for you to do that; call to me while I am near!
7 Lasci l’empio la sua via, e l’uomo iniquo i suoi pensieri: e si converta all’Eterno che avrà pietà di lui, e al nostro Dio ch’è largo nel perdonare.
Wicked [people] should abandon their wicked behavior, and evil people should stop thinking what is evil. They should turn to me, and if they do that, I will act mercifully toward them; they should turn to me, their God, because I will fully pardon them [for all the wicked things that they have done].
8 Poiché i miei pensieri non sono i vostri pensieri, né le vostre vie sono le mie vie, dice l’Eterno.
I, Yahweh, declare that what I think is not the same as what you think, and what I do is very different from what you do.
9 Come i cieli sono alti al di sopra della terra, così son le mie vie più alte delle vostre vie, e i miei pensieri più alti dei vostri pensieri.
Just as the sky is far above the earth, what I do is far greater than what you do, and what I think is much greater than what you think.
10 E come la pioggia e la neve scendon dal cielo e non vi ritornano senz’aver annaffiata la terra, senz’averla fecondata e fatta germogliare sì da dar seme al seminatore e pane da mangiare,
Rain and snow come down from the sky, and they cause the ground to be moist before the moisture returns [to the sky and produces more clouds]. When the ground becomes moist, it causes plants to sprout and grow, with the result that the soil produces seed for the farmer [to plant] and [grain to produce flour to make] bread for people to eat.
11 così è della mia parola, uscita dalla mia bocca: essa non torna a me a vuoto, senz’aver compiuto quello ch’io voglio, e menato a buon fine ciò per cui l’ho mandata.
And similarly the things that I promise to do, I will [always] cause to happen; my promises will [always] be fulfilled [LIT]. They will accomplish the things that I gave them to accomplish [DOU].
12 Sì, voi partirete con gioia, e sarete ricondotti in pace; i monti e i colli daranno in gridi di gioia dinanzi a voi, e tutti gli alberi della campagna batteranno le mani.
You will leave [Babylon] joyfully, you will have peace as I lead you out. [It will be as though] the hills and mountains will sing joyfully, and the trees in the fields will clap their hands.
13 Nel luogo del pruno s’eleverà il cipresso, nel luogo del rovo crescerà il mirto; e sarà per l’Eterno un titolo di gloria, un monumento perpetuo che non sarà distrutto.
Instead of thornbushes and briers, pine/cypress [trees] and myrtle [trees] will grow [in your land]. As a result of that, people will honor me much more; and what I do will remind everyone that [I do what I have promised].”
