Isaia 63
1 “Chi è questi che giunge da Edom, da Botsra, in vestimenti splendidi? questi, magnificamente ammantato, che cammina fiero nella grandezza della sua forza?” “Son io, che parlo con giustizia, che son potente a salvare”.
[I ask], “Who is this who is coming from Bozrah [city] in Edom, whose clothes are stained red [from blood]? Who is this who is wearing beautiful robes?” [He replies], “It is I, [Yahweh], declaring that I have defeated [your enemies], and I am able to rescue you!”
2 “Perché questo rosso nel tuo manto, e perché le tue vesti son come quelli di chi calca l’uva nello strettoio?”
[I ask him], “What are those red spots on your clothes? It appears that [SIM] you have been treading/tramping on grapes [to make wine].”
3 “Io sono stato solo a calcara l’uva nello strettoio, e nessuno uomo fra i popoli è stato meco; io li ho calcati nella mia ira, e li ho calpestati nel mio furore; il loro sangue è spruzzato sulle mie vesti, e ho macchiati tutti i miei abiti.
[He replies], “I have been treading on [my enemies, not] on grapes. I did it myself; no one helped me. I punished them because I was very angry with them, and my clothes became stained with their blood.
4 Poiché il giorno della vendetta, ch’era nel mio cuore, e il mio anno di redenzione son giunti.
I did that because it was time for me [SYN] to get revenge; it was time to rescue [my people from those who had oppressed them].
5 Io guardai, ma non v’era chi m’aiutasse; mi volsi attorno stupito, ma nessuno mi sosteneva; allora il mio braccio m’ha salvato, e il mio furore m’ha sostenuto.
I searched for someone who would enable me to help [my people], but I was amazed/shocked that there was no one to help me. So I defeated [their enemies] with my own power/strength [MTY]; I was able [PRS] to do that because of my being very angry.
6 Ed ho calpestato dei popoli nella mia ira, li ho ubriacati del mio furore, e ho fatto scorrere il loro sangue sulla terra”.
Because I was extremely angry, I punished the nations; I caused them [to stagger like] [MET] drunk men, and I caused their blood to pour out on the ground.”
7 Io voglio ricordare le benignità dell’Eterno, le lodi dell’Eterno, considerando tutto quello che l’Eterno ci ha largito; ricorderà la bontà di cui è stato largo versa la casa d’Israele, secondo le sue compassioni e secondo l’abbondanza della sue grazie.
I will tell about Yahweh faithfully loving his people, and I will praise him for all that he has done. Yahweh has done good things for [us] people [MTY] of Israel; he has acted mercifully toward us, and he has steadfastly and faithfully loved us.
8 Egli aveva detto: “Certo, essi son mio popolo, figliuoli che non m’inganneranno”; e fu il loro salvatore.
Yahweh said, “These are my people; they will not deceive me;” so he rescued us.
9 In tutte le loro distrette egli stesso fu in distretta, e l’angelo della sua faccia li salvò; nel suo amore e nella sua longanimità ei li redense; se li tolse in ispalla, e sempre li portò nei tempi andati;
When we had many troubles, he was sad [also]. He sent his angel to rescue us. Because he loved us and was merciful to us, he saved us; [it was as though] he picked our ancestors up and carried them all those years [during which they were oppressed in Egypt].
10 ma essi furono ribelli, contristarono il suo spirito santo: ond’egli si convertì in loro nemico, ed egli stesso combatté contro di loro.
But we rebelled against him, and we caused his Holy Spirit to be sad. So he became [like] [MET] an enemy who fought against us.
11 Allora il suo popolo si ricordò de’ giorni antichi di Mosè: “Dov’è colui che li trasse fuori dal mare col pastore del suo gregge? Dov’è colui che metteva in mezzo a loro lo spirito suo santo?
Then we thought about [what happened] long ago, during the time when Moses led [our ancestors out of Egypt]. We cried out, “Where is the one who brought our ancestors through the [Red] Sea while Moses led them? Where is the one who sent his Holy Spirit to be among our ancestors?
12 che faceva andare il suo braccio glorioso alla destra di Mosè? che divise le acque innanzi a loro per acquistarsi una rinomanza eterna?
Where is the one who showed his glorious power [MTY], and caused the water to separate when Moses lifted his arm above it, with the result that he will be honored/praised forever?
13 che li menò attraverso gli abissi, come un cavallo nel deserto, senza che inciampassero?
Where is the one who led our ancestors while they walked through the sea bed? They were like [SIM] horses that were racing along and never stumbled.
14 Come il bestiame che scende nella valle, lo spirito dell’Eterno li condusse al riposo. Così tu guidasti il tuo popolo, per acquistarti una rinomanza gloriosa”.
They were like [SIM] cattle that walk down into a valley [to rest], and the Spirit of Yahweh enabled them to go to a place where they could rest. Yahweh, you led your people, and you caused yourself [MTY] to (get a wonderful reputation/be greatly honored).”
15 Guarda dal cielo, e mira, dalla tua dimora santa e gloriosa: Dove sono il tuo zelo, i tuoi atti potenti? Il fremito delle tue viscere e le tue compassioni non si fan più sentire verso di me.
[Yahweh], look down from heaven; look down on us from your holy and glorious home. You were [RHQ] previously very concerned [about us], and you acted powerfully [to help us]. But it seems that you do not act mercifully and zealously for us any more.
16 Nondimeno, tu sei nostro padre; poiché Abrahamo non sa chi siamo, e Israele non ci riconosce; tu, o Eterno, sei nostro padre, il tuo nome, in ogni tempo, è “Redentor nostro”.
You are our father. Abraham does not know [what is happening to] us, and Jacob is not concerned about us, [either], but Yahweh, you are our father; you rescued us long ago.
17 O Eterno, perché ci fai errare lungi dalla tue vie, e induri il nostro cuore perché non ti tema? Ritorna, per amor dei tuoi servi, delle tribù della tua eredità!
Yahweh, why did you cause us to wander away from your road [RHQ]? Why did you cause us to be stubborn, with the result that we no [longer] revere you [RHQ]? Help us like you did previously, because we are the people who serve you and belong to you.
18 Per ben poco tempo il tuo popolo santo ha posseduto il paese; i nostri nemici han calpestato il tuo santuario.
We, your holy people, possessed your sacred temple for only a short time, [and now] our enemies have destroyed it.
19 Noi siam diventati come quelli che tu non hai mai governati, come quelli che non portano il tuo nome!
Now it seems as though we never were ruled by you, as though we were never part of your family [MTY].
