Isaiah 8
1 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’].”
Il Signore mi disse: «Prenditi una grande tavoletta e scrivici con caratteri ordinari: A Mahèr-salàl-cash-baz ».
2 [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.
Io mi presi testimoni fidati, il sacerdote Uria e Zaccaria figlio di Iebarachìa.
3 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’),
Poi mi unii alla profetessa, la quale concepì e partorì un figlio. Il Signore mi disse: «Chiamalo Mahèr-salàl-cash-baz,
4 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.”
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».
5 Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
Il Signore mi disse di nuovo:
6 ‘[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.
«Poiché questo popolo ha rigettato le acque di Siloe, che scorrono piano, e trema per Rezìn e per il figlio di Romelia,
7 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.
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.
8 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!’”
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.
9 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!
Sappiatelo, popoli: sarete frantumati; ascoltate voi tutte, nazioni lontane, cingete le armi e sarete frantumate.
10 [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!
Preparate un piano, sarà senza effetti; fate un proclama, non si realizzerà, perché Dio è con noi».
11 Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
Poiché così il Signore mi disse, quando mi aveva preso per mano e mi aveva proibito di incamminarmi nella via di questo popolo:
12 “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.
«Non chiamate congiura ciò che questo popolo chiama congiura, non temete ciò che esso teme e non abbiate paura».
13 [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.
Il Signore degli eserciti, lui solo ritenete santo. Egli sia l'oggetto del vostro timore, della vostra paura.
14 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].
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.
15 Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
Tra di loro molti inciamperanno, cadranno e si sfracelleranno, saranno presi e catturati.
16 [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.
Si chiuda questa testimonianza, si sigilli questa rivelazione nel cuore dei miei discepoli.
17 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.
Io ho fiducia nel Signore, che ha nascosto il volto alla casa di Giacobbe, e spero in lui.
18 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].
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.
19 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]!
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?»,
20 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.
attenetevi alla rivelazione, alla testimonianza. Certo, faranno questo discorso che non offre speranza d'aurora.
21 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.
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
22 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)
e rivolgerà lo sguardo sulla terra ed ecco angustia e tenebre e oscurità desolante. Ma la caligine sarà dissipata,
