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Isaia 32
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Isaia 32
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Il re giusto
32 Ecco, un re regnerà secondo giustizia
e i principi governeranno secondo il diritto.
2 Ognuno sarà come un riparo contro il vento
e uno schermo dall'acquazzone,
come canali d'acqua in una steppa,
come l'ombra di una grande roccia su arida terra.
3 Non si chiuderanno più gli occhi di chi vede
e gli orecchi di chi sente staranno attenti.
4 Gli animi volubili si applicheranno a comprendere
e la lingua dei balbuzienti parlerà
spedita e con chiarezza.
5 L'abietto non sarà chiamato più nobile
né l'imbroglione sarà detto gentiluomo,
Il grossolano e il nobile
6 poiché l'abietto fa discorsi abietti
e il suo cuore trama iniquità,
per commettere empietà
e affermare errori intorno al Signore,
per lasciare vuoto lo stomaco dell'affamato
e far mancare la bevanda all'assetato.
7 L'imbroglione - iniqui sono i suoi imbrogli -
macchina scelleratezze
per rovinare gli oppressi con parole menzognere,
anche quando il povero può provare il suo diritto.
8 Il nobile invece si propone cose nobili
e agisce sempre con nobiltà.
Contro le donne di Gerusalemme
9 Donne spensierate, suvvia ascoltate la mia voce; figlie baldanzose, porgete l'orecchio alle mie parole. 10 Fra un anno e più giorni voi tremerete, o baldanzose, perché finita la vendemmia non ci sarà più raccolto. 11 Temete, o spensierate; tremate, o baldanzose, deponete le vesti, spogliatevi, cingetevi i fianchi di sacco. 12 Battetevi il petto per le campagne amene, per i fertili vigneti, 13 per la terra del mio popolo, nella quale cresceranno spine e pruni, per tutte le case in gioia, per la città gaudente; 14 poiché il palazzo sarà abbandonato, la città rumorosa sarà deserta, l'Ofel e il torrione diventeranno caverne per sempre, gioia degli asini selvatici, pascolo di mandrie.
L'effusione dello Spirito
15 Ma infine in noi sarà infuso uno spirito dall'alto;
allora il deserto diventerà un giardino
e il giardino sarà considerato una selva.
16 Nel deserto prenderà dimora il diritto
e la giustizia regnerà nel giardino.
17 Effetto della giustizia sarà la pace,
frutto del diritto una perenne sicurezza.
18 Il mio popolo abiterà in una dimora di pace,
in abitazioni tranquille,
in luoghi sicuri,
19 anche se la selva cadrà
e la città sarà sprofondata.
20 Beati voi! Seminerete in riva a tutti i ruscelli
e lascerete in libertà buoi e asini.
Isaiah 32
English Standard Version
Isaiah 32
English Standard Version
A King Will Reign in Righteousness
32 Behold, (A)a king will reign in righteousness,
and princes will rule in justice.
2 (B)Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
a shelter from the storm,
(C)like streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
3 (D)Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will give attention.
4 The heart of the hasty will understand and know,
(E)and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak distinctly.
5 (F)The fool will no more be called noble,
nor the scoundrel said to be honorable.
6 For (G)the fool speaks folly,
and his heart is busy with iniquity,
to practice ungodliness,
to utter error concerning the Lord,
(H)to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied,
and to deprive the thirsty of drink.
7 As for the scoundrel—(I)his devices are evil;
he plans wicked schemes
to ruin the poor with lying words,
even when the plea of the needy is right.
8 But he who is noble plans noble things,
and on noble things he stands.
Complacent Women Warned of Disaster
9 (J)Rise up, you women (K)who are at ease, hear my voice;
you complacent daughters, give ear to my speech.
10 In little more than a year
you will shudder, you complacent women;
for the grape harvest fails,
the fruit harvest will not come.
11 Tremble, you women (L)who are at ease,
shudder, you complacent ones;
(M)strip, and make yourselves bare,
(N)and tie sackcloth around your waist.
12 (O)Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,
for the fruitful vine,
13 (P)for the soil of my people
growing up in thorns and briers,
(Q)yes, for all the joyous houses
in the exultant city.
14 For the palace is forsaken,
the populous city deserted;
the hill and the watchtower
will become dens forever,
(R)a joy of wild donkeys,
a pasture of flocks;
15 until (S)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
and (T)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.
17 (U)And the effect of righteousness will be peace,
and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust[a] forever.
18 My people will abide in a peaceful habitation,
in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
19 (V)And it will hail when the forest falls down,
(W)and the city will be utterly laid low.
20 (X)Happy are you who sow beside all waters,
who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:17 Or security
Isaiah 32
New International Version
Isaiah 32
New International Version
The Kingdom of Righteousness
32 See, a king(A) will reign in righteousness
and rulers will rule with justice.(B)
2 Each one will be like a shelter(C) from the wind
and a refuge from the storm,(D)
like streams of water(E) in the desert(F)
and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.
3 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,(G)
and the ears(H) of those who hear will listen.
4 The fearful heart will know and understand,(I)
and the stammering tongue(J) will be fluent and clear.
5 No longer will the fool(K) be called noble
nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
6 For fools speak folly,(L)
their hearts are bent on evil:(M)
They practice ungodliness(N)
and spread error(O) concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty(P)
and from the thirsty they withhold water.
7 Scoundrels use wicked methods,(Q)
they make up evil schemes(R)
to destroy the poor with lies,
even when the plea of the needy(S) is just.(T)
8 But the noble make noble plans,
and by noble deeds(U) they stand.(V)
The Women of Jerusalem
9 You women(W) who are so complacent,
rise up and listen(X) to me;
you daughters who feel secure,(Y)
hear what I have to say!
10 In little more than a year(Z)
you who feel secure will tremble;
the grape harvest will fail,(AA)
and the harvest of fruit will not come.
11 Tremble,(AB) you complacent women;
shudder, you daughters who feel secure!(AC)
Strip off your fine clothes(AD)
and wrap yourselves in rags.(AE)
12 Beat your breasts(AF) for the pleasant fields,
for the fruitful vines(AG)
13 and for the land of my people,
a land overgrown with thorns and briers(AH)—
yes, mourn(AI) for all houses of merriment
and for this city of revelry.(AJ)
14 The fortress(AK) will be abandoned,
the noisy city deserted;(AL)
citadel and watchtower(AM) will become a wasteland forever,
the delight of donkeys,(AN) a pasture for flocks,(AO)
15 till the Spirit(AP) is poured on us from on high,
and the desert becomes a fertile field,(AQ)
and the fertile field seems like a forest.(AR)
16 The Lord’s justice(AS) will dwell in the desert,(AT)
his righteousness(AU) live in the fertile field.
17 The fruit of that righteousness(AV) will be peace;(AW)
its effect will be quietness and confidence(AX) forever.
18 My people will live in peaceful(AY) dwelling places,
in secure homes,(AZ)
in undisturbed places of rest.(BA)
19 Though hail(BB) flattens the forest(BC)
and the city is leveled(BD) completely,
20 how blessed you will be,
sowing(BE) your seed by every stream,(BF)
and letting your cattle and donkeys range free.(BG)
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