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Isaia 14
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Isaia 14
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Il ritorno dall'esilio
14 Il Signore infatti avrà pietà di Giacobbe e si sceglierà ancora Israele e li ristabilirà nel loro paese. A loro si uniranno gli stranieri, che saranno incorporati nella casa di Giacobbe. 2 I popoli li accoglieranno e li ricondurranno nel loro paese e se ne impossesserà la casa di Israele nel paese del Signore come schiavi e schiave; così faranno prigionieri coloro che li avevano resi schiavi e domineranno i loro avversari.
La morte del re di Babilonia
3 In quel giorno il Signore ti libererà dalle tue pene e dal tuo affanno e dalla dura schiavitù con la quale eri stato asservito. 4 Allora intonerai questa canzone sul re di Babilonia e dirai:
«Ah, come è finito l'aguzzino,
è finita l'arroganza!
5 Il Signore ha spezzato la verga degli iniqui,
il bastone dei dominatori,
6 di colui che percuoteva i popoli nel suo furore,
con colpi senza fine,
che dominava con furia le genti
con una tirannia senza respiro.
7 Riposa ora tranquilla tutta la terra
ed erompe in grida di gioia.
8 Persino i cipressi gioiscono riguardo a te
e anche i cedri del Libano:
Da quando tu sei prostrato, non salgono più
i tagliaboschi contro di noi.
9 Gli inferi di sotto si agitano per te,
per venirti incontro al tuo arrivo;
per te essi svegliano le ombre,
tutti i dominatori della terra,
e fanno sorgere dai loro troni tutti i re delle nazioni.
10 Tutti prendono la parola per dirti:
Anche tu sei stato abbattuto come noi,
sei diventato uguale a noi.
11 Negli inferi è precipitato il tuo fasto,
la musica delle tue arpe;
sotto di te v'è uno strato di marciume,
tua coltre sono i vermi.
12 Come mai sei caduto dal cielo,
Lucifero, figlio dell'aurora?
Come mai sei stato steso a terra,
signore di popoli?
13 Eppure tu pensavi:
Salirò in cielo,
sulle stelle di Dio
innalzerò il trono,
dimorerò sul monte dell'assemblea,
nelle parti più remote del settentrione.
14 Salirò sulle regioni superiori delle nubi,
mi farò uguale all'Altissimo.
15 E invece sei stato precipitato negli inferi,
nelle profondità dell'abisso!
16 Quanti ti vedono ti guardano fisso,
ti osservano attentamente.
E' questo l'individuo che sconvolgeva la terra,
che faceva tremare i regni,
17 che riduceva il mondo a un deserto,
che ne distruggeva le città,
che non apriva ai suoi prigionieri la prigione?
18 Tutti i re dei popoli,
tutti riposano con onore,
ognuno nella sua tomba.
19 Tu, invece, sei stato gettato fuori del tuo sepolcro,
come un virgulto spregevole;
sei circondato da uccisi trafitti da spada,
come una carogna calpestata.
A coloro che sono scesi in una tomba di pietre
20 tu non sarai unito nella sepoltura,
perché hai rovinato il tuo paese,
hai assassinato il tuo popolo;
non sarà più nominata
la discendenza dell'iniquo.
21 Preparate il massacro dei suoi figli
a causa dell'iniquità del loro padre
e non sorgano più a conquistare la terra
e a riempire il mondo di rovine».
22 Io insorgerò contro di loro - parola del Signore degli eserciti -, sterminerò il nome di Babilonia e il resto, la prole e la stirpe - oracolo del Signore -. 23 Io la ridurrò a dominio dei ricci, a palude stagnante; la scoperò con la scopa della distruzione - oracolo del Signore degli eserciti -.
Contro l'Assiro
24 Il Signore degli eserciti ha giurato:
«In verità
come ho pensato, accadrà
e succederà come ho deciso.
25 Io spezzerò l'Assiro nella mia terra
e sui miei monti lo calpesterò.
Allora sparirà da loro il suo giogo,
il suo peso dalle loro spalle».
26 Questa è la decisione presa per tutta la terra
e questa è la mano stesa su tutte le genti.
27 Poiché il Signore degli eserciti
lo ha deciso; chi potrà renderlo vano?
La sua mano è stesa, chi gliela farà ritirare?
Contro i Filistei
28 Nell'anno in cui morì il re Acaz fu comunicato questo oracolo:
29 «Non gioire, Filistea tutta,
perché si è spezzata la verga di chi ti percuoteva.
Poiché dalla radice del serpe uscirà una vipera
e il suo frutto sarà un drago alato.
30 I poveri pascoleranno sui miei prati
e i miseri vi riposeranno tranquilli;
ma farò morire di fame la tua stirpe
e ucciderò il tuo resto.
31 Urla, porta; grida, città;
trema, Filistea tutta,
perché dal settentrione si alza il fumo
e nessuno si sbanda dalle sue schiere».
32 Che si risponderà ai messaggeri delle nazioni?
«Il Signore ha fondato Sion
e in essa si rifugiano gli oppressi del suo popolo».
Isaiah 14
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Isaiah 14
Living Bible
14 But the Lord will have mercy on the Israelis; they are still his special ones. He will bring them back to settle once again in the land of Israel. And many nationalities will come and join them there and be their loyal allies. 2 The nations of the world will help them to return, and those coming to live in their land will serve them. Those enslaving Israel will be enslaved—Israel shall rule her enemies!
3 In that wonderful day when the Lord gives his people rest from sorrow and fear, from slavery and chains, 4 you will jeer at the king of Babylon and say, “You bully, you! At last you have what was coming to you! 5 For the Lord has crushed your wicked power and broken your evil rule.” 6 You persecuted my people with unceasing blows of rage and held the nations in your angry grip. You were unrestrained in tyranny. 7 But at last the whole earth is at rest and is quiet! All the world begins to sing! 8 Even the trees of the woods—the fir trees and cedars of Lebanon—sing out this joyous song: “Your power is broken; no one will bother us now; at last we have peace.”
9 The denizens of hell crowd to meet you as you enter their domain. World leaders and earth’s mightiest kings, long dead, are there to see you. 10 With one voice they all cry out, “Now you are as weak as we are!” 11 Your might and power are gone; they are buried with you. All the pleasant music in your palace has ceased; now maggots are your sheet, worms your blanket!
12 How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground—mighty though you were against the nations of the world. 13 For you said to yourself, “I will ascend to heaven and rule the angels.[a] I will take the highest throne. I will preside on the Mount of Assembly far away in the north. 14 I will climb to the highest heavens and be like the Most High.” 15 But instead, you will be brought down to the pit of hell, down to its lowest depths. 16 Everyone there will stare at you and ask, “Can this be the one who shook the earth and the kingdoms of the world? 17 Can this be the one who destroyed the world and made it into a shambles, who demolished its greatest cities and had no mercy on his prisoners?”
18 The kings of the nations lie in stately glory in their graves, 19 but your body is thrown out like a broken branch; it lies in an open grave, covered with the dead bodies of those slain in battle. It lies as a carcass in the road, trampled and mangled by horses’ hoofs. 20 No monument will be given you, for you have destroyed your nation and slain your people. Your son will not succeed you as the king. 21 Slay the children of this sinner. Do not let them rise and conquer the land nor rebuild the cities of the world.
22 I, myself, have risen against him, says the Lord of heaven’s armies, and will cut off his children and his children’s children from ever sitting on his throne. 23 I will make Babylon into a desolate land of porcupines, full of swamps and marshes. I will sweep the land with the broom of destruction, says the Lord of the armies of heaven. 24 He has taken an oath to do it! For this is his purpose and plan. 25 I have decided to break the Assyrian army when they are in Israel and to crush them on my mountains; my people shall no longer be their slaves. 26 This is my plan for the whole earth—I will do it by my mighty power that reaches everywhere around the world. 27 The Lord, the God of battle, has spoken—who can change his plans? When his hand moves, who can stop him?
28 This is the message that came to me the year King Ahaz died:
29 Don’t rejoice, Philistines, that the king who smote you is dead.[b] That rod is broken, yes; but his son will be a greater scourge to you than his father ever was! From the snake will be born an adder, a fiery serpent to destroy you! 30 I will shepherd the poor of my people; they shall graze in my pasture! The needy shall lie down in peace. But as for you—I will wipe you out with famine and the sword. 31 Weep, Philistine cities—you are doomed. All your nation is doomed. For a perfectly trained army[c] is coming down from the north against you. 32 What then shall we tell the reporters? Tell them that the Lord has founded Jerusalem and is determined that the poor of his people will find a refuge within her walls.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:13 the angels, literally, “the stars of God.” I will preside on the Mount of Assembly far away in the north, literally, “I will sit upon the mount of the congregation in the sides of the north” (see Psalm 48:2) or “on the slopes of Mount Saphon.”
- Isaiah 14:29 the king who smote you is dead, Shalmaneser V of Assyria.
- Isaiah 14:31 a perfectly trained army, Sargon of Assyria.
Isaiah 14
New International Version
Isaiah 14
New International Version
14 The Lord will have compassion(A) on Jacob;
once again he will choose(B) Israel
and will settle them in their own land.(C)
Foreigners(D) will join them
and unite with the descendants of Jacob.
2 Nations will take them
and bring(E) them to their own place.
And Israel will take possession of the nations(F)
and make them male and female servants in the Lord’s land.
They will make captives(G) of their captors
and rule over their oppressors.(H)
3 On the day the Lord gives you relief(I) from your suffering and turmoil(J) and from the harsh labor forced on you,(K) 4 you will take up this taunt(L) against the king of Babylon:(M)
How the oppressor(N) has come to an end!
How his fury[a] has ended!
5 The Lord has broken the rod(O) of the wicked,(P)
the scepter(Q) of the rulers,
6 which in anger struck down peoples(R)
with unceasing blows,
and in fury subdued(S) nations
with relentless aggression.(T)
7 All the lands are at rest and at peace;(U)
they break into singing.(V)
8 Even the junipers(W) and the cedars of Lebanon
gloat over you and say,
“Now that you have been laid low,
no one comes to cut us down.”(X)
9 The realm of the dead(Y) below is all astir
to meet you at your coming;
it rouses the spirits of the departed(Z) to greet you—
all those who were leaders(AA) in the world;
it makes them rise from their thrones—
all those who were kings over the nations.(AB)
10 They will all respond,
they will say to you,
“You also have become weak, as we are;
you have become like us.”(AC)
11 All your pomp has been brought down to the grave,(AD)
along with the noise of your harps;(AE)
maggots are spread out beneath you
and worms(AF) cover you.(AG)
12 How you have fallen(AH) from heaven,
morning star,(AI) son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
you who once laid low the nations!(AJ)
13 You said in your heart,
“I will ascend(AK) to the heavens;
I will raise my throne(AL)
above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,(AM)
on the utmost heights(AN) of Mount Zaphon.[b]
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;(AO)
I will make myself like the Most High.”(AP)
15 But you are brought down(AQ) to the realm of the dead,(AR)
to the depths(AS) of the pit.(AT)
16 Those who see you stare at you,
they ponder your fate:(AU)
“Is this the man who shook(AV) the earth
and made kingdoms tremble,
17 the man who made the world a wilderness,(AW)
who overthrew(AX) its cities
and would not let his captives go home?”(AY)
18 All the kings of the nations lie in state,
each in his own tomb.(AZ)
19 But you are cast out(BA) of your tomb
like a rejected branch;
you are covered with the slain,(BB)
with those pierced by the sword,(BC)
those who descend to the stones of the pit.(BD)
Like a corpse trampled underfoot,
20 you will not join them in burial,(BE)
for you have destroyed your land
and killed your people.
Let the offspring(BF) of the wicked(BG)
never be mentioned(BH) again.
21 Prepare a place to slaughter his children(BI)
for the sins of their ancestors;(BJ)
they are not to rise to inherit the land
and cover the earth with their cities.
22 “I will rise up(BK) against them,”
declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will wipe out Babylon’s name(BL) and survivors,
her offspring and descendants,(BM)”
declares the Lord.
23 “I will turn her into a place for owls(BN)
and into swampland;
I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,(BO)”
declares the Lord Almighty.(BP)
24 The Lord Almighty has sworn,(BQ)
“Surely, as I have planned,(BR) so it will be,
and as I have purposed, so it will happen.(BS)
25 I will crush the Assyrian(BT) in my land;
on my mountains I will trample him down.
His yoke(BU) will be taken from my people,
and his burden removed from their shoulders.(BV)”
26 This is the plan(BW) determined for the whole world;
this is the hand(BX) stretched out over all nations.
27 For the Lord Almighty has purposed,(BY) and who can thwart him?
His hand(BZ) is stretched out, and who can turn it back?(CA)
A Prophecy Against the Philistines
28 This prophecy(CB) came in the year(CC) King Ahaz(CD) died:
29 Do not rejoice, all you Philistines,(CE)
that the rod that struck you is broken;
from the root of that snake will spring up a viper,(CF)
its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.(CG)
30 The poorest of the poor will find pasture,
and the needy(CH) will lie down in safety.(CI)
But your root I will destroy by famine;(CJ)
it will slay(CK) your survivors.(CL)
31 Wail,(CM) you gate!(CN) Howl, you city!
Melt away, all you Philistines!(CO)
A cloud of smoke comes from the north,(CP)
and there is not a straggler in its ranks.(CQ)
32 What answer shall be given
to the envoys(CR) of that nation?
“The Lord has established Zion,(CS)
and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.(CT)”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:4 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
- Isaiah 14:13 Or of the north; Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.
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