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Gerusalemme salvata

33 (A)Guai a te che devasti e non sei stato devastato, che sei perfido e non t’è stata usata perfidia! Quando avrai finito di devastare sarai devastato; quando avrai finito di essere perfido ti sarà usata perfidia.

Signore, abbi pietà di noi! Noi speriamo in te. Sii tu il braccio del popolo ogni mattina, la nostra salvezza in tempo di angoscia!

Alla tua voce tonante fuggono i popoli; quando tu sorgi, si disperdono le nazioni.

Il vostro bottino sarà mietuto come miete il bruco; altri vi si precipiterà sopra come si precipita la locusta.

Eccelso è il Signore perché abita in alto; egli riempie Sion di equità e di giustizia.

I tuoi giorni saranno resi sicuri; la saggezza e la conoscenza sono una ricchezza di liberazione, il timore del Signore è il tesoro di Sion.

Ecco, i loro eroi gridano là fuori; i messaggeri di pace piangono amaramente.

Le strade sono deserte, nessuno passa più per le vie. Il nemico ha rotto il patto, disprezza i testimoni, non tiene in nessun conto gli uomini.

Il paese è nel lutto e langue; il Libano si vergogna e intristisce, Saron è come un deserto, Basan e il Carmelo hanno perduto il fogliame.

10 «Ora sorgerò», dice il Signore; «ora sarò esaltato, ora mi innalzerò.

11 Voi avete concepito pula e partorirete stoppia; il vostro fiato è un fuoco che vi divorerà».

12 I popoli saranno come fornaci da calce, come rovi tagliati che si danno alle fiamme.

13 (B)«O voi che siete lontani, udite quello che ho fatto! Voi che siete vicini, riconoscete la mia potenza!»

14 I peccatori sono presi da spavento in Sion, un tremito si è impadronito degli empi. «Chi di noi potrà resistere al fuoco divorante? Chi di noi potrà resistere alle fiamme eterne?»

15 Colui che cammina per le vie della giustizia e parla rettamente; colui che disprezza i guadagni estorti, che scuote le mani per non accettare regali, che si tura gli orecchi per non udire parlare di sangue e chiude gli occhi per non vedere il male.

16 Egli abiterà in luoghi elevati, le rocche fortificate saranno il suo rifugio; il suo pane gli sarà dato, la sua acqua gli sarà assicurata.

17 (C)Gli occhi tuoi ammireranno il re nella sua bellezza, contempleranno il paese che si estende lontano.

18 Il tuo cuore mediterà sui terrori passati: «Dov’è il contabile? Dov’è colui che pesava il denaro? Dov’è colui che teneva il conto delle torri[a]

19 Tu non lo vedrai più quel popolo feroce, quel popolo dal linguaggio oscuro che non si comprende, che balbetta una lingua che non si capisce.

20 Contempla Sion, la città delle nostre solennità! I tuoi occhi vedranno Gerusalemme, soggiorno tranquillo, tenda che non sarà mai trasportata, i cui picchetti non saranno mai divelti, il cui cordame non sarà mai strappato.

21 Là il Signore sta per noi in tutta la sua maestà, in luogo di torrenti e di larghi fiumi, dove non giunge nave da remi, dove non passa potente vascello.

22 Poiché il Signore è il nostro giudice, il Signore è il nostro legislatore, il Signore è il nostro re, egli è colui che ci salva.

23 I tuoi cordami, nemico, si sono allentati, non tengono più fermo in piedi l’albero e non spiegano più le vele. Allora si spartirà la preda di un ricco bottino; gli stessi zoppi prenderanno parte al saccheggio.

24 Nessun abitante dirà: «Io sono malato». Il popolo che abita Sion ha ottenuto il perdono della sua iniquità.

Footnotes

  1. Isaia 33:18 Dov’è il contabile… torri, allusione ai soldati dell’esercito nemico che torchiavano il popolo con le loro esazioni sul territorio invaso.

Distress and Help

33 Woe(A) to you, destroyer,
    you who have not been destroyed!
Woe to you, betrayer,
    you who have not been betrayed!
When you stop destroying,
    you will be destroyed;(B)
when you stop betraying,
    you will be betrayed.(C)

Lord, be gracious(D) to us;
    we long for you.
Be our strength(E) every morning,
    our salvation(F) in time of distress.(G)
At the uproar of your army,(H) the peoples flee;(I)
    when you rise up,(J) the nations scatter.
Your plunder,(K) O nations, is harvested(L) as by young locusts;(M)
    like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.

The Lord is exalted,(N) for he dwells on high;(O)
    he will fill Zion with his justice(P) and righteousness.(Q)
He will be the sure foundation for your times,
    a rich store of salvation(R) and wisdom and knowledge;
    the fear(S) of the Lord is the key to this treasure.[a](T)

Look, their brave men(U) cry aloud in the streets;
    the envoys(V) of peace weep bitterly.
The highways are deserted,
    no travelers(W) are on the roads.(X)
The treaty is broken,(Y)
    its witnesses[b] are despised,
    no one is respected.
The land dries up(Z) and wastes away,
    Lebanon(AA) is ashamed and withers;(AB)
Sharon(AC) is like the Arabah,
    and Bashan(AD) and Carmel(AE) drop their leaves.

10 “Now will I arise,(AF)” says the Lord.
    “Now will I be exalted;(AG)
    now will I be lifted up.
11 You conceive(AH) chaff,
    you give birth(AI) to straw;
    your breath is a fire(AJ) that consumes you.
12 The peoples will be burned to ashes;(AK)
    like cut thornbushes(AL) they will be set ablaze.(AM)

13 You who are far away,(AN) hear(AO) what I have done;
    you who are near, acknowledge my power!
14 The sinners(AP) in Zion are terrified;
    trembling(AQ) grips the godless:
“Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?(AR)
    Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”
15 Those who walk righteously(AS)
    and speak what is right,(AT)
who reject gain from extortion(AU)
    and keep their hands from accepting bribes,(AV)
who stop their ears against plots of murder
    and shut their eyes(AW) against contemplating evil—
16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,(AX)
    whose refuge(AY) will be the mountain fortress.(AZ)
Their bread will be supplied,
    and water will not fail(BA) them.

17 Your eyes will see the king(BB) in his beauty(BC)
    and view a land that stretches afar.(BD)
18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:(BE)
    “Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
    Where is the officer in charge of the towers?(BF)
19 You will see those arrogant people(BG) no more,
    people whose speech is obscure,
    whose language is strange and incomprehensible.(BH)

20 Look on Zion,(BI) the city of our festivals;
    your eyes will see Jerusalem,
    a peaceful abode,(BJ) a tent(BK) that will not be moved;(BL)
its stakes will never be pulled up,
    nor any of its ropes broken.
21 There the Lord will be our Mighty(BM) One.
    It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams.(BN)
No galley with oars will ride them,
    no mighty ship(BO) will sail them.
22 For the Lord is our judge,(BP)
    the Lord is our lawgiver,(BQ)
the Lord is our king;(BR)
    it is he who will save(BS) us.

23 Your rigging hangs loose:
    The mast is not held secure,
    the sail is not spread.
Then an abundance of spoils will be divided
    and even the lame(BT) will carry off plunder.(BU)
24 No one living in Zion will say, “I am ill”;(BV)
    and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.(BW)

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 33:6 Or is a treasure from him
  2. Isaiah 33:8 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text / the cities

Angustia y auxilio

33 ¡Ay de ti, destructor, que no has sido destruido!
    ¡Ay de ti, traidor, que no has sido traicionado!
Cuando dejes de destruir, te destruirán;
    cuando dejes de traicionar, te traicionarán.

Señor, ten compasión de nosotros;
    pues en ti esperamos.
Sé nuestra fortaleza[a] cada mañana,
    nuestra salvación en tiempo de angustia.
Al estruendo de tu voz, huyen los pueblos;
    cuando te levantas, se dispersan las naciones.
Vuestros despojos se recogen
    como si fueran devorados por orugas;
sobre ellos se lanza el enemigo
    como una nube de langostas.

Exaltado es el Señor porque mora en las alturas,
    y llena a Sión de justicia y rectitud.
Él será la seguridad de tus tiempos,
    te dará en abundancia salvación, sabiduría y conocimiento;
    el temor del Señor será tu tesoro.

¡Mirad cómo gritan sus valientes en las calles!
    ¡amargamente lloran los mensajeros de paz!
Los caminos están desolados,
    nadie transita por los senderos.
El pacto se ha quebrantado,
    se desprecia a los testigos,[b]
    ¡a nadie se respeta!
La tierra está de luto y languidece;
    el Líbano se avergüenza y se marchita;
Sarón es como un desierto;
    Basán y el Carmelo pierden su follaje.

10 «Ahora me levantaré —dice el Señor—.
    Ahora seré exaltado,
    ahora seré ensalzado.
11 Vosotros concebís cizaña
    y dais a luz paja;
¡pero el fuego de mi aliento os consumirá!
12 Los pueblos serán calcinados,
    como espinos cortados arderán en el fuego».

13 Vosotros, que estáis lejos,
    oíd lo que he hecho;
y vosotros, que estáis cerca,
    reconoced mi poder.
14 Los pecadores están aterrados en Sión;
    el temblor atrapa a los impíos:
«¿Quién de nosotros puede habitar
    en el fuego consumidor?
¿Quién de nosotros puede habitar
    en la hoguera eterna?»
15 Solo el que procede con justicia
    y habla con rectitud,
el que rechaza la ganancia de la extorsión
    y se sacude las manos para no aceptar soborno,
el que no presta oído a las conjuras de asesinato
    y cierra los ojos para no contemplar el mal.
16 Este tal morará en las alturas;
    tendrá como refugio una fortaleza de rocas,
se le proveerá de pan,
    y no le faltará el agua.

17 Tus ojos verán al rey en su esplendor
    y contemplarán una tierra que se extiende hasta muy lejos.
18 Dentro de ti meditarás acerca del terror, y dirás:
    «¿Dónde está el contable?
¿Dónde el recaudador de impuestos?
    ¿Dónde el que lleva el registro de las torres?»
19 No verás más a ese pueblo insolente,
    a ese pueblo de idioma confuso,
    de lengua extraña e incomprensible.

20 Mira a Sión, la ciudad de nuestras fiestas;
    tus ojos verán a Jerusalén,
morada apacible, campamento bien plantado;
    sus estacas jamás se arrancarán,
    ni se romperá ninguna de sus sogas.
21 Allí el Señor nos mostrará su poder.
    Será como un lugar de anchos ríos y canales.
Ningún barco de remos surcará sus aguas,
    ni barcos poderosos navegarán por ellas.
22 Porque el Señor es nuestro guía;
    el Señor es nuestro gobernante.
El Señor es nuestro rey:
    ¡Él nos salvará!

23 Tus cuerdas se han aflojado:
    No sostienen el mástil con firmeza
    ni se despliegan las velas.
Abundante botín habrá de repartirse,
    y aun los cojos se dedicarán al saqueo.
24 Ningún habitante dirá: «Estoy enfermo»;
    y se perdonará la iniquidad del pueblo que allí habita.

Footnotes

  1. 33:2 nuestra fortaleza (Siríaca, Targum y Vulgata); la fortaleza de ellos (TM).
  2. 33:8 los testigos (Qumrán); las ciudades (TM).

33 Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.

And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.

The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.

Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.

The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

10 Now will I rise, saith the Lord; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.

11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.

12 And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.

13 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.

14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

16 He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.

18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?

19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.

20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

21 But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

22 For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.

23 Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

24 And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.

A Prayer in Deep Distress

33 Woe to you (A)who plunder, though you have not been plundered;
And you who deal treacherously, though they have not dealt treacherously with you!
(B)When you cease plundering,
You will be (C)plundered;
When you make an end of dealing treacherously,
They will deal treacherously with you.

O Lord, be gracious to us;
(D)We have waited for You.
Be [a]their arm every morning,
Our salvation also in the time of trouble.
At the noise of the tumult the people (E)shall flee;
When You lift Yourself up, the nations shall be scattered;
And Your plunder shall be gathered
Like the gathering of the caterpillar;
As the running to and fro of locusts,
He shall run upon them.

(F)The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times,
And the strength of salvation;
The fear of the Lord is His treasure.

Surely their valiant ones shall cry outside,
(G)The ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
(H)The highways lie waste,
The traveling man ceases.
(I)He has broken the covenant,
[b]He has despised the [c]cities,
He regards no man.
(J)The earth mourns and languishes,
Lebanon is shamed and shriveled;
Sharon is like a wilderness,
And Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

Impending Judgment on Zion

10 “Now(K) I will rise,” says the Lord;
“Now I will be exalted,
Now I will lift Myself up.
11 (L)You shall conceive chaff,
You shall bring forth stubble;
Your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
12 And the people shall be like the burnings of lime;
(M)Like thorns cut up they shall be burned in the fire.
13 Hear, (N)you who are afar off, what I have done;
And you who are near, acknowledge My might.”

14 The sinners in Zion are afraid;
Fearfulness has seized the hypocrites:
“Who among us shall dwell with the devouring (O)fire?
Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?”
15 He who (P)walks righteously and speaks uprightly,
He who despises the gain of oppressions,
Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes,
Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed,
And (Q)shuts his eyes from seeing evil:
16 He will dwell on [d]high;
His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks;
Bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.

The Land of the Majestic King

17 Your eyes will see the King in His (R)beauty;
They will see the land that is very far off.
18 Your heart will meditate on terror:
(S)“Where is the scribe?
Where is he who weighs?
Where is he who counts the towers?”
19 (T)You will not see a fierce people,
(U)A people of obscure speech, beyond perception,
Of a [e]stammering tongue that you cannot understand.

20 (V)Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;
Your eyes will see (W)Jerusalem, a quiet home,
A tabernacle that will not be taken down;
(X)Not one of (Y)its stakes will ever be removed,
Nor will any of its cords be broken.
21 But there the majestic Lord will be for us
A place of broad rivers and streams,
In which no [f]galley with oars will sail,
Nor majestic ships pass by
22 (For the Lord is our (Z)Judge,
The Lord is our (AA)Lawgiver,
(AB)The Lord is our King;
He will save us);
23 Your tackle is loosed,
They could not strengthen their mast,
They could not spread the sail.

Then the prey of great plunder is divided;
The lame take the prey.
24 And the inhabitant will not say, “I am sick”;
(AC)The people who dwell in it will be forgiven their iniquity.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 33:2 LXX omits their; Syr., Tg., Vg. our
  2. Isaiah 33:8 Tg. They have been removed from their cities
  3. Isaiah 33:8 So with MT, Vg.; DSS witnesses; LXX omits cities
  4. Isaiah 33:16 Lit. heights
  5. Isaiah 33:19 Unintelligible speech
  6. Isaiah 33:21 ship