44 — Isaia

1And now hear, O Jacob, my servant, and Israel whom I have chosen.Adesso ascolta, o Giacobbe mio servo, e tu, o Israele eletto mio:AND now heare ô Iacob my seruant, and Israel whom I haue chosen.Et nunc audi, Jacob, serve meus, / et Israël, quem elegi. 2Thus saith the Lord that made and formed thee, thy helper from the womb: Fear not, O my servant Jacob, and thou most righteous whom I have chosen.Queste cose, dice il Signore, che ti ha fatto, e ti ha formato, tuo aiutatore dal seno della madre: non temere, Giacobbe mio servo, e tu, o rettissimo, cui io elessi;Thus sayth the Lord that made and formed thee, thy helper from the wombe: feare not ô my seruant Iacob, and thou most righteous whom I haue chosen.Hæc dicit Dominus faciens et formans te, / ab utero auxiliator tuus: / Noli timere, serve meus Jacob, / et rectissime, quem elegi. 3For I will pour out waters upon the thirsty ground, and streams upon the dry land: I will pour out my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy stock.Perocché io spanderò acque sopra la terra sitibonda, e fiumane sopra la terra arida: spanderò lo spirito mio sopra la tua discendenza, e la benedizione mia sopra la tua stirpe.For I wil powre out waters vpon the thirstie ground, and streames vpon the drie land: I wil powre out my spirit vpon thy seede, and my blessing vpon thy stocke.Effundam enim aquas super sitientem, / et fluenta super aridam; / effundam spiritum meum super semen tuum, / et benedictionem meam super stirpem tuam: 4And they shall spring up among the herbs, as willows beside the running waters.E germineranno come i salci presso le acque correnti tralle erbette.And they shal spring the herbes as willowes beside the waters running by.et germinabunt inter herbas, / quasi salices juxta præterfluentes aquas. 5One shall say: I am the Lord’s, and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob, and another shall subscribe with his hand, To the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.Questi dirà: Del Signore son io: e quegli si darà il nome di Giacobbe; e l'altro scriverà sulla sua mano: Sono del Signore: e avrà nome simile a Israele.This man shal say: I am our Lords: and an other man shal cal in the name of Iacob, and this wil write with his hand, To the Lord: and in the name of Israel he shal be resembled.Iste dicet: Domini ego sum; / et ille vocabit in nomine Jacob; / et hic scribet manu sua: Domino, / et in nomine Israël assimilabitur. 6Thus saith the Lord the king of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last, and besides me there is no God.Queste cose dice il Signore Re d'Israele, e il suo Redentore il Signor degli eserciti: Io il primo, ed io l'ultimo, e non è Dio fuori di me.Thus sayth our Lord the king of Israel; and the redemer therof the Lord of hostes: I am the first, and I the last, and beside me there is no God.Hæc dicit Dominus, rex Israël, / et redemptor ejus, Dominus exercituum: / Ego primus, et ego novissimus, / et absque me non est deus.

7Who is like to me? let him call and declare: and let him set before me the order, since I appointed the ancient people: and the things to come, and that shall be hereafter, let them shew unto them.Chi è simile a me? Si dichiari, e si spieghi, ed esponga a me l'ordine delle cose dal tempo, in cui fondai l'antica gente: e le cose imminenti, e le e future annunzino ad essi.Who is like to me? let him cal and declare: and let him expound me the order, since I appoynted the ancient people: the thinges to come, and that shal be hereafter let them shew vnto them.Quis similis mei ? vocet, / et annuntiet: et ordinem exponat mihi, / ex quo constitui populum antiquum; / ventura et quæ futura sunt annuntient eis. 8Fear ye not, neither be ye troubled from that time I have made thee to hear, and have declared: you are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me, a maker, whom I have not known?Non temete, non vi turbate: ab antico io le feci sapere a te, e le predissi: voi siete a me testimoni; v'ha egli Dio fuori di me, e faccitore, che siami ignoto?Feare ye not, neither be ye trubled, from that time I haue made thee to heare, and haue declared: you are my witnesses. Is there a God beside me, and a maker, whom I haue not knowen?Nolite timere, neque conturbemini: / ex tunc audire te feci, / et annuntiavi; vos estis testes mei. / Numquid est Deus absque me, / et formator quem ego non noverim ? 9The makers of idols are all of them nothing, and their best beloved things shall not profit them. They are their witnesses, that they do not see, nor understand, that they may be ashamed.I fabbricatori degl'idoli son tutti un niente, e queste cose, che più amano, non saran loro di alcun giovamento. Eglino per lor confusione son testimonj, come per lor vergogna quegli né veggono, né intendono.Al the makers of an idol are nothing, and their best beloued thinges shal not profite them. Them selues are their witnesses, that they doe not see, nor vnderstand, that they may be confounded.Plastæ idoli omnes nihil sunt, / et amantissima eorum non proderunt eis. / Ipsi sunt testes eorum, quia non vident, / neque intelligunt, ut confundantur. 10Who hath formed a god, and made a graven thing that is profitable for nothing?Chi ardi di formare un Dio, e gettò una statua buona a nulla?Who hath formed a god, and molten a sculptil profitable to nothing?Quis formavit deum, / et sculptile conflavit ad nihil utile ? 11Behold, all the partakers thereof shall be confounded: for the makers are men: they shall all assemble together, they shall stand and fear, and shall be confounded together.Ecco, che tutti coloro, che a ciò hanno parte, saranno confusi: perocché questi sono artigiani uomini: si adunino tutti quanti, e si presentino, e tremeranno, e saran tutti svergognati.Behold, al the partakers therof shal be confounded: for the makers are of men: they shal al assemble, they shal stand and feare, and shal be confounded together.Ecce omnes participes ejus confundentur, / fabri enim sunt ex hominibus; / convenient omnes, stabunt / et pavebunt, et confundentur simul.

12The smith hath wrought with his file, with coals, and with hammers he hath formed it, and hath wrought with the strength of his arm: he shall hunger and faint, he shall drink no water, and shall be weary.Il fabbro opera colla lima; col fuoco, e col martello forma l'idolo, lavorando a gran forza di braccia; e patirà la fame, e verrà meno, e spossato non anelerà a ber acqua.The yron smith hath wrought with the file, with coales, and with hammers he hath formed it, and hath wrought in the arme of his strength: he shal hunger and faynt, he shal not drinke water, and shal become wearie.Faber ferrarius lima operatus est, / in prunis et in malleis formavit illud, / et operatus est in brachio fortitudinis suæ; / esuriet et deficiet, / non bibet aquam et lassescet. 13The carpenter hath stretched out his rule, he hath formed it with a plane: he hath made it with corners, and hath fashioned it round with the compass: and he hath made the image of a man as it were a beautiful man dwelling in a house.Lo scultore in legno stende la sua regola, formai l'idolo collo scalpello, lo dirizza a squadra, gli dà il suo contorno, e fa l'immagine di un uomo, com' uomo di bell'aspetto, che risegga in un tempio.The carpenter hath stretched out a rule, he hath formed it with a plaine: he hath made it with corners, and hath fashioned it round with the compasse: and he hath made the image of a man as it were a beautiful man dwelling in a house.Artifex lignarius extendit normam, / formavit illud in runcina, / fecit illud in angularibus, / et in circino tornavit illud, / et fecit imaginem viri / quasi speciosum hominem / habitantem in domo; 14He hath cut down cedars, taken the holm, and the oak that stood among the trees of the forest: he hath planted the pine tree, which the rain hath nourished.Tronca i cedri, porta via il leccio, e la quercia invecchiata tralle piante della foresta; e pianta un pino, che si fa rigoglioso mediante la pioggia.He hath cut downe cedars, taken the helme tree, & the oke that stood among the trees of the forest: he hath planted the pine tree, which the rayne nourished.succidit cedros, / tulit ilicem, et quercum, / quæ steterat inter ligna saltus; / plantavit pinum, quam pluvia nutrivit: 15And it hath served men for fuel: he took thereof, and warmed himself: and he kindled it, and baked bread: but of the rest he made a god, and adored it: he made a graven thing, and bowed down before it.E gli uomini se ne servono per bruciare: egli ne prende, e si scalda; e col fuoco che ne fa, cuoce il pane: di quello poi, che rimane compone un Dio, e l'adora: ne fa un simolacro, e dinanzi a lui s'inginocchia.And it was made a fyre for men: he tooke of them, and was warmed: and kindled them, and baked bread: but of the rest he wrought a god, and adored: he made a sculptil, and bowed downe before it.et facta est hominibus in focum; / sumpsit ex eis, et calefactus est; / et succendit et coxit panes; / de reliquo autem operatus est deum et adoravit; / fecit sculptile, et curvatus est ante illud.

16Part of it he burnt with fire, and with part of it he dressed his meat: he boiled pottage, and was filled, and was warmed, and said: Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire.E una metà la consumò a far fuoco, e coll'altra metà fe' cuocere la carne per mangiare; e si saziò, e si riscaldò, e disse: bene sta, mi son riscaldato, ho visto il fuoco.Halfe he burnt with fyre, and of the halfe broyled he flesh & eate it: he sod pottage, and was filled, and was warmed, and sayd: Aha, I am warme, I haue sene the fyre.Medium ejus combussit igni, / et de medio ejus carnes comedit; / coxit pulmentum, et saturatus est, / et calefactus est, et dixit: Vah ! / calefactus sum, vidi focum; 17But the residue thereof he made a god, and a graven thing for himself: he boweth down before it, and adoreth it, and prayeth unto it, saying: Deliver me, for thou art my God.Di quello poi, che avanzò se ne fece egli un Dio, e una statua: si incurva dinanzi ad essa, e l'adora, e la prega, dicendo: Salvami, tu se' il mio Dio.But the rest therof he made a god, and a sculptil to him self: he boweth before it, and besecheth, saying: Deliuer me, because thou art my God.reliquum autem ejus deum fecit et sculptile sibi; / curvatur ante illud, et adorat illud, / et obsecrat, dicens: / Libera me, quia deus meus es tu ! 18They have not known, nor understood: for their eyes are covered that they may not see, and that they may not understand with their heart.Sono ignoranti, sono senza intelletto: sono inverniciati gli occhi loro, affinchè non veggano, e col loro cuor non intendano.They haue not knowen, nor vnderstood: for they haue forgotten, that their eies could not see, and that they could not vnderstand with their hart.Nescierunt, neque intellexerunt; / obliti enim sunt ne videant oculi eorum, / et ne intelligant corde suo. 19They do not consider in their mind, nor know, nor have the thought to say: I have burnt part of it in the fire, and I have baked bread upon the coals thereof: I have broiled flesh and have eaten, and of the residue thereof shall I make an idol? shall I fall down before the stock of a tree?Non ripensano colla loro mente, né comprendono, né hanno senso per dire: Della metà ne feci fuoco, e su' suoi carboni cossi il pane; cossi le carni, e mangiai, e di quel, che resta ne farò un idolo? Mi prostrerò davanti ad un pezzo di legno?They doe not recount in their minde, nor know, nor feele, that they should say: Halfe therof I haue burnt with fyre, and I haue baked bread vpon the coales therof: I haue broyled flesh, & haue eaten, and of the rest therof shal I make an idol? shal I fal downe before the stocke of a tree?Non recogitant in mente sua, / neque cognoscunt, neque sentiunt, ut dicant: / Medietatem ejus combussi igni, / et coxi super carbones ejus panes; / coxi carnes et comedi, / et de reliquo ejus idolum faciam ? / ante truncum ligni procidam ?

20Part thereof is ashes: his foolish heart adoreth it, and he will not save his soul, nor say: Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand.Una parte di esso è cenere; un cuore stolto lo adora, e non illumina se stesso con dire: Forse l'opera della mia destra è menzogna.Part therof is ashes; an vnwise hart adored it, & he wil not saue his soule, nor say: Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand.Pars ejus cinis est; / cor insipiens adoravit illud, / et non liberabit animam suam: / neque dicet: Forte mendacium est in dextera mea. 21Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for thou art my servant. I have formed thee, thou art my servant, O Israel, forget me not.Ricorditi di tali cose, o Giacobbe, e tu Israele: perocché tu se' mio servo. Io ti formai: servo mio tu se', o Israele, non iscordarti di me.Remember these thinges ô Iacob, and Israel, because thou art my seruant. I haue formed thee, thou art my seruant ô Israel foget me not.Memento horum Jacob, / et Israël, quoniam servus meus es tu. / Formavi te; servus meus es tu, / Israël, ne obliviscaris mei. 22I have blotted out thy iniquities as a cloud, and thy sins as a mist: return to me, for I have redeemed thee.Ho sciolte qual nuvola le tue iniquità, e qual nebbia i tuoi peccati; ritorna a me, perch'io t'ho redento.I haue cleane taken away thine iniquities as a cloude, & thy sinnes as a mist: returne to me because I haue redemed thee.Delevi ut nubem iniquitates tuas, / et quasi nebulam peccata tua: / revertere ad me, quoniam redemi te. 23Give praise, O ye heavens, for the Lord hath shewn mercy: shout with joy, ye ends of the earth: ye mountains, resound with praise, thou, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and Israel shall be glorified.Cantate laude, o cieli; perocché il Signore ha fatto misericordia: giubilate, estreme parti della terra, monti, selve, e piante tutte risuonate di canzoni di laude: perchè il Signore ha riscattato Giacobbe, e sarà esaltato in Israele.Prayse ye ô heauens, because the Lord hath done mercie: make iubilation ye endes of the earth: ye mountaynes sound prayse, thou forest and euerie tree therof: because the Lord hath redemed Iacob, and Israel shal be glorified.Laudate, cæli, quoniam misericordiam fecit Dominus; / jubilate, extrema terræ; / resonate, montes, laudationem, / saltus et omne lignum ejus, / quoniam redemit Dominus Jacob, / et Israël gloriabitur. 24Thus saith the Lord thy redeemer, and thy maker, from the womb: I am the Lord, that make all things, that alone stretch out the heavens, that establish the earth, and there is none with me.Queste cose dice il Signore redentor tuo, che ti formò nel sen della madre: Io sono il Signore, che fo tutte le cose; che solo distendo i cieli, e fondo la terra, e nissuno è con me.Thus sayth our Lord thy redemer, and thy maker, from the wombe: I am the Lord, that make al thinges, that alone stretch out the heauens, that establish the earth, and none with me.Hæc dicit Dominus, redemptor tuus, / et formator tuus ex utero: / Ego sum Dominus, faciens omnia, / extendens cælos solus, / stabiliens terram, et nullus mecum;

25That make void the tokens of diviners, and make the soothsayers mad. That turn the wise backward, and that make their knowledge foolish.Io, che vani rendo i presagi degl'indovini, e tolgo il senno agli astrologi: e fo cadere all'indietro i sapienti, e la loro scienza fo divenire stoltezza.That make the signes of diuiners voide, and turne the southsayers into furie. That turne the wise backward, and that make their knowlege foolish.irrita faciens signa divinorum, / et ariolos in furorem vertens; / convertens sapientes retrorsum, / et scientiam eorum stultam faciens; 26That raise up the word of my servant and perform the counsel of my messengers, who say to Jerusalem: Thou shalt be inhabited: and to the cities of Juda: You shall be built, and I will raise up the wastes thereof.Io son colui, che riduce ad effetto la parola del suo servo, e adempie gli oracoli de' suoi nunzj. Io, che dico a Gerusalemme: Tu sarai abitata; e alle città di Giuda: Voi sarete ristorate, e renderò vita a' vostri deserti.That rayseth vp the word of his seruant, and accomplisheth the counsel of his messengers, which say to Ierusalem: Thou shalt be inhabited; & to the cities of Iuda: You shal be built, and I wil rayse vp the desertes therof.suscitans verbum servi sui, / et consilium nuntiorum suorum complens; / qui dico Jerusalem: Habitaberis, / et civitatibus Juda: Ædificabimini, / et deserta ejus suscitabo; 27Who say to the deep: Be thou desolate, and I will dry up thy rivers.Io, che dico all'abisso: Asciugati, e io farò seccare le tue correnti.Which say to the depth: Be thou desolate, and thy riuers I wil drie vp.qui dico profundo: Desolare, / et flumina tua arefaciam; 28Who say to Cyrus: Thou art my shepherd, and thou shalt perform all my pleasure. Who say to Jerusalem: Thou shalt be built: and to the temple: Thy foundations shall be laid.Io, che dico a Ciro: Tu se' il mio pastore, tu adempirai tutti i miei voleri. Io, che dico a Gerusalemme: Tu sarai riedificata: e al tempio: Tu sarai rifabbricato.Who say to Cyrus: Thou art my pastour, and thou shalt accomplish al my wil. Who say to Ierusalem: Thou shalt be built; and to the temple: Thou shalt be formed.qui dico Cyro: Pastor meus es, / et omnem voluntatem meam complebis; / qui dico Jerusalem: Ædificaberis, / et templo: Fundaberis.