5 — Isaia

1I will sing to my beloved the canticle of my cousin concerning his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a hill in a fruitful place.Canterò al mio diletto la canzone di lui, che è mio parente, sopra la sua vigna. Il mio diletto ha una vigna in colle ubertoso.I wil sing to my beloued the canticle of my cosin concerning his vinyard. A vineyard was made to my beloued in horne the sonne of oile.Cantabo dilecto meo / canticum patruelis mei vineæ suæ. / Vinea facta est dilecto meo / in cornu filio olei. 2And he fenced it in, and picked the stones out of it, and planted it with the choicest vines, and built a tower in the midst thereof, and set up a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.E le fece sua siepe, e la sgombrò dalle pietre, e la pianto ai eletti vitigni, ed edificò in mezzo a lei una torre, e vi alzò uno strettoio, e aspettò, che facesse delle uve, e fece delle lambrusche.And he hedged it, and chose stones out of it, and planted it elect, and built a towre in the middes thereof, and set vp a presse therein: and looked that it should yeld grapes, and it yelded wilde grapes.Et sepivit eam, et lapides elegit ex illa, / et plantavit eam electam; / et ædificavit turrim in medio ejus, / et torcular exstruxit in ea; / et exspectavit ut faceret uvas, / et fecit labruscas. 3And now, O ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and ye men of Juda, judge between me and my vineyard.Or adunque voi abitatori di Gerusalemme, e voi uomini di Giuda, giudicate tra me, e la mia vigna.Now therfore ye inhabitants of Ierusalem, and men of Iuda, iudge betwen me and my vineyard.Nunc ergo, habitatores Jerusalem / et viri Juda, / judicate inter me / et vineam meam. 4What is there that I ought to do more to my vineyard, that I have not done to it? was it that I looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it hath brought forth wild grapes?Che è quello, ch'io far dovessi per la mia vigna, e fatto noll'abbia? Forse perchè ho aspettato, che facesse delle uve, ed ella ha fatto delle lambrusche?What is there that I ought to doe more to my vineyard, and haue not done to it? Whether that I looked, it should yeld grapes, and it hath yelded wilde grapes?Quid est quod debui ultra facere vineæ meæ, / et non feci ei ? / an quod exspectavi ut faceret uvas, / et fecit labruscas ?

5And now I will shew you what I will do to my vineyard. I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be wasted: I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down.Ed ora io vi spiegherò quel, che sono per fare alla mia vigna; toglierò via la sua siepe, ed ella sarà devastata; getterò a terra la sua macia, ed ella sarà conculcata.And now I wil shew you what I wil doe to my vineyard. I wil take away the hedge therof, and it shal be into spoile: I wil throw downe the wal thereof, and it shal be to be troden vpon.Et nunc ostendam vobis / quid ego faciam vineæ meæ: / auferam sepem ejus, / et erit in direptionem; / diruam maceriam ejus, / et erit in conculcationem. 6And I will make it desolate: it shall not be pruned, and it shall not be digged: but briers and thorns shall come up: and I will command the clouds to rain no rain upon it.E la renderò deserta, e non sarà potata, né sarchiata, e vi cresceranno sterpi, e spine, e comanderò alle nuvole, che non piovano stilla sopra di lei.And I wil lay it waist: it shal not be pruned, and it shal not be digged: and bryers and thornes shal ouergrowe it: and I wil command the cloudes that they rayne no shower vpon it.Et ponam eam desertam; / non putabitur et non fodietur: / et ascendent vepres et spinæ, / et nubibus mandabo / ne pluant super eam imbrem. 7For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel: and the man of Juda, his pleasant plant: and I looked that he should do judgment, and behold iniquity: and do justice, and behold a cry.Imperocché la vigna del Signore degli eserciti, ella è la casa d'Israele; se gli uomini di Giuda (sono) piantagione diletta di lui; ed aspettai, che facesse giudizio, ed eccoti l'iniquità, e (aspettai) la giustizia, ed ecco le strida.For the vineyarde of the Lord of hostes, is the house of Israel: and the man of Iuda, his delectable bud: & I looked that it should doe iudgement, and behold iniquitie: and iustice, and behold clamour.Vinea enim Domini exercituum / domus Israël est; / et vir Juda / germen ejus delectabile: / et exspectavi ut faceret judicium, / et ecce iniquitas; / et justitiam, et ecce clamor. 8Woe to you that join house to house and lay field to field, even to the end of the place: shall you alone dwell in the midst of the earth?Guai a voi, che aggiungete casa a casa, e podere a podere, finché luogo rimanga: abiterete forse voi soli in mezzo alla terra?Woe to you that ioyne house to house, and lay filde to filde, euen to the end of the place: why shal you alone dwel in the middes of the earth?Væ qui conjungitis domum ad domum, / et agrum agro copulatis / usque ad terminum loci ! / Numquid habitabitis vos soli / in medio terræ ?

9These things are in my ears, saith the Lord of hosts: Unless many great and fair houses shall become desolate, without an inhabitant.Queste cose io ascolto, dice il Signor degli eserciti: In verità molte case e grandi, e belle saran deserte, e senza abitatore.These thinges are in my eares, sayth the Lord of hostes: vnles manie great and fayre houses become desolate, without an inhabiter.In auribus meis sunt hæc, / dicit Dominus exercituum; / nisi domus multæ desertæ fuerint, / grandes et pulchræ, absque habitatore. 10For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one little measure, and thirty bushels of seed shall yield three bushels.Imperocché dieci jugeri di vigna renderanno un fiasco, e trenta moggia di sementa renderanno tre moggia.For ten acres of the vineyards shal yeld one litle flagon, and thirtie busheles of seede shal yeld three busheles.Decem enim jugera vinearum facient lagunculam unam, / et triginta modii sementis facient modios tres. 11Woe to you that rise up early in the morning to follow drunkenness, and to drink till the evening, to be inflamed with wine.Guai a voi, che vi alzate di buon mattino a ubbriacarvi, e a sbevazzare fino alla sera, onde andate a fuoco pel vino.Woe to you that rise vp earely to folow drunkennes, and to drinke euen vntil euening, that you may be inflamed with wine.Væ qui consurgitis mane / ad ebrietatem sectandam, / et potandum usque ad vesperam, / ut vino æstuetis ! 12The harp, and the lyre, and, the timbrel and the pipe, and wine are in your feasts: and the work of the Lord you regard not, nor do you consider the works of his hands.Cetra, e lira, e timpano, e tromba, e vino ne' vostri conviti; né all'opera di Dio date uno sguardo, né considerate le opere delle sue mani.Harpe, and viole, & timbrel, and shalme, and wine in your feastes: and the worke of our Lord you regard not, nor consider the workes of his handes.Cithara, et lyra, et tympanum, / et tibia, et vinum in conviviis vestris; / et opus Domini non respicitis, / nec opera manuum ejus consideratis. 13Therefore is my people led away captive, because they had not knowledge, and their nobles have perished with famine, and their multitude were dried up with thirst.Per questo il popol mio è stato condotto in ischiavitù, perchè non ha avuta intelligenza, e i suoi nobili sono morti di fame, e la sua moltitudine arse di sete.Therfore is my people led away captiue, because they had not knowlege, and their nobles died with famine, and the multitude thereof dried away with thirst.Propterea captivus ductus est populus meus, / quia non habuit scientiam, / et nobiles ejus interierunt fame, / et multitudo ejus siti exaruit.

14Therefore hath hell enlarged her soul, and opened her mouth without any bounds, and their strong ones, and their people, and their high and glorious ones shall go down into it.Per questo l'inferno ha dilatato il suo seno, ed ha aperta la bocca sua smisurata, e vi cadranno i loro campioni, e il popolo, e gli uomini eminenti, e gloriosi.Therfore hath hel dilated his soule, and opened his mouth without anie limite, and their strong ones, and their people, and their high and glorious ones shal descend into it.Propterea dilatavit infernus animam suam, / et aperuit os suum absque ullo termino; / et descendent fortes ejus, / et populus ejus, et sublimes gloriosique ejus, ad eum. 15And man shall be brought down, and man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be brought low.E sarà incurvato il plebeo, e il grande umiliato; e saran depressi gli occhi de' magnati.And man shal be bowed, and man shal be humbled, and the eies of the loftie shal be brought law.Et incurvabitur homo, et humiliabitur vir, / et oculi sublimium deprimentur. 16And the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and the holy God shall be sanctified in justice.E il Signore degli eserciti sarà esaltato nel (suo) giudizio, e il Dio santo sarà riconosciuto per santo nel far giustizia.And the Lord of hostes shal be exalted in iudgement, and the holie God shal be sanctified in iustice.Et exaltabitur Dominus exercituum in judicio; / et Deus sanctus sanctificabitur in justitia. 17And the lambs shall feed according to their order, and strangers shall eat the deserts turned into fruitfulness.E pascoleranno gli agnelli secondo il lor uso, e de' terreni deserti ridotti a fertilità viveranno gli stranieri.And the lambes shal feede according to their order, and strangers shal eate the deserts turned into frutefulnes.Et pascentur agni juxta ordinem suum, / et deserta in ubertatem versa advenæ comedent. 18Woe to you that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as the rope of a cart.Guai a voi, che tirate l'iniquità colle funi della vanità, e il peccato come il carro colla fune (si tira).Woe to you that draw iniquitie in cordes of vanitie, & sinne as the linke of a wayne.Væ qui trahitis iniquitatem / in funiculis vanitatis, / et quasi vinculum plaustri peccatum ! 19That say: Let him make haste, and let his work come quickly, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel come, that we may know it.I quali dite: Si affretti, e venga presto quel, ch'ei vuol fare, affinchè veggiamo; e si avvicini, e venga la risoluzione del Santo d'Israele, e l'intenderemo.Which say: let him make hast, & let his worke come quickly, that we may see it: & let the counsel of the holie one of Israel come, and we shal know it.qui dicitis: Festinet, / et cito veniat opus ejus, ut videamus; / et appropiet, et veniat / consilium sancti Israël, / et sciemus illud !

20Woe to you that call evil good, and good evil: that put darkness for light, and light for darkness: that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.Guai a voi, che dite il male bene, e il bene male, e date per buio la luce, e per luce le tenebre, e l'amaro date per dolce, e il dolce per amaro.Woe vnto you that cal euil good, and good euil: putting darknes light, and light darknes: putting bitter for swete, & swete for bitter.Væ qui dicitis malum bonum, / et bonum malum; / ponentes tenebras lucem, / et lucem tenebras; / ponentes amarum in dulce, / et dulce in amarum ! 21Woe to you that are wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own conceits.Guai a voi, che siete saggi negli occhi vostri, e nel cospetto vostro prudenti.Woe to you that are wise in your owne eies, and prudent before yourselues.Væ qui sapientes estis in oculis vestris, / et coram vobismetipsis prudentes. 22Woe to you that are mighty to drink wine, and stout men at drunkenness.Guai a voi, che siete valorosi a ber vino, e uomini forti a mescere liquori inebrianti,Woe to you that are mightie to drinke wine, & stout men in drunkennes.Væ qui potentes estis ad bibendum vinum, / et viri fortes ad miscendam ebrietatem ! 23That justify the wicked for gifts, and take away the justice of the just from him.Voi, che per donativi assolvete l'empio, e il giusto spogliate di sua giustizia.Which iustifie the impious for giftes, and take away the iustice of the iust from them.qui justificatis impium pro muneribus, / et justitiam justi aufertis ab eo ! 24Therefore as the tongue of the fire devoureth the stubble, and the heat of the flame consumeth it: so shall their root be as ashes, and their bud shall go up as dust: for they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and have blasphemed the word of the Holy One of Israel.Per questo come la lingua del fuoco divora le stoppie, e il calor della fiamma le abbrucia, così la loro radice sarà quasi favilla, e il loro fiore spergerassi qual polvere. Imperocché han rigettata la legge del Signore degli eserciti, ed han bestemmiata la parola del Santo d'Israele.For this, euen as the tongue of fire deuoureth stuble, and the heate of the flame burneth it vp: so shal their roote be as isles, and their bud shal rise vp as dust, for they haue cast away the law of the Lord of hostes, and haue blasphemed the word of the holie one of Israel.Propter hoc, sicut devorat stipulam lingua ignis, / et calor flammæ exurit, / sic radix eorum quasi favilla erit, / et germen eorum ut pulvis ascendet; / abjecerunt enim legem Domini exercituum, / et eloquium sancti Israël blasphemaverunt.

25Therefore is the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched out his hand upon them, and struck them: and the mountains were troubled, and their carcasses became as dung in the midst of the streets. For after this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.Per questo il furor del Signore si è acceso contro il suo popolo, e ha stesa sopra di lui la sua mano, e lo ha percosso; e i monti ne son restati commossi, e i loro cadaveri qual fango giacciono in mezzo alle piazze. Né per tutto questo il furore di lui si è acquietato, ma è estesa tuttora la mano di lui.Therfore is the furie of our Lord wrath against his people, and he hath stretched out his hand vpon them, and striken them: and the mountaines were trubled, and their carcasses were made as dung in the middes of the streates. In al these thinges his furie is not turned away, but yet is his hand stretched forth.Ideo iratus est furor Domini in populum suum, / et extendit manum suam super eum, et percussit eum: / et conturbati sunt montes, / et facta sunt morticina eorum quasi stercus in medio platearum. / In his omnibus non est adversus furor ejus, / sed adhuc manus ejus extenta. 26And he will lift up a sign to the nations afar off, and will whistle to them from the ends of the earth: and behold they shall come with speed swiftly.E alzerà bandiera alle nazioni di lontano, e col fischio chiamerà lui dall'estremità della terra, ed ecco, che egli sollecito verrà con fretta.And he shal lift vp a signe in the nations a farre, and shal whistle to him of the ends of the earth: and behold he shal come in hast spedely.Et elevabit signum in nationibus procul, / et sibilabit ad eum de finibus terræ: / et ecce festinus velociter veniet. 27There is none that shall faint, nor labour among them: they shall not slumber nor sleep, neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken.Non è tra di loro chi sia stanco, od infermo, né sonnacchioso, né dormiglione, non deporrà (mai) il cingolo de' suoi fianchi, né scioglierà le corregge delle sue scarpe.There is none that faynteth, nor that laboreth in them, he wil not slumber, nor sleepe, neither shal the girdle of his reines be loosed, neither shal the latchet of his shoe be broken.Non est deficiens neque laborans in eo; / non dormitabit, neque dormiet; / neque solvetur cingulum renum ejus, / nec rumpetur corrigia calceamenti ejus. 28Their arrows are sharp, and all their bows are bent. The hoofs of their horses shall be like the flint, and their wheels like the violence of a tempest.Le saette di lui aguzze, e tesi tutti i suoi archi. Gli zoccoli de' suoi cavalli sono qual selce, e la ruote impetuose come bufera.His arrowes sharpe, and al his bowes bent. The hoofes of his horses as the flint, & his wheeles as the violence of a tempest.Sagittæ ejus acutæ, et omnes arcus ejus extenti. / Ungulæ equorum ejus ut silex, / et rotæ ejus quasi impetus tempestatis.

29Their roaring like that of a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea they shall roar, and take hold of the prey, and they shall keep fast hold of it, and there shall be none to deliver it.Ei rugge come lione, ruggirà come un branco di giovani leoni, e fremerà, e darà di piglio alla preda, e la terrà stretta, né sarà chi gliela strappi.His roaring as a lions, he shal roare as lions whelpes: and he wil gnash, and hold the praye, and claspe it, and there shal be none to plucke it away.Rugitus ejus ut leonis; / rugiet ut catuli leonum: / et frendet, et tenebit prædam, / et amplexabitur, et non erit qui eruat. 30And they shall make a noise against them that day, like the roaring of the sea; we shall look towards the land, and behold darkness of tribulation, and the light is darkened with the mist thereof.E il romore di lui sarà per essi in quel giorno come fiotto di mare: guarderemo la terra, ed ecco tenebre di tribolazione, di cui la caligine oscura la luce.And it shal sound vpon him in that day, as the sound of the sea: we shal looke towards the earth, and behold darkenes of tribulation, and the light is darkened in the mist therof.Et sonabit super eum in die illa sicut sonitus maris: / aspiciemus in terram, / et ecce tenebræ tribulationis, / et lux obtenebrata est in caligine ejus.