8 — Isaia

1And the Lord said to me: Take thee a great book, and write in it with a man’s pen. Take away the spoils with speed, quickly take the prey.E IL Signore dissemi: Prenditi un libro grande, e in esso scrivi a chiare note: Affrettati a torre le spoglie: fa presto a predare.AND our Lord sayd to me: Take thee a great booke, & write in it with the pen of man. Take away the spoiles spedely, quickly take prayes.Et dixit Dominus ad me: Sume tibi librum grandem, et scribe in eo stylo hominis: Velociter spolia detrahe, cito prædare. 2And I took unto me faithful witnesses, Urias the priest, and Zacharias the son of Barachias.E mi presi testimoni fedeli, Uria sacerdote, e Zacharia figliuolo di Barachia:And I tooke to me faithful witnesses, Vrias the priest, & Zacharias the sonne of Barachias.Et adhibui mihi testes fideles, Uriam sacerdotem, et Zachariam, filium Barachiæ: 3And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. And the Lord said to me: Call his name, Hasten to take away the spoils: Make hast to take away the prey.E mi accostai alla profetessa, ed ella concepì, e partorì un figliuolo. E il Signore mi disse: Pongli questo nome: Affrettati a tor le spoglie, fa presto a predare.And I went to the prophetesse, and she conceiued, and bare a sonne. And our Lord sayd to me: Cal his name, Hasten to take away the spoiles: make hast to take prayes.et accessi ad prophetissam, et concepit, et peperit filium. Et dixit Dominus ad me: Voca nomen ejus: Accelera spolia detrahere; Festina prædari: 4For before the child know to call his father and his mother, the strength of Damascus, and the spoils of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of the Assyrians.Perocché primachè sappia il bambino chiamar per nome suo padre, e sua madre, sarò tolta la possanza di Damasco, e le spoglie di Samaria dal re degli Assiri.For before the childe know to cal his father and his mother, the strength of Damascus shal be taken away, and the spoiles of Samaria before the king of the Assirians.quia antequam sciat puer vocare patrem suum et matrem suam, auferetur fortitudo Damasci, et spolia Samariæ, coram rege Assyriorum. 5And the Lord spoke to me again, saying:E di nuovo il Signore parlommi, dicendo;And our Lord added yet to speake vnto me, saying:Et adjecit Dominus loqui ad me adhuc, dicens: 6Forasmuch as this people hath cast away the waters of Siloe, that go with silence, and hath rather taken Rasin, and the son of Romelia:Perchè questo popolo ha avuto in fastidio le acque del Siloe, che scorrono placidamente, ed ha più inclinazione per Rasin, e pel figliuolo di Romelia;For that this people hath cast away the waters of Siloé, that runne with silence, and rather taken Rasin, and the sonne of Romelia:Pro eo quod abjecit populus iste / aquas Siloë, quæ vadunt cum silentio, / et assumpsit magis Rasin, / et filium Romeliæ:

7Therefore behold the Lord will bring upon them the waters of the river strong and many, the king of the Assyrians, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and shall overflow all his banks.Per questo ecco, che il Signore condurrà sopra di loro le acque del fiume impetuose, e abbondanti (il re della Siria, e tutta la potenza di lui); e saliranno sopra tutti i loro rivi, e scorreranno sopra tutte le ripe,for this cause behold our Lord wil bring vpon them the waters of the riuer strong and manie, the king of the Assirians, and al his glorie: and he wil ascend ouer al their riuers, and wil flowe ouer al their bankes.propter hoc ecce Dominus adducet super eos / aquas fluminis fortes et multas, / regem Assyriorum, et omnem gloriam ejus, / et ascendet super omnes rivos ejus, / et fluet super universas ripas ejus; 8And shall pass through Juda, overflowing, and going over shall reach even to the neck. And the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy, land, O Emmanuel.E correranno pel paese di Giuda, e passando inonderanno, e arriveranno fino al collo. Ed ei coll'ampiezza delle sue ale empierò l'estensione della terra tua, o Emmanuele.And wil goe through Iuda, ouerflowing, and passing through shal come euen to the necke. And the stretching out of his winges shal fil the bredth of thy land ô Emmanuel.et ibit per Judam, inundans, et transiens: / usque ad collum veniet. / Et erit extensio alarum ejus / implens latitudinem terræ tuæ, o Emmanuel ! 9Gather yourselves together, O ye people, and be overcome, and give ear, all ye lands afar off: strengthen yourselves, and be overcome, gird yourselves, and be overcome.Raunatevi, o popoli, e siate vinti: e voi terre rimote ascoltate tutte quante: prendete ardimento, e siate vinti, mettetevi in ordine, e siate vinti:Gather ye together ô peoples, and be ouercome, and heare al ye landes far of: Take courege, and be ouercome, gird yourselues, & be ouercome.Congregamini, populi, et vincimini; / et audite, universæ procul terræ: / confortamini, et vincimini; / accingite vos, et vincimini. 10Take counsel together, and it shall be defeated: speak a word, and it shall not be done: because God is with us.Fate de' disegni, e saran dissipati: comandate, e non sarà fatto nulla: perchè il Signore (è) con noi.Take counsel and it shal be defeated: speake a word, and it shal not be done: because God is with vs.Inite consilium, et dissipabitur; / loquimini verbum, et non fiet: / quia nobiscum Deus.

11For thus saith the Lord to me: As he hath taught me, with a strong arm, that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying:Imperocché queste cose disse a me il Signore: Quando con mano forte mi corresse, perchè non seguissi gli andamenti di questo popolo, dicendo:For thus sayth our Lord to me: As in a strong arme he hath taught me, that I should not walke in the way of this people, saying:Hæc enim ait Dominus ad me: Sicut in manu forti erudivit me, / ne irem in via populi hujus, dicens: 12Say ye not: A conspiracy: for all that this people speaketh, is a conspiracy: neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.Non istate a dire, Cospirazione; perocché questo popolo non d'altro parla, che di cospirazione. Ma non temete il suo timore, e non vi sbigottite.Say not: Conspiracie: for al thinges that this people speaketh, is conspiracie: and feare ye not their feare, neither dread ye.Non dicatis: Conjuratio; / omnia enim quæ loquitur populus iste, conjuratio est: / et timorem ejus ne timeatis, neque paveatis. 13Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself: and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.Il Signor degli eserciti, lui glorificate: egli sia il vostro timore, e il vostro terrore.The Lord of hostes him sanctifie ye: be he your dread, and he your terrour.Dominum exercituum ipsum sanctificate; / ipse pavor vester, et ipse terror vester: 14And he shall be a sanctification to you. But for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of offence to the two houses of Israel, for a snare and a ruin to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.Ed ei sarà per voi santificazione. Ma pietra d'inciampo, e pietra di scandalo per le due case d'Israele; e lacciuolo, e rovina per gli abitatori di Gerusalemme.And he shal be a sanctification to you. But for a stone of offence, and for a rocke of scandal to the two houses of Israel, for a snare and a ruine to the inhabitants of Ierusalem.et erit vobis in sanctificationem; / in lapidem autem offensionis, et in petram scandali, / duabus domibus Israël; / in laqueum et in ruinam habitantibus Jerusalem. 15And very many of them shall stumble and fall, and shall be broken in pieces, and shall be snared, and taken.E moltissimi di loro inciamperanno, e caderanno, e s'infrangeranno, e saranno illaqueati, e saranno presi.And verie manie of them shal stumble and fal, and shal be broken in peeces, and shal be snared, and taken.Et offendent ex eis plurimi, / et cadent, et conterentur, / et irretientur, et capientur. 16Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.Ripiega la testimonianza, sigilla la legge pe' miei discepoli.Binde the testimonie, seale the law in my disciples.Liga testimonium, / signa legem in discipulis meis.

17And I will wait for the Lord, who hath hid his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.Or io aspetterò il Signore, il quale ha ascosa la sua faccia alla casa di Giacobbe, e mi affiderò a lui.And I wil expect our Lord, who hath hid his face from the house of Iacob, and I wil wayte for him.Et exspectabo Dominum qui abscondit faciem suam / a domo Jacob, et præstolabor eum. 18Behold I and my children, whom the Lord hath given me for a sign, and for a wonder in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Sion.Eccomi io, e i miei figliuoli dati a me dal Signore in segno, e portento ad Israele per parte del Signore degli eserciti, che abita nel monte di Sion.Behold I and my children, whom our Lord hath geuen me for a signe, and for a wonder in Israel from the Lord of hostes, which dwelleth in mount Sion.Ecce ego et pueri mei quos dedit mihi Dominus / in signum, et in portentum Israël / a Domino exercituum, / qui habitat in monte Sion: 19And when they shall say to you: Seek of pythons, and of diviners, who mutter in their enchantments: should not the people seek of their God, for the living of the dead?Or quando diranno a voi: Interrogate i pithoni, e gl'indovini, i quali stridono ne' loro incantesimi (rispondete): Non ricorrerà egli il popolo al suo Dio? (ricorrerà egli) a' morti pe' vivi?And when they shal say to you: Aske of Pythones, and of diuiners, which whisper in their inchantments: shal not the people aske vision of their God, for the liuing of the dead?et cum dixerint ad vos: / Quærite a pythonibus / et a divinis qui strident in incantationibus suis: / numquid non populus a Deo suo requiret, / pro vivis a mortuis ? 20To the law rather, and to the testimony. And if they speak not according to this word, they shall not have the morning light.Alla legge piuttosto, ed all'arca. Che se ei non parleranno conformemente a questa parola, non nascerà per essi la luce del giorno.To the law rather, and to the testimonie. And if they speake not according to this word, they shal not haue the morning light.ad legem magis et ad testimonium. / Quod si non dixerint juxta verbum hoc, / non erit eis matutina lux. 21And they shall pass by it, they shall fall, and be hungry: and when they shall be hungry, they will be angry, and curse their king, and their God, and look upwards.E (la luce) passerà da loro, ed eglino cadran per terra, e patiranno la fame, e infuneranno, e malediranno il re loro, e il Dio loro, e alzeran gli occhi in su.And he shal passe by it, shal fal, and be hungrie: and when he shal be hungrie, he wil be angrie, and curse his king, and his God, and wil looke vpwards.Et transibit per eam, corruet, et esuriet; / et cum esurierit, irascetur. / Et maledicet regi suo, et Deo suo, / et suscipiet sursum,

22And they shall look to the earth, and behold trouble and darkness, weakness and distress, and a mist following them, and they cannot fly away from their distress.E mireranno la terra, ed ecco tribolazione, e tenebre, e scompaginamento, ed angustia, e caligine, che gli perseguita, e non potranno sottrarsi a volo dalla loro afflizione.And he wil looke to the earth, and behold tribulation and darknes, dissolution and distresse, and mist persecuting, and he can not flie away from his distresse.et ad terram intuebitur; / et ecce tribulatio et tenebræ, / dissolutio et angustia, / et caligo persequens, / et non poterit avolare de angustia sua.