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| 1 | Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel. | Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel. | Ascoltate questa parola, questo lamento che io elevo su di voi o casa d'Israele. |
| 2 | The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up. | The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is cast down upon her land; there is none to raise her up. | La vergine d'Israele è caduta e non si alzerà più; essa giace abbandonata sul suo suolo e nessuno la rialza. |
| 3 | For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel. | For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, to the house of Israel. | Poiché così dice il Signore, l'Eterno: La città che usciva con mille uomini resterà con cento, quella invece che usciva con cento resterà con dieci per la casa d'Israele. |
| 4 | For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: | For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live; | Poiché così dice l'Eterno alla casa d'Israele: Cercate me e vivrete |
| 5 | But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. | but seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought. | ma non cercate Bethel non andate a Ghilgal, non proseguite fino a Beer-Sceba, perché Ghilgal andrà certamente in cattività e Bethel sarà ridotta al nulla. |
| 6 | Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel. | Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el. | Cercate l'Eterno e vivrete perché non irrompa come fuoco nella casa di Giuseppe e la divori, senza che in Bethel nessuno lo spenga. |
| 7 | Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth, | Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth, | Egli abbandona quelli che mutano la rettitudine e la giustizia in assenzio sulla terra. |
| 8 | Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name: | [seek him] that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name); | Egli ha fatto le Pleiadi e Orione, muta l'ombra di morte in aurora e rende il giorno oscuro come la notte; chiama le acque del mare e le riversa sulla faccia della terra: il suo nome è l'Eterno. |
| 9 | That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. | that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress. | Fa venire repentinamente la rovina sui potenti, e così la distruzione piomba sulle fortezze. |
| 10 | They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. | They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. | Essi odiano chi li riprende alla porta e hanno in orrore chi parla con integrità. |
| 11 | Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. | Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof. | Quindi, poiché calpestate il povero ed esigete da lui tributi di frumento, anche se avete costruito case con pietre squadrate, non le abiterete; avete piantato vigne deliziose, ma non ne berrete il vino. |
| 12 | For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. | For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins-ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate [from their right]. | Io infatti conosco quanto siano numerose le vostre trasgressioni e quanto gravi i vostri peccati; voi opprimete il giusto, accettate regali e fate torto ai poveri alla porta. |
| 13 | Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time. | Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time. | Perciò l'uomo prudente in questo tempo tacerà, perché il tempo è malvagio. |
| 14 | Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. | Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say. | Cercate il bene e non il male, affinché viviate, e così l'Eterno, il DIO degli eserciti, sia con voi, come dite. |
| 15 | Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. | Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. | Odiate il male, amate il bene e stabilite saldamente il diritto alla porta. Forse l'Eterno, il Dio degli eserciti, userà misericordia col residuo di Giuseppe. |
| 16 | Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing. | Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! Alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to wailing. | Perciò così dice l'Eterno, il DIO degli eserciti, il Signore: In tutte le piazze ci sarà lamento e in tutte le strade si dirà: Ahimè, ahimè! Allora chiameranno l'agricoltore al lutto e quelli abili a piangere a fare lamenti. |
| 17 | And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD. | And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah. | In tutte le vigne ci sarà lamento, perché io passerò in mezzo a te, dice l'Eterno. |
| 18 | Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. | Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light. | Guai a voi che desiderate il giorno dell'Eterno! Che sarà mai per voi il giorno dell'Eterno? Sarà un giorno di tenebre e non di luce. |
| 19 | As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. | As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. | Sarà come quando uno fugge davanti a un leone e s'imbatte in un orso; o entra in casa, appoggia la mano alla parete e un serpente lo morde. |
| 20 | Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? | Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? | Il giorno dell'Eterno non è forse tenebre e non luce, molto tenebroso e senza alcun splendore? |
| 21 | I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. | I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies. | Io odio, disprezzo le vostre feste, non provo piacere nelle vostre solenni assemblee. |
| 22 | Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. | Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts. | Anche se mi offrite i vostri olocausti e le vostre oblazioni di cibo, io non le gradirò, né riguarderò con favore ai sacrifici di ringraziamento di bestie grasse. |
| 23 | Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. | Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. | Allontana da me il rumore dei tuoi canti, perché non voglio udire la musica delle tue arpe. |
| 24 | But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. | But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. | Ma scorra il diritto come acqua e la giustizia come un corso d'acqua perenne. |
| 25 | Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? | Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? | O casa d'Israele, mi avete offerto sacrifici e oblazioni di cibo nel deserto per quarant'anni? |
| 26 | But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. | Yea, ye have borne the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. | Voi avete pure trasportato Sikkuth vostro re e Kiun, le vostre immagini, la stella dei vostri dèi, che vi siete fatti. |
| 27 | Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts. | Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts. | Perciò io vi farò andare in cattività al di là di Damasco, dice l'Eterno, il cui nome è DIO degli eserciti. |
