Colossians 2
1 In particular, I want you to realize that I am (exerting myself very greatly/working very hard) on your behalf, on behalf of those who are in Laodicea [city], and on behalf of all those others who have not seen me personally.
PERCIOCCHÈ io voglio che sappiate quanto gran combattimento io ho per voi, e [per] quelli [che sono] in Laodicea, e [per] tutti quelli che non hanno veduta la mia faccia in carne.
2 I am doing this in order that they and you [SYN] might be strengthened [spiritually] as you are united in loving [one another]. And I am doing this in order that they and you might fully and thoroughly [DOU] understand the message that God has now revealed; that is, in order that they and you might truly know the message from God our Father and about Christ,
Acciocchè i lor cuori sieno consolati, essendo eglino congiunti in carità, ed in tutte le ricchezze del pieno accertamento dell'intelligenza, alla conoscenza del misterio di Dio e Padre, e di Cristo. In cui son nascosti tutti i tesori della sapienza,
3 who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].
e della conoscenza.
4 I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;
Or questo dico, acciocchè niuno v'inganni per parlare acconcio a persuadere.
5 because, even though I am absent from you physically, I am very concerned about you. At the same time, I am rejoicing because I know that you are united [with each other] and that you believe firmly in Christ.
Perciocchè, benchè di carne io sia assente, pur son con voi di spirito, rallegrandomi, e veggendo il vostro ordine, e la fermezza della vostra fede in Cristo.
6 In a way that is (consistent/in harmony) with [the message that] you received about Christ Jesus, who is our Lord, conduct yourselves as you should, since you have a close relationship with him.
Come dunque voi avete ricevuto il Signor Cristo Gesù, [così] camminate in esso,
7 Specifically, continue believing and practicing [MET, DOU] what you were first taught about Christ. Continue to do this more and more; continue to fIrmly believe all the true teaching, just like [Epaphras] taught it to you. And continue thanking [God, our Father], very much [for all that he has done for you].
essendo radicati, ed edificati in lui, e confermati nella fede; siccome siete stati insegnati, abbondando in essa con ringraziamento.
8 Make sure that no one forces you [(pl)] to become his disciples [MET] by his teaching you a religious philosophy/doctrine that is worthless and false. Such a philosophy is false because it teaches what mere human beings think, because it teaches people elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical], and because it teaches what is contrary to [the true teaching about] Christ.
Guardate che non vi sia alcuno che vi tragga in preda per la filosofia, e vano inganno, secondo la tradizione degli uomini, secondo gli elementi del mondo, e non secondo Cristo.
9 It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.
Poichè in lui abita corporalmente tutta la pienezza della Deità.
10 And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.
E voi siete ripieni in lui, che è il capo d'ogni principato, e podestà.
11 Specifically, because of your close relationship with Christ, it is as though [MET] you were circumcised {Christ circumcised you} [spiritually]. This does not mean that someone circumcised you physically [MTY], but it means that Christ completely removed your self-directed nature.
Nel quale ancora siete stati circoncisi d'una circoncisione fatta senza mano, nello spogliamento del corpo de' peccati della carne, nella circoncisione di Cristo.
12 And specifically, when you were baptized, [it was as though] [MET] you [had died and] were buried with Christ, and [it was as though] [MET] God caused you to live again with Christ as a result of your believing that God acted powerfully; specifically, by your believing that God caused Christ to become alive again.
Essendo stati con lui seppelliti nel battesimo; in cui ancora siete insieme risuscitati, per la fede della virtù di Dio, che ha risuscitato lui da' morti.
13 And specifically, you [who are non-Jews], because of your sins, you were [spiritually] dead [before you trusted in Christ]. You were uncircumcised [spiritually]; that is, your self-directed nature controlled you. Nevertheless, it was you whom God caused to become alive [spiritually because of their close relationship] [MET] with Christ. And specifically, God forgave us all our sins.
Ed ha con lui vivificati voi, che eravate morti ne' peccati, e nell'incirconcisione della vostra carne; avendovi perdonati tutti i peccati;
14 [It is just] as [though] he canceled ([the charges] against us/the sins [that we had committed]) for which [God] will punish us. And [it was just] as [though] [MET] it was [the charges on] that document/paper that he canceled by nailing them to the cross [when they nailed Christ on the cross].
avendo cancellata l'obbligazione [che era] contro a noi negli ordinamenti, la quale ci era contraria; e quella ha tolta via, avendola confitta nella croce.
15 And specifically, God defeated the [evil] spirit beings that rule, and he demonstrated/showed that publicly; that is, he triumphed over them as a result of what [Christ did].
Ed avendo spogliate le podestà, e i principati, [li] ha pubblicamente menati in ispettacolo, trionfando d'essi in esso.
16 So disregard anyone who says that God will punish you because you eat [certain foods] and because you drink [certain drinks] or because [you do not celebrate] special [yearly] festivals or celebrate the time when the new moon [appears] or weekly (Sabbaths/Jewish days of rest).
Niuno adunque vi giudichi in mangiare, od in bere, o per rispetto di festa, o di calendi, o di sabati.
17 [Disregard such people] because those [regulations/rules about food and drink and festivals] are [only] like a shadow [MET] [that is cast by something that is approaching; that is, they merely represent] the real spiritual blessings that Christ [has given to you].
Le quali cose son ombra di quelle che dovevano avvenire; ma il corpo [è] di Cristo.
18 Disregard those who say that God will punish you because [you do not worship God in the way that] they say [that you should]; that is, they insist that you should humiliate yourselves and that you should worship the angels. [Disregard such people] since they base their authority on things that they have never seen, and since they are proud without reason because their self-directed nature [controls] what they think,
Niuno vi condanni a suo arbitrio, in umiltà, e servigio degli angeli, ponendo il piè nelle cose che non ha vedute, essendo temerariamente gonfio dalla mente della sua carne.
19 and since they do not teach the true teaching about Christ [MET]. [Christ is the one who causes all of his people to develop/grow spiritually as God plans that they should develop/grow, just like] [MET] a person’s head directs how his body grows, as it is held together by its joints and ligaments.
E non attenendosi al Capo, dal quale tutto il corpo, fornito, e ben commesso insieme per le giunture, ed i legami, prende l'accrescimento di Dio.
20 [It is as though] [MET] you died with Christ. So [you no longer have to obey] elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical, just like a dead person no longer has to do anything]. So, do not submit to regulations/rules
Se dunque, essendo morti con Cristo, siete [sciolti] dagli elementi del mondo, perchè, come se viveste nel mondo, vi s'impongono ordinamenti?
21 such as ‘Do not handle [certain things]’, ‘Do not taste [certain things]’, ‘Do not touch [certain things]’, as if you still had to obey such regulations/rules.
Non toccare, non assaggiare, non maneggiare
22 All those things are intended to cease to exist when we use them. [And do not obey such regulations/rules], because they are what mere human teachers command and teach.
(le quali cose tutte periscono per l'uso), secondo i comandamenti, e le dottrine degli uomini?
23 [Do not obey such] regulations/rules; they only cause people to do what their self-directed nature wants to do. [Those regulations] seem to be wise because they [urge people to] worship as mere human teachers have decided. [They urge] that [people] should humiliate themselves, and that [people] should treat their bodies harshly. But those regulations/rules do not help [people] at all to not do the sinful things that their self-directed nature wants to do.
Le quali cose hanno bene alcuna apparenza di sapienza, in religion volontaria, ed in umiltà, e in non risparmiare il corpo [in ciò che è] per satollar la carne; non in onore alcuno.
