Isaia 55
1 O [VOI] tutti che siete assetati, venite alle acque; e [voi] che non avete alcuni danari, venite, comperate, e mangiate; venite, dico, comperate, senza danari, e senza prezzo, vino, e latte.
“All you [people who are in exile], listen to me! [It is as though] [MET] you are thirsty, so come and get water from me! [It is as though] you have no money, but you can come and get things from me [that are like] wine and milk! You can get [what you need from me], [and] you will not need to give me any money for them!
2 Perchè spendete danari in ciò che non è pane, e la vostra fatica in ciò che non può saziare? ascoltatemi pure, e voi mangerete del buono, e l'anima vostra goderà del grasso.
[What you really need is to have a close relationship with me], so (why do you spend money to buy things that do not supply what you really need?/you should not spend money to buy things that do not supply what you really need.) [RHQ] (Why do you work hard to get money to buy things that do not (satisfy your [inner beings]/cause you to be happy)?) [RHQ] Pay attention to what I say and acquire what is really good [MET]! If you do that, then you will truly be happy [MET].
3 Inchinate il vostro orecchio, e venite a me; ascoltate, e l'anima vostra viverà; ed io farò con voi un patto eterno, [secondo] le benignità stabili, [promesse] a Davide.
Listen to me and come to me; pay attention to me, and if you do that, you will have new life in your souls. I will make an agreement with you that will last forever to faithfully love you like I loved [King] David.
4 Ecco, io l'ho dato per testimonio delle nazioni; per conduttore, e comandatore a' popoli.
By what he did, I showed [my power to many] people-groups; I caused him to be a leader and commander [DOU] over [the people of many nations].
5 Ecco, tu chiamerai la gente che tu non conoscevi, e la nazione che non ti conosceva correrà a te, per cagion del Signore Iddio tuo, e del Santo d'Israele; perciocchè egli ti avrà glorificato.
And similarly, you will summon people of other nations to come to you, nations that previously you have not heard about, and they had not heard about you; and they will come to you quickly because [they will have heard that I], Yahweh, your God, the Holy One of Israel, have honored you.
6 Cercate il Signore, mentre egli si trova; invocatelo, mentre egli è vicino.
Seek [to know] me while it is still possible for you to do that; call to me while I am near!
7 Lasci l'empio la sua via, e l'uomo iniquo i suoi pensieri; e convertasi al Signore, ed egli avrà pietà di lui; ed all'Iddio nostro, perciocchè egli è gran perdonatore.
Wicked [people] should abandon their wicked behavior, and evil people should stop thinking what is evil. They should turn to me, and if they do that, I will act mercifully toward them; they should turn to me, their God, because I will fully pardon them [for all the wicked things that they have done].
8 Perciocchè i miei pensieri non [sono] i vostri pensieri, nè le mie vie le vostre vie, dice il Signore.
I, Yahweh, declare that what I think is not the same as what you think, and what I do is very different from what you do.
9 Conciossiachè, [quanto] i cieli son più alti che la terra, tanto sieno più alte le mie vie che le vostre vie, ed i miei pensieri che i vostri pensieri.
Just as the sky is far above the earth, what I do is far greater than what you do, and what I think is much greater than what you think.
10 Perciocchè, siccome la pioggia e la neve scende dal cielo, e non vi ritorna; anzi adacqua la terra, e la fa produrre e germogliare, talchè ella dà sementa da seminare, e pane de mangiare;
Rain and snow come down from the sky, and they cause the ground to be moist before the moisture returns [to the sky and produces more clouds]. When the ground becomes moist, it causes plants to sprout and grow, with the result that the soil produces seed for the farmer [to plant] and [grain to produce flour to make] bread for people to eat.
11 così sarà la mia parola, che sarà uscita della mia bocca; ella non ritornerà a me a vuoto; anzi opererà ciò che io avrò voluto, e prospererà in ciò per che l'avrò mandata.
And similarly the things that I promise to do, I will [always] cause to happen; my promises will [always] be fulfilled [LIT]. They will accomplish the things that I gave them to accomplish [DOU].
12 Perciocchè voi uscirete con allegrezza, e sarete condotti in pace; i monti, e i colli risoneranno grida di allegrezza davanti a voi; e tutti gli alberi della campagna si batteranno a palme.
You will leave [Babylon] joyfully, you will have peace as I lead you out. [It will be as though] the hills and mountains will sing joyfully, and the trees in the fields will clap their hands.
13 In luogo dello spino crescerà l'abete, in luogo dell'ortica crescerà il mirto; e [ciò] sarà al Signore in fama, in segno eterno, [che] non verrà [giammai] meno.
Instead of thornbushes and briers, pine/cypress [trees] and myrtle [trees] will grow [in your land]. As a result of that, people will honor me much more; and what I do will remind everyone that [I do what I have promised].”
