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Lunedi, 29 aprile 2024 - Santa Caterina da Siena ( Letture di oggi)

Isaiah 50


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NEW JERUSALEMNOVA VULGATA
1 Thus says Yahweh: Where is your mother's writ of divorce by which I repudiated her? Or to which ofmy creditors have I sold you? Look, you have been sold for your own misdeeds, your mother was repudiated foryour acts of rebel ion.1 Haec dicit Dominus:
“ Ubinam est liber repudii matris vestrae,
quo dimisi eam?
Aut quis est creditor meus,
cui vendidi vos?
Ecce in iniquitatibus vestris venditi estis,
et in sceleribus vestris dimissa est mater vestra.
2 Why was there no one there when I came? Why did no one answer when I cal ed? Is my hand too shortto redeem? Have I not strength to save? Look, with a threat I can dry the sea, and turn rivers to desert; the fishin them go rotten for want of water and die of thirst.2 Cur veni, et non erat vir,
vocavi, et non erat qui responderet?
Numquid abbreviata est manus mea,
ut non possim redimere?
Aut non est in me virtus ad liberandum?
Ecce in increpatione mea exsiccabo mare,
ponam flumina in siccum;
computrescent pisces sine aqua
et morientur in siti.
3 I dress the heavens in black, I cover them in sackcloth.3 Induam caelos luctu
et saccum ponam operimentum eorum ”.
4 Lord Yahweh has given me a disciple's tongue, for me to know how to give a word of comfort to theweary. Morning by morning he makes my ear alert to listen like a disciple.4 Dominus Deus dedit mihi linguam eruditam,
ut sciam sustentare eum, qui lassus est, verbo;
excitat mane, mane excitat mihi aurem,
ut audiam quasi discipulus.
5 Lord Yahweh has opened my ear and I have not resisted, I have not turned away.5 Dominus Deus aperuit mihi aurem;
ego autem non rebellavi, retrorsum non abii.
6 I have offered my back to those who struck me, my cheeks to those who plucked my beard; I have notturned my face away from insult and spitting.6 Dorsum meum dedi percutientibus
et genas meas vellentibus:
faciem meam non averti
ab increpationibus et sputis.
7 Lord Yahweh comes to my help, this is why insult has not touched me, this is why I have set my facelike flint and know that I shal not be put to shame.7 Dominus Deus auxiliator meus;
ideo non sum confusus,
ideo posui faciem meam ut petram durissimam
et scio quoniam non confundar.
8 He who grants me saving justice is near! Who wil bring a case against me? Let us appear in courttogether! Who has a case against me? Let him approach me!8 Iuxta est qui iustificat me;
quis contradicet mihi? Stemus simul.
Quis est adversarius meus? Accedat ad me.
9 Look, Lord Yahweh is coming to my help! Who dares condemn me? Look at them, al fal ing apart likemoth-eaten clothes!9 Ecce Dominus Deus auxiliator meus;
quis est qui condemnet me?
Ecce omnes quasi vestimentum conterentur,
tinea comedet eos.
10 Which of you fears Yahweh and listens to his servant's voice? Which of you walks in darkness andsees no light? Let him trust in the name of Yahweh and lean on his God!10 Quis ex vobis timet Dominum,
audiens vocem servi sui?
Qui ambulavit in tenebris,
et non est lumen ei,
speret in nomine Domini
et innitatur super Deum suum.
11 Look, al you who light a fire and arm yourselves with firebrands, walk by the light of your fire and thefirebrands you have kindled! This is what you will get from me: you wil lie down in torment!11 Ecce vos omnes, qui accenditis ignem,
accincti sagittis,
ambulate in lumine ignis vestri
et in sagittis, quas succendistis.
De manu mea factum est hoc vobis;
in doloribus recumbetis.