Zaccaria 7

BIBBIA MARTINI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 L'anno quarto del re Dario il Signore parlò a Zaccaria ai quattro del mese nono, cioè di Casleu.	1 And it happened, in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Kislev.
2 Quando Sarasar, e Rogonimelech, e la gente, che erano con lui, mandarono alla casa di Dio a fare orazione dinanzi al Signore:	2 And Sharezer and Regemmelech, and the men who were with them, sent to the house of God, to entreat the face of the Lord,
3 E ad interrogare i sacerdoti della casa del Signore degli eserciti, e i profeti, e dir loro: Debbo io piangere il quinto mese, o debbo io purificarmi, come ho fatto già per molti anni?	3 to speak to the priests of the house of the Lord of hosts and to the prophets, saying: “Must there be weeping with me in the fifth month, and must I sanctify myself, as I have now done for many years?”
4 E il Signore degli eserciti parlò a me, e disse:	4 And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:
5 Parla a tutto il popolo del paese, e ai sacerdoti, e dirai loro: Quando voi digiunaste, e faceste lutto il quinto, e il settimo mese in questi settant'anni, digiunaste voi forse per me?	5 Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying: Although you may have fasted and mourned in the fifth and the seventh month for these seventy years, did you indeed keep a fast unto me?
6 E quando avete mangiato, e bevuto, non avete mangiato forse per voi stessi, e bevuto per voi?	6 And when you did eat and drink, did you not eat for yourselves, and drink only for yourselves?
7 Non son elleno queste le cose dette dal Signore per mezzo de' profeti, che precedettero, quando Gerusalemme era abitata tuttora, ed era piena di ricchezze ella, e le vicine città, e la parte del mezzodì, e le pianure erano abitate?	7 Are not these the words that the Lord has spoken by the hand of the former prophets, when Jerusalem was still inhabited, so that it would prosper, itself and the cities around it, and those inhabitants towards the South and in the plains?
8 E il Signore parlò a Zaccaria, e disse:	8 And the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying:
9 Queste cose dice il Signore degli eserciti: Giudicate secondo la verità, e fate ciascun di voi frequenti opere di misericordia co' suoi prossimi.	9 Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: Judge with true judgment, and act with mercy and compassion, each and every one with his brother.
10 E guardatevi dall'opprimer la vedova, e il pupillo, e il forestiero, e il povero, e nissuno macchini in cuor suo contro il proprio fratello.	10 And do not find fault with the widow, and the orphan, and the newcomer, and the poor. And let not a man consider evil in his heart towards his brother.
11 Ma eglino non vollero dar retta, e ribelli voltarono le spalle, e ingrossaron l'udito per non intendere.	11 But they were not willing to pay attention, and they turned aside their shoulder to depart, and they pressed upon their ears, so that they would not hear.
12 E si fecero un cuor di diamante per non ascoltare la legge, né le parole messe dal Signore degli eserciti, per mezzo del suo spirito, in bocca ai profeti, che precedettero. E ne venne ira grande dal Signore degli eserciti.	12 And they set their heart like the hardest stone, so that they would not hear the law and the words that the Lord of hosts has sent with his Spirit by the hand of the former prophets. And so a great indignation came from Lord of hosts.
13 E ne avvenne quello, che egli avea predetto, senza che essi dessero retta. Così eglino alzeranno le strida, ed io non gli esaudirò, dice il Signore degli eserciti.	13 And it happened, just as he had spoken, and they did not pay attention. So then, they shall cry out, and I will not heed, says the Lord of hosts.
14 Ed io li dispersi per tutti i reami ignoti ad essi, e la loro terra restò in desolazione, non essendovi chi andasse, e venisse: così una terra di delizie cambiarono in un deserto.	14 And I dispersed them throughout all the kingdoms that they did not know. And the land was left desolate behind them, so that no one was passing through or returning. And they made the desirable land into a deserted place.