Isaia 28 in diverse traduzioni
Geneva 1599
28:1
GNV
Woe to the crowne of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim: for his glorious beautie shall be a fading flowre, which is vpon the head of the valley of them that be fat, and are ouercome with wine.
28:2
GNV
Beholde, the Lord hath a mightie and strong hoste, like a tempest of haile, and a whirlewinde that ouerthroweth, like a tempest of mightie waters that ouerflowe, which throwe to the ground mightily.
28:3
GNV
They shall be troden vnder foote, euen the crowne and the pride of the drunkards of Ephraim.
28:4
GNV
For his glorious beautie shall be a fading floure, which is vpon the head of the valley of them that be fatte, and as the hastie fruite afore sommer, which when hee that looketh vpon it, seeth it, while it is in his hand, he eateth it.
28:5
GNV
In that day shall the Lord of hostes be for a crowne of glory, and for a diademe of beautie vnto the residue of his people:
28:6
GNV
And for a spirite of iudgement to him that sitteth in iudgement, and for strength vnto them that turne away the battell to the gate.
28:7
GNV
But they haue erred because of wine, and are out of the way by strong drinke: the priest and the prophet haue erred by strong drinke: they are swallowed vp with wine: they haue gone astraye through strong drinke: they faile in vision: they stumble in iudgement.
28:8
GNV
For all their tables are full of filthy vomiting: no place is cleane.
28:9
GNV
Whome shall he teache knowledge? and whome shall he make to vnderstand the thinges that hee heareth? them that are weyned from the milke, and drawen from the breastes.
28:10
GNV
For precept must be vpon precept, precept vpon precept, line vnto line, line vnto line, there a litle, and there a litle.
28:11
GNV
For with a stammering tongue and with a strange language shall he speake vnto this people.
28:12
GNV
Vnto whome hee saide, This is the rest: giue rest to him that is weary: and this is the refreshing, but they would not heare.
28:13
GNV
Therefore shall the worde of the Lord be vnto them precept vpon precept, precept vpon precept, line vnto line, line vnto line, there a litle and there a litle, that they may goe, and fall backward, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
28:14
GNV
Wherefore, heare the worde of the Lord, ye scornefull men that rule this people, which is at Ierusalem.
28:15
GNV
Because ye haue said, We haue made a couenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement: though a scourge runne ouer, and passe through, it shall not come at vs: for we haue made falshood our refuge, and vnder vanitie are we hid,
28:16
GNV
Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will laye in Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. Hee that beleeueth, shall not make haste.
28:17
GNV
Iudgement also will I laye to the rule, and righteousnesse to the balance, and the haile shall sweepe away the vaine confidence, and the waters shall ouerflowe the secret place.
28:18
GNV
And your couenant with death shalbe disanulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand: when a scourge shall runne ouer and passe through, then shall ye be trode downe by it.
28:19
GNV
When it passeth ouer, it shall take you away: for it shall passe through euery morning in the day, and in the night, and there shalbe onely feare to make you to vnderstand the hearing.
28:20
GNV
For the bed is streight that it can not suffice, and the couering narowe that one can not wrappe himselfe.
28:21
GNV
For the Lord shall stand as in mount Perazim: hee shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his worke, his strage worke, and bring to passe his acte, his strange acte.
28:22
GNV
Nowe therefore be no mockers, least your bondes increase: for I haue heard of the Lord of hostes a consumption, euen determined vpon the whole earth.
28:23
GNV
Hearken ye, and heare my voyce: hearken ye, and heare my speach.
28:24
GNV
Doeth the plowe man plowe all the day, to sowe? doeth he open, and breake the clots of his ground?
28:25
GNV
When he hath made it plaine, wil he not then sowe the fitches, and sowe cummin, and cast in wheat by measure, and the appointed barly and rye in their place?
28:26
GNV
For his God doeth instruct him to haue discretion, and doeth teach him.
28:27
GNV
For fitches shall not be threshed with a threshing instrument, neither shall a cart wheele be turned about vpon the cummin: but ye fitches are beaten out with a staffe, and cummin with a rod.
28:28
GNV
Bread corne when it is threshed, hee doeth not alway thresh it, neither doeth the wheele of his cart still make a noyse, neither will he breake it with the teeth thereof.
28:29
GNV
This also commeth from the Lord of hostes, which is wonderfull in counsell, and excellent in workes.