2 — Baruch

1Wherefore the Lord our God hath made good his word, that he spoke to us, and to our judges that have judged Israel, and to our kings, and to our princes, and to all Israel and Juda:Per la qual cosa il Signore Dio nostro adempiè la sua parola annunziata a, noi, e a' nostri giudici, che giudicavano Israele, e a' nostri re, e a' nostri principi, e a tutto Israele, e Giuda,FOR the which thing the Lord our God hath established his word, that he spake to vs, and to our iudges, that haue iudged Israel, and to our kinges, and to our princes, and to al Israel and Iuda:Propter quod statuit Dominus Deus noster verbum suum, / quod locutus est ad nos, / et ad judices nostros qui judicaverunt Israël, / et ad reges nostros, et ad principes nostros, / et ad omnem Israël et Juda: 2That the Lord would bring upon us great evils, such as never happened under heaven, as they have come to pass in Jerusalem, according to the things that are written in the law of Moses:Che il Signore avrebbe mandati sopra di noi mali grandi, che non eran avvenuti mai sotto del cielo, quali sono stati in Gerusalemme conforme a quel, che sta scritto nella legge di Mosè;that our Lord might bring vpon vs great euils, which were not done vnder the heauen, as haue bene done in Ierusalem, according to the thinges that are written in the law of Moyses:ut adduceret Dominus super nos mala magna, / quæ non sunt facta sub cælo / quemadmodum facta sunt in Jerusalem, / secundum quæ scripta sunt in lege Moysi, 3That a man should eat the flesh of his own son, and the flesh of his own daughter.E che avrebbe mangiato l'uomo le carni del proprio figliuolo, e della figlia.that a man should eate the flesh of his sonne, and the flesh of his daughter.et manducaret homo carnes filii sui et carnes filiæ suæ. 4And he hath delivered them up to be under the hand of all the kings that are round about us, to be a reproach, and desolation among all the people, among whom the Lord hath scattered us.E diegli il Signore in potere di tutti i re, che ci stanno all'intorno, e li fece lo scherno, e l'esempio d'infelicità presso tutti i popoli, tra' quali il Signor ci disperse.And he hath geuen them vnder the hand of al the kinges, that are round about vs into reproch, and into desolation among al peoples, into which our Lord hath dispersed vs.Et dedit eos sub manu regum omnium qui sunt in circuitu nostro, / in improperium et in desolationem in omnibus populis / in quibus nos dispersit Dominus: 5And we are brought under, and are not uppermost: because we have sinned against the Lord our God, by not obeying his voice.E siam divenuti servi, e non padroni, perché abbiam peccato contro il Signore Dio nostro, non ascoltando la sua voce.And we are made vnderneath, and not aboue: because we haue sinned to the Lord our God, in not obeying his voice.et facti sumus subtus, et non supra, / quia peccavimus Domino Deo nostro, / non obaudiendo voci ipsius.

6To the Lord our God belongeth justice: but to us, and to our fathers confusion of face, as at this day.Al Signore Dio nostro s'appartiene la giustizia, ma a noi, ed a' padri nostri la confusione del volto, com'oggi addiviene;To the Lord our God iustice: but to vs, and to our fathers confusion of face, as is this day.Domino Deo nostro justitia, / nobis autem et patribus nostris confusio faciei, / sicut est dies hæc: 7For the Lord hath pronounced against us all these evils that are come upon us:Perocché il Signore tutti questi mali ci aveva minacciati, che sono caduti sopra di noi:Because our Lord hath spoken vpon vs al these euils, that are come vpon vs:quia locutus est Dominus super nos omnia mala hæc / quæ venerunt super nos: 8And we have not entreated the face of the Lord our God, that we might return every one of us from our most wicked ways.E non siamo andati dinanzi al Signore Dio nostro a piegarlo, affinchè ci convenissimo ognun di noi dalle pessime vie nostre.and we haue not besought the face of the Lord our God, to returne euerie one of vs from our most wicked waies.et non sumus deprecati faciem Domini Dei nostri, / ut reverteremur unusquisque nostrum a viis nostris pessimis. 9And the Lord hath watched over us for evil, and hath brought it upon us: for the Lord is just in all his works which he hath commanded us:E il Signore fu pronto al gastigo, e mandollo sopra di noi; perocché giusto è il Signore in tutte le opere sue, e in quello, che ha a noi comandato:And our Lord hath watched in euils, and hath brought them vpon vs: because our Lord is iust in al his workes, which he hath commanded vs:Et vigilavit Dominus in malis, / et adduxit ea super nos: / quia justus est Dominus in omnibus operibus suis / quæ mandavit nobis, 10And we have not hearkened to his voice to walk in the commandments of the Lord which he hath set before us.E noi alla sua voce non ubbidimmo per camminare secondo i comandamenti del Signore i quali egli ci avea posti davanti.and we haue not heard his voice to walke in the precepts of our Lord, which he hath geuen before our face.et non audivimus vocem ipsius / ut iremus in præceptis Domini, / quæ dedit ante faciem nostram. 11And now, O Lord God of Israel, who hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand, and with signs, and with wonders, and with thy great power, and with a mighty arm, and hast made thee a name as at this day,E adesso, o Signore Dio d'Israele che traesti il popolo dalla terra d'Egitto, con mano forte, e per mezzo di segni e prodigi, e colla tua gran possanza e col disteso tuo braccio, e ti facesti un nome, quale oggi tu l'hai.And now ô Lord God of Israel, which brought out thy people out of the Land of Aegypt in a strong hand, and in signes, and in wonders, and in thy great strength, and in a mightie arme, and madest thee a name as is this day:Et nunc, Domine Deus Israël, / qui eduxisti populum tuum de terra Ægypti / in manu valida, et in signis, et in prodigiis, / et in virtute tua magna, et in brachio excelso, / et fecisti tibi nomen sicut est dies iste: 12We have sinned, we have done wickedly, we have acted unjustly, O Lord our God, against all thy justices.Noi abbiam peccato, abbiamo operato empiamente, iniquamente ci siamo diportarti, o Signore Dio nostro, contro tutti i tuoi comandamenti;we haue sinned, we haue done impiously, we haue dealt vniustly ô Lord our God, in al thy iustices.peccavimus, impie egimus, / inique gessimus, Domine Deus noster, / in omnibus justitiis tuis.

13Let thy wrath be turned away from us: for we are left a few among the nations where thou hast scattered us.Si allontani da noi l'ira tua; perocchè siam rimasi ben pochi tralle nazioni, dove tu ci hai dispersi.Let thy wrath be turned away from vs: because we are left a few among the nations, where thou hast dispersed vs.Avertatur ira tua a nobis, / quia derelicti sumus pauci inter gentes ubi dispersisti nos. 14Hear, O Lord, our prayers, and our petitions, and deliver us for thy own sake: and grant that we may find favour in the sight of them that have led us away:Esaudisci o Signore le nostre orazioni, e le nostre suppliche, e tu ci libera per amor di te stesso, e fa che noi troviam grazia dinanzi a coloro, che ci hanno spatriati;Heare ô Lord our prayers, and our petitions, and bring vs our for thine owne sake: and grant vs to fynde grace before their face, that haue led vs away:Exaudi, Domine, preces nostras et orationes nostras, / et educ nos propter te, / et da nobis invenire gratiam ante faciem eorum qui nos abduxerunt: 15That all the earth may know that thou art the Lord our God, and that thy name is called upon Israel, and upon his posterity.Affinchè la terra tutta conosca, che tu se' il Signore Dio nostro, e che Israele, e tutta la stirpe di lui porta il tuo nome.that al the earth may know that thou art the Lord our God, and that thy name is inuocated vpon Israel, and vpon his stocke.ut sciat omnis terra quia tu es Dominus Deus noster, / et quia nomen tuum invocatum est super Israël, / et super genus ipsius. 16Look down upon us, O Lord, from thy holy house, and incline thy ear, and hear us.Volgi, o Signore, lo sguardo sopra di noi dalla casa tua santa, e porgi le tue orecchie, e ascoltaci.Looke ô Lord from thy holie house vpon vs, and incline thine eare, and heare vs.Respice, Domine, de domo sancta tua in nos, / et inclina aurem tuam, et exaudi nos. 17Open thy eyes, and behold: for the dead that are in hell, whose spirit is taken away from their bowels, shall not give glory and justice to the Lord:Apri gli occhi tuoi, e pon mente che non i morti, che son nell'inferno, de' quali lo spirito o separato dalle lor viscere, renderanno onore alla giustizia del Signore:Open thine eies, & see: because the dead that are in hel, whose spirite is taken from their bowels, shal not geue honour and iustification to our Lord:Aperi oculos tuos et vide: / quia non mortui qui sunt in inferno, / quorum spiritus acceptus est a visceribus suis, / dabunt honorem et justificationem Domino: 18But the soul that is sorrowful for the greatness of evil she hath done, and goeth bowed down, and feeble, and the eyes that fail, and the hungry soul giveth glory and justice to thee the Lord.Ma l'anima che è afflitta per la grandezza de' mali, e curva, e languente cammina, e gli occhi abbattuti, e l'anima famelica glorifica te, e la tua giustizia, o Signore.but the soule, that is sorowful for the greatnes of euil, and goeth crooked, and weake, and the eyes fayling, and the hungrie soule geueth glorie and iustice to thee their Lord.sed anima quæ tristis est super magnitudine mali, / et incedit curva et infirma, / et oculi deficientes, et anima esuriens, / dat tibi gloriam et justitiam Domino.

19For it is not for the justices of our fathers that we pour out our prayers, and beg mercy in thy sight, O Lord our God:Imperocché non fondati colla giustizia de' padri nostri noi versiamo preghiere, e imploriamo misericordia al tuo cospetto, Signore Dio nostro;For not according to the iustices of our fathers doe we powre out prayers, and aske mercie before thy sight ô Lord our God:Quia non secundum justitias patrum nostrorum / nos fundimus preces et petimus misericordiam / ante conspectum tuum, Domine Deus noster: 20But because thou hast sent out thy wrath, and thy indignation upon us, as thou hast spoken by the hand of thy servants the prophets, saying:Ma perché tu hai versato l'ira tua, e il tuo furore sopra di noi, come predicesti per mezzo de' servi tuoi, i profeti, dicendo:but because thou hast sent thy wrath, and thy furie vpon vs, as thou hast spoken by the hande of thy seruants the prophets, saying:sed quia misisti iram tuam et furorem tuum super nos, / sicut locutus es in manu puerorum tuorum prophetarum, / dicens: 21Thus saith the Lord: Bow down your shoulder, and your neck, and serve the king of Babylon: and you shall remain in the land which I have given to your fathers.Così dice il Signore: Chinate le vostre spalle, e le vostre teste, e servite al re di Babilonia, e avrete quiete nella terra ch'io diedi a' padri vostri.Thus sayth our Lord: Bowe downe your shoulder, & your necke, and doe workes for the king of Babylon: and you shal sitte in the land, which I haue geuen to your fathers.Sic dicit Dominus: / Inclinate humerum vestrum et cervicem vestram, / et opera facite regi Babylonis, / et sedebitis in terra quam dedi patribus vestris. 22But if you will not hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, to serve the king of Babylon: I will cause you to depart out of the cities of Juda, and from without Jerusalem.Che se non ascolterete il comando del Signore Dio vostro, di servire al re di Babilonia, vi farò cacciare dalle città di Giuda, e fuor di Gerusalemme,But if you wil not heare the voice of the Lord your God, to worke for the king of Babylon: I wil make you to faile out of the cities of Iuda, and from without Ierusalem,Quod si non audieritis vocem Domini Dei vestri, / operari regi Babyloniæ, / defectionem vestram faciam de civitatibus Juda, / et a foris Jerusalem, 23And I will take away from you the voice of mirth, and the voice of joy, and the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, and all the land shall be without any footstep of inhabitants.E torrò da voi i canti di letizia, e di gaudio, e il canto dello sposo, e il canto della sposa, e tutta la terra sarà senza vestigia di chi la abiti.and I wil take from you the voice of mirth, and the voice of ioy, and the voice of the bridegrome, and the voice of the bride, and al the land shal be without foote steppe that inhabite it.et auferam a vobis vocem jucunditatis et vocem gaudii, / et vocem sponsi et vocem sponsæ, / et erit omnis terra sine vestigio ab inhabitantibus eam.

24And they hearkened not to thy voice, to serve the king of Babylon: and thou hast made good thy words, which thou spokest by the hands of thy servants the prophets, that the bones of our kings, and the bones of our fathers should be removed out of their place:Ma eglino non ascoltarono la tua voce, né servirono al re di Babilonia e tu adempiesti le tue parole annunziate per mezzo de' servi tuoi, i profeti, talmente che tolte fosser le ossa de' nostri re, e le ossa de' padri nostri dal luogo loro:And they heard not thy voice, to worke for the king of Babylon: and thou hast established thy wordes, which thou spakest by the handes of thy seruants the prophets, that the bones of our kinges, and of our fathers should be transported out of their place:Et non audierunt vocem tuam, / ut operarentur regi Babylonis: / et statuisti verba tua, / quæ locutus es in manibus puerorum tuorum prophetarum, / ut transferrentur ossa regum nostrorum / et ossa patrum nostrorum de loco suo: 25And behold they are cast out to the heat of the sun, and to the frost of the night: and they have died in grievous pains, by famine, and by the sword, and in banishment.Ed ecco che sono state gettate al calore del sole, e al gelo della notte; o quelli morirono tra' dolori crudeli di fame, e di spada, e di peste mandata (da te.)and behold they are cast forth in the heare of the sunne, and in the frost of the night: and they are dead in verie sore paines, in famine, and by sword, and by casting forth.et ecce projecta sunt in calore solis et in gelu noctis, / et mortui sunt in doloribus pessimis, / in fame et in gladio, et in emissione. 26And thou hast made the temple, in which thy name was called upon, as it is at this day, for the iniquity of the house of Israel, and the house of Juda.E il tempio, che portava il tuo nome, lo riducesti qual egli è in oggi per ragion dell'iniquità della casa d'Israele, e della casa di Giuda.And hast made the temple, in which thy name was there inuocated, as it is this day, for the iniquitie of the house of Israel, and of the house of Iuda.Et posuisti templum in quo invocatum est nomen tuum in ipso / sicut hæc dies, / propter iniquitatem domus Israël et domus Juda. 27And thou hast dealt with us, O Lord our God, according to all thy goodness, and according to all that great mercy of thine:E ti diportasti verso di noi, o Signore Dio nostro, con tutta la tua bontà, e con tutta quella tua misericordia grande;And thou hast done in vs ô Lord our God according to al thy goodnes, and according to al that thy great compassion:Et fecisti in nobis, Domine Deus noster, / secundum omnem bonitatem tuam / et secundum omnem miserationem tuam illam magnam:

28As thou spokest by the hand of thy servant Moses, in the day when thou didst command him to write thy law before the children of Israel,Conforme avevi predetto per Mosè tuo servo nel giorno, in cui gli ordinasti di scrivere la tua legge pe' figliuoli d'Israele,as thou spakest by the hand of thy seruant Moyses, in the day, that thou didst command him to write thy law before the children of Israel,sicut locutus es in manu pueri tui Moysi, / in die qua præcepisti ei scribere legem tuam coram filiis Israël, 29Saying: If you will not hear my voice, this great multitude shall be turned into a very small number among the nations, where I will scatter them:Dicendo: Se voi non ascolterete la mia voce, questa moltitudine grande si ridurrà ad essere la minima delle nazioni, tralle quali io la spergerò:saying: If you wil not heare my voice, this great multitude shal be turned into a verie litle one among the Gentiles, whither I wil disperse them:dicens: Si non audieritis vocem meam, / multitudo hæc magna convertetur in minimam inter gentes, / quo ego eos dispergam: 30For I know that the people will not hear me, for they are a people of a stiff neck: but they shall turn to their heart in the land of their captivity:Perocché io so, che il popolo non mi ascolterà; perché è un popolo di dura cervice: ma rientrerà in se nella terra, dove sarà schiavo;because I know that the people wil not heare me. for it is a people of a stiffe necke: and they shal be conuerted to their hart in the land of their captiuitie:quia scio quod me non audiet populus: / populus est enim dura cervice. / Et convertetur ad cor suum in terra captivitatis suæ, 31And they shall know that I am the Lord their God: and I will give them a heart, and they shall understand: and ears, and they shall hear.E conosceran, che io sono il Signore Dio, e darò loro un cuore, e intenderanno, e orecchie, e udiranno.and they shal knowe that I am the Lord their God: and I wil geue them a hart, and they shal vnderstand: and eares, and they shal heare.et scient quia ego sum Dominus Deus eorum: / et dabo eis cor, et intelligent; / aures, et audient: 32And they shall praise me in the land of their captivity, and shall be mindful of my name.E daran laude a me nella terra di lor schiavitù, e si ricorderan del mio nome.And they shal praise me in the land of their captiuitie, and shal be mindful of my name.et laudabunt me in terra captivitatis suæ, / et memores erunt nominis mei,

33And they shall turn away themselves from their stiff neck, and from their wicked deeds: for they shall remember the way of their fathers, that sinned against me.E lasceranno il duro lor dorso, e la loro malignità; perocché si ricorderanno di quel, che fu de' padri loro, che peccaron contro di me.And they shal turne away them selues from their hard backe, and from their malignant workes: because they shal remember the way of their fathers, that sinned against me.et avertent se a dorso suo duro, / et a malignitatibus suis: / quia reminiscentur viam patrum suorum, / qui peccaverunt in me. 34And I will bring them back again into the land which I promised with an oath to their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and they shall be masters thereof: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be diminished.E li richiamerò nella terra, che io promisi con giuramento a' padri loro, Abramo, Isacco, e Giacobbe e ne avranno il dominio, e li moltiplicherò, e non diminuiranno.And I wil recal them backe into the land, which I sware to their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, and they shal haue the dominion therof: and I wil multiplie them, and they shal not be lesned.Et revocabo illos in terram quam juravi patribus eorum, / Abraham, Isaac, et Jacob: / et dominabuntur ejus, et multiplicabo eos, / et non minorabuntur: 35And I will make with them another covenant that shall be everlasting, to be their God, and they shall be my people: and I will no more remove my people, the children of Israel, out of the land that I have given them.E fermerò con essi un'altra alleanza sempiterna, ond'io sia loro Dio, com'ei saranno mio popolo: e non moverò più il mio popolo, i figliuoli di Israele dalla terra, che ho data ad essi.And I wil establish vnto them an other testament euerlasting, that I be their God, and they shal be my people: and I wil no more moue my people, the children of Israel from the land, that I haue geuen them.et statuam illis testamentum alterum sempiternum, / ut sim illis in Deum, / et ipsi erunt mihi in populum: / et non movebo amplius populum meum, filios Israël, / a terra quam dedi illis.