3 — Baruch

1And now, O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, the soul in anguish, and the troubled spirit crieth to thee:E adesso Signore onnipotente, Dio di Israele, l'anima angustiata, e lo spirito afflitto alza le voci a te:AND now ô Lord omnipotent, God of Israel, the soule in distresses, & the pensiue spirite cryeth to thee:Et nunc, Domine omnipotens, Deus Israël, / anima in angustiis, et spiritus anxius clamat ad te. 2Hear, O Lord, and have mercy, for thou art a merciful God, and have pity on us: for we have sinned before thee.Ascolta, o Signore, ed abbi pietà, perché tu se' Dio di misericordia, e fa misericordia con noi, perché abbiamo peccato davanti a te.heare Lord, and haue mercie, because thou art a merciful God, and haue mercie vpon vs: because we haue sinned before thee.Audi, Domine, et miserere, / quia Deus es misericors: / et miserere nostri, quia peccavimus ante te: 3For thou remainest for ever, and shall we perish everlastingly?Perocché tu se' in eterno; e noi dovrem perire per sempre?Because thou sittest for euer, and shal we perish euerlastingly?quia tu sedes in sempiternum, / et nos, peribimus in ævum ? 4O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, hear now the prayer of the dead of Israel, and of their children, that have sinned before thee, and have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord their God, wherefore evils have cleaved fast to us.Signore onnipotente. Dio di Israele ascolta adesso l'orazione dei morti d'Israele, e de' figliuoli di quegli, i quali peccarono dinanzi a te, e non ascoltarono la voce del Signor Dio loro, onde si attaccarono a noi tutti i mali.O Lord omnipotent, God of Israel, heare now the prayer of the dead of Israel, and of their children, that haue sinned before thee, and haue not heard the voice of the Lord their God, and euils haue stoocke fast to vs.Domine omnipotens, Deus Israël, / audi nunc orationem mortuorum Israël, / et filiorum ipsorum qui peccaverunt ante te, / et non audierunt vocem Domini Dei sui, / et agglutinata sunt nobis mala. 5Remember not the iniquities of our fathers, but think upon thy hand, and upon thy name at this time:Non ti ricordare delle iniquità de' padri nostri, ma ricordati di tua possanza, e del nome tuo in questo tempo:Remember not the iniquities of our fathers, but remember thy hand, and thy name in this time:Noli meminisse iniquitatum patrum nostrorum, / sed memento manus tuæ et nominis tui in tempore isto: 6For thou art the Lord our God, and we will praise thee, O Lord:Perocché tu se' il Signor Dio nostro, e noi ti darem lode, o Signore:because thou art the Lord our God, and we wil praise thee ô Lord:quia tu es Dominus Deus noster, / et laudabimus te, Domine:

7Because for this end thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name, and praise thee in our captivity, for we are converted from the iniquity of our fathers, who sinned before thee.Conciossiachè per questo tu di timore hai ripieni i nostri cuori, affinchè invochiamo il tuo nome, e ti diamo lode nella nostra cattività; perocché noi abbiamo in odio l'iniquità de' padri nostri, che peccarono dinanzi a te.because for this end thou hast geuen thy feare in our hartes, and that we may inuocate thy name, and may praise thee in our captiuitie, because we are conuerted from the iniquitie of our fathers, which haue sinned before thee.quia propter hoc dedisti timorem tuum in cordibus nostris, / et ut invocemus nomen tuum, / et laudemus te in captivitate nostra, / quia convertimur ab iniquitate patrum nostrorum, / qui peccaverunt ante te. 8And behold we are at this day in our captivity, whereby thou hast scattered us to be a reproach, and a curse, and an offence, according to all the iniquities of our fathers, who departed from thee, O Lord our God.Ed ecco che noi siamo oggi nella nostra cattività, dove tu ci hai dispersi ad esser lo scherno, la maledizione, la feccia de' peccatori, secondo tutte la iniquità de' padri nostri, i quali si allontanaron da te, Signore Dio nostro.And behold we are in our captiuitie, this day, wherby thou hast dispersed vs into reproch, and into malediction, and into sinne, according to al the iniquities of our fathers, which haue reuolted from thee ô Lord our God.Et ecce nos in captivitate nostra sumus hodie, / qua nos dispersisiti in improperium, / et in maledictum, et in peccatum, / secundum omnes iniquitates patrum nostrorum, / qui recesserunt a te, Domine Deus noster. 9Hear, O Israel, the commandments of life: give ear, that thou mayst learn wisdom.Ascolta, o Israele, i comandamenti di vita: porgi le orecchie ad imparare prudenza.Heare Israel the commandments of life: harken with your eares, that you may know prudence.Audi, Israël, mandata vitæ: / auribus percipe, ut scias prudentiam. 10How happeneth it, O Israel, that thou art in thy enemies’ land?Qual è il motivo, o Israele, per cui tu se' in terra nemica.What is the matter Israel that thou art in the land of the enemies?Quid est, Israël, quod in terra inimicorum es, 11Thou art grown old in a strange country, thou art defiled with the dead: thou art counted with them that go down into hell.Invecchi in paese straniero, se' contaminato trai morti: se' stato con fuso con quegli, che scendono nell'inferno?Thou art waxen old in a strange land, thou art defiled with the dead: thou art reputed with them that goe downe into hel.inveterasti in terra aliena, / coinquinatus es cum mortuis, / deputatus es cum descendentibus in infernum ?

12Thou hast forsaken the fountain of wisdom:Tu abbandonasti la fonte della sapienza:Thou hast forsaken the fountaine of wisdom:Dereliquisti fontem sapientiæ: 13For if thou hadst walked in the way of God, thou hadst surely dwelt in peace for ever.Imperocché se tu per la via di Dio avessi camminato, saresti vissuto in una pace sempiterna.for if thou hadst walked in the way of God, thou hadst verely dwelt in peace euerlasting.nam si in via Dei ambulasses, / habitasses utique in pace sempiterna. 14Learn where is wisdom, where is strength, where is understanding: that thou mayst know also where is length of days and life, where is the light of the eyes, and peace.Impara dove sia la prudenza, dove sia la fortezza, dove sia la intelligenza, affin di sapere a un tempo dove sia la lunghezza della vita, e il nudrimento, dove sia il lume degli occhi, e la pace.Learne where wisedom is, where strength is, where vnderstanding is: that thou mayst know withal where is the long continuance of life and liuing, where the light of the eyes, and peace is.Disce ubi sit prudentia, / ubi sit virtus, ubi sit intellectus, / ut scias simul ubi sit longiturnitas vitæ et victus, / ubi sit lumen oculorum, et pax. 15Who hath found out her place? and who hath gone in to her treasures?Chi trovò la sede di lei? e chi nè tesori di lei penetrò?Who hath found the place therof? and who hath entered into the treasures therof?Quis invenit locum ejus ? / et quis intravit in thesauros ejus ? 16Where are the princes of the nations, and they that rule over the beasts that are upon the earth?Dove sono i principi delle nazioni, e coloro, che dominano sopra le bestie della terra?Where are the princes of the Gentiles, and they that rule ouer the beasts, that are vpon the earth?Ubi sunt principes gentium, / et qui dominantur super bestias quæ sunt super terram ? 17That take their diversion with the birds of the air.Coloro, che scherzano co' volatili del cielo,that play with the birdes of the heauen,qui in avibus cæli ludunt, 18That hoard up silver and gold, wherein men trust, and there is no end of their getting? who work in silver and are solicitous, and their works are unsearchable.Coloro, che tesoreggiano argento, ed oro, in cui confidano gli uomini, né mai finiscono di procacciarsene; color, che lavoran l'argento, e gran pensier se ne danno, e non hanno termine le opere loro?that treasure vp siluer, and gold, wherin men haue confidence, and is there no end of their getting? which fashion siluer & are careful, neither is there invention of their workes?qui argentum thesaurizant, et aurum, / in quo confidunt homines, / et non est finis acquisitionis eorum ? / qui argentum fabricant, et solliciti sunt, / nec est inventio operum illorum ?

19They are cut off, and are gone down to hell, and others are risen up in their place.Furono sterminati, e discesero nell'inferno, ed altri subentraron nel luogo loro.They are destroyed, and are gone downe to hel, and others are risen vp in their place.Exterminati sunt, et ad inferos descenderunt, / et alii loco eorum surrexerunt. 20Young men have seen the light, and dwelt upon the earth: but the way of knowledge they have not known,Questi giovani vider la luce, e abitarono sopra la terra, ma non conobber la via della disciplina.Yong men saw the light, and dwelt vpon the earth: but the way of discipline they knew not,Juvenes viderunt lumen, et habitaverunt super terram, / viam autem disciplinæ ignoraverunt, 21Nor have they understood the paths thereof, neither have their children received it, it is far from their face.E noti ne compresero le direzioni, né i loro figli la abbracciarono: Ella andò lungi da essi.neither vnderstood they the pathes therof, neither haue their children receiued it, it is made farre from their face.neque intellexerunt semitas ejus, / neque filii eorum susceperunt eam: / a facie ipsorum longe facta est; 22It hath not been heard of in the land of Chanaan, neither hath it been seen in Theman.Di lei non si udì parola nella terra di Chanaan, né fu veduta in Theman.It hath not bene heard in the Land of Chanaan, neither hath it bene seene in Theman.non est audita in terra Chanaan, / neque visa est in Theman. 23The children of Agar also, that search after the wisdom that is of the earth, the merchants of Merrha, and of Theman, and the tellers of fables, and searchers of prudence and understanding: but the way of wisdom they have not known, neither have they remembered her paths.I figli ancora di Agar, che cercano la prudenza, che vien dalla terra, e i negozianti di Merrha, e di Theman, e i favoleggiatori, e discopritori della prudenza, e della intelligenza, la via non conobber della sapienza, né delle direzioni di lei fecer menzione.The children of Agar also, that seke out the prudence, that is of the earth, marchants of Merrhe, and of Theman, and fablers, and searchers of prudence and vnderstanding: but the way of wisedom they haue not knowne, neither haue they remembrēd the pathes therof.Filii quoque Agar, qui exquirunt prudentiam quæ de terra est, / negotiatores Merrhæ et Theman, / et fabulatores, et exquisitores prudentiæ et intelligentiæ: / viam autem sapientiæ nescierunt, / neque commemorati sunt semitas ejus.

24O Israel, how great is the house of God, and how vast is the place of his possession!O Israele, quanto è mai grande in casa di Dio, e quanto grande è il luogo del suo dominio!O Israel how great is the house of God, and how great is the place of his possession!O Israël, quam magna est domus Dei, / et ingens locus possessionis ejus ! 25It is great, and hath no end: it is high and immense.Egli è grande, e non ha termine, eccelso, e immenso.It is great, and hath no end: high and vnmesurable.magnus est, et non habet finem: / excelsus, et immensus. 26There were the giants, those renowned men that were from the beginning, of great stature, expert in war.Ivi furono que' giganti famosi, che furon da principio, di statura grande, maestri di guerra.There were the Giants those renowned, that were from the beginning, of big stature, expert in warre?Ibi fuerunt gigantes nominati illi, qui ab initio fuerunt, / statura magna, scientes bellum. 27The Lord chose not them, neither did they find the way of knowledge: therefore did they perish.Non iscelse questi il Signore, nè questi trovarono la via della disciplina; per questo perirono.These did not our Lord choose, neither found they the way of discipline: therfore did they perish.Non hos elegit Dominus, / neque viam disciplinæ invenerunt: / propterea perierunt, 28And because they had not wisdom, they perished through their folly.E perchè non ebbero la sapienza, perirono per la loro stoltezza.And because they had not wisedom, they perished through their follie.et quoniam non habuerunt sapientiam, / interierunt propter suam insipientiam. 29Who hath gone up into heaven, and taken her, and brought her down from the clouds?Chi salì al cielo, e ne fece acquisto, e chi dalle nubi la trasse?Who hath ascended into heauen, and taken her, and brought her downe from the clowdes?Quis ascendit in cælum, et accepit eam, / et eduxit eam de nubibus ? 30Who hath passed over the sea, and found her, and brought her preferably to chosen gold?Chi valicò il mare, e trovolla, e la portò a preferenza dell'oro più lino!Who hath passed ouer the sea, and found her, and brought her aboue chosen gold?Quis transfretavit mare, et invenit illam, et attulit illam super aurum electum ? 31There is none that is able to know her ways, nor that can search out her paths:Non è chi le vie di lei possa conoscere, né chi gli andamenti di lei comprenda:There is none that can know her waies, nor that can search out her pathes:Non est qui possit scire vias ejus, / neque qui exquirat semitas ejus:

32But he that knoweth all things, knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore, and filled it with cattle and fourfooted beasts:Ma colui, che tutto sa, ei la conosce, e la discoprì colla sua prudenza: colui, che fondò, la terra per l'eternità, e la riempiè di animali, e di quadrupedi.but he that knoweth al thinges, knoweth her, & hath found her out by his prudence: he that prepared the earth in time euerlasting, and replenished it with cattel, and fourefooted beastes:sed qui scit universa novit eam, / et adinvenit eam prudentia sua / qui præparavit terram in æterno tempore: / et replevit eam pecudibus et quadrupedibus 33He that sendeth forth the light, and it goeth: and hath called it, and it obeyeth him with trembling.Colui, che spedisce la luce, ed ella va: e la chiama, e a lui con tremore ubbidisce.he that sendeth forth light, and it goeth: and hath called it, and it obeyeth him with trembling.qui emittit lumen, et vadit, / et vocavit illud, et obedit illi in tremore. 34And the stars have given light in their watches, and rejoiced:Le stelle diffusero il loro lume nelle loro stazioni, e ne furon liete,And the starres haue geuen light in their watches, and reioyced:Stellæ autem dederunt lumen in custodiis suis, / et lætatæ sunt: 35They were called, and they said: Here we are: and with cheerfulness they have shined forth to him that made them.Chiamate, dissero, eccoci: e con gioia risplenderon per lui, che le creò.they were called, and they said: here we are: and they haue shined to him with cheerfulnes, that made them.vocatæ sunt, et dixerunt: Adsumus, / et luxerunt ei cum jucunditate, qui fecit illas. 36This is our God, and there shall no other be accounted of in comparison of him.Questi è il nostro Dio, e nissun altro sarà messo in paragone con lui.This is out God, and there shal none other be estemed against him.Hic est Deus noster, / et non æstimabitur alius adversus eum. 37He found out all the way of knowledge, and gave it to Jacob his servant, and to Israel his beloved.Questi fu l'inventore della via della disciplina, e insegnolla a Giacobbe mio servo, e ad Israele suo diletto.He found out al the way of discipline, and deliuered it to Iacob his seruant, and to Israel his beloued.Hic adinvenit omnem viam disciplinæ, / et tradidit illam Jacob puero suo, / et Israël dilecto suo. 38Afterwards he was seen upon earth, and conversed with men.Dopo tali cose egli si è veduto sopra la terra, ed ha conversato cogli uomini.After these thinges he was sene vpon the earth, and was conuersant with men.Post hæc in terris visus est, / et cum hominibus conversatus est.