6 — Baruch

1For the sins that you have committed before God, you shall be carried away captives into Babylon by Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon.Copia della lettera mandata da Geremia a quegli, che doveano essere condotti schiavi a Babilonia dal re de' Babilonesi, per far loro sapere quello, che Dio aveva a lui comandato. Per ragion de' peccati commessi dinanzi al Signore voi sarete condotti schiavi a Babilonia da Nabuchodonosor re de' Babilonesi.A COPIE of the Epistle that Ieremie sent to them that were to be led away captiues into Babylon, by the king of Babylon, to tel them according to that which was commanded him of God. For the sinnes that you haue sinned before God, you shal be led away captiue into Babylon by Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon.Propter peccata quæ peccastis ante Deum, abducemini in Babyloniam captivi a Nabuchodonosor rege Babylonis. 2And when you are come into Babylon, you shall be there many years, and for a long time, even to seven generations: and after that I will bring you away from thence with peace.Arrivati adunque a Babilonia, ivi starete per moltissimi anni, e per lungo tempo fino a sette generazioni: e dipoi vi trarrò di colà in pace.Being entered therfore into Babylon, you shal be there manie yeares, and long times euen vnto seuen generations: and after this I wil bring you forth from thence with peace.Ingressi itaque in Babylonem, eritis ibi annis plurimis, et temporibus longis, usque ad generationes septem: post hoc autem educam vos inde cum pace. 3But now, you shall see in Babylon gods of gold, and of silver, and of stone, and of wood borne upon shoulders, causing fear to the Gentiles.Ma adesso voi vedrete in Babilonia dei d'oro, e d'argento, e di pietra, e di legno portarsi sopra le spalle, e incuter timore alle genti.But now you shal see in Babylon goddes of gold, and of siluer, and of stone, and of wood to be caried vpon shoulders, shewing feare to the Gentiles.Nunc autem videbitis in Babylonia deos aureos et argenteos, et lapideos et ligneos, in humeris portari, ostentantes metum gentibus. 4Beware therefore that you imitate not the doings of others, and be afraid, and the fear of them should seize upon you.Badate adunque di non imitar voi pure il fare degli stranieri, sicché abbiate paura, e vi prenda il timore di tali dei.Beware therfore lest you also be like to the doing of strangers, and you be afrayd, and feare take you in them.Videte ergo ne et vos similes efficiamini factis alienis, et metuatis, et metus vos capiat in ipsis. 5But when you see the multitude behind, and before, adoring them, say you in your hearts: Thou oughtest to be adored, O Lord.Quando adunque vedrete la turba dinanzi, e di dietro adorarli, dite ne' vostri cuori: Te fa d'uopo di adorare, o Signore;Seeing therfore the multitude adoring behind, and before, say you in your hartes: Thou oughest to be adored ô Lord.Visa itaque turba de retro et ab ante, adorantes dicite in cordibus vestris: Te oportet adorari, Domine.

6For my angel is with you: And I myself will demand an account of your souls.Perocché il mio Angelo è con voi, ed io stesso avrò cura delle anime vostre.For mine c Angel is with you: and my selfe d wil aske account of your soules.Angelus enim meus vobiscum est: ipse autem exquiram animas vestras. 7For their tongue that is polished by the craftsman, and themselves laid over with gold and silver, are false things, and they cannot speak.Conciossiachè la loro lingua fu limata dall'artefice: quegli ancora, che sono indorati, e inargentati, sono menzogna, e non posson parlare.For their tongue polished by the craftesman, them selues also layd ouer with gold, and siluer are false thinges, and they can not speake.Nam lingua ipsorum polita a fabro; ipsa etiam inaurata et inargentata: falsa sunt, et non possunt loqui. 8And as if it were for a maiden that loveth to go gay: so do they take gold and make them up.E come si fa ad una fanciulla, che ama gli ornamenti, così dato di mano all'oro si ornano questi con arte.And as to a virgin that loueth ornaments: so taking gold their goddes are forged.Et sicut virgini amanti ornamenta, ita accepto auro fabricati sunt. 9Their gods have golden crowns upon their heads: whereof the priests secretly convey away from them gold, and silver, and bestow it on themselves.Certo, che i loro dei hanno sulle lor teste corone di oro, onde poi i sacerdoti tolgon ad essi l'oro, e l'argento, e se l'appropriano.Their goddes certes haue golden crownes vpon their heades: wherof the priestes secretely conuey away from them gold, and siluer, and bestow it on them selues.Coronas certe aureas habent super capita sua dii illorum: unde subtrahunt sacerdotes ab eis aurum et argentum, et erogant illud in semetipsos. 10Yea and they give thereof to prostitutes, and they dress out harlots: and again when they receive it of the harlots, they adorn their gods.E di questo ne ornano le prostitute, e le meretrici, e vicendevolmente riavutolo dalle meretrici ne abbelliscono i loro dei;Yea and they geue therof to strumpettes, and they decke whores: and againe when they receiue it of the harlots, they decke their goddes.Dant autem et ex ipso prostitutis, et meretrices ornant: et iterum cum receperint illud a meretricibus, ornant deos suos. 11And these gods cannot defend themselves from the rust, and the moth.E questi (dei) non san liberarsi dalla ruggine, e dalla tignuola.But these are not deliuered from the rust, and the moth.Hi autem non liberantur ab ærugine et tinea.

12But when they have covered them with a purple garment, they wipe their face because of the dust of the house, which is very much among them.Ma quando gli han rivestiti di porpora, lavati loro la faccia a motivo della polvere, che è grandissima ne' loro templi.And these being couered with a purple garment, they wype their face for the dust of the house, which is very much among them.Opertis autem illis veste purpurea, extergunt faciem ipsorum propter pulverem domus qui est plurimus inter eos. 13This holdeth a sceptre as a man, as a judge of the country, but cannot put to death one that offendeth him.E l'idolo ha in mano lo scettro come un uomo, come uno, che governa un paese: ma egli non fa morir chi lo offende.And he hath a scepter as a man, as a iudge of the countrie, that killeth him not that offendeth against him.Sceptrum autem habet ut homo, sicut judex regionis, qui in se peccantem non interficit. 14And this hath in his hand a sword, or an axe, but cannot save himself from war, or from robbers, whereby be it known to you, that they are not gods.Ha talora in mano la spada, e la scure, ma non si può salvar dalla guerra, né dai ladri; per le quali cose in tendete com'ei non son dii.He hath also in his hand a sword, and an axe, but him selfe he deliuereth not from the sword, and from robbers, wherby be it knowne to you that they are not goddes.Habet etiam in manu gladium et securim, se autem de bello et a latronibus non liberat. Unde vobis notum sit quia non sunt dii: 15Therefore fear them not. For as a vessel that a man uses when it is broken becometh useless, even so are their gods:Non abbiate adunque timore di essi: imperocché tali sono i loro dei, qual è un vaso rotto, che non è buono a nulla.Therfore feare them not. For as a mans vessel being broken is made vnprofitable: such also are their goddes:non ergo timueritis eos. Sicut enim vas hominis confractum inutile efficitur, tales sunt et dii illorum. 16When they are placed in the house, their eyes are full of dust by the feet of them that go in.Collocati, che sono in una casa, i loro occhi si cuopron di polvere smossa da' piedi di color, che vi entrano.they being placed in the house, their eies are ful of dust by the feete of them that goe in.Constitutis illis in domo, oculi eorum pleni sunt pulvere a pedibus introëuntium. 17And as the gates are made sure on every side upon one that hath offended the king, or like a dead man carried to the grave, so do the priests secure the doors with bars and locks, lest they be stripped by thieves.E siccome colui, che ha offeso il re, si chiude dentro molte porte, o come fassi ad un morto, che si conduca alla sepoltura; così i sacerdoti assicuran le porte con serrature, e chiavistelli, affinché i ladri non ispoglin gli dei.And as vpon one, that hath offended the king, the gates be shut round about, or as the dead brought to the graue, so doe the priestes gard the doores with shuttings, and lockes, lest they be spoyled of theeues.Et sicut alicui qui regem offendit circumseptæ sunt januæ, aut sicut ad sepulchrum adductum mortuum: ita tutantur sacerdotes ostia clausuris et seris, ne a latronibus expolientur.

18They light candles to them, and in great number, of which they cannot see one: but they are like beams in the house.Accendon loro eziandio molte lampane, delle quali non posson quelli vederne pur una: ei sono come le travi in una casa.They light candles to them, and that manie, of the which they can see none: but they are as beames in the house.Lucernas accendunt illis, et quidem multas, ex quibus nullam videre possunt: sunt autem sicut trabes in domo. 19And they say that the creeping things which are of the earth, gnaw their hearts, while they eat them and their garments, and they feel it not.Dicono, che i serpenti, che son dalla terra, mangian le loro interiora quando mangiano ad essi i lor vestimenti, ed essi noi sentono.And they say that the serpents which are of the earth, gnaw out their hartes, whiles they eate them and their garment, and they feele not.Corda vero eorum dicunt elingere serpentes qui de terra sunt, dum comedunt eos, et vestimentum ipsorum, et non sentiunt. 20Their faces are black with the smoke that is made in the house.Le loro facce son nere pel fumo, che si fa nelle lor case.Their faces are blacke with the smoke, that is made in the house.Nigræ fiunt facies eorum a fumo qui in domo fit. 21Owls, and swallows, and other birds fly upon their bodies, and upon their heads, and cats in like manner.Sopra il loro corpo, e sopra il loro capo volano le civette, e le rondini, e altri uccelli, e il simile fanno i gatti.The owles, and the swallowes flye vpon their bodie, and vpon their head, and the birdes also, the cattes in like manner.Supra corpus eorum et supra caput eorum volant noctuæ, et hirundines, et aves etiam, similiter et cattæ. 22Whereby you may know that they are no gods. Therefore fear them not.Donde imparate, che questi non sono dei: non abbiate adunque di essi timore.Wherby you may knowe that they are not goddes. Therfore feare them not.Unde sciatis quia non sunt dii: ne ergo timueritis eos. 23The gold also which they have, is for shew, but except a man wipe off the rust, they will not shine: for neither when they were molten, did they feel it.l'oro ancora, che hanno, è per mostra: se qualcheduno non li ripulisce dalla ruggine, non saran risplendenti: e quando erano fusi, nulla sentivano.The gold also which they haue, is for bewtie, vnles a man wype of the rust, they shal not shine: for neither when they were moulten, did they feele.Aurum etiam quod habent ad speciem est: nisi aliquis exterserit æruginem, non fulgebunt: neque enim dum conflarentur, sentiebant. 24Men buy them at a high price, whereas there is no breath in them.E furon comprati a prezzo sommo, benché spirito non sia in essi.With al price are they bought, whereas there is no breath in them.Ex omni pretio empta sunt, in quibus spiritus non inest ipsis.

25And having not the use of feet they are carried upon shoulders, declaring to men how vile they are. Be they confounded also that worship them.Li portano sulle spalle quasi sian senza piedi, facendo vedere agli uomini la vergognosa loro impotenza. Siano confusi anche color, che gli adorano.As being without feete they are caried vpon shoulders, shewing their basenes to men. Be they confounded also that worship them.Sine pedibus, in humeris portantur, ostentantes ignobilitatem suam hominibus: confundantur etiam qui colunt ea. 26Therefore if they fall to the ground, they rise not up again of themselves, nor if a man set them upright, will they stand by themselves, but their gifts shall be set before them, as to the dead.Per questo se cascan per terra, non si rialzan da loro, e se uno li collocherà ritti, da per loro non istaranno, ma si reggeranno sugli omeri di quelli, come i morti.Therfore if they fal to the ground, they rise not vp of them selues, nor if a man set him vpright, shal he stand by him self, but as to dead men their giftes shal be set before them.Propterea si ceciderint in terram, a semetipsis non consurgunt: neque si quis eum statuerit rectum, per semetipsum stabit: sed sicut mortuis munera eorum illis apponentur. 27The things that are sacrificed to them, their priests sell and abuse: in like manner also their wives take part of them, but give nothing of it either to the sick, or to the poor.Le loro ostie le vendono i sacerdoti in loro pro, ed anche le loro donne ne strappano, e non ne fanno parte all'ammalato, né al mendico;Their priestes sel their sacrifices, and abuse them: likwise also their wiues plucking from them, impert nothing, neither to the sicke, nor to the begger.Hostias illorum vendunt sacerdotes ipsorum, et abutuntur: similiter et mulieres eorum decerpentes, neque infirmo, neque mendicanti, aliquid impertiunt. 28The childbearing and menstruous women touch their sacrifices: knowing, therefore, by these things that they are not gods, fear them not.I lor sagrifizj li toccano donne fresche dal parto, e le menstruate. Conoscendo adunque da tali cose, ch'ei non son dei, non li temete;Of their sacrifices wemen in childbed, and in flowers doe touche: knowing therfore by these thinges that they are not goddes, feare them not.De sacrificiis eorum fœtæ et menstruatæ contingunt. Sciens itaque ex his quia non sunt dii, ne timeatis eos.

29For how can they be called gods? because women set offerings before the gods of silver, and of gold, and of wood:Imperocché a qual titolo si chiaman dei perché le donne presentano doni a questi dei d'argento, d'oro, e di legno,For whence are they called goddes? Because we men offer to the goddes of siluer, and gold, and wood:Unde enim vocantur dii ? quia mulieres apponunt diis argenteis, et aureis, et ligneis: 30And priests sit in their temples, having their garments rent, and their heads and beards shaven, and nothing upon their heads.E nelle case di essi seggono i sacerdoti, portando tonache stracciate, e rase le teste, e la barba, e il capo ignudo.And priestes sitte in their houses, hauing their garments rent, and their heades, & beard shauen, whose heades be bare.et in domibus eorum sacerdotes sedent habentes tunicas scissas, et capita et barbam rasam, quorum capita nuda sunt. 31And they roar and cry before their gods, as men do at the feast when one is dead.E dan ruggiti alzando la voce ai loro dei, come si fa alla cena di un morto.And they were crying before their goddes, as at the supper of the dead.Rugiunt autem clamantes contra deos suos sicut in cœna mortui. 32The priests take away their garments, and clothe their wives and their children.I sacerdoti tolgon loro le vestimenta, e ne riveston le mogli, e i figliuoli.The priests take away their garments, and they cloath their wiues & their children.Vestimenta eorum auferunt sacerdotes, et vestiunt uxores suas et filios suos. 33And whether it be evil that one doth unto them, or good, they are not able to recompense it: neither can they set up a king, nor put him down:E se è fatto loro del male, e se è fatto loro del bene, non posson rendere il contraccambio: e non possono fare un re, né disfarlo.Neither if they suffer anie euil, nor if anie good of anie man, are they able to recompence it: neither can they make a king, nor take him away:Neque si quid mali patiuntur ab aliquo, neque si quid boni, poterunt retribuere: neque regem constituere possunt, neque auferre. 34In like manner they can neither give riches, nor requite evil. If a man make a vow to them, and perform it not: they cannot require it.Parimente non possono né dar ricchezze, né vendicarsi. Se uno fa ad essi un voto, e noll'adempie, neppur di ciò si querelano.In like maner they can neither geue riches, nor requyre euil. If a man vow a vow vnto them, and performe it not; neither this doe they require.Similiter neque dare divitias possunt, neque malum retribuere. Si quis illis votum voverit et non reddiderit, neque hoc requirunt.

35They cannot deliver a man from death, nor save the weak from the mighty.Non liberan l'uomo dalla morte, e non salvano il debole dal più possente.They deliuer not a man from death, nor saue the weake from the mightier.Hominem a morte non liberant, neque infirmum a potentiori eripiunt. 36They cannot restore the blind man to his sight: nor deliver a man from distress.Non rendono a' ciechi la vista non traggon uomo dalla miseria.The blind man they restore not to his sight: they shal not deliuer a man out of necessitie.Hominem cæcum ad visum non restituunt; de necessitate hominem non liberabunt. 37They shall not pity the widow, nor do good to the fatherless.Non avran pietà della vedova, né faranno bene agli orfani.They shal not pitie the widow, nor doe good to the fatherlesse.Viduæ non miserebuntur, neque orphanis benefacient. 38Their gods, of wood, and of stone, and of gold, and of silver, are like the stones that are hewn out of the mountains: and they that worship them shall be confounded.Simili alle pietre del monte son questi loro dei di legno, di pietra, d'oro, e d'argento. E color, che gli onorano, saran confusi.Like vnto the stones of the mountaine are their goddes, of wood, and of stone, and of gold, and of siluer. & they that worship them, shal be confounded:Lapidibus de monte similes sunt dii illorum, lignei, et lapidei, et aurei, et argentei: qui autem colunt ea, confundentur. 39How then is it to be supposed, or to be said, that they are gods?Come dunque è da pensarsi, o da dirsi, ch'ei siano dei,How then is it to be supposed, or to be sayd, that they are goddes?Quomodo ergo æstimandum est aut dicendum illos esse deos ? 40Even the Chaldeans themselves dishonor them: who when they hear of one dumb that cannot speak, they present him to Bel, entreating him, that he may speak.Quando di più i Caldei stessi non li rispettano? eglino quando hanno udito, che uno non può parlare, perché è mutolo, lo presentano a Bel, pregandolo a far, ch'ei parli;Moreouer the Ch•dees themselues not honoring them: who when they heare that the dumme can not speake, they offer it to Bel, requesting of him, that it may speake.Adhuc enim ipsis Chaldæis non honorantibus ea: qui cum audierint mutum non posse loqui, offerunt illud ad Bel, postulantes ab eo loqui: 41As though they could be sensible that have no motion themselves: and they, when they shall perceive this, will leave them: for their gods themselves have no sense.Come se potessero aver sentimento coloro, che non hanno moto; ed egli stessi, fatti accorti, gli abbandonano; perocché i loro dei non han senso.As though they could feele that haue no motion: and they when they shal vnderstand, wil leaue them: for their goddes them selues haue no sense.quasi possint sentire qui non habent motum ! Et ipsi, cum intellexerint, relinquent ea: sensum enim non habent ipsi dii illorum.

42The women also, with cords about them, sit in the ways, burning olive-stones.Ma le donne cinte di corde seggon per le strade, brugiando noccioli d'ulivi.And wemen compassed with cordes, sit in the waies, burning the bones of oliues.Mulieres autem circumdatæ funibus in viis sedent, succendentes ossa olivarum: 43And when any one of them, drawn away by some passenger, lieth with him, she upbraideth her neighbor, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken.E quando una di esse condotta via da uno, che passa, ha dormito con lui getta in faccia alla sua vicina, che ella non è stata stimata da tanto com'essa, e che la sua corda non è stata rotta.And when one of them being drawen of some passenger shal lie with him, she vpbraydeth her neighbour, that she is not counted worthie, as her self, neither is her cord broken.cum autem aliqua ex ipsis, attracta ab aliquo transeunte, dormierit cum eo, proximæ suæ exprobrat quod ea non sit digna habita, sicut ipsa, neque funis ejus diruptus sit. 44But all things that are done about them, are false: how is it then to be thought, or to be said, that they are gods?E tutto quello, che intorno ad essi ai fa, è cosa falsa. Come mai è da pensarsi, o da dirsi, ch'ei siano dei?But al thinges that are done about them. are false, how is it then to be thought, or to be sayd, that they be goddes? And they are made by craftesmen, & by goldsmithes. They shal be nothing els, but that which the priestes wil haue them to be.Omnia autem quæ illi fiunt, falsa sunt: quomodo æstimandum aut dicendum est illos esse deos ? 45And they are made by workmen, and by goldsmiths. They shall be nothing else but what the priests will have them to be.Sono stati fatti da legnajuoli, e da orefici. E non altro saranno, che quello, che piacerà a' sacerdoti.A fabris autem et ab aurificibus facta sunt: nihil aliud erunt, nisi id quod volunt esse sacerdotes. 46For the artificers themselves that make them, are of no long continuance. Can those things then that are made by them, be gods?Gli stessi artefici, che li fanno, non son di lunga durata. Potrann'eglino adunque esser dei i lavori fatti da essi?For the artificers themselues, that make them, are of no long time. Why, can those thinges then that are made by them, be goddes?Artifices etiam ipsi, qui ea faciunt, non sunt multi temporis: numquid ergo possunt ea, quæ fabricata sunt ab ipsis, esse dii ? 47But they have left false things and reproach to them that come after.Hanno lasciate menzogne, e obbrobrio a quei, che saranno dopo di loro.But they haue left forged things & reproch, to them that shal come after.Reliquerunt autem falsa et opprobrium postea futuris.

48For when war cometh upon them, or evils: the priests consult with themselves, where they may hide themselves with them.Che se sopraggiunge loro guerra, e sciagure, i sacerdoti vanno pensando dove riporsi con que' lor dei.For when battel commeth vpon them, and euils: the priestes deuise with them selues, where they may hide them selues with them.Nam cum supervenerit illis prælium et mala, cogitant sacerdotes apud se ubi se abscondant cum illis. 49How then can they be thought to be gods, that can neither deliver themselves from war, nor save themselves from evils?Come mai adunque possono essere in concetto di dei coloro, che né dalla guerra si liberano, né si sottraggono alle sciagure?How then may they be thought, that they are goddes, which neither deliuer them selues from battel, nor saue them selues from euils?Quomodo ergo sentiri debeant quoniam dii sunt, qui nec de bello se liberant, neque de malis se eripiunt ? 50For seeing they are but of wood, and laid over with gold, and with silver, it shall be known hereafter that they are false things, by all nations, and kings: and it shall be manifest that they are no gods, but the work of men’s hands, and that there is no work of God in them.Imperocché essendo cose di legno, e indorate, e inargentate, si conoscerà una volta da tutte le genti, e dai regi che son falsità: manifesto essendo, ch'ei non son dei, ma opere delle mani degli uomini, e non fanno nulla, che sia da Dio.For seing they be of wood, & layd ouer with gold, and with siluer, it shal be knowne afterwards that they are false thinges, of al the Gentiles, and kinges: Which are manifest that they are no goddes, but the workes of mens handes, and no worke of God is with them.Nam cum sint lignea, inaurata et inargentata, scietur postea quia falsa sunt ab universis gentibus et regibus: quæ manifesta sunt quia non sunt dii, sed opera manuum hominum, et nullum Dei opus cum illis. 51Whence, therefore, is it known that they are not gods, but the work of men’s hands, and no work of God is in them?E donde adunque conoscesi, ch'ei non sono dei, ma opere delle mani degli uomini, e che nulla fanno, che sia da Dio?Whence then is it knowne, that they are not goddes, but the workes of mens handes, & no worke of God is in them?Unde ergo notum est quia non sunt dii, sed opera manuum hominum, et nullum Dei opus in ipsis est. 52They cannot set up a king over the land, nor give rain to men.Non danno il re ad un regno, né concedono agli uomini la pioggia,A king to the countrie they raise not vp, neither shal they geue rayne to men.Regem regioni non suscitant, neque pluviam hominibus dabunt.

53They determine no causes, nor deliver countries from oppression: because they can do nothing, and are as daws between heaven and earth.Non decideranno le controversie, né libereranno le provincie dalle ingiurie; perocché nulla possono, come cornacchie, che volan di mezzo tral cielo, e la terra.Iudgement also they shal not decerne, neither shal they deliuer countries from iniurie: because they can not do nothing, as choughes betwen the heauen and the earth.Judicium quoque non discernent, neque regiones liberabunt ab injuria, quia nihil possunt, sicut corniculæ inter medium cæli et terræ. 54For when fire shall fall upon the house of these gods of wood, and of silver, and of gold, their priests indeed will flee away, and be saved: but they themselves shall be burnt in the midst like beams.Imperocché quando si sarà appiccato il fuoco alla casa degli dei di legno, d'argento, e d'oro, i lor sacerdoti fuggiran certamente, e si metteranno in salvo; ma eglino vi brugeranno dentro non men che le travi.For when fire shal fal into the house of the woodden, and siluer, and golden goddes, their priestes in dede shal flee, and be deliuered: but themselues as beames shal be burnt in the middes.Etenim cum inciderit ignis in domum deorum ligneorum, argenteorum et aureorum, sacerdotes quidem ipsorum fugient, et liberabuntur: ipsi vero sicut trabes in medio comburentur. 55And they cannot withstand a king and war. How then can it be supposed, or admitted, that they are gods?E non faran resistenza a un re in tempo di guerra: come adunque da pensarsi, o da tenersi, ch'ei siano dei?And king and battel they shal not resist. How is it then to be supposed, or to be receiued that they are goddes?Regi autem et bello non resistent. Quomodo ergo æstimandum est aut recipiendum quia dii sunt ? 56Neither are these gods of wood, and of stone, and laid over with gold, and with silver, able to deliver themselves from thieves or robbers: they that are stronger than them,Non si salveranno da' ladri, né da' malandrini gli dei di legno, e di pietra, e indorati, e inargentati, perchè quelli ne posson più,Not from theeues, nor from robbers shal the goddes of wood, and of stone, and layd ouer with gold, and with siluer deliuer them selues, stronger then which are the wicked men.Non a furibus, neque a latronibus se liberabunt dii lignei, et lapidei, et inaurati, et inargentati: quibus hi qui fortiores sunt, 57Shall take from them the gold, and silver, and the raiment wherewith they are clothed, and shall go their way, neither shall they help themselves.E terranno loro l'argento, e l'oro e il vestito, onde son ricoperti, e se v'anderanno; e gli dei non aiuteranno se stessi.The gold, and siluer, and the garment where with they are couered, they shal take from them, and shal depart, neither shal they helpe themselues.aurum et argentum, et vestimentum quo operti sunt, auferent illis, et abibunt, nec sibi auxilium ferent.

58Therefore it is better to be a king that sheweth his power: or else a profitable vessel in the house, with which the owner thereof will be well satisfied: or a door in the house, to keep things safe that are therein, than such false gods.Perla qual cosa miglior cosa è un re, che fa mostra di suo valore, od un vaso utile nella casa, di cui si farà gloria il padrone, o la porta della casa, che custodisce quel, che in essa si trova, che i falsi dei.Therfore it is better to be a king shewing his strength: or a profitable vessel in the house, wherin he wil glorie that possesseth it: or a doore in the house, which kepeth the thinges that are therin, then false goddes.Itaque melius est esse regem ostentantem virtutem suam, aut vas in domo utile, in quo gloriabitur qui possidet illud, vel ostium in domo, quod custodit quæ in ipsa sunt, quam falsi dii. 59The sun, and the moon, and the stars being bright, and sent forth for profitable uses, are obedient.Certamente il sole, e la luna, e le stelle mandate ad esser utili col loro splendore, sono ubbidienti.The sunne certes, and the moone, and the starres wheras they are bright, and sent forth for profitable vses, obey.Sol quidem et luna ac sidera, cum sint splendida et emissa ad utilitates, obaudiunt: 60In like manner the lightning, when it breaketh forth, is easy to be seen: and after the same manner the wind bloweth in every country.Similmente anche il folgore si fa distinguere quando apparisce; e parimente anche il vento spira in ogni regione.Likewise also the lightning, when it shal appeare is perspicuous: and the winde also bloweth the self same in euerie countrie.similiter et fulgur cum apparuerit, perspicuum est: idipsum autem et spiritus in omni regione spirat: 61And the clouds, when God commandeth them to go over the whole world, do that which is commanded them.E le nuvole quando è lor comandato da Dio di scorrere tutto l'orbe, fanno quel, che fu lor comandato.And the clowdes, which when God shal command to walke throughout the whole world, they doe that which is commanded them.et nubes, quibus cum imperatum fuerit a Deo perambulare universum orbem, perficiunt quod imperatum est eis: 62The fire also being sent from above to consume mountains, and woods, doth as it is commanded. But these neither in shew, nor in power, are like to any one of them.Il fuoco ancora mandato di sopra a consumare i monti, e le selve, fa quel, che gli fu ordinato. Ma costoro né per bellezza, né per virtudi sono simili ad una di queste cose:The fyre also being sent from aboue to consume mountaines, and woodes, doeth that which is commanded it. But these neither in shapes, nor in vertues are like to one of them.ignis etiam missus desuper, ut consumat montes et silvas, facit quod præceptum est ei: hæc autem neque speciebus, neque virtutibus, uni eorum similia sunt.

63Wherefore it is neither to be thought, nor to be said, that they are gods: since they are neither able to judge causes, nor to do any good to men.Per la qual cosa da pensarsi non è, né da dirsi, che questi siano dei, mentre non possono né far giustizia, né far cosa alcuna agli uomini.Wherfore neither is it to be thought, nor to be said, that they be goddes: wheras they can neither iudge iudgment, nor doe anie thing for men.Unde neque existimandum est, neque dicendum illos esse deos, quando non possunt neque judicium judicare, neque quidquam facere hominibus. 64Knowing, therefore, that they are not gods, fear them not.Conoscendo pertanto, che ei non son dei, voi perciò non li temete;Knowing therfore that they are not goddes, then feare them not.Scientes itaque quia non sunt dii, ne ergo timueritis eos. 65For neither can they curse kings, nor bless them.Imperocché eglino non manderanno maledizione ai regi, né benedizione.For neither shal they curse, kinges, nor blesse them.Neque enim regibus maledicent, neque benedicent. 66Neither do they shew signs in the heaven to the nations, nor shine as the sun, nor give light as the moon.Ei non mostrano a' popoli nel cielo i segni de' tempi: né splenderan come il sole, né faran lume come la luna.Signes also in the heauen to the Gentiles they shew not, neither shal they shine as the sunne, nor geue light as the moone.Signa etiam in cælo gentibus non ostendunt: neque ut sol lucebunt, neque illuminabunt ut luna. 67Beasts are better than they, which can fly under a covert, and help themselves.Da più di loro sono le bestie, che possono fuggire al coperto, e giovare a se stesse.Beastes are better then they, which can flie vnder the roofe, and profite themselues.Bestiæ meliores sunt illis, quæ possunt fugere sub tectum ac prodesse sibi. 68Therefore there is no manner of appearance that they are gods: so fear them not.In verun modo adunque non sono, dei, com'è manifesto: per questo adunque non li temete;By no meanes therfore is it manifest vnto vs, that they are goddes: for which cause feare them not.Nullo itaque modo nobis est manifestum quia sunt dii: propter quod ne timeatis eos. 69For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing, so are their gods of wood, and of silver, and laid over with gold.Imperocché siccome in un cocomeraio uno spauracchio non è buona guardia, così sono i loro dei di legno, d'argento, e d'oro.For as in a garden of cucumbers a scarcrow keepeth nothing, so are their goddes of wood, and of siluer, and layd ouer with gold.Nam sicut in cucumerario formido nihil custodit, ita sunt dii illorum lignei, et argentei, et inaurati. 70They are no better than a white thorn in a garden, upon which every bird sitteth. In like manner also their gods of wood, and laid over with gold, and with silver, are like to a dead body cast forth in the dark.E nella stessa guisa succede della vitalba in un orto, sulla quale vanno posarsi tutti gli uccelli. Simili ancora son questi loro dei di legno, e indorati, e inargentati ad un morto gittato tralle tenebre.After the same sorte also in a garden the white thorne, vpon the which euerie bird sirteth. In like manner also their goddes of wood, and layd ouer with gold, and with siluer, are like to a dead bodie cast forth in the darke.Eodem modo et in horto spina alba, supra quam omnis avis sedet, similiter et mortuo projecto in tenebris, similes sunt dii illorum lignei, et inaurati, et inargentati.

71By the purple also and the scarlet which are motheaten upon them, you shall know that they are not gods. And they themselves at last are consumed, and shall be a reproach in the country.Dalla porpora ancora, e dallo scarlatto, che intignono addosso a loro, imparerete di certo, ch'ei non son dei. Eglino stessi finalmente saran mangiati, e saranno l'obbrobrio d'ogni paese.By the purple also and the murex colour layde vpon them, which fadeth, you shal know that they are not goddes. At the last also they are consumed, and shal be a reproch in the countrie.A purpura quoque et murice, quæ supra illos tineant, scietis itaque quia non sunt dii: ipsi etiam postremo comeduntur, et erunt opprobrium in regione. 72Better, therefore, is the just man that hath no idols: for he shall be far from reproach.Migliore è l'uomo giusto, che non ha idoli: perocché egli sarà lungi dall'ignominia.Better is therfore the iust man, that hath not Idols: for he shal be farre from reproches.Melior est homo justus qui non habet simulacra, nam erit longe ab opprobriis.