12 — Deuteronomy

1These are the precepts and judgments, that you must do in the land, which the Lord the God of thy fathers will give thee, to possess it all the days that thou shalt walk upon the earth.Questi sono i comandamenti, e le leggi, che voi dovete osservare nel paese, che il Signore Dio de' padri tuoi ti darà, affinché tu ne abbi il dominio per tutto il tempo che sarai sopra la terra.THESE are the preceptes and iudgementes, that you must do in the Land, which the Lord God of thy fathers wil geue thee, to possesse it al the daies, that thou shalt goe vpon the earth.Hæc sunt præcepta atque judicia, quæ facere debetis in terra, quam Dominus Deus patrum tuorum daturus est tibi, ut possideas eam cunctis diebus, quibus super humum gradieris. 2Destroy all the places in which the nations, that you shall possess, worshipped their gods upon high mountains, and hills, and under every shady tree:Distruggete tutti quei luoghi, ne' quali adorarono i loro dei le nazioni, che voi soggetterete, sulle alte montagne, sulle colline, e sotto qualunque albero ombroso.Subuert al places, wherein the nations, which you shal possesse, worshipped their goddes vpon the high mountaines, and hilles, and vnder euerie tree ful of leaues.Subvertite omnia loca, in quibus coluerunt gentes, quas possessuri estis, deos suos super montes excelsos, et colles, et subter omne lignum frondosum. 3Overthrow their altars, and break down their statues, burn their groves with fire, and break their idols in pieces: destroy their names out of those places.Rovesciatene gli altari, fate in pezzi le statue, date al fuoco i boschetti, e riducete in polvere i simulacri, e sperdetene la memoria da quei luoghi.Ouerthrow their altares, and breake their statues, their groues burne with fire, and their Idols hewe al to peeces: destroy their names out of those places.Dissipate aras eorum, et confringite statuas: lucos igne comburite, et idola comminuite: disperdite nomina eorum de locis illis. 4You shall not do so to the Lord your God:Non così farete voi riguardo al Signore Dio vostro:You shal not doe so to the Lord your God:Non facietis ita Domino Deo vestro: 5But you shall come to the place, which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, and to dwell in it:Ma vi porterete a quel luogo, cui il Signore Dio vostro avrà eletto tra tutte le vostre tribù per ivi porre il suo nome, e abitarvi.but to the place, which the Lord your God hath chosen of al your tribes, to put his name there and to dwel in it, shal you come:sed ad locum, quem elegerit Dominus Deus vester de cunctis tribubus vestris, ut ponat nomen suum ibi, et habitet in eo, venietis:

6And you shall offer in that place your holocausts and victims, the tithes and firstfruits of your hands and your vows and gifts, the firstborn of your herds and your sheep.E in quel luogo offerirete gli olocausti, e le vostre vittime, le decime, e le primizie delle mani vostre, e i voti, e i doni, i primogeniti de' bovi, e delle pecore.and shal offer in that place your holocaustes and victimes, the tithes and first fruites of your handes, and your vowes and donaries, the first borne of your oxen and sheepe.et offeretis in loco illo holocausta et victimas vestras, decimas et primitias manuum vestrarum, et vota atque donaria, primogenita boum et ovium. 7And you shall eat there in the sight of the Lord your God: and you shall rejoice in all things, whereunto you shall put your hand, you and your houses wherein the Lord your God hath blessed you.E ivi mangerete al cospetto del Signore Dio vostro: e avrete consolazione in tutte le cose, che intraprenderete voi, e le vostre famiglie, nelle quali cose vi benedirà il Signore Dio vostro.And you shal eate there in the sight of the Lord your God: and you shal reioyce in al thinges, whereunto you shal put your hand, you and your house, wherein the Lord your God hath blessed you.Et comedetis ibi in conspectu Domini Dei vestri: ac lætabimini in cunctis, ad quæ miseritis manum vos et domus vestræ, in quibus benedixerit vobis Dominus Deus vester. 8You shall not do there the things we do here this day, every man that which seemeth good to himself.Non farete in quel luogo quel che facciamo qui adesso, ognuno, come gli sembra ben fatto.You shal not doe there the thinges, that we doe here this day euerie man that which seemeth good to him self.Non facietis ibi quæ nos hic facimus hodie, singuli quod sibi rectum videtur: 9For until this present time you are not come to rest, and to the possession, which the Lord your God will give you.Imperocché non siete voi finora pervenuti alla requie, e al dominio, che a voi darà il Signore Dio vostro.For vntil this present time you are not come to rest, and to the possession, which the Lord your God wil geue you.neque enim usque in præsens tempus venistis ad requiem, et possessionem, quam Dominus Deus vester daturus est vobis. 10You shall pass over the Jordan, and shall dwell in the land which the Lord your God will give you, that you may have rest from all enemies round about: and may dwell without any fear,Voi passerete il Giordano, e abiterete la terra, che vi darà il Signore Dio vostro, affinché abbiate requie, liberi da tutti i nemici, che vi stanno d'intorno, e viviate senza timore.You shal passe ouer Iordan, and shal dwel in the Land, which the Lord your God wil geue you, that you may haue rest from al enemies round about: and may dwel without al feare,Transibitis Jordanem, et habitabitis in terra, quam Dominus Deus vester daturus est vobis, ut requiescatis a cunctis hostibus per circuitum: et absque ullo timore habitetis 11In the place, which the Lord your God shall choose, that his name may be therein. Thither shall you bring all the things that I command you, holocausts, and victims, and tithes, and the firstfruits of your hands: and whatsoever is the choicest in the gifts which you shall vow to the Lord.Al luogo eletto dal Signore Dio vostro per lo suo culto, colà voi porterete tutto quel ch'io comando: gli olocausti, e le ostie, e le decime, e le primizie delle vostre mani, e tutti i doni opimi, che voi offerirete per voto al Signore.in the place, which the Lord your God shal choose, that his name may be therin. Thither shal you bring al the thinges, that I command you, holocaustes, and hostes, and tithes, and the first fruites of your handes: and whatsoeuer is the principal in the giftes, that you shal vowe to our Lord.in loco, quem elegerit Dominus Deus vester, ut sit nomen ejus in eo: illuc omnia, quæ præcipio, conferetis, holocausta, et hostias, ac decimas, et primitias manuum vestrarum: et quidquid præcipuum est in muneribus, quæ vovebitis Domino.

12There shall you feast before the Lord your God, you and your sons and your daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite that dwelleth in your cities. For he hath no other part and possession among you.Ivi farete banchetto dinanzi al Signore Dio vostro voi, e i figliuoli vostri, e le figlie, i servi, e le serve, e il Levita, che abita nelle vostre città: perocché egli non ha altra porzione, e null'altro possiede tra voi.There shal you feaste before the Lord your God, you and your sonnes and daughters, men seruantes and wemen seruantes, and the Leuite, that dwelleth in your cities for he hath no other part and possession among you.Ibi epulabimini coram Domino Deo vestro, vos et filii ac filiæ vestræ, famuli et famulæ, atque Levites qui in urbibus vestris commoratur: neque enim habet aliam partem et possessionem inter vos. 13Beware lest thou offer thy holocausts in every place that thou shalt see:Guardati dall'offerire i tuoi olocausti in qualunque luogo, che ti cada sotto degli occhi.Beware thou offer not thy holocaustes in euerie place, that thou shalt see:Cave ne offeras holocausta tua in omni loco, quem videris: 14But in the place which the Lord shall choose in one of thy tribes shalt thou offer sacrifices, and shalt do all that I command thee.Ma in quello che avrà eletto il Signore in una delle tue tribù, ivi offrirai le ostie, e farai tutto quello che ti prescrivo.but in that, which our Lord shal choose, in one of thy tribes shalt thou offer hostes, and shalt doe what thinges soeuer I command thee.sed in eo, quem elegerit Dominus, in una tribuum tuarum offeres hostias, et facies quæcumque præcipio tibi. 15But if thou desirest to eat, and the eating of flesh delight thee, kill, and eat according to the blessing of the Lord thy God, which he hath given thee, in thy cities: whether it be unclean, that is to say, having blemish or defect: or clean, that is to say, sound and without blemish, such as may be offered, as the roe, and the hart, shalt thou eat it:Che se tu brami, e hai piacere di mangiar delle carni, uccidi e mangia di quello che dalla benedizione del Signore Dio tuo ti è stato dato nelle tue città: sia ella immonda la bestia, cioè macchiata, o stroppiata: sia ella monda, cioè intera, e senza macchia, quale a Dio può offerirsi: così mangerai del cervo, e della capra,But if thou wilt eate, and the eating of flesh delight thee, kil, and eate according to the blessing of the Lord thy God, which he hath geuen thee in thy cities: whether it be vncleane, that is to say, blemished and feeble: or cleane, that is to say, sound and without blemish, such as is lawful to be offered, as the doa and the hart, shalt thou eate it,Sin autem comedere volueris, et te esus carnium delectaverit, occide, comede juxta benedictionem Domini Dei tui, quam dedit tibi in urbibus tuis: sive immundum fuerit, hoc est, maculatum et debile: sive mundum, hoc est, integrum et sine macula, quod offerri licet, sicut capream et cervum, comedes:

16Only the blood thou shalt not eat, but thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water.Tolto però l'uso del sangue, il qual tu spargerai per terra, come l'acqua.only without eating of the bloud, which thou shalt power out vpon the earth as water.absque esu dumtaxat sanguinis, quem super terram quasi aquam effundes. 17Thou mayst not eat in thy towns the tithes of thy corn, and thy wine, and thy oil, the firstborn of thy herds and thy cattle, nor any thing that thou vowest, and that thou wilt offer voluntarily, and the firstfruits of thy hands:Non potrai mangiar nelle tue città la decima del tuo frumento, e del tuo vino, e dell'olio, i primogeniti degli armenti, e dei greggi, e tutto quello che o per voto, o per libera elezione tu vorrai offerire, né le primizie delle tue mani:Thou canst not eate in thy townes the tithe of thy corne, and wine, and oyle, the first borne of thy heardes and cattel, and al thinges that thou vowest, and that thou wilt offer voluntarily, and the first fruites of thy handes:Non poteris comedere in oppidis tuis decimam frumenti, et vini, et olei tui, primogenita armentorum et pecorum, et omnia quæ voveris, et sponte offerre volueris, et primitias manuum tuarum: 18But thou shalt eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou and thy son and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and maidservant, and the Levite that dwelleth in thy cities: and thou shalt rejoice and be refreshed before the Lord thy God in all things, whereunto thou shalt put thy hand.Ma tali cose tu mangerai dinanzi al Signore Dio tuo nel luogo eletto dal Signor Dio tuo tu, e il tuo figliuolo, e la figlia, e il servo, e la serva, e il Levita, che abita nelle tue città; e farai festa, e ti reficerai dinanzi al Signor Dio tuo di tutto quello che hai di bene.but before the Lord thy God shalt thou eate them in the place, which the Lord thy God shal choose, thou and thy sonne and thy daughter, and man seruant, and woman seruant, and the Leuite, that dwelleth in thy cities: and thou shalt reioyce and be refreshed before the Lord thy God in al thinges, whereunto thou shalt extend thy hand.sed coram Domino Deo tuo comedes ea in loco, quem elegerit Dominus Deus tuus, tu et filius tuus, et filia tua, et servus et famula, atque Levites qui manet in urbibus tuis: et lætaberis et reficieris coram Domino Deo tuo in cunctis ad quæ extenderis manum tuam. 19Take heed thou forsake not the Levite all the time that thou livest in the land.Guardati dall'abbandonare il Levita per tutto il tempo, che sarai sulla terra.Take heede thou forsake not the Leuite al the time that thou liuest in the land.Cave ne derelinquas Levitem in omni tempore quo versaris in terra.

20When the Lord thy God shall have enlarged thy borders, as he hath spoken to thee, and thou wilt eat the flesh that thy soul desireth:Allorché il Signore Dio tuo avrà estesi i tuoi confini, come ti ha detto, e vorrai mangiar delle carni, che tu appetisci:When the Lord thy God shal haue dilated thy borders, as he hath spoken to thee, and thou wilt eate the flesh, that thy soule desireth:Quando dilataverit Dominus Deus tuus terminos tuos, sicut locutus est tibi, et volueris vesci carnibus, quas desiderat anima tua: 21And if the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, that his name should be there, be far off, thou shalt kill of thy herds and of thy flocks, as I have commanded thee, and shalt eat in thy towns, as it pleaseth thee.Se il luogo eletto dal Signore Dio tuo per porvi il suo nome è rimoto, ucciderai de' bovi, e delle pecore, che avrai, come ti ho ordinato, e le mangerai nelle città a tuo piacimento.and if the place be farre of, which the Lord thy God shal choose, that his name may be there, thou shalt kil of the heardes and cattel, which thou hast as I haue commanded thee, and shalt eate in thy townes, as it pleaseth thee.locus autem, quem elegerit Dominus Deus tuus ut sit nomen ejus ibi, si procul fuerit, occides de armentis et pecoribus, quæ habueris, sicut præcepi tibi, et comedes in oppidis tuis, ut tibi placet. 22Even as the roe and the hart is eaten, so shalt thou eat them: both the clean and unclean shall eat of them alike.Ti ciberai di queste, come mangi della capra, e del cervo: e ne mangeranno senza distinzione i mondi, e gl'immondi.As the doa is eaten and the hart, so shalt thou eate them: both the cleane and vncleane shal eate in common.Sicut comeditur caprea et cervus, ita vesceris eis: et mundus et immundus in commune vescentur. 23Only beware of this, that thou eat not the blood, for the blood is for the soul: and therefore thou must not eat the soul with the flesh:Guardati solamente dal cibarti del sangue: perocché il sangue degli animali tien luogo di anima per essi: e non devi perciò mangiar l'anima insieme colle carni:This onlie beware, that thou eate not the bloud, for their bloud is for the soule: and therfore thou must not eate the soule with the flesh:Hoc solum cave, ne sanguinem comedas: sanguis enim eorum pro anima est, et idcirco non debes animam comedere cum carnibus: 24But thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water,Ma lo spargerai per terra come l'acqua,but vpon the earth thou shalt power it as water,sed super terram fundes quasi aquam, 25That it may be well with thee and thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is pleasing in the sight of the Lord.Affinché tu sii felice, e felici i tuoi figliuoli dopo di te, quando avrai fatto quello che è accetto agli occhi del Signore.that it may be wel with thee and thy children after thee, when thou shalt doe that which pleaseth in the sight of our Lord.ut bene sit tibi et filiis tuis post te, cum feceris quod placet in conspectu Domini.

26But the things which thou hast sanctified and vowed to the Lord, thou shalt take, and shalt come to the place which the Lord shall choose:Le cose poi che avrai santificate, e promesse con voto al Signore, le prenderai, e andrai al luogo eletto dal Signore:But the thinges which thou hast sanctified, and vowed to our Lord, thou shalt take vp, and shalt come to the place, which our Lord shal choose:Quæ autem sanctificaveris, et voveris Domino, tolles, et venies ad locum, quem elegerit Dominus: 27And shalt offer thy oblations, the flesh and the blood upon the altar of the Lord thy God: the blood of thy victims thou shalt pour on the altar: and the flesh thou thyself shalt eat.E farai tua offerta della carne, e del sangue sull'altare del Signore Dio tuo: il sangue dell'ostie lo spargerai intorno all'altare: le carni le mangerai tu.and shalt offer thy oblations the flesh and the bloud vpon the altar of the Lord thy God: the bloud of thy hostes thou shalt power on the altar: and the flesh thy self shalt eate.et offeres oblationes tuas carnem et sanguinem super altare Domini Dei tui: sanguinem hostiarum fundes in altari; carnibus autem ipse vesceris. 28Observe and hear all the things that I command thee, that it may be well with thee and thy children after thee for ever, when thou shalt do what is good and pleasing in the sight of the Lord thy God.Osserva, e pon mente a tutto quello che io ti prescrivo, affinché tu sii felice, e i tuoi figliuoli dopo di te in perpetuo, quando avrai fatto quel che è retto, ed è secondo il beneplacito del Signore Dio tuo.Obserue and heare al thinges that I command thee, that it may be wel with thee and thy children after thee for euer, when thou shalt doe that which is good and pleasing in the sight of the Lord thy God.Observa et audi omnia quæ ego præcipio tibi, ut bene sit tibi et filiis tuis post te in sempiternum, cum feceris quod bonum est et placitum in conspectu Domini Dei tui. 29When the Lord thy God shall have destroyed before thy face the nations, which thou shalt go in to possess, and when thou shalt possess them, and dwell in their land:Quando il Signore Dio tuo avrà sperse dinanzi a te le nazioni, le quali tu stai per soggiogare, e sarai al possesso del loro paese, e abiterai nella loro terra:When the Lord thy God shal haue destroyed before thy face the nations, that thou entrest in to possesse, and thou shalt possesse them, and dwel in their land:Quando disperdiderit Dominus Deus tuus ante faciem tuam gentes, ad quas ingredieris possidendas, et possederis eas, atque habitaveris in terra earum:

30Beware lest thou imitate them, after they are destroyed at thy coming in, and lest thou seek after their ceremonies, saying: As these nations have worshipped their gods, so will I also worship.Guardati dall'imitarle, dopo che alla tua venuta saranno state distrutte, e dall'andare investigando le loro cerimonie, dicendo: Io pure praticherò quella maniera di culto, colla quale hanno onorato i loro dii queste genti.beware lest thou imitate them, after they be subuerted at thy entring in, and thou require their ceremonies, saying: As these nations haue worshipped their goddes, so wil I also worshippe.cave ne imiteris eas, postquam te fuerint introëunte subversæ, et requiras cæremonias earum, dicens: Sicut coluerunt gentes istæ deos suos, ita et ego colam. 31Thou shalt not do in like manner to the Lord thy God. For they have done to their gods all the abominations which the Lord abhorreth, offering their sons and daughters, and burning them with fire.Non renderai simil culto al Signore Dio tuo. Perocché tutte le abominazioni, che sono in odio al Signore Dio tuo, praticarono quelle verso de' loro dei, offerendo a questi i figliuoli, e le figlie, e bruciandoli nelle fiamme.Thou shalt not doe in like maner to the Lord thy God. For al the abominations, that our Lord doeth abhorre, haue they done to their goddes, offering their sonnes and daughters, and burning them with fyre.Non facies similiter Domino Deo tuo. Omnes enim abominationes, quas aversatur Dominus, fecerunt diis suis, offerentes filios et filias, et comburentes igni. 32What I command thee, that only do thou to the Lord: neither add any thing, nor diminish.Fa' in onor del Signore solamente quello che io ti prescrivo: non aggiungere, e non levare.What I command thee, that onlie doe to our Lord: neither adde any thing, nor diminish.Quod præcipio tibi, hoc tantum facito Domino: nec addas quidquam, nec minuas.