43 — Ecclesiasticus

1The firmament on high is his beauty, the beauty of heaven with its glorious shew.Bellezza dell'altissimo cielo egli è il firmamento; nell'ornato del cielo si vede la gloria.THE firmament of height is his beautie, the beautie of heauen is in the vision of glorie.Altitudinis firmamentum pulchritudo ejus est, / species cæli in visione gloriæ. 2The sun when he appeareth shewing forth at his rising, an admirable instrument, the work of the most High.Il sole uscendo fuora, col suo aspetta annuncia (il giorno), strumento ammirabile, opera dell'Altissimo.The sunne in sight declaring at his coming forth, a meruelous instrument, the worke of the Highest.Sol in aspectu annuntians in exitu, / vas admirabile, opus Excelsi. 3At noon he burneth the earth, and who can abide his burning heat? As one keeping a furnace in the works of heat:Nel mezzogiorno egli abbrugia la terra, e chi è, che possa reggere in faccia a' suoi ardori? Come chi mantiene una fornace pe' lavori, che si fanno a fuoco ardente:At noone it burneth the earth, and who can abide in the presence of the heate thereof: kepeing a fornace in the workes of heate:In meridiano exurit terram, / et in conspectu ardoris ejus quis poterit sustinere ? / fornacem custodiens in operibus ardoris: 4The sun three times as much, burneth the mountains, breathing out fiery vapours, and shining with his beams, he blindeth the eyes.Il sole tre volte tanto brugia i monti, vibrando raggi di fuoco, e col fulgore de' suoi raggi abbacina gli occhi.the sunne three times so much burning the mountaines, casting out fyrie beames, and shining with his beames blindeth the eyes.tripliciter sol exurens montes, / radios igneos exsufflans, / et refulgens radiis suis obcæcat oculos. 5Great is the Lord that made him, and at his words he hath hastened his course.Grande è il Signore, che la creò, per comando del quale egli accelera la sua corsa.Great is our Lord that made it, and by his wordes it hath hastened his course.Magnus Dominus qui fecit illum, / et in sermonibus ejus festinavit iter. 6And the moon in all in her season, is for a declaration of times and a sign of the world.La luna con tutte le fasi, e col suo periodo indica i tempi, e segua gli anni.And the moone in al in her time, is the shewing of season and the signe of age.Et luna in omnibus in tempore suo, / ostensio temporis, et signum ævi. 7From the moon is the sign of the festival day, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.La lana da il segno de' giorni festivi; luminare, il quale arrivato alla sua pienezza, decresce.By the moone is the signe of a festiual day, a light that diminisheth in consummation.A luna signum diei festi: / luminare quod minuitur in consummatione.

8The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her perfection.Il mese ha preso il nome da lei; ella cresce mirabilmente fino alla pienezza.The moneth is according to her name, increasing meruelously in consummation.Mensis secundum nomen ejus est, / crescens mirabiliter in consummatione. 9Being an instrument of the armies on high, shining gloriously in the firmament of heaven.Un esercito è nell'eccelso, nel firmamento celeste, il qual esercito gloriosamente risplende.An instrument of the campe on high, shining gloriously in the firmament of heauen.Vas castrorum in excelsis, / in firmamento cæli resplendens gloriose. 10The glory of the stars is the beauty of heaven; the Lord enlighteneth the world on high.Lo splender delle stelle è la gloria del cielo: il Signore è quegli, che illumina il mondo lassù dall'alto.The glorie of the starres is the beautie of heauen, our Lord illuminating the world on high.Species cæli gloria stellarum: / mundum illuminans in excelsis Dominus. 11By the words of the holy one they stand in judgment, and shall never fall in their watches.Alla parola del Santo elle son pronte a' suoi ordini, né mai si stancano nello loro stazioni.In the words of the holie one they shal stand to iudgement, and shal not faile in their watches.In verbis Sancti stabunt ad judicium, / et non deficient in vigiliis suis. 12Look upon the rainbow, and bless him that made it: it is very beautiful in its brightness.Mira l'arcobaleno, e benedici colui, che lo ha fatto: egli è molto bello nel suo splendore.See the bow, and blesse him that made it: it is very beautiful in his brightnes.Vide arcum, et benedic eum qui fecit illum: / valde speciosus est in splendore suo. 13It encompasseth the heaven about with the circle of its glory, the hands of the most High have displayed it.Egli il cielo cinge con cerchio glorioso, le mani dell'Altissimo sono quelle, che lo han disteso.It hath compassed heauen in the circuite of his glorie, the handes of the Highest haue opened it.Gyravit cælum in circuitu gloriæ suæ: / manus Excelsi aperuerunt illum. 14By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.Dio col suo comando fa subito venire la neve, e con celerità spedisce le folgora secondo il suo giudizio.But by his commandement he hath hastened snow, & he hasteth to send forth the lightninges of his iudgement.Imperio suo acceleravit nivem, / et accelerat coruscationes emittere judicii sui.

15Through this are the treasures opened, and the clouds fly out like birds.Per questo si aprono i tesori, e le nubi volano come gli uccelli.Therefore are the treasures opened, and the cloudes flie forth as birdes.Propterea aperti sunt thesauri, / et evolaverunt nebulæ sicut aves. 16By his greatness he hath fixed the clouds, and the hailstones are broken.Colla sua potenza grande egli addensa le nuvole, e ne stacca pietre di grandine.By his greatnes he hath set the cloudes, and the hailestones are broken.In magnitudine sua posuit nubes, / et confracti sunt lapides grandinis. 17At his sight shall the mountains be shaken, and at his will the south wind shall blow.A uno sguardo di lui si scuotono i monti, e per volere di lui soffia lo scirocco.In his sight the mountaines shal be moued, and at his wil the south winde hath blowen.In conspectu ejus commovebuntur montes, / et in voluntate ejus aspirabit notus. 18The noise of his thunder shall strike the earth, so doth the northern storm, and the whirlwind:Il rumor del suo tuono sbatte la terra: la bufera aquilonare, e i turbini di vento,The noyse of his thunder shal beate the earth, the tempest of the northwind, and the gathering together of wind:Vox tonitrui ejus verberavit terram, / tempestas aquilonis, et congregatio spiritus: 19And as the birds lighting upon the earth, he scattereth snow, and the falling thereof, is as the coming down of locusts.Spandono la neve, la quale vien già a guisa di uccelli, che calano a riposarsi, o come locuste, che si gettano sulla terra, e la ricuoprono.and as the bird lighting downe to sitte, he scatereth snow, and the falling thereof, is as the locust dyuing downeward.et sicut avis deponens ad sedendum, aspergit nivem, / et sicut locusta demergens descensus ejus. 20The eye admireth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is astonished at the shower thereof.L'occhio ammira il bel candore di lei, e la sua quantità cagiona spavento ne' cuori.The eye shal admire the beautie of the whitenes thereof, and the hart quaketh at the shower thereof.Pulchritudinem candoris ejus admirabitur oculus, / et super imbrem ejus expavescet cor. 21He shall pour frost as salt upon the earth: and when it freezeth, it shall become like the tops of thistles.Egli spande sopra la terra la brina come sale, la quale quand'è agghiadata si fa simile alle punte de' triboli.He shal power out frost vpon the earth as salt: and when it freeseth, it shal be made as the toppes of a thistle.Gelu sicut salem effundet super terram: / et dum gelaverit, fiet tamquam cacumina tribuli.

22The cold north wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into crystal; upon every gathering together of waters it shall rest, and shall clothe the waters as a breastplate.Al soffio del freddo aquilone l'acqua si congela in cristallo, il quale sopra ogni massa di acque si posa, e mette indosso alle acque quasi una corazza.The cold north winde blewe, & of water there frose chrystal, vpon al gathering together of waters it shal rest, & as a brest plate it shal put it self vpon the waters.Frigidus ventus aquilo flavit, / et gelavit crystallus ab aqua: / super omnem congregationem aquarum requiescet, / et sicut lorica induet se aquis: 23And it shall devour the mountains, and burn the wilderness, and consume all that is green as with fire.Egli divora i monti, e brugia i deserti, e secca ogni verdura al pari del fuoco.And it shal deuoure the mountaines, & burne the desert, & extinguish that which is grene as fire.et devorabit montes, et exuret desertum, / et extinguet viride, sicut igne. 24A present remedy of all is the speedy coming of a cloud, and a dew that meeteth it, by the heat that cometh, shall overpower it.Il rimedio a tutto questo si è una nuvola, che tosto comparisca; e una molto calda rugiada, che gli venga contro lo fa dar giù.The remedie of al is in the hastie coming of a cloude, and a dew meeting it by the heate that cometh, shal make it quaile.Medicina omnium in festinatione nebulæ: / et ros obvians ab ardore venienti humilem efficiet eum. 25At his word the wind is still, and with his thought he appeaseth the deep, and the Lord hath planted islands therein.Una parola di lui fa tacere i venti, e un suo volere mette in calma il mar profondo, e in esso il Signore pianta delle isole.At his word the wind was stil, and with his thought he appeased the depth, and our Lord planted Ilandes therein.In sermone ejus siluit ventus, / et cogitatione sua placavit abyssum: / et plantavit in illa Dominus insulas. 26Let them that sail on the sea, tell the dangers thereof: and when we hear with our ears, we shall admire.Quelli, che scorrono il mare, ne raccontino i pericoli; e noi all'udirli co' nostri orecchi rimarremo stupefatti.They that saile on the sea, tel the perils ther of: & hearing with our eares we shal meruel.Qui navigant mare enarrent pericula ejus, / et audientes auribus nostris admirabimur. 27There are great and wonderful works: a variety of beasts, and of all living things, and the monstrous creatures of whales.Ivi opere grandi, e ammirabili: vari generi di animali, e bestie di ogni sorta, e mostruose creature.There are goodly workes, & meruelous: diuers kindes of beastes, & of al cattel, & the creature of mightie beastes.Illic præclara opera et mirabilia, / varia bestiarum genera, et omnium pecorum, et creatura belluarum.

28Through him is established the end of their journey, and by his word all things are regulated.Per lui fu stabilito (ad ogni cosa) il fine del suo viaggio, e tutto ha posto in buon ordine col suo comando.Through him is the end of their iourney confirmed, and by his word al thinges are set in order.Propter ipsum confirmatus est itineris finis, / et in sermone ejus composita sunt omnia. 29We shall say much, and yet shall want words: but the sum of our words is, He is all.Diremo molto, e ci mancherà la parola: ma la somma di quel, che può dirsi, si è, che egli è in tutte le cose.We shal say manie thinges, & shal faile in wordes; but the summe of our wordes is, he is in al.Multa dicemus, et deficiemus in verbis: / consummatio autem sermonum ipse est in omnibus. 30What shall we be able to do to glorify him? for the Almighty himself is above all his works.Che potrem far noi per glorificarlo? perocché egli l'onnipotente di tutte le opere sue è più grande.Glorifying him how far shal we be able? for the omnipotent himself is aboue al his workes.Gloriantes ad quid valebimus ? / ipse enim omnipotens super omnia opera sua. 31The Lord is terrible, and exceeding great, and his power is admirable.Il Signore è terribile, e grande oltre modo, ed è mirabile la sua possanza.Our Lord is terrible, & exceeding great, & his might is meruelous.Terribilis Dominus, et magnus vehementer, / et mirabilis potentia ipsius. 32Glorify the Lord as much as ever you can, for he will yet far exceed, and his magnificence is wonderful.Lodate il Signore quanto mai potrete; perocché egli sarà sempre al di sopra, e la magnificenza di lui è prodigiosa.Glorifying our Lord as much as euer you can, he shal yet surpasse, and his magnificence is meruelous.Glorificantes Dominum quantumcumque potueritis, / supervalebit enim adhuc: et admirabilis magnificentia ejus. 33Blessing the Lord, exalt him as much as you can; for he is above all praise.Benedite il Signore, ed esaltatelo quanto potete; perocché egli è maggior d'ogni laude.Blessing our Lord, exalt him as much as you can: for he is greater then al praise.Benedicentes Dominum, exaltate illum quantum potestis: / major enim est omni laude. 34When you exalt him put forth all your strength, and be not weary: for you can never go far enough.Armatevi di valore per esaltarlo, e non vi stancate; perocché non ne ver rete a capo giammai.Exalting him be ye replenished with strength. Labour not: for you shal not comprehend.Exaltantes eum, replemini virtute, ne laboretis, / non enim comprehendetis. 35Who shall see him, and declare him? and who shall magnify him as he is from the beginning?Chi lo ha veduto, affin di poterlo descrivere? E chi spiegherà la sua grandezza qual ella è ab eterno?Who shal see him, and shal declare him? and who shal magnifie him as he is from the beginning?Quis videbit eum et enarrabit ? / et quis magnificabit eum sicut est ab initio ?

36There are many things hidden from us that are greater than these: for we have seen but a few of his works.Molte sono le opere nascoste maggiori di queste; perocché poco è quel, che veggiamo delle opere di lui.Manie thinges hid are greater then these: for we haue seene few of his workes.Multa abscondita sunt majora his: / pauca enim vidimus operum ejus. 37But the Lord hath made all things, and to the godly he hath given wisdom.Ma tutto è stato fatto dal Signore, ed egli a que', che vivono piamente dì la sapienza.But our Lord made al thinges, and to them that liue piously he hath geuen wisdom.Omnia autem Dominus fecit, / et pie agentibus dedit sapientiam.