44 — Ecclesiasticus

1Let us now praise men of renown and our fathers in their generation.Diamo lode agli uomini gloriosi, ai maggiori nostri, da' quali siamo stati noi generati.LET vs praise glorious men, and our fathers in their generation.Laudemus viros gloriosos, / et parentes nostros in generatione sua. 2The Lord hath wrought great glory through his magnificence from the beginning.Molta gloria si proccurò per essi il Signore colla sua magnificenza, che è eterna.Much glorie hath our Lord made by his magnificence from the beginning of the world.Multam gloriam fecit Dominus: / magnificentia sua a sæculo. 3Such as have borne rule in their dominions, men of great power, and endued with their wisdom, shewing forth in the prophets the dignity of prophets,Eglino furon signori ne' loro regni, furon uomini grandi per valore, e forniti di prudenza. Essi come profeti fecer conoscere la profetica dignità.Ruling in their dominions, men great for force, and endued with their wisdom, declaring in the prophetes the dignitie of prophetes,Dominantes in potestatibus suis, / homines magni virtute et prudentia sua præditi, / nuntiantes in prophetis dignitatem prophetarum: 4And ruling over the present people, and by the strength of wisdom instructing the people in most holy words.Essi imperarono colla virtù della prudenza al popolo de' loro tempi ingiungendo precetti santissimi a' sudditi.and ruling in the people that was present, and by the vertue of wisdom most holie wordes to the peoples.et imperantes in præsenti populo, / et virtute prudentiæ populis sanctissima verba: 5Such as by their skill sought out musical tunes, and published canticles of the scriptures.Col loro sapere investigarono i musicali concerti, e dettarono i cantici delle Scritture.In their kil seeking out musical melodies, & vttering songnes of scriptures.in peritia sua requirentes modos musicos, / et narrantes carmina Scripturarum: 6Rich men in virtue, studying beautifulness: living at peace in their houses.Uomini ricchi di virtù, solleciti del decoro del santuario tranquilli nelle loro case.Rich men in force studying beautifulnes: liuing at peace in their houses.homines divites in virtute, / pulchritudinis studium habentes, / pacificantes in domibus suis. 7All these have gained glory in their generations, and were praised in their days.Tutti questi ai tempi loro fecer acquisto di gloria, e onorarono la loro età.Al these in the generations of their nation haue obteyned glorie, and in their daies are praised.Omnes isti in generationibus gentis suæ gloriam adepti sunt, / et in diebus suis habentur in laudibus.

8They that were born of them have left a name behind them, that their praises might be related:Quelli, che nacquer da questi, lasciarono un nome, che fa rammentare le loro laudi.They that were borne of them haue leaft a name to tel their praises:Qui de illis nati sunt reliquerunt nomen / narrandi laudes eorum. 9And there are some, of whom there is no memorial: who are perished, as if they had never been: and are become as if they had never been born, and their children with them.Ma furonvi alcuni, de' quali è spenta la memoria, i quali perirono come so mai non fossero stati ed essi, e i loro figliuoli con essi, benché nascessero, furono come non nati.and there are some of whom there is no memorie: they are perished, as they that neuer were; & are borne, as not borne at al, & their children with them.Et sunt quorum non est memoria: / perierunt quasi qui non fuerint: / et nati sunt quasi non nati, / et filii ipsorum cum ipsis. 10But these were men of mercy, whose godly deeds have not failed:Ma quelli furono uomini di misericordia, e le opere di loro pietà non sono andate in oblio.But they are men of mercie, whose godlie deedes haue not failed:Sed illi viri misericordiæ sunt, / quorum pietates non defuerunt. 11Good things continue with their seed,La loro stirpe resta posseditrice de' loro beni.good thinges continew with their seede,Cum semine eorum permanent bona: 12Their posterity are a holy inheritance, and their seed hath stood in the covenants.I loro nipoti sono un popolo santo, e i loro posteri stetter costanti nella alleanza:their nephewes are an holie inheritance, and their seede hath stoode in the testamentes:hæreditas sancta nepotes eorum, / et in testamentis stetit semen eorum: 13And their children for their sakes remain for ever: their seed and their glory shall not be forsaken.E pel merito loro durerà in perpetuo la loro discendenza; la loro stirpe, e la loro gloria non verrà meno.and their children because of them abide for euer: their seede and their glorie shal not be forsaken.et filii eorum propter illos usque in æternum manent: / semen eorum et gloria eorum non derelinquetur. 14Their bodies are buried in peace, and their name liveth unto generation and generation.I loro corpi furon sepolti in pace, e il loro nome vive per tutti i secoli.Their bodies are buried in peace, and their name liueth vnto generation and generation.Corpora ipsorum in pace sepulta sunt, / et nomen eorum vivit in generationem et generationem. 15Let the people shew forth their wisdom, and the church declare their praise.La loro sapienza è celebrata da' popoli, e le loro lodi sono ripetute nelle sacre adunanze.Let peoples tel their wisdom, and the Church declare their praise.Sapientiam ipsorum narrent populi, / et laudem eorum nuntiet ecclesia.

16Henoch pleased God, and was translated into paradise, that he may give repentance to the nations.Henoch fu caro a Dio, e fu trasportato nel paradiso per predicare alle genti la penitenza.Henoch pleased God, and was translated into paradise, that he may geue repentance to the nations.Enoch placuit Deo, et translatus est in paradisum, / ut det gentibus pœnitentiam. 17Noe was found perfect, just, and in the time of wrath he was made a reconciliation.Noè fu trovato perfettamente giunto, e nel tempo dell'ira strumento di riconciliazione.Noe was found perfect, iust, and in the time of wrath he was made a reconciliation.Noë inventus est perfectus, justus, / et in tempore iracundiæ factus est reconciliatio. 18Therefore was there a remnant left to the earth, when the flood came.Quindi rimasero delle reliquie alla terra quando venne il diluvio.Therefore was there a remnant least to the earth, when the flood was made.Ideo dimissum est reliquum terræ, / cum factum est diluvium. 19The covenants of the world were made with him, that all flesh should no more be destroyed with the flood.Egli fu depositario di quel patto sempiterno, che non possano essere distrutti col diluvio tutti gli animali.The testaments of the world were made with him, that al flesh should no more be destroyed with the flood.Testamenta sæculi posita sunt apud illum, / ne deleri possit diluvio omnis caro. 20Abraham was the great father of a multitude of nations, and there was not found the like to him in glory, who kept the law of the most High, and was in covenant with him.Abramo il grande padre di molte genti, a cui nissuno fu simile in gloria, il quale conservò la legge dell'Altissimo, che strinse con lui alleanza.Abraham the great father of the multitude of the nations, and there was not found the like to him in glorie, who kept the law of the Highest, and was in couenant with him.Abraham magnus pater multitudinis gentium, / et non est inventus similis illi in gloria: / qui conservavit legem Excelsi, / et fuit in testamento cum illo. 21In his flesh he established the covenant, and in temptation he was found faithful.Egli nella sua carne ratificò l'alleanza, e nella tentazione fu trovato fedele.In his flesh he made the couenant to stand, and in tentation he was found faithful.In carne ejus stare fecit testamentum, / et in tentatione inventus est fidelis. 22Therefore by an oath he gave him glory in his posterity, that he should increase as the dust of the earth,Per questo Iddio giurò di dargli gloria nella sua stirpe, ch'ei sarebbesi moltiplicato come la polvere della terra.Therefore by an oath he gaue him glorie in his nation, that he should encrease as an heape of earth,Ideo jurejurando dedit illi gloriam in gente sua, / crescere illum quasi terræ cumulum, 23And that he would exalt his seed as the stars, and they should inherit from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.E che avrebbe esaltata la sua di scendenza come le stelle del cielo, e che questa avrebbe posseduto da un mare fino all'altro mare, e dal gran fiume sino ai contini del mondo.and that he would exalt his seede as the starres, and they should inherite from sea to sea, and from the riuer to the endes of the earth.et ut stellas exaltare semen ejus, / et hæreditare illos a mari usque ad mare, / et a flumine usque ad terminos terræ.

24And he did in like manner with Isaac for the sake of Abraham his father.E allo stesso modo si diportò con Isacco per amore di Abramo suo padre.And he did in like manner in Isaac for Abraham his father.Et in Isaac eodem modo fecit, / propter Abraham patrem ejus. 25The Lord gave him the blessing of all nations, and confirmed his covenant upon the head of Jacob.A lui diede il Signore la benedizione di tutte le genti, e il suo patto confermò sul capo di Giacobbe.Our Lord gaue him the blessing of al nations, and confirmed his couenant vpon the head of Iacob.Benedictionem omnium gentium dedit illi Dominus, / et testamentum confirmavit super caput Jacob. 26He acknowledged him in his blessings, and gave him an inheritance, and divided him his portion in twelve tribes.Lo riconobbe colle sue benedizioni, e a lui diede l'eredità, dividendola parte per parte alle dodici tribù.He knew him in his blessinges, and gaue him an inheritance, & diuided him his portion in twelue tribes.Agnovit eum in benedictionibus suis, / et dedit illi hæreditatem, / et divisit illi partem in tribubus duodecim. 27And he preserved for him men of mercy, that found grace in the eyes of all flesh.E a lui serbò uomini di misericordia, i quali furono amati da tutti gli uomini.And he preserued vnto him men of mercie, and found grace in the eies of al flesh.Et conservavit illi homines misericordiæ, / invenientes gratiam in oculis omnis carnis.