47 — Ecclesiasticus

1Then Nathan the prophet arose in the days of David.Surse di poi Nathan profeta a' tempi di David.AFTER these thinges arose Nathan the Prophet in the daies of Dauid.Post hæc surrexit Nathan, / propheta in diebus David. 2And as the fat taken away from the flesh, so was David chosen from among the children of Israel.Come il grasso dell'ostia dalla carne si segrega: così è Davidde segregato da' figliuoli di Israele.And as the fatte separated from the flesh, so was Dauid from the children of Israel.Et quasi adeps separatus a carne, / sic David a filiis Israël. 3He played with lions as with lambs: and with bears he did in like manner as with the lambs of the flock, in his youth.Egli scherzò co' leoni come se fossero agnelli, e gli orsi trattò come agnelli nella sua giovinezza.He plaied with lyons as it were with lambes: and with beares he did in like maner as with lambes of sheepe in his youth.Cum leonibus lusit quasi cum agnis, / et in ursis similiter fecit sicut in agnis ovium, in juventute sua. 4Did not he kill the giant, and take away reproach from his people?Non uccise egli il gigante togliendo l'obbrobrio di sua nazioneDid not he kil the giant, and tooke away reproch from his nation?Numquid non occidit gigantem, / et abstulit opprobrium de gente ? 5In lifting up his hand, with the stone in the sling he beat down the boasting of Goliath:Alzata la mano, col sasso della sua frombola, abbattè il trionfante Golia:In lifting vp his hand, with a stone of the sling he ouerthrew the boasting of Goliah:In tollendo manum, / saxo fundæ dejecit exsultationem Goliæ: 6For he called upon the Lord the Almighty, and he gave strength in his right hand, to take away the mighty warrior, and to set up the horn of his nation.Perché egli invocò il Signore onnipotente, il quale diede forza al suo braccio per uccidere un uomo forte in combattere, e per rialzar la gloria di sua nazione.for he inuocated our Lord the omnipotent, and he gaue in his right hand, to take away the man strong in battel, and to exalt the horne of his nation.nam invocavit Dominum omnipotentem, / et dedit in dextera ejus tollere hominem fortem in bello, / et exaltare cornu gentis suæ. 7So in ten thousand did he glorify him, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in offering to him a crown of glory:Così diede a lui la gloria di avere uccise dieci mila persone, e illustre il rendè colle sue benedizioni, e gli offerse corona di gloria:So in ten thousand did he glorifie him, and praised him in the blessinges of our Lord, in offering to him a crowne of glorie:Sic in decem millibus glorificavit eum: / et laudavit eum in benedictionibus Domini, / in offerendo illi coronam gloriæ:

8For he destroyed the enemies on every side, and extirpated the Philistines the adversaries unto this day: he broke their horn for ever.Perocché egli dappertutto conquise i nimici, e sterminò gli avversi Filistei fino al giorno d'oggi, egli fiaccò loro le corna in eterno.for he destroyed the enemies on euerie side, and rooted out the Philisthijms the aduersaries euen vntil this present day: he brake their horne for euer.contrivit enim inimicos undique, / et extirpavit Philisthiim contrarios usque in hodiernum diem: / contrivit cornu ipsorum usque in æternum. 9In all his works he gave thanks to the holy one, and to the most High, with words of glory.In tutte le sue azioni egli diede gloria al Santo, e all'Eccelso con parole di somma laude:In euerie worke he gaue confession to the Holie one, and to the Highest, in the word of glorie.In omni opere dedit confessionem Sancto, / et Excelso in verbo gloriæ. 10With his whole heart he praised the Lord, and loved God that made him: and he gave him power against his enemies:Con tutto il cuor suo celebrò il Signore, e amò il suo Creatore, il quale lo avea fatto forte contro i nemici:From al his hart he praised our Lord, & loued God that made him: and gaue him might against his enemies:De omni corde suo laudavit Dominum: / et dilexit Deum, qui fecit illum, / et dedit illi contra inimicos potentiam: 11And he set singers before the altar, and by their voices he made sweet melody.Egli collocò dinanzi all'altare i cantori, e a' loro canti diede dolce armonia.and he made singers to stand before the altar, and by their sound he made sweete tunes.et stare fecit cantores contra altare, / et in sono eorum dulces fecit modos. 12And to the festivals he added beauty, and set in order the solemn times even to the end of his life, that they should praise the holy name of the Lord, and magnify the holiness of God in the morning.Aggiunse maestà alla celebrazione delle solennità, e sino al fine di sua vita diede ornamento a' tempi (sagri), facendo, che si lodasse il nome santo del Signore, e di gran mattino si celebrasse la santità di Dio.And in the solennities he gaue honour, and adorned the times euen to the end of his life, that they should praise the holie name of our Lord, and magnifie the holines of God in the morning.Et dedit in celebrationibus decus, / et ornavit tempora usque ad consummationem vitæ, / ut laudarent nomen sanctum Domini, / et amplificarent mane Dei sanctitatem. 13The Lord took away his sins, and exalted his horn for ever: and he gave him a covenant of the kingdom, and a throne of glory in Israel.Il Signore lo purificò da suoi peccati, ed esaltò in eterno la sua potenza, e a lui confermò il patto del regno, e il seggio di gloria in Israele.Our Lord purged his sinnes, and exalted his horne for euer: and he gaue him a testament of the kingdom, and the seate of glorie in Israel.Dominus purgavit peccata ipsius, / et exaltavit in æternum cornu ejus: / et dedit illi testamentum regni, / et sedem gloriæ in Israël.

14After him arose up a wise son, and for his sake he cast down all the power of the enemies.Dietro a lui surse il figliuolo sapiente, e il Signore per amore del padre tenne abbattuta la potenza de' suoi nemici.After him arose a wise sonne, and for him did he ouerthrowe al the might of the enemies.Post ipsum surrexit filius sensatus, / et propter illum dejecit omnem potentiam inimicorum. 15Solomon reigned in days of peace, and God brought all his enemies under him, that he might build a house in his name, and prepare a sanctuary for ever: O how wise wast thou in thy youth!Il regno di Salomone fu tempo di pace, e Dio rendette soggetti tutti i nemici, affinchè egli edificasse una casa al nome di lui, e preparasse un eterno santuario. Quanto fosti tu fornito di scienza nella tua giovinezza,Salomon reigned in dayes of peace, to whom God subdewed al his enemies, that he might build an house in his name, and prepare holines for euer: as thou art instructed in thy youth.Salomon imperavit in diebus pacis, / cui subjecit Deus omnes hostes, / ut conderet domum in nomine suo, / et pararet sanctitatem in sempiternum. / Quemadmodum eruditus es in juventute tua, 16And thou wast filled as a river with wisdom, and thy soul covered the earth.Tu fosti ripieno di sapienza qual fiume, l'anima tua riscoperse i segreti della terra.And thou art replenished as a riuer with wisdom, and thy soule discouered the earth.et impletus es, quasi flumen, sapientia, / et terram retexit anima tua. 17And thou didst multiply riddles in parables: thy name went abroad to the islands far off, and thou wast beloved in thy peace.E nelle parabole molti enimmi adunasti, il tuo nome si divulgò pelle isole rimote, e fosti amato nella tua pace.And thou didst multiplie darke sayinges in comparisons: thy name was bruited to the ilandes far of, and thou wast beloued in thy peace.Et replesti in comparationibus ænigmata: / ad insulas longe divulgatum est nomen tuum, / et dilectus es in pace tua. 18The countries wondered at thee for thy canticles, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations,Tutte le genti ammirarono i tuoi cantici, e i proverbi, e le parabole, e le interpretazioni;The landes merueled at the songes and prouerbes, and comparisons, and interprerations,In cantilenis, et proverbiis, / et comparationibus, et interpretationibus, miratæ sunt terræ: 19And at the name of the Lord God, whose surname is, God of Israel.E la protezione del Signore Dio, che Dio d'Israele si noma.and at the name of our Lord God, whose name is, God of Israel.et in nomine Domini Dei, / cui est cognomen Deus Israël. 20Thou didst gather gold as copper, and didst multiply silver as lead,Tu adunasti l'oro come il rame, e moltiplicasti l'argento come il piombo;Thou didst gather gold as copper, and filledst siluer as lead,Collegisti quasi auricalcum aurum, / et ut plumbum complesti argentum: 21And thou didst bow thyself to women: and by thy body thou wast brought under subjection.Dipoi ti soggettasti alle donne, e avesti chi ebbe dominio sopra di te,and bowdest thy thighes to wemen: thou hast had power on thy bodie,et inclinasti femora tua mulieribus: / potestatem habuisti in corpore tuo.

22Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring wrath upon thy children, and to have thy folly kindled,E contaminasti la tua gloria, e profanasti la tua stirpe, tirando addosso a' tuoi figliuoli la vendetta, e andando tanto avanti la tua stoltezza,thou hast made a blotte in thy glorie, and profaned thy seede to bring wrath to thy children, and thy follie to be kindled,Dedisti maculam in gloria tua, / et profanasti semen tuum, / inducere iracundiam ad liberos tuos, / et incitari stultitiam tuam: 23That thou shouldst make the kingdom to be divided, and out of Ephraim a rebellious kingdom to rule.Che in due parti facesti dividere il regno, e da Ephraim cominciò un reame di ribelli.to make the kingdom diuided, and a stubburne kingdom to reigne of Ephraim.ut faceres imperium bipartitum, / et ex Ephraim imperare imperium durum. 24But God will not leave off his mercy, and he will not destroy, nor abolish his own works, neither will he cut up by the roots the offspring of his elect: and he will not utterly take away the seed of him that loveth the Lord.Ma Dio non manderà da parte la sua misericordia, e non guasterà, nè distruggerà le opere sue, e non schianterà dalle radici i nipoti dell'eletto, e non isterminerà la stirpe di lui, che amò il Signore.But God wil not leaue his mercie, and he wil not corrupt, nor abolish his owne workes, neither wil he destroy from the stocke the nephewes of his elect: and he wil not corrupt the seede of him, that loueth our Lord.Deus autem non derelinquet misericordiam suam: / et non corrumpet, nec delebit opera sua, / neque perdet a stirpe nepotes electi sui, / et semen ejus qui diligit Dominum non corrumpet. 25Wherefore he gave a remnant to Jacob, and to David of the same stock.Ed egli ha lasciate delle, reliquie a Giacobbe, e a David della sua stirpe.But he gaue a remnant to Iacob, and to Dauid of the same stocke.Dedit autem reliquum Jacob, / et David de ipsa stirpe. 26And Solomon had an end with his fathers.E Salomone riposò co' padri suoi;And Salomon had an end with his fathers.Et finem habuit Salomon cum patribus suis. 27And he left behind him of his seed, the folly of the nation,E lasciò dopo di se uno de' suoi figliuoli esempio di stoltezza alla sua nazione,And he leaft after him of his seede, the follie of the nation,Et dereliquit post se de semine suo, gentis stultitiam, 28Even Roboam that had little wisdom, who turned away the people through his counsel:E privo di prudenza Roboamo, il quale co' suoi consigli alienò da se la nazione:and Roboam hauing litle wisedom, who turned away the nation by his counsel,et imminutum a prudentia, Roboam, / qui avertit gentem consilio suo:

29And Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who caused Israel to sin, and shewed Ephraim the way of sin, and their sins were multiplied exceedingly.E (lasciò) Jeroboam figliuolo di Nabat, il quale indusse in peccato Israele, e la via di peccare mostrò ad Ephraim, e fu grandissima la piena de' loro peccati;and Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat, who made Israel to sinne, and made a way of sinning to Ephraim, and their sinnes did abound very manie.et Jeroboam filium Nabat, qui peccare fecit Israël, / et dedit viam peccandi Ephraim: / et plurima redundaverunt peccata ipsorum. 30They removed them far away from their land.I quali li scacciarono dalia loro terra.They remoued them away from their land very far.Valde averterunt illos a terra sua. 31And they sought out all iniquities, till vengeance came upon them, and put an end to all their sins.E (Israele) andò dietro a tutte le scelleraggini fino a tanto che cadde la vendetta sopra di essi, la quale pose fine a tutti i loro peccati.And he sought al iniquities, til there came defense vnto them, and he •id them from al sinnes.Et quæsivit omnes nequitias, / usque dum perveniret ad illos defensio, / et ab omnibus peccatis liberavit eos.