48 — Ecclesiasticus

1And Elias the prophet stood up, as a fire, and his word burnt like a torch.E sorse il profeta Elia come un fuoco, e le parole di lui erano come ardente facella.AND there arose Elias the prophet, as it were fire, and his word burnt as a litle torche.Et surrexit Elias propheta quasi ignis, / et verbum ipsius quasi facula ardebat. 2He brought a famine upon them, and they that provoked him in their envy, were reduced to a small number, for they could not endure the commandments of the Lord.Egli fece venir contro di essi la fame, e quelli, che per invidia il perseguitavano, si ridussero a pochi; perocché non potevan coloro sopportare i comandamenti del Signore.Who brought famine vpon them, and they prouoking him in their enuie, were made fewe. for they could not abide the preceptes of our Lord.Qui induxit in illos famem: / et irritantes illum invidia sua pauci facti sunt: / non enim poterant sustinere præcepta Domini. 3By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven, and he brought down fire from heaven thrice.Egli colla parola del Signore chiuse il cielo, e tre volte fece dal cielo cadere il fuoco:By the word of our Lord he stayed heauen, and he brought downe fire from heauen thrise.Verbo Domini continuit cælum, / et dejecit de cælo ignem ter. 4Thus was Elias magnified in his wondrous works. And who can glory like to thee?Così Elia si rendè glorioso co' suoi miracoli. E chi è, che possa gloriarsene al pari di te.So was Elias magnified in his meruelous workes. And who can so glorie like vnto thee?Sic amplificatus est Elias in mirabilibus suis. / Et quis potest similiter sic gloriari tibi ? 5Who raisedst up a dead man from below, from the lot of death, by the word of the Lord God.Tu in virtù della parola di Dio Signore traesti un morto dall'inferno, e dalla giurisdizione della morte.Who didst rayse vp the dead from hel, from the lotte of death, in the word of our Lord God.qui sustulisti mortuum ab inferis de sorte mortis, / in verbo Domini Dei: 6Who broughtest down kings to destruction, and brokest easily their power in pieces, and the glorious from their bed.Tu abbattesti i regi, e con facilità, conquidesti la possanza di essi, e i gloriosi (facesti cadere) da' loro letti.Who didst cast downe kinges to destruction, and didst easily breake their might, and the glorious from their bed.qui dejecisti reges ad pernicem, / et confregisti facile potentiam ipsorum, / et gloriosos de lecto suo: 7Who heardest judgment in Sina, and in Horeb the judgments of vengeance.Tu ascoltasti sul Sina il giudizio, e sull'Horeb i decreti di vendetta.Who hearest iudgement in Sina, and in Horeb iudgementes of defence.qui audis in Sina judicium, / et in Horeb judicia defensionis:

8Who anointedst kings to penance, and madest prophets successors after thee.Tu ungi dei regi, che faccian vendetta, e lasci dopo di te de' profeti tuoi successori.Who anoyntest kinges to repentance, and makest prophetes successoures after thee.qui ungis reges ad pœnitentiam, / et prophetas facis successores post te: 9Who wast taken up in a whirlwind of fire, in a chariot of fiery horses.Tu fosti rapito in un turbine di fuoco sopra un cocchio tirato da cavalli di fuoco.Who wast receiued in a whirlewind of fire, in a chariot of fierie horses.qui receptus es in turbine ignis, / in curru equorum igneorum: 10Who art registered in the judgments of times to appease the wrath of the Lord, to reconcile the heart of the father to the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob.Tu sei scritto ne' decreti dei tempi, come quegli, che placherai l'ira del Signore, riunirai il cuore del padre col figlio, e rimetterai in piedi le tribù di Giacobbe.Who art written in the iudgements of times, to appeale the wrath of our Lord, to reconcile the hart of the father to the sonne, and to restore the tribes of Iacob.qui scriptus es in judiciis temporum, / lenire iracundiam Domini, / conciliare cor patris ad filium, / et restituere tribus Jacob. 11Blessed are they that saw thee, and were honoured with thy friendship.Beati quei, che ti videro, ed ebber la gloria di averti per amico;Blessed are they, that saw thee, and were honored in thy freindshipe.Beati sunt qui te viderunt, / et in amicitia tua decorati sunt. 12For we live only in our life, but after death our name shall not be such.Perocché noi questa sola vita viviamo, e dopo la morte tal non sarà il nostro nomeFor we liue by life only, but after death our name shal not be such.Nam nos vita vivimus tantum: / post mortem autem non erit tale nomen nostrum. 13Elias was indeed covered with the whirlwind, and his spirit was filled up in Eliseus: in his days he feared not the prince, and no man was more powerful than he.Or Elia fu involto nel turbino, ed Eliseo ebbe la pienezza del suo spinto; egli ne' suoi tempi non temè alcun principe, e nissun lo vinse colla potenza:Elias was in dede hid in the whirlewind, & his spirit was complete in Eliseus: in his daies he feared not the prince, and no man ouercame him by might.Elias quidem in turbine tectus est, / et in Eliseo completus est spiritus ejus: / in diebus suis non pertimuit principem, / et potentia nemo vicit illum: 14No word could overcome him, and after death his body prophesied.Né parola alcuna lo vinse, e il corpo morto di lui profetò.Neither did any word ouercome him, and his bodie prophecied being dead.nec superavit illum verbum aliquod, / et mortuum prophetavit corpus ejus.

15In his life he did great wonders, and in death he wrought miracles.Nel tempo di sua vita operò prodigj, e fece cose mirabili nella sua morte.In his life he did wonders, and in death he wrought meruelous thinges.In vita sua fecit monstra, / et in morte mirabilia operatus est. 16For all this the people repented not, neither did they depart from their sins till they were cast out of their land, and were scattered through all the earth.Ma per tutto questo il popolo non si pentì, e non lasciarono i loro peccati fino a tanto, che furono cacciati dal loro paese, e dispersi per tutta la terra:In al these thinges the people repented not, and they departed not from their sinnes, til they were cast out of their land, and were dispersed into al the earth.In omnibus istis non pœnituit populus, / et non recesserunt a peccatis suis, / usque dum ejecti sunt de terra sua, / et dispersi sunt in omnem terram: 17And there was left but a small people, and a prince in the house of David.E restò pochissima gente, e un prìncipe della casa di David.And there was leaft a verie smal nation, and a prince in the house of Dauid.et relicta est gens perpauca, / et princeps in domo David. 18Some of these did that which pleased God: but others committed many sins.Alcuni di essi fecero quello, che Dio voleva; altri poi fecer molti peccati.Some of them did that which pleased God: but others committed manie sinnes.Quidam ipsorum fecerunt quod placeret Deo: / alii autem multa commiserunt peccata. 19Ezechias fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof, and he digged a rock with iron, and made a well for water.Ezechia fortificò la città, e condusse acqua nel contro di essa, e scavò un masso a forza di ferro, e vi fece una cisterna per l'acqua.Ezechias fenced his citie, and brough in water into the middes thereof, and digged a rocke with yron, and built a wel for water.Ezechias munivit civitatem suam, / et induxit in medium ipsius aquam: / et fodit ferro rupem, / et ædificavit ad aquam puteum. 20In his days Sennacherib came up, and sent Rabsaces, and lifted up his hand against them, and he stretched out his hand against Sion, and became proud through his power.A tempo di lui venne Sennacherib, e spedì Rabsace, ed egli alzò la mano contro i Giudei, e la mano stese contro Sionne, di venuto superbo per le sue forze.In his daies came vp Sennacherib, and sent Rabsaces, and lifted vp his hand against them, and put forth his hand vpon Sion, and became proude by his mightines.In diebus ipsius ascendit Sennacherib, / et misit Rabsacen, et sustulit manum suam contra illos: / et extulit manum suam in Sion, / et superbus factus est potentia sua.

21Then their hearts and hands trembled, and they were in pain as women in travail.Allora furon commossi i loro cuori, e cadder loro le braccia, e dolori provarono come di donna, che partorisce.Then were their harts, and hands moued: and they were in sorow as trauailing wemen.Tunc mota sunt corda et manus ipsorum: / et doluerunt quasi parturientes mulieres. 22And they called upon the Lord who is merciful, and spreading their hands, they lifted them up to heaven: and the holy Lord God quickly heard their voice.E invocarono il Signore misericordioso, e steser le mani, e le alzarono verso il cielo, e il Signore Dio santo udì tosto le voci loro.And they inuocated our merciful Lord, and spredding their handes, they lifted them vp to heauen: and the holie Lord God quickly heard their voice.Et invocaverunt Dominum misericordem, / et expandentes manus suas extulerunt ad cælum: / et Sanctus, Dominus Deus, audivit cito vocem ipsorum. 23He was not mindful of their sins, neither did he deliver them up to their enemies, but he purified them by the hand of Isaias, the holy prophet.Né si ricordò più de' loro peccati, e non li dette in balìa de' loro nemici, ma li purificò per mezzo di Isaia profeta santo.He was not mindful of their sinnes, neither did he geue them to their enemies, but purged them by the hand of Isaie the holie prophete.Non est commemoratus peccatorum illorum, / neque dedit illos inimicis suis: / sed purgavit eos in manu Isaiæ sancti prophetæ. 24He overthrew the army of the Assyrians, and the angel of the Lord destroyed them.Egli dissipò il campo degli Assirj, e l'Angelo del Signore gli sterminò:He ouerthrew the campe of the Assirians, and the Angel of our Lord destroyed them.Dejecit castra Assyriorum, / et contrivit illos angelus Domini: 25For Ezechias did that which pleased God, and walked valiantly in the way of David his father, which Isaias, the great prophet, and faithful in the sight of God, had commanded him.Perché Ezechia fece quello, che Dio voleva, e camminò nelle vie di David suo padre, come aveva a lui raccomandato Isaia profeta grande, e fedele nel cospetto del Signore.For Ezechias did that which pleased God, and went strongly in the way of Dauid his father, which Isaie commanded him, the great prophet, and faithful in the sight of God.nam fecit Ezechias quod placuit Deo, / et fortiter ivit in via David patris sui, / quam mandavit illi Isaias, propheta magnus, / et fidelis in conspectu Dei. 26In his days the sun went backward, and he lengthened the king’s life.A tempo di lui il sole tornò in dietro, ed egli prolungò la vita al re.In his daies the sunne returned backward, & added life to the king.In diebus ipsius retro rediit sol, / et addidit regi vitam.

27With a great spirit he saw the things that are to come to pass at last, and comforted the mourners in Sion.Egli con grande spirito vide gli ultimi tempi, e consolò i piangenti di Sion.By a great spirite he saw the last thinges, and comforted the mourners in Sion.Spiritu magno vidit ultima, / et consolatus est lugentes in Sion / usque in sempiternum. 28He showed what should come to pass for ever, and secret things before they came.Egli dimostrò le cose, che hanno da essere sino all'eternità, e le cose nascoste prima, che succedessero.For euer he shewed the thinges to come, & secret thinges before they came to passe.Ostendit futura, / et abscondita antequam evenirent.