51 — Ecclesiasticus

1A prayer of Jesus the son of Sirach. I will give glory to thee, O Lord, O King, and I will praise thee, O God my Saviour.Orazione di Gesù Figliuolo di Sirach. Te loderò io, o Signore, e Re, e a te darò gloria, o Dio mio salvatore.THE prayer of Iesus the sonne of Sirach. I wil confesse to thee ô Lord king, and wil praise thee God my sauiour.Oratio Jesu filii Sirach. Confitebor tibi, Domine rex, / et collaudabo te Deum salvatorem meum. 2I will give glory to thy name: for thou hast been a helper and protector to me.Grazie renderò al nome tuo, perché tu se' stato mio ajuto, e mio protettore.I wil confesse to thy name: because thou art become my helper and protectour,Confitebor nomini tuo, / quoniam adjutor et protector factus es mihi, 3And hast preserved my body from destruction, from the snare of an unjust tongue, and from the lips of them that forge lies, and in the sight of them that stood by, thou hast been my helper.Ed hai liberato il corpo mio dalla perdizione, e dal laccio della lingua perversa, e dalle labbra di quelli, che ordivano menzogne, e in faccia a' miei avversari mi hai dato soccorso.and hast deliuered my bodie from perdition, from the snare of an vniust tongue, and from the lippes of them that worke lying, and in the sight of them that stoode vp thou art become my helper.et liberasti corpus meum a perditione: / a laqueo linguæ iniquæ, et a labiis operantium mendacium: / et in conspectu astantium factus es mihi adjutor. 4And thou hast delivered me, according to the multitude of the mercy of thy name, from them that did roar, prepared to devour.E secondo la molta misericordia, onde tu prendi il nome, mi hai liberato da lioni, che ruggivano pronti a divorare,And thou hast deliuered me according to the multitude of the mercie of thy name from them that did roare, prepared to deuoure,Et liberasti me, secundum multitudinem misericordiæ nominis tui, / a rugientibus præparatis ad escam: 5Out of the hands of them that sought my life, and from the gates of afflictions, which compassed me about:Dalle mani di que', che cercavano l'anima mia, e dal cadere nelle tribolazioni, ond'io fui circondato,out of the handes of them that seeke my soule, and from the gates of tribulations which haue compassed me:de manibus quærentium animam meam, / et de portis tribulationum quæ circumdederunt me; 6From the oppression of the flame which surrounded me, and in the midst of the fire I was not burnt.Dalla violenza delle fiamme, tralle quali era rinchiuso, e in mezzo al fuoco non ebbi calore;from the oppression of the flame, which hath compassed me, and in the middes of fire I was not burnt.a pressura flammæ quæ circumdedit me, / et in medio ignis non sum æstuatus;

7From the depth of the belly of hell, and from an unclean tongue, and from lying words, from an unjust king, and from a slanderous tongue:Dal seno profondo dell'inferno, e dalla impura lingua, dalle testimonianze bugiarde, da un re inique, e dalla ingiusta lingua:From the depth of the bellie of hel, and from a defiled tongue, and from the word of lying, from a wicked king, and from an vniust tongue:de altitudine ventris inferi, / et a lingua coinquinata, et a verbo mendacii, / a rege iniquo, et a lingua injusta. 8My soul shall praise the Lord even to death.A Dio darà laude l'anima mia fino alla morte;my soule shal praise our Lord euen to death,Laudabit usque ad mortem anima mea Dominum, 9And my life was drawing near to hell beneath.Perocché la mia vita fu presso a cadere laggiù nell'inferno.and my life was approching to hel beneth.et vita mea appropinquans erat in inferno deorsum. 10They compassed me on every side, and there was no one that would help me. I looked for the succour of men, and there was none.Mi avean serrato da tutte parti, e non era chi mi porgesse soccorso; mirava se alcun uomo mi desse ajuto, ma ajuto non v'era.They haue compassed me on euerie side, & there was none that would helpe. I looked toward the helpe of men, & there was none.Circumdederunt me undique, et non erat qui adjuvaret: / respiciens eram ad adjutorium hominum, et non erat. 11I remembered thy mercy, O Lord, and thy works, which are from the beginning of the world.Mi ricordai di tua misericordia, o Signore, e delle cose fatte da te ab antico:I remembred thy mercie ô Lord, and thy operation, which are from the beginning of the world.Memoratus sum misericordiæ tuæ Domine, / et operationis tuæ, quæ a sæculo sunt: 12How thou deliverest them that wait for thee, O Lord, and savest them out of the hands of the nations.E come tu liberi coloro, che te aspettano, e li salvi dalle mani delle nazioni.Because thou deliuerest them that patiently expect thee ô Lord, and sauest them out of the handes of the nations.quoniam eruis sustinentes te, Domine, / et liberas eos de manibus gentium. 13Thou hast exalted my dwelling place upon the earth and I have prayed for death to pass away.Tu innalzasti la casa mia, sopra la terra, e te io supplicai per la morte, che tutto scioglie.Thou hast exalted my habitation vpon the earth, and I haue prayed for death to passe away.Exaltasti super terram habitationem meam, / et pro morte defluente deprecatus sum. 14I called upon the Lord, the father of my Lord, that he would not leave me in the day of my trouble, and in the time of the proud without help.Io invocai il Signore padre del Signor mio, affinchè non mi abbandoni, senza soccorso nel giorno di mia afflizione, e mentre dominano i superbi.I haue inuocated our Lord the father of my Lord, that he leaue me not in the day of my tribulation, and in the time of the proude without helpe.Invocavi Dominum patrem Domini mei, / ut non derelinquat me in die tribulationis meæ, / et in tempore superborum, sine adjutorio.

15I will praise thy name continually, and will praise it with thanksgiving, and my prayer was heard.Darò laude al nome tuo, e continuamente il celebrerò con rendimenti di grazie, perché fu esaudita la mia orazione.I wil praise thy name continually, and wil collaude it in confession, and my prayer was heard.Laudabo nomen tuum assidue, / et collaudabo illud in confessione: / et exaudita est oratio mea, 16And thou hast saved me from destruction, and hast delivered me from the evil time.E mi liberasti dalla perdizione, e mi salvasti dal tempo cattivo.And thou hast deliuered me from perdition, and hast rescued me from the wicked time.et liberasti me de perditione, / et eripuisti me de tempore iniquo. 17Therefore I will give thanks, and praise thee, and bless the name of the Lord.Per questo io ti renderò grazie, e a te darò laude, e benedirò il nome del Signore.Therfore wil I confesse, & say praise to thee, and blesse the name of our Lord.Propterea confitebor, et laudem dicam tibi, / et benedicam nomini Domini. 18When I was yet young, before I wandered about, I sought for wisdom openly in my prayer.Quand'io era tuttor giovanotto prima di inciampare in errori feci professione di cercar la sapienza colla mia orazione.When I was yet young, before I erred, I sought for wisdom openly in my prayer.Cum adhuc junior essem, priusquam oberrarem, / quæsivi sapientiam palam in oratione mea. 19I prayed for her before the temple, and unto the very end I will seek after her, and she flourished as a grape soon ripe.Io la domandava dinanzi al tempio, come sino all'estremo punto la cercherò; ed ella gettò il suo fiore come l'uva primaticcia.Before the temple I prayed for it, and vnto the later end I wil seeke after it, and it shal flourish as the grape timely ripe,Ante templum postulabam pro illis, / et usque in novissimis inquiram eam: / et effloruit tamquam præcox uva. 20My heart delighted in her, my foot walked in the right way, from my youth up I sought after her.Il mio cuore trovò in essa il suo gaudio; il mio piede battè la strada diritta; andai in cerca di lei fin dalla giovinezza.my hart hath reioyced in it, my foote hath walked the right way, from my youth I searched after it.Lætatum est cor meum in ea: / ambulavit pes meus iter rectum: / a juventute mea investigabam eam. 21I bowed down my ear a little, and received her.Chinai un poco le mie orecchie, e la ascoltai.I bowed mine eare a litle, and receiued it.Inclinavi modico aurem meam, / et excepi illam. 22I found much wisdom in myself, and profited much therein.E molta sapienza accolsi nella mia mente, e molto in essa mi avanzai.I found much wisdom in myself, & I haue much profited therein.Multam inveni in meipso sapientiam, / et multum profeci in ea.

23To him that giveth me wisdom, will I give glory.A lui, che mi da la sapienza, io darò gloria.To him that geueth me wisdom, wil I geue glorie.Danti mihi sapientiam dabo gloriam: 24For I have determined to follow her: I have had a zeal for good, and shall not be confounded.Perocché io mi son risoluto di metterla in pratica; ebbi zelo del bene, e non avronne rossore.For I haue consulted to doe it: I haue had a zele to good, and shal not be confounded.consiliatus sum enim ut facerem illam. / Zelatus sum bonum, et non confundar. 25My soul hath wrestled for her, and in doing it I have been confirmed.Per lei ha combattuto l'anima mia, e mi tengo costante nel seguitarla.My soule hath wrestled in it, and in doing it I was confirmed.Colluctata est anima mea in illa, / et in faciendo eam confirmatus sum. 26I stretched forth my hands on high, and I bewailed my ignorance of her.Stesi in alto le mie mani, e deplorai la stoltezza di quest'anima.I stretched forth my handes on high, & I lamented foolishnes.Manus meas extendi in altum, / et insipientiam ejus luxi; 27I directed my soul to her, and in knowledge I found her.Verso di lei dirizzai l'anima mia, e conosciuto (me) la trovai.I directed my soule to wisdom, and in knowlege I found it.animam meam direxi ad illam, / et in agnitione inveni eam. 28I possessed my heart with her from the beginning: therefore I shall not be forsaken.Con lei possedei da principio il mio cuore; per questo non sarò abbandonato.I possessed with it an hart from the beginning: for this cause I shal not be forsaken.Possedi cum ipsa cor ab initio: / propter hoc, non derelinquar. 29My entrails were troubled in seeking her: therefore shall I possess a good possession.Nel cercar lei le mie viscere soffersero de' turbamenti, per questo possederò un gran bene.My bellie was trubled in seeking it: therefore shal I possesse a good possession.Venter meus conturbatus est quærendo illam: / propterea bonam possidebo possessionem. 30The Lord hath given me a tongue for my reward: and with it I will praise him.Il Signore per mia mercede mi ha dato la lingua, ed io con essa a lui darò laude.Our Lord hath geuen me a tongue for my reward: and with the same I wil praise him.Dedit mihi Dominus linguam mercedem meam, / et in ipsa laudabo eum. 31Draw near to me, ye unlearned, and gather yourselves together into the house of discipline.Appressatevi a me, o ignoranti, e adunatevi nella casa di istruzione:Approch vnto me ye vnlerned, and gather yourselues together into the house of discipline.Appropiate ad me, indocti, / et congregate vos in domum disciplinæ.

32Why are ye slow and what do you say of these things? your souls are exceeding thirsty.Perché tuttora tardate? E che rispondete a questo? le anime vostre son grandemente assetate.Why slacke ye yet? and what say you herein? your soules are exceeding thirstie.Quid adhuc retardatis ? et quid dicitis in his ? / animæ vestræ sitiunt vehementer. 33I have opened my mouth, and have spoken: buy her for yourselves without silver,Ho aperta la mia bocca, ed ho parlato: comperate senza spesa,I haue opened my mouth, and haue spoken: Bye it for you without siluer,Aperui os meum, et locutus sum: / Comparate vobis sine argento, 34And submit your neck to the yoke, and let your soul receive discipline: for she is near at hand to be found.E piegate al giogo il vostro collo, e l'anima vostra accolga la disciplina; perocché è facile il ritrovarla.and submit your necke to the yoke, and let your soule receiue discipline: for it is very neere to finde it.et collum vestrum subjicite jugo: / et suscipiat anima vestra disciplinam: / in proximo est enim invenire eam. 35Behold with your eyes how I have laboured a little, and have found much rest to myself.Mirate cogli occhi vostri com'io faticai per un poco, ed ho trovato molta requie.See with your eyes that I haue laboured a litle, and haue found much rest to myself.Videte oculis vestris, quia modicum laboravi, / et inveni mihi multam requiem. 36Receive ye discipline as a great sum of money, and possess abundance of gold by her.Abbracciate la disciplina come un gran tesoro d'argento, e possedete con lei molto oro.Take ye discipline in a great summe of siluer, and possesse abundance of gold in it.Assumite disciplinam in multo numero argenti, / et copiosum aurum possidete in ea. 37Let your soul rejoice in his mercy and you shall not be confounded in his praise.Si consoli l'anima vostra nella misericordia di Dio, e lodando lui non sarete confusi.Let your soule reioyce in his mercie, and you shal not be confounded in praise.Lætetur anima vestra in misericordia ejus, / et non confundemini in laude ipsius. 38Work your work before the time, and he will give you your reward in his time.Fate l'opera vostra per tempo, ed egli darà a voi la mercede vostra a suo tempo.Worke your worke before the time, and he wil geue you your reward in his time.Operamini opus vestrum ante tempus, / et dabit vobis mercedem vestram in tempore suo.