22 — Ezechiel

1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:Il Signore parlommi, dicendo:AND the woord of our Lord was made to me, saying:Et factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens: 2And thou son of man, dost thou not judge, dost thou not judge the city of blood?E tu, o figliuolo dell'uomo, non farai tu giudizio, non farai tu giudizio della città sanguinaria?And thou sonne of man doest thou not iudge, doest thou not iudge the citie of bloud?Et tu, fili hominis, nonne judicas, nonne judicas civitatem sanguinum ? 3And thou shalt shew her all her abominations, and shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God: This is the city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come: and that hath made idols against herself, to defile herself.E non le farai tu vedere tutte le sue abbominazioni? Tu dirai: Queste cose dice il Signore Dio: Ecco la città, che versa il sangue scopertamente, affinchè venga il suo tempo: ella pur fabbricossi per sua sciagura degl'idoli, affine di contaminarsi.And thou shalt shew her al her abominations, and shalt say: Thus saith our Lord God: The citie shedding bloud in the middes of it, that her time may come: and that hath made idols against herselfe, that she might be polluted.Et ostendes ei omnes abominationes suas, et dices: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Civitas effundens sanguinem in medio sui, ut veniat tempus ejus: et quæ fecit idola contra semetipsam, ut pollueretur. 4Thou art become guilty in thy blood which thou hast shed: and thou art defiled in thy idols which thou hast made: and thou hast made thy days to draw near, and hast brought on the time of thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach to the Gentiles, and a mockery to all countries.Tu hai peccato nello sparger il sangue, e ti se contaminata cogl'idoli, che fabbricasti, e facesti, che i giorni tuoi accelerassero, e facesti venir la fine degli anni tuoi. Per questo ti ho fatta l'obbrobrio delle nazioni, e lo scherno di tutta la terra.In thy bloud, which is shed by thee, thou hast offended: and in thine idols, which thou hast made, thou art polluted: and thou hast made thy dayes to approch, and hast brought the time of thy yeares: therfore haue I geuen thee a reproch to the Gentils, and a mockerie to al landes.In sanguine tuo, qui a te effusus est, deliquisti, et in idolis tuis, quæ fecisti, polluta es: et appropinquare fecisti dies tuos, et adduxisti tempus annorum tuorum: propterea dedi te opprobrium gentibus, et irrisionem universis terris. 5Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall triumph over thee: thou filthy one, infamous, great in destruction.I vicini, e i lontani trionferanno di te, o infame, famosa, grande nel tuo sterminio.Those that are nere, and that are far from thee, shal triumph ouer thee: thou filthie one, noble, great in destruction.Quæ juxta sunt, et quæ procul a te, triumphabunt de te, sordida, nobilis, grandis interitu.

6Behold the princes of Israel, every one hath employed his arm in thee to shed blood.Ecco, che presso di te i principi d'Israele sono intesi, ciascuno giusta sua possa, a spargere il sangue,Behold the princes of Israel, euerie one in his arme, haue bene in thee, to shede bloud.Ecce principes Israël singuli in brachio suo fuerunt in te, ad effundendum sanguinem. 7They have abused father and mother in thee, they have oppressed the stranger in the midst of thee, they have grieved the fatherless and widow in thee.Oltraggiaron dentro di te il padre, e la madre, calunniarono il forestiero in mezzo a te, contristaron presso di te il pupillo, e la vedova.Father and mother they haue abused with contumelies in thee, the stranger they haue calumniated in the middes of thee, the pupil and widow they haue made sorowful in thee.Patrem et matrem contumeliis affecerunt: in te advenam calumniati sunt in medio tui: pupillum et viduam contristaverunt apud te. 8Thou hast despised my sanctuaries, and profaned my sabbaths.Voi sprezzaste i miei santuarj, e violaste i miei sabati.My sanctuaries you haue despised, and my sabbathes you haue polluted.Sanctuaria mea sprevisti, et sabbata mea polluisti. 9Slanderers have been in thee to shed blood, and they have eaten upon the mountains in thee, they have committed wickedness in the midst of thee.Tu avesti nel tuo seno de' calunniatori per ispargere il sangue, e dentro di te si fecer banchetti sulle colline, furon commesse le scelleraggini in mezzo a te.Detracting men haue bene in thee to shede bloud, and vpon the mountaynes they haue eaten in thee, they haue wrought wickednes in the middes of thee.Viri detractores fuerunt in te ad effundendum sanguinem, et super montes comederunt in te: scelus operati sunt in medio tui. 10They have discovered the nakedness of their father in thee, they have humbled the uncleanness of the menstruous woman in thee.Dentro di te non si ebbe rispetto alla moglie del proprio padre, né alla donna nel tempo di sua immondezza.The fathers shame they haue discouered in thee, the vncleannes of the menstruous woman they haue humbled in thee.Verecundiora patris discooperuerunt in te; immunditiam menstruatæ humiliaverunt in te: 11And every one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife, and the father in law hath wickedly defiled his daughter in law, the brother hath oppressed his sister the daughter of his father in thee.Ognun di essi fe' cose abbominevoli colla moglie del prossimo suo, e il suocero indegnamente peccò colla nuora, il fratello fe' violenza alla sorella, alla figlia del proprio suo padre.And euerie one hath wrought abomination vpon his neighbours wife, and the father in law hath polluted his daughter inlaw wickedly, the brother hath oppressed his sister the daughter of his father in thee.et unusquisque in uxorem proximi sui operatus est abominationem, et socer nurum suam polluit nefarie: frater sororem suam, filiam patris sui, oppressit in te.

12They have taken gifts in thee to shed blood: thou hast taken usury and increase, and hast covetously oppressed thy neighbours: and thou hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.Accettarono in te dei regali per ispargere il sangue: tu ricevesti l'usura, e il soprappiù, e per avarizia calunniavi i fratelli: di me poi ti scordasti, dice il Signore Dio.They haue taken giftes in thee to shede bloud: thou hast taken vsurie and ouerplus, and didst calumniate thy neighbours couetously: and thou hast forgotten me, saith our Lord God.Munera acceperunt apud te ad effundendum sanguinem: usuram et superabundantiam accepisti, et avare proximos tuos calumniabaris: meique oblita es, ait Dominus Deus. 13Behold, I have clapped my hands at thy covetousness, which thou hast exercised: and at the blood that hath been shed in the midst of thee.Per questo io battei le mani veggendo la tua avarizia, e il sangue sparso in mezzo a te.Behold, I haue wrong my handes vpon thy couetousnes, which thou hast done, and vpon the bloud that hath bene shed in the middes of thee.Ecce complosi manus meas super avaritiam tuam quam fecisti, et super sanguinem qui effusus est in medio tui. 14Shall thy heart endure, or shall thy hands prevail in the days which I will bring upon thee: I the Lord have spoken, and will do it.Potrà egli reggere il cuor tuo, ovver sarann' elleno più robuste le mani tue nei giorni, che io ti preparo? Io il Signore no parlato, e io farò,Why, shal thy hart abide, or shal thy handes preuaile in the dayes, which I shal make to thee? I the Lord haue spoken, and wil doe it.Numquid sustinebit cor tuum, aut prævalebunt manus tuæ, in diebus quos ego faciam tibi ? Ego Dominus locutus sum, et faciam. 15And I will disperse thee in the nations, and will scatter thee among the countries, and I will put an end to thy uncleanness in thee.E ti spergerò tralle nazioni, e ti sparpaglierò per tutte le terre, e farò, che abbia fine in te la tua immondezza.And I wil disperse thee into nations, & wil scatter thee into landes, and wil make thy vncleannes to faile from thee.Et dispergam te in nationes, et ventilabo te in terras, et deficere faciam immunditiam tuam a te. 16And I will possess thee in the sight of the Gentiles, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.E mi farò Signore di te al cospetto delle nazioni; e conoscerai, ch'io sono il Signore.And I wil possesse thee in the sight of the Gentils: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.Et possidebo te in conspectu gentium: et scies quia ego Dominus.

17And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:E il Signore parlommi, dicendo:And the word of our Lord was made to me, saying:Et factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens: 18Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: all these are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace: they are become the dross of silver.Figliuolo dell'uomo, la casa d'Israele mi s'è cangiata in ischiuma, tutti costoro son come rame, stagno, e ferro, e piombo nel mezzo della fornace: son diventati la schiuma dell'argento.Sonne of man, the house of Israel is turned into drosse to me: al these are become brasse, and tinne, and yron, and lead, & drosse of siluer, in the middes of the fornace.Fili hominis, versa est mihi domus Israël in scoriam: omnes isti æs, et stannum, et ferrum, et plumbum in medio fornacis: scoria argenti facti sunt. 19Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because you are all turned into dross, therefore behold I will gather you together in the midst of Jerusalem.Per questo, così parla il Signore Dio: Perchè voi vi siete tutti cangiati in ischiuma, per questo, ecco, che io vi ratinerò nel mezzo di Gerusalemme,Therfore thus saith our Lord God: Because you are al turned into drosse, therfore behold I wil gather you together in the middes of Ierusalem,Propterea hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Eo quod versi estis omnes in scoriam, propterea ecce ego congregabo vos in medio Jerusalem, 20As they gather silver, and brass, and tin, and iron, and lead in the midst of the furnace: that I may kindle a fire in it to melt it: so will I gather you together in my fury and in my wrath, and will take my rest, and I will melt you down.Facendo una massa dell'argento, e del rame, e dello stagno, e del ferro, e del piombo nel mezzo della fornace per accendervi il fuoco, e liquefarvi. Così io nel furor mio, e nell'ira mia vi ragunerò, ed ivi vi abbandonerò, e vi squaglierò.with the gathering of siluer, and brasse, and tinne, & yron, and lead in the middes of a fornace: that I may kindle a fire in it to melt it: so wil I gather you together in my furie, and in my wrath, and wil rest: and I wil melt you.congregatione argenti, et æris, et stanni, et ferri, et plumbi, in medio fornacis, ut succendam in ea ignem ad conflandum. Sic congregabo in furore meo, et in ira mea: et requiescam, et conflabo vos. 21And will gather you together, and will burn you in the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst thereof.Vi raunerò, e vi abbrucerò col fuoco del mio furore, e in mezzo ad esso vi squaglierete.And I wil gather you together, and wil set you on fire, in the fire of my furie, and you shal be melted in the middes therof.Et congregabo vos, et succendam vos in igne furoris mei, et conflabimini in medio ejus.

22As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall you be in the midst thereof: and you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have poured out my indignation upon you.Come si fonde l'argento nel mezzo della fornace, così voi in mezzo di Gerusalemme, e conoscerete, che son io il Signore, quando avrò versato sopra di voi la mia indignazione.As siluer is melted in the middes of the fornace, so shal you be in the middes therof: and you shal know that I am the Lord, when I haue powred out mine indignation vpon you.Ut conflatur argentum in medio fornacis, sic eritis in medio ejus: et scietis quia ego Dominus cum effuderim indignationem meam super vos. 23And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:E il Signore parlommi, dicendo:And the word of our Lord was made to me, saying:Et factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens: 24Son of man, say to her: Thou art a land that is unclean, and not rained upon in the day of wrath.Figliuolo dell'uomo, di' a colei: Tu se' terra immonda, e non umettata nel giorno del furore.Sonne of man, say to it: Thou art an vncleane land, and not rayned vpon in the day of furie.Fili hominis, dic ei: Tu es terra immunda, et non compluta in die furoris. 25There is a conspiracy of prophets in the midst thereof: like a lion that roareth and catcheth the prey, they have devoured souls, they have taken riches and hire, they have made many widows in the midst thereof.Una congiura di profeti è in mezzo a lei: come lione, che rugge, e rapisce la preda, essi han divorate le anime: hanno avute ricche mercedi, ed hanno accresciuto il numero delle vedove dentro di lei.A conspiracie of prophets in the middes therof: as a lion roaring, and rauening the praye, haue they deuoured soules, they haue taken the riches and the price, her widowes they haue multiplied in the middes therof.Conjuratio prophetarum in medio ejus: sicut leo rugiens, rapiensque prædam, animas devoraverunt: opes et pretium acceperunt: viduas ejus multiplicaverunt in medio illius. 26Her priests have despised my law, and have defiled my sanctuaries: they have put no difference between holy and profane: nor have distinguished between the polluted and the clean: and they have turned away their eyes from my sabbaths, and I was profaned in the midst of them.I suoi sacerdoti han disprezzata la mia legge, ed han contaminati i miei santuari: non han saputo distinguere tral santo, e il profano, e non han conosciuto di vano tra l'immondo, e il puro: e gli occhi chiusero alla violazione de' miei sabati, ed io era disonorato in mezzo ad essi.Her priests haue contemned my law, and haue polluted my sanctuaries: betwen a holie thing and prophane they haue put no difference and betwen the polluted and the cleane they vnderstood not: and from my sabbathes they haue turned away their eyes, and I was defiled in the middes of them.Sacerdotes ejus contempserunt legem meam, et polluerunt sanctuaria mea: inter sanctum et profanum non habuerunt distantiam, et inter pollutum et mundum non intellexerunt: et a sabbatis meis averterunt oculos suos, et coinquinabar in medio eorum.

27Her princes in the midst of her, are like wolves ravening the prey to shed blood, and to destroy souls, and to run after gains through covetousness.I suoi principi in mezzo a lei, come lupi anelanti alla preda, a spargere il sangue, a rovinare le anime, a cercare guadagni alla propria avarizia.Her princes in the middes of her, as wolues rauening the praye to shede bloud, and to destroy soules, and to pursew gaynes couetously.Principes ejus in medio illius quasi lupi rapientes prædam ad effundendum sanguinem, et ad perdendas animas, et avare ad sectanda lucra. 28And her prophets have daubed them without tempering the mortar, seeing vain things, and divining lies unto them, saying: Thus saith the Lord God: when the Lord hath not spoken.Ma i profeti di lei intonacavano senza la necessaria mistura, spacciando a questi delle vane visioni, e delle bugiarde profezie, dicendo: Queste cose dice il Signore Dio, quando il Signore non ha parlato.And her prophetes dawbed them without tempering, seing vayne thinges, and diuining lies to them, saying: Thus saith our Lord God: wheras our Lord hath not spoken.Prophetæ autem ejus liniebant eos absque temperamento, videntes vana, et divinantes eis mendacium, dicentes: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: cum Dominus non sit locutus. 29The people of the land have used oppression, and committed robbery: they afflicted the needy and poor, and they oppressed the stranger by calumny without judgment.I popoli di questa terra inventavan calunnie, e rapivan con violenza l'altrui: contristavano il piccolo, e il povero, e il forestiero opprimevano con imposture senza giustizia.The people of the land they oppressed by calumnie, and tooke away violently: the needie and poore they afflicted, and the stranger they oppressed by calumnie without iudgement.Populi terræ calumniabantur calumniam, et rapiebant violenter: egenum et pauperem affligebant, et advenam opprimebant calumnia absque judicio. 30And I sought among them for a man that might set up a hedge, and stand in the gap before me in favour of the land, that I might not destroy it: and I found none.E cercai tra lor d'un uomo, che frapponesse una siepe, e a me stesse a petto, affinchè io non la sterminassi; né lo trovai.And I sought of them a man that might enterpose an hedge, and stand opposite agaynst me for the land, that I might not destroy it: and I found not.Et quæsivi de eis virum qui interponeret sepem, et staret oppositus contra me pro terra, ne dissiparem eam: et non inveni. 31And I poured out my indignation upon them, in the fire of my wrath I consumed them: I have rendered their way upon their own head, saith the Lord God.Ed io sparsi sopra di loro la mia indignazione: li consumai col fuoco dell'ira mia: le opere loro feci cadere sulle lor teste, dice il Signore Dio.And I powred out mine indignation vpon them, in the fire of my wrath I consumed them: I haue rendered their way vpon their head, saith our Lord God.Et effudi super eos indignationem meam; in igne iræ meæ consumpsi eos: viam eorum in caput eorum reddidi, ait Dominus Deus.