12 — Genesis

1And the Lord said to Abram: Go forth out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and out of thy father’s house, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.E il Signore disse ad Abramo: Parti dalla tua terra, e dalla tua parentela, e dalla casa del padre tuo, e vieni nella terra, che io ti insegnerò.AND our Lord said to Abram: Goe forth of thy countrie, and out of thy kinred, and out of thy fathers house, and come into a land, which I wil shew thee.Dixit autem Dominus ad Abram: Egredere de terra tua, et de cognatione tua, et de domo patris tui, et veni in terram quam monstrabo tibi. 2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.E ti farò capo di una nazione grande, e ti benedirò, e farò grande il tuo nome, e sarai benedetto.And I wil make thee into a great nation, and I wil blesse thee, and magnifie thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.Faciamque te in gentem magnam, et benedicam tibi, et magnificabo nomen tuum, erisque benedictus. 3I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee, and IN THEE shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.Benedirò que' che ti benedicono, e maledirò que' che ti maledicono, e IN TE saran benedette tutte le nazioni della terra.I wil blesse them and blesse thee, and cursse them that cursse thee, and IN THEE shal al the kindreds of the earth be blessed.Benedicam benedicentibus tibi, et maledicam maledicentibus tibi, atque in te benedicentur universæ cognationes terræ. 4So Abram went out as the Lord had commanded him, and Lot went with him: Abram was seventy-five years old when he went forth from Haran.Partì dunque Abramo, conforme gli avea ordinato il Signore, e con lui andò Lot: Abramo avea settantacinque anni, quando uscì di Haran.Abram therfore went out as our Lord had commanded him, and with him went Lot: seauentie fiue yeares old was Abram when he went forth out of Haran.Egressus est itaque Abram sicut præceperat ei Dominus, et ivit cum eo Lot: septuaginta quinque annorum erat Abram cum egrederetur de Haran. 5And he took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all the substance which they had gathered, and the souls which they had gotten in Haran: and they went out to go into the land of Chanaan. And when they were come into it,E prese seco Sarai sua moglie, e Lot figliuolo di suo fratello, e tutto quello che possedevano, e le persone che aveano acquistate in Haran: e partirono per andare nella terra di Chanaan. E giunti colà,And he tooke Sarai his wife, and Lot his brothers sonne, and al the substance which they had possessed, and the soules which they had gotten in Haran: and went forth to goe into the land of Chanaan. And when they were come into it,Tulitque Sarai uxorem suam, et Lot filium fratris sui, universamque substantiam quam possederant, et animas quas fecerant in Haran: et egressi sunt ut irent in terram Chanaan. Cumque venissent in eam, 6Abram passed through the country unto the place of Sichem, as far as the noble vale: now the Chanaanite was at that time in the land.Abramo passò per mezzo al paese fino al luogo di Sichem, fino alla valle famosa: e i Chananei erano allora in quella terra.Abram passed through the countrie vnto the place Sichem, as farre as the noble vale: and the Cananite was at that time in the countrie.pertransivit Abram terram usque ad locum Sichem, usque ad convallem illustrem: Chananæus autem tunc erat in terra.

7And the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him: To thy seed will I give this land. And he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.E il Signore apparve ad Abramo, e gli disse: A' tuoi posteri darò questa terra. Ed egli edificò in quel luogo un altare al Signore, che eragli apparito.And our Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him: To thy seed wil I giue this land. Who builded there an altar to our Lord, that had appeared to him.Apparuit autem Dominus Abram, et dixit ei: Semini tuo dabo terram hanc. Qui ædificavit ibi altare Domino, qui apparuerat ei. 8And passing on from thence to a mountain, that was on the east side of Bethel, he there pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: he built there also an altar to the Lord, and called upon his name.E di lì passando avanti verso il monte, che era a oriente di Bethel, vi tese il suo padiglione, avendo a occidente Bethel, e a levante Hai: ivi pure edificò un altare al Signore, ed invocò il suo nome.And marching on from thence to a mountaine, that was on the east side of Bethel, there he pitched his tent, hauing Bethel on the west, and Hay on the east: he builded there also an altar to our Lord, and called vpon his name.Et inde transgrediens ad montem, qui erat contra orientem Bethel, tetendit ibi tabernaculum suum, ab occidente habens Bethel, et ab oriente Hai: ædificavit quoque ibi altare Domino, et invocavit nomen ejus. 9And Abram went forward, going and proceeding on to the south.E tirò innanzi Abramo camminando, e avanzandosi verso mezzodì.And Abram went forward going, and proceding on to the south.Perrexitque Abram vadens, et ultra progrediens ad meridiem. 10And there came a famine in the country: and Abram went down into Egypt, to sojourn there: for the famine was very grievous in the land.Ma venne nel paese la fame, e Abramo scese nell'Egitto per istarvi come passeggero: perocché la fame dominava in quel paese.And there came a famine in the countrie: and Abram descended into Aegypt, to be as a pilgrime there: for the famine was very sore in the land.Facta est autem fames in terra: descenditque Abram in Ægyptum, ut peregrinaretur ibi: prævaluerat enim fames in terra. 11And when he was near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife: I know that thou art a beautiful woman:E stando per entrar nell'Egitto, disse a Sarai sua moglie: So, che tu sei bella donna:And when he was nere to enter into Aegypt, he said to Sarai his wife: I know that thou art a fayre woman:Cumque prope esset ut ingrederetur Ægyptum, dixit Sarai uxori suæ: Novi quod pulchra sis mulier:

12And that when the Egyptians shall see thee, they will say: She is his wife: and they will kill me, and keep thee.E che quando gli Egiziani ti avranno veduta, diranno: Ella è sua moglie: e uccideranno me, e te serberanno.and that when the Aegyptians shal see thee, they wil say: She is his wife: and they wil til me, and reserue thee.et quod cum viderint te Ægyptii, dicturi sunt: Uxor ipsius est: et interficient me, et te reservabunt. 13Say, therefore, I pray thee, that thou art my sister: that I may be well used for thee, and that my soul may live for thy sake.Di grazia adunque di', che tu sei mia sorella: affinché per te io sia ben accolto, e salvi la mia vita per opera tua.Say therfore, I pray thee, that thou art my sister: that I may be wel vsed for thee, and that my soule may liue for thy sake.Dic ergo, obsecro te, quod soror mea sis: ut bene sit mihi propter te, et vivat anima mea ob gratiam tui. 14And when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very beautiful.Entrato adunque Abramo in Egitto, videro gli Egiziani, che la donna era bella sommamente.When Abram therfore was entred into Aegypt, the Aegiptians sawe the woman that she was passing beautiful.Cum itaque ingressus esset Abram Ægyptum, viderunt Ægyptii mulierem quod esset pulchra nimis. 15And the princes told Pharao, and praised her before him: and the woman was taken into the house of Pharao.E i signori ne dieder nuova a Faraone, e la celebrarono dinanzi a lui: e la donna fu trasportata in casa di Faraone.And the princes told Pharao, and praised her to him: and the woman was taken into the house of Pharao.Et nuntiaverunt principes Pharaoni, et laudaverunt eam apud illum: et sublata est mulier in domum Pharaonis. 16And they used Abram well for her sake. And he had sheep and oxen and he asses, and men servants, and maid servants, and she asses, and camels.E per riguardo a lei fecero buon'accoglienza ad Abramo: ed egli ebbe pecore, e bovi, e asini, e servi, e serve, e asine, e cammelli.And they vsed Abram wel for her sake. And he had sheepe and oxen and he asses, and men seruants, and maid seruants, and shee asses, and Cammels.Abram vero bene usi sunt propter illam: fueruntque ei oves et boves et asini, et servi et famulæ, et asinæ et cameli. 17But the Lord scourged Pharao and his house with most grievous stripes for Sarai, Abram’s wife.Ma il Signore castigò con piaghe gravissime Faraone, e la sua casa a causa di Sarai moglie di Abramo.But our Lord scourged Pharao with very sore plagues, and his house for Sarai Abrams wife.Flagellavit autem Dominus Pharaonem plagis maximis, et domum ejus, propter Sarai uxorem Abram.

18And Pharao called Abram, and said to him: What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?E Faraone chiamò Abramo, e gli disse: Che m'hai tu fatto? perché non hai tu significato, che ella è tua moglie?And Pharao called Abram, and said to him: What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tel me that she was thy wife?Vocavitque Pharao Abram, et dixit ei: Quidnam est hoc quod fecisti mihi ? quare non indicasti quod uxor tua esset ? 19For what cause didst thou say, she was thy sister, that I might take her to my wife? Now therefore there is thy wife, take her, and go thy way.Perché mai dicesti, che era tua sorella, perché io me la pigliassi per moglie? Or adunque eccoti la tua donna, prendila, e va' in pace.For what cause didst thou say, she was thy sister, that I might take her to my wife? Now therfore there is thy wife, take her, and goe thy ways.quam ob causam dixisti esse sororem tuam, ut tollerem eam mihi in uxorem ? Nunc igitur ecce conjux tua, accipe eam, et vade. 20And Pharao gave his men orders concerning Abram: and they led him away and his wife, and all that he had.E Faraone diede la cura di Abramo a uomini, i quali lo accompagnarono fuora colla moglie, e con tutto quello che avea.And Pharao gaue certaine men commandment in the behalfe of Abram: and they conducted him, and his wife, and al that he had.Præcepitque Pharao super Abram viris: et deduxerunt eum, et uxorem illius, et omnia quæ habebat.