26 — Genesis

1And when a famine came in the land, after that barrenness which had happened in the days of Abraham, Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Palestines, to Gerara.Ma essendo venuta la fame in quel paese dopo la sterilità avvenuta ne' giorni di Abramo, se n'andò Isaac da Abimelech re de' Palestini in Gerara.AND when a famine was risen in the land, after that sterilitie, that had chanced in the dayes of Abraham, Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Palestines into Gerara.Orta autem fame super terram post eam sterilitatem, quæ acciderat in diebus Abraham, abiit Isaac ad Abimelech regem Palæstinorum in Gerara. 2And the Lord appeared to him, and said: Go not down into Egypt, but stay in the land that I shall tell thee.E il Signore gli apparve, e disse: Non andare in Egitto; ma posati nel paese, ch'io ti dirò;And our Lord appeared to him, and said: Goe not downe into Egypt, but rest in the land which I shal tel thee.Apparuitque ei Dominus, et ait: Ne descendas in Ægyptum, sed quiesce in terra quam dixero tibi, 3And sojourn in it, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee: for to thee and to thy seed I will give all these countries, to fulfil the oath which I swore to Abraham thy father.E stavvi pellegrino, e io sarò teco, e ti benedirò: imperocché a te, e al seme tuo darò tutte queste regioni, adempiendo il giuramento fatto da me ad Abramo tuo padre.And seiourne in it, and I wil be with thee, and wil blesse thee: for to thee and to thy seed, I wil geue al these countries, accomplishing the oath which I sware to Abraham thy father.et peregrinare in ea: eroque tecum, et benedicam tibi: tibi enim et semini tuo dabo universas regiones has, complens juramentum quod spopondi Abraham patri tuo. 4And I will multiply thy seed like the stars of heaven: and I will give to thy posterity all these countries: and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.E moltiplicherò la tua stirpe come le stelle del cielo: e darò ai tuoi posteri tutte queste regioni: e nel seme tuo SARAN BENEDETTE tutte le nazioni della terra,And I wil multiplie thy seed as the starres of heauen: and I wil geue to thy posteritie al these countries: and in thy seed SHAL BE BLESSED al the nations of the earth,Et multiplicabo semen tuum sicut stellas cæli: daboque posteris tuis universas regiones has: et benedicentur in semine tuo omnes gentes terræ, 5Because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my precepts and commandments, and observed my ceremonies and laws.Perché Abramo obbedì alla mia voce, e osservò i precetti, e comandamenti miei, e mantenne le cerimonie, e le leggi.for because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my preceptes and commandements, and obserued my ceremonies & lawes.eo quod obedierit Abraham voci meæ, et custodierit præcepta et mandata mea, et cæremonias legesque servaverit.

6So Isaac abode in Gerara.Isacco adunque si fermò in Gerara.Therfore Isaac abode in Gerara.Mansit itaque Isaac in Geraris. 7And when he was asked by the men of that place, concerning his wife, he answered: She is my sister: for he was afraid to confess that she was his wife, thinking lest perhaps they would kill him because of her beauty.Ed essendogli fatte delle interrogazioni dalla gente di quel luogo intorno alla sua moglie, rispose: Ella è mia sorella: perocché ebbe paura di confessare, che fosse unita seco in matrimonio, sospettando, che forse presi dalla bellezza di lei non lo uccidessero.Who when he was asked by the men of that place, concerning his wife, answered: She is my sister. for he was afraid to confesse that she was married to him, thinking lest peraduenture they would kil him because of her beautie.Qui cum interrogaretur a viris loci illius super uxore sua, respondit: Soror mea est: timuerat enim confiteri quod sibi esset sociata conjugio, reputans ne forte interficerent eum propter illius pulchritudinem. 8And when very many days were passed, and he abode there, Abimelech, king of the Palestines, looking out through a window, saw him playing with Rebecca, his wife.E passato un lungo tempo, e abitando egli nel medesimo luogo, traguardando Abimelech re de' Palestini per una finestra, lo vide scherzare con Rebecca sua moglie.And when verie manie days were passed, and he abode there, Abimelech the king of the Palestines looking forth through a windowe, sawe him sporting with Rebecca his wife.Cumque pertransissent dies plurimi, et ibidem moraretur, prospiciens Abimelech rex Palæstinorum per fenestram, vidit eum jocantem cum Rebecca uxore sua. 9And calling for him, he said: It is evident she is thy wife: why didst thou feign her to be thy sister? He answered: I feared lest I should die for her sake.E fattolo venir a sé, disse: Egli è fuor di dubbio, ch'ella è tua moglie: per qual motivo hai tu affermato, esser lei tua sorella? Rispose: Temei di essere a causa di lei ucciso.And calling for him, he said: It is euident that she is thy wife: why didest thou faine her to be thy sister? He answered: I feared lest I should die for her.Et accersito eo, ait: Perspicuum est quod uxor tua sit: cur mentitus es eam sororem tuam esse ? Respondit: Timui ne morerer propter eam. 10And Abimelech said: Why hast thou deceived us? Some man of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou hadst brought upon us a great sin. And he commanded all the people, saying:E disse Abimelech: Per qual motivo ci hai tu ingannati? poteva alcuno fare oltraggio alla tua donna, e tu ci avresti tirato addosso un gran peccato. E fece intimare a tutto il popolo questa parola:And Abimelech said: Why hast thou deceaued vs? some man of the people might haue lyen with thy wife, & thou haddest brought vpon vs a great sinne. And he commanded al the people, saying:Dixitque Abimelech: Quare imposuisti nobis ? potuit coire quispiam de populo cum uxore tua, et induxeras super nos grande peccatum. Præcepitque omni populo, dicens:

11He that shall touch this man’s wife, shall surely be put to death.Chi toccherà la moglie di quest'uomo, sarà punito di morte.He that shal touch this mans wife, dying shal dye.Qui tetigerit hominis hujus uxorem, morte morietur. 12And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found that same year a hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.Ma Isacco seminò in quella terra, e in quell'anno trovò il centuplo: e il Signore lo benedisse.And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found that same yeare an hundred fold: and our Lord blessed him.Sevit autem Isaac in terra illa, et invenit in ipso anno centuplum: benedixitque ei Dominus. 13And the man was enriched, and he went on prospering and increasing, till he became exceeding great.Ed egli diventò ricco, e andava crescendo di bene in meglio, talmente che divenne sommamente grande.And the man was made rich, and he went prospering and encreasing, til he was made exceeding great:Et locupletatus est homo, et ibat proficiens atque succrescens, donec magnus vehementer effectus est: 14And he had possessions of sheep and of herds, and a very great family. Wherefore the Palestines envying him,Egli fu anche padrone di pecore, e d'armenti, e di numerosa servitù. Quindi portandogli invidia i Palestini,and he had also possessions of sheep and of heards, and a verie great familie. For this the Palestines enuying him,habuit quoque possessiones ovium et armentorum, et familiæ plurimum. Ob hoc invidentes ei Palæstini, 15Stopped up at that time all the wells, that the servants of his father, Abraham, had digged, filling them up with earth:Accecarono in quel tempo tutti i pozzi scavati da' servi del padre di lui Abramo, empiendoli di terra:stopped at that time al the welles, that the seruants of his father Abraham had digged, filling them vp with water:omnes puteos, quos foderant servi patris illius Abraham, illo tempore obstruxerunt, implentes humo: 16Insomuch that Abimelech himself said to Isaac: Depart from us, for thou art become much mightier than we.E la cosa andò tanto in là, che lo stesso Abimelech disse ad Isacco: Ritirati da noi; perocché sei molto più possente di noi.in so much that Abimelech himselfe said to Isaac: Depart from vs, because thou art become mightier then we a great deale.in tantum, ut ipse Abimelech diceret ad Isaac: Recede a nobis, quoniam potentior nobis factus es valde. 17So he departed, and came to the torrent of Gerara, to dwell there:Ed egli si partì per andare verso il torrente di Gerara, e ivi abitare:And departing, to come to the Torrent of Gerara, and to dwel there:Et ille discedens, ut veniret ad torrentem Geraræ, habitaretque ibi,

18And he digged again other wells, which the servants of his father, Abraham, had digged, and which, after his death, the Philistines had of old stopped up: and he called them by the same names, by which his father before had called them.E di nuovo votò altri pozzi scavati dai servi del padre suo Abramo, i quali, morto quello, i Filistei avean già tempo otturati: e pose loro gli stessi nomi, che avean già avuto dal padre.againe he digged other welles, which the seruants of his father Abraham had digged, and which, after his death, the Philistines had stopped vp of old: and he called them by the same names, which his father before had called them.rursum fodit alios puteos, quos foderant servi patris sui Abraham, et quos, illo mortuo, olim obstruxerant Philisthiim: appellavitque eos eisdem nominibus quibus ante pater vocaverat. 19And they digged in the torrent, and found living water:E avendo fatto scavo nel torrente, trovarono dell'acqua viva.And they digged in the Torrent, and found liuing water:Foderuntque in torrente, et repererunt aquam vivam. 20But there also the herdsmen of Gerara strove against the herdsmen of Isaac, saying: It is our water. Wherefore he called the name of the well, on occasion of that which had happened, Calumny.Ma ivi ancora fu altercazione de' pastori di Gerara contro i pastori d'Isacco, dicendo quelli: L'acqua è nostra. Per la qual cosa da quello, che era avvenuto, chiamò quel pozzo col nome di Soperchieria.but there also the pastors of Gerara made a brawle against the pastors of Isaac, saying: It is our water. for which cause he called the name of the wel, by occasion of that which had hapned, Calumne.Sed et ibi jurgium fuit pastorum Geraræ adversus pastores Isaac, dicentium: Nostra est aqua, quam ob rem nomen putei ex eo, quod acciderat, vocavit Calumniam. 21And they digged also another; and for that they quarrelled likewise, and he called the name of it, Enmity.E ne scavarono ancora un altro: e per ragione di questo ancora vi ebbe rissa, e lo chiamò Nimistà.And they digged also an other: & for that they brawled likewise, and he called the name of it, Enmitie.Foderunt autem et alium: et pro illo quoque rixati sunt, appellavitque eum Inimicitias. 22Going forward from thence, he digged another well, for which they contended not; therefore he called the name thereof, Latitude, saying: Now hath the Lord given us room, and made us to increase upon the earth.E partitosi di là scavò un altro pozzo, per ragion del quale non v'ebbe contrasto: e perciò chiamollo Largura, dicendo: Adesso il Signore ci ha messi al largo, e ci ha fatti crescere sopra la terra.Going foreward from thence he digged an other wel, for which they contended not: therfore he called the name therof, Latitude, saying: Now hath our Lord dilated vs, and made vs to encrease vpon the earth.Profectus inde fodit alium puteum, pro quo non contenderunt: itaque vocavit nomen ejus Latitudo, dicens: Nunc dilatavit nos Dominus, et fecit crescere super terram.

23And he went up from that place to Bersabee,E salì da quel luogo a Bersabee,And he went vp from that place vnto Bersabee,Ascendit autem ex illo loco in Bersabee, 24Where the Lord appeared to him that same night, saying: I am the God of Abraham thy father, do not fear, for I am with thee: I will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.Dove gli apparì il Signore la stessa notte, dicendo: Io sono il Dio d'Abramo padre tuo: non temere; perocché io sono con te: ti benedirò, e moltiplicherò la tua stirpe per amore di Abramo mio servo.where our Lord appeared to him that same night, saying: I am the God of Abraham thy father, do not feare, because I am with thee: I wil blesse thee, and multiplie thy seed for my seruant Abrahams sake.ubi apparuit ei Dominus in ipsa nocte, dicens: Ego sum Deus Abraham patris tui: noli timere, quia ego tecum sum: benedicam tibi, et multiplicabo semen tuum propter servum meum Abraham. 25And he built there an altar: and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent; and commanded his servants to dig a well.Per la qual cosa egli edificò in quel luogo un altare, e invocato il nome del Signore, tese il suo padiglione; e ordinò a' suoi servi, che scavassero un pozzo.Therfore he builded there an altar: and hauing called vpon the name of our Lord, he pitched his tent: and commanded his seruants that they should digge a wel.Itaque ædificavit ibi altare: et invocato nomine Domini, extendit tabernaculum, præcepitque servis suis ut foderunt puteum. 26To which place when Abimelech, and Ochozath his friend, and Phicol chief captain of his soldiers, came from Gerara,Nel qual luogo essendo venuti da Gerara Abimelech, e Ochozath suo amico, e Phicol capitano delle milizie,To the which place when there were come from Gerara Abimelech, and Ocozath his freind, and Phicol chieffe captaine of his souldiers,Ad quem locum cum venissent de Geraris Abimelech, et Ochozath amicus illius, et Phico, dux militum, 27Isaac said to them: Why are ye come to me, a man whom you hate, and have thrust out from you?Disse loro Isacco: Per qual motivo siete venuti da me, da un uomo odiato da voi, e da voi discacciato?Isaac spake to them: Why are ye come to me a man whom you hated, and haue thrust our from you?locutus est eis Isaac: Quid venistis ad me, hominem quem odistis, et expulistis a vobis ? 28And they answered: We saw that the Lord is with thee, and therefore we said: Let there be an oath between us, and let us make a covenant,Risposer quelli: Abbiam veduto, che il Signore è con te, e perciò abbiam detto: Si giuri, e si stringa tra noi alleanza,Who answered: We saw that the Lord is with thee, and therfore we said: Let there be an oath betwen vs, and let vs make a league,Qui responderunt: Vidimus tecum esse Dominum, et idcirco nos diximus: Sit juramentum inter nos, et ineamus fœdus, 29That thou do us no harm, as we on our part have touched nothing of thine, nor have done any thing to hurt thee; but with peace have sent thee away, increased with the blessing of the Lord.Di modo che tu non faccia a noi male alcuno, come noi pure nulla abbiam toccato di quel che è tuo, né abbiam fatto cosa in tuo danno; ma ti abbiam lasciato partire in pace ricco della benedizione del Signore.that thou do vs no harme, as we also haue touched nothing of thine, neither haue we done that which might hurt thee: but with peace haue we dismist thee encreased with the blessing of the Lord.ut non facias nobis quidquam mali, sicut et nos nihil tuorum attigimus, nec fecimus quod te læderet: sed cum pace dimisimus auctum benedictione Domini.

30And he made them a feast, and after they had eaten and drunk:Egli adunque imbandì ad essi il convito, e dopo che ebber mangiato, e bevuto,Therfore he made them a feast, and after they had eaten and drunkenFecit ergo eis convivium, et post cibum et potum 31Arising in the morning, they swore one to another: and Isaac sent them away peaceably to their own home.Levatisi la mattina fecero scambievole giuramento, e Isacco lasciogli andare in pace a casa loro.arising in the morning, they sware one to an other: and Isaac dismissed them peaceably into their place.surgentes mane, juraverunt sibi mutuo: dimisitque eos Isaac pacifice in locum suum. 32And behold, the same day the servants of Isaac came, telling him of a well which they had digged, and saying: We have found water.Quand'ecco lo stesso dì arrivarono i servi d'Isacco, recando a lui la nuova del pozzo scavato, e dicendo: Abbiamo trovata acqua;And behold the same day came the seruants of Isaac telling him of a wel, which they had digged, and saying: We haue found water.Ecce autem venerunt in ipso die servi Isaac annuntiantes ei de puteo, quem foderant, atque dicentes: Invenimus aquam. 33Whereupon he called it Abundance: and the name of the city was called Bersabee, even to this day.Per la qual cosa lo chiamò Abbondanza: e alla città fu posto il nome di Bersabee, come lo ha fino al dì d'oggi.Wherupon he called it Abundance: and the name of the citie was geuen Bersabee, euen vnto this present day.Unde appellavit eum Abundantiam: et nomen urbi impositum est Bersabee, usque in præsentem diem. 34And Esau being forty years old, married wives, Judith, the daughter of Beeri, the Hethite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon, of the same place.Ma Esaù in età di quarant'anni prese per mogli, Judith, figliuola di Beeri Hetheo, e Basemath, figliuola di Elon del medesimo luogo:But Esau being fourtie yeares old married wiues, Iudith the daughter of Beeri the Hethite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon of the same place:Esau vero quadragenarius duxit uxores, Judith filiam Beeri Hethæi, et Basemath filiam Elon ejusdem loci: 35And they both offended the mind of Isaac and Rebecca.Le quali ambedue avevano disgustato l'animo d'Isacco, e di Rebecca.both which had offended the mind of Isaac and Rebecca.quæ ambæ offenderant animum Isaac et Rebeccæ.