28 — Genesis

1And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, saying: Take not a wife of the stock of Chanaan:Isacco adunque chiamò a sé Giacobbe, e lo benedisse, e gli diede questo comando, dicendo: Non prender moglie della stirpe di Chanaan:ISAAC therfore called Iacob, and blessed him, and commanded him saying: Take not a wife of the stocke of Chanaan:Vocavit itaque Isaac Jacob, et benedixit eum, præcepitque ei dicens: Noli accipere conjugem de genere Chanaan: 2But go, and take a journey to Mesopotamia of Syria, to the house of Bathuel, thy mother’s father, and take thee a wife thence of the daughters of Laban, thy uncle.Ma parti, e va' nella Mesopotamia di Siria alla casa di Bathuele, padre di tua genitrice, e quindi prenditi una moglie delle figlie di Laban tuo zio.but goe, and make a iourney into Mesopotamia of Syria, to the house of Bathuel thy mothers father, and take thee a wife thence of the daughters of Laban thin vncle.sed vade, et proficiscere in Mesopotamiam Syriæ, ad domum Bathuel patris matris tuæ, et accipe tibi inde uxorem de filiabus Laban avunculi tui. 3And God almighty bless thee, and make thee to increase and multiply thee: that thou mayst be a multitude of people.E Dio onnipotente ti benedica, e ti faccia crescere, e ti moltiplichi; onde tu sii capo di una turba di popoli.And God almightie blesse thee, and make thee encrease, and multiplie thee: that thou maiest be into multitudes of peoples.Deus autem omnipotens benedicat tibi, et crescere te faciat, atque multiplicet, ut sis in turbas populorum. 4And give the blessings of Araham to thee, and to thy seed after thee: that thou mayst possess the land of thy sojournment, which he promised to thy grandfather.E dia egli le benedizioni di Abramo a te, e alla tua stirpe dopo di te; onde tu sii padrone della terra, dove sei pellegrino, promessa da lui al tuo nonno.And geue he thee the blessings of Abraham, and to thy seed after thee: that thou mayest possesse the land of thy perigrination, which he promised to thy grandfather.Et det tibi benedictiones Abrahæ, et semini tuo post te: ut possideas terram peregrinationis tuæ, quam pollicitus est avo tuo. 5And when Isaac had sent him away, he took his journey and went to Mesopotamia of Syria, to Laban, the son of Bathuel, the Syrian, brother to Rebecca, his mother.Licenziatosi Giacobbe da Isacco, si partì, e giunse nella Mesopotamia di Siria alla casa di Laban, figliuolo di Bathuele Siro, fratello di Rebecca sua madre.And when Isaac had dismist him, taking his iourney he came to Mesopotamia of Syria to Laban the sonne of Bathuel the Syrian, brother to Rebecca his mother.Cumque dimisisset eum Isaac, profectus venit in Mesopotamiam Syriæ ad Laban filium Bathuel Syri, fratrem Rebeccæ matris suæ.

6And Esau seeing that his father had blessed Jacob, and had sent him into Mesopotamia of Syria, to marry a wife thence; and that after the blessing he had charged him, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Chanaan:Ma veggendo Esaù, come il padre suo avea benedetto Giacobbe, e lo avea mandato nella Mesopotamia di Siria a prendervi moglie, e come dopo la benedizione gli avea dato quest'ordine dicendo: Non prenderai in moglie alcuna delle figlie di Chanaan:And Esau seing that his father had blessed Iacob, and had sent him into Mesopotamia of Syria, to marry a wife thence; and that after the blessing he had commanded him, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Chanaan:Videns autem Esau quod benedixisset pater suus Jacob, et misisset eum in Mesopotamiam Syriæ, ut inde uxorem duceret; et quod post benedictionem præcepisset ei, dicens: Non accipies uxorem de filiabus Chanaan: 7And that Jacob obeying his parents, was gone into Syria:E come obbedendo Giacobbe a' suoi genitori, era andato nella Siria:and that Iacob obeying his parents was gone into Syria:quodque obediens Jacob parentibus suis isset in Syriam: 8Experiencing also, that his father was not well pleased with the daughters of Chanaan:Avendo ancora sperimentato, che non di buon occhio vedeva il padre suo le figlie di Chanaan:hauing tryal also that his father did not willingly see the daughters of Canaan:probans quoque quod non libenter aspiceret filias Chanaan pater suus: 9He went to Ismael, and took to wife, besides them he had before, Maheleth, the daughter of Ismael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nabajoth.Andò alla casa d'Ismaele, e prese moglie, oltre quelle che prima avea, Maheleth, figliuola d'Ismaele, figliuolo di Abramo, sorella di Nabajoth.he went to Ismael, and tooke to wife besides them, which he had before, Maheleth the daughter of Ismael Abrahams sonne, sister to Nabaioth.ivit ad Ismaëlem, et duxit uxorem absque iis, quas prius habebat, Maheleth filiam Ismaël filii Abraham, sororem Nabaioth. 10But Jacob being departed from Bersabee, went on to Haran.Ma Giacobbe partito da Bersabee, andava verso Haran.Therfore Iacob being departed from Bersabee, went on to Haran.Igitur egressus Jacob de Bersabee, pergebat Haran. 11And when he was come to a certain place, and would rest in it after sunset, he took of the stones that lay there, and putting under his head, slept in the same place.E arrivato in un certo luogo, e volendo ivi riposare dopo il tramontare del sole, prese una delle pietre, che erano per terra, e se la pose sotto del capo, e nel luogo stesso si addormentò.And when he was come to a certaine place, and would rest in it after sunne set, he tooke one of the stones that lay there, and putting it vnder his head, slept in the same place.Cumque venisset ad quemdam locum, et vellet in eo requiescere post solis occubitum, tulit de lapidibus qui jacebant, et supponens capiti suo, dormivit in eodem loco.

12And he saw in his sleep a ladder standing upon the earth, and the top thereof touching heaven: the angels also of God ascending and descending by it.E vide in sogno una scala appoggiata alla terra, la cui sommità toccava il cielo: e gli Angeli di Dio, che salivano per essa, e scendevano,And he saw in his sleepe a ladder standing vpon the earth, and the top therof tooching heauen: the angels also of God ascending and descending by it,Viditque in somnis scalam stantem super terram, et cacumen illius tangens cælum: angelos quoque Dei ascendentes et descendentes per eam, 13And the Lord leaning upon the ladder saying to him: I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: The land, wherein thou sleepest, I will give to thee and to thy seed.E il Signore appoggiato alla scala, il quale a lui diceva: Io sono il Signore Dio di Abramo tuo padre, e Dio d'Isacco: la terra, in cui tu dormi, la darò a te, e alla tua stirpe.and our Lord leyning vpon the ladder saying to him: I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the Land, wherin thou sleepest, I wil geue to thee and to thy seed.et Dominum innixum scalæ dicentem sibi: Ego sum Dominus Deus Abraham patris tui, et Deus Isaac: terram, in qua dormis, tibi dabo et semini tuo. 14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and IN THEE and thy seed, all the tribes of the earth SHALL BE BLESSED.E la tua stirpe sarà come la polve della terra: ti dilaterai a occidente, e ad oriente, e a settentrione, e a mezzo giorno, e IN TE, e nel seme tuo SARAN BENEDETTE tutte le tribù della terra.And thy seed shal be as the dust of the earth: thou shalt be dilated to the West, and to the East, & to the North, and to the South: and IN THEE and thy seed al the tribes of the earth SHAL BE BLESSED.Eritque semen tuum quasi pulvis terræ: dilataberis ad occidentem, et orientem, et septentrionem, et meridiem: et benedicentur in te et in semine tuo cunctæ tribus terræ. 15And I will be thy keeper whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land: neither will I leave thee, till I shall have accomplished all that I have said.E io sarò tuo custode, in qualunque luogo anderai: e ti ricondurrò in questo paese: e non ti lascerò senza avere adempiuto tutto quello che ho detto.And I wil be thy keeper whither so euer thou goest, and wil bring thee backe into this land: neither wil I leaue thee, til I shal haue accomplished al things which I haue said.Et ero custos tuus quocumque perrexeris, et reducam te in terram hanc: nec dimittam nisi complevero universa quæ dixi.

16And when Jacob awaked out of sleep, he said: Indeed the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not.E svegliatosi Giacobbe dal sonno, disse: Veramente il Signore è in questo luogo, e io nol sapeva.And when Iacob was awaked out of sleepe, he said: In dede our Lord is in this place, and I wist not.Cumque evigilasset Jacob de somno, ait: Vere Dominus est in loco isto, et ego nesciebam. 17And trembling, he said: How terrible is this place? this is no other but the house of God, and the gate of heaven.E pien di paura: Quanto è terribile, diss'egli, questo luogo! non è qui altra cosa, se non la casa di Dio, e la porta del cielo.And trembling he said: How terrible is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and the gate of heauen.Pavensque, Quam terribilis est, inquit, locus iste ! non est hic aliud nisi domus Dei, et porta cæli. 18And Jacob arising in the morning, took the stone which he had laid under his head, and set it up for a title, pouring oil upon the top of it.Alzatosi adunque al mattino Giacobbe, prese la pietra, che avea posta sotto il suo capo, e la eresse in monumento, versandovi sopra dell'olio.And Iacob arising in the morning, tooke the stone, which he had laid vnder his head, and erected it for a title, powring oyle vpon the toppe.Surgens ergo Jacob mane, tulit lapidem quem supposuerat capiti suo, et erexit in titulum, fundens oleum desuper. 19And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza.E alla città, che prima chiamavasi Luza, diede il nome di Bethel.And he called the name of the citie Bethel, which before was called Luza.Appellavitque nomen urbis Bethel, quæ prius Luza vocabatur. 20And he made a vow, saying: If God shall be with me, and shall keep me in the way, by which I walk, and shall give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,Fece ancora voto, dicendo: Se il Signore sarà con me, e sarà mio custode nel viaggio da me intrapreso, e mi darà pane da mangiare, e veste da coprirmi,And he vowed a vowe, saying: If God shal be with me, and shal keepe me in the way, by the which I walke, and shal geue me bread to eate, and rayment to put on,Vovit etiam votum, dicens: Si fuerit Deus mecum, et custodierit me in via, per quam ego ambulo, et dederit mihi panem ad vescendum, et vestimentum ad induendum, 21And I shall return prosperously to my father’s house: the Lord shall be my God:E tornerò felicemente alla casa del padre mio, il Signore sarà mio Dio,and I shal be returned prosperously to my fathers house, the Lord shal be my God,reversusque fuero prospere ad domum patris mei: erit mihi Dominus in Deum,

22And this stone, which I have set up for a title, shall be called the house of God: and of all things that thou shalt give to me, I will offer tithes to thee.E questa pietra alzata da me per monumento, avrà il nome di casa di Dio: e di tutte le cose, che darai a me, ti offerirò la decima.and this stone, which I haue erected for a title, shal be called the House of God: and of al things that thou shalt geue to me, I wil offer tithes to thee.et lapis iste, quem erexi in titulum, vocabitur Domus Dei: cunctorumque quæ dederis mihi, decimas offeram tibi.