20 — Jeremias

1Now Phassur the son of Emmer, the priest, who was appointed chief in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremias prophesying these words.E Phassur figliuolo di Emmer sacerdote, e creato prefetto della casa del Signore, udì Geremia, che profetizzava in tal guisa.AND Phassur the sonne of Emmer priest, who was appointed prince in the house of our Lord, heard Ieremie prophecying these wordes.Et audivit Phassur filius Emmer, sacerdos, qui constitutus erat princeps in domo Domini, Jeremiam prophetantem sermones istos. 2And Phassur struck Jeremias the prophet, and put him in the stocks, that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, in the house of the Lord.E Phassur percosse Geremia profeta, e lo messe a' ceppi alla porta superiore di Beniamin, nella casa del Signore.And Phassur stroke Ieremie the prophet, and put him into the stockes, that was in the vpper gate of Beniamin, in the house of our Lord.Et percussit Phassur Jeremiam prophetam, et misit eum in nervum quod erat in porta Benjamin superiori, in domo Domini. 3And when it was light the next day, Phassur brought Jeremias out of the stocks. And Jeremias said to him: The Lord hath not called thy name Phassur, but fear on every side.E il di appresso alla punta del giorno Phassur cavò Geremia da' ceppi, e disse a lui Geremia: Il Signore non ti ha posto il nome di Phassur; ma di spavento universale.And when it was light on the morow, Phassur brought forth Ieremie out of the stockes. And Ieremie said to him: Our Lord hath called thy name not Phassur, but feare on euerie side.Cumque illuxisset in crastinum, eduxit Phassur Jeremiam de nervo, et dixit ad eum Jeremias: Non Phassur vocavit Dominus nomen tuum, sed Pavorem undique. 4For thus saith the Lord: Behold I will deliver thee up to fear, thee and all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thy eyes shall see it, and I will give all Juda into the hand of the king of Babylon: and he shall carry them away to Babylon, and shall strike them with the sword.Imperocché queste cose dice il Signore: Ecco, che io ricolmerò di spavento te, e tutti gli amici tuoi: e periranno per la spada de' loro nemici, e ciò vedrai tu co' tuoi occhi; e tutto Giuda darò in balia del re di Babilonia, che gli trasporterà a Babilonia, e gli ucciderà di spada.Because thus saith our Lord: Behold I wil geue thee into feare, thee and al thy freindes: and they shal fal by the sword of their enemies, and thine eies shal see, and I wil geue al Iuda into the hand of the king of Babylon: & he shal transport them into Babylon, and shal strike them with the sword.Quia hæc dicit Dominus: Ecce ego dabo te in pavorem, / te et omnes amicos tuos: / et corruent gladio inimicorum suorum, / et oculi tui videbunt: / et omnem Judam dabo in manum regis Babylonis, / et traducet eos in Babylonem, / et percutiet eos gladio.

5And I will give all the substance of this city, and all its labour, and every precious thing thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Juda will I give into the hands of their enemies: and they shall pillage them, and take them away, and carry them to Babylon.E tutte le ricchezze di questa città, e tutte le sue fatiche, e tutto il prezioso, e tutti i tesori dei re di Giuda, darogli in potere de' loro nemici, i quali faran bottino, e prenderanno, e porteran tutto a Babilonia.And I wil geue al the substance of this citie, and al the labour therof, & al the price, and al the treasures of the kings of Iuda wil I geue into the hand of their enemies: and they shal spoile them, and take them away, and carie them into Babylon.Et dabo universam substantiam civitatis hujus, / et omnem laborem ejus, omneque pretium, / et cunctos thesauros regum Juda / dabo in manu inimicorum eorum: / et diripient eos, et tollent, / et ducent in Babylonem. 6But thou Phassur, and all that dwell in thy house, shall go into captivity, and thou shalt go to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and there thou shalt be buried, thou and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied a lie.Ma tu, o Phassur, e tutti quelli, che abitano la tua casa, anelerete in schiavitù; e tu anderai a Babilonia, ed ivi morrai, e sarai sepolto tu, e tutti gli amici tuoi, a' quali profetizzasti menzogna.But thou Phassur, and al the inhabiters of thy house shal goe into captiuitie, and thou shalt come into Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and there shalt be buried, thou and al thy freindes, to whom thou hast prophecied a lie.Tu autem, Phassur, et omnes habitatores domus tuæ, / ibitis in captivitatem: / et in Babylonem venies, / et ibi morieris, ibique sepelieris / tu, et omnes amici tui, / quibus prophetasti mendacium. 7Thou hast deceived me, O Lord, and I am deceived: thou hast been stronger than I, and thou hast prevailed. I am become a laughingstock all the day, all scoff at me.Tu mi seducesti, o Signore, ed io fui sedotto: tu fosti più forte di me, e ne potesti più: io son tutto dì oggetto di derisione, tutti si fan beffe di me.Thou hast seduced me ô Lord, and I am seduced: thou wast stronger then I, and hast preuailed: I am made a derision al the day, al doe scorne me.Seduxisti me, Domine, et seductus sum: / fortior me fuisti, et invaluisti: / factus sum in derisum tota die; / omnes subsannant me. 8For I am speaking now this long time, crying out against iniquity, and I often proclaim devastation: and the word of the Lord is made a reproach to me, and a derision all the day.Imperocché è già tempo, che io parlo, e grido contro l'iniquità, e annunzio ad alta voce la distruzione: e la parola del Signore mi tira addosso tuttodì gli obbrobrj, e gli scherni.Because now long agoe I speake, crying out iniquitie, and I often proclayme wasting: and the word of our Lord is made a reproch to me, and a derision al the day.Quia jam olim loquor, / vociferans iniquitatem, et vastitatem clamito: / et factus est mihi sermo Domini in opprobrium, / et in derisum tota die.

9Then I said: I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name: and there came in my heart as a burning fire, shut up in my bones, and I was wearied, not being able to bear it.E dissi: Non mi ricorderò più di lei, e non parlerò più nel nome di lui: e sentii nel mio cuore quasi un fuoco ardente rinserrato nelle mie ossa; e venni meno, non avendo forza per tollerarlo.And I said I wil nor remember him, nor speake anie more in his name: and there was made in my hart as a fire boyling, and shut vp in my bones: and I fainted, not sustayning to beare it.Et dixi: Non recordabor ejus, / neque loquar ultra in nomine illius: / et factus est in corde meo quasi ignis exæstuans, / claususque in ossibus meis, / et defeci, ferre non sustinens. 10For I heard the reproaches of many, and terror on every side: Persecute him, and let us persecute him: from all the men that were my familiars, and continued at my side: if by any means he may be deceived, and we may prevail against him, and be revenged on him.Imperocché ho udito le contumelie di molti, e i terrori all'intorno: Perseguitatelo, e perseguitiamolo; (ho udito) da tutti quelli, che viveano in pace con me, e mi stanno a' fianchi; (e dicono) se in qualche modo egli cadesse in errore, e noi lo soverchiamo, e facciam vendetta di lui.For I heard the contumelies of manie, & terrour on euerie side: persecute ye, and let vs persecute him: of al the men, that were my peaceables, and garding my side: if by anie meanes he may be deceiued, and we preuaile against him, & be reuenged on him.Audivi enim contumelias multorum, / et terrorem in circuitu: / Persequimini, et persequamur eum, / ab omnibus viris qui erant pacifici mei, / et custodientes latus meum: / si quomodo decipiatur, et prævaleamus adversus eum, / et consequamur ultionem ex eo. 11But the Lord is with me as a strong warrior: therefore they that persecute me shall fall, and shall be weak: they shall be greatly confounded, because they have not understood the everlasting reproach, which never shall be effaced.Ma sta meco il Signore come un forte campione: quindi coloro, che mi perseguitano, caderanno, e saran privi di forze: saranno confusi altamente, perchè non hanno compreso quell'obbrobrio sempiterno, che non sarà mai cancellato.But our Lord is with me as a strong warrier: therefore they that persecute me shal fal, and shal be weake: they shal be confounded exceedingly, because they haue not vnderstood the euerlasting reproch, which neuer shal be cleane put away.Dominus autem mecum est, quasi bellator fortis: / idcirco qui persequuntur me cadent, / et infirmi erunt: / confundentur vehementer, / quia non intellexerunt opprobrium sempiternum, / quod numquam delebitur. 12And thou, O Lord of hosts, prover of the just, who seest the reins and the heart: let me see, I beseech thee, thy vengeance on them: for to thee I have laid open my cause.E tu, Signore degli eserciti, che metti il giusto alla prova, tu, che discerni gli affetti del cuore, fa ch'io ti vegga prender vendetta di costoro; perocché a te ho raccomandata la causa mia.And thou Lord of hostes, prouer of the iust, which seest the reynes and the hart: let me see I besech thee thy reuenge of them: for to thee I haue reueled my cause.Et tu, Domine exercituum, probator justi, / qui vides renes et cor, / videam, quæso, ultionem tuam ex eis: / tibi enim revelavi causam meam.

13Sing ye to the Lord, praise the Lord: because he hath delivered the soul of the poor out of the hand of the wicked.Cantate inni al Signore, date laude al Signore: perocché egli ha liberato l'anima del povero di mano dei cattivi.Sing ye to our Lord, prayse our Lord: because he hath deliuered the soule of the poore out of the hand of the wicked.Cantate Domino, / laudate Dominum, / quia liberavit animam pauperis de manu malorum. 14Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day in which my mother bore me, be blessed.Maledetto il giorno, in cui io nacqui, il giorno, in cui mi partorì la mia madre, non sia benedetto.Cursed be the day, wherein I was borne: the day in which my mother bare me, be it not blessed.Maledicta dies in qua natus sum ! / dies in qua peperit me mater mea / non sit benedicta ! 15Cursed be the man that brought the tidings to my father, saying: A man child is born to thee: and made him greatly rejoice.Maledetto l'uomo che diede la nuova al padre mio, dicendo: E nato a te un bambino maschio: quasi ciò fosse per riempierlo di allegrezza.Cursed be the man that told my father, saying: There is a man child borne to thee: and as it were with ioy he reioyced him.Maledictus vir qui annuntiavit patri meo, / dicens: Natus est tibi puer masculus, / et quasi gaudio lætificavit eum ! 16Let that man be as the cities which the Lord hath overthrown, and hath not repented: let him hear a cry in the morning, and howling at noontide:Sia quell'uomo come son le città, le quali il Signore distrusse, senza averne pietà: le grida ascolti al mattino, e le urla nel mezzo giorno:Let that man be as the cities are, which our Lord hath subuerted, and it hath not repented him: let him heare crying in the morning, and howling at noone time.Sit homo ille ut sunt civitates quæ subvertit Dominus, / et non pœnituit eum: / audiat clamorem mane, / et ululatum in tempore meridiano, 17Who slew me not from the womb, that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb an everlasting conception.Perchè Dio non mi fe' morire nel sen materno, talmente che la madre mia fosse il mio sepolcro, e eterna fosse la sua gravidanza.Who slew me not from the wombe, that my mother might be made my graue, and her wombe an euerlasting conception.qui non me interfecit a vulva, / ut fieret mihi mater mea sepulchrum, / et vulva ejus conceptus æternus ! 18Why came I out of the womb, to see labour and sorrow, and that my days should be spent in confusion?Perchè mai venni io fuora dell'alvo materno a veder affanno, e dolore, e affinchè si consumasser nella confusione i miei giorni?Why came I out of the wombe, that I should see labour and sorow, and my daies should be spent in confusion?Quare de vulva egressus sum, / ut viderem laborem et dolorem, / et consumerentur in confusione dies mei ?