4 — Jeremias

1If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return to me: if thou wilt take away thy stumblingblocks out of my sight, thou shalt not be moved.Se tu ti converti, o Israele, convertiti a me, dice il Signore: se tu toglierai dal mio cospetto i tuoi scandali, non sarai instabile.IF thou wilt returne ô Israel, saith our Lord, returne to me: if thou wilt take away thy stumbling blockes from my face, thou shalt not be moued.Si reverteris, Israël, ait Dominus, / ad me convertere: / si abstuleris offendicula tua a facie mea, / non commoveberis. 2And thou shalt swear: As the Lord liveth, in truth, and in judgment, and in justice: and the Gentiles shall bless him, and shall praise him.E il tuo giuramento (fatto con verità, e con giudicio, e con giustizia) sarà: Vive il Signore; e lo benediranno le genti, e gli daranno lode.And thou shalt sweare: Our Lord liueth, in truth, & in iudgement, and in iustice: and the Gentiles shal blesse him, & shal praise him.Et jurabis: Vivit Dominus in veritate, et in judicio, et in justitia: / et benedicent eum gentes, / ipsumque laudabunt. 3For thus saith the Lord to the men of Juda and Jerusalem: Break up anew your fallow ground, and sow not upon thorns:Queste cose dice il Signore agli uomini di Giuda, e di Gerusalemme: Preparatevi una terra nuova, e non seminate sopra le spine:For thus saith our Lord to the man of Iuda, and to Ierusalem: Make vnto you new fallow ground, & sow not vpon thornes:Hæc enim dicit Dominus viro Juda et Jerusalem: / Novate vobis novale, / et nolite serere super spinas. 4Be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your hearts, ye men of Juda, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my indignation come forth like fire, and burn, and there be none that can quench it because of the wickedness of your thoughts.Circoncidetevi al Signore, e togliete l'immondezza de' vostri cuori, voi, uomini di Giuda, e abitatori di Gerusalemme: affinchè non si spicchi qual fuoco il mio sdegno, e diventi un incendio, e non sia chi lo spenga a, motivo della malvagità de' vostri pensieri.be circumcised to our Lord, and take away the prepuces of your hartes ye men of Iuda, and inhabitants of Ierusalem: lest perhapes mine indignation goe forth as fire, and be kindled, and there be none that can quench it: because of the malice of your cogitations.Circumcidimini Domino, / et auferte præputia cordium vestrorum, / viri Juda, et habitatores Jerusalem: / ne forte egrediatur ut ignis indignatio mea, / et succendatur, et non sit qui extinguat, / propter malitiam cogitationum vestrarum.

5Declare ye in Juda, and make it heard in Jerusalem: speak, and sound with the trumpet in the land: cry aloud, and say: Assemble yourselves, and let us go into strong cities.Annunziate a Giuda, fate intendere a Gerusalemme; parlate, e suonate la tromba per il paese: gridate forte, e dite: Raunatevi, e serriamoci nelle munite città,Declare ye in Iuda, and make it heard in Ierusalem: speake, and sound with the trumpet in the land: crie strongly, and say: Assemble yourselues, and let vs enter into the fenced cities,Annuntiate in Juda, et in Jerusalem auditum facite: / loquimini, et canite tuba in terra, / clamate fortiter, et dicite: / Congregamini, et ingrediamur civitates munitas. 6Set up the standard in Sion. Strengthen yourselves, stay not: for I bring evil from the north, and great destruction.Alzate lo stendardo in Sionne: incoraggitevi, non istate a bada; perocché io da settentrione fo venire il flagello, ed una afflizione grande.lift vp the signe in Sion. Take courege, stand not, because I do bring euil from the North, ad great destruction.Levate signum in Sion; / confortamini, nolite stare: / quia malum ego adduco ab aquilone, / et contritionem magnam. 7The lion is come up out of his den, and the robber of nations hath roused himself: he is come forth out of his place, to make thy land desolate: thy cities shall be laid waste, remaining without an inhabitant.Il lione è uscito dal suo covile, e il ladrone delle genti si è alzato; ed è partito dal suo paese, per disertare la tua terra: le tue città saranno smantellate, e rimarranno vuote d'abitatori.The lyon is come vp out of his denne, and the robber of the Gentiles hath lifted vp himselfe: he is come forth out of his place, that he may make thy land as a wildernes: thy cities shal be wasted, remayning without an inhabiter.Ascendit leo de cubili suo, / et prædo gentium se levavit: / egressus est de loco suo ut ponat terram tuam in solitudinem: / civitates tuæ vastabuntur, / remanentes absque habitatore. 8For this gird yourselves with haircloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned away from us.Per questo vestitevi di cilizj, battetevi il petto, e gettate strida; perchè non si è ritirata da noi la furibonda ira del Signore.For this gird yourselues with clothes of heare, mourne and howle: because the wrath of the furie of our Lord is not turned away from vs.Super hoc accingite vos ciliciis; / plangite, et ululate: / quia non est aversa ira furoris Domini a nobis. 9And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord: That the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes: and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall be amazed.In quel giorno (dice il Signore) mancherà il cuore al re: mancherà il cuore a' principi, saranno stupidi i sacerdoti, e costernati i profeti:And it shal be in that day, saith our Lord: The hart of the king shal perish, & the hart of the princes: and the priests shal be astonied, and the prophets shal be amased.Et erit in die illa, dicit Dominus: / peribit cor regis, et cor principum, / et obstupescent sacerdotes, / et prophetæ consternabuntur.

10And I said: Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God, hast thou then deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying: You shall have peace: and behold the sword reacheth even to the soul?E io dissi: Ahi, ahi, ahi, Signore Dio, hai tu dunque ingannato il tuo popolo, e Gerusalemme, dicendo: Pace sarà a voi? quand'ecco la spada, che penetra sino all'anima.And I said: Alas, alas, alas, ô Lord God, hast thou then deceiued this people and Ierusalem, saying: You shal haue peace: and behold the sword hath come euen to the soule?Et dixi: Heu ! heu ! heu ! Domine Deus, / ergone decepisti populum istum et Jerusalem, / dicens: Pax erit vobis: / et ecce pervenit gladius usque ad animam ? 11At that time it shall be said to this people, and to Jerusalem: A burning wind is in the ways that are in the desert of the way of the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse.Si dirà in quel tempo a questo popolo, e a Gerusalemme: Un vento ardente dalla parte del deserto, che conduce verso la figlia del popol mio, non per disceverare, e purgare le biade.At that time it shal be said to this people, & to Ierusalem: A burning wind in the waies, that are in the desert of the way of the daughter of my people, not to fanne, and to purge.In tempore illo dicetur populo huic et Jerusalem: / Ventus urens in viis quæ sunt in deserto viæ filiæ populi mei, / non ad ventilandum et ad purgandum. 12A full wind from these places shall come to me: and now I will speak my judgments with them.Un vento forte da quella parte verrà per me: e allora io parlerò con essi de' miei giudizj.A ful spirit from these shal come to me: and now I wil speake my iudgement with them.Spiritus plenus ex his veniet mihi, / et nunc ego loquar judicia mea cum eis. 13Behold he shall come up as a cloud, and his chariots as a tempest: his horses are swifter than eagles: woe unto us, for we are laid waste.Ecco, che quegli verrà come una nuvola, e i suoi cocchi vanno qual turbine: i suoi cavalli son più veloci delle aquile. Guai a noi, che siamo desolati.Behold he shal come in a cloude, and his chariots as a tempest: his horses are swifter then eagles: woe vnto vs, because we are destroyed.Ecce quasi nubes ascendet, / et quasi tempestas currus ejus: / velociores aquilis equi illius. / Væ nobis, quoniam vastati sumus. 14Wash thy heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that thou mayst be saved: how long shall hurtful thoughts abide in thee?Monda d'ogni malizia il cuor tuo, o Gerusalemme, se vuoi esser salvata: fino a quando darai tu ricetto a dannosi pensieri?Wash thy hart from malice ô Ierusalem, that thou maist be saued: how long shal hurtful cogitations abide in thee?Lava a malitia cor tuum, Jerusalem, ut salva fias: / usquequo morabuntur in te cogitationes noxiæ ?

15For a voice of one declaring from Dan, and giving notice of the idol from mount Ephraim.Imperocché ecco una voce da Dan, che annunzia, e fa sapere, che l'idolo viene dal monte Ephraim.For a voice of one declaring from Dan, and notifying the idol from mount Ephraim.Vox enim annuntiantis a Dan, / et notum facientis idolum de monte Ephraim. 16Say ye to the nations: Behold it is heard in Jerusalem, that guards are coming from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Juda.Dite alle genti: Ecco, che in Gerusalemme si è udito come vengono i custodi da rimoto paese, e han già alzate le strida contro le città di Giuda.Say ye to the Gentiles: loe it is heard in Ierusalem, that there come keepers from a farre countrie, & sound their voice vpon the cities of Iuda.Dicite gentibus: Ecce auditum est in Jerusalem / custodes venire de terra longinqua, / et dare super civitates Juda vocem suam: 17They are set round about her, as keepers of fields: because she hath provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord.Ei saranno pel suo territorio all'intorno come custodi de' campi: perchè ella mi ha provocato ad ira, dice il Signore.They are set vpon her round about, as the keepers of fildes: because she hath prouoked me to wrath, saith our Lord.quasi custodes agrorum facti sunt super eam in gyro, / quia me ad iracundiam provocavit, dicit Dominus. 18Thy ways, and thy devices have brought these things upon thee: this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it hath touched thy heart.Le tue azioni, e i tuoi pensieri hanno partorito a te questo: è effetto di tua malizia, che l'amarezza abbia punto il cuor tuo.Thy waies, and thy cogitations haue done these thinges to thee: this thy malice, because it is bitter, because it hath touched thy hart.Viæ tuæ et cogitationes tuæ fecerunt hæc tibi: / ista malitia tua, quia amara, / quia tetigit cor tuum. 19My bowels, my bowels are in pain, the senses of my heart are troubled within me, I will not hold my peace, for my soul hath heard the sound of the trumpet, the cry of battle.Le mie viscere, le mie viscere sono piene di dolore; gli affetti del cuor mio sono in me tutti sconvolti: io non istarò in silenzio, mentre l'anima mia ha udito il suon della tromba, il grido di battaglia.My bellie, my belly aketh, the senses of my hart are trubled in me, I wil not hold my peace, because my soule hath heard the voice of the trumpet, the crie of battel.Ventrem meum, ventrem meum doleo; / sensus cordis mei turbati sunt in me. / Non tacebo, quoniam vocem buccinæ audivit anima mea, / clamorem prælii.

20Destruction upon destruction is called for, and all the earth is laid waste: my tents are destroyed on a sudden, and my pavilions in a moment.Una afflizione è stata mandata dietro ad un'altra afflizione, ed è stata desolata tutta la terra: i miei padiglioni, e le mie tende sono state a un tratto, e repentinamente abbattute.Destruction is called vpon destruction and al the earth is wasted: my tentes are wasted quickly, sodenly my skinnes.Contritio super contritionem vocata est, / et vastata est omnis terra: / repente vastata sunt tabernacula mea; / subito pelles meæ. 21How long shall I see men fleeing away, how long shall I hear the sound of the trumpet?Fino a quando vedrò io de' fuggitivi, e udirò il suono della tromba?How long shal I see one that fleeth away, shal I heare the voice of the trumpet?Usquequo videbo fugientem; / audiam vocem buccinæ ? 22For my foolish people have not known me: they are foolish and senseless children: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.Lo stolto mio popolo non mi ha conosciuto: sono figliuoli insensati, e senza ragione: sono sapienti a mal fare, e il bene non sanno farlo.Because my foolish people haue not knowen me: they are vnwise children, and without witte: they are wise to do euils, but to doe wel they haue not knowen.Quia stultus populus meus me non cognovit: / filii insipientes sunt et vecordes: / sapientes sunt ut faciant mala, / bene autem facere nescierunt. 23I beheld the earth, and lo it was void, and nothing: and the heavens, and there was no light in them.Ho dato uno sguardo alla terra, ed ecco, che ella era un vacuo, ed un niente, ho dato uno sguardo a' cieli, e in essi non era luce.I beheld the earth, and loe it was voide, and a thing of nothing: and the heauens, & there was no light in them.Aspexi terram, et ecce vacua erat et nihili; / et cælos, et non erat lux in eis. 24I looked upon the mountains, and behold they trembled: and all the hills were troubled.Guardai i monti, ed eccoli in tremore; e tutte le colline si sono scommosse.I saw the mountaines, & loe they were moued: & al the little hilles were trubled.Vidi montes, et ecce movebantur: / et omnes colles conturbati sunt. 25I beheld, and lo there was no man: and all the birds of the air were gone.Osservai, e non eravi più un uomo: e tutti gli uccelli dell'aria se ne son' iti.I beheld, and there was not a man: and euerie soule of the a•re was departed.Intuitus sum, et non erat homo: / et omne volatile cæli recessit. 26I looked, and behold Carmel was a wilderness: and all its cities were destroyed at the presence of the Lord, and at the presence of the wrath of his indignation.Mirai, ed ecco deserto il Carmelo: tutte le città sono state distrutte all'apparir del Signore, e dell'ira sua furibonda;I looked, and behold Carmel made desert: and al the cities therof were destroyed at the face of our Lord, and at the face of the wrath of his furie.Aspexi, et ecce Carmelus desertus, / et omnes urbes ejus destructæ sunt a facie Domini, / et a facie iræ furoris ejus.

27For thus saith the Lord: All the land shall be desolate, but yet I will not utterly destroy.Imperocché queste cose dice il Signore: Sarà desolata tutta la terra; ma non farò total distruzione.For thus saith our Lord: Al the land shal be desolate, but yet I wil not make a consummation.Hæc enim dicit Dominus: / Deserta erit omnis terra, / sed tamen consummationem non faciam. 28The Earth shall mourn, and the heavens shall lament from above: because I have spoken, I have purposed, and I have not repented, neither am I turned away from it.Piangerà la terra, e si attristeranno i cieli per la Parola pronunziata da me: ho stabilito, e non mi ripento, né muto parere.The earth shal mourne, and the heauens shal lament from aboue: because I haue spoken, I haue purposed, and it hath not repented me, neither am I turned away from it.Lugebit terra, et mœrebunt cæli desuper, / eo quod locutus sum. / Cogitavi, et non pœnituit me, / nec aversus sum ab eo. 29At the voice of the horsemen, and the archers, all the city is fled away: they have entered into thickets and climbed up the rocks: all the cities are forsaken, and there dwelleth not a man in them.Al romore de' cavalieri, e de' saettatori tutta la città si dà alla fuga: corrono a' luoghi scoscesi, e montano sulle rupi: tutte quante le città son deserte, ed uomo non è, che le abiti.At the voice of the horseman, and the archer, al the citie is fled: they haue entred into high places, and haue climed the rocks: al the cities are forsaken, and there dwelleth not a man in them.A voce equitis et mittentis sagittam fugit omnis civitas: / ingressi sunt ardua, et ascenderunt rupes: / universæ urbes derelictæ sunt, / et non habitat in eis homo. 30But when thou art spoiled what wilt thou do? though thou clothest thyself with scarlet, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, and paintest thy eyes with stibic stone, thou shalt dress thyself out in vain: thy lovers have despised thee, they will seek thy life.Ma tu desolata, che farai? Quando ti sarai vestita di porpora, quando ti sarai ornata di aureo monile, ed avrai dipinti coll'antimonio i tuoi occhi, indarno ti abbellirai: i tuoi amatori ti han disprezzata, cercano la tua morte.But thou being wasted, what wilt thou doe? when thou shalt clothe thy selfe in scarlet, when thou shalt be adorned with golden iewels, & shalt paint thine eies with stibike stone, thou shalt be trimmed in vaine: thy louers haue contemned thee, they wil seeke thy life.Tu autem vastata, quid facies ? / cum vestieris te coccino, / cum ornata fueris monili aureo, / et pinxeris stibio oculos tuos, / frustra componeris: / contempserunt te amatores tui; / animam tuam quærent.

31For I have heard the voice as of a woman in travail, anguishes as of a woman in labour of a child. The voice of the daughter of Sion, dying away, spreading her hands: Woe is me, for my soul hath fainted because of them that are slain.Imperocché io ho sentito la voce come di donna, che è ne' dolori, l'ansietà come di donna nel suo primo parto: voce della figliuola di Sion, che sta per morire, e stende le braccia sue: infelice me! l'anima mia vien meno a cagione degli uccisi.For I haue heard the voice as of a traueling woman, anguishes as of a woman in labour of child. The voice of the daughter of Sion, amongst them that dye, and stretch forth their handes: woe is me, because my soule hath fainted for them that are slaine.Vocem enim quasi parturientis audivi, / angustias ut puerperæ: / vox filiæ Sion intermorientis, / expandentisque manus suas: / Væ mihi, quia defecit anima mea propter interfectos !