46 — Jeremias

1The word of the Lord that came to Jeremias the prophet against the Gentiles,Parola detta a Geremia profeta dal Signore contro le genti:THE word of our Lord that was made to Ieremie the prophet against the Gentiles,Quod factum est verbum Domini ad Jeremiam prophetam contra gentes. 2Against Egypt, against the army of Pharao Nechao king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Charcamis, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon defeated, in the fourth year of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda.Contro l'Egitto, contro l'esercito di Faraone Nechao re d'Egitto, che era vicino al fiume Eufrate in Charcamis, e fu sbaragliato da Nabuchodonosor re di Babilonia l'anno quarto di Joachim figliuolo di Giosia, re di Giuda.to Aegypt against the armie of Pharao Nechao the king of Aegypt, which was beside the riuer Euphrates in Charcamis, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon stroke, in the fourth yeare of Ioakim the sonne of Iosias king of Iuda.Ad Ægyptum, adversum exercitum Pharaonis Nechao regis Ægypti, qui erat juxta fluvium Euphraten in Charcamis, quem percussit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis, in quarto anno Joakim filii Josiæ regis Juda. 3Prepare ye the shield and buckler, and go forth to battle.Preparate lo scudo, e la rotella, e avanzatevi per dar battaglia.Prepare ye shild, and buckler, and goe forth to battel.Præparate scutum et clypeum, / et procedite ad bellum. 4Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen: stand forth with helmets, furbish the spears, put on coats of mail.Mettete i cavalli sotto i cocchi salite a cavallo, o cavalieri, mettetevi i morioni, pulite le lance, vestitevi delle corazze.Yoke horses, & mount ye horsemen: stand in helmets, furbish the speares, put on coates of maile.Jungite equos, et ascendite, equites: / state in galeis, polite lanceas, induite vos loricis. 5What then? I have seen them dismayed, and turning their backs, their valiant ones slain: they fled apace, and they looked not back: terror was round about, saith the Lord.Che mai sarà? Holli veduti paurosi, e volger le spalle, uccisi i valenti: fuggono a precipizio senza voltarsi in dietro: dappertutto è il terrore, dice il Signore.What then? I saw them feareful, and turning their backes, their valiants slaine: they fled in hast, neither looked they backe: terrour on enerie side, saith our Lord.Quid igitur ? vidi ipsos pavidos, / et terga vertentes, / fortes eorum cæsos: / fugerunt conciti, nec respexerunt: / terror undique, ait Dominus. 6Let not the swift flee away, nor the strong think to escape: they are overthrown, and fallen down, towards the north by the river Euphrates.Non occorre, che l'uomo agile si fugga, né l'uom forte si creda di salvarsi: a settentrione presso al fiume Eufrate sono stati vinti, e precipitati per terra.Let not the swift flee, nor the strong thincke that he is safe: Toward the North by the riuer Euphrates they were ouercome, and fel downe.Non fugiat velox, / nec salvari se putet fortis: / ad aquilonem juxta flumen Euphraten / victi sunt, et ruerunt.

7Who is this that cometh up as a flood: and his streams swell like those of rivers?Chi è costui, che cresce a guisa di fiumana, e i suoi gorghi rigonfiano come quelli de' fiumi?Who is this that riseth vp as a floud: and as it were of riuers, so his streames doe swel?Quis est iste, qui quasi flumen ascendit, / et veluti fluviorum intumescunt gurgites ejus ? 8Egypt riseth up like a flood, and the waves thereof shall be moved as rivers, and he shall say: I will go up and will cover the earth: I will destroy the city, and its inhabitants.L'Egitto si gonfia qual fiume, e le sue onde sono precipitose come quelle de' fiumi, ed ei dirà: Io mi avanzerò, inonderò la terra, distruggerò la città, e i suoi abitanti.Aegypt riseth vp like a floud, and the waues thereof shal be moued as riuers, and shal say: Rysing vp I wil couer the earth: I wil destroy citie, and the inhabitants thereof.Ægyptus fluminis instar ascendit, / et velut flumina movebuntur fluctus ejus, / et dicet: Ascendens operiam terram: / perdam civitatem, et habitatores ejus. 9Get ye up on horses, and glory in chariots, and let the valiant men come forth, the Ethiopians, and the Libyans that hold the shield, and the Lydians that take, and shoot arrows.Montate a cavallo, e fate pompa de' vostri cocchi, e si avanzino i valorosi dell'Etiopia, e que' della Libia collo scudo alla mano, e i Lidi, che dan di piglio alle frecce, e le scoccano.Get ye vp on horses, & in chariots, and let the valiants come forth, Aethiopia, and the Lybians holding the shilde, and the Lydeans taking, and shooting arrowes.Ascendite equos, / et exsultate in curribus, / et procedant fortes, / Æthiopia et Libyes tenentes scutum, / et Lydii arripientes et jacientes sagittas. 10For this is the day of the Lord the God of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may revenge himself of his enemies: the sword shall devour, and shall be filled, and shall be drunk with their blood: for there is a sacrifice of the Lord God of hosts in the north country, by the river Euphrates.Ma quel giorno sarà giorno del Signore, del Dio degli eserciti, giorno di vendetta, in cui farà pagare le pena a' suoi nemici: la spada divorerà, e si satollerà, e s'inebrierà del lor sangue: imperocché ecco la vittima del Signore Dio degli eserciti nella terra di settentrione, presso al fiume Eufrate.And that day of our Lord the God of hostes, is a day of reuenge, that they may take vengeance of his enemies: the sword shal deuoure, and be filled, & shal be drunken with their bloud: for the victime of our Lord the God of hostes is in the Land of the North by the riuer Euphrates.Dies autem ille Domini Dei exercituum dies ultionis, / ut sumat vindictam de inimicis suis: / devorabit gladius, et saturabitur, / et inebriabitur sanguine eorum: / victima enim Domini Dei exercituum / in terra aquilonis juxta flumen Euphraten.

11Go up into Galaad, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt: in vain dost thou multiply medicines, there shall be no cure for thee.Va a Galaad, e prendi del balsamo, o vergine figlia d'Egitto; indarno tu moltiplichi i rimedi, tu non vi troverai guarigione.Goe vp into Galaad, and take resine ô virgin the daughter of Aegypt: thou doest in vaine multiplie medicines, there shal not be health to thee.Ascende in Galaad, et tolle resinam, / virgo filia Ægypti: / frustra multiplicas medicamina: / sanitas non erit tibi. 12The nations have heard of thy disgrace, and thy howling hath filled the land: for the strong hath stumbled against the strong, and both are fallen together.La tua ignominia è divulgata tralle genti, e la terra è piena delle tue strida: perchè il forte ha inciampato nel forte, e son caduti al tempo stesso ambedue.The Gentiles haue heard thine ignominie, and thine howling hath filled the earth: because the strong hath stumbled against the strong, and both are fallen together.Audierunt gentes ignominiam tuam, / et ululatus tuus replevit terram: / quia fortis impegit in fortem, / et ambo pariter conciderunt. 13The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremias the prophet, how Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon should come and strike the land of Egypt:Parola detta dal Signore a Geremia profeta intorno al futuro arrivo di Nabuchodonosor re di Babilonia nella terra d'Egitto a devastarla.The word that our Lord spake to Ieremie the prophet, concerning this that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon should come and, strike the Land of Aegypt:Verbum quod locutus est Dominus ad Jeremiam prophetam, super eo quod venturus esset Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis, et percussurus terram Ægypti: 14Declare ye to Egypt, and publish it in Magdal, and let it be known in Memphis, and in Taphnis: say ye: Stand up, and prepare thyself: for the sword shall devour all round about thee.Portate questa nuova all'Egitto fatela udire a Magdalo, e risuoni in Memphis, e in Taphnis, e dite: sta in piè, e preparati; perocché la spada divorerà tutto quello, che è intorno a te.Tel Aegypt, and make it heard in Magdal, and let it sound in Memphis, and in Taphnis: Say ye: Stand, and prepare thy self: because the sword shal deuoure those thinges, that be round about thee.Annuntiate Ægypto, et auditum facite in Magdalo, / et resonet in Memphis, et in Taphnis: / dicite: Sta, et præpara te, / quia devorabit gladius ea quæ per circuitum tuum sunt. 15Why are thy valiant men come to nothing? they stood not: because the Lord hath overthrown them.Come mai il tuo campione è spossato? non si è retto su' piedi, perchè il Signore lo ha gettato per terra.Why is thy valiant become rotten? he stood not: because our Lord hath ouerthrowen him.Quare computruit fortis tuus ? / non stetit, quoniam Dominus subvertit eum.

16He hath multiplied them that fall, and one hath fallen upon another, and they shall say: Arise, and let us return to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the sword of the dove.Egli ne ha precipitati un gran numero, son caduti l'un sopra l'altro, e hanno detto: Leviamoci su, torniamo al nostro popolo, e nella terra, dove siam nati, sottraendoci alla spada della colomba.He hath multiplied them that fal, and man hath fallen against his neighbour, and they shal say: Arise, and let vs returne to our people, and to the Land of our natiuitie, from the face of the sword of the doue.Multiplicavit ruentes, / ceciditque vir ad proximum suum, et dicent: / Surge, et revertamur ad populum nostrum, / et ad terram nativitatis nostræ, / a facie gladii columbæ. 17Call ye the name of Pharao king of Egypt, a tumult time hath brought.Ponete a Faraone re dell'Egitto questo nome: Scompiglio: egli ne ha fatto venire il tempo.Cal ye the name of Pharao the king of Aegypt, Tumult, Time hath brought it.Vocate nomen Pharaonis regis Ægypti: / tumultum adduxit tempus. 18As I live, saith the King, (whose name is the Lord of hosts,) as Thabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.Io giuro per me stesso, dice quel Re, che ha nome il Signor degli eserciti, che come il Thabor sta a cavaliere degli altri monti, e il Carmelo del mare, così egli verrà.I liue (saith the king, the Lord of hostes is his name) that as Thabor in the mountaines, and as Carmel in the sea, he shal come.Vivo ego, inquit Rex (Dominus exercituum nomen ejus), / quoniam sicut Thabor in montibus, / et sicut Carmelus in mari, veniet. 19Furnish thyself to go into captivity, thou daughter inhabitant of Egypt: for Memphis shall be made desolate, and shall be forsaken and uninhabited.Prepara il bisognevole per la tua trasmigrazione, o fanciulla abitatrice dell'Egitto; perocché Memphi sarà ridotta in solitudine, e abbandonata, e deformata.Make ye vessels of transmigration ô daughter inhabitant of Aegypt: because Memphis shal be in desolation, and shal be forsaken, and shal be inhabitable.Vasa transmigrationis fac tibi, / habitatrix filia Ægypti: / quia Memphis in solitudinem erit, / et deseretur, et inhabitabilis erit. 20Egypt is like a fair and beautiful heifer: there shall come from the north one that shall goad her.Vitella di vago aspetto, e graziosa è L'Egitto: da settentrione verrà chi la domi.Aegypt a trimme and beautiful heyfer: a pricker from the North, shal come to her.Vitula elegans atque formosa Ægyptus, / stimulator ab aquilone veniet ei. 21Her hirelings also that lived in the midst of her, like fatted calves are turned back, and are fled away together, and they could not stand, for the day of their slaughter is come upon them, the time of their visitation.Anche i soldati mercenari, che viveano con lei, come vitelli, che s'in grassano, hanno volte le spalle, e si son dati alla fuga, e non han potuto far fronte, perchè è venuto per essi il giorno di essere uccisi, il tempo di essere visitati.Her hyrelings also that conuersed in the middes of her, as fatted calues are turned, and are fled together, neither could they stand: because the day of their flaughter came vpon them, the time of their visitation.Mercenarii quoque ejus, / qui versabantur in medio ejus quasi vituli saginati, / versi sunt, et fugerunt simul, / nec stare potuerunt: / quia dies interfectionis eorum venit super eos, / tempus visitationis eorum.

22Her voice shall sound like brass, for they shall hasten with an army, and with axes they shall come against her, as hewers of wood.Rimbomberà come bronzo la voce di lei, perchè quelli verranno frettolosamente coll'esercito; verranno a lei armati di scure, quasi a far legna.Her voice shal sound as if it were of brasse, because they shal hasten with an armie, and with axes they shal come to her, as it were cutting trees.Vox ejus quasi æris sonabit: / quoniam cum exercitu properabunt, / et cum securibus venient ei / quasi cædentes ligna. 23They have cut down her forest, saith the Lord, which cannot be counted: they are multiplied above locusts, and are without number.Troncheranno la sua boscaglia, dice il Signore, di cui le piante son senza numero: sono turba grande più che le locuste, ei sono innumerabili.They haue cut downe her forest, saith our Lord, which can not be counted: they are multiplied aboue locustes, and are without number.Succiderunt saltum ejus, ait Dominus, / qui supputari non potest: / multiplicati sunt super locustas, / et non est eis numerus. 24The daughter of Egypt is confounded, and delivered into the hand of the people of the north.La figliuola d'Egitto è avvilita, e data in potere del popolo di settentrione.The daughter of Aegypt is confounded, & deliuered into the hand of the people of the North.Confusa est filia Ægypti, / et tradita in manu populo aquilonis. 25The Lord of hosts the God of Israel hath said: Behold I will visit upon the tumult of Alexandria, and upon Pharao, and upon Egypt, and upon her gods, and upon her kings, and upon Pharao, and upon them that trust in him.Il Signore degli eserciti, il Dio d'Israele ha detto: Ecco che io visiterò la romorosa Alessandria, e Faraone, d'Egitto, e i suoi dei, e i suoi regi, e Faraone, e quegli, che confidano in lui.The Lord of hostes the God of Israel hath said: Behold I wil visite vpon the tumult of Alexandria, and vpon Pharao, and vpon Aegypt, and vpon her goddes, and vpon her kinges, and vpon Pharao, and vpon them that trust in him.Dixit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël: / Ecce ego visitabo super tumultum Alexandriæ, / et super Pharaonem, et super Ægyptum, / et super deos ejus, et super reges ejus, / et super Pharaonem, et super eos qui confidunt in eo: 26And I will deliver them into the hand of them that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterwards it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the Lord.E datogli in potere di que', che cercano il loro sterminio, cioè, in potere di Nabuchodonosor re di Babilonia, e in potere de' servi di lui, e dopo questo sarà abitato come ne' primi tempi l'Egitto, dice il Signore.And I wil geue them into the hand of them that seeke their life, and into the hand of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and into the hand of his seruants: and after these thinges it shal be inhabited as in the daies of old, saith our Lord.et dabo eos in manu quærentium animam eorum, / et in manu Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis, / et in manu servorum ejus: / et post hæc habitabitur sicut diebus pristinis, ait Dominus.

27And thou my servant Jacob, fear not and be not thou dismayed, O Israel: for behold I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed out of the land of thy captivity: and Jacob shall return and be at rest, and prosper: and there shall be none to terrify him.E tu non temere, servo mio Giacobbe, e non aver paura, o Israele: perocché dal rimoto paese io ti libererò, e dalla terra, dove se' schiavo, libererò la tua stirpe: e tornerà Giacobbe, e avrà requie, e sarà felice; e non sarà chi a lui dia timore.And thou my seruant Iacob feare not, and be not thou afraid Israel: because loe I wil saue thee from a farre, and thy seede out of the land of thy captiuitie: and Iacob shal returne, and rest, and prosper: and there shal be none to terrifie him.Et tu ne timeas, serve meus Jacob, / et ne paveas, Israël: / quia ecce ego salvum te faciam de longinquo, / et semen tuum de terra captivitatis tuæ: / et revertetur Jacob, et requiescet, / et prosperabitur, et non erit qui exterreat eum. 28And thou, my servant Jacob, fear not, saith the Lord: because I am with thee, for I will consume all the nations to which I have cast thee out: but thee I will not consume, but I will correct thee in judgment, neither will I spare thee as if thou wert innocent.E tu non isbigottirti, Giacobbe mio servo, dice il Signore; perocché io sono con te, perocché io consumerò tutte le genti, tralle quali ti ho disperso: ma te io non consumerò, ma ti gastigherò con misura, e non ti perdonerò come se tu fossi innocente.And thou my seruant Iacob feare not, saith our Lord: because I am with thee, because I wil consume al the nations, to the which I haue cast thee out: but thee I wil not consume, but I wil chasten thee in iudgement, neither wil I spare thee as innocent.Et tu noli timere, serve meus Jacob, ait Dominus, / quia tecum ego sum: / quia ego consumam cunctas gentes ad quas ejeci te, / te vero non consumam: / sed castigabo te in judicio, / nec quasi innocenti parcam tibi.