6 — Jeremias

1Strengthen yourselves, ye sons of Benjamin, in the midst of Jerusalem, and sound the trumpet in Thecua, and set up the standard over Bethacarem: for evil is seen out of the north, and a great destruction.Fatevi cuore, figliuoli di Beniamin, in mezzo a Gerusalemme, e in Thecua suonate la tromba, e alzate le stendardo sopra Bethacare; perocché un flagello si fa vedere da Settentrione, ed una afflizione grande.TAKE courege ye children of Beniamin in the middes of Ierusalem, and in Thecua sound with the trumpet, & ouer Bethacarem lift vp the standart: because there is euil seene from the North, and great destruction.Confortamini, filii Benjamin, in medio Jerusalem: / et in Thecua clangite buccina, / et super Bethacarem levate vexillum, / quia malum visum est ab aquilone, / et contritio magna. 2I have likened the daughter of Sion to a beautiful and delicate woman.Io paragono la figliuola di Sion ad una bella, e molle femmina.I haue resembled the daughter of Sion to a beautiful & delicate woman.Speciosæ et delicatæ assimilavi filiam Sion. 3The shepherds shall come to her with their flocks: they have pitched their tents against her round about: every one shall feed them that are under his hand.A lei verranno i pastori co' loro greggi: intorno a lei pianteranno le tende; ciascuno governerà quegli, che sono sotto di lui.To her shal pastours come, and their flockes: they haue pitcht tents in her round about: euerie one shal feede them that are vnder his hand.Ad eam venient pastores et greges eorum; / fixerunt in ea tentoria in circuitu: / pascet unusquisque eos qui sub manu sua sunt. 4Prepare ye war against her: arise, and let us go up at midday: woe unto us, for the day is declined, for the shadows of the evening are grown longer.Preparatevi a farle guerra santa; sorgete, diamo la scalata sul bel mezzo giorno. Poveri noi: il giorno declina, e le ombre della sera diventan più grandi.Sanctifie ye battel vpon her: arise, and let vs go vp in the midday: wo vnto vs, because the day is declined, because the shaddowes of the euening are waxen longer.Sanctificate super eam bellum: / consurgite, et ascendamus in meridie: / væ nobis, quia declinavit dies; / quia longiores factæ sunt umbræ vesperi ! 5Arise, and let us go up in the night, and destroy her houses.Sorgete, e diamo la scalata di notte, e roviniamo i suoi casamenti.Arise, and let vs goe vp in the night, and destroy her houses.Surgite, et ascendamus in nocte, / et dissipemus domus ejus. 6For thus saith the Lord of hosts: Hew down her trees, cast up a trench about Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited, all oppression is in the midst of her.Ma così dice il Signor degli eserciti: Tagliate le sue piante, e alzate terra intorno a Gerusalemme. Questa è la città destinata alla vendetta; in mezzo a lei regna ogni maniera di oppressione.Because thus saith the Lord of hostes: Hew downe her wood, cast a trench about Ierusalem: this is the citie of visitation, al oppression is in the middes thereof.Quia hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: / Cædite lignum ejus, / et fundite circa Jerusalem aggerem. / Hæc est civitas visitationis: / omnis calumnia in medio ejus.

7As a cistern maketh its water cold, so hath she made her wickedness cold: violence and spoil shall be heard in her, infirmity and stripes are continually before me.Come la cisterna tiene fresche le sue acque, così ella serba fresca la sua malvagità. La violenza, e l'oppressione si odono dentro di lei: io veggo sempre gente afflitta, e straziata.As a cesterne maketh colde the water therof, so hath she made colde her malice: iniquitie and spoile shal be heard in her, infirmitie and plague alwaies before me.Sicut frigidam fecit cisterna aquam suam, / sic frigidam fecit malitiam suam. / Iniquitas et vastitas audietur in ea, / coram me semper infirmitas et plaga. 8Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee, lest I make thee desolate, a land uninhabited.Impara, o Gerusalemme, affinchè non si alieni da te l'anima mia, affinchè io non ti renda terra deserta, e inabitata.Be thou taught Ierusalem, lest perhaps my soule depart from thee, lest perhaps I make thee a desert land not habitable.Erudire, Jerusalem, / ne forte recedat anima mea a te; / ne forte ponam te desertam, / terram inhabitabilem. 9Thus saith the Lord of hosts: They shall gather the remains of Israel, as in a vine, even to one cluster: turn back thy hand, as a grapegatherer into the basket.Queste cose dice il Signore degli eserciti: Fino a un gracimolo saran raccolti gli avanzi d'Israele, come in una vigna: torna quasi vendemmiatore a portar la mano al canestro.Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Euen to one cluster shal they gather as in a vineyard the remaines of Israel, turne back thy hand, as the grapegatherer to the basket.Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: / Usque ad racemum colligent quasi in vinea reliquias Israël. / Converte manum tuam quasi vindemiator ad cartallum. 10To whom shall I speak? and to whom shall I testify, that he may hear? behold, their ears are uncircumcised, and they cannot hear: behold the word of the Lord is become unto them a reproach: and they will not receive it.A chi volgerò io la parola, e chi scongiurerò io di ascoltarmi? dappoiché sono incirconcise le loro orecchie, e non possono udire: ecco, che la Parola del Signore è spregiata da essi, e non la riceveranno.To whom shal I speake? and whom shal I contest, that he may heare? behold, their eares are vncircumcised, and they can not heare: behold the word of our Lord is become vnto them as a reproche: and they wil not receiue it.Cui loquar, et quem contestabor ut audiat ? / ecce incircumcisæ aures eorum, / et audire non possunt: / ecce verbum Domini factum est eis in opprobrium, / et non suscipient illud.

11Therefore am I full of the fury of the Lord, I am weary with holding in: pour it out upon the child abroad, and upon the council of the young men together: for man and woman shall be taken, the ancient and he that is full of days.Per questo io sono pieno del furor del Signore, duro fatica a contenermi: spandilo sopra i piccoli per le strade, ed insieme sopra le adunanze della gioventù. Imperocché sarà preso l'uomo colla donna, il vecchio, e l'uomo sazio di vivere.Therefore am I ful of the furie of our Lord, I haue laboured sustayning: power out vpon the litle one without, and vpon the counsel of the yong men together: for man with woman shal be taken, the ancient with him that is ful of daies.Idcirco furore Domini plenus sum; / laboravi sustinens. / Effunde super parvulum foris, / et super consilium juvenum simul: / vir enim cum muliere capietur; / senex cum pleno dierum. 12And their houses shall be turned over to others, with their lands and their wives together: for I will stretch forth my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord.E passeranno ad altri le loro case, e i campi, e le mogli insieme: perocché io stenderò la mia mano sopra gli abitatori di questa terra, dice il Signore;And their houses shal passe to others, their landes and wiues together: because I wil extend my hand vpon the inhabitants of the land, saith our Lord.Et transibunt domus eorum ad alteros, / agri et uxores pariter, / quia extendam manum meam super habitantes terram, dicit Dominus: 13For from the least of them even to the greatest, all are given to covetousness: and from the prophet even to the priest, all are guilty of deceit.Perocché dal più piccolo fino al più grande, tutti sono dati alla avarizia: e dal profeta fino al sacerdote tutti pensano a gabbare.For from the lesser euen to the greater, al studie auarice: and from the prophets euen to the priest, al commit guile.a minore quippe usque ad majorem / omnes avaritiæ student, / et a propheta usque ad sacerdotem / cuncti faciunt dolum. 14And they healed the breach of the daughter of my people disgracefully, saying: Peace, peace: and there was no peace.E curavano le piaghe della figlia del popol mio con burlarsi di lei, dicendo: Pace, pace, e pace non era.And they cured the destruction of the daughter of my people with ignominie, saying: Peace, peace: & there was not peace.Et curabant contritionem filiæ populi mei cum ignominia, / dicentes: Pax, pax ! / et non erat pax.

15They were confounded, because they committed abomination: yea, rather they were not confounded with confusion, and they knew not how to blush: wherefore they shall fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall fall down, saith the Lord.Si sono eglino confusi per aver fatto cose abbominevoli? anzi la confusione non gli ha confusi, e non hanno conosciuto vergogna: per questo cadranno tra que' che periscono; precipiteranno quando saran visitati, dice il signore.They were confounded, because they did abomination: yea rather they were not confounded with confusion, and they knew not how to blush, for the which thing, they shal fal among them that fal: in the time of their visitation, they shal fal downe, saith our Lord.Confusi sunt, quia abominationem fecerunt: / quin potius confusione non sunt confusi, / et erubescere nescierunt. / Quam ob rem cadent inter ruentes: / in tempore visitationis suæ corruent, dicit Dominus. 16Thus saith the Lord: Stand ye on the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, which is the good way, and walk ye in it: and you shall find refreshment for your souls. And they said: We will not walk.Queste cose dice il Signore: Fermatevi sulla strada, e considerate, ed interrogate intorno alle antiche strade, quale sia la strada buona, e camminate per essa, e troverete ristoro all'anime vostre. Ma eglino han detto: Noi non cammineremo.Thus saith our Lord: Stand ye vpon the waies, and see, and aske of the old pathes, which is the good way, and walke ye in it: and you shal find refreshing for your soules. And they said: We wil not walke.Hæc dicit Dominus: / State super vias, et videte, / et interrogate de semitis antiquis quæ sit via bona, / et ambulate in ea: / et invenietis refrigerium animabus vestris. / Et dixerunt: Non ambulabimus. 17And I appointed watchmen over you, saying: Hearken ye to the sound of the trumpet. And they said: We will not hearken.Ed io vi deputai delle sentinelle. Badate al suon della tromba. E quegli dissero: Non vi baderemo.And I appointed watchmen ouer you. Heare yee the voice of the trumpet. And they said: We wil not heare.Et constitui super vos speculatores: / Audite vocem tubæ. / Et dixerunt: Non audiemus. 18Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what great things I will do to them.Per questo udite, o genti, tutte insieme intendete, quanto terribili mali io farò loro.Therefore heare ye, ô Gentiles, and thou congregation know, what great thinges I wil doe to them.Ideo audite, gentes, / et cognosce, congregatio, / quanta ego faciam eis.

19Hear, O earth: Behold I will bring evils upon this people, the fruits of their own thoughts: because they have not heard my words, and they have cast away my law.Ascolta, o terra: Ecco, che io sopra questo popolo manderò flagelli, frutto de' suoi consigli: perch'ei non ha ascoltate le mie parole, ed ha rigettata la mia legge.Heare ô earth: Behold I wil bring euils vpon this people, the fruites of their cogitations: because they haue not heard my wordes, and they haue cast of my law.Audi, terra: / ecce ego adducam mala super populum istum, / fructum cogitationum ejus: / quia verba mea non audierunt, / et legem meam projecerunt. 20To what purpose do you bring me frankincense from Saba, and the sweet smelling cane from a far country? your holocausts are not acceptable, nor are your sacrifices pleasing to me.Perchè mi offerite voi l'incenso di Saba, e la cannella odorosa di rimoto paese! Gli olocausti vostri non sono accetti, e non mi piacciono le vostre vittime.To what purpose bring you me frankencense from Saba, and the sweete smelling cane from a farre countrie? your holocaustes are not acceptable, and your victimes haue not pleased me.Ut quid mihi thus de Saba affertis, / et calamum suave olentem de terra longinqua ? / Holocautomata vestra non sunt accepta, / et victimæ vestræ non placuerunt mihi. 21Therefore thus saith the Lord: Behold I will bring destruction upon this people, by which fathers and sons together shall fall, neighbour and kinsman shall perish.Per questo così parla il Signore: Ecco, che io pioverò sciagure sopra di questo popolo: cadranno tra loro i padri insieme, ed i figli, il vicino perirà col vicino.Therefore thus saith our Lord: Behold I wil bring ruine vpon this people, & the fathers with the children shal fal in them together, neighbour and neighbour, and they shal perish.Propterea hæc dicit Dominus: / Ecce ego dabo in populum istum ruinas: / et ruent in eis patres et filii simul; / vicinus et proximus peribunt. 22Thus saith the Lord: Behold a people cometh from the land of the north, and a great nation shall rise up from the ends of the earth.Queste cose dice il Signore: Ecco, che un popolo viene dalla terra di settentrione, e una nazione grande si muoverà dalle estremità della terra.Thus saith our Lord: Behold there cometh a people from the land of the North, & a great nation shal arise vp from the endes of the earth.Hæc dicit Dominus: / Ecce populus venit de terra aquilonis, / et gens magna consurget a finibus terræ. 23They shall lay hold on arrow and shield: they are cruel, and will have no mercy. Their voice shall roar like the sea: and they shall mount upon horses, prepared as men for war, against thee, O daughter of Sion.Darà di mano alle saette, e allo scudo: ella è crudele, e non avrà misericordia. Il suo rumore è come quello del mare: saliranno sopra i cavalli preparati a combatter da forti contro di te, o figliuola di Sion.It shal take arrow and shild: it is cruel, and wil haue no mercie. The voice thereof shal sound as the sea: & they shal mount vpon horses, prepared as a man to battel, against thee ô daughter of Sion.Sagittam et scutum arripiet: / crudelis est et non miserebitur. / Vox ejus quasi mare sonabit: / et super equos ascendent, / præparati quasi vir ad prælium / adversum te, filia Sion.

24We have heard the fame thereof, our hands grow feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, as a woman in labour.Ne abbiamo udito la fama, e si sono illanguidite le nostre braccia: ci ha sorpresi l'afflizione, e i dolori come di partoriente.We haue heard the fame thereof, our handes are dissolued: tribulation hath caught vs, sorowes as a woman in trauel.Audivimus famam ejus; / dissolutæ sunt manus nostræ: / tribulatio apprehendit nos, / dolores ut parturientem. 25Go not out into the fields, nor walk in the highway: for the sword of the enemy, and fear is on every side.Non uscite alla campagna, e non camminate per le strade: perchè la spada dell'inimico, il terrore e tutt'all'intorno.Goe not out to the fieldes and walke not in the way: because the sword of the enemie is feare round about.Nolite exire ad agros, / et in via ne ambuletis, / quoniam gladius inimici, / pavor in circuitu. 26Gird thee with sackcloth, O daughter of my people, and sprinkle thee with ashes: make thee mourning as for an only son, a bitter lamentation, because the destroyer shall suddenly come upon us.Figliuola del popol mio vestiti di cilizio, giaci sopra la cenere: piangi come si piange la morte d'uno unigenito con pianto amaro; perocché verrà repentinamente sopra di te lo sterminatore.Be girded with sackcloth ô daughter of my people, & be sprinkled with ashes: make thee a bitter lamentation as the mourning of the only begotten, because the destroyer shal sodenly come vpon vs.Filia populi mei, accingere cilicio, / et conspergere cinere: / luctum unigeniti fac tibi, / planctum amarum, / quia repente veniet vastator super nos. 27I have set thee for a strong trier among my people: and thou shalt know, and prove their way.Io ti ho costituito qual saggiatore robusto in mezzo al mio popolo: e tu disaminerai, e farai saggio de' lor costumi.I haue sette thee a strong prouer in my people: and thou shalt know, and proue their way.Probatorem dedi te in populo meo robustum: / et scies, et probabis viam eorum. 28All these princes go out of the way, they walk deceitfully, they are brass and iron: they are all corrupted.Tutti questi magnati vanno fuori di strada, camminano con frode, rame, e ferro: sono tutti corrotti.Al these princes are declyning, walking deceitfully, brasse and yron: they are al corrupted.Omnes isti principes declinantes, / ambulantes fraudulenter, / æs et ferrum: / universi corrupti sunt. 29The bellows have failed, the lead is consumed in the fire, the founder hath melted in vain: for their wicked deeds are not consumed.Il mantice è venuto meno, il piombo si è consunto nel fuoco: inutilmente il fonditore gli ha fusi: le loro malvagità non sono state consunte.The bellowes haue failed, the lead is consumed in the fire, the founder hath melted in vaine: for their malices are not consumed.Defecit sufflatorium; / in igne consumptum est plumbum: / frustra conflavit conflator, / malitiæ enim eorum non sunt consumptæ.

30Call them reprobate silver, for the Lord hath rejected them.Chiamateli argento di rifiuto, perchè il Signore gli ha rigettati.Cal ye them reprobate siluer, because our Lord hath reiected them.Argentum reprobum vocate eos, / quia Dominus projecit illos.