26 — Job

1Then Job answered, and said:E Giobbe rispose, e disse:BVT Iob answering, sayd:Respondens autem Job dixit: 2Whose helper art thou? is it of him that is weak? and dost thou hold up the arm of him that has no strength?A chi vuoi tu dar soccorso? forse ad uno che sia spossato? e vuoi tu sostentar le braccia di un che forza non abbia?whose helper art thou? his that is weake? and doest thou hold vp the arme of him, that is not strong?Cujus adjutor es ? numquid imbecillis ? / et sustentas brachium ejus qui non est fortis ? 3To whom hast thou given counsel? perhaps to him that hath no wisdom, and thou hast shewn thy very great prudence.A chi dai tu consiglio? forse a colui che saggezza non ha? ed hai fatto mostra della moltissima tua prudenza?To whom hast thou geuen counsel? perhaps to him, that hath not wisdom, and thy prudence hast thou shewed very great.Cui dedisti consilium ? / forsitan illi qui non habet sapientiam: / et prudentiam tuam ostendisti plurimam. 4Whom hast thou desired to teach? was it not him that made life?A chi volevi tu insegnare, se non a lui che fece gli spiriti?Whom wouldest thou teach? not him that made breath?Quem docere voluisti ? / nonne eum qui fecit spiramentum ? 5Behold the giants groan under the waters, and they that dwell with them.Ecco che i giganti gemono sotto le acque insieme cogli altri, che in esso dimorano.Behold the gyantes grone vnder the waters, and they that dwel with them.Ecce gigantes gemunt sub aquis, / et qui habitant cum eis. 6Hell is naked before him, and there is no covering for destruction.Agli occhi di lui è aperto l'inferno, e l'abisso non ha telo che lo ricuopra.Hel is naked before him, and there is no couert to perdition.Nudus est infernus coram illo, / et nullum est operimentum perditioni. 7He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.Egli ne' vuoti spazj stese il settentrione, e sopra il niente sospese la terra.Who stretcheth out the northwind ouer the vacant, and hangeth the earth vpon nothing.Qui extendit aquilonem super vacuum, / et appendit terram super nihilum. 8He bindeth up the waters in his clouds, so that they break not out and fall down together.Egli che serra le acque nelle sue nuvole, affinchè tutte insieme non precipitino al basso.Who bindeth the waters in his cloudes, that they breake not forth together downeward. Who holdeth the countenance of his throne,Qui ligat aquas in nubibus suis, / ut non erumpant pariter deorsum. 9He withholdeth the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud over it.Egli nasconde alla vista il suo trono, e le sue nubi spande sopra di esso.and spreddeth his clowde ouet it.Qui tenet vultum solii sui, / et expandit super illud nebulam suam.

10He hath set bounds about the waters, till light and darkness come to an end.Tirò i confini intorno alle acque, per sino a tanto che la luce, e le tenebre abbiano fine.He hath made a limite about the waters, til light & darkenes be ended.Terminum circumdedit aquis, / usque dum finiantur lux et tenebræ. 11The pillars of heaven tremble, and dread at his beck.Le colonne del cielo tremano, e si impauriscono ad un cenno di lui.The pillers of heauen tremble, and dread at his beck.Columnæ cæli contremiscunt, / et pavent ad nutum ejus. 12By his power the seas are suddenly gathered together, and his wisdom has struck the proud one.Dalla possanza di lui furon riuniti in un attimo i mari, e la sapienza di lui percosse il superbo.In his strength sodenly the seas are gathered together, and with his wisdom he stroke the proud man.In fortitudine illius repente maria congregata sunt, / et prudentia ejus percussit superbum. 13His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent.Lo spirito di lui ornò i cieli, e pelle mani di lui fu tratto in luce il tortuoso serpente.His spirite hath adorned the heauens, and his hand being the midwife, the winding serpent is brought forth.Spiritus ejus ornavit cælos, / et obstetricante manu ejus, eductus est coluber tortuosus. 14Lo, these things are said in part of his ways: and seeing we have heard scarce a little drop of his word, who shall be able to behold the thunder of his greatness?Ecco che si è rammentata una parte delle opere di lui: che se quello, che abbiamo udito o una piccola stilla rispetto a quel che può dirsi, chi potrà reggere al tuono di sua grandezza?Loe, these things are sayd in part of his waies: and where as we haue heard scarce a litle droppe of his word, who shal be able to behold the thunder of his greatnes?Ecce hæc ex parte dicta sunt viarum ejus: / et cum vix parvam stillam sermonis ejus audierimus, / quis poterit tonitruum magnitudinis illius intueri ?