38 — Job

1Then the Lord answered Job out of a whirlwind, and said:Ma il Signore di mezzo al turbine parlò a Giobbe, e disse:BVT our Lord answering Iob out of a whirlewind, sayd:Respondens autem Dominus Job de turbine, dixit: 2Who is this that wrappeth up sentences in unskilful words?Chi è costui, che avviluppa sentenze in ragionamenti da ignorante?Who is this that wrappeth in sentences with vnskilful wordes?Quis est iste involvens sententias / sermonibus imperitis ? 3Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and answer thou me.Cingi da uomo forte i tuoi fianchi: io ti interrogherò, e tu rispondimi.Gird thy loynes as a man: I wil aske thee, and answer thou me.Accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos: / interrogabo te, et responde mihi. 4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? tell me if thou hast understanding.Dov' eri tu quand'io gettava i fondamenti della terra? dimmelo se ne sai tanto.Where wast thou when I layd the foundations of the earth? tel me if thou hast vnderstanding.Ubi eras quando ponebam fundamenta terræ ? / indica mihi, si habes intelligentiam. 5Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest or who hath stretched the line upon it?Sai tu chi ne fissò le misure? e chi tese sopra di essa il livello?Who set the measures therof, if thou know? or who stretched out the line vpon it?Quis posuit mensuras ejus, si nosti ? / vel quis tetendit super eam lineam ? 6Upon what are its bases grounded? or who laid the corner stone thereof,Qual hanno appoggio le basi di lei? e chi pose la sua pietra angolare,Vpon what are the foundations therof grounded? or who let downe the corner stone therof,Super quo bases illius solidatæ sunt ? / aut quis demisit lapidem angularem ejus, 7When the morning stars praised me together, and all the sons of God made a joyful melody?Allorché davano laude a me tutte insieme le stelle della mattina, e voci di giubilo alzavano tutti i figliuoli di Dio?when the morning starres praised me together, and al the sonnes of God made iubilation?cum me laudarent simul astra matutina, / et jubilarent omnes filii Dei ? 8Who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth as issuing out of the womb:Chi chiuse le porte al mare quand'ei scappò fuora, come uscendo dall'alvo materno?Who shut in the sea with doores when it brake forth proceding as it were out of a matrice:Quis conclusit ostiis mare, / quando erumpebat quasi de vulva procedens; 9When I made a cloud the garment thereof, and wrapped it in a mist as in swaddling bands?Quand'io la nube gli diedi per vestimento, e nella caligine lo rinvolsi, come un bambino nelle sue fasce?When I made a clowde the garment therof, and wrapped it in darkenes as in cloutes of infancie.cum ponerem nubem vestimentum ejus, / et caligine illud quasi pannis infantiæ obvolverem ?

10I set my bounds around it, and made it bars and doors:Lo ristrinsi dentro a' confini posti da me, e gli diedi sue porte, e contrafforti;I compassed it with my boundes, and put barre and doores.Circumdedi illud terminis meis, / et posui vectem et ostia, 11And I said: Hitherto thou shalt come, and shalt go no further, and here thou shalt break thy swelling waves.E dissi: Sin qua tu verrai, ma non passerai più innanzi, e qui frangerai gli orgogliosi tuoi flutti.And I sayd: Hitherto thou shalt come, and shalt not procede farder, & here thou shalt breake thy swelling waues.et dixi: Usque huc venies, et non procedes amplius, / et hic confringes tumentes fluctus tuos. 12Didst thou since thy birth command the morning, and shew the dawning of the day its place?Forse dopo che sei al mondo desti legge alla luce della mattina, e all'aurora mostrasti il luogo onde uscir fuori?Didst thou after thy birth command the morning, and shew the dawning his place.Numquid post ortum tuum præcepisti diluculo, / et ostendisti auroræ locum suum ? 13And didst thou hold the extremities of the earth shaking them, and hast thou shaken the ungodly out of it?Hai tu scossi colle tue mani i cardini della terra, e ne hai tu sbalzati gli empj?And didst thou hold the extremities of the earth shaking them, and hast thou shaken the impious out of it?Et tenuisti concutiens extrema terræ, / et excussisti impios ex ea ? 14The seal shall be restored as clay, and shall stand as a garment.Tornerà come fango il sigillo, e sussisterà come una veste:The seale shal be restored as clay, and shal stand as a garment:Restituetur ut lutum signaculum, / et stabit sicut vestimentum: 15From the wicked their light shall be taken away, and the high arm shall be broken.Sarà agli empj tolto il loro splendore, e la eccelsa loro possanza sarà annichilata.From the impious their light shal be taken away, and the high arme shal be broken.auferetur ab impiis lux sua, / et brachium excelsum confringetur. 16Hast thou entered into the depths of the sea, and walked in the lowest parts of the deep?Se' tu entrato nel fondo del mare, e hai tu passeggiato nel profondo dell'abisso?Hast thou entered into the depthes of the sea, and walked in the lowest partes of the great depth?Numquid ingressus es profunda maris, / et in novissimis abyssi deambulasti ? 17Have the gates of death been opened to thee, and hast thou seen the darksome doors?Son elleno state aperte a te le porte di morte, e que' tenebrosi liminari gli hai tu veduti?Haue the gates of death bene open to thee, and hast thou sene the darkesome doores?Numquid apertæ sunt tibi portæ mortis, / et ostia tenebrosa vidisti ?

18Hast thou considered the breadth of the earth? tell me, if thou knowest all things?Hai tu considerata l'ampiezza della terra? Dimmi, conosci tu tutte queste cose?Hast thou considered the bredth of the earth? tel, me if thou know al things,Numquid considerasti latitudinem terræ ? / indica mihi, si nosti, omnia: 19Where is the way where light dwelleth, and where is the place of darkness?Dove sia che abiti la luce, e qual sia il ripostiglio delle tenebre:In what way the light dwelleth, and what is the place of darkenesse.in qua via lux habitet, / et tenebrarum quis locus sit: 20That thou mayst bring every thing to its own bounds, and understand the paths of the house thereof.Onde e l'una, e le altre tu condur possa a' luoghi loro, sapendo la via delle case loro.That thou canst bring euerie thing to his borders, and vnderstand the pathes of the house therof.ut ducas unumquodque ad terminos suos, / et intelligas semitas domus ejus. 21Didst thou know then that thou shouldst be born? and didst thou know the number of thy days?Sapevi tu una volta di aver a nascere? Eri tu informato del numero de' tuoi giorni?Didst thou know then that thou shouldest be borne? and didst thou know the number of thy dayes?Sciebas tunc quod nasciturus esses, / et numerum dierum tuorum noveras ? 22Hast thou entered into the storehouses of the snow, or hast thou beheld the treasures of the hail:Se' tu entrato dove le nevi si serbano, ed hai tu veduto dove si raccolgan le grandiniHast thou entered into the treasures of the snow, or hast thou beheld treasures of haile?Numquid ingressus es thesauros nivis, / aut thesauros grandinis aspexisti, 23Which I have prepared for the time of the enemy, against the day of battle and war?Preparate da me per farne uso contro il nemico, pel giorno di guerra, e di conflitto?Which I haue prepared for the time of the enemie, for the day of fight and battel?quæ præparavi in tempus hostis, / in diem pugnæ et belli ? 24By what way is the light spread, and heat divided upon the earth?Per quale strada si sparge la luce, e il calore si spande sopra la terra?What way is the light spred, is heate diuided vpon the earth?Per quam viam spargitur lux, / dividitur æstus super terram ? 25Who gave a course to violent showers, or a way for noisy thunder:Chi segnò il corso alla impetuosa pioggia, e la strada al tuono romoreggiante?Who gaue course to the most vehement shower, and the way of the sounding thunder:Quis dedit vehementissimo imbri cursum, / et viam sonantis tonitrui,

26That it should rain on the earth without man in the wilderness, where no mortal dwelleth:E fece piovere sulla terra deserta priva di abitatore, dove nissun de' mortali pone sua stanza,That it should rayne vpon the earth, without man in the desert, where no mortal man abideth:ut plueret super terram absque homine in deserto, / ubi nullus mortalium commoratur; 27That it should fill the desert and desolate land, and should bring forth green grass?Inondandola, benché inabitabile, e desolata, affinchè verdi erbette produca?That it should fil the desert & desolate ground, and should bring forth grene grasse?ut impleret inviam et desolatam, / et produceret herbas virentes ? 28Who is the father of rain? or who begot the drops of dew?Chi è il padre della pioggia, e chi generò le gocciole della rugiada?Who is the father of rayne? or who begot the droppes of dewe?Quis est pluviæ pater ? / vel quis genuit stillas roris ? 29Out of whose womb came the ice? and the frost from heaven who hath gendered it?Da qual seno uscì il ghiaccio, e chi dall'aria mandò il gelo?Out of whose wombe came forth yse? & frost from heauen who ingendred?De cujus utero egressa est glacies ? / et gelu de cælo quis genuit ? 30The waters are hardened like a stone, and the surface of the deep is congealed.Le acque si indurano come pietre, e la superficie del mar si rappiglia.Waters are hardened like stone, and the face of the depth is congealed?In similitudinem lapidis aquæ durantur, / et superficies abyssi constringitur. 31Shalt thou be able to join together the shining stars the Pleiades, or canst thou stop the turning about of Arcturus?Potrai tu forse legare le stelle folgoreggianti delle Pleiadi, o sconvolgere il corso di Orione?Shalt thou be able to ioyne together the shining starres Pleiades, or canst thou dissipate the circuite of Acturus?Numquid conjungere valebis micantes stellas Pleiadas, / aut gyrum Arcturi poteris dissipare ? 32Canst thou bring forth the day star in its time, and make the evening star to rise upon the children of the earth?Se' tu forse, che fai apparire a suo tempo la stella del mattino, o che fai nascere Vespero sopra i figliuoli degli uomini?Doest thou bring forth the day starre in his time, and make Euening starre to rise vpon the children of the earth?Numquid producis luciferum in tempore suo, / et vesperum super filios terræ consurgere facis ? 33Dost thou know the order of heaven, and canst thou set down the reason thereof on the earth?Intendi tu l'ordine del cielo, e stabilirai le ragioni di lui sopra la terra?Doest thou know the order of heauen, and shalt thou Put downe the reason therof on the earth?Numquid nosti ordinem cæli, / et pones rationem ejus in terra ?

34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that an abundance of waters may cover thee?Alzerai tu la tua voce alla nube per far venire sopra di te un diluvio di acque?Shalt thou eleuate the voice in the clowde, & the violence of the waters couer thee.Numquid elevabis in nebula vocem tuam, / et impetus aquarum operiet te ? 35Canst thou send lightnings, and will they go, and will they return and say to thee: Here we are?Spedirai tu i folgori, e questi anderanno, e ti diranno al ritorno: Siamo a' tuoi cenni?Shalt thou send lightenings, and wil they goe, and returning shal they say to thee: Here we are?Numquid mittes fulgura, et ibunt, / et revertentia dicent tibi: Adsumus ? 36Who hath put wisdom in the heart of man? or who gave the cock understanding?Chi nel petto dell'uomo pose la saggezza, e chi al gallo diede discernimento?Who put wisedom in the hart of man? or who gaue the cocke vnderstanding?Quis posuit in visceribus hominis sapientiam ? / vel quis dedit gallo intelligentiam ? 37Who can declare the order of the heavens, or who can make the harmony of heaven to sleep?Chi esporrà il governo de' cieli, e farà tacere la celeste armonia.Who shal declare the maner of the heauens, and the harmonie of heauen who shal make to sleepe.Quis enarrabit cælorum rationem ? / et concentum cæli quis dormire faciet ? 38When was the dust poured on the earth, and the clods fastened together?Così fu fin da quando si rapprese la polvere sopra la terra, e le sue zolle si rassodarono.When was the dust powred on the earth, and the cloddes compact together?Quando fundebatur pulvis in terra, / et glebæ compingebantur ? 39Wilt thou take the prey for the lioness, and satisfy the appetite of her whelps,Anderai tu a far preda per la lionessa, e satollerai le brame de' suoi lioncini,Shalt thou take a praye for the liones and fil the appetite of her whelpes.Numquid capies leænæ prædam, / et animam catulorum ejus implebis, 40When they couch in the dens and lie in wait in holes?Allorché giaciono nelle tane, e stanno ansiosi per le caverne?When they lie in the dennes, and in holes sit in wayte?quando cubant in antris, / et in specubus insidiantur ? 41Who provideth food for the raven, when her young ones cry to God, wandering about, because they have no meat?Chi preparò il suo nudrimento al corvo, allorché i suoi pulcini gracchiano verso Dio, e van qua, e là, perché non han da mangiare?Who prepareth for the rauen her meate, when her yong ones crie to God, wandring about, because they haue not meate?Quis præparat corvo escam suam, / quando pulli ejus clamant ad Deum, / vagantes, eo quod non habeant cibos ?