6 — Job

1But Job answered, and said:Ma Giobbe rispose, e disse:BVT Iob answering, sayd:Respondens autem Job, dixit: 2O that my sins, whereby I have deserved wrath, and the calamity that I suffer, were weighed in a balance.Volesse Dio, che si pesassero sulla bilancia i peccati, pe' quali ho meritato l'ira e la miseria, ch'io sopporto.Would God my sinnes were weyed, wherby I haue deserued wrath, and the calamitie, which I suffer in a balance.Utinam appenderentur peccata mea quibus iram merui, / et calamitas quam patior, in statera ! 3As the sand of the sea, this would appear heavier: therefore, my words are full of sorrow:Si vedrebbe questa più pesante, che l'arena del mare: per la qual cosa eziandio le mie parole piene son di dolore:As the sand of the sea this would appeare heauier, wherfore my wordes also are ful of sorrow:Quasi arena maris hæc gravior appareret; / unde et verba mea dolore sunt plena: 4For the arrows of the Lord are in me, the rage whereof drinketh up my spirit, and the terrors of the Lord war against me.Perch'io porto in me fisse le frecce del Signore, delle quali il veleno beve il mio spirito, e i terrori mi assediano.Because the arrowes of our Lord be in me, the indignation whereof drinketh vp my spirit, and the terrours of our Lord warre agaynst me.quia sagittæ Domini in me sunt, / quarum indignatio ebibit spiritum meum; / et terrores Domini militant contra me. 5Will the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or will the ox low when he standeth before a full manger?Ragghia forse l'asino salvatico, quando ha dell'erba, o rugge il bue, allorché sta davanti a ben provvista mangiatoia?Wil the wilde asse roare when he hath grasse? or the oxe loweth when he shal stand before the ful manger.Numquid rugiet onager cum habuerit herbam ? / aut mugiet bos cum ante præsepe plenum steterit ? 6Or can an unsavoury thing be eaten, that is not seasoned with salt? or can a man taste that which, when tasted, bringeth death?O si può egli mangiare una cosa insipida, senza condirla col sale? o può egli alcuno frustare una cosa, la quale gustata reca la morte?Or can an vnsauerie thing be eaten, that is not seasoned with salt? or can a man tast that which being tasted bringeth death?aut poterit comedi insulsum, quod non est sale conditum ? / aut potest aliquis gustare quod gustatum affert mortem ? 7The things which before my soul would not touch, now, through anguish, are my meats.Quelle cose, che io per l'avanti non avrei voluto toccare, sono adesso nelle mie strettezze mio cibo.The thinges which before my foule would not touch, now for anguish are my meates.Quæ prius nolebat tangere anima mea, / nunc, præ angustia, cibi mei sunt.

8Who will grant that my request may come: and that God may give me what I look for?Chi mi darà che sia adempiuta la mia richiesta, e che Dio mi conceda quel ch'io aspetto?Who wil graunt that my petition may come: and that God would geue me that which I expect?Quis det ut veniat petitio mea, / et quod expecto tribuat mihi Deus ? 9And that he that hath begun may destroy me, that he may let loose his hand, and cut me off?E che quegli, che ha principiato, egli stesso in polvere mi riduca; lasci agir la sua mano, e mi finisca?And he that hath begune, the same would loose his hand, and cut me of?et qui cœpit, ipse me conterat; / solvat manum suam, et succidat me ? 10And that this may be my comfort, that afflicting me with sorrow, he spare not, nor I contradict the words of the Holy one.E questa sia consolazione per me, che egli in affliggermi co' dolori, non mi risparmi, ed io non contradica alle parole del Santo.And this might be my comfort, that afflicting me with sorrow, he spare not, not I gayne say the wordes of the Holie one.Et hæc mihi sit consolatio, ut affligens me dolore, non parcat, / nec contradicam sermonibus Sancti. 11For what is my strength, that I can hold out? or what is my end, that I should keep patience?Imperocché qual fortezza è la mia per durare? o qual lite sarà il mio, ond'io mi regga colla pazienza?For What is my strength, that I can susteyne it? or what is mine end, that I should doe patiently.Quæ est enim fortitudo mea, ut sustineam ? / aut quis finis meus, ut patienter agam ? 12My strength is not the strength of stones, nor is my flesh of brass.Non è fermezza di sasso la mia fermezza, né la mia carne è di bronzo.Neither is my strength the strength of stones, neither is my ••est of brasse.Nec fortitudo lapidum fortitudo mea, / nec caro mea ænea est. 13Behold there is no help for me in myself, and my familiar friends also are departed from me.Mirate com'io da me non posso aitarmi, e i miei più intimi si son ritirati da me.Behold there is no help for me in my self, and my familiar freindes also are departed from me.Ecce non est auxilium mihi in me, / et necessarii quoque mei recesserunt a me. 14He that taketh away mercy from his friend, forsaketh the fear of the Lord.Chiunque niega compassione all'amico, abbandona il timor del Signore.He that taketh away mercie from his frend, forsaketh the feare of our Lord.Qui tollit ab amico suo misericordiam, / timorem Domini derelinquit. 15My brethren have passed by me, as the torrent that passeth swiftly in the valleys.I miei fratelli sono andati lungi da me, come torrente che passa rapidamente le valli.My brethren haue passed by me, as the torrent that passeth swiftly in the valleys.Fratres mei præterierunt me, / sicut torrens qui raptim transit in convallibus.

16They that fear the hoary frost, the snow shall fall upon them.A quei che temono la brinata caderà addosso la neve.They that feare the hoare frost, snow shal fal vpon them.Qui timent pruinam, / irruet super eos nix. 17At the time when they shall be scattered they shall perish: and after it groweth hot, they shall be melted out of their place.Quando principieranno a dissiparsi, si perderanno, e ai primi calori si struggeranno là dove sono.At the time, when they shal be dissipated they shal perish: and after they waxe hote they shal be dissolued out of their place.Tempore quo fuerint dissipati, peribunt; / et ut incaluerit, solventur de loco suo. 18The paths of their steps are entangled: they shall walk in vain, and shall perish.Tortuose sono le vie, per le quali camminano, si ridurranno in nulla, e periranno.The pathes of their steppes are intangled: they shal walke in vayne, and shal perish.Involutæ sunt semitæ gressuum eorum; / ambulabunt in vacuum, et peribunt. 19Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while.Considerate i sentieri di Thema, e le strade di Saba, e aspettate alcun poco.Cosider ye the pathes of Thema, the wayes of Saba, & expect a litle while.Considerate semitas Thema, itinera Saba, / et expectate paulisper. 20They are confounded, because I have hoped: they are come also even unto me, and are covered with shame.Sono confusi di mia speranza: sono venuti sin presso a me, e restati coperti di rossore.They are confounded, because I haue hoped: they are come also euen vnto me, and are couered with shame.Confusi sunt, quia speravi: / venerunt quoque usque ad me, et pudore cooperti sunt. 21Now you are come: and now, seeing my affliction, you are afraid.In questo punto siete venuti, ed or in reggendo i mali miei v'inorridite.Now you are come: and euen now seing my plague you are afrayd.Nunc venistis; / et modo videntes plagam meam, timetis. 22Did I say: Bring to me, and give me of your substance?Vi ho io forse detto: Portate, e donate a me qualche cosa de' vostri tesori?haue I sayd: Bring ye to me, and of your substance geue to me?Numquid dixi: Afferte mihi, / et de substantia vestra donate mihi ? 23Or deliver me from the hand of the enemy, and rescue me out of the hand of the mighty?Ovvero, liberatemi dal poter del nemico, e traetemi dalle mani de' potenti?Or deliuer me from the hand of the enemie, and out of the hand of the strong deliuer me?vel: Liberate me de manu hostis, / et de manu robustorum eruite me ? 24Teach me, and I will hold my peace: and if I have been ignorant of any thing, instruct me.Insegnatemi, e io mi tacerò: e dov'io fui forse ignorante, istruitemi.Teach ye me, and I wil hold my peace: and if I perhaps haue beene ignorant in anie thing, instruct ye me.Docete me, et ego tacebo: / et si quid forte ignoravi, instruite me.

25Why have you detracted the words of truth, whereas there is none of you that can reprove me?Per qual motivo intaccate voi le parole di verità, mentre non v'ha tra voi chi possa riprendermi?Why haue you detracted from the wordes of truth, whereas there is none of you that can controwle me?Quare detraxistis sermonibus veritatis, / cum e vobis nullus sit qui possit arguere me ? 26You dress up speeches only to rebuke, and you utter words to the wind.I vostri studiati discorsi altro non son che rimproveri, e al vento gittate le parole.To rebuke only you frame speaches, and you vtter wordes in the wind.Ad increpandum tantum eloquia concinnatis, / et in ventum verba profertis. 27You rush in upon the fatherless, and you endeavour to overthrow your friend.Voi date adosso a un pupillo, e tentate di abbattere il vostro amico.You rush in vpon a pupil, and you endeuoure to ouerthrow your frend.Super pupillum irruitis, / et subvertere nitimini amicum vestrum. 28However, finish what you have begun: give ear and see whether I lie.Pur conducete a fine la vostra impresa: porgete l'orecchio, e vedete se io dica bugia.Notwithstanding accomplish that which you haue begune: geue eare, and see whether I lie.Verumtamen quod cœpistis explete: / præbete aurem, et videte an mentiar. 29Answer, I beseech you, without contention: and speaking that which is just, judge ye.Rispondete, vi prego, senza altercazioni; e ragionando secondo giustizia pronunziate sentenza.Answer I besech you without contention: and speaking that which is iust, iudge ye.Respondete, obsecro, absque contentione; / et loquentes id quod justum est, judicate. 30And you shall not find iniquity in my tongue, neither shall folly sound in my mouth.E non troverete ingiustizia nella mia lingua, né per mia bocca parlerà la stoltezza.And you shal not finde iniquitie in my tongue, neither shal folie sound in my iawes.Et non invenietis in lingua mea iniquitatem, / nec in faucibus meis stultitia personabit.