22 — Josue

1At the same time Josue called the Rubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses,Nello stesso tempo Giosuè chiamò a se i Rubeniti, e i Gaditi, e la mezza tribù di Manasse.THE same time Iosue called the Rubenites, and Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasses,Eodem tempore vocavit Josue Rubenitas, et Gaditas, et dimidiam tribum Manasse, 2And said to them: You have done all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you: you have also obeyed me in all things,E disse loro: Voi avete adempito tutto quello che a voi comandò Mosè servo del Signore: e a me pure siete stati in tutto obbedienti.and said to them: You haue done al thinges that Moyses the seruant of our Lord cōmanded you: me also haue you obeyed in al thinges,dixitque ad eos: Fecistis omnia quæ præcepit vobis Moyses famulus Domini: mihi quoque in omnibus obedistis, 3Neither have you left your brethren this long time, until this present day, keeping the commandment of the Lord your God.E per un lungo spazio di tempo fino al di d'oggi non avete abbandonati i vostri fratelli, eseguendo gli ordini del Signore Dio vostro.neither haue you left your brethren a long time, vntil this present day, keeping the commandement of our Lord your God.nec reliquistis fratres vestros longo tempore, usque in præsentem diem, custodientes imperium Domini Dei vestri. 4Therefore as the Lord your God hath given your brethren rest and peace, as he promised: return, and go to your dwellings, and to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you beyond the Jordan:Giacché adunque il Signore Dio vostro ha dato tranquillità e pace a' vostri fratelli, conforme promise; partitevi, e andate alle vostre tende, e alla terrà di vostro dominio assegnata a voi da Mosè servo del Signore di là dal Giordano:Therfore because our Lord your God hath geuen your brethren quietnes and peace, as he promised: returne, and goe into your tabernacles, and to the land of your possession, which Moyses the seruant of our Lord deliuered to you beyond Iordan:Quia igitur dedit Dominus Deus vester fratribus vestris quietem et pacem, sicut pollicitus est: revertimini, et ite in tabernacula vestra, et in terram possessionis, quam tradidit vobis Moyses famulus Domini trans Jordanem: 5Yet so that you observe attentively, and in work fulfil the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you: that you love the Lord your God, and walk in all his ways, and keep all his commandments, and cleave to him, and serve him with all your heart, and with all your soul.Questo solo io chieggo, che osserviate attentamente, e mettiate in esecuzione i comandamenti, e le leggi prescritte a voi da Mosè servo del Signore, che amiate il Signore Dio vostro, e camminiate per tutte le sue vie, e adempiate i suoi precetti, e stiate uniti con lui, e lo serviate con tutto il cuore, e con tutta l'anima vostra.alwayes so that you keepe attentiuely, and in worke fulfil the commandement, and the law which Moyses the seruant of our Lord commanded you, that you loue our Lord your God, and walke in al his wayes, and obserue al his commandementes, & cleaue to him, and serue him in al your hart, and in al your soule.ita dumtaxat ut custodiatis attente, et opere compleatis mandatum et legem quam præcepit vobis Moyses famulus Domini, ut diligatis Dominum Deum vestrum, et ambuletis in omnibus viis ejus, et observetis mandata illius, adhæreatisque ei, ac serviatis in omni corde, et in omni anima vestra.

6And Josue blessed them, and sent them away, and they returned to their dwellings.E Giosuè li benedisse, e licenziolli, ed eglino se ne tornarono alle loro tende.And Iosue blessed them, and dismissed them. Who returned into their tabernacles.Benedixitque eis Josue, et dimisit eos. Qui reversi sunt in tabernacula sua. 7Now to half the tribe of Manasses, Moses had given a possession in Basan: and therefore to the half that remained, Josue gave a lot among the rest of their brethren beyond the Jordan to the west. And when he sent them away to their dwellings and had blessed them,Imperocché alla mezza tribù di Manasse avea data Mosè la porzione in Basan: e all'altra metà diede Giosuè la sua parte in mezzo a' suoi fratelli di qua dal Giordano all'occidente. E avendoli benedetti, in licenziandoli,And to the halfe tribe of Manasses Moyses had geuen possession in Basan: and therfore to the halfe that remayned, Iosue gaue a lotte among the rest of their brethren beyond Iordan at the West side. And when he dismissed them into their tabernacles, & had blessed them,Dimidiæ autem tribui Manasse possessionem Moyses dederat in Basan: et idcirco mediæ, quæ superfuit, dedit Josue sortem inter ceteros fratres suos trans Jordanem ad occidentalem plagam. Cumque dimitteret eos in tabernacula sua, et benedixisset eis, 8He said to them: With much substance and riches, you return to your settlements, with silver and gold, brass and iron, and variety of raiment: divide the prey of your enemies with your brethren.Disse loro: Voi ve ne tornate a' luoghi vostri carichi di beni, e di ricchezze, e di argento e di oro, di rame, e ferro, e di vestimenta d'ogni sorta: dividete la preda tolta a' nemici co' vostri fratelli.he said to them: In much substance and riches returne to your seates, with siluer and gold, brasse and yron, and varietie of rayment: diuide the praye of your enemies with your brethren.dixit ad eos: In multa substantia atque divitiis revertimini ad sedes vestras, cum argento et auro, ære ac ferro, et veste multiplici: dividite prædam hostium cum fratribus vestris. 9So the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses returned, and parted from the children of Israel in Silo, which is in Chanaan, to go into Galaad the land of their possession, which they had obtained according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.E se ne andarono, e si separarono i figliuoli di Ruben, e i figliuoli di Gad, e la mezza tribù di Manasse da' figliuoli d'Israele in Silo, che è nella Cananea per tornare in Galaad, paese ad essi assegnato da Mosè secondo l'ordine del Signore.And the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the halfe tribe of Manasses returned, and went from the children of Israel in Silo, which is situated in Chanaan, to enter into Galaad the Land of their possession, which they had obteyned according to the commandement of our Lord in the hand of Moyses.Reversique sunt, et abierunt filii Ruben, et filii Gad, et dimidia tribus Manasse, a filiis Israël de Silo, quæ sita est in Chanaan, ut intrarent Galaad terram possessionis suæ, quam obtinuerant juxta imperium Domini in manu Moysi.

10And when they were come to the banks of the Jordan, in the land of Chanaan, they built an altar immensely great near the Jordan.E giunti che furono alle dune del Giordano nella terra di Canaan, edificarono presso al Giordano un altare d'immensa grandezza.And when they were come to the litle banckes of Iordan, into the Land of Chanaan, they built beside Iordan an altar of an infinite greatnes.Cumque venissent ad tumulos Jordanis in terram Chanaan, ædificaverunt juxta Jordanem altare infinitæ magnitudinis. 11And when the children of Israel had heard of it, and certain messengers brought them an account that the children of Ruben, and of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses had built an altar in the land of Chanaan, upon the banks of the Jordan, over against the children of Israel:La qual cosa essendo stata udita da' figliuoli d'Israele, ed essendo stato ad essi riferito da avvisi sicuri, come Ruben e Gad, e la mezza tribù di Manasse avevano edificato un altare nella terra di Canaan sulle dune del Giordano, dirimpetto a' figliuoli d'Israele;Which thing when the children of Israel had heard, and certaine messengers had reported to them that the children of Ruben, and Gad, and the halfe tribe of Manasses had builded an altar in the Land of Chanaan, vpon the litle banckes of Iordan, against the children of Israel:Quod cum audissent filii Israël, et ad eos certi nuntii detulissent, ædificasse filios Ruben, et Gad, et dimidiæ tribus Manasse, altare in terra Chanaan, super Jordanis tumulos, contra filios Israël: 12They all assembled in Silo, to go up and fight against them.Si adunarono tutti questi a Silo per andare a combattere contro di quelli:they assembled al in Silo, that they might goe vp, and fight against them.convenerunt omnes in Silo, ut ascenderent, et dimicarent contra eos. 13And in the mean time they sent to them into the land of Galaad, Phinees the son of Eleazar the priest,E frattanto spediron loro nella terra di Galaad Phinees figliuolo di Eleazaro sommo sacerdote.And in the meane time they sent to them into the Land of Galaad, Phinees the sonne of Eleazar the priest,Et interim miserunt ad illos in terram Galaad Phinees filium Eleazari sacerdotis, 14And ten princes with him, one of every tribe.E con lui dieci principi, uno per ogni tribù.and ten princes with him, one of euerie tribe.et decem principes cum eo, singulos de singulis tribubus. 15Who came to the children of Ruben, and of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses, into the land of Galaad, and said to them:I quali andarono a trovare i figliuoli di Ruben, e di Gad, e della mezza tribù di Manasse nella terra di Galaad, e disser loro:Who came to the children of Ruben, and Gad, and the halfe tribe of Manasses into the Land of Galaad, and said to them:Qui venerunt ad filios Ruben, et Gad, et dimidiæ tribus Manasse in terram Galaad, dixeruntque ad eos:

16Thus saith all the people of the Lord: What meaneth this transgression? Why have you forsaken the Lord the God of Israel, building a sacrilegious altar, and revolting from the worship of him?Queste cose manda a dire a voi tutto il popolo del Signore: Qual prevaricazione è mai questa? per qual motivo avete voi abbandonato il Signore Dio d'Israele, edificando un altare sacrilego, e ritraendovi dal culto di lui?This message doth al the people of our Lord send to you: What is this transgression? Why haue you forsaken our Lord the God of Israel, building a sacrilegious altar, and reuolting from the worshippe of him?Hæc mandat omnis populus Domini: Quæ est ista transgressio ? cur reliquistis Dominum Deum Israël, ædificantes altare sacrilegum, et a cultu illius recedentes ? 17Is it a small thing to you that you sinned with Beelphegor, and the stain of that crime remaineth in us to this day? and many of the people perished.È egli forse poco per voi l'aver peccato a causa di Beelphegor, onde fino al presente resta sopra di noi l'infamia di tal delitto, per cui periron molti del popolo?Is it a smale thing to you that you sinned in Beelphegor, and vntil this present day the spotte of this abomination abideth in vs? and many of the people fel dead.an parum vobis est quod peccastis in Beelphegor, et usque in præsentem diem macula hujus sceleris in nobis permanet, multique de populo corruerunt ? 18And you have forsaken the Lord to day, and to morrow his wrath will rage against all Israel.E voi oggi avete abbandonato il Signore, e domane l'ira di lui infierirà contro tutto Israele.And you to day haue forsaken our Lord, and to morow his wrath wil rage against al Israel.Et vos hodie reliquistis Dominum, et cras in universum Israël ira ejus desæviet. 19But if you think the land of your possession to be unclean, pass over to the land wherein is the tabernacle of the Lord, and dwell among us: only depart not from the Lord, and from our society, by building an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God.Che se voi credete che impura sia la terra del dominio vostro, trasferitevi in quella, dov'è il tabernacolo del Signore, e abitate tra di noi; con patto solamente che voi non vi ritiriate dal Signore, nè dalla nostra società, alzando un altare oltre l'altare del Signore Dio nostro.But if you thinke the land of your possession to be vncleane, passe to the Land, wherein is the tabernacle of our Lord, and dwel among vs: only that you depart not from our Lord, and from our companie, an altar being built beside the altar of our Lord God.Quod si putatis immundam esse terram possessionis vestræ, transite ad terram, in qua tabernaculum Domini est, et habitate inter nos: tantum ut a Domino et a nostro consortio non recedatis, ædificato altari præter altare Domini Dei nostri.

20Did not Achan the son of Zare transgress the commandment of the Lord, and his wrath lay upon all the people of Israel? And he was but one man, and would to God he alone had perished in his wickedness.Non è egli vero che Achan figliuolo di Zare trasgredì gli ordini del Signore, e l'ira di lui piombò sopra tutto il popolo d'Israele? Ed egli era un sol uomo, ma piacesse a Dio che egli solo fosse perito pel suo peccato.Did not Achan the sonne of Zare transgress the commandement of our Lord, and his wrath lay vpon al the people of Israel? And he was one man, and I would he alone had perished in his wicked fact.Nonne Achan filius Zare præteriit mandatum Domini, et super omnem populum Israël ira ejus incubuit ? et ille erat unus homo, atque utinam solum periisset in scelere suo. 21And the children of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the half tribe of Manasses answered the princes of the embassage of Israel:Risposero i figliuoli di Ruben, e di Gad, e della mezza tribù di Manasse a' principi ambasciatori d'Israele:And the children of Ruben, and Gad, and of the halfe tribe of Manasses answered the princes of the legacie of Israel:Responderuntque filii Ruben et Gad, et dimidia tribus Manasse, principibus legationis Israël: 22The Lord the most mighty God, the Lord the most mighty God, he knoweth, and Israel also shall understand: If with the design of transgression we have set up this altar, let him not save us, but punish us immediately:Il fortissimo Dio Signore, il fortissimo Dio Signore egli sa, e lo comprenderà anch'Israele: se con ispirito di ribellione abbiam fabbricato questo altare, egli non ci protegga, ma ci punisca fin da adesso.The most mightie God our Lord, The most mightie God our Lord, him selfe knoweth, and Israel together shal vnderstand: If with the mind of preuarication we haue erected this altar, let him not keepe vs, but punish vs presently:Fortissimus Deus Dominus, fortissimus Deus Dominus, ipse novit, et Israël simul intelliget: si prævaricationis animo hoc altare construximus, non custodiat nos, sed puniat nos in præsenti: 23And if we did it with that mind, that we might lay upon it holocausts, and sacrifice, and victims of peace offerings, let him require and judge:E se Io abbiamo fatto con intenzione di imporvi sopra olocausti, e sacrifizii, e vittime pacifiche, ne faccia egli disamina e pronunzii sentenza:and if we did it with that minde, that we might lay vpon it holocaustes, and sacrifice, and pacifique victimes, let him selfe examine it and iudge:et si ea mente fecimus ut holocausta, et sacrificium, et pacificas victimas super eo imponeremus, ipse quærat et judicet:

24And not rather with this thought and design, that we should say: To morrow your children will say to our children: What have you to do with the Lord the God of Israel?Se non piuttosto pensier nostro e nostro consiglio si fu che dicemmo che forse un dì i figliuoli vostri avrebber detto ai nostri figliuoli: Che avete a far voi col Signore Dio d'Israele?and not rather with that meaning and deliberation, that we said: To morrow your children wil say to our children: What haue you to doe with our Lord the God of Israel?et non ea magis cogitatione atque tractatu, ut diceremus: Cras dicent filii vestri filiis nostris: Quid vobis et Domino Deo Israël ? 25The Lord hath put the river Jordan for a border between us and you, O ye children of Ruben, and ye children of Gad: and therefore you have no part in the Lord. And by this occasion your children shall turn away our children from the fear of the Lord. We therefore thought it best,Il Signore ha posto il fiume Giordano per confine tra noi, e voi, o figliuoli di Ruben, o figliuoli di Gad; onde non appartenete voi al Signore. E con simil pretesto i figliuoli vostri ritrar potrebbero i nostri figliuoli dal timore del Signore. Abbiamo adunque pensata meglio la cosa,Our Lord hath put a border betwen vs and you, O ye children of Ruben, and children of Gad, the riuer Iordan: and therfore you haue no part in our Lord. And by this occasion your children shal auert our children from the feare of our Lord. We therfore thought it better,terminum posuit Dominus inter nos et vos, o filii Ruben, et filii Gad, Jordanem fluvium, et idcirco partem non habetis in Domino: et per hanc occasionem avertent filii vestri filios nostros a timore Domini. Putavimus itaque melius, 26And said: Let us build us an altar, not for holocausts, nor to offer victims,E abbiam detto: Facciamoci un altare non per gli olocausti, nè per le vittime da offerire;and said: Let vs build vs an altar, not for holocaustes, nor to offer victimes,et diximus: Exstruamus nobis altare, non in holocausta, neque ad victimas offerendas, 27But for a testimony between us and you, and our posterity and yours, that we may serve the Lord, and that we may have a right to offer both holocausts, and victims and sacrifices of peace offerings: and that your children to morrow may not say to our children: You have no part in the Lord.Ma che serva di testimone tra noi, e voi, e tra la stirpe nostra, e i posteri vostri, come noi siamo servi del Signore, e abbiam diritto di offerire e olocausti, e vittime, e ostie pacifiche, e non dicano un dì i figliuoli vostri a' nostri figliuoli: Voi non appartenete al Signore.but for a testimonie betwen vs and you, and our issue and your progenie, that we may serue our Lord, and it may be our right to offer both holocaustes, and victimes, and pacifique hostes: and that your children to morrow say not to our children: You haue no part in our Lord.sed in testimonium inter nos et vos, et sobolem nostram vestramque progeniem, ut serviamus Domino, et juris nostri sit offerre et holocausta, et victimas, et pacificas hostias: et nequaquam dicant cras filii vestri filiis nostris: Non est vobis pars in Domino.

28And if they will say so, they shall answer them: Behold the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for holocausts, nor for sacrifice, but for a testimony between us and you.E quando dir lo volessero, risponderan quegli a loro: Ecco l'altar del Signore fatto dai padri nostri non per gli olocausti, nè pe' sacrificii; ma qual testimone tra noi, e voi:And if they wil say so, they shal answer them: Behold the altar of our Lord, which our fathers made, not for holocaustes, nor for sacrifice, but for our testimonie and yours.Quod si voluerint dicere, respondebunt eis: Ecce altare Domini, quod fecerunt patres nostri, non in holocausta, neque in sacrificium, sed in testimonium nostrum ac vestrum. 29God keep us from any such wickedness that we should revolt from the Lord, and leave off following his steps, by building an altar to offer holocausts, and sacrifices, and victims, beside the altar of the Lord our God, which is erected before his tabernacle.Lungi da noi questa scelleraggine di ritirarci dal Signore, e di abbandonare i suoi vestigii, alzando un altare per offerirvi olocausti, e sacrifizii, e ostie pacifiche, oltre l'altare del Signore Dio nostro eretto dinanzi al suo tabernacolo.God saue vs from this abomination that we should reuolt from our Lord, and leaue his steppes, erecting an altar to offer holocaustes, and sacrifices, and victimes, beside the altar of our Lord God, which is erected before his tabernacle.Absit a nobis hoc scelus, ut recedamus a Domino, et ejus vestigia relinquamus, exstructo altari ad holocausta, et sacrificia, et victimas offerendas, præter altare Domini Dei nostri, quod exstructum est ante tabernaculum ejus. 30And when Phinees the priest, and the princes of the embassage, who were with him, had heard this, they were satisfied: and they admitted most willingly the words of the children of Ruben, and Gad, and of the half tribe of Manasses,Le quali cose avendo udite Phinees sacerdote, e i principi ambasciatori d'Israele che eran con lui, si calmarono: e con grandissima soddisfazione accolsero le parole de' figliuoli di Ruben, e di Gad, e della mezza tribù di Manasse.Which thinges being heard, Phinees the priest, and the princes of the legacie, which were with him, were pacified: and they admitted most willingly the wordes of the children of Ruben, & Gad, and of the halfe tribe of Manasses.Quibus auditis, Phinees sacerdos, et principes legationis Israël, qui erant cum eo, placati sunt: et verba filiorum Ruben, et Gad, et dimidiæ tribus Manasse, libentissime susceperunt. 31And Phinees the priest the son of Eleazar said to them: Now we know that the Lord is with us, because you are not guilty of this revolt, and you have delivered the children of Israel from the hand of the Lord.E Phinees sacerdote figliuolo di Eleazaro disse loro: Or conosciamo, come il Signore è con noi, dappoiché voi siete alieni da tale prevaricazione, e avete con ciò sottratto Israele dalla vendetta del Signore.And Phinees the priest the sonne of Eleazar said to them: Now we know that our Lord is with vs, because you are not culpable of this preuarication, and haue deliuered the children of Israel from the hand of our Lord.Dixtque Phinees filius Eleazari sacerdos ad eos: Nunc scimus quod nobiscum sit Dominus, quoniam alieni estis a prævaricatione hac, et liberastis filios Israël de manu Domini.

32And he returned with the princes from the children of Ruben and Gad, out of the land of Galaad, into the land of Chanaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.E lasciati i figliuoli di Ruben, e di Gad (e della mezza tribù di Manasse), se ne tornò insieme coi principi dalla terra di Galaad, che confina colla Cananea, a' figliuoli d'Israele, e fece loro la sua relazione.And he returned with the princes from the children of Ruben and Gad, out of the Land of Galaad, into the Land of Chanaan, to the children of Israel, and reported to them.Reversusque est cum principibus a filiis Ruben et Gad de terra Galaad, finium Chanaan, ad filios Israël, et retulit eis. 33And the saying pleased all that heard it. And the children of Israel praised God, and they no longer said that they would go up against them, and fight, and destroy the land of their possession.E il suo parlare fu grato a tutti quelli che l'udirono. E i figliuoli d'Israele dieder laudi a Dio, e non più parlarono di muoversi contro di loro per combatterli, e devastare la terra di loro dominio.And the saying pleased al that heard it. And the children of Israel praysed God, and they did no more say, that they would goe vp against them, and fight, and destroy the Land of their possession.Placuitque sermo cunctis audientibus. Et laudaverunt Deum filii Israël, et nequaquam ultra dixerunt, ut ascenderent contra eos, atque pugnarent, et delerent terram possessionis eorum. 34And the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad called the altar which they had built, Our testimony, that the Lord is God.E i figliuoli di Ruben, e i figliuoli di Gad diedero questo titolo all'altare che avean fabbricato, Testimonianza nostra, come il Signore egli è Dio.And the children of Ruben, & the children of Gad called the altar, which they had built, Our testimonie, that our Lord he is God.Vocaveruntque filii Ruben, et filii Gad, altare quod exstruxerant, Testimonium nostrum, quod Dominus ipse sit Deus.