24 — Josue

1And Josue gathered together all the tribes of Israel in Sichem, and called for the ancients, and the princes and the judges, and the masters: and they stood in the sight of the Lord:Indi Giosuè congregò tutte le tribù d'Israele in Sichem, e chiamò a sè i seniori, e i principi, e i giudici, e i magistrati: e si presentarono dinanzi al Signore.AND Iosue gathered together al the tribes of Israel into Sichem, and called the ancientes, and princes, and iudges, and maisters: and they stoode in the sight of our Lord:Congregavitque Josue omnes tribus Israël in Sichem, et vocavit majores natu, ac principes, et judices, et magistros: steteruntque in conspectu Domini, 2And he spoke thus to the people: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old on the other side of the river, Thare the father of Abraham, and Nachor: and they served strange gods.Ed egli parlò così al popolo: Queste cose dice il Signore Dio d'Israele: Di là dal fiume abitarono da principio i padri vostri, Thare padre di Abramo, e Nachor: e servirono agli dei stranieri.and to the people he spake in this maner: Thus saith our Lord the God of Israel: Beyond the riuer did your fathers dwel from the beginning, Thare the father of Abraham, and of Nachor: and they serued strange goddes.et ad populum sic locutus est: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël: Trans fluvium habitaverunt patres vestri ab initio, Thare pater Abraham et Nachor: servieruntque diis alienis. 3And I took your father Abraham from the borders of Mesopotamia: and brought him into the land of Chanaan: and I multiplied his seed,Trassi io adunque il padre vostro Abramo da' confini della Mesopotamia, e lo condussi nella terra di Chanaan, e moltiplicai la sua stirpe:I tooke therfore your father Abraham from the coastes of Mesopotamia: and brought him into the Land of Chanaan: and multiplied his seede,Tuli ergo patrem vestrum Abraham de Mesopotamiæ finibus, et adduxi eum in terram Chanaan, multiplicavique semen ejus, 4And gave him Isaac: and to him again I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau mount Seir for his possession: but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.E gli diedi Isacco: e a questo diedi Giacobbe, ed Esaù. E ad Esaù io diedi in retaggio il monte Seir: ma Giacobbe, e i suoi figliuoli scesero nell'Egitto.and gaue him Isaac: and againe to him I gaue Iacob and Esau. Of whom, to Esau I gaue mount Seir to possesse: but Iacob, and his children went downe into Aegypt.et dedi ei Isaac: illique rursum dedi Jacob et Esau. E quibus, Esau dedi montem Seir ad possidendum: Jacob vero et filii ejus descenderunt in Ægyptum.

5And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I struck Egypt with many signs and wonders.E mandai Mosè, ed Aronne, e flagellai l'Egitto con segni, e prodigii in gran numero.And I sent Moyses and Aaron, and stroke Aegypt with many signes and wonders.Misique Moysen et Aaron, et percussi Ægyptum multis signis atque portentis. 6And I brought you and your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea: and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen, as far as the Red Sea.E trassi voi, e i padri vostri dall'Egitto, e arrivaste al mare: e gli Egiziani inseguirono i padri vostri co' loro cocchi, e cavalieri fino al mar Rosso.And I brought you and your fathers out of Aegypt, and you came to the sea: and the Aegyptians pursewed your fathers with chariotes and horsemen, as farre as the Read sea.Eduxique vos et patres vestros de Ægypto, et venistis ad mare: persecutique sunt Ægyptii patres vestros cum curribus et equitatu, usque ad mare Rubrum. 7And the children of Israel cried to the Lord: and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them. Your eyes saw all that I did in Egypt, and you dwelt in the wilderness a long time.E i figliuoli d'Israele alzarono le grida al Signore: ed egli mise folte tenebre tra voi e gli Egiziani, e mandò addosso a loro il mare che li ricoperse. Gli occhi vostri videro tutto quel che io feci in Egitto: e (dipoi) abitaste molto tempo nella solitudine.And the children of Israel cried to the Lord: who did put darkenes betwen you and the Aegyptians, and brought the sea vpon them, & ouerwhelmed them. Your eies saw al thinges that I did in Aegypt, and you dwelt in the wildernes a great time:Clamaverunt autem ad Dominum filii Israël: qui posuit tenebras inter vos et Ægyptios, et adduxit super eos mare, et operuit eos. Viderunt oculi vestri cuncta quæ in Ægypto fecerim, et habitastis in solitudine multo tempore: 8And I brought you into the land of the Amorrhite, who dwelt beyond the Jordan. And when they fought against you, I delivered them into your hands, and you possessed their land, and slew them.E v'introdussi nella terra degli Amorrhei che abitavano di là dal Giordano, e quando essi combattevano contro di voi, io li diedi nelle vostre mani, e voi occupaste il loro paese, e deste loro la morte.and I brought you into the Land of the Amorrheite, which dwelt beyond Iordan. And when they fought against you, I deliuered them into your handes, and you possessed their Land, and slew them.et introduxi vos in terram Amorrhæi, qui habitabat trans Jordanem. Cumque pugnarent contra vos, tradidi eos in manus vestras, et possedistis terram eorum, atque interfecistis eos.

9And Balac son of Sephor king of Moab arose and fought against Israel. And he sent and called for Balaam son of Beor, to curse you:E si levò su Balac figliuolo di Sephor re di Moab, e combattè contro Israele. E mandò a chiamare Balaam, figliuolo di Beor, perché vi maledicesse:And there rose Balac the sonne of Sephor king of Moab, and fought against Israel. And he sent and called Balaam the sonne of Beor, that he might curse you:Surrexit autem Balac filius Sephor rex Moab, et pugnavit contra Israëlem. Misitque et vocavit Balaam filium Beor, ut malediceret vobis: 10And I would not hear him, but on the contrary I blessed you by him, and I delivered you out of his hand.Ma io non volli ascoltarlo; ma per lo contrario per bocca di lui vi benedissi, e vi liberai dalle sue mani.and I would not heare him, but contrariwise by him I blessed you, and deliuered you out of his hand.et ego nolui audire eum, sed e contrario per illum benedixi vobis, et liberavi vos de manu ejus. 11And you passed over the Jordan, and you came to Jericho. And the men of that city fought against you, the Amorrhite, and the Pherezite, and the Chanaanite, and the Hethite, and the Gergesite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite: and I delivered them into your hands.E passate il Giordano, e giungeste a Gerico. E combatterono contro di voi gli abitanti di questa città, l'Amorrheo, e il Pherezeo, e il Chananeo, e l'Hetheo, e il Gergeseo, e l'Heveo, e lo Jebuseo, e li diedi nelle mani vostre.And you passed Iordan, and came to Iericho. And the men of that citie fought against you, the Amorrheite, and Pherezeite and Chananeite, and the Hetheite, and Gergeseite, and the Heueite, and Iebuseite: and I deliuered them into your handes.Transistisque Jordanem, et venistis ad Jericho. Pugnaveruntque contra vos viri civitatis ejus, Amorrhæus et Pherezæus, et Chananæus, et Hethæus, et Gergezæus, et Hevæus, et Jebusæus: et tradidi illos in manus vestras. 12And I sent before you hornets: and I drove them out from their places, the two kings of the Amorrhites, not with thy sword nor with thy bow,E spedii innanzi a voi torme di calabroni, e discacciai da' luoghi loro due re Amorrhei non per mezzo della tua spada, né del tuo arco,And I sent before you hornettes: and I cast them forth out of their places, the two Kinges of the Amorrheites, not in thy sword and bow.Misique ante vos crabrones: et ejeci eos de locis suis, duos reges Amorrhæorum, non in gladio nec in arcu tuo. 13And I gave you a land, in which you had not laboured, and cities to dwell in which you built not, vineyards and oliveyards, which you planted not.E vi diedi una terra non da voi ridotta a cultura, e città non edificate da voi, perché le abitaste; vigne, e uliveti non piantati da voi.And I gaue you the Land, wherein you laboured not, and the cities which you built not, to dwel in them: vineyardes and oliue trees, which you planted not.Dedique vobis terram, in qua non laborastis, et urbes quas non ædificastis, ut habitaretis in eis: vineas, et oliveta, quæ non plantastis.

14Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and most sincere heart: and put away the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.Or adunque temete il Signore, e servitelo con cuore perfetto, e sincerissimo, e togliete via gli dei, a' quali servirono i padri vostri nella Mesopotamia, e nell'Egitto; e servite al Signore.Now therfore feare our Lord and serue him with a perfect and verie true hart: and take away the goddes, which your fathers serued in Mesopotamia and in Aegypt, and serue our Lord.Nunc ergo timete Dominum, et servite ei perfecto corde atque verissimo: et auferte deos quibus servierunt patres vestri in Mesopotamia et in Ægypto, ac servite Domino. 15But if it seem evil to you to serve the Lord, you have your choice: choose this day that which pleaseth you, whom you would rather serve, whether the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorrhites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house we will serve the Lord,Che se il servire al Signore vi sembra un male, vi si permette di ottare: eleggete oggi quel che vi pare, e a chi piuttosto servir dobbiate: se agli dei, a' quali servirono i padri vostri nella Mesopotamia, ovvero agli dei dell'Amorrheo, nella terra del quale abitate: io poi, e la mia casa serviremo al Signore.But if it like you not to serue our Lord, choise is geuen you: choose this day that which pleaseth you, whom you ought especially to serue, whether the goddes, which your fathers serued in Mesopotamia, or the goddes of the Amorrheites, in whose Land you dwel: but I and my house wil serue our Lord.Sin autem malum vobis videtur ut Domino serviatis, optio vobis datur: eligite hodie quod placet, cui servire potissimum debeatis: utrum diis, quibus servierunt patres vestri in Mesopotamia, an diis Amorrhæorum, in quorum terra habitatis: ego autem et domus mea serviemus Domino. 16And the people answered, and said, God forbid we should leave the Lord, and serve strange gods.E il popolo rispose, e disse: Lungi da noi l'abbandonare il Signore, e servire a dei stranieri.And the people answered, and said: God forbid we should leaue our Lord, and serue strange goddes.Responditque populus, et ait: Absit a nobis ut relinquamus Dominum, et serviamus diis alienis. 17The Lord our God he brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage: and did very great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way by which we journeyed, and among all the people through whom we passed.Il Signore Dio nostro egli stesso ci trasse noi, e i padri nostri dalla terra d'Egitto, dalla casa di schiavitù; e fece sugli occhi nostri prodigii grandi, e ci protesse per tutto il viaggio che facemmo, e da tutti i popoli, pe' quali passammo.Our Lord God he brought vs, and our fathers out of the Land of Aegypt, out of the house of seruitude: and did in our sight great signes, and kept vs in al the way, by the which we walked, and among al the peoples, through which we passed.Dominus Deus noster, ipse eduxit nos et patres nostros de terra Ægypti, de domo servitutis: fecitque videntibus nobis signa ingentia, et custodivit nos in omni via per quam ambulavimus, et in cunctis populis per quos transivimus.

18And he hath cast out all the nations, the Amorrhite the inhabitant of the land into which we are come. Therefore we will serve the Lord, for he is our God.E ha scacciate tutte queste nazioni, e l'Amorrheo abitatore della terra, in cui siamo entrati. Noi adunque serviremo al Signore, perché egli è il nostro Dio.And he hath cast out al the nations, the Amorrheite inhabiter of the Land, which we haue entred. We therfore wil serue our Lord, because he is our God.Et ejecit universas gentes, Amorrhæum habitatorem terræ quam nos intravimus. Serviemus igitur Domino, quia ipse est Deus noster. 19And Josue said to the people: You will not be able to serve the Lord: for he is a holy God, and mighty and jealous, and will not forgive your wickedness and sins.E Giosuè disse al popolo: Voi non potrete servire al Signore: perocchè il Signore è santo, e forte, e geloso: e non soffrirà le vostre iniquità, e i vostri peccati.And Iosue said to the people: You can not serue our Lord: for God is holie, and a mightie aemulator, neither wil he pardon your wickednes and sinnes.Dixitque Josue ad populum: Non poteritis servire Domino: Deus enim sanctus et fortis æmulator est, nec ignoscet sceleribus vestris atque peccatis. 20If you leave the Lord, and serve strange gods, he will turn, and will afflict you, and will destroy you after all the good he hath done you.Se abbandonerete il Signore, e servirete a dei stranieri, egli si volterà contro di voi, e vi flagellerà, e vi sperderà dopo avervi fatto tanto bene.If you leaue our Lord, and serue strange goddes, he wil turne him self, and wil afflict you, and ouerthrow you after he hath geuen you good thinges.Si dimiseritis Dominum, et servieritis diis alienis, convertet se, et affliget vos atque subvertet, postquam vobis præstiterit bona. 21And the people said to Josue: No, it shall not be so as thou sayest, but we will serve the Lord.E il popolo disse a Giosuè: Non sarà come tu dici: ma serviremo al Signore.And the people said to Iosue: No, it shal not be so as thou speakest, but we wil serue our Lord.Dixitque populus ad Josue: Nequaquam ita ut loqueris erit, sed Domino serviemus. 22And Josue said to the people, You are witnesses, that you yourselves have chosen you the Lord to serve him. And they answered: We are witnesses.E Giosuè al popolo: Testimoni siete voi, come vi siete eletto il Signore per servire a lui. Ed essi risposero: Siam testimoni.And Iosue said to the people: You are witnesses, that your selues haue chosen to you our Lord for to serue him. And they answered: Witnesses.Et Josue ad populum: Testes, inquit, vos estis, quia ipsi elegeritis vobis Dominum ut serviatis ei. Responderuntque: Testes.

23Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel.Or adunque (diss'egli) togliete di mezzo a voi gli dei stranieri, e soggettate i cuori vostri al Signore Dio d'Israele.Now therfore, quoth he, take away strange goddes our of the middes of you, and incline your hartes to our Lord the God of Israel.Nunc ergo, ait, auferte deos alienos de medio vestri, et inclinate corda vestra ad Dominum Deum Israël. 24And the people said to Josue: We will serve the Lord our God, and we will be obedient to his commandments.E il popolo disse a Giosuè: Serviremo il Signore Dio nostro, e saremo obbedienti ai suoi comandamenti.And the people said to Iosue: We wil serue our Lord God, and wil be obedient to his preceptes.Dixitque populus ad Josue: Domino Deo nostro serviemus, et obedientes erimus præceptis ejus. 25Josue therefore on that day made a covenant, and set before the people commandments and judgments in Sichem.Giosuè adunque fermò in quel giorno il patto, e propose al popolo i precetti, e le leggi (del Signore) in Sichem.Iosue therfore in that day made a couenant, and proposed to the people preceptes and iudgementes in Sichem.Percussit ergo Josue in die illo fœdus, et proposuit populo præcepta atque judicia in Sichem. 26And he wrote all these things in the volume of the law of the Lord: and he took a great stone, and set it under the oak that was in the sanctuary of the Lord.Scrisse ancora tutte queste cose nel libro della legge del Signore: e prese una pietra stragrande, e la pose sotto una quercia, che era nel santuario del Signore.He wrote also al these wordes in the volume of the law of our Lord: and he tooke a very great stone, and put it vnder the oke, that was in the Sanctuarie of our Lord:Scripsit quoque omnia verba hæc in volumine legis Domini: et tulit lapidem pergrandem, posuitque eum subter quercum, quæ erat in sanctuario Domini: 27And he said to all the people: Behold this stone shall be a testimony unto you, that it hath heard all the words of the Lord, which he hath spoken to you: lest perhaps hereafter you will deny it, and lie to the Lord your God.E disse a tutto il popolo: Ecco questa pietra, che vi servirà di testimone, come ha udite tutte le parole che il Signore ha dette a voi: affinchè non vi venga poi la voglia di negare, e dir bugia al Signore Dio vostro.and said to al the people: Behold this stone shal be a testimonie for you, that it hath heard al the wordes of our Lord, which he hath spoken to you: lest perhaps hereafter you wil denie, and lye to our Lord your God.et dixit ad omnem populum: En lapis iste erit vobis in testimonium, quod audierit omnia verba Domini, quæ locutus est vobis: ne forte postea negare velitis, et mentiri Domino Deo vestro.

28And he sent the people away every one to their own possession,E congedò il popolo, che andasser ciascun alle loro terre.And he dismist the people, euerie one into their possession.Dimisitque populum, singulos in possessionem suam. 29And after these things Josue the son of Nun the servant of the Lord died, being a hundred and ten years old:Dopo di che Giosuè figliuolo di Nun, servo del Signore, morì di cento dieci anni:And after these thinges Iosue the sonne of Nun the seruant of our Lord died, being a hundred and ten yeares old:Et post hæc mortuus est Josue filius Nun servus Domini, centum et decem annorum: 30And they buried him in the border of his possession in Thamnathsare, which is situate in mount Ephraim, on the north side of mount Gaas.E lo seppellirono ai confini del suo retaggio in Thamnath-sare, che è situata sul monte Ephraim, dalla parte settentrionale del monte Gaas.and they buried him in the coastes of his possession in Thamnathsare, which is situated in the mountaine of Ephraim, on the North part of mount Gaas.sepelieruntque eum in finibus possessionis suæ in Thamnathsare, quæ est sita in monte Ephraim, a septentrionali parte montis Gaas. 31And Israel served the Lord all the days of Josue, and of the ancients that lived a long time after Josue, and that had known all the works of the Lord which he had done in Israel.E Israele servì al Signore tutto il tempo della vita di Giosuè, e de' seniori, i quali vissero lungamente dopo Giosuè, e sapevano tutte le opere fatte dal Signore per Israele.And Israel serued our Lord al the daies of Iosue, and of the ancientes, that liued a long time after Iosue, and that had knowen al the workes of our Lord which he had done in Israel.Servivitque Israël Domino cunctis diebus Josue et seniorum, qui longo vixerunt tempore post Josue, et qui noverunt omnia opera Domini quæ fecerat in Israël. 32And the bones of Joseph which the children of Israel had taken out of Egypt, they buried in Sichem, in that part of the field which Jacob had bought of the sons of Hemor the father of Sichem, for a hundred young ewes, and it was in the possession of the sons of Joseph.Eglino ancora seppellirono le ossa di Giuseppe (le quali da' figliuoli d'Israele erano state portate dall'Egitto) in Sichem, nella parte del campo, la quale Giacobbe avea comprata da' figliuoli di Hemor padre di Sichem per cento pecore novelle, e fu poscia nella porzione de' figliuoli di Giuseppe.The bones also of Ioseph which the children of Israel had taken out of Aegypt, they buried in Sichem, in part of the field, which Iacob had bought of the sonnes of Hemor the father of Sichem, for a hundred yong ewes, and it was in the possession of the sonnes of Ioseph.Ossa quoque Joseph, quæ tulerant filii Israël de Ægypto, sepelierunt in Sichem, in parte agri quem emerat Jacob a filiis Hemor patris Sichem, centum novellis ovibus, et fuit in possessionem filiorum Joseph.

33Eleazar also the son of Aaron died: and they buried him in Gabaath that belongeth to Phinees his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.E morì anche Eleazaro figliuolo di Aronne, e lo seppellirono sul monte Ephraim in Gabaath, la quale era stata data a Phinees suo figliuolo.Eleazar also the sonne of Aaron died: and they buried him in Gabaath of Phinees his sonne, which was geuen him in mount Ephraim.Eleazar quoque filius Aaron mortuus est: et sepelierunt eum in Gabaath Phinees filii ejus, quæ data est ei in monte Ephraim.