Divers ordinances, partly moral, partly ceremonial or judicial.

1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:Il Signore parlò a Mosè, e disse:OVR Lord spake to Moyses, saying:Locutus est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens: 2Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel. And thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.Parla a tutta l'adunanza de' figliuoli d'Israele, e dirai loro: Siate santi, perocché santo son io il Signore Dio vostro.Speake to al the assemblie of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: Be ye holie, because I the Lord your God am holie.Loquere ad omnem cœtum filiorum Israël, et dices ad eos: Sancti estote, quia ego sanctus sum, Dominus Deus vester. 3Let every one fear his father, and his mother. Keep my sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.Onori ciascheduno il padre suo, e la madre sua: osservate i miei sabati. Io il Signore Dio vostro.Let euerie one feare his father, and mother. Keepe my Sabbathes. I the Lord your God.Unusquisque patrem suum, et matrem suam timeat. Sabbata mea custodite. Ego Dominus Deus vester. 4Turn ye not to idols: nor make to yourselves molten gods. I am the Lord your God.Non vi rivolgete a' simulacri, e non vogliate farvi degli dii di getto. Io il Signore Dio vostro.Turne not your selues to idols, neither make you to your selues molten goddes. I the Lord your God.Nolite converti ad idola, nec deos conflatiles faciatis vobis. Ego Dominus Deus vester. 5If ye offer in sacrifice a peace offering to the Lord, that he may be favourable:Se immolate al Signore un'ostia pacifica affin d'averlo propizio,If ye immolate an hoste of pacifiques to the Lord, that it may be placable,Si immolaveritis hostiam pacificorum Domino, ut sit placabilis, 6You shall eat it on the same day it was offered, and the next day. And whatsoever shall be left until the third day, you shall burn with fire.Nel dì, in cui fu immolata, e nel dì appresso la mangerete: tutto quello poi che ne resti il terzo giorno lo darete alle fiamme.that day wherin it is immolated, shal you eate it, and the next day: and whatsoeuer shal be left vntil the third day, you shal burne with fire.eo die quo fuerit immolata, comedetis eam, et die altero: quidquid autem residuum fuerit in diem tertium, igne comburetis. 7If after two days any man eat thereof, he shall be profane and guilty of impiety:Chi dopo i due giorni ne mangerà, sarà profano, e reo d'empietà.if after two daies anie man eate therof, he shal be profane, and guiltie of impietie:Si quis post biduum comederit ex ea, profanus erit, et impietatis reus: 8And shall bear his iniquity, because he hath defiled the holy thing of the Lord. And that soul shall perish from among his people.E pagherà il fio di sua iniquità per aver profanato il Santo del Signore, ed ei sarà sterminato dalla società del suo popolo.and shal beare his iniquitie, because he hath polluted the holie of the Lord, and that soule shal perish out of his people.portabitque iniquitatem suam, quia sanctum Domini polluit, et peribit anima illa de populo suo.

9When thou reapest the corn of thy land, thou shalt not cut down all that is on the face of the earth to the very ground: nor shalt thou gather the ears that remain.Quando tu segherai la messe de' tuoi campi, non mieterai fino a terra tutta la superficie delle tue terre: né raccoglierai le spighe, che potranno restarvi.And when thou reapest the corne of thy lande, thou shalt not sheare the face of the earth to the verie ground: neither shalt thou gather the eares that remaine.Cumque messueris segetes terræ tuæ, non tondebis usque ad solum superficiem terræ, nec remanentes spicas colliges, 10Neither shalt thou gather the bunches and grapes that fall down in thy vineyard: but shalt leave them to the poor and the strangers to take. I am the Lord your God.E nella tua vigna non coglierai i raspolli, né prenderai i granelli che cadono: ma lascerai, che li prendano i poveri e i pellegrini. Io il Signore Dio vostro.Neither in thy vineyard shalt thou gather the clusters, and grapes that fal downe, but shalt leaue them to the poore, and the strangers to take. I the Lord your God.neque in vinea tua racemos et grana decidentia congregabis: sed pauperibus et peregrinis carpenda dimittes. Ego Dominus Deus vester. 11You shall not steal. You shall not lie: neither shall any man deceive his neighbour.Non ruberete. Non direte bugia, e nissuno ingannerà il suo prossimo.You shal not committe theft. You shal not lie, neither shal anie man deceaue his neighbour.Non facietis furtum. Non mentiemini, nec decipiet unusquisque proximum suum. 12Thou shalt not swear falsely by my name, nor profane the name of thy God. I am the Lord.Non ispergiurerai nel mio nome, e non profanerai il nome del Dio tuo. Io il Signore.Thou shalt not forsweare thy self in my name, nor pollute the name of thy God. I the Lord.Non perjurabis in nomine meo, nec pollues nomen Dei tui. Ego Dominus. 13Thou shalt not calumniate thy neighbour, nor oppress him by violence. The wages of him that hath been hired by thee shall not abide with thee until the morning.Non defraudare il prossimo tuo, e non lo opprimere con prepotenza. La paga dell'operaio che lavora per te, non resterà in tua mano sino al dì di poi.Thou shalt not calumniate thy neighbour, nor oppresse him by violence. The worke of thy hireling shal not abide with thee vntil morning.Non facies calumniam proximo tuo nec vi opprimes eum. Non morabitur opus mercenarii tui apud te usque mane.

14Thou shalt not speak evil of the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind: but thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, because I am the Lord.Non parlerai male d'un sordo, e non porrai inciampo tra' piedi del cieco; ma temerai il Signore Dio tuo, perché io sono il Signore.Thou shalt not speake euil of the deafe man, nor put a stumbling blocke before the blinde: but thou shalt feare the Lord thy God, because I am the Lord.Non maledices surdo, nec coram cæco pones offendiculum: sed timebis Dominum Deum tuum, quia ego sum Dominus. 15Thou shalt not do that which is unjust, nor judge unjustly. Respect not the person of the poor: nor honour the countenance of the mighty. But judge thy neighbour according to justice.Non farai ingiustizia, e non pronunzierai ingiusta sentenza. Non avere riguardo alla persona del povero, e non aver soggezione della faccia dell'uom possente. Giudica il prossimo tuo con giustizia.Thou shalt not doe that which is vniust, nor iudge vniustly. Consider not the person of a poore man, neither honour thou the countenance of him that is mightie. Iudge iustly to thy neighbour.Non facies quod iniquum est, nec injuste judicabis. Non consideres personam pauperis, nec honores vultum potentis. Juste judica proximo tuo. 16Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord.Non sarai maldicente, né soffione nel popol tuo. Non cospirerai contro il sangue del prossimo tuo. Io il Signore.Thou shalt not be a criminatour, nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the bloud of thy neighbour. I the Lord.Non eris criminator, nec susurro in populo. Non stabis contra sanguinem proximi tui. Ego Dominus. 17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: But reprove him openly, lest thou incur sin through him.Non odierai il tuo fratello in cuor tuo; ma riprendilo pubblicamente, affinché tu non incorra per causa di lui in peccato.Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy hart, but controwle him openly, lest thou incurre sinne through him.Non oderis fratrem tuum in corde tuo, sed publice argue eum, ne habeas super illo peccatum. 18Seek not revenge, nor be mindful of the injury of thy citizens. Thou shalt love thy friend as thyself. I am the Lord.Non cercar la vendetta, e non conservar la memoria dell'ingiuria de' tuoi concittadini. Amerai l'amico tuo come te stesso. Io il Signore.Seeke not reuenge, nor be mindeful of the iniurie of thy citizens. Thou shalt loue thy freind as thy self. I the Lord.Non quæras ultionem, nec memor eris injuriæ civium tuorum. Diliges amicum tuum sicut teipsum. Ego Dominus.

19Keep ye my laws. Thou shalt not make thy cattle to gender with beasts of any other kind. Thou shalt not sow thy field with different seeds. Thou shalt not wear a garment that is woven of two sorts.Osservate le mie leggi. Non accoppierai il tuo giumento con animale d'altra specie. Non seminerai il tuo campo con seme vario: non ti vestirai d'una vesta tessuta di due materie.Keepe ve my lawes. Thou shalt not make thy cattel to gender with the beasts of an other kinde. Thy field thou shalt not sowe with diuers seede. A garment, that is wouen of two sortes, thou shalt not put on.Leges meas custodite. Jumentum tuum non facies coire cum alterius generis animantibus. Agrum tuum non seres diverso semine. Veste, quæ ex duobus texta est, non indueris. 20If a man carnally lie with a woman that is a bondservant and marriageable, and yet not redeemed with a price, nor made free: they both shall be scourged: and they shall not be put to death, because she was not a free woman.Se un uomo ha che fare con una donna, che sia schiava, e nubile prima che sia riscattata, e fatta libera, saranno battuti ambedue; ma non morranno, perché colei non era libera:If a man lie with a woman by carnal copulation, that is a bondwoman also mariable, and yet not redemed with a price, nor made free, both shal be beaten, and they shal not die, because she was not free.Homo, si dormierit cum muliere coitu seminis, quæ sit ancilla etiam nubilis, et tamen pretio non redempta, nec libertate donata: vapulabunt ambo, et non morientur, quia non fuit libera. 21And for his trespass he shall offer a ram to the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony.Ma quegli offerirà al Signore pel suo delitto un ariete alla porta del tabernacolo del testimonio:And for his offence he shal offer to the Lord, at the dore of the tabernacle of testimonie a ramme:Pro delicto autem suo offeret Domino ad ostium tabernaculi testimonii arietem: 22And the priest shall pray for him: and for his sin before the Lord: and he shall have mercy on him, and the sin shall be forgiven.E il sacerdote farà orazione per lui e pel suo peccato dinanzi al Signore, e troverà clemenza, e gli sarà rimesso il peccato.and the priest shal pray for him, and for his sinne before the Lord, and he shal become propitious to him againe, and the sinne shal be forgeuen.orabitque pro eo sacerdos, et pro peccato ejus coram Domino, et repropitiabitur ei, dimitteturque peccatum.

23When you shall be come into the land, and shall have planted in it fruit trees, you shall take away the firstfruits of them. The fruit that comes forth shall be unclean to you: neither shall you eat of them.Quando sarete entrati in quella terra, e vi avrete piantati degli alberi fruttiferi, voi rigetterete le prime frutta, che quelli produrranno, le quali avrete per immonde, e non ne mangerete.When you shal be entred into the land, and haue planted in it fruite trees, you shal take away the prepuces of them: the fruite, that come forth shal be vncleane to you, neither shal you eate of them.Quando ingressi fueritis terram, et plantaveritis in ea ligna pomifera, auferetis præputia eorum: poma, quæ germinant, immunda erunt vobis, nec edetis ex eis. 24But in the fourth year, all their fruit shall be sanctified, to the praise of the Lord.Il quarto anno poi tutti i loro frutti saranno consacrati alla gloria del Signore.But in the fourth yeare, al their fruite shal be sanctified, laudable to the Lord.Quarto autem anno omnis fructus eorum sanctificabitur, laudabilis Domino. 25And in the fifth year you shall eat the fruits thereof, gathering the increase thereof. I am the Lord your God.Il quinto anno ne mangerete i frutti, e raccoglierete tutto quello che ei produrranno. Io il Signore Dio vostro.And the fifth yeare you shal eate the fruites, gathering the ofspring, that they bring forth. I the Lord your God.Quinto autem anno comedetis fructus, congregantes poma, quæ proferunt. Ego Dominus Deus vester. 26You shall not eat with blood. You shall not divine nor observe dreams.Non mangerete carni, dentro le quali sia il sangue. Non farete augurii, e non darete retta a' sogni.You shal not eate with bloud. You shal not diuine, nor obserue dreames.Non comedetis cum sanguine. Non augurabimini, nec observabitis somnia. 27Nor shall you cut your hair roundwise: nor shave your beard.Non vi taglierete i capelli in tondo: e non vi raderete la barba.Neither shal you cut your heare roundwise: nor shaue your beard.Neque in rotundum attondebitis comam, nec radetis barbam. 28You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh, for the dead: neither shall you make in yourselves any figures or marks. I am the Lord.Non farete incisioni sulla vostra carne a causa d'un morto; e non farete figure o segno sopra di voi. Io il Signore.And for the dead you shal not cut your flesh, neither shal you make in your selues any figures or markes, I the Lord.Et super mortuo non incidetis carnem vestram, neque figuras aliquas aut stigmata facietis vobis. Ego Dominus.

29Make not thy daughter a common strumpet, lest the land be defiled, and filled with wickedness.Non prostituire la tua figliuola, affinché non si contamini la terra, e non si riempia di scelleraggini.Make not thy daughter a common strumpet, lest the land be contamined, and filled with wickednesse.Ne prostituas filiam tuam, ne contaminetur terra et impleatur piaculo. 30Keep ye my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary. I am the Lord.Osservate i miei sabati, e riverite il mio santuario. Io il Signore.Keepe ye my Sabbathes, and feare my Sanctuarie. I the Lord.Sabbata mea custodite, et sanctuarium meum metuite. Ego Dominus. 31Go not aside after wizards: neither ask any thing of soothsayers, to be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.Non andate dietro ai maghi, e non interrogate gli indovini, perocché eglino vi corromperebbero. Io il Signore Dio vostro.Decline not to magicians, neither aske any thing of soothsayers, to be polluted by them. I the Lord your God.Non declinetis ad magos, nec ab ariolis aliquid sciscitemini, ut polluamini per eos. Ego Dominus Deus vester. 32Rise up before the hoary head, and honour the person of the aged man: and fear the Lord thy God. I am the Lord.Alzati dinanzi alla canizie, e rendi onore alla persona del vecchio: e temi il Signore Dio tuo. Io sono il Signore.Before the hoare head rise vp, and honour the person of an old man: and feare the Lord thy God. I am the Lord.Coram cano capite consurge, et honora personam senis: et time Dominum Deum tuum. Ego Dominus. 33If a stranger dwell in your land, and abide among you, do not upbraid him:Se un forestiero abita nel vostro paese, e fa sua dimora tra di voi, non lo rimprocciate:If a stranger dwel in your land, and abide among you, doe not vpbraid him:Si habitaverit advena in terra vestra, et moratus fuerit inter vos, non exprobretis ei: 34But let him be among you as one of the same country. And you shall love him as yourselves: for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.Ma sia tra voi, come se tra voi fosse nato, e amatelo come voi stessi: perocché voi pure foste forestieri nella terra d'Egitto. Io il Signore Dio vostro.but let him be among you as the same countrie man: and you shal loue him as your selues: for you also haue bene strangers in the Land of Aegypt. I the Lord your God.sed sit inter vos quasi indigena, et diligetis eum quasi vosmetipsos: fuistis enim et vos advenæ in terra Ægypti. Ego Dominus Deus vester. 35Do not any unjust thing in judgment, in rule, in weight, or in measure.Non fate ingiustizia nei vostri giudizii, nella canna, nel peso, nella misura.Do not anie vniust thing in iudgement, in rule, in weight, or measure.Nolite facere iniquum aliquid in judicio, in regula, in pondere, in mensura.

36Let the balance be just and the weights equal, the bushel just, and the sextary equal. I am the Lord your God, that brought you out of the land of Egypt.La stadera, e i pesi sien giusti: giusto l'epha, e l'hin. Io il Signore Dio vostro, che vi trassi dalla terra d'Egitto.Let the balance be iust, and the weightes equal, the busheliust, and the sextarie equal. I the Lord your God, that brought you out of the Land of Aegypt.Statera justa, et æqua sint pondera, justus modius, æquusque sextarius. Ego Dominus Deus vester, qui eduxi vos de terra Ægypti. 37Keep all my precepts, and all my judgments: and do them. I am the Lord.Osservate tutti i miei precetti, e tutti i miei ordini, e mettetegli in pratica. Io il Signore.Keepe al my preceptes, and al my iudgements, & doe them. I the Lord.Custodite omnia præcepta mea, et universa judicia, et facite ea. Ego Dominus.

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · Vulgata Clementina · original Douay-Rheims (Douay 1609-10), transcription by EEBO-TCP (CC0) · La Sacra Bibbia, tradotta dalla Volgata da Antonio Martini (1769-1781) (LaParola (laparola.net), Martini OSIS text, Public domain (LaParola's electronic edition marks it 'Dominio pubblico')). Public domain.

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