1 — 2 Esdra (Neemia)

1The words of Nehemias the son of Helchias. And it came to pass in the month of Casleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in the castle of Susa,Storia di Nehemia figliuolo di Helcia. Io mi trovava l'anno ventesimo, il mese di Chasleu, nel castello di Susa;THE wordes of Nehemias the sonne of Helchias. And it came to passe in the moneth of Casleu, the twenteth yeare, and I was in Susis the castel.Verba Nehemiæ filii Helchiæ. Et factum est in mense Casleu, anno vigesimo, et ego eram in Susis castro. 2That Hanani one of my brethren came, he and some men of Juda; and I asked them concerning the Jews, that remained and were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.Quando venne Hanani, uno de' miei fratelli, con alcuni uomini di Giuda: e io domandai ad essi nuove riguardo' ai Giudei, che restavano, ed erano avanzati alla cattività, e riguardo a Gerusalemme.And Hanani one of my brethren came, him selse and men of Iuda, and I asked them of the Iewes, that remayned, and were left aliue of the captiuitie, and of Ierusalem.Et venit Hanani, unus de fratribus meis, ipse et viri ex Juda: et interrogavi eos de Judæis qui remanserant, et supererant de captivitate, et Jerusalem. 3And they said to me: They that have remained, and are left of the captivity there in the province, are in great affliction, and reproach: and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire.E quelli mi dissero: Quelli, che sono rimasi dalla cattività, e sono stati lasciati nella provincia, sono in afflizione, e ignominia: e le mura di Gerusalemme sono per terra, e le sue porte sono state consunte dalle fiamme.And they sayd to me. They that remayned, and are left of the captiuitie there in the prouince, are in great affliction, and in reproche: and the wal of Ierusalem is broken downe, and the gates therof are burnt with fire.Et dixerunt mihi: Qui remanserunt, et relicti sunt de captivitate ibi in provincia, in afflictione magna sunt, et in opprobrio: et murus Jerusalem dissipatus est, et portæ ejus combustæ sunt igni. 4And when I had heard these words, I sat down, and wept, and mourned for many days: and I fasted, and prayed before the face of the God of heaven.Udite queste parole io mi posi a sedere, e piansi, e mi afflissi per molti giorni: e digiunava, e faceva orazione dinanzi al Dio del cielo;And when I had heard these maner of wordes, I sate, and wept, and mourned many dayes: and fasted, and prayed before the face of the God of heauen.Cumque audissem verba hujuscemodi, sedi, et flevi, et luxi diebus multis: jejunabam, et orabam ante faciem Dei cæli:

5And I said: I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, strong, great, and terrible, who keepest covenant and mercy with those that love thee, and keep thy commandments:E diceva: Io ti prego, o Signore Dio del cielo, forte, grande, e terribile che mantieni il patto con quei, che ti amano, e osservano i tuoi comandamenti:And I sayd: I besech thee Lord God of heauen, strong, great, and terrible, which keepest couenant & mercie with them that loue thee, and keepe thy cōmandmentes:et dixi: Quæso, Domine Deus cæli fortis, magne atque terribilis, qui custodis pactum et misericordiam cum his qui te diligunt, et custodiunt mandata tua: 6Let thy ears be attentive, and thy eyes open, to hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, night and day, for the children of Israel thy servants: and I confess the sins of the children of Israel, by which they have sinned against thee: I and my father’s house have sinned.Porgi le tue orecchie, e apri gli occhi tuoi, e ascolta l'orazione del tuo servo, la quale io in questo tempo a te rivolgo di giorno, e di notte pe' figliuoli d'Israele tuoi servi, confessando i peccati dei figliuoli a Israele, co' quali hanno offeso te: io, e la casa del padre mio abbiamo peccato.let thine eares be harkning, and thine eyes open, to heare the prayer of thy seruant, which I pray before thee this day, night & day for the children of Israel thy seruantes: and I confesse for the sinnes of the children of Israel, in which they haue sinned to thee: I & my fathers house haue sinned,fiant aures tuæ auscultantes, et oculi tui aperti, ut audias orationem servi tui, quam ego oro coram te hodie nocte et die pro filiis Israël servis tuis: et confiteor pro peccatis filiorum Israël, quibus peccaverunt tibi: ego et domus patris mei peccavimus, 7We have been seduced by vanity, and have not kept thy commandments, and ceremonies and judgments, which thou hast commanded thy servant Moses.La vanità ci sedusse, e noi non osservammo i tuoi comandamenti, e le ceremonie, e i precetti intimati da te a Mosè tuo servo.we haue bene seduced with vanitie, and haue not kept thy commandments, and cerimonies and iudgement, which thou hast commanded to Moyses thy seruant.vanitate seducti sumus, et non custodivimus mandatum tuum, et cæremonias, et judicia quæ præcepisti Moysi famulo tuo. 8Remember the word that thou commandedst to Moses thy servant, saying: If you shall transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:Ricordati della parola data da te a Mosè tuo servo, quando dicesti: Se voi sarete prevaricatori, io vi dispergerò tralle genti.Remember the word, that thou didst command vnto Moyses thy seruant, saying: When you shal transgresse, I will depresse you into peoples:Memento verbi quod mandasti Moysi servo tuo, dicens: Cum transgressi fueritis, ego dispergam vos in populos:

9But if you return to me, and keep my commandments, and do them, though you should be led away to the uttermost parts of the world, I will gather you from thence, and bring you back to the place which I have chosen for my name to dwell there.Ma se tornerete a me, e osserverete i miei precetti, e gli adempirete, quand'anche foste trasportati agli ultimi confini del mondo, io di là vi riunirò, e vi ricondurrò al luogo eletto da me, perchè portasse il mio nome.and if you returne to me, and keepe my precepts, and doe them, although you shal be led away to the vttermost partes of heauen, thence wil I gather you, and bring you backe into the place, which I haue chosen that my name should dwel there.et si revertamini ad me, et custodiatis præcepta mea, et faciatis ea: etiamsi abducti fueritis ad extrema cæli, inde congregabo vos, et reducam in locum quem elegi ut habitaret nomen meum ibi. 10And these are thy servants, and thy people: whom thou hast redeemed by thy great strength, and by thy mighty hand.Or questi son servi tuoi, e tuo popolo redento dalla tua gran possanza, e dal robusto tuo braccio.And they are thy seruantes, and thy people: whom thou hast redemed in thy great strength, and in thy mighty hand.Et ipsi servi tui, et populus tuus, quos redemisti in fortitudine tua magna, et in manu tua valida. 11I beseech thee, O Lord, let thy ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants who desire to fear thy name: and direct thy servant this day, and give him mercy before this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.Io ti prego, o Signore, sian le tue orecchie intente alla orazione del tuo servo, e alle preghiere de' servi tuoi, i quali son risoluti di temere il nome tuo: e assisti oggi il tuo servo, e fa, ch'ei trovi misericordia presso quest'uomo Perocché io era coppiere del re.I besech thee Lord, let thine eare be attent to the prayer of thy seruant, and to the prayer of thy seruants, which will feare thy name: and direct thy seruant this day, and giue him mercy before this man. for I was the kings cupbearerObsecro, Domine, sit auris tua attendens ad orationem servi tui, et ad orationem servorum tuorum, qui volunt timere nomen tuum: et dirige servum tuum hodie, et da ei misericordiam ante virum hunc. Ego enim eram pincerna regis.