2 — 2 Esdra (Neemia)

1And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king: that wine was before him, and I took up the wine, and gave it to the king: and I was as one languishing away before his face.Or egli avvenne, che l'anno ventesimo del re Artaserse, nel mese di Nisan, essendo portato il vino dinanzi al re, io lo presi, e lo presentai al re; ma io era come languente davanti a lui.AND it came to passe in the moneth of Nisan, the twentith yeare of Artaxerxes the king: and there was wine before him, and I lifted vp the wine, and gaue to the king: and I was as it were languishing before his face.Factum est autem in mense Nisan, anno vigesimo Artaxerxis regis: et vinum erat ante eum, et levavi vinum, et dedi regi: et eram quasi languidus ante faciem ejus. 2And the king said to me: Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou dost not appear to be sick? this is not without cause, but some evil, I know not what, is in thy heart. And I was seized with an exceeding great fear:E il re mi disse: Per qual motivo la tua faccia è maninconiosa non vedendo, che tu abbi alcun male? questo non è senza motivo; ma tu covi in cuor tuo non so che di sinistro. E io ebbi paura grandissima:And the king sayd to me: Why is thy countenance sad, whereas I doe not see thee sicke? this is not without cause, but some euil I know not what, is in thy hart. And I was very much and excedingly afrayd:Dixitque mihi rex: Quare vultus tuus tristis est, cum te ægrotum non videam ? non est hoc frustra, sed malum nescio quod in corde tuo est. Et timui valde, ac nimis: 3And I said to the king: O king, live for ever: why should not my countenance be sorrowful, seeing the city of the place of the sepulchres of my fathers is desolate, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire?E dissi al re: O re, sia eterno il tuo vivere: come vuoi tu, che la mia faccia non sia dolente, mentre la città, casa de' sepolcri de' padri miei, è deserta, e le sue porte consunte dal fuoco?and I sayd to the king: O king for euer mayst thou liue: why should not my countenance be heauie, because the citie of the house of the sepulchres of my fathers is desolate, and the gates therof are burnt with fire?et dixi regi: Rex, in æternum vive: quare non mœreat vultus meus, quia civitas domus sepulchrorum patris mei deserta est, et portæ ejus combustæ sunt igni ? 4Then the king said to me: For what dost thou make request? And I prayed to the God of heaven,E il re mi disse: Che domandi? E io pregai il Dio del cielo,And the king sayd to me: For what thing makest thou request? And I prayed the God of heauen,Et ait mihi rex: Pro qua re postulas ? Et oravi Deum cæli, 5And I said to the king: If it seem good to the king, and if thy servant hath found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldst send me into Judea to the city of the sepulchre of my father, and I will build it.E dissi al re: Se il re lo crede ben fatto, e se il tuo servo ha incontrato favore dinanzi a te, mandami nella Giudea alla città, dove posa il sepolcro del padre mio, e io la riedificherò.and I sayd to the king: If it seme good to the king, and if thy seruant do please before thy face, thou send me into Iewrie to the citie of the sepulchre of my father, and I wil build it.et dixi ad regem: Si videtur regi bonum, et si placet servus tuus ante faciem tuam, ut mittas me in Judæam ad civitatem sepulchri patris mei, et ædificabo eam.

6And the king said to me, and the queen that sat by him: For how long shall thy journey be, and when wilt thou return? And it pleased the king, and he sent me: and I fixed him a time.E il re, e la regina, che gli sedeva accanto, mi dissero: Quanto durerà il tuo viaggio, e quando ritornerai? E io fissai il tempo, e il re mostrò di esser contento: e mi diede licenza.And the king sayd to me, and the Queene that sate by him: Vnto what time wil thy iourney be, and when wilt thou returne? And it pleased before the king, and he sent me: and I appoynted him a time.Dixitque mihi rex, et regina quæ sedebat juxta eum: Usque ad quod tempus erit iter tuum, et quando reverteris ? Et placuit ante vultum regis, et misit me: et constitui ei tempus. 7And I said to the king: If it seem good to the king, let him give me letters to the governors of the country beyond the river, that they convey me over, till I come into Judea:Ma io dissi al re: Se al re così pare, mi dia lettere ai governatori del paese di là dal fiume, affinchè mi diano scorta, sino al mio arrivo nella Giudea:And I sayd to the king: If it seme good to the king, let him geue me letters to the gouernours of the country beyond the Riuer, that they conduct me, til I come into Iewrie:Et dixi regi: Si regi videtur bonum, epistolas det mihi ad duces regionis trans flumen, ut traducant me, donec veniam in Judæam: 8And a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, to give me timber that I may cover the gates of the tower of the house, and the walls of the city, and the house that I shall enter into. And the king gave me according to the good hand of my God with me.E una lettera ad Asaph custode dei boschi reali, affinchè mi somministri del legname, ond'io possa formare le porte della torre del tempio, e le mura della città, e la casa, dov'io abiterò. E il re mi esaudì, perchè la mano aiutatrice del mio Dio era meco.and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the kings forest, to geue me timber that I may couer the gates of the towre of the house, and the walles of the citie, and the house that I shal enter into. And the king gaue according to the good hand of my God with me.et epistolam ad Asaph custodem saltus regis, ut det mihi ligna, ut tegere possim portas turris domus, et muros civitatis, et domum quam ingressus fuero. Et dedit mihi rex juxta manum Dei mei bonam mecum. 9And I came to the governors of the country beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. And the king had sent with me captains of soldiers, and horsemen.E io giunsi presso ai governatori del paese di là dal fiume, e diedi loro le lettere del re. Ma il re avea mandati meco dei capitani delle milizie, e de' cavalieri.And I came to the dukes of the countrie beyond the Riuer, and gaue them the kings letters. And the king had sent with me captaynes of soldiers, and horsemen.Et veni ad duces regionis trans flumen, dedique eis epistolas regis. Miserat autem rex mecum principes militum, et equites.

10And Sanaballat the Horonite, and Tobias the servant, the Ammonite, heard it, and it grieved them exceedingly, that a man was come, who sought the prosperity of the children of Israel.E fu portata questa nuova a Sanaballath Horonita, e Tobia servo Ammonita: ed ebbero grandissimo dolore dell'arrivo di un uomo, che proccurava il bene de' figliuoli d'Israele.And Sanaballat an Horonite, and Tobias a seruant an Ammonite heard it, and were greiued with great affliction, that a man was come, which sought the prosperitie of the children of Israel.Et audierunt Sanaballat Horonites, et Tobias servus Ammanites: et contristati sunt afflictione magna, quod venisset homo qui quæreret prosperitatem filiorum Israël. 11And I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.E giunsi a Gerusalemme, e mi riposai per tre giorni.And I came to Ierusalem and was there three dayes.Et veni Jerusalem, et eram ibi tribus diebus. 12And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me, and I told not any man what God had put in my heart to do in Jerusalem, and there was no beast with me, but the beast that I rode upon.E di notte tempo mi alzai io, e pochi altri con me, e non manifestai a veruno quel, che Dio mi aveva ispirato di fare in Gerusalemme; e non aveva meco altro giumento, che quello, ch'io cavalcava.and I arose in the night, I and a few men with me, and I told not anie man what God had put in my hart to doe in Ierusalem, and there was no beast with me, but the beast wheron I sate.Et surrexi nocte ego, et viri pauci mecum, et non indicavi cuiquam quid Deus dedisset in corde meo ut facerem in Jerusalem: et jumentum non erat mecum, nisi animal cui sedebam. 13And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, and before the dragon fountain, and to the dung gate, and I viewed the wall of Jerusalem which was broken down, and the gates thereof which were consumed with fire.E uscii di notte per la porta della valle, e dinanzi alla fontana del dragone, e presso la porta stercoraria, e considerava le mura di Gerusalemme atterrate, e le sue porte consunte dalle fiamme.And I went out by the gate of the valley by night, and before the fountayne of the dragon, and to the gate of the dung, and I viewed the wal of Ierusalem broken downe, and the gates therof consumed with fire.Et egressus sum per portam vallis nocte, et ante fontem draconis, et ad portam stercoris, et considerabam murum Jerusalem dissipatum, et portas ejus consumptas igni. 14And I passed to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s aqueduct, and there was no place for the beast on which I rode to pass.E andai innanzi fino alla porta della fontana, e all'acquidotto del re; ma non v'era tanto di strada, per cui passasse il giumento, ch'io cavalcava.And I passed to the gate of the fountayne, and to the kinges conduite, and there was no place for the beast where on I sat, to passe.Et transivi ad portam fontis, et ad aquæductum regis, et non erat locus jumento cui sedebam ut transiret.

15And I went up in the night by the torrent, and viewed the wall, and going back I came to the gate of the valley, and returned.Ed essendo ancor notte, salii pel torrente, e considerava le mura, e data volta indietro arrivai alla porta della valle, e tornai (a casa.)And I went vp by the torrent in the night, and viewed the wal, and going backe I came to the gate of the valley, and returned.Et ascendi per torrentem nocte, et considerabam murum, et reversus veni ad portam vallis, et redii. 16But the magistrates knew not whither I went, or what I did: neither had I as yet told any thing to the Jews, or to the priests, or to the nobles, or to the magistrates, or to the rest that did the work.Ma i magistrati non sapevano, dov'io fossi andato, né quel, ch'io mi facessi: e sino a quel punto io non mi era aperto di niente co' Giudei sia sacerdoti, sia magnati, e capi, né con alcuno di quelli, che erano destinati ai lavori.But the magistrastes knew not whither I went, or what I did: yea and to the Iewes, and the Priestes, and the nobles, and the magistrates, and the rest that did the worke vntil then I had shewed nothing.Magistratus autem nesciebant quo abiissem, aut quid ego facerem: sed et Judæis, et sacerdotibus, et optimatibus, et magistratibus, et reliquis qui faciebant opus, usque ad id loci nihil indicaveram. 17Then I said to them: You know the affliction wherein we are, because Jerusalem is desolate, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire: come, and let us build up the walls of Jerusalem, and let us be no longer a reproach.Quindi io dissi loro: Voi vedete in quale afflizione ci troviamo: Gerusalemme è deserta, e le sue porte consunte dal fuoco: venite, edifichiamo le mura di Gerusalemme, e non istiamo più in questa ignominia.And I sayd to them: You know the affliction wherin we are, because Ierusalem is made desolate, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire: Come, and let vs build the walles of Ierusalem, and let vs be no longer a reproch.Et dixi eis: Vos nostis afflictionem in qua sumus: quia Jerusalem deserta est, et portæ ejus consumptæ sunt igni: venite, et ædificemus muros Jerusalem, et non simus ultra opprobrium. 18And I shewed them how the hand of my God was good with me, and the king’s words, which he had spoken to me, and I said: Let us rise up, and build. And their hands were strengthened in good.E indicai loro come la mano aiutatrice di Dio era meco, e le parole dettemi dal re; e soggiunsi: Su via, mettiamoci a fabbricare. E quelli preser vigore a ben fare.And I shewed them the hand of my God, that it was good with me, and the kings wordes, which he had spoken to me, and I sayd: Let vs rise, and let vs build. And their handes were incouraged in good.Et indicavi eis manum Dei mei, quod esset bona mecum, et verba regis quæ locutus esset mihi, et aio: Surgamus, et ædificemus. Et confortatæ sunt manus eorum in bono.

19But Sanaballat the Horonite, and Tobias the servant, the Ammonite, and Gossem the Arabian heard of it, and they scoffed at us, and despised us, and said: What is this thing that you do? are you going to rebel against the king?Ma Sanaballath Horonita, e Tobia servo Ammonita, e Gosem Arabo, saputa la nuova, ci dileggiavano, e per ispregio dicevano: Che è quel, che voi fate? Vi ribellate forse contro del re?But Sanaballat the Horonite, and Tobias the seruant an Ammanite, and Gosem an Arabian heard of it, and they scorned vs, and despysed vs, and sayd: What is this thing, that you doe? Why do you rebel against the king?Audierunt autem Sanaballat Horonites, et Tobias servus Ammanites, et Gosem Arabs, et subsannaverunt nos, et despexerunt, dixeruntque: Quæ est hæc res quam facitis ? numquid contra regem vos rebellatis ? 20And I answered them, and said to them: The God of heaven he helpeth us, and we are his servants: let us rise up and build: but you have no part, nor justice, nor remembrance in Jerusalem.Ma risposi a coloro, e dissi: Il Dio del cielo egli è, che ci aiuta, e noi siamo suoi servi, e anderemo avanti, e fabbricheremo: ma voi non avete comunanza, né diritto, né ricordanza in Gerusalemme.And I answered them, and sayd to them: The God of heauen he helpeth vs, and we are his seruants: let vs rise and build: but you haue no part, nor iustice, nor memorie in Ierusalem.Et reddidi eis sermonem, dixique ad eos: Deus cæli ipse nos juvat, et nos servi ejus sumus: surgamus et ædificemus: vobis autem non est pars, et justitia, et memoria in Jerusalem.