5 — 2 Esdra (Neemia)

1Now there was a great cry of the people, and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.Allora fu, che il popolo, e le loro mogli alzaron le strida contro de' loro fratelli Giudei.AND there was a great crie of the people, and of their wiues against their brethren the Iewes.Et factus est clamor populi et uxorum ejus magnus adversus fratres suos Judæos. 2And there were some that said: Our sons and our daughters are very many: let us take up corn for the price of them, and let us eat and live.E alcuni di essi dicevano: Noi abbiam troppi figliuoli, e troppe figliuole; prendiamo pel prezzo di essi del grano per mangiare, e vivere.And there were that said. Our sonnes and our daughters are verie manie: let vs take corne for the price of them, and let vs eate, and liue.Et erant qui dicerent: Filii nostri et filiæ nostræ multæ sunt nimis: accipiamus pro pretio eorum frumentum, et comedamus, et vivamus. 3And there were some that said: Let us mortgage our lands, and our vineyards, and our houses, and let us take corn because of the famine.Altri poi dicevano: Impegniamo i nostri poderi, e le vigne, e le nostre case, e prendiamo del grano per cacciar la fame.And there were that sayd: Let vs pledge our fieldes, and vineyardes, and our houses, and let vs take corne in famine.Et erant qui dicerent: Agros nostros, et vineas, et domus nostras opponamus, et accipiamus frumentum in fame. 4And others said: Let us borrow money for the king’s tribute, and let us give up our fields and vineyards:Altri dicevano: Prendiamo in prestito del denaro per pagare il tributo al re, e impegniamo i nostri campi, e le vigne.And others sayd: Let vs borow money for the kings tributes, and let vs giue our fields and vineyardes,Et alii dicebant: Mutuo sumamus pecunias in tributa regis, demusque agros nostros et vineas: 5And now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren: and our children as their children. Behold we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters, and some of our daughters are bondwomen already, neither have we wherewith to redeem them, and our fields and our vineyards other men possess.Or quale è la carne de' nostri fratelli, tale è la nostra: e i nostri figliuoli sono da quanto i loro: e noi diamo in ischiavitù i nostri figliuoli, e le nostre figliuole, e non abbiamo il modo di riscattare quelle nostre figliuole, che sono schiave, e i nostri campi, e le nostre vigne sono in potere di altri.and now as the flesh of our bretheren, so is our flesh: and as their children so also our children. behold we subdew our sonnes, and our daughters into bondage, and our daughters there are bond we men neither haue we where with they may be redemed, and our fieldes and our vineyardes other men doe possesse.et nunc sicut carnes fratrum nostrorum, sic carnes nostræ sunt: et sicut filii eorum, ita et filii nostri: ecce nos subjugamus filios nostros et filias nostras in servitutem, et de filiabus nostris sunt famulæ, nec habemus unde possint redimi: et agros nostros et vineas nostras alii possident.

6And I was exceedingly angry when I heard their cry according to these words.Quand'io ebbi udite le loro strida, e questa maniera di parlare, ne sentii grande sdegno.And I was exceding angrie, when I had heard their crie according to these wordes.Et iratus sum nimis cum audissem clamorem eorum secundum verba hæc: 7And my heart thought with myself: and I rebuked the nobles and magistrates, and said to them: Do you every one exact usury of your brethren? And I gathered together a great assembly against them,E dopo matura riflessione ripresi agramente i magnati, e i magistrati, e dissi loro: Voi adunque, quanti siete, prendete l'usura da' vostri fratelli? E convocai una grande adunanza contro di essi.And my hart thought with my selfe: and I rebuked the princes and magistrates, and sayd to them: Do you euery one exact vsuries of your brethen? and I gathered against them a great assemblie,cogitavitque cor meum mecum, et increpavi optimates et magistratus, et dixi eis: Usurasne singuli a fratribus vestris exigitis ? Et congregavi adversum eos concionem magnam, 8And I said to them: We, as you know, have redeemed according to our ability our brethren the Jews, that were sold to the Gentiles: and will you then sell your brethren, for us to redeem them? And they held their peace, and found not what to answer.E dissi loro: Voi sapete, come noi secondo la nostra possibilità abbiam riscattati i Giudei venduti alle genti: e voi venderete i vostri fratelli, perché noi li ricomperiamo? E quelli si tacquero, e non seppero che rispondere.and I sayd to them: We as you know, haue redemed our bretheren the Iewes, that were sold to the gentiles, according to our abilitie: and wil you therfore sel your bretheren, and shal we redeme them? And they held their peace, neither did they find what to answer.et dixi eis: Nos, ut scitis, redemimus fratres nostros Judæos, qui venditi fuerant gentibus secundum possibilitatem nostram: et vos igitur vendetis fratres vestros, et redimemus eos ? Et siluerunt, nec invenerunt quid responderent. 9And I said to them: The thing you do is not good: why walk you not in the fear of our God, that we be not exposed to the reproaches of the Gentiles our enemies?E io dissi loro: Quello, che voi fate, non è ben fatto: per qual motivo non camminate voi nel timore del nostro Dio, affinchè non diventiamo lo scherno delle genti, che ci odiano?And I sayd to them: The thing is not good, which you doe: why walke you not in the feare of our God, lest we be vpbrayded with al the gentiles our enimies?Dixique ad eos: Non est bona res quam facitis: quare non in timore Dei nostri ambulastis, ne exprobretur nobis a gentibus inimicis nostris ?

10Both I and my brethren, and my servants, have lent money and corn to many: let us all agree not to call for it again; let us forgive the debt that is owing to us.Or io, e i miei fratelli, e la mia gente abbiamo a moltissimi dato in prestito grano, e denaro: accordiamoci tutti a non ripetere, e a rimettere tutto questo debito.I also and my bretheren, and my seruantes, haue lent money and corne to very manie: let vs not aske this againe in common, let vs remitte them the debt, that is dewe to vs.Et ego, et fratres mei, et pueri mei commodavimus plurimis pecuniam et frumentum. Non repetamus in commune istud: æs alienum concedamus quod debetur nobis. 11Restore ye to them this day their fields, and their vineyards, and their oliveyards, and their houses: and the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, which you were wont to exact of them, give it rather for them.Rendete oggi ad essi i loro campi, e le vigne, e gli uliveti, e le case: anzi la centesima del denaro, grano, e vino, e olio, che voi solete esiger da loro, pagatela voi per essi.Restore ye to them their fieldes this day, and their vineyards, and their oliuets, and their houses: yea the hundreth part also of money, corne, wine and oyle, which you were wont to exact of them, giue it rather for them.Reddite eis hodie agros suos, et vineas suas, et oliveta sua, et domos suas: quin potius et centesimum pecuniæ, frumenti, vini et olei, quam exigere soletis ab eis, date pro illis. 12And they said: We will restore, and we will require nothing of them: and we will do as thou sayest. And I called the priests and took an oath of them, to do according to what I had said.E quelli dissero: Restituiremo, e non cercheremo nulla da loro: e faremo, come tu dici. E chiamai i sacerdoti, e feci, che quelli giurasser di fare, come io avea detto.And they sayd: We wil restore, and we wil seeke nothing of them: and we wil do so as thou speakest. And I called the Priestes, and adiured them, to do according to that which I had sayd.Et dixerunt: Reddemus, et ab eis nihil quæremus: sicque faciemus ut loqueris. Et vocavi sacerdotes, et adjuravi eos ut facerent juxta quod dixeram. 13Moreover I shook my lap, and said: So may God shake every man that shall not accomplish this word, out of his house, and out of his labours, thus may he be shaken out, and become empty. And all the multitude said: Amen. And they praised God. And the people did according to what was said.E io scossi oltre a ciò la mia veste, e dissi: Così scuota Dio chiunque non osserverà questa parola, dalla sua casa, e da' suoi beni: così sia scosso, e resti senza niente. E tutta la moltitudine rispose: Amen. E lodarono Dio. E il popolo fece, come si era detto.Moreouer I shooke my bosome, and sayd: God so shake euery man, that shal not accomplish this word, out of his house, and out of his labours, so be he shaken out, and made emptie. And al the multitude sayd: Amen. And they praysed God. And the people did as it was sayd.Insuper excussi sinum meum, et dixi: Sic excutiat Deus omnem virum qui non compleverit verbum istud, de domo sua, et de laboribus suis: sic excutiatur, et vacuus fiat. Et dixit universa multitudo: Amen: et laudaverunt Deum. Fecit ergo populus sicut erat dictum.

14And from the day, in which the king commanded me to be governor in the land of Juda, from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, for twelve years, I and my brethren did not eat the yearly allowance that was due to the governors.E dal giorno, in cui il re mi aveva ordinato, ch'io governassi il paese di Giuda, dall'anno vigesimo sino al trentesimo secondo del re Artaserse, per dodici anni, e io, e i miei fratelli non mangiammo delle vettovaglie, che eran dovute ai governatori.And from that day, wherin the king commended me to the duke in the land of Iuda, from the twenteth yeare til the two & thirteth yeare of Artaxerxes the king for twelue yearees, I and my bretheren did not eate the yearly allowance, that was dewe to the dukes.A die autem illa, qua præceperat rex mihi ut essem dux in terra Juda, ab anno vigesimo usque ad annum trigesimum secundum Artaxerxis regis per annos duodecim, ego et fratres mei annonas quæ ducibus debebantur non comedimus. 15But the former governors that had been before me, were chargeable to the people, and took of them in bread, and wine, and in money every day forty sicles: and their officers also oppressed the people. But I did not so for the fear of God.Or i primi governatori, che erano stati innanzi a me, aveano aggravato il popolo, ricevendone pane, e vino (oltre) i quaranta sicli per giorno in denaro: e di più i loro ministri angariavano il popolo. Ma io temendo Dio non feci così.But the former dukes, that had bene before me, burdened the people, and tooke of them in bread, and wine, and money euery day fourtie sicles: yea and their officers oppressed the people. But I did not so for the feare of God.Duces autem primi, qui fuerant ante me, gravaverunt populum, et acceperunt ab eis in pane, et vino, et pecunia, quotidie siclos quadraginta: sed et ministri eorum depresserunt populum. Ego autem non feci ita propter timorem Dei: 16Moreover I built in the work of the wall, and I bought no land, and all my servants were gathered together to the work.Anzi lavorai alla fabbrica delle mura, e non comprai verun campo, tutta la mia gente era occupata al lavoro.Yea I builded rather in the worke of the wal, and field I bought not, and al my seruantes were gathered together to the worke.quin potius in opere muri ædificavi, et agrum non emi, et omnes pueri mei congregati ad opus erant. 17The Jews also and the magistrates to the number of one hundred and fifty men, were at my table, besides them that came to us from among the nations that were round about us.E i Giudei, e i magistrati, centocinquanta persone, e quei, che venivano a noi da' paesi circonvicini, mangiavano alla mia mensa.Tke Iewes also and the magistrates an hundred fiftie men, and they that came to vs out of the nations, that were round about vs were at the table.Judæi quoque et magistratus centum quinquaginta viri, et qui veniebant ad nos de gentibus quæ in circuitu nostro sunt, in mensa mea erant.

18And there was prepared for me day by day one ox, and six choice rams, besides fowls, and once in ten days I gave store of divers wines, and many other things: yet I did not require my yearly allowance as governor: for the people were very much impoverished.E si uccideva ogni dì in casa mia un bue, e sei arieti scelti, oltre i volatili, e ogni dieci giorni vini diversi, e molte altre cose io dava: e oltre a ciò non cercai gli stipendi del mio governo: perocché il popolo era grandemente stenuato.And there was prepared for me day by day one oxe, six chosen rammes, beside foules, and within ten dayes diuers wines, & many other things did I giue. Moreouer also the yearly allowance of my dukedome I sought not, for the people was very much empouerished.Parabatur autem mihi per dies singulos bos unus, arietes sex electi, exceptis volatilibus, et inter dies decem vina diversa, et alia multa tribuebam: insuper et annonas ducatus mei non quæsivi: valde enim attenuatus erat populus. 19Remember me, O my God, for good according to all that I have done for this people.Ricorditi di me, Dio mio, per tua bontà, secondo il bene, che io no fatto a questo popolo.Remember me my God to good, according to al things, which I haue done to this peopleMemento mei, Deus meus, in bonum, secundum omnia quæ feci populo huic.