22 — 2 Re (2 Samuele)

1And David spoke to the Lord the words of this canticle, in the day that the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,Or Davidde cantò al Signore le parole di questo cantico il giorno, in cui il Signore lo liberò dalle mani di tutti li suoi nemici, e dalle mani di Saul.AND Dauid spake to our Lord the wordes of this song, in the day that our Lord deliuered him out of the hand of al his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.Locutus est autem David Domino verba carminis hujus in die qua liberavit eum Dominus de manu omnium inimicorum suorum, et de manu Saul. 2And he said: The Lord is my rock, and my strength, and my saviour.E disse: Il Signore mio asilo, e mia fortezza, e mio salvatore.And he sayd: Our Lord is my rocke, and my strength, and my sauiour.Et ait: Dominus petra mea, et robur meum, et salvator meus. 3God is my strong one, in him will I trust: my shield, and the horn of my salvation: he lifteth me up, and is my refuge: my saviour, thou wilt deliver me from iniquity.Dio mia difesa, in lui spererò: mio scudo, e mia possente salute: tu che m'ingrandisci, tu mio rifugio: salvator mio, tu mi libererai dall'iniquità.God is my strong one, I wil hope in him: my shilde, and the horne of my saluation: my lifter vp, and my refuge: my sauiour, from iniquitie thou wilt deliuer me.Deus fortis meus: sperabo in eum; / scutum meum, et cornu salutis meæ: / elevator meus, et refugium meum; / salvator meus: de iniquitate liberabis me. 4I will call on the Lord who is worthy to be praised: and I shall be saved from my enemies.Invocherò il Signore, che è degno di lode: e sarò salvo da' miei nemici.Our Lord prayse worthie wil I inuocate: and from mine enemies I shal be saued.Laudabilem invocabo Dominum, / et ab inimicis meis salvus ero. 5For the pangs of death have surrounded me: the floods of Belial have made me afraid.Imperocché mi circondarono gli affanni di morte: torrenti di gente iniqua mi spaventarono.Because the pangues of death haue compassed me: the streames of Belial haue terrified me.Quia circumdederunt me contritiones mortis: / torrentes Belial terruerunt me. 6The cords of hell compassed me: the snares of death prevented me.I lacci dell'inferno mi cinsero: mi stringevano i lacci di morte.The ropes of hel haue compassed me: the snares of death haue preuented me.Funes inferni circumdederunt me: / prævenerunt me laquei mortis. 7In my distress I will call upon the Lord, and I will cry to my God: and he will hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry shall come to his ears.Nella mia tribolazione invocherò il Signore, e verso il mio Dio alzerò le strida: ed egli dal suo tempio udirà le mie voci, e alle orecchie di lui perverranno i miei clamori.In my tribulation I wil inuocate our Lord, and I wil crie my God: and he wil heare my voice out of his holie temple, and my crie shal come to his eares.In tribulatione mea invocabo Dominum, / et ad Deum meum clamabo: / et exaudiet de templo suo vocem meam, / et clamor meus veniet ad aures ejus.

8The earth shook and trembled, the foundations of the mountains were moved, and shaken, because he was angry with them.Si commosse, e fu in tremore la terra: agitate furono, e scosse le fondamenta de' monti, perchè egli era con essi sdegnato.The earth quaked and trembled, the fundations of the mountaynes were strycken, and shaken, because he was angrie with them.Commota est et contremuit terra; / fundamenta montium concussa sunt, et conquassata: / quoniam iratus est eis. 9A smoke went up from his nostrils, and a devouring fire out of his mouth: coals were kindled by it.Dalle sue narici si alza il fumo, e la sua faccia getta fuoco divoratore: da lui sono accesi i carboni.A smoke arose out of his nosethrels, and a fyre from his mouth shal deuoure: coles were kindled from him.Ascendit fumus de naribus ejus, / et ignis de ore ejus vorabit: / carbones succensi sunt ab eo. 10He bowed the heavens, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.Abbassò i cieli, e discese: e una nebbia caliginosa (era) sotto i suoi piedi.And he bowed the heauens, and descended: and miste vnder his feete.Inclinavit cælos, et descendit: / et caligo sub pedibus ejus. 11And he rode upon the cherubims, and flew: and slid upon the wings of the wind.Salì sopra i Cherubini, e sciolse il suo volo: strisciò sull'ale de' venti.And he ascended vpon the Cherubins, and flew: and slidde ouer the winges of the winde.Et ascendit super cherubim, et volavit: / et lapsus est super pennas venti. 12He made darkness a covering round about him: dropping waters out of the clouds of the heavens.Sì occultò nelle tenebre, che avea d'intorno: fe' distillare le acque dalle nubi dei cieli.He put darkenes round about him a couer: stilling waters out of the clowdes of heauen.Posuit tenebras in circuitu suo latibulum, / cribrans aquas de nubibus cælorum. 13By the brightness before him, the coals of fire were kindled.Dal fulgore, che gli va innanzi, preser fuoco gli ardenti carboni.By the shyning in his presence: the coles of fire were kindled.Præ fulgore in conspectu ejus, / succensi sunt carbones ignis. 14The Lord shall thunder from heaven: and the most high shall give forth his voice.Tuonerà dal cielo il Signore; e l'Altissimo farà udir la sua voce.Our Lord wil thunder from heauen: and the high one wil geue his voice.Tonabit de cælo Dominus, / et excelsus dabit vocem suam. 15He shot arrows and scattered them: lightning, and consumed them.Scagliò sue saette, e dissipò quella gente: i suoi fulmini, e la distrusse.He shot his arrowes and dispersed them: lightning, and consumed them.Misit sagittas et dissipavit eos; / fulgur, et consumpsit eos.

16And the overflowings of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid open at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the spirit of his wrath.Scoperte (allora) rimasero le voragini del mare; e aperti i fondamenti della terra alle minacce del Signore, al soffio impetuoso del suo furore.And the ouerflowinges of the sea appeared, and the fundations of the world were discouered at the rebuking of our Lord. at the breathing of the spirit of his furie.Et apparuerunt effusiones maris, / et revelata sunt fundamenta orbis / ab increpatione Domini, / ab inspiratione spiritus furoris ejus. 17He sent from on high, and took me, and drew me out of many waters.Stese dall'alto la mano, e mi prese; e dalle profonde acque mi trasse.He sent from hygh heauen, and tooke me, and drewe me out of manie waters.Misit de excelso, et assumpsit me, / et extraxit me de aquis multis. 18He delivered me from my most mighty enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.Liberommi dal nemico mio potentissimo, e da coloro, che mi odiavano: perchè eran più forti di me.He deliuered me from my most mightie enemie, and from them that hated me: because they were stronger then I.Liberavit me ab inimico meo potentissimo, / et ab his qui oderant me: / quoniam robustiores me erant. 19He prevented me in the day of my affliction, and the Lord became my stay.Ei mi prevenne nel giorno dell'afflizione: il Signore fu mio sostegno.He preuented me in the day of my affliction, and our Lord became my stay.Prævenit me in die afflictionis meæ, / et factus est Dominus firmamentum meum. 20And he brought me forth into a large place, he delivered me, because I pleased him.E fuor mi trasse all'aperto: mi liberò, perchè ebbe buon volere per me.And he brought me forth into latitude, he deliuered me, because I wel pleased him.Et eduxit me in latitudinem: / liberavit me, quia complacui ei. 21The Lord will reward me according to my justice: and according to the cleanness of my hands he will render to me.Darà mercede a me il Signore secondo la mia giustizia: renderà a me secondo la purezza delle mie mani.Our Lord wil reward me according to my iustice: and according to the cleannes of my handes wil he render to me.Retribuet mihi Dominus secundum justitiam meam: / et secundum munditiam manuum mearum reddet mihi. 22Because I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.Perocché io seguitai attentamente le vie del Signore, ed empiamente non operai contro il mio Dio.Because I haue kept the wayes of our Lord, and haue not done impiously, from my God.Quia custodivi vias Domini, / et non egi impie a Deo meo.

23For all his judgments are in my sight: and his precepts I have not removed from me.Conciossiachè tutti i suoi giudizii mi stanno dinanzi agli occhi; i suoi precetti non gettai lungi da me.For al his iudgementes are in my sight: and his preceptes I haue not remoued from me.Omnia enim judicia ejus in conspectu meo, / et præcepta ejus non amovi a me. 24And I shall be perfect with him: and shall keep myself from my iniquity.E sarò perfetto con lui: e mondo mi serberò dalla mia iniquità.And I shal be perfect with him: and shal keepe my self from myne iniquitie.Et ero perfectus cum eo, / et custodiam me ab iniquitate mea. 25And the Lord will recompense me according to my justice: and according to the cleanness of my hands in the sight of his eyes.E darà mercede a me il Signore secondo la mia giustizia: e secondo la purezza delle mie mani nel cospetto degli occhi suoi.And our Lord wil restore vnto me according to my iustice: and according to the cleannes of my handes in the sight of his eyes.Et restituet mihi Dominus secundum justitiam meam, / et secundum munditiam manuum mearum in conspectu oculorum suorum. 26With the holy one thou wilt be holy: and with the valiant perfect.Col santo tu (o Dio) sarai santo: e perfetto coll'uom perfetto.With the holie one thou shalt be holie: and with the strong perfect.Cum sancto sanctus eris, / et cum robusto perfectus. 27With the elect thou wilt be elect: and with the perverse thou wilt be perverted.Coll'uom innocente tu sarai innocente: e con chi mal fa, tu sarai malfacente.W••• the elect thou shalt be elect: and with the peruerse thou vvilt be peruerted.Cum electo electus eris, / et cum perverso perverteris. 28And the poor people thou wilt save: and with thy eyes thou shalt humble the haughty.Tu salverai la nazione de' poveri: e i superbi umilierai col tuo sguardo.And the poore people thou wilt saue: and the hautie in thyne eies thou wilt humble.Et populum pauperem salvum facies: / oculisque tuis excelsos humiliabis. 29For thou art my lamp O Lord: and thou, O Lord, wilt enlighten my darkness.La mia lampa se' tu, o Signore: le mie tenebre schiarirai tu, o Signore.Because thou art my lampe o Lord: and thou wilt illuminate my darkenes.Quia tu lucerna mea, Domine, / et tu, Domine, illuminabis tenebras meas. 30For in thee I will run girded: in my God I will leap over the wall.Col tuo ajuto correrò armato di tutto punto (a combattere) e coll'ajuto del mio Dio valicherò la muraglia.For in thee I wil runne girded: in my God I wil leape ouer the wal.In te enim curram accinctus: / in Deo meo transiliam murum.

31God, his way is immaculate, the word of the Lord is tried by fire: he is the shield of all that trust in him.Immacolata la via di Dio: la parola del Signore purgata (quasi) col fuoco: egli è scudo di tutti quelli che sperano in lui.God, his way immaculate, the word of our Lord is examined by fyre: he is the shield of al that trust in him.Deus, immaculata via ejus; / eloquium Domini igne examinatum: / scutum est omnium sperantium in se. 32Who is God but the Lord: and who is strong but our God?Chi è Dio fuori che il Signore? e chi è potente fuori che il nostro Dio?Who is God beside our Lord: and who is strong beside our God?Quis est Deus præter Dominum, / et quis fortis præter Deum nostrum ? 33God who hath girded me with strength, and made my way perfect.Iddio è quegli, che di fortezza mi veste: e la strada mi appiana perfettamente.God who hath girded me with strength: and made euen my perfect way.Deus qui accinxit me fortitudine, / et complanavit perfectam viam meam. 34Making my feet like the feet of harts, and setting me upon my high places.I miei piedi fece uguali a quelli de' cervi, e in luogo sublime mi collocò.Making my feete equal with the hartes, and setting me vpon my high places.Coæquans pedes meos cervis, / et super excelsa mea statuens me; 35He teacheth my hands to war: and maketh my arms like a bow of brass.Egli avvezzò le mie mani a combattere, e le mie braccia fe' simili a un arco di bronzo.Teaching my handes vnto battel: and framing myne armes as it were a brasen bow.docens manus meas ad prælium, / et componens quasi arcum æreum brachia mea. 36Thou hast given me the shield of my salvation: and thy mildness hath multiplied me.Tu lo scudo mi desti di tua salute, e la tua benignità m'ingrandì.Thou hast geuen me the shield of thy saluation: and thy mildenes hath multiplied me.Dedisti mihi clypeum salutis tuæ, / et mansuetudo tua multiplicavit me. 37Thou shalt enlarge my steps under me: and my ankles shall not fail.Tu allargasti la strada a' miei passi: e i miei calcagni non saranno spossati giammai.Thou shalt enlarge my steppes vnder me: and myne ankles shal not fayle.Dilatabis gressus meos subtus me, / et non deficient tali mei. 38I will pursue after my enemies, and crush them: and will not return again till I consume them.Darò dietro a' miei nemici, e gli sterminerò: e non avrò posa, fino a tanto ch'io gli abbia consunti.I wil pursew myne enemies, and bruise them: and wil not returne til I consume them.Persequar inimicos meos, et conteram, / et non convertar donec consumam eos. 39I will consume them and break them in pieces, so that they shall not rise: they shall fall under my feet.Li consumerò, e gl'infrangerò, onde non possano rialzarsi: cadranno sotto i miei piedi.I wil consume and break them, that they rise not: they shal fal vnder my feete.Consumam eos et confringam, ut non consurgant: / cadent sub pedibus meis.

40Thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast made them that resisted me to bow under me.Tu di fortezza mi ammantasti per la battaglia: abbattesti sotto di me quelli che contro di me alzaron bandiera.Thou hast girded me with strength to battel: thou hast bowed vnder me them that resist me.Accinxisti me fortitudine ad prælium: / incurvasti resistentes mihi subtus me. 41My enemies thou hast made to turn their back to me: them that hated me, and I shall destroy them.Facesti, che a me volgesser le spalle i miei nemici: que' che mi odiavano, e io gli sperderò.Myne enemies thou hast made to turne to me the backe: them that hated me, and I shal destroy them.Inimicos meos dedisti mihi dorsum; / odientes me, et disperdam eos. 42They shall cry, and there shall be none to save: to the Lord, and he shall not hear them.Alzeranno le strida, e non sarà chi li salvi: (alzeran le strida) al Signore, e non saranno esauditi.They shal crie, and there shal not be to saue, to our Lord, and he wil not heare them.Clamabunt, et non erit qui salvet; / ad Dominum, et non exaudiet eos. 43I shall beat them as small as the dust of the earth: I shall crush them and spread them abroad like the mire of the streets.Li dispergerò come polvere della terra: gl'infrangerò, e gli pesterò, come si fa del fango delle contrade.I wil destroy them as the dust of the earth: as the myre of the streates wil I bruise and breake them.Delebo eos ut pulverem terræ; / quasi lutum platearum comminuam eos atque confringam. 44Thou wilt save me from the contradictions of my people: thou wilt keep me to be the head of the Gentiles: the people which I know not, shall serve me,Tu mi salverai dalle contraddizioni del popol mio: mi custodirai, perchè io sia capo delle nazioni: un popolo da me sconosciuto mi servirà.Thou wilt saue me from the contredictions of my people: thou wilt keepe me to be the head of the Gentiles: the people which I knowe not, wil serue me.Salvabis me a contradictionibus populi mei; / custodies me in caput gentium: / populus quem ignoro serviet mihi. 45The sons of the stranger will resist me, at the hearing of the ear they will obey me.I figliuoli bastardi mi faran resistenza: al primo udire mi obbediranno.The children alienes wil resist me, with the hearing of the eare they wil obey me.Filii alieni resistent mihi; / auditu auris obedient mihi. 46The strangers are melted away, and shall be straitened in their distresses.I figliuoli bastardi si struggeranno: e saran ridotti a strettezze né loro angusti recinti.The children alienes are fallen away, and shal be straytened in their distresses.Filii alieni defluxerunt, / et contrahentur in angustiis suis.

47The Lord liveth, and my God is blessed: and the strong God of my salvation shall be exalted:Viva il Signore, e (sia) benedetto il mio Dio; e sia esaltato Iddio potente, ch'è mia salute.Our lord liueth, and my God is blessed: and the strong God of my saluation shal be exalted.Vivit Dominus, et benedictus Deus meus, / et exaltabitur Deus fortis salutis meæ. 48God who giveth me revenge, and bringest down people under me,Tu, o Dio, tu fai le mie vendette, e soggetti a me le nazioni.God which geuest me reuenges, and throwest downe peoples vnder me.Deus qui das vindictas mihi, / et dejicis populos sub me. 49Who bringest me forth from my enemies, and liftest me up from them that resist me: from the wicked man thou shalt deliver me.Tu mi traesti dalle mani de' miei nemici, e m'innalzasti sopra coloro che a me si opponevano: tu dall'uomo iniquo mi liberasti.Which bringest me out from myne enemies, and from them that resist me dost lift me vp: from the wicked man thou shalt deliuer me.Qui educis me ab inimicis meis, / et a resistentibus mihi elevas me: / a viro iniquo liberabis me. 50Therefore will I give thanks to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and will sing to thy name.Per questo, o Signore, io ti confesserò tra le genti: e laude canterò al tuo nome.Therfore wil I confesse vnto thee o Lord among the Gentiles, and wil sing to thy name.Propterea confitebor tibi, Domine, in gentibus, / et nomini tuo cantabo: 51Giving great salvation to his king, and shewing mercy to David his anointed, and to his seed for ever.A lui che ha maravigliosamente salvato il suo re, e fa misericordia a Davidde suo cristo, e alla sua stirpe pe' secoli.Magnifying the saluations of his king, and doing mercie to his Christ Dauid, and to his seede for euer.magnificans salutes regis sui, / et faciens misericordiam christo suo David, / et semini ejus in sempiternum.