7 — Daniele

1In the first year of Baltasar, king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream: and the vision of his head was upon his bed: and writing the dream, he comprehended it in a few words: and relating the sum of it in short, he said:L'anno primo di Baltassar re di Babilonia, Daniele ebbe visione in sogno, e la visione la ebbe essendo nel suo letto, e scrisse, e registrò in brevi note questo sogno, e compendiosamente riferendolo, disse:IN the first yeare of Baltassar the king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dreame: & the vision of his head in his bed: and writing the dreame, he comprehended it in a short speach: and in summe comprising it, he said:Anno primo Baltassar regis Babylonis, Daniel somnium vidit: visio autem capitis ejus in cubili suo: et somnium scribens, brevi sermone comprehendit: summatimque perstringens, ait: 2I saw in my vision by night, and behold the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.Io ebbi una notte questa visione: i quattro venti dell'aria combattevano nel gran mare;I saw in my vision by night, and behold the foure windes of heauen fought in the great sea.Videbam in visione mea nocte: et ecce quatuor venti cæli pugnabant in mari magno. 3And four great beasts, different one from another, came up out of the sea.E quattro grandi bestie uscivan dal mare tra lor diverse.And foure great beasts came vp, out of the sea diuerse one from an other.Et quatuor bestiæ grandes ascendebant de mari diversæ inter se. 4The first was like a lioness, and had the wings of an eagle: I beheld till her wings were plucked off, and she was lifted up from the earth, and stood upon her feet as a man, and the heart of a man was given to her.La prima come una lionessa, e aveva le ali di aquila. Io la riguardava, ed ecco che le furon svelte le ali: ed ella fu alzata da terra, e su pie' suoi si stette come un uomo, e le fu dato un cuore di uomo.The first as it were alyonesse, & she had the wings of an eagle: I beheld til her winges were plucked of, and she was lifted vp from the earth, & she stood vpon the fete as a man, & the hart of a man was geuen to her.Prima quasi leæna, et alas habebat aquilæ: aspiciebam donec evulsæ sunt alæ ejus, et sublata est de terra, et super pedes quasi homo stetit; et cor hominis datum est ei. 5And behold another beast, like a bear, stood up on one side: and there were three rows in the mouth thereof, and in the teeth thereof, and thus they said to it: Arise, devour much flesh.Ed ecco un'altra bestia le stette al lato simile ad un orso, e avea nella sua bocca tre palchi di denti, e dicevano a lei così; Sorgi, mangia delle carni in abbondanza.And behold an other beast like a beare stood a side: and there were three rewes in the mouth therof, and in the teeth therof, & thus they said to it: Arise, eate very much flesh.Et ecce bestia alia similis urso in parte stetit: et tres ordines erant in ore ejus, et in dentibus ejus, et sic dicebant ei: Surge, comede carnes plurimas.

6After this I beheld, and lo, another like a leopard, and it had upon it four wings, as of a fowl, and the beast had four heads, and power was given to it.Dopo di ciò io guardava, ed eccone un'altra come un leopardo, e avea nella parte sua superiore quattro ali come di uccello, e la bestia aveva quattro capi, e fu data a lei la possanza.After this I beheld, and loe an other as it were a leopard, and it had winges as of a bird, foure vpon it, & there were foure heades in the beast, and powre was geuen to it.Post hæc aspiciebam, et ecce alia quasi pardus, et alas habebat quasi avis, quatuor super se: et quatuor capita erant in bestia, et potestas data est ei. 7After this I beheld in the vision of the night, and lo, a fourth beast, terrible and wonderful, and exceeding strong, it had great iron teeth, eating and breaking in pieces, and treading down the rest with its feet: and it was unlike to the other beasts which I had seen before it, and had ten horns.Dopo tali cose io stava osservando nella notturna visione, ed ecco una quarta bestia, terribile, e prodigiosa, e forte straordinariamente: ella aveva grandi denti di ferro, mangiava, e sbranava, e quel, che restava, lo calpestava co' piedi: ma ella era dissimile dalle altre bestie, che lo avea vedute prima di questa, e avea dieci corna.After this I beheld in the vision of the night, and loe g a fourth beast terrible and meruelous, and strong excedingly, it had great yron teeth, eating and breaking, and treading the rest with her fete: and it was vnlike to the other beasts, which I had sene before it, and it had tenne hornes.Post hæc aspiciebam in visione noctis, et ecce bestia quarta terribilis atque mirabilis, et fortis nimis: dentes ferreos habebat magnos, comedens atque comminuens, et reliqua pedibus suis conculcans: dissimilis autem erat ceteris bestiis quas videram ante eam, et habebat cornua decem. 8I considered the horns, and behold another little horn sprung out of the midst of them: and three of the first horns were plucked up at the presence thereof: and behold eyes like the eyes of a man were in this horn, and a mouth speaking great things.Io considerava le corna, quand'ecco che un altro piccolo corno spuntò in mezzo a queste, e tre delle prime corna le furono svelte all'apparire di questo, ed ecco che in questo corno erano occhi quasi occhi di uomo, e una bocca, che spacciava cose grandi.I considered the hornes, and behold an other h litle horne sprang out of the middes of them: and three of the first hornes were plucked of at the presence therof, and loe eyes as it were the eyes of a man were in this horne, & a mouth speaking great wordes.Considerabam cornua, et ecce cornu aliud parvulum ortum est de medio eorum: et tria de cornibus primis evulsa sunt a facie ejus: et ecce oculi, quasi oculi hominis erant in cornu isto, et os loquens ingentia. 9I beheld till thrones were placed, and the ancient of days sat: his garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like clean wool: his throne like flames of fire: the wheels of it like a burning fire.Io mi stava osservando fino a tanto che furono alzati dei troni, e l'antico de' giorni si assise: le sue vestimenta candide come neve, e i capelli della sua testa come lana lavata. Il trono di lui fiamme infuocate: le ruote del trono erano vivo fuoco.I beheld til thrones were set, and i the ancient of dayes sate: his vesture white as snow, and the heares of his head as cleane wool: his throne flames of fire: his wheeles fire kindled.Aspiciebam donec throni positi sunt, et antiquus dierum sedit. Vestimentum ejus candidum quasi nix, et capilli capitis ejus quasi lana munda: thronus ejus flammæ ignis: rotæ ejus ignis accensus.

10A swift stream of fire issued forth from before him: thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times a hundred thousand stood before him: the judgment sat, and the books were opened.Rapido fiume di fuoco usciva dalla sua faccia: i suoi ministri erano migliaia di migliaia, e i suoi assistenti dieci mila volte cento mila. S'assise il giudizio, e i libri furono aperti.A fire & swieft streame came forth from his face k thousandes of thousands ministred to him, & l tenne thousand hundred thousands assisted him: iudgement sate, and the bookes were opened.Fluvius igneus rapidusque egrediebatur a facie ejus. Millia millium ministrabant ei, et decies millies centena millia assistebant ei: judicium sedit, et libri aperti sunt. 11I beheld, because of the voice of the great words which that horn spoke: and I saw that the beast was slain, and the body thereof was destroyed, and given to the fire to be burnt:Io stava osservando a motivo del rumore di quelle grandi cose, che quel corno spacciava: ma vidi, che questa bestia era stata uccisa, ed era perito il corpo di lei, ed era stato gettato ad ardere nel fuoco;I beheld because of the voice of the great wordes, which that horne spake: and I saw that the beast was slaine, and the bodie therof was perished, and was committed to the fyre to be burnt.Aspiciebam propter vocem sermonum grandium, quos cornu illud loquebatur: et vidi quoniam interfecta esset bestia, et perisset corpus ejus, et traditum esset ad comburendum igni: 12And that the power of the other beasts was taken away: and that times of life were appointed them for a time, and a time.Come anche alle altre bestie era stato tolto il potere, e fissato lo spazio della lor vita per un tempo, ed un tempo.The power of the other beasts also was taken away: and times of life were appointed them vntil time, and time.aliarum quoque bestiarum ablata esset potestas, et tempora vitæ constituta essent eis usque ad tempus et tempus. 13I beheld, therefore, in the vision of the night, and lo, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and he came even to the ancient of days: and they presented him before him.Io stava adunque osservando nella visione notturna, ed ecco colle nubi del cielo venire come il Figliuolo dell'uomo, ed ei si avanzò fino all'antico de' giorni: e lo presentarono al cospetto di lui.I beheld therfore in the vision of the night, and loe with the clowdes of heauen there came in, as it were m the sonne of man, and he came euen to the ancient of dayes: and in his sight they offered him.Aspiciebam ergo in visione noctis, et ecce cum nubibus cæli quasi filius hominis veniebat, et usque ad antiquum dierum pervenit: et in conspectu ejus obtulerunt eum.

14And he gave him power, and glory, and a kingdom: and all peoples, tribes, and tongues shall serve him: his power is an everlasting power that shall not be taken away: and his kingdom that shall not be destroyed.Ed ei gli diede potestà, onore, e regno; e tutti i popoli, tribù, e lingue a lui serviranno: la potestà di lui è potestà eterna, che non gli sarà tolta, e il regno di lui è incorruttibile.And he gaue him powre, and honour, and kingdom: and al peoples, tribes, & tongues shal serue him: his powre, an eternal power, that shal not be taken away: and his kingdom, that shal not be corrupted.Et dedit ei potestatem, et honorem, et regnum: et omnes populi, tribus, et linguæ ipsi servient: potestas ejus, potestas æterna, quæ non auferetur: et regnum ejus, quod non corrumpetur. 15My spirit trembled; I, Daniel, was affrighted at these things, and the visions of my head troubled me.L'orrore mi prese: io Daniele rimasi atterrito per tali cose, e le mie visioni mi conturbarono.My spirit trembled, I Daniel was made sore afrayd at these thinges, and the visions of my head trubled me.Horruit spiritus meus: ego Daniel territus sum in his, et visiones capitis mei conturbaverunt me. 16I went near to one of them that stood by, and asked the truth of him concerning all these things, and he told me the interpretation of the words, and instructed me:Mi appressai ad uno degli assistenti, e a lui domandava la verità di tutte queste cose: e questi mi diede la spiegazione delle cose, e m'istruì:I came to one of the assistants, and I asked the truth of him concerning al these thinges, who told me the interpretation of the wordes, and taught me:Accessi ad unum de assistentibus, et veritatem quærebam ab eo de omnibus his. Qui dixit mihi interpretationem sermonum, et docuit me: 17These four great beasts, are four kingdoms, which shall arise out of the earth.Queste quattro bestie grandi son quattro reami, che si alzeranno dalla terra.These foure great beasts, are foure kingdoms, which shal rise vp out of the earth.Hæ quatuor bestiæ magnæ, quatuor sunt regna, quæ consurgent de terra. 18But the saints of the most high God shall take the kingdom: and they shall possess the kingdom for ever and ever.Poi riceveranno il regno i santi di Dio altissimo, e regneranno sino al fine del secolo, e pe' secoli de' secoli.And they shal take the kingdom of the holie God most high: & they shal obteine the kingdom euen to world, & world of worldes.Suscipient autem regnum sancti Dei altissimi, et obtinebunt regnum usque in sæculum, et sæculum sæculorum.

19After this I would diligently learn concerning the fourth beast, which was very different from all, and exceeding terrible: his teeth and claws were of iron: he devoured and broke in pieces, and the rest he stamped upon with his feet:Io bramai dipoi di essere informato minutamente della quarta bestia, che era molto dissimile da tutte le altre, e fuor di modo terribile: i denti suoi, e le unghie di ferro: mangiava, e sbranava, e quel, che restava, lo calpestava co' piedi suoi:After this I would diligently lerne of the fourth beast, which was very vnlike from al, and exceding terrible: his teeth and clawes of yron: he did eate, and breake in peeces, & the rest he stamped with his feete:Post hoc volui diligenter discere de bestia quarta, quæ erat dissimilis valde ab omnibus, et terribilis nimis: dentes et ungues ejus ferrei: comedebat, et comminuebat, et reliqua pedibus suis conculcabat: 20And concerning the ten horns that he had on his head: and concerning the other that came up, before which three horns fell: and of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth speaking great things, and was greater than the rest.E di esser informato intorno alle dieci corna, che ella avea sulla testa, e all'altro, che era spuntato, all'apparir del quale erano cadute tre corna, e come quel corno avesse occhi, e bocca spacciarne cose grandi, e fosse maggiore di tutti gli altri.and of the tenne hornes that he had on his head: and of the other, that had growen vp, before which the three hornes fel: and of that horne, that had eyes, and the mouth speaking great wordes, and was greater then the rest.et de cornibus decem, quæ habebat in capite, et de alio, quod ortum fuerat, ante quod ceciderant tria cornua: et de cornu illo, quod habebat oculos, et os loquens grandia, et majus erat ceteris. 21I beheld, and lo, that horn made war against the saints, and prevailed over them,Io stava osservando, ed ecco che quel corno facea guerra contro de' santi, e li superava:I beheld, and loe that horne made warre agaynst the saints, and preuailed ouer them,Aspiciebam, et ecce cornu illud faciebat bellum adversus sanctos, et prævalebat eis, 22Till the ancient of days came and gave judgment to the saints of the most High, and the time came, and the saints obtained the kingdom.Fino a tanto che venne l'antico de' giorni, e sentenziò in favore de'santi dell'Altissimo, e venne il tempo, in cui i santi ottennero il regno.til the ancient of dayes came, & gaue iudgement to the saintes on High, and the time came, and the saintes obteyned the kingdom.donec venit antiquus dierum, et judicium dedit sanctis Excelsi, et tempus advenit, et regnum obtinuerunt sancti.

23And thus he said: The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be greater than all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.E quegli così mi disse: La quarta bestia sarà il quarto regno sopra la terra, il quale sarà maggiore di tutti i regni, e ingoierà tutta la terra, e la calpesterà, e la stritolerà.And thus he sayd: The fourth beast shal be the fourth kingdom in the earth, which shal be greater then al the kingdoms, and shal deuoure the whole earth, and shal conculcate, and breake it in peeces.Et sic ait: Bestia quarta, regnum quartum erit in terra, quod majus erit omnibus regnis, et devorabit universam terram, et conculcabit, et comminuet eam. 24And the ten horns of the same kingdom, shall be ten kings: and another shall rise up after them, and he shall be mightier than the former, and he shall bring down three kings.E i dieci corni dello stesso regno saran dieci re; e un altro si alzerà dopo di essi, che sarà più possente de' primi, e umilierà tre regi.Moreouer the tenne hornes of that same kingdom, shal be tenne kinges: and an other shal rise vp after them, and he shal be mightier then the former, and he shal bring downe three kinges.Porro cornua decem ipsius regni, decem reges erunt: et alius consurget post eos, et ipse potentior erit prioribus, et tres reges humiliabit. 25And he shall speak words against the High One, and shall crush the saints of the most High: and he shall think himself able to change times and laws, and they shall be delivered into his hand until a time, and times, and half a time.Ed ei parlerà male contro l'Altissimo, e calpesterà i santi dell'Altissimo, e si crederà di poter cangiare i tempi, e le leggi, e saranno poste in mano a lui tutte le cose per un tempo, due tempi, e per la metà d'un tempo.And he shal speake wordes agaynst the High one, and shal destroy the saintes of the Highest: and he shal thinke that he can change times, & lawes, and they shal be deliuered into his hand euen n to a time, & times, & half a time.Et sermones contra Excelsum loquetur, et sanctos Altissimi conteret: et putabit quod possit mutare tempora, et leges: et tradentur in manu ejus usque ad tempus, et tempora, et dimidium temporis. 26And a judgment shall sit, that his power may be taken away, and be broken in pieces, and perish even to the end.E il giudizio sarà assiso, affinchè si tolga a lui la potenza, ed ei sia distrutto, e per sempre perisca.And iudgement shal sitte, that might may be taken away, and be broken, and perish euen to the end.Et judicium sedebit, ut auferatur potentia, et conteratur, et dispereat usque in finem.

27And that the kingdom, and power, and the greatness of the kingdom, under the whole heaven, may be given to the people of the saints of the most High: whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all kings shall serve him, and shall obey him.E il regno, e la potestà, e la magnificenza del regno, quanta è sotto tutto il cielo, sia data al popolo de' santi dell'Altissimo, il regno di cui è regno sempiterno, e i regi tutti a lui serviranno, e lo ubbidiranno.And kingdom, and power, and the greatnes of the kingdom, that is vnder al the heauen, be geuen to the people of the saintes of the Highest: whose kingdom is an euerlasting kingdom, and al kinges shal serue him, and shal obey him.Regnum autem, et potestas, et magnitudo regni, quæ est subter omne cælum, detur populo sanctorum Altissimi: cujus regnum, regnum sempiternum est, et omnes reges servient ei, et obedient. 28Hitherto is the end of the word. I, Daniel, was much troubled with my thoughts, and my countenance was changed in me: but I kept the word in my heart.Qui egli finì di parlare. Io Daniele era conturbato forte ne' miei pensieri, e il mio volto si cangiò: e nel cuor mio feci conserva di quelle parole.Hitherto the end of the word. I Daniel was much trubled with my cogitations, and my face was changed in me: but the word I kept in my hart.Hucusque finis verbi. Ego Daniel multum cogitationibus meis conturbabar, et facies mea mutata est in me: verbum autem in corde meo conservavi.