1 — Deuteronomio

1These are the words, which Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan, in the plain wilderness, over against the Red Sea, between Pharan and Thophel and Laban and Haseroth, where there is very much gold.Queste sono le parole dette da Mosè a tutto Israele di là dal Giordano nella pianura del deserto dirimpetto al mar Rosso, tra Pharan e Tophel e Laban e Haseroth, dove si trova moltissimo oro.THESE are the wordes, which Moyses spake to al Israel beyond Iordan, in the champion wildernesse, against the Read sea, betwen Pharan and Thophel and Laban and Haseroth, where there is verie much gold:Hæc sunt verba quæ locutus est Moyses ad omnem Israël trans Jordanem in solitudine campestri, contra mare Rubrum, inter Pharan et Tophel et Laban et Haseroth, ubi auri est plurimum: 2Eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir to Cadesbarne.In distanza di undici giornate da Horeb prendendo la strada del monte Seir fino a Cadesbarne,eleuen daies from Horeb by the way of mount Seir to Cadesbarne.undecim diebus de Horeb per viam montis Seir usque ad Cadesbarne. 3In the fortieth year, the eleventh month, the first day of the month, Moses spoke to the children of Israel all that the Lord had commanded him to say to them:Il quarantesimo anno, l'undecimo mese, il primo mese annunziò Mosè ai figliuoli d'Israele tutto quello che il Signore gli avea comandato di dire ad essi;The fourtith yeare, the eleuenth moneth, the first day of the moneth Moyses spake to the children of Israel al thinges that our Lord had commanded him to say vnto them:Quadragesimo anno, undecimo mense, prima die mensis, locutus est Moyses ad filios Israël omnia quæ præceperat illi Dominus, ut diceret eis, 4After that he had slain Sehon king of the Amorrhites, who dwelt in Hesebon: and Og king of Basan who abode in Astaroth, and in Edrai,Dopo la sconfitta di Sehon re degli Amorrhei, il quale abitava in Hesebon, e di Og re di Basan, il quale abitò in Astaroth, e in Edrai,after that he had stroke Sehon king of the Amorrheites, which dwelt in Hesebon: and Og the king of Basan which abode in Aseroth, and in Edrai,postquam percussit Sehon regem Amorrhæorum, qui habitabat in Hesebon, et Og regem Basan, qui mansit in Astaroth, et in Edrai, 5Beyond the Jordan in the land of Moab. And Moses began to expound the law, and to say:Di là dal Giordano nella terra di Moab. E prese Mosè a spiegar la legge, e disse:beyond Iordan in the Land of Moab. And Moyses began to expound the law, and to say:trans Jordanem in terra Moab. Cœpitque Moyses explanare legem, et dicere:

6The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying: You have stayed long enough in this mountain:Il Signore Dio nostro ha parlato a noi sull'Horeb, dicendo: Assai tempo avete voi fatto dimora presso a questa montagna:The Lord our God spake to vs in Horeb, saying: It is sufficient for you that you haue stayed in this mountaine:Dominus Deus noster locutus est ad nos in Horeb, dicens: Sufficit vobis quod in hoc monte mansistis: 7Turn you, and come to the mountain of the Amorrhites, and to the other places that are next to it, the plains and the hills and the vales towards the south, and by the sea shore, the land of the Chanaanites, and of Libanus, as far as the great river Euphrates.Movetevi, e venite al monte degli Amorrhei, e agli altri luoghi vicini alle pianure, e alle colline, e alle valli verso mezzodì, e lungo il lido del mare, alla terra de' Cananei, e del Libano sino al gran fiume Eufrate.returne, and come to the mountaine of the Amorrheites, and to the rest that are next to it champion and hillie and lower places against the South, and beside the shore of the sea, the Land of the Chananeites, and of Libanus vnto the greate riuer Euphrates.revertimini, et venite ad montem Amorrhæorum, et ad cetera quæ ei proxima sunt campestria atque montana et humiliora loca contra meridiem, et juxta littus maris, terram Chananæorum, et Libani usque ad flumen magnum Euphraten. 8Behold, said he, I have delivered it to you: go in and possess it, concerning which the Lord swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he would give it to them, and to their seed after them.Ecco (diss'egli), ch'io l'ho data a voi: entratevi, e occupatela: ella è quella che il Signore promise con giuramento a' padri vostri Abramo, Isacco, e Giacobbe di dare a loro, e a' loro discendenti dopo di essi.Behold (quoth he) I haue deliuered it to you: enter in and possesse it, vpon the which our Lord sware to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, that he would geue it to them, and to their seede after them.En, inquit, tradidi vobis: ingredimini et possidete eam, super qua juravit Dominus patribus vestris Abraham, Isaac, et Jacob, ut daret illam eis, et semini eorum post eos. 9And I said to you at that time:E io in quel tempo vi dissi:And I said to you at that time:Dixique vobis illo in tempore: 10I alone am not able to bear you: for the Lord your God hath multiplied you, and you are this day as the stars of heaven, for multitude.Non posso io solo reggervi: perché il Signore Dio vostro vi ha moltiplicati, e siete in oggi in numero grande, come le stelle del cielo.I alone can not susteyne you: because the Lord your God hath multiplied you, and you are this day as the starres of heauen, verie manie.Non possum solus sustinere vos: quia Dominus Deus vester multiplicavit vos, et estis hodie sicut stellæ cæli, plurimi.

11(The Lord God of your fathers add to this number many thousands, and bless you as he hath spoken.)(Il Signore Dio dei padri vostri aggiunga a questo numero molte migliaia, e vi benedica, come ho già detto).(The Lord God of your fathers adde to this number manie thousandes, and blesse you as he hath spoken.)(Dominus Deus patrum vestrorum addat ad hunc numerum multa millia, et benedicat vobis sicut locutus est.) 12I alone am not able to bear your business, and the charge of you and your differences.Non posso io solo reggere a' vostri affari, e alla fatica, e alle dispute.I alone am not able to susteyne your businesses, and the charge of you and your quareles.Non valeo solus negotia vestra sustinere, et pondus ac jurgia. 13Let me have from among you wise and understanding men, and such whose conversation is approved among your tribes, that I may appoint them your rulers.Scegliete tra voi degli uomini saggi, e di esperienza, e la vita de' quali sia lodata nelle vostre tribù, affinché io ve li dia per vostri capi.Geue from among you wise and skilful men, and such whose conuersation is approued in your tribes, that I may appoint them your princes.Date ex vobis viros sapientes et gnaros, et quorum conversatio sit probata in tribubus vestris, ut ponam eos vobis principes. 14Then you answered me: The thing is good which thou meanest to do.Allora voi mi rispondeste: Buona cosa è quella che tu vuoi fare.Then you answered me: The thing is good which thou meanest to do.Tunc respondistis mihi: Bona res est, quam vis facere. 15And I took out of your tribes men wise and honourable, and appointed them rulers, tribunes, and centurions, and officers over fifties, and over tens, who might teach you all things.E io presi uomini saggi e nobili delle vostre tribù, e li dichiarai principi, e tribuni, e capi di cento, e di cinquanta, e di dieci uomini, affinché v'istruissero di tutte le cose.And I tooke of your tribes men wise and noble, and appointed them princes, tribunes, and centurions, and quinquagenarians, and deanes, that might teach you al thinges.Tulique de tribubus vestris viros sapientes et nobiles, et constitui eos principes, tribunos, et centuriones, et quinquagenarios ac decanos, qui docerent vos singula. 16And I commanded them, saying: Hear them, and judge that which is just: whether he be one of your country, or a stranger.E gli avvertii, e dissi loro: Ascoltateli, e giudicate secondo il giusto, o si tratti d'un cittadino, o d'un forestiere:And I commanded them, saying: Heare them, and iudge that which is iust: whether he be the same countrie man, or a stranger.Præcepique eis, dicens: Audite illos, et quod justum est judicate: sive civis sit ille, sive peregrinus.

17There shall be no difference of persons, you shall hear the little as well as the great: neither shall you respect any man’s person, because it is the judgment of God. And if any thing seem hard to you, refer it to me, and I will hear it.Non si farà differenza di persone; ascoltate il piccolo come il grande: e non sarete accettatori di persone; perocché in luogo di Dio giudicate voi. Che se alcuna cosa vi parrà difficile, datene parte a me, e io la sentirò.There shal be no difference of persons, so shal you heare the litle as the great: neither shal you accept any mans person, because it is the iudgement of God. And if any thing seme hard to you, referre it to me, and I wil heare it.Nulla erit distantia personarum: ita parvum audietis ut magnum, nec accipietis cujusquam personam, quia Dei judicium est. Quod si difficile vobis visum aliquid fuerit, referte ad me, et ego audiam. 18And I commanded you all things that you were to do.E ordinai tutto quello che far dovevate.And I commanded al thinges that you ought to do.Præcepique omnia quæ facere deberetis. 19And departing from Horeb, we passed through the terrible and vast wilderness, which you saw, by the way of the mountain of the Amorrhite, as the Lord our God had commanded us. And when we were come into Cadesbarne,Partiti poi da Horeb passammo per un deserto terribile e grandissimo, qual voi lo vedeste, andando verso il monte degli Amorrhei, come il Signore Dio nostro ci avea comandato. E giunti a Cadesbarne,And departing from Horeb, we passed through the terrible and huge wildernesse, which you saw, by the way of the mountaine of the Amorrheite, as the Lord our God had commanded vs. And when we were come into Cadesbarne,Profecti autem de Horeb, transivimus per eremum terribilem et maximam, quam vidistis, per viam montis Amorrhæi, sicut præceperat Dominus Deus noster nobis. Cumque venissemus in Cadesbarne, 20I said to you: You are come to the mountain of the Amorrhite, which the Lord our God will give to us.Io vi dissi: Voi siete giunti al monte degli Amorrhei, di cui il Signore Dio nostro ci farà padroni.I said to you: You are come to the mountaine of the Amorrheite, which the Lord our God wil geue to vs.dixi vobis: Venistis ad montem Amorrhæi, quem Dominus Deus noster daturus est nobis: 21See the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord our God hath spoken to thy fathers: fear not, nor be any way discouraged.Mira la terra, che dà a te il Signore Dio tuo: entravi, e prendine il possesso, come disse il Signore Dio nostro a' padri tuoi: non temere, e non paventare di nulla.See the Land which the Lord thy God geueth thee: goe vp and possesse it, as the Lord our God hath spoken to thy fathers: feare not, neither dread you any thing.vide terram, quam Dominus Deus tuus dat tibi: ascende et posside eam, sicut locutus est Dominus Deus noster patribus tuis: noli timere, nec quidquam paveas.

22And you came all to me, and said: Let us send men who may view the land, and bring us word what way we shall go up, and to what cities we shall go.E veniste da me tutti, e diceste: Mandiamo gente a visitare la terra, affinché ci riferiscano, per quale strada dobbiamo entrarvi, e verso quali città dobbiamo incamminarci.And you came al vnto me, and said: Let vs send men that may view the Land: and may bring vs word what way we shal ascend, and to what cities to goe.Et accessistis ad me omnes, atque dixistis: Mittamus viros qui considerent terram: et renuntient per quod iter debeamus ascendere, et ad quas pergere civitates. 23And because the saying pleased me, I sent of you twelve men, one of every tribe:E io avendo acconsentito, mandai dodici de' vostri, uno per ogni tribù.And because the saying pleased me, I sent of you twelue men, one of euerie tribe.Cumque mihi sermo placuisset, misi ex vobis duodecim viros, singulos de tribubus suis. 24Who, when they had set forward and had gone up to the mountains, came as far as the valley of the cluster: and having viewed the land,I quali essendo andati, e avendo valicati i monti, arrivarono fino alla valle del Grappolo, e disaminata la terra,Who when they had gone, and were ascended into the mountaines, they came as farre as the Valley of cluster: and the Land being viewed,Qui cum perrexissent, et ascendissent in montana, venerunt usque ad Vallem botri: et considerata terra, 25Taking of the fruits thereof, to shew its fertility, they brought them to us, and said: The land is good, which the Lord our God will give us.Presero de' suoi frutti, e per mostrarne la fecondità, li portarono a noi, e dissero: Buona terra è quella che il Signore Dio nostro vuol dare a noi.taking of the fruites therof, to shew the fruitfulnesse, they brought vnto vs, and said: The Land is good, which the Lord our God wil geue vs.sumentes de fructibus ejus, ut ostenderent ubertatem, attulerunt ad nos, atque dixerunt: Bona est terra, quam Dominus Deus noster daturus est nobis. 26And you would not go up, but being incredulous to the word of the Lord our God,Ma voi non voleste andarvi, ma increduli alle parole del Signore Dio nostro,And you would not goe vp, but being incredulous at the word of the Lord our God,Et noluistis ascendere, sed increduli ad sermonem Domini Dei nostri, 27You murmured in your tents, and said: The Lord hateth us, and therefore he hath brought us out of the land of Egypt, that he might deliver us into the hand of the Amorrhite, and destroy us.Mormoravate nelle vostre tende, e dicevate: Il Signore ci vuol male, e per questo ci ha tratti dalla terra d'Egitto per darci nelle mani degli Amorrhei, e sterminarci.you murmured in your tabernacles, and said: Our Lord hateth vs, and therfore hath brought vs out of the Land of Aegypt, that he might deliuer vs into the hand of the Amorrheite, and destroy vs.murmurastis in tabernaculis vestris, atque dixisitis: Odit nos Dominus, et idcirco eduxit nos de terra Ægypti, ut traderet nos in manu Amorrhæi, atque deleret.

28Whither shall we go up? the messengers have terrified our hearts, saying: The multitude is very great, and taller than we: the cities are great, and walled up to the sky, we have seen the sons of the Enacims there.Dove andremo noi? gli esploratori ci hanno sbigottiti dicendo: La moltitudine è grande, e di statura più alta della nostra: città grandi e fortificate sino al cielo: noi vi abbiam veduto de' figliuoli di Enacim.Whither shal we goe vp? the messengers haue feared our hart, saying: The multitude is verie great, and taller of stature then we: the cities greate, and fensed euen vnto heauen, the sonnes of the Enacims we haue seene there.Quo ascendemus ? nuntii terruerunt cor nostrum, dicentes: Maxima multitudo est, et nobis statura procerior; urbes magnæ, et ad cælum usque munitæ: filios Enacim vidimus ibi. 29And I said to you: Fear not, neither be ye afraid of them:E io vi dissi: Non temete, e non abbiate paura di loro:And I said to you: Feare not, neither be ye afrayd of them:Et dixi vobis: Nolite metuere, nec timeatis eos: 30The Lord God, who is your leader, himself will fight for you, as he did in Egypt in the sight of all.Il Signore Dio, che è vostro condottiere, combatterà egli stesso per voi, come fece in Egitto a vista di tutti.Our Lord God, which is your conductour, him self wil fight for you, as he did in Aegypt in the sight of al. And in the wildernesse (thy selfe haste seene)Dominus Deus, qui ductor est vester, pro vobis ipse pugnabit, sicut fecit in Ægypto cunctis videntibus. 31And in the wilderness (as thou hast seen) the Lord thy God hath carried thee, as a man is wont to carry his little son, all the way that you have come, until you came to this place.E nella solitudine (tu l'hai veduto) il Signore Dio tuo ti ha portato per tutto il tuo viaggio fino all'arrivo in questo luogo, come suole un uomo portare il piccolo suo fanciullo.the Lord thy God hath caried thee, as a man is wont to beare his litle sonne, al the way, that you haue walked, vntil you came to this place.Et in solitudine (ipse vidisti) portavit te Dominus Deus tuus, ut solet homo gestare parvulum filium suum, in omni via per quam ambulastis, donec veniretis ad locum istum. 32And yet for all this you did not believe the Lord your God,E nemmeno con tutto questo voi credeste al Signore Dio vostro,And neither so did you beleue the Lord your God,Et nec sic quidem credidistis Domino Deo vestro, 33Who went before you in the way, and marked out the place, wherein you should pitch your tents, in the night shewing you the way by fire, and in the day by the pillar of a cloud.Il quale è venuto innanzi a voi nel cammino, e ha misurati i luoghi, ove dovevate piantar le tende, mostrandovi di notte la strada col fuoco, e di giorno colla colonna della nuvola.who went before you in the way, and marked out the place, wherein you should pitch your tentes, in the night shewing you the way by fyre, and in the day by the piller of a clowde.qui præcessit vos in via, et metatus est locum in quo tentoria figere deberetis, nocte ostendens vobis iter per ignem, et die per columnam nubis.

34And when the Lord had heard the voice of your words, he was angry and swore, and said:E avendo il Signore udito il rumor di vostre parole, sdegnato giurò, e disse:And when our Lord had heard the voice of your wordes, being wrath he sware and said: There shal not anyCumque audisset Dominus vocem sermonum vestrorum, iratus juravit, et ait: 35Not one of the men of this wicked generation shall see the good land, which I promised with an oath to your fathers:Nissuno degli uomini di questa generazione pessima vedrà quella terra buona, la quale io con giuramento promisi a' padri vostri,of the men of this wicked generation see the good Land, which by oath I promised to your fathers:Non videbit quispiam de hominibus generationis hujus pessimæ terram bonam, quam sub juramento pollicitus sum patribus vestris, 36Except Caleb the son of Jephone: for he shall see it, and to him I will give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath followed the Lord.Eccetto Caleb figliuolo di Jephone: perocché egli la vedrà, e a lui, e a' suoi figliuoli darò la terra, che egli ha calcato, perché egli ha seguito il Signore.beside Caleb the sonne of Iephone. For he shal see it, and to him I wil geue the Land, that he hath troden, and to his children, because he hath folowed the Lord.præter Caleb filium Jephone: ipse enim videbit eam, et ipsi dabo terram, quam calcavit, et filiis ejus, quia secutus est Dominum. 37Neither is his indignation against the people to be wondered at, since the Lord was angry with me also on your account, and said: Neither shalt thou go in thither.Né dee far meraviglia lo sdegno di lui contro il popolo, mentre con me ancora sdegnato per cagion vostra il Signore disse: Neppur tu vi entrerai:Neither is his indignation against the people to be merueiled at, wheras our Lord being angrie with me also for you, said: Neither shalt thou enter in thither.Nec miranda indignatio in populum, cum mihi quoque iratus Dominus propter vos dixerit: Nec tu ingredieris illuc: 38But Josue the son of Nun, thy minister, he shall go in for thee: exhort and encourage him, and he shall divide the land by lot to Israel.Ma Giosuè figliuolo di Nun, tuo ministro, vi entrerà egli in tuo luogo: ammoniscilo, e fagli coraggio, ed egli dividerà a sorte la terra ad Israele.But Iosue the sonne of Nun thy minister, he shal enter for thee: exhort and strenghen him, and he shal by lotte diuide the Land to Israel.sed Josue filius Nun minister tuus, ipse intrabit pro te. Hunc exhortare et robora, et ipse sorte terram dividet Israëli.

39Your children, of whom you said that they should be led away captives, and your sons who know not this day the difference of good and evil, they shall go in: and to them I will give the land, and they shall possess it.I vostri fanciulli, dei quali avete detto, che sarebbero menati schiavi, e i vostri figliuoli, che oggi ignorano la differenza dal bene al male, eglino vi entreranno: e ad essi darò la terra, ed ei la possederanno.Your litle ones, of whom you said that they should be ledde captiues, and your sonnes that this day know not the difference of good and euil, they shal enter in: and to them I wil geue the Land, and they shal possesse it.Parvuli vestri, de quibus dixistis quod captivi ducerentur, et filii qui hodie boni ac mali ignorant distantiam, ipsi ingredientur: et ipsis dabo terram, et possidebunt eam. 40But return you and go into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.Ma voi tornale indietro, e andatevene nel deserto per la strada, che mena al mar Rosso.But returne you and goe into the wildernesse by the way of the Reddesea.Vos autem revertimini, et abite in solitudinem per viam maris Rubri. 41And you answered me: We have sinned against the Lord: we will go up and fight, as the Lord our God hath commanded. And when you went ready armed unto the mountain,E voi mi rispondeste: Abbiam peccato contro il Signore: noi anderemo, e combatteremo, come ordinò il Signore Dio nostro. E mentre voi armati di tutto punto v'incamminavate verso il monte,And you answered me: We haue sinned to our Lord: we wil goe vp and fight, as the Lord our God hath commanded. And when you readie armed went vnto the mountaine,Et respondistis mihi: Peccavimus Domino: ascendemus et pugnabimus, sicut præcepit Dominus Deus noster. Cumque instructi armis pergeretis in montem, 42The Lord said to me: Say to them: Go not up, and fight not, for I am not with you: lest you fall before your enemies.Il Signore mi disse: Fa' lor sapere, che non vadano e non combattano, perocché io non sono con essi, affinché non restino abbattuti appiè de' loro nemici.our Lord said to me: Say to them: Goe not vp, and fight not, for I am not with you: lest you fal before your enemies.ait mihi Dominus: Dic ad eos: Nolite ascendere, neque pugnetis: non enim sum vobiscum: ne cadatis coram inimicis vestris. 43I spoke, and you hearkened not: but resisting the commandment of the Lord, and swelling with pride, you went up into the mountain.Io parlai, e voi non mi ascoltaste: ma andando contro al comando del Signore, e gonfi di superbia saliste al monte.I spake, and you heard not: but resisting the commandement of our Lord, and swelling with pride you went vp into the mountaine.Locutus sum, et non audistis: sed adversantes imperio Domini, et tumentes superbia, ascendistis in montem.

44And the Amorrhite that dwelt in the mountains coming out, and meeting you, chased you, as bees do: and made slaughter of you from Seir as far as Horma.Allora l'Amorrheo, che abitava nella montagna, vi venne incontro, e vi assaltò, come sogliono assaltare le api: e fece strage di voi da Seir fino ad Horma.Therfore the Amorrheite that dwelt in the mountaines issuing forth, and coming to meete you, pursewed you, as bees are wont to pursew: and smote you from Seir as farre as Horma.Itaque egressus Amorrhæus, qui habitabat in montibus, et obviam veniens, persecutus est vos, sicut solent apes persequi: et cecidit de Seir usque Horma. 45And when you returned and wept before the Lord, he heard you not, neither would he yield to your voice.E al vostro ritorno piangendo voi dinanzi al Signore, egli non vi ascoltò, né volle esaudire le voci vostre.And when returning you went before our Lord, he heard you not, neither would he condescend to your voice.Cumque reversi ploraretis coram Domino, non audivit vos, nec voci vestræ voluit acquiescere. 46So you abode in Cadesbarne a long time.Steste dunque a sedere per lungo tempo a Cadesbarne.You abode therfore in Cadesbarne a great time.Sedistis ergo in Cadesbarne multo tempore.