9 — Deuteronomio

1Hear, O Israel: Thou shalt go over the Jordan this day; to possess nations very great, and stronger than thyself, cities great, and walled up to the sky,Ascolta, o Israele: Tu passerai oggi il Giordano per soggettare nazioni grandissime, e più valorose di te; e grandi città con mura alte fino al cielo,HEARE Israel: Thou shalt goe ouer Iordan this day; to possesse verie greate nations and stronger then thy selfe, huge cities, and walled euen vnto heauen,Audi, Israël: tu transgredieris hodie Jordanem, ut possideas nationes maximas et fortiores te, civitates ingentes, et ad cælum usque muratas, 2A people great and tall, the sons of the Enacims, whom thou hast seen, and heard of, against whom no man is able to stand.Un popolo grande, e di alta statura, figliuoli di Enacim da te stesso veduti, e de' quali udisti la fama, a quali nissuno può stare a fronte.a great people and tal, the sonnes of the Enacims, whom thou hast seene, and heard, against whom no man is able to resist.populum magnum atque sublimem, filios Enacim, quos ipse vidisti et audisti, quibus nullus potest ex adverso resistere. 3Thou shalt know therefore this day that the Lord thy God himself will pass over before thee, a devouring and consuming fire, to destroy and extirpate and bring them to nothing before thy face quickly, as he hath spoken to thee.Tu intenderai adunque quest'oggi, come il Signore Dio tuo passerà egli stesso innanzi a te, qual fuoco divoratore e struggitore ad atterrargli e sterminargli, e dispergergli in poco tempo dinanzi a te, come ti ha promesso.Thou shalt know therfore this day that the Lord thy God him selfe wil passe ouer before thee, a deuouring and consuming fyre, who shal destroy and abolish and bring them to nothing before thy face quickly, as he hath spoken to thee.Scies ergo hodie quod Dominus Deus tuus ipse transibit ante te, ignis devorans atque consumens, qui conterat eos, et deleat atque disperdat ante faciem tuam velociter, sicut locutus est tibi: 4Say not in thy heart, when the Lord thy God shall have destroyed them in thy sight: For my justice hath the Lord brought me in to possess this land, whereas these nations are destroyed for their wickedness.Non dire in cuor tuo, allorché il Signore Dio tuo gli avrà spersi dal tuo cospetto: A cagione della mia giustizia mi ha introdotto il Signore al possesso di questa terra, essendo state sterminate quelle nazioni per le loro empietà.Say not in thy hart, when the Lord thy God shal haue destroyed them in thy sight: For my iustice hath our Lord brought me in to possesse this land, wheras these nations were destroyed for their impieties.ne dicas in corde tuo, cum deleverit eos Dominus Deus tuus in conspectu tuo: Propter justitiam meam introduxit me Dominus ut terram hanc possiderem, cum propter impietates suas istæ deletæ sint nationes.

5For it is not for thy justices, and the uprightness of thy heart that thou shalt go in to possess their lands: but because they have done wickedly, they are destroyed at thy coming in: and that the Lord might accomplish his word, which he promised by oath to thy fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.Imperocché non per la tua giustizia, né per la rettitudine del cuor tuo entrerai tu al possesso delle loro terre: ma perché elleno empiamente operarono, sono state alla tua venuta distrutte: affinché adempisse il Signore la sua parola data con giuramento a' padri tuoi, Abramo, Isacco e Giacobbe.For not because of thy iustices, and equitie of thy hart doest thou enter in to possesse their landes: but because they haue done impiously, at thy entring in they are destroyed: and that our Lord might accomplish his word, which by oath he promised to thy fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob.Neque enim propter justitias tuas, et æquitatem cordis tui ingredieris, ut possideas terras earum: sed quia illæ egerunt impie, introëunte te deletæ sunt: et ut compleret verbum suum Dominus, quod sub juramento pollicitus est patribus tuis, Abraham, Isaac, et Jacob. 6Know therefore that the Lord thy God giveth thee not this excellent land in possession for thy justices, for thou art a very stiffnecked people.Sappi adunque, che non per la tua giustizia ha dato a te il Signore Dio tuo questa ottima terra in dominio, mentre tu se' un popolo di cervice durissima.Know therfore that not for thy iustices hath the Lord thy God geuen thee this excellent land in possession, wheras thou art a verie stiffe necked people.Scito ergo quod non propter justitias tuas Dominus Deus tuus dederit tibi terram hanc optimam in possessionem, cum durissimæ cervicis sis populus. 7Remember, and forget not how thou provokedst the Lord thy God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day that thou camest out of Egypt unto this place, thou hast always strove against the Lord.Ricordati, e non te ne scordare, come tu provocasti ad ira il Signore Dio tuo nel deserto. Da quel dì, in cui uscisti dall'Egitto fino a qui, tu hai sempre disputato contro il Signore.Remember, and forget not how thou didst prouoke the Lord thy God to wrath in the wildernesse. From the same day, that thou camest out of Aegypt vnto this place, thou hast alwayes contended against our Lord.Memento, et ne obliviscaris, quomodo ad iracundiam provocaveris Dominum Deum tuum in solitudine. Ex eo die, quo egressus es ex Ægypto usque ad locum istum, semper adversum Dominum contendisti. 8For in Horeb, also thou didst provoke him, and he was angry, and would have destroyed thee,Perocché anche all'Horeb tu lo irritasti, ed egli irato volea sterminarti,For in Horeb also thou didst prouoke him, and being wrath he would haue destroyed thee,Nam et in Horeb provocasti eum, et iratus delere te voluit, 9When I went up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you: and I continued in the mount forty days and nights, neither eating bread, nor drinking water.Quando io salii sul monte per ricevere ivi le tavole di pietra, le tavole del patto fermato dal Signore con voi: e rimasi sul monte per quaranta giorni, e quaranta notti senza mangiar pane, né bere acqua,when I went vp into the mounte, to receiue the tables of stone, of the couenant which our Lord made with you: and I continewed in the mounte fourtie daies and nightes, not eating bread, nor drinking water.quando ascendi in montem, ut acciperem tabulas lapideas, tabulas pacti quod pepigit vobiscum Dominus: et perseveravi in monte quadraginta diebus ac noctibus, panem non comedens, et aquam non bibens.

10And the Lord gave me two tables of stone written with the finger of God, and containing all the words that he spoke to you in the mount from the midst of the fire, when the people were assembled together.E mi diede il Signore le due tavole di pietra vergate dal dito di Dio, e contenenti tutte le parole, che egli a voi intimò dal monte di mezzo al fuoco, quando l'assemblea del popolo era adunata.And our Lord gaue me two tables of stone written with the singer of God, and conteyning al the wordes that he spake to you in the mounte from the middes of the fyre, when the assemblie of the people was gathered.Deditque mihi Dominus duas tabulas lapideas scriptas digito Dei, et continentes omnia verba quæ vobis locutus est in monte de medio ignis, quando concio populi congregata est. 11And when forty days were passed, and as many nights, the Lord gave me the two tables of stone, the tables of the covenant,E passati quaranta dì, e altrettante notti mi diede il Signore le due tavole di pietra, le tavole dell'alleanza.And when fourtie dayes were passed, and as manie nightes, our Lord gaue me the two tables of stone, the tables of couenant,Cumque transissent quadraginta dies, et totidem noctes, dedit mihi Dominus duas tabulas lapideas, tabulas fœderis, 12And said to me: Arise, and go down from hence quickly: for thy people, which thou hast brought out of Egypt, have quickly forsaken the way that thou hast shewn them, and have made to themselves a molten idol.E mi disse: Va', e scendi di qua prontamente: perocché il popol tuo, cui tu traesti dall'Egitto, è uscito ben presto dalla strada, che tu gl'insegnasti, e hanno fatto un simulacro di getto.and he said to me, Arise, and goe downe from hence quickly: for thy people, which thou didst bring out of Aegypt, haue quickly forsaken the way, that thou hast shewed them, and haue made them a molten idol.dixitque mihi: Surge, et descende hinc cito: quia populus tuus, quem eduxisti de Ægypto, deseruerunt velociter viam, quam demonstrasti eis, feceruntque sibi conflatile. 13And again the Lord said to me: I see that this people is stiffnecked:E soggiunse il Signore: Io veggo, che questo è un popolo di dura cervice:And againe our Lord said to me: I see that this people is stiffe necked:Rursumque ait Dominus ad me: Cerno quod populus iste duræ cervicis sit: 14Let me alone that I may destroy them, and abolish their name from under heaven, and set thee over a nation, that is greater and stronger than this.Lascia, ch'io lo riduca in polvere, e il nome di lui stermini di sotto al cielo: e farotti capo di una nazione più grande e potente di questa.suffer me that I may destroy them, and abolish their name from vnder heauen, and may set thee ouer a Nation, that is greater and stronger then this.dimitte me ut conteram eum, et deleam nomen ejus de sub cælo, et constituam te super gentem, quæ hac major et fortior sit.

15And when I came down from the burning mount, and held the two tables of the covenant with both hands,E sceso ch'io fui dall'ardente montagna, tenendo nell'una e nell'altra mano le due tavole del testamento,And when I came downe from the burning mounte, and held the two tables of couenant with both handes,Cumque de monte ardente descenderem, et duas tabulas fœderis utraque tenerem manu, 16And saw that you had sinned against the Lord your God, and had made to yourselves a molten calf, and had quickly forsaken his way, which he had shewn you:E avendo veduto, come voi avevate peccato contro il Signore Dio vostro, e vi avevate fatto un vitello di getto, e avevate abbandonata ben presto la via, ch'egli vi aveva insegnata,and saw that you had sinned to the Lord your God, and had made you a molten calfe, and had quickly forsaken his way, which he had shewed you:vidissemque vos pecasse Domino Deo vestro, et fecisse vobis vitulum conflatilem, ac deseruisse velociter viam ejus, quam vobis ostenderat: 17I cast the tables out of my hands, and broke them in your sight.Gettai dalle mie mani le tavole, e le spezzai sugli occhi vostri.I cast the tables out of my handes, and brake them in your sight.projeci tabulas de manibus meis, confregique eas in conspectu vestro. 18And I fell down before the Lord as before, forty days and nights neither eating bread, nor drinking water, for all your sins, which you had committed against the Lord, and had provoked him to wrath:E mi prostrai davanti al Signore come prima per quaranta giorni, e quaranta notti senza mangiar pane, né bere acqua, a causa di tutti que' peccati, che avevate commessi contro il Signore, onde voi ad ira lo provocaste.And I fel downe before our Lord as before, fourtie dayes and nightes not eating bread, not drinking water, for al your sinnes, which you committed against our Lord, and prouoked him to wrath:Et procidi ante Dominum sicut prius, quadraginta diebus et noctibus panem non comedens, et aquam non bibens, propter omnia peccata vestra quæ gessistis contra Dominum, et eum ad iracundiam provocastis: 19For I feared his indignation and anger, wherewith being moved against you, he would have destroyed you. And the Lord heard me this time also.Perocché temeva io l'indignazione, e il furore, da cui stimolato egli volea sterminarvi. Ed ancor questa volta il Signore mi esaudì.for I feared his indignation and anger, wherwith being moued agaynst you, he would haue destroyed you. And our Lord heard me this time also.timui enim indignationem et iram illius, qua adversum vos concitatus, delere vos voluit. Et exaudivit me Dominus etiam hac vice.

20And he was exceeding angry against Aaron also, and would have destroyed him, and I prayed in like manner for him.Ed essendo egli altamente sdegnato anche contro di Aronne, voleva annichilarlo, e per lui parimente io feci orazione.Against Aaron also being exceeding angrie, he would haue destroyed him, and for him, in like maner did I pray.Adversum Aaron quoque vehementer iratus, voluit eum conterere, et pro illo similiter deprecatus sum. 21And your sin that you had committed, that is, the calf, I took, and burned it with fire, and breaking it into pieces, until it was as small as dust, I threw it into the torrent, which cometh down from the mountain.Ma quel vostro peccato, che voi avevate fatto, vale a dire il vitello, lo presi, lo gettai nel fuoco, avendolo messo in pezzi, e ridottolo in minuta polvere lo buttai nel torrente, che scorre dal monte.And your sinne that you had committed, that is, the calfe, I tooke, and burnt it with fyre, and breaking it into peeces, and bringing it wholy into dust, I threw it into the torrent, that descendeth from the mount.Peccatum autem vestrum quod feceratis, id est, vitulum, arripiens, igne combussi, et in frusta comminuens, omninoque in pulverem redigens, projeci in torrentem, qui de monte descendit. 22At the burning also, and at the place of temptation, and at the graves of lust you provoked the Lord:Nel luogo ancor dell'incendio, e a quel della tentazione, e a' sepolcri di concupiscenza voi irritaste il Signore:In the burning also and in the tentation, and in the Sepulchres of concupiscence you prouoked our Lord:In incendio quoque, et in tentatione, et in Sepulchris concupiscentiæ provocastis Dominum: 23And when he sent you from Cadesbarne, saying: Go up, and possess the land that I have given you, and you slighted the commandment of the Lord your God, and did not believe him, neither would you hearken to his voice:E quando vi fe' partire da Cadesbarne, dicendo: Andate a prender possesso della terra, che io vi ho data, voi ancor disprezzaste il comando del Signore Dio vostro, e a lui non credeste, e non voleste ascoltar la sua voce:and when he sent you from Cadesbarne, saying. Goe vp, and possesse the Land, that I haue geuen you, and you contemned the commandement of your Lord God, and did not beleue him, neither would you heare his voice:et quando misit vos de Cadesbarne, dicens: Ascendite, et possidete terram, quam dedi vobis, et contempsistis imperium Domini Dei vestri, et non credidistis ei, neque vocem ejus audire voluistis: 24But were always rebellious from the day that I began to know you.Ma foste sempre ribelli dal dì, ch'io cominciai a conoscervi.but were alwaies rebellious from the day that I beganne to know you.sed semper fuistis rebelles a die qua nosse vos cœpi.

25And I lay prostrate before the Lord forty days and nights, in which I humbly besought him, that he would not destroy you as he had threatened:E stetti prostrato per terra dinanzi al Signore per quaranta dì, e quaranta notti, scongiurandolo umilmente, che non vi sterminasse, come avea minacciato.And I lay before our Lord fourtie dayes and nightes, in the which I humbly besought him, that he would not destroy you as he had threatened:Et jacui coram Domino quadraginta diebus ac noctibus, quibus eum suppliciter deprecabar, ne deleret vos ut fuerat comminatus: 26And praying, I said: O Lord God, destroy not thy people, and thy inheritance, which thou hast redeemed in thy greatness, whom thou hast brought out of Egypt with a strong hand.E orando dissi: Signore Dio, non dispergere questo popolo, e l'eredità tua da te redenta colla tua possanza, e tratta fuor dall'Egitto col tuo braccio forte.and praying I said: Lord God, destroy not thy people, and thyne inheritance, which thou hast redemed in thy greatnes, whom thou didst bring out of Aegypt in a strong hand.et orans dixi: Domine Deus, ne disperdas populum tuum, et hæreditatem tuam, quam redemisti in magnitudine tua, quos eduxisti de Ægypto in manu forti. 27Remember thy servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: look not on the stubbornness of this people, nor on their wickedness and sin:Ricordati de' servi tuoi Abramo, Isacco e Giacobbe: non guardare alla durezza di questo popolo, e alla sua empietà, e al suo peccato.Remember thy seruantes Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob: regard not the stubbournes of this people, and his impietie and sinne:Recordare servorum tuorum Abraham, Isaac, et Jacob: ne aspicias duritiam populi hujus, et impietatem atque peccatum: 28Lest perhaps the inhabitants of the land, out of which thou hast brought us, say: The Lord could not bring them into the land that he promised them, and he hated them: therefore he brought them out, that he might kill them in the wilderness,Affinché gli abitanti del paese, onde ci hai tratti, non dicano: Non poteva il Signore introdurli nella terra, che avea loro promessa, e gli odiava: per questo gli ha condotti via nel deserto per ucciderli:lest perhappes the inhabitantes of the land, out of which thou hast brought vs, say; The Lord could not bring them in vnto the Land, that he promised them, and he hated them: therfore did he bring them forth, that he might kil them in the wildernes.ne forte dicant habitatores terræ, de qua eduxisti nos: Non poterat Dominus introducere eos in terram, quam pollicitus est eis, et oderat illos: idcirco eduxit, ut interficeret eos in solitudine: 29Who are thy people and thy inheritance, whom thou hast brought out by thy great strength, and in thy stretched out arm.Eglino che son tuo popolo, e tuo retaggio liberati da te colla tua possanza grande, e col forte tuo braccio.Which are thy people and thyne inheritance, whom thou didst bring forth in thy great strength, and in thy stretched out arme.qui sunt populus tuus et hæreditas tua, quos eduxisti in fortitudine tua magna, et in brachio tuo extento.