34 — Genesi

1And Dina the daughter of Lia went out to see the women of that country.Ma Dina figliuola di Lia uscì di casa per vedere le donne di quel paese.AND Dina the daughter of Lia went forth to see the wemen of that countrie.Egressa est autem Dina filia Liæ ut videret mulieres regionis illius. 2And when Sichem the son of Hemor the Hevite, the prince of that land, saw her, he was in love with her: and took her away, and lay with her, ravishing the virgin.E avendola veduta Sichem figliuolo di Hemor Heveo, principe di quella terra, se ne innamorò: e rapilla, e violentemente disonorò la fanciulla.Whom when Sichem had seene the sonne of Hemor the Heuite, the prince of that land, he was in loue with her: and he tooke her away, and lay with her, by force rauishing the virgin.Quam cum vidisset Sichem filius Hemor Hevæi, princeps terræ illius, adamavit eam: et rapuit, et dormivit cum illa, vi opprimens virginem. 3And his soul was fast knit unto her; and whereas she was sad, he comforted her with sweet words.E concepì per lei un'ardente passione, ed essendo ella afflitta l'acquietò con carezze.And his soule was fast kint vnto her, and wheras she was sad, he comforted her with sweete wordes.Et conglutinata est anima ejus cum ea, tristemque delinivit blanditiis. 4And going to Hemor his father, he said: Get me this damsel to wife.E andato dal padre suo Hemor: Prendi, disse, per me in moglie questa fanciulla.And going to Hemor his father, he said: Take me this wench to be my wife.Et pergens ad Hemor patrem suum: Accipe, inquit, mihi puellam hanc conjugem. 5But when Jacob had heard this, his sons being absent, and employed in feeding the cattle, he held his peace till they came back.La qual cosa avendo udita Giacobbe, mentre i figli erano assenti, e occupati a pascer le pecore, si tacque finché non furon tornati.Which when Iacob had heard, his sonnes being absent, and occupied in feeding of the cattle, he held his peace til they returned.Quod cum audisset Jacob absentibus filiis, et in pastu pecorum occupatis, siluit donec redirent. 6And when Hemor the father of Sichem was come out to speak to Jacob,Ma essendo andato Hemor, padre di Sichem, a parlare a Giacobbe;And when Hemor Sichems father was come forth to speake vnto Iacob,Egresso autem Hemor patre Sichem ut loqueretur ad Jacob, 7Behold his sons came from the field: and hearing what had passed, they were exceeding angry, because he had done a foul thing in Israel, and committed an unlawful act, in ravishing Jacob’s daughter.Eccoti che i figliuoli di lui tornavan dalla campagna: e inteso quel ch'era avvenuto, ne concepirono grande sdegno, perché sì brutta cosa avesse fatta (Sichem) contro Israele, e violata la figliuola di Giacobbe, avesse commesso un'azione vituperosa.behold his sonnes came out of the field: and hearing what had passed, they were passing wrath, because he had done a foule thing in Israel, and committed an vnlawful fact, in rauishing Iacobs daughterecce filii ejus veniebant de agro: auditoque quod acciderat, irati sunt valde, eo quod fœdam rem operatus esset in Israël et, violata filia Jacob, rem illicitam perpetrasset.

8And Hemor spoke to them: The soul of my son Sichem has a longing for your daughter: give her him to wife:Disse pertanto ad essi Hemor: L'anima di Sichem mio figlio è unita inseparabilmente a questa vostra fanciulla: dategliela in moglie.Hemor therfore spake to them: The soule of my sonne Sichem is sastned to your daughter: Geue her vnto him to wife:Locutus est itaque Hemor ad eos: Sichem filii mei adhæsit anima filiæ vestræ: date eam illi uxorem: 9And let us contract marriages one with another: give us your daughters, and take you our daughters.E facciamo scambievoli matrimoni; date le vostre fanciulle a noi, e sposate delle nostre fanciulle.and let vs contract mariages one with an other: geue vs your daughters, and take you our daughters.et jungamus vicissim connubia: filias vestras tradite nobis, et filias nostras accipite, 10And dwell with us: the land is at your command, till, trade, and possess it.E abitate tra noi: la terra è in poter vostro, lavoratela, trafficate, voi siete i padroni.And dwel with vs: the land is at your commandement, tille, occupie, and possesse it.et habitate nobiscum: terra in potestate vestra est: exercete, negotiamini, et possidete eam. 11Sichem also said to her father and to her brethren: Let me find favour in your sight, and whatsoever you shall appoint I will give:Anzi lo stesso Sichem disse al padre, e a' fratelli di lei: Piegatevi a' miei desideri, e darò tutto quello che vi parrà.Yea and Sichem also said to her father and to her brethren: Let me finde grace in your sight: and what soeuer you shal appointe I wil geue:Sed et Sichem ad patrem et ad fratres ejus ait: Inveniam gratiam coram vobis: et quæcumque statueritis, dabo: 12Raise the dowry, and ask gifts, and I will gladly give what you shall demand: only give me this damsel to wife.Augumentate la dote, e chiedete donora, e volentieri darò quello che chiederete: purché mi diate in moglie questa fanciulla.raise the dowrie, and require giftes, and I shal gladly geue, what you shal demande: only geue me this wench to wife.augete dotem, et munera postulate, et libenter tribuam quod petieritis: tantum date mihi puellam hanc uxorem. 13The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister:Risposero i figliuoli di Giacobbe a Sichem, e al padre di lui con fraude, essendo esacerbati pel disonore della sorella:Iacobs sonnes answered Sichem & his father in guile, being wrath for the deflouring of their sister:Responderunt filii Jacob Sichem et patri ejus in dolo, sævientes ob stuprum sororis: 14We cannot do what you demand, nor give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; which with us is unlawful and abominable.Non possiam fare quello che voi bramate, né dar la nostra sorella ad un uomo incirconciso: la qual cosa è illecita, e abbominevole presso di noi.We can not doe that which you demande, nor geue our sister to an vncircumcised person: which with vs is an vnlawful & abhominable thing.Non possumus facere quod petitis, nec dare sororem nostram homini incircumciso: quod illicitum et nefarium est apud nos.

15But in this we may be allied with you, if you will be like us, and all the male sex among you be circumcised:Ma potrem fare alleanza con questa condizione, se vorrete farvi simili a noi, e se si circoncideranno tra voi tutti i maschi;But in this order we may be confederate, if you wil be like to vs, and al the man sex among you be circumcised:Sed in hoc valebimus fœderari, si volueritis esse similes nostri, et circumcidatur in vobis omne masculini sexus; 16Then will we mutually give and take your daughters, and ours; and we will dwell with you, and will be one people:Allora vi daremo le nostre fanciulle, e prenderem parimente le vostre: e abiteremo con voi, e faremo un sol popolo.then wil we geue and take mutually your daughters, and ours: and we wil dwel with you, and wil be one people:tunc dabimus et accipiemus mutuo filias vestras ac nostras: et habitabimus vobiscum, erimusque unus populus. 17But if you will not be circumcised, we will take our daughter and depart.Ma se non vorrete circoncidervi, prenderemo la nostra fanciulla, e ce ne anderemo.but if you wil not be circumcised, we wil take our daughter, and depart.Si autem circumcidi nolueritis, tollemus filiam nostram, et recedemus. 18Their offer pleased Hemor, and Sichem, his son:Piacque la loro offerta ad Hemor, e a Sichem suo figliuolo.The offer pleased Hemor, and Sichem his sonne:Placuit oblatio eorum Hemor, et Sichem filio ejus, 19And the young man made no delay, but forthwith fulfilled what was required: for he loved the damsel exceedingly, and he was the greatest man in all his father’s house.E il giovane non differì ad eseguire quello che era stato richiesto: perocché amava grandemente la fanciulla, ed egli era in grande onore presso tutta la famiglia del padre suo.neither did the young man make delay, but forthwith fulfilled that which was demanded: for he loued the wench exceedingly, and he was the greatest man in al his fathers house.nec distulit adolescens quin statim quod petebatur expleret: amabat enim puellam valde, et ipse erat inclytus in omni domo patris sui. 20And going into the gate of the city, they spoke to the people:Ed entrati dentro la porta della città, dissero al popolo:And going into the gate of the citie, they spake to the people:Ingressique portam urbis, locuti sunt ad populum: 21These men are peaceable, and are willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours.Costoro son buona gente, e amano di abitare tra noi: trafficheranno qui, e lavoreranno la terra, la quale, spaziosa e vasta com'è, ha bisogno di coltivatori: noi sposeremo le loro fanciulle, e daremo loro delle nostre.These men are men of peace, and are willing to dwel with vs: let them occupie in the land, and til it, which being large and wide doth lacke men to tille it: their daughters we shal take to wife, and ours we wil geue to them.Viri isti pacifici sunt, et volunt habitare nobiscum: negotientur in terra, et exerceant eam, quæ spatiosa et lata cultoribus indiget: filias eorum accipiemus uxores, et nostras illis dabimus.

22One thing there is for which so great a good is deferred: We must circumcise every male among us, following the manner of the nation.Una sola cosa è d'ostacolo a un bene si grande: vuolsi, che noi circoncidiamo i nostri maschi, imitando il rito di questa gente.One thing there is for the which so great a good is differred: If we circumcise our men sexe, folowing the rite of the nation.Unum est quo differtur tantum bonum: si circumcidamus masculos nostros, ritum gentis imitantes. 23And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, shall be ours; only in this let us condescend, and by dwelling together, we shall make one people.Con questo saran nostre le loro ricchezze, e i bestiami, e tutto quello ch'ei posseggono: accordiamoci solo in questo, e vivendo insieme faremo un sol popolo.And their substance, and cartle, and al things that they possesse, shal be ours: only in this let vs condescend, and dwelling togeather, we shal make one people.Et substantia eorum, et pecora, et cuncta quæ possident, nostra erunt: tantum in hoc acquiescamus, et habitantes simul, unum efficiemus populum. 24And they all agreed, and circumcised all the males.Diedero tutti il loro assenso, e circoncisero tutti i maschi.And they al assented, and circumcised al the man sex.Assensique sunt omnes, circumcisis cunctis maribus. 25And behold the third day, when the pain of the wound was greatest: two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dina, taking their swords, entered boldly into the city and slew all the men.Ed ecco il terzo giorno, quando il dolore delle ferite è più acerbo, i due figli di Giacobbe, Simeone, e Levi, fratelli di Dina, impugnate le spade, entrarono a man salva nella città: e uccisi tutti i maschi,And behold the third day, when the griefe of the woundes is most paineful: Iacobs two sonnes, Simeon and Leui the brothers of Dina, taking their swordes, entred into the citie boldly: and killing al the man sex,Et ecce, die tertio, quando gravissimus vulnerum dolor est: arreptis duo filii Jacob, Simeon et Levi fratres Dinæ, gladiis, ingressi sunt urbem confidenter: interfectisque omnibus masculis, 26And they killed also Hemor and Sichem, and took away their sister Dina out of Sichem’s house.Trucidarono anche Hemor, e Sichem, e tolsero Dina loro sorella dalla casa di Sichem.murdred withal Hemor and Sichem, taking away Dina their sister out of Sichems house.Hemor et Sichem pariter necaverunt, tollentes Dinam de domo Sichem sororem suam. 27And when they were gone out, the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain; and plundered the city in revenge of the rape.E quando questi si furono ritirati, gli altri figliuoli di Giacobbe si gettarono sopra gli uccisi: e saccheggiarono la città per vendetta dello stupro.When they were gone forth, the other sonnes of Iacob ranne in vpon them that were slaine: and spoiled the citie in reuenge of the rape.Quibus egressis, irruerunt super occisos ceteri filii Jacob: et depopulati sunt urbem in ultionem stupri.

28And they took their sheep, and their herds, and their asses, wasting all they had in their houses and in their fields.Preser le loro pecore, e gli armenti, e gli asini, e diedero il guasto a quanto era per le case, e alla campagna.And wasting al things that were in their houses, and fildes, their sheepe and heardes, and asses,Oves eorum, et armenta, et asinos, cunctaque vastantes quæ in domibus et in agris erant, 29And their children and wives they took captive.E menarono anche schiavi i fanciulli, e le donne loro.their little ones also, and their wiues they led away captiue.parvulos quoque eorum et uxores duxerunt captivas. 30And when they had boldly perpetrated these things, Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: You have troubled me, and made me hateful to the Chanaanites and Pherezites, the inhabitants of this land. We are few: they will gather themselves together and kill me; and both I, and my house shall be destroyed.Eseguite che ebbero essi queste cose con tanta audacia disse Giacobbe a Simeon, e a Levi: Voi mi avete posto in affanno, e mi avete renduto odioso ai Chananei, e a' Pherezei, abitatori di questa terra: noi siam pochi: quegli uniti insieme mi verranno addosso, e io sarò sterminato con la mia famiglia.Which things when they had boldly atcheiued, Iacob said to Simeon and Leui: You haue trubled me, and made me odious to the Chananites, and Pherezites the inhabiters of this land. we are few: they being gethered together wil strike me; and I, and my house shal be destroyed.Quibus patratis audacter, Jacob dixit ad Simeon et Levi: Turbastis me, et odiosum fecistis me Chananæis, et Pherezæis habitatoribus terræ hujus: nos pauci sumus; illi congregati percutient me, et delebor ego, et domus mea. 31They answered: Should they abuse our sister as a strumpet?Risposer quegli: E dovean essi trattar la nostra sorella come una donna di mal affare?They answered: What should they abuse our sister as a strumpet?Responderunt: Numquid ut scorto abuti debuere sorore nostra ?