42 — Genesi

1And Jacob hearing that food was sold in Egypt, said to his sons: Why are ye careless?Ma Giacobbe avendo udito, che si vendeva da mangiare in Egitto, disse a' suoi figliuoli: Perché state a guardarvi in viso?AND Iacob hearing, that victuales were sold in Aegypt, he said to his sonnes: Why neglect ye?Audiens autem Jacob quod alimenta venderentur in Ægypto, dixit filiis suis: Quare negligitis ? 2I have heard that wheat is sold in Egypt: Go ye down, and buy us necessaries, that we may live, and not be consumed with want.Ho sentito dire, che si vende grano in Egitto: andate, e comprate quello che ci bisogna, affinché possiam vivere, e non siam consunti dalla fame.I haue heard that wheat is sold in Aegypt: Goe ye downe, and bye vs necessaries, that we may liue, and not be consumed with lacke.audivi quod triticum venundetur in Ægypto: descendite, et emite nobis necessaria, ut possimus vivere, et non consumamur inopia. 3So the ten brethren of Joseph went down, to buy corn in Egypt:Andarono adunque dieci fratelli di Giuseppe in Egitto a comprare del frumento,Therfore the tenne brethren of Ioseph going downe, to bye corne in Aegypt,Descendentes igitur fratres Joseph decem, ut emerent frumenta in Ægypto, 4Whilst Benjamin was kept at home by Jacob, who said to his brethren: Lest perhaps he take any harm in the journey.Essendosi Giacobbe ritenuto Beniamin a casa, avendo detto ai suoi fratelli, che non gli succeda qualche disgrazia nel viaggio.Beniamin being kept at home by Iacob, who said to his brethren: Lest perhaps he take any harme in the iourney:Benjamin domi retento a Jacob, qui dixerat fratribus ejus: Ne forte in itinere quidquam patiatur mali: 5And they entered into the land of Egypt with others that went to buy. For the famine was in the land of Chanaan.Entrarono nella terra di Egitto con altra gente, che andava a comprare. Perocché nella terra di Chanaan era la fame.entred into the land of Aegypt with others that went to bye. for the famine was in the land of Chanaan.ingressi sunt terram Ægypti cum aliis qui pergebant ad emendum. Erat autem fames in terra Chanaan. 6And Joseph was governor in the land of Egypt, and corn was sold by his direction to the people. And when his brethren had bowed down to him,E Giuseppe dominava in Egitto, e a piacimento di lui si vendevano a' popoli le biade. E i suoi fratelli avendolo adorato,And Ioseph was prince in the land of Aegypt, and at his pleasure corne was sold to the people. And when his brethren had adored him,Et Joseph erat princeps in terra Ægypti, atque ad ejus nutum frumenta populis vendebantur. Cumque adorassent eum fratres sui, 7And he knew them, he spoke as it were to strangers, somewhat roughly, asking them: Whence came you? They answered: From the land of Chanaan, to buy necessaries of life.Ed egli avendoli riconosciuti, parlava loro con qualche durezza, come a stranieri, interrogandoli: D'onde siete venuti? Risposero: Dalla terra di Chanaan per comprare quello che ci bisogna per vivere.and he knewe them, he spake as it were to strangers somewhat roughly, asking them: From whence came you? Who answered: From the Land of chanaan, that we may bye necessaries to liue.et agnovisset eos, quasi ad alienos durius loquebatur, interrogans eos: Unde venistis ? Qui responderunt: De terra Chanaan, ut emamus victui necessaria.

8And though he knew his brethren, he was not known by them.E riconoscendo egli i fratelli, non fu però da essi riconosciuto.And yet himselfe knowing his brethren, was not knowen of them.Et tamen fratres ipse cognoscens, non est cognitus ab eis. 9And remembering the dreams, which formerly he had dreamed, he said to them: You are spies. You are come to view the weaker parts of the land.E rammentandosi i sogni veduti una volta, disse loro: Voi siete spioni: e siete venuti a riconoscere i luoghi men forti del paese.And remembring the dreames, which some times he had seene, he said to them: You are spies: to view the weaker parts of the land you are come.Recordatusque somniorum, quæ aliquando viderat, ait ad eos: Exploratores estis: ut videatis infirmiora terræ venistis. 10But they said: It is not so, my lord; but thy servants are come to buy food.Dissero quelli: Signore, non è così; ma i tuoi servi sono venuti a comprar da mangiare.Who said: It is not so, my lord, but thy seruantes are come to bye victuals.Qui dixerunt: Non est ita, domine, sed servi tui venerunt ut emerent cibos. 11We are all the sons of one man: we are come as peaceable men, neither do thy servants go about any evil.Siamo tutti figliuoli di uno stesso uomo: siam venuti a buon fine, e nissun male tramano i servi tuoi.We are al the sonnes of one man: we are come as men of peace, neither do thy seruantes goe about anie euil.Omnes filii unius viri sumus: pacifici venimus, nec quidquam famuli tui machinantur mali. 12And he answered them: It is otherwise: you are come to consider the unfenced parts of this land.Rispose loro: La cosa è ben diversa: siete venuti ad osservare i luoghi di questo paese men fortificati.To whom he answered: It is otherwise: you came to consider the vndefensed partes of this land.Quibus ille respondit: Aliter est: immunita terræ hujus considerare venistis. 13But they said: We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Chanaan: the youngest is with our father, the other is not living.Ma quelli: Siamo, dissero, noi tuoi servi, dodici fratelli, figliuoli d'uno stesso uomo nella terra di Chanaan: il più piccolo è con nostro padre, l'altro più non è.But they: We thy seruantes, say they, are twelue brethren, the sonnes of one man in the Land of Chanaan: the youngest is with our father, the other is not liuing.At illi: Duodecim, inquiunt, servi tui, fratres sumus, filii viri unius in terra Chanaan: minimus cum patre nostro est, alius non est super. 14He saith, This is it that I said: You are spies.La cosa, diss'egli, è come ho detto: Siete spioni.This is it, quoth he, that I said: You are spies.Hoc est, ait, quod locutus sum: exploratores estis.

15I shall now presently try what you are: by the health of Pharao, you shall not depart hence, until your youngest brother come.Io fin d'adesso vi metterò alla prova: per la salute di Faraone voi non partirete di qua, fino a tanto che venga il fratello vostro più piccolo.Now presently I wil take a trial of you: by the health of Pharao you shal not depart hence, vntil your youngest brother do come.Jam nunc experimentum vestri capiam: per salutem Pharaonis non egrediemini hinc, donec veniat frater vester minimus. 16Send one of you to fetch him: and you shall be in prison, till what you have said be proved, whether it be true or false: or else by the health of Pharao you are spies.Mandate uno di voi, che qua lo conduca: e voi starete in catene, fino a tanto che sia manifesto, se vero o falso sia quello che avete detto: altrimenti voi per la salute di Faraone siete spioni.Send you one of you to bring him: and you shal be in prison, til the thinges be proued which you haue said, whether they be true or false: otherwise by the health of Pharao you are spies.Mittite ex vobis unum, et adducat eum: vos autem eritis in vinculis, donec probentur quæ dixistis utrum vera an falsa sint: alioquin per salutem Pharaonis exploratores estis. 17So he put them in prison three days.Li fece adunque mettere in prigione per tre giorni.Therfore he put them in prison three dayes.Tradidit ergo illos custodiæ tribus diebus. 18And the third day he brought them out of prison, and said: Do as I have said, and you shall live: for I fear God.E il terzo giorno fattigli uscir dalla carcere, disse: Fate quello che ho detto, e sarete salvi: perocché io temo Dio.And the third day bringing them out of prison, he said: Doe as I haue said, and you shal liue: for I feare God.Die autem tertio eductis de carcere, ait: Facite quæ dixi, et vivetis: Deum enim timeo. 19If you be peaceable men, let one of your brethren be bound in prison: and go ye your ways, and carry the corn that you have bought, unto your houses.Se avete buone intenzioni, uno di voi fratelli stia legato in prigione: e voi altri andate, e portate il frumento, che avete comprato, alle vostre case,If you be men of peace, let one of your brethren be bounde in prison: and goe ye your wayes, and carie the corne that you haue bought, vnto your houses,Si pacifici estis, frater vester unus ligetur in carcere: vos autem abite, et ferte frumenta quæ emistis, in domos vestras, 20And bring your youngest brother to me, that I may find your words to be true, and you may not die. They did as he had said.E conducetemi il vostro fratello più piccolo, affinché io possa esser chiarito di quel che dite, e non siate condannati a morire. Fecero, com'egli avea detto,and bring your youngest brother to me, that I may proue your sayings to be true, and that you die not. They did as he had said,et fratrem vestrum minimum ad me adducite, ut possim vestros probare sermones, et non moriamini. Fecerunt ut dixerat,

21And they talked one to another: We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear: therefore is this affliction come upon us.E si dissero l'uno all'altro: Con ragione soffriamo questo, perché peccammo contro il nostro fratello, vedendo le angustie del suo cuore mentr'ei ci pregava, e noi non ascoltammo: per questo è venuta sopra di noi tribolazione.and they talked one to an other: Worthely do we suffer these thinges, because we haue sinned against our brother, seing the distresse of his soule, whilest he besought vs, and we heard not: therfore is this tribulation come vpon vs.et locuti sunt ad invicem: Merito hæc patimur, quia peccavimus in fratrem nostrum, videntes angustiam animæ illius, dum deprecaretur nos, et non audivimus: idcirco venit super nos ista tribulatio. 22And Ruben, one of them, said: Did not I say to you: Do not sin against the boy; and you would not hear me? Behold his blood is required.Uno di essi Ruben, disse: Non vel diss'io: Non peccate contro il fanciullo: e voi non mi deste retta? ecco che del sangue di lui si fa vendetta.Among whom Ruben one of them, said: Why, did not I say to you: Sinne not against the boy: and you heard me not? Loe his blood is required.E quibus unus Ruben, ait: Numquid non dixi vobis: Nolite peccare in puerum: et non audistis me ? en sanguis ejus exquiritur. 23And they knew not that Joseph understood, because he spoke to them by an interpreter.E non sapevano di essere intesi da Giuseppe; perocché questi parlava loro per interprete.And they knew not that Ioseph vnderstood: because he spake to them by an interpreter.Nesciebant autem quod intelligeret Joseph, eo quod per interpretem loqueretur ad eos. 24And he turned himself away a little while, and wept: and returning, he spoke to them.Ed egli si volse per un poco in altra parte, e pianse: e tornò, e parlò con essi.And he turned away himselfe a litle while, and wept: and returning he spake to them.Avertitque se parumper, et flevit: et reversus locutus est ad eos. 25And taking Simeon, and binding him in their presence, he commanded his servants to fill their sacks with wheat, and to put every man’s money again in their sacks, and to give them besides provisions for the way: and they did so.E fatto pigliare, e legare Simeone sotto de' loro occhi, ordinò ai ministri, che empisser di grano le loro sacca, e rimettessero il denaro di ciascheduno nel suo sacco, dando loro di più de' viveri pel viaggio: e quelli fecer così.And taking Simeon, and binding him in their presence, he commanded his seruantes that they should fil vp their sackes with wheat, and put euerie mans money againe in their bagges, geuing them besides for to eate on the way: who did so.Tollensque Simeon, et ligans illis præsentibus, jussit ministris ut implerent eorum saccos tritico, et reponerent pecunias singulorum in sacculis suis, datis supra cibariis in viam: qui fecerunt ita.

26But they having loaded their asses with the corn went their way.E quelli portando sopra i loro asini il grano, se n'andarono.But they carying their corne vpon their asses, tooke their iourney.At illi portantes frumenta in asinis suis, profecti sunt. 27And one of them opening his sack, to give his beast provender in the inn, saw the money in the sack’s mouth,E avendo uno di loro aperto il sacco per dar da mangiare al suo asino all'albergo, osservando il denaro alla bocca del sacco,And one of them opening his sacke, to geue his beast prouender in the inne, beholding the money in the sackes mouth,Apertoque unus sacco, ut daret jumento pabulum in diversorio, contemplatus pecuniam in ore sacculi, 28And said to his brethren: My money is given me again; behold it is in the sack. And they were astonished, and troubled, and said to one another: What is this that God hath done unto us?Disse a' suoi fratelli: Mi è stato renduto il denaro, eccolo qui nel sacco. E stupefatti, e turbati dissero l'uno all'altro: Che è mai quello che ha Dio fatto a noi?he said to his brethren: My money is geuen me againe, behold it is in the sacke. And being astonyed, and trubled amongest themselues, they said: What is this, that God hath done vnto vs?dixit fratribus suis: Reddita est mihi pecunia, en habetur in sacco. Et obstupefacti, turbatique, mutuo dixerunt: Quidnam est hoc quod fecit nobis Deus ? 29And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Chanaan, and they told him all things that had befallen them, saying:E giunsero a casa di Giacobbe loro padre nella terra di Chanaan, e a lui raccontarono tutto quello che era loro avvenuto, dicendo:And they came to Iacob their father into the land of Chanaan, and they told him al thinges that had chanced vnto them, saying:Veneruntque ad Jacob patrem suum in terram Chanaan, et narraverunt ei omnia quæ accidissent sibi, dicentes: 30The lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the country.Il signore di quella terra ci ha parlato con durezza, e ha creduto, che andassimo a spiare pel paese.The lord of the land spake to vs roughly, and thought vs to be spies of the prouince,Locutus est nobis dominus terræ dure, et putavit nos exploratores esse provinciæ. 31And we answered him: We are peaceable men, and we mean no plot.Gli abbiam risposto: Noi siamo uomini di pace, e non macchiniamo nulla di cattivo.to whom we answered: We are men of peace, neither do we attempt any treachery.Cui respondimus: Pacifici sumus, nec ullas molimur insidias. 32We are twelve brethren born of one father: one is not living, the youngest is with our father in the land of Chanaan.Siam dodici fratelli nati tutti di un istesso padre: uno più non è: il più piccolo è con nostro padre nella terra di Chanaan.We are twelue brethren borne of one father: one is not liuing, the youngest is with our father in the Land of Chanaan.Duodecim fratres uno patre geniti sumus: unus non est super, minimus cum patre nostro est in terra Chanaan.

33And he said to us: Hereby shall I know that you are peaceable men: Leave one of your brethren with me, and take ye necessary provision for your houses, and go your ways,Quegli ci ha detto: Mi chiarirò in questo modo, se voi siete uomini di pace: Lasciate presso di me un vostro fratello, e prendete quel che bisogna di viveri per le vostre famiglie, e partitevi:Who said to vs: Thus shal I trie that you be men of peace: Leaue one of your brethren with me, and take ye prouision necessarie for your houses, and goe your wayes,Qui ait nobis: Sic probabo quod pacifici sitis: fratrem vestrum unum dimittite apud me, et cibaria domibus vestris necessaria sumite, et abite, 34And bring your youngest brother to me, that I may know you are not spies: and you may receive this man again, that is kept in prison: and afterwards may have leave to buy what you will.E conducete a me il fratello vostro più piccolo onde io conosca, che non siete spioni, e voi ricuperiate quello che rimane in prigione; e abbiate di poi permissione di comprare quello che vorrete.and bring your youngest brother to me, that I may know you are not spies: and you may receiue this felowe againe, that is kept in prison: and afterwardes may haue licence to bye what thinges you wil.fratremque vestrum minimum adducite ad me, ut sciam quod non sitis exploratores: et istum, qui tenetur in vinculis, recipere possitis: ac deinceps quæ vultis, emendi habeatis licentiam. 35When they had told this, they poured out their corn, and every man found his money tied in the mouth of his sack: and all being astonished together,Dette che ebbero queste cose, votando i grani, trovò ognuno di loro rinvolto il denaro alla bocca del sacco: ed essendo tutti fuori di sé,This being said, when they powred out their corne, euerie man found his money tied in the mouth of the sackes: and al being astonyed together,His dictis, cum frumenta effunderent, singuli repererunt in ore saccorum ligatas pecunias, exterritisque simul omnibus, 36Their father Jacob said: You have made me to be without children: Joseph is not living, Simeon is kept in bonds, and Benjamin you will take away: all these evils are fallen upon me.Disse il padre Giacobbe: Voi m'avete condotto ad essere senza figliuoli; Giuseppe non è più, Simeone è in catene, e mi torrete Beniamin: sopra di me ricadono tutte queste sciagure.their father Iacob said: You haue made me to be without children, Ioseph is not liuing, Simeon is kept in bondes, and Beniamin you wil take away: al these euils are fallen vpon me.dixit pater Jacob: Absque liberis me esse fecistis: Joseph non est super, Simeon tenetur in vinculis, et Benjamin auferetis: in me hæc omnia mala reciderunt.

37And Ruben answered him: Kill my two sons, if I bring him not again to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will restore him to thee.Rispose a lui Ruben: Uccidi due de' miei figliuoli, se io non lo riconduco a te: consegnalo a me, ed io te lo restituirò.To whom Ruben answered: Kil my two sonnes, if I bring him not againe to thee: deliuer him into my hand, and I wil restore him vnto thee.Cui respondit Ruben: Duos filios meos interfice, si non reduxero illum tibi: trade illum in manu mea, et ego eum tibi restituam. 38But he said: My son shall not go down with you: his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if any mischief befall him in the land to which you go, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to hell.Ma quegli: Non verrà, disse, il mio figlio con voi: suo fratello si morì, ed egli è rimaso solo: se alcuna cosa avverrà di sinistro a lui nella terra, dove andate, precipiterete col dolore nel sepolcro la mia vecchiaia.But he said: My sonne shal not go downe with you: his brother is dead, and he alone is remayning: if any aduersitie shal chance to him in the land to the which you goe, you shal bring downe my hoare heares with sorowe vnto hel.At ille: Non descendet, inquit, filius meus vobiscum: frater ejus mortuus est, et ipse solus remansit: si quid ei adversi acciderit in terra ad quam pergitis, deducetis canos meos cum dolore ad inferos.