49 — Genesi

1And Jacob called his sons, and said to them: Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you the things that shall befall you in the last days.E chiamò Giacobbe i suoi figliuoli, e disse loro: Raunatevi, affinché vi annunzi le cose, che a voi succederanno ne' giorni avvenire.AND Iacob called his sonnes, and said to them: Come together, that I may shew you the things that shal come to you in the last dayes.Vocavit autem Jacob filios suos, et ait eis: Congregamini, ut annuntiem quæ ventura sunt vobis in diebus novissimis. 2Gather yourselves together, and hear, O ye sons of Jacob, hearken to Israel, your father:Raunatevi, e ascoltate, figliuoli di Giacobbe, ascoltate Israele vostro padre.Come together, and heare you sonnes of Iacob, heare ye Israel your father:Congregamini, et audite, filii Jacob, / audite Israël patrem vestrum: 3Ruben, my firstborn, thou art my strength, and the beginning of my sorrow; excelling in gifts, greater in command.Ruben mio primogenito, tu mia fortezza, e principio del mio dolore: il primo ai doni, il più grande in potestà.Ruben my first begotten, thou art my strength, and the begining of my sorow: former in giftes, greater in empyre.Ruben, primogenitus meus, / tu fortitudo mea, et principium doloris mei; / prior in donis, major in imperio. 4Thou art poured out as water, grow thou not; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed, and didst defile his couch.Tu ti sei disperso, come acqua: tu non crescerai; perché sei salito sul letto del padre tuo, e hai profanato il suo talamo.Thou art poured out as water, encrease thou not: because thou diddest ascend thy fathers bed, and diddest defile his coutch.Effusus es sicut aqua, non crescas: quia ascendisti cubile patris tui, / et maculasti stratum ejus. 5Simeon and Levi brethren: vessels of iniquity waging war.Simeon, e Levi fratelli, strumenti micidiali d'iniquità.Simeon and Leui brethren: vessels of iniquitie warringSimeon et Levi fratres / vasa iniquitatis bellantia. 6Let not my soul go into their counsel, nor my glory be in their assembly: because in their fury they slew a man, and in their self-will they undermined a wall.Non abbia parte ai loro consigli l'anima mia, e la mia gloria non intervenga alle loro adunanze; perché nel loro furore uccisero l'uomo, e nel loro mal talento atterrarono la muraglia.Into their counsel come not my soule, and in their congregation be not my glorie: because in their furie they slew a man, and in their wilfulnes they vndermined a wall.In consilium eorum non veniat anima mea, / et in cœtu illorum non sit gloria mea: / quia in furore suo occiderunt virum, / et in voluntate sua suffoderunt murum.

7Cursed be their fury, because it was stubborn: and their wrath, because it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and will scatter them in Israel.Maledetto il loro furore perché ostinato, e la loro indegnazione, perché inflessibile: io li dividerò in Giacobbe, e li dispergerò in Israele.Cursed be their furie, because it is stubborne: and their indignation, because it is hard: I wil diuide them in Iacob, and wil disperse them in Israel.Maledictus furor eorum, quia pertinax: / et indignatio eorum, quia dura: / dividam eos in Jacob, / et dispergam eos in Israël. 8Juda, thee shall thy brethren praise: thy hand shall be on the necks of thy enemies; the sons of thy father shall bow down to thee.Giuda, a te daran laude i tuoi fratelli: tu porrai la tua mano sulla cervice dei tuoi nemici: te adoreranno i figliuoli del padre tuo.Iudas, thee thy brethren shal praise: thy hand shalbe in the neck of thyne enemies: thy fathers children shal adore thee.Juda, te laudabunt fratres tui: / manus tua in cervicibus inimicorum tuorum, / adorabunt te filii patris tui. 9Juda is a lion’s whelp: to the prey, my son, thou art gone up: resting thou hast couched as a lion, and as a lioness, who shall rouse him?Giuda giovin lione tu, figliuol mio, sei corso alla preda: poi riposandoti ti sei sdraiato, qual lione, e qual lionessa: chi anderà a stuzzicarlo?A lions whelp Iudas: to the pray my sonne thou didst ascend: taking thy rest thou didst lye as a lion, and as it were a lyonesse, who shal raise him vp?Catulus leonis Juda: / ad prædam, fili mi, ascendisti: / requiescens accubuisti ut leo, / et quasi leæna: quis suscitabit eum ? 10The sceptre shall not be taken away from Juda, nor a ruler from his thigh, till he come that is to be sent, and he shall be the expectation of nations.Lo scettro NON SARÀ TOLTO da Giuda, e il condottiero della stirpe di lui, fino a tanto che venga colui, che dee esser mandato, ed ei sarà l'espettazione delle nazioni.The scepter shal not BE TAKEN away from Iudas, and a duke out of his thigh, til he doe come that is to be sent, and the same shal be the expectation of the gentilesNon auferetur sceptrum de Juda, / et dux de femore ejus, / donec veniat qui mittendus est, / et ipse erit expectatio gentium. 11Tying his foal to the vineyard, and his ass, O my son, to the vine. He shall wash his robe in wine, and his garment in the blood of the grape.Egli legherà alla vigna il suo asinello, e la sua asina, o figlio mio, alla vite. Laverà la sua veste col vino, e il suo pallio col sangue dell'uva.Tying to the vineyard his colt, and to the vine, o my sonne, his •he asse. He shal wash his stole in wine, and in the bloud of the grape his cloke.Ligans ad vineam pullum suum, / et ad vitem, o fili mi, asinam suam, / lavabit in vino stolam suam / et in sanguine uvæ pallium suum.

12His eyes are more beautiful than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.Gli occhi suoi son più belli del vino, e i suoi denti più candidi del latte.His eyes are more beautiful then wine, and his teeth whiter then milke.Pulchriores sunt oculi ejus vino, / et dentes ejus lacte candidiores. 13Zabulon shall dwell on the seashore, and in the road of ships, reaching as far as Sidon.Zabulon abiterà sul lido del mare, e dove le navi hanno stazione, si dilaterà fino a Sidone.Zabulon shal dwel in the shore of the sea, and in the road of shippes reaching as farre as Sidon.Zabulon in littore maris habitabit, / et in statione navium / pertingens usque ad Sidonem. 14Issachar shall be a strong ass, lying down between the borders.Issachar asino forte giacerà dentro i suoi confini.Issachar a strong asse lying at rest betwen the borders.Issachar asinus fortis / accubans inter terminos. 15He saw rest that it was good: and the land that it was excellent: and he bowed his shoulder to carry, and became a servant under tribute.Egli ha considerato, come buona cosa è il riposo, e che la sua terra è ottima: e ha spiegato i suoi omeri a portar pesi, e si è soggettato al tributo.He saw rest that it was good: and the earth that it was very good: and he put vnder his shoulder to cary, and became seruing vnder tributes.Vidit requiem, quod esset bona / et terram, quod optima: / et supposuit humerum suum ad portandum, / factusque est tributis serviens. 16Dan shall judge his people like another tribe in Israel.Dan giudicherà il suo popolo, come qualunque altra tribù d'Israele.Dan shal iudge his owne people as also an other tribe in Israel.Dan judicabit populum suum / sicut et alia tribus in Israël. 17Let Dan be a snake in the way, a serpent in the path, that biteth the horse’s heels, that his rider may fall backward.Divenga Dan un serpente sulla strada, nel sentiero un ceraste, che morde l'unghie del cavallo per far cadere il cavaliere all'indietro.Be Dan a snake in the way, a serpent in the path, byting the hoosses of the horse, that his ryder may fal backward.Fiat Dan coluber in via, / cerastes in semita, / mordens ungulas equi, / ut cadat ascensor ejus retro. 18I will look for thy salvation, O Lord.LA SALUTE tua aspetterò io, o Signore.I wil expect THY SALVATION O Lord.Salutare tuum expectabo, Domine. 19Gad, being girded, shall fight before him: and he himself shall be girded backward.Gad armato di tutto punto combatterà dinanzi a lui: e si allestirà per tornare all'indietro.Gad, the gyrded shal fight before him: and himself shal be gyrded backward.Gad, accinctus præliabatur ante eum: / et ipse accingetur retrorsum.

20Aser, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield dainties to kings.Grasso è il pane di Aser, e sarà la delizia de' re.Aser, his bread is sat, and he shal geue daynties to kinges.Aser, pinguis panis ejus, / et præbebit delicias regibus. 21Nephthali, a hart let loose, and giving words of beauty.Nephtali, cervo messo in libertà, egli pronunzia parole graziose.Nepthali, a hart let forth, & geuing speaches of beautie.Nephthali, cervus emissus, / et dans eloquia pulchritudinis. 22Joseph is a growing son, a growing son and comely to behold: the daughters run to and fro upon the wall;Figliuolo crescente Giuseppe, figliuolo crescente, e bello di aspetto: le fanciulle corsero sulle mura.Ioseph a child encreasing, encreasing and comelie to behold: the daughters coursed to and for vpon the wall.Filius accrescens Joseph, filius accrescens et decorus aspectu: / filiæ discurrerunt super murum. 23But they that held darts, provoked him, and quarrelled with him, and envied him.Ma lo amareggiarono e contesero con lui, e gli portarono invidia i maestri di tirar frecce.But the dart men did exasperate him, & brawled, and enuied him.Sed exasperaverunt eum et jurgati sunt, / invideruntque illi habentes jacula. 24His bow rested upon the strong, and the bands of his arms and his hands were loosed, by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob: thence he came forth a pastor, the stone of Israel.L'arco di lui si appoggiò sul (Dio) forte, e i legami delle braccia e delle mani di lui furono disciolti per mano del possente (Dio) di Giacobbe: indi uscì egli pastore, e pietra d'Israele.His bowe sate vpon the strong, & the bands of his armes and his handes were dissolued, by the handes of the mightie of Iacob: thence came forth a pastour, the stone of Israel.Sedit in forti arcus ejus, / et dissoluta sunt vincula brachiorum et manuum illius / per manus potentis Jacob: / inde pastor egressus est, lapis Israël. 25The God of thy father shall be thy helper, and the Almighty shall bless thee with the blessings of heaven above, with the blessings of the deep that lieth beneath, with the blessings of the breasts and of the womb.Il Dio del padre tuo sarà tuo aiutatore, e l'Onnipotente ti benedirà colle benedizioni di su alto del cielo, colle benedizioni dell'abisso, che giace giù basso, colle benedizioni delle mammelle, e degli uteri.The God of thy father shal be thy helper, & the Almightie shal blesse thee with the blessinges of heauen from aboue, with the blessinges of the deapth, that lieth beneath, with the blessings of the pappes and of the wombe.Deus patris tui erit adjutor tuus, / et omnipotens benedicet tibi / benedictionibus cæli desuper, benedictionibus abyssi jacentis deorsum, / benedictionibus uberum et vulvæ.

26The blessings of thy father are strengthened with the blessings of his fathers: until the desire of the everlasting hills should come: may they be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the Nazarite among his brethren.Le benedizioni del padre tuo sorpassano quelle dei padri di lui; fino al venire di lui, che è il desiderio dei colli eterni: posino elle sul capo di Giuseppe, sul capo di lui Nazareno tra' suoi fratelli.The blessinges of thy father were strengthned with the blessings of his fathers: vntil the desire of the eternal hilles came: be they vpon the head of Ioseph, & vpon the crowne of the Nazarite among his brethren.Benedictiones patris tui confortatæ sunt benedictionibus patrum ejus, / donec veniret desiderium collium æternorum: / fiant in capite Joseph, / et in vertice Nazaræi inter fratres suos. 27Benjamin a ravenous wolf, in the morning shall eat the prey, and in the evening shall divide the spoil.Beniamino lupo rapace, la mattina divorerà la preda, e la sera spartirà le spoglie.Beniamin a rauening woolfe, in the morning shal eate the pray, and in the euening shal diuide the spoile.Benjamin lupus rapax, / mane comedat prædam, / et vespere dividet spolia. 28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: these things their father spoke to them, and he blessed every one with their proper blessings.Tutti questi capi delle dodici tribù d'Israele. Queste cose disse loro il padre, e ciascheduno di essi benedisse colla propria sua benedizione.Al these in the tribes of Israel twelue: these things spake their father to them, and he blessed euerie one, with their proper blessingsOmnes hi in tribubus Israël duodecim: hæc locutus est eis pater suus, benedixitque singulis benedictionibus propriis. 29And he charged them, saying: I am now going to be gathered to my people: bury me with my fathers in the double cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Hethite,Diede poi loro ordine, dicendo: Io vo ad unirmi al mio popolo: seppellitemi coi padri miei nella doppia caverna, che è nel campo di Ephron Hetheo,And he commanded them, saying: I am geathered vnto my people: burie you me with my fathers in the duble caue, which is in the field of Ephron the Hethite,Et præcepit eis, dicens: Ego congregor ad populum meum: sepelite me cum patribus meis in spelunca duplici quæ est in agro Ephron Hethæi, 30Over against Mambre, in the land of Chanaan, which Abraham bought together with the field, of Ephron the Hethite, for a possession to bury in.Dirimpetto a Mambre nella terra di Chanaan, la quale Abramo comprò insieme col campo da Ephron Hetheo per avervi un sepolcro.against Mambre in the Land of Chanaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hethite for a possession to burie in.contra Mambre in terra Chanaan, quam emit Abraham cum agro ab Ephron Hethæo in possessionem sepulchri.

31There they buried him, and Sara his wife: there was Isaac buried with Rebecca, his wife: there also Lia doth lie buried.Ivi fu sepolto egli, e Sara sua moglie: ivi fu sepolto Isacco con Rebecca sua moglie: ivi fu sepolta anche Lia.There they buried him, & Sara his wife: there was Isaac buried with Rebecca his wife: there also Lia doth lie buried.Ibi sepelierunt eum, et Saram uxorem ejus: ibi sepultus est Isaac cum Rebecca conjuge sua: ibi et Lia condita jacet. 32And when he had ended the commandments, wherewith he instructed his sons, he drew up his feet upon the bed, and died: and he was gathered to his people.Finiti poi gli avvertimenti dati da lui per istruzione de' figliuoli, raccolse i suoi piedi nel letticciuolo, e si morì: e andò ad unirsi al suo popolo.And when he had finished the precepts wherwith he instructed his sonnes, he plucked vp his feet vpon the bed, and died: & he was put vnto his people.Finitisque mandatis quibus filios instruebat, collegit pedes suos super lectulum, et obiit: appositusque est ad populum suum.