13 — Geremia

1Thus saith the Lord to me: Go, and get thee a linen girdle, and thou shalt put it about thy loins, and shalt not put it into water.Il Signore parlommi in tal guisa: Va, e comprati una cintura di lino, e mettitela a' tuoi fianchi, e non le farai toccar l'acqua.THVS saith our Lord to me: Goe, and get thee a girdle of linnen, and thou shalt put it about thy loynes, & shalt not put it into water.Hæc dicit Dominus ad me: Vade, et posside tibi lumbare lineum, et pones illud super lumbos tuos, et in aquam non inferes illud. 2And I got a girdle according to the word of the Lord, and put it about my loins.E comperai la cintura secondo la Parola del Signore, e me la cinsi a' miei fianchiAnd I got a girdle according to the word of our Lord, and put it about my loynes.Et possedi lumbare juxta verbum Domini, et posui circa lumbos meos. 3And the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying:E il Signore parlommi di nuovo, dicendo:And the word of our Lord was made to me the second time, saying:Et factus est sermo Domini ad me secundo, dicens: 4Take the girdle which thou hast got, which is about thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.Prendi la cintura, che hai comperata, e porti intorno a' tuoi fianchi, e sorgi, e va all'Eufrate, e nascondila nella buca di una pietra.Take the girdle, which thou hast gotten, which is about thy loynes, and rising goe to Euphrates, and hide it there in an hole of the rocke.Tolle lumbare quod possedisti, quod est circa lumbos tuos: et surgens vade ad Euphraten, et absconde ibi illud in foramine petræ. 5And I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as the Lord had commanded me.E andai, e la nascosi vicino all'Eufrate, conforme mi avea ordinato il Signore.And I went, and hidde it in Euphrates, as our Lord had commanded me.Et abii, et abscondi illud in Euphrate, sicut præceperat mihi Dominus. 6And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said to me: Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from thence the girdle, which I commanded thee to hide there.E dopo un gran numero di giorni il Signore mi disse: Sorgi, va all'Eufrate, e prendi la cintura, ch'io ti ordinai di nasconder cola.And it came to passe after manie daies, our Lord said to me: Arise, goe to Euphrates: and take from thence the girdle, which I commanded thee that thou shouldst hide it there.Et factum est post dies plurimos, dixit Dominus ad me: Surge, vade ad Euphraten, et tolle inde lumbare quod præcepi tibi ut absconderes illud ibi. 7And I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle out of the place where I had hid it and behold the girdle was rotten, so that it was fit for no use.E andai all'Eufrate, e scopersi la buca, e cavai la cintura dal luogo, dov' io l'avea nascosta: ed ecco, che la cintura era marcita in guisa, che non era più buona a nulla.And I went to Euphrates, and digged, and tooke the girdle out of the place, where I had hid it: and behold the girdle was rotten, so that it was fitte for noe vse.Et abii ad Euphraten, et fodi, et tuli lumbare de loco ubi absconderam illud: et ecce computruerat lumbare, ita ut nulli usui aptum esset.

8And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:E il Signore parlommi, e disse:And the word of our Lord was made to me, saying:Et factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens: 9Thus saith the Lord: After this manner will I make the pride of Juda, and the great pride of Jerusalem to rot.Queste cose dice il Signore: Così farò io marcire la superbia di Giuda, e la superbia molta di Gerusalemme:Thus saith our Lord: so wil I make the pride of Iuda, & the great pride of Ierusalem.Hæc dicit Dominus: / Sic putrescere faciam superbiam Juda, / et superbiam Jerusalem multam: 10This wicked people, that will not hear my words, and that walk in the perverseness of their heart, and have gone after strange gods to serve them, and to adore them: and they shall be as this girdle, which is fit for no use.Questo cattivissimo popolo, che non vuol udire le mie parole, e segue il pravo suo cuore, ed è andato dietro a dei stranieri per onorargli, e adorarli, sarà come questa cintura, che non è buona a nissun uso;This most wicked people, which wil not heare my wordes, and walke in the peruersitie of their hart: and haue gone after strange goddes to serue them, and to adore them: & they shal be as this girdle, which is fitte for no vse.populum istum pessimum qui nolunt audire verba mea, / et ambulant in pravitate cordis sui, / abieruntque post deos alienos ut servirent eis et adorarent eos: / et erunt sicut lumbare istud, / quod nulli usui aptum est. 11For as the girdle sticketh close to the loins of a man, so have I brought close to me all the house of Israel, and all the house of Juda, saith the Lord: that they might be my people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.Imperocché come una cintura combacia co' fianchi dell'uomo, così io congiunsi meco tutta la casa d'Israele, e tutta la casa di Giuda, dice il Signore, affinchè fosser mio popolo avente nome da me, mia lode, e mia gloria: ed ei non hanno ascoltato.For as the girdle cleaueth to the loynes of a man, so haue I fast ioyned to me al the house of Israel, and al the house of Iuda, saith our Lord: that they might be my people, and name, and prayse, and glorie: and they heard not.Sicut enim adhæret lumbare ad lumbos viri, / sic agglutinavi mihi omnem domum Israël, / et omnem domum Juda, dicit Dominus, / ut essent mihi in populum, / et in nomen, et in laudem, et in gloriam: / et non audierunt. 12Thou shalt speak therefore to them this word: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Every bottle shall be filled with wine. And they shall say to thee: Do we not know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?Tu dirai dunque ad essi queste parole: Il Signore Dio d'Israele parla così: Tutti i vasi saran pieni di vino. Ed eglino diranno a te: E non sappiam noi, che tutti i vasi si empieranno di vino?Thou shalt say therefore vnto them this word: Thus saith our Lord the God of Israel: Euerie bottle shal be filled with wine. And they shal say to thee: Why, are we ignorant that euerie bottle shal be filled with wine?Dices ergo ad eos sermonem istum: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël: / Omnis laguncula implebitur vino. Et dicent ad te: Numquid ignoramus quia omnis laguncula implebitur vino ?

13And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord: Behold I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, and the kings of the race of David that sit upon his throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.E tu dirai loro: Queste cose dice il Signore: Ecco che io riempirò d'ubbriachezza tutti gli abitatori di questo paese, e i regi della stirpe di David, che seggono sul trono di lui, e i sacerdoti, e i profeti, e tutti quelli, che abitano in Gerusalemme:And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith our Lord: Behold I wil fil al the inhabitants of this land, & the kinges that of the stocke of Dauid sitte vpon his throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and al the inhabitants of Ierusalem, with drunkennes.Et dices ad eos: Hæc dicit Dominus: / Ecce ego implebo omnes habitatores terræ hujus, / et reges qui sedent de stirpe David super thronum ejus, / et sacerdotes, et prophetas, / et omnes habitatores Jerusalem, ebrietate. 14And I will scatter them every man from his brother, and fathers and sons in like manner, saith the Lord: I will not spare, and I will not pardon: nor will I have mercy, but to destroy them.E li spergerò disgiunti il fratello dal fratello, e i padri similmente da' figli, dice il Signore: non perdonerò, e non mi placherò, né avrò misericordia per non ispergergli.And I wil disperse them euerie man from his brother, and the fathers and sonnes together, saith our Lord: I wil not spare, and I wil not yelde: neither wil I haue mercie not to destroy them.Et dispergam eos virum a fratre suo, / et patres et filios pariter, ait Dominus. / Non parcam, et non concedam: / neque miserebor, ut non disperdam eos. 15Hear ye, and give ear: Be not proud, for the Lord hath spoken.Udite, e prestate attente le orecchie: non vi levate in superbia perocchè il Signore ha parlato.Heare ye, and geue eare. Be not eleuated, because our Lord hath spoken.Audite, et auribus percipite: / nolite elevari, quia Dominus locutus est. 16Give ye glory to the Lord your God, before it be dark, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains: you shall look for light, and he will turn it into the shadow of death, and into darkness.Date gloria al Signore Dio vostro, prima che vengan le tenebre, e prima che i vostri piedi urtino nei monti pieni di densa nebbia: voi aspetterete la luce, ed ei la cangerà in ombra di morte, e in caligine.Geue ye glorie to our Lord your God, before it waxe darke, and before your feete stumble at the darke mountaines: you shal looke for light, and he wil turne it into the shadow of death, and into darkenes.Date Domino Deo vestro gloriam / antequam contenebrescat, / et antequam offendant pedes vestri ad montes caliginosos: / exspectabitis lucem, / et ponet eam in umbram mortis, et in caliginem.

17But if you will not hear this, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride: weeping it shall weep, and my eyes shall run down with tears, because the flock of the Lord is carried away captive.Che se voi non ascolterete queste cose, piangerà in segreto l'anima mia, veggendo la vostra superbia: dirottamente piangerà, e gli occhi miei spanderanno lagrime, perchè è stato preso il gregge del Signore.But if you wil not heare this, in secret my soule shal weepe because of the pride: weeping it shal weepe, and mine eie shal droppe teares, because the flocke of our Lord is taken.Quod si hoc non audieritis, / in abscondito plorabit anima mea a facie superbiæ: / plorans plorabit, / et deducet oculus meus lacrimam, / quia captus est grex Domini. 18Say to the king, and to the queen: Humble yourselves, sit down: for the crown of your glory is come down from your head.Dì al re, e alla padrona: Umiliatevi, sedete per terra; imperocché la corona di vostra gloria vi cade di testa.Say to the king, and to her that ruleth: Be humbled, sitte downe: because the crowne of your glorie is come downe from your head.Dic regi et dominatrici: / Humiliamini, sedete, / quoniam descendit de capite vestro corona gloriæ vestræ. 19The cities of the south are shut up, and there is none to open them: all Juda is carried away captive with an entire captivity.Le città di mezzodì sono chiuse, e non v'ha chi le apra: tutta la tribù di Giuda è stata condotta via nella generale trasmigrazione.The cities of the South are shut, and there is none that may open them: al Iuda is transported with a perfect transmigration.Civitates austri clausæ sunt, / et non est qui aperiat: / translata est omnis Juda transmigratione perfecta. 20Lift up your eyes, and see, you that come from the north: where is the flock that is given thee, thy beautiful cattle?Alzate gli occhi vostri, e mirate voi, che venite dalla parte di settentrione: Dov'è quel gregge, che a te fu dato, le insigni tue pecorelle?Lift vp your eies, and see you, that come from the North: where is the flocke that is geuen thee, thy noble cattel?Levate oculos vestros et videte, / qui venitis ab aquilone: / ubi est grex qui datus est tibi, / pecus inclytum tuum ? 21What wilt thou say when he shall visit thee? for thou hast taught them against thee, and instructed them against thy own head: shall not sorrows lay hold on thee, as a woman in labour?Che dirai tu quando Dio ti visiterà? Imperocché tu ad essi fosti maestro contro di te, e li istruisti per tua rovina. Non ti prenderann' eglino dolori simili a quegli d'una donna di parto?what wilt thou say when he shal visite thee? for thou hast taught them against thee, and instructed them against thyne owne head: shal not sorowes apprehend thee, as a woman in trauel?Quid dices cum visitaverit te ? / tu enim docuisti eos adversum te, / et erudisti in caput tuum. / Numquid non dolores apprehendent te, / quasi mulierem parturientem ?

22And if thou shalt say in thy heart: Why are these things come upon me? For the greatness of thy iniquity, thy nakedness is discovered, the soles of thy feet are defiled.Che se tu dirai in cuor tuo: Perchè mai sono avvenute a me tali cose? Per la moltitudine di tue iniquità sono state scoperte le parti tue più vergognose, e contaminati i tuoi piedi.And if thou shalt say in thy hart: Why are these thinges come vnto me? For the multitude of thine iniquitie, thy more shamelie partes are discouered, the soles of thy feete are polluted.Quod si dixeris in corde tuo: Quare venerunt mihi hæc ? / propter multitudinem iniquitatis tuæ / revelata sunt verecundiora tua, / pollutæ sunt plantæ tuæ. 23If the Ethiopian can change his skin, or the leopard his spots: you also may do well, when you have learned evil.Se può l'Etiope mutar sua pelle, o il pardo la varietà delle sue macchie; potrete voi pure far bene, essendo avvezzi al male.If the Aethiopian can change his skinne, or the leopard his spottes: you also can doe wel, when you haue learned euil.Si mutare potest Æthiops pellem suam, / aut pardus varietates suas, / et vos poteritis benefacere, / cum didiceritis malum. 24And I will scatter them as stubble, which is carried away by the wind in the desert.Io li dispergerò come paglia, cui il vento porta via nel deserto.And I wil scatter them as stubble, which is violently taken with the winde in the desert.Et disseminabo eos quasi stipulam / quæ vento raptatur in deserto. 25This is thy lot, and the portion of thy measure from me, saith the Lord, because thou hast forgotten me, and hast trusted in falsehood.Questa è la sorte tua, e la porzione, ch'io ti ho misurata, dice il Signore, perchè ti se' scordata di me, e ti se' affidata alla menzogna.This is thy lot, and portion of thy measure from me, saith our Lord, because thou hast forgotten me, and hast trusted in lying.Hæc sors tua, / parsque mensuræ tuæ a me, dicit Dominus, / quia oblita es mei, / et confisa es in mendacio. 26Wherefore I have also bared thy thighs against thy face, and thy shame hath appeared.Per la qual cosa io pure ho scoperti i tuoi fianchi sugli occhi tuoi, e si è veduta la tua ignominia,Wherefore I haue also made bare thy thighes against thy face, and thine ignominie hath appeared,Unde et ego nudavi femora tua contra faciem tuam, / et apparuit ignominia tua: 27I have seen thy adulteries, and thy neighing, the wickedness of thy fornication: and thy abominations, upon the hills in the field. Woe to thee, Jerusalem, wilt thou not be made clean after me: how long yet?I tuoi adulterj, la furiosa libidine, e l'empietà di tua fornicazione: sopra dei colli, nella campagna io vidi le tue abbominazioni: guai a te, o Gerusalemme! Non ti monderai tu venendo dietro a me? Fino a quando ancora?thine adulteries, and thy neying the wickednesse of thy fornication: vpon the litle hilles in the field I haue seene thine abominations. Woe to thee Ierusalem, thou wilt not be made cleane after me: how long yet?adulteria tua, et hinnitus tuus, / scelus fornicationis tuæ: / super colles in agro vidi abominationes tuas. / Væ tibi, Jerusalem ! / non mundaberis post me: usquequo adhuc ?