49 — Geremia

1Against the children of Ammon. Thus saith the Lord: Hath Israel no sons? or hath he no heir? Why then hath Melchom inherited Gad: and his people dwelt in his cities?A' figliuoli di Ammon. Queste cose dice il Signore: Israele non ha egli forse figli, od è egli privo di erede? Per qual motivo adunque si è egli Melchom fatto padrone dì Gad, e il popolo di lui abita nelle città di Gad?TO THE children of Ammon. Thus saith our Lord: why, hath Israel no children? or hath he not an heire? why then hath Melchom by inheritance possessed Gad: and his people dwelt in his cities?Ad filios Ammon. Hæc dicit Dominus: / Numquid non filii sunt Israël, / aut hæres non est ei ? / cur igitur hæreditate possedit Melchom Gad, / et populus ejus in urbibus ejus habitavit ? 2Therefore behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will cause the noise of war to be heard in Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and it shall be destroyed into a heap, and her daughters shall be burnt with fire, and Israel shall possess them that have possessed him, saith the Lord.Per questo viene il tempo, dice il Signore, quand'io farò udire in Rabbatti de' figliuoli di Ammon il romore della guerra, ed ella atterrata, sarà un mucchio di sassi, e le sue figlie saran date alle fiamme, e Israele sarà Signore di quelli, che lo signoreggiavano, dice il Signore.Therefore behold the daies come saith our Lord: and I wil make the noise of battel to be heard vpon Rabbath the children of Ammon, and it shal be destroyed into an heape, and her daughters shal be burnt with fire, and Israel shal possesse his possessoures, saith our Lord.Ideo dies veniunt, dicit Dominus, / et auditum faciam super Rabbath filiorum Ammon fremitum prælii, / et erit in tumultum dissipata, / filiæque ejus igni succendentur, / et possidebit Israël possessores suos, ait Dominus. 3Howl, O Hesebon, for Hai is wasted. Cry, ye daughters of Rabbath, gird yourselves with haircloth: mourn and go about by the hedges: for Melchom shall be carried into captivity, his priests, and his princes together.Getta urli, o Hesebon, perchè Hai è stata distrutta. Alzate le grida figliuoli di Rabbath, vestitevi di cilizi: sospirate, e aggiratevi intorno alle siepi, perchè Melchom cambierà paese, e i sacerdoti di lei, e i suoi principi insieme.Howle Hesebon, because Hai is wasted. Crie ye daughters of Rabbath, gird your selues with clothes of heare: mourne and goe about by the hedges: because Melchom shal be led into transmigration, his priests, and his princes together.Ulula, Hesebon, quoniam vastata est Hai; / clamate, filiæ Rabbath: / accingite vos ciliciis, / plangite et circuite per sepes, / quoniam Melchom in transmigrationem ducetur, / sacerdotes ejus et principes ejus simul. 4Why gloriest thou in the valleys? thy valley hath flowed away, O delicate daughter, that hast trusted in thy treasures, and hast said: Who shall come to me?Perchè ti vanti delle tue valli? Le tue valli son desolate, o figlia nutrita nelle delizie, che avevi fidanza ne' tuoi tesori, e dicevi: Chi verrà contro di me?What gloriest thou in the valleis? thy valley hath flowed away ô delicate daughter, which didst trust in thy treasures, and saidst: Who shal come to me?Quid gloriaris in vallibus ? / defluxit vallis tua, filia delicata, / quæ confidebas in thesauris tuis, / et dicebas: Quis veniet ad me ?

5Behold I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord God of hosts, from all that are round about thee: and you shall be scattered every one out of one another’s sight, neither shall there be any to gather together them that flee.Ecco che io (dice il Signore Dio degli eserciti) farò, che a te diano spavento tutti quelli, che ti stanno all'intorno, e sarete dispersi l'uno lontan dalla vista dell'altro, né sarà chi i fuggitivi raduni.Behold I wil bring tertour vpon thee, saith our Lord the God of hostes, from al that are round about thee: and you shal be dispersed euerie one from an others sight, neither shal there be anie to gather together them that flee.Ecce ego inducam super te terrorem, / ait Dominus Deus exercituum, / ab omnibus qui sunt in circuitu tuo: / et dispergemini singuli a conspectu vestro, / nec erit qui congreget fugientes. 6And afterwards I will cause the captives of the children of Ammon to return, saith the Lord.E dopo questo io farò, che ritornino i figliuoli di Ammon, dice il Signore.And after these thinges I wil make the captiues of the children of Ammon to returne, saith our Lord.Et post hæc reverti faciam / captivos filiorum Ammon, ait Dominus. 7Against Edom. Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Theman? counsel is perished from her children: their wisdom is become unprofitable.Contro l'Idumea. Queste cose dice il Signor degli eserciti: Non è adunque più saggezza in Theman? I suoi figli sono senza consiglio, la loro saggezza non è buona a nulla.To Idumaea. Thus saith the Lord of hostes: Why is wisedom no more in Theman? Counsel is perished from the children: their wisedom is become vnprofitable.Ad Idumæam. Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: / Numquid non ultra est sapientia in Theman ? / periit consilium a filiis; / inutilis facta est sapientia eorum. 8Flee and turn your backs, go down into the deep hole, ye inhabitants of Dedan: for I have brought the destruction of Esau upon him, the time of his visitation.Fuggite, non guardate in dietro, sprofondatevi nelle caverne, o abitanti di Dedan: perocché io ho mandato sopra Esaù la sua perdizione, il tempo del suo gastigo.Flee and turne your backes, goe downe into the gulfe ye inhabitantes of Dedan: because I haue brought the perdition of Esau vpon him, the time of his visitation.Fugite, et terga vertite; / descendite in voraginem, habitatores Dedan: / quoniam perditionem Esau adduxi super eum, / tempus visitationis ejus. 9If grapegatherers had come to thee, would they not have left a bunch? if thieves in the night, they would have taken what was enough for them.Se fosser venuti a te de' vendemmiatori, non avrebbon essi lasciato qualche grappolo. Se fosser venuti de' ladri, avrebbon rubato quanto loro bastasse.If the grape gatherers had come vpon thee, they had not left a cluster: if theeues in the night, they had taken that should suffice them.Si vindemiatores venissent super te, / non reliquissent racemum: / si fures in nocte rapuissent quod sufficeret sibi.

10But I have made Esau bare, I have revealed his secrets, and he cannot be hid: his seed is laid waste, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he shall not be.Ma io ho discoperto Esaù, ho tratto fuori quel, ch'ei teneva nascosto, e non potrà più celarlo: è sterminata la sua stirpe, i fratelli, i vicini, ed ei più non sarà.But I haue discouered Esau, I haue reuealed his secrets, and he can not be concealed: his seede is wasted, and his bretheren, and his neighbours, and he shal not be.Ego vero discooperui Esau: / revelavi abscondita ejus, / et celari non poterit: / vastatum est semen ejus, / et fratres ejus, et vicini ejus, et non erit. 11Leave thy fatherless children: I will make them live: and thy widows shall hope in me.Lascia i tuoi pupilli: io li farò vivere; e le tue vedove in me spereranno;Leaue thy pupilles: I wil make them liue: and thy widowes shal hope in me.Relinque pupillos tuos: ego faciam eos vivere: / et viduæ tuæ in me sperabunt. 12For thus saith the Lord: Behold they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup, shall certainly drink: and shalt thou come off as innocent? thou shalt not come off as innocent, but drinking thou shalt drink.Perocché queste cose dice il Signore: Ecco che quelli, pe' quali non era destinato di bere il calice, pur lo berranno assolutamente: e tu sarai lasciato a parte quasi innocente? Tu non sarai innocente, e lo berai assolutamente;For thus saith our Lord: Behold they whose iudgement was not to drinke the cuppe, drinking shal drinke: and shalt thou be left as innocent? thou shalt not be innocent, but drinking thou shalt drinke.Quia hæc dicit Dominus: / Ecce quibus non erat judicium ut biberent calicem, / bibentes bibent: / et tu, quasi innocens relinqueris ? / non eris innocens, sed bibens bibes. 13For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bosra shall become a desolation, and a reproach, and a desert, and a curse: and all her cities shall be everlasting wastes.Imperocché per me medesimo io ho giurato, dice il Signore, che Bosra sarà devastata, ridotta all'obbrobrio, e deserta, e maledetta, e tutte le sue città saranno solitudine eterna.Because I haue sworne by my self, saith our Lord, that Bosra shal be into desolation, and into reproch, and into a desert, and into malediction: and al her citics shal be into euerlasting desolations.Quia per memetipsum juravi, dicit Dominus, / quod in solitudinem, et in opprobrium, / et in desertum, et in maledictionem erit Bosra, / et omnes civitates ejus erunt in solitudines sempiternas. 14I have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent to the nations: Gather yourselves together, and come against her, and let us rise up to battle.Questa cosa udii io dal Signore, e n'è stata mandata l'ambasciata alle genti. Raunatevi, e venite contro Bosra, e andiamo a combatterla:I haue heard a bruite from our Lord, and a legate is sent to the Nations: Gather your selues together, and come against her, and let vs rise vp into battel.Auditum audivi a Domino, / et legatus ad gentes missus est: / Congregamini, et venite contra eam, / et consurgamus in prælium.

15For behold I have made thee a little one among the nations, despicable among men.Imperocché piccolo ti feci io tralle genti, e dispregevole tra gli uomini.For behold I haue made thee a litle one in the Gentiles, contemptible among men.Ecce enim parvulum dedi te in gentibus, / contemptibilem inter homines. 16Thy arrogancy hath deceived thee, and the pride of thy heart: O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, and endeavourest to lay hold on the height of the hill: but though thou shouldst make thy nest as high as an eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.L'arroganza tua, e la superbia del tuo cuore ingannò te, te che abiti nelle caverne de' massi, e tenti di alzarti fino alla vetta del monte. Quando tu facessi il tuo nido più in alto, che l'aquila, indi io ti trarrò fuora, dice il Signore.Thine arrogancie hath deceiued thee, and the pride of thy hart: which dwellest in the caues of the rocke, and endeuourest to apprehend the height of the hil. when thou shalt exalt thy nest as an eagle, thence wil I bring thee downe, saith our Lord.Arrogantia tua decepit te, / et superbia cordis tui, / qui habitas in cavernis petræ, / et apprehendere niteris altitudinem collis: / cum exaltaveris quasi aquila nidum tuum, / inde detraham te, dicit Dominus. 17And Edom shall be desolate: every one that shall pass by it, shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all its plagues.E l'Idumea sarà deserta: chiunque vi passerà, resterà stupefatto, e insulterà a tutte le sue piaghe.And Idumea shal be desolate: euerie one that shal passe by it, shal be astonied, and shal hisse vpon al the plagues thereof.Et erit Idumæa deserta: / omnis qui transibit per eam stupebit, / et sibilabit super omnes plagas ejus. 18As Sodom was overthrown and Gomorrha, and the neighbours thereof, saith the Lord: there shall not a man dwell there, and there shall no son of man inhabit it.Come fu atterrata Sodoma, e Gomorra, e le sue vicine, dice il Signore, ella non sarà abitata da uomo, né un figliuolo dell'uomo vi porrà stanza.As Sodome is ouerthrowen and Gomorrha, and her neighbours saith our Lord: there shal not a man dwel there, and there shal no sonne of man inhabite it.Sicut subversa est Sodoma et Gomorrha, / et vicinæ ejus, ait Dominus: / non habitabit ibi vir, / et non incolet eam filius hominis. 19Behold one shall come up as a lion from the swelling of the Jordan, against the strong and beautiful: for I will make him run suddenly upon her: and who shall be the chosen one whom I may appoint over her? for who is like to me? and who shall abide me? and who is that shepherd that can withstand my countenance?Ecco uno, che quasi leone dal gonfio Giordano va sopra alla beltà robusta: perocché io farò, che egli a lei corra subitamente: e quai sono gli uomini eletti, che io le darò per difesa? perocché chi è simile a me? chi a me si opporrà? E qual è il pastore, che sostener possa il mio volto?Behold as a lion he shal come vp from the pride of Iordan, to the strong beautifulnes: because I wil make him runne sodenly to her: and who shal be a chosen one whom I may appoint ouer her? for who is like to me? and who shal abide me? and who is this pastour that can resist my countenance?Ecce quasi leo ascendet / de superbia Jordanis ad pulchritudinem robustam, / quia subito currere faciam eum ad illam. / Et quis erit electus, quem præponam ei ? / quis enim similis mei ? / et quis sustinebit me ? / et quis est iste pastor, qui resistat vultui meo ?

20Therefore hear ye the counsel of the Lord, which he hath taken concerning Edom: and his thoughts which he hath thought concerning the inhabitants of Theman: surely the little ones of the flock shall cast them down, of a truth they shall destroy them with their habitation.Udite adunque il disegno, che il Signore ha formato intorno ad Edom; e quello, che egli ha risoluto intorno agli abitatori di Theman: Io giuro, che i pargoletti del gregge il getteranno per terra, e dissiperanno con essi le loro abitazioni.Therefore heare ye the counsel of our Lord, which he hath taken concerning Edom: and his cogitations, which he hath thought concerning the inhabitants of Theman: If the litle ones of the flocke shal not cast them downe, if they shal not destroy their habitation with them.Propterea audite consilium Domini quod iniit de Edom, / et cogitationes ejus quas cogitavit de habitatoribus Theman: / si non dejecerint eos parvuli gregis, / nisi dissipaverint cum eis habitaculum eorum. 21The earth is moved at the noise of their fall: the cry of their voice is heard in the Red Sea.Al romore di lor rovina si è smossa la terra, le voci loro, e i clamori si son sentiti nel rosso mare.At the voice of their ruine the earth is moued: the crie of their voice is heard in the Red sea.A voce ruinæ eorum commota est terra; / clamor in mari Rubro auditus est vocis ejus. 22Behold he shall come up as an eagle, and fly: and he shall spread his wings over Bosra: and in that day the heart of the valiant ones of Edom shall be as the heart of a woman in labour.Verrà, e alzerà il volo com'aquila e spanderà le ali sue sopra Bosra: e il cuore de' forti dell'Idumea sarà in quel di come il cuore di una donna, che partorisce.Behold he shal come vp as an eagle, and flie out: and he shal spred his winges ouer Bosra: and the hart of the strong of Idumea shal be in that day, as the hart of a woman in trauelEcce quasi aquila ascendet, / et avolabit, et expandet alas suas super Bosran: / et erit cor fortium Idumææ in die illa / quasi cor mulieris parturientis. 23Against Damascus. Emath is confounded and Arphad: for they have heard very bad tidings, they are troubled as in the sea: through care they could not rest.Contro Damasco: Emath, e Arphad sono confuse; perocché pessima novella hanno udito: quelli del mare sono turbati; L'inquietudine toglie loro il riposo.To Damascus. Emath is confounded and Arphad: because they haue heard a verie il bruite, they are trubled in the sea: for carefulnes it could not be quiet.Ad Damascum. Confusa est Emath et Arphad, / quia auditum pessimum audierunt: / turbati sunt in mari; / præ sollicitudine quiescere non potuit.

24Damascus is undone, she is put to flight, trembling hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her as a woman in labour.Damasco è sbigottita, si è data alla fuga, ella è tutta in tremore: l'affanno, e i dolori la premono come donna, che partorisce.Damascus is vndone, she is turned into flight, ttembling hath apprehended her: anguish and sorowes haue held her as a woman in trauel.Dissoluta est Damascus, / versa est in fugam: / tremor apprehendit eam, / angustia et dolores tenuerunt eam quasi parturientem. 25How have they forsaken the city of renown, the city of joy!Come hann'eglino abbandonata la città celebre, la città deliziosa?How haue they forsaken the laudable citie, the citie of ioy!Quomodo dereliquerunt civitatem laudabilem, / urbem lætitiæ ? 26Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets: and all the men of war shall be silent in that day, saith the Lord of hosts.La sua gioventù caderà per le piazze, e tutti i guerrieri saranno senza parola in quel giorno, dice il Signor egli eserciti.Therefore shal her yongmen fal in her streetes: and al the men of warre shal be silent in that day, saith the Lord of hostes.Ideo cadent juvenes ejus in plateis ejus, / et omnes viri prælii conticescent in die illa, / ait Dominus exercituum. 27And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the strong holds of Benadad.E appiccherò il fuoco alle mura di Damasco, e divorerà le muraglie di Benadad.And I wil kindle a fire in the wal of Damascus, and it shal deuour the walles of Benadad.Et succendam ignem in muro Damasci, / et devorabit mœnia Benadad. 28Against Cedar and against the kingdoms of Asor, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon destroyed. Thus saith the Lord: Arise, and go ye up to Cedar, and waste the children of the east.Contro Cedar, e contro i regni di Asor abbattuti da Nabuchodonosor re di Babilonia. Queste cose dice il Signore: Alzatevi, andate contro Cedar, e sterminate i figli dell'Oriente.To Cedar, and to the kingdoms of Asor, which Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon hath strooken. Thus saith our Lord: Arise, and goe ye vp to Cedar, and waste the children of the East.Ad Cedar, et ad regna Asor, quæ percussit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis. Hæc dicit Dominus: / Surgite, et ascendite ad Cedar, / et vastate filios orientis. 29They shall take their tents, and their flocks: and shall carry off for themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels: and they shall call fear upon them round about.Saccheggeranno le loro tende, e i loro greggi: si prenderanno le loro pelli, e tutti i loro arnesi, e i loro cammelli; e porteranno sopra di loro lo spavento da ogni parte.They shal take their tabernacles, and their flockes: their cortines, and al their vessels, and their camels they shal take to them: and they shal cal vpon them feare round about.Tabernacula eorum, et greges eorum capient: / pelles eorum, et omnia vasa eorum, / et camelos eorum tollent sibi, / et vocabunt super eos formidinem in circuitu.

30Flee ye, get away speedily, sit in deep holes, you that inhabit Asor, saith the Lord: for Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived designs against you.Fuggite, scappate lungi, riposatevi nelle caverne, abitatori di Asor, dice il Signore; imperocché contro di voi ha formati disegni, macchina contro di voi Nabuchodonosor re di Babilonia.Flee yee, get away spedely, sit in deepe pitts you that inhabite Asor, saith our Lord: for Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, & hath deuised deuises against you.Fugite, abite vehementer, in voraginibus sedete, / qui habitatis Asor, ait Dominus: / iniit enim contra vos Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis consilium, / et cogitavit adversum vos cogitationes. 31Arise, and go up to a nation that is at ease, and that dwelleth securely, saith the Lord: they have neither gates, nor bars: they dwell alone.Or voi alzatevi, andate ad invadere una nazione tranquilla, che vive senza timori, dice il Signore, non hanno porte, né chiavi; abitan solitari.Arise, and goe vp to the nation that is quiet, and that dwelleth confidently, saith our Lord, they haue neither doores, nor barres: they dwel alone.Consurgite, et ascendite ad gentem quietam, / et habitantem confidenter, ait Dominus: / non ostia, nec vectes eis: soli habitant. 32And their camels shall be for a spoil and the multitude of their cattle for a booty, and I will scatter into every wind them that have their hair cut round, and I will bring destruction upon them from all their confines, saith the Lord.Voi rapirete i loro cammelli, e la moltitudine de' lor giumenti sarà vostra preda. Io dispergerò a tutti i venti costoro, che tosano i loro capelli a modo di corona, e da tutti i loro confini farò, che venga contro di essi la morte, dice il Signore.And their camels shal be into spoile, and the multitude of beasts for a praye: and I wil disperse them into euerie winde, which haue their heare powled: and from euerie confine of theirs, I wil bring destruction vpon them, saith our Lord.Et erunt cameli eorum in direptionem, / et multitudo jumentorum in prædam: / et dispergam eos in omnem ventum, / qui sunt attonsi in comam, / et ex omni confinio eorum adducam interitum super eos, ait Dominus. 33And Asor shall be a habitation for dragons, desolate for ever: no man shall abide there, nor son of man inhabit it.E Asor diventerà tana di dragoni, sarà deserta in eterno: non resteravvi uomo, né figliuolo di uomo vi porrà stanza.And Asor shal be for an habitation of dragons, desolate for euer: there shal no man tarie there, nor sonne of man inhabite it.Et erit Asor in habitaculum draconum, / deserta usque in æternum: / non manebit ibi vir, / nec incolet eam filius hominis.

34The word of the Lord that came to Jeremias the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Sedecias king of Juda, saying:Parola detta dal Signore al profeta Geremia contro di Elam al principio del regno di Sedecia re di Giuda:The word of our Lord that was made to Ieremie the prophet against Aelam, in he beginning of the kingdom of Sedecias king of Iuda, saying:Quod facum est verbum Domini ad Jeremiam prophetam adversus Ælam, in principio regni Sedeciæ regis Juda, dicens: 35Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will break the bow of Elam, and their chief strength.Queste cose dice il Signore degli eserciti: Ecco, che io spezzerò l'arco di Elam, e il principio di lor possanza.Thus saith the Lord of hostes: Behold I wil breake the bow of Aelam, & their chife strength.Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: / Ecce ego confrigam arcum Ælam, / et summam fortitudinem eorum: 36And I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven: and I will scatter them into all these winds: and there shall be no nation, to which the fugitives of Elam shall not come.E scatenerò contro Elam quattro venti dai quattro punti del cielo: e gli spergerò a tutti questi venti, e non saravvi nazione, dove non arrivino i fuggitivi di Elam.And I wil bring vpon Aelam the foure windes from the foure costes of heauen: and I wil scatter them into al these windes: & there shal not be a nation, to which the fugitiues of Aelam shal not come.et inducam super Ælam quatuor ventos a quatuor plagis cæli, / et ventilabo eos in omnes ventos istos, / et non erit gens ad quam non perveniant profugi Ælam. 37And I will cause Elam to be afraid before their enemies, and in the sight of them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, my fierce wrath, saith the Lord: and I will send the sword after them, till I consume them.E farò, che tremi Elam in faccia a' suoi nemici, e al cospetto di color, che vogliono la sua perdizione. Manderò sciagure sopra di loro, l'ira mia furibonda, dice il Signore, e manderò dietro ad essi la spada fino ch'io gli abbia consunti.And I wil make Aelam to feare before his enemies, and in the sight of them that seeke their life: and I wil bring euil vpon them, the wrath of my furie, saith our Lord: and I wil send the sword after them, til I consume them.Et pavere faciam Ælam coram inimicis suis, / et in conspectu quærentium animam eorum: / et adducam super eos malum, / iram furoris mei, dicit Dominus, / et mittam post eos gladium donec consumam eos.

38And I will set my throne in Elam, and destroy kings and princes from thence, saith the Lord.E porrò il mio trono in Elam, e di là scaccerò i regi, e i principi, dice il Signore.And I wil set my throne in Aelam, and destroy kinges and princes from thence, saith our Lord.Et ponam solium meum in Ælam, / et perdam inde reges et principes, ait Dominus. 39But in the latter days I will cause the captives of Elam, to return, saith the Lord.Ma negli ultimi giorni farò, che tornino i prigionieri di Elam, dice il Signore.But in the last daies I wil cause the captiues of Aelam to returne, saith our Lord.In novissimis autem diebus / reverti faciam captivos Ælam, dicit Dominus.