22 — Giobbe

1Then Eliphaz the Themanite answered, and said:Eliphaz di Theman allor prese a dire:BVT Eliphaz the Themanite answering, sayd:Respondens autem Eliphaz Themanites, dixit: 2Can man be compared with God, even though he were of perfect knowledge?Può egli agguagliarsi a Dio un uomo, quand'anche avesse una scienza perfetta?Can man be compared with God, yea though he be of perfect knowlege.Numquid Deo potest comparari homo, / etiam cum perfectæ fuerit scientiæ ? 3What doth it profit God if thou be just? or what dost thou give him if thy way be unspotted?Torna egli forse in vantaggio di Dio se tu sarai giusto? E che aggiungi tu a lui se immacolata sarà la tua vita?What doth it profite God if thou be iust? or what doest thou aduantage him if thy way be vnspotted.Quid prodest Deo, si justus fueris ? / aut quid ei confers, si immaculata fuerit via tua ? 4Shall he reprove thee for fear, and come with thee into judgment:Forse per timor ch'egli abbia ti accuserà, e verrà teco in giudizio?Shal he be afrayde to reproue thee, and come with thee into iudgement:Numquid timens arguet te, / et veniet tecum in judicium, 5And not for thy manifold wickedness and thy infinite iniquities?E non fa egli questo per le moltissime tue malvagità, e per le infinite tue colpe?And not for thy very great malice, and thine infinite iniquities?et non propter malitiam tuam plurimam, / et infinitas iniquitates tuas ? 6For thou hast taken away the pledge of thy brethren without cause, and stripped the naked of their clothing.Perocché tu portasti via senza ragione il pegno de' tuoi fratelli, e spogliasti i meschini delle lor vesti.For thou hast taken away the pledge of thy brethren without cause,Abstulisti enim pignus fratrum tuorum sine causa, / et nudos spoliasti vestibus. 7Thou hast not given water to the weary, thou hast withdrawn bread from the hungry.Non desti acqua al sitibondo, e pane negasti all'affamato.and the naked thou hast spoyled of clothes. Water to the wearie thou hast not geuen, and from the hungrie thou hast withdrawen bread.Aquam lasso non dedisti, / et esurienti subtraxisti panem. 8In the strength of thy arm thou didst possess the land, and being the most mighty thou holdest it.Colla forza del tuo braccio entrasti in possesso della terra, e potendone più degli altri in essa regnavi.In the strength of thine arme thou didst possesse the earth, and being the mightiest thou didst obteyne it.In fortitudine brachii tui possidebas terram, / et potentissimus obtinebas eam. 9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless thou hast broken in pieces.Le vedove rimandasti indietro senza far loro ragione, e i pupilli privasti d'ogni sostegno.Widowes thou hast sent away emptie, and the armes of pupilles thou hast broken in peeces.Viduas dimisisti vacuas, / et lacertos pupillorum comminuisti.

10Therefore art thou surrounded with snares, and sudden fear troubleth thee.Per questo se' cinto di lacci, e turbato da repentini terrori.Therfore art thou compassed with snares, and soden feare trubleth thee.Propterea circumdatus es laqueis, / et conturbat te formido subita. 11And didst thou think that thou shouldst not see darkness, and that thou shouldst not be covered with the violence of overflowing waters?E credevi che non avresti veduto mai tenebre, né saresti oppresso da tale impetuosa piena d'acque?And thoughtest thou that thou shouldest not see darkenes, and that thou shouldest not be oppressed with the violence of ouerflowing waters?Et putabas te tenebras non visurum, / et impetu aquarum inundantium non oppressum iri ? 12Dost not thou think that God is higher than heaven, and is elevated above the height of the stars?Pensi tu forse, che Dio è più sublime del cielo, e ch'ei sormonta l'altezza delle stelle?Doest thou not thinke that God is higher then heauen, & is exalted aboue the toppe of the starres?an non cogitas quod Deus excelsior cælo sit, / et super stellarum verticem sublimetur ? 13And thou sayst: What doth God know? and he judgeth as it were through a mist.Onde dici: Che può egli sapere Dio? Egli giudica quasi all'oscuro.And thou sayest: For what knoweth God? and he iudgeth as it were by a mist.Et dicis: Quid enim novit Deus ? / et quasi per caliginem judicat. 14The clouds are his covert, and he doth not consider our things, and he walketh about the poles of heaven.Suo nascondiglio sono le nuvole, né alle cose, nostre egli pon mente, e attorno ai cardini del cielo passeggia.The cloudes are his couert, neither doth he consider our thinges, and he walketh about the poles of heauenNubes latibulum ejus, nec nostra considerat, / et circa cardines cæli perambulat. 15Dost thou desire to keep the path of ages, which wicked men have trodden?Vuoi tu forse camminare per quella antica strada, che fu battuta dagli empj?Doest thou couet ro keepe the path of worldes, which wicked men haue troden?Numquid semitam sæculorum custodire cupis, / quam calcaverunt viri iniqui, 16Who were taken away before their time, and a flood hath overthrown their foundation.I quali furon rapiti prima del loro tempo, e la fiumana rovesciò i lor fondamenti:Who were taken away before their time, and a floud hath euerthrowen their foundation:qui sublati sunt ante tempus suum, / et fluvius subvertit fundamentum eorum ? 17Who said to God: Depart from us: and looked upon the Almighty as if he could do nothing:I quali dicevano a Dio: Vattene da noi: e dell'Onnipotente tal avean concetto, come se nulla potesse:Who sayd to God: Depart from vs: and as though the Omnipotent could do nothing, they estemed him:Qui dicebant Deo: Recede a nobis: / et quasi nihil posset facere Omnipotens, æstimabant eum,

18Whereas he had filled their houses with good things: whose way of thinking be far from me.Mentre egli le case loro avea riempiute di beni. Lungi da me l'opinion di coloro.Whereas he had filled their houses with good things, whose sentence be far from me.cum ille implesset domos eorum bonis: / quorum sententia procul sit a me. 19The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and the innocent shall laugh them to scorn.I giusti vedranno, e ne avranno allegrezza, e l'innocente gli schernirà.The iust shal see, and shal reioyse, and the innocent man shal skorne themVidebunt justi, et lætabuntur, / et innocens subsannabit eos: 20Is not their exaltation cut down, and hath not fire devoured the remnants of them?Non è ella stata gettata a terra la loro altezza, e i loro avanzi non son eglino stati consunti dal fuoco?Is not their exaltation cut downe, and hath not fire deuoured the remnantes of them?nonne succisa est erectio eorum ? / et reliquias eorum devoravit ignis ? 21Submit thyself then to him, and be at peace: and thereby thou shalt have the best fruits.Adattati adunque a lui, e avrei pace, e da ciò raccorrai ottimi frutti.Agree thou therfore to him, and haue peace: and by these thinges thou shalt haue the best fruites.Acquiesce igitur ei, et habeto pacem, / et per hæc habebis fructus optimos. 22Receive the law of his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.Dalla bocca di lui prendi legge, e nel cuor tuo imprimi le sue parole.Receiue the law of his mouth, and put his wordes in thy hart.Suscipe ex ore illius legem, / et pone sermones ejus in corde tuo. 23If thou wilt return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, and shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacle.Se tornerai all'Onnipotente ti rimetterai in piedi, e rimoverai dalla tua casa l'iniquità.If thou wilt returne to the Omnipotent, thou shalt be builded vp, and shalt make iniquitie far from thy tabernacle.Si reversus fueris ad Omnipotentem, ædificaberis, / et longe facies iniquitatem a tabernaculo tuo. 24He shall give for earth flint, and for flint torrents of gold.In vece di terra egli ti darà vivo masso, e in cambio di pietre, torrenti di oro.He shal geue for earth flint, and for flint torrentes of gold.Dabit pro terra silicem, / et pro silice torrentes aureos. 25And the Almighty shall be against thy enemies, and silver shall be heaped together for thee.L'Onnipotente sarà teco contro de' tuoi nemici, e avrai l'argento a masse.And the Omnipotent shal be agaynst thine enemies, & siluer shal be heaped together vnto thee.Eritque Omnipotens contra hostes tuos, / et argentum coacervabitur tibi.

26Then shalt thou abound in delights in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face to God.Allora nell'Onnipotente troverai copia di delizie, e alzerai a Dio la tua faccia.Then shalt thou a bound in delightes vpon the Omnipoten, and shalt lift vp thy face to God.Tunc super Omnipotentem deliciis afflues, / et elevabis ad Deum faciem tuam. 27Thou shalt pray to him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt pay vows.Lo pregherai, ed egli ti esaudirà, e scioglierai i tuoi voti.Thou shalt aske him, and he wil heare thee, and thou shal pay thy vowes.Rogabis eum, et exaudiet te, / et vota tua reddes. 28Thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall come to thee, and light shall shine in thy ways.Risolverai una cosa, e sarà ridotta ad effetto, e le tue vie saran luminose.Thou shalt decree a thing, and it shal come to thee, and light shal shine in thy waiesDecernes rem, et veniet tibi, / et in viis tuis splendebit lumen. 29For he that hath been humbled, shall be in glory: and he that shall bow down his eyes, he shall be saved.Perocché chi fu umiliato sarà in gloria, e chi portò gli occhi bassi sarà salvato.For who wil be humbled, shal be in glorie: and he that wil bow downe his eies, he shal be saued.Qui enim humiliatus fuerit, erit in gloria, / et qui inclinaverit oculos, ipse salvabitur. 30The innocent shall be saved, and he shall be saved by the cleanness of his hands.Sarà salvo l'innocente, e sarà salvo per la purezza delle sue mani.The innocent shal be saued, but he shal be saued in the cleannesse of his handes.Salvabitur innocens: / salvabitur autem in munditia manuum suarum.