3 — Giobbe

1After this, Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day,Indi Giobbe aperse là bocca, e maledì il suo giorno,AFTER these things Iob opened his mouth, and cursed his day, and spake.Post hæc aperuit Job os suum, et maledixit diei suo, 2And he said:E parlò così:Perish may the day wherin I was borne, and the night wherin it was sayd: A man is conc•••ed.et locutus est: 3Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said: A man child is conceived.Perisca il giorno, in cui io nacqui, e la notte, in cui si disse: E stato conceputo un uomo:Be that day turned into darkenesse, God require it not fromPereat dies in qua natus sum, / et nox in qua dictum est: Conceptus est homo. 4Let that day be turned into darkness, let not God regard it from above, and let not the light shine upon it.Si cangi quel giorno in tenebre: non ne tenga conto lassù Iddio, e non sia rischiarato dalla luce.aboue, and let it not be lightened with light.Dies ille vertatur in tenebras: / non requirat eum Deus desuper, / et non illustretur lumine. 5Let darkness, and the shadow of death, cover it, let a mist overspread it, and let it be wrapped up in bitterness.L'oscurino le tenebre, e l'ombra di morte, lo investa la caligine, e sia rinvolto nell'amarezza.Let darkenes, and the shadow of death obscure it, let a mist possesse it, and be it wrapped in bitternesse.Obscurent eum tenebræ et umbra mortis; / occupet eum caligo, / et involvatur amaritudine. 6Let a darksome whirlwind seize upon that night, let it not be counted in the days of the year, nor numbered in the months.Un turbine tenebroso occupi quella notte; non sia contata tra i giorni dell'anno, né faccia numero nei mesi.A darkesome hurle wind possesse that night, be it not counted in the da•es of the yeare, not numbred in the monethes.Noctem illam tenebrosus turbo possideat; / non computetur in diebus anni, / nec numeretur in mensibus. 7Let that night be solitary, and not worthy of praise.Quella notte sia solitaria, né sia degna di udire dei canti:Be that night 〈◊〉, not prayse worthie.Sit nox illa solitaria, / nec laude digna. 8Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to raise up a leviathan:La maledicano quelli, che odiano il giorno, quei che ardiscono di svegliare il Leviathan:Let them curse it which curse the day, which are readie to raise vp Leuiathan.Maledicant ei qui maledicunt diei, / qui parati sunt suscitare Leviathan. 9Let the stars be darkened with the mist thereof: let it expect light, and not see it, nor the rising of the dawning of the day:La sua caligine oscuri le stelle, aspetti ella la luce, né mai vegga la luce, né lo spuntar dell'aurora nascente:Let the starres be darkened with the mist therof: let it expect light and let it not see, neither the rysing of the appearing morning.Obtenebrentur stellæ caligine ejus; / expectet lucem, et non videat, / nec ortum surgentis auroræ.

10Because it shut not up the doors of the womb that bore me, nor took away evils from my eyes.Perocché ella non chiuse le porte del ventre che mi portò, e non sottrasse agli occhi miei la vista di questi mali.Because it shut not vp the doores of the wombe, that bare me, nor tooke away euils from myne eies.Quia non conclusit ostia ventris qui portavit me, / nec abstulit mala ab oculis meis. 11Why did I not die in the womb? why did I not perish when I came out of the belly?Perché non morii nel seno stesso materno? perché non perii subito uscito dall'utero?Why died I not in the matrice, perished not forthwith being come forth of the wombe?Quare non in vulva mortuus sum ? / egressus ex utero non statim perii ? 12Why received upon the knees? why suckled at the breasts?Perché fui accolto sulle ginocchia? Perché alattato alle mammelle?Why receiued vpon the knees? why nurced with the breastes.Quare exceptus genibus ? / cur lactatus uberibus ? 13For now I should have been asleep and still, and should have rest in my sleep:Perocché adesso dormendo starei in silenzio, e nel mio sonno avrei riposoFor now sleping I should be quiet, and should rest in my sleepe:Nunc enim dormiens silerem, / et somno meo requiescerem 14With kings and consuls of the earth, who build themselves solitudes:Insieme coi re, e coi grandi della terra, che alzano fabbriche in luoghi deserti,With kinges and co•••les of the earth, which build themselues solitarie places:cum regibus et consulibus terræ, / qui ædificant sibi solitudines; 15Or with princes, that possess gold, and fill their houses with silver:Ovver coi principi ricchi di oro, e i quali empievan le case loro di argento;Or with princes, that possesse gold, and replenish their ••••es with siluer:aut cum principibus qui possident aurum, / et replent domos suas argento; 16Or as a hidden untimely birth, I should not be; or as they that, being conceived, have not seen the light.Almen fossi stato senza sussistenza come un aborto, che si nasconde, o come quelli, che conceputi non vider la luce.Or as a thing vn•mely borne that is h•• I should not be, or as they that being conceiued haue not seene the light.aut sicut abortivum absconditum non subsisterem, / vel qui concepti non viderunt lucem. 17There the wicked cease from tumult, and there the wearied in strength are at rest.Colà finiscono i tumulti degli empj, e colà riposano quelli che eran rifiniti di forze.There the impious haue ceased from tumult. & there the wearied with strength haue rested.Ibi impii cessaverunt a tumultu, / et ibi requieverunt fessi robore. 18And they sometime bound together without disquiet, have not heard the voice of the oppressor.E quelli che erano già insieme alla catena, son senza molestie, non odono la voce del soprastante.And they sometime bound together without griefe, haue not heard the voyce of the exactor.Et quondam vincti pariter sine molestia, / non audierunt vocem exactoris.

19The small and great are there, and the servant is free from his master.Ivi sono il piccolo, e il grande, e il servo, ma libero dal suo padrone.Litle and great are there, and the seruant free from his master.Parvus et magnus ibi sunt, / et servus liber a domino suo. 20Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to them that are in bitterness of soul?Per qual motivo fu conceduta la luce a un infelice, e la vita a quelli, che portano l'anima afflitta?Why is there light geuen to a miserable man, and life to them, that are in bitternesse of soule?Quare misero data est lux, / et vita his qui in amaritudine animæ sunt: 21That look for death, and it cometh not, as they that dig for a treasure:I quali la morte, che non viene, aspettano, come si cerca un tesoro,That expect death, and it cometh not, as they that dig vp treasure.qui expectant mortem, et non venit, / quasi effodientes thesaurum; 22And they rejoice exceedingly when they have found the grave?E son tutti giulivi quando han trovato il sepolcro:And they reioyce excedingly when they haue found the graue.gaudentque vehementer / cum invenerint sepulchrum ? 23To a man whose way is hidden, and God hath surrounded him with darkness?A un uomo, il qual non vede sua strada, avendolo Dio circondato di tenebre?To a man whose life is hid, and God hath compassed him with darkenes?viro cujus abscondita est via / et circumdedit eum Deus tenebris ? 24Before I eat I sigh: and as overflowing waters, so is my roaring:Sospiro prima di prender cibo, e i miei ruggiti qual piena di acque che inonda:Before I eate I sigh: and as it were ouerflowing waters so my roaring:Antequam comedam, suspiro; / et tamquam inundantes aquæ, sic rugitus meus: 25For the fear which I feared, hath come upon me: and that which I was afraid of, hath befallen me.Perocché quello che io temeva, mi è accaduto, e i miei sospetti si son verificati.Because the feare which I feared, hath chanced to me: and that which I was afrayd of, hath happened.quia timor quem timebam evenit mihi, / et quod verebar accidit. 26Have I not dissembled? have I not kept silence? have I not been quiet? and indignation is come upon me.Non dissimulai io forse? non mi tacqui? non fui forse paziente? e l'ira è caduta sopra di me.haue I not dissembled haue I not kept silence? haue I not beene at ease? and indignation is come vpon me.Nonne dissimulavi ? nonne silui ? nonne quievi ? / et venit super me indignatio.