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1The word of the Lord, that came to Joel, the son of Phatuel.Parola di Dio rivelata a Joele figliuolo di Phatuel.THE word of our Lord, that was made to Ioel the sonne of Phatuel.Verbum Domini, quod factum est ad Joël, filium Phatuel. 2Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land: did this ever happen in your days, or in the days of your fathers?Ascoltate, o vecchj, e voi abitatori della terra quanti siete, ponete mente. E ella mai avvenuta tal cosa a' vostri giorni, od a' tempi de' vostri padri?Heare this ye ancients, and harken with your eares al ye inhabitants of the land: if this hath bene done in your dayes, or in the dayes of your fathers?Audite hoc, senes, / et auribus percipite, omnes habitatores terræ: / si factum est istud in diebus vestris, / aut in diebus patrum vestrorum ? 3Tell ye of this to your children, and let your children tell their children, and their children to another generation.Discorretene voi co' vostri figliuoli, e i vostri figliuoli co' loro figliuoli, e i figliuoli di questi colla generazione, che verrà dopo.Vpon this tel you to your children, and your children to their children, and their childred to an other generation.Super hoc filiis vestris narrate, / et filii vestri filiis suis, / et filii eorum generationi alteræ. 4That which the palmerworm hath left, the locust hath eaten: and that which the locust hath left, the bruchus hath eaten: and that which the bruchus hath left, the mildew hath destroyed.Quel, che era avanzato all'eruca, lo mangiò la cavalletta, e quello, che era avanzato alla cavalletta, lo mangiò il bruco, e quello, che avanzò ai bruchi, lo divoro la ruggine.The residue of the eruke hath the locust eaten, & the residue of the locust hath the bruke eaten, and the residue of the bruke hath the blast eaten.Residuum erucæ comedit locusta, / et residuum locustæ comedit bruchus, / et residuum bruchi comedit rubigo. 5Awake, ye that are drunk, and weep, and mourn all ye that take delight; in drinking sweet wine: for it is cut off from your mouth.Risvegliatevi voi, ubbriachi, piangete; e alzate le strida voi tutti, che allegramente bevete il vino; perocché vi sarà levato dalla bocca;Awake you that be drunke, and weepe, and how le al ye, that drinke wine in sweetnes: because it is perished from your mouth.Expergiscimini, ebrii, / et flete et ululate, omnes qui bibitis vinum in dulcedine, / quoniam periit ab ore vestro. 6For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number: his teeth are like the teeth of a lion: and his cheek teeth as of a lion’s whelp.Perocché si avanza sopra la mia terra una forte nazione, e senza numero; i suoi denti sono denti come di lione, e come i denti di giovane lioncello.For a nation is ascended vpon my land, strong & innumerable: his teeth as the teeth of a lion: and his checkteeth as of a lions whelpe.Gens enim ascendit super terram meam, / fortis et innumerabilis: / dentes ejus ut dentes leonis, / et molares ejus ut catuli leonis.

7He hath laid my vineyard waste, and hath pilled off the bark of my fig tree: he hath stripped it bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.Ella ha desolata la mia vigna, ha rosa la corteccia delle mie ficaie, le ha lasciate ignude, e spogliate, e sfrondate, e i loro rami biancheggiano.He hath layd my vineyard into a desert, and hath pilled of the barke of my figtree: stripping he hath spoiled it, and cast it forth: the boughes therof are made white.Posuit vineam meam in desertum, / et ficum meam decorticavit; / nudans spoliavit eam, et projecit: / albi facti sunt rami ejus. 8Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.Mena duolo, come una giovine sposa vestita di sacco piange il marito di sua prima età.Mourne as a virgin girded with sackcloth vpon the husband of her youth.Plange quasi virgo accincta sacco super virum pubertatis suæ. 9Sacrifice and libation is cut off from the house of the Lord: the priests, the Lord’s ministers, have mourned:Sono sbanditi i sagrifizi, e le libagioni dalla casa del Signore; i sacerdoti ministri del Signore sono nel pianto.Sacrifice and libation is perished out of the house of our Lord: the priests our Lords ministers mourned.Periit sacrificium et libatio de domo Domini; / luxerunt sacerdotes, ministri Domini. 10The country is destroyed, the ground hath mourned: for the corn is wasted, the wine is confounded, the oil hath languished.Il paese è devastato, la terra è squallida, perchè è stato dato il guasto a' seminati, la vigna fa orrore, e l'ulivo languisce.The region is destroyed, the ground hath mourned: because the wheate is wasted, the wine is confounded, the oyle hath languished.Depopulata est regio, / luxit humus, / quoniam devastatum est triticum, / confusum est vinum, / elanguit oleum. 11The husbandmen are ashamed, the vinedressers have howled for the wheat, and for the barley, because the harvest of the field is perished.I lavoratori della campagna sono mesti, i vignaiuoli gettan le strida, perchè è mancata la raccolta delle campagne, e il grano, e l'orzo.The husbandmen are confounded, the dressers of vines haue howled vpon the wheate, and the barley, because the haruest of the filde is perished.Confusi sunt agricolæ, / ululaverunt vinitores / super frumento et hordeo, / quia periit messis agri. 12The vineyard is confounded, and the fig tree hath languished: the pomegranate tree, and the palm tree, and the apple tree, and all the trees of the field are withered: because joy is withdrawn from the children of men.La vigna fa orrore, le ficaie sono languenti; il melogranato, e la palma, e il melo, e tutte le piante de' campi son secche: e lungi è ito il gaudio da figliuoli degli uomini.The vineyard is confounded, and the figtree hath languished: the pomegranet, & the palmetree, and the appletree, and al the trees of the filde are withered: because ioy is confounded from the children of men.Vinea confusa est, / et ficus elanguit; / malogranatum, et palma, et malum, / et omnia ligna agri aruerunt, / quia confusum est gaudium a filiis hominum.

13Gird yourselves, and lament, O ye priests, howl, ye ministers of the altars: go in, lie in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: because sacrifice and libation is cut off from the house of your God.Vestitevi di sacco voi, sacerdoti, e menate duolo; gettate strida, o ministri dell'altare; venite a giacer nel cilizio, o ministri del mio Dio; perocché è sbandito dalla casa del vostro Dio il sacrifizio, e le libagioni.Gird yourselues, and mourne ye priests, howle ye ministers of the altar: goe in, lie in sacke clothe ye ministers of my God: because sacrifice & libation is perished out of the house of your God.Accingite vos, et plangite, sacerdotes: / ululate, ministri altaris; / ingredimini, cubate in sacco, ministri Dei mei, / quoniam interiit de domo Dei vestri sacrificium et libatio. 14Sanctify ye a fast, call an assembly, gather together the ancients, all the inhabitants of the land into the house of your God: and cry ye to the Lord:Intimate il digiuno santo, chiamate il popolo, adunate i seniori, e tutti gli abitanti del paese, nella casa del vostro Dio, e alzate le grida al Signore.Sanctifie ye a fast, cal an assemblie, gather together the ancients, al the inhabitants of the land into the house of your God: and crie ye to our Lord:Sanctificate jejunium, vocate cœtum, / congregate senes, omnes habitatores terræ / in domum Dei vestri, / et clamate ad Dominum: 15Ah, ah, ah, for the day: because the day of the Lord is at hand, and it shall come like destruction from the mighty.Ahi, ahi, ahi, che giorno! Il giorno del Signore è vicino, e verrà come tempesta spedita dall'Onnipotente.A a a, for the day: because the day of our Lord is at hand, and as destruction from the mightie it shal come.A, a, a, diei ! / quia prope est dies Domini, / et quasi vastitas a potente veniet. 16Is not your food cut off before your eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?Non avete veduto cogli occhi vostri venir meno nella casa del vostro Dio tutti gli alimenti, e la letizia, ed il gaudio?Why, are not the victuals perished before your eyes, ioy and exultation out of the house of our God?Numquid non coram oculis vestris alimenta perierunt / de domo Dei nostri, lætitia et exsultatio ? 17The beasts have rotted in their dung, the barns are destroyed, the storehouses are broken down: because the corn is confounded.I giumenti marciscono sul loro letame, son distrutti i granaj, le dispense son vuote, perchè il grano è mancato.The beastes are rotted in their dung, the barnes are destroyed, the storehouses are dissipated: because the wheate is confounded.Computruerunt jumenta in stercore suo, / demolita sunt horrea, / dissipatæ sunt apothecæ, / quoniam confusum est triticum.

18Why did the beasts groan, why did the herds of cattle low? because there is no pasture for them: yea, and the flocks of sheep are perished.Per qual motivo gemon le bestie, e muggiscono gli armenti? perchè non hanno pastura: e i greggi ancor delle pecore vengon meno.Why groned the beast, why lowed the flockes of the heard? because there is no pasture for them: yea and the flockes of the cattel are perished.Quid ingemuit animal, / mugierunt greges armenti ? / quia non est pascua eis; / sed et greges pecorum disperierunt. 19To thee, O Lord, will I cry: because fire hath devoured the beautiful places of the wilderness: and the flame hath burnt all the trees of the country.Signore, io alzerò a te le strida, perchè il fuoco ha divorato tutta la bellezza delle disabitate campagne, e le fiamme hanno abbruciate tutte le piante del paese.To thee ô Lord wil I crie: because fire hath eaten the beautiful thinges of the desert, and the flame hath burnt al the trees of the region.Ad te, Domine, clamabo, / quia ignis comedit speciosa deserti, / et flamma succendit omnia ligna regionis. 20Yea, and the beasts of the field have looked up to thee, as a garden bed that thirsteth after rain, for the springs of waters are dried up, and fire hath devoured the beautiful places of the wilderness.E le bestie stesse de' campi alzano gli occhi a te, come la terra, che ha sete di pioggia; perchè secche son le fontane, e il fuoco ha divorato, tutta la bellezza delle campagne.Yea and the beastes of the filde, as a garden bed thirsting for a shower, haue looked vp to thee, because the fountaines of waters are dried vp, & fire hath deuoured the beautiful thinges of the desert.Sed et bestiæ agri, quasi area sitiens imbrem, suspexerunt ad te, / quoniam exsiccati sunt fontes aquarum, / et ignis devoravit speciosa deserti.