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1Woe to thee, O city of blood, all full of lies and violence: rapine shall not depart from thee.Guai a te, città di sangue, tutta menzogne, piena di strage, e di incessante rapina.VVO to thee ô citie of blouds, al of lying ful of tearing: spoile shal not depart from thee.Væ civitas sanguinum, / universa mendacii dilaceratione plena ! / non recedet a te rapina. 2The noise of the whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the neighing horse; and of the running chariot, and of the horsemen coming up,Romor di sferza, romore di ruote precipitose, e di frementi cavalli, e di cocchi ardenti, e di cavalleria, che si inoltra;The voice of the whippe, and the voice of the violence of the wheele, & of the neighing horse, and of the feruent chariot, and of the horsman mounting.Vox flagelli, et vox impetus rotæ, et equi frementis, / et quadrigæ ferventis, et equitis ascendentis, 3And of the shining sword, and of the glittering spear, and of a multitude slain, and of a grievous destruction: and there is no end of carcasses, and they shall fall down on their dead bodies.E di spada, che lampeggia, e di lancia folgoreggiante, e di turba, che è uccisa, e di grave ruina; sono senza fine i cadaveri, gli uni cadono sui corpi degli altri.And of the glistering sword, and of the glittering speare, and of a multitude slaine, and of a greuous ruine: neither is there an end of corses, and they shal fal on their bodies.et micantis gladii, et fulgurantis hastæ, / et multitudinis interfectæ, et gravis ruinæ; / nec est finis cadaverum, / et corruent in corporibus suis. 4Because of the multitude of the fornications of the harlot that was beautiful and agreeable, and that made use of witchcraft, that sold nations through her fornications, and families through her witchcrafts.Per ragion delle molte fornicazioni della meretrice avvenente, e graziosa, che ha l'arte degl'incantesimi, che ha fatte schiave di sue fornicazioni le genti, e le famiglie de' suoi incantesimi.Because of the multitude of the fornications, of the harlot beautiful & grateful, and hauing sorceries, which hath sold nations in her fornications, & families in her sorceries.Propter multitudinem fornicationum meretricis / speciosæ, et gratæ, et habentis maleficia, / quæ vendidit gentes in fornicationibus suis, / et familias in maleficiis suis. 5Behold I come against thee, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will discover thy shame to thy face, and will shew thy nakedness to the nations, and thy shame to kingdoms.Eccomi a te, dice il Signor degli eserciti, e io svelerò sotto i tuoi occhi le tue ignominie, e farò vedere alle genti la tua nudità, e i tuoi obbrobrj a tutti i reami.Behold I to thee, sayth the Lord of hosts: and I wil discouer thy priuie parts in thy face, and wil shew to the Gentils thy nakednes, & to kingdoms thine ignominie.Ecce ego ad te, dicit Dominus exercituum, / et revelabo pudenda tua in facie tua; / et ostendam gentibus nuditatem tuam, / et regnis ignominiam tuam.

6And I will cast abominations upon thee, and will disgrace thee, and will make an example of thee.E sopra di te getterò le (tue) abbominazioni, e ti caricherò di contumelie, e farotti un esempio.And I wil throw vpon thee abominations, and wil vse thee contumeliously, and wil put thee for an example.Et projiciam super te abominationes, / et contumeliis te afficiam, / et ponam te in exemplum. 7And it shall come to pass that every one that shall see thee, shall flee from thee, and shall say: Ninive is laid waste: who shall bemoan thee? whence shall I seek a comforter for thee?E allora tutti quelli, che ti vedranno, si tireranno indietro lungi da te, e diranno: Ninive è desolata. Chi scuoterà il capo sopra di te? Donde cercherò io un consolatore per te?And it shal be, euerie one that shal see thee, shal leape backe from thee, and shal say: Niniue is wasted: who shal shake the head vpon thee? whence shal I seeke a cōforter for thee?Et erit: omnis qui viderit te resiliet a te, / et dicet: Vastata est Ninive. / Quis commovebit super te caput ? / unde quæram consolatorem tibi ? 8Art thou better than the populous Alexandria, that dwelleth among the rivers? waters are round about it: the sea is its riches: the waters are its walls.Se' tu forse migliore della popolosa Alessandria, che risiede in mezzo a' fiumi, ed è cinta dalle acque, il di cui tesoro è il mare, e le sue mura sono le acque?Why, art thou better then Alexandria ful of peoples, which dwelleth in the riuers? waters round about it: whose riches, the sea: waters the walles therof.Numquid melior es Alexandria populorum, / quæ habitat in fluminibus ? / aquæ in circuti ejus; / cujus divitiæ, mare; / aquæ, muri ejus. 9Ethiopia and Egypt were the strength thereof, and there is no end: Africa and the Libyans were thy helpers.Sua fortezza fu l'Etiopia, e l'Egitto, che non ha fine: l'Affrica, e la Libia le diedero aiuti.Aethiopia the strength of it, and Aegypt, & there is no end: Afrike, and the Libyans haue bene in thine ayde.Æthiopia fortitudo ejus, et Ægyptus, et non est finis; / Africa et Lybies fuerunt in auxilio tuo. 10Yet she also was removed and carried into captivity: her young children were dashed in pieces at the top of every street, and they cast lots upon her nobles, and all her great men were bound in fetters.Ma ella pure fu menata schiava in paese straniero: i suoi pargoletti furono infranti negli angoli di tutte le strade: e i suoi nobili furon tirati a sorte, e i suoi grandi conficcati ne' ceppi.But she also in transmigration was led into captiuitie: her litle ones were dashed in the head of al wayes, and vpon her noble ones, they haue cast lot, and al her great men were made fast in fetters.Sed et ipsa in transmigrationem ducta est in captivitatem: / parvuli ejus elisi sunt in capite omnium viarum, / et super inclytos ejus miserunt sortem, / et omnes optimates ejus confixi sunt in compedibus.

11Therefore thou also shalt be made drunk, and shalt be despised: and thou shalt seek help from the enemies.Così anche tu berai fino all'ebbrezza, e sarai conculcata, e aiuto chiederai dal nimico.Thou also therfore shalt be made drunke, and shal be despised: and thou shalt seeke helpe of the enemie.Et tu ergo inebriaberis, et eris despecta: / et tu quæres auxilium ab inimico. 12All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with their green figs: if they be shaken, they shall fall into the mouth of the eater.Tutte le tue fortezze saranno come que' fichi primaticci, i quali ad una scossa cadono in bocca di chi se li mangia.Al thy munitions as figtrees with their grene figges: if they be shaken, they wil fal into the mouth of the eater.Omnes munitiones tuæ sicut ficus cum grossis suis: / si concussæ fuerint, cadent in os comedentis. 13Behold thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open to thy enemies, the fire shall devour thy bars.Ecco che in mezzo a te il tuo è popolo di donne. Saranno spalancate le porte del tuo paese, e le sbarre saran consumate dal fuoco.Behold thy people wemen in the middes of thee: to thine enimies the gates of thy land with opening shal be opened, fyre shal deuoure thy barres.Ecce populus tuus mulieres in medio tui: / inimicis tuis adapertione pandentur portæ terræ tuæ, / devorabit ignis vectes tuos. 14Draw thee water for the siege, build up thy bulwarks: go into the clay, and tread, work it and make brick.Attingi acqua per l'assedio, ristora le tue fortificazioni, metti i piedi nel fango, e pestalo, e impastandolo fanne mattoni.Draw thee water for the siege, build thy munitions: enter into the clay, and tread, making morter hold the bricke.Aquam propter obsidionem hauri tibi: / exstrue munitiones tuas, / intra in lutum, et calca, / subigens tene laterem. 15There shall the fire devour thee: thou shalt perish by the sword, it shall devour thee like the bruchus: assemble together like the bruchus, make thyself many like the locust.Allora ti consumerà il fuoco, ti sterminerà la spada, la quale ti divorerà, come fa il bruco: raguna gente in tanto numero come i bruchi, e come le locuste.There the fyre shal eate thee: thou shalt perish by the sword, as a bruke it shal deuoure thee: be gathered together as the bruke, be multiplied as the locust.Ibi comedet te ignis, / peribis gladio, devorabit te ut bruchus: / congregare ut bruchus, / multiplicare ut locusta.

16Thou hast multiplied thy merchandises above the stars of heaven: the bruchus hath spread himself and flown away.Avesti più mercatanti, che non sono le stelle del cielo; ma il bruco ingrassato vola via.Thou hast made thy merchandises more then are the starres of heauen: the bruke was spred, & flew away.Plures fecisti negotiationes tuas quam stellæ sint cæli; / bruchus expansus est, et avolavit. 17Thy guards are like the locusts: and thy little ones like the locusts of locusts which swarm on the hedges in the day of cold: the sun arose, and they flew away, and their place was not known where they were.I tuoi custodi simili alle locuste, e i tuoi piccoli come le tenere locuste, le quali si posano sulle siepi nel freddo tempo: ma nato il sole volano via, e non si sa dov'elle si fosser fermate.Thy kepers as the locusts: & thy litle ones as it were the locusts of locusts, which swarme on the hedges in the day of could: the sunne arose, & they flew away, and their place was not knowen where they were.Custodes tui quasi locustæ, / et parvuli tui quasi locustæ locustarum, / quæ considunt in sepibus in die frigoris: / sol ortus est, et avolaverunt, / et non est cognitus locus earum ubi fuerint. 18Thy shepherds have slumbered, O king of Assyria, thy princes shall be buried: thy people are hid in the mountains, and there is none to gather them.Dormono, o re di Assur, i tuoi Pastori: sono sepolti i tuoi principi, a tua gente va a nascondersi per le montagne, e non v'è chi la raduni.Thy pastours slumbred, ô King of Assur, thy princes shal be buried thy people lay hid in the mountaynes, and there is none to gather them together.Dormitaverunt pastores tui, rex Assur, / sepelientur principes tui: / latitavit populus tuus in montibus, / et non est qui congreget. 19Thy destruction is not hidden, thy wound is grievous: all that have heard the fame of thee, have clapped their hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?La tua ferita non è segreta, gravissima ell'è la tua piaga: tutti quelli, che hanno udite nuove di te, hanno battuto palma a palma per l'allegrezza: imperocché a chi non fece male in ogni tempo la tua malizia?Thy destruction is not obscure, thy plague is very sore: al that haue heard the fame of thee, haue clapped the hand vpon thee: for vpon whom hath not thy malice passed alwayes?Non est obscura contritio tua; / pessima est plaga tua. / Omnes qui audierunt auditionem tuam compresserunt manum super te: / quia super quem non transiit malitia tua semper ?