1 — Sofonia

1The word of the Lord that came to Sophonias the son of Chusi, the son of Godolias, the son of Amarias, the son of Ezechias, in the days of Josias, the son of Amon king of Juda.Parola del Signore rivelata a Sofonia figliuolo di Chusi, figliuolo di Godolia, figliuolo di Amaria, figliuolo di Ezechia a' tempi di Giosia figliuolo di Amon, re di Giuda.THE word of our Lord that was made to Sophonie the sonne of Chusi, the sonne of Godolias, the sonne of Amarias, the sonne of Ezechias, in the dayes of Iosias the sonne of Amon king of Iuda.Verbum Domini quod factum est ad Sophoniam, filium Chusi, filii Godoliæ, filii Amariæ, filii Ezeciæ, in diebus Josiæ, filii Amon, regis Judæ. 2Gathering, I will gather together all things from off the face of the land, saith the Lord:Io sgombrerò di ogni cosa la terra, dice il Signore.Gathering I wil gather together al thinges from the face of the earth, sayth our Lord:Congregans congregabo omnia a facie terræ, dicit Dominus: 3I will gather man, and beast, I will gather the birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea: and the ungodly shall meet with ruin: and I will destroy men from off the face of the land, saith the Lord.Ne sgombrerò gli uomini, e i bestiami; ne sgombrerò gli uccelli dell'aria, e i pesci del mare, e andranno in rovina gli empj, e dispergerò dalla faccia della terra gli uomini, dice il Signore.gathering man, and beast, gathering the foules of the heauen, and fishes of the sea: and there shal be ruines of the impious: and I wil destroy men from the face of the earth, sayth our Lord.congregans hominem et pecus, / congregans volatilia cæli et pisces maris: / et ruinæ impiorum erunt, / et disperdam homines a facie terræ, dicit Dominus. 4And I will stretch out my hand upon Juda, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and I will destroy out of this place the remnant of Baal, and the names of the wardens of the temples with the priests:E stenderò la mia mano sopra Giuda, e sopra tutti gli abitanti di Gerusalemme, e sperderò da questo luogo gli avanzi di Baal e i nomi de' portinaj, e de' sacerdoti.And I wil stretch forth my hand vpon Iuda, and vpon al the inhabitantes of Ierusalem: and I wil destroy out of this place the remnant of Baal, and the names of the templewardens with the priests:Et extendam manum meam super Judam / et super omnes habitantes Jerusalem: / et disperdam de loco hoc reliquias Baal, / et nomina ædituorum cum sacerdotibus;

5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the tops of houses, and them that adore, and swear by the Lord, and swear by Melchom.E quelli, che adorano sui solai la milizia del cielo, e quelli, che adorano, e giurano pel Signore, e giurano per Melchom.and them that adore vpon the toppes of houses the host of heauen, and adore, and sweare c by our Lord, and sweare by Melchom.et eos qui adorant super tecta militiam cæli, / et adorant et jurant in Domino, / et jurant in Melchom; 6And them that turn away from following after the Lord, and that have not sought the Lord, nor searched after him.E que', che hanno lasciato di andar dietro al Signore, e que', che non cercano il Signore, e non vanno in traccia di lui.And them that turne away from after the backe of our Lord, and that haue not sought our Lord, nor searched after him.et qui avertuntur de post tergum Domini, / et qui non quæsierunt Dominum, / nec investigaverunt eum. 7Be silent before the face of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is near, for the Lord hath prepared a victim, he hath sanctified his guests.State in silenzio dinanzi al Signore Dio, perchè il giorno del Signore è vicino, il Signore ha preparata la vittima, ha preparati i suoi convitati.Be silent before the face of our Lord God: because the day of our Lord is nere, because our Lord hath prepared an host, he hath sanctified his called.Silete a facie Domini Dei, / quia juxta est dies Domini: / quia præparavit Dominus hostiam; / sanctificavit vocatos suos. 8And it shall come to pass in the day of the victim of the Lord, that I will visit upon the princes, and upon the king’s sons, and upon all such as are clothed with strange apparel:E in quel giorno della vittima del Signore io visiterò i principi, e i figliuoli del re, e tutti quelli, che sono vestiti di abito straniero.And it shal be: in the day of the host of our Lord I wil visite vpon the princes, and vpon the kinges sonnes, and vpon al that are clothed with strange clothing:Et erit: in die hostiæ Domini, / visitabo super principes, / et super filios regis, / et super omnes qui induti sunt veste peregrina; 9And I will visit in that day upon every one that entereth arrogantly over the threshold: them that fill the house of the Lord their God with iniquity and deceit.E visiterò in quel giorno tutti quelli, che entrano con fasto nel liminare, e la casa del Signore Dio loro riempiono d'ingiustizia, e di fraude.and I wil visite vpon euerie one, that arrogantly entereth vpon the threshold in that day, them that fil the house of our Lord their God with iniquitie, & guile.et visitabo super omnem qui arroganter ingreditur super limen in die illa, / qui complent domum Domini Dei sui iniquitate et dolo.

10And there shall be in that day, saith the Lord, the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a howling from the Second, and a great destruction from the hills.In quel giorno, dice il Signore, saranno voci, e strida dalla porta dei pesci, e urla dalla seconda, e grande afflizione sulle colline.And it shal be in that day, sayth our Lord, the voice of clamor from the gate of fishes, and howling from the second, and great destruction from the hilles.Et erit in die illa, dicit Dominus, / vox clamoris a porta piscium, / et ululatus a Secunda, / et contritio magna a collibus. 11Howl, ye inhabitants of the Morter. All the people of Chanaan is hush, all are cut off that were wrapped up in silver.Gettate urli, o abitatori di Pila; tutto il popolo di Chanaan è ammutolito; sono periti tutti que', che erano rinvolti nell'argento.Howle ye inhabitants of the Morter. Al the people of Chanaan is hush, al are perished that were wrapped in siluer.Ululate, habitatores Pilæ: / conticuit omnis populus Chanaan, / disperierunt omnes involuti argento. 12And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and will visit upon the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their hearts: The Lord will not do good, nor will he do evil.Sarà allora, che io anderò ricercando Gerusalemme colla lucerna alla mano, e anderò a cercare gli uomini fitti nelle loro immondezze, i quali dicono in cuor loro: il Signore non farà del bene, e non farà del male.& it shal be in that time: I wil search Ierusalem with lampes, and wil visite vpon the men that are fixed in their dregges: that say in their hartes: The Lord wil not doe good, and he wil not doe euil.Et erit in tempore illo: / scrutabor Jerusalem in lucernis, / et visitabo super viros defixos in fæcibus suis, / qui dicunt in cordibus suis: / Non faciet bene Dominus, et non faciet male. 13And their strength shall become a booty, and their houses as a desert: and they shall build houses, and shall not dwell in them: and they shall plant vineyards, and shall not drink the wine of them.E le loro sostanze saranno saccheggiate, e le loro case un deserto; e faran dei palazzi, ma non gli abiteranno; e pianteranno vigne, e non ne beranno il vino.And their strength shal be into spoile, and their houses as a desert: and they shal build houses, and shal not inhabite them: and shal plant vineyards, & shal not drinke the wine of them.Et erit fortitudo eorum in direptionem, / et domus eorum in desertum: / et ædificabunt domos, et non habitabunt; / et plantabunt vineas, et non bibent vinum earum.

14The great day of the Lord is near, it is near and exceeding swift: the voice of the day of the Lord is bitter, the mighty man shall there meet with tribulation.E vicino il giorno grande del Signore, egli è vicino, e si avanza con grande celerità; amaro è il suono del dì del Signore; allora i potenti saranno in affanni.The great day of our Lord is neere, it is neere and exceding swift: the voice of the day of our Lord is bitter, the strong shal there haue tribulation.Juxta est dies Domini magnus: / juxta est, et velox nimis. / Vox diei Domini amara: / tribulabitur ibi fortis. 15That day is a day of wrath, a day of tribulation and distress, a day of calamity and misery, a day of darkness and obscurity, a day of clouds and whirlwinds,Giorno d'ira egli è quello, giorno di tribolazione, e di angustia, giorno di calamità, e di miseria, giorno di tenebre, di caligine, giorno di nebbia, e di bufera,That day g a day of wrath, a day of tribulation and distresse, a day of calamitie and miserie, a day of darknes and mist, a day of clowde & whirlewind:Dies iræ dies illa, / dies tribulationis et angustiæ, / dies calamitatis et miseriæ, / dies tenebrarum et caliginis, / dies nebulæ et turbinis, 16A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high bulwarks.Giorno della tromba strepitante contro le città forti, e contro le eccelse e torri.a day of the trumpet and sound vpon the fensed cities, & vpon the high corners.dies tubæ et clangoris super civitates munitas, / et super angulos excelsos. 17And I will distress men, and they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as earth, and their bodies as dung.Io tribolerò gli uomini, e cammineranno come ciechi, perchè han peccato contro il Signore, e il loro sangue si spargerà come polvere, e i loro corpi saran gettati come sozzura.And I wil afflict men, and they shal walke as blindmen, because they haue sinned to our Lord: and their bloud shal be powred out as dust, and their bodies as dung.Et tribulabo homines, et ambulabunt ut cæci, / quia Domino peccaverunt; / et effundetur sanguis eorum sicut humus, / et corpora eorum sicut stercora. 18Neither shall their silver and their gold be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: all the land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy destruction of all them that dwell in the land.Ma né il loro argento, né l'oro non potrà liberarli nel di dell'ira del Signore; dal fuoco dello zelo di lui sarà divorata tutta la terra, perchè egli farà prontamente sterminio di tutti quelli, che l'abitano.Yea and their siluer, and their gold shal not be able to deliuer them in the day of the wrath of our Lord: in the fire of his ielousie shal al the earth be deuoured, because he wil make consummation with speede to al that inhabit the earth.Sed et argentum eorum et aurum eorum non poterit liberare eos / in die iræ Domini: / in igne zeli ejus devorabitur omnis terra, / quia consummationem cum festinatione faciet / cunctis habitantibus terram.