11 — Sapienza

1She prospered their works in the hands of the holy prophet.Ella diresse i loro passi sotto il governo del santo Profeta.SHE directed their workes in the handes of a holy prophet.Direxit opera eorum in manibus prophetæ sancti. 2They went through wildernesses that were not inhabited, and in desert places they pitched their tents.Viaggiarono per deserti disabitati, e alzaron capanne in luoghi deserti.They made a iourney through the deserts, that were not inhabited: and in desert places they pitched cottages.Iter fecerunt per deserta quæ non habitabantur, / et in locis desertis fixerunt casas. 3They stood against their enemies, and revenged themselves of their adversaries.Si affrontarono co' lor nemici, e di vendicarci de' loro avversari.They stood against the aduersaries, and reuenged themselues of the enemies.Steterunt contra hostes, / et de inimicis se vindicaverunt. 4They were thirsty, and they called upon thee, and water was given them out of the high rock, and a refreshment of their thirst out of the hard stone.Erano assetati, e ti invocarono, e sgorgò acqua per essi da altissimo masso, e il ristoro alla sete da dura pietra.They thirsted, and inuocated thee, and water was geuen them out of a most high rorcke, and quenching of their thirst out of the hard stone.Sitierunt, et invocaverunt te, / et data est illis aqua de petra altissima, / et requies sitis de lapide duro. 5For by what things their enemies were punished, when their drink failed them, while the children of Israel abounded therewith, and rejoiced:Perocché in quella guisa, che furon puniti i lor nimici rimasi senza acqua da bere, mentre i figliuoli di Israele godevano per averne abbondanza;For by the thinges wherby their enemies suffered punishment, for defect of their drinke, and therein, when the children of Israel abunded, they did reioyce;Per quæ enim pœnas passi sunt inimici illorum / a defectione potus sui, / et in eis cum abundarent filii Israël lætati sunt: 6By the same things they in their need were benefited.Così quando questi ne mancavano, ricevettero insigne favore.by these thinges, when others lacked the same, it went wel with them.per hæc, cum illis deessent, bene cum illis actum est. 7For instead of a fountain of an ever running river, thou gavest human blood to the unjust.Conciossiachè in vece delle acque del fiume perenne tu desti agli ingiusti il sangue umano.For in steede of the fountaine of an euerlasting riuer, thou gauest mans bloud to the vniust.Nam pro fonte quidem sempiterni fluminis, / humanum sanguinem dedisti injustis.

8And whilst they were diminished for a manifest reproof of their murdering the infants, thou gavest to thine abundant water unlooked for:E laddove quelli perivano in pena dell'uccisione de' bambini, tu desti a' tuoi inaspettatamente acqua copiosa,Who when they were diminished in the destruction of the murdered infants, thou gauest them abundant vnlooked for:Qui cum minuerentur in traductione infantium occisorum, / dedisti illis abundantem aquam insperate, 9Shewing by the thirst that was then, how thou didst exalt thine, and didst kill their adversaries.E colla sete, che fu allora, tu facesti conoscere in qual modo li tuoi tu esaltassi, e facessi scempio de' loro nemici.shewing by the thirst, that then was, how thou didst exalt thine, & didst kil their aduersaries.ostendens per sitim quæ tunc fuit, / quemadmodum tuos exaltares, / et adversarios illorum necares. 10For when they were tried, and chastised with mercy, they knew how the wicked were judged with wrath, and tormented.Conciossiachè quando essi furon tentati, e afflitti, benché con misericordia, vennero ad intendere quai tormenti patissero gli empj puniti con ira.For when they were tempted, and in deede with mercie taking discipline, they knew how the impious being iudged with wrath did suffer torments.Cum enim tentati sunt, / et quidem cum misericordia disciplinam accipientes, / scierunt quemadmodum cum ira judicati impii tormenta paterentur. 11For thou didst admonish and try them as a father: but the others, as a severe king, thou didst examine and condemn.E gli uni tu li provasti qual padre per ammonirli, gli altri poi qual re inesorabile li mettesti alla tortura per condannarli.These certes admonishing as a father thou didst proue: but them examining as a hard king thou didst condemne.Hos quidem tamquam pater monens probasti; / illos autem tamquam durus rex interrogans condemnasti. 12For whether absent or present, they were tormented alike.Or eglino e in assenza, e in presenza erano tormentati egualmente.For the absent and the present were tormented alike.Absentes enim, et præsentes, similiter torquebantur. 13For a double affliction came upon them, and a groaning for the remembrance of things past.Imperocché erano punti da doppia tristezza, e crepacuore colla memoria delle cose passate.For duble tediousnes had taken them, and sighing with the memorie of good thinges past.Duplex enim illos acceperat tædium et gemitus, / cum memoria præteritorum. 14For when they heard that by their punishments the others were benefited, they remembered the Lord, wondering at the end of what was come to pass.Mentre udendo come i loro tormenti divenivano argomento di felicità per quelli, conobber la man del Signore, stupefatti dell'esito delle cose;For when they vnderstood by their punishement that it went wel with them, they remembred our Lord, merueling at the end of the euent.Cum enim audirent per sua tormenta bene secum agi, / commemorati sunt Dominum, admirantes in finem exitus.

15For whom they scorned before, when he was thrown out at the time of his being wickedly exposed to perish, him they admired in the end, when they saw the event: their thirsting being unlike to that of the just.Imperocché alla fine de' fatti ammiraron colui, del quale si burlavano come di uomo gettato a perire in quella crudele esposizione, mentre non come i giusti avean essi patita la sete.For whom before they derided, being cast forth in that wicked laying out to perish, him they merueled at in the end of the euent: not thirsting in like maner to the iust:Quem enim in expositione prava projectum deriserunt, / in finem eventus mirati sunt, / non similiter justis sitientes. 16But for the foolish devices of their iniquity, because some being deceived worshipped dumb serpents and worthless beasts, thou didst send upon them a multitude of dumb beasts for vengeance:E in pena degli stolti, ed iniqui lor pensamenti, secondo i quali eglino adoravano muti serpenti, e bestie vili, tu mandasti contro di loro una turba di muti animali a farne scempio:but for senseles cogitations of their iniquitie, for that some erring did worshippe dumme serpents, and superfluous beasts, thou didst send vpon them a multitude of dumme beasts for reuenge:Pro cogitationibus autem insensatis iniquitatis illorum, / quod quidam errantes colebant mutos serpentes / et bestias supervacuas, / immisisti illis multitudinem mutorum animalium in vindictam; 17That they might know that by what things a man sinneth, by the same also he is tormented.Affinchè conoscessero come per quelle cose, pelle quali uno pecca, per le medesime è tormentato;that they might know that by what thinges a man sinneth, by the same also he is tormented.ut scirent quia per quæ peccat quis, per hæc et torquetur. 18For thy almighty hand, which made the world of matter without form, was not unable to send upon them a multitude of bears, or fierce lions,Imperocché alla onnipotente tua mano, la quale da informe materia avea creato il mondo, non era difficile il mandar contro di loro una moltitudine di orsi, o de' feroci lioni;For thine omnipotent hand, which made the world of inuisible matter, was not vnable to send vpon them a multitude of beares, or fierce lyons,Non enim impossibilis erat omnipotens manus tua, / quæ creavit orbem terrarum ex materia invisa, / immittere illis multitudinem ursorum, aut audaces leones, 19Or unknown beasts of a new kind, full of rage; either breathing out a fiery vapour, or sending forth a stinking smoke, or shooting horrible sparks out of their eyes:O fiere di nuova specie, ed ignote, piene di furore, o spiranti fiato di fuoco, o che spandessero odor di fumo, o vibrasser dagli occhi scintille orrende:or vnknowen beasts ful of anger of a new kind; or breathing the vapour of fires, or casting forth the sauour of smoke, or shooting horrible sparkes from their eies:aut novi generis ira plenas ignotas bestias, / aut vaporem ignium spirantes, / aut fumi odorem proferentes, / aut horrendas ab oculis scintillas emittentes;

20Whereof not only the hurt might be able to destroy them, but also the very sight might kill them through fear.Delle quali non solo i morsi avrebbon potuto sterminarli, ma anche la sola vista farli morir di paura.of which not onlie their hurt was able to destroy them, but also their sight to kil them for feare.quarum non solum læsura poterat illos exterminare, / sed et aspectus per timorem occidere. 21Yea, and without these, they might have been slain with one blast, persecuted by their own deeds, and scattered by the breath of thy power: but thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and weight.Ma anche senza nulla di questo potevano essere uccisi in un fiato, per seguitati dalle proprie loro azioni, e dispersi ad un soffio di tua possanza: ma tu le cose tutte disponi con misura numero, e peso.Yea and without these with one spirit, they might haue beene slaine suffering persecution of their owne factes, and dispersed by the spirit of thy powre: but thou hast disposed al thinges in measure, and number, and weight.Sed et sine his uno spiritu poterant occidi, / persecutionem passi ab ipsis factis suis, / et dispersi per spiritum virtutis tuæ: / sed omnia in mensura, et numero et pondere disposuisti. 22For great power always belonged to thee alone: and who shall resist the strength of thy arm?Perocché tu solo hai sempre potere d'avanzo, e chi può resistere al robusto tuo braccio?For, to be of great force rested alwaies in thee onlie: & who shal resist the powre of thyne arme?Multum enim valere, tibi soli supererat semper: / et virtuti brachii tui quis resistet ? 23For the whole world before thee is as the least grain of the balance, and as a drop of the morning dew, that falleth down upon the earth.Perocché il mondo tutto dinanzi a te è come il tratto della bilancia, e come una goccia di rugiada, che cade sulla terra al mattino.Because as the least weight of the balance, so is the round world before thee, and as a droppe of the dewe before day, that falleth vpon the earth.Quoniam tamquam momentum stateræ, / sic est ante te orbis terrarum, / et tamquam gutta roris antelucani quæ descendit in terram. 24But thou hast mercy upon all, because thou canst do all things, and overlookest the sins of men for the sake of repentance.Ma tu hai misericordia di tutti, perché tutto puoi, e dissimuli i peccati degli uomini per amore della penitenza;But thou hast mercie on al, because thou canst do al thinges, and dissemblest the sinnes of men for repentance.Sed misereris omnium, quia omnia potes; / et dissimulas peccata hominum, propter pœnitentiam.

25For thou lovest all things that are, and hatest none of the things which thou hast made: for thou didst not appoint, or make any thing hating it.Perocché tu ami tutte le cose, che esistono, e non ne odj veruna di quelle, che da te furon fatte; conciossiachè se tu odiata l'avessi, noll'avresti ordinata, né fatta.For thou louest al thinges that are, and hatest nothing of those which thou hast made: for thou didst not ordaine, or make any thing hating it.Diligis enim omnia quæ sunt, / et nihil odisti eorum quæ fecisti; / nec enim odiens aliquid constituisti aut fecisti. 26And how could any thing endure, if thou wouldst not? or be preserved, if not called by thee?E come durar potrebbe una cosa se tu noi volessi, o conservarsi quello, che non fosse stato voluto da te?And how could any thing continew, vnles thou wouldest? or be preserued which was not called of thee?Quomodo autem posset aliquid permanere, nisi tu voluisses ? / aut quod a te vocatum non esset conservaretur ? 27But thou sparest all: because they are thine, O Lord, who lovest souls.Ma tu se' buono verso tutte le cose, perché sono tue, o amatore dell'anime.But thou sparest al: because they are thine ô Lord, which louest soules.Parcis autem omnibus, quoniam tua sunt, Domine, / qui amas animas.