1 — Zaccaria

1In the eighth month, in the second year of king Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zacharias the son of Barachias, the son of Addo, the prophet, saying:Il mese ottavo dell'anno secondo del re Dario, il Signore parlò a Zaccaria figliuolo di Barachia, figliuolo di Addo, profeta, e gli disse:IN THE eight moneth in the second yeare of king Darius the word of our Lord was made to Zacharie the sonne of Barachias, the sonne of Addo, the prophet, saying:In mense octavo, in anno secundo Darii regis, factum est verbum Domini ad Zachariam filium Barachiæ filii Addo prophetam, dicens: 2The Lord hath been exceeding angry with your fathers.Il Signore si adirò altamente co' padri vostri.Our Lord hath bene wrath vpon your fathers with wrath.Iratus est Dominus super patres vestros iracundia. 3And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Turn ye to me, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will turn to you, saith the Lord of hosts.Tu però dirai a costoro: Queste cose dice il Signore degli eserciti: Tornate a me, dice il Signore degli eserciti, e io tornerò a voi, dice il Signore degli eserciti.And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Conuert to me, sayth the Lord of hosts: and I wil conuert to you, sayth the Lord of hosts.Et dices ad eos: Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: / Convertimini ad me, ait Dominus exercituum, / et convertar ad vos, dicit Dominus exercituum. 4Be not as your fathers, to whom the former prophets have cried, saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Turn ye from your evil ways, and from your wicked thoughts: but they did not give ear, neither did they hearken to me, saith the Lord.Non siate simili a' padri vostri, a quali i profeti precedenti dicevano ad alta voce: Queste cose dice il Signore: Convertitevi dalle vostre male opere, è dalle pessime vostre intenzioni, ma eglino non m'ascoltarono, e non mi dettero retta, dice il Signore.Be not as your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried, saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Conuert from your euil wayes, & from your most wicked thoughts: and they heard not, neither attended to me, sayth our Lord.Ne sitis sicut patres vestri, / ad quos clamabant prophetæ priores, dicentes: / Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: / Convertimini de viis vestris malis, / et de cogitationibus vestris pessimis: / et non audierunt, neque attenderunt ad me, / dicit Dominus. 5Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, shall they live always?E i padri vostri dove son'eglino? e i profeti viverann' eglino eternamente?Your fathers where are they? and the prophets shal they liue for euer?Patres vestri, ubi sunt ? / et prophetæ numquid in sempiternum vivent ?

6But yet my words, and my ordinances, which I gave in charge to my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers, and they returned, and said: As the Lord of hosts thought to do to us according to our ways, and according to our devices, so he hath done to us.Ma le mie parole, e i miei decreti intimati per mezzo de' profeti miei servi, non venner forse a cadere sopra de' padri vostri? ed ei si convertirono, e dissero: Il Signore degli eserciti ha fatto quello, che avea pensato di fare a noi secondo le opere nostre, e secondo i nostri traviamenti.But yet my wordes, & mine ordinances, which I gaue in commandment to my seruants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers, and they conuerted, & sayd: As the Lord of hosts thought to do to vs according to our wayes, & according to our inuentions, he hath done to vs.Verumtamen verba mea, et legitima mea, / quæ mandavi servis meis prophetis, / numquid non comprehenderunt patres vestros, / et conversi sunt, et dixerunt: / Sicut cogitavit Dominus exercituum facere nobis / secundum vias nostras, et secundum adinventiones nostras, / fecit nobis ? 7In the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month which is called Sabath, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zacharias the son of Barachias, the son of Addo, the prophet, saying:Ai ventiquattro dell'undecimo mese di Sabath, l'anno secondo del re Dario, il Signore parlò a Zaccaria figliuolo di Barachia, figliuolo di Addo profeta, dicendo:In the foure & twentith day of the eleuenth moneth Sabath: in the second yeare of Darius, the word of our Lord was made to Zacharie the sonne of Barachias, the sonne of Addo, the prophet, saying:In die vigesima et quarta undecimi mensis Sabath, in anno secundo Darii, factum est verbum Domini ad Zachariam filium Barachiæ filii Addo prophetam, dicens: 8I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees, that were in the bottom: and behind him were horses, red, speckled, and white.Ed io ebbi di notte tempo questa visione: Io vedeva un uomo sopra un cavallo rosso, che stava in un luogo assai basso piantato di mirti, e dietro a lui erano de' cavalli rossi, e chiazzati, e bianchi:I saw by night, and behold a man mounting vpon a red horse, & he stood among the myrtletrees, that were in the botome: and after him horses red, speckled, and white.Vidi per noctem, et ecce vir ascendens super equum rufum, et ipse stabat inter myrteta, quæ erant in profundo, et post eum equi rufi, varii, et albi. 9And I said: What are these, my Lord? and the angel that spoke in me, said to me: I will shew thee what these are:Ed io dissi: Signor mio, chi sono costoro? e l'Angelo, che parlava in me dissemi: Io ti farò vedere quel, che siano queste cose.And I sayd: What are these, my Lord? and the Angel that spake in me, sayd to me: I wil shew thee what these thinges are.Et dixi: Quid sunt isti, domine mi ? Et dixit ad me angelus qui loquebatur in me: Ego ostendam tibi quid sint hæc.

10And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered, and said: These are they, whom the Lord hath sent to walk through the earth.E colui, che stava trai mirti, rispose, e disse: Questi sono quelli, che il Signore ha spediti a scorrere la terra.And the man, that stood among the myrtle trees answered, & sayd: These are they, whom our Lord sent to walke through the earth.Et respondit vir qui stabat inter myrteta, et dixit: Isti sunt quos misit Dominus ut perambulent terram. 11And they answered the angel of the Lord, that stood among the myrtle trees, and said: We have walked through the earth, and behold all the earth is inhabited, and is at rest.E quelli risposero all'Angelo del Signore, che stava trai mirti, e dissero: Abbiamo scorsa la terra, e abbiami veduto, che tutta la terra è abitata, ed è in quiete.And they answered to the Angel of our Lord, which stood among the mirtle trees, & sayd: We haue walked through the earth, and loe al the earth is inhabited, and at rest.Et responderunt angelo Domini, qui stabat inter myrteta, et dixerunt: Perambulavimus terram, et ecce omnis terra habitatur, et quiescit. 12And the angel of the Lord answered, and said: O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem, and on the cities of Juda, with which thou hast been angry? this is now the seventieth year.E l'Angelo del Signore rispose, e disse: Signore degli eserciti, fino a quando non avrai misericordia di Gerusalemme, e delle città di Giuda, colle quali tu se' sdegnato? Questo è già il settantesimo anno.And the Angel of our Lord answered, and sayd: ô Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not haue mercie on Ierusalem, and on the cities of Iuda, with which thou hast bene angrie? this now is c the seuentith yeare.Et respondit angelus Domini, et dixit: Domine exercituum, usquequo tu non misereberis Jerusalem, et urbium Juda, quibus iratus es ? iste jam septuagesimus annus est. 13And the Lord answered the angel, that spoke in me, good words, comfortable words.E il Signore rispose buone parole, parole di consolazione all'Angelo, che parlava in me.And our Lord answered the Angel, that spake in me, good wordes, comfortable wordes.Et respondit Dominus angelo qui loquebatur in me verba bona, verba consolatoria. 14And the angel that spoke in me, said to me: Cry thou, saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I am zealous for Jerusalem, and Sion with a great zeal.E l'Angelo, che parlava in me, dissemi: Alza la voce, e dì: Il Signore degli eserciti dice così: Ho avuto zelo grande per Gerusalemme, e per Sionne,And the Angel that spake in me, sayd to me: Crie, saying: Thus sayth the Lord of hosts: I haue bene zelous for Ierusalem, and Sion with great zele.Et dixit ad me angelus qui loquebatur in me: Clama, dicens: Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: / Zelatus sum Jerusalem et Sion zelo magno,

15And I am angry with a great anger with the wealthy nations: for I was angry a little, but they helped forward the evil.E grand'ira ho io contro quelle potenti nazioni, perchè io era adirato un poco, ma quelle hanno aggravato il male.And with great anger am I angrie vpon the welthie nations: because I was angrie a litle, but they helped toward the euil.et ira magna ego irascor super gentes opulentas, / quia ego iratus sum parum, / ipsi vero adjuverunt in malum. 16Therefore thus saith the Lord: I will return to Jerusalem in mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts: and the building line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.Per questo così dice il Signore: Mi volgerò con misericordia verso Gerusalemme, ed in quella città sarà riedificata la mia casa, dice il Signor degli eserciti, e si tenderà l'archipenzolo in Gerusalemme.Therfore thus saith our Lord: I wil returne to Ierusalem in mercies: my house shal be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts: & the plumme line shal be stretched forth vpon Ierusalem.Propterea hæc dicit Dominus: / Revertar ad Jerusalem in misericordiis, / et domus mea ædificabitur in ea, ait Dominus exercituum, / et perpendiculum extendetur super Jerusalem. 17Cry yet, saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: My cities shall yet flow with good things: and the Lord will yet comfort Sion, and he will yet choose Jerusalem.Alza ancora la voce dicendo: Queste cose dice il Signor degli eserciti: Le mie città ridonderanno ancora di beni, e il Signore darà ancora consolazione a Sionne, ed eleggerà di bel nuovo Gerusalemme.As yet crie thou saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: As yet shal my cities flow with good thinges: and the Lord wil yet comfort Sion, and he wil yet choose Ierusalem.Adhuc clama, dicens: Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: / Adhuc affluent civitates meæ bonis, / et consolabitur adhuc Dominus Sion, et eliget adhuc Jerusalem. 18And I lifted up my eyes, and saw: and behold four horns.E alzai i miei occhi, e osservai, e vidi quattro corna.And I lifted vp mine eyes, and saw: and behold foure hornes.Et levavi oculos meos, et vidi, et ecce quatuor cornua. 19And I said to the angel that spoke to me: What are these? And he said to me: These are the horns that have scattered Juda, and Israel, and Jerusalem.E dissi all'Angelo, che parlava in me: Che è questo? Ed egli mi disse: Queste sono le corna, che hanno gettato in aria Giuda, e Israele, e Gerusalemme.And I sayd to the Angel, that spake in me: What are these: And he sayd to me: These are the hornes that haue scattered Iuda, and Israel, and Ierusalem.Et dixi ad angelum qui loquebatur in me: Quid sunt hæc ? Et dixit ad me: Hæc sunt cornua quæ ventilaverunt Judam, et Israël, et Jerusalem.

20And the Lord shewed me four smiths.E il Signore mi fece vedere quattro fabbri.And our Lord shewed me foure artificers.Et ostendit mihi Dominus quatuor fabros. 21And I said: What come these to do? and he spoke, saying: These are the horns which have scattered Juda every man apart, and none of them lifted up his head: and these are come to fray them, to cast down the horns of the nations, that have lifted up the horn upon the land of Juda to scatter it.Ed io dissi: Che vengono a far costoro? E quegli disse: Quelle sono le corna, che gettarono all'aria gli uomini di Giuda a uno a uno, e nissun di essi alzò la sua testa, e questi sono venuti a mettere terrore in esse, ad abbattere le corna delle genti, le quali alzarono il corno contro il paese di Giuda per isterminarlo.And I sayd: What come these to doe? Who spake saying: These are the hornes, that scattered Iuda euerie man a part, & none of them lifted his head: and these are come to fray them, to cast downe the hornes of the nations, that haue lifted the horne vpon the land of Iuda to scatter it.Et dixi: Quid isti veniunt facere ? Qui ait, dicens: Hæc sunt cornua quæ ventilaverunt Judam per singulos viros, et nemo eorum levavit caput suum: et venerunt isti deterrere ea, ut dejiciant cornua gentium, quæ levaverunt cornu super terram Juda ut dispergerent eam.