Judges 2

DOUAI-RHEIMS	BIBBIA MARTINI
1 And an angel of the Lord went up from Galgal to the place of weepers, and said: I made you go out of Egypt, and have brought you into the land for which I swore to your fathers: and I promised that I would not make void my covenant with you for ever:	1 Or un angelo del Signore andò da Galgala al luogo de’ piagnenti, e disse: Io vi trassi dall’Egitto, e v’introdussi nella terra promessa con giuramento a’ padri vostri: vi assicurai di non rompere in eterno il patto ch’io feci con voi:
2 On condition that you should not make a league with the inhabitants of this land, but should throw down their altars: and you would not hear my voice: why have you done this?	2 Con questo però che voi non faceste alleanza cogli abitanti di questo paese, ma gettaste a terra i loro altari: e non avete voluto ascoltar la mia voce: perchè avete fatto questo?
3 Wherefore I would not destroy them from before your face: that you may have enemies, and their gods may be your ruin.	3 Per la qual cosa io non ho voluto sterminar coloro dinanzi a voi, affinchè gli abbiate nemici, e sieno gli dei loro vostra ruina.
4 And when the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the children of Israel, they lifted up their voice, and wept.	4 E nel tempo, in cui l'Angelo del Signore diceva queste parole a tutti i figliuoli d'Israele, eglino alzaron le strida, e piansero.
5 And the name of that place was called, The place of weepers, or of tears: and there they offered sacrifices to the Lord.	5 Onde quel luogo fu chiamato il luogo de' piagnenti, ovvero de’ piagnistei: e v’immolarono ostie al Signore.
6 And Josue sent away the people, and the children of Israel went every one to his own possession to hold it:	6 Or Giosuè licenziò il popolo, e se n'andarono i figliuoli d'Israele ciascuno alle possessioni toccate loro in sorte per occuparle.
7 And they served the Lord all his days, and the days of the ancients, that lived a long time after him, and who knew all the works of the Lord, which he had done for Israel.	7 E servirono al Signore per tutto il tempo che durò egli, e i seniori, i quali vissero lungamente dopo di lui, e sapevano tutte le opere che avea fatte il Signore a favor d'Israele.
8 And Josue the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being a hundred and ten years old,	8 E Giosuè figliuolo di Nun, servo di Dio, si morì in età di cento dieci anni.
9 And they buried him in the borders of his possession in Thamnathsare in mount Ephraim, on the north side of mount Gaas.	9 E lo seppellirono a' confini del suo retaggio in Thamnathsare sul monte Ephraim verso la parte settentrionale del monte Gaas.
10 And all that generation was gathered to their fathers: and there arose others that knew not the Lord, and the works which he had done for Israel.	10 E tutta quella generazione si riunì co’ padri suoi, e altri succedettero, i quali non conoscevano il Signore, nè le opere che egli avea fatte a favor d'Israele.
11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they served Baalim.	11 E i figliuoli d'Israele fecero il male al cospetto del Signore, e servirono a Baal.
12 And they left the Lord the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt: and they followed strange gods, and the gods of the people that dwelt round about them, and they adored them: and they provoked the Lord to anger.	12 E rinunziarono al Signore Dio de' padri loro, che gli avea tratti dalla terra di Egitto, e servirono gli dei stranieri, gli dei de' popoli circonvicini, e gli adorarono: e provocarono ad ira il Signore,
13 Forsaking him, and serving Baal and Astaroth.	13 Rinunziando a lui per servire a Baal, e ad Astaroth.
14 And the Lord being angry against Israel, delivered them into the hands of plunderers: who took them and sold them to their enemies, that dwelt round about: neither could they stand against their enemies:	14 E il Signore sdegnato contro Israele gli diede in potere di coloro che li predavano: e questi li presero, e li venderono a’ nemici che abitavano all’intorno, ed essi non poterono più far fronte a' loro avversarii:
15 But whithersoever they meant to go, the hand of the Lord was upon them, as he had said, and as he had sworn to them: and they were greatly distressed.	15 Ma dovunque volessero andare, la mano del Signore era sopra di essi, come egli avea detto, e giurato: e gli afflisse oltre modo.
16 And the Lord raised up judges, to deliver them from the hands of those that oppressed them: but they would not hearken to them,	16 Ma il Signore suscitò de' giudici, i quali gli liberassero dalle mani degli oppressori; ma nemmen vollero ascoltarli:
17 Committing fornication with strange gods, and adoring them. They quickly forsook the way, in which their fathers had walked: and hearing the commandments of the Lord, they did all things contrary.	17 Ma peccavano cogli dei stranieri; e gli adoravano. E ben presto abbandonarono la strada battuta da’ padri loro: e uditi avendo gli ordini del Signore fecer tutto all'opposto.
18 And when the Lord raised them up judges, in their days he was moved to mercy, and heard the groanings of the afflicted, and delivered them from the slaughter of the oppressors.	18 E mentre il Signore suscitava de' giudici, mentre questi viveano, si lasciava piegare a misericordia, e udiva i gemiti degli afflitti, e li liberava dalle crudeltà degli oppressori.
19 But after the judge was dead, they returned, and did much worse things than their fathers had done, following strange gods, serving them and adoring them. They left not their own inventions, and the stubborn way, by which they were accustomed to walk.	19 Ma morto che era il giudice, tornavan quegli a far molto peggio di quel che avesser fatto i padri loro, seguendo gli dei stranieri, servendoli, e adorandoli. Non abbandonarono i loro capricci, nè l’ostinato tenor di vita, a cui erano assuefatti.
20 And the wrath of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he said: Behold this nation hath made void my covenant, which I had made with their fathers, and hath despised to hearken to my voice:	20 E il furor del Signore si accese contro Israele, ed egli disse: Perchè questa nazione ha violato il patto fermato da me co' padri loro, e ha ricusato di ascoltar la mia voce:
21 I also will not destroy the nations which Josue left, when he died:	21 Io pure non distruggerò le nazioni, le quali Giosuè in morendo lasciò:
22 That through them I may try Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord, and walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.	22 Affin di far prova per mezzo di queste, se Israele seguiti, o no, la via del Signore, e per essa cammini, come la seguitarono i padri loro.
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29 The Lord therefore left all these nations, and would not quickly destroy them, neither did he deliver them into the hands of Josue.