Siracide 49

BIBBIA TINTORI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Il ricordo di Giosia è un composto di vari odori fatto per mano di profumiere.	1 The memory of Josiah is like a blend of fragrances composed by the work of a perfumer.
2 Ad ogni bocca sarà dolce come il miele il suo ricordo, e come musica in un convito col vino.	2 His remembrance will be sweet like honey in every mouth, and like music at a banquet of wine.
3 Egli fu divinamente diretto a far convertir la nazione e tolse le abominazioni dell'empietà,	3 He was divinely directed for the repentance of the nation, and he took away the abominations of impiety.
4 e rivolse il suo cuore verso il Signore, e nei giorni degli empi rinvigorì la pietà.	4 And he guided his heart toward the Lord. And during the days of sinners, he strengthened piety.
5 Eccettuato David, Ezechia e Giosia, tutti gli altri peccarono;	5 Other than David, and Hezekiah, and Josiah, everyone committed sin.
6 perchè i re di Giuda abbandonarono la legge dell'Altissimo e disprezzarono il timor di Dio;	6 For the kings of Judah abandoned the law of the Most High, and they held contempt for the fear of God.
7 per questo dovettero dare il loro regno ad altri e la loro gloria a nazione straniera.	7 For they gave their kingdom to foreigners, and their glory to a strange people.
8 Essi incendiarono la città eletta e santa, e ne resero deserte le contrade a causa di Geremia,	8 They set fire to the chosen city of sanctity, and they made its streets desolate, in accord with the hand of Jeremiah.
9 infatti avevano maltrattato colui che dal seno della madre fu consacrato profeta per abbattere, sradicare, distruggere e di nuovo edificare e rinnovellare.	9 For they treated him wickedly, though he was consecrated as a prophet from his mother’s womb: to overthrow, and to root out, and to destroy, and also to rebuild and to renew.
10 Fu Ezechiele colui che ebbe la visione della gloria, a lui mostrata sul cocchio dei Cherubini,	10 It was Ezekiel who saw a vision of glory, which was revealed to him with the chariot of the Cherubim.
11 Adombrò i nemici nella tempesta e il far del bene a coloro che mostrarono retta la loro condotta.	11 For it called to mind the enemies under the figure of rain, to do good to those who have revealed the upright ways.
12 Le ossa dei dodici profeti rifioriscano dai loro sepolcri, perchè essi rinvigorirono Giacobbe e salvarono se stessi colla loro fede coraggiosa.	12 And may the bones of the twelve prophets spring up from their place. For they strengthened Jacob, and they redeemed themselves with a virtuous faith.
13 Come potremo glorificare Zorobabele? Egli fu come un anello nella mano destra.	13 How will we magnify Zerubbabel? For he, too, was like a signet on the right hand.
14 Così pure Gesù figlio di Iosedec. Essi nei loro giorni riedificarono la casa, innalzarono al Signore il tempio santo, preparato per la gloria eterna.	14 So also was Jesus, the son of Jozadak, who in their days built the house, and raised up a holy temple to the Lord, as a preparation for everlasting glory.
15 Vivrà a lungo il ricordo di Nehemia, che ci rialzò le mura abbattute, vi ristabilì le porte e le sbarre e rialzò le nostre case.	15 And may Nehemiah be remembered for a long time. He raised up for us the walls that had been torn down. And he made firm the gates and the bars. He raised up our houses.
16 Nessuno venne al mondo pari ad Enoc, ed anche lui fu rapito dalla terra.	16 No one has been born upon the earth like Enoch. And he was also taken up from the earth.
17 Nè come Giuseppe, nato per essere principe dei fratelli, sostegno della famiglia, guida dei fratelli, sicurezza del popolo.	17 And there was no one like Joseph, who was a man born to be foremost among his brothers, the firmament of his clan, a guide to his brethren, the mainstay of his people.
18 Le sue ossa furon visitate e profetarono dopo la morte.	18 And his bones were visited, and after death, they prophesied.
19 Set e Sem ebbero gloria fra gli uomini, ma sopra ogni persona l'ha, per la sua origine, Adamo.	19 Shem and Seth obtained glory among men. And above every soul, at the very beginning, was Adam.