Baruch 1

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1 Wherefore the Lord our God hath made good his word, that he spoke to us, and to our judges that have judged Israel, and to our kings, and to our princes, and to all Israel and Juda:	1 Queste sono le parole del libro che Baruc, figlio di Neria, figlio di Maasìa, figlio di Sedecia, figlio di Asadia, figlio di Chelkìa, scrisse in Babilonia,
2 In the fifth year, in the seventh day of the month, at the time that the Chaldeans took Jerusalem, and burnt it with fire.	2 nell'anno quinto, il sette del mese, al tempo in cui i Caldei presero Gerusalemme e la incendiarono con il fuoco.
	3 Baruc lesse le parole di questo libro alla presenza di Ieconia, figlio di Ioiakìm, re di Giuda, e alla presenza di tutto il popolo intervenuto per ascoltare la lettura del libro;
4 That the Lord would bring upon us great evils, such as never happened under heaven, as they have come to pass in Jerusalem, according to the things that are written in the law of Moses:	4 alla presenza dei potenti, dei figli del re e degli anziani e alla presenza di tutto il popolo, dal più piccolo al più grande: di tutti coloro, cioè, che dimoravano in Babilonia presso il fiume Sud.
5 And Baruch read the words of this book in the hearing of Jechonias the son of Joakim king of Juda, and in the hearing of all the people that came to hear the book.	5 Essi piangevano, digiunavano e pregavano dinanzi al Signore.
	6 Raccolsero pure un po' di denaro, secondo quanto ciascuno poteva,
7 That a man should eat the flesh of his own son, and the flesh of his own daughter.	7 e lo inviarono a Gerusalemme al sacerdote Ioiakìm, figlio di Chelkìa, figlio di Salòm, agli altri sacerdoti e a tutto il popolo che si trovava con loro in Gerusalemme,
8 And in the hearing of the nobles, the sons of the kings, and in the hearing of the ancients, and in the hearing of the people, from the least even to the greatest of them that dwelt in Babylonia, by the river Sedi.	8 quando lo stesso Baruc ricevette i vasi della casa del Signore, che erano stati asportati dal tempio, per riportarli nel paese di Giuda, il dieci di Sivan: erano i vasi d'argento che aveva fatto rifare Sedecia, figlio di Giosia, re di Giuda,
	9 dopo che Nabucodònosor, re di Babilonia, aveva deportato da Gerusalemme e condotto in Babilonia Ieconia, i prìncipi, gli artigiani, i nobili e il popolo del paese.
10 And he hath delivered them up to be under the hand of all the kings that are round about us, to be a reproach, and desolation among all the people, among whom the Lord hath scattered us.	10 Mandarono pure a dire: "Ecco: noi vi rimettiamo un po' di denaro e con esso comprate olocausti, sacrifici per i peccati e incenso; fate un'oblazione e offritela sull'altare del Signore, Dio nostro.
11 And when they heard it they wept, and fasted, and prayed before the Lord.	11 Pregate anche per la vita di Nabucodònosor, re di Babilonia, e per la vita di Baldassàr, suo figlio, affinché i loro giorni siano sulla terra come i giorni del cielo;
	12 ci dia il Signore forza e illumini i nostri occhi, perché possiamo vivere all'ombra di Nabucodònosor e all'ombra di Baldassàr, suo figlio, così da poterli servire per molti anni e trovare grazia dinanzi a loro.
13 And we are brought under, and are not uppermost: because we have sinned against the Lord our God, by not obeying his voice.	13 Pregate pure per noi il Signore, nostro Dio, poiché abbiamo peccato contro il Signore, Dio nostro, e fino a questo giorno non si è ritirato lo sdegno del Signore e la sua ira contro di noi.
14 And they made a collection of money, according to every man's power.	14 Leggete, pertanto, questo libro, che noi vi inviamo, facendolo proclamare nella casa del Signore in giorno di festa e in altri giorni opportuni".
	15 "Direte dunque: Al Signore, nostro Dio, la giustizia; a noi, invece, la confusione del volto come in questo giorno, per gli uomini di Giuda e per gli abitanti di Gerusalemme,
16 To the Lord our God belongeth justice: but to us, and to our fathers confusion of face, as at this day.	16 per i nostri re e per i nostri capi e per i nostri sacerdoti, per i nostri profeti e per i nostri padri,
17 And they sent it to Jerusulem to Joakim the priest, the son of Helcias, the son of Salom, and to the priests, and to all the people, that were found with him in Jerusalem:	17 poiché abbiamo peccato dinanzi al Signore,
	18 avendo disobbedito a lui e non avendo ascoltato la voce del Signore, Dio nostro, camminando secondo i precetti che il Signore ci aveva messo davanti.
19 For the Lord hath pronounced against us all these evils that are come upon us:	19 Dal giorno in cui il Signore fece uscire i padri nostri dall'Egitto fino a questo giorno siamo stati ribelli contro il Signore, Dio nostro, e siamo stati negligenti nell'ascoltare la voce sua.
20 At the time when he received the vessels of the temple of the Lord, which had been taken away out of the temple, to return them into the land of Juda the tenth day of the month Sivan, the silver vessels, which Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda had made,	20 Perciò ci si sono attaccati i mali e la maledizione che il Signore aveva minacciato a Mosè suo servo nel giorno in cui fece uscire i padri nostri dal paese di Egitto per dare a noi una terra dove scorre latte e miele, come accade in questo giorno.
	21 Noi non abbiamo ascoltato la voce del Signore, Dio nostro, in tutte le parole dei profeti che ci ha inviato,
22 And we have not entreated the face of the Lord our God, that we might return every one of us from our most wicked ways.	22 bensì abbiamo seguito ognuno i pensieri del proprio cuore malvagio, servendo divinità straniere e facendo il male agli occhi del Signore, Dio nostro".
23 After that Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had carried away Jechonias, and the princes, and all the powerful men, and the people of the land from Jerusalem, and brought them bound to Babylon.
25 And the Lord hath watched over us for evil, and hath brought it upon us: for the Lord is just in all his works which he hath commanded us:
26 And they said: Behold we have sent you money, buy with it holocausts, and frankincense, and make meat offerings, and offerings for sin at the altar of the Lord our God:
28 And we have not hearkened to his voice to walk in the commandments of the Lord which he hath set before us.
29 And pray ye for the life of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon, and for the life of Balthasar his son, that their days may be upon earth as the days of heaven:
31 And now, O Lord God of Israel, who hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand, and with signs, and with wonders, and with thy great power, and with a mighty arm, and hast made thee a name as at this day,
32 And that the Lord may give us strength, and enlighten our eyes, that we may live under the shadow of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon, and under the shadow of Balthasar his son, and may serve them many days, and may find favour in their sight.
34 We have sinned, we have done wickedly, we have acted unjustly, O Lord our God, against all thy justices.
35 And pray ye for us to the Lord our God: for we have sinned against the Lord our God, and his wrath is not turned away from us even to this day.
37 Let thy wrath be turned away from us: for we are left a few among the nations where thou hast scattered us.
38 And read ye this book, which we have sent to you to be read in the temple of the Lord, on feasts, and proper days.
40 Hear, O Lord, our prayers, and our petitions, and deliver us for thy own sake: and grant that we may find favour in the sight of them that have led us away:
41 And you shall say: To the Lord our God belongeth justice, but to us confusion of our face: as it is come to pass at this day to all Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
43 That all the earth may know that thou art the Lord our God, and that thy name is called upon Israel, and upon his posterity.
44 To our kings, and to our princes, and to our priests, and to our prophets, and to our fathers.
46 Look down upon us, O Lord, from thy holy house, and incline thy ear, and hear us.
47 We have sinned before the Lord our God, and have not believed him, nor put our trust in him:
49 Open thy eyes, and behold: for the dead that are in hell, whose spirit is taken away from their bowels, shall not give glory and justice to the Lord:
50 And we were not obedient to him, and we have not harkened to the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his commandments, which he hath given us.
52 But the soul that is sorrowful for the greatness of evil she hath done, and goeth bowed down, and feeble, and the eyes that fail, and the hungry soul giveth glory and justice to thee the Lord.
53 From the day that he brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, we were disobedient to the Lord our God: and going astray we turned away from hearing his voice.
55 For it is not for the justices of our fathers that we pour out our prayers, and beg mercy in thy sight, O Lord our God:
56 And many evils have cleaved to us, and the curses which the Lord foretold by Moses his servant: who brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, to give us a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day.