Job 30

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	BIBBIA TINTORI
1 But now, those younger in years scorn me, whose fathers I would not have seen fit to place with the dogs of my flock,	1 « Ma ora mi deridono i più giovani di me, i padri dei quali non mi sarei degnato d'imbrancare coi cani del mio gregge.
2 the strength of whose hands was nothing to me, and they were considered unworthy of life itself.	2 Nessun conto facevo della forza delle loro mani, e parevano indegni anche della vita.
3 They were barren from poverty and hunger; they gnawed in solitude, layered with misfortune and misery.	3 Smunti dalla miseria e dalla fame, brucavano il deserto; sfigurati dalla calamità e dalle privazioni,
4 And they chewed grass and the bark from trees, and the root of junipers was their food.	4 mangiavan l'erba e le cortecce degli alberi e loro cibo era la radice del ginepro.
5 They took these things from the steep valleys, and when they discovered one of these things, they rushed to the others with a cry.	5 Andavano a rapirle nelle valli, e, trovata che ne avessero una, vi accorrevan gridando.
6 They lived in the parched desert and in caves underground or above the rocks.	6 Abitavano nei dirupi dei torrenti, nelle caverne della terra o sopra la ghiaia;
7 They rejoiced among these kinds of things, and they considered it delightful to be under thorns.	7 e in tale stato erano allegri e trovavano le loro delizie nello stare sotto i pruni.
8 These are the sons of foolish and base men, not even paying any attention to the land.	8 Figlì d'insensati e di vili, non hanno ardire di comparire sulla terra.
9 Now I become their song, and I have been made into their proverb.	9 Ed ora io sono il tema delle loro canzoni, son passato fra loro in proverbio.
10 They loathe me, and so they flee far from me, and they are not reluctant to spit in my face.	10 Mi aborrono, mi fuggono, non si vergognano di sputacchiarmi la faccia.
11 For he has opened his quiver and has afflicted me, and he has placed a bridle in my mouth.	11 Perchè (Dio) ha aperto il suo turcasso e mi ha trafitto, ha posto un morso alla mia bocca.
12 Immediately, upon rising, my calamities rise up to the right. They have overturned my feet and have pressed me down along their way like waves.	12 Nell'alzarmi subito si levarono le sciagure alla mia destra, rovesciarono i miei piedi, e mi piombarono addosso per le loro vie come flutti.
13 They have diverted my journeys; they have waited to ambush me, and they have prevailed, and there was no one who might bring help.	13 Tagliati i miei sentieri, mi tesero insidie e prevalsero, e nessuno porse aiuto.
14 They have rushed upon me, as when a wall is broken or a gate opened, and they have been pulled down into my miseries.	14 Come per larga breccia, come da porta aperta, irruppero contro di me e si gettarono sopra le mie miserie:
15 I have been reduced to nothing. You have taken away my desire like a wind, and my health has passed by like a cloud.	15 fui annientato. Come vento dileguaron le mie speranze, la mia felicità passò come nube.
16 But now my soul withers within myself, and the days of affliction take hold of me.	16 Ed ora in me si strugge l'anima mia, sono in balìa di giorni tristi.
17 At night, my bone is pierced with sorrows, and those who feed on me, do not sleep.	17 La notte mi trafigge dolorosamente le ossa, e quelli che mi divorano non dormono.
18 By the sheer number of them my clothing is worn away, and they have closed in on me like the collar of my coat.	18 Il loro numero consuma la mia veste, mi stringono come il colletto della tunica.
19 I have been treated like dirt, and I have been turned into embers and ashes.	19 Son diventato come il fango, sono ridotto come polvere e cenere.
20 I cry to you, and you do not heed me. I stand up, and you do not look back at me.	20 Grido a te, e non mi ascolti, sto davanti a te, e non mi guardi.
21 You have changed me into hardness, and, with the hardness of your hand, you oppose me.	21 Sei diventato crudele verso di me e mi combatti colla durezza della tua mano.
22 You have lifted me up, and, placing me as if on the wind, you have thrown me down powerfully.	22 Mi hai portato per aria, ponendomi come sopra, il vento, e mi hai del tutto sfracellato.
23 I know that you will hand me over to death, where a home has been established for all the living.	23 Lo so che mi menerai alla, morte, là dove è assegnata la casa ad ogni vivente,
24 Truly, then, you do not extend your hand in order to consume them, and if they fall down, you will save them.	24 ma tu non stendi la mano per distruggerli e se cadono tu li salverai.
25 Once, I wept over him who was afflicted, and my soul had compassion on the poor.	25 Io piangevo una volta sopra l'afflitto e l'anima mia compativa il povero;
26 I expected good things, but evil things have come to me. I stood ready for light, yet darkness burst forth.	26 ma aspettavo il bene e mi vennero le sciagure, speravo la luce e vennero fuori le tenebre.
27 My insides have seethed, without any rest, for the days of affliction have prevented it.	27 Le mie viscere bruciano senza posa, mi son piombati addosso i giorni di afflizione.
28 I went forth mourning, without anger, and rising up, I cried out in confusion.	28 Me ne andavo triste, senza furore, mi alzavo e gridavo in mezzo alla folla.
29 I was the brother of snakes, and the companion of ostriches.	29 Divenni fra­tello dei dragoni, e compagno degli struzzi.
30 My skin has become blackened over me, and my bones have dried up because of the heat.	30 La mia pelle mi si è annerita addosso, e le mie ossa sono inaridite dall'ardore.
31 My harp has been turned into mourning, and my pipes have been turned into a voice of weeping.	31 La mia cetra si è mutata in pianto, e il mio organo in voce di piangenti ».