| | King James | American std | Diodati |
| 1 | And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. | And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days. | Poi Giacobbe chiamò i suoi figli e disse: Radunatevi perché io vi annunci ciò che vi accadrà nei giorni a venire. |
| 2 | Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. | Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; And hearken unto Israel your father. | Radunatevi e ascoltate, o figli di Giacobbe! Date ascolto a Israele, vostro padre! |
| 3 | Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: | Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength; The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power. | Ruben, tu sei il mio primogenito, la mia forza, la primizia del mio vigore, eminente in dignità ed eminente in forza. |
| 4 | Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. | Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father`s bed; Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. | Impetuoso come l'acqua, tu non avrai la preminenza, perché sei salito sul letto di tuo padre e l'hai profanato. Egli è salito sul mio letto. |
| 5 | Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. | Simeon and Levi are brethren; Weapons of violence are their swords. | Simeone e Levi sono fratelli: le loro spade sono strumenti di violenza. |
| 6 | O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. | O my soul, come not thou into their council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they hocked an ox. | Non entri l'anima mia nel loro consiglio, non si unisca la mia gloria alla loro adunanza! Poiché nella loro ira hanno ucciso degli uomini, e nella loro caparbietà hanno tagliato i garretti ai tori. |
| 7 | Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. | Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel. | Maledetta la loro ira, perché è stata violenta, e il loro furore perché è stato crudele! Io li dividerò in Giacobbe e li disperderò in Israele. |
| 8 | Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. | Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise: Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father`s sons shall bow down before thee. | Giuda, i tuoi fratelli ti loderanno; la tua mano sarà sulla nuca dei tuoi nemici; i figli di tuo padre si inchineranno davanti a te. |
| 9 | Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? | Judah is a lion`s whelp; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up: He stooped down, he couched as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? | Giuda è un giovane leone; tu risali dalla preda, figlio mio; egli si china, si accovaccia come un leone, come una leonessa; chi osa destarlo |
| 10 | The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. | The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler`s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come: And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be. | Lo scettro non sarà rimosso da Giuda, né il bastone del comando di fra i suoi piedi, finché venga Sciloh'; e a lui ubbidiranno i popoli. |
| 11 | Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: | Binding his foal unto the vine, And his ass`s colt unto the choice vine; He hath washed his garments in wine, And his vesture in the blood of grapes: | Egli lega il suo asinello alla vite e il puledro della sua asina alla vite migliore; lava la sua veste nel vino e il suo manto nel sangue dell'uva. |
| 12 | His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. | His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk. | Egli ha gli occhi lucenti per il vino e i denti bianchi per il latte. |
| 13 | Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. | Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; And he shall be for a haven of ships; And his border shall be upon Sidon. | Zabulon abiterà sulla costa dei mari e sarà un rifugio per le navi; il suo confine si estenderà verso Sidone. |
| 14 | Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: | Issachar is a strong ass, Couching down between the sheepfolds: | Issacar è un asino robusto, sdraiato fra gli ovili. |
| 15 | And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. | And he saw a resting-place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork. | Egli ha visto che il riposo è buono e che il paese è gradevole; ha curvato la spalla per portare il peso ed è divenuto un servo del lavoro forzato. |
| 16 | Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. | Dan shall judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel. | Dan giudicherà il suo popolo, come una delle tribù d'Israele. |
| 17 | Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. | Dan shall be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horse`s heels, So that his rider falleth backward. | Dan sarà un serpente sulla strada, un aspide sul sentiero, che morde i talloni del cavallo, si che il cavaliere cade all'indietro. |
| 18 | I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD. | I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah. | Io aspetto la tua salvezza, o Eterno! |
| 19 | Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last. | Gad, a troop shall press upon him; But he shall press upon their heel. | Gad, una banda di razziatori lo assalirà, ma egli a sua volta li assalirà alle calcagna. |
| 20 | Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. | Out of the Asher his bread shall be fat, And he shall yield royal dainties. | Da Ascer verrà il pane saporito ed egli fornirà delizie reali. |
| 21 | Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. | Naphtali is a hind let loose: He giveth goodly words. | Neftali è una cerva messa in libertà; egli dice delle belle parole. |
| 22 | Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: | Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a fountain; His branches run over the wall. | Giuseppe è un ramo d'albero fruttifero; un ramo d'albero fruttifero vicino a una sorgente; i suoi rami corrono sopra il muro. |
| 23 | The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: | The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecute him: | Gli arcieri l'hanno provocato, gli hanno lanciato dardi, l'hanno perseguitato; |
| 24 | But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) | But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel), | ma l'arco suo è rimasto saldo; le sue braccia e le sue mani sono state rinforzate dalle mani del Potente di Giacobbe. (da colui che è il pastore e la roccia d'Israele). |
| 25 | Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: | Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee, With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb. | dal Dio di tuo padre che ti aiuterà, e dall'Altissimo che ti benedirà con benedizioni del cielo di sopra, con benedizioni dell'abisso che giace di sotto, con benedizioni delle mammelle del grembo materno. |
| 26 | The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. | The blessings of thy father Have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors Unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. | Le benedizioni di tuo padre sorpassano le benedizioni dei miei antenati, fino alle cime dei colli eterni. Esse saranno sul capo di Giuseppe e sulla corona di colui che fu separato dai suoi fratelli. |
| 27 | Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. | Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth: In the morning she shall devour the prey, And at even he shall divide the spoil. | Beniamino è un lupo rapace; al mattino divora la preda, e la sera spartisce le spoglie. |
| 28 | All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. | All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. | Tutti questi sono le dodici tribù d'Israele; e questo è ciò che il loro padre disse loro, quando li benedisse. Li benedisse, dando a ciascuno la sua benedizione particolare. |
| 29 | And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, | And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, | Poi Giacobbe ordinò loro e disse: Io sto per essere riunito al mio popolo; seppellitemi coi miei padri nella spelonca che è nel campo di Efron l'Hitteo. |
| 30 | In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace. | in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place. | nella caverna che è nel campo di Makpelah di fronte a Mamre, nel paese di Canaan. quella che Abrahamo comperò col campo da Efron l'Hitteo, come sepolcro di sua proprietà. |
| 31 | There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. | there they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah: | Là furono sepolti Abrahamo e Sara sua moglie; là furono sepolti Isacco e Rebecca sua moglie, e là io seppellii Lea. |
| 32 | The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth. | the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth. | Il campo e la caverna che vi si trova furono comperati dai figli di Heth. |
| 33 | And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. | And when Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. | Quando Giacobbe ebbe finito di dare questi ordini ai suoi figli, ritirò i suo piedi nel letto e spirò, e fu riunito al suo popolo. |
