The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 1

English → It BOOK I Level 9/10

Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy power, and Thy wisdom infinite.

Grande sei Tu, o Signore, e degno di ogni lode; grande è la Tua potenza, e infinita la Tua sapienza.

And Thee would man praise; man, but a particle of Thy creation; man, that bears about him his mortality, the witness of his sin, the witness that Thou resistest the proud: yet would man praise Thee; he, but a particle of Thy creation.

E Te vorrebbe lodare l'uomo; l'uomo, che non è che una particella della Tua creazione; l'uomo, che porta con sé la sua mortalità, testimonianza del suo peccato, testimonianza che Tu resisti ai superbi: eppure vorrebbe loderti l'uomo; egli, che non è che una particella della Tua creazione.

Thou awakest us to delight in Thy praise; for Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose in Thee.

Tu ci desti al diletto della Tua lode; poiché Tu ci hai fatto per Te, e il nostro cuore è inquieto, finché non riposi in Te.

Grant me, Lord, to know and understand which is first, to call on Thee or to praise Thee? and, again, to know Thee or to call on Thee?

Concedimi, Signore, di sapere e comprendere quale viene prima, invocarti o lodarti? e, ancora, conoscerti o invocarti?

for who can call on Thee, not knowing Thee? for he that knoweth Thee not, may call on Thee as other than Thou art.

poiché chi può invocarti senza conoscerti? poiché chi non Ti conosce, potrebbe invocarti come altro da quello che sei.

Or, is it rather, that we call on Thee that we may know Thee? but how shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? or how shall they believe without a preacher?

O forse è piuttosto che Ti invochiamo per poterti conoscere? ma come invocheranno Colui nel quale non hanno creduto? o come crederanno senza un predicatore?

and they that seek the Lord shall praise Him: for they that seek shall find Him, and they that find shall praise Him.

e coloro che cercano il Signore Lo loderanno: poiché coloro che cercano Lo troveranno, e coloro che Lo trovano Lo loderanno.

I will seek Thee, Lord, by calling on Thee; and will call on Thee, believing in Thee; for to us hast Thou been preached.

Ti cercherò, Signore, invocandoti; e Ti invocherò, credendo in Te; poiché a noi sei stato annunciato.

My faith, Lord, shall call on Thee, which Thou hast given me, wherewith Thou hast inspired me, through the Incarnation of Thy Son, through the ministry of the Preacher.

La mia fede, Signore, Ti invocherà, quella fede che Tu mi hai dato, con la quale Tu mi hai ispirato, attraverso l'Incarnazione del Tuo Figlio, attraverso il ministero del Predicatore.

Vocabulary

Grande: Gran-de — Great, large, or important in size or significance
sei: sey — You are; second person singular of essere
Tu: Too — You; second person singular subject pronoun
o: oh — Or; conjunction expressing an alternative
Signore: See-nyo-re — Lord; title of respect or divine address
e: eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction
degno: Den-yo — Worthy, deserving of something
di: dee — Of; preposition indicating belonging or relation
ogni: On-yee — Every, each; adjective of totality
lode: Loh-de — Praise, commendation given to someone
grande: Gran-de — Great, large; adjective of size or importance
è: eh — Is; third person singular of essere
la: lah — The; feminine singular definite article
Tua: Too-ah — Your; feminine singular possessive adjective
potenza: Po-ten-tsa — Power, strength, or might
infinita: Een-fee-nee-tah — Infinite, endless, without limits
sapienza: Sa-pyen-tsa — Wisdom, deep knowledge and understanding
E: eh — And; coordinating conjunction starting a clause
Te: Teh — You; stressed object pronoun form
vorrebbe: Vor-reb-be — Would like; conditional of volere
lodare: Lo-dah-re — To praise, to glorify someone or something
l': l — The; elided definite article before vowel
uomo: Woh-mo — Man, human being, person
che: keh — Who, that, which; relative pronoun
non: non — Not; basic negation adverb
una: Oo-nah — A, one; feminine indefinite article
particella: Par-tee-chel-lah — Particle, tiny part of something larger
della: Del-lah — Of the; feminine singular preposition-article
creazione: Kre-a-tsyo-ne — Creation; the act or result of creating
porta: Por-tah — Carries, bears; third person singular of portare
con: kon — With; preposition indicating accompaniment
sé: seh — Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
sua: Soo-ah — His, her, its; feminine singular possessive
mortalità: Mor-ta-lee-tah — Mortality; the condition of being subject to death
testimonianza: Tes-tee-mo-nyan-tsa — Testimony, witness, evidence of something
del: del — Of the; masculine singular preposition-article
suo: Soo-oh — His, her, its; masculine singular possessive
peccato: Pek-kah-to — Sin; moral transgression or wrongdoing
resisti: Re-zees-tee — You resist; second person singular of resistere
ai: ah-ee — To the; masculine plural preposition-article
superbi: Soo-per-bee — The proud, arrogant ones; plural adjective as noun
eppure: Ep-poo-re — And yet, nevertheless; adversative conjunction
loderti: Lo-der-tee — To praise you; infinitive with clitic pronoun
egli: El-yee — He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun
ci: chee — Us, to us; first person plural clitic pronoun
desti: Des-tee — You gave; second person singular past of dare
al: al — To the; masculine singular preposition-article
diletto: Dee-let-to — Delight, pleasure, joy
poiché: Poy-keh — Because, since; causal conjunction
hai: ah-ee — You have; second person singular of avere
fatto: Fat-to — Made, done; past participle of fare
per: pehr — For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient
il: eel — The; masculine singular definite article
nostro: Nos-tro — Our; masculine singular possessive adjective
cuore: Kwoh-re — Heart; organ or seat of emotion
inquieto: Een-kwye-to — Restless, uneasy, troubled
finché: Feen-keh — Until, as long as; temporal conjunction
riposi: Ree-po-zee — It rests; subjunctive of riposare
in: een — In; preposition of location or state
Concedimi: Kon-che-dee-mee — Grant me; imperative of concedere with clitic
sapere: Sa-peh-re — To know; infinitive expressing knowledge or ability
comprendere: Kom-pren-de-re — To understand, to comprehend something
quale: Kwah-le — Which, what; interrogative or relative adjective
viene: Vye-ne — Comes; third person singular of venire
prima: Pree-mah — First, before; adverb of temporal priority
invocarti: Een-vo-kar-tee — To invoke you; infinitive with clitic pronoun
lodarti: Lo-dar-tee — To praise you; infinitive with clitic pronoun
ancora: An-ko-rah — Still, yet, again; temporal adverb
conoscerti: Ko-no-sher-tee — To know you; infinitive with clitic pronoun
chi: kee — Who; interrogative or relative pronoun
può: pwoh — Can; third person singular of potere
senza: Sen-tsa — Without; preposition of absence or lack
Ti: tee — You; second person singular object clitic
conosce: Ko-no-she — Knows; third person singular of conoscere
potrebbe: Po-treb-be — Could; third person singular conditional of potere
come: Ko-me — How, as, like; adverb of manner
altro: Al-tro — Other, another, else
da: dah — From, by; preposition of origin or agent
quello: Kwel-lo — That, that one; masculine demonstrative pronoun
O: oh — O; exclamatory particle of address or invocation
forse: For-se — Perhaps, maybe; adverb of possibility
piuttosto: Pyut-tos-to — Rather, instead; adverb expressing preference
invochiamo: Een-vo-kyah-mo — We invoke; first person plural of invocare
conoscere: Ko-no-she-re — To know someone; infinitive of personal knowledge
ma: mah — But; adversative coordinating conjunction
invocheranno: Een-vo-ke-ran-no — They will invoke; future of invocare
Colui: Ko-loo-ee — He who, the one who; demonstrative pronoun
nel: nel — In the; masculine singular preposition-article
hanno: An-no — They have; third person plural of avere
creduto: Kre-doo-to — Believed; past participle of credere
crederanno: Kre-de-ran-no — They will believe; future of credere
un: oon — A, one; masculine indefinite article
predicatore: Pre-dee-ka-to-re — Preacher; one who proclaims religious message
coloro: Ko-lo-ro — Those who; third person plural demonstrative pronoun
cercano: Cher-ka-no — They seek; third person plural of cercare
Lo: loh — Him, it; masculine singular direct object clitic
loderanno: Lo-de-ran-no — They will praise; future of lodare
troveranno: Tro-ve-ran-no — They will find; future of trovare
trovano: Tro-va-no — They find; third person plural of trovare
cercherò: Cher-ke-roh — I will seek; first person singular future of cercare
invocandoti: Een-vo-kan-do-tee — Invoking you; gerund with clitic pronoun
invocherò: Een-vo-ke-roh — I will invoke; first person singular future
credendo: Kre-den-do — Believing; gerund of credere
a: ah — To, at; basic preposition of direction or place
noi: noy — Us, we; first person plural pronoun
stato: Sta-to — Been; past participle of essere
annunciato: An-noon-cha-to — Announced, proclaimed; past participle of annunciare
La: lah — The; feminine singular definite article
mia: Mee-ah — My; feminine singular possessive adjective
fede: Feh-de — Faith, belief, trust
invocherà: Een-vo-ke-rah — Will invoke; third person singular future
quella: Kwel-lah — That, that one; feminine demonstrative pronoun
mi: mee — Me, to me; first person singular clitic pronoun
dato: Dah-to — Given; past participle of dare
ispirato: Ees-pee-rah-to — Inspired; past participle of ispirare
attraverso: At-tra-ver-so — Through, by means of; preposition of passage
Incarnazione: Een-kar-na-tsyo-ne — Incarnation; embodiment of divinity in human form
Tuo: Too-oh — Your; masculine singular possessive adjective
Figlio: Feel-yo — Son; male child or divine offspring
ministero: Mee-nees-teh-ro — Ministry; religious service or official function
Predicatore: Pre-dee-ka-to-re — Preacher; one who proclaims the faith publicly

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