Genesi 3
1 Or il serpente era il più astuto di tutti gli animali dei campi che l’Eterno Iddio aveva fatti; ed esso disse alla donna: “Come! Iddio v’ha detto: Non mangiate del frutto di tutti gli alberi del giardino?”
The snake was more cunning than all the other wild animals that Yahweh God had made. [One day Satan gave to] the snake [the ability to talk to the woman]. The snake said to her, “Did God really say to you, ‘Do not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the park/garden’?”
2 E la donna rispose al serpente: “Del frutto degli alberi del giardino ne possiamo mangiare;
The woman replied, “[What God said was], ‘Do not eat the fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the park/garden or touch it. If you do that, you will die. But you can eat fruit from any of the other trees.’”
3 ma del frutto dell’albero ch’è in mezzo al giardino Iddio ha detto: Non ne mangiate e non lo toccate, che non abbiate a morire”.
4 E il serpente disse alla donna: “No, non morrete affatto;
The snake said to the woman, “No, you will certainly not die. God said that
5 ma Iddio sa che nel giorno che ne mangerete, gli occhi vostri s’apriranno, e sarete come Dio, avendo la conoscenza del bene e del male”.
[only] because he knows that when you eat fruit from that tree, [you will understand new things. It will be as though] your eyes are opened [MET], and you will know what is good [to do] and what is evil [to do], just as God does.”
6 E la donna vide che il frutto dell’albero era buono a mangiarsi, ch’era bello a vedere, e che l’albero era desiderabile per diventare intelligente; prese del frutto, ne mangiò, e ne dette anche al suo marito ch’era con lei, ed egli ne mangiò.
The woman saw that the fruit on that tree was good to eat, and it was very beautiful, and she desired it because [she thought] it would make her wise. So she picked some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he ate it.
7 Allora si apersero gli occhi ad ambedue, e s’accorsero ch’erano ignudi; e cucirono delle foglie di fico, e se ne fecero delle cinture.
Immediately [it was as though] their eyes were opened, and they realized that they were naked, so they were ashamed. So they [picked] some fig leaves and fastened them together to make clothes for themselves.
8 E udirono la voce dell’Eterno Iddio il quale camminava nel giardino sul far della sera; e l’uomo e sua moglie si nascosero dalla presenza dell’Eterno Iddio, fra gli alberi del giardino.
[Late that afternoon], when a cool breeze was blowing, they heard the sound/footsteps of Yahweh as he was walking in the park/garden. So the man and his wife hid themselves among the bushes in the park/garden, [so that Yahweh God would not see them].
9 E l’Eterno Iddio chiamò l’uomo e gli disse: “Dove sei?” E quegli rispose:
But Yahweh God called to the man, saying to him, “Why are you [trying to hide from me]?”
10 “Ho udito la tua voce nel giardino, e ho avuto paura, perch’ero ignudo, e mi sono nascosto”.
The man replied, “I heard the sound of your [footsteps/walking] in the garden, and I was naked, so I was afraid and I hid myself.”
11 E Dio disse: “Chi t’ha mostrato ch’eri ignudo? Hai tu mangiato del frutto dell’albero del quale io t’avevo comandato di non mangiare?”
God said, “How did you find out you were naked [RHQ]? It must be because you ate some of the fruit [from the tree] that I told you, ‘Do not eat its fruit.’” [RHQ]
12 L’uomo rispose: “La donna che tu m’hai messa accanto, è lei che m’ha dato del frutto dell’albero, e io n’ho mangiato”.
The man said, “You gave me this woman to be with me. She is the one who gave me some of the fruit from that tree, and so I ate it.”
13 E l’Eterno Iddio disse alla donna: “Perché hai fatto questo?” E la donna rispose: “Il serpente mi ha sedotta, ed io ne ho mangiato”.
Then Yahweh God said to the woman, “Why did you do such a thing?” The woman replied, “I ate some of the fruit because the snake deceived me.”
14 Allora l’Eterno Iddio disse al serpente: “Perché hai fatto questo, sii maledetto fra tutto il bestiame e fra tutti gli animali dei campi! Tu camminerai sul tuo ventre, e mangerai polvere tutti i giorni della tua vita.
Then Yahweh God said to the snake, “Because you did this, of all the livestock and the wild animals, I will curse/punish you alone. As a result, you [and all other snakes] will scurry across the ground on your bellies, and so what you eat will have dirt [on it] as long as you live.
15 E io porrò inimicizia fra te e la donna, e fra la tua progenie e la progenie di lei; questa progenie ti schiaccerà il capo, e tu le ferirai il calcagno”.
And I will cause you and the woman to act in a hostile way toward each other, and I will cause your brood and her descendants to act hostilely toward each other. You will strike at the heel [of one descendant] of hers, but he will strike your head.”
16 Alla donna disse: “Io moltiplicherò grandemente le tue pene e i dolori della tua gravidanza; con dolore partorirai figliuoli; i tuoi desideri si volgeranno verso il tuo marito, ed egli dominerà su te”.
Then Yahweh said to the woman, “You will have great pain when you give birth to children; you will suffer great pain as your children are being born [DOU]. You will greatly desire your husband [to show affection for you], but he will rule over you.”
17 E ad Adamo disse: “Perché hai dato ascolto alla voce della tua moglie e hai mangiato del frutto dell’albero circa il quale io t’avevo dato quest’ordine: Non ne mangiare, il suolo sarà maledetto per causa tua; ne mangerai il frutto con affanno, tutti i giorni della tua vita.
Then Yahweh said to the man, “You heeded what your wife said, and you ate some of the fruit [of the tree] concerning which I commanded you saying, ‘Do not eat it.’ So I will make it difficult [to grow things in] the ground because of what you did. You will have to work hard as long as you live to produce things from the ground to eat.
18 Esso ti produrrà spine e triboli, e tu mangerai l’erba dei campi.
Thornbushes and thistle plants and other weeds will grow [and prevent what you have planted from growing]. And for food, you will have to eat things that just grow in your fields.
19 mangerai il pane col sudore del tuo volto, finché tu ritorni nella terra donde fosti tratto; perché sei polvere, e in polvere ritornerai”.
[All your life] you will sweat as you work hard to produce food to eat. Then you will die [EUP], and your [body will be buried] in the ground. [I made] you from soil, so when you [die and are buried your body will decay] and become soil again.”
20 E l’uomo pose nome Eva alla sua moglie, perch’è stata la madre di tutti i viventi.
[The man, whose name was] Adam, named his wife Eve, [which means ‘living’], because she became the ancestor of all living people.
21 E l’Eterno Iddio fece ad Adamo e alla sua moglie delle tuniche di pelle, e li vestì.
Then Yahweh God [killed some animals and] made clothes from their skins for Adam and his wife.
22 Poi l’Eterno Iddio disse: “Ecco, l’uomo è diventato come uno di noi quanto a conoscenza del bene e dei male. Guardiamo ch’egli non stenda la mano e prenda anche del frutto dell’albero della vita, e ne mangi, e viva in perpetuo”.
Then Yahweh said, “Look! Those two have become like us because they know what is good [to do] and what is evil [to do]. So now, it will not be good if they reach out and pick and eat [some of the fruit from] the tree [which enables people who eat it] to live [forever]!”
23 Perciò l’Eterno Iddio mandò via l’uomo dal giardino d’Eden, perché lavorasse la terra donde era stato tratto.
So Yahweh God expelled the man and his wife from the garden of Eden. Yahweh God had created Adam from the ground, but now he forced him to till that ground [so that he could grow food to eat].
24 Così egli scacciò l’uomo; e pose ad oriente del giardino d’Eden i cherubini, che vibravano da ogni parte una spada fiammeggiante, per custodire la via dell’albero della vita.
After Yahweh expelled them, on the east side of the garden he placed (cherubim/creatures with wings) and [an angel holding] a flaming sword which flashed back and forth. He did that in order to block the entrance to the garden, so that people could not go back to the tree that enables people [who eat its fruit] to live [forever].
