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già mai a buon voler, tornò a l'ossa; |
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to righteous will, the one came back into his bones -- |
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e ciò di viva spene fu mercede: |
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this his reward for living hope, |
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di viva spene, che mise la possa |
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'the living hope that furnished power to the prayers |
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ne' prieghi fatti a Dio per suscitarla, |
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addressed to God to raise him from the dead |
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sì che potesse sua voglia esser mossa. |
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so that his will might find its moving force. |
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L'anima glorïosa onde si parla, |
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'The blessèd soul of whom I speak, |
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tornata ne la carne, in che fu poco, |
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back in his flesh for but a while, |
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credette in lui che potëa aiutarla; |
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believed in Him who had the power to help, |
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e credendo s'accese in tanto foco |
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'and, believing, was kindled to such fire |
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di vero amor, ch'a la morte seconda |
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of the one true love that, on his second death, |
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fu degna di venire a questo gioco. |
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he was deemed worthy to enjoy our happiness. |
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L'altra, per grazia che da sì profonda |
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'The other soul, through grace, which wells up |
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fontana stilla, che mai creatura |
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from a source so deep there never was a creature |
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non pinse l'occhio infino a la prima onda, |
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who could thrust his vision to its primal spring, |
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tutto suo amor là giù pose a drittura: |
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'set all his love below on righteousness. |
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per che, di grazia in grazia, Dio li aperse |
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And for that reason, from grace to grace, |
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l'occhio a la nostra redenzion futura; |
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God opened his eyes to our redemption yet to come, |
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ond' ei credette in quella, e non sofferse |
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'so that he believed and, from that time on, |
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da indi il puzzo più del paganesmo; |
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endured no longer paganism's stench |
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e riprendiene le genti perverse. |
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but rebuked the wayward peoples for it. |
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Quelle tre donne li fur per battesmo |
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'The three ladies you saw near the right-hand wheel |
