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che tu vedesti da la destra rota, 128 served to baptize him one thousand years and more
 
dinanzi al battezzar più d'un millesmo. 129 before the sacrament existed.
 
    O predestinazion, quanto remota 130 'O predestination, how distant is your root
 
è la radice tua da quelli aspetti 131 from the gaze of those who cannot grasp
 
che la prima cagion non veggion tota! 132 the Primal Cause in its entirety!
 
    E voi, mortali, tenetevi stretti 133 'And you mortals, find some restraint
 
a giudicar: ché noi, che Dio vedemo, 134 in making judgments, for we, who gaze on God,
 
non conosciamo ancor tutti li eletti; 135 have yet to know all those who are elect.
 
    ed ènne dolce così fatto scemo, 136 'And to us this very lack is sweet,
 
perché il ben nostro in questo ben s'affina, 137 because in this good is our good perfected,
 
che quel che vole Iddio, e noi volemo." 138 for that which God wills we will too.'
 
    Così da quella imagine divina, 139 Thus did that holy image,
 
per farmi chiara la mia corta vista, 140 to cure the shortness of my vision,
 
data mi fu soave medicina. 141 apply sweet medication to my eyes.
 
    E come a buon cantor buon citarista 142 And, as a practiced lute player will follow
 
fa seguitar lo guizzo de la corda, 143 a practiced singer with his quivering chords,
 
in che più di piacer lo canto acquista, 144 giving the song a sweeter sound,
 
    sì, mentre ch'e' parlò, sì mi ricorda 145 so, all the while the eagle spoke, as I recall,
 
ch'io vidi le due luci benedette, 146 I kept my eyes on those two blessèd lights and saw,
 
pur come batter d'occhi si concorda, 147 just as blinking eyes keep time as one,
 
con le parole mover le fiammette. 148 they timed their flames' pulsations to the words.

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