¹Si autem audieris vocem Domini Dei tui,“So then,ut facias atque custodias omnia mandata ejus,if you will listen to the voice of the Lord your God,quæ ego præcipio tibi hodie,so as to keep and do all of his commandments,faciet te Dominus Deus tuus excelsiorem cunctis gentibus,which I instruct to you this day,quæ versantur in terra.the Lord your God will cause you to be more exalted than all the nations which exist upon the earth.

¹Si autem audieris vocem Domini Dei tui,“So then,ut facias atque custodias omnia mandata ejus,if you will listen to the voice of the Lord your God,quæ ego præcipio tibi hodie,so as to keep and do all of his commandments,faciet te Dominus Deus tuus excelsiorem cunctis gentibus,which I instruct to you this day,quæ versantur in terra.the Lord your God will cause you to be more exalted than all the nations which exist upon the earth.

²Venientque super te universæ benedictiones istæ,And all these blessings shall come to youet apprehendent te:and take hold of you,si tamen præcepta ejus audieris.but only if you listen to his precepts.

²Venientque super te universæ benedictiones istæ,And all these blessings shall come to youet apprehendent te:and take hold of you,si tamen præcepta ejus audieris.but only if you listen to his precepts.

³Benedictus tu in civitate,Blessed shall you be in the city,et benedictus in agro.and blessed in the field.

³Benedictus tu in civitate,Blessed shall you be in the city,et benedictus in agro.and blessed in the field.

⁴Benedictus fructus ventris tui,Blessed shall be the fruit of your loins,et fructus terræ tuæ,and the fruit of your land,fructusque jumentorum tuorum,and the fruit of your cattle,greges armentorum tuorum,the droves of your herds,et caulæ ovium tuarum.and the folds of your sheep.

⁴Benedictus fructus ventris tui,Blessed shall be the fruit of your loins,et fructus terræ tuæ,and the fruit of your land,fructusque jumentorum tuorum,and the fruit of your cattle,greges armentorum tuorum,the droves of your herds,et caulæ ovium tuarum.and the folds of your sheep.

⁵Benedicta horrea tua,Blessed shall be your barns,et benedictæ reliquiæ tuæ.and blessed your storehouses.

⁵Benedicta horrea tua,Blessed shall be your barns,et benedictæ reliquiæ tuæ.and blessed your storehouses.

⁶Benedictus eris tu ingrediens et egrediens.Blessed shall you be entering and departing.

⁶Benedictus eris tu ingrediens et egrediens.Blessed shall you be entering and departing.

⁷Dabit Dominus inimicos tuos,The Lord will grant that your enemies,qui consurgunt adversum te,who rise up against you,corruentes in conspectu tuo:will fall down in your sight.per unam viam venient contra te,They will come against you by one way,et per septem fugient a facie tua.and they will flee from your face by seven ways.

⁷Dabit Dominus inimicos tuos,The Lord will grant that your enemies,qui consurgunt adversum te,who rise up against you,corruentes in conspectu tuo:will fall down in your sight.per unam viam venient contra te,They will come against you by one way,et per septem fugient a facie tua.and they will flee from your face by seven ways.

⁸Emittet Dominus benedictionem super cellaria tua,The Lord will send forth a blessing upon your cellars,et super omnia opera manuum tuarum:and upon all the works of your hands.benedicetque tibi in terra, quam acceperis.And he will bless you in the land that you shall receive.

⁸Emittet Dominus benedictionem super cellaria tua,The Lord will send forth a blessing upon your cellars,et super omnia opera manuum tuarum:and upon all the works of your hands.benedicetque tibi in terra, quam acceperis.And he will bless you in the land that you shall receive.

⁹Suscitabit te Dominus sibi in populum sanctum,The Lord will raise you up as a holy people for himself,sicut juravit tibi:just as he swore to you,si custodieris mandata Domini Dei tui,if you will keep the commandments of the Lord your God,et ambulaveris in viis ejus.and walk in his ways.

⁹Suscitabit te Dominus sibi in populum sanctum,The Lord will raise you up as a holy people for himself,sicut juravit tibi:just as he swore to you,si custodieris mandata Domini Dei tui,if you will keep the commandments of the Lord your God,et ambulaveris in viis ejus.and walk in his ways.

¹⁰Videbuntque omnes terrarum populi quod nomen Domini invocatum sit super te,And all the peoples of the earth shall see that the name of the Lord has been invoked over you,et timebunt te.and they shall fear you.

¹⁰Videbuntque omnes terrarum populi quod nomen Domini invocatum sit super te,And all the peoples of the earth shall see that the name of the Lord has been invoked over you,et timebunt te.and they shall fear you.

¹¹Abundare te faciet Dominus omnibus bonis,The Lord will cause you to be abundant in every good thing:fructu uteri tui,in the fruit of your womb,et fructu jumentorum tuorum,and in the fruit of your cattle,fructu terræ tuæ,and in the fruit of your land,quam juravit Dominus patribus tuis ut daret tibi.which the Lord swore to your fathers that he would give to you.

¹¹Abundare te faciet Dominus omnibus bonis,The Lord will cause you to be abundant in every good thing:fructu uteri tui,in the fruit of your womb,et fructu jumentorum tuorum,and in the fruit of your cattle,fructu terræ tuæ,and in the fruit of your land,quam juravit Dominus patribus tuis ut daret tibi.which the Lord swore to your fathers that he would give to you.

¹²Aperiet Dominus thesaurum suum optimum,The Lord will open his excellent treasury,cælum,the heavens,ut tribuat pluviam terræ tuæ in tempore suo:so that it may distribute rain in due time.benedicetque cunctis operibus manuum tuarum.And he will bless all the works of your hands.Et fœnerabis gentibus multis,And you shall lend to many nations,et ipse a nullo fœnus accipies.but you yourself will borrow nothing from anyone.

¹²Aperiet Dominus thesaurum suum optimum,The Lord will open his excellent treasury,cælum,the heavens,ut tribuat pluviam terræ tuæ in tempore suo:so that it may distribute rain in due time.benedicetque cunctis operibus manuum tuarum.And he will bless all the works of your hands.Et fœnerabis gentibus multis,And you shall lend to many nations,et ipse a nullo fœnus accipies.but you yourself will borrow nothing from anyone.

¹³Constituet te Dominus in caput,And the Lord will appoint you as the head,et non in caudam:and not as the tail.et eris semper supra,And you shall be always above,et non subter:and not beneath.si tamen audieris mandata Domini Dei tui quæ ego præcipio tibi hodie,But only if you will listen to the commandments of the Lord your God,et custodieriswhich I entrust to you this day,et feceris,and will keep and do them,

¹³Constituet te Dominus in caput,And the Lord will appoint you as the head,et non in caudam:and not as the tail.et eris semper supra,And you shall be always above,et non subter:and not beneath.si tamen audieris mandata Domini Dei tui quæ ego præcipio tibi hodie,But only if you will listen to the commandments of the Lord your God,et custodieriswhich I entrust to you this day,et feceris,and will keep and do them,

¹⁴ac non declinaveris ab eis nec ad dexteram,and will not turn aside from them, neither to the right,nec ad sinistram,nor to the left,nec secutus fueris deos alienos,nor follow strange gods,neque colueris eos.nor worship them.

¹⁴ac non declinaveris ab eis nec ad dexteram,and will not turn aside from them, neither to the right,nec ad sinistram,nor to the left,nec secutus fueris deos alienos,nor follow strange gods,neque colueris eos.nor worship them.

¹⁵Quod si audire nolueris vocem Domini Dei tui, ut custodias,But if you are not willing to listen to the voice of the Lord your God,et facias omnia mandata ejus et cæremonias,so as to keep and do all his commandments and ceremonies,quas ego præcipio tibi hodie,which I instruct to you this day,venient super te omnes maledictiones istæ,all these curses shall come to you,et apprehendent te.and take hold of you.

¹⁵Quod si audire nolueris vocem Domini Dei tui, ut custodias,But if you are not willing to listen to the voice of the Lord your God,et facias omnia mandata ejus et cæremonias,so as to keep and do all his commandments and ceremonies,quas ego præcipio tibi hodie,which I instruct to you this day,venient super te omnes maledictiones istæ,all these curses shall come to you,et apprehendent te.and take hold of you.

¹⁶Maledictus eris in civitate,Cursed shall you be in the city,maledictus in agro.cursed in the field.

¹⁶Maledictus eris in civitate,Cursed shall you be in the city,maledictus in agro.cursed in the field.

¹⁷Maledictum horreum tuum,Cursed shall be your barn,et maledictæ reliquiæ tuæ.and cursed your storehouses.

¹⁷Maledictum horreum tuum,Cursed shall be your barn,et maledictæ reliquiæ tuæ.and cursed your storehouses.

¹⁸Maledictus fructus ventris tui,Cursed shall be the fruit of your loins,et fructus terræ tuæ,and the fruit of your land,armenta boum tuorum,the herds of your oxen,et greges ovium tuarum.and the flocks of your sheep.

¹⁸Maledictus fructus ventris tui,Cursed shall be the fruit of your loins,et fructus terræ tuæ,and the fruit of your land,armenta boum tuorum,the herds of your oxen,et greges ovium tuarum.and the flocks of your sheep.

¹⁹Maledictus eris ingrediens,Cursed shall you be entering,et maledictus egrediens.and cursed departing.

¹⁹Maledictus eris ingrediens,Cursed shall you be entering,et maledictus egrediens.and cursed departing.

²⁰Mittet Dominus super te famem et esuriem,The Lord will send famine and hunger upon you,et increpationem in omnia opera tua, quæ tu facies:and a rebuke upon all the works that you do,donec conterat te, et perdat velociter,until he quickly crushes and perishes you,propter adinventiones tuas pessimas in quibus reliquisti me.because of your very wicked innovations, by which you have forsaken me.

²⁰Mittet Dominus super te famem et esuriem,The Lord will send famine and hunger upon you,et increpationem in omnia opera tua, quæ tu facies:and a rebuke upon all the works that you do,donec conterat te, et perdat velociter,until he quickly crushes and perishes you,propter adinventiones tuas pessimas in quibus reliquisti me.because of your very wicked innovations, by which you have forsaken me.

²¹Adjungat tibi Dominus pestilentiam,May the Lord join a pestilence to you,donec consumat te de terra ad quam ingredieris possidendam.until he consumes you from the land, which you shall enter so as to possess.

²¹Adjungat tibi Dominus pestilentiam,May the Lord join a pestilence to you,donec consumat te de terra ad quam ingredieris possidendam.until he consumes you from the land, which you shall enter so as to possess.

²²Percutiat te Dominus egestate,May the Lord strike you with destitution,febri et frigore,with fever and cold,ardore et æstu,with burning and heat,et aëre corrupto ac rubigine,and with polluted air and rot,et persequatur donec pereas.and may he pursue you until you perish.

²²Percutiat te Dominus egestate,May the Lord strike you with destitution,febri et frigore,with fever and cold,ardore et æstu,with burning and heat,et aëre corrupto ac rubigine,and with polluted air and rot,et persequatur donec pereas.and may he pursue you until you perish.

²³Sit cælum, quod supra te est, æneum:May the heavens which are above you be of brass,et terra, quam calcas, ferrea.and may the ground upon which you tread be of iron.

²³Sit cælum, quod supra te est, æneum:May the heavens which are above you be of brass,et terra, quam calcas, ferrea.and may the ground upon which you tread be of iron.

²⁴Det Dominus imbrem terræ tuæ pulverem,May the Lord give you dust instead of rain upon your land,et de cælo descendat super te cinis,and may ashes descend from heaven over you,donec conteraris.until you have been wiped away.

²⁴Det Dominus imbrem terræ tuæ pulverem,May the Lord give you dust instead of rain upon your land,et de cælo descendat super te cinis,and may ashes descend from heaven over you,donec conteraris.until you have been wiped away.

²⁵Tradat te Dominus corruentem ante hostes tuos:May the Lord hand you over to fall before your enemies.per unam viam egrediaris contra eos,May you go forth against them by one way,et per septem fugias,and flee by seven ways,et dispergaris per omnia regna terræ,and may you be scattered across all the kingdoms of the earth.

²⁵Tradat te Dominus corruentem ante hostes tuos:May the Lord hand you over to fall before your enemies.per unam viam egrediaris contra eos,May you go forth against them by one way,et per septem fugias,and flee by seven ways,et dispergaris per omnia regna terræ,and may you be scattered across all the kingdoms of the earth.

²⁶sitque cadaver tuum in escam cunctis volatilibus cæli,And may your carcass be food for all the flying things of the airet bestiis terræ,and the wild beasts of the land,et non sit qui abigat.and may there be no one to drive them away.

²⁶sitque cadaver tuum in escam cunctis volatilibus cæli,And may your carcass be food for all the flying things of the airet bestiis terræ,and the wild beasts of the land,et non sit qui abigat.and may there be no one to drive them away.

²⁷Percutiat te Dominus ulcere Ægypti,May the Lord strike you with the ulcer of Egypt,et partem corporis,and may he strike the part of your body,per quam stercora egeruntur,through which the dung goes out,scabie quoque et prurigine:with disease as well as itch,ita ut curari nequeas.so much so that you are unable to be cured.

²⁷Percutiat te Dominus ulcere Ægypti,May the Lord strike you with the ulcer of Egypt,et partem corporis,and may he strike the part of your body,per quam stercora egeruntur,through which the dung goes out,scabie quoque et prurigine:with disease as well as itch,ita ut curari nequeas.so much so that you are unable to be cured.

²⁸Percutiat te Dominus amentia et cæcitate ac furore mentis,May the Lord strike you with frenzy and blindness and a madness of the mind.

²⁸Percutiat te Dominus amentia et cæcitate ac furore mentis,May the Lord strike you with frenzy and blindness and a madness of the mind.

²⁹et palpes in meridie sicut palpare solet cæcus in tenebris,And may you grope at midday,et non dirigas vias tuas.just as a blind man is accustomed to grope in darkness,Omnique tempore calumniam sustineas,and may your paths not be straight.et opprimaris violentia,And at all times may you suffer slander and be oppressed with violence,nec habeas qui liberet te.and may you have no one who may free you.

²⁹et palpes in meridie sicut palpare solet cæcus in tenebris,And may you grope at midday,et non dirigas vias tuas.just as a blind man is accustomed to grope in darkness,Omnique tempore calumniam sustineas,and may your paths not be straight.et opprimaris violentia,And at all times may you suffer slander and be oppressed with violence,nec habeas qui liberet te.and may you have no one who may free you.

³⁰Uxorem accipias,May you take a wife,et alius dormiat cum ea.though another sleeps with her.Domum ædifices,May you build a house,et non habites in ea.but not live within it.Plantes vineam,May you plant a vineyard,et non vindemies eam.and not gather its vintage.

³⁰Uxorem accipias,May you take a wife,et alius dormiat cum ea.though another sleeps with her.Domum ædifices,May you build a house,et non habites in ea.but not live within it.Plantes vineam,May you plant a vineyard,et non vindemies eam.and not gather its vintage.

³¹Bos tuus immoletur coram te,May your ox be immolated before you,et non comedas ex eo.though you do not eat from it.Asinus tuus rapiatur in conspectu tuo,May your donkey be seized in your sight,et non reddatur tibi.and not restored to you.Oves tuæ dentur inimicis tuis,May your sheep be given to your enemies,et non sit qui te adjuvet.and may there be no one who may help you.

³¹Bos tuus immoletur coram te,May your ox be immolated before you,et non comedas ex eo.though you do not eat from it.Asinus tuus rapiatur in conspectu tuo,May your donkey be seized in your sight,et non reddatur tibi.and not restored to you.Oves tuæ dentur inimicis tuis,May your sheep be given to your enemies,et non sit qui te adjuvet.and may there be no one who may help you.

³²Filii tui et filiæ tuæ tradantur alteri populo,May your sons and your daughters be handed over to another people,videntibus oculis tuis, et deficientibus ad conspectum eorum tota die,as your eyes watch and languish at the sight of them throughout the day,et non sit fortitudo in manu tua.and may there be no strength in your hand.

³²Filii tui et filiæ tuæ tradantur alteri populo,May your sons and your daughters be handed over to another people,videntibus oculis tuis, et deficientibus ad conspectum eorum tota die,as your eyes watch and languish at the sight of them throughout the day,et non sit fortitudo in manu tua.and may there be no strength in your hand.

³³Fructus terræ tuæ, et omnes labores tuos, comedat populus quem ignoras:May a people you do not know eat the fruits of your land and of all your labors.et sis semper calumniam sustinens, et oppressus cunctis diebus,And may you continually suffer from slander and oppression every day.

³³Fructus terræ tuæ, et omnes labores tuos, comedat populus quem ignoras:May a people you do not know eat the fruits of your land and of all your labors.et sis semper calumniam sustinens, et oppressus cunctis diebus,And may you continually suffer from slander and oppression every day.

³⁴et stupens ad terrorem eorum quæ videbunt oculi tui.And may you be stupefied at the terror of the things your eyes will see.

³⁴et stupens ad terrorem eorum quæ videbunt oculi tui.And may you be stupefied at the terror of the things your eyes will see.

³⁵Percutiat te Dominus ulcere pessimo in genibusMay the Lord strike you with a very grievous ulcer in the knees and in the legs,et in suris,and may you be unable to attain health,sanarique non possis a planta pedis usque ad verticem tuum.from the sole of the foot to the top of the head.

³⁵Percutiat te Dominus ulcere pessimo in genibusMay the Lord strike you with a very grievous ulcer in the knees and in the legs,et in suris,and may you be unable to attain health,sanarique non possis a planta pedis usque ad verticem tuum.from the sole of the foot to the top of the head.

³⁶Ducet te Dominus, et regem tuum,May the Lord lead you and your king,quem constitueris super te,whom you will have appointed over yourself,in gentem, quam ignoras tu et patres tui:into a nation which you and your fathers have not known.et servies ibi diis alienis,And there you will serve foreign gods,ligno et lapidi.of wood and of stone.

³⁶Ducet te Dominus, et regem tuum,May the Lord lead you and your king,quem constitueris super te,whom you will have appointed over yourself,in gentem, quam ignoras tu et patres tui:into a nation which you and your fathers have not known.et servies ibi diis alienis,And there you will serve foreign gods,ligno et lapidi.of wood and of stone.

³⁷Et eris perditus in proverbium ac fabulam omnibus populis, ad quos te introduxerit Dominus.And you will become nothing but a proverb and a fable to all the peoples to whom the Lord will lead you.

³⁷Et eris perditus in proverbium ac fabulam omnibus populis, ad quos te introduxerit Dominus.And you will become nothing but a proverb and a fable to all the peoples to whom the Lord will lead you.

³⁸Sementem multam jacies in terram,You will sow much seed upon the ground,et modicum congregabis:but you will harvest little.quia locustæ devorabunt omnia.For the locusts will devour everything.

³⁸Sementem multam jacies in terram,You will sow much seed upon the ground,et modicum congregabis:but you will harvest little.quia locustæ devorabunt omnia.For the locusts will devour everything.

³⁹Vineam plantabis,You will diget fodies:and plant a vineyard,et vinum non bibes,but you will not drink the wine,nec colliges ex ea quippiam:nor gather anything at all from it.quoniam vastabitur vermibus.For it will be devastated by worms.

³⁹Vineam plantabis,You will diget fodies:and plant a vineyard,et vinum non bibes,but you will not drink the wine,nec colliges ex ea quippiam:nor gather anything at all from it.quoniam vastabitur vermibus.For it will be devastated by worms.

⁴⁰Olivas habebis in omnibus terminis tuis,You will have olive trees in all your borders,et non ungeris oleo:but you will not be anointed with the oil.quia defluent,For the olives will fall offet peribunt.and perish.

⁴⁰Olivas habebis in omnibus terminis tuis,You will have olive trees in all your borders,et non ungeris oleo:but you will not be anointed with the oil.quia defluent,For the olives will fall offet peribunt.and perish.

⁴¹Filios generabis et filias,You will conceive sons and daughters,et non frueris eis:and you will not enjoy them.quoniam ducentur in captivitatem.For they will be led into captivity.

⁴¹Filios generabis et filias,You will conceive sons and daughters,et non frueris eis:and you will not enjoy them.quoniam ducentur in captivitatem.For they will be led into captivity.

⁴²Omnes arbores tuasRot will consume all the trees,et fruges terræ tuæ rubigo consumet.as well as the fruits of your land.

⁴²Omnes arbores tuasRot will consume all the trees,et fruges terræ tuæ rubigo consumet.as well as the fruits of your land.

⁴³Advena, qui tecum versatur in terra, ascendet super te,The new arrival who lives with you in the land will ascend over you,eritque sublimior:and be higher.tu autem descendes,But you will descend,et eris inferior.and be lower.

⁴³Advena, qui tecum versatur in terra, ascendet super te,The new arrival who lives with you in the land will ascend over you,eritque sublimior:and be higher.tu autem descendes,But you will descend,et eris inferior.and be lower.

⁴⁴Ipse fœnerabit tibi,He will lend to you,et tu non fœnerabis ei.and you will not lend to him.Ipse erit in caput,He will be as the head,et tu eris in caudam.and you will be as the tail.

⁴⁴Ipse fœnerabit tibi,He will lend to you,et tu non fœnerabis ei.and you will not lend to him.Ipse erit in caput,He will be as the head,et tu eris in caudam.and you will be as the tail.

⁴⁵Et venient super te omnes maledictiones istæ,And all these curses shall come to you,et persequentes apprehendent te,and shall pursue you,donec intereas:and shall take hold of you,quia non audisti vocem Domini Dei tui,until you pass away,nec servasti mandata ejusbecause you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God,et cæremonias,and you would not serve his commandments and ceremonies,quas præcepit tibi.which he has instructed to you.

⁴⁵Et venient super te omnes maledictiones istæ,And all these curses shall come to you,et persequentes apprehendent te,and shall pursue you,donec intereas:and shall take hold of you,quia non audisti vocem Domini Dei tui,until you pass away,nec servasti mandata ejusbecause you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God,et cæremonias,and you would not serve his commandments and ceremonies,quas præcepit tibi.which he has instructed to you.

⁴⁶Et erunt in te signaAnd there will be the signs and portents with you,atque prodigia,and with your offspring,et in semine tuo usque in sempiternum:forever.

⁴⁶Et erunt in te signaAnd there will be the signs and portents with you,atque prodigia,and with your offspring,et in semine tuo usque in sempiternum:forever.

⁴⁷eo quod non servieris Domino Deo tuo in gaudio,Because you did not serve the Lord your God,cordisque lætitia,with gladness and a joyful heart,propter rerum omnium abundantiam.over the abundance of all things.

⁴⁷eo quod non servieris Domino Deo tuo in gaudio,Because you did not serve the Lord your God,cordisque lætitia,with gladness and a joyful heart,propter rerum omnium abundantiam.over the abundance of all things.

⁴⁸Servies inimico tuo,You will serve your enemy,quem immittet tibi Dominus,whom the Lord will send to you,in fame,in hungeret siti,and thirstet nuditate,and nakedness,et omni penuria:and in destitution of all things.et ponet jugum ferreum super cervicem tuam,And he will place an iron yoke upon your neck,donec te conterat.until he has crushed you.

⁴⁸Servies inimico tuo,You will serve your enemy,quem immittet tibi Dominus,whom the Lord will send to you,in fame,in hungeret siti,and thirstet nuditate,and nakedness,et omni penuria:and in destitution of all things.et ponet jugum ferreum super cervicem tuam,And he will place an iron yoke upon your neck,donec te conterat.until he has crushed you.

⁴⁹Adducet Dominus super te gentem de longinquo,The Lord will lead over you a nation from far away,et de extremis terræ finibus in similitudinem aquilæ volantis cum impetu,even from the furthest parts of the earth, like an eagle flying with great force,cujus linguam intelligere non possis:whose language you are not able to understand:

⁴⁹Adducet Dominus super te gentem de longinquo,The Lord will lead over you a nation from far away,et de extremis terræ finibus in similitudinem aquilæ volantis cum impetu,even from the furthest parts of the earth, like an eagle flying with great force,cujus linguam intelligere non possis:whose language you are not able to understand:

⁵⁰gentem procacissimam,a very insolent nation,quæ non deferat seni,which will show no deference to elders,nec misereatur parvuli,nor take pity on little ones.

⁵⁰gentem procacissimam,a very insolent nation,quæ non deferat seni,which will show no deference to elders,nec misereatur parvuli,nor take pity on little ones.

⁵¹et devoret fructum jumentorum tuorum,And he will devour the fruit of your cattle,ac fruges terræ tuæ:and the fruits of your land,donec intereas,until you have passed away,et non relinquat tibi triticum,without leaving behind you wheat,vinum,or wine,et oleum,or oil,armenta boum,or herds of oxen,et greges ovium:or flocks of sheep:donec te disperdat,until he utterly destroys you.

⁵¹et devoret fructum jumentorum tuorum,And he will devour the fruit of your cattle,ac fruges terræ tuæ:and the fruits of your land,donec intereas,until you have passed away,et non relinquat tibi triticum,without leaving behind you wheat,vinum,or wine,et oleum,or oil,armenta boum,or herds of oxen,et greges ovium:or flocks of sheep:donec te disperdat,until he utterly destroys you.

⁵²et conterat in cunctis urbibus tuis,And he will crush you in all your cities.et destruantur muri tui firmiAnd your strong and lofty walls,atque sublimes,in which you trusted,in quibus habebas fiduciam in omni terra tua.will be destroyed throughout all your land.Obsideberis intra portas tuas in omni terra tua,You will be besieged within your gates throughout all your land,quam dabit tibi Dominus Deus tuus:which the Lord your God will give to you.

⁵²et conterat in cunctis urbibus tuis,And he will crush you in all your cities.et destruantur muri tui firmiAnd your strong and lofty walls,atque sublimes,in which you trusted,in quibus habebas fiduciam in omni terra tua.will be destroyed throughout all your land.Obsideberis intra portas tuas in omni terra tua,You will be besieged within your gates throughout all your land,quam dabit tibi Dominus Deus tuus:which the Lord your God will give to you.

⁵³et comedes fructum uteri tui,And you will eat the fruit of your womb,et carnes filiorum tuorum et filiarum tuarum,and the flesh of your sons and of your daughters,quas dederit tibi Dominus Deus tuus,which the Lord your God will give to you,in angustia et vastitate qua opprimet te hostis tuus.due to the anguish and devastation with which your enemy will oppress you.

⁵³et comedes fructum uteri tui,And you will eat the fruit of your womb,et carnes filiorum tuorum et filiarum tuarum,and the flesh of your sons and of your daughters,quas dederit tibi Dominus Deus tuus,which the Lord your God will give to you,in angustia et vastitate qua opprimet te hostis tuus.due to the anguish and devastation with which your enemy will oppress you.

⁵⁴Homo delicatus in te, et luxuriosus valde, invidebit fratri suo,The man who is pampered and very self-indulgent among you will vie with his own brother,et uxori, quæ cubat in sinu suo,and with the wife who lies at his bosom,

⁵⁴Homo delicatus in te, et luxuriosus valde, invidebit fratri suo,The man who is pampered and very self-indulgent among you will vie with his own brother,et uxori, quæ cubat in sinu suo,and with the wife who lies at his bosom,

⁵⁵ne det eis de carnibus filiorum suorum,lest he give to them from the flesh of his sons,quas comedet:which he will eat.eo quod nihil aliud habeat in obsidione et penuria,For he has nothing else due to the siege and the destitution,qua vastaverint te inimici tui intra omnes portas tuas.with which your enemies will devastate you within all your gates.

⁵⁵ne det eis de carnibus filiorum suorum,lest he give to them from the flesh of his sons,quas comedet:which he will eat.eo quod nihil aliud habeat in obsidione et penuria,For he has nothing else due to the siege and the destitution,qua vastaverint te inimici tui intra omnes portas tuas.with which your enemies will devastate you within all your gates.

⁵⁶Tenera mulier et delicata,The tender and pampered woman,quæ super terram ingredi non valebat,who would not walk upon the soil,nec pedis vestigium figere, propter mollitiem et teneritudinem nimiam,nor step firmly with her foot due to her very great softness and tenderness,invidebit viro suo,will vie with her husband,qui cubat in sinu ejus,who lies at her bosom,super filii et filiæ carnibus,over the flesh of son and of daughter,

⁵⁶Tenera mulier et delicata,The tender and pampered woman,quæ super terram ingredi non valebat,who would not walk upon the soil,nec pedis vestigium figere, propter mollitiem et teneritudinem nimiam,nor step firmly with her foot due to her very great softness and tenderness,invidebit viro suo,will vie with her husband,qui cubat in sinu ejus,who lies at her bosom,super filii et filiæ carnibus,over the flesh of son and of daughter,

⁵⁷et illuvie secundarum,and over the filth of the afterbirth,quæ egrediuntur de medio feminum ejus,which goes forth from between her thighs,et super liberis qui eadem hora nati sunt.and over the children who are born in the same hour.Comedent enim eos clam propter rerum omnium penuriam in obsidioneFor they will eat them secretly,et vastitate,due to the scarcity of all things during the siege and the devastation,qua opprimet te inimicus tuus intra portas tuas.with which your enemy will oppress you within your gates.

⁵⁷et illuvie secundarum,and over the filth of the afterbirth,quæ egrediuntur de medio feminum ejus,which goes forth from between her thighs,et super liberis qui eadem hora nati sunt.and over the children who are born in the same hour.Comedent enim eos clam propter rerum omnium penuriam in obsidioneFor they will eat them secretly,et vastitate,due to the scarcity of all things during the siege and the devastation,qua opprimet te inimicus tuus intra portas tuas.with which your enemy will oppress you within your gates.

⁵⁸Nisi custodieris et feceris omnia verba legis hujus,If you will not keep and do all the words of this law,quæ scripta sunt in hoc volumine,which have been written in this volume,et timueris nomen ejus gloriosum et terribile,and fear his glorious and terrible name,hoc est,that is,Dominum Deum tuum:the Lord your God,

⁵⁸Nisi custodieris et feceris omnia verba legis hujus,If you will not keep and do all the words of this law,quæ scripta sunt in hoc volumine,which have been written in this volume,et timueris nomen ejus gloriosum et terribile,and fear his glorious and terrible name,hoc est,that is,Dominum Deum tuum:the Lord your God,

⁵⁹augebit Dominus plagas tuas,then the Lord will increase your plagues,et plagas seminis tui,and the plagues of your offspring,plagas magnas et perseverantes,plagues great and long-lasting,infirmitates pessimas et perpetuas:infirmities very grievous and continuous.

⁵⁹augebit Dominus plagas tuas,then the Lord will increase your plagues,et plagas seminis tui,and the plagues of your offspring,plagas magnas et perseverantes,plagues great and long-lasting,infirmitates pessimas et perpetuas:infirmities very grievous and continuous.

⁶⁰et convertet in te omnes afflictiones Ægypti,And he will turn back upon you all the afflictions of Egypt,quas timuisti,which you fear,et adhærebunt tibi.and these will cling to you.

⁶⁰et convertet in te omnes afflictiones Ægypti,And he will turn back upon you all the afflictions of Egypt,quas timuisti,which you fear,et adhærebunt tibi.and these will cling to you.

⁶¹Insuper et universos languores,In addition,et plagas, quæ non sunt scriptæ in volumine legis hujus, inducet Dominus super te,the Lord will lead over you all the diseases and plagues that are not written in the volume of this law,donec te conterat:until he crushes you.

⁶¹Insuper et universos languores,In addition,et plagas, quæ non sunt scriptæ in volumine legis hujus, inducet Dominus super te,the Lord will lead over you all the diseases and plagues that are not written in the volume of this law,donec te conterat:until he crushes you.

⁶²et remanebitis pauci numero,And you will remain few in number,qui prius eratis sicut astra cæli præ multitudine,though you were before like the stars of heaven in multitude,quoniam non audisti vocem Domini Dei tui.because you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God.

⁶²et remanebitis pauci numero,And you will remain few in number,qui prius eratis sicut astra cæli præ multitudine,though you were before like the stars of heaven in multitude,quoniam non audisti vocem Domini Dei tui.because you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God.

⁶³Et sicut ante lætatus est Dominus super vos,And just as before,bene vobis faciens,when the Lord rejoiced over you,vosque multiplicans:doing good for you and multiplying you,sic lætabitur disperdens vosso shall he rejoice,atque subvertens,scattering and overturning you,ut auferamini de terra,so as to take you away from the land,ad quam ingredieris possidendam.which you shall enter in order to possess.

⁶³Et sicut ante lætatus est Dominus super vos,And just as before,bene vobis faciens,when the Lord rejoiced over you,vosque multiplicans:doing good for you and multiplying you,sic lætabitur disperdens vosso shall he rejoice,atque subvertens,scattering and overturning you,ut auferamini de terra,so as to take you away from the land,ad quam ingredieris possidendam.which you shall enter in order to possess.

⁶⁴Disperget te Dominus in omnes populos,The Lord will disperse you among all the peoples,a summitate terræ usque ad terminos ejus:from the heights of the earth to its furthest limits.et servies ibi diis alienis, quos et tu ignoras et patres tui,And there you will serve foreign gods of wood and of stone,lignis et lapidibus.which you and your fathers did not know.

⁶⁴Disperget te Dominus in omnes populos,The Lord will disperse you among all the peoples,a summitate terræ usque ad terminos ejus:from the heights of the earth to its furthest limits.et servies ibi diis alienis, quos et tu ignoras et patres tui,And there you will serve foreign gods of wood and of stone,lignis et lapidibus.which you and your fathers did not know.

⁶⁵In gentibus quoque illis non quiesces,Similarly, you will not have tranquility, even within those nations,neque erit requies vestigio pedis tui.nor will there be any rest for the steps of your feet.Dabit enim tibi Dominus ibi cor pavidum, et deficientes oculos,For the Lord will give to you in that place a fearful heart, and failing eyes,et animam consumptam mœrore:and a life consumed with grieving.

⁶⁵In gentibus quoque illis non quiesces,Similarly, you will not have tranquility, even within those nations,neque erit requies vestigio pedis tui.nor will there be any rest for the steps of your feet.Dabit enim tibi Dominus ibi cor pavidum, et deficientes oculos,For the Lord will give to you in that place a fearful heart, and failing eyes,et animam consumptam mœrore:and a life consumed with grieving.

⁶⁶et erit vita tua quasi pendens ante te.And your life will be as if it were hanging before you.Timebis nocte et die,You will be afraid night and day,et non credes vitæ tuæ.and you will not have confidence in your own life.

⁶⁶et erit vita tua quasi pendens ante te.And your life will be as if it were hanging before you.Timebis nocte et die,You will be afraid night and day,et non credes vitæ tuæ.and you will not have confidence in your own life.

⁶⁷Mane dices: Quis mihi det vesperum?In the morning you will say, ‘Who will grant evening to me?’et vespere:and at evening,Quis mihi det mane?‘Who will grant morning to me?’propter cordis tui formidinem, qua terreberis,because of the dread of your heart, with which you will be terrified,et propter ea, quæ tuis videbis oculis.and because of those things that you will see with your eyes.

⁶⁷Mane dices: Quis mihi det vesperum?In the morning you will say, ‘Who will grant evening to me?’et vespere:and at evening,Quis mihi det mane?‘Who will grant morning to me?’propter cordis tui formidinem, qua terreberis,because of the dread of your heart, with which you will be terrified,et propter ea, quæ tuis videbis oculis.and because of those things that you will see with your eyes.

⁶⁸Reducet te Dominus classibus in Ægyptum per viam de qua dixit tibi ut eam amplius non videres.The Lord will lead you back into Egypt with a fleet of ships, along the way, about which he said to you that you would not see it again.Ibi venderis inimicis tuis in servos et ancillas,In that place, you will be put up for sale as men and women servants to your enemies,et non erit qui emat.but there will be no one willing to buy you.”

⁶⁸Reducet te Dominus classibus in Ægyptum per viam de qua dixit tibi ut eam amplius non videres.The Lord will lead you back into Egypt with a fleet of ships, along the way, about which he said to you that you would not see it again.Ibi venderis inimicis tuis in servos et ancillas,In that place, you will be put up for sale as men and women servants to your enemies,et non erit qui emat.but there will be no one willing to buy you.”