¹Memoria Josiæ in compositionem odoris facta opus pigmentarii.The memory of Josiah is like a blend of fragrances composed by the work of a perfumer.

¹Memoria Josiæ in compositionem odoris facta opus pigmentarii.The memory of Josiah is like a blend of fragrances composed by the work of a perfumer.

²In omni ore quasi mel indulcabitur ejus memoria,His remembrance will be sweet like honey in every mouth,et ut musica in convivio vini.and like music at a banquet of wine.

²In omni ore quasi mel indulcabitur ejus memoria,His remembrance will be sweet like honey in every mouth,et ut musica in convivio vini.and like music at a banquet of wine.

³Ipse est directus divinitus in pœnitentiam gentis,He was divinely directed for the repentance of the nation,et tulit abominationes impietatis.and he took away the abominations of impiety.

³Ipse est directus divinitus in pœnitentiam gentis,He was divinely directed for the repentance of the nation,et tulit abominationes impietatis.and he took away the abominations of impiety.

⁴Et gubernavit ad Dominum cor ipsius,And he guided his heart toward the Lord.et in diebus peccatorum corroboravit pietatem.And during the days of sinners, he strengthened piety.

⁴Et gubernavit ad Dominum cor ipsius,And he guided his heart toward the Lord.et in diebus peccatorum corroboravit pietatem.And during the days of sinners, he strengthened piety.

⁵Præter DavidOther than David,et Ezechiamand Hezekiah,et Josiam,and Josiah,omnes peccatum commiserunt:everyone committed sin.

⁵Præter DavidOther than David,et Ezechiamand Hezekiah,et Josiam,and Josiah,omnes peccatum commiserunt:everyone committed sin.

⁶nam reliquerunt legem Altissimi reges Juda,For the kings of Judah abandoned the law of the Most High,et contempserunt timorem Dei.and they held contempt for the fear of God.

⁶nam reliquerunt legem Altissimi reges Juda,For the kings of Judah abandoned the law of the Most High,et contempserunt timorem Dei.and they held contempt for the fear of God.

⁷Dederunt enim regnum suum aliis,For they gave their kingdom to foreigners,et gloriam suam alienigenæ genti.and their glory to a strange people.

⁷Dederunt enim regnum suum aliis,For they gave their kingdom to foreigners,et gloriam suam alienigenæ genti.and their glory to a strange people.

⁸Incenderunt electam sanctitatis civitatem,They set fire to the chosen city of sanctity,et desertas fecerunt vias ipsius in manu Jeremiæ.and they made its streets desolate, in accord with the hand of Jeremiah.

⁸Incenderunt electam sanctitatis civitatem,They set fire to the chosen city of sanctity,et desertas fecerunt vias ipsius in manu Jeremiæ.and they made its streets desolate, in accord with the hand of Jeremiah.

⁹Nam male tractaverunt illum qui a ventre matris consecratus est propheta,For they treated him wickedly,evertere,though he was consecrated as a prophet from his mother’s womb:et eruere,to overthrow,et perdere,and to root out,et iterum ædificare,and to destroy,et renovare:and also to rebuild and to renew.

⁹Nam male tractaverunt illum qui a ventre matris consecratus est propheta,For they treated him wickedly,evertere,though he was consecrated as a prophet from his mother’s womb:et eruere,to overthrow,et perdere,and to root out,et iterum ædificare,and to destroy,et renovare:and also to rebuild and to renew.

¹⁰Ezechiel,It was Ezekiel who saw a vision of glory,qui vidit conspectum gloriæ quam ostendit illi in curru cherubim.which was revealed to him with the chariot of the Cherubim.

¹⁰Ezechiel,It was Ezekiel who saw a vision of glory,qui vidit conspectum gloriæ quam ostendit illi in curru cherubim.which was revealed to him with the chariot of the Cherubim.

¹¹Nam commemoratus est inimicorum in imbre,For it called to mind the enemies under the figure of rain,benefacere illis qui ostenderunt rectas vias.to do good to those who have revealed the upright ways.

¹¹Nam commemoratus est inimicorum in imbre,For it called to mind the enemies under the figure of rain,benefacere illis qui ostenderunt rectas vias.to do good to those who have revealed the upright ways.

¹²Et duodecim prophetarum ossa pullulent de loco suo:And may the bones of the twelve prophets spring up from their place.nam corroboraverunt Jacob,For they strengthened Jacob,et redemerunt se in fide virtutis.and they redeemed themselves with a virtuous faith.

¹²Et duodecim prophetarum ossa pullulent de loco suo:And may the bones of the twelve prophets spring up from their place.nam corroboraverunt Jacob,For they strengthened Jacob,et redemerunt se in fide virtutis.and they redeemed themselves with a virtuous faith.

¹³Quomodo amplificemus Zorobabel?How will we magnify Zerubbabel?nam et ipse quasi signum in dextera manu:For he, too, was like a signet on the right hand.

¹³Quomodo amplificemus Zorobabel?How will we magnify Zerubbabel?nam et ipse quasi signum in dextera manu:For he, too, was like a signet on the right hand.

¹⁴sicSo also was Jesus,et Jesum filium Josedec,the son of Jozadak,qui in diebus suis ædificaverunt domum,who in their days built the house,et exaltaverunt templum sanctum Domino,and raised up a holy temple to the Lord,paratum in gloriam sempiternam.as a preparation for everlasting glory.

¹⁴sicSo also was Jesus,et Jesum filium Josedec,the son of Jozadak,qui in diebus suis ædificaverunt domum,who in their days built the house,et exaltaverunt templum sanctum Domino,and raised up a holy temple to the Lord,paratum in gloriam sempiternam.as a preparation for everlasting glory.

¹⁵Et Nehemias in memoriam multi temporis,And may Nehemiah be remembered for a long time.qui erexit nobis muros eversos,He raised up for us the walls that had been torn down.et stare fecit portas et seras,And he made firm the gates and the bars.qui erexit domos nostras.He raised up our houses.

¹⁵Et Nehemias in memoriam multi temporis,And may Nehemiah be remembered for a long time.qui erexit nobis muros eversos,He raised up for us the walls that had been torn down.et stare fecit portas et seras,And he made firm the gates and the bars.qui erexit domos nostras.He raised up our houses.

¹⁶Nemo natus est in terra qualis Henoch,No one has been born upon the earth like Enoch.nam et ipse receptus est a terra:And he was also taken up from the earth.

¹⁶Nemo natus est in terra qualis Henoch,No one has been born upon the earth like Enoch.nam et ipse receptus est a terra:And he was also taken up from the earth.

¹⁷neque ut Joseph,And there was no one like Joseph,qui natus est homo princeps fratrum,who was a man born to be foremost among his brothers,firmamentum gentis,the firmament of his clan,rector fratrum,a guide to his brethren,stabilimentum populi:the mainstay of his people.

¹⁷neque ut Joseph,And there was no one like Joseph,qui natus est homo princeps fratrum,who was a man born to be foremost among his brothers,firmamentum gentis,the firmament of his clan,rector fratrum,a guide to his brethren,stabilimentum populi:the mainstay of his people.

¹⁸et ossa ipsius visitata sunt,And his bones were visited,et post mortem prophetaverunt.and after death, they prophesied.

¹⁸et ossa ipsius visitata sunt,And his bones were visited,et post mortem prophetaverunt.and after death, they prophesied.

¹⁹Seth et Sem apud homines gloriam adepti sunt,Shem and Seth obtained glory among men. And above every soul,et super omnem animam in origine Adam.at the very beginning, was Adam.

¹⁹Seth et Sem apud homines gloriam adepti sunt,Shem and Seth obtained glory among men. And above every soul,et super omnem animam in origine Adam.at the very beginning, was Adam.