¹Et factum est,And it happened that,duodecimo anno,in the twelfth year,in mense duodecimo,in the twelfth month,in una mensis:on the first of the month,factum est verbum Domini ad me,the word of the Lord came to me,dicens:saying:

¹Et factum est,And it happened that,duodecimo anno,in the twelfth year,in mense duodecimo,in the twelfth month,in una mensis:on the first of the month,factum est verbum Domini ad me,the word of the Lord came to me,dicens:saying:

²Fili hominis,“Son of man,assume lamentum super Pharaonem regem Ægypti,take up a lamentation over Pharaoh, the king of Egypt,et dices ad eum:and you shall say to him:Leoni gentium assimilatus es,You are like the lion of the Gentiles,et draconi qui est in mari:and like the dragon that is in the sea.et ventilabas cornu in fluminibus tuis,And you brandished a horn among your rivers,et conturbabas aquas pedibus tuis,and you disturbed the waters with your feet,et conculcabas flumina earum.and you trampled upon their rivers.

²Fili hominis,“Son of man,assume lamentum super Pharaonem regem Ægypti,take up a lamentation over Pharaoh, the king of Egypt,et dices ad eum:and you shall say to him:Leoni gentium assimilatus es,You are like the lion of the Gentiles,et draconi qui est in mari:and like the dragon that is in the sea.et ventilabas cornu in fluminibus tuis,And you brandished a horn among your rivers,et conturbabas aquas pedibus tuis,and you disturbed the waters with your feet,et conculcabas flumina earum.and you trampled upon their rivers.

³Propterea hæc dicit Dominus Deus:Because of this, thus says the Lord God:Expandam super te rete meum in multitudine populorum multorum,I will spread my net over you, with the multitude of many peoples,et extraham te in sagena mea.and I will draw you into my dragnet.

³Propterea hæc dicit Dominus Deus:Because of this, thus says the Lord God:Expandam super te rete meum in multitudine populorum multorum,I will spread my net over you, with the multitude of many peoples,et extraham te in sagena mea.and I will draw you into my dragnet.

⁴Et projiciam te in terram;And I will throw you upon the land.super faciem agri abjiciam te:I will cast you upon the surface of the field.et habitare faciam super te omnia volatilia cæli,And I will cause all the birds of the air to live upon you.et saturabo de te bestias universæ terræ.And I will satiate the beasts of the entire earth with you.

⁴Et projiciam te in terram;And I will throw you upon the land.super faciem agri abjiciam te:I will cast you upon the surface of the field.et habitare faciam super te omnia volatilia cæli,And I will cause all the birds of the air to live upon you.et saturabo de te bestias universæ terræ.And I will satiate the beasts of the entire earth with you.

⁵Et dabo carnes tuas super montes,And I will place your flesh upon the mountains.et implebo colles tuos sanie tua.And I will fill up your hills with your decaying flesh.

⁵Et dabo carnes tuas super montes,And I will place your flesh upon the mountains.et implebo colles tuos sanie tua.And I will fill up your hills with your decaying flesh.

⁶Et irrigabo terram fœtore sanguinis tui super montes,And I will irrigate the earth with your rotting blood upon the mountains.et valles implebuntur ex te.And the valleys will be filled with you.

⁶Et irrigabo terram fœtore sanguinis tui super montes,And I will irrigate the earth with your rotting blood upon the mountains.et valles implebuntur ex te.And the valleys will be filled with you.

⁷Et operiam,And I will cover heaven,cum extinctus fueris, cælum,when you will have been extinguished.et nigrescere faciam stellas ejus: solem nube tegam,And I will cause its stars to grow dark. I will shroud the sun with gloom,et luna non dabit lumen suum.and the moon will not give her light.

⁷Et operiam,And I will cover heaven,cum extinctus fueris, cælum,when you will have been extinguished.et nigrescere faciam stellas ejus: solem nube tegam,And I will cause its stars to grow dark. I will shroud the sun with gloom,et luna non dabit lumen suum.and the moon will not give her light.

⁸Omnia luminaria cæli mœrere faciam super te,I will cause all the lights of heaven to grieve over you.et dabo tenebras super terram tuam,And I will bring darkness upon your land,dicit Dominus Deus,says the Lord God,cum ceciderint vulnerati tui in medio terræ,when your wounded will have fallen in the midst of the land,ait Dominus Deus.says the Lord God.

⁸Omnia luminaria cæli mœrere faciam super te,I will cause all the lights of heaven to grieve over you.et dabo tenebras super terram tuam,And I will bring darkness upon your land,dicit Dominus Deus,says the Lord God,cum ceciderint vulnerati tui in medio terræ,when your wounded will have fallen in the midst of the land,ait Dominus Deus.says the Lord God.

⁹Et irritabo cor populorum multorum,And I will provoke the heart of many peoples to anger,cum induxero contritionem tuam in gentibus super terras quas nescis.when I will have led in your destruction among the Gentiles, over the lands that you have not known.

⁹Et irritabo cor populorum multorum,And I will provoke the heart of many peoples to anger,cum induxero contritionem tuam in gentibus super terras quas nescis.when I will have led in your destruction among the Gentiles, over the lands that you have not known.

¹⁰Et stupescere faciam super te populos multos,And I will cause many peoples to be stupefied over you.et reges eorum horrore nimio formidabunt super te,And their kings will be afraid, with great horror, over you,cum volare cœperit gladius meus super facies eorum:when my sword will begin to fly above their faces. And suddenly,et obstupescent repente singuli pro anima sua in die ruinæ tuæ.they will be struck with astonishment, each one concerning his own life, on the day of their ruination.

¹⁰Et stupescere faciam super te populos multos,And I will cause many peoples to be stupefied over you.et reges eorum horrore nimio formidabunt super te,And their kings will be afraid, with great horror, over you,cum volare cœperit gladius meus super facies eorum:when my sword will begin to fly above their faces. And suddenly,et obstupescent repente singuli pro anima sua in die ruinæ tuæ.they will be struck with astonishment, each one concerning his own life, on the day of their ruination.

¹¹Quia hæc dicit Dominus Deus:For thus says the Lord God:Gladius regis Babylonis veniet tibi.The sword of the king of Babylon will come to you.

¹¹Quia hæc dicit Dominus Deus:For thus says the Lord God:Gladius regis Babylonis veniet tibi.The sword of the king of Babylon will come to you.

¹²In gladiis fortium dejiciam multitudinem tuam:By the swords of the strong, I will cast down your multitude.inexpugnabiles omnes gentes hæ, et vastabunt superbiam Ægypti,All these nations are invincible, and they will lay waste to the arrogance of Egypt,et dissipabitur multitudo ejus.and so its multitude will be destroyed.

¹²In gladiis fortium dejiciam multitudinem tuam:By the swords of the strong, I will cast down your multitude.inexpugnabiles omnes gentes hæ, et vastabunt superbiam Ægypti,All these nations are invincible, and they will lay waste to the arrogance of Egypt,et dissipabitur multitudo ejus.and so its multitude will be destroyed.

¹³Et perdam omnia jumenta ejus,And I will perish all its cattle,quæ erant super aquas plurimas:which were above the many waters.et non conturbabit eas pes hominis ultra,And the foot of man will no longer disturb them,neque ungula jumentorum turbabit eas.and the hoof of cattle will no longer trouble them.

¹³Et perdam omnia jumenta ejus,And I will perish all its cattle,quæ erant super aquas plurimas:which were above the many waters.et non conturbabit eas pes hominis ultra,And the foot of man will no longer disturb them,neque ungula jumentorum turbabit eas.and the hoof of cattle will no longer trouble them.

¹⁴Tunc purissimas reddam aquas eorum,Then I will cause their waters to be very pure,et flumina eorum quasi oleum adducam,and their rivers to be like oil,ait Dominus Deus,says the Lord God,

¹⁴Tunc purissimas reddam aquas eorum,Then I will cause their waters to be very pure,et flumina eorum quasi oleum adducam,and their rivers to be like oil,ait Dominus Deus,says the Lord God,

¹⁵cum dedero terram Ægypti desolatam:when I will have set the land of Egypt in desolation.deseretur autem terra a plenitudine sua quando percussero omnes habitatores ejus:And the land will be deprived of her plenitude, when I will have struck all its inhabitants.et scient quia ego Dominus.And they shall know that I am the Lord.

¹⁵cum dedero terram Ægypti desolatam:when I will have set the land of Egypt in desolation.deseretur autem terra a plenitudine sua quando percussero omnes habitatores ejus:And the land will be deprived of her plenitude, when I will have struck all its inhabitants.et scient quia ego Dominus.And they shall know that I am the Lord.

¹⁶Planctus est,This is the lamentation.et plangent eum:And they shall lament it.filiæ gentium plangent eum:The daughters of the Gentiles shall lament it.super Ægyptum et super multitudinem ejus plangent eum,They shall lament it over Egypt and over its multitude,ait Dominus Deus.says the Lord God.”

¹⁶Planctus est,This is the lamentation.et plangent eum:And they shall lament it.filiæ gentium plangent eum:The daughters of the Gentiles shall lament it.super Ægyptum et super multitudinem ejus plangent eum,They shall lament it over Egypt and over its multitude,ait Dominus Deus.says the Lord God.”

¹⁷Et factum est in duodecimo anno,And it happened that,in quintadecima mensis:in the twelfth year,factum est verbum Domini ad me,on the fifteenth of the month,dicens:the word of the Lord came to me saying:

¹⁷Et factum est in duodecimo anno,And it happened that,in quintadecima mensis:in the twelfth year,factum est verbum Domini ad me,on the fifteenth of the month,dicens:the word of the Lord came to me saying:

¹⁸Fili hominis,“Son of man,cane lugubre super multitudinem Ægypti:sing mournfully over the multitude of Egypt.et detrahe eam ipsam,And cast her down,et filias gentium robustarum,both her and the daughters of the robust nations,ad terram ultimam,to the lowest part of the earth,cum his qui descendunt in lacum.with those who descend into the pit.

¹⁸Fili hominis,“Son of man,cane lugubre super multitudinem Ægypti:sing mournfully over the multitude of Egypt.et detrahe eam ipsam,And cast her down,et filias gentium robustarum,both her and the daughters of the robust nations,ad terram ultimam,to the lowest part of the earth,cum his qui descendunt in lacum.with those who descend into the pit.

¹⁹Quo pulchrior es?Whom do you exceed in beauty?descende,Descendet dormi cum incircumcisis.and sleep with the uncircumcised!

¹⁹Quo pulchrior es?Whom do you exceed in beauty?descende,Descendet dormi cum incircumcisis.and sleep with the uncircumcised!

²⁰In medio interfectorum gladio cadent;They will fall by the sword in the midst of the slain.gladius datus est:The sword has been given.attraxerunt eamThey have dragged her down,et omnes populos ejus.with all her people.

²⁰In medio interfectorum gladio cadent;They will fall by the sword in the midst of the slain.gladius datus est:The sword has been given.attraxerunt eamThey have dragged her down,et omnes populos ejus.with all her people.

²¹Loquentur ei potentissimi robustorum de medio inferni,The most powerful among the strong will speak to him from the midst of hell,qui cum auxiliatoribus ejus descenderunt,those who descended with his helpers and who went to sleep uncircumcised,et dormierunt incircumcisi interfecti gladio.slain by the sword.

²¹Loquentur ei potentissimi robustorum de medio inferni,The most powerful among the strong will speak to him from the midst of hell,qui cum auxiliatoribus ejus descenderunt,those who descended with his helpers and who went to sleep uncircumcised,et dormierunt incircumcisi interfecti gladio.slain by the sword.

²²Ibi Assur,Assur is in that place,et omnis multitudo ejus:with all his multitude.in circuitu illius sepulchra ejus,Their graves are all around him:omnes interfecti,all of the slainet qui ceciderunt gladio.and those who fell by the sword.

²²Ibi Assur,Assur is in that place,et omnis multitudo ejus:with all his multitude.in circuitu illius sepulchra ejus,Their graves are all around him:omnes interfecti,all of the slainet qui ceciderunt gladio.and those who fell by the sword.

²³Quorum data sunt sepulchra in novissimis laci,Their graves have been placed in the lowest parts of the pit.et facta est multitudo ejus per gyrum sepulchri ejus:And his multitude was stationed on all sides of his grave:universi interfecti,all of the slain,cadentesque gladio,and those who fell by the sword,qui dederant quondam formidinem in terra viventium.who formerly spread terror in the land of the living.

²³Quorum data sunt sepulchra in novissimis laci,Their graves have been placed in the lowest parts of the pit.et facta est multitudo ejus per gyrum sepulchri ejus:And his multitude was stationed on all sides of his grave:universi interfecti,all of the slain,cadentesque gladio,and those who fell by the sword,qui dederant quondam formidinem in terra viventium.who formerly spread terror in the land of the living.

²⁴Ibi Ælam,Elam is in that place,et omnis multitudo ejus per gyrum sepulchri sui:with all his multitude, on all sides of his grave,omnes hi interfecti, ruentesque gladio,all those who were slain or who fell by the sword,qui descenderunt incircumcisi ad terram ultimam;who descended uncircumcised to the lowest part of the earth,qui posuerunt terrorem suum in terra viventium,who caused their terror in the land of the living.et portaverunt ignominiam suam cum his qui descendunt in lacum.And they have borne their disgrace, with those who descend into the pit.

²⁴Ibi Ælam,Elam is in that place,et omnis multitudo ejus per gyrum sepulchri sui:with all his multitude, on all sides of his grave,omnes hi interfecti, ruentesque gladio,all those who were slain or who fell by the sword,qui descenderunt incircumcisi ad terram ultimam;who descended uncircumcised to the lowest part of the earth,qui posuerunt terrorem suum in terra viventium,who caused their terror in the land of the living.et portaverunt ignominiam suam cum his qui descendunt in lacum.And they have borne their disgrace, with those who descend into the pit.

²⁵In medio interfectorum posuerunt cubile ejus in universis populis ejus:They have appointed him a place to lie among all his people, in the midst of the slain.in circuitu ejus sepulchrum illius:Their graves are all around him.omnes hi incircumcisi, interfectique gladio.All these are uncircumcised and were slain by the sword.Dederunt enim terrorem suum in terra viventium,For they spread their terror in the land of the living,et portaverunt ignominiam suam cum his qui descendunt in lacum:and they have borne their disgrace, with those who descend into the pit.in medio interfectorum positi sunt.They have been stationed in the midst of the slain.

²⁵In medio interfectorum posuerunt cubile ejus in universis populis ejus:They have appointed him a place to lie among all his people, in the midst of the slain.in circuitu ejus sepulchrum illius:Their graves are all around him.omnes hi incircumcisi, interfectique gladio.All these are uncircumcised and were slain by the sword.Dederunt enim terrorem suum in terra viventium,For they spread their terror in the land of the living,et portaverunt ignominiam suam cum his qui descendunt in lacum:and they have borne their disgrace, with those who descend into the pit.in medio interfectorum positi sunt.They have been stationed in the midst of the slain.

²⁶Ibi Mosoch et Thubal,Meshech and Tubal are in that place,et omnis multitudo ejus:with all their multitude.in circuitu ejus sepulchra illius:Their graves are all around him:omnes hi incircumcisi,all these are uncircumcised,interfectique et cadentes gladio,and they were slain and fell by the sword.quia dederunt formidinem suam in terra viventium.For they spread their terror in the land of the living.

²⁶Ibi Mosoch et Thubal,Meshech and Tubal are in that place,et omnis multitudo ejus:with all their multitude.in circuitu ejus sepulchra illius:Their graves are all around him:omnes hi incircumcisi,all these are uncircumcised,interfectique et cadentes gladio,and they were slain and fell by the sword.quia dederunt formidinem suam in terra viventium.For they spread their terror in the land of the living.

²⁷Et non dormient cum fortibus,But they shall not sleep with the strong,cadentibusque, et incircumcisis,and with those who also fell uncircumcised,qui descenderunt ad infernum cum armis suis,who descended to hell with their weapons,et posuerunt gladios suos sub capitibus suis,and who placed their swords under their heads,et fuerunt iniquitates eorum in ossibus eorum:while their iniquities were in their bones.quia terror fortium facti sunt in terra viventium.For they were the terror of the strong in the land of the living.

²⁷Et non dormient cum fortibus,But they shall not sleep with the strong,cadentibusque, et incircumcisis,and with those who also fell uncircumcised,qui descenderunt ad infernum cum armis suis,who descended to hell with their weapons,et posuerunt gladios suos sub capitibus suis,and who placed their swords under their heads,et fuerunt iniquitates eorum in ossibus eorum:while their iniquities were in their bones.quia terror fortium facti sunt in terra viventium.For they were the terror of the strong in the land of the living.

²⁸Et tu ergo in medio incircumcisorum contereris,Therefore, you also will be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised,et dormies cum interfectis gladio.and you will sleep with those who were slain by the sword.

²⁸Et tu ergo in medio incircumcisorum contereris,Therefore, you also will be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised,et dormies cum interfectis gladio.and you will sleep with those who were slain by the sword.

²⁹Ibi Idumæa,Idumea is in that place,et reges ejus,with her kingset omnes duces ejus,and all her commanders,qui dati sunt cum exercitu suo cum interfectis gladio,who with their army have been given to those who were slain by the sword.et qui cum incircumcisis dormierunt,And they have slept with the uncircumcisedet cum his qui descendunt in lacum.and with those who descend into the pit.

²⁹Ibi Idumæa,Idumea is in that place,et reges ejus,with her kingset omnes duces ejus,and all her commanders,qui dati sunt cum exercitu suo cum interfectis gladio,who with their army have been given to those who were slain by the sword.et qui cum incircumcisis dormierunt,And they have slept with the uncircumcisedet cum his qui descendunt in lacum.and with those who descend into the pit.

³⁰Ibi principes aquilonis omnes, et universi venatores,All the leaders of the north are in that place, with all the hunters,qui deducti sunt cum interfectis,who were brought down with the slain,paventes, et in sua fortitudine confusi:fearful and confounded in their strength,qui dormierunt incircumcisi cum interfectis gladio,who have gone to sleep uncircumcised, with those who were slain by the sword.et portaverunt confusionem suam cum his qui descendunt in lacum.And they have borne their disgrace, with those who descend into the pit.

³⁰Ibi principes aquilonis omnes, et universi venatores,All the leaders of the north are in that place, with all the hunters,qui deducti sunt cum interfectis,who were brought down with the slain,paventes, et in sua fortitudine confusi:fearful and confounded in their strength,qui dormierunt incircumcisi cum interfectis gladio,who have gone to sleep uncircumcised, with those who were slain by the sword.et portaverunt confusionem suam cum his qui descendunt in lacum.And they have borne their disgrace, with those who descend into the pit.

³¹Vidit eos Pharao,Pharaoh saw them,et consolatus est super universa multitudine sua,and he was consoled over all his multitude,quæ interfecta est gladio:which was slain by the sword,Pharao,even Pharaohet omnis exercitus ejus,and all his army,ait Dominus Deus.says the Lord God.

³¹Vidit eos Pharao,Pharaoh saw them,et consolatus est super universa multitudine sua,and he was consoled over all his multitude,quæ interfecta est gladio:which was slain by the sword,Pharao,even Pharaohet omnis exercitus ejus,and all his army,ait Dominus Deus.says the Lord God.

³²Quia dedi terrorem meum in terra viventium,For I have spread my terror in the land of the living,et dormivit in medio incircumcisorum cum interfectis gladio:and he has gone to sleep in the midst of the uncircumcised,Pharao,with those who were slain by the sword,et omnis multitudo ejus,even Pharaoh and all his multitude,ait Dominus Deus.says the Lord God.”

³²Quia dedi terrorem meum in terra viventium,For I have spread my terror in the land of the living,et dormivit in medio incircumcisorum cum interfectis gladio:and he has gone to sleep in the midst of the uncircumcised,Pharao,with those who were slain by the sword,et omnis multitudo ejus,even Pharaoh and all his multitude,ait Dominus Deus.says the Lord God.”