¹Et factum est in anno sexto,And it happened that, in the sixth year,in sexto mense,in the sixth month,in quinta mensis,on the fifth of the month,ego sedebam in domo mea,I was sitting in my house,et senes Juda sedebant coram me,and the elders of Judah were sitting before me,et cecidit ibi super me manus Domini Dei.and the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.

¹Et factum est in anno sexto,And it happened that, in the sixth year,in sexto mense,in the sixth month,in quinta mensis,on the fifth of the month,ego sedebam in domo mea,I was sitting in my house,et senes Juda sedebant coram me,and the elders of Judah were sitting before me,et cecidit ibi super me manus Domini Dei.and the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.

²Et vidi:And I saw,et ecce similitudo quasi aspectus ignis:and behold, there was an image with the appearance of fire.ab aspectu lumborum ejus et deorsum, ignis:From the appearance of his waist, and downward,et a lumbis ejus et sursum,there was fire. And from his waist, and upward,quasi aspectus splendoris,there was the appearance of splendor,ut visio electri.like the sight of amber.

²Et vidi:And I saw,et ecce similitudo quasi aspectus ignis:and behold, there was an image with the appearance of fire.ab aspectu lumborum ejus et deorsum, ignis:From the appearance of his waist, and downward,et a lumbis ejus et sursum,there was fire. And from his waist, and upward,quasi aspectus splendoris,there was the appearance of splendor,ut visio electri.like the sight of amber.

³Et emissa similitudo manus apprehendit me in cincinno capitis mei,And as the image of a hand went out, it took hold of me by a lock of my head.et elevavit me spiritus inter terram et cælum:And the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven.et adduxit me in Jerusalem,And he brought me into Jerusalem,in visione Dei,within a vision of God,juxta ostium interius quod respiciebat ad aquilonem,next to the inner gate that looked toward the north,ubi erat statutum idolum zeli ad provocandam æmulationem.where there was stationed an idol of rivalry, so as to provoke an envious emulation.

³Et emissa similitudo manus apprehendit me in cincinno capitis mei,And as the image of a hand went out, it took hold of me by a lock of my head.et elevavit me spiritus inter terram et cælum:And the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven.et adduxit me in Jerusalem,And he brought me into Jerusalem,in visione Dei,within a vision of God,juxta ostium interius quod respiciebat ad aquilonem,next to the inner gate that looked toward the north,ubi erat statutum idolum zeli ad provocandam æmulationem.where there was stationed an idol of rivalry, so as to provoke an envious emulation.

⁴Et ecce ibi gloria Dei Israël,And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there,secundum visionem quam videram in campo.in accord with the vision that I had seen in the plain.

⁴Et ecce ibi gloria Dei Israël,And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there,secundum visionem quam videram in campo.in accord with the vision that I had seen in the plain.

⁵Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Fili hominis,“Son of man,leva oculos tuos ad viam aquilonis.lift up your eyes to the way of the north.”Et levavi oculos meos ad viam aquilonis,And I lifted up my eyes to the way of the north. And behold,et ecce ab aquilone portæ altaris idolum zeli in ipso introitu.from the north of the gate of the altar was the idol of rivalry, at the same entrance.

⁵Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Fili hominis,“Son of man,leva oculos tuos ad viam aquilonis.lift up your eyes to the way of the north.”Et levavi oculos meos ad viam aquilonis,And I lifted up my eyes to the way of the north. And behold,et ecce ab aquilone portæ altaris idolum zeli in ipso introitu.from the north of the gate of the altar was the idol of rivalry, at the same entrance.

⁶Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Fili hominis, putasne vides tu quid isti faciunt,“Son of man, you see what these ones are doing,abominationes magnas quas domus Israël facit hic,the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing here. Do you not think,ut procul recedam a sanctuario meo?then, that I should withdraw far away from my own sanctuary?et adhuc conversus videbis abominationes majores.But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations.”

⁶Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Fili hominis, putasne vides tu quid isti faciunt,“Son of man, you see what these ones are doing,abominationes magnas quas domus Israël facit hic,the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing here. Do you not think,ut procul recedam a sanctuario meo?then, that I should withdraw far away from my own sanctuary?et adhuc conversus videbis abominationes majores.But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations.”

⁷Et introduxit me ad ostium atrii,And he led me in by the door of the atrium.et vidi,And I saw,et ecce foramen unum in pariete.and behold, there was an opening in the wall.

⁷Et introduxit me ad ostium atrii,And he led me in by the door of the atrium.et vidi,And I saw,et ecce foramen unum in pariete.and behold, there was an opening in the wall.

⁸Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Fili hominis,“Son of man,fode parietem.dig in the wall.”Et cum fodissem parietem,And when I had dug in the wall,apparuit ostium unum.there appeared one door.

⁸Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Fili hominis,“Son of man,fode parietem.dig in the wall.”Et cum fodissem parietem,And when I had dug in the wall,apparuit ostium unum.there appeared one door.

⁹Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Ingredere,“Enteret vide abominationes pessimas quas isti faciunt hic.and see the most wicked abominations which they are committing here.”

⁹Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Ingredere,“Enteret vide abominationes pessimas quas isti faciunt hic.and see the most wicked abominations which they are committing here.”

¹⁰Et ingressus vidi,And entering, I saw,et ecce omnis similitudo reptilium et animalium,and behold, every kind of image of reptiles and animals,abominatio,the abominations,et universa idola domus Israël, depicta erant in pariete in circuitu per totum:and all of the idols of the house of Israel were depicted on the wall all around, throughout the entire place.

¹⁰Et ingressus vidi,And entering, I saw,et ecce omnis similitudo reptilium et animalium,and behold, every kind of image of reptiles and animals,abominatio,the abominations,et universa idola domus Israël, depicta erant in pariete in circuitu per totum:and all of the idols of the house of Israel were depicted on the wall all around, throughout the entire place.

¹¹et septuaginta viri de senioribus domus Israël:And there were seventy men out of the elders of the house of Israel,et Jezonias filius Saphan stabat in medio eorum stantium ante picturas:with Jaazaniah, the son of Shaphan, standing in their midst,et unusquisque habebat thuribulum in manu sua,and they stood before the pictures. And each one had a censer in his hand.et vapor nebulæ de thure consurgebat.And a cloud of smoke rose up from the incense.

¹¹et septuaginta viri de senioribus domus Israël:And there were seventy men out of the elders of the house of Israel,et Jezonias filius Saphan stabat in medio eorum stantium ante picturas:with Jaazaniah, the son of Shaphan, standing in their midst,et unusquisque habebat thuribulum in manu sua,and they stood before the pictures. And each one had a censer in his hand.et vapor nebulæ de thure consurgebat.And a cloud of smoke rose up from the incense.

¹²Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Certe vides,“Certainly,fili hominis,son of man,quæ seniores domus Israël faciunt in tenebris,you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness,unusquisque in abscondito cubiculi sui:each one while hidden in his chamber.dicunt enim:For they say:Non videt Dominus nos;‘The Lord does not see us.dereliquit Dominus terram.The Lord has forsaken the earth.’”

¹²Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Certe vides,“Certainly,fili hominis,son of man,quæ seniores domus Israël faciunt in tenebris,you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness,unusquisque in abscondito cubiculi sui:each one while hidden in his chamber.dicunt enim:For they say:Non videt Dominus nos;‘The Lord does not see us.dereliquit Dominus terram.The Lord has forsaken the earth.’”

¹³Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Adhuc conversus videbis abominationes majores,“If you turn again, you will see even greater abominations,quas isti faciunt.which these ones are committing.”

¹³Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Adhuc conversus videbis abominationes majores,“If you turn again, you will see even greater abominations,quas isti faciunt.which these ones are committing.”

¹⁴Et introduxit me per ostium portæ domus Domini quod respiciebat ad aquilonem,And he led me in through the door of the gate of the Lord’s house, which looked toward the north.et ecce ibi mulieres sedebant plangentes Adonidem.And behold, women were sitting there, mourning for Adonis.

¹⁴Et introduxit me per ostium portæ domus Domini quod respiciebat ad aquilonem,And he led me in through the door of the gate of the Lord’s house, which looked toward the north.et ecce ibi mulieres sedebant plangentes Adonidem.And behold, women were sitting there, mourning for Adonis.

¹⁵Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Certe vidisti,“Certainly, son of man,fili hominis:you have seen.adhuc conversus videbis abominationes majores his.But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations than these.”

¹⁵Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Certe vidisti,“Certainly, son of man,fili hominis:you have seen.adhuc conversus videbis abominationes majores his.But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations than these.”

¹⁶Et introduxit me in atrium domus Domini interius,And he led me into the inner atrium of the house of the Lord.et ecce in ostio templi Domini,And behold,inter vestibulumat the door of the temple of the Lord,et altare,between the vestibule and the altar,quasi viginti quinque viri dorsa habentes contra templum Domini,there were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the Lord,et facies ad orientem:and their faces toward the east.et adorabant ad ortum solis.And they were adoring toward the rising of the Sun.

¹⁶Et introduxit me in atrium domus Domini interius,And he led me into the inner atrium of the house of the Lord.et ecce in ostio templi Domini,And behold,inter vestibulumat the door of the temple of the Lord,et altare,between the vestibule and the altar,quasi viginti quinque viri dorsa habentes contra templum Domini,there were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the Lord,et facies ad orientem:and their faces toward the east.et adorabant ad ortum solis.And they were adoring toward the rising of the Sun.

¹⁷Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Certe vidisti,“Certainly, son of man,fili hominis:you have seen.numquid leve est hoc domui Juda,Can this be so trivial to the house of Judah,ut facerent abominationes istas quas fecerunt hic,when they commit these abominations, just as they have committed here,quia replentes terram iniquitate,that, having filled the earth with iniquity,conversi sunt ad irritandum me?they now turn to provoke me? And behold,et ecce applicant ramum ad nares suas.they are applying a branch to their nose.

¹⁷Et dixit ad me:And he said to me:Certe vidisti,“Certainly, son of man,fili hominis:you have seen.numquid leve est hoc domui Juda,Can this be so trivial to the house of Judah,ut facerent abominationes istas quas fecerunt hic,when they commit these abominations, just as they have committed here,quia replentes terram iniquitate,that, having filled the earth with iniquity,conversi sunt ad irritandum me?they now turn to provoke me? And behold,et ecce applicant ramum ad nares suas.they are applying a branch to their nose.

¹⁸ErgoTherefore,et ego faciam in furore:I also will act toward them in my fury.non parcet oculus meus,My eye will not be lenient,nec miserebor:nor will I take pity.et cum clamaverint ad aures meas voce magna,And when they will have cried out to my ears with a loud voice,non exaudiam eos.I will not heed them.”

¹⁸ErgoTherefore,et ego faciam in furore:I also will act toward them in my fury.non parcet oculus meus,My eye will not be lenient,nec miserebor:nor will I take pity.et cum clamaverint ad aures meas voce magna,And when they will have cried out to my ears with a loud voice,non exaudiam eos.I will not heed them.”