¹Onus deserti maris.The burden of the desert of the sea.Sicut turbines ab africo veniunt,Just as the whirlwinds approach from Africa,de deserto venit,it approaches from the desert,de terra horribili.from a terrible land.

¹Onus deserti maris.The burden of the desert of the sea.Sicut turbines ab africo veniunt,Just as the whirlwinds approach from Africa,de deserto venit,it approaches from the desert,de terra horribili.from a terrible land.

²Visio dura nuntiata est mihi:A difficult vision has been announced to me:qui incredulus est infideliter agit;he who is unbelieving, he acts unfaithfully,et qui depopulator est vastat.and he who is a plunderer, he devastates.Ascende,Ascend,Ælam;O Elam!obside,Lay siege,Mede;O Media!omnem gemitum ejus cessare feci.I have caused all its mourning to cease.

²Visio dura nuntiata est mihi:A difficult vision has been announced to me:qui incredulus est infideliter agit;he who is unbelieving, he acts unfaithfully,et qui depopulator est vastat.and he who is a plunderer, he devastates.Ascende,Ascend,Ælam;O Elam!obside,Lay siege,Mede;O Media!omnem gemitum ejus cessare feci.I have caused all its mourning to cease.

³Propterea repleti sunt lumbi mei dolore;Because of this, my lower back has been filled with pain,angustia possedit me sicut angustia parturientis;and anguish has possessed me, like the anguish of a woman in labor.corrui cum audirem,I fell down when I heard it.conturbatus sum cum viderem.I was disturbed when I saw it.

³Propterea repleti sunt lumbi mei dolore;Because of this, my lower back has been filled with pain,angustia possedit me sicut angustia parturientis;and anguish has possessed me, like the anguish of a woman in labor.corrui cum audirem,I fell down when I heard it.conturbatus sum cum viderem.I was disturbed when I saw it.

⁴Emarcuit cor meum;My heart withered.tenebræ stupefecerunt me:The darkness stupefied me.Babylon dilecta mea posita est mihi in miraculum.Babylon, my beloved, has become a wonder to me.

⁴Emarcuit cor meum;My heart withered.tenebræ stupefecerunt me:The darkness stupefied me.Babylon dilecta mea posita est mihi in miraculum.Babylon, my beloved, has become a wonder to me.

⁵Pone mensam,Prepare the table.contemplare in specula comedentes et bibentes:Contemplate, from a place of observation, those who eat and drink.surgite,Rise up,principes,you leaders!arripite clypeum.Take up the shield!

⁵Pone mensam,Prepare the table.contemplare in specula comedentes et bibentes:Contemplate, from a place of observation, those who eat and drink.surgite,Rise up,principes,you leaders!arripite clypeum.Take up the shield!

⁶Hæc enim dixit mihi Dominus:For the Lord has said this to me:Vade,“Goet pone speculatorem,and station a watchman.et quodcumque viderit annuntiet.And let him announce whatever he will see.”

⁶Hæc enim dixit mihi Dominus:For the Lord has said this to me:Vade,“Goet pone speculatorem,and station a watchman.et quodcumque viderit annuntiet.And let him announce whatever he will see.”

⁷Et vidit currum duorum equitum,And he saw a chariot with two horsemen,ascensorem asini,and a rider on a donkey,et ascensorem cameli;and a rider on a camel.et contemplatus est diligenter multo intuitu.And he considered them diligently, with an intense gaze.

⁷Et vidit currum duorum equitum,And he saw a chariot with two horsemen,ascensorem asini,and a rider on a donkey,et ascensorem cameli;and a rider on a camel.et contemplatus est diligenter multo intuitu.And he considered them diligently, with an intense gaze.

⁸Et clamavit leo:And a lion cried out:Super speculam Domini ego sum,“I am on the watchtower of the Lord,stans jugiter per diem;standing continually by day.et super custodiam meam ego sum,And I am at my station,stans totis noctibus.standing throughout the night.

⁸Et clamavit leo:And a lion cried out:Super speculam Domini ego sum,“I am on the watchtower of the Lord,stans jugiter per diem;standing continually by day.et super custodiam meam ego sum,And I am at my station,stans totis noctibus.standing throughout the night.

⁹Ecce iste venit ascensor vir bigæ equitum;Behold, a certain man approaches, a man riding on a two-horse chariot.”et respondit,And he responded,et dixit:and he said:Cecidit,“Fallen,cecidit Babylon,fallen is Babylon!et omnia sculptilia deorum ejus contrita sunt in terram.And all its graven gods have been crushed into the earth!

⁹Ecce iste venit ascensor vir bigæ equitum;Behold, a certain man approaches, a man riding on a two-horse chariot.”et respondit,And he responded,et dixit:and he said:Cecidit,“Fallen,cecidit Babylon,fallen is Babylon!et omnia sculptilia deorum ejus contrita sunt in terram.And all its graven gods have been crushed into the earth!

¹⁰Tritura meaO my threshed grain!et filii areæ meæ,O sons of my threshing floor!quæ audivi a Domino exercituum,What I have heard from the Lord of hosts,Deo Israël,the God of Israel,annuntiavi vobis.I have announced to you.”

¹⁰Tritura meaO my threshed grain!et filii areæ meæ,O sons of my threshing floor!quæ audivi a Domino exercituum,What I have heard from the Lord of hosts,Deo Israël,the God of Israel,annuntiavi vobis.I have announced to you.”

¹¹Onus Duma.The burden of Dumah,Ad me clamat ex Seir:cried out to me from Seir:Custos,“Watchman,quid de nocte?how goes the night?custos,Watchman,quid de nocte?how goes the night?”

¹¹Onus Duma.The burden of Dumah,Ad me clamat ex Seir:cried out to me from Seir:Custos,“Watchman,quid de nocte?how goes the night?custos,Watchman,quid de nocte?how goes the night?”

¹²Dixit custos:The watchman said:Venit mane et nox;“Morning approaches with the night.si quæritis,If you are seeking:quærite;seek,convertimini,and convert,venite.and approach.”

¹²Dixit custos:The watchman said:Venit mane et nox;“Morning approaches with the night.si quæritis,If you are seeking:quærite;seek,convertimini,and convert,venite.and approach.”

¹³Onus in Arabia.The burden in Arabia.In saltu ad vesperam dormietis,In the forest you shall sleep,in semitis Dedanim.in the evening on the paths of Dedanim.

¹³Onus in Arabia.The burden in Arabia.In saltu ad vesperam dormietis,In the forest you shall sleep,in semitis Dedanim.in the evening on the paths of Dedanim.

¹⁴Occurrentes sitienti ferte aquam,You who inhabit the land of the south:qui habitatis terram austri;upon meeting the thirsty, bring water;cum panibus occurrite fugienti.meet the fugitive with bread.

¹⁴Occurrentes sitienti ferte aquam,You who inhabit the land of the south:qui habitatis terram austri;upon meeting the thirsty, bring water;cum panibus occurrite fugienti.meet the fugitive with bread.

¹⁵A facie enim gladiorum fugerunt,For they are fleeing before the face of swords,a facie gladii imminentis,before the face of a sword hanging over them,a facie arcus extenti,before the face of a bent bow,a facie gravis prælii.before the face of a grievous battle.

¹⁵A facie enim gladiorum fugerunt,For they are fleeing before the face of swords,a facie gladii imminentis,before the face of a sword hanging over them,a facie arcus extenti,before the face of a bent bow,a facie gravis prælii.before the face of a grievous battle.

¹⁶Quoniam hæc dicit Dominus ad me:For the Lord said this to me:Adhuc in uno anno,“After one more year,quasi in anno mercenarii,just like one year for a hired hand,et auferetur omnis gloria Cedar.all the glory of Kedar will be taken away.

¹⁶Quoniam hæc dicit Dominus ad me:For the Lord said this to me:Adhuc in uno anno,“After one more year,quasi in anno mercenarii,just like one year for a hired hand,et auferetur omnis gloria Cedar.all the glory of Kedar will be taken away.

¹⁷Et reliquiæ numeri sagittariorum fortium de filiis Cedar imminuentur;And the remainder of the multitude of strong archers from the sons of Kedar will be few,Dominus enim Deus Israël locutus est.for the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken it.”

¹⁷Et reliquiæ numeri sagittariorum fortium de filiis Cedar imminuentur;And the remainder of the multitude of strong archers from the sons of Kedar will be few,Dominus enim Deus Israël locutus est.for the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken it.”