¹Onus vallis Visionis.The burden of the valley of vision.Quidnam quoque tibi est,What does it mean to you,quia ascendistithen,et tu omnis in tecta?that each of you have even climbed to the rooftops?

¹Onus vallis Visionis.The burden of the valley of vision.Quidnam quoque tibi est,What does it mean to you,quia ascendistithen,et tu omnis in tecta?that each of you have even climbed to the rooftops?

²Clamoris plena,Filled with clamor,urbs frequens,a busy city,civitas exsultans;an exultant city:interfecti tui, non interfecti gladio,your dead have not been slain by the sword,nec mortui in bello.nor did they die in battle.

²Clamoris plena,Filled with clamor,urbs frequens,a busy city,civitas exsultans;an exultant city:interfecti tui, non interfecti gladio,your dead have not been slain by the sword,nec mortui in bello.nor did they die in battle.

³Cuncti principes tui fugerunt simul dureque ligati sunt;All your leaders have fled together, and they have been bound by hardship.omnes qui inventi sunt vincti sunt pariter; procul fugerunt.All who were found were chained together. They have fled far away.

³Cuncti principes tui fugerunt simul dureque ligati sunt;All your leaders have fled together, and they have been bound by hardship.omnes qui inventi sunt vincti sunt pariter; procul fugerunt.All who were found were chained together. They have fled far away.

⁴Propterea dixi:For this reason, I said:Recedite a me:“Depart from me.amare flebo;I will weep bitterly.nolite incumbere ut consolemini me super vastitate filiæ populi mei;Make no attempt to console me, over the devastation of the daughter of my people.”

⁴Propterea dixi:For this reason, I said:Recedite a me:“Depart from me.amare flebo;I will weep bitterly.nolite incumbere ut consolemini me super vastitate filiæ populi mei;Make no attempt to console me, over the devastation of the daughter of my people.”

⁵dies enim interfectionis,For it is a day of death,et conculcationis,and of trampling,et fletuum,and of weeping to the Lord,Domino Deo exercituum,the God of hosts,in valle Visionis,in the valley of vision:scrutans murum,examining the wallet magnificus super montem.and the magnificence above the mountain.

⁵dies enim interfectionis,For it is a day of death,et conculcationis,and of trampling,et fletuum,and of weeping to the Lord,Domino Deo exercituum,the God of hosts,in valle Visionis,in the valley of vision:scrutans murum,examining the wallet magnificus super montem.and the magnificence above the mountain.

⁶Et Ælam sumpsit pharetram,And Elam took up the quivercurrum hominis equitis,and the chariot of the horseman;et parietem nudavit clypeus.and he stripped the wall of the shield.

⁶Et Ælam sumpsit pharetram,And Elam took up the quivercurrum hominis equitis,and the chariot of the horseman;et parietem nudavit clypeus.and he stripped the wall of the shield.

⁷Et erunt electæ valles tuæ plenæ quadrigarum,And your elect valleys will be filled with chariots,et equites ponent sedes suas in porta.and the horsemen will position themselves at the gates.

⁷Et erunt electæ valles tuæ plenæ quadrigarum,And your elect valleys will be filled with chariots,et equites ponent sedes suas in porta.and the horsemen will position themselves at the gates.

⁸Et revelabitur operimentum Judæ,And the covering of Judah will be exposed,et videbis in die illa armamentarium domus saltus.and in that day, you will see the weaponry of the forest house.

⁸Et revelabitur operimentum Judæ,And the covering of Judah will be exposed,et videbis in die illa armamentarium domus saltus.and in that day, you will see the weaponry of the forest house.

⁹Et scissuras civitatis David videbitis,And you will see breaches in the city of David,quia multiplicatæ sunt;for these have been multiplied.et congregastis aquas piscinæ inferioris,But you have gathered together the waters of the lower fish-pool.

⁹Et scissuras civitatis David videbitis,And you will see breaches in the city of David,quia multiplicatæ sunt;for these have been multiplied.et congregastis aquas piscinæ inferioris,But you have gathered together the waters of the lower fish-pool.

¹⁰et domos Jerusalem numerastis,And you have numbered the houses of Jerusalem.et destruxistis domos ad muniendum murum.And you have destroyed the houses in order to fortify the wall.

¹⁰et domos Jerusalem numerastis,And you have numbered the houses of Jerusalem.et destruxistis domos ad muniendum murum.And you have destroyed the houses in order to fortify the wall.

¹¹Et lacum fecistis inter duos muros ad aquam piscinæ veteris;And you have made a pit between two walls for the waters of the ancient fish-pool.et non suspexistis ad eum qui fecerat eam,But you have not gazed upward to him who made it,et operatorem ejus de longe non vidistis.and you have not considered, even from a distance, its Maker.

¹¹Et lacum fecistis inter duos muros ad aquam piscinæ veteris;And you have made a pit between two walls for the waters of the ancient fish-pool.et non suspexistis ad eum qui fecerat eam,But you have not gazed upward to him who made it,et operatorem ejus de longe non vidistis.and you have not considered, even from a distance, its Maker.

¹²Et vocabit Dominus Deus exercituum in die illa ad fletum,And in that day, the Lord, the God of hosts,et ad planctum, ad calvitium,will call to weeping and mourning,et ad cingulum sacci;to baldness and the wearing of sackcloth.

¹²Et vocabit Dominus Deus exercituum in die illa ad fletum,And in that day, the Lord, the God of hosts,et ad planctum, ad calvitium,will call to weeping and mourning,et ad cingulum sacci;to baldness and the wearing of sackcloth.

¹³et ecce gaudium et lætitia,But behold:occidere vitulos et jugulare arietes,gladness and rejoicing,comedere carnes,the killing of calves and the slaughter of rams,et bibere vinum:the eating of meat and the drinking of wine:comedamus et bibamus,“Let us eat and drink,cras enim moriemur.for tomorrow we will die.”

¹³et ecce gaudium et lætitia,But behold:occidere vitulos et jugulare arietes,gladness and rejoicing,comedere carnes,the killing of calves and the slaughter of rams,et bibere vinum:the eating of meat and the drinking of wine:comedamus et bibamus,“Let us eat and drink,cras enim moriemur.for tomorrow we will die.”

¹⁴Et revelata est in auribus meis vox Domini exercituum:And the voice of the Lord of hosts was revealed in my ears:Si dimittetur iniquitas hæc vobis donec moriamini,“Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you, until you die,”dicit Dominus Deus exercituum.says the Lord, the God of hosts.

¹⁴Et revelata est in auribus meis vox Domini exercituum:And the voice of the Lord of hosts was revealed in my ears:Si dimittetur iniquitas hæc vobis donec moriamini,“Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you, until you die,”dicit Dominus Deus exercituum.says the Lord, the God of hosts.

¹⁵Hæc dicit Dominus Deus exercituum:Thus says the Lord,Vade,the God of hosts:ingredere ad eum qui habitat in tabernaculo,Go forth and enter to him who lives in the tabernacle,ad Sobnam,to Shebna,præpositum templi,who is in charge of the temple,et dices ad eum:and you shall say to him:

¹⁵Hæc dicit Dominus Deus exercituum:Thus says the Lord,Vade,the God of hosts:ingredere ad eum qui habitat in tabernaculo,Go forth and enter to him who lives in the tabernacle,ad Sobnam,to Shebna,præpositum templi,who is in charge of the temple,et dices ad eum:and you shall say to him:

¹⁶Quid tu hic,“What are you here,aut quasi quis hic?or who are you claiming to be here?quia excidisti tibi hic sepulchrum,For you have hewn a sepulcher for yourself here.excidisti in excelso memoriale diligenter,You have diligently hewn a memorial in a rock,in petra tabernaculum tibi.as a tabernacle to yourself.

¹⁶Quid tu hic,“What are you here,aut quasi quis hic?or who are you claiming to be here?quia excidisti tibi hic sepulchrum,For you have hewn a sepulcher for yourself here.excidisti in excelso memoriale diligenter,You have diligently hewn a memorial in a rock,in petra tabernaculum tibi.as a tabernacle to yourself.

¹⁷Ecce Dominus asportari te faciet,Behold, the Lord will cause you to be carried away,sicut asportatur gallus gallinaceus;like a domesticated rooster,et quasi amictum,and he will remove you,sic sublevabit te.like an outer garment.

¹⁷Ecce Dominus asportari te faciet,Behold, the Lord will cause you to be carried away,sicut asportatur gallus gallinaceus;like a domesticated rooster,et quasi amictum,and he will remove you,sic sublevabit te.like an outer garment.

¹⁸Coronas coronabit te tribulatione;He will crown you with a crown of tribulation.quasi pilam mittet te in terram latam et spatiosam;He will toss you like a ball into a broad and spacious land.ibi morieris,There you will die,et ibi erit currus gloriæ tuæ,and there the chariot of your glory will be,ignominia domus domini tui.for it is a shame to the house of your Lord.”

¹⁸Coronas coronabit te tribulatione;He will crown you with a crown of tribulation.quasi pilam mittet te in terram latam et spatiosam;He will toss you like a ball into a broad and spacious land.ibi morieris,There you will die,et ibi erit currus gloriæ tuæ,and there the chariot of your glory will be,ignominia domus domini tui.for it is a shame to the house of your Lord.”

¹⁹Et expellam te de statione tua,And I will expel you from your station,et de ministerio tuo deponam te.and I will depose you from your ministry.

¹⁹Et expellam te de statione tua,And I will expel you from your station,et de ministerio tuo deponam te.and I will depose you from your ministry.

²⁰Et erit in die illa:And this shall be in that day:vocabo servum meum Eliacim,I will call my servant Eliakim,filium Helciæ,the son of Hilkiah.

²⁰Et erit in die illa:And this shall be in that day:vocabo servum meum Eliacim,I will call my servant Eliakim,filium Helciæ,the son of Hilkiah.

²¹et induam illum tunica tua,And I will clothe him with your vestment,et cingulo tuo confortabo eum,and I will strengthen him with your belt,et potestatem tuam dabo in manu ejus;and I will give your authority to his hand.et erit quasi pater habitantibus Jerusalem et domui Juda.And he shall be like a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

²¹et induam illum tunica tua,And I will clothe him with your vestment,et cingulo tuo confortabo eum,and I will strengthen him with your belt,et potestatem tuam dabo in manu ejus;and I will give your authority to his hand.et erit quasi pater habitantibus Jerusalem et domui Juda.And he shall be like a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

²²Et dabo clavem domus David super humerum ejus;And I will place the key of the house of David upon his shoulder.et aperiet,And when he opens,et non erit qui claudat;no one will close.et claudet,And when he closes,et non erit qui aperiat.no one will open.

²²Et dabo clavem domus David super humerum ejus;And I will place the key of the house of David upon his shoulder.et aperiet,And when he opens,et non erit qui claudat;no one will close.et claudet,And when he closes,et non erit qui aperiat.no one will open.

²³Et figam illum paxillum in loco fideli,And I will fasten him like a peg in a trustworthy place.et erit in solium gloriæ domui patris ejus.And he will be upon a throne of glory in the house of his father.

²³Et figam illum paxillum in loco fideli,And I will fasten him like a peg in a trustworthy place.et erit in solium gloriæ domui patris ejus.And he will be upon a throne of glory in the house of his father.

²⁴Et suspendent super eum omnem gloriam domus patris ejus;And they will suspend over him all the glory of his father’s house:vasorum diversa genera,various kinds of vesselsomne vas parvulum,and every little article,a vasis craterarum usque ad omne vas musicorum.from the vessels of bowls even to every instrument of music.

²⁴Et suspendent super eum omnem gloriam domus patris ejus;And they will suspend over him all the glory of his father’s house:vasorum diversa genera,various kinds of vesselsomne vas parvulum,and every little article,a vasis craterarum usque ad omne vas musicorum.from the vessels of bowls even to every instrument of music.

²⁵In die illa, dicit Dominus exercituum,In that day, says the Lord of hosts,auferetur paxillus qui fixus fuerat in loco fideli,the peg which was fastened in a trustworthy place shall be taken away. And he will be broken,et frangetur,and he will fall,et cadet, et peribit quod pependerat in eo,and he will perish, along with all that had depended upon him,quia Dominus locutus est.because the Lord has spoken it.

²⁵In die illa, dicit Dominus exercituum,In that day, says the Lord of hosts,auferetur paxillus qui fixus fuerat in loco fideli,the peg which was fastened in a trustworthy place shall be taken away. And he will be broken,et frangetur,and he will fall,et cadet, et peribit quod pependerat in eo,and he will perish, along with all that had depended upon him,quia Dominus locutus est.because the Lord has spoken it.