¹Ecce in justitia regnabit rex,Behold, the king will reign in justice,et principes in judicio præerunt.and the princes will rule in judgment.

¹Ecce in justitia regnabit rex,Behold, the king will reign in justice,et principes in judicio præerunt.and the princes will rule in judgment.

²Et erit vir sicut qui absconditur a vento,And a man will be like someone hidden from the wind,et celat se a tempestate;who conceals himself from a storm,sicut rivi aquarum in siti,or like rivers of waters in a time of thirst,et umbra petræ prominentis in terra deserta.or like the shadow of a rock that juts out in a desert land.

²Et erit vir sicut qui absconditur a vento,And a man will be like someone hidden from the wind,et celat se a tempestate;who conceals himself from a storm,sicut rivi aquarum in siti,or like rivers of waters in a time of thirst,et umbra petræ prominentis in terra deserta.or like the shadow of a rock that juts out in a desert land.

³Non caligabunt oculi videntium,The eyes of those who see will not be obscured,et aures audientium diligenter auscultabunt.and the ears of those who hear will listen closely.

³Non caligabunt oculi videntium,The eyes of those who see will not be obscured,et aures audientium diligenter auscultabunt.and the ears of those who hear will listen closely.

⁴Et cor stultorum intelliget scientiam,And the heart of the foolish will understand knowledge,et lingua balborum velociter loquetur et plane.and the tongue of those with impaired speech will speak quickly and plainly.

⁴Et cor stultorum intelliget scientiam,And the heart of the foolish will understand knowledge,et lingua balborum velociter loquetur et plane.and the tongue of those with impaired speech will speak quickly and plainly.

⁵Non vocabitur ultra is qui insipiens est, princeps,He who is foolish will no longer be called leader,neque fraudulentus appellabitur major;nor will the deceitful be called greater.

⁵Non vocabitur ultra is qui insipiens est, princeps,He who is foolish will no longer be called leader,neque fraudulentus appellabitur major;nor will the deceitful be called greater.

⁶stultus enim fatua loquetur, et cor ejus faciet iniquitatem, ut perficiat simulationem,For a foolish man speaks foolishness and his heart works iniquity in order to accomplish deception.et loquatur ad Dominum fraudulenter,And he speaks to the Lord deceitfully,et vacuam faciat animam esurientis, et potum sitienti auferat.so as to empty the soul of the hungry and to take away drink from the thirsty.

⁶stultus enim fatua loquetur, et cor ejus faciet iniquitatem, ut perficiat simulationem,For a foolish man speaks foolishness and his heart works iniquity in order to accomplish deception.et loquatur ad Dominum fraudulenter,And he speaks to the Lord deceitfully,et vacuam faciat animam esurientis, et potum sitienti auferat.so as to empty the soul of the hungry and to take away drink from the thirsty.

⁷Fraudulenti vasa pessima sunt;The tools of the deceitful are very wicked.ipse enim cogitationes concinnavit ad perdendos mites in sermone mendacii,For they have concocted plans to destroy the meek by lying words,cum loqueretur pauper judicium.though the poor speak judgment.

⁷Fraudulenti vasa pessima sunt;The tools of the deceitful are very wicked.ipse enim cogitationes concinnavit ad perdendos mites in sermone mendacii,For they have concocted plans to destroy the meek by lying words,cum loqueretur pauper judicium.though the poor speak judgment.

⁸Princeps vero ea quæ digna sunt principe cogitabit,Yet truly, the prince will plan things that are worthy of a prince,et ipse super duces stabit.and he will stand above the rulers.

⁸Princeps vero ea quæ digna sunt principe cogitabit,Yet truly, the prince will plan things that are worthy of a prince,et ipse super duces stabit.and he will stand above the rulers.

⁹Mulieres opulentæ,You opulent women,surgite,rise upet audite vocem meam;and listen to my voice!filiæ confidentes,O confident daughters,percipite auribus eloquium meum.play close attention to my eloquence!

⁹Mulieres opulentæ,You opulent women,surgite,rise upet audite vocem meam;and listen to my voice!filiæ confidentes,O confident daughters,percipite auribus eloquium meum.play close attention to my eloquence!

¹⁰Post dies enim et annum,For after a year and some days,vos conturbabimini confidentes;you who are confident will be disturbed.consummata est enim vindemia,For the vintage has been completed;collectio ultra non veniet.the gathering will no longer occur.

¹⁰Post dies enim et annum,For after a year and some days,vos conturbabimini confidentes;you who are confident will be disturbed.consummata est enim vindemia,For the vintage has been completed;collectio ultra non veniet.the gathering will no longer occur.

¹¹Obstupescite,Be stupefied,opulentæ;you opulent women!conturbamini,Be disturbed,confidentes:O confident ones!exuite vosStrip yourselves,et confundimini;and be confounded;accingite lumbos vestros.gird yourselves at the waist.

¹¹Obstupescite,Be stupefied,opulentæ;you opulent women!conturbamini,Be disturbed,confidentes:O confident ones!exuite vosStrip yourselves,et confundimini;and be confounded;accingite lumbos vestros.gird yourselves at the waist.

¹²Super ubera plangite,Mourn over your breasts,super regione desiderabili,over the delightful country,super vinea fertili.over the fruitful vineyard.

¹²Super ubera plangite,Mourn over your breasts,super regione desiderabili,over the delightful country,super vinea fertili.over the fruitful vineyard.

¹³Super humum populi mei spinæ et vepres ascendent:Thorn and brier will rise up, over the soil of my people.quanto magis super omnes domos gaudii civitatis exultantis!How much more over all the houses of gladness, over the city of exultation?

¹³Super humum populi mei spinæ et vepres ascendent:Thorn and brier will rise up, over the soil of my people.quanto magis super omnes domos gaudii civitatis exultantis!How much more over all the houses of gladness, over the city of exultation?

¹⁴Domus enim dimissa est,For the house has been forsaken.multitudo urbis relicta est,The multitude of the city has been abandoned.tenebræ et palpatio factæ sunt super speluncas usque in æternum;A darkness and a covering have been placed over its dens,gaudium onagrorum,even unto eternity.pascua gregum.It will be the gladness of wild donkeys and the pasture of flocks,

¹⁴Domus enim dimissa est,For the house has been forsaken.multitudo urbis relicta est,The multitude of the city has been abandoned.tenebræ et palpatio factæ sunt super speluncas usque in æternum;A darkness and a covering have been placed over its dens,gaudium onagrorum,even unto eternity.pascua gregum.It will be the gladness of wild donkeys and the pasture of flocks,

¹⁵Donec effundatur super nos spiritus de excelso,until the Spirit is poured over us from on high.et erit desertum in carmel,And the desert will be a fruitful field,et carmel in saltum reputabitur.and the fruitful field will be considered as a forest.

¹⁵Donec effundatur super nos spiritus de excelso,until the Spirit is poured over us from on high.et erit desertum in carmel,And the desert will be a fruitful field,et carmel in saltum reputabitur.and the fruitful field will be considered as a forest.

¹⁶Et habitabit in solitudine judicium,And judgment will live in solitude,et justitia in carmel sedebit.and justice will be seated in a fruitful place.

¹⁶Et habitabit in solitudine judicium,And judgment will live in solitude,et justitia in carmel sedebit.and justice will be seated in a fruitful place.

¹⁷Et erit opus justitiæ pax,And the work of justice will be peace.et cultus justitiæ silentium,And the service of justice will be quiet and secure,et securitas usque in sempiternum.forever.

¹⁷Et erit opus justitiæ pax,And the work of justice will be peace.et cultus justitiæ silentium,And the service of justice will be quiet and secure,et securitas usque in sempiternum.forever.

¹⁸Et sedebit populus meus in pulchritudine pacis,And my people will be seated in the beauty of peacefulness,et in tabernaculis fiduciæ,and in the tabernacles of faithfulness,et in requie opulenta.and in the opulence of restfulness.

¹⁸Et sedebit populus meus in pulchritudine pacis,And my people will be seated in the beauty of peacefulness,et in tabernaculis fiduciæ,and in the tabernacles of faithfulness,et in requie opulenta.and in the opulence of restfulness.

¹⁹Grando autem in descensione saltus,But hail will be in the descent of the forest,et humilitate humiliabitur civitas.and the city will be brought exceedingly low.

¹⁹Grando autem in descensione saltus,But hail will be in the descent of the forest,et humilitate humiliabitur civitas.and the city will be brought exceedingly low.

²⁰Beati qui seminatis super omnes aquas,Blessed are you who sow over any waters,immittentes pedem bovis et asini.sending the feet of the ox and the donkey there.

²⁰Beati qui seminatis super omnes aquas,Blessed are you who sow over any waters,immittentes pedem bovis et asini.sending the feet of the ox and the donkey there.