¹Descende,Descend,sede in pulvere,sit in the dust,virgo filia Babylon:O virgin daughter of Babylon!sede in terra;Sit on the ground.non est solium filiæ Chaldæorum,There is no throne for the daughter of the Chaldeans.quia ultra non vocaberis mollis et tenera.For you shall no longer be called delicate and tender.

¹Descende,Descend,sede in pulvere,sit in the dust,virgo filia Babylon:O virgin daughter of Babylon!sede in terra;Sit on the ground.non est solium filiæ Chaldæorum,There is no throne for the daughter of the Chaldeans.quia ultra non vocaberis mollis et tenera.For you shall no longer be called delicate and tender.

²Tolle molam,Take a millstoneet mole farinam;and grind meal.denuda turpitudinem tuam;Uncover your shame,discooperi humerum,bare your shoulder,revela crura,reveal your legs,transi flumina.cross the streams.

²Tolle molam,Take a millstoneet mole farinam;and grind meal.denuda turpitudinem tuam;Uncover your shame,discooperi humerum,bare your shoulder,revela crura,reveal your legs,transi flumina.cross the streams.

³Revelabitur ignominia tua,Your disgrace will be revealed,et videbitur opprobrium tuum;and your shame will be seen.ultionem capiam,I will seize vengeance,et non resistet mihi homo.and no man will withstand me.

³Revelabitur ignominia tua,Your disgrace will be revealed,et videbitur opprobrium tuum;and your shame will be seen.ultionem capiam,I will seize vengeance,et non resistet mihi homo.and no man will withstand me.

⁴Redemptor noster,Our Redeemer,Dominus exercituum nomen illius,the Lord of hosts is his name,Sanctus Israël.the Holy One of Israel.

⁴Redemptor noster,Our Redeemer,Dominus exercituum nomen illius,the Lord of hosts is his name,Sanctus Israël.the Holy One of Israel.

⁵Sede tacens,Sit in silence,et intra in tenebras,and enter into darkness,filia Chaldæorum,O daughter of the Chaldeans!quia non vocaberis ultra domina regnorum.For you shall no longer be called the noblewoman of kingdoms.

⁵Sede tacens,Sit in silence,et intra in tenebras,and enter into darkness,filia Chaldæorum,O daughter of the Chaldeans!quia non vocaberis ultra domina regnorum.For you shall no longer be called the noblewoman of kingdoms.

⁶Iratus sum super populum meum:I was angry with my people.contaminavi hæreditatem meam,I have polluted my inheritance,et dedi eos in manu tua:and I have given them into your hand.non posuisti eis misericordias;You have not shown mercy to them.super senem aggravasti jugum tuum valde.You have greatly increased the burden of your yoke upon the elders.

⁶Iratus sum super populum meum:I was angry with my people.contaminavi hæreditatem meam,I have polluted my inheritance,et dedi eos in manu tua:and I have given them into your hand.non posuisti eis misericordias;You have not shown mercy to them.super senem aggravasti jugum tuum valde.You have greatly increased the burden of your yoke upon the elders.

⁷Et dixisti:And you have said:In sempiternum ero domina.“I will be a noblewoman forever.”Non posuisti hæc super cor tuum,You have not set these things upon your heart,neque recordata es novissimi tui.and you have not remembered your end.

⁷Et dixisti:And you have said:In sempiternum ero domina.“I will be a noblewoman forever.”Non posuisti hæc super cor tuum,You have not set these things upon your heart,neque recordata es novissimi tui.and you have not remembered your end.

⁸Et nunc audi hæc delicata,And now, hear these things,et habitans confidenter, quæ dicis in corde tuo:you who are delicate and have confidence, who say in your heart:Ego sum, et non est præter me amplius;“I am, and there is no one greater than me.non sedebo vidua,I will not sit as a widow,et ignorabo sterilitatem.and I will not know barrenness.”

⁸Et nunc audi hæc delicata,And now, hear these things,et habitans confidenter, quæ dicis in corde tuo:you who are delicate and have confidence, who say in your heart:Ego sum, et non est præter me amplius;“I am, and there is no one greater than me.non sedebo vidua,I will not sit as a widow,et ignorabo sterilitatem.and I will not know barrenness.”

⁹Venient tibi duo hæc subito in die una,These two things will suddenly overwhelm you in one day:sterilitas et viduitas:barrenness and widowhood.universa venerunt super te,All things shall overwhelm you,propter multitudinem maleficiorum tuorum, et propter duritiam incantatorum tuorum vehementem.because of the multitude of your sorceries and because of the great cruelty of your enchantments.

⁹Venient tibi duo hæc subito in die una,These two things will suddenly overwhelm you in one day:sterilitas et viduitas:barrenness and widowhood.universa venerunt super te,All things shall overwhelm you,propter multitudinem maleficiorum tuorum, et propter duritiam incantatorum tuorum vehementem.because of the multitude of your sorceries and because of the great cruelty of your enchantments.

¹⁰Et fiduciam habuisti in malitia tua,And you have trusted in your malice,et dixisti:and you have said:Non est qui videat me.“There is no one who sees me.”Sapientia tua et scientia tua,Your wisdom and your knowledge,hæc decepit te.these have deceived you.Et dixisti in corde tuo:And you have said in your heart:Ego sum,“I am,et præter me non est altera.and beside me there is no other.”

¹⁰Et fiduciam habuisti in malitia tua,And you have trusted in your malice,et dixisti:and you have said:Non est qui videat me.“There is no one who sees me.”Sapientia tua et scientia tua,Your wisdom and your knowledge,hæc decepit te.these have deceived you.Et dixisti in corde tuo:And you have said in your heart:Ego sum,“I am,et præter me non est altera.and beside me there is no other.”

¹¹Veniet super te malum,Evil will overwhelm you,et nescies ortum ejus;and you will not notice its rising.et irruet super te calamitas quam non poteris expiare;And calamity will fall violently over you, and you will not be able to avert it.veniet super te repente miseria quam nescies.You will suddenly be overwhelmed by a misery such as you have never known.

¹¹Veniet super te malum,Evil will overwhelm you,et nescies ortum ejus;and you will not notice its rising.et irruet super te calamitas quam non poteris expiare;And calamity will fall violently over you, and you will not be able to avert it.veniet super te repente miseria quam nescies.You will suddenly be overwhelmed by a misery such as you have never known.

¹²Sta cum incantatoribus tuisStand with your incantations,et cum multitudine maleficiorum tuorum,and with the multitude of your sorceries,in quibus laborasti ab adolescentia tua,in which you have labored from your youth,si forte quod prosit tibi,as if somehow it might benefit you,aut si possis fieri fortior.or as if it were able to make you stronger.

¹²Sta cum incantatoribus tuisStand with your incantations,et cum multitudine maleficiorum tuorum,and with the multitude of your sorceries,in quibus laborasti ab adolescentia tua,in which you have labored from your youth,si forte quod prosit tibi,as if somehow it might benefit you,aut si possis fieri fortior.or as if it were able to make you stronger.

¹³Defecisti in multitudine consiliorum tuorum.You have failed in the multitude of your plans!Stent,Let the seers standet salvent te augures cæli,and save you,qui contemplabantur sidera,those who were contemplating the stars,et supputabant menses,and figuring the months,ut ex eis annuntiarent ventura tibi.so that from these they might announce to you the things to come.

¹³Defecisti in multitudine consiliorum tuorum.You have failed in the multitude of your plans!Stent,Let the seers standet salvent te augures cæli,and save you,qui contemplabantur sidera,those who were contemplating the stars,et supputabant menses,and figuring the months,ut ex eis annuntiarent ventura tibi.so that from these they might announce to you the things to come.

¹⁴Ecce facti sunt quasi stipula,Behold, they have become like stubble.ignis combussit eos;Fire has consumed them.non liberabunt animam suam de manu flammæ;They will not free themselves from the power of the flames.non sunt prunæ quibus calefiant,These are not coals by which they may be warmed,nec focus ut sedeant ad eum.nor is this a fire which they may sit beside.

¹⁴Ecce facti sunt quasi stipula,Behold, they have become like stubble.ignis combussit eos;Fire has consumed them.non liberabunt animam suam de manu flammæ;They will not free themselves from the power of the flames.non sunt prunæ quibus calefiant,These are not coals by which they may be warmed,nec focus ut sedeant ad eum.nor is this a fire which they may sit beside.

¹⁵Sic facta sunt tibi in quibuscumque laboraveras:So have all these things, in which you have labored,negotiatores tui ab adolescentia tua,become to you. Your merchants from your youth,unusquisque in via sua erraverunt; non est qui salvet te.each one has erred in his own way. There is no one who can save you.

¹⁵Sic facta sunt tibi in quibuscumque laboraveras:So have all these things, in which you have labored,negotiatores tui ab adolescentia tua,become to you. Your merchants from your youth,unusquisque in via sua erraverunt; non est qui salvet te.each one has erred in his own way. There is no one who can save you.