¹Hæc dicit Dominus ad me:Thus says the Lord to me:Vade,“Go,et posside tibi lumbare lineum,and obtain for yourself a linen waistcloth.et pones illud super lumbos tuos,And you shall place it over your loins,et in aquam non inferes illud.and you shall not put it into water.”

¹Hæc dicit Dominus ad me:Thus says the Lord to me:Vade,“Go,et posside tibi lumbare lineum,and obtain for yourself a linen waistcloth.et pones illud super lumbos tuos,And you shall place it over your loins,et in aquam non inferes illud.and you shall not put it into water.”

²Et possedi lumbare juxta verbum Domini,And so I obtained a waistcloth, according to the word of the Lord,et posui circa lumbos meos.and I placed it around my loins.

²Et possedi lumbare juxta verbum Domini,And so I obtained a waistcloth, according to the word of the Lord,et posui circa lumbos meos.and I placed it around my loins.

³Et factus est sermo Domini ad me secundo,And the word of the Lord came to me a second time,dicens:saying:

³Et factus est sermo Domini ad me secundo,And the word of the Lord came to me a second time,dicens:saying:

⁴Tolle lumbare quod possedisti,“Take the waistcloth, which you obtained,quod est circa lumbos tuos:which is around your loins, and,et surgens vade ad Euphraten,rising up, go to the Euphrates,et absconde ibi illud in foramine petræ.and hide it there in an opening of the rock.”

⁴Tolle lumbare quod possedisti,“Take the waistcloth, which you obtained,quod est circa lumbos tuos:which is around your loins, and,et surgens vade ad Euphraten,rising up, go to the Euphrates,et absconde ibi illud in foramine petræ.and hide it there in an opening of the rock.”

⁵Et abii,And so I went,et abscondi illud in Euphrate,and I hid it by the Euphrates,sicut præceperat mihi Dominus.just as the Lord had instructed me.

⁵Et abii,And so I went,et abscondi illud in Euphrate,and I hid it by the Euphrates,sicut præceperat mihi Dominus.just as the Lord had instructed me.

⁶Et factum est post dies plurimos,And it happened that, after many days,dixit Dominus ad me: Surge,the Lord said to me: “Rise up,vade ad Euphraten,go to the Euphrates,et tolle inde lumbare quod præcepi tibi ut absconderes illud ibi.and take from there the waistcloth, which I instructed you to hide there.”

⁶Et factum est post dies plurimos,And it happened that, after many days,dixit Dominus ad me: Surge,the Lord said to me: “Rise up,vade ad Euphraten,go to the Euphrates,et tolle inde lumbare quod præcepi tibi ut absconderes illud ibi.and take from there the waistcloth, which I instructed you to hide there.”

⁷Et abii ad Euphraten,And so I went to the Euphrates,et fodi,and I dug up and took the waistcloth from the place where I had hidden it.et tuli lumbare de loco ubi absconderam illud:And behold,et ecce computruerat lumbare,the waistcloth had rotted,ita ut nulli usui aptum esset.so that it was not fit for any use.

⁷Et abii ad Euphraten,And so I went to the Euphrates,et fodi,and I dug up and took the waistcloth from the place where I had hidden it.et tuli lumbare de loco ubi absconderam illud:And behold,et ecce computruerat lumbare,the waistcloth had rotted,ita ut nulli usui aptum esset.so that it was not fit for any use.

⁸Et factum est verbum Domini ad me,And the word of the Lord came to me,dicens:saying:

⁸Et factum est verbum Domini ad me,And the word of the Lord came to me,dicens:saying:

⁹Hæc dicit Dominus:“Thus says the Lord:Sic putrescere faciam superbiam Juda,In the same way,et superbiam Jerusalem multam:I will cause the arrogance of Judah and the arrogance of Jerusalem to rot.

⁹Hæc dicit Dominus:“Thus says the Lord:Sic putrescere faciam superbiam Juda,In the same way,et superbiam Jerusalem multam:I will cause the arrogance of Judah and the arrogance of Jerusalem to rot.

¹⁰populum istum pessimum qui nolunt audire verba mea,This most wicked people, they are not willing to listen to my words,et ambulant in pravitate cordis sui,for they walk in the depravity of their own heart,abieruntque post deos alienos ut servirent eis et adorarent eos:and they have gone after strange gods, so as to serve them and to adore them. And so,et erunt sicut lumbare istud,they will become like this waistcloth,quod nulli usui aptum est.which is not fit for any use.

¹⁰populum istum pessimum qui nolunt audire verba mea,This most wicked people, they are not willing to listen to my words,et ambulant in pravitate cordis sui,for they walk in the depravity of their own heart,abieruntque post deos alienos ut servirent eis et adorarent eos:and they have gone after strange gods, so as to serve them and to adore them. And so,et erunt sicut lumbare istud,they will become like this waistcloth,quod nulli usui aptum est.which is not fit for any use.

¹¹Sicut enim adhæret lumbare ad lumbos viri,For just as the waistcloth clings to the loins of a man,sic agglutinavi mihi omnem domum Israël,so have I brought close to me the entire house of Israel and the entire house of Judah,et omnem domum Juda,says the Lord,dicit Dominus,so that they would be to me:ut essent mihi in populum,a people,et in nomen,and a name,et in laudem,and a praise,et in gloriam:and a glory.et non audierunt.But they did not listen.

¹¹Sicut enim adhæret lumbare ad lumbos viri,For just as the waistcloth clings to the loins of a man,sic agglutinavi mihi omnem domum Israël,so have I brought close to me the entire house of Israel and the entire house of Judah,et omnem domum Juda,says the Lord,dicit Dominus,so that they would be to me:ut essent mihi in populum,a people,et in nomen,and a name,et in laudem,and a praise,et in gloriam:and a glory.et non audierunt.But they did not listen.

¹²Dices ergo ad eos sermonem istum:Therefore, you shall speak to them this word:Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël:Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel:Omnis laguncula implebitur vino.‘Every bottle will be filled with wine.’Et dicent ad te:And they will say to you:Numquid ignoramus quia omnis laguncula implebitur vino?‘Are we ignorant that every bottle will be filled with wine?’

¹²Dices ergo ad eos sermonem istum:Therefore, you shall speak to them this word:Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël:Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel:Omnis laguncula implebitur vino.‘Every bottle will be filled with wine.’Et dicent ad te:And they will say to you:Numquid ignoramus quia omnis laguncula implebitur vino?‘Are we ignorant that every bottle will be filled with wine?’

¹³Et dices ad eos:And you shall say to them:Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Ecce ego implebo omnes habitatores terræ hujus,Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land,et reges qui sedent de stirpe David super thronum ejus,and the kings from the stock of David who sit upon his throne,et sacerdotes,and the priests,et prophetas,and the prophets,et omnes habitatores Jerusalem,and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem,ebrietate.unto inebriation.

¹³Et dices ad eos:And you shall say to them:Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Ecce ego implebo omnes habitatores terræ hujus,Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land,et reges qui sedent de stirpe David super thronum ejus,and the kings from the stock of David who sit upon his throne,et sacerdotes,and the priests,et prophetas,and the prophets,et omnes habitatores Jerusalem,and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem,ebrietate.unto inebriation.

¹⁴Et dispergam eos virum a fratre suo,And I will scatter them,et patresa man from his brother,et filios pariter,and fathers and sons similarly,ait Dominus.says the Lord.Non parcam,I will not spare them,et non concedam:and I will not pardon them,neque miserebor,and I will not take pity,ut non disperdam eos.so as not to destroy them.”

¹⁴Et dispergam eos virum a fratre suo,And I will scatter them,et patresa man from his brother,et filios pariter,and fathers and sons similarly,ait Dominus.says the Lord.Non parcam,I will not spare them,et non concedam:and I will not pardon them,neque miserebor,and I will not take pity,ut non disperdam eos.so as not to destroy them.”

¹⁵Audite,Hearet auribus percipite:and pay close attention.nolite elevari,Do not choose to lift yourself up,quia Dominus locutus est.for the Lord has spoken.

¹⁵Audite,Hearet auribus percipite:and pay close attention.nolite elevari,Do not choose to lift yourself up,quia Dominus locutus est.for the Lord has spoken.

¹⁶Date Domino Deo vestro gloriam antequam contenebrescat,Give glory to the Lord your God,et antequam offendant pedes vestri ad montes caliginosos:before darkness falls,exspectabitis lucem,and before your feet stumble on the darkened mountains.et ponet eam in umbram mortis,You will expect light,et in caliginem.but he will turn it into the shadow of death and into utter darkness.

¹⁶Date Domino Deo vestro gloriam antequam contenebrescat,Give glory to the Lord your God,et antequam offendant pedes vestri ad montes caliginosos:before darkness falls,exspectabitis lucem,and before your feet stumble on the darkened mountains.et ponet eam in umbram mortis,You will expect light,et in caliginem.but he will turn it into the shadow of death and into utter darkness.

¹⁷Quod si hoc non audieritis,But if you will not listen to this,in abscondito plorabit anima mea a facie superbiæ:then my soul will weep in secret before the face of your pride.plorans plorabit,It will weep bitterly,et deducet oculus meus lacrimam,and my eyes will flow with tears,quia captus est grex Domini.because the flock of the Lord has been taken captive.

¹⁷Quod si hoc non audieritis,But if you will not listen to this,in abscondito plorabit anima mea a facie superbiæ:then my soul will weep in secret before the face of your pride.plorans plorabit,It will weep bitterly,et deducet oculus meus lacrimam,and my eyes will flow with tears,quia captus est grex Domini.because the flock of the Lord has been taken captive.

¹⁸Dic regi et dominatrici:“Say to the king and to the female ruler:Humiliamini,Humble yourselves,sedete,sit down.quoniam descendit de capite vestro corona gloriæ vestræ.For the crown of your glory has gone down from your head.

¹⁸Dic regi et dominatrici:“Say to the king and to the female ruler:Humiliamini,Humble yourselves,sedete,sit down.quoniam descendit de capite vestro corona gloriæ vestræ.For the crown of your glory has gone down from your head.

¹⁹Civitates austri clausæ sunt,The cities of the south have been closed,et non est qui aperiat:and there is no one who may open them.translata est omnis Juda transmigratione perfecta.All of Judah has been taken away into complete captivity.

¹⁹Civitates austri clausæ sunt,The cities of the south have been closed,et non est qui aperiat:and there is no one who may open them.translata est omnis Juda transmigratione perfecta.All of Judah has been taken away into complete captivity.

²⁰Levate oculos vestros et videte,Lift up your eyes and see,qui venitis ab aquilone:you who are arriving from the north.ubi est grex qui datus est tibi,Where is the flock that was given to you,pecus inclytum tuum?your famous cattle?

²⁰Levate oculos vestros et videte,Lift up your eyes and see,qui venitis ab aquilone:you who are arriving from the north.ubi est grex qui datus est tibi,Where is the flock that was given to you,pecus inclytum tuum?your famous cattle?

²¹Quid dices cum visitaverit te?What will you say when he visits upon you?tu enim docuisti eos adversum te,For you have taught them against you,et erudisti in caput tuum.and you have instructed them with your own head.Numquid non dolores apprehendent te,Will not pains take hold of you,quasi mulierem parturientem?as with a woman in labor?

²¹Quid dices cum visitaverit te?What will you say when he visits upon you?tu enim docuisti eos adversum te,For you have taught them against you,et erudisti in caput tuum.and you have instructed them with your own head.Numquid non dolores apprehendent te,Will not pains take hold of you,quasi mulierem parturientem?as with a woman in labor?

²²Quod si dixeris in corde tuo:But if you say in your heart,Quare venerunt mihi hæc?‘Why have these things happened to me?’propter multitudinem iniquitatis tuæ revelata sunt verecundiora tua,it is because of the greatness of your iniquity that your shame has been uncoveredpollutæ sunt plantæ tuæ.and the soles of your feet have been defiled.

²²Quod si dixeris in corde tuo:But if you say in your heart,Quare venerunt mihi hæc?‘Why have these things happened to me?’propter multitudinem iniquitatis tuæ revelata sunt verecundiora tua,it is because of the greatness of your iniquity that your shame has been uncoveredpollutæ sunt plantæ tuæ.and the soles of your feet have been defiled.

²³Si mutare potest Æthiops pellem suam,If the Ethiopian is able to change his skin,aut pardus varietates suas,or the leopard is able to change his spots,et vos poteritis benefacere,then you also may be able to do well,cum didiceritis malum.though you have learned evil.

²³Si mutare potest Æthiops pellem suam,If the Ethiopian is able to change his skin,aut pardus varietates suas,or the leopard is able to change his spots,et vos poteritis benefacere,then you also may be able to do well,cum didiceritis malum.though you have learned evil.

²⁴Et disseminabo eos quasi stipulam quæ vento raptatur in deserto.And I will scatter them like chaff, which is carried away by the wind in the desert.

²⁴Et disseminabo eos quasi stipulam quæ vento raptatur in deserto.And I will scatter them like chaff, which is carried away by the wind in the desert.

²⁵Hæc sors tua,This is your lot,parsque mensuræ tuæ a me,and this is the portion of your measure from me,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,quia oblita es mei,because you have forgotten me,et confisa es in mendacio.and you have had confidence in what is false.

²⁵Hæc sors tua,This is your lot,parsque mensuræ tuæ a me,and this is the portion of your measure from me,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,quia oblita es mei,because you have forgotten me,et confisa es in mendacio.and you have had confidence in what is false.

²⁶UndeTherefore,et ego nudavi femora tua contra faciem tuam,I have even bared your thighs before your face,et apparuit ignominia tua:and your shame has been seen.

²⁶UndeTherefore,et ego nudavi femora tua contra faciem tuam,I have even bared your thighs before your face,et apparuit ignominia tua:and your shame has been seen.

²⁷adulteria tua,For I have seen your adulteries,et hinnitus tuus, scelus fornicationis tuæ:and your neighing for the wickedness of your fornication,super colles in agro vidi abominationes tuas.and your abominations upon the hills in the field.Væ tibi,Woe to you,Jerusalem!Jerusalem!non mundaberis post me: usquequo adhuc?How much longer before you will be made clean after me?”

²⁷adulteria tua,For I have seen your adulteries,et hinnitus tuus, scelus fornicationis tuæ:and your neighing for the wickedness of your fornication,super colles in agro vidi abominationes tuas.and your abominations upon the hills in the field.Væ tibi,Woe to you,Jerusalem!Jerusalem!non mundaberis post me: usquequo adhuc?How much longer before you will be made clean after me?”