¹Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me:Si steterit Moyses et Samuel coram me,“Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before me,non est anima mea ad populum istum:my soul would not be toward this people.ejice illos a facie mea,Cast them away from my face,et egrediantur.and let them depart!

¹Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me:Si steterit Moyses et Samuel coram me,“Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before me,non est anima mea ad populum istum:my soul would not be toward this people.ejice illos a facie mea,Cast them away from my face,et egrediantur.and let them depart!

²Quod si dixerint ad te:And if they say to you,Quo egrediemur?‘Where shall we go?’dices ad eos:you shall say to them:Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Qui ad mortem,Those who go to death,ad mortem,shall go to death.et qui ad gladium,And those who go to the sword,ad gladium,shall go to the sword,et qui ad famem,and those go to famine,ad famem,shall go to famine,et qui ad captivitatem,and those who go to captivity,ad captivitatem.shall go to captivity.

²Quod si dixerint ad te:And if they say to you,Quo egrediemur?‘Where shall we go?’dices ad eos:you shall say to them:Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Qui ad mortem,Those who go to death,ad mortem,shall go to death.et qui ad gladium,And those who go to the sword,ad gladium,shall go to the sword,et qui ad famem,and those go to famine,ad famem,shall go to famine,et qui ad captivitatem,and those who go to captivity,ad captivitatem.shall go to captivity.

³Et visitabo super eos quatuor species,And I will visit against them in four ways,dicit Dominus:says the Lord:gladium ad occisionem,by the sword, to kill;et canes ad lacerandum,and by dogs, to tear apart;et volatilia cæli et bestias terræ ad devorandum et dissipandum.and by the birds of the air and by the beasts of the earth, to devour and to scatter.

³Et visitabo super eos quatuor species,And I will visit against them in four ways,dicit Dominus:says the Lord:gladium ad occisionem,by the sword, to kill;et canes ad lacerandum,and by dogs, to tear apart;et volatilia cæli et bestias terræ ad devorandum et dissipandum.and by the birds of the air and by the beasts of the earth, to devour and to scatter.

⁴Et dabo eos in fervorem universis regnis terræ,And I will give them over to the fervor of all the kingdoms of the earth,propter Manassen filium Ezechiæ regis Juda,because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, the king of Judah,super omnibus quæ fecit in Jerusalem.because of all that he did in Jerusalem.

⁴Et dabo eos in fervorem universis regnis terræ,And I will give them over to the fervor of all the kingdoms of the earth,propter Manassen filium Ezechiæ regis Juda,because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, the king of Judah,super omnibus quæ fecit in Jerusalem.because of all that he did in Jerusalem.

⁵Quis enim miserebitur tui,For who will take pity on you,Jerusalem,O Jerusalem?aut quis contristabitur pro te?Or who will feel sorrow for you?aut quis ibit ad rogandum pro pace tua?Or who will go to prayer for the sake of your peace?

⁵Quis enim miserebitur tui,For who will take pity on you,Jerusalem,O Jerusalem?aut quis contristabitur pro te?Or who will feel sorrow for you?aut quis ibit ad rogandum pro pace tua?Or who will go to prayer for the sake of your peace?

⁶Tu reliquisti me,You have abandoned me,dicit Dominus;says the Lord.retrorsum abiisti:You have gone backwards.et extendam manum meam super te,And so, I will extend my hand over you,et interficiam te:and I will destroy you.laboravi rogans.I have labored to plead with you.

⁶Tu reliquisti me,You have abandoned me,dicit Dominus;says the Lord.retrorsum abiisti:You have gone backwards.et extendam manum meam super te,And so, I will extend my hand over you,et interficiam te:and I will destroy you.laboravi rogans.I have labored to plead with you.

⁷Et dispergam eos ventilabro in portis terræ:And I will scatter them with a winnowing fan at the gates of the land.interfeci et disperdidi populum meum,I have killed and dispersed my people,et tamen a viis suis non sunt reversi.and yet they have not turned back from their ways.

⁷Et dispergam eos ventilabro in portis terræ:And I will scatter them with a winnowing fan at the gates of the land.interfeci et disperdidi populum meum,I have killed and dispersed my people,et tamen a viis suis non sunt reversi.and yet they have not turned back from their ways.

⁸Multiplicatæ sunt mihi viduæ ejus super arenam maris:Their widows have been multiplied by me, more so than the sand of the sea.induxi eis super matrem adolescentis vastatorem meridie:I have led them against the mother of a youth like an attacker at midday.misi super civitates repente terrorem.I have sent a terror suddenly against the cities.

⁸Multiplicatæ sunt mihi viduæ ejus super arenam maris:Their widows have been multiplied by me, more so than the sand of the sea.induxi eis super matrem adolescentis vastatorem meridie:I have led them against the mother of a youth like an attacker at midday.misi super civitates repente terrorem.I have sent a terror suddenly against the cities.

⁹Infirmata est quæ peperit septem;She who gave birth to seven has become weak.defecit anima ejus:Her life has faded away.occidit ei sol cum adhuc esset dies:Her sun has set while it was still daytime.confusa est,She has been confoundedet erubuit:and shamed.et residuos ejus in gladium dabo in conspectu inimicorum eorum,And the remainder of them I will give over to the sword in the sight of their enemies,ait Dominus.says the Lord.”

⁹Infirmata est quæ peperit septem;She who gave birth to seven has become weak.defecit anima ejus:Her life has faded away.occidit ei sol cum adhuc esset dies:Her sun has set while it was still daytime.confusa est,She has been confoundedet erubuit:and shamed.et residuos ejus in gladium dabo in conspectu inimicorum eorum,And the remainder of them I will give over to the sword in the sight of their enemies,ait Dominus.says the Lord.”

¹⁰Væ mihi,“O my mother,mater mea!woe to me!quare genuisti me,Why did you conceive me,virum rixæ,a man of strife,virum discordiæ in universa terra?a man of discord to all the earth?Non fœneravi,I have not lent money at interest,nec fœneravit mihi quisquam:nor has anyone lent money at interest to me.omnes maledicunt mihi.Yet everyone is cursing me.”

¹⁰Væ mihi,“O my mother,mater mea!woe to me!quare genuisti me,Why did you conceive me,virum rixæ,a man of strife,virum discordiæ in universa terra?a man of discord to all the earth?Non fœneravi,I have not lent money at interest,nec fœneravit mihi quisquam:nor has anyone lent money at interest to me.omnes maledicunt mihi.Yet everyone is cursing me.”

¹¹Dicit Dominus:The Lord says: “Certainly,Si non reliquiæ tuæ in bonum,it will be well with your remnant.si non occurri tibi in tempore afflictionis,Certainly, I will run to meet you,et in tempore tribulationis adversus inimicum.in the time of affliction and in the time of tribulation, against the enemy.

¹¹Dicit Dominus:The Lord says: “Certainly,Si non reliquiæ tuæ in bonum,it will be well with your remnant.si non occurri tibi in tempore afflictionis,Certainly, I will run to meet you,et in tempore tribulationis adversus inimicum.in the time of affliction and in the time of tribulation, against the enemy.

¹²Numquid fœderabitur ferrum ferro ab aquilone,But how can iron be joined with the iron from the northet æs?or with brass?

¹²Numquid fœderabitur ferrum ferro ab aquilone,But how can iron be joined with the iron from the northet æs?or with brass?

¹³Divitias tuas et thesauros tuos in direptionem dabo gratis,Your riches and your treasures I will give over to be freely despoiled,in omnibus peccatis tuis,because of all your sins,et in omnibus terminis tuis.even throughout all your borders.

¹³Divitias tuas et thesauros tuos in direptionem dabo gratis,Your riches and your treasures I will give over to be freely despoiled,in omnibus peccatis tuis,because of all your sins,et in omnibus terminis tuis.even throughout all your borders.

¹⁴Et adducam inimicos tuos de terra quam nescis,And I will lead in your enemies from a land that you do not know.quia ignis succensus est in furore meo:For a fire has been kindled in my fury;super vos ardebit.it will burn upon you.”

¹⁴Et adducam inimicos tuos de terra quam nescis,And I will lead in your enemies from a land that you do not know.quia ignis succensus est in furore meo:For a fire has been kindled in my fury;super vos ardebit.it will burn upon you.”

¹⁵Tu scis, Domine:“You know me, O Lord.recordare mei,Remember me,et visita me,and visit me,et tuere me ab his qui persequuntur me.and watch over me, because of those who persecute me.Noli in patientia tua suscipere me:In your patience, do not choose to let me endure.scito quoniam sustinui propter te opprobrium.You know I have suffered reproach because of you.

¹⁵Tu scis, Domine:“You know me, O Lord.recordare mei,Remember me,et visita me,and visit me,et tuere me ab his qui persequuntur me.and watch over me, because of those who persecute me.Noli in patientia tua suscipere me:In your patience, do not choose to let me endure.scito quoniam sustinui propter te opprobrium.You know I have suffered reproach because of you.

¹⁶Inventi sunt sermones tui,I discovered your words and I consumed them.et comedi eos:And your word became to me as the gladness and joy of my heart.et factum est mihi verbum tuum in gaudium et in lætitiam cordis mei,For your name has been invoked over me,quoniam invocatum est nomen tuum super me,O Lord,Domine Deus exercituum.the God of hosts.

¹⁶Inventi sunt sermones tui,I discovered your words and I consumed them.et comedi eos:And your word became to me as the gladness and joy of my heart.et factum est mihi verbum tuum in gaudium et in lætitiam cordis mei,For your name has been invoked over me,quoniam invocatum est nomen tuum super me,O Lord,Domine Deus exercituum.the God of hosts.

¹⁷Non sedi in concilio ludentium,I did not sit in the company of mockers,et gloriatus sum a facie manus tuæ:nor did I glorify myself before the presence of your hand.solus sedebam,I sat alone,quoniam comminatione replesti me.because you filled me with threats.

¹⁷Non sedi in concilio ludentium,I did not sit in the company of mockers,et gloriatus sum a facie manus tuæ:nor did I glorify myself before the presence of your hand.solus sedebam,I sat alone,quoniam comminatione replesti me.because you filled me with threats.

¹⁸Quare factus est dolor meus perpetuus,Why has my sorrow become never-ending,et plaga mea desperabilis renuit curari?and why has my wound become so dire that it refuses to be cured?facta est mihi quasi mendacium aquarum infidelium.It has become for me like the deception of untrustworthy waters.”

¹⁸Quare factus est dolor meus perpetuus,Why has my sorrow become never-ending,et plaga mea desperabilis renuit curari?and why has my wound become so dire that it refuses to be cured?facta est mihi quasi mendacium aquarum infidelium.It has become for me like the deception of untrustworthy waters.”

¹⁹Propter hoc hæc dicit Dominus:Because of this, thus says the Lord:Si converteris,“If you will be converted,convertam te,I will convert you.et ante faciem meam stabis:And you will stand before my face.et si separaveris pretiosum a vili,And you will separate what is precious from what is vile.quasi os meum eris:You will be my mouthpiece.convertentur ipsi ad te,They will be converted to you,et tu non converteris ad eos.but you will not be converted to them.

¹⁹Propter hoc hæc dicit Dominus:Because of this, thus says the Lord:Si converteris,“If you will be converted,convertam te,I will convert you.et ante faciem meam stabis:And you will stand before my face.et si separaveris pretiosum a vili,And you will separate what is precious from what is vile.quasi os meum eris:You will be my mouthpiece.convertentur ipsi ad te,They will be converted to you,et tu non converteris ad eos.but you will not be converted to them.

²⁰Et dabo te populo huic in murum æreum fortem:And I will present you to this people as a strong wall of brass.et bellabunt adversum te,And they will fight against you,et non prævalebunt,and they will not prevail.quia ego tecum sum ut salvem te,For I am with you,et eruam te,so as to save you and to rescue you,dicit Dominus:says the Lord.

²⁰Et dabo te populo huic in murum æreum fortem:And I will present you to this people as a strong wall of brass.et bellabunt adversum te,And they will fight against you,et non prævalebunt,and they will not prevail.quia ego tecum sum ut salvem te,For I am with you,et eruam te,so as to save you and to rescue you,dicit Dominus:says the Lord.

²¹et liberabo te de manu pessimorum,And I will free you from hand of those who are most wicked,et redimam te de manu fortium.and I will redeem you from the hand of the powerful.”

²¹et liberabo te de manu pessimorum,And I will free you from hand of those who are most wicked,et redimam te de manu fortium.and I will redeem you from the hand of the powerful.”