¹Et factum est verbum Domini ad me,And the word of the Lord came to me,dicens:saying:

¹Et factum est verbum Domini ad me,And the word of the Lord came to me,dicens:saying:

²Non accipies uxorem,“You shall not take a wife,et non erunt tibi filii et filiæ in loco isto.and there shall be no sons or daughters for you in this place.

²Non accipies uxorem,“You shall not take a wife,et non erunt tibi filii et filiæ in loco isto.and there shall be no sons or daughters for you in this place.

³Quia hæc dicit Dominus super filios et filias qui generantur in loco isto,For thus says the Lord concerning the sonset super matres eorum,and daughters who are conceived in this place,quæ genuerunt eos,and concerning their mothers who give birth to them,et super patres eorum,and concerning their fathers,de quorum stirpe sunt nati in terra hac:from whose stock they have been born in this land:

³Quia hæc dicit Dominus super filios et filias qui generantur in loco isto,For thus says the Lord concerning the sonset super matres eorum,and daughters who are conceived in this place,quæ genuerunt eos,and concerning their mothers who give birth to them,et super patres eorum,and concerning their fathers,de quorum stirpe sunt nati in terra hac:from whose stock they have been born in this land:

⁴Mortibus ægrotationum morientur:They will die from grievous mortal illnesses.non plangentur,They will not be mourned,et non sepelientur:and they will not be buried.in sterquilinium super faciem terræ erunt,They will be like manure on the face of the earth.et gladio et fame consumentur:And they will be consumed by sword and by famine.et erit cadaver eorum in escam volatilibus cæli et bestiis terræ.And their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the land.”

⁴Mortibus ægrotationum morientur:They will die from grievous mortal illnesses.non plangentur,They will not be mourned,et non sepelientur:and they will not be buried.in sterquilinium super faciem terræ erunt,They will be like manure on the face of the earth.et gladio et fame consumentur:And they will be consumed by sword and by famine.et erit cadaver eorum in escam volatilibus cæli et bestiis terræ.And their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the land.”

⁵Hæc enim dicit Dominus:For thus says the Lord:Ne ingrediaris domum convivii,“You shall not enter the house of feasting,neque vadas ad plangendum,and you shall not go to mourn or to console them.neque consoleris eos,For I have taken away from this people,quia abstuli pacem meam a populo isto,says the Lord,dicit Dominus,my peace,misericordiammy mercy,et miserationes.and my pity.

⁵Hæc enim dicit Dominus:For thus says the Lord:Ne ingrediaris domum convivii,“You shall not enter the house of feasting,neque vadas ad plangendum,and you shall not go to mourn or to console them.neque consoleris eos,For I have taken away from this people,quia abstuli pacem meam a populo isto,says the Lord,dicit Dominus,my peace,misericordiammy mercy,et miserationes.and my pity.

⁶Et morientur grandes et parvi in terra ista:Both the great and the small will die in this land.non sepelientur,They will not be buried,neque plangentur,and they will not be mourned.et non se incident, neque calvitium fiet pro eis.And no one will cut themselves or make themselves bald on their behalf.

⁶Et morientur grandes et parvi in terra ista:Both the great and the small will die in this land.non sepelientur,They will not be buried,neque plangentur,and they will not be mourned.et non se incident, neque calvitium fiet pro eis.And no one will cut themselves or make themselves bald on their behalf.

⁷Et non frangent inter eos lugenti panem ad consolandum super mortuo,And they will not break bread among themselves for the sake of him who mourns, so as to console him over the dead.et non dabunt eis potum calicis ad consolandum super patre suo et matre.And they will not give them a chalice to drink, so as to console them over their father and mother.

⁷Et non frangent inter eos lugenti panem ad consolandum super mortuo,And they will not break bread among themselves for the sake of him who mourns, so as to console him over the dead.et non dabunt eis potum calicis ad consolandum super patre suo et matre.And they will not give them a chalice to drink, so as to console them over their father and mother.

⁸Et domum convivii non ingrediaris,And so,ut sedeas cum eis,you shall not enter the house of feasting,et comedas,so as to sit with them,et bibas.and to eat and drink.”

⁸Et domum convivii non ingrediaris,And so,ut sedeas cum eis,you shall not enter the house of feasting,et comedas,so as to sit with them,et bibas.and to eat and drink.”

⁹Quia hæc dicit Dominus exercituum,For thus says the Lord of hosts,Deus Israël:the God of Israel:Ecce ego auferam de loco isto,“Behold,in oculis vestris,I will take away from this place,et in diebus vestris,in your sight and in your days,vocem gaudii et vocem lætitiæ,the voice of gladness and the voice of rejoicing,vocem sponsi et vocem sponsæ.the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride.

⁹Quia hæc dicit Dominus exercituum,For thus says the Lord of hosts,Deus Israël:the God of Israel:Ecce ego auferam de loco isto,“Behold,in oculis vestris,I will take away from this place,et in diebus vestris,in your sight and in your days,vocem gaudii et vocem lætitiæ,the voice of gladness and the voice of rejoicing,vocem sponsi et vocem sponsæ.the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride.

¹⁰Et cum annuntiaveris populo huic omnia verba hæc,And when you announce all these words to this people,et dixerint tibi:they will say to you:Quare locutus est Dominus super nos omne malum grande istud?‘Why would the Lord pronounce all this great evil against us?quæ iniquitas nostra, et quod peccatum nostrum, quod peccavimus Domino Deo nostro?What is our iniquity and what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?’

¹⁰Et cum annuntiaveris populo huic omnia verba hæc,And when you announce all these words to this people,et dixerint tibi:they will say to you:Quare locutus est Dominus super nos omne malum grande istud?‘Why would the Lord pronounce all this great evil against us?quæ iniquitas nostra, et quod peccatum nostrum, quod peccavimus Domino Deo nostro?What is our iniquity and what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?’

¹¹dices ad eos:And you shall say to them:Quia dereliquerunt me patres vestri,It is because your fathers abandoned me,ait Dominus,says the Lord.et abierunt post deos alienos,And they went after strange gods,et servierunt eis,and they served themet adoraverunt eos,and adored them.et me dereliquerunt,And they abandoned me,et legem meam non custodierunt.and they did not keep my law.

¹¹dices ad eos:And you shall say to them:Quia dereliquerunt me patres vestri,It is because your fathers abandoned me,ait Dominus,says the Lord.et abierunt post deos alienos,And they went after strange gods,et servierunt eis,and they served themet adoraverunt eos,and adored them.et me dereliquerunt,And they abandoned me,et legem meam non custodierunt.and they did not keep my law.

¹²SedBut you have acted even worse than your fathers.et vos pejus operati estis quam patres vestri:For behold,ecce enim ambulat unusquisque post pravitatem cordis sui mali,each one walks after the depravity of his own evil heart,ut me non audiat.so that he does not listen to me.

¹²SedBut you have acted even worse than your fathers.et vos pejus operati estis quam patres vestri:For behold,ecce enim ambulat unusquisque post pravitatem cordis sui mali,each one walks after the depravity of his own evil heart,ut me non audiat.so that he does not listen to me.

¹³Et ejiciam vos de terra hac in terram quam ignoratis,And so, I will cast you out of this land, into a land that you do not know,vos et patres vestri:and that your fathers did not know.et servietis ibi diis alienis,And in that place, you will serve,die ac nocte,day and night,qui non dabunt vobis requiem.strange gods who will not give you rest.

¹³Et ejiciam vos de terra hac in terram quam ignoratis,And so, I will cast you out of this land, into a land that you do not know,vos et patres vestri:and that your fathers did not know.et servietis ibi diis alienis,And in that place, you will serve,die ac nocte,day and night,qui non dabunt vobis requiem.strange gods who will not give you rest.

¹⁴Propterea ecce dies veniunt,Therefore, behold, the days are approaching,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,et non dicetur ultra:when it will no longer be said,Vivit Dominus qui eduxit filios Israël de terra Ægypti,‘As the Lord lives, who led the sons of Israel away from the land of Egypt,’

¹⁴Propterea ecce dies veniunt,Therefore, behold, the days are approaching,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,et non dicetur ultra:when it will no longer be said,Vivit Dominus qui eduxit filios Israël de terra Ægypti,‘As the Lord lives, who led the sons of Israel away from the land of Egypt,’

¹⁵sed:but instead,Vivit Dominus qui eduxit filios Israël de terra aquilonis,‘As the Lord lives, who led the sons of Israel away from the land of the north,’et de universis terris ad quas ejeci eos:and from all the lands to which I have cast them out.et reducam eos in terram suam,And I will lead them back into their own land,quam dedi patribus eorum.which I gave to their fathers.

¹⁵sed:but instead,Vivit Dominus qui eduxit filios Israël de terra aquilonis,‘As the Lord lives, who led the sons of Israel away from the land of the north,’et de universis terris ad quas ejeci eos:and from all the lands to which I have cast them out.et reducam eos in terram suam,And I will lead them back into their own land,quam dedi patribus eorum.which I gave to their fathers.

¹⁶Ecce ego mittam piscatores multos,Behold, I will send many fishermen,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,et piscabuntur eos:and they will fish for them.et post hæc mittam eis multos venatores,And after this, I will send many hunters to them,et venabuntur eos de omni monte,and they will hunt for them on every mountain,et de omni colle,and on every hilltop,et de cavernis petrarum.and in the caverns of the rocks.

¹⁶Ecce ego mittam piscatores multos,Behold, I will send many fishermen,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,et piscabuntur eos:and they will fish for them.et post hæc mittam eis multos venatores,And after this, I will send many hunters to them,et venabuntur eos de omni monte,and they will hunt for them on every mountain,et de omni colle,and on every hilltop,et de cavernis petrarum.and in the caverns of the rocks.

¹⁷Quia oculi mei super omnes vias eorum:For my eyes are upon all their ways.non sunt absconditæ a facie mea,They have not been hidden from my face,et non fuit occultata iniquitas eorum ab oculis meis.and their iniquity has not been concealed from my eyes.

¹⁷Quia oculi mei super omnes vias eorum:For my eyes are upon all their ways.non sunt absconditæ a facie mea,They have not been hidden from my face,et non fuit occultata iniquitas eorum ab oculis meis.and their iniquity has not been concealed from my eyes.

¹⁸Et reddam primum duplices iniquitatesBut first,et peccata eorum,I will repay their double iniquities and their sins.quia contaminaverunt terram meam in morticinis idolorum suorum,For they have defiled my land with the dead bodies of their idols,et abominationibus suis impleverunt hæreditatem meam.and they have filled my inheritance with their abominations.”

¹⁸Et reddam primum duplices iniquitatesBut first,et peccata eorum,I will repay their double iniquities and their sins.quia contaminaverunt terram meam in morticinis idolorum suorum,For they have defiled my land with the dead bodies of their idols,et abominationibus suis impleverunt hæreditatem meam.and they have filled my inheritance with their abominations.”

¹⁹Domine,“O Lord,fortitudo mea,my strength,et robur meum,and my health,et refugium meum in die tribulationis,and my refuge in the day of tribulation:ad te gentes venient ab extremis terræ, et dicent:the Gentiles will approach you from the ends of the earth,Vere mendacium possederunt patres nostri,and they will say: ‘Truly, our fathers possessed a lie,vanitatem quæ eis non profuit.an emptiness that has not benefited them.’

¹⁹Domine,“O Lord,fortitudo mea,my strength,et robur meum,and my health,et refugium meum in die tribulationis,and my refuge in the day of tribulation:ad te gentes venient ab extremis terræ, et dicent:the Gentiles will approach you from the ends of the earth,Vere mendacium possederunt patres nostri,and they will say: ‘Truly, our fathers possessed a lie,vanitatem quæ eis non profuit.an emptiness that has not benefited them.’

²⁰Numquid faciet sibi homo deos,How can man make gods for himself,et ipsi non sunt dii?though these are not gods?”

²⁰Numquid faciet sibi homo deos,How can man make gods for himself,et ipsi non sunt dii?though these are not gods?”

²¹Idcirco ecce ego ostendam eis per vicem hanc,“Concerning this, behold: I will make it clear to them,ostendam eis manum meam, et virtutem meam,in this turn. I will reveal to them my hand and my virtue.et scient quia nomen mihi Dominus.And they will know that the Lord is my name.”

²¹Idcirco ecce ego ostendam eis per vicem hanc,“Concerning this, behold: I will make it clear to them,ostendam eis manum meam, et virtutem meam,in this turn. I will reveal to them my hand and my virtue.et scient quia nomen mihi Dominus.And they will know that the Lord is my name.”