¹Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Descende in domum regis Juda,“Descend to the house of the king of Judah,et loqueris ibi verbum hoc,and there you shall speak this word.

¹Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Descende in domum regis Juda,“Descend to the house of the king of Judah,et loqueris ibi verbum hoc,and there you shall speak this word.

²et dices:And you shall say:Audi verbum Domini,Listen to the word of the Lord,rex Juda,O king of Judah,qui sedes super solium David:who sits upon the throne of David:tu et servi tui,you and your servants,et populus tuus,and your people,qui ingredimini per portas istas.who enter through these gates.

²et dices:And you shall say:Audi verbum Domini,Listen to the word of the Lord,rex Juda,O king of Judah,qui sedes super solium David:who sits upon the throne of David:tu et servi tui,you and your servants,et populus tuus,and your people,qui ingredimini per portas istas.who enter through these gates.

³Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Facite judicium et justitiam,Exercise judgment and justice,et liberate vi oppressum de manu calumniatoris:and free anyone who is oppressed by violence from the hand of a false accuser.et advenam,And do not be willing to sadden the new arrival,et pupillum,or the orphan,et viduam nolite contristare,or the widow,neque opprimatis inique,nor should you burden them unfairly.et sanguinem innocentem ne effundatis in loco isto.And you shall not shed innocent blood in this place.

³Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Facite judicium et justitiam,Exercise judgment and justice,et liberate vi oppressum de manu calumniatoris:and free anyone who is oppressed by violence from the hand of a false accuser.et advenam,And do not be willing to sadden the new arrival,et pupillum,or the orphan,et viduam nolite contristare,or the widow,neque opprimatis inique,nor should you burden them unfairly.et sanguinem innocentem ne effundatis in loco isto.And you shall not shed innocent blood in this place.

⁴Si enim facientes feceritis verbum istud,For if you will indeed accomplish this word,ingredientur per portas domus hujus reges sedentes de genere David super thronum ejus,then there will enter through the gates of this house kings from the stock of David,et ascendentes currussitting on his throne,et equos,and riding on chariots and on horses:ipsi,they,et servi,and their servants,et populus eorum.and their people.

⁴Si enim facientes feceritis verbum istud,For if you will indeed accomplish this word,ingredientur per portas domus hujus reges sedentes de genere David super thronum ejus,then there will enter through the gates of this house kings from the stock of David,et ascendentes currussitting on his throne,et equos,and riding on chariots and on horses:ipsi,they,et servi,and their servants,et populus eorum.and their people.

⁵Quod si non audieritis verba hæc:But if you will not listen to these words,in memetipso juravi,I swear by myself,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,quia in solitudinem erit domus hæc.that this house will be in desolation.

⁵Quod si non audieritis verba hæc:But if you will not listen to these words,in memetipso juravi,I swear by myself,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,quia in solitudinem erit domus hæc.that this house will be in desolation.

⁶Quia hæc dicit Dominus super domum regis Juda:For thus says the Lord about the house of the king of Judah:Galaad, tu mihi caput Libani,You are to me like Gilead, the head of Lebanon.si non posuero te solitudinem,Certainly, I will make you desolate,urbes inhabitabiles!with uninhabitable cities.

⁶Quia hæc dicit Dominus super domum regis Juda:For thus says the Lord about the house of the king of Judah:Galaad, tu mihi caput Libani,You are to me like Gilead, the head of Lebanon.si non posuero te solitudinem,Certainly, I will make you desolate,urbes inhabitabiles!with uninhabitable cities.

⁷Et sanctificabo super te,And I will sanctify over you the destroying maninterficientem virum et arma ejus:and his weapons.et succident electas cedros tuas,And they will cut down your select cedarset præcipitabunt in ignem.and throw them violently into the fire.

⁷Et sanctificabo super te,And I will sanctify over you the destroying maninterficientem virum et arma ejus:and his weapons.et succident electas cedros tuas,And they will cut down your select cedarset præcipitabunt in ignem.and throw them violently into the fire.

⁸Et pertransibunt gentes multæ per civitatem hanc,And many nations will pass through this city.et dicet unusquisque proximo suo:And each one will say to his neighbor:Quare fecit Dominus sic civitati huic grandi?‘Why has the Lord acted in this way toward this great city?’

⁸Et pertransibunt gentes multæ per civitatem hanc,And many nations will pass through this city.et dicet unusquisque proximo suo:And each one will say to his neighbor:Quare fecit Dominus sic civitati huic grandi?‘Why has the Lord acted in this way toward this great city?’

⁹Et respondebunt:And they will answer:Eo quod dereliquerint pactum Domini Dei sui,‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord their God,et adoraverint deos alienos,and they adored strange godset servierint eis.and served them.’

⁹Et respondebunt:And they will answer:Eo quod dereliquerint pactum Domini Dei sui,‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord their God,et adoraverint deos alienos,and they adored strange godset servierint eis.and served them.’

¹⁰Nolite flere mortuum,You should not choose to weep for the dead,neque lugeatis super eum fletu:nor should you mourn over them with tears.plangite eum qui egreditur,Lament for him who is departing,quia non revertetur ultra,for he will return no more,nec videbit terram nativitatis suæ.nor will he see his native land again.

¹⁰Nolite flere mortuum,You should not choose to weep for the dead,neque lugeatis super eum fletu:nor should you mourn over them with tears.plangite eum qui egreditur,Lament for him who is departing,quia non revertetur ultra,for he will return no more,nec videbit terram nativitatis suæ.nor will he see his native land again.

¹¹Quia hæc dicit Dominus ad Sellum,For thus says the Lord to Shallum,filium Josiæ,the son of Josiah,regem Juda,the king of Judah,qui regnavit pro Josia patre suo,who reigned in place of his father,qui egressus est de loco isto:who has departed from this place:Non revertetur huc amplius,He will not return here again.

¹¹Quia hæc dicit Dominus ad Sellum,For thus says the Lord to Shallum,filium Josiæ,the son of Josiah,regem Juda,the king of Judah,qui regnavit pro Josia patre suo,who reigned in place of his father,qui egressus est de loco isto:who has departed from this place:Non revertetur huc amplius,He will not return here again.

¹²sed in loco ad quem transtuli eum,Instead,ibi morietur,he will die in the place to which I have transferred him,et terram istam non videbit amplius.and he will not see this land anymore.

¹²sed in loco ad quem transtuli eum,Instead,ibi morietur,he will die in the place to which I have transferred him,et terram istam non videbit amplius.and he will not see this land anymore.

¹³Væ qui ædificat domum suam in injustitia,Woe to one who builds his house with injusticeet cœnacula sua non in judicio:and his upper rooms without judgment,amicum suum opprimet frustra,who oppresses his friend without causeet mercedem ejus non reddet ei:and does not pay him his wages.

¹³Væ qui ædificat domum suam in injustitia,Woe to one who builds his house with injusticeet cœnacula sua non in judicio:and his upper rooms without judgment,amicum suum opprimet frustra,who oppresses his friend without causeet mercedem ejus non reddet ei:and does not pay him his wages.

¹⁴qui dicit:And he says:Ædificabo mihi domum latam,‘I will build a broad house for myself,et cœnacula spatiosa:with spacious upper rooms.’qui aperit sibi fenestrasHe makes windows for himself,et facit laquearia cedrina,and he builds the roof out of cedar,pingitque sinopide.and he paints it with red ocher.

¹⁴qui dicit:And he says:Ædificabo mihi domum latam,‘I will build a broad house for myself,et cœnacula spatiosa:with spacious upper rooms.’qui aperit sibi fenestrasHe makes windows for himself,et facit laquearia cedrina,and he builds the roof out of cedar,pingitque sinopide.and he paints it with red ocher.

¹⁵Numquid regnabis quoniam confers te cedro? pater tuus numquid non comedit et bibit,Will you reign because you compare yourself to the cedar? Did your father not eat and drink,et fecit judicium et justitiam tunc cum bene erat ei?and act with judgment and justice, so that it would be well with him?

¹⁵Numquid regnabis quoniam confers te cedro? pater tuus numquid non comedit et bibit,Will you reign because you compare yourself to the cedar? Did your father not eat and drink,et fecit judicium et justitiam tunc cum bene erat ei?and act with judgment and justice, so that it would be well with him?

¹⁶Judicavit causam pauperis et egeni in bonum suum:He judged the case of the poor and the indigent for their good.numquid non ideo quia cognovit me?Was this not because he knew me,dicit Dominus.says the Lord?

¹⁶Judicavit causam pauperis et egeni in bonum suum:He judged the case of the poor and the indigent for their good.numquid non ideo quia cognovit me?Was this not because he knew me,dicit Dominus.says the Lord?

¹⁷Tui vero oculi et cor ad avaritiam, et ad sanguinem innocentem fundendum,Yet truly, your eyes and your heart are toward avarice and the shedding of innocent blood,et ad calumniam, et ad cursum mali operis.and toward false accusations and the pursuit of evil deeds.

¹⁷Tui vero oculi et cor ad avaritiam, et ad sanguinem innocentem fundendum,Yet truly, your eyes and your heart are toward avarice and the shedding of innocent blood,et ad calumniam, et ad cursum mali operis.and toward false accusations and the pursuit of evil deeds.

¹⁸Propterea hæc dicit Dominus ad Joakim,Because of this, thus says the Lord toward Jehoiakim,filium Josiæ,the son of Josiah,regem Juda: Non plangent eum:king of Judah: They will not mourn for him by saying,Væ frater!‘Alas,’ to a brother,et væ soror!or, ‘Alas,’ to a sister.non concrepabunt ei:They will not make a noise for him and say,Væ domine!‘Alas,’ to a master,et væ inclyte!or, ‘Alas,’ to a nobleman.

¹⁸Propterea hæc dicit Dominus ad Joakim,Because of this, thus says the Lord toward Jehoiakim,filium Josiæ,the son of Josiah,regem Juda: Non plangent eum:king of Judah: They will not mourn for him by saying,Væ frater!‘Alas,’ to a brother,et væ soror!or, ‘Alas,’ to a sister.non concrepabunt ei:They will not make a noise for him and say,Væ domine!‘Alas,’ to a master,et væ inclyte!or, ‘Alas,’ to a nobleman.

¹⁹Sepultura asini sepelietur,He will be buried with the burial of a donkey,putrefactus et projectus extra portas Jerusalem.having rotted and been thrown out of the gates of Jerusalem.

¹⁹Sepultura asini sepelietur,He will be buried with the burial of a donkey,putrefactus et projectus extra portas Jerusalem.having rotted and been thrown out of the gates of Jerusalem.

²⁰Ascende Libanum,Ascend to Lebanonet clama,and cry out!et in Basan da vocem tuam:And utter your voice in Bashan,et clama ad transeuntes,and cry out to those passing by.quia contriti sunt omnes amatores tui.For all your lovers have been crushed.

²⁰Ascende Libanum,Ascend to Lebanonet clama,and cry out!et in Basan da vocem tuam:And utter your voice in Bashan,et clama ad transeuntes,and cry out to those passing by.quia contriti sunt omnes amatores tui.For all your lovers have been crushed.

²¹Locutus sum ad te in abundantia tua,I spoke to you in your abundance,et dixisti:and you said,Non audiam:‘I will not listen.’hæc est via tua ab adolescentia tua,This has been your way from your youth,quia non audisti vocem meam.for you have not listened to my voice.

²¹Locutus sum ad te in abundantia tua,I spoke to you in your abundance,et dixisti:and you said,Non audiam:‘I will not listen.’hæc est via tua ab adolescentia tua,This has been your way from your youth,quia non audisti vocem meam.for you have not listened to my voice.

²²Omnes pastores tuos pascet ventus,The wind will feed all your shepherds,et amatores tui in captivitatem ibunt:and your lovers will go into captivity.et tunc confunderis,And then you will be confounded,et erubesces ab omni malitia tua.and you will be ashamed of all your wickedness.

²²Omnes pastores tuos pascet ventus,The wind will feed all your shepherds,et amatores tui in captivitatem ibunt:and your lovers will go into captivity.et tunc confunderis,And then you will be confounded,et erubesces ab omni malitia tua.and you will be ashamed of all your wickedness.

²³Quæ sedes in Libano,You who sit in Lebanon,et nidificas in cedris,and who nest in the cedars,quomodo congemuisti cum venissent tibi dolores,in what way did you mourn when suffering came to you,quasi dolores parturientis?like the suffering of a woman giving birth?

²³Quæ sedes in Libano,You who sit in Lebanon,et nidificas in cedris,and who nest in the cedars,quomodo congemuisti cum venissent tibi dolores,in what way did you mourn when suffering came to you,quasi dolores parturientis?like the suffering of a woman giving birth?

²⁴Vivo ego,As I live,dicit Dominus,says the Lord, if Jeconiah,quia si fuerit Jechonias filius Joakim regis Juda annulus in manu dextera mea,the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, were a ring on my right hand,inde evellam eum,I would remove him from there.

²⁴Vivo ego,As I live,dicit Dominus,says the Lord, if Jeconiah,quia si fuerit Jechonias filius Joakim regis Juda annulus in manu dextera mea,the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, were a ring on my right hand,inde evellam eum,I would remove him from there.

²⁵et dabo te in manu quærentium animam tuam,And I will deliver you into the hand of those who seek your life,et in manu quorum tu formidas faciem,and into the hand of those whose face you dread,et in manu Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis,and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,et in manu Chaldæorum:and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

²⁵et dabo te in manu quærentium animam tuam,And I will deliver you into the hand of those who seek your life,et in manu quorum tu formidas faciem,and into the hand of those whose face you dread,et in manu Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis,and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,et in manu Chaldæorum:and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

²⁶et mittam te,And I will send you,et matrem tuam quæ genuit te,and your mother who conceived you,in terram alienam,into a foreign land,in qua nati non estis,in which you were not born,ibique moriemini.and there you shall die.

²⁶et mittam te,And I will send you,et matrem tuam quæ genuit te,and your mother who conceived you,in terram alienam,into a foreign land,in qua nati non estis,in which you were not born,ibique moriemini.and there you shall die.

²⁷Et in terram ad quam ipsi levant animam suam ut revertantur illuc,And to the land about which they lift up their mind, thinking to return there,non revertentur.they shall not return.

²⁷Et in terram ad quam ipsi levant animam suam ut revertantur illuc,And to the land about which they lift up their mind, thinking to return there,non revertentur.they shall not return.

²⁸Numquid vas fictile atque contritum vir iste Jechonias?Is this man, Jeconiah, a broken earthenware vessel?numquid vas absque omni voluptate?Is he a vessel which is entirely unpleasing?quare abjecti sunt ipse et semen ejus,Why have they been cast out, he and his offspring,et projecti in terram quam ignoraverunt?cast out even into a land that they have not known?

²⁸Numquid vas fictile atque contritum vir iste Jechonias?Is this man, Jeconiah, a broken earthenware vessel?numquid vas absque omni voluptate?Is he a vessel which is entirely unpleasing?quare abjecti sunt ipse et semen ejus,Why have they been cast out, he and his offspring,et projecti in terram quam ignoraverunt?cast out even into a land that they have not known?

²⁹Terra,O earth,terra,O earth,terra,O earth!audi sermonem Domini.Listen to the word of the Lord!

²⁹Terra,O earth,terra,O earth,terra,O earth!audi sermonem Domini.Listen to the word of the Lord!

³⁰Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Scribe virum istum sterilem,Write: this man is barren;virum qui in diebus suis non prosperabitur:he is a man who will not prosper in his days.nec enim erit de semine ejus vir qui sedeat super solium David,For there will not be a man from among his offspring who will sit upon the throne of David,et potestatem habeat ultra in Juda.or have authority in Judah, anymore.”

³⁰Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Scribe virum istum sterilem,Write: this man is barren;virum qui in diebus suis non prosperabitur:he is a man who will not prosper in his days.nec enim erit de semine ejus vir qui sedeat super solium David,For there will not be a man from among his offspring who will sit upon the throne of David,et potestatem habeat ultra in Juda.or have authority in Judah, anymore.”