¹Et hæc sunt verba libri quem misit Jeremias propheta de Jerusalem ad reliquias seniorum transmigrationis,And these are the words of the letter which Jeremiah, the prophet, sent from Jerusalem to the remnant of the elders of the transmigration,et ad sacerdotes,and to the priests,et ad prophetas,and to the prophets,et ad omnem populum quem traduxerat Nabuchodonosor de Jerusalem in Babylonem,and to all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had led away from Jerusalem to Babylon,

¹Et hæc sunt verba libri quem misit Jeremias propheta de Jerusalem ad reliquias seniorum transmigrationis,And these are the words of the letter which Jeremiah, the prophet, sent from Jerusalem to the remnant of the elders of the transmigration,et ad sacerdotes,and to the priests,et ad prophetas,and to the prophets,et ad omnem populum quem traduxerat Nabuchodonosor de Jerusalem in Babylonem,and to all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had led away from Jerusalem to Babylon,

²postquam egressus est Jechonias rex,after king Jeconiah,et domina,with the queen,et eunuchi,and the eunuchs,et principes Juda et Jerusalem,and the leaders of Judah and of Jerusalem,et faber et inclusor,and the craftsmen and engravers,de Jerusalem,had departed from Jerusalem.

²postquam egressus est Jechonias rex,after king Jeconiah,et domina,with the queen,et eunuchi,and the eunuchs,et principes Juda et Jerusalem,and the leaders of Judah and of Jerusalem,et faber et inclusor,and the craftsmen and engravers,de Jerusalem,had departed from Jerusalem.

³in manu Elasa filii Saphan,It was sent by the hand of Elasah, the son of Shaphan, and by Gemariah,et Gamariæ filii Helciæ,the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah,quos misit Sedecias rex Juda ad Nabuchodonosor regem Babylonis in Babylonem,the king of Judah, sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,dicens:saying:

³in manu Elasa filii Saphan,It was sent by the hand of Elasah, the son of Shaphan, and by Gemariah,et Gamariæ filii Helciæ,the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah,quos misit Sedecias rex Juda ad Nabuchodonosor regem Babylonis in Babylonem,the king of Judah, sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,dicens:saying:

⁴Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum,“Thus says the Lord of hosts,Deus Israël,the God of Israel,omni transmigrationi quam transtuli de Jerusalem in Babylonem:to all who have been taken away, whom I have caused to be transferred from Jerusalem to Babylon:

⁴Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum,“Thus says the Lord of hosts,Deus Israël,the God of Israel,omni transmigrationi quam transtuli de Jerusalem in Babylonem:to all who have been taken away, whom I have caused to be transferred from Jerusalem to Babylon:

⁵Ædificate domos,Build houseset habitate:and live in them.et plantate hortos,And plant gardens,et comedite fructum eorum.and eat from their fruit.

⁵Ædificate domos,Build houseset habitate:and live in them.et plantate hortos,And plant gardens,et comedite fructum eorum.and eat from their fruit.

⁶Accipite uxores,Take wives,et generate filios et filias:and conceive sons and daughters.et date filiis vestris uxores,And give wives to your sons,et filias vestras date viris,and give your daughters to husbands,et pariant filios et filias:and let them bear sons and daughters.et multiplicamini ibi,And be multiplied there,et nolite esse pauci numero.and do not choose to be few in number.

⁶Accipite uxores,Take wives,et generate filios et filias:and conceive sons and daughters.et date filiis vestris uxores,And give wives to your sons,et filias vestras date viris,and give your daughters to husbands,et pariant filios et filias:and let them bear sons and daughters.et multiplicamini ibi,And be multiplied there,et nolite esse pauci numero.and do not choose to be few in number.

⁷Et quærite pacem civitatis ad quam transmigrare vos feci,And seek the peace of the city, to which I have caused you to be taken away,et orate pro ea ad Dominum,and pray to the Lord on its behalf.quia in pace illius erit pax vobis.For your peace will be in its peace.

⁷Et quærite pacem civitatis ad quam transmigrare vos feci,And seek the peace of the city, to which I have caused you to be taken away,et orate pro ea ad Dominum,and pray to the Lord on its behalf.quia in pace illius erit pax vobis.For your peace will be in its peace.

⁸Hæc enim dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël:For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:Non vos seducant prophetæ vestri qui sunt in medio vestrum,Do not allow your prophets and your diviners, who are in your midst,et divini vestri,to seduce you.et ne attendatis ad somnia vestra quæ vos somniatis:And you should pay no attention to your dreams, which you are dreaming.

⁸Hæc enim dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël:For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:Non vos seducant prophetæ vestri qui sunt in medio vestrum,Do not allow your prophets and your diviners, who are in your midst,et divini vestri,to seduce you.et ne attendatis ad somnia vestra quæ vos somniatis:And you should pay no attention to your dreams, which you are dreaming.

⁹quia falso ipsi prophetant vobis in nomine meo,For they prophesy falsely to you in my name,et non misi eos,and I have not sent them,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.

⁹quia falso ipsi prophetant vobis in nomine meo,For they prophesy falsely to you in my name,et non misi eos,and I have not sent them,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.

¹⁰Quia hæc dicit Dominus:For thus says the Lord:Cum cœperint impleri in Babylone septuaginta anni,When the seventy years will begin to be completed in Babylon,visitabo vos,I will visit you.et suscitabo super vos verbum meum bonum,And I will raise up over you my good word,ut reducam vos ad locum istum.so that I may lead you back to this place.

¹⁰Quia hæc dicit Dominus:For thus says the Lord:Cum cœperint impleri in Babylone septuaginta anni,When the seventy years will begin to be completed in Babylon,visitabo vos,I will visit you.et suscitabo super vos verbum meum bonum,And I will raise up over you my good word,ut reducam vos ad locum istum.so that I may lead you back to this place.

¹¹Ego enim scio cogitationes quas ego cogito super vos,For I know the thoughts that I think over you,ait Dominus,says the Lord:cogitationes pacis et non afflictionis,thoughts of peace and not of affliction,ut dem vobis finem et patientiam.so that I may give you patience and an end.

¹¹Ego enim scio cogitationes quas ego cogito super vos,For I know the thoughts that I think over you,ait Dominus,says the Lord:cogitationes pacis et non afflictionis,thoughts of peace and not of affliction,ut dem vobis finem et patientiam.so that I may give you patience and an end.

¹²Et invocabitis me,And you shall call upon me,et ibitis:and you shall go forth.et orabitis me,And you shall pray to me,et ego exaudiam vos.and I will heed you.

¹²Et invocabitis me,And you shall call upon me,et ibitis:and you shall go forth.et orabitis me,And you shall pray to me,et ego exaudiam vos.and I will heed you.

¹³Quæretis me,You shall seek me.et invenietis,And you will find me,cum quæsieritis me in toto corde vestro.when you have sought me with your whole heart.

¹³Quæretis me,You shall seek me.et invenietis,And you will find me,cum quæsieritis me in toto corde vestro.when you have sought me with your whole heart.

¹⁴Et inveniar a vobis,And I will be found by you,ait Dominus:says the Lord.et reducam captivitatem vestram,And I will lead you back from your captivity.et congregabo vos de universis gentibusAnd I will gather you from all the nations and all the places,et de cunctis locis ad quæ expuli vos,to which I have expelled you,dicit Dominus,says the Lord.et reverti vos faciam de loco ad quem transmigrare vos feci.And I will return you from the place to which I sent you into captivity.

¹⁴Et inveniar a vobis,And I will be found by you,ait Dominus:says the Lord.et reducam captivitatem vestram,And I will lead you back from your captivity.et congregabo vos de universis gentibusAnd I will gather you from all the nations and all the places,et de cunctis locis ad quæ expuli vos,to which I have expelled you,dicit Dominus,says the Lord.et reverti vos faciam de loco ad quem transmigrare vos feci.And I will return you from the place to which I sent you into captivity.

¹⁵Quia dixistis:For you have said:Suscitavit nobis Dominus prophetas in Babylone:‘The Lord has raised up prophets for us in Babylon.’

¹⁵Quia dixistis:For you have said:Suscitavit nobis Dominus prophetas in Babylone:‘The Lord has raised up prophets for us in Babylon.’

¹⁶quia hæc dicit Dominus ad regem qui sedet super solium David,For thus says the Lord, to the king who sits upon the throne of David,et ad omnem populum habitatorem urbis hujus,and to all the people who live in this city,ad fratres vestros qui non sunt egressi vobiscum in transmigrationem:to your brothers who have not departed with you in the transmigration:

¹⁶quia hæc dicit Dominus ad regem qui sedet super solium David,For thus says the Lord, to the king who sits upon the throne of David,et ad omnem populum habitatorem urbis hujus,and to all the people who live in this city,ad fratres vestros qui non sunt egressi vobiscum in transmigrationem:to your brothers who have not departed with you in the transmigration:

¹⁷hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold,Ecce mittam in eos gladium,I will send among them the sword,et famem,and famine,et pestem:and pestilence.et ponam eos quasi ficus malas,And I will make them like the bad figs,quæ comedi non possunt eo quod pessimæ sint:which cannot be eaten, because they are very bad.

¹⁷hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold,Ecce mittam in eos gladium,I will send among them the sword,et famem,and famine,et pestem:and pestilence.et ponam eos quasi ficus malas,And I will make them like the bad figs,quæ comedi non possunt eo quod pessimæ sint:which cannot be eaten, because they are very bad.

¹⁸et persequar eos in gladio,And I will pursue them with the sword,et in fame,and with famine,et in pestilentia:and with pestilence.et dabo eos in vexationem universis regnis terræ: in maledictionem,And I will give them over to affliction, amid all the kingdoms of the earth:et in stuporem,as a curse, and in stupor,et in sibilum,and with hissing,et in opprobrium cunctis gentibus ad quas ego ejeci eos,and as a disgrace among all the nations to which I have driven them out.

¹⁸et persequar eos in gladio,And I will pursue them with the sword,et in fame,and with famine,et in pestilentia:and with pestilence.et dabo eos in vexationem universis regnis terræ: in maledictionem,And I will give them over to affliction, amid all the kingdoms of the earth:et in stuporem,as a curse, and in stupor,et in sibilum,and with hissing,et in opprobrium cunctis gentibus ad quas ego ejeci eos,and as a disgrace among all the nations to which I have driven them out.

¹⁹eo quod non audierint verba mea,For they have not listened to my words,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,quæ misit ad eos per servos meos prophetas,which I sent to them through my servants, the prophets,de nocte consurgens et mittens:rising while it was still night, and sending.et non audistis, dicit Dominus.But you have not listened, says the Lord.

¹⁹eo quod non audierint verba mea,For they have not listened to my words,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,quæ misit ad eos per servos meos prophetas,which I sent to them through my servants, the prophets,de nocte consurgens et mittens:rising while it was still night, and sending.et non audistis, dicit Dominus.But you have not listened, says the Lord.

²⁰Vos ergo audite verbum Domini,Therefore, listen to the word of the Lord,omnis transmigratio quam emisi de Jerusalem in Babylonem.all you of the transmigration, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem into Babylon.

²⁰Vos ergo audite verbum Domini,Therefore, listen to the word of the Lord,omnis transmigratio quam emisi de Jerusalem in Babylonem.all you of the transmigration, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem into Babylon.

²¹Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël,Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,ad Achab filium Coliæ,to Ahab, the son of Kolaiah,et ad Sedeciam filium Maasiæ,and to Zedekiah, the son of Maaseiah,qui prophetant vobis in nomine meo mendaciter:who prophesy falsely to you in my name: Behold,Ecce ego tradam eos in manus Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis,I will deliver them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,et percutiet eos in oculis vestris:and he will strike them down before your eyes.

²¹Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël,Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,ad Achab filium Coliæ,to Ahab, the son of Kolaiah,et ad Sedeciam filium Maasiæ,and to Zedekiah, the son of Maaseiah,qui prophetant vobis in nomine meo mendaciter:who prophesy falsely to you in my name: Behold,Ecce ego tradam eos in manus Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis,I will deliver them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,et percutiet eos in oculis vestris:and he will strike them down before your eyes.

²²et assumetur ex eis maledictio omni transmigrationi Juda quæ est in Babylone,And a curse will be taken up about them, by all the captives of Judah that are in Babylon,dicentium:saying:Ponat te Dominus sicut Sedeciam et sicut Achab,‘May the Lord make you like Zedekiah, and like Ahab,quos frixit rex Babylonis in igne:whom the king of Babylon fried in the fire!’

²²et assumetur ex eis maledictio omni transmigrationi Juda quæ est in Babylone,And a curse will be taken up about them, by all the captives of Judah that are in Babylon,dicentium:saying:Ponat te Dominus sicut Sedeciam et sicut Achab,‘May the Lord make you like Zedekiah, and like Ahab,quos frixit rex Babylonis in igne:whom the king of Babylon fried in the fire!’

²³pro eo quod fecerint stultitiam in Israël,For they have acted foolishly in Israel,et mœchati sunt in uxores amicorum suorum,and they have committed adultery with the wives of their friends,et locuti sunt verbum in nomine meo mendaciter,and they have spoken lying words in my name,quod non mandavi eis.which I did not command them.Ego sum judex et testis,I am the Judge and the Witness,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.

²³pro eo quod fecerint stultitiam in Israël,For they have acted foolishly in Israel,et mœchati sunt in uxores amicorum suorum,and they have committed adultery with the wives of their friends,et locuti sunt verbum in nomine meo mendaciter,and they have spoken lying words in my name,quod non mandavi eis.which I did not command them.Ego sum judex et testis,I am the Judge and the Witness,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.

²⁴Et ad Semeiam Nehelamiten dices:And to Shemaiah of Nehelam, you shall say:

²⁴Et ad Semeiam Nehelamiten dices:And to Shemaiah of Nehelam, you shall say:

²⁵Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël:Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:Pro eo quod misisti in nomine tuo libros ad omnem populum qui est in Jerusalem,Similarly, you have sent letters in your name to all the people that are in Jerusalem,et ad Sophoniam filium Maasiæ sacerdotem,and to Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah,et ad universos sacerdotes,the priest, and to all the priests,dicens:saying:

²⁵Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël:Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:Pro eo quod misisti in nomine tuo libros ad omnem populum qui est in Jerusalem,Similarly, you have sent letters in your name to all the people that are in Jerusalem,et ad Sophoniam filium Maasiæ sacerdotem,and to Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah,et ad universos sacerdotes,the priest, and to all the priests,dicens:saying:

²⁶Dominus dedit te sacerdotem pro Jojade sacerdote,‘The Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada,ut sis dux in domo Domini,the priest,super omnem virum arreptitium et prophetantem,so that you would be the ruler in the house of the Lord over every man who raves and prophesies,ut mittas eum in nervum et in carcerem:to send him to the stocks and to prison.

²⁶Dominus dedit te sacerdotem pro Jojade sacerdote,‘The Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada,ut sis dux in domo Domini,the priest,super omnem virum arreptitium et prophetantem,so that you would be the ruler in the house of the Lord over every man who raves and prophesies,ut mittas eum in nervum et in carcerem:to send him to the stocks and to prison.

²⁷et nunc quare non increpasti Jeremiam Anathothiten,And now why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth,qui prophetat vobis?who prophesies to you?

²⁷et nunc quare non increpasti Jeremiam Anathothiten,And now why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth,qui prophetat vobis?who prophesies to you?

²⁸Quia super hoc misit in Babylonem ad nos,For about this,dicens:he has sent to us in Babylon,Longum est:saying:ædificate domos,It is a long time.et habitate:Build houses and live in them.et plantate hortos,And plant gardens,et comedite fructus eorum.and eat from their fruits.’”

²⁸Quia super hoc misit in Babylonem ad nos,For about this,dicens:he has sent to us in Babylon,Longum est:saying:ædificate domos,It is a long time.et habitate:Build houses and live in them.et plantate hortos,And plant gardens,et comedite fructus eorum.and eat from their fruits.’”

²⁹Legit ergo Sophonias sacerdos librum istum in auribus Jeremiæ prophetæ.Thus, Zephaniah, the priest, read this letter, in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.

²⁹Legit ergo Sophonias sacerdos librum istum in auribus Jeremiæ prophetæ.Thus, Zephaniah, the priest, read this letter, in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.

³⁰Et factum est verbum Domini ad Jeremiam,And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah,dicens:saying:

³⁰Et factum est verbum Domini ad Jeremiam,And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah,dicens:saying:

³¹Mitte ad omnem transmigrationem,“Send to all those of the transmigration,dicens:saying:Hæc dicit Dominus ad Semeiam Nehelamiten:Thus says the Lord to Shemaiah of Nehelam:Pro eo quod prophetavit vobis Semeias,Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you,et ego non misi eum,though I did not send him,et fecit vos confidere in mendacio,and because he has caused you to trust in a lie:

³¹Mitte ad omnem transmigrationem,“Send to all those of the transmigration,dicens:saying:Hæc dicit Dominus ad Semeiam Nehelamiten:Thus says the Lord to Shemaiah of Nehelam:Pro eo quod prophetavit vobis Semeias,Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you,et ego non misi eum,though I did not send him,et fecit vos confidere in mendacio,and because he has caused you to trust in a lie:

³²idcirco hæc dicit Dominus:For this reason, thus says the Lord:Ecce ego visitabo super Semeiam Nehelamiten,Behold, I will visit upon Shemaiah of Nehelam, and upon his offspring.et super semen ejus:There will not be, for him,non erit ei vir sedens in medio populi hujus,even one man sitting in the midst of this people.et non videbit bonum quod ego faciam populo meo,And he will not see the good that I will accomplish for my people,ait Dominus,says the Lord.quia prævaricationem locutus est adversus Dominum.For he has spoken a betrayal against the Lord.”

³²idcirco hæc dicit Dominus:For this reason, thus says the Lord:Ecce ego visitabo super Semeiam Nehelamiten,Behold, I will visit upon Shemaiah of Nehelam, and upon his offspring.et super semen ejus:There will not be, for him,non erit ei vir sedens in medio populi hujus,even one man sitting in the midst of this people.et non videbit bonum quod ego faciam populo meo,And he will not see the good that I will accomplish for my people,ait Dominus,says the Lord.quia prævaricationem locutus est adversus Dominum.For he has spoken a betrayal against the Lord.”