¹Nunc vastaberis,Now you will be devastated,filia latronis.you daughter of a robber.Obsidionem posuerunt super nos:They have placed a blockade against us,in virga percutient maxillam judicis Israël.with a rod they will strike the jaw of the judge of Israel.

¹Nunc vastaberis,Now you will be devastated,filia latronis.you daughter of a robber.Obsidionem posuerunt super nos:They have placed a blockade against us,in virga percutient maxillam judicis Israël.with a rod they will strike the jaw of the judge of Israel.

²Et tu,And you,Bethlehem Ephrata,Bethlehem Ephrata,parvulus es in millibus Juda;are a little one among the thousands of Judah.ex te mihi egredietur qui sit dominator in Israël,From you will go forth he who shall be the ruler in Israel,et egressus ejus ab initio,and his landing place has been set from the beginning,a diebus æternitatis.from the days of eternity.

²Et tu,And you,Bethlehem Ephrata,Bethlehem Ephrata,parvulus es in millibus Juda;are a little one among the thousands of Judah.ex te mihi egredietur qui sit dominator in Israël,From you will go forth he who shall be the ruler in Israel,et egressus ejus ab initio,and his landing place has been set from the beginning,a diebus æternitatis.from the days of eternity.

³Propter hoc dabit eos usque ad tempus in quo parturiens pariet,Because of this, he will provide for them, even until the time in which she who bears him gives birth.et reliquiæ fratrum ejus convertentur ad filios Israël.And the remnant of his brothers will be converted to the sons of Israel.

³Propter hoc dabit eos usque ad tempus in quo parturiens pariet,Because of this, he will provide for them, even until the time in which she who bears him gives birth.et reliquiæ fratrum ejus convertentur ad filios Israël.And the remnant of his brothers will be converted to the sons of Israel.

⁴Et stabit,And he will stand firm and feed on the strength of the Lord,et pascet in fortitudine Domini,according to the sublime name of the Lord his God.in sublimitate nominis Domini Dei sui:And they will be converted,et convertentur,for now he will be magnified,quia nunc magnificabitur usque ad terminos terræ.even to the ends of the earth.

⁴Et stabit,And he will stand firm and feed on the strength of the Lord,et pascet in fortitudine Domini,according to the sublime name of the Lord his God.in sublimitate nominis Domini Dei sui:And they will be converted,et convertentur,for now he will be magnified,quia nunc magnificabitur usque ad terminos terræ.even to the ends of the earth.

⁵Et erit iste pax:And this man will be our peace,cum venerit Assyrius in terram nostram,when the Assyrian will come into our land,et quando calcaverit domibus nostris,and when he will trample on our houses;et suscitabimus super eum septem pastores et octo primates homines;and we will raise against him seven shepherds and eight principal men.

⁵Et erit iste pax:And this man will be our peace,cum venerit Assyrius in terram nostram,when the Assyrian will come into our land,et quando calcaverit domibus nostris,and when he will trample on our houses;et suscitabimus super eum septem pastores et octo primates homines;and we will raise against him seven shepherds and eight principal men.

⁶et pascent terram Assur in gladio,And they will graze on the land of Assur with the sword,et terram Nemrod in lanceis ejus,and the land of Nimrod with its spears;et liberabit ab Assur cum venerit in terram nostram,and he will free us from Assur, when he will come into our land,et cum calcaverit in finibus nostris.and when he will trample our borders.

⁶et pascent terram Assur in gladio,And they will graze on the land of Assur with the sword,et terram Nemrod in lanceis ejus,and the land of Nimrod with its spears;et liberabit ab Assur cum venerit in terram nostram,and he will free us from Assur, when he will come into our land,et cum calcaverit in finibus nostris.and when he will trample our borders.

⁷Et erunt reliquiæ Jacob in medio populorum multorum quasi ros a Domino, et quasi stillæ super herbam,And there will be a remnant of Jacob in the midst of many peoples, like a dew from the Lord and like drops upon the grass,quæ non exspectat virum, et non præstolatur filios hominum.which awaits no man and does not stand before the sons of men.

⁷Et erunt reliquiæ Jacob in medio populorum multorum quasi ros a Domino, et quasi stillæ super herbam,And there will be a remnant of Jacob in the midst of many peoples, like a dew from the Lord and like drops upon the grass,quæ non exspectat virum, et non præstolatur filios hominum.which awaits no man and does not stand before the sons of men.

⁸Et erunt reliquiæ Jacob in gentibus, in medio populorum multorum,And there will be a remnant of Jacob within the Gentiles, in the midst of many peoples,quasi leo in jumentis silvarum,like a lion among the beasts of the forests,et quasi catulus leonis in gregibus pecorum,and like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who,qui cum transierit, et conculcaverit,when he will pass through and trample down and seize,et ceperit, non est qui eruat.there is none who can rescue.

⁸Et erunt reliquiæ Jacob in gentibus, in medio populorum multorum,And there will be a remnant of Jacob within the Gentiles, in the midst of many peoples,quasi leo in jumentis silvarum,like a lion among the beasts of the forests,et quasi catulus leonis in gregibus pecorum,and like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who,qui cum transierit, et conculcaverit,when he will pass through and trample down and seize,et ceperit, non est qui eruat.there is none who can rescue.

⁹Exaltabitur manus tua super hostes tuos,Your hand will be exalted over your enemies,et omnes inimici tui interibunt.and all your adversaries will pass away.

⁹Exaltabitur manus tua super hostes tuos,Your hand will be exalted over your enemies,et omnes inimici tui interibunt.and all your adversaries will pass away.

¹⁰Et erit in die illa,And it will be in that day,dicit Dominus:says the Lord:auferam equos tuos de medio tui,I will take away your horses from your midst,et disperdam quadrigas tuas.and I will utterly ruin your four-horse chariots.

¹⁰Et erit in die illa,And it will be in that day,dicit Dominus:says the Lord:auferam equos tuos de medio tui,I will take away your horses from your midst,et disperdam quadrigas tuas.and I will utterly ruin your four-horse chariots.

¹¹Et perdam civitates terræ tuæ,And I will destroy the cities of your land,et destruam omnes munitiones tuas:and I will pull down all your fortifications,et auferam maleficia de manu tua,and I will take away evil-doing from your hand,et divinationes non erunt in te:and there will be no divinations among you.

¹¹Et perdam civitates terræ tuæ,And I will destroy the cities of your land,et destruam omnes munitiones tuas:and I will pull down all your fortifications,et auferam maleficia de manu tua,and I will take away evil-doing from your hand,et divinationes non erunt in te:and there will be no divinations among you.

¹²et perire faciam sculptilia tua et statuas tuas de medio tui,And I will cause your graven images to perish, and your statues, from your midst.et non adorabis ultra opera manuum tuarum:And you will no longer adore the works of your hands.

¹²et perire faciam sculptilia tua et statuas tuas de medio tui,And I will cause your graven images to perish, and your statues, from your midst.et non adorabis ultra opera manuum tuarum:And you will no longer adore the works of your hands.

¹³et evellam lucos tuos de medio tui,And I will root out your sacred groves from your midst,et conteram civitates tuas.and I will crush your cities.

¹³et evellam lucos tuos de medio tui,And I will root out your sacred groves from your midst,et conteram civitates tuas.and I will crush your cities.

¹⁴Et faciam,And I will exact vengeance,in furore et in indignatione,in fury and in indignation,ultionem in omnibus gentibus quæ non audierunt.among all the nations which have not listened.

¹⁴Et faciam,And I will exact vengeance,in furore et in indignatione,in fury and in indignation,ultionem in omnibus gentibus quæ non audierunt.among all the nations which have not listened.