¹Ascendit qui dispergat coram te,He ascends, who would scatter before your eyes,qui custodiat obsidionem:who would maintain the blockade.contemplare viam,Contemplate the way,conforta lumbos,fortify your back,robora virtutem valde.reinforce virtue greatly.

¹Ascendit qui dispergat coram te,He ascends, who would scatter before your eyes,qui custodiat obsidionem:who would maintain the blockade.contemplare viam,Contemplate the way,conforta lumbos,fortify your back,robora virtutem valde.reinforce virtue greatly.

²Quia reddidit Dominus superbiam Jacob,For the Lord has repaid the arrogance of Jacob,sicut superbiam Israël;just like the arrogance of Israel.quia vastatores dissipaverunt eos,For the despoilers have scattered them,et propagines eorum corruperunt.and they have corrupted their procreation.

²Quia reddidit Dominus superbiam Jacob,For the Lord has repaid the arrogance of Jacob,sicut superbiam Israël;just like the arrogance of Israel.quia vastatores dissipaverunt eos,For the despoilers have scattered them,et propagines eorum corruperunt.and they have corrupted their procreation.

³Clypeus fortium ejus ignitus,The shield of his strong ones is fire,viri exercitus in coccineis;the men of war are in scarlet.igneæ habenæ currus in die præparationis ejus,The reins of the chariot are fiery in the day of his preparation,et agitatores consopiti sunt.and the drivers have been drugged.

³Clypeus fortium ejus ignitus,The shield of his strong ones is fire,viri exercitus in coccineis;the men of war are in scarlet.igneæ habenæ currus in die præparationis ejus,The reins of the chariot are fiery in the day of his preparation,et agitatores consopiti sunt.and the drivers have been drugged.

⁴In itineribus conturbati sunt;They have become confused on their journey.quadrigæ collisæ sunt in plateis:The four-horse chariots have collided in the streets.aspectus eorum quasi lampades,Their appearance is like torches,quasi fulgura discurrentia.like lightning dashing around.

⁴In itineribus conturbati sunt;They have become confused on their journey.quadrigæ collisæ sunt in plateis:The four-horse chariots have collided in the streets.aspectus eorum quasi lampades,Their appearance is like torches,quasi fulgura discurrentia.like lightning dashing around.

⁵Recordabitur fortium suorum;He will call to mind his strong ones;ruent in itineribus suis:they will destroy along their journey.velociter ascendent muros ejus,They will quickly ascend its walls,et præparabitur umbraculum.and a shelter will be prepared.

⁵Recordabitur fortium suorum;He will call to mind his strong ones;ruent in itineribus suis:they will destroy along their journey.velociter ascendent muros ejus,They will quickly ascend its walls,et præparabitur umbraculum.and a shelter will be prepared.

⁶Portæ fluviorum apertæ sunt,The gates of the rivers have been opened,et templum ad solum dirutum.and the temple has been pulled down to the ground.

⁶Portæ fluviorum apertæ sunt,The gates of the rivers have been opened,et templum ad solum dirutum.and the temple has been pulled down to the ground.

⁷Et miles captivus abductus est,And the foot soldier has been led away captive,et ancillæ ejus minabantur gementes ut columbæ,and her handmaids were driven away, mourning like doves,murmurantes in cordibus suis.murmuring in their hearts.

⁷Et miles captivus abductus est,And the foot soldier has been led away captive,et ancillæ ejus minabantur gementes ut columbæ,and her handmaids were driven away, mourning like doves,murmurantes in cordibus suis.murmuring in their hearts.

⁸Et Ninive quasi piscina aquarum aquæ ejus;And Nineveh, her waters are like a fish pond. Yet truly,ipsi vero fugerunt.they have fled away:State,“Stand,state!stand!”et non est qui revertatur.But there is no one who will turn back.

⁸Et Ninive quasi piscina aquarum aquæ ejus;And Nineveh, her waters are like a fish pond. Yet truly,ipsi vero fugerunt.they have fled away:State,“Stand,state!stand!”et non est qui revertatur.But there is no one who will turn back.

⁹Diripite argentum,Despoil the silver,diripite aurum:despoil the gold.et non est finis divitiarum ex omnibus vasis desiderabilibus.And there is no end to all the riches of desirable equipment.

⁹Diripite argentum,Despoil the silver,diripite aurum:despoil the gold.et non est finis divitiarum ex omnibus vasis desiderabilibus.And there is no end to all the riches of desirable equipment.

¹⁰Dissipata est,She has been scattered,et scissa,and cut,et dilacerata;and torn apart.et cor tabescens,And the heart melts,et dissolutio geniculorum,and the knees buckle,et defectio in cunctis renibus,and weakness is in every temperament.et facies omnium eorum sicut nigredo ollæ.And the faces of them all are like a black kettle.

¹⁰Dissipata est,She has been scattered,et scissa,and cut,et dilacerata;and torn apart.et cor tabescens,And the heart melts,et dissolutio geniculorum,and the knees buckle,et defectio in cunctis renibus,and weakness is in every temperament.et facies omnium eorum sicut nigredo ollæ.And the faces of them all are like a black kettle.

¹¹Ubi est habitaculum leonum,Where is the dwelling place of the lions,et pascua catulorum leonum,and the feeding ground of the young lions,ad quam ivit leo ut ingrederetur illuc catulus leonis,to which the lion went, so as to open a way for the young lion,et non est qui exterreat?and so that there would be none to make them afraid?

¹¹Ubi est habitaculum leonum,Where is the dwelling place of the lions,et pascua catulorum leonum,and the feeding ground of the young lions,ad quam ivit leo ut ingrederetur illuc catulus leonis,to which the lion went, so as to open a way for the young lion,et non est qui exterreat?and so that there would be none to make them afraid?

¹²Leo cepit sufficienter catulis suis,The lion seized enough for his young,et necavit leænis suis,and killed enough for his lionesses,et implevit præda speluncas suas,and he filled his caves with prey,et cubile suum rapina.and his den with spoils.

¹²Leo cepit sufficienter catulis suis,The lion seized enough for his young,et necavit leænis suis,and killed enough for his lionesses,et implevit præda speluncas suas,and he filled his caves with prey,et cubile suum rapina.and his den with spoils.

¹³Ecce ego ad te,Behold, I will come to you,dicit Dominus exercituum,says the Lord of hosts,et succendam usque ad fumum quadrigas tuas,and I will burn your chariots even to smoke,et leunculos tuos comedet gladius,and the sword will devour your young lions.et exterminabo de terra prædam tuam,And I will exterminate your prey from the land,et non audietur ultra vox nuntiorum tuorum.and the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard.

¹³Ecce ego ad te,Behold, I will come to you,dicit Dominus exercituum,says the Lord of hosts,et succendam usque ad fumum quadrigas tuas,and I will burn your chariots even to smoke,et leunculos tuos comedet gladius,and the sword will devour your young lions.et exterminabo de terra prædam tuam,And I will exterminate your prey from the land,et non audietur ultra vox nuntiorum tuorum.and the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard.