¹Aperi, Libane,Open your gates,portas tuas, et comedat ignis cedros tuas.Lebanon, and let fire consume your cedars.

¹Aperi, Libane,Open your gates,portas tuas, et comedat ignis cedros tuas.Lebanon, and let fire consume your cedars.

²Ulula,Howl,abies,you fir tree,quia cecidit cedrus,for the cedar has fallen,quoniam magnifici vastati sunt:because the magnificent have been devastated.ululate,Howl,quercus Basan,you oaks of Bashan,quoniam succisus est saltus munitus.because the secure forest passage has been cut down.

²Ulula,Howl,abies,you fir tree,quia cecidit cedrus,for the cedar has fallen,quoniam magnifici vastati sunt:because the magnificent have been devastated.ululate,Howl,quercus Basan,you oaks of Bashan,quoniam succisus est saltus munitus.because the secure forest passage has been cut down.

³Vox ululatus pastorum,The voice of the howling of the shepherds:quia vastata est magnificentia eorum:for their magnificence has been devastated.vox rugitus leonum,The voice of the roaring of the lions:quoniam vastata est superbia Jordanis.because the arrogance of the Jordan has been devastated.

³Vox ululatus pastorum,The voice of the howling of the shepherds:quia vastata est magnificentia eorum:for their magnificence has been devastated.vox rugitus leonum,The voice of the roaring of the lions:quoniam vastata est superbia Jordanis.because the arrogance of the Jordan has been devastated.

⁴Hæc dicit Dominus Deus meus:Thus says the Lord my God:Pasce pecora occisionis,Feed the flock of the slaughter,

⁴Hæc dicit Dominus Deus meus:Thus says the Lord my God:Pasce pecora occisionis,Feed the flock of the slaughter,

⁵quæ qui possederant occidebant,which those who possessed them cut down,et non dolebant,and they did not feel sorrow,et vendebant ea,and they sold them,dicentes:saying:Benedictus Dominus!“Blessed be the Lord;divites facti sumus:we have become wealthy.et pastores eorum non parcebant eis.Even their shepherds did not spare them.”

⁵quæ qui possederant occidebant,which those who possessed them cut down,et non dolebant,and they did not feel sorrow,et vendebant ea,and they sold them,dicentes:saying:Benedictus Dominus!“Blessed be the Lord;divites facti sumus:we have become wealthy.et pastores eorum non parcebant eis.Even their shepherds did not spare them.”

⁶Et ego non parcam ultra super habitantes terram,And so, I will no longer spare the inhabitants upon the earth,dicit Dominus:says the Lord.ecce ego tradam homines,Behold, I will deliver men,unumquemque in manu proximi sui, et in manu regis sui:each one into the hand of his neighbor and into the hand of his king.et concident terram,And they will cut down the land,et non eruam de manu eorum.and I will not rescue it from their hand.

⁶Et ego non parcam ultra super habitantes terram,And so, I will no longer spare the inhabitants upon the earth,dicit Dominus:says the Lord.ecce ego tradam homines,Behold, I will deliver men,unumquemque in manu proximi sui, et in manu regis sui:each one into the hand of his neighbor and into the hand of his king.et concident terram,And they will cut down the land,et non eruam de manu eorum.and I will not rescue it from their hand.

⁷Et pascam pecus occisionis propter hoc,And I will pasture the flock of the slaughter, because of this,o pauperes gregis!O poor of the flock.et assumpsi mihi duas virgas:And I took to myself two staffs:unam vocavi Decorem,the one I called Handsome,et alteram vocavi Funiculum: et pavi gregem.and the other I called Rope, and I pastured the flock.

⁷Et pascam pecus occisionis propter hoc,And I will pasture the flock of the slaughter, because of this,o pauperes gregis!O poor of the flock.et assumpsi mihi duas virgas:And I took to myself two staffs:unam vocavi Decorem,the one I called Handsome,et alteram vocavi Funiculum: et pavi gregem.and the other I called Rope, and I pastured the flock.

⁸Et succidi tres pastores in mense uno,And I cut down three shepherds in one month.et contracta est anima mea in eis,And my soul became contracted concerning them,siquidem et anima eorum variavit in me.just as their soul also varied concerning me.

⁸Et succidi tres pastores in mense uno,And I cut down three shepherds in one month.et contracta est anima mea in eis,And my soul became contracted concerning them,siquidem et anima eorum variavit in me.just as their soul also varied concerning me.

⁹Et dixi:And I said:Non pascam vos:I will not pasture you.quod moritur,Whatever dies,moriatur,let it die.et quod succiditur,And whatever is cut down,succidatur:let it be cut down.et reliqui devorent unusquisque carnem proximi sui.And let the rest of them devour, each one the flesh of his neighbor.

⁹Et dixi:And I said:Non pascam vos:I will not pasture you.quod moritur,Whatever dies,moriatur,let it die.et quod succiditur,And whatever is cut down,succidatur:let it be cut down.et reliqui devorent unusquisque carnem proximi sui.And let the rest of them devour, each one the flesh of his neighbor.

¹⁰Et tuli virgam meam quæ vocabatur Decus,And I took my staff, which was called Handsome,et abscidi eam,and I tore it apart,ut irritum facerem fœdus meum quod percussi cum omnibus populis.so as to invalidate my pact, which I had struck with all of the people.

¹⁰Et tuli virgam meam quæ vocabatur Decus,And I took my staff, which was called Handsome,et abscidi eam,and I tore it apart,ut irritum facerem fœdus meum quod percussi cum omnibus populis.so as to invalidate my pact, which I had struck with all of the people.

¹¹Et in irritum deductum est in die illa:And it became invalid in that day.et cognoverunt sic pauperes gregis,And so they understood,qui custodiunt mihi,just like the poor of the flock who stay close to me,quia verbum Domini est.that this is the word of the Lord.

¹¹Et in irritum deductum est in die illa:And it became invalid in that day.et cognoverunt sic pauperes gregis,And so they understood,qui custodiunt mihi,just like the poor of the flock who stay close to me,quia verbum Domini est.that this is the word of the Lord.

¹²Et dixi ad eos:And I said to them:Si bonum est in oculis vestris,If it is good in your eyes,afferte mercedem meam:bring me my wages.et si non,And if not,quiescite.remain still.Et appenderunt mercedem meam triginta argenteos.And they weighed for my wages thirty silver coins.

¹²Et dixi ad eos:And I said to them:Si bonum est in oculis vestris,If it is good in your eyes,afferte mercedem meam:bring me my wages.et si non,And if not,quiescite.remain still.Et appenderunt mercedem meam triginta argenteos.And they weighed for my wages thirty silver coins.

¹³Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me:Projice illud ad statuarium,Cast it towards the statuary,decorum pretium quo appretiatus sum ab eis.the handsome price at which I have been valued by them.Et tuli triginta argenteos,And I took the thirty silver coins,et projeci illos in domum Domini,and I cast them into the house of the Lord,ad statuarium.towards the statuary.

¹³Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me:Projice illud ad statuarium,Cast it towards the statuary,decorum pretium quo appretiatus sum ab eis.the handsome price at which I have been valued by them.Et tuli triginta argenteos,And I took the thirty silver coins,et projeci illos in domum Domini,and I cast them into the house of the Lord,ad statuarium.towards the statuary.

¹⁴Et præcidi virgam meam secundam,And I cut short my second staff,quæ appellabatur Funiculus,which was called Rope,ut dissolverem germanitatem inter Judam et Israël.so that I might dissolve the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

¹⁴Et præcidi virgam meam secundam,And I cut short my second staff,quæ appellabatur Funiculus,which was called Rope,ut dissolverem germanitatem inter Judam et Israël.so that I might dissolve the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

¹⁵Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me:Adhuc sume tibi vasa pastoris stulti.Still they are to you the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

¹⁵Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me:Adhuc sume tibi vasa pastoris stulti.Still they are to you the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

¹⁶Quia ecce ego suscitabo pastorem in terra,For behold,qui derelicta non visitabit,I will raise up a shepherd in the land,dispersum non quæret,who will not visit what is forsaken,et contritum non sanabit,nor seek what is scattered,et id quod stat non enutriet,nor heal what is broken,et carnes pinguium comedet,nor nourish what remains standing,et ungulas eorum dissolvet.and he will consume the flesh of the fatted ones and break their hoofs.

¹⁶Quia ecce ego suscitabo pastorem in terra,For behold,qui derelicta non visitabit,I will raise up a shepherd in the land,dispersum non quæret,who will not visit what is forsaken,et contritum non sanabit,nor seek what is scattered,et id quod stat non enutriet,nor heal what is broken,et carnes pinguium comedet,nor nourish what remains standing,et ungulas eorum dissolvet.and he will consume the flesh of the fatted ones and break their hoofs.

¹⁷O pastor, et idolum derelinquens gregem:O shepherd and idol, abandoning the flock,gladius super brachium ejus, et super oculum dextrum ejus:with a sword upon his arm and over his right eye:brachium ejus ariditate siccabitur,his arm will be withered by drought,et oculus dexter ejus tenebrescens obscurabitur.and his right eye will be obscured by darkness.

¹⁷O pastor, et idolum derelinquens gregem:O shepherd and idol, abandoning the flock,gladius super brachium ejus, et super oculum dextrum ejus:with a sword upon his arm and over his right eye:brachium ejus ariditate siccabitur,his arm will be withered by drought,et oculus dexter ejus tenebrescens obscurabitur.and his right eye will be obscured by darkness.