Liber Ieremiae, 33

1. Et factum est verbum Domi ni ad Ieremiam secundo, cum adhuc clausus esset in atrio custodiae, dicens:

1. The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the guard:

2. “Haec dicit Dominus, qui facturus est id, Dominus, qui formaturus est illud et paraturus, Dominus nomen eius:

2. "Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it to establish it -- the LORD is his name:

3. Clama ad me, et exaudiam te et annuntiabo tibi grandia et inaccessibilia, quae nescis.

3. Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known.

4. Quia haec dicit Dominus, Deus Israel, super domos urbis huius et ad domos regis Iudae, quae destructae sunt, pro munitionibus et pro gladio

4. For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah which were torn down to make a defense against the siege mounds and before the sword:

5. venientium, ut dimicent cum Chaldaeis et impleant eas cadaveribus hominum, quos percussi in furore meo et in indignatione mea, abscondens faciem meam a civitate hac propter omnem malitiam eorum.

5. The Chalde'ans are coming in to fight and to fill them with the dead bodies of men whom I shall smite in my anger and my wrath, for I have hidden my face from this city because of all their wickedness.

6. Ecce ego obducam ei cicatricem et sanitatem et curabo eos et revelabo illis abundantiam pacis et veritatis

6. Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security.

7. et convertam sortem Iudae et sortem Israel et aedificabo eos sicut a principio.

7. I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and rebuild them as they were at first.

8. Et emundabo illos ab omni iniquitate sua, in qua peccaverunt mihi, et propitius ero cunctis iniquitatibus eorum, in quibus deliquerunt mihi et spreverunt me;

8. I will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, and I will forgive all the guilt of their sin and rebellion against me.

9. et erit mihi in nomen et in gaudium et in laudem et in exsultationem cunctis gentibus terrae, quae audierint omnia bona, quae ego facturus sum eis; et pavebunt et turbabuntur in universis bonis et in omni pace, quam ego faciam eis.

9. And this city shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth who shall hear of all the good that I do for them; they shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the prosperity I provide for it.

10. Haec dicit Dominus: Adhuc audietur in loco isto, quem vos dicitis esse desertum, eo quod non sit homo et iumentum in civitatibus Iudae et foris Ierusalem, quae desolatae sunt absque homine et absque habitatore et absque pecore,

10. "Thus says the LORD: In this place of which you say, `It is a waste without man or beast,' in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man or inhabitant or beast, there shall be heard again

11. vox gaudii et vox laetitiae, vox sponsi et vox sponsae, vox dicentium: “Confitemini Domino exercituum, quoniam bonus Dominus, quoniam in aeternum misericordia eius”; et portantium vota in domum Domini; reducam enim sortem terrae sicut a principio, dicit Dominus.

11. the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD: `Give thanks to the LORD of hosts, for the LORD is good, for his steadfast love endures for ever!' For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the LORD.

12. Haec dicit Dominus exercituum: Adhuc erit in loco isto deserto, absque homine et absque iumento, et in cunctis civitatibus eius habitaculum pastorum accubantium gregum.

12. "Thus says the LORD of hosts: In this place which is waste, without man or beast, and in all of its cities, there shall again be habitations of shepherds resting their flocks.

13. In civitatibus montuosis et in civitatibus Sephelae et in civitatibus, quae ad austrum sunt, et in terra Beniamin et in circuitu Ierusalem et in civitatibus Iudae adhuc transibunt greges ad manum numerantis, ait Dominus.

13. In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephe'lah, and in the cities of the Negeb, in the land of Benjamin, the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, flocks shall again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the LORD.

14. Ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus, et suscitabo verbum bonum, quod locutus sum ad domum Israel et ad domum Iudae.

14. "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfil the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

15. In diebus illis et in tempore illo germinare faciam David germen iustitiae, et faciet iudicium et iustitiam in terra.

15. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring forth for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

16. In diebus illis salvabitur Iuda, et Ierusalem habitabit confidenter; et hoc est nomen, quod vocabit eam: Dominus iustitia nostra.

16. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: `The LORD is our righteousness.'

17. Quia haec dicit Dominus: Non interibit de David vir, qui sedeat super thronum domus Israel;

17. "For thus says the LORD: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,

18. et de sacerdotibus Levitis non interibit vir a facie mea, qui offerat holocautomata et incendat sacrificium et caedat victimas omnibus diebus”.

18. and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to burn cereal offerings, and to make sacrifices for ever."

19. Et factum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam dicens:

19. The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

20. “Haec dicit Dominus: Si irritum potest fieri pactum meum cum die et pactum meum cum nocte, ut non sit dies et nox in tempore suo,

20. "Thus says the LORD: If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night will not come at their appointed time,

21. et pactum meum irritum esse poterit cum David servo meo, ut non sit ex eo filius, qui regnet in throno eius, et cum Levitis sacerdotibus ministris meis.

21. then also my covenant with David my servant may be broken, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and my covenant with the Levitical priests my ministers.

22. Sicuti enumerari non possunt stellae caeli et metiri arena maris, sic multiplicabo semen David servi mei et Levitas ministros meos”.

22. As the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of David my servant, and the Levitical priests who minister to me."

23. Et factum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam dicens:

23. The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

24. “Numquid non vidisti quid populus hic locutus sit dicens: “Duae cognationes, quas elegerat Dominus, abiectae sunt”, et populum meum despexerunt, eo quod non sit ultra gens coram eis?

24. "Have you not observed what these people are saying, `The LORD has rejected the two families which he chose'? Thus they have despised my people so that they are no longer a nation in their sight.

25. Haec dicit Dominus: Si pactum meum inter diem et noctem et leges caelo et terrae non posui,

25. Thus says the LORD: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the ordinances of heaven and earth,

26. equidem et semen Iacob et David servi mei proiciam, ut non assumam de semine eius principes seminis Abraham et Isaac et Iacob; reducam enim sortem eorum et miserebor eis”.

26. then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his descendants to rule over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes, and will have mercy upon them."