Liber Baruch, 2

1. Et statuit Dominus verbum suum, quod locutus est super nos et super iudices nostros, qui iudicabant Israel, et super reges nostros et super principes nostros et super omnem hominem Israel et Iudae,

1. "`So the Lord confirmed his word, which he spoke against us, and against our judges who judged Israel, and against our kings and against our princes and against the men of Israel and Judah.

2. ut induceret super nos mala magna, quae non sunt facta sub omni caelo, secundum quae fecit in Ierusalem, secundum ea quae scripta sunt in lege Moysi,

2. Under the whole heaven there has not been done the like of what he has done in Jerusalem, in accordance with what is written in the law of Moses,

3. comedere nos unumquemque carnes filii sui et unumquemque carnes filiae suae.

3. that we should eat, one the flesh of his son and another the flesh of his daughter.

4. Et dedit illos subditos omnibus regnis, quae in circuitu nostro sunt, in opprobrium et in desolationem in omnibus populis, qui in circuitu nostro sunt, quo dispersit illos Dominus,

4. And he gave them into subjection to all the kingdoms around us, to be a reproach and a desolation among all the surrounding peoples, where the Lord has scattered them.

5. et facti sunt subtus et non supra, quia peccavimus Deo nostro non oboediendo voci eius.

5. They were brought low and not raised up, because we sinned against the Lord our God, in not heeding his voice.

6. Domino Deo nostro iustitia, nobis autem et patribus nostris confusio faciei, sicut hic dies;

6. "`Righteousness belongs to the Lord our God, but confusion of face to us and our fathers, as at this day.

7. quae locutus est Dominus super nos, omnia mala haec venerunt super nos,

7. All those calamities with which the Lord threatened us have come upon us.

8. et non sumus deprecati faciem Domini, ut averteremur unusquisque a cogitationibus cordis nostri pessimi.

8. Yet we have not entreated the favor of the Lord by turning away, each of us, from the thoughts of his wicked heart.

9. Et vigilavit Dominus super mala et induxit ea super nos, quia iustus est Dominus in omnibus operibus suis, quae mandavit nobis.

9. And the Lord has kept the calamities ready, and the Lord has brought them upon us, for the Lord is righteous in all his works which he has commanded us to do.

10. Et non oboedivimus voci eius, ut ambularemus in praeceptis Domini, quae dedit ante faciem nostram.

10. Yet we have not obeyed his voice, to walk in the statutes of the Lord which he set before us.

11. Et nunc, Domine, Deus Israel, qui eduxisti populum tuum de terra Aegypti in manu valida, in signis et portentis et in virtute magna et in brachio excelso et fecisti tibi nomen, sicut hic dies,

11. "`And now, O Lord God of Israel, who didst bring thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and with signs and wonders and with great power and outstretched arm, and hast made thee a name, as at this day,

12. peccavimus, impie fecimus, inique egimus, Domine Deus noster, in omnibus iustificationibus tuis.

12. we have sinned, we have been ungodly, we have done wrong, O Lord our God, against all thy ordinances.

13. Avertatur ira tua a nobis, quia derelicti sumus pauci in gentibus, quo dispersisti nos.

13. Let thy anger turn away from us, for we are left, few in number, among the nations where thou hast scattered us.

14. Exaudi, Domine, orationem nostram et deprecationem nostram et eripe nos propter te et da nobis gratiam ante faciem eorum, qui nos abduxerunt,

14. Hear, O Lord, our prayer and our supplication, and for thy own sake deliver us, and grant us favor in the sight of those who have carried us into exile;

15. ut sciat omnis terra quia tu es Dominus Deus noster, et quia nomen tuum invocatum est super Israel et super genus eius.

15. that all the earth may know that thou art the Lord our God, for Israel and his descendants are called by thy name.

16. Domine, prospice de domo sancta tua et attende in nos; inclina, Domine, aurem tuam et audi.

16. O Lord, look down from thy holy habitation, and consider us. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear;

17. Aperi, Domine, oculos tuos et vide, quia non mortui, qui in inferno sunt, quorum spiritus ablatus est a visceribus eorum, dabunt gloriam et iustificationem Domino,

17. open thy eyes, O Lord, and see; for the dead who are in Hades, whose spirit has been taken from their bodies, will not ascribe glory or justice to the Lord,

18. sed anima, quae tristis est super magnitudinem, quae incedit curva et infirma, et oculi deficientes et anima esuriens dabunt tibi gloriam et iustitiam, Domine.

18. but the person that is greatly distressed, that goes about bent over and feeble, and the eyes that are failing, and the person that hungers, will ascribe to thee glory and righteousness, O Lord.

19. Quia non in iustificationibus patrum nostrorum et regum nostrorum nos prosternimus preces nostras ante faciem tuam, Domine Deus noster;

19. For it is not because of any righteous deeds of our fathers or our kings that we bring before thee our prayer for mercy, O Lord our God.

20. quia immisisti indignationem tuam et iram tuam super nos, sicut locutus es in manibus puerorum tuorum prophetarum dicens:

20. For thou hast sent thy anger and thy wrath upon us, as thou didst declare by thy servants the prophets, saying:

21. “Sic dicit Dominus: Inclinate umerum vestrum et servite regi Babylonis et sedebitis super terram, quam dedi patribus vestris.

21. "Thus says the Lord: Bend your shoulders and serve the king of Babylon, and you will remain in the land which I gave to your fathers.

22. Et si non audieritis vocem Domini, ut serviatis regi Babylonis, deficere faciam a civitatibus Iudae et a plateis Ierusalem

22. But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord and will not serve the king of Babylon,

23. vocem laetitiae et vocem iucunditatis et vocem sponsi et vocem sponsae, et erit omnis terra sine vestigio ab inhabitantibus”.

23. I will make to cease from the cities of Judah and from the region about Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, and the whole land will be a desolation without inhabitants."

24. Et non audivimus vocem tuam, ut serviremus regi Babylonis; et statuisti verba tua, quae locutus es in manibus puerorum tuorum prophetarum, ut eicerentur ossa regum nostrorum et ossa patrum nostrorum de loco suo;

24. "`But we did not obey thy voice, to serve the king of Babylon; and thou hast confirmed thy words, which thou didst speak by thy servants the prophets, that the bones of our kings and the bones of our fathers would be brought out of their graves;

25. et ecce sunt proiecta in calore diei et in gelu noctis, et mortui sunt in doloribus malis, in fame et in gladio et in peste.

25. and behold, they have been cast out to the heat of day and the frost of night. They perished in great misery, by famine and sword and pestilence.

26. Et posuisti domum, super quam invocatum est nomen tuum, sicut hic dies propter malitiam domus Israel et domus Iudae.

26. And the house which is called by thy name thou hast made as it is today, because of the wickedness of the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

27. Et fecisti in nos, Domine Deus noster, secundum omnem moderationem tuam et secundum omnem miserationem tuam magnam,

27. "`Yet thou hast dealt with us, O Lord our God, in all thy kindness and in all thy great compassion,

28. sicut locutus es in manu pueri tui Moysi in die, quo mandasti ei scribere legem tuam coram filiis Israel

28. as thou didst speak by thy servant Moses on the day when thou didst command him to write thy law in the presence of the people of Israel, saying,

29. dicens: “Si non audieritis vocem meam, profecto turba haec magna et multa convertetur in parvam inter gentes, quo eos dispergam;

29. "If you will not obey my voice, this very great multitude will surely turn into a small number among the nations, where I will scatter them.

30. quia scivi quod me non audient, quia populus est dura cervice. Et convertentur ad cor suum in terra captivitatis suae

30. For I know that they will not obey me, for they are a stiff-necked people. But in the land of their exile they will come to themselves,

31. et scient quia ego Dominus Deus illorum, et dabo illis cor intellegens et aures audientes,

31. and they will know that I am the Lord their God. I will give them a heart that obeys and ears that hear;

32. et laudabunt me in terra captivitatis suae et memores erunt nominis mei;

32. and they will praise me in the land of their exile, and will remember my name,

33. et avertent se a dorso suo duro et a nequissimis adinventionibus suis, quia memores erunt viae patrum suorum, qui peccaverunt coram Domino.

33. and will turn from their stubbornness and their wicked deeds; for they will remember the ways of their fathers, who sinned before the Lord.

34. Et convertam eos in terram, quam iuravi patribus eorum, Abraham, Isaac et Iacob; et possidebunt eam et multiplicabo eos, et non minorabuntur;

34. I will bring them again into the land which I swore to give to their fathers, to Abraham and to Isaac and to Jacob, and they will rule over it; and I will increase them, and they will not be diminished.

35. et statuam illis testamentum aeternum, ut sim illis in Deum, et ipsi erunt mihi in populum, et ultra iam non movebo populum meum Israel a terra, quam dedi illis”.

35. I will make an everlasting covenant with them to be their God and they shall be my people; and I will never again remove my people Israel from the land which I have given them."