Liber Ieremiae, 14

1. Quod factum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam de sic citate.

1. The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:

2. Luget Iuda, et portae eius languescunt et contristatae iacent in terra, et clamor Ierusalem ascendit.

2. "Judah mourns and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.

3. Maiores eorum miserunt minores suos ad aquam: venerunt ad cisternas, non invenerunt aquam; reportaverunt vasa sua vacua, confusi sunt et afflicti et operuerunt capita sua.

3. Her nobles send their servants for water; they come to the cisterns, they find no water, they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed and confounded and cover their heads.

4. Propter terrae vastitatem, quia non venit pluvia in terram, confusi sunt agricolae, operuerunt capita sua.

4. Because of the ground which is dismayed, since there is no rain on the land, the farmers are ashamed, they cover their heads.

5. Nam et cerva in agro peperit et reliquit, quia non erat herba.

5. Even the hind in the field forsakes her newborn calf because there is no grass.

6. Et onagri steterunt in collibus, traxerunt aerem quasi thoes; defecerunt oculi eorum, quia non erat herba.

6. The wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no herbage.

7. “Si iniquitates nostrae testificantur adversus nos, Domine, fac propter nomen tuum, quoniam multae sunt aversiones nostrae, tibi peccavimus.

7. "Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O LORD, for thy name's sake; for our backslidings are many, we have sinned against thee.

8. Exspectatio Israel, salvator eius in tempore tribulationis, quare quasi peregrinus es in terra et quasi viator declinans ad pernoctandum?

8. O thou hope of Israel, its savior in time of trouble, why shouldst thou be like a stranger in the land, like a wayfarer who turns aside to tarry for a night?

9. Quare es velut vir attonitus, ut fortis, qui non potest salvare? Tu autem in medio nostri es, Domine, et nomen tuum invocatum est super nos; ne derelinquas nos”.

9. Why shouldst thou be like a man confused, like a mighty man who cannot save? Yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not."

10. Haec dicit Dominus populo huic: “Ita diligunt vagari, pedes suos non prohibent et Domino non placent”. Nunc recordatus est iniquitatum eorum et visitat peccata eorum.

10. Thus says the LORD concerning this people: "They have loved to wander thus, they have not restrained their feet; therefore the LORD does not accept them, now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins."

11. Et dixit Dominus ad me: “Noli orare pro populo isto in bonum.

11. The LORD said to me: "Do not pray for the welfare of this people.

12. Cum ieiunaverint, non exaudiam preces eorum; et, si obtulerint holocautomata et oblationes, non suscipiam ea; quoniam gladio et fame et peste consumam eos”.

12. Though they fast, I will not hear their cry, and though they offer burnt offering and cereal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence."

13. Et dixi: “Heu, Domine Deus! Ecce prophetae dicunt eis: “Non videbitis gladium, et fames non erit in vobis, sed pacem veram dabit vobis in loco isto””.

13. Then I said: "Ah, Lord GOD, behold, the prophets say to them, `You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you assured peace in this place.'"

14. Et dixit Dominus ad me: “Falso prophetae vaticinantur in nomine meo: non misi eos et non praecepi eis neque locutus sum ad eos; visionem mendacem et divinationem et fraudulentiam et seductionem cordis sui prophetant vobis.

14. And the LORD said to me: "The prophets are prophesying lies in my name; I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, worthless divination, and the deceit of their own minds.

15. Idcirco haec dicit Dominus contra prophetas, qui prophetant in nomine meo, quos ego non misi, dicentes: “Gladius et fames non erit in terra hac”: In gladio et fame consumentur prophetae illi;

15. Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name although I did not send them, and who say, `Sword and famine shall not come on this land': By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed.

16. et homines, quibus prophetant, erunt proiecti in viis Ierusalem prae fame et gladio, et non erit qui sepeliat eos: ipsi et uxores eorum, filii et filiae eorum, et effundam super eos malum suum.

16. And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and sword, with none to bury them -- them, their wives, their sons, and their daughters. For I will pour out their wickedness upon them.

17. Et dices ad eos verbum istud: Deducant oculi mei lacrimam per noctem et diem, et non taceant, quoniam contritione magna contrita est virgo filia populi mei, plaga pessima vehementer.

17. "You shall say to them this word: `Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people is smitten with a great wound, with a very grievous blow.

18. Si egressus fuero ad agros, ecce occisi gladio; et, si introiero in civitatem, ecce attenuati fame; propheta quoque et sacerdos abierunt per terram nescientes”.

18. If I go out into the field, behold, those slain by the sword! And if I enter the city, behold, the diseases of famine! For both prophet and priest ply their trade through the land, and have no knowledge.'"

19. Numquid proiciens abiecisti Iudam, aut Sion abominata est anima tua? Quare ergo percussisti nos, ita ut nulla sit sanitas? Exspectavimus pacem, et non est bonum, et tempus curationis, et ecce turbatio.

19. Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? Does thy soul loathe Zion? Why hast thou smitten us so that there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; for a time of healing, but behold, terror.

20. Cognovimus, Domine, impietates nostras, iniquitates patrum nostrorum, quia peccavimus tibi.

20. We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, and the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against thee.

21. Ne des nos in opprobrium propter nomen tuum, ne facias contumeliam solio gloriae tuae; recordare, ne irritum facias foedus tuum nobiscum.

21. Do not spurn us, for thy name's sake; do not dishonor thy glorious throne; remember and do not break thy covenant with us.

22. Numquid sunt in sculptilibus gentium, qui pluant, aut caeli possunt dare imbres? Nonne tu es Dominus Deus noster, quem exspectamus? Tu enim fecisti omnia haec.

22. Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Art thou not he, O LORD our God? We set our hope on thee, for thou doest all these things.