Liber Ieremiae, 36

1. Et factum est in anno quarto Ioachim filii Iosiae regis Iudae, factum est verbum hoc ad Ieremiam a Domino dicens:

1. In the fourth year of Jehoi'akim the son of Josi'ah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

2. “Tolle volumen libri et scribes in eo omnia verba, quae locutus sum tibi adversum Israel et Iudam et adversum omnes gentes a die qua locutus sum ad te ex diebus Iosiae usque ad diem hanc,

2. "Take a scroll and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel and Judah and all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josi'ah until today.

3. si forte, audiente domo Iudae universa mala, quae ego cogito facere eis, revertatur unusquisque a via sua pessima, et propitius ero iniquitati et peccato eorum”.

3. It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I intend to do to them, so that every one may turn from his evil way, and that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin."

4. Vocavit ergo Ieremias Baruch filium Neriae; et scripsit Baruch ex ore Ieremiae omnes sermones Domini, quos locutus est ad eum, in volumine libri.

4. Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neri'ah, and Baruch wrote upon a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD which he had spoken to him.

5. Et praecepit Ieremias Baruch dicens: “Ego impeditus sum nec valeo ingredi domum Domini.

5. And Jeremiah ordered Baruch, saying, "I am debarred from going to the house of the LORD;

6. Ingredere ergo tu et lege de volumine, in quo scripsisti ex ore meo verba Domini, audiente populo in domo Domini, in die ieiunii; insuper et audiente universo Iuda, qui veniunt de civitatibus suis, leges eis,

6. so you are to go, and on a fast day in the hearing of all the people in the LORD's house you shall read the words of the LORD from the scroll which you have written at my dictation. You shall read them also in the hearing of all the men of Judah who come out of their cities.

7. si forte cadat oratio eorum in conspectu Domini, et revertatur unusquisque a via sua pessima, quoniam magnus furor et indignatio est, quam locutus est Dominus adversus populum hunc”.

7. It may be that their supplication will come before the LORD, and that every one will turn from his evil way, for great is the anger and wrath that the LORD has pronounced against this people."

8. Et fecit Baruch filius Neriae iuxta omnia, quae praeceperat ei Ieremias propheta, legens ex volumine sermones Domini in domo Domini.

8. And Baruch the son of Neri'ah did all that Jeremiah the prophet ordered him about reading from the scroll the words of the LORD in the LORD's house.

9. Factum est autem in anno quinto Ioachim filii Iosiae regis Iudae, in mense nono, praedicaverunt ieiunium in conspectu Domini omni populo in Ierusalem et universae multitudini, quae confluxerat de civitatibus Iudae in Ierusalem.

9. In the fifth year of Jehoi'akim the son of Josi'ah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem proclaimed a fast before the LORD.

10. Legitque Baruch ex volumine sermones Ieremiae in domo Domini, in exedra Gamariae filii Saphan scribae in vestibulo superiore, in introitu portae Novae domus Domini, audiente omni populo.

10. Then, in the hearing of all the people, Baruch read the words of Jeremiah from the scroll, in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemari'ah the son of Shaphan the secretary, which was in the upper court, at the entry of the New Gate of the LORD's house.

11. Cumque audisset Michaeas filius Gamariae filii Saphan omnes sermones Domini ex libro,

11. When Micai'ah the son of Gemari'ah, son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll,

12. descendit in domum regis ad exedram scribae; et ecce ibi omnes principes sedebant: Elisama scriba et Dalaias filius Semiae et Elnathan filius Achobor et Gamarias filius Saphan et Sedecias filius Hananiae et universi principes.

12. he went down to the king's house, into the secretary's chamber; and all the princes were sitting there: Eli'shama the secretary, Delai'ah the son of Shemai'ah, Elna'than the son of Achbor, Gemari'ah the son of Shaphan, Zedeki'ah the son of Hanani'ah, and all the princes.

13. Et nuntiavit eis Michaeas omnia verba, quae audivit, legente Baruch ex volumine in auribus populi.

13. And Micai'ah told them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the scroll in the hearing of the people.

14. Miserunt itaque omnes principes ad Baruch Iudi filium Nathaniae filii Selemiae filii Chusi dicentes: “Volumen, ex quo legisti audiente populo, sume in manu tua et veni”. Tulit ergo Baruch filius Neriae volumen in manu sua et venit ad eos.

14. Then all the princes sent Jehu'di the son of Nethani'ah, son of Shelemi'ah, son of Cushi, to say to Baruch, "Take in your hand the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come." So Baruch the son of Neri'ah took the scroll in his hand and came to them.

15. Et dixerunt ad eum: “Sede et lege haec in auribus nostris”; et legit Baruch in auribus eorum.

15. And they said to him, "Sit down and read it." So Baruch read it to them.

16. Igitur cum audissent omnia verba, obstupuerunt unusquisque ad proximum suum; et dixerunt ad Baruch: “Nuntiare debemus regi omnes sermones istos”.

16. When they heard all the words, they turned one to another in fear; and they said to Baruch, "We must report all these words to the king."

17. Et interrogaverunt Baruch dicentes: “Indica nobis, quomodo scripsisti omnes sermones istos ex ore eius”.

17. Then they asked Baruch, "Tell us, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?"

18. Dixit autem eis Baruch: “Ex ore suo loquebatur ad me omnes sermones istos, et ego scribebam in volumine atramento”.

18. Baruch answered them, "He dictated all these words to me, while I wrote them with ink on the scroll."

19. Et dixerunt principes ad Baruch: “Vade et abscondere, tu et Ieremias, et nemo sciat, ubi sitis”.

19. Then the princes said to Baruch, "Go and hide, you and Jeremiah, and let no one know where you are."

20. Et ingressi sunt ad regem in atrium, porro volumen deposuerunt in exedra Elisamae scribae; et nuntiaverunt audiente rege omnes sermones.

20. So they went into the court to the king, having put the scroll in the chamber of Eli'shama the secretary; and they reported all the words to the king.

21. Misitque rex Iudi, ut sumeret volumen; qui, tollens illud de exedra Elisamae scribae, legit audiente rege et universis principibus, qui stabant circa regem.

21. Then the king sent Jehu'di to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Eli'shama the secretary; and Jehu'di read it to the king and all the princes who stood beside the king.

22. Rex autem sedebat in domo hiemali in mense nono, et posita erat arula coram eo plena prunis;

22. It was the ninth month, and the king was sitting in the winter house and there was a fire burning in the brazier before him.

23. cumque legisset Iudi tres pagellas vel quattuor, scidit eas scalpello scribae et proiecit in ignem, qui erat super arulam, donec consumeretur omne volumen igni, qui erat in arula.

23. As Jehu'di read three or four columns, the king would cut them off with a penknife and throw them into the fire in the brazier, until the entire scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.

24. Et non timuerunt neque sciderunt vestimenta sua rex et omnes servi eius, qui audierunt universos sermones istos.

24. Yet neither the king, nor any of his servants who heard all these words, was afraid, nor did they rend their garments.

25. Verumtamen Elnathan et Dalaias et Gamarias instanter rogaverunt regem, ne combureret librum, et non audivit eos.

25. Even when Elna'than and Delai'ah and Gemari'ah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

26. Et praecepit rex Ierameel filio regis et Saraiae filio Azriel et Selemiae filio Abdeel, ut comprehenderent Baruch scribam et Ieremiam prophetam; abscondit autem eos Dominus.

26. And the king commanded Jerah'meel the king's son and Serai'ah the son of Az'ri-el and Shelemi'ah the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the secretary and Jeremiah the prophet, but the LORD hid them.

27. Et factum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam, postquam combusserat rex volumen et sermones, quos scripserat Baruch ex ore Ieremiae, dicens:

27. Now, after the king had burned the scroll with the words which Baruch wrote at Jeremiah's dictation, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

28. “Rursum tolle volumen aliud et scribe in eo omnes sermones priores, qui erant in primo volumine, quod combussit Ioachim rex Iudae.

28. "Take another scroll and write on it all the former words that were in the first scroll, which Jehoi'akim the king of Judah has burned.

29. Et super Ioachim regem Iudae dices: Haec dicit Dominus: Tu combussisti volumen illud dicens: “Quare scripsisti in eo annuntians: Certe veniet rex Babylonis et vastabit terram hanc et cessare faciet ex illa hominem et iumentum?”.

29. And concerning Jehoi'akim king of Judah you shall say, `Thus says the LORD, You have burned this scroll, saying, "Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will cut off from it man and beast?"

30. Propterea haec dicit Dominus contra Ioachim regem Iudae: Non erit ex eo, qui sedeat super solium David, et cadaver eius proicietur ad aestum per diem et ad gelu per noctem;

30. Therefore thus says the LORD concerning Jehoi'akim king of Judah, He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David, and his dead body shall be cast out to the heat by day and the frost by night.

31. et visitabo contra eum et contra semen eius et contra servos eius iniquitates suas; et adducam super eos et super habitatores Ierusalem et super viros Iudae omne malum, quod locutus sum ad eos, et non audierunt”.

31. And I will punish him and his offspring and his servants for their iniquity; I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them, but they would not hear.'"

32. Ieremias autem tulit volumen aliud et dedit illud Baruch filio Neriae scribae; qui scripsit in eo ex ore Ieremiae omnes sermones libri, quem combusserat Ioachim rex Iudae igni; et insuper additi sunt multi sermones similes illis.

32. Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neri'ah, who wrote on it at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the scroll which Jehoi'akim king of Judah had burned in the fire; and many similar words were added to them.