Liber Ieremiae, 32

1. Verbum, quod factum est ad Ieremiam a Domino in anno decimo Sedeciae regis Iudae; ipse est annus decimus octavus Nabuchodonosor.

1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedeki'ah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrez'zar.

2. Tunc exercitus regis Babylonis obsidebat Ierusalem, et Ieremias propheta erat clausus in atrio custodiae, qui erat in domo regis Iudae.

2. At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard which was in the palace of the king of Judah.

3. Clauserat enim eum Sedecias rex Iudae dicens: “Quare vaticinaris dicens: “Haec dicit Dominus: Ecce ego dabo civitatem istam in manu regis Babylonis, et capiet eam;

3. For Zedeki'ah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, "Why do you prophesy and say, `Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;

4. et Sedecias rex Iudae non effugiet de manu Chaldaeorum, sed tradetur in manus regis Babylonis, et loquetur os eius cum ore illius, et oculi eius oculos illius videbunt;

4. Zedeki'ah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chalde'ans, but shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye;

5. et in Babylonem ducet Sedeciam, et ibi erit, donec visitem eum, ait Dominus; si autem dimicaveritis adversum Chaldaeos, nihil prosperum habebitis”?”.

5. and he shall take Zedeki'ah to Babylon, and there he shall remain until I visit him, says the LORD; though you fight against the Chalde'ans, you shall not succeed'?"

6. Et dixit Ieremias: “Factum est verbum Domini ad me dicens:

6. Jeremiah said, "The word of the LORD came to me:

7. Ecce Hanameel filius Sellum patruelis tuus veniet ad te dicens: “Eme tibi agrum meum, qui est in Anathoth; tibi enim competit ex propinquitate, ut emas”.

7. Behold, Han'amel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you and say, `Buy my field which is at An'athoth, for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.'

8. Et venit ad me Hanameel filius patrui mei secundum verbum Domini ad vestibulum custodiae et ait ad me: “Posside agrum meum, qui est in Anathoth in terra Beniamin, quia tibi competit hereditas, et tu propinquus es, ut possideas”. Intellexi autem quod verbum Domini esset

8. Then Han'amel my cousin came to me in the court of the guard, in accordance with the word of the LORD, and said to me, `Buy my field which is at An'athoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.' Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.

9. et emi agrum ab Hanameel filio patrui mei, qui est in Anathoth, et appendi ei argentum: septem et decem siclos argenteos.

9. "And I bought the field at An'athoth from Han'amel my cousin, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver.

10. Et scripsi in libro et signavi et adhibui testes et appendi argentum in statera.

10. I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales.

11. Et accepi librum possessionis signatum, continentem stipulationes et rata, et apertum;

11. Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions, and the open copy;

12. et dedi librum possessionis Baruch filio Neriae filii Maasiae in oculis Hanameel patruelis mei et in oculis testium, qui obsignaverant in libro emptionis, et in oculis omnium Iudaeorum, qui sedebant in atrio custodiae.

12. and I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neri'ah son of Mahsei'ah, in the presence of Han'amel my cousin, in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, and in the presence of all the Jews who were sitting in the court of the guard.

13. Et praecepi Baruch coram eis dicens:

13. I charged Baruch in their presence, saying,

14. Haec dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israel: Sume libros istos, librum emptionis hunc signatum et librum hunc, qui apertus est; et pones illos in vase fictili, ut permanere possint diebus multis.

14. `Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, both this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware vessel, that they may last for a long time.

15. Haec enim dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israel: Adhuc possidebuntur domus et agri et vineae in terra ista.

15. For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be bought in this land.'

16. Et oravi ad Dominum, postquam tradidi librum possessionis Baruch filio Neriae, dicens:

16. "After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neri'ah, I prayed to the LORD, saying:

17. Heu, Domine Deus, ecce tu fecisti caelum et terram in fortitudine tua magna et in brachio tuo extento; non erit tibi difficile omne verbum,

17. `Ah Lord GOD! It is thou who hast made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and by thy outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for thee,

18. qui facis misericordiam in milibus et reddis iniquitatem patrum in sinum filiorum eorum post eos; Deus magne, potens, Dominus exercituum nomen eius:

18. who showest steadfast love to thousands, but dost requite the guilt of fathers to their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of hosts,

19. magnus consilio et potens in operibus, cuius oculi aperti sunt super omnes vias filiorum Adam, ut reddas unicuique secundum vias suas et secundum fructum operum eius.

19. great in counsel and mighty in deed; whose eyes are open to all the ways of men, rewarding every man according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings;

20. Qui posuisti signa et portenta in terra Aegypti usque ad diem hanc et in Israel et in hominibus; et fecisti tibi nomen, sicut est dies haec.

20. who hast shown signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and to this day in Israel and among all mankind, and hast made thee a name, as at this day.

21. Et eduxisti populum tuum Israel de terra Aegypti in signis et in portentis et in manu robusta et in brachio extento et in terrore magno.

21. Thou didst bring thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and outstretched arm, and with great terror;

22. Et dedisti eis terram hanc, quam iurasti patribus eorum, ut dares eis, terram fluentem lacte et melle.

22. and thou gavest them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;

23. Et ingressi sunt et possederunt eam; et non oboedierunt voci tuae et in lege tua non ambulaverunt: omnia, quae mandasti eis, ut facerent, non fecerunt; et occurrere fecisti eis omnia mala haec.

23. and they entered and took possession of it. But they did not obey thy voice or walk in thy law; they did nothing of all thou didst command them to do. Therefore thou hast made all this evil come upon them.

24. Ecce munitiones exstructae sunt adversum civitatem, ut capiatur, et urbs data est in manu Chaldaeorum, qui proeliantur adversus eam, in gladio et fame et pestilentia; et quaecumque locutus es, acciderunt, ut tu ipse cernis.

24. Behold, the siege mounds have come up to the city to take it, and because of sword and famine and pestilence the city is given into the hands of the Chalde'ans who are fighting against it. What thou didst speak has come to pass, and behold, thou seest it.

25. Et tu dicis mihi, Domine Deus: Eme agrum argento et adhibe testes, cum urbs data sit in manu Chaldaeorum”.

25. Yet thou, O Lord GOD, hast said to me, "Buy the field for money and get witnesses" -- though the city is given into the hands of the Chalde'ans.'"

26. Et factum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam dicens:

26. The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

27. “Ecce ego Dominus, Deus universae carnis; numquid mihi difficile erit omne verbum?

27. "Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh; is anything too hard for me?

28. Propterea haec dicit Dominus: Ecce ego tradam civitatem istam in manus Chaldaeorum et in manus regis Babylonis, et capiet eam.

28. Therefore, thus says the LORD: Behold, I am giving this city into the hands of the Chalde'ans and into the hand of Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon, and he shall take it.

29. Et venient Chaldaei proeliantes adversum urbem hanc et succendent eam igni et comburent eam et domos, in quarum domatibus sacrificabant Baal et libabant diis alienis libamina ad irritandum me.

29. The Chalde'ans who are fighting against this city shall come and set this city on fire, and burn it, with the houses on whose roofs incense has been offered to Ba'al and drink offerings have been poured out to other gods, to provoke me to anger.

30. Erant enim filii Israel et filii Iudae iugiter facientes malum in oculis meis ab adulescentia sua, filii Israel, qui usque nunc exacerbant me in opere manuum suarum, dicit Dominus.

30. For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth; the sons of Israel have done nothing but provoke me to anger by the work of their hands, says the LORD.

31. Quia in furorem et in indignationem meam facta est mihi civitas haec a die, qua aedificaverunt eam, usque ad diem istam, qua auferetur de conspectu meo

31. This city has aroused my anger and wrath, from the day it was built to this day, so that I will remove it from my sight

32. propter omnem malitiam filiorum Israel et filiorum Iudae, quam fecerunt, ad iracundiam me provocantes, ipsi et reges eorum, principes eorum et sacerdotes eorum et prophetae eorum, viri Iudae et habitatores Ierusalem.

32. because of all the evil of the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah which they did to provoke me to anger -- their kings and their princes, their priests and their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

33. Et verterunt ad me terga et non facies, cum docerem eos diluculo consurgens et erudiens, et nollent audire, ut acciperent disciplinam.

33. They have turned to me their back and not their face; and though I have taught them persistently they have not listened to receive instruction.

34. Et posuerunt idola sua in domo, super quam invocatum est nomen meum, ut polluerent eam;

34. They set up their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.

35. et aedificaverunt excelsa Baal, quae sunt in valle Benennom, ut initiarent filios suos et filias suas Moloch; quod non mandavi eis, nec ascendit in cor meum, ut facerent abominationem hanc et in peccatum deducerent Iudam”.

35. They built the high places of Ba'al in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to offer up their sons and daughters to Molech, though I did not command them, nor did it enter into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

36. Et nunc propter ista, haec dicit Dominus, Deus Israel, ad civitatem hanc, de qua vos dicitis quod tradatur in manus regis Babylonis in gladio et in fame et in peste:

36. "Now therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, `It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, by famine, and by pestilence':

37. “Ecce ego congregabo eos de universis terris, ad quas eieci eos in furore meo et in ira mea et in indignatione grandi; et reducam eos ad locum istum et habitare eos faciam confidenter.

37. Behold, I will gather them from all the countries to which I drove them in my anger and my wrath and in great indignation; I will bring them back to this place, and I will make them dwell in safety.

38. Et erunt mihi in populum, et ego ero eis in Deum.

38. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

39. Et dabo eis cor unum et viam unam, ut timeant me universis diebus, et bene sit eis et filiis eorum post eos.

39. I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for their own good and the good of their children after them.

40. Et feriam eis pactum sempiternum et non desinam eis benefacere et timorem meum dabo in corde eorum, ut non recedant a me.

40. I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them; and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me.

41. Et laetabor super eis, cum bene eis fecero, et plantabo eos in terra ista in veritate, in toto corde meo et in tota anima mea.

41. I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.

42. Quia haec dicit Dominus: Sicut adduxi super populum istum omne malum hoc grande, sic adducam super eos omne bonum, quod ego loquor ad eos,

42. "For thus says the LORD: Just as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I promise them.

43. et possidebuntur agri in terra ista, de qua vos dicitis quod deserta sit, eo quod non remanserit homo et iumentum, et data sit in manu Chaldaeorum.

43. Fields shall be bought in this land of which you are saying, It is a desolation, without man or beast; it is given into the hands of the Chalde'ans.

44. Agri ementur pecunia et scribentur in libro, et imprimetur signum, et testes adhibebuntur in terra Beniamin et in circuitu Ierusalem, in civitatibus Iudae et in civitatibus montanis et in civitatibus Sephelae et in civitatibus, quae ad austrum sunt, quia convertam sortem eorum”, ait Dominus.

44. Fields shall be bought for money, and deeds shall be signed and sealed and witnessed, in the land of Benjamin, in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephe'lah, and in the cities of the Negeb; for I will restore their fortunes, says the LORD."