Liber Ieremiae, 49

1. Ad filios Ammon. Haec dicit Dominus: “Numquid filii non sunt Israel, aut heres non est ei? Cur igitur hereditate possedit Melchom Gad, et populus eius in urbibus eius habitavit?

1. Concerning the Ammonites. Thus says the LORD: "Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad, and his people settled in its cities?

2. Ideo ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus, et auditum faciam super Rabba filiorum Ammon fremitum proelii; et erit in tumulum dissipata, filiaeque eius igni succendentur, et possidebit Israel possessores suos, ait Dominus.

2. Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will cause the battle cry to be heard against Rabbah of the Ammonites; it shall become a desolate mound, and its villages shall be burned with fire; then Israel shall dispossess those who dispossessed him, says the LORD.

3. Ulula, Hesebon, quoniam vastata es, ut sis in acervum lapidum; clamate, filiae Rabba, accingite vos ciliciis, plangite et circuite per muros, quoniam Melchom in transmigrationem ducetur, sacerdotes eius et principes eius simul.

3. "Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste! Cry, O daughters of Rabbah! Gird yourselves with sackcloth, lament, and run to and fro among the hedges! For Milcom shall go into exile, with his priests and his princes.

4. Quid gloriaris in vallibus? Copiose fluxit vallis tua, filia rebellis, quae confidebas in thesauris tuis et dicebas: “Quis veniet ad me?”.

4. Why do you boast of your valleys, O faithless daughter, who trusted in her treasures, saying, `Who will come against me?'

5. Ecce ego inducam super te terrorem, ait Dominus, Deus exercituum, ab omnibus, qui sunt in circuitu tuo; et dispergemini singuli in viam suam, nec erit qui congreget fugientes.

5. Behold, I will bring terror upon you, says the Lord GOD of hosts, from all who are round about you, and you shall be driven out, every man straight before him, with none to gather the fugitives.

6. Et post haec convertam sortem filiorum Ammon”, ait Dominus.

6. But afterward I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites, says the LORD."

7. Ad Edom. Haec dicit Dominus exercituum: “Numquid non ultra est sapientia in Theman? Periit consilium a prudentibus, inutilis facta est sapientia eorum.

7. Concerning Edom. Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?

8. Fugite, terga vertite, descendite in voraginem, habitatores Dedan, quoniam perditionem Esau adduxi super eum, tempore quo visitavi eum.

8. Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan! For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time when I punish him.

9. Si vindemiatores veniunt super te, non relinquent racemum; si fures in nocte, diripiunt, quod placet sibi.

9. If grape-gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, would they not destroy only enough for themselves?

10. Ego vero discooperui Esau, revelavi abscondita eius, et celari non poterit; vastatum est semen eius et fratres eius et vicini eius, et non erit.

10. But I have stripped Esau bare, I have uncovered his hiding places, and he is not able to conceal himself. His children are destroyed, and his brothers, and his neighbors; and he is no more.

11. Relinque pupillos tuos, ego faciam eos vivere; et viduae tuae in me sperabunt.

11. Leave your fatherless children, I will keep them alive; and let your widows trust in me."

12. Quia haec dicit Dominus: Ecce quibus non erat iudicium, ut biberent calicem, bibentes bibent; et tu quasi innocens relinqueris? Non eris innocens, sed bibens bibes.

12. For thus says the LORD: "If those who did not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, will you go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, but you must drink.

13. Quia per memetipsum iuravi, dicit Dominus, quod in solitudinem et in opprobrium et in desertum et in maledictionem erit Bosra; et omnes civitates eius erunt in solitudines sempiternas”.

13. For I have sworn by myself, says the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a horror, a taunt, a waste, and a curse; and all her cities shall be perpetual wastes."

14. Auditum audivi a Domino, et legatus ad gentes missus est: “Congregamini et venite contra eam et consurgite in proelium”.

14. I have heard tidings from the LORD, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: "Gather yourselves together and come against her, and rise up for battle!"

15. “Ecce enim parvulum dedi te in gentibus, contemptibilem inter homines.

15. For behold, I will make you small among the nations, despised among men.

16. Arrogantia tua decepit te, et superbia cordis tui, qui habitas in cavernis petrae et tenes altitudinem collis; cum exaltaveris quasi aquila nidum tuum, inde detraham te, dicit Dominus.

16. The horror you inspire has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle's, I will bring you down from there, says the LORD.

17. Et erit Edom in desolationem: omnis, qui transibit per eam, stupebit et sibilabit super omnes plagas eius.

17. "Edom shall become a horror; every one who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its disasters.

18. Sicut subversa est Sodoma et Gomorra et vicinae eius, ait Dominus, non habitabit ibi vir, et non peregrinabitur in ea filius hominis.

18. As when Sodom and Gomor'rah and their neighbor cities were overthrown, says the LORD, no man shall dwell there, no man shall sojourn in her.

19. Ecce quasi leo ascendet de silva condensa Iordanis ad prata semper virentia, quia subito currere faciam eos ex illa; et, qui erit electus, illum praeponam ei. Quis enim similis mei? Et quis vocabit me in iudicium? Et quis est iste pastor, qui resistat vultui meo?

19. Behold, like a lion coming up from the jungle of the Jordan against a strong sheepfold, I will suddenly make them run away from her; and I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me?

20. Propterea audite consilium Domini, quod iniit de Edom, et cogitationes eius, quas cogitavit de habitatoribus Theman: Certe abstrahent parvulos gregis, certe desolabuntur super eos pascua eorum.

20. Therefore hear the plan which the LORD has made against Edom and the purposes which he has formed against the inhabitants of Teman: Even the little ones of the flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.

21. A voce ruinae eorum commota est terra, clamor in mari Rubro auditus est ocis eius.

21. At the sound of their fall the earth shall tremble; the sound of their cry shall be heard at the Red Sea.

22. Ecce quasi aquila ascendet et volabit et expandet alas suas super Bosram; et erit cor fortium Edom in die illa quasi cor mulieris parturientis”.

22. Behold, one shall mount up and fly swiftly like an eagle, and spread his wings against Bozrah, and the heart of the warriors of Edom shall be in that day like the heart of a woman in her pangs."

23. Ad Damascum. “Confusa est Emath et Arphad, quia auditum pessimum audierunt; turbati sunt in mari sollicitudinis, quod quiescere non potuit.

23. Concerning Damascus. "Hamath and Arpad are confounded, for they have heard evil tidings; they melt in fear, they are troubled like the sea which cannot be quiet.

24. Dissoluta est Damascus, versa in fugam; tremor apprehendit eam, angustia et dolores tenuerunt eam quasi parturientem.

24. Damascus has become feeble, she turned to flee, and panic seized her; anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her, as of a woman in travail.

25. Quomodo non erit derelicta civitas laudabilis, urbs laetitiae?

25. How the famous city is forsaken, the joyful city!

26. Ideo cadent iuvenes eius in plateis eius, et omnes viri proelii conticescent in die illa, ait Dominus exercituum.

26. Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed in that day, says the LORD of hosts.

27. Et succendam ignem in muro Damasci, et devorabit moenia Benadad”.

27. And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-ha'dad."

28. Ad Cedar et ad regna Asor, quae percussit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis. Haec dicit Dominus: “Surgite, ascendite ad Cedar et vastate filios orientis.

28. Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor which Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon smote. Thus says the LORD: "Rise up, advance against Kedar! Destroy the people of the east!

29. Tabernacula eorum et greges eorum capient; tentoria eorum et omnia vasa eorum et camelos eorum tollent sibi; et vocabunt super eos formidinem in circuitu.

29. Their tents and their flocks shall be taken, their curtains and all their goods; their camels shall be borne away from them, and men shall cry to them: `Terror on every side!'

30. Fugite, abite vehementer, in voraginibus sedete, qui habitatis Asor, ait Dominus; iniit enim contra vos Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis consilium et cogitavit adversum vos cogitationes.

30. Flee, wander far away, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Hazor! says the LORD. For Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon has made a plan against you, and formed a purpose against you.

31. Consurgite, et ascendite ad gentem quietam et habitantem confidenter, ait Dominus; non ostia nec vectes eis: soli habitant.

31. "Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, that dwells securely, says the LORD, that has no gates or bars, that dwells alone.

32. Et erunt cameli eorum in direptionem, et multitudo iumentorum in praedam; et dispergam eos in omnem ventum, qui sunt attonsi in comam, et ex omni confinio eorum adducam interitum super eos, ait Dominus.

32. Their camels shall become booty, their herds of cattle a spoil. I will scatter to every wind those who cut the corners of their hair, and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, says the LORD.

33. Et erit Asor in habitaculum thoum, deserta usque in aeternum; non manebit ibi vir, nec peregrinabitur in ea filius hominis”.

33. Hazor shall become a haunt of jackals, an everlasting waste; no man shall dwell there, no man shall sojourn in her."

34. Quod factum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam prophetam super Elam, in principio regni Sedeciae regis Iudae, dicens:

34. The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedeki'ah king of Judah.

35. “Haec dicit Dominus exercituum: Ecce ego confringam arcum Elam, summam fortitudinem eorum;

35. Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might;

36. et inducam super Elam quattuor ventos a quattuor plagis caeli, et ventilabo eos in omnes ventos istos, et non erit gens, ad quam non perveniant profugi Elam.

36. and I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven; and I will scatter them to all those winds, and there shall be no nation to which those driven out of Elam shall not come.

37. Et pavere faciam Elam coram inimicis suis et in conspectu quaerentium animam eorum; et adducam super eos malum iram furoris mei, dicit Dominus, et mittam post eos gladium, donec consumam eos.

37. I will terrify Elam before their enemies, and before those who seek their life; I will bring evil upon them, my fierce anger, says the LORD. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them;

38. Et ponam solium meum in Elam et perdam inde regem et principes, ait Dominus.

38. and I will set my throne in Elam, and destroy their king and princes, says the LORD.

39. In novissimis autem diebus convertam sortem Elam”, dicit Dominus.

39. "But in the latter days I will restore the fortunes of Elam, says the LORD."