Jeremiah 46
1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles,
Quod factum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam prophetam contra Gentes
2 about Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh Neco, the king of Egypt, which was beside the river Euphrates at Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, struck down, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah:
ad Aegyptum adversum exercitum Pharaonis Nechao regis Aegypti, qui erat iuxta fluvium Euphraten in Charcamis, quem percussit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis, in quarto anno Ioakim filii Iosiae regis Iuda.
3 “‘Prepare the heavy and the light shield, and advance to war!
Praeparate scutum, et clypeum, et procedite ad bellum.
4 Harness the horses, and let the horsemen climb upon them! Stand forth with helmets! Sharpen the lances! Clothe yourselves in armor!’
Iungite equos, et ascendite equites: state in galeis, polite lanceas, induite vos loricis.
5 And what is next? I have seen them terrified, and turning their backs, their strong ones cut down. They have fled in disorder and have not looked back. Terror on every side, says the Lord.
Quid igitur? vidi ipsos pavidos, et terga vertentes, fortes eorum caesos: fugerunt conciti, nec respexerunt: terror undique, ait Dominus.
6 Let not the swift take flight; let not the strong ones think to save themselves. They have been conquered and ruined, toward the north, near the river Euphrates.
Non fugiat velox, nec salvari se putet fortis: Ad Aquilonem iuxta flumen Euphraten victi sunt, et ruerunt.
7 Who is this, who ascends like a flood, and whose streams swell up, like those of the rivers?
Quis est iste, qui quasi flumen ascendit: et veluti fluviorum, intumescunt gurgites eius?
8 Egypt ascends in the form of a river, and its waves will be moved like those of a river. And he will say: ‘I will ascend and cover the earth! I will perish the city and its inhabitants!’
Aegyptus, fluminis instar ascendit, et velut flumina movebuntur fluctus eius, et dicet: Ascendens operiam terram: perdam civitatem, et habitatores eius.
9 Mount the horses, and exult upon chariots, and let the strong ones advance: the Ethiopians, and the Libyans, who hold the heavy shield, and the Lydians, who grasp and shoot arrows.
Ascendite equos, et exultate in curribus, et procedant fortes, Aethiopia, et Libyes tenentes scutum, et Lydii arripientes, et iacientes sagittas.
10 For this is the day of the Lord, the God of hosts, a day of vengeance, so that he may vindicate himself of his enemies. The sword will devour, and be satiated, and be inebriated with their blood. For there is a victim of the Lord, the God of hosts, in the land of the north, beside the river Euphrates.
Dies autem ille Domini Dei exercituum dies ultionis, ut sumat vindictam de inimicis suis: devorabit gladius, et saturabitur, et inebriabitur sanguine eorum: victima enim Domini Dei exercituum in Terra Aquilonis iuxta flumen Euphraten.
11 Ascend to Gilead, and take its balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt! It is in vain that you multiply medicines; there will be no health for you!
Ascende in Galaad, et tolle resinam virgo filia Aegypti: frustra multiplicas medicamina, sanitas non erit tibi.
12 The nations have heard of your disgrace, and your wailing has filled the earth. For the strong have stumbled against the strong, and both have fallen together.”
Audierunt Gentes ignominiam tuam, et ululatus tuus replevit terram: quia fortis impegit in fortem, et ambo pariter conciderunt.
13 The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, concerning how Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, would arrive and strike the land of Egypt:
Verbum quod locutus est Dominus ad Ieremiam prophetam, super eo quod venturus esset Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis et percussurus Terram Aegypti:
14 “Announce it to Egypt, and make it heard in Migdol, and let it resonate in Memphis and in Tahpanhes. Say this: Stand and prepare yourself! For the sword will devour everything around you.
Annunciate Aegypto, et auditum facite in Magdalo, et resonet in Memphis, et in Taphnis, dicite: Sta, et praepara te: quia devorabit gladius ea, quae per circuitum tuum sunt.
15 Why have your strong ones decayed? They have not stood firm, because the Lord has overthrown them.
Quare computruit fortis tuus? non stetit: quoniam Dominus subvertit eum.
16 He has multiplied those in ruin, and each man has fallen beside his neighbor. And they will say: ‘Rise up, and let us return to our own people and to the land of our nativity, away from the face of the sword of the dove.
Multiplicavit ruentes, ceciditque vir ad proximum suum: et dicent: Surge, et revertamur ad populum nostrum, et ad terram nativitatis nostrae, a facie gladii columbae.
17 Call the name of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt: ‘Time has brought tumult.’
Vocate nomen Pharaonis regis Aegypti, tumultum adduxit tempus.
18 As I live, says the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts, just as Tabor is among the mountains, and just as Carmel is beside the sea, so will he come.
Vivo ego (inquit rex, Dominus exercituum nomen eius) quoniam sicut Thabor in montibus, et sicut Carmelus in mari, veniet.
19 Equip yourself for the transmigration, O daughter who inhabits Egypt. For Memphis will be in desolation, and it will be deserted and uninhabited.
Vasa transmigrationis fac tibi habitatrix filia Aegypti: quia Memphis in solitudinem erit, et deseretur, et inhabitabilis erit.
20 Egypt is like a stately and finely-formed calf. The one who will goad her will come from the north.
Vitula elegans atque formosa Aegyptus: stimulator ab Aquilone veniet ei.
21 Her hired hands also, who move within her midst, like fatted calves have been turned back, and they have fled at the same time, and they are not able to stand firm. For the day of their passing away has overwhelmed them; it is the time of their visitation.
Mercenarii quoque eius, qui versabantur in medio eius, quasi vituli saginati versi sunt, et fugerunt simul, nec stare potuerunt: quia dies interfectionis eorum venit super eos, tempus visitationis eorum.
22 Her voice will sound out like brass. For they will rush forward with an army, and with axes they will come against her, like those who chop wood.
Vox eius quasi aeris sonabit: quoniam cum exercitu properabunt, et cum securibus venient ei, quasi caedentes ligna.
23 They have cut down her forest, says the Lord, which was not able to be counted. They have been multiplied more than locusts, and they are without number.
Succiderunt saltum eius, ait Dominus, qui supputari non potest: multiplicati sunt super locustas, et non est eis numerus.
24 The daughter of Egypt has been confounded, and she has been delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
Confusa est filia Aegypti, et tradita in manu populi Aquilonis.
25 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said: Behold, I will visit against the tumult of Alexandria, and against Pharaoh, and against Egypt, and against her gods, and against her kings, and against Pharaoh, and against those who trust in him.
Dixit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel: Ecce ego visitabo super tumultum Alexandriae, et super Pharaonem, et super Aegyptum, et super deos eius, et super reges eius, et super Pharaonem, et super eos, qui confidunt in eo.
26 And I will give them over to the hand of those who seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants. And after this, it shall be inhabited, just as in the former days, says the Lord.
Et dabo eos in manu quaerentium animam eorum, et in manu Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis, et in manu servorum eius: et post haec habitabitur sicut diebus pristinis, ait Dominus.
27 And as for you, my servant Jacob, you should not be afraid, and you should not dread, O Israel. For behold, I will bring your salvation from afar, and your offspring from the land of your captivity. And Jacob will return and have rest, and he will prosper. And there will be no one who may terrify him.
Et tu ne timeas serve meus Iacob, et ne paveas Israel: quia ecce ego salvum te faciam de longinquo, et semen tuum de terra captivitatis tuae: et revertetur Iacob, et requiescet, et prosperabitur: et non erit qui exterreat eum.
28 And as for you, my servant Jacob, do not be afraid, says the Lord. For I am with you. For I will consume all the nations to which I have cast you out. Yet truly, I will not consume you. Instead, I will chastise you in judgment, but neither will I spare you, as if you were innocent.”
Et tu noli timere serve meus Iacob, ait Dominus: quia tecum ego sum, quia ego consumam cunctas gentes, ad quas eieci te: te vero non consumam, sed castigabo te in iudicio, nec quasi innocenti parcam tibi.
