Jeremiah 26
1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoyakim the son of Josiah the king of Judah came this word from the Lord, saying,
In principio regni Ioakim filii Iosiæ regis Iuda, factum est verbum istud a Domino, dicens:
2 Thus hath said the Lord, Place thyself in the court of the house of the Lord, and speak against all of the cities of Judah, who come to prostrate themselves in the house of the Lord, all the words that I have commanded thee to speak unto them: omit not a word [thereof];
Hæc dicit Dominus: Sta in atrio domus Domini, et loqueris ad omnes civitates Iuda, de quibus veniunt ut adorent in domo Domini, universos sermones, quos ego mandavi tibi ut loquaris ad eos: noli subtrahere verbum,
3 Perhaps it be that they will hearken, and return every man from his evil way, that I may bethink me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them, because of the wrongfulness of their doings.
si forte audiant et convertantur unusquisque a via sua mala: et pœniteat me mali quod cogito facere eis propter malitiam studiorum eorum.
4 And thou shalt say unto them, Thus hath said the Lord, if ye will not hearken unto me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,
Et dices ad eos: Hæc dicit Dominus: Si non audieritis me ut ambuletis in lege mea, quam dedi vobis
5 To hearken unto the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send unto you, yea, making them rise up early, and sending them, while ye have not hearkened:
ut audiatis sermones servorum meorum prophetarum, quos ego misi ad vos de nocte consurgens, et dirigens, et non audistis:
6 Then will I render this house like Shiloh, and this city will I render a curse unto all the nations of the earth.
Dabo domum istam sicut Silo, et urbem hanc dabo in maledictionem cunctis gentibus terræ.
7 And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord:
Et audierunt sacerdotes, et prophetæ, et omnis populus Ieremiam loquentem verba hæc in domo Domini.
8 And it came to pass, when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the Lord had commanded [him] to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized on him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.
Cumque complesset Ieremias loquens omnia, quæ præceperat ei Dominus ut loqueretur ad universum populum, apprehenderunt eum sacerdotes, et prophetæ, et omnis populus, dicens: Morte moriatur.
9 Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, Like Shiloh shall this house be, and this city shall be ruined, [left] without an inhabitant? And all the people assembled themselves against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.
Quare prophetavit in nomine Domini, dicens: Sicut Silo erit domus hæc: et urbs ista desolabitur, eo quod non sit habitator? Et congregatus est omnis populus adversus Ieremiam in domo Domini.
10 But when the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king's house unto the house of the Lord, and sat down at the entrance of the new gate of the Lord's house.
Et audierunt principes Iuda verba hæc: et ascenderunt de domo regis in domum Domini, et sederunt in introitu portæ domus Domini novæ.
11 Then said the priests and the prophets unto the princes and unto all the people, as followeth, This man deserveth the punishment of death; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your own ears.
Et locuti sunt sacerdotes et prophetæ ad principes, et ad omnem populum, dicentes: Iudicium mortis est viro huic: quia prophetavit adversus civitatem istam, sicut audistis auribus vestris.
12 Then said Jeremiah unto all the princes and unto all the people, as followeth, The Lord hath sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.
Et ait Ieremias ad omnes principes, et ad universum populum, dicens: Dominus misit me ut prophetarem ad domum istam, et ad civitatem hanc omnia verba quæ audistis.
13 But now amend your ways and your doings, and hearken to the voice of the Lord your God: and the Lord will bethink him of the evil that he hath spoken against you.
Nunc ergo bonas facite vias vestras, et studia vestra, et audite vocem Domini Dei vestri: et pœnitebit Dominum mali, quod locutus est adversum vos.
14 As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and just in your eyes.
Ego autem ecce in manibus vestris sum: facite mihi quod bonum et rectum est in oculis vestris:
15 But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye will surely place [the guilt of] innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon its inhabitants; for in truth hath the Lord sent me unto you to speak in your ears all these words.
Verumtamen scitote et cognoscite quod si occideritis me, sanguinem innocentem tradetis contra vosmetipsos, et contra civitatem istam, et habitatores eius. In veritate enim misit me Dominus ad vos, ut loquerer in auribus vestris omnia verba hæc.
16 Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets, This man is not deserving the punishment of death; for in the name of the Lord our God hath he spoken unto us.
Et dixerunt principes, et omnis populus ad sacerdotes et ad prophetas: Non est viro huic iudicium mortis: quia in nomine Domini Dei nostri locutus est ad nos.
17 And then rose up certain men of the elders of the land, and said to all the assembly of the people, as followeth,
Surrexerunt ergo viri de senioribus terræ: et dixerunt ad omnem cœtum populi, loquentes:
18 Michah the Morashthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah the king of Judah. and said to all the people of Judah, as followeth, Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, Zion shall be ploughed up like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins, and the mountain of the house, woody high-places.
Michæas de Morasthi fuit propheta in diebus Ezechiæ regis Iuda, et ait ad omnem populum Iuda, dicens: Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Sion quasi ager arabitur: et Ierusalem in acervum lapidum erit: et mons domus in excelsa silvarum.
19 Did Hezekiah the king of Judah and all Judah attempt to put him to death? behold, he did fear the Lord, and besought the Lord, and the Lord bethought him of the evil which he had spoken against them. And shall we bring a great wickedness on our souls?
Numquid morte condemnavit eum Ezechias rex Iuda, et omnis Iuda? Numquid non timuerunt Dominum, et deprecati sunt faciem Domini? Et pœnituit Dominum mali, quod locutus fuerat adversum eos. Itaque nos facimus malum grande contra animas nostras.
20 And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the Lord, Uriyah the son of Shema'yahu of Kiryath-ye'arim, who prophesied against this city and against this land in accordance with all the words of Jeremiah;
Fuit quoque vir prophetans in nomine Domini, Urias filius Semei de Cariathiarim: et prophetavit adversus civitatem istam, et adversus terram hanc iuxta omnia verba Ieremiæ.
21 And when king Jehoyakim, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriyahu heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and arrived in Egypt;
Et audivit rex Ioakim, et omnes potentes, et principes eius verba hæc: et quæsivit rex interficere eum. Et audivit Urias, et timuit, fugitque et ingressus est Ægyptum.
22 But king Jehoyakim sent some men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of 'Achbor, and some men with him into Egypt:
Et misit rex Ioakim viros in Ægyptum, Elnathan filium Achobor, et viros cum eo in Ægyptum.
23 And they fetched Uriyahu out of Egypt, and brought him unto king Jehoyakim, who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body upon the graves of the common people.
Et eduxerunt Uriam de Ægypto: et adduxerunt eum ad regem Ioakim, et percussit eum gladio: et proiecit cadaver eius in sepulchris vulgi ignobilis.
24 But the hand of Achikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so as not to give him up into the hand of the people to put him to death.
Igitur manus Ahicam filii Saphan fuit cum Ieremia, ut non traderetur in manus populi, et interficerent eum.
