Jeremiah 32
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah the king of Judah, which is the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar.
Verbum, quod factum est ad Ieremiam a Domino in anno decimo Sedeciæ regis Iuda: ipse est annus decimus octavus Nabuchodonosor.
2 And at that time the king of Babylon's army was besieging Jerusalem; and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the house of the king of Judah;
Tunc exercitus regis Babylonis obsidebat Ierusalem: et Ieremias propheta erat clausus in atrio carceris, qui erat in domo regis Iuda.
3 Because Zedekiah the king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore art thou prophesying, saying, Thus hath said the Lord, Behold, I will give up this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall capture it.
Clauserat enim eum Sedecias rex Iuda, dicens: Quare vaticinaris, dicens: Hæc dicit Dominus: Ecce ego dabo civitatem istam in manus regis Babylonis, et capiet eam?
4 And Zedekiah the king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, because he shall surely be given up into the hand of the king of Babylon, and his mouth shall speak to his mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;
Et Sedecias rex Iuda non effugiet de manu Chaldæorum: sed tradetur in manus regis Babylonis: et loquetur os eius cum ore illius, et oculi eius oculos illius videbunt.
5 And to Babylon shall he lead Zedekiah, and there shall he remain until I think of him, saith the Lord: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.
Et in Babylonem ducet Sedeciam: et ibi erit donec visitem eum, ait Dominus. si autem dimicaveritis adversum Chaldæos, nihil prosperum habebitis.
6 And Jeremiah said, The word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Et dixit Ieremias: Factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens:
7 Behold, Chanamel the son of Shallum thy uncle is coming unto thee, saying, Buy for thyself my field that is in 'Anathoth; for unto thee belongeth the right of redemption to buy it.
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.
8 And there came to me Chanamel my uncle's son according to the word of the Lord into the court of the prison, and he said unto me, Buy, I pray thee, my field, that is in 'Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for to thee belongeth the right of inheritance, and to thee belongeth the redemption, buy it for thyself: then did I know that it was the word of the Lord.
Et venit ad me Hanameel filius patrui mei secundum verbum Domini ad vestibulum carceris, 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.
9 And I bought the field from Chanamel my uncle's son, that is in 'Anathoth; and I weighed out unto him the money, seven shekels, and ten pieces of silver.
Et emi agrum ab Hanameel filio patrui mei, qui est in Anathoth: et appendi ei argentum septem stateres, et decem argenteos.
10 And I wrote it in a deed, and sealed it, and had it certified by witnesses, and weighed the money in balances.
Et scripsi in libro, et signavi, et adhibui testes: et appendi argentum in statera.
11 And I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, according to the law and custom, and that which was open;
Et accepi librum possessionis signatum, et stipulationes, et rata, et signa forinsecus.
12 And I gave the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriyah, the son of Machseyah, before the eyes of Chanamel my kinsman, and before the eyes of the witnesses that had signed the deed of the purchase, before the eyes of all the Jews that were sitting in the court of the prison.
Et dedi librum possessionis Baruch filio Neri filii Maasiæ in oculis Hanameel patruelis mei, in oculis testium, qui scripti erant in libro emptionis, et in oculis omnium Iudæorum, qui sedebant in atrio carceris.
13 And I charged Baruch before their eyes, saying,
Et præcepi Baruch coram eis, dicens:
14 Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase, both the sealed, and this open deed, and place them in an earthen vessel, in order that they may last many days.
Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel: Sume libros istos, librum emptionis hunc signatum, et librum hunc, qui apertus est: et pone illos in vase fictili, ut permanere possint diebus multis.
15 For thus hath said the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Yet again shall there be bought houses and fields and vineyards in this land.
Hæc enim dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel: Adhuc possidebuntur domus, et agri, et vineæ in terra ista.
16 And I prayed to the Lord after I had delivered the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriyah, saying,
Et oravi ad Dominum, postquam tradidi librum possessionis Baruch filio Neri, dicens:
17 Ah Lord Eternal! behold, it is thou that hast made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and by thy outstretched arm; nothing is too wonderful for thee;
Heu, heu, heu, Domine Deus: ecce tu fecisti cælum et terram in fortitudine tua magna, et in brachio tuo extento: non erit tibi difficile omne verbum:
18 Thou exercisest kindness unto the thousandth [generation], and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers unto the bosom of their children after them; [thou art] the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts is his name;
Qui facis misericordiam in millibus, et reddis iniquitatem patrum in sinum filiorum eorum post eos: Fortissime, magne, et potens, Dominus exercituum nomen tibi.
19 Great in counsel, and mighty in execution: [thou] whose eyes are open over all the ways of the sons of man, to give unto every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings;
Magnus consilio, et incomprehensibilis cogitatu: cuius oculi aperti sunt super omnes vias filiorum Adam ut reddas unicuique secundum vias suas, et secundum fructum adinventionum eius.
20 Who hast displayed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, up to this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and thou hast made thyself a name, as it is at this day;
Qui posuisti signa et portenta in Terra Ægypti usque ad diem hanc, et in Israel, et in hominibus, et fecisti tibi nomen sicut est dies hæc.
21 And thou didst bring forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terror;
Et eduxisti populum tuum Israel de Terra Ægypti, in signis, et in portentis, et in manu robusta, et in brachio extento, et in terrore magno.
22 And thou gavest them this land, which thou hadst sworn to their fathers to give unto them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
Et dedisti eis terram hanc, quam iurasti patribus eorum ut dares eis terram fluentem lacte et melle.
23 And they came in, and took possession of it; but they hearkened not to thy voice, and in thy law they did not walk; all that thou hadst commanded them to do they did not do: and thou hast therefore caused all this evil to befall them.
Et ingressi sunt, et possederunt eam: et non obedierunt voci tuæ, et in lege tua non ambulaverunt: omnia quæ mandasti eis ut facerent, non fecerunt: et evenerunt eis omnia mala hæc.
24 Behold the mounds reach unto the city to capture it; and the city is given up into the hand of the Chaldeans, who fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it.
Ecce munitiones extructæ sunt adversum civitatem ut capiatur: et urbs data est in manus Chaldæorum, qui præliantur adversus eam a facie gladii, et famis, et pestilentiæ: et quæcumque locutus es acciderunt, ut tu ipse cernis.
25 And yet thou hast said unto me, O Lord Eternal, Buy for thyself the field for money, and have it certified by witnesses: while the city is given up into the hand of the Chaldeans.
Et tu dicis mihi Domine Deus: Eme agrum argento, et adhibe testes: cum urbs data sit in manus Chaldæorum?
26 Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying,
Et factum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam, dicens:
27 Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: shall any thing be too wonderful for me?
Ecce ego Dominus Deus universæ carnis: numquid mihi difficile erit omne verbum?
28 Therefore thus hath said the Lord, Behold, I will give up this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, and he shall capture it:
Propterea hæc dicit Dominus: Ecce ego tradam civitatem istam in manus Chaldæorum, et in manus regis Babylonis, et capient eam.
29 And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set this city on fire, and burn it, with the houses upon the roofs of which they have offered incense unto Ba'al, and have poured out drink-offerings unto other gods, in order to provoke me to anger;
Et venient Chaldæi præliantes 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.
30 For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have been doing only what is evil in my eyes from their youth; for the children of Israel have been only provoking me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the Lord.
Erant enim filii Israel, et filii Iuda iugiter facientes malum in oculis meis ab adolescentia sua: filii Israel qui usque nunc exacerbant me in opere manuum suarum, dicit Dominus.
31 For to excite my anger and my fury hath been unto me this city from the day that they built it, even until this day; so that I will remove it from before my presence:
Quia in furore et in indignatione mea facta est mihi civitas hæc, a die qua ædificaverunt eam, usque ad diem istam, qua auferetur de conspectu meo.
32 Because of all the wickedness of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
Propter malitiam filiorum Israel, et filiorum Iuda, quam fecerunt ad iracundiam me provocantes, ipsi et reges eorum, principes eorum, et sacerdotes eorum, et prophetæ eorum, viri Iuda et habitatores Ierusalem.
33 And they turned unto me the back, and not the face: though [my prophets] taught them, rising up early and teaching; yet they hearkened not to receive instruction.
Et verterunt ad me terga et non facies: cum docerem eos diluculo, et erudirem, et nollent audire ut acciperent disciplinam.
34 But they placed their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
Et posuerunt idola sua in domo, in qua invocatum est nomen meum, ut polluerent eam.
35 And they built the high-places of Ba'al, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through [the fire] unto Molech; which I had not commanded them, and which had not come into my mind, to practise this abomination, in order to mislead Judah to sin.
Et ædificaverunt excelsa Baal, quæ sunt in valle filii Ennom 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.
36 But now, therefore, thus hath said the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, it is given up into the hand of the king of Babylon through the sword, and through the famine, and through the pestilence:
Et nunc propter ista, hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israel ad civitatem hanc, de qua vos dicitis quod tradetur in manus regis Babylonis in gladio, et in fame, et in peste.
37 Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries, whither I have driven them in my anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them back again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell in safety;
Ecce ego congregabo eos de universis terris, ad quas eieci eos in furore meo, et in ira mea, et indignatione grandi: et reducam eos ad locum istum, et habitare eos faciam confidenter.
38 And they shall be unto me for a people, and I will be unto them for a God:
Et erunt mihi in populum, et ego ero eis in Deum.
39 And I will give them one heart, and one manner, to fear me at all times, that it may be well with them, and with their children after them;
Et dabo eis cor unum, et viam unam, ut timeant me universis diebus: et bene sit eis, et filiis eorum post eos.
40 And I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good on my part; and my fear will I place in their heart, so that they may not depart from me.
Et feriam eis pactum sempiternum, et non desinam eis benefacere: et timorem meum dabo in corde eorum ut non recedant a me.
41 And I will be glad over them to do them good; and I will plant them in this land in truth, with all my heart and with all my soul.
Et lætabor super eis, cum bene eis fecero: et plantabo eos in terra ista in veritate in toto corde meo et in tota anima mea.
42 For thus hath said the Lord, Just as I have brought upon this people all this great evil, so will I bring upon them all the good that I speak concerning them.
Quia hæc dicit Dominus: Sicut adduxi super populum istum omne malum hoc grande: sic adducam super eos omne bonum, quod ego loquor ad eos.
43 And the field shall yet be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast, it is given up into the hand of the Chaldeans.
Et possidebuntur agri in terra ista: de qua vos dicitis quod deserta sit, eo quod non remanserit homo et iumentum, et data sit in manus Chaldæorum.
44 Men shall buy fields for money, and write it in deeds, and seal it, and certify it by witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the environs of Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountain, and in the cities of the lowlands, and in the cities of the south; for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the Lord.
Agri ementur pecunia, et scribentur in libro, et imprimetur signum, et testis adhibebitur: in terra Beniamin, et in circuitu Ierusalem, in civitatibus Iuda, et in civitatibus montanis, et in civitatibus campestribus, et in civitatibus, quæ ad Austrum sunt: quia convertam captivitatem eorum, ait Dominus.
