Jeremiah 46
1 That which has been the word of YHWH to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations,
Quod factum est verbum Domini ad Jeremiam prophetam contra gentes.
2 for Egypt, concerning the force of Pharaoh-Necho king of Egypt, that has been by the Euphrates River, in Carchemish, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has struck, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
Ad Ægyptum, adversum exercitum Pharaonis Nechao regis Ægypti, qui erat juxta fluvium Euphraten in Charcamis, quem percussit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis, in quarto anno Joakim filii Josiæ regis Juda.
3 “Set shield and buckler in array, And draw near to battle.
Præparate scutum et clypeum, et procedite ad bellum.
4 Gird the horses, and go up, you horsemen, And station yourselves with helmets, Polish the javelins, put on the coats of mail.
Jungite equos, et ascendite, equites: state in galeis, polite lanceas, induite vos loricis.
5 Why have I seen them dismayed [and] turned backward? And their mighty ones are beaten down, And they have fled [to] a refuge, And did not turn their face, Fear [is] all around—a declaration of YHWH.
Quid igitur? vidi ipsos pavidos, et terga vertentes, fortes eorum cæsos: fugerunt conciti, nec respexerunt: terror undique, ait Dominus.
6 The swift do not flee, nor do the mighty escape, Northward, by the side of the Euphrates River, They have stumbled and fallen.
Non fugiat velox, nec salvari se putet fortis: ad aquilonem juxta flumen Euphraten victi sunt, et ruerunt.
7 Who is this? He comes up as a flood, His waters shake themselves as rivers!
Quis est iste, qui quasi flumen ascendit, et veluti fluviorum intumescunt gurgites ejus?
8 Egypt comes up as a flood, And the waters shake themselves as rivers. And he says, I go up; I cover the land, I destroy the city and the inhabitants in it.
Ægyptus fluminis instar ascendit, et velut flumina movebuntur fluctus ejus, et dicet: Ascendens operiam terram: perdam civitatem, et habitatores ejus.
9 Go up, you horses; and boast yourselves, you chariots, And go forth, you mighty, Cush and Phut handling the shield, And Lud handling—treading the bow.
Ascendite equos, et exsultate in curribus, et procedant fortes, Æthiopia et Libyes tenentes scutum, et Lydii arripientes et jacientes sagittas.
10 And that day [is] to Lord YHWH of Hosts A day of vengeance, To be avenged of His adversaries, And the sword has devoured, and been satisfied, And it has been watered from their blood, For a sacrifice [is] to Lord YHWH of Hosts, In the land of the north, by the Euphrates River.
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 juxta flumen Euphraten.
11 Go up to Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt, You have multiplied medicines in vain, There is no healing for you.
Ascende in Galaad, et tolle resinam, virgo filia Ægypti: frustra multiplicas medicamina: sanitas non erit tibi.
12 Nations have heard of your shame, And your cry has filled the land, For the mighty stumbled on the mighty, Together they have fallen—both of them!”
Audierunt gentes ignominiam tuam, et ululatus tuus replevit terram: quia fortis impegit in fortem, et ambo pariter conciderunt.
13 The word that YHWH has spoken to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the coming in of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, to strike the land of Egypt:
Verbum quod locutus est Dominus ad Jeremiam prophetam, super eo quod venturus esset Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis, et percussurus terram Ægypti:
14 “Declare in Egypt, and sound in Migdol, And sound in Noph, and in Tahpanhes, say, Stand firm and prepare yourself, For a sword has devoured around you,
Annuntiate Ægypto, et auditum facite in Magdalo, et resonet in Memphis, et in Taphnis: dicite: Sta, et præpara te, quia devorabit gladius ea quæ per circuitum tuum sunt.
15 Why has your bull been swept away? He has not stood, because YHWH thrust him away.
Quare computruit fortis tuus? non stetit, quoniam Dominus subvertit eum.
16 He has multiplied the stumbling, Indeed, one has fallen on his neighbor, And they say: Rise, and we return to our people, And to the land of our birth, Because of the oppressing sword.
Multiplicavit ruentes, ceciditque vir ad proximum suum, et dicent: Surge, et revertamur ad populum nostrum, et ad terram nativitatis nostræ, a facie gladii columbæ.
17 They have cried there: Pharaoh king of Egypt [is] a desolation, The appointed time has passed by.
Vocate nomen Pharaonis regis Ægypti: tumultum adduxit tempus.
18 [As] I live—an affirmation of the King, YHWH of Hosts [is] His Name, Surely as Tabor [is] among mountains, And as Carmel by the sea—he comes in,
Vivo ego, inquit Rex (Dominus exercituum nomen ejus), quoniam sicut Thabor in montibus, et sicut Carmelus in mari, veniet.
19 Make goods for yourself for removal, O inhabitant, daughter of Egypt, For Noph becomes a desolation, And has been burned up, without inhabitant.
Vasa transmigrationis fac tibi, habitatrix filia Ægypti: quia Memphis in solitudinem erit, et deseretur, et inhabitabilis erit.
20 Egypt [is] a very beautiful heifer, Destruction comes into her from the north.
Vitula elegans atque formosa Ægyptus, stimulator ab aquilone veniet ei.
21 Even her hired ones in her midst [are] as calves of the stall, For even they have turned, They have fled together, they have not stood, For the day of their calamity has come on them, The time of their inspection.
Mercenarii quoque ejus, qui versabantur in medio ejus quasi vituli saginati, versi sunt, et fugerunt simul, nec stare potuerunt: quia dies interfectionis eorum venit super eos, tempus visitationis eorum.
22 Its voice goes on as a serpent, For they go with a force, And they have come in to her with axes, As hewers of trees.
Vox ejus quasi æris sonabit: quoniam cum exercitu properabunt, et cum securibus venient ei quasi cædentes ligna.
23 They have cut down her forest, A declaration of YHWH, For it is not searched, For they have been more than the grasshopper, And they have no numbering.
Succiderunt saltum ejus, ait Dominus, qui supputari non potest: multiplicati sunt super locustas, et non est eis numerus.
24 The daughter of Egypt has been ashamed, She has been given into the hand of the people of the north.
Confusa est filia Ægypti, et tradita in manu populi aquilonis.
25 YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel, has said: Behold, I am seeing after Amon of No, And after Pharaoh, and after Egypt, And after her gods, and after her kings, And after Pharaoh, and after those trusting in him,
Dixit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël: Ecce ego visitabo super tumultum Alexandriæ, et super Pharaonem, et super Ægyptum, et super deos ejus, et super reges ejus, et super Pharaonem, et super eos qui confidunt in eo:
26 And I have given them into the hand of those seeking their life, And into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, And into the hand of his servants, And afterward it is inhabited, As [in] days of old—a declaration of YHWH.
et dabo eos in manu quærentium animam eorum, et in manu Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis, et in manu servorum ejus: et post hæc habitabitur sicut diebus pristinis, ait Dominus.
27 And you, you do not fear, My servant Jacob, Nor [are] you dismayed, O Israel, For behold, I am saving you from afar—And your seed from the land of their captivity, And Jacob has turned back, And has been at rest, and been at ease, And there is none disturbing.
Et tu ne timeas, serve meus Jacob, et ne paveas, Israël: quia ecce ego salvum te faciam de longinquo, et semen tuum de terra captivitatis tuæ: et revertetur Jacob, et requiescet, et prosperabitur, et non erit qui exterreat eum.
28 You do not fear, My servant Jacob, A declaration of YHWH, For I [am] with you, For I make an end of all the nations To where I have driven you, And I do not make an end of you, And I have reproved you in judgment, And do not entirely acquit you!”
Et tu noli timere, serve meus Jacob, ait Dominus, quia tecum ego sum: quia ego consumam cunctas gentes ad quas ejeci te, te vero non consumam: sed castigabo te in judicio, nec quasi innocenti parcam tibi.
