Jeremiah 5
1 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that doeth justly, that seeketh truth; and I will pardon her.
Circuite vias Ierusalem, et aspicite, et considerate, et quærite in plateis eius, an inveniatis virum facientem iudicium, et quærentem fidem: et propitius ero ei.
2 And though they say, As the LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
Quod si etiam Vivit Dominus, dixerint: et hoc falso iurabunt.
3 O LORD, do not thine eyes look upon truth? thou hast stricken them, but they were not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Domine oculi tui respiciunt fidem: percussisti eos, et non doluerunt: attrivisti eos, et renuerunt accipere disciplinam: induraverunt facies suas supra petram, et noluerunt reverti.
4 Then I said, Surely these are poor: they are foolish; for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God:
Ego autem dixi: Forsitan pauperes sunt et stulti, ignorantes viam Domini, iudicium Dei sui.
5 I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God. But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bands.
Ibo igitur ad optimates, et loquar eis: ipsi enim cognoverunt viam Domini, iudicium Dei sui. Et ecce magis hi simul confregerunt iugum, ruperunt vincula.
6 Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities, every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, [and] their backslidings are increased.
Idcirco percussit eos leo de silva, lupus ad vesperam vastavit eos, pardus vigilans super civitates eorum: omnis, qui egressus fuerit ex eis, capietur: quia multiplicatæ sunt prævaricationes eorum, confortatæ sunt aversiones eorum.
7 How can I pardon thee? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the harlots’ houses.
Super quo propitius tibi esse potero? Filii tui dereliquerunt me, et iurant in his, qui non sunt dii: saturavi eos, et mœchati sunt, et in domo meretricis luxuriabantur.
8 They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.
Equi amatores, et emissarii facti sunt: Unusquisque ad uxorem proximi sui hinniebat.
9 shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Numquid super his non visitabo, dicit Dominus? Et in gente tali non ulciscetur anima mea?
10 Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her branches: for they are not the LORD’S.
Ascendite muros eius, et dissipate, consummationem autem nolite facere: auferte propagines eius, quia non sunt Domini.
11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
Prævaricatione enim prævaricata est in me domus Israel, et domus Iuda, ait Dominus.
12 They have denied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
Negaverunt Dominum, et dixerunt: Non est ipse: neque veniet super nos malum: gladium et famem non videbimus.
13 and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
Prophetæ fuerunt in ventum locuti, et responsum non fuit in eis: Hæc ergo evenient illis.
14 Wherefore thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
Hæc dicit Dominus Deus exercituum: Quia locuti estis verbum istud: ecce ego do verba mea in ore tuo in ignem, et populum istum in ligna, et vorabit eos.
15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
Ecce ego adducam super vos gentem de longinquo domus Israel, ait Dominus: gentem robustam, gentem antiquam, gentem cuius ignorabis linguam, nec intelliges quid loquatur.
16 Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
Pharetra eius quasi sepulchrum patens, universi fortes.
17 And they shall eat up thine harvest and thy bread, [which] thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall beat down thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustest, with the sword.
Et comedet segetes tuas, et panem tuum: devorabit filios tuos, et filias tuas: comedet gregem tuum, et armenta tua: comedet vineam tuam et ficum tuam: et conteret urbes munitas tuas, in quibus tu habes fiduciam, gladio.
18 But even in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.
Verumtamen in diebus illis, ait Dominus, non faciam vos in consummationem.
19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say unto them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
Quod si dixeritis: Quare fecit nobis Dominus Deus noster hæc omnia? Dices ad eos: Sicut dereliquistis me, et servistis deo alieno in terra vestra, sic servietis alienis in terra non vestra.
20 Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
Annunciate hoc domui Iacob, et auditum facite in Iuda, dicentes:
21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
Audi popule stulte, qui non habes cor: qui habentes oculos non videtis: et aures, et non auditis.
22 Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
Me ergo non timebitis, ait Dominus: et a facie mea non dolebitis? Qui posui arenam terminum mari, præceptum sempiternum, quod non præteribit: et commovebuntur, et non poterunt: et intumescent fluctus eius, et non transibunt illud:
23 But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.
Populo autem huic factum est cor incredulum et exasperans, recesserunt et abierunt.
24 Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; that reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
Et non dixerunt in corde suo: Metuamus Dominum Deum nostrum, qui dat nobis pluviam temporaneam et serotinam in tempore suo: plenitudinem annuæ messis custodientem nobis.
25 Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good from you.
Iniquitates vestræ declinaverunt hæc: et peccata vestra prohibuerunt bonum a vobis:
26 For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.
Quia inventi sunt in populo meo impii insidiantes quasi aucupes, laqueos ponentes, et pedicas ad capiendos viros.
27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
Sicut decipula plena avibus, sic domus eorum plenæ dolo: ideo magnificati sunt et ditati.
28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness: they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they should prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Incrassati sunt et impinguati: et præterierunt sermones meos pessime. Causam viduæ non iudicaverunt, causam pupilli non direxerunt, et iudicium pauperum non iudicaverunt.
29 shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Numquid super his non visitabo, dicit Dominus? Aut super gentem huiuscemodi non ulciscetur anima mea?
30 A wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land;
Stupor et mirabilia facta sunt in terra:
31 the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
Prophetæ prophetabant mendacium, et sacerdotes applaudebant manibus suis: et populus meus dilexit talia: quid igitur fiet in novissimo eius?
