Jeremiah 1
1 These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
Verba Ieremiae filii Helciae, de sacerdotibus, qui fuerunt in Anathoth, in Terra Beniamin.
2 The word of Yahweh came to him in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
Quod factum est verbum Domini ad eum in diebus Iosiae filii Amon regis Iuda, in tertiodecimo anno regni eius.
3 It also came in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem were taken away as prisoners.
Et factum est in diebus Ioakim filii Iosiae regis Iuda, usque ad consummationem undecimi anni Sedeciae filii Iosiae regis Iuda, usque ad transmigrationem Ierusalem, in mense quinto.
4 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Et factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens:
5 “Before I formed you in the womb, I chose you; before you came out from the womb I set you apart; I made you a prophet to the nations.”
Priusquam te formarem in utero, novi te: et antequam exires de vulva, sanctificavi te, et prophetam in Gentibus dedi te.
6 “Ah, Lord Yahweh!” I said, “I do not know how to speak, for I am too young.”
Et dixi, A a a, Domine Deus: ecce nescio loqui, quia puer ego sum.
7 But Yahweh said to me, “Do not say, 'I am too young.' You must go everywhere I send you, and you must say whatever I command you!
Et dixit Dominus ad me: Noli dicere: Puer sum: quoniam ad omnia, quae mittam te, ibis: et universa, quaecumque mandavero tibi, loqueris.
8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to rescue you—this is Yahweh's declaration.”
Ne timeas a facie eorum: quia tecum ego sum ut eruam te, dicit Dominus.
9 Then Yahweh reached out with his hand, touched my mouth, and said to me, “Now, I have placed my word in your mouth.
Et misit Dominus manum suam, et tetigit os meum: et dixit Dominus ad me: Ecce dedi verba mea in ore tuo:
10 I am appointing you today over nations and over kingdoms, to uproot and break down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
ecce constitui te hodie super Gentes, et super regna ut evellas, et destruas, et disperdas, et dissipes, et aedifices, et plantes.
11 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I said, “I see an almond branch.”
Et factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens: Quid tu vides Ieremia? Et dixi: Virgam vigilantem ego video.
12 Yahweh said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to carry it out.”
Et dixit Dominus ad me: Bene vidisti, quia vigilabo ego super verbo meo ut faciam illud.
13 The word of Yahweh came to me a second time, saying, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a heated pot, whose surface is churning, tipping away from the north.”
Et factum est verbum Domini secundo ad me, dicens: Quid tu vides? Et dixi: Ollam succensam ego video, et faciem eius a facie Aquilonis.
14 Yahweh said to me, “Disaster will be opened up out of the north on all who live in this land.
Et dixit Dominus ad me: Ab Aquilone pandetur omne malum super omnes habitatores terrae.
15 For I am calling all the tribes of the northern kingdoms, declares Yahweh. They will come, and everyone will set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all the walls that surround it, and against all the cities of Judah.
quia ecce ego convocabo omnes cognationes regnorum Aquilonis, ait Dominus: et venient et ponent unusquisque solium suum in introitu portarum Ierusalem, et super omnes muros eius in circuitu, et super universas urbes Iuda.
16 I will pronounce sentence against them for all their evil in forsaking me, in burning incense to other gods, and in worshiping what they made with their own hands.
Et loquar iudicia mea cum eis super omnem malitiam eorum, qui dereliquerunt me, et libaverunt diis alienis, et adoraverunt opus manuum suarum.
17 Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be shattered before them, or I will shatter you before them!
Tu ergo accinge lumbos tuos, et surge, et loquere ad eos omnia quae ego praecipio tibi. Ne formides a facie eorum: nec enim timere te faciam vultum eorum.
18 Behold! Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.
Ego quippe dedi te hodie in civitatem munitam, et in columnam ferream, et in murum aereum, super omnem terram, regibus Iuda, principibus eius, et sacerdotibus, et populo terrae.
19 They will fight against you, but they will not defeat you, for I will be with you to rescue you—this is Yahweh's declaration.”
Et bellabunt adversum te, et non praevalebunt: quia ego tecum sum, ait Dominus, ut liberem te.
