Hiezechielis Prophetæ 35

1 Et factus est sermo Domini ad me, dicens:

A message from the Lord came to me, saying,

2 Fili hominis, pone faciem tuam adversum montem Seir, et prophetabis de eo, et dices illi:

“Son of man, face towards Mount Seir and prophesy against it

3 [Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Ecce ego ad te, mons Seir: et extendam manum meam super te, et dabo te desolatum atque desertum.

Announce that this is what the Lord God says: Watch out, because I'm condemning you, Mount Seir. I'm going to attack you and turn you into a wasteland.

4 Urbes tuas demoliar, et tu desertus eris: et scies quia ego Dominus.

I will ruin your towns; you will be completely devastated. Then you will acknowledge that I am the Lord.

5 Eo quod fueris inimicus sempiternus, et concluseris filios Israël in manus gladii in tempore afflictionis eorum, in tempore iniquitatis extremæ:

Because of your lasting hatred for the Israelites you let them be attacked with swords as they went through terrible disasters when the time of their punishment was coming to an end.

6 propterea vivo ego, dicit Dominus Deus, quoniam sanguini tradam te, et sanguis te persequetur: et cum sanguinem oderis, sanguis persequetur te.

So as I live, declares the Lord God, I will let you be violently attacked and chased down. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will come after you.

7 Et dabo montem Seir desolatum atque desertum, et auferam de eo euntem et redeuntem.

I will turn Mount Seir into a ruined wasteland. I will wipe out anyone who leaves or who tries to return.

8 Et implebo montes ejus occisorum suorum: in collibus tuis, et in vallibus tuis atque in torrentibus, interfecti gladio cadent.

I will fill its mountains with the dead. Those killed by the sword will fall in your hills, valleys, and all your ravines.

9 In solitudines sempiternas tradam te, et civitates tuæ non habitabuntur: et scietis quia ego Dominus Deus.

I will ruin you forever. Your towns will not be inhabited again. Then you will acknowledge that I am the Lord.

10 Eo quod dixeris: Duæ gentes et duæ terræ meæ erunt, et hæreditate possidebo eas, cum Dominus esset ibi:

Because you said, ‘These two nations and their lands belong to us, and we will take them over, even though the Lord was there with them,’

11 propterea vivo ego, dicit Dominus Deus, quia faciam juxta iram tuam, et secundum zelum tuum, quem fecisti odio habens eos: et notus efficiar per eos, cum te judicavero.

then as I live, declares the Lord God, I will deal with you in the same way that you showed anger and jealousy to them in your hatred of them. They will realize that I'm punishing you because of the way you treated them.

12 Et scies quia ego Dominus audivi universa opprobria tua quæ locutus es de montibus Israël, dicens: Deserti; nobis ad devorandum dati sunt.

You will also realize that I, the Lord, heard all the nasty things you said about the mountainous land of Israel when you announced, ‘The mountains have been left empty; they're ours to take!’

13 Et insurrexistis super me ore vestro, et derogastis adversum me verba vestra: ego audivi.

You made a lot of boasts attacking me—you had much to say against me. I heard it for myself!

14 Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Lætante universa terra, in solitudinem te redigam:

This is what the Lord God says: I will destroy you as everyone else in the world celebrates.

15 sicuti gavisus es super hæreditatem domus Israël eo quod fuerit dissipata, sic faciam tibi: dissipatus eris, mons Seir, et Idumæa omnis: et scient quia ego Dominus.]

Just as you celebrated when Israel was destroyed, I will do the same to you. Mount Seir, you will become a wasteland, and so will the rest of Edom. Then they will acknowledge that I am the Lord.”