Hiezechielis Prophetæ 19
1 Et tu assume planctum super principes Israel,
Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel
2 et dices: Quare mater tua leæna inter leones cubavit, in medio leunculorum enutrivit catulos suos?
with these words: “What was your mother? She was a lioness among the lions! She lay down in her place among the young lions and reared her cubs.
3 Et eduxit unum de leunculis suis, et leo factus est: et didicit capere prædam, hominemque comedere.
She raised one of her cubs, and he grew up to be young lion. Once he had learned how to tear up his prey, he started eating people.
4 Et audierunt de eo Gentes, et non absque vulneribus suis ceperunt eum: et adduxerunt eum in catenis in Terram Ægypti.
But when the nations heard about him, he was caught in their trap. They used hooks to drag him away to Egypt.
5 Quæ cum vidisset quoniam infirmata est, et periit expectatio eius: tulit unum de leunculis suis, leonem constituit eum.
When she realized that the hope she had been waiting for was gone, she made another of her cubs into a young lion.
6 Qui incedebat inter leones, et factus est leo: et didicit prædam capere, et homines devorare:
He went around with the other lions, and became strong. Once he had learned how to tear up his prey, he started eating people.
7 Didicit viduas facere, et civitates earum in desertum adducere: et desolata est terra, et plenitudo eius a voce rugitus illius.
He tore down their fortresses and destroyed their towns. All the people living in the country were appalled when they heard him roaring.
8 Et convenerunt adversus eum Gentes undique de provinciis, et expanderunt super eum rete suum, in vulneribus earum captus est.
Then the people of the countries all around attacked him. They threw their net over him; he was caught in their trap.
9 Et miserunt eum in caveam, in catenis adduxerunt eum ad regem Babylonis: miseruntque eum in carcerem, ne audiretur vox eius ultra super montes Israel.
They used hooks to put him in a cage and took him to the king of Babylon. They led him away and imprisoned him so his roar wasn't heard any more in Israel's mountains.
10 Mater tua quasi vinea in sanguine tuo super aquam plantata est: fructus eius, et frondes eius creverunt ex aquis multis.
Your mother was like a vine planted in your vineyard at the waterside. It produced a lot of fruit and had many branches because it had plenty of water.
11 Et factæ sunt ei virgæ solidæ in sceptra dominantium, et exaltata est statura eius inter frondes: et vidit altitudinem suam in multitudine palmitum suorum.
Its branches were strong like rulers' scepters. It grew high above the tree canopy. People could see how tall and full of leaves it was.
12 Et evulsa est in ira, in terramque proiecta, et ventus urens siccavit fructum eius: marcuerunt, et arefactæ sunt virgæ roboris eius: ignis comedit eam.
But it was uprooted in anger and thrown down on the ground. The east wind blew and dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped of leaves and they withered. Then they were burned up in the fire.
13 Et nunc transplantata est in desertum, in terra invia, et sitienti.
Now the vine has been replanted in the desert, in a dry and waterless land.
14 Et egressus est ignis de virga ramorum eius, qui fructum eius comedit: et non fuit in ea virga fortis, sceptrum dominantium. Planctus est, et erit in planctum.
A fire blazed out from its main trunk and burned up its fruit. None of its branches that were once like a ruler's scepter are strong any more.” This is a funeral song and is to be used for mourning.
