Jeremiæ 44

1 Verbum, quod factum est per Ieremiam ad omnes Iudæos, qui habitabant in Terra Ægypti, habitantes in Magdalo, et in Taphnis, et in Memphis, et in Terra Phatures, dicens:

The word that has been to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who are dwelling in the land of Egypt—who are dwelling in Migdol, and in Tahpanhes, and in Noph, and in the land of Pathros—saying,

2 Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel: Vos vidistis omne malum istud, quod adduxi super Ierusalem, et super omnes urbes Iuda: et ecce desertæ sunt hodie, et non est in eis habitator:

“Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: You have seen all the calamity that I have brought in on Jerusalem, and on all the cities of Judah, and behold, they [are] a desolation to this day, and there is none dwelling in them,

3 Propter malitiam, quam fecerunt ut me ad iracundiam provocarent, et irent ut sacrificarent, et colerent deos alienos, quos nesciebant et illi, et vos, et patres vestri.

because of their wickedness that they have done, by provoking Me to anger, by going to make incense, by serving other gods, that they did not know, they, you, and your fathers.

4 Et misi ad vos omnes servos meos prophetas de nocte consurgens, mittensque et dicens: Nolite facere verbum abominationis huiuscemodi, quam odivi.

And I send to you all My servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying, Please do not do this abomination that I have hated—

5 Et non audierunt, nec inclinaverunt aurem suam ut converterentur a malis suis, et non sacrificarent diis alienis.

and they have not listened nor inclined their ear to turn back from their wickedness, not to make incense to other gods,

6 Et conflata est indignatio mea et furor meus, et succensa est in civitatibus Iuda, et in plateis Ierusalem: et versæ sunt in solitudinem et vastitatem secundum diem hanc.

and My fury is poured out, and My anger, and it burns in cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem, and they are for a ruin, for a desolation, as [at] this day.

7 Et nunc hæc dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel: Quare vos facitis malum grande hoc contra animas vestras, ut intereat ex vobis vir et mulier, parvulus et lactens de medio Iudæ, nec relinquatur vobis quidquam residuum:

And now, thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: Why are you doing great evil to your own souls, to cut off man and woman, infant and suckling, from you, from the midst of Judah, so as not to leave a remnant to you:

8 Provocantes me in operibus manuum vestrarum, sacrificando diis alienis in Terra Ægypti, in quam ingressi estis ut habitetis ibi: et dispereatis, et sitis in maledictionem, et in opprobrium cunctis gentibus terræ?

by provoking Me to anger by the works of your hands, by making incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, to where you are going to sojourn, so as to cut yourselves off, and so as to your being for a reviling and for a reproach among all nations of the earth?

9 Numquid obliti estis mala patrum vestrorum, et mala regum Iuda, et mala uxorum eius, et mala vestra, et mala uxorum vestrarum, quæ fecerunt in Terra Iuda, et in regionibus Ierusalem?

Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, that they have done in the land of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem?

10 Non sunt mundati usque ad diem hanc: et non timuerunt, et non ambulaverunt in lege Domini, et in præceptis meis, quæ dedi coram vobis et coram patribus vestris.

They have not been humbled to this day, nor have they been afraid, nor have they walked in My law, and in My statutes, that I have set before you and before your fathers.

11 Ideo hæc dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel: Ecce ego ponam faciem meam in vobis in malum: et disperdam omnem Iudam.

Therefore, thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: Behold, I am setting My face against you for calamity, even to cut off all Judah,

12 Et assumam reliquias Iudæ, qui posuerunt facies suas ut ingrederentur Terram Ægypti, et habitarent ibi: et consumentur omnes in Terra Ægypti: cadent in gladio et in fame: et consumentur a minimo usque ad maximum in gladio, et in fame morientur: et erunt in iusiurandum, et in miraculum, et in maledictionem, et in opprobrium.

and I have taken the remnant of Judah, who have set their faces to enter the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they have all been consumed in the land of Egypt; they fall by sword [and] are consumed by famine, from the least even to the greatest, they die by sword and by famine, and they have been for an execration, for an astonishment, and for a reviling, and for a reproach.

13 Et visitabo super habitatores Terræ Ægypti, sicut visitavi super Ierusalem in gladio, et fame, et peste.

And I have seen after those dwelling in the land of Egypt, as I saw after Jerusalem, with sword, with famine, and with pestilence,

14 Et non erit qui effugiat, et sit residuus de reliquis Iudæorum, qui vadunt ut peregrinentur in Terra Ægypti: et revertantur in Terram Iuda, ad quam ipsi elevant animas suas ut revertantur, et habitent ibi: non revertentur nisi qui fugerint.

and there is not an escaped and remaining one of the remnant of Judah, who are entering into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, even to turn back to the land of Judah, to where they are lifting up their soul to return to dwell, for they do not turn back, except those escaping.”

15 Responderunt autem Ieremiæ omnes viri scientes quod sacrificarent uxores eorum diis alienis: et universæ mulieres, quarum stabat multitudo grandis, et omnis populus habitantium in Terra Ægypti in Phatures, dicentes:

And they answer Jeremiah—all the men who are knowing that their wives are making incense to other gods, and all the women who are remaining, a great assembly, even all the people who are dwelling in the land of Egypt, in Pathros—saying:

16 Sermonem, quem locutus es ad nos in nomine Domini, non audiemus ex te:

“The word that you have spoken to us in the Name of YHWH—we are not listening to you;

17 sed facientes faciemus omne verbum, quod egredietur de ore nostro ut sacrificemus reginæ cæli, et libemus ei libamina, sicut fecimus nos, et patres nostri, reges nostri, et principes nostri in urbibus Iuda, et in plateis Ierusalem: et saturati sumus panibus, et bene nobis erat, malumque non vidimus.

for we certainly do everything that has gone out of our mouth, to make incense to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our heads, in cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem, and—we are satisfied with bread, and we are well, and we have not seen calamity.

18 Ex eo autem tempore, quo cessavimus sacrificare reginæ cæli, et libare ei libamina, indigemus omnibus, et gladio, et fame consumpti sumus.

And from the time we have ceased to make incense to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, we have lacked all, and we have been consumed by sword and by famine,

19 Quod si nos sacrificamus reginæ cæli, et libamus ei libamina: numquid sine viris nostris fecimus ei placentas ad colendum eam, et libandum ei libamina?

and when we are making incense to the queen of the heavens, and pouring out drink-offerings to her—have we made cakes for her to idolize her, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, without our husbands?”

20 Et dixit Ieremias ad omnem populum adversum viros, et adversum mulieres, et adversum universam plebem, qui responderant ei verbum, dicens:

And Jeremiah says to all the people, concerning the men and concerning the women, and concerning all the people who are answering him, saying,

21 Numquid non sacrificium, quod sacrificastis in civitatibus Iuda, et in plateis Ierusalem vos et patres vestri, reges vestri, et principes vestri, et populus terræ, horum recordatus est Dominus, et ascendit super cor eius?

“The incense that you made in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, you, and your fathers, your kings, and your heads, and the people of the land, has YHWH not remembered it? Indeed, it comes up on His heart.

22 Et non poterat Dominus ultra portare propter malitiam studiorum vestrorum, et propter abominationes, quas fecistis, et facta est terra vestra in desolationem, et in stuporem, et in maledictum, eo quod non sit habitator, sicut est dies hæc.

And YHWH is not able to accept [you] anymore, because of the evil of your doings, because of the abominations that you have done, and your land is for a ruin, and for an astonishment, and for a reviling, without inhabitant, as [at] this day.

23 Propterea quod sacrificaveritis idolis, et peccaveritis Domino: et non audieritis vocem Domini, et in lege, et in præceptis, et in testimoniis eius non ambulaveritis: idcirco evenerunt vobis mala hæc, sicut est dies hæc.

Because that you have made incense, and because you have sinned against YHWH, and have not listened to the voice of YHWH, and have not walked in His law, and in His statutes, and in His testimonies, therefore this calamity has met you as [at] this day.”

24 Dixit autem Ieremias ad omnem populum, et ad universas mulieres: Audite verbum Domini omnis Iuda, qui estis in Terra Ægypti:

And Jeremiah says to all the people, and to all the women, “Hear a word of YHWH, all Judah who [are] in the land of Egypt:

25 Hæc inquit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel, dicens: Vos, et uxores vestræ locuti estis ore vestro, et manibus vestris implestis, dicentes: Faciamus vota nostra, quæ vovimus, ut sacrificemus reginæ cæli, et libemus ei libamina. Implestis vota vestra, et opere perpetrastis ea.

Thus spoke YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel, saying, You and your wives both speak with your mouth, and with your hands have fulfilled, saying, We certainly execute our vows that we have vowed, to make incense to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out drink-offerings to her. You certainly establish your vows, and certainly execute your vows.

26 Ideo audite verbum Domini omnis Iuda, qui habitatis in Terra Ægypti: Ecce ego iuravi in nomine meo magno, ait Dominus: quia nequaquam ultra vocabitur nomen meum ex ore omnis viri Iudæi, dicentis: Vivit Dominus Deus in omni Terra Ægypti.

Therefore, hear a word of YHWH, all Judah who are dwelling in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great Name, said YHWH, My Name is no longer proclaimed by the mouth of any man of Judah, saying, Lord YHWH lives—in all the land of Egypt.

27 Ecce ego vigilabo super eos in malum, et non in bonum: et consumentur omnes viri Iuda, qui sunt in Terra Ægypti, gladio, et fame donec penitus consumantur.

Behold, I am watching over them for calamity, and not for good, and all the men of Judah who [are] in the land of Egypt have been consumed by sword and by famine, until their consumption.

28 Et qui fugerint gladium, revertentur de Terra Ægypti in Terram Iuda viri pauci: et scient omnes reliquiæ Iuda ingredientium Terram Ægypti, ut habitent ibi, cuius sermo compleatur, meus, an illorum.

And the escaped of the sword turn back out of the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number, and all the remnant of Judah, who are coming into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, have known whose word is established, Mine or theirs.

29 Et hoc vobis signum, ait Dominus, quod visitem ego super vos in loco isto: ut sciatis quia vere complebuntur sermones mei contra vos in malum.

And this [is] the sign to you—a declaration of YHWH—that I am seeing after you in this place, so that you know that My words are certainly established against you for calamity—

30 Hæc dicit Dominus: Ecce ego tradam Pharaonem Ephree regem Ægypti in manu inimicorum eius, et in manu quærentium animam illius: sicut tradidi Sedeciam regem Iuda in manu Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis inimici sui, et quærentis animam eius.

thus said YHWH: Behold, I am giving Pharaoh-Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of those seeking his life, as I have given Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and who is seeking his life.”