Jeremiæ 49
1 Ad filios Ammon. Hæc dicit Dominus: Numquid non filii sunt Israel? aut heres non est ei? Cur igitur hereditate possedit Melchom, Gad: et populus eius in urbibus eius habitavit?
Against the children of 'Ammon, Thus hath said the Lord, Hath Israel no sons? or hath he no heir? why then doth Malcolm possess Gad, and why do his people dwell in his cities?
2 Ideo ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus: et auditum faciam super Rabbath filiorum Ammon fremitum prælii, et erit in tumultum dissipata, filiæque eius igni succendentur, et possidebit Israel possessores suos, ait Dominus.
Therefore, behold, days are coming, saith the Lord, when I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the children of 'Ammon; and it shall become a desolate heap, and its villages shall be burnt with fire: then shall Israel drive out those that drove them out, saith the Lord.
3 Ulula Hesebon, quoniam vastata est Hai. clamate filiæ Rabbath, accingite vos ciliciis: plangite et circuite per sepes: quoniam Melchom in transmigrationem ducetur, sacerdotes eius, et principes eius simul.
Wail, O Cheshbon, for 'Ai is wasted; cry aloud, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird yourselves with sackcloth; lament, and roam about among the sheepfolds; for Malcolm shall go into exile, [with] his priest and his princes together.
4 Quid gloriaris in vallibus? defluxit vallis tua filia delicata, quæ confidebas in thesauris tuis, et dicebas: Quis veniet ad me?
Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys? thy valley floweth [with blood], O backsliding daughter, that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who can come unto me?
5 Ecce ego inducam super te terrorem, ait Dominus Deus exercituum, ab omnibus qui sunt in circuitu tuo: et dispergemini singuli a conspectu vestro, nec erit qui congreget fugientes.
Behold, I will bring terror upon thee, saith the Lord the Eternal of hosts, from all those that are around thee: and ye shall be driven out every man in his own way; and none shall gather up the fugitive.
6 Et post hæc reverti faciam captivos filiorum Ammon, ait Dominus.
And afterward will I bring back again the captivity of the children of 'Ammon, saith the Lord.
7 Ad Idumæam. Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Numquid non ultra est sapientia in Theman? Periit consilium a filiis, inutilis facta est sapientia eorum.
Concerning Edom, thus hath said the Lord of hosts, Is there no more wisdom in Theman? is counsel vanished from the prudent? is their wisdom become corrupt?
8 Fugite et terga vertite, descendite in voraginem habitatores Dedan: quoniam perditionem Esau adduxi super eum, tempus visitationis eius.
They flee, turn round, seek their abode in deep places, — the inhabitants of Dedan; for the calamity of Esau do I bring upon him, the time when I visit him with punishment.
9 Si vindemiatores venissent super te, non reliquissent racemum: si fures in nocte, rapuissent quod sufficeret sibi.
If grape-gatherers had come to thee, would they not have left some gleanings? if thieves by night, they would destroy only till they had satisfied themselves;
10 Ego vero discooperui Esau, revelavi abscondita eius, et celari non poterit: vastatum est semen eius, et fratres eius, et vicini eius, et non erit.
But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret haunts, so that he will not be able to hide himself: his seed is wasted, and his brethren, and his neighbors, and he is no more.
11 Relinque pupillos tuos: ego faciam eos vivere: et viduæ tuæ in me sperabunt.
Leave thy fatherless children, I will have to preserve them alive: and thy widows must trust in me.
12 Quia hæc dicit Dominus: Ecce quibus non erat iudicium ut biberent calicem, bibentes bibent: et tu quasi innocens relinqueris? non eris innocens, sed bibens bibes.
For thus hath said the Lord, Behold, they whose right it was not to drink the cup have been compelled to drink it, and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink it.
13 Quia per memetipsum iuravi, dicit Dominus, quod in solitudinem, et in opprobrium, et in desertum, et in maledictionem erit Bosra: et omnes civitates eius erunt in solitudines sempiternas.
For by myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse; and all its cities shall become perpetual ruins.
14 Auditum audivi a Domino, et legatus ad Gentes missus est: Congregamini, et venite contra eam, et consurgamus in prælium:
A report have I heard from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, [saying, ] Gather yourselves together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.
15 Ecce enim parvulum dedi te in Gentibus contemptibilem inter homines.
For, lo, I render thee small among the nations, despised among men.
16 Arrogantia tua decepit te, et superbia cordis tui: qui habitas in cavernis petræ, et apprehendere niteris altitudinem collis. cum exaltaveris quasi aquila nidum tuum, inde detraham te, dicit Dominus.
Thy hastiness hath deceived thee, the presumption of thy heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldst make thy nest as high as the eagle, thence would I bring thee down, saith the Lord.
17 Et erit Idumæa deserta: omnis qui transibit per eam, stupebit, et sibilabit super omnes plagas eius.
And Edom shall become [an object of] astonishment: every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all its wounds.
18 Sicut subversa est Sodoma, et Gomorrha, et vicinæ eius, ait Dominus: non habitabit ibi vir, et non incolet eam filius hominis.
Like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors, saith the Lord, so shall no man dwell there, nor shall a son of man sojourn therein.
19 Ecce quasi leo ascendet de superbia Iordanis ad pulchritudinem robustam: quia subito currere faciam eum ad illam: et quis erit electus, quem præponam ei? quis enim similis mei? et quis sustinebit me? et quis est iste pastor, qui resistat vultui meo?
Behold, like a lion will he come up from the overflow of the Jordan against the strong habitation; for I will hasten him, [and] make him suddenly prevail against her; and him who is chosen will I array against her; for who is like me? and who will challenge me to battle? and who is that shepherd that can stand before me?
20 Propterea audite consilium Domini, quod iniit de Edom: et cogitationes eius, quas cogitavit de habitatoribus Theman: Si non deiecerint eos parvuli gregis, nisi dissipaverint cum eis habitaculum eorum.
Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord, that he hath resolved against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath devised against the inhabitants of Theman: Surely the least of the flocks shall drag them away; surely he will devastate over them their habitation.
21 A voce ruinæ eorum commota est terra: clamor in Mari rubro auditus est vocis eius.
At the noise of their fall the earth quaketh: [there is] an outcry, —at the Red Sea their voice is heard.
22 Ecce quasi aquila ascendet, et avolabit: et expandet alas suas super Bosran: et erit cor fortium Idumææ in die illa, quasi cor mulieris parturientis.
Behold, like the eagle shall he come up and fly along, and spread out his wings over Bozrah: and the heart of the mighty men of Edom shall be on that day as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
23 Ad Damascum: Confusa est Emath, et Arphad: quia auditum pessimum audierunt, turbati sunt in mari: præ solicitudine quiescere non potuit.
Concerning Damascus. Chamath and Arpad are made ashamed; for evil tidings have they heard, they are fainthearted: on the sea there is care, it is not able to be quiet.
24 Dissoluta est Damascus, versa est in fugam, tremor apprehendit eam: angustia et dolores tenuerunt eam quasi parturientem.
Damascus is become feeble, she turneth about to flee, and trembling hath taken hold on her: pangs and throes have seized her, as a woman in travail.
25 Quomodo dereliquerunt civitatem laudabilem, urbem lætitiæ!
“How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town of my joy!”
26 Ideo cadent iuvenes eius in plateis eius: et omnes viri prælii conticescent in die illa, ait Dominus exercituum.
Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall perish on that day, saith the Lord of hosts.
27 Et succendam ignem in muro Damasci, et devorabit mœnia Benadad.
And I will kindle a fire on the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.
28 Ad Cedar, et ad regna Asor, quæ percussit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis. Hæc dicit Dominus: Surgite, et ascendite ad Cedar, et vastate filios Orientis.
Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Chazor, which Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon smote, thus hath said the Lord, Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and devastate the men of the east.
29 Tabernacula eorum, et greges eorum capient: pelles eorum, et omnia vasa eorum, et camelos eorum tollent sibi: et vocabunt super eos formidinem in circuitu.
Their tents and their flocks shall they take away; their curtains, and all their vessels and their camels shall they take to themselves: and they shall call out over them, Terror is on every side.
30 Fugite, abite vehementer, in voraginibus sedete, qui habitatis Asor, ait Dominus: iniit enim contra vos Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis consilium, et cogitavit adversum vos cogitationes.
Flee, fly away far off, seek your abode in deep places, O ye inhabitants of Chazor, saith the Lord; for Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a device against you.
31 Consurgite, et ascendite ad gentem quietam, et habitantem confidenter, ait Dominus, non ostia, nec vectes eis: soli habitant.
Arise, get you up unto the nation that is at ease, that dwelleth in security, saith the Lord, which hath neither gates nor bars, which dwelleth alone.
32 Et erunt cameli eorum in direptionem, et multitudo iumentorum in prædam: et dispergam eos in omnem ventum, qui sunt attonsi in comam: et ex omni confinio eorum adducam interitum super eos, ait Dominus.
And their camels shall become a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter unto all winds those that have the hair cut round; and from all sides will I bring their calamity, saith the Lord.
33 Et erit Asor in habitaculum draconum, deserta usque in æternum: non manebit ibi vir, nec incolet eam filius hominis.
And Chazor shall become a dwelling for monsters, a desolation for ever: there shall no man dwell there, nor shall a son of man sojourn therein.
34 Quod facum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam prophetam adversus Ælam in principio regni Sedeciæ regis Iuda, dicens:
The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning 'Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the king of Judah, saying,
35 Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Ecce ego confrigam arcum Ælam, et summam fortitudinem eorum.
Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will break the bow of 'Elam, the chief of their strength.
36 Et inducam super Ælam quattuor ventos a quattuor plagis cæli: et ventilabo eos in omnes ventos istos: et non erit gens, ad quam non perveniant profugi Ælam.
And I will bring over 'Elam the four winds from the four quarters of the heavens, and I will scatter them toward all these winds: and there shall not be any nation whither shall not come the outcasts of 'Elam.
37 Et pavere faciam Ælam coram inimicis suis, et in conspectu quærentium animam eorum: et adducam super eos malum, iram furoris mei, dicit Dominus: et mittam post eos gladium donec consumam eos.
For I will cause 'Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before those that seek their life: and I will bring over them evil, the fierceness of my anger, saith the Lord: and I will send out after them the sword, till I have made an end of them.
38 Et ponam solium meum in Ælam, et perdam inde reges et principes, ait Dominus.
And I will set up my throne in 'Elam, and I will destroy thence king and princes, saith the Lord.
39 In novissimis autem diebus reverti faciam captivos Ælam, dicit Dominus.
But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring back again the captivity of 'Elam, saith the Lord.
