Hiezechielis Prophetæ 19
1 Et tu assume planctum super principes Israël,
“As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel
2 et dices: Quare mater tua leæna inter leones cubavit? in medio leunculorum enutrivit catulos suos?
and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.
3 Et eduxit unum de leunculis suis, et leo factus est: et didicit capere prædam, hominemque comedere.
She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
4 Et audierunt de eo gentes: et non absque vulneribus suis ceperunt eum, et adduxerunt eum in catenis in terram Ægypti.
When the nations heard of him, he was trapped in their pit. With hooks they led him away to the land of Egypt.
5 Quæ cum vidisset quoniam infirmata est, et periit exspectatio ejus, tulit unum de leunculis suis; leonem constituit eum.
When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
6 Qui incedebat inter leones, et factus est leo: et didicit prædam capere, et homines devorare:
He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
7 didicit viduas facere, et civitates earum in desertum adducere: et desolata est terra et plenitudo ejus a voce rugitus illius.
He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring.
8 Et convenerunt adversus eum gentes undique de provinciis, et expanderunt super eum rete suum: in vulneribus earum captus est,
Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.
9 et miserunt eum in caveam: in catenis adduxerunt eum ad regem Babylonis, miseruntque eum in carcerem, ne audiretur vox ejus ultra super montes Israël.
With hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.
10 Mater tua quasi vinea in sanguine tuo super aquam plantata est: fructus ejus et frondes ejus creverunt ex aquis multis.
Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters.
11 Et factæ sunt ei virgæ solidæ in sceptra dominantium, et exaltata est statura ejus inter frondes, et vidit altitudinem suam in multitudine palmitum suorum.
It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.
12 Et evulsa est in ira, in terramque projecta, et ventus urens siccavit fructum ejus: marcuerunt et arefactæ sunt virgæ roboris ejus: ignis comedit eam.
But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.
13 Et nunc transplantata est in desertum, in terra invia et sitienti.
Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.
14 Et egressus est ignis de virga ramorum ejus, qui fructum ejus comedit: et non fuit in ea virga fortis, sceptrum dominantium. Planctus est, et erit in planctum.
Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”
