Jeremiæ 29
1 Et haec sunt verba libri, quae misit Ieremias propheta de Ierusalem ad reliquias seniorum transmigrationis, et ad sacerdotes, et ad prophetas, et ad omnem populum, quem traduxerat Nabuchodonosor de Ierusalem in Babylonem:
And these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders of the exiles, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon;
2 postquam egressus est Iechonias rex, et domina, et eunuchi, et principes Iuda, et Ierusalem, et faber, et inclusor de Ierusalem:
(After king Jechonyah and the queen-mother, and the court-officers, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the locksmiths, were departed from Jerusalem; )
3 in manu Elasa filii Saphan, et Gamariae filii Helchiae, quos misit Sedechias rex Iuda ad Nabuchodonosor regem Babylonis in Babylonem, dicens:
By the hand of El'assah the son of Shaphan, and Gemaryah the son of Chilkiyah, [whom Zedekiah the king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, ] saying,
4 Haec dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel omni transmigrationi, quam transtuli de Ierusalem in Babylonem:
Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all the exiles, whom I have caused to be carried into exile from Jerusalem unto Babylon,
5 Aedificate domos, et habitate: et plantate hortos, et comedite fructum eorum.
Build ye houses, and dwell therein; and plant gardens, and eat their fruit;
6 Accipite uxores, et generate filios et filias: et date filiis vestris uxores, et filias vestras date viris, et pariant filios et filias: et multiplicamini ibi, et nolite esse pauci numero.
Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may multiply there, and not be diminished.
7 Et quaerite pacem civitatis, ad quam transmigrare vos feci: et orate pro ea ad Dominum: quia in pace illius erit pax vobis.
And seek the welfare of the city whither I have banished you, and pray in its behalf unto the Lord; for in its welfare shall ye fare well.
8 Haec enim dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel: Non vos seducant prophetae vestri, qui sunt in medio vestrum, et divini vestri: et ne attendatis ad somnia vestra, quae vos somniatis:
For thus hath said the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Let not your prophets, that are in the midst of you, and your diviners, deceive you, and do not hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamt;
9 quia falso ipsi prophetant vobis in nomine meo: et non misi eos, dicit Dominus.
For with falsehood do they prophesy unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the Lord.
10 Quia haec dicit Dominus: Cum coeperint impleri in Babylone septuaginta anni, visitabo vos: et suscitabo super vos verbum meum bonum, ut reducam vos ad locum istum.
For thus hath said the Lord, Because only after the accomplishment of seventy years for Babylon, will I visit you, and fulfill respecting you my good word, in causing you to return to this place.
11 Ego enim scio cogitationes, quas ego cogito super vos, ait Dominus, cogitationes pacis, et non afflictionis, ut dem vobis finem et patientiam.
For I alone know the thoughts that I entertain respecting you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you a [happy] future and hope.
12 Et invocabitis me, et ibitis: et orabitis me, et ego exaudiam vos.
And you will call upon me, and ye will go and will pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
13 Quaeretis me, et invenietis: cum quaesieritis me in toto corde vestro.
And ye will seek me, and shall find me, for ye will search for me with all your heart.
14 Et inveniar a vobis, ait Dominus: et reducam captivitatem vestram, et congregabo vos de universis gentibus, et de cunctis locis, ad quae expuli vos, dicit Dominus: et reverti vos faciam de loco, ad quem transmigrare vos feci.
And I will be found of you, saith the Lord; and I will bring back your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will cause you to return unto the place whence I have banished you.
15 Quia dixistis: Suscitabit nobis Dominus Prophetas in Babylone:
Because ye have said, The Lord hath raised us up prophets in Babylon.
16 Quia haec dicit Dominus ad regem, qui sedet super solium David, et ad omnem populum habitatorem urbis huius, ad fratres vestros, qui non sunt egressi vobiscum in transmigrationem.
But thus hath said the Lord concerning the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and concerning all the people that dwell in this city, your brethren that are not gone forth with you into exile;
17 Haec dicit Dominus exercituum: Ecce mittam in eos gladium, et famem, et pestem: et ponam eos quasi ficus malas, quae comedi non possunt, eo quod pessimae sint.
Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will send out against them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence; and I will render them like the detestable figs, that cannot be eaten, from being so bad.
18 Et persequar eos in gladio, et in fame, et in pestilentia: et dabo eos in vexationem universis regnis terrae: in maledictionem, et in stuporem, et in sibilum, et in opprobrium cunctis Gentibus, ad quas ego eieci eos:
And I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will make them a horror unto all the kingdoms of the earth, a curse, and an astonishment, and a derision, and a disgrace, among all the nations whither I have driven them;
19 eo quod non audierint verba mea, dicit Dominus: quae misit ad eos per servos meos prophetas de nocte consurgens, et mittens: et non audistis, dicit Dominus.
For the reason that they have not hearkened to my words, saith the Lord, since I sent unto them my servants the prophets, causing them to rise up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the Lord.
20 Vos ergo audite verbum Domini omnis transmigratio, quam emisi de Ierusalem in Babylonem.
But ye—hear ye the word of the Lord, all ye exiles whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
21 Haec dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel ad Achab filium Coliae, et ad Sedechiam filium Maasiae, qui prophetant vobis in nomine meo mendaciter: Ecce ego tradam eos in manus Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis: et percutiet eos in oculis vestris.
Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Achab the son of Kolayah, and of Zedekiah the son of Ma'asseyah, who prophesy unto you in my name falsehood, Behold, I will give them up into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon: and he shall smite them before your eyes.
22 Et assumetur ex eis maledictio omni transmigrationi Iuda, quae est in Babylone, dicentium: Ponat te Dominus sicut Sedechiam, et sicut Achab, quos frixit rex Babylonis in igne:
And a curse shall be derived from them for all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, “May the Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Achab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;”
23 pro eo quod fecerint stultitiam in Israel, et moechati sunt in uxores amicorum suorum, et locuti sunt verbum in nomine meo mendaciter, quod non mandavi eis: ego sum iudex et testis, dicit Dominus.
Because they have done scandalous deeds in Israel, and have committed adultery with the wives of their neighbors, and have spoken in my name falsehood, which I had not commanded them; whereas I am the one that know, and am the witness, saith the Lord.
24 Et ad Semeiam Nehelamiten dices:
And to Shema'yahu the Nechelamite shalt thou say, as followeth,
25 Haec dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israel: Pro eo quod misisti in nomine tuo libros ad omnem populum, qui est in Ierusalem, et ad Sophoniam filium Maasiae sacerdotem, et ad universos sacerdotes, dicens:
Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent in thy name letters unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephanyah the son of Ma'asseyah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
26 Dominus dedit te sacerdotem pro Ioiade sacerdote, ut sis dux in domo Domini super omnem virum arreptitium et prophetantem, ut mittas eum in nervum et in carcerem.
The Lord hath appointed thee priest in the place of Jehoyada' the priest, that ye should be superintendents in the house of the Lord, for every man that is mad, and that prophesieth, that thou shouldst put him in the stocks, and in prison:
27 Et nunc quare non increpasti Ieremiam Anathothiten, qui prophetat vobis?
And now, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of 'Anathoth, who prophesieth to you?
28 Quia super hoc misit in Babylonem ad nos, dicens: Longum est: aedificate domos, et habitate: et plantate hortos, et comedite fructus eorum.
For the reason that he hath sent unto us to Babylon saying, It will last a long time: build ye houses, and dwell therein; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit thereof.
29 Legit ergo Sophonias sacerdos librum istum in auribus Ieremiae prophetae.
And Zephanyah the priest read the letter before the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
30 Et factum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam, dicens:
Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying,
31 Mitte ad omnem transmigrationem, dicens: Haec dicit Dominus ad Semeiam Nehelamiten: Pro eo quod prophetavit vobis Semeias, et ego non misi eum: et fecit vos confidere in mendacio:
Send to all the exiles, saying, Thus hath said the Lord concerning Shema'yah the Nechlamite, Whereas Shema'yah hath prophesied unto you, while I have not sent him, and he hath caused you to rely on a falsehood:
32 idcirco haec dicit Dominus: Ecce ego visitabo super Semeiam Nehelamiten, et super semen eius: non erit ei vir sedens in medio populi huius, et non videbit bonum, quod ego faciam populo meo, ait Dominus: quia praevaricationem locutus est adversus Dominum.
Therefore thus hath said the Lord, Behold, I will inflict punishment on Shema'yah the Nechlamite, and on his seed; he shall not have a man to dwell in the midst of this people; and he shall not behold the good that I am doing for my people, saith the Lord; because he hath spoken revolt against the Lord.
