Hiezechielis Prophetæ 30

1 et factum est verbum Domini ad me dicens

Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2 fili hominis propheta et dic haec dicit Dominus Deus ululate vae vae diei

“Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’

3 quia iuxta est dies et adpropinquavit dies Domini dies nubis tempus gentium erit

For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

4 et veniet gladius in Aegyptum et erit pavor in Aethiopia cum ceciderint vulnerati in Aegypto et ablata fuerit multitudo illius et destructa fundamenta eius

A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.

5 Aethiopia et Lybia et Lydii et omne reliquum vulgus et Chub et filii terrae foederis cum eis gladio cadent

Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.

6 haec dicit Dominus Deus et corruent fulcientes Aegyptum et destruetur superbia imperii eius a turre Syenes gladio cadent in ea ait Dominus exercituum

For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her,

7 et dissipabuntur in medio terrarum desolatarum et urbes eius in medio civitatum desertarum erunt

They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.

8 et scient quoniam ego Dominus cum dedero ignem in Aegyptum et adtriti fuerint omnes auxiliatores eius

Then they will know that I am the LORD when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are shattered.

9 in die illa egredientur nuntii a facie mea in trieribus ad conterendam Aethiopiae confidentiam et erit pavor in eis in die Aegypti quia absque dubio veniet

On that day messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten Cush out of complacency. Anguish will come upon them on the day of Egypt’s doom. For it is indeed coming.

10 haec dicit Dominus Deus et cessare faciam multitudinem Aegypti in manu Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis

This is what the Lord GOD says: I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

11 ipse et populus eius cum eo fortissimi gentium adducentur ad disperdendam terram et evaginabunt gladios suos super Aegyptum et implebunt terram interfectis

He and his people with him, the most ruthless of the nations, will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.

12 et faciam alveos fluminum aridos et tradam terram in manu pessimorum et dissipabo terram et plenitudinem eius in manu alienorum ego Dominus locutus sum

I will make the streams dry up and sell the land to the wicked. By the hands of foreigners I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it.

13 haec dicit Dominus Deus et disperdam simulacra et cessare faciam idola de Memphis et dux de terra Aegypti non erit amplius et dabo terrorem in terra Aegypti

This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land.

14 et disperdam terram Fatures et dabo ignem in Tafnis et faciam iudicia in Alexandriam

I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes.

15 et effundam indignationem meam super Pelusium robur Aegypti et interficiam multitudinem Alexandriae

I will pour out My wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the crowds of Thebes.

16 et dabo ignem in Aegypto quasi parturiens dolebit Pelusium et Alexandria erit dissipata et in Memphis angustiae cotidianae

I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress.

17 iuvenes Eliupoleos et Bubasti gladio cadent et ipsae captivae ducentur

The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.

18 et in Tafnis nigrescet dies cum contrivero ibi sceptra Aegypti et defecerit in ea superbia potentiae eius ipsam nubes operiet filiae autem eius in captivitatem ducentur

The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.

19 et faciam iudicia in Aegypto et scient quia ego Dominus

So I will execute judgment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.”

20 et factum est in undecimo anno in primo in septima mensis factum est verbum Domini ad me dicens

In the eleventh year, on the seventh day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

21 fili hominis brachium Pharao regis Aegypti confregi et ecce non est obvolutum ut restitueretur ei sanitas ut ligaretur pannis et farciretur linteolis et recepto robore posset tenere gladium

“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.

22 propterea haec dicit Dominus Deus ecce ego ad Pharao regem Aegypti et comminuam brachium eius forte sed confractum et deiciam gladium de manu eius

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.

23 et dispergam Aegyptum in gentibus et ventilabo eos in terris

I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.

24 et confortabo brachia regis Babylonis daboque gladium meum in manu eius et confringam brachia Pharaonis et gement gemitibus interfecti coram facie eius

I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.

25 et confortabo brachia regis Babylonis et brachia Pharaonis concident et scient quia ego Dominus cum dedero gladium meum in manu regis Babylonis et extenderit eum super terram Aegypti

I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king, but Pharaoh’s arms will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I place My sword in the hand of Babylon’s king, and he wields it against the land of Egypt.

26 et dispergam Aegyptum in nationes et ventilabo eos in terris et scient quia ego Dominus

I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”