Hiezechielis Prophetæ 30
1 Et factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens:
Another message from the Lord came to me, saying,
2 Fili hominis propheta, et dic: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Ululate, væ, væ diei:
“Son of man, prophesy and announce that this is what the Lord God says: Weep! This is a terrible day!
3 quia iuxta est dies, et appropinquat dies Domini: dies nubis, tempus Gentium erit.
The day is soon coming—the Day of the Lord is near. It will be a gloomy, cloudy day, a time of judgment for the nations.
4 Et veniet gladius in Ægyptum: et erit pavor in Æthiopia, cum ceciderint vulnerati in Ægypto, et ablata fuerit multitudo illius, et destructa fundamenta eius.
A sword will come to attack Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when people are killed in Egypt, when it's robbed of its wealth and the country ruined.
5 Æthiopia, et Libya, et Lydi, et omne reliquum vulgus, et Chub, et filii terræ fœderis, cum eis gladio cadent.
Cush, Put, and Lud, and many other peoples, as well as Arabia, Kub, and the people of the promised land, they all, like Egypt, will be killed by the sword.
6 Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Et corruent fulcientes Ægyptum, et destruetur superbia imperii eius: a turre Syenes gladio cadent in ea, ait Dominus Deus exercituum.
This is what the Lord says: Egypt's allies will fall, and the country will lose its prestigious position. From Migdol in the north to Syene in the south, they will be killed by the sword, declares the Lord God.
7 Et dissipabuntur in medio terrarum desolatarum, et urbes eius in medio civitatum desertarum erunt.
Egypt will become more of a wasteland than any other country, and its towns will be left in ruins.
8 Et scient quia ego Dominus: cum dedero ignem in Ægypto, et attriti fuerint omnes auxiliatores eius.
Then they will acknowledge that I am the Lord when I set fire to Egypt and all its allies are crushed.
9 In die illa egredientur nuncii a facie mea in trieribus ad conterendam Æthiopiæ confidentiam, et erit pavor in eis in die Ægypti, quia absque dubio veniet.
At that time I will send messengers in ships to shock Cush out of its sense of security. They will tremble in fear when disasters hit Egypt. Watch out! It's definitely coming!
10 Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: cessare faciam multitudinem Ægypti in manu Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis.
This is what the Lord God says: I will use Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to take away Egypt's wealth.
11 Ipse et populus eius cum eo fortissimi Gentium adducentur ad disperdendam terram: et evaginabunt gladios suos super Ægyptum: et implebunt terram interfectis.
He and his army from the cruelest nation in the world will be brought to destroy the country. They will use their swords to attack Egypt, and they will fill the land with dead bodies.
12 Et faciam alveos fluminum aridos, et tradam terram in manus pessimorum: et dissipabo terram, et plenitudinem eius manu alienorum, ego Dominus locutus sum.
I will dry up the rivers and sell the land to wicked people. Using these foreigners I will ruin the land and everything in it. I the Lord have spoken.
13 Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Et disperdam simulachra, et cessare faciam idola de Memphis: et dux de Terra Ægypti non erit amplius: et dabo terrorem in Terra Ægypti.
This is what the Lord God says: I'm going to destroy the idols and get rid of the images in Memphis. There won't be a prince in Egypt any longer, and I will make everyone in the country terrified.
14 Et disperdam terram Phathures, et dabo ignem in Taphnis, et faciam iudicia in Alexandria.
I will destroy Pathros, set Zoan on fire, and punish Thebes.
15 Et effundam indignationem meam super Pelusium robur Ægypti, et interficiam multitudinem Alexandriæ,
I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium, Egypt's fortress town, and wipe out the army at Thebes.
16 et dabo ignem in Ægypto: quasi parturiens dolebit Pelusium, et Alexandria erit dissipata, et in Memphis angustiæ quotidianæ.
I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will suffer, Thebes will be ripped apart, and Memphis will face trouble every day.
17 Iuvenes Heliopoleos, et Bubasti gladio cadent, et ipsæ captivæ ducentur.
The young soldiers of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and the people from those towns will be taken captive.
18 Et in Taphnis nigrescet dies, cum contrivero ibi sceptra Ægypti, et defecerit in ea superbia potentiæ eius: ipsam nubes operiet, filiæ autem eius in captivitatem ducentur.
It will be a dark day in Tahpanhes when I break Egypt's power and bring to an end their proud strength. It will be under a cloud as the people go into captivity.
19 Et iudicia faciam in Ægypto: et scient quia ego Dominus.
This is how I'm going to punish Egypt, and they will acknowledge that I am the Lord.”
20 Et factum est in undecimo anno, in primo mense, in septima mensis, factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens:
On the seventh day of the first month of the eleventh year, a message from the Lord came to me, saying,
21 Fili hominis brachium Pharaonis regis Ægypti confregi: et ecce non est obvolutum ut restitueretur ei sanitas, ut ligaretur pannis, et fasciaretur linteolis, ut recepto robore posset tenere gladium.
“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. You can see that it hasn't been bandaged up to heal it, or put it in a splint to provide enough strength to hold a sword.
22 Propterea hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Ecce ego ad Pharaonem regem Ægypti, et comminuam brachium eius forte, sed confractum: et deiiciam gladium de manu eius:
So this is what the Lord God says: Watch out, because I'm condemning Pharaoh king of Egypt! I will break his arms, both the one that's still good and the one already broken, and I will make him drop his sword.
23 et dispergam Ægyptum in gentibus, et ventilabo eos in terris.
I will scatter the Egyptians among the different nations and countries.
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 make the arms of the king of Babylon strong, and put my sword in his hand, but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he will moan in pain like someone who's about to die.
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 Ægypti.
I will make the arms of Babylon's king strong, but Pharaoh's arms will drop to his sides, weak and useless. Then they will acknowledge that I am the Lord, when I put my sword in the hand of the king of Babylon and he uses it to attack Egypt.
26 Et dispergam Ægyptum in nationes, et ventilabo eos in terras, et scient quia ego Dominus.
When I scatter the Egyptians among the different nations and countries, they will acknowledge that I am the Lord.”
