Jeremiæ 5
1 Circuite vias Ierusalem, et aspicite, et considerate, et quærite in plateis eius, an inveniatis virum facientem iudicium, et quærentem fidem: et propitius ero ei.
Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in her broad places, if ye can find a man, if there is any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
2 Quod si etiam Vivit Dominus, dixerint: et hoc falso iurabunt.
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
3 Domine oculi tui respiciunt fidem: percussisti eos, et non doluerunt: attrivisti eos, et renuerunt accipere disciplinam: induraverunt facies suas supra petram, et noluerunt reverti.
O LORD, are not thy eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
4 Ego autem dixi: Forsitan pauperes sunt et stulti, ignorantes viam Domini, iudicium Dei sui.
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
5 Ibo igitur ad optimates, et loquar eis: ipsi enim cognoverunt viam Domini, iudicium Dei sui. Et ecce magis hi simul confregerunt iugum, ruperunt vincula.
I will go to the great men, and will speak to them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
6 Idcirco percussit eos leo de silva, lupus ad vesperam vastavit eos, pardus vigilans super civitates eorum: omnis, qui egressus fuerit ex eis, capietur: quia multiplicatæ sunt prævaricationes eorum, confortatæ sunt aversiones eorum.
Therefore a lion from the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out from there shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
7 Super quo propitius tibi esse potero? Filii tui dereliquerunt me, et iurant in his, qui non sunt dii: saturavi eos, et mœchati sunt, et in domo meretricis luxuriabantur.
How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, then they committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
8 Equi amatores, et emissarii facti sunt: Unusquisque ad uxorem proximi sui hinniebat.
They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.
9 Numquid super his non visitabo, dicit Dominus? Et in gente tali non ulciscetur anima mea?
Shall I not punish for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10 Ascendite muros eius, et dissipate, consummationem autem nolite facere: auferte propagines eius, quia non sunt Domini.
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD’S.
11 Prævaricatione enim prævaricata est in me domus Israel, et domus Iuda, ait Dominus.
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
12 Negaverunt Dominum, et dixerunt: Non est ipse: neque veniet super nos malum: gladium et famem non videbimus.
They have denied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
13 Prophetæ fuerunt in ventum locuti, et responsum non fuit in eis: Hæc ergo evenient illis.
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done to them.
14 Hæc dicit Dominus Deus exercituum: Quia locuti estis verbum istud: ecce ego do verba mea in ore tuo in ignem, et populum istum in ligna, et vorabit eos.
Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
15 Ecce ego adducam super vos gentem de longinquo domus Israel, ait Dominus: gentem robustam, gentem antiquam, gentem cuius ignorabis linguam, nec intelliges quid loquatur.
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
16 Pharetra eius quasi sepulchrum patens, universi fortes.
Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
17 Et comedet segetes tuas, et panem tuum: devorabit filios tuos, et filias tuas: comedet gregem tuum, et armenta tua: comedet vineam tuam et ficum tuam: et conteret urbes munitas tuas, in quibus tu habes fiduciam, gladio.
And they shall eat up thy harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish with the sword thy fortified cities, in which thou didst trust.
18 Verumtamen in diebus illis, ait Dominus, non faciam vos in consummationem.
Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.
19 Quod si dixeritis: Quare fecit nobis Dominus Deus noster hæc omnia? Dices ad eos: Sicut dereliquistis me, et servistis deo alieno in terra vestra, sic servietis alienis in terra non vestra.
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Why doeth the LORD our God all these things to us? then shalt thou answer them, As ye have forsaken me, and served foreign gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
20 Annunciate hoc domui Iacob, et auditum facite in Iuda, dicentes:
Declare this in the house of Jacob, and proclaim it in Judah, saying,
21 Audi popule stulte, qui non habes cor: qui habentes oculos non videtis: et aures, et non auditis.
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; who have eyes, and see not; who have ears, and hear not:
22 Me ergo non timebitis, ait Dominus: et a facie mea non dolebitis? Qui posui arenam terminum mari, præceptum sempiternum, quod non præteribit: et commovebuntur, et non poterunt: et intumescent fluctus eius, et non transibunt illud:
Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though its waves toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
23 Populo autem huic factum est cor incredulum et exasperans, recesserunt et abierunt.
But this people have a revolting and a rebellious heart; they have revolted and gone.
24 Et non dixerunt in corde suo: Metuamus Dominum Deum nostrum, qui dat nobis pluviam temporaneam et serotinam in tempore suo: plenitudinem annuæ messis custodientem nobis.
Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in its season: he reserveth to us the appointed weeks of harvest.
25 Iniquitates vestræ declinaverunt hæc: et peccata vestra prohibuerunt bonum a vobis:
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good things from you.
26 Quia inventi sunt in populo meo impii insidiantes quasi aucupes, laqueos ponentes, et pedicas ad capiendos viros.
For among my people are found wicked men: they lie in wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
27 Sicut decipula plena avibus, sic domus eorum plenæ dolo: ideo magnificati sunt et ditati.
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they have become great, and have grown rich.
28 Incrassati sunt et impinguati: et præterierunt sermones meos pessime. Causam viduæ non iudicaverunt, causam pupilli non direxerunt, et iudicium pauperum non iudicaverunt.
They have become fat, they shine: yea, they exceed the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
29 Numquid super his non visitabo, dicit Dominus? Aut super gentem huiuscemodi non ulciscetur anima mea?
Shall I not punish for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30 Stupor et mirabilia facta sunt in terra:
A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
31 Prophetæ prophetabant mendacium, et sacerdotes applaudebant manibus suis: et populus meus dilexit talia: quid igitur fiet in novissimo eius?
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in its end?
