Jeremiah 23

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1 Woe to the shepherds who mislead and scatter the flock of my pasture, says the LORD.	1 Væ pastoribus qui disperdunt et dilacerant gregem pascuæ meæ ! dicit Dominus.
2 Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, against the shepherds who shepherd my people: You have scattered my sheep and driven them away. You have not cared for them, but I will take care to punish your evil deeds.	2 Ideo hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël ad pastores qui pascunt populum meum : Vos dispersistis gregem meum, et ejecistis eos, et non visitastis eos : ecce ego visitabo super vos malitiam studiorum vestrorum, ait Dominus.
3 I myself will gather the remnant of my flock from all the lands to which I have driven them and bring them back to their meadow; there they shall increase and multiply.	3 Et ego congregabo reliquias gregis mei de omnibus terris ad quas ejecero eos illuc : et convertam eos ad rura sua, et crescent et multiplicabuntur.
4 I will appoint shepherds for them who will shepherd them so that they need no longer fear and tremble; and none shall be missing, says the LORD.	4 Et suscitabo super eos pastores, et pascent eos : non formidabunt ultra, et non pavebunt, et nullus quæretur ex numero, dicit Dominus.
5 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will raise up a righteous shoot to David; As king he shall reign and govern wisely, he shall do what is just and right in the land.	5 Ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus, et suscitabo David germen justum : et regnabit rex, et sapiens erit, et faciet judicium et justitiam in terra.
6 In his days Judah shall be saved, Israel shall dwell in security. This is the name they give him: "The LORD our justice."	6 In diebus illis salvabitur Juda, et Israël habitabit confidenter : et hoc est nomen quod vocabunt eum : Dominus justus noster.
7 Therefore, the days will come, says the LORD, when they shall no longer say, "As the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt";	7 Propter hoc ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus, et non dicent ultra : Vivit Dominus, qui eduxit filios Israël de terra Ægypti,
8 but rather, "As the LORD lives, who brought the descendants of the house of Israel up from the land of the north"--and from all the lands to which I banished them; they shall again live on their own land.	8 sed : Vivit Dominus, qui eduxit et adduxit semen domus Israël de terra aquilonis, et de cunctis terris ad quas ejeceram eos illuc, et habitabunt in terra sua.
9 Concerning the prophets: My heart within me is broken, my bones all tremble; I am like a man who is drunk, overcome by wine, Because of the LORD, because of his holy words.	9 Ad prophetas : Contritum est cor meum in medio mei ; contremuerunt omnia ossa mea : factus sum quasi vir ebrius, et quasi homo madidus a vino, a facie Domini, et a facie verborum sanctorum ejus.
10 With adulterers the land is filled; on their account the land mourns, the pasture ranges are seared. Theirs is an evil course, theirs is unjust power.	10 Quia adulteris repleta est terra, quia a facie maledictionis luxit terra, arefacta sunt arva deserti : factus est cursus eorum malus, et fortitudo eorum dissimilis.
11 Both prophet and priest are godless! In my very house I find their wickedness, says the LORD.	11 Propheta namque et sacerdos polluti sunt, et in domo mea inveni malum eorum, ait Dominus.
12 Hence their way shall become for them slippery ground. In the darkness they shall lose their footing, and fall headlong; Evil I will bring upon them: the year of their punishment, says the LORD.	12 Idcirco via eorum erit quasi lubricum in tenebris : impellentur enim, et corruent in ea : afferam enim super eos mala, annum visitationis eorum, ait Dominus.
13 Among Samaria's prophets I saw unseemly deeds: They prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel astray.	13 Et in prophetis Samariæ vidi fatuitatem : prophetabant in Baal, et decipiebant populum meum Israël.
14 But among Jerusalem's prophets I saw deeds still more shocking: Adultery, living in lies, siding with the wicked, so that no one turns from evil; To me they are all like Sodom, its citizens like Gomorrah.	14 Et in prophetis Jerusalem vidi similitudinem adulterantium, et iter mendacii : et confortaverunt manus pessimorum, ut non converteretur unusquisque a malitia sua : facti sunt mihi omnes ut Sodoma, et habitatores ejus quasi Gomorrha.
15 Therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts against the prophets: Behold, I will give them wormwood to eat, and poison to drink; For from Jerusalem's prophets ungodliness has gone forth into the whole land.	15 Propterea hæc dicit Dominus exercituum ad prophetas : Ecce ego cibabo eos absinthio, et potabo eos felle : a prophetis enim Jerusalem egressa est pollutio super omnem terram.
16 Thus says the LORD of hosts: Listen not to the words of your prophets, who fill you with emptiness; Visions of their own fancy they speak, not from the mouth of the LORD.	16 Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum : Nolite audire verba prophetarum qui prophetant vobis, et decipiunt vos : visionem cordis sui loquuntur, non de ore Domini.
17 They say to those who despise the word of the LORD, "Peace shall be yours"; And to everyone who walks in hardness of heart, "No evil shall overtake you."	17 Dicunt his qui blasphemant me : Locutus est Dominus : Pax erit vobis : et omni qui ambulat in pravitate cordis sui dixerunt : Non veniet super vos malum.
18 Now, who has stood in the council of the LORD, to see him and to hear his word? Who has heeded his word, so as to announce it?	18 Quis enim affuit in consilio Domini, et vidit, et audivit sermonem ejus ? quis consideravit verbum illius, et audivit ?
19 See, the storm of the LORD! His wrath breaks forth In a whirling storm that bursts upon the heads of the wicked.	19 Ecce turbo Dominicæ indignationis egredietur, et tempestas erumpens super caput impiorum veniet.
20 The anger of the LORD shall not abate until he has done and fulfilled what he has determined in his heart. When the time comes, you shall fully understand.	20 Non revertetur furor Domini, usque dum faciat et usque dum compleat cogitationem cordis sui : in novissimis diebus intelligetis consilium ejus.
21 I did not send these prophets, yet they ran; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.	21 Non mittebam prophetas, et ipsi currebant : non loquebar ad eos, et ipsi prophetabant.
22 Had they stood in my council, and did they but proclaim to my people my words, They would have brought them back from evil ways and from their wicked deeds.	22 Si stetissent in consilio meo, et nota fecissent verba mea populo meo, avertissem utique eos a via sua mala, et a cogitationibus suis pessimis.
23 Am I a God near at hand only, says the LORD, and not a God far off?	23 Putasne Deus e vicino ego sum, dicit Dominus, et non Deus de longe ?
24 Can a man hide in secret without my seeing him? says the LORD. Do I not fill both heaven and earth? says the LORD.	24 Si occultabitur vir in absconditis, et ego non videbo eum ? dicit Dominus. Numquid non cælum et terram ego impleo ? dicit Dominus.
25 I have heard the prophets who prophesy lies in my name say, "I had a dream! I had a dream!"	25 Audivi quæ dixerunt prophetæ prophetantes in nomine meo mendacium, atque dicentes : Somniavi, somniavi.
26 How long will this continue? Is my name in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy lies and their own deceitful fancies?	26 Usquequo istud est in corde prophetarum vaticinantium mendacium, et prophetantium seductiones cordis sui ?
27 By their dreams which they recount to each other, they think to make my people forget my name, just as their fathers forgot my name for Baal.	27 Qui volunt facere ut obliviscatur populus meus nominis mei, propter somnia eorum quæ narrat unusquisque ad proximum suum, sicut obliti sunt patres eorum nominis mei propter Baal ?
28 Let the prophet who has a dream recount his dream; let him who has my word speak my word truthfully! What has straw to do with the wheat? says the LORD.	28 Propheta qui habet somnium, narret somnium : et qui habet sermonem meum, loquatur sermonem meum vere. Quid paleis ad triticum ? dicit Dominus.
29 Is not my word like fire, says the LORD, like a hammer shattering rocks?	29 Numquid non verba mea sunt quasi ignis, dicit Dominus, et quasi malleus conterens petram ?
30 Therefore I am against the prophets, says the LORD, who steal my words from each other.	30 Propterea ecce ego ad prophetas, ait Dominus, qui furantur verba mea unusquisque a proximo suo.
31 Yes, I am against the prophets, says the LORD, who borrow speeches to pronounce oracles.	31 Ecce ego ad prophetas, ait Dominus, qui assumunt linguas suas, et aiunt : Dicit Dominus.
32 Yes, I am against the prophets who prophesy lying dreams, says the LORD, and who lead my people astray by recounting their lies and by their empty boasting. From me they have no mission or command, and they do this people no good at all, says the LORD.	32 Ecce ego ad prophetas somniantes mendacium, ait Dominus, qui narraverunt ea, et seduxerunt populum meum in mendacio suo et in miraculis suis, cum ego non misissem eos, nec mandassem eis : qui nihil profuerunt populo huic, dicit Dominus.
33 And when this people, or a prophet or a priest asks you, "What is the burden of the LORD?" you shall answer, "You are the burden, and I cast you off, says the LORD."	33 Si igitur interrogaverit te populus iste, vel propheta, aut sacerdos, dicens : Quod est onus Domini ? dices ad eos : Vos estis onus : projiciam quippe vos, dicit Dominus.
34 If a prophet or a priest or anyone else mentions "the burden of the LORD," I will punish that man and his house.	34 Et propheta, et sacerdos, et populus qui dicit : Onus Domini : visitabo super virum illum et super domum ejus.
35 Thus you shall ask, when speaking to one another, "What answer did the LORD give?" or, "What did the LORD say?"	35 Hæc dicetis unusquisque ad proximum, et ad fratrem suum : Quid respondit Dominus ? et quid locutus est Dominus ?
36 But the burden of the LORD you shall mention no more. For each man his own word becomes the burden so that you pervert the words of the living God, the LORD of hosts, our God.	36 Et onus Domini ultra non memorabitur : quia onus erit unicuique sermo suus, et pervertistis verba Dei viventis, Domini exercituum, Dei nostri.
37 Thus shall you ask the prophet, "What answer did the LORD give?" or, "What did the LORD say?"	37 Hæc dices ad prophetam : Quid respondit tibi Dominus ? et quid locutus est Dominus ?
38 But if you ask about "the burden of the LORD," then thus says the LORD: Because you use this phrase, "the burden of the LORD," though I forbade you to use it,	38 Si autem onus Domini dixeritis, propter hoc hæc dicit Dominus : Quia dixistis sermonem istum : Onus Domini, et misi ad vos dicens : Nolite dicere : Onus Domini :
39 therefore I will lift you on high and cast you from my presence, you and the city which I gave to you and your fathers.	39 propterea ecce ego tollam vos portans, et derelinquam vos, et civitatem quam dedi vobis et patribus vestris, a facie mea :
40 And I will bring upon you eternal reproach, eternal, unforgettable shame.	40 et dabo vos in opprobrium sempiternum, et in ignominiam æternam, quæ numquam oblivione delebitur.