Geremia 13

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Haec dixit Dominus ad me: “ Vade et posside tibi lumba re lineum etpones illud super lumbos tuos et in aquam non inferes illud ”.	1 The LORD said to me: Go buy yourself a linen loincloth; wear it on your loins, but do not put it in water.
2 Et possedilumbare iuxta verbum Domini et posui circa lumbos meos.	2 I bought the loincloth, as the LORD commanded, and put it on.
3 Et factus est sermoDomini ad me secundo dicens:	3 A second time the word of the LORD came to me thus:
4 “ Tolle lumbare, quod possedisti, quod estcirca lumbos tuos, et surgens vade ad Euphraten et absconde ibi illud inforamine petrae ”.	4 Take the loincloth which you bought and are wearing, and go now to the Parath; there hide it in a cleft of the rock.
5 Et abii et abscondi illud ad Euphraten, sicut praeceperatmihi Dominus.	5 Obedient to the LORD'S command, I went to the Parath and buried the loincloth.
6 Et factum est, post dies plurimos dixit Dominus ad me: “Surge, vade ad Euphraten et tolle inde lumbare, quod praecepi tibi, utabsconderes ibi ”.	6 After a long interval, he said to me: Go now to the Parath and fetch the loincloth which I told you to hide there.
7 Et abii ad Euphraten et fodi et tuli lumbare de loco, ubiabsconderam illud; et ecce, computruerat lumbare, ita ut nulli usui aptum esset.	7 Again I went to the Parath, sought out and took the loincloth from the place where I had hid it. But it was rotted, good for nothing!
8 Et factum est verbum Domini ad me dicens:	8 Then the message came to me from the LORD:
9 “ Haec dicit Dominus: Sicputrescere faciam superbiam Iudae et superbiam Ierusalem multam;	9 Thus says the LORD: So also I will allow the pride of Judah to rot, the great pride of Jerusalem.
10 populus istepessimus — qui nolunt audire verba mea et ambulant in pravitate cordis suiabieruntque post deos alienos, ut servirent eis et adorarent eos — erit sicutlumbare istud, quod nulli usui aptum est.	10 This wicked people who refuse to obey my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their hearts, and follow strange gods to serve and adore them, shall be like this loincloth which is good for nothing.
11 Sicut enim adhaeret lumbare adlumbos viri, sic agglutinavi mihi omnem domum Israel et omnem domum Iudae, dicitDominus, ut esset mihi in populum et in nomen et in laudem et in gloriam, et nonaudierunt.	11 For, as close as the loincloth clings to a man's loins, so had I made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to me, says the LORD; to be my people, my renown, my praise, my beauty. But they did not listen.
12 Dices ergo ad eos sermonem istum: Haec dicit Dominus, Deus Israel: Omnislaguncula implebitur vino. Et dicent ad te: “Numquid ignoramus quia omnislaguncula implebitur vino?”.	12 Now speak to them this word: Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Every wineflask is meant to be filled with wine. If they reply, "Do we not know that every wineflask is meant to be filled with wine?"
13 Et dices ad eos: Haec dicit Dominus: Ecce egoimplebo omnes habitatores terrae huius et reges, qui sedent de stirpe Davidsuper thronum eius, et sacerdotes et prophetas et omnes habitatores Ierusalemebrietate;	13 say to them: Thus says the LORD: Beware! I am filling with drunkenness all the inhabitants of this land, the kings who succeed to David's throne, the priests and prophets, and all the citizens of Jerusalem.
14 et collidam eos, virum in fratrem suum et patres et filiospariter, ait Dominus; non parcam et non concedam neque miserebor, ut nondisperdam eos ”.	14 I will dash them against each other, fathers and sons together, says the LORD; I will show no compassion, I will not spare or pity, but will destroy them.
15 Audite et auribus percipite; nolite elevari, quia Dominus locutus est.	15 Give ear, listen humbly, for the LORD speaks.
16 Date Domino Deo vestro gloriam, antequam contenebrescat, et antequam offendant pedes vestri ad montes caliginosos; exspectabitis lucem, et ponet eam in umbram mortis et in caliginem.	16 Give glory to the LORD, your God, before it grows dark; Before your feet stumble on darkening mountains; Before the light you look for turns to darkness, changes into black clouds.
17 Quod si hoc non audieritis, in abscondito plorabit anima mea a facie superbiae; plorans plorabit et deducet oculus meus lacrimam, quia captus est grex Domini.	17 If you do not listen to this in your pride, I will weep in secret many tears; My eyes will run with tears for the LORD'S flock, led away to exile.
18 “ Dic regi et dominatrici: In humo sedete, quoniam descendit de capite vestro corona gloriae vestrae.	18 Say to the king and to the queen mother: come down from your throne; From your heads fall your magnificent crowns.
19 Civitates austri clausae sunt, et non est qui aperiat; translata est omnis Iuda transmigratione perfecta.	19 The cities of the Negeb are besieged, with no one to relieve them; All Judah is banished in universal exile.
20 Leva oculos tuos et vide venientes ab aquilone: Ubi est grex, qui datus est tibi, pecus inclitum tuum?	20 Lift up your eyes and see men coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your glory?
21 Quid dices, cum visitaverit te? Tu enim ipsa docuisti eos adversum te, amicos in caput tuum; numquid non dolores apprehendent te quasi mulierem parturientem?	21 What will you say when they place as rulers over you those whom you taught to be your lovers? Will not pangs seize you like those of a woman giving birth?
22 Quod si dixeris in corde tuo: “Quare venerunt mihi haec?”. Propter multitudinem iniquitatis tuae revelatae sunt laciniae tuae, pollutae sunt plantae tuae.	22 If you ask in your heart why these things befall you: For your great guilt your skirts are stripped away and you are violated.
23 Numquid mutare potest Aethiops pellem suam aut pardus varietates suas? Tunc et vos poteritis benefacere, cum didiceritis malum.	23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin? the leopard his spots? As easily would you be able to do good, accustomed to evil as you are.
24 Et disseminabo eos quasi stipulam, quae raptatur in vento deserti.	24 I will scatter them like chaff that flies when the desert wind blows.
25 Haec sors tua parsque mensurae tuae a me, dicit Dominus, quia oblita es mei et confisa es in mendacio.	25 This is your lot, the portion measured out to you from me, says the LORD. Because you have forgotten me, and trusted in the lying idol,
26 Unde et ego sublevabo lacinias tuas super faciem tuam, et apparebit ignominia tua,	26 I now will strip off your skirts from you, so that your shame will appear.
27 adulteria tua et hinnitus tuus, scelus fornicationis tuae. Super colles in agro vidi abominationes tuas. Vae tibi, Ierusalem! Non mundaberis; usquequo adhuc? ”.	27 Your adulteries, your neighings, your shameless prostitutions: On the hills in the highlands I see these horrible crimes of yours. Woe to you, Jerusalem, how long will it yet be before you become clean!