Geremia 13

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
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 Thus says the Lord to me: “Go, and obtain for yourself a linen waistcloth. And you shall place it over your loins, and you shall not put it into water.”
2 Et possedilumbare iuxta verbum Domini et posui circa lumbos meos.	2 And so I obtained a waistcloth, according to the word of the Lord, and I placed it around my loins.
3 Et factus est sermoDomini ad me secundo dicens:	3 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying:
4 “ Tolle lumbare, quod possedisti, quod estcirca lumbos tuos, et surgens vade ad Euphraten et absconde ibi illud inforamine petrae ”.	4 “Take the waistcloth, which you obtained, which is around your loins, and, rising up, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in an opening of the rock.”
5 Et abii et abscondi illud ad Euphraten, sicut praeceperatmihi Dominus.	5 And so I went, and I hid it by the Euphrates, just as the Lord had instructed me.
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 And it happened that, after many days, the Lord said to me: “Rise up, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the waistcloth, which I instructed 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 And so I went to the Euphrates, and I dug up and took the waistcloth from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the waistcloth had rotted, so that it was not fit for any use.
8 Et factum est verbum Domini ad me dicens:	8 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
9 “ Haec dicit Dominus: Sicputrescere faciam superbiam Iudae et superbiam Ierusalem multam;	9 “Thus says the Lord: In the same way, I will cause the arrogance of Judah and the arrogance of Jerusalem to rot.
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 most wicked people, they are not willing to listen to my words, for they walk in the depravity of their own heart, and they have gone after strange gods, so as to serve them and to adore them. And so, they will become like this waistcloth, which is not fit for any use.
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 just as the waistcloth clings to the loins of a man, so have I brought close to me the entire house of Israel and the entire house of Judah, says the Lord, so that they would be to me: a people, and a name, and a praise, and a glory. 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 Therefore, you shall speak to them this word: Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Every bottle will be filled with wine.’ And they will say to you: ‘Are we ignorant that every bottle will 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 And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, and the kings from the stock of David who sit upon his throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, unto inebriation.
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 And I will scatter them, a man from his brother, and fathers and sons similarly, says the Lord. I will not spare them, and I will not pardon them, and I will not take pity, so as not to destroy them.”
15 Audite et auribus percipite; nolite elevari, quia Dominus locutus est.	15 Hear and pay close attention. Do not choose to lift yourself up, for the Lord has spoken.
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 darkness falls, and before your feet stumble on the darkened mountains. You will expect light, but he will turn it into the shadow of death and into utter darkness.
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 But if you will not listen to this, then my soul will weep in secret before the face of your pride. It will weep bitterly, and my eyes will flow with tears, because the flock of the Lord has been taken captive.
18 “ Dic regi et dominatrici: In humo sedete, quoniam descendit de capite vestro corona gloriae vestrae.	18 “Say to the king and to the female ruler: Humble yourselves, sit down. For the crown of your glory has gone down from your head.
19 Civitates austri clausae sunt, et non est qui aperiat; translata est omnis Iuda transmigratione perfecta.	19 The cities of the south have been closed, and there is no one who may open them. All of Judah has been taken away into complete captivity.
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, you who are arriving from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your famous cattle?
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 he visits upon you? For you have taught them against you, and you have instructed them with your own head. Will not pains take hold of you, as with a woman in labor?
22 Quod si dixeris in corde tuo: “Quare venerunt mihi haec?”. Propter multitudinem iniquitatis tuae revelatae sunt laciniae tuae, pollutae sunt plantae tuae.	22 But if you say in your heart, ‘Why have these things happened to me?’ it is because of the greatness of your iniquity that your shame has been uncovered and the soles of your feet have been defiled.
23 Numquid mutare potest Aethiops pellem suam aut pardus varietates suas? Tunc et vos poteritis benefacere, cum didiceritis malum.	23 If the Ethiopian is able to change his skin, or the leopard is able to change his spots, then you also may be able to do well, though you have learned evil.
24 Et disseminabo eos quasi stipulam, quae raptatur in vento deserti.	24 And I will scatter them like chaff, which is carried away by the wind in the desert.
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, and this is the portion of your measure from me, says the Lord, because you have forgotten me, and you have had confidence in what is false.
26 Unde et ego sublevabo lacinias tuas super faciem tuam, et apparebit ignominia tua,	26 Therefore, I have even bared your thighs before your face, and your shame has been seen.
27 adulteria tua et hinnitus tuus, scelus fornicationis tuae. Super colles in agro vidi abominationes tuas. Vae tibi, Ierusalem! Non mundaberis; usquequo adhuc? ”.	27 For I have seen your adulteries, and your neighing for the wickedness of your fornication, and your abominations upon the hills in the field. Woe to you, Jerusalem! How much longer before you will be made clean after me?”