Geremia 14

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Quod factum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam de sic citate.	1 The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah on the occasion of the drought.
2 Luget Iuda, et portae eius languescunt et contristatae iacent in terra, et clamor Ierusalem ascendit.	2 'Judah is in mourning, her towns are pining, sinking to the ground; a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
3 Maiores eorum miserunt minores suos ad aquam: venerunt ad cisternas, non invenerunt aquam; reportaverunt vasa sua vacua, confusi sunt et afflicti et operuerunt capita sua.	3 The nobles send their servants for water, they come to the water-tanks, find no water, and return withtheir pitchers empty. Dismayed and bewildered, they cover their heads.
4 Propter terrae vastitatem, quia non venit pluvia in terram, confusi sunt agricolae, operuerunt capita sua.	4 Because the soil is al cracked since the country has had no rain; the farmers are dismayed, they covertheir heads.
5 Nam et cerva in agro peperit et reliquit, quia non erat herba.	5 Even the doe in the countryside giving birth abandons her young, for there is no grass;
6 Et onagri steterunt in collibus, traxerunt aerem quasi thoes; defecerunt oculi eorum, quia non erat herba.	6 the wild donkeys standing on the bare heights gasp for air like jackals: their eyes grow dim for lack ofpasture.'
7 “ Si iniquitates nostrae testificantur adversus nos, Domine, fac propter nomen tuum, quoniam multae sunt aversiones nostrae, tibi peccavimus.	7 Although our sins witness against us, Yahweh, for your name's sake, intervene! Yes, our acts ofinfidelity have been many, we have sinned against you!
8 Exspectatio Israel, salvator eius in tempore tribulationis, quare quasi peregrinus es in terra et quasi viator declinans ad pernoctandum?	8 Yahweh, hope of Israel, its Saviour in time of distress, why are you like a stranger in this country, like atravel er staying only for one night?
9 Quare es velut vir attonitus, ut fortis, qui non potest salvare? Tu autem in medio nostri es, Domine, et nomen tuum invocatum est super nos; ne derelinquas nos ”.	9 Why are you like someone bemused, like a warrior who has no power to rescue? And yet, Yahweh,you are among us, we are called by your name. Do not desert us!
10 Haec dicit Dominus populo huic: “ Ita diligunt vagari, pedes suos nonprohibent et Domino non placent ”. Nunc recordatus est iniquitatum eorum etvisitat peccata eorum.	10 Yahweh says this about this people, 'They take such pleasure in darting hither and thither, theycannot restrain their feet! But Yahweh takes pleasure in them no longer; now he wil keep their guilt in mind andpunish their sins.'
11 Et dixit Dominus ad me: “ Noli orare pro populo isto in bonum.	11 Yahweh then said to me, 'Do not intercede for this people or their welfare.
12 Cumieiunaverint, non exaudiam preces eorum; et, si obtulerint holocautomata etoblationes, non suscipiam ea; quoniam gladio et fame et peste consumam eos ”.	12 If they fast, I wil not listen to their plea; if they offer burnt offerings and cereal offerings I wil notaccept them. Rather, I shal make an end of them by sword, famine and plague.'
13 Et dixi: “ Heu, Domine Deus! Ecce prophetae dicunt eis: “Non videbitisgladium, et fames non erit in vobis, sed pacem veram dabit vobis in loco isto””.	13 'Ah, Lord Yahweh,' I answered, 'here are the prophets telling them, "You will not see the sword,famine wil not touch you; I promise you true peace in this place." '
14 Et dixit Dominus ad me: “ Falso prophetae vaticinantur in nomine meo:non misi eos et non praecepi eis neque locutus sum ad eos; visionem mendacem etdivinationem et fraudulentiam et seductionem cordis sui prophetant vobis.	14 Then Yahweh said to me, 'The prophets are prophesying lies in my name; I have not sent them, Igave them no orders, I never spoke to them. Delusive visions, hol ow predictions, daydreams of their own, that iswhat they prophesy to you.
15 Idcirco haec dicit Dominus contra prophetas, qui prophetant in nomine meo, quosego non misi, dicentes: “Gladius et fames non erit in terra hac”: In gladioet fame consumentur prophetae illi;	15 Therefore, Yahweh says this: The prophets who prophesy in my name when I have not sent them,and tel you there will be no sword or famine in this country, these same prophets will meet their end by swordand famine.
16 et homines, quibus prophetant, eruntproiecti in viis Ierusalem prae fame et gladio, et non erit qui sepeliat eos:ipsi et uxores eorum, filii et filiae eorum, et effundam super eos malum suum.	16 And as for the people to whom they prophesy, they wil be tossed into the streets of Jerusalem,victims of famine and the sword, with not a soul to bury them: neither them nor their wives, nor their sons, northeir daughters. I shall pour their own wickedness down on them.
17 Et dices ad eos verbum istud: Deducant oculi mei lacrimam per noctem et diem, et non taceant, quoniam contritione magna contrita est virgo filia populi mei, plaga pessima vehementer.	17 'So say this word to them: May my eyes shed tears night and day, unceasingly, since the daughter ofmy people has sustained a fearsome wound, a crippling injury.
18 Si egressus fuero ad agros, ecce occisi gladio; et, si introiero in civitatem, ecce attenuati fame; propheta quoque et sacerdos abierunt per terram nescientes ”.	18 If I go into the countryside, there lie those killed by the sword; if I go into the city, I see people torturedwith hunger; even prophets and priests roam the country at their wits' end.'
19 Numquid proiciens abiecisti Iudam, aut Sion abominata est anima tua? Quare ergo percussisti nos, ita ut nulla sit sanitas? Exspectavimus pacem, et non est bonum, et tempus curationis, et ecce turbatio.	19 Have you rejected Judah altogether? Does your very soul revolt at Zion? Why have you struck usdown without hope of cure? We were hoping for peace -- no good came of it! For the moment of cure -- nothingbut terror!
20 Cognovimus, Domine, impietates nostras, iniquitates patrum nostrorum, quia peccavimus tibi.	20 Yahweh, we acknowledge our wickedness and our ancestors' guilt: we have indeed sinned againstyou.
21 Ne des nos in opprobrium propter nomen tuum, ne facias contumeliam solio gloriae tuae; recordare, ne irritum facias foedus tuum nobiscum.	21 For your name's sake do not reject us, do not dishonour the throne of your glory. Remember us; donot break your covenant with us.
22 Numquid sunt in sculptilibus gentium, qui pluant, aut caeli possunt dare imbres? Nonne tu es Dominus Deus noster, quem exspectamus? Tu enim fecisti omnia haec.	22 Can any of the nations' Futile Ones make it rain? Can the heavens of their own accord give showers?Are you not the one, Yahweh our God? In you is our hope, since you make al these things.