Geremia 29

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Et haec sunt verba epistulae, quam misit Ieremias propheta de Ierusalemad reliquias seniorum transmigrationis et ad sacerdotes et ad prophetas et adomnem populum, quem traduxerat Nabuchodonosor de Ierusalem in Babylonem,	1 And these are the words of the letter which Jeremiah, the prophet, sent from Jerusalem to the remnant of the elders of the transmigration, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had led away from Jerusalem to Babylon,
2 postquam egressus est Iechonias rex et domina et eunuchi et principes Iudae etIerusalem et faber et inclusor de Ierusalem,	2 after king Jeconiah, with the queen, and the eunuchs, and the leaders of Judah and of Jerusalem, and the craftsmen and engravers, had departed from Jerusalem.
3 in manu Elasa filii Saphan etGamariae filii Helciae, quos misit Sedecias rex Iudae ad Nabuchodonosor regemBabylonis in Babylonem dicens:	3 It was sent by the hand of Elasah, the son of Shaphan, and by Gemariah, the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah, the king of Judah, sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, saying:
4 “ Haec dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israel, omni transmigrationi, quamtranstuli de Ierusalem in Babylonem:	4 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all who have been taken away, whom I have caused to be transferred from Jerusalem to Babylon:
5 Aedificate domos et habitate et plantatehortos et comedite fructum eorum,	5 Build houses and live in them. And plant gardens, and eat from their fruit.
6 accipite uxores et generate filios et filiaset date filiis vestris uxores et filias vestras date viris, et pariant filios etfilias, et multiplicamini ibi et nolite esse pauci numero.	6 Take wives, and conceive sons and daughters. And give wives to your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, and let them bear sons and daughters. And be multiplied there, and do not choose to be few in number.
7 Et quaerite pacemcivitatis, ad quam transmigrare vos feci, et orate pro ea ad Dominum, quia inpace illius erit pax vobis.	7 And seek the peace of the city, to which I have caused you to be taken away, and pray to the Lord on its behalf. For your peace will be in its peace.
8 Haec enim dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israel:Non vos seducant prophetae vestri, qui sunt in medio vestrum, et divini vestri,et ne attendatis ad somnia vestra, quae vos somniatis,	8 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not allow your prophets and your diviners, who are in your midst, to seduce you. And you should pay no attention to your dreams, which you are dreaming.
9 quia falso ipsiprophetant vobis in nomine meo, et non misi eos, dicit Dominus.	9 For they prophesy falsely to you in my name, and I have not sent them, says the Lord.
10 Quia haecdicit Dominus: Cum impleti fuerint in Babylone septuaginta anni, visitabo vos etsuscitabo super vos verbum meum bonum, ut reducam vos ad locum istum.	10 For thus says the Lord: When the seventy years will begin to be completed in Babylon, I will visit you. And I will raise up over you my good word, so that I may lead you back to this place.
11 Egoenim scio cogitationes, quas ego cogito super vos, ait Dominus, cogitationespacis et non afflictionis, ut dem vobis posteritatem et spem.	11 For I know the thoughts that I think over you, says the Lord: thoughts of peace and not of affliction, so that I may give you patience and an end.
12 Et invocabitisme et ibitis; et orabitis me, et ego exaudiam vos.	12 And you shall call upon me, and you shall go forth. And you shall pray to me, and I will heed you.
13 Quaeretis me etinvenietis, cum quaesieritis me in toto corde vestro.	13 You shall seek me. And you will find me, when you have sought me with your whole heart.
14 Et inveniar a vobis,ait Dominus, et reducam captivitatem vestram et congregabo vos de universisgentibus et de cunctis locis, ad quae expuli vos, dicit Dominus; et reverti vosfaciam ad locum, de quo transmigrare vos feci.	14 And I will be found by you, says the Lord. And I will lead you back from your captivity. And I will gather you from all the nations and all the places, to which I have expelled you, says the Lord. And I will return you from the place to which I sent you into captivity.
15 Quia dixistis: “Suscitavit nobis Dominus prophetas in Babylone”.	15 For you have said: ‘The Lord has raised up prophets for us in Babylon.’
16 Quia haec dicit Dominus ad regem, qui sedet super solium David, et ad omnempopulum habitatorem urbis huius, ad fratres vestros, qui non sunt egressivobiscum in transmigrationem,	16 For thus says the Lord, to the king who sits upon the throne of David, and to all the people who live in this city, to your brothers who have not departed with you in the transmigration:
17 haec dicit Dominus exercituum: Ecce mittam ineis gladium et famem et pestem et ponam eos quasi ficus malas, quae comedi nonpossunt, eo quod pessimae sint;	17 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will send among them the sword, and famine, and pestilence. And I will make them like the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, because they are very bad.
18 et persequar eos in gladio et in fame et inpestilentia et dabo eos in vexationem universis regnis terrae, in maledictionemet in stuporem et in sibilum et in opprobrium cunctis gentibus, ad quas egoeieci eos,	18 And I will pursue them with the sword, and with famine, and with pestilence. And I will give them over to affliction, amid all the kingdoms of the earth: as a curse, and in stupor, and with hissing, and as a disgrace among all the nations to which I have driven them out.
19 eo quod non audierint verba mea, dicit Dominus, quae misi ad eosper servos meos prophetas, de nocte consurgens et mittens, et non audistis,dicit Dominus.	19 For they have not listened to my words, says the Lord, which I sent to them through my servants, the prophets, rising while it was still night, and sending. But you have not listened, says the Lord.
20 Vos ergo audite verbum Domini, omnis transmigratio, quam emiside Ierusalem in Babylonem.	20 Therefore, listen to the word of the Lord, all you of the transmigration, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem into Babylon.
21 Haec dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israel, ad Achab filium Colaiae et adSedeciam filium Maasiae, qui prophetant vobis in nomine meo mendaciter: Ecce egotradam eos in manu Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis, et percutiet eos in oculisvestris;	21 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to Ahab, the son of Kolaiah, and to Zedekiah, the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy falsely to you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and he will strike them down before your eyes.
22 et assumetur ex eis maledictio omni transmigrationi Iudae, quae estin Babylone, dicentium: “Ponat te Dominus sicut Sedeciam et sicut Achab, quosfrixit rex Babylonis in igne!”;	22 And a curse will be taken up about them, by all the captives of Judah that are in Babylon, saying: ‘May the Lord make you like Zedekiah, and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon fried in the fire!’
23 pro eo quod fecerint stultitiam in Israelet moechati sunt in uxores amicorum suorum et locuti sunt verbum in nomine meomendaciter, quod non mandavi eis. Ego enim scio et sum testis, dicit Dominus.	23 For they have acted foolishly in Israel, and they have committed adultery with the wives of their friends, and they have spoken lying words in my name, which I did not command them. I am the Judge and the Witness, says the Lord.
24 Et ad Semeiam Nehelamiten dices:	24 And to Shemaiah of Nehelam, you shall say:
25 Haec dicit Dominus exercituum, DeusIsrael, pro eo quod misisti in nomine tuo epistulas ad omnem populum, qui est inIerusalem, et ad Sophoniam filium Maasiae sacerdotem et ad universos sacerdotesdicens:	25 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Similarly, you have sent letters in your name to all the people that are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying:
26 “Dominus dedit te sacerdotem pro Ioiada sacerdote, ut sispraefectus in domo Domini super omnem virum arrepticium et prophetantem, utmittas eum in nervum et in vincula.	26 ‘The Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada, the priest, so that you would be the ruler in the house of the Lord over every man who raves and prophesies, to send him to the stocks and to prison.
27 Et nunc quare non increpasti IeremiamAnathothiten, qui prophetat vobis?	27 And now why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who prophesies to you?
28 Quia super hoc misit ad nos in Babylonemdicens: Longum est; aedificate domos et habitate et plantate hortos et comeditefructum eorum” ”.	28 For about this, he has sent to us in Babylon, saying: It is a long time. Build houses and live in them. And plant gardens, and eat from their fruits.’ ”
29 Legit ergo Sophonias sacerdos epistulam istam in auribus Ieremiae prophetae.	29 Thus, Zephaniah, the priest, read this letter, in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
30 Et factum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam dicens:	30 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:
31 “ Mitte ad omnemtransmigrationem dicens: Haec dicit Dominus ad Semeiam Nehelamiten: Pro eo quodprophetavit vobis Semeias, et ego non misi eum, et fecit vos confidere inmendacio,	31 “Send to all those of the transmigration, saying: Thus says the Lord to Shemaiah of Nehelam: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, though I did not send him, and because he has caused you to trust in a lie:
32 idcirco haec dicit Dominus: Ecce ego visitabo super SemeiamNehelamiten et super semen eius; non erit ei vir sedens in medio populi huius,et non videbit bonum, quod ego faciam populo meo, ait Dominus, quiapraevaricationem locutus est adversus Dominum ”.	32 For this reason, thus says the Lord: Behold, I will visit upon Shemaiah of Nehelam, and upon his offspring. There will not be, for him, even one man sitting in the midst of this people. And he will not see the good that I will accomplish for my people, says the Lord. For he has spoken a betrayal against the Lord.”