Geremia 5

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Circuite vias Ierusalem et aspicite et considerate et quaerite in plateis eius, an inveniatis virum, an sit qui faciat iudicium et quaerentem fidem, et propitius ero ei.	1 Roam the streets of Jerusalem, look about and observe, Search through her public places, to find even one Who lives uprightly and seeks to be faithful, and I will pardon her!
2 Quod si etiam “ Vivit Dominus! ” dixerint, certe falso iurabunt.	2 Though they say, "As the LORD lives," they swear falsely.
3 Domine, nonne oculi tui respiciunt fidem? Percussisti eos, et non doluerunt, attrivisti eos, et renuerunt accipere disciplinam: induraverunt facies suas supra petram, noluerunt reverti.	3 O LORD, do your eyes not look for honesty? You struck them, but they did not cringe; you laid them low, but they refused correction; They set their faces harder than stone, and refused to return to you.
4 Ego autem dixi: “ Ecce pauperes illi stulte agunt, quia ignorant viam Domini, iudicium Dei sui.	4 It is only the lowly, I thought, who are foolish; For they know not the way of the LORD, their duty to their God.
5 Ibo igitur ad optimates et loquar eis; ipsi enim noverunt viam Domini, iudicium Dei sui ”. Ecce hi simul confregerunt iugum, ruperunt vincula.	5 I will go to the great ones and speak with them; For they know the way of the LORD, their duty to their God. But, one and all, they had broken the yoke, torn off the harness.
6 Idcirco percussit eos leo de silva, lupus deserti vastabit eos, pardus vigilans super civitates eorum: omnis, qui egressus fuerit ex eis, lacerabitur, quia multiplicatae sunt praevaricationes eorum, confortatae sunt aversiones eorum.	6 Therefore lions from the forest slay them, wolves of the desert ravage them, Leopards keep watch round their cities: all who come out are torn to pieces For their many crimes and their numerous rebellions.
7 “ Super quo propitius tibi esse potero? Filii tui dereliquerunt me et iuraverunt in his, qui non sunt dii; saturavi eos, et moechati sunt et in domum meretricis gregatim confluebant.	7 Why should I pardon you these things? Your sons have forsaken me, they swear by gods that are not. I fed them, but they committed adultery; to the harlot's house they throng.
8 Equi impinguati et admissarii facti sunt: unusquisque ad uxorem proximi sui hinniebat.	8 Lustful stallions they are, each neighs after another's wife.
9 Numquid super his non visitabo, dicit Dominus, et in gente tali non ulciscetur anima mea?	9 Shall I not punish them for these things? says the LORD; On a nation such as this shall I not take vengeance?
10 Ascendite muros eius et dissipate, consummationem autem nolite facere; auferte propagines eius, quia non sunt Domini.	10 Climb to her terraces, and ravage them, destroy them (not) wholly. Tear away her tendrils, they do not belong to the LORD.
11 Praevaricatione enim praevaricata est in me domus Israel et domus Iudae ”, ait Dominus.	11 For they have openly rebelled against me, both the house of Israel and the house of Judah, says the LORD.
12 Negaverunt Dominum et dixerunt: “Non est ipse; neque veniet super nos malum, et gladium et famem non videbimus.	12 They denied the LORD, saying, "Not he-- No evil shall befall us, neither sword nor famine shall we see.
13 Prophetae erunt in ventum, et responsum non est in eis. Haec ergo evenient illis ”.	13 The prophets have become wind, and the word is not in them. May their threats be carried out against themselves!"
14 Propterea haec dicit Dominus, Deus exercituum: “ Quia locuti estis verbum istud, ecce ego do verba mea in ore tuo in ignem et populum istum in ligna, et vorabit eos.	14 Now, for this that you have said, says the LORD, the God of hosts- Behold, I make my words in your mouth, a fire, And this people is the wood that it shall devour!--
15 Ecce ego adducam super vos gentem de longinquo, domus Israel, ait Dominus, gentem robustam, gentem antiquam, gentem, cuius ignorabis linguam nec intelleges quid loquatur.	15 Beware, I will bring against you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, says the LORD; A long-lived nation, an ancient nation, a people whose language you know not, whose speech you cannot understand.
16 Pharetra eius quasi sepulcrum patens universi fortes.	16 Their quivers are like open graves; all of them are warriors.
17 Et comedet segetes tuas et panem tuum, devorabit filios tuos et filias tuas, comedet gregem tuum et armenta tua, comedet vineam tuam et ficum tuam; et conteret urbes munitas tuas, in quibus tu habes fiduciam, gladio.	17 They will devour your harvest and your bread, devour your sons and your daughters, Devour your sheep and cattle, devour your vines and fig trees; They will beat flat with the sword the fortified city in which you trust.
18 Verumtamen et in diebus illis, ait Dominus, non faciam in vobis consummationem ”.	18 Yet even in those days, says the LORD, I will not wholly destroy you.
19 Quod si dixeritis: “ Quare fecit nobis Dominus Deus noster haec omnia? ”,dices ad eos: “ Sicut dereliquistis me et servistis diis alienis in terravestra, sic servietis alienis in terra non vestra ”.	19 And when they ask, "Why has the LORD done all these things to us?" say to them, "As you have forsaken me to serve strange gods in your own land, so shall you serve strangers in a land not your own."
20 Annuntiate hoc domui Iacob et auditum facite in Iuda dicentes:	20 Announce this to the house of Jacob, proclaim it in Judah:
21 “ Audi, popule stulte, qui non habes cor, qui habentes oculos non vident, et aures et non audiunt.	21 Pay attention to this, foolish and senseless people Who have eyes and see not, who have ears and hear not.
22 Numquid me non timebitis, ait Dominus, et a facie mea non trepidabitis? Qui posui arenam terminum mari, praeceptum sempiternum, quod non praeteribit; et commovebuntur et non poterunt, et intumescent fluctus eius, et non transibunt illud ”.	22 Should you not fear me, says the LORD, should you not tremble before me? I made the sandy shore the sea's limit, which by eternal decree it may not overstep. Toss though it may, it is to no avail; though its billows roar, they cannot pass.
23 Populo autem huic factum est cor contumax et rebelle; recesserunt et abierunt	23 But this people's heart is stubborn and rebellious; they turn and go away,
24 et non dixerunt in corde suo: “ Metuamus Dominum Deum nostrum, qui dat nobis pluviam temporaneam et serotinam in tempore suo, hebdomadas statutas messis custodientem nobis ”.	24 And say not in their hearts, "Let us fear the LORD, our God, Who gives us rain early and late, in its time; Who watches for us over the appointed weeks of harvest."
25 Iniquitates vestrae declinaverunt haec, et peccata vestra prohibuerunt bonum a vobis,	25 Your crimes have prevented these things, your sins have turned back these blessings from you.
26 quia inventi sunt in populo meo impii, insidiantes quasi incurvati aucupes, laqueos ponentes ad capiendos viros.	26 For there are among my people criminals; like fowlers they set traps, but it is men they catch.
27 Sicut decipula plena avibus, sic domus eorum plenae dolo; ideo magnificati sunt et ditati,	27 Their houses are as full of treachery as a bird-cage is of birds; Therefore they grow powerful and rich,
28 incrassati sunt et impinguati: et transgressi sunt terminos mali. Causam non iudicaverunt, causam pupilli, ut ipsi prospere agant, et iudicium pauperum non iudicaverunt.	28 fat and sleek. They go their wicked way; justice they do not defend By advancing the claim of the fatherless or judging the cause of the poor.
29 Numquid super his non visitabo, dicit Dominus, aut super gentem huiuscemodi non ulciscetur anima mea?	29 Shall I not punish these things? says the LORD; on a nation such as this shall I not take vengeance?
30 Stupor et mirabilia facta sunt in terra:	30 A shocking, horrible thing has happened in the land:
31 prophetae prophetabant mendacium, et sacerdotes applaudebant manibus suis, et populus meus dilexit talia. Quid igitur facietis in novissimo eius?	31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests teach as they wish; Yet my people will have it so; what will you do when the end comes?