Geremia 7

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Verbum, quod factum est ad Ieremiam a Domino dicens:	1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
2 “ Sta in portadomus Domini et praedica ibi verbum istud et dic: Audite verbum Domini, omnisIuda, qui ingredimini per portas has, ut adoretis Dominum.	2 'Stand at the gate of the Temple of Yahweh and there proclaim this message. Say, "Listen to the word ofYahweh, al you of Judah who come in by these gates to worship Yahweh.
3 Haec dicit Dominusexercituum, Deus Israel: Bonas facite vias vestras et opera vestra, et habitarevos faciam in loco isto.	3 Yahweh Sabaoth, the God of Israel, says this: Amend your behaviour and your actions and I will let youstay in this place.
4 Nolite confidere in verbis mendacii dicentes: “TemplumDomini, templum Domini, templum Domini est”.	4 Do not put your faith in delusive words, such as: This is Yahweh's sanctuary, Yahweh's sanctuary,Yahweh's sanctuary!
5 Quoniam, si bene direxeritisvias vestras et opera vestra, si feceritis iudicium inter virum et proximumeius,	5 But if you really amend your behaviour and your actions, if you real y treat one another fairly,
6 advenae et pupillo et viduae non feceritis calumniam nec sanguineminnocentem effuderitis in loco hoc et post deos alienos non ambulaveritis inmalum vobismetipsis,	6 if you do not exploit the stranger, the orphan and the widow, if you do not shed innocent blood in thisplace and if you do not fol ow other gods, to your own ruin,
7 habitare vos faciam in loco isto, in terra, quam dedipatribus vestris a saeculo usque in saeculum.	7 then I shall let you stay in this place, in the country I gave for ever to your ancestors of old.
8 Ecce vos confiditis vobis in sermonibus mendacii, qui non proderunt.	8 Look, you are putting your faith in delusive, worthless words!
9 Quid?Furari, occidere, adulterari, iurare mendaciter, incensum offerre Baal et irepost deos alienos, quos ignoratis;	9 Steal, would you, murder, commit adultery, perjure yourselves, burn incense to Baal, follow other godsof whom you know nothing? -
10 et venitis et statis coram me in domo hac,super quam invocatum est nomen meum, et dicitis: “Liberati sumus”, eo quodfaciatis omnes abominationes istas.	10 and then come and stand before me in this Temple that bears my name, saying: Now we are safe to goon doing al these loathsome things!
11 Numquid spelunca latronum facta est domusista, super quam invocatum est nomen meum in oculis vestris? Ecce, etiam ego vidi, dicit Dominus.	11 Do you look on this Temple that bears my name as a den of bandits? I, at any rate, can see straight,Yahweh declares.
12 Ite ad locum meum in Silo, ubi habitavitnomen meum a principio, et videte, quae fecerim ei propter malitiam populi meiIsrael.	12 "Now go to the place which used to be mine at Shiloh, where I once gave my name a home; see what Ihave done to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel!
13 Et nunc, quia fecistis omnia opera haec, dicit Dominus, et locutussum ad vos mane consurgens et loquens, et non audistis, et vocavi vos, et nonrespondistis,	13 And now, since you have done al these things, Yahweh declares, and refused to listen when I spokeso urgently, so persistently, or to answer when I cal ed you,
14 faciam domui huic, super quam invocatum est nomen meum, et inqua vos habetis fiduciam, et loco, quem dedi vobis et patribus vestris, sicutfeci Silo;	14 I shal treat this Temple that bears my name, and in which you put your heart, the place that I gave youand your ancestors, just as I treated Shiloh,
15 et proiciam vos a facie mea, sicut proieci omnes fratres vestros,universum semen Ephraim.	15 and I shal drive you out of my sight, as I did al your kinsfolk, the whole race of Ephraim."
16 Tu ergo, noli orare pro populo hoc nec assumas pro eis deprecationem etorationem et non obsistas mihi, quia non exaudiam te.	16 'You, for your part, must not intercede for this people, nor raise either plea or prayer on their behalf; donot plead with me, for I wil not listen to you.
17 Nonne vides, quid istifaciant in civitatibus Iudae et in plateis Ierusalem?	17 Can you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
18 Filii colligunt ligna,et patres succendunt ignem, et mulieres commiscent farinam, ut faciant placentasreginae caeli et libent diis alienis, ut me ad iracundiam provocent.	18 The children collect the wood, the fathers light the fire, the women knead the dough, to make cakes forthe Queen of Heaven; and, to spite me, they pour libations to alien gods.
19 Numquidme ad iracundiam provocant, dicit Dominus, nonne semetipsos in confusionemvultus sui?	19 Is it real y me they spite, Yahweh demands, is it not in fact themselves, to their own confusion?
20 Ideo haec dicit Dominus Deus: Ecce furor meus et indignatio meaeffunditur super locum istum, super homines et super iumenta et super lignumregionis et super fruges terrae et succendetur et non exstinguetur.	20 So, Lord Yahweh says this, "My anger, my wrath wil be poured down on this place, on man and beast,on the trees of the countryside and the fruits of the soil; it wil burn, and not be quenched."
21 Haec dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israel: Holocautomata vestra additevictimis vestris et comedite carnes,	21 'Yahweh Sabaoth, the God of Israel, says this, "Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat allthe meat.
22 quia non sum locutus cum patribusvestris et non praecepi eis in die, qua eduxi eos de terra Aegypti, de verboholocautomatum et victimarum.	22 For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, I said nothing to them, gave them no orders, aboutburnt offerings or sacrifices.
23 Sed hoc verbum praecepi eis dicens: Auditevocem meam, et ero vobis Deus, et vos eritis mihi populus; et ambulate in omnivia, quam mandaverim vobis, ut bene sit vobis.	23 My one command to them was this: Listen to my voice, then I wil be your God and you shal be mypeople. In everything, fol ow the way that I mark out for you, and you shal prosper.
24 Et non audierunt necinclinaverunt aurem suam, sed abierunt in voluntatibus et in pravitate cordissui mali factique sunt retrorsum et non in ante	24 But they did not listen, they did not pay attention; they followed their own devices, their own stubbornand wicked inclinations, and got worse rather than better.
25 a die, qua egressi suntpatres eorum de terra Aegypti, usque ad diem hanc. Et misi ad vos omnes servosmeos prophetas, per diem consurgens diluculo et mittens;	25 From the day your ancestors left Egypt until today, I have sent you al my servants the prophets,persistently sending them day after day.
26 et non audierunt menec inclinaverunt aurem suam, sed induraverunt cervicem suam et peius operatisunt quam patres eorum.	26 But they have not listened to me, have not paid attention; they have deliberately resisted, behavingworse than their ancestors.
27 Et loqueris ad eos omnia verba haec, et non audientte; et vocabis eos, et non respondebunt tibi;	27 So you will tel them al this, but they wil not listen to you; you wil cal them, but they wil not answeryou."
28 et dices ad eos: Haec est gens,quae non audivit vocem Domini Dei sui nec recepit disciplinam. Periit fides etablata est de ore eorum.	28 Then you are to say to them, "This is the nation that wil neither listen to the voice of Yahweh its Godnor take correction. Sincerity is no more, it has vanished from their mouths.
29 Tonde capillum tuum et proice et sume in collibus planctum, quia sprevit Dominus et proiecit generationem furoris sui.	29 "Cut off your tresses, throw them away! On the bare heights raise a dirge, for Yahweh has rejected,has abandoned, a brood that enrages him!"
30 Quia fecerunt filii Iudae malum in oculis meis, dicit Dominus; posueruntabominationes suas in domo, super quam invocatum est nomen meum, ut polluerenteam;	30 'Yes, the people of Judah have done what displeases me, Yahweh declares. They have set up theirHorrors in the Temple that bears my name, to defile it,
31 et aedificaverunt excelsa Topheth, quae est in valle Benennom, utincenderent filios suos et filias suas igni: quae non praecepi nec cogitavi incorde meo.	31 and have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, to burn their sons anddaughters: a thing I never ordered, that had never entered my thoughts.
32 Ideo ecce dies venient, dicit Dominus, et non dicetur ampliusTopheth et vallis Benennom sed vallis Interfectionis; et sepelient in Topheth,eo quod non sit locus.	32 So now the days are coming, Yahweh declares, when people will no longer say Topheth or Val ey ofBen-Hinnom, but Valley of Slaughter. Topheth wil become a burial ground, for lack of other space;
33 Et erit morticinum populi huius in cibum volucribuscaeli et bestiis terrae, et non erit qui abigat.	33 the corpses of this people will be food for the birds of the sky and the animals of earth, and there will beno one to drive them off.
34 Et quiescere faciam deurbibus Iudae et de plateis Ierusalem vocem gaudii et vocem laetitiae, vocemsponsi et vocem sponsae: in desolationem enim erit terra ”.	34 I shal silence the shouts of rejoicing and mirth and the voices of bridegroom and bride, in the towns ofJudah and the streets of Jerusalem, for the country will be reduced to desert.'