Geremia 8

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 “ In illo tempore, ait Dominus, eicient ossa regum Iudae et ossaprincipum eius et ossa sacerdotum et ossa prophetarum et ossa eorum, quihabitaverunt Ierusalem de sepulcris suis;	1 'When that time comes, Yahweh declares, the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of its chief men,the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, wil be takenfrom their tombs.
2 et expandent ea ad solem et lunam etomnem militiam caeli, quae dilexerunt et quibus servierunt et post quaeambulaverunt et quae quaesierunt et adoraverunt; non colligentur et nonsepelientur: in sterquilinium super faciem terrae erunt.	2 They wil be spread out before the sun, the moon, the whole array of heaven, whom they have loved andserved, fol owed, consulted and worshipped. They wil not be gathered or reburied but will be left lying on thesurface like dung.
3 Et eligent magismortem quam vitam omnes, qui residui fuerint de cognatione hac pessima inuniversis locis, ad quae eiecero eos, dicit Dominus exercituum.	3 And death will seem preferable to life to al the survivors of this wicked race, wherever I have driventhem, Yahweh Sabaoth declares.
4 Et dices ad eos: Haec dicit Dominus: Numquid, qui cadit, non resurget, et, qui aversus est, non revertetur?	4 'You are to tel them, "Yahweh says this: If someone fal s, can he not stand up again? If people stray,can they not turn back?
5 Quare ergo aversus est populus iste, Ierusalem aversione perpetua? Apprehenderunt mendacium et noluerunt reverti.	5 Why does this people persist in acts of infidelity, why does Jerusalem persist in continuous infidelity?They cling to il usion, they refuse to turn back.
6 Attendi et auscultavi: nemo, quod bonum est, loquitur, nullus est, qui agat paenitentiam super malitia sua dicens: “Quid feci?”. Omnes conversi sunt ad cursum suum, quasi equus impetu vadens in proelio.	6 I have listened attentively: they have never said anything like that. Not one repents of wickednesssaying: What have I done? Each one keeps returning to the course like a horse charging into battle.
7 Etiam ciconia in caelo novit tempus suum; turtur et hirundo et turdus custodierunt tempus adventus sui; populus autem meus non novit iudicium Domini.	7 Even the stork in the sky knows the appropriate season; turtledove, swal ow and crane observe theirtime of migration. But my people do not know Yahweh's laws!" '
8 Quomodo dicitis: “Sapientes nos sumus, et lex Domini nobiscum est”? Vere mendacium operatus est stilus mendax scribarum.	8 How can you say, 'We are wise, since we have Yahweh's Law?' Look how it has been falsified by thelying pen of the scribes!
9 Confusi sunt sapientes, perterriti et capti sunt; verbum enim Domini proiecerunt, et sapientia nulla est in eis.	9 The wise are put to shame, alarmed, caught out because they have rejected Yahweh's word. What pricetheir wisdom now?
10 Propterea dabo mulieres eorum exteris, agros eorum expugnatoribus, quia a minimo usque ad maximum omnes avaritiam sequuntur, a propheta usque ad sacerdotem cuncti faciunt mendacium.	10 So I shal give their wives to other men, their fields to new masters, for, from the least to greatest, theyare al greedy for gain; prophet no less than priest, al of them practise fraud.
11 Et sanant contritionem filiae populi mei in levitate dicentes “Pax, pax”, cum non sit pax.	11 Without concern they dress the wound of the daughter of my people, saying, 'Peace! Peace!' whereasthere is no peace.
12 Confusi sunt, quia abominationem fecerunt; quin immo confusione non sunt confusi et erubescere nescierunt, idcirco cadent inter corruentes, in tempore visitationis suae corruent, dicit Dominus.	12 They should be ashamed of their loathsome deeds. Not they! They feel no shame, they do not evenknow how to blush. And so as others fall, they too wil fal , will be thrown down when the time for punishing themcomes, Yahweh says.
13 Congregans congregabo eos, ait Dominus; non est uva in vitibus, et non sunt ficus in ficulnea, folium defluxit, et dabo eis gradientes super eos.	13 I shal put an end to them, Yahweh declares, no more grapes on the vine, no more figs on the fig treeonly withered leaves: I have found them people to trample on them!
14 “Quare sedemus? Convenite, et ingrediamur civitates munitas et pereamus ibi, quia Dominus Deus noster tradidit nos in interitum et potum dedit nobis aquam fellis; peccavimus enim Domino.	14 Why are we sitting still? Mobilise! Take to the fortified towns and there fall silent, since Yahweh ourGod means to silence us by giving us poisoned water to drink because we have sinned against him.
15 Exspectavimus pacem, et non est bonum, tempus medelae, et ecce formido”.	15 We are hoping for peace -- no good came of it! For the time of healing -- nothing but terror!
16 A Dan auditus est fremitus equorum eius, a voce hinnituum fortium equorum eius commota est omnis terra; et venient et devorabunt terram et plenitudinem eius, urbem et habitatores eius.	16 From Dan you can hear the snorting of his horses; at the neighing of his stal ions the whole countryquakes; they are coming to devour the country and its contents, the town and those that live in it.
17 Quia ecce ego mittam vobis serpentes regulos, quibus non est incantatio, et mordebunt vos ”, ait Dominus.	17 Yes, now I am sending you poisonous snakes against which no charm exists; and they wil bite you,Yahweh declares.
18 Hilaritas mea facta est dolor in me, cor meum maerens.	18 Incurable sorrow overtakes me, my heart fails me.
19 Ecce vox clamoris filiae populi mei de terra longinqua: “ Numquid Dominus non est in Sion? Aut rex eius non est in ea? ”. “ Quare ergo me ad iracundiam concitaverunt in sculptilibus suis et in vanitatibus alienis? ”.	19 Hark, from the daughter of my people the cry for help, ringing far and wide throughout the land! 'IsYahweh no longer in Zion, her King no longer there?' (Why have they provoked me with their idols, with theirfutile foreign gods?)
20 “ Transiit messis, finita est aestas, et nos salvati non sumus ”.	20 'Harvest is over, summer at an end, and we have not been saved!'
21 Super contritione filiae populi mei contritus sum et contristatus; stupor obtinuit me.	21 The wound of the daughter of my people wounds me too, all looks dark to me, terror grips me.
22 Numquid resina non est in Galaad? Aut medicus non est ibi? Quare enim non est obducta cicatrix filiae populi mei?	22 Is there no balm in Gilead any more? Is no doctor there? Then why is there no progress in the cure ofthe daughter of my people?
23 Quis dabit capiti meo aquam et oculis meis fontem lacrimarum, et plorabo die ac nocte interfectos filiae populi mei?	23 Who wil turn my head into a fountain, and my eyes into a spring of tears, that I can weep day and nightover the slain of the daughter of my people?