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NOVA VULGATA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Et statuit Dominus verbum suum, quod locutus est super nos et superiudices nostros, qui iudicabant Israel, et super reges nostros et superprincipes nostros et super omnem hominem Israel et Iudae,	1 And now, O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, the soul in anguish, and the troubled spirit crieth to thee:
2 ut induceret supernos mala magna, quae non sunt facta sub omni caelo, secundum quae fecit inIerusalem, secundum ea quae scripta sunt in lege Moysi,	2 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy, for thou art a merciful God, and have pity on us: for we have sinned before thee.
3 comedere nosunumquemque carnes filii sui et unumquemque carnes filiae suae.	3 For thou remainest for ever, and shall we perish everlastingly?
4 Et dedit illossubditos omnibus regnis, quae in circuitu nostro sunt, in opprobrium et indesolationem in omnibus populis, qui in circuitu nostro sunt, quo dispersitillos Dominus,	4 O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, hear now the prayer of the dead of Israel, and of their children, that have sinned before thee, and have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord their God, wherefore evils have cleaved fast to us.
5 et facti sunt subtus et non supra, quia peccavimus Deo nostronon oboediendo voci eius.	5 Remember not the iniquities of our fathers, but think upon thy hand, and upon thy name at this time:
6 Domino Deo nostro iustitia, nobis autem et patribusnostris confusio faciei, sicut hic dies;	6 For thou art the Lord our God, and we will praise thee, O Lord:
7 quae locutus est Dominus super nos,omnia mala haec venerunt super nos,	7 Because for this end thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name, and praise thee in our captivity, for we are converted from the iniquity of our fathers, who sinned before thee.
8 et non sumus deprecati faciem Domini, utaverteremur unusquisque a cogitationibus cordis nostri pessimi.	8 And behold we are at this day in our captivity, whereby thou hast scattered us to be a reproach, and a curse, and an offence, according to all the iniquities of our fathers, who departed from thee, O Lord our God.
9 Et vigilavitDominus super mala et induxit ea super nos, quia iustus est Dominus in omnibusoperibus suis, quae mandavit nobis.	9 Hear, O Israel, the commandments of life: give ear, that thou mayst learn wisdom.
10 Et non oboedivimus voci eius, utambularemus in praeceptis Domini, quae dedit ante faciem nostram.	10 How happeneth it, O Israel, that thou art in thy enemies' land?
11 Et nunc, Domine, Deus Israel, qui eduxisti populum tuum de terra Aegypti inmanu valida, in signis et portentis et in virtute magna et in brachio excelso etfecisti tibi nomen, sicut hic dies,	11 Thou art grown old in a strange country, thou art defiled with the dead: thou art counted with them that go down into hell.
12 peccavimus, impie fecimus, inique egimus,Domine Deus noster, in omnibus iustificationibus tuis.	12 Thou hast forsaken the fountain of wisdom :
13 Avertatur ira tua anobis, quia derelicti sumus pauci in gentibus, quo dispersisti nos.	13 For if thou hadst walked in the way of God, thou hadst surely dwelt in peace for ever.
14 Exaudi,Domine, orationem nostram et deprecationem nostram et eripe nos propter te et danobis gratiam ante faciem eorum, qui nos abduxerunt,	14 Learn where is wisdom, where is strength, where is understanding: that thou mayst know also where is length of days and life, where is the light of the eyes, and peace.
15 ut sciat omnis terraquia tu es Dominus Deus noster, et quia nomen tuum invocatum est super Israel etsuper genus eius.	15 Who hath found out her place? and who hath gone in to her treasures?
16 Domine, prospice de domo sancta tua et attende in nos;inclina, Domine, aurem tuam et audi.	16 Where are the princes of the nations, and they that rule over the beasts that are upon the earth?
17 Aperi, Domine, oculos tuos et vide, quianon mortui, qui in inferno sunt, quorum spiritus ablatus est a visceribus eorum,dabunt gloriam et iustificationem Domino,	17 That take their diversion with the birds of the air.
18 sed anima, quae tristis est supermagnitudinem, quae incedit curva et infirma, et oculi deficientes et animaesuriens dabunt tibi gloriam et iustitiam, Domine.	18 That hoard up silver and gold, wherein men trust, and there is no end of their getting? who work in silver and are solicitous, and their works are unsearchable.
19 Quia non iniustificationibus patrum nostrorum et regum nostrorum nos prosternimus precesnostras ante faciem tuam, Domine Deus noster;	19 They are cut off, and are gone down to hell, and others are risen up in their place.
20 quia immisisti indignationemtuam et iram tuam super nos, sicut locutus es in manibus puerorum tuorumprophetarum dicens:	20 Young men have seen the light, and dwelt upon the earth: but the way of knowledge they have not known,
21 “Sic dicit Dominus: Inclinate umerum vestrum et serviteregi Babylonis et sedebitis super terram, quam dedi patribus vestris.	21 Nor have they understood the paths thereof, neither have their children received it, it is far from their face.
22 Et sinon audieritis vocem Domini, ut serviatis regi Babylonis, deficere faciam acivitatibus Iudae et a plateis Ierusalem	22 It hath not been heard of in the land of Chanaan, neither hath it been seen in Theman.
23 vocem laetitiae et vocemiucunditatis et vocem sponsi et vocem sponsae, et erit omnis terra sine vestigioab inhabitantibus”.	23 The children of Agar also, that search after the wisdom that is of the earth, the merchants of Merrha, and of Theman, and the tellers of fables, and searchers of prudence and understanding: but the way of wisdom they have not known, neither have they remembered her paths.
24 Et non audivimus vocem tuam, ut serviremus regiBabylonis; et statuisti verba tua, quae locutus es in manibus puerorum tuorumprophetarum, ut eicerentur ossa regum nostrorum et ossa patrum nostrorum de locosuo;	24 O Israel, how great is the house of God, and how vast is the place of his possession!
25 et ecce sunt proiecta in calore diei et in gelu noctis, et mortui suntin doloribus malis, in fame et in gladio et in peste.	25 It is great, and hath no end: it is high and immense.
26 Et posuisti domum,super quam invocatum est nomen tuum, sicut hic dies propter malitiam domusIsrael et domus Iudae.	26 There were the giants, those renowned men that were from the beginning, of great stature, expert in war.
27 Et fecisti in nos, Domine Deus noster, secundum omnemmoderationem tuam et secundum omnem miserationem tuam magnam,	27 The Lord chose not them, neither did they find the way of knowledge: therefore did they perish.
28 sicut locutuses in manu pueri tui Moysi in die, quo mandasti ei scribere legem tuam coramfiliis Israel	28 And because they had not wisdom, they perished through their folly.
29 dicens: “Si non audieritis vocem meam, profecto turba haecmagna et multa convertetur in parvam inter gentes, quo eos dispergam;	29 Who hath gone up into heaven, and taken her, and brought her down from the clouds?
30 quiascivi quod me non audient, quia populus est dura cervice. Et convertentur ad corsuum in terra captivitatis suae	30 Who hath passed over the sea, and found her, and brought her preferably to chosen gold?
31 et scient quia ego Dominus Deus illorum, etdabo illis cor intellegens et aures audientes,	31 There is none that is able to know her ways, nor that can search out her paths :
32 et laudabunt me in terracaptivitatis suae et memores erunt nominis mei;	32 But he that knoweth all things, knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore, and filled it with cattle and fourfooted beasts:
33 et avertent se a dorso suoduro et a nequissimis adinventionibus suis, quia memores erunt viae patrumsuorum, qui peccaverunt coram Domino.	33 He that sendeth forth light, and it goeth: and hath called it, and it obeyeth him with trembling.
34 Et convertam eos in terram, quam iuravipatribus eorum, Abraham, Isaac et Iacob; et possidebunt eam et multiplicabo eos,et non minorabuntur;	34 And the stars have given light in their watches, and rejoiced:
35 et statuam illis testamentum aeternum, ut sim illis inDeum, et ipsi erunt mihi in populum, et ultra iam non movebo populum meum Israela terra, quam dedi illis”. 35 They were called, and they said: Here we are: and with cheerfuIness they have shined forth to him that made them.
	36 This is our God, and there shall no other be accounted of in comparison of him.
	37 He found out all the way of knowledge, and gave it to Jacob his servant, and to Israel his beloved.
	38 Afterwards he was seen upon earth, and conversed with men.