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NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ipsa est liber praeceptorum Dei et lex, quae permanet in aeter num. Omnes, qui tenent eam, ad vitam; qui autem relinquunt eam, morientur.	1 “ ‘This is the book of the commandments of God and of the law, which exists in eternity. All those who keep it will attain to life, but those who have forsaken it, to death.
2 Convertere, Iacob, et apprehende eam; perambula ad splendorem in lumine eius.	2 Convert, O Jacob, and embrace it, walk in the way of its splendor, facing its light.
3 Noli dare alteri gloriam tuam et dignitates tuas genti alienae.	3 Do not surrender your glory to another, nor your value to a foreign people.
4 Beati sumus, Israel, quia, quae placent Deo, nobis nota sunt.	4 We have been happy, O Israel, because the things that are pleasing to God have been made clear to us.
5 Confide, popule meus, memoria Israel:	5 Be ever more peaceful in soul, O people of God, the memorial of Israel.
6 venumdati estis gentibus non in perditionem, sed, quia irritastis Deum, traditi estis adversariis.	6 You have been sold to the nations, not into destruction, but because of this, in resentment, you provoked God to wrath, and so you have been delivered to adversity.
7 Exacerbastis enim eum, qui fecit vos, sacrificantes daemonibus et non Deo.	7 For you have exasperated him who made you, the eternal God, by sacrificing to evil spirits, and not to God.
8 Obliti autem estis Deum, qui vos pavit, Deum aeternum, et contristastis eam, quae vos enutrivit, Ierusalem.	8 For you have forgotten God, who nurtured you, and you have saddened Jerusalem, your nurse.
9 Vidit enim supervenientem vobis iram a Deo et dixit: “ Audite, vicinae Sion: Superinduxit mihi Deus luctum magnum.	9 For she saw the wrath of God approaching you, and she said, “Listen, region of Zion, for God has brought upon me great sorrow.
10 Vidi enim captivitatem filiorum meorum et filiarum, quam superinduxit illis Aeternus.	10 For I have seen the captivity of my people, my sons and daughters, which the Eternal has led over them.
11 Nutrivi enim illos cum iucunditate, dimisi autem illos cum fletu et luctu.	11 For I nurtured them with joy, but I sent them away with weeping and sorrow.
12 Nemo gaudeat super me, viduam et derelictam a multis; desolata sum propter peccata filiorum meorum, quia declinaverunt a lege Dei.	12 Let no one rejoice over me, a widow and a desolation, for I am forsaken by many because of the sins of my sons, because they strayed from the law of God.
13 Iustificationes autem eius non cognoverunt neque ambulaverunt in viis mandatorum Dei neque semitas disciplinae in iustitia eius ingressi sunt.	13 And they have not known his righteousness, nor walked in the ways of the commandments of God, nor have they advanced with justice along the paths of his truth.
14 Veniant vicinae Sion; et memores estote captivitatis filiorum meorum et filiarum, quam superinduxit illis Aeternus.	14 Let the region of Zion approach, and remember the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Eternal led over them.
15 Superinduxit enim illis gentem de longinquo, gentem improbam et alterius linguae, qui non sunt reveriti senem neque parvulorum miserti sunt	15 For he has brought a far away people upon them, a guilty people, and of another language,
16 et abduxerunt dilectos viduae et a filiabus unicam desolaverunt ”.	16 who have not reverenced the aged, nor had mercy on the children, and who have led away the beloved of the widow, leaving me deserted and alone, without sons.
17 Ego autem, quid possum adiuvare vos?	17 But as for me, how am I able to help you?
18 Qui enim superinduxit in vos mala, eripiet vos de manu inimicorum vestrorum.	18 For he who has brought these evils upon you, will rescue you from the hands of your enemies.
19 Abite, filii, abite; ego enim derelicta sum sola.	19 Walk on, sons, walk on, for I have been abandoned and I am alone.
20 Exui me stola pacis, indui autem me cilicio obsecrationis meae, clamabo ad Aeternum in diebus meis.	20 I have taken off the garment of peace and have put on the sackcloth of supplication, and I will cry out to the most High in my days.
21 Confidite, filii, clamate ad Deum, et eripiet vos de dominatione, de manu inimicorum.	21 Be ever more peaceful, sons. Cry out to the Lord, and he will rescue you from the hand of the hostile leaders.
22 Ego enim speravi ab Aeterno salutem vestram; et venit mihi gaudium a Sancto super misericordia, quae veniet vobis cito ab Aeterno, salutari vestro.	22 For I have placed my hope in your eternal salvation, and joy approaches me from the Holy One, over the mercy which will come to you by our eternal salvation.
23 Emisi enim vos cum luctu et fletu; reddet autem mihi vos Deus cum gaudio et laetitia in aeternum.	23 For I sent you forth with sorrow and weeping, but the Lord will restore you to me with joy and gladness for eternity.
24 Nam, sicut nunc viderunt vicinae Sion vestram captivitatem, sic videbunt cito a Deo vestram salutem, quae superveniet vobis cum magna gloria et splendore Aeterni.	24 For just as the neighbors of Zion have seen your captivity from God, so also will they soon see your salvation from God, which will overcome you with great honor and eternal splendor.
25 Filii, patienter sustinete iram, quae vobis a Deo supervenit; persecutus est te inimicus tuus, sed cito videbis perditionem in cervicem eorum ascendentem.	25 Sons, endure patiently the wrath that has come upon you, for your enemy has persecuted you, but you will quickly see his destruction and you will climb over his neck.
26 Delicati mei ambulaverunt vias asperas, ducti sunt ut grex direptus ab inimicis.	26 My delicate ones have walked rough ways, for they were regarded as a flock torn apart by enemies.
27 Confidite, filii, et clamate ad Deum; erit enim vestra ab inductore memoria.	27 Be ever more peaceful in soul, sons, and call out to the Lord, for you will be remembered by him who led you away.
28 Nam sicut fuit mens vestra, ut erraretis a Deo, conversi decuplate studium quaerendi eum;	28 For as much as you thought to go astray from God, ten times as much again he will require of you when converting.
29 qui enim induxit in vos mala, inducet in vos aeternam iucunditatem cum salute vestra.	29 For he who led you into evil, he himself will again lead you to eternal happiness with your salvation.”
30 Confide, Ierusalem; consolabitur enim te, qui te nominavit.	30 Be ever more peaceful in soul, Jerusalem, for he who has named you, has been affected by you.
31 Miseri, qui te nocuerunt et qui exsultati sunt in casu tuo!	31 The criminals who have troubled you, will perish, and those who rejoiced in your ruin, will be punished.
32 Miserae civitates, quibus servierunt filii tui; misera, quae accepit filios tuos!	32 The cities that your sons have served, will be punished, and also, she who received your sons.
33 Sicut enim gavisa est in tua ruina et laetata est in tuo casu, ita contristabitur in sua solitudine.	33 For just as she was glad at your ruin, and she rejoiced in your fall, so also will she be grieved in her own desolation,
34 Et amputabo exsultationem multitudinis, et laetitia eius erit in luctum.	34 and the exaltation of her multitude will be cut off, and her gladness will be turned to sorrow.
35 Ignis enim superveniet illi ab Aeterno in dies longinquos, et inhabitabitur a daemoniis plurimum temporis.	35 For fire will overcome her from the Eternal for many days, and she will be inhabited by evil spirits for a long time.
36 Circumspice ad orientem, Ierusalem, et vide iucunditatem, quae a Deo tibi superventura est.	36 Look around, Jerusalem, towards the east, and see the happiness that comes to you from God.
37 Ecce veniunt filii tui, quos emisisti, veniunt congregati ab ortu usque ad occasum verbo Sancti, gaudentes in Dei gloria.	37 For behold, your sons approach, whom you sent away scattered. They approach, gathering together, from the east all the way to the west, at the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the honor of God.