Jeremiæ 2

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Et factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens :	1 This word of the LORD came to me:
2 Vade, et clama in auribus Jerusalem, dicens : Hæc dicit Dominus : Recordatus sum tui, miserans adolescentiam tuam, et caritatem desponsationis tuæ, quando secuta es me in deserto, in terra quæ non seminatur.	2 Go, cry out this message for Jerusalem to hear! I remember the devotion of your youth, how you loved me as a bride, Following me in the desert, in a land unsown.
3 Sanctus Israël Domino, primitiæ frugum ejus : omnes qui devorant eum delinquunt : mala venient super eos, dicit Dominus.	3 Sacred to the LORD was Israel, the first fruits of his harvest; Should anyone presume to partake of them, evil would befall him, says the LORD.
4 Audite verbum Domini, domus Jacob, et omnes cognationes domus Israël.	4 Listen to the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob! All you clans of the house of Israel,
5 Hæc dicit Dominus : Quid invenerunt patres vestri in me iniquitatis, quia elongaverunt a me, et ambulaverunt post vanitatem, et vani facti sunt ?	5 thus says the LORD: What fault did your fathers find in me that they withdrew from me, Went after empty idols, and became empty themselves?
6 Et non dixerunt : Ubi est Dominus qui ascendere nos fecit de terra Ægypti ; qui traduxit nos per desertum, per terram inhabitabilem et inviam, per terram sitis, et imaginem mortis, per terram in qua non ambulavit vir, neque habitavit homo ?	6 They did not ask, "Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, Who led us through the desert, through a land of wastes and gullies, Through a land of drought and darkness, through a land which no one crosses, where no man dwells?"
7 Et induxi vos in terram Carmeli, ut comederetis fructum ejus et optima illius : et ingressi contaminastis terram meam, et hæreditatem meam posuistis in abominationem.	7 When I brought you into the garden land to eat its goodly fruits, You entered and defiled my land, you made my heritage loathsome.
8 Sacerdotes non dixerunt : Ubi est Dominus ? et tenentes legem nescierunt me, et pastores prævaricati sunt in me, et prophetæ prophetaverunt in Baal, et idola secuti sunt.	8 The priests asked not, "Where is the LORD?" Those who dealt with the law knew me not: the shepherds rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied by Baal, and went after useless idols.
9 Propterea adhuc judicio contendam vobiscum, ait Dominus, et cum filiis vestris disceptabo.	9 Therefore will I yet accuse you, says the LORD, and even your children's children I will accuse.
10 Transite ad insulas Cethim, et videte : et in Cedar mittite, et considerate vehementer : et videte si factum est hujuscemodi :	10 Pass over to the coast of the Kittim and see, send to Kedar and carefully inquire: Where has the like of this been done?
11 si mutavit gens deos suos, et certe ipsi non sunt dii : populus vero meus mutavit gloriam suam in idolum.	11 Does any other nation change its gods?-- yet they are not gods at all! But my people have changed their glory for useless things.
12 Obstupescite, cæli, super hoc, et portæ ejus, desolamini vehementer, dicit Dominus.	12 Be amazed at this, O heavens, and shudder with sheer horror, says the LORD.
13 Duo enim mala fecit populus meus : me dereliquerunt fontem aquæ vivæ, et foderunt sibi cisternas, cisternas dissipatas, quia continere non valent aquas.	13 Two evils have my people done: they have forsaken me, the source of living waters; They have dug themselves cisterns, broken cisterns, that hold no water.
14 Numquid servus est Israël, aut vernaculus ? quare ergo factus est in prædam ?	14 Is Israel a slave, a bondman by birth? Why then has he become booty?
15 Super eum rugierunt leones, et dederunt vocem suam : posuerunt terram ejus in solitudinem. Civitates ejus exustæ sunt, et non est qui habitet in eis.	15 Against him lions roar full-throated cries. They have made his land a waste; his cities are charred ruins, without inhabitant.
16 Filii quoque Mempheos et Taphnes constupraverunt te usque ad verticem.	16 Yes, the people of Memphis and Tahpanhes shave the crown of your head.
17 Numquid non istud factum est tibi, quia dereliquisti Dominum Deum tuum eo tempore quo ducebat te per viam ?	17 Has not the forsaking of the LORD, your God, done this to you?
18 Et nunc quid tibi vis in via Ægypti, ut bibas aquam turbidam ? et quid tibi cum via Assyriorum, ut bibas aquam fluminis ?	18 And now, why go to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Nile? Why go to Assyria, to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
19 Arguet te malitia tua, et aversio tua increpabit te. Scito et vide quia malum et amarum est reliquisse te Dominum Deum tuum, et non esse timorem mei apud te, dicit Dominus Deus exercituum.	19 Your own wickedness chastises you, your own infidelities punish you. Know then, and see, how evil and bitter is your forsaking the LORD, your God, And showing no fear of me, says the Lord, the GOD of hosts.
20 A sæculo confregisti jugum meum : rupisti vincula mea, et dixisti : Non serviam. In omni enim colle sublimi, et sub omni ligno frondoso, tu prosternebaris meretrix.	20 Long ago you broke your yoke, you tore off your bonds. "I will not serve," you said. On every high hill, under every green tree, you gave yourself to harlotry.
21 Ego autem plantavi te vineam electam, omne semen verum : quomodo ergo conversa es mihi in pravum, vinea aliena ?	21 I had planted you, a choice vine of fully tested stock; How could you turn out obnoxious to me, a spurious vine?
22 Si laveris te nitro, et multiplicaveris tibi herbam borith, maculata es in iniquitate tua coram me, dicit Dominus Deus.	22 Though you scour it with soap, and use much lye, The stain of your guilt is still before me, says the Lord GOD.
23 Quomodo dicis : Non sum polluta ; post Baalim non ambulavi ? Vide vias tuas in convalle ; scito quid feceris : cursor levis explicans vias suas.	23 How can you say, "I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baals"? Consider your conduct in the Valley, recall what you have done: A frenzied she-camel, coursing near and far,
24 Onager assuetus in solitudine, in desiderio animæ suæ attraxit ventum amoris sui : nullus avertet eam : omnes qui quærunt eam non deficient : in menstruis ejus invenient eam.	24 breaking away toward the desert, Snuffing the wind in her ardor-- who can restrain her lust? No beasts need tire themselves seeking her; in her month they will meet her.
25 Prohibe pedem tuum a nuditate, et guttur tuum a siti. Et dixisti : Desperavi : nequaquam faciam : adamavi quippe alienos, et post eos ambulabo.	25 Stop wearing out your shoes and parching your throat! But you say, "No use! no! I love these strangers, and after them I must go."
26 Quomodo confunditur fur quando deprehenditur, sic confusi sunt domus Israël, ipsi et reges eorum, principes, et sacerdotes, et prophetæ eorum,	26 As the thief is shamed when caught, so shall the house of Israel be shamed: They, their kings and their princes, their priests and their prophets;
27 dicentes ligno : Pater meus es tu : et lapidi : Tu me genuisti. Verterunt ad me tergum et non faciem, et in tempore afflictionis suæ dicent : Surge, et libera nos.	27 They who say to a piece of wood, "You are my father," and to a stone, "You gave me birth." They turn to me their backs, not their faces; yet, in their time of trouble they cry out, "Rise up and save us!"
28 Ubi sunt dii tui quos fecisti tibi ? surgant, et liberent te in tempore afflictionis tuæ : secundum numerum quippe civitatum tuarum erant dii tui, Juda.	28 Where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up! Will they save you in your time of trouble? For as numerous as your cities are your gods, O Judah! And as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up for Baal.
29 Quid vultis mecum judicio contendere ? omnes dereliquistis me, dicit Dominus.	29 How dare you still plead with me? You have all rebelled against me, says the LORD.
30 Frustra percussi filios vestros : disciplinam non receperunt. Devoravit gladius vester prophetas vestros : quasi leo vastator	30 In vain I struck your children; the correction they did not take. Your sword devoured your prophets like a ravening lion.
31 generatio vestra. Videte verbum Domini : numquid solitudo factus sum Israëli, aut terra serotina ? quare ergo dixit populus meus : Recessimus ; non veniemus ultra ad te ?	31 You, of this generation, take note of the word of the Lord: Have I been a desert to Israel, a land of darkness? Why do my people say, "We have moved on, we will come to you no more"?
32 Numquid obliviscetur virgo ornamenti sui, aut sponsa fasciæ pectoralis suæ ? populus vero meus oblitus est mei diebus innumeris.	32 Does a virgin forget her jewelry, a bride her sash? Yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
33 Quid niteris bonam ostendere viam tuam ad quærendam dilectionem, quæ insuper et malitias tuas docuisti vias tuas,	33 How well you pick your way when seeking love! You who, in your wickedness, have gone by ways unclean!
34 et in alis tuis inventus est sanguis animarum pauperum et innocentum ? non in fossis inveni eos, sed in omnibus quæ supra memoravi.	34 You, on whose clothing there is the life-blood of the innocent, whom you found committing no burglary;
35 Et dixisti : Absque peccato et innocens ego sum, et propterea avertatur furor tuus a me. Ecce ego judicio contendam tecum, eo quod dixeris : Non peccavi.	35 Yet withal you say, "I am innocent; at least, his anger is turned away from me." Behold, I will judge you on that word of yours, "I have not sinned."
36 Quam vilis facta es nimis, iterans vias tuas ! et ab Ægypto confunderis, sicut confusa es ab Assur.	36 How very base you have become in changing your course! By Egypt will you be shamed, as you were shamed by Assyria.
37 Nam et ab ista egredieris, et manus tuæ erunt super caput tuum : quoniam obtrivit Dominus confidentiam tuam, et nihil habebis prosperum in ea.	37 From there also shall you go away with hands upon your head; For the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust, with them you will have no success.