Baruch 2

VULGATA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Propter quod statuit Dominus Deus noster verbum suum, quod locutus est ad nos, et ad judices nostros qui judicaverunt Israël, et ad reges nostros, et ad principes nostros, et ad omnem Israël et Juda :	1 And now, O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, the soul in anguish, and the troubled spirit crieth to thee:
2 ut adduceret Dominus super nos mala magna, quæ non sunt facta sub cælo quemadmodum facta sunt in Jerusalem, secundum quæ 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 et manducaret homo carnes filii sui et carnes filiæ suæ.	3 For thou remainest for ever, and shall we perish everlastingly?
4 Et dedit eos sub manu regum omnium qui sunt in circuitu nostro, in improperium et in desolationem in omnibus populis in quibus nos dispersit 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 sumus subtus, et non supra, quia peccavimus Domino Deo nostro, non obaudiendo voci ipsius.	5 Remember not the iniquities of our fathers, but think upon thy hand, and upon thy name at this time:
6 Domino Deo nostro justitia, nobis autem et patribus nostris confusio faciei, sicut est dies hæc :	6 For thou art the Lord our God, and we will praise thee, O Lord:
7 quia locutus est Dominus super nos omnia mala hæc quæ 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 Dei nostri, ut reverteremur unusquisque nostrum a viis nostris pessimis.	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 vigilavit Dominus in malis, et adduxit ea super nos : quia justus est Dominus in omnibus operibus suis quæ mandavit nobis,	9 Hear, O Israel, the commandments of life: give ear, that thou mayst learn wisdom.
10 et non audivimus vocem ipsius ut iremus in præceptis Domini, quæ dedit ante faciem nostram.	10 How happeneth it, O Israel, that thou art in thy enemies' land?
11 Et nunc, Domine Deus Israël, qui eduxisti populum tuum de terra Ægypti in manu valida, et in signis, et in prodigiis, et in virtute tua magna, et in brachio excelso, et fecisti tibi nomen sicut est dies iste :	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 egimus, inique gessimus, Domine Deus noster, in omnibus justitiis tuis.	12 Thou hast forsaken the fountain of wisdom :
13 Avertatur ira tua a nobis, quia derelicti sumus pauci inter gentes ubi dispersisti nos.	13 For if thou hadst walked in the way of God, thou hadst surely dwelt in peace for ever.
14 Exaudi, Domine, preces nostras et orationes nostras, et educ nos propter te, et da nobis invenire 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 terra quia tu es Dominus Deus noster, et quia nomen tuum invocatum est super Israël, et super genus ipsius.	15 Who hath found out her place? and who hath gone in to her treasures?
16 Respice, Domine, de domo sancta tua in nos, et inclina aurem tuam, et exaudi nos.	16 Where are the princes of the nations, and they that rule over the beasts that are upon the earth?
17 Aperi oculos tuos et vide : quia non mortui qui sunt in inferno, quorum spiritus acceptus est a visceribus suis, dabunt honorem et justificationem Domino :	17 That take their diversion with the birds of the air.
18 sed anima quæ tristis est super magnitudine mali, et incedit curva et infirma, et oculi deficientes, et anima esuriens, dat tibi gloriam et justitiam Domino.	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 secundum justitias patrum nostrorum nos fundimus preces et petimus misericordiam ante conspectum tuum, Domine Deus noster :	19 They are cut off, and are gone down to hell, and others are risen up in their place.
20 sed quia misisti iram tuam et furorem tuum super nos, sicut locutus es in manu puerorum tuorum prophetarum, 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 humerum vestrum et cervicem vestram, et opera facite regi Babylonis, et sedebitis in terra 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 Quod si non audieritis vocem Domini Dei vestri, operari regi Babyloniæ, defectionem vestram faciam de civitatibus Juda, et a foris Jerusalem,	22 It hath not been heard of in the land of Chanaan, neither hath it been seen in Theman.
23 et auferam a vobis vocem jucunditatis et vocem gaudii, et vocem sponsi et vocem sponsæ, et erit omnis terra sine vestigio ab inhabitantibus eam.	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 audierunt vocem tuam, ut operarentur regi Babylonis : et statuisti verba tua, quæ locutus es in manibus puerorum tuorum prophetarum, ut transferrentur ossa regum nostrorum et ossa patrum nostrorum de loco suo :	24 O Israel, how great is the house of God, and how vast is the place of his possession!
25 et ecce projecta sunt in calore solis et in gelu noctis, et mortui sunt in doloribus pessimis, in fame et in gladio, et in emissione.	25 It is great, and hath no end: it is high and immense.
26 Et posuisti templum in quo invocatum est nomen tuum in ipso sicut hæc dies, propter iniquitatem domus Israël et domus Juda.	26 There were the giants, those renowned men that were from the beginning, of great stature, expert in war.
27 Et fecisti in nobis, Domine Deus noster, secundum omnem bonitatem tuam et secundum omnem miserationem tuam illam magnam :	27 The Lord chose not them, neither did they find the way of knowledge: therefore did they perish.
28 sicut locutus es in manu pueri tui Moysi, in die qua præcepisti ei scribere legem tuam coram filiis Israël,	28 And because they had not wisdom, they perished through their folly.
29 dicens : Si non audieritis vocem meam, multitudo hæc magna convertetur in minimam inter gentes, quo ego eos dispergam :	29 Who hath gone up into heaven, and taken her, and brought her down from the clouds?
30 quia scio quod me non audiet populus : populus est enim dura cervice. Et convertetur ad cor suum in terra captivitatis suæ,	30 Who hath passed over the sea, and found her, and brought her preferably to chosen gold?
31 et scient quia ego sum Dominus Deus eorum : et dabo eis cor, et intelligent ; aures, et audient :	31 There is none that is able to know her ways, nor that can search out her paths :
32 et laudabunt me in terra captivitatis suæ, 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 suo duro, et a malignitatibus suis : quia reminiscentur viam patrum suorum, qui peccaverunt in me.	33 He that sendeth forth light, and it goeth: and hath called it, and it obeyeth him with trembling.
34 Et revocabo illos in terram quam juravi patribus eorum, Abraham, Isaac, et Jacob : et dominabuntur ejus, et multiplicabo eos, et non minorabuntur :	34 And the stars have given light in their watches, and rejoiced:
35 et statuam illis testamentum alterum sempiternum, ut sim illis in Deum, et ipsi erunt mihi in populum : et non movebo amplius populum meum, filios Israël, a 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.