Baruch 5

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Exue te, Jerusalem, stola luctus et vexationis tuæ, et indue te decore, et honore ejus, quæ a Deo tibi est, sempiternæ gloriæ.	1 Jerusalem, take off your robe of mourning and misery; put on the splendor of glory from God forever:
2 Circumdabit te Deus diploide justitiæ, et imponet mitram capiti honoris æterni.	2 Wrapped in the cloak of justice from God, bear on your head the mitre that displays the glory of the eternal name.
3 Deus enim ostendet splendorem suum in te, omni qui sub cælo est.	3 For God will show all the earth your splendor:
4 Nominabitur enim tibi nomen tuum a Deo in sempiternum : pax justitiæ, et honor pietatis.	4 you will be named by God forever the peace of justice, the glory of God's worship.
5 Exsurge, Jerusalem, et sta in excelso : et circumspice ad orientem, et vide collectos filios tuos ab oriente sole usque ad occidentem, in verbo Sancti, gaudentes Dei memoria.	5 Up, Jerusalem! stand upon the heights; look to the east and see your children Gathered from the east and the west at the word of the Holy One, rejoicing that they are remembered by God.
6 Exierunt enim abs te pedibus ducti ab inimicis : adducet autem illos Dominus ad te portatos in honore sicut filios regni :	6 Led away on foot by their enemies they left you: but God will bring them back to you borne aloft in glory as on royal thrones.
7 constituit enim Deus humiliare omnem montem excelsum et rupes perennes, et convalles replere in æqualitatem terræ, ut ambulet Israël diligenter in honorem Dei.	7 For God has commanded that every lofty mountain be made low, And that the age-old depths and gorges be filled to level ground, that Israel may advance secure in the glory of God.
8 Obumbraverunt autem et silvæ, et omne lignum suavitatis Israël ex mandato Dei.	8 The forests and every fragrant kind of tree have overshadowed Israel at God's command;
9 Adducet enim Deus Israël cum jucunditate in lumine majestatis suæ, cum misericordia et justitia quæ est ex ipso.	9 For God is leading Israel in joy by the light of his glory, with his mercy and justice for company.