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| [1]WOE to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, and woe to the shameful diadem of the strength of his glory, which dominates at the entrance of the fertile valley of those that are overcome with wine! |
[1]Væ coronæ superbiæ, ebriis Ephraim, et flori decidenti, gloriæ exsultationis ejus, qui erant in vertice vallis pinguissimæ, errantes a vino. |
| [2]Behold, the strength and the might of the LORD are like a storm of hail and like a destroying whirlwind, and as a flood of mighty waters overflowing; I will give rest to this land by your hands: |
[2]Ecce validus et fortis Dominus sicut impetus grandinis; turbo confringens, sicut impetus aquarum multarum inundantium et emissarum super terram spatiosam. |
| [3]The crown of the proud and of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot; |
[3]Pedibus conculcabitur corona superbiæ ebriorum Ephraim. |
| [4]And the shameful garland of the strength of his glory, which dominates at the entrance of the fertile valley, shall be as the firstfruits before the summer, which he who sees it picks up at once and devours. |
[4]Et erit flos decidens gloriæ exsultationis ejus, qui est super verticem vallis pinguium, quasi temporaneum ante maturitatem autumni, quod, cum aspexerit videns, statim ut manu tenuerit, devorabit illud. |
| [5]In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory and for a diadem of beauty to the remnant of his people, |
[5]In die illa erit Dominus exercituum corona gloriæ, et sertum exsultationis residuo populi sui; |
| [6]And for a spirit of justice to him that sits in judgment, and for strength to those who turn away the battle from the gate. |
[6]et spiritus judicii sedenti super judicium, et fortitudo revertentibus de bello ad portam. |
| [7]But these also have erred with wine, and with strong drink are gone astray; the priests and the prophets have erred with strong drink, they are overcome with wine, they stagger with strong drink, they err in judgment with drunkenness, they eat immoderately. |
[7]Verum hi quoque præ vino nescierunt, et præ ebrietate erraverunt; sacerdos et propheta nescierunt præ ebrietate; absorpti sunt a vino, erraverunt in ebrietate, nescierunt videntem, ignoraverunt judicium. |
| [8]For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean |
[8]Omnes enim mensæ repletæ sunt vomitu sordiumque, ita ut non esset ultra locus. |
| [9]To whom shall he teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to understand the report? Those who are weaned from the milk and drawn from the breasts. |
[9]Quem docebit scientiam? et quem intelligere faciet auditum? Ablactatos a lacte, avulsos ab uberibus. |
| [10]For filth is upon filth, filth upon filth; vomit upon vomit, vomit upon vomit; a little here, a little there; |
[10]Quia manda, remanda; manda, remanda; exspecta, reexspecta; exspecta, reexspecta; modicum ibi, modicum ibi. |
| [11]For with a difficult speech and with an alien tongue will he speak to this people. |
[11]In loquela enim labii, et lingua altera loquetur ad populum istum. |
| [12]For I have said to them, This is the place of my rest, wherewith I may cause the weary to rest; and this is the place of tranquillity; but they would not listen. |
[12]Cui dixit: Hæc est requies mea, reficite lassum; et hoc est meum refrigerium: et noluerunt audire. |
| [13]So the word of the LORD was to them filth upon filth, filth upon filth, vomit upon vomit, vomit upon vomit; a little here, a little there; that they might return and fall backward and be broken and snared and taken |
[13]Et erit eis verbum Domini: Manda, remanda; manda, remanda; exspecta, reexspecta; exspecta, reexspecta; modicum ibi, modicum ibi; ut vadant, et cadant retrorsum, et conterantur, et illaqueentur, et capiantur. |
| [14]Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O you scornful men, who rule this people that is in Jerusalem: |
[14]Propter hoc audite verbum Domini, viri illusores, qui dominamini super populum meum, qui est in Jerusalem. |
| [15]Because you have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have made an agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come to us; for we have placed our hope in lies, and under falsehood we have hid ourselves; |
[15]Dixistis enim: Percussimus fœdus cum morte, et cum inferno fecimus pactum: flagellum inundans cum transierit, non veniet super nos quia posuimus mendacium spem nostram, et mendacio protecti sumus. |
| [16]Therefore thus says the LORD God: Behold, I lay in Zion a foundation, a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation; he who believes shall not be afraid. |
[16]Idcirco hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Ecce ego mittam in fundamentis Sion lapidem, lapidem probatum, angularem, pretiosum, in fundamento fundatum; qui crediderit, non festinet. |
| [17]And I will make justice to the measuring line, and righteousness to the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. |
[17]Et ponam in pondere judicium, et justitiam in mensura; et subvertet grando spem mendacii, et protectionem aquæ inundabunt. |
| [18]And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then you shall be trodden down by it. |
[18]Et delebitur fœdus vestrum cum morte, et pactum vestrum cum inferno non stabit: flagellum inundans cum transierit, eritis ei in conculcationem. |
| [19]From the time that it passes through, it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night; and it shall be a terror only to understand the report. |
[19]Quandocumque pertransierit, tollet vos, quoniam in mane diluculo pertransibit in die et in nocte; et tantummodo sola vexatio intellectum dabit auditui. |
| [20]For the cloth is too short, and the warp grows weak and is insufficient for a garment. |
[20]Coangustatum est enim stratum, ita ut alter decidat; et pallium breve utrumque operire non potest. |
| [21]For the LORD shall rise up as in a mountain pass, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his works, his strange works, and bring to pass his acts, his strange acts. |
[21]Sicut enim in monte divisionum stabit Dominus; sicut in valle quæ est in Gabaon irascetur, ut faciat opus suum, alienum opus ejus: ut operetur opus suum, peregrinum est opus ejus ab eo. |
| [22]Now therefore do not mock, lest your chastisement be severe; for I have heard from the LORD of hosts that he will bring destruction and judgment upon the whole earth |
[22]Et nunc nolite illudere, ne forte constringantur vincula vestra; consummationem enim et abbreviationem audivi a Domino Deo exercituum, super universam terram. |
| [23]Give ear and hear my voice; hearken and hear my speech. |
[23]Auribus percipite, et audite vocem meam: attendite, et audite eloquium meum. |
| [24]Does the plowman plow all day to sow? Does he open and harrow his ground? |
[24]Numquid tota die arabit arans ut serat? proscindet et sarriet humum suam? |
| [25]Does he not, after he has leveled its surface, scatter the dill and sow cummin, and put in wheat and barley, and rye in its borders? |
[25]Nonne cum adæquaverit faciem ejus, seret gith et cyminum sparget? et ponet triticum per ordinem, et hordeum, et milium, et viciam in finibus suis? |
| [26]For his God does instruct him to discretion, and does teach him. |
[26]Et erudiet illum in judicio; Deus suus docebit illum. |
| [27]For dill is not threshed under the feet of oxen, nor is a threshing instrument turned about upon cummin, but dill is beaten out with a staff, and cummin with a rod. |
[27]Non enim in serris triturabitur gith, nec rota plaustri super cyminum circuibit; sed in virga excutietur gith, et cyminum in baculo. |
| [28]Grain is threshed for our sakes because man would not otherwise be threshing it, nor break it with many wheels of his threshing instruments, nor crush it under the feet of his oxen. |
[28]Panis autem comminuetur; verum non in perpetuum triturans triturabit illum, neque vexabit eum rota plaustri, neque ungulis suis comminuet eum. |
| [29]This also comes forth from the LORD of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in instruction |
[29]Et hoc a Domino Deo exercituum exivit, ut mirabile faceret consilium, et magnificaret justitiam. |