The Synagogue expostulateth with her children for their ingratitude; 10. showing that they shall be forsaken, and the gentiles called.The Synagogue expostulateth with her chilrden for their ingratitude; 10. shewing that they shal be forsaken, and the gentiles called.
Thus saith our Lord: I brought this people out of bondage, to whom I gave commandment by my servants the Prophets, whom they would not hear, but made my counsel irrita: thwart, foil; made void, of no effect.THVS saith our Lord: I brought this people out of bondage, to whom I gaue commandment by my seruantes the Prophetes, whom they would not heare, but made my counsel frustrate.Hæc dicit Dominus : Ego eduxi populum istum de servitute, quibus mandata dedi per pueros meos prophetas, quos audire noluerunt, sed irrita fecerunt mea consilia.
2Their mother that bare them, saith to them: Go children, because I am a widow and forsaken.Their mother that bare them, sayth to them: Goe children, because I am a wydow and forsaken.Mater quæ eos generavit, dicit illis, Ite filii, quia ego vidua sum et derelicta.
3I brought you up with joy, and have lost you with mourning and sorrow, because you have sinned before our Lord your God, and have done that which is evil before him.I brought you vp with ioy, & haue lost you with mourning & sorow, because you haue sinned before our Lord your God, & haue done that which is euil before him.Educavi vos cum lætitia, et amisi vos cum luctu et tristitia, quoniam peccastis coram Domino Deo vestro, et quod malum est coram eo, fecistis.
4But now what shall I do to you? I am a widow and desolate, go my children, and ask mercy of our Lord.But now what shal I doe to you? I am a wydow and desolate, goe my children, & aske mercie of our Lord.Modo autem quid faciam vobis ? Ego vidua sum et derelicta : ite filii, et petite a Domino misericordiam.
5And I call thee O father a witness upon the mother of the children, that would not keep my testament,And I cal thee ô father a witnes vpon the mother of the children, that would not keepe my testament,Ego autem te pater testem invoco super matrem filiorum, qui noluerunt testamentum meum servare,
6that thou give them confusion, and their mother into direptionem: rot, decay; plunder, pillage, that there be no generation of them.that thou geue them confusion, & their mother into spoile, that there be no generation of them.ut des eis confusionem, et matrem eorum in direptionem, ne generatio eorum fiat.
7Let their names be dispersed into the Gentiles, let them be destroyed out of the land: because they have despised my sacrament.Let their names be dispersed into the Gentiles, let them be destroyed out of the land: because they haue despised my sacrament.Dispergantur in gentes nomina eorum, deleantur a terra : quoniam spreverunt sacramentum meum.
8Woe be to thee Assur, which hidest the wicked with thee. Thou mala: mischievous; wicked, worthless nation, remember what I did to Sodom and Gomorrha:Woe be to thee Assur, which hidest the wicked with thee. Thou naughtie nation, remember what I did to Sodom & Gomorrha:Væ tibi Assur, qui abscondis iniquos penes te. Gens mala, memorare quid fecerim Sodomæ et Gomorrhæ,
9whose land lieth in clods of pitch, and heaps of ashes: so will I make them, that have not heard me, saith our Lord omnipotent.whose land lieth in cloddes of pitch, & heapes of ashes: so wil I make them, that haue not heard me, saith our Lord omnipotent.quorum terra jacet in piceis glebis et aggeribus cinerum : sic dabo eos, qui me non audierunt, dicit Dominus omnipotens.
10Thus saith our Lord to Esdras: Tell my people, that I will give them the kingdom of Jerusalem, which I meant to give to Israel.Thus saith our Lord to Esdras: Tel my people, that I wil geue them the kingdom of Ierusalem, which I ment to geue to Israel.Hæc dicit Dominus ad Esdram, Nuncia populo meo, quoniam dabo eis regnum Jerusalem, quod daturus eram Israël.
11And I will take to me the glory of them, and will give them eternal tabernacles, which I had prepared for them.And I wil take to me the glorie of them, and wil geue them eternal tabernacles, which I had prepared for them.Et sumam mihi gloriam illorum, et dabo eis tabernacula æterna, quæ præparaveram illis.
12The wood of life shall be to them for an odour of ointment, and they shall not labour, nor be wearied.The wood of life shal be to them for an odour of oyntment, and they shal not labour, nor be wearied.Lignum vitæ erit illis in odore unguenti, et non laborabunt, neque fatigabuntur.
13Go and you shall receive. Ask for your selves a few days, that they may abide. Now the kingdom is prepared for you, watch ye.Goe & you shal receiue. Aske for your selues a few dayes, that they may abide. Now the kingdom is prepared for you, watch ye.Ite, et accipietis. Rogate vobis dies paucos, ut immorentur. Jam paratum est vobis regnum : vigilate.
14Call thou heaven and earth to witness: for I have destroyed evil, and have created good, because I live saith our Lord.Cal thou heauen and earth to witnes: for I haue destroyed euil, and haue created good, because I liue sayth our Lord.Testare cælum et terram. Contrivi enim malum, et creavi bonum, quia vivo ego, dicit Dominus.
15Mother embrace thy children, bring them up with joy. As a dove confirm their feet: because I have chosen thee, saith our Lord.Mother embrace thy children, bring them vp with ioy. As a doue confirme their feete: because I haue chosen thee, sayth our Lord.Mater amplectere filios tuos, educa illos in lætitia. Sicut columba confirma pedes eorum : quoniam te elegi, dicit Dominus.
16And I will raise again the dead out of their places, and out of the monuments I will bring them forth, because I have known my name in Israel.And I wil raise againe the dead out of their places, and out of the monumentes I wil bring them forth, because I haue knowen my name in Israel.Et resuscitabo mortuos de locis suis, et de monumentis educam illos, quoniam cognovi nomen meum in Israël.
17Fear not O mother of the children, because I have chosen thee, saith our Lord.Feare not ô mother of the children, because I haue chosen thee, saith our Lord.Noli timere mater filiorum : quoniam te elegi, dicit Dominus.
18I will send thee aid, my servants Isaie, and Jeremie, at whose counsel I have sanctified, and prepared for thee twelve trees gravatas: laden, loaded with variis: underwater swimmers; various, several fruits,I wil send thee ayde, my seruantes Isaie, and Ieremie, at whose counsel I haue sanctified, and prepared for thee twelue trees loden with diuerse fruites,Mittam tibi adiutorium pueros meos Isaiam, et Jeremiam, ad quorum consilium sanctificavi, et paravi tibi arbores duodecim gravatas variis fructibus,
19and as many fountains flowing milk and honey: and seven huge mountains, having the rose and the lily, in the which I will fill thy children with joy.and as manie fountaines flowing milke and honie: and seuen huge mountaines, hauing the rose and the lilie, in the which I wil fil thy children with ioy.et totidem fontes fluentes lac et mel : et montes immensos septem, habentes rosam et lilium, in quibus gaudio implebo filios tuos.
20justifica: prove right, excuse; do justice to, vindicate thou the widow, judge for the pupillo: a student; a fatherless ward, orphan, give to the needy, defend the orphan, clothe the naked,Iustifie thou the widow, iudge for the pupil, geue to the needie, defend the orphane, cloth the naked,Viduam justifica, pupillo judica, egenti da, orphanum tuere, nudum vesti,
21cure the broken and feeble, mock not the lame, defend the maimed, and admit the blind to the vision of my glory.cure the broken & feeble, mocke not the lame, defend the maimed, and admitte the blind to the vision of my glorie.confractum et debilem cura, claudum irridere noli, tutare mancum, et cæcum ad visionem claritatis meæ admitte.
22The old man and the young keep within thy walls:The old man & the yong keepe within thy walles:Senem et juvenem intra muros tuos serva :
23where thou shalt find the dead, commit them to the grave signing it, and I will give thee the first seat in my resurrection.where thou shalt finde the dead, committe them to the graue signing it, & I wil geue thee the first seate in my resurrection.mortuos ubi inveneris, signans commenda sepulchro, et dabo tibi primam sessionem in resurrectione mea.
24Pause and rest my people, because thy rest shall come.Pause and rest my people, because thy rest shal come.Pausa et quiesce populus meus, quia veniet requies tua.
25As a good nurse nourish thy children, confirm their feet.As a good nurce nourish thy children, confirme their feete.Nutrix bona nutri filios tuos, confirma pedes eorum.
26The servants that I have given thee, none of them shall perish. For I will require them of thy number.The seruantes that I haue geuen thee, none of them shal perish. For I wil require them of thy number.Servos quos tibi dedi, nemo ex eis interiet : eos ego enim requiram de numero tuo.
27Be not wearied. For when the day of affliction and distress shall come, others shall weep, and be sad, but thou shalt be merry and plenteous.Be not wearied. For when the day of affliction and distresse shal come, others shal weepe, and be sad, but thou shalt be merie and plenteous.Noli fatigari. Cum enim venerit dies pressuræ et angustiæ, alii plorabunt : et tristes erunt : tu autem hilaris et copiosa eris.
28The gentiles shall envy, and shall be able to do nothing against thee, saith our Lord.The gentiles shal enuie, and shal be able to doe nothing against thee, sayth our Lord.Zelabunt gentes, et nil adversus te poterunt, dicit Dominus.
29My hands shall cover thee, that thy children see not hell.My handes shal couer thee, that thy children see not hel.Manus meæ tegent te, ne filii tui gehennam videant.
30Be pleasant thou mother with thy children, because I will deliver thee saith our Lord.Be pleasant thou mother with thy children, because I wil deliuer thee sayth our Lord.Jucundare mater cum filiis tuis, quia ego te eripiam, dicit Dominus.
31Remember thy children that sleep, for I will bring them out of the sides of the earth, and will do mercy with them: because I am merciful, saith our Lord omnipotent.Remember thy children that sleepe, for I wil bring them out of the sides of the earth, & wil doe mercie with them: because I am merciful, sayth our Lord omnipotent.Filios tuos dormientes memorare, quoniam ego eos educam de lateribus terræ, et misericordiam cum illis faciam : quoniam misericors sum, dicit Dominus omnipotens.
32Embrace thy children till I come, and show them mercy: because my fountains run over, and my grace shall not fail.Embrace thy children til I come, & shew them mercie: because my fountaines runne ouer, and my grace shal not faile.Amplectere natos tuos usque dum venio, et præstem illis misericordiam : quoniam exuberant fontes mei, et gratia mea non deficiet.
33I Esdras received commandment of our Lord, in mount Oreb; that I should go to Israel: to whom when I came, they refused me, and rejected the commandment of our Lord.I Esdras receiued commandment of our Lord, in mount Oreb; that I should goe to Israel: to whom when I came, they refused me, and reiected the commandement of our Lord.Ego Esdras præceptum accepi a Domino in monte Oreb, ut irem ad Israël : ad quos cum venirem, reprobaverunt me, et respuerunt mandatum Domini :
34And therefore, I say unto you gentiles, which hear, and understand, Look for your pastorem: shepherd, he will give you the rest of eternity: because he is at hand, that shall come in the end of the world.And therfore, I say vnto you gentiles, which heare, and vnderstand, Looke for your pastor, he wil geue you the rest of eternitie: because he is at hand, that shal come in the end of the world.Ideoque vobis dico gentes, quæ auditis, et intelligitis, Expectate pastorem vestrum, requiem æternitatis dabit vobis : quoniam in proximo est ille, qui in fine sæculi adveniet.
35Be ye ready for the rewards of the kingdom, because perpetual light shall shine to you for time everlasting.Be ye readie for the rewardes of the kingdom, because perpetual light shal shine to you for time euerlasting.Parati estote ad præmia regni, quia lux perpetua lucebit vobis per æternitatem temporis.
36Flee from the shadow of this world: receive ye the pleasantness of your glory. I openly call to witness my saviour.Flee from the shadow of this world: receiue ye the pleasantnes of your glorie. I openly cal to witnes my sauiour.Fugite umbram sæculi hujus : accipite jucunditatem gloriæ vestræ. Ego testor palam salvatorem meum.
37Receive the commended gift and be pleasant, giving thanks to him that called you to the heavenly kingdoms.Receiue the commended gift and be pleasant, geuing thankes to him that called you to the heauenlie kingdomes.Commendatum donum accipite et jucundamini, gratias agentes ei qui vos ad cælestia regna vocavit.
38Arise, and stand and see the number of them that are signed in the feast of our Lord.Arise, & stand & see the number of them that are signed in the feast of our Lord.Surgite et state et videte numerum signatorum in convivio Domini.
39They that have transferred them selves from the shadow of the world, have received glorious garments of our Lord.They that haue transferred them selues from the shadow of the world, haue receiued glorious garmentes of our Lord.Qui se de umbra sæculi transtulerunt, splendidas tunicas a Domino acceperunt.
40Receive O Sion thy number, and shut up thine made white, which have accomplished the law of our Lord.Receiue ô Sion thy number, and shut vp thyne made white, which haue accomplished the law of our Lord.Recipe Sion numerum tuum, et conclude candidatos tuos qui legem Domini compleverunt.
41The number of thy children, which thou didst wish is full. Desire the power of our Lord that thy people may be sanctified, which was called from the beginning.The number of thy children, which thou didst wish is ful. Desire the powre of our Lord that thy people may be sanctified, which was called from the beginning.Filiorum tuorum, quos optabas, plenus est numerus. Roga imperium Domini ut sanctificetur populus tuus, qui vocatus est ab initio.
42I Esdras saw in mount Sion a great multitude, which I could not number, and they did all praise our Lord with songs.I Esdras saw in mount Sion a great multitude, which I could not number, and they did al prayse our Lord with songes.Ego Esdras vidi in monte Sion turbam magnam, quam numerare non potui, et omnes canticis collaudabant Dominum.
43And in the medio: midst, middle of them was a young man high of stature, appearing above over them all, and he put crowns upon every one of their heads, and he was more exalted. And I was tenebar: astonished, stunned senseless at the miracle.And in the middes of them was a young man high of stature, appearing aboue ouer them al, & he put crownes vpon euerie one of their heades, and he was more exalted. And I was astonied at the miracle.Et in medio eorum erat juvenis statura celsus, eminentior omnibus illis, et singulis eorum capitibus imponebat coronas, et magis exaltabatur : Ego autem miraculo tenebar.
44Then asked I an Angel, and said: Who are these Lord?Then asked I an Angel, and sayd: Who are these Lord?Tunc interrogavi angelum, et dixi : Qui sunt hi, Domine ?
45Who answering said to me: These are they that have laid deposuerunt: laid aside, put off the mortal garment, and taken an immortal, and have confessed the name of God. Now they are crowned, and receive palms.Who answering sayd to me: These are they that haue laid of the mortal garment, and taken an immortal, and haue confessed the name of God. Now they are crowned, and receiue palmes.Qui respondens dixit mihi : Hi sunt qui mortalem tunicam deposuerunt, et immortalem sumpserunt, et confessi sunt nomen Dei : Modo coronantur, et accipiunt palmas.
46And I said to the Angel: That young man what is he, which putteth the crowns upon them, and giveth palms into their hands?And I sayd to the Angel: That yongman what is he, which putteth the crownes vpon them, and geueth palmes into their handes?Et dixi angelo : Ille juvenis, quis est, qui eis coronas imponit, et palmas in manus tradit ?
47And answering he said to me: The same is the Son of God, whom they did confess in the world: and I began to magnify them, that stood strongly for the name of our Lord.And answering he sayd to me: The same is the Sonne of God, whom they did confesse in the world: & I begane to magnifie them, that stood strongly for the name of our Lord.Et respondens dixit mihi : Ipse est filius Dei, quem in sæculo confessi sunt : ego autem magnificare eos cœpi, qui fortiter pro nomine Domini steterunt.
48Then said the Angel to me: Go, tell my people, what manner of marvellous things and how great, thou hast seen of the Lord God.Then sayd the Angel to me: Goe, tel my people, what maner of meruelous thinges and how great, thou hast sene of the Lord God.Tunc dixit mihi angelus : Vade, annuncia populo meo, qualia et quanta mirabilia Domini Dei vidisti.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.