The Prophet terrified with the vision, is encouraged by God's spirit. 3. And is sent to preach 9. penance, and the service of God.The Prophet terrified with the vision, is encoreged by Gods spirite. 3. And is sent to preach 9. penance, and the seruice of God.✦
This was the vision of the similitude of the glory of our Lord. And I saw, and I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking. And he said to me: Son of man stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee:THIS was the vision of the similitude of the glorie of our Lord. And I saw, and I fel on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking. And he said to mee: Sonne of man stand vpon thy feete, and I wil speake with thee:✦Hæc visio similitudinis gloriæ Domini. Et vidi, et cecidi in faciem meam, et audivi vocem loquentis, et dixit ad me : Fili hominis, sta super pedes tuos, et loquar tecum.
2And the spirit entered into me after that he spake to me, and he set me upon my feet: and I heard him speaking to me,And the spirit entered into me after that he spake to me, and he sette me vpon my feete: and I heard him speaking to me,✦Et ingressus est in me spiritus postquam locutus est mihi, et statuit me supra pedes meos : et audivi loquentem ad me,
3and saying: Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations apostates which have revolted from me: they, and their fathers, have transgressed my covenant even unto this day.and saying: Sonne of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations apostates wich haue reuolted from me: they, and their fathers, haue gransgressed my couenant euen vnto this day.✦et dicentem : Fili hominis, mitto ego te ad filios Israël, ad gentes apostatrices quæ recesserunt a me : ipsi et patres eorum prævaricati sunt pactum meum usque ad diem hanc :
4And they are children of an hard face, and of an heart that can not be tamed, to whom I send thee: and this thou shalt say to them: Thus saith our Lord God:And they are children of an hard face, and of an hart that can not be tamed, to whom I send thee: and this thou shalt say to them: Thus saith our Lord God:✦et filii dura facie et indomabili corde sunt, ad quos ego mitto te. Et dices ad eos : Hæc dicit Dominus Deus :
5If perhaps they at the least will hear, and if perhaps they will cease, because it is an exasperans: irritating, annoying to others; provoking, rebellious house: and they shall know that there was a prophet in the midst of them.If perhaps they at the least wil heare, and if perhaps they wilcease, because it is an exasperating house: and they shal know that there was a prophet in the middes of them.✦si forte vel ipsi audiant, et si forte quiescant, quoniam domus exasperans est : et scient quia propheta fuerit in medio eorum.
6Thou therefore O son of man fear them not, neither be afraid of their words: because the increduli: skeptical, disbelieving; unbelieving, faithless and subverters are with thee, and thou dwellest with scorpions. Fear not their words, and of their looks be not afraid: because it is an exasperating house.Thou therfore ô sonne of man feare them not, neither be afrayd of their wordes: because the incredulous and subuerters are with thee, and thou dwellest with scorpions. Feare not their wordes, and of their lookes be not afrayd: because it is an exasperating house.✦Tu ergo, fili hominis, ne timeas eos, neque sermones eorum metuas, quoniam increduli et subversores sunt tecum, et cum scorpionibus habitas. Verba eorum ne timeas, et vultus eorum ne formides, quia domus exasperans est.
7Thou therefore shalt speak my words to them, if perhaps they will hear, and be quiet, because they are provokers to anger.Thou therefore shalt speake my wordes to them, if perhaps they wil heare, and be quiet, because they are prouokers to anger.✦Loqueris ergo verba mea ad eos, si forte audiant, et quiescant : quoniam irritatores sunt.
8But thou son of man hear whatsoever I speak to thee: and be not exasperating, as it is an exasperating house: open thy mouth, and eat whatsoever I give thee.But thou sonne of man heare whatsoeuer I speake to thee: & be not exasperating, as it is an exasperating house: open thy mouth, and eate whatsoeuer I geue thee.✦Tu autem, fili hominis, audi quæcumque loquor ad te, et noli esse exasperans, sicut domus exasperatrix est : aperi os tuum, et comede quæcumque ego do tibi.
9And I looked, and behold, an hand sent to me, wherein was a rolled book: and he spread it before me, which was written within and without: and there were written in it lamentations, and a song, and woe.And I looked, and behold, an hand sent to me, wherin was a rowled booke: and he spred it before me, which was writen within and without: and there were writen in it lamentations, and a song, and woe.✦Et vidi : et ecce manus missa ad me, in qua erat involutus liber : et expandit illum coram me, qui erat scriptus intus et foris : et scriptæ erant in eo lamentationes, et carmen, et væ.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.