The glory of the Assyrians excelling all other kingdoms, 10. was overthrown, God so ordaining, by the Chaldees: 18. much less shall Egypt escape.The glorie of Assirians excelling al other kingdomes, 10. was ouerthrowne, God so ordayning, by the Chaldees: 18. much lesse shal Ægypt escape.✦
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, the third month, the first of the month, the word of our Lord was made to me, saying:AND it came to passe in the eleuenth yeare, the third moneth, the first of the moneth, the word of our Lord was made to me, saying:✦Et factum est in anno undecimo, tertio mense, una mensis : factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens :
2Son of man, say to Pharao the king of Egypt, and to his people: To whom art thou made like in thy greatness?Sonne of man, say to Pharao the king of Ægypt, and to his people To whom art thou made like in thy greatnes?✦Fili hominis, dic Pharaoni regi Ægypti et populo ejus : [Cui similis factus es in magnitudine tua ?
3Behold Assur as it were a cedar in Libanus, fair of boughs, and thick of leaves, and high of height, and the top thereof is elevated among the thick boughs.Behold Assur as it were a ceder in Libanus, fayre of boughes, and thicke of leaues, and high of height, and the toppe therof is eleuated among the thicke boughes.✦ecce Assur quasi cedrus in Libano, pulcher ramis, et frondibus nemorosus, excelsusque altitudine, et inter condensas frondes elevatum est cacumen ejus.
4The waters have nourished him, the depth hath exalted him, the rivers thereof ran out round about the roots thereof, and he sent forth her rivers to all the trees of the country.The waters haue nourished him, the depth hath exalted him, the riuers therof ranne out round about the rootes therof, and he sent forth her riuers to al the trees of the countrie.✦Aquæ nutrierunt illum ; abyssus exaltavit illum : flumina ejus manabant in circuitu radicum ejus, et rivos suos emisit ad universa ligna regionis.
5Therefore was his height elevated above all the trees of the country: and his arbusta: thickets / plantations of trees were multiplied, and his boughs were elevated because of many waters.Therfore was his height eleuated aboue al the trees of the countrie: and his groues were multiplied, and his boughes were eleuated because of manie waters.✦Propterea elevata est altitudo ejus super omnia ligna regionis, et multiplicata sunt arbusta ejus, et elevati sunt rami ejus præ aquis multis.
6And when he had spread forth his shadow, in his boughs all the fowls of the heaven made nests, and under his leaves all beasts of the forests genuerunt: brought forth young / bred, and under his shadow dwelt the assembly of very many nations.And when he had spred forth his shadow, in his boughes al the foules of the heauen made nests, and vnder his leaues al beasts of the forrests engendred, and vnder his shadow dwelt the assemblie of verie manie nations.✦Cumque extendisset umbram suam, in ramis ejus fecerunt nidos omnia volatilia cæli : et sub frondibus ejus genuerunt omnes bestiæ saltuum, et sub umbraculo illius habitabat cœtus gentium plurimarum.
7And he was most fair in his greatness, and in the enlarging of his groves: for his root was near many waters.And he was most faire in his greatnes, and in the enlarging of his groues: for his roote was nere manie waters.✦Eratque pulcherrimus in magnitudine sua, et in dilatatione arbustorum suorum : erat enim radix illius juxta aquas multas.
8The cedars were not higher than he in the paradise of God, the fir trees matched not his top, and the plane trees were not equal to his boughs: no tree of the paradise of God was likened to him, and to his beauty.The ceders were not higher then he in the paradise of God, the firretrees matched not his toppe, and the planetrees were not equal to his boughes: no tree of the paradise of God was likened to him, and to his beautie.Cedri non fuerunt altiores illo in paradiso Dei ; abietes non adæquaverunt summitatem ejus, et platani non fuerunt æquæ frondibus illius : omne lignum paradisi Dei non est assimilatum illi, et pulchritudini ejus.
9Because I made him beautiful, and with many and thick boughs: and all the trees of pleasure, that were in the paradise of God, did æmulata: imitate / admire; vie with / be jealous of / strive to rival him.Because I made him beautiful, and with manie & thicke boughes: and al the trees of pleasure, that were in the paradise of God, did emulate him.✦Quoniam speciosum feci eum, et multis condensisque frondibus, et æmulata sunt eum omnia ligna voluptatis quæ erant in paradiso Dei.]
10Therefore thus saith our Lord God: For that he is sublimatus: highly praised; raised up / lifted high in height, and hath given his top green and thick, and his heart is elevated in his height:Therfore thus saith our Lord God: For that he is extolled in height, and hath geuen his toppe greene and thicke, and his hart is eleuated in his height:✦[Propterea hæc dicit Dominus Deus : Pro eo quod sublimatus est in altitudine, et dedit summitatem suam virentem atque condensam, et elevatum est cor ejus in altitudine sua :
11I have delivered him into the hands of the strongest of the nations, doing he shall do to him: according to his impiety I have cast him out.I haue deliuered him into the handes of the strongest of the nations, doing he shal doe to him: according to his impietie I haue cast him out.✦tradidi eum in manu fortissimi gentium : faciens faciet ei : juxta impietatem ejus ejeci eum.
12And aliens, and the most cruel of the nations shall cut him down, and shall throw him forth upon the mountains, and in all valleys his boughs shall fall, and his groves shall be broken on all rocks of the land: and all the peoples of the earth shall depart from his shadow, and shall leave him.And aliens, and the most cruel of the nations shal cut him downe, and shal throw him forth vpon the mountaines, and in al valleis his boughes shal fal, and his groues shal be broken on al rockes of the land: and al the peoples of the earth shal depart from his shadow, and shal leaue him.✦Et succident eum alieni, et crudelissimi nationum, et projicient eum super montes : et in cunctis convallibus corruent rami ejus, et confringentur arbusta ejus in universis rupibus terræ : et recedent de umbraculo ejus omnes populi terræ, et relinquent eum.
13In his ruin dwelt all the fowls of heaven, and in his boughs were all the beasts of the field.In his ruine dwelt al the foules of heauen, and in his boughes were al the beasts of the fielde.✦In ruina ejus habitaverunt omnia volatilia cæli, et in ramis ejus fuerunt universæ bestiæ regionis.
14For which cause there shall not be elevated in their height all the trees of the waters, neither shall they put their sublimitatem: a royal title; height / loftiness among the woody and thick ones, neither shall they stand in their height, all that are watered with waters: because they are all delivered into death to the lowest earth in the midst of the children of men, to them that go down into the lake.For which cause there shal not be eleuated in their height al the trees of the waters, neither shal they put their highnes among the wooddie and thicke ones, neither shal they stand in their height, al that are watered with waters: because they are al deliuered into death to the lowest earth in the middes of the children of men, to them that goe downe into the lake.✦Quam ob rem non elevabuntur in altitudine sua omnia ligna aquarum, nec ponent sublimitatem suam inter nemorosa atque frondosa, nec stabunt in sublimitate sua omnia quæ irrigantur aquis : quia omnes traditi sunt in mortem ad terram ultimam, in medio filiorum hominum, ad eos qui descendunt in lacum.
15Thus saith our Lord God: In the day that he went down to hell, I brought in mourning, I covered him with the depth: and I stayed his rivers, and kept in many waters: Libanus was made sad upon him, and all the trees of the field were shaken.Thus saith our Lord God: In the day that he went downe to hel, I brought in mourning, I couered him with the depth: and I stayed his riuers, and kept in manie waters: Libanus was made sad vpon him, and al the trees of the filde were shaken.✦Hæc dicit Dominus Deus : In die quando descendit ad inferos, induxi luctum : operui eum abysso, et prohibui flumina ejus, et coërcui aquas multas : contristatus est super eum Libanus, et omnia ligna agri concussa sunt.
16At the sound of his ruin I moved the Gentiles, when I brought him down to hell with them, that descended into the lake: and all the trees of pleasure goodly and glorious in Libanus, all that were watered with waters, were comforted in the lowest earth.At the sound of his ruine I moued the Gentils, when I brought him downe to hel with them, that descended into the lake: and al the trees of pleasure goodlie and glorious in Libanus, al that were watered with waters, were comfourted in the lowest earth.✦A sonitu ruinæ ejus commovi gentes cum deducerem eum ad infernum cum his qui descendebant in lacum : et consolata sunt in terra infima omnia ligna voluptatis egregia atque præclara in Libano, universa quæ irrigabantur aquis.
17For they also shall go down with him to hell to the slain by the sword: and the arm of every one shall sit under his shadow in the midst of the nations.For they also shal goe downe with him to hel to the slaine by the sword: and the arme of euerie one shal sitte vnder his shadow in the middes of the nations.✦Nam et ipsi cum eo descendent in infernum ad interfectos gladio : et brachium uniuscujusque sedebit sub umbraculo ejus in medio nationum.
18To whom art thou likened O thou noble and lofty among the trees of pleasure? Behold thou art brought down with the trees of pleasure to the lowest earth: in the midst of the uncircumcised shalt thou sleep, with them that are slain by the sword, the same is Pharao, and all his multitude, saith our Lord God.To whom art thou likened ō thou noble and loftie among the trees of pleasure? Behold thou art brought downe with the trees of pleasure to the lowest earth: in the middes of the vncircumcised shalt thou sleepe, with them that are slaine by the sword, the same is Pharao, and al his multitude, saith our Lord God.✦Cui assimilatus es, o inclyte atque sublimis inter ligna voluptatis ? ecce deductus es cum lignis voluptatis ad terram ultimam : in medio incircumcisorum dormies, cum eis qui interfecti sunt gladio : ipse est Pharao, et omnis multitudo ejus, dicit Dominus Deus.]
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.