Jerusalem shall be besieged and taken (2. Christ shall be born in Bethlehem) 3. the Jews shall not be wholly rejected, until the Gentiles begin to embrace the true faith. 4. Which shall be spread in the whole world, 8. pure from idolatry, 14. and the incredulous punished.Ierusalem shal be besieged and taken (2. Christ shal be borne in Bethlehem) 3. the Iewes shal not be wholly reiected, until the Gentiles beginne to embrace the true faith. 4. Which shal be spred in the whole world, 8. pure from idolatrie, 14. and the incredulous punished.✦
Now shalt thou be vastaberis: laid waste, ravaged: not ruined or gone bad daughter of the latronis: robber, plunderer: not one who ruins or over-indulges: they have laid siege upon us, with a rod shall they strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.NOw shalt thou be spoiled a daughter of the spoiler: they haue layd siege vpon vs, with a rod shal they strike the cheeke of the iudge of Israel.✦Nunc vastaberis, filia latronis. Obsidionem posuerunt super nos : in virga percutient maxillam judicis Israël.
2And thou Bethlehem, Ephrata, art a little one in the thousands of Juda: out of thee shall come forth unto me he that shall be the dominator: a sovereign ruler, a lord of dominion: not a modern domineering tyrant in Israel: and his coming forth from the beginning, from the days of eternity.AND THOV BETHLEHEM, Ephrata, art b a litle one in the thousands of Iuda: out of thee shal come forth vnto me he that shal be the dominatour in Israel: and his coming forth from the begynning, from the dayes of eternitie.¶✦Et tu, Bethlehem Ephrata, parvulus es in millibus Juda ; ex te mihi egredietur qui sit dominator in Israël, et egressus ejus ab initio, a diebus æternitatis.
3Therefore shall he give them even till the time, wherein she that parturiens: is in the labour of childbirth: not travels or journeys shall bring forth: and the remnant of his brethren shall be converted to the children of Israel.Therfore shal he geue them euen til the time, wherin she that traueleth shal bring forth: and the remnant of his bretheren shal be conuerted to the children of Israel.✦Propter hoc dabit eos usque ad tempus in quo parturiens pariet, et reliquiæ fratrum ejus convertentur ad filios Israël.
4And he shall stand, and feed in the strength of our Lord, in the height of the name of our Lord his God: and they shall be converted, because now shall he be magnified even to the ends of the earth.And he shal stand, and feede in the strength of our Lord, in the height of the name of our Lord his God: and they shal be conuerted, because now shal he be magnified euen to the endes of the earth.✦Et stabit, et pascet in fortitudine Domini, in sublimitate nominis Domini Dei sui : et convertentur, quia nunc magnificabitur usque ad terminos terræ.
5And this man shall be peace: when the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our houses: and we will raise upon him seven pastors, and eight principal men.And this man shal be peace: when the Assyrian shal come into our land, and when he shal tread in our houses: and we wil rayse vpon him seuen pastours, and eight principal men.¶✦Et erit iste pax : cum venerit Assyrius in terram nostram, et quando calcaverit in domibus nostris, et suscitabimus super eum septem pastores et octo primates homines ;
6And they shall feed the land of Assur in the sword, and the land of Nemrod in the spears thereof: and he shall deliver from Assur, when he shall come into our Land, and when he shall tread in our finibus: borders, territories: not seashores.And they shal feede the land of Assur in the sword, and the land of Nemrod in the speares therof: and he shal deliuer from Assur, when he shal come into our Land, and when he shal tread in our coasts.✦et pascent terram Assur in gladio, et terram Nemrod in lanceis ejus, et liberabit ab Assur cum venerit in terram nostram, et cum calcaverit in finibus nostris.
7And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as dew from our Lord, and as drops upon the grass, which expecteth not man, and tarrieth not for the children of men.And the remnant of Iacob shal be in the middes of manie peoples as dew from our Lord, and as droppes vpon the grasse, which expecteth not man, and tarieth not for the children of men.✦Et erunt reliquiæ Jacob in medio populorum multorum quasi ros a Domino, et quasi stillæ super herbam, quæ non exspectat virum, et non præstolatur filios hominum.
8And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the Gentiles in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forests, and as a lion's whelp among the flocks of cattle: who when he hath passed, and trodden down, and taken, there is none to deliver.And the remnant of Iacob shal be in the Gentiles in the middes of manie peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forests, and as a lions whelpe among the flockes of cattel: who when he hath passed, and troden downe, and taken, there is none to deliuer.✦Et erunt reliquiæ Jacob in gentibus, in medio populorum multorum, quasi leo in jumentis silvarum, et quasi catulus leonis in gregibus pecorum, qui cum transierit, et conculcaverit, et ceperit, non est qui eruat.
9Thy hand shall be exalted over thine enemies, and all thine enemies shall perish.Thy hand shal be exalted ouer thine enemies, and al thine enemies shal perish.✦Exaltabitur manus tua super hostes tuos, et omnes inimici tui interibunt.
10And it shall be in that day, saith our Lord: I will take away thy horses out of the midst of thee, and will destroy thy chariots.And it shal be in that day, sayth our Lord: I wil take away thy horses out of the middes of thee, and wil destroy thy chariots.✦Et erit in die illa, dicit Dominus : auferam equos tuos de medio tui, et disperdam quadrigas tuas.
11And I will destroy the cities of thy land, and will destroy all thy munitiones: fortifications, strongholds, siege-works: not ammunition, and I will take away sorceries out of thy hand, and there shall be no divinations in thee.And I wil destroy the cities of thy land, and wil destroy al thy munitions, and I wil take away sorceries out of thy hand, & there shal be no diuinations in thee.✦Et perdam civitates terræ tuæ, et destruam omnes munitiones tuas : et auferam maleficia de manu tua, et divinationes non erunt in te :
12And I will make thy sculptilia: graven idols, carved things: not mere sculptures to perish, and thy statues out of the midst of thee: and thou shalt no more adore the works of thy hands.And I wil make thy sculptils to perish, and thy statuees out of the middes of thee: and thou shalt no more adore the workes of thy handes.et perire faciam sculptilia tua et statuas tuas de medio tui, et non adorabis ultra opera manuum tuarum :
13And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: and will destroy thy cities.And I wil plucke vp thy groues out of the middes of thee: and wil destroy thy cities.✦et evellam lucos tuos de medio tui, et conteram civitates tuas.
14And I will do vengeance in fury and in indignation among all the nations, that have not heard.And I wil doe vengeance in furie and in indignation among al the nations, that haue not heard.✦Et faciam, in furore et in indignatione, ultionem in omnibus gentibus quæ non audierunt.
Annotationsfrom the original 1609 Douay Old Testament
2From the beginning, from the days of eternity. To signify that Christ taking man's nature, was nevertheless eternal God with the Father and Holy Ghost, the prophet addeth that he was from the beginning, and from the days of eternity. which manner of speech, by iterating the same terms, as also seculum seculi, secula seculorum, and the like, signify absolute eternity. Though the same words put single, in some places do only import long time, or during such a state: as Exo. 21. v. 6. Psal. 23. v. 7. and 9.From the beginning, from the dayes of eternitie. To signifie that Christ taking mans nature, was neuertheles eternal God with the Father and Holie Ghost, the prophet addeth that he was from the beginning, and from the dayes of eternitie. which maner of speach, by iterating the same termes, as also seculum seculi, secula seculorum, & the like, signifie absolute eternitie. Though the same wordes put single, in some places do only importe long time, or during such a state: as Exo. 21. v. 6. Psal. 23. v. 7. & 9.
5Seven pastors, eight principal men. Christ raiseth up, and always conserveth many, or a great number, (signified by the two mystical numbers, seven and eight) to defend the faithful people of the Church, against Assur, and Nemrod, that is, against all persecutors and adversaries. These defenders are the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, especially Bishops, who are here called Pastors, to admonish them, that their office is to feed the people with spiritual food, doctrine and Sacraments: and are called also princes, or principal men, to admonish the people to obey, and follow their ordinance. As St. Paul also admonisheth: Obey your Prelates, and be subject to them. For they watch as being to render account for your souls. Heb. 13.Seuen pastors, eight principal men. Christ raiseth vp, and alwayes conserueth manie, or a great number, (signified by the two mystical numbers, seuen and eight) to defend the faithful people of the Church, against Assur, & Nemrod, that is, against al persecutors and aduersaries. These defenders are the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, especially Bishops, who are here called Pastors, to admonish them, that their office is to feede the people with spiritual foode, doctrine and Sacraments: and are called also princes, or principal men, to admonish the people to obey, and folow their ordinance. As S. Paul also admonisheth: Obey your Prelates, and be subiect to them. For they watch as being to render account for your soules. Heb. 13.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.