The prophet describeth the first calling, and difficulty state of the Jewish nation, 6. their prosperity at other times, 10. Again their afflictions in captivity, and persecutions.The prophet deſcribeth the firſt calling, and difficultie ſtate of the Iewiſh nation, 6. their proſperitie at other times, 10. Againe their afflictions in captiuitie, and perſecutions.✦
Unto the end, for the sons of Core to understanding.Vnto the end, for the ſonnes of Core to vnderſtanding.In finem. Filiis Core ad intellectum.
2O GOD we have heard with our ears: our fathers have declared to us. The work, that thou hast wrought in their days: and in the days of old.O GOD we haue heard with our eares: our fathers haue declared to vs. The worke, that thou haſt wrought in their dayes: and in the dayes of old.Deus, auribus nostris audivimus, patres nostri annuntiaverunt nobis, opus quod operatus es in diebus eorum, et in diebus antiquis.
3Thy hand destroyed the nations, and thou didst plant them: thou didst afflict the peoples, and expel them:Thy hand deſtroyed the nations, and thou didſt plant them: thou didſt afflict the peoples, and expel them:Manus tua gentes disperdidit, et plantasti eos ; afflixisti populos, et expulisti eos.
4For not by their own sword did they possess the land, and their own arm did not save them: But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the illumination of thy countenance: because thou wast pleased in them.For not by their owne ſword did they poſſeſſe the land, and their owne arme did not ſaue them: But thy right hand, and thyne arme, and the illumination of thy countenance: becauſe thou waſt pleaſed in them.Nec enim in gladio suo possederunt terram, et brachium eorum non salvavit eos : sed dextera tua et brachium tuum, et illuminatio vultus tui, quoniam complacuisti in eis.
5Thou art the same my king and my God: which commandest the salvations of Jacob.Thou art the ſame my king and my God: which commandeſt the ſaluations of Iacob.Tu es ipse rex meus et Deus meus, qui mandas salutes Jacob.
6In thee we shall turn out our enemies with the horn, and in thy name we shall spernemus: despise, scorn them that rise up against us.In thee we ſhal turne out our enemies with the horne, & in thy name we ſhal contemne them that ryſe vp againſt vs.In te inimicos nostros ventilabimus cornu, et in nomine tuo spernemus insurgentes in nobis.
7For I will not hope in my bow: and my sword will not save me.For I wil not hope in my bowe: and my ſword wil not ſaue me.Non enim in arcu meo sperabo, et gladius meus non salvabit me :
8For thou hast saved us from them that afflict us: and them that hate us thou hast confounded.For thou haſt ſaued vs from them that afflict vs: and them that hate vs thou haſt confounded.salvasti enim nos de affligentibus nos, et odientes nos confudisti.
9In God we shall be praised all the day: and in thy name we will confess for ever.In God we ſhal be prayſed al the day: and in thy name we wil confeſſe for euer.In Deo laudabimur tota die, et in nomine tuo confitebimur in sæculum.
10But now thou hast repelled and confounded us: and thou wilt not go forth O God in our virtutibus: those who receive guests; armies.But now thou haſt repelled and confounded vs: and thou wilt not goe forth ô God in our hoſtes.Nunc autem repulisti et confudisti nos, et non egredieris, Deus, in virtutibus nostris.
11Thou hast turned us back behind our enemies: and they that hated us, spoiled for themselves.Thou haſt turned vs backe behind our enemies: and they that hated vs, ſpoyled for themſelues.Avertisti nos retrorsum post inimicos nostros, et qui oderunt nos diripiebant sibi.
12Thou hast given us as sheep that are to be eaten: and thou hast dispersed us among the nations.Thou haſt geuen vs as ſheepe that are to be eaten: and thou haſt diſperſed vs among the nations.Dedisti nos tamquam oves escarum, et in gentibus dispersisti nos.
13Thou hast sold thy people without price: and there was no multitude in the commutationibus: tradings, bartering of them.Thou haſt ſold thy people without price: and there was no multitude in the exchanges of them.Vendidisti populum tuum sine pretio, et non fuit multitudo in commutationibus eorum.
14Thou hast made us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and mocking stock to them, that are round about us.Thou haſt made vs a reproche to our neighbours, a ſcorne and mocking ſtocke to them, that are round about vs.Posuisti nos opprobrium vicinis nostris ; subsannationem et derisum his qui sunt in circuitu nostro.
15Thou hast made us for a similitudinem: a story with a moral; a byword, an object of proverbial scorn to the Gentiles: a wagging of the head among the peoples.Thou haſt made vs for a parable to the Gentiles: a wagging of the head among the peoples.Posuisti nos in similitudinem gentibus ; commotionem capitis in populis.
16All the day my shame is against me, and the confusio: disorder; disgrace, shame of my face hath covered me.Al the day my ſhame is againſt me, and the confuſion of my face hath couered me.Tota die verecundia mea contra me est, et confusio faciei meæ cooperuit me :
17At the voice of the exprobrantis: one who reproaches or rebukes, and the reproacher: at the face of the enemy and persecutor.At the voyce of the vpbrayder, and the reprocher: at the face of the enemie and perſecutor.a voce exprobrantis et obloquentis, a facie inimici et persequentis.
18All these things have come upon us, neither have we forgotten thee: and we have not done wickedly in thy testament.Al theſe thinges haue come vpon vs, neither haue we forgotten thee: and we haue not done wickedly in thy teſtament.Hæc omnia venerunt super nos ; nec obliti sumus te, et inique non egimus in testamento tuo.
19And our heart hath not revolted backward: and thou hast declined our paths from thy way:And our hart hath not reuolted backward: and thou haſt declined our pathes from thy way:Et non recessit retro cor nostrum ; et declinasti semitas nostras a via tua :
20Because thou hast humbled us in the place of affliction, and the shadow of death hath covered us.Becauſe thou haſt humbled vs in the place of affliction, and the ſhadow of death hath couered vs.quoniam humiliasti nos in loco afflictionis, et cooperuit nos umbra mortis.
21If we have forgotten the name of our God, and if we have spread forth our hands to a strange God:If we haue forgotten the name of our God, and if we haue ſpred forth our handes to a ſtrange God:Si obliti sumus nomen Dei nostri, et si expandimus manus nostras ad deum alienum,
22Will not God enquire of these things? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart. Because for thee we are killed all the day: we are esteemed as sheep of slaughter.Wil not God enquire of theſe thinges? For he knoweth the ſecretes of the hart. Becauſe for thee we are killed al the day: we are eſtemed as ſheepe of ſlaughter.nonne Deus requiret ista ? ipse enim novit abscondita cordis. Quoniam propter te mortificamur tota die ; æstimati sumus sicut oves occisionis.
23Arise why sleepest thou O Lord? Arise, and expel us not to the end.Ariſe why ſleepeſt thou ô Lord? Ariſe, and expel vs not to the end.Exsurge ; quare obdormis, Domine ? exsurge, et ne repellas in finem.
24Why dost thou turn away thy face, forgettest our poverty and our tribulation?Why doſt thou turne away thy face, forgetteſt our pouertie and our tribulation?Quare faciem tuam avertis ? oblivisceris inopiæ nostræ et tribulationis nostræ ?
25Because our soul is humbled in the dust: our belly is glued in the earth.Becauſe our ſoule is humbled in the duſt: our bellie is glewed in the earth.Quoniam humiliata est in pulvere anima nostra ; conglutinatus est in terra venter noster.
26Arise Lord, help us: and redeem us for thy name.Ariſe Lord, helpe vs: and redeme vs for thy name.Exsurge, Domine, adjuva nos, et redime nos propter nomen tuum.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.