The Latin Vulgate VUL
New Century Version NCV
1 et elevavit me spiritus et introduxit me ad portam domus Domini orientalem quae respicit solis ortum et ecce in introitu portae viginti quinque viri et vidi in medio eorum Hiezoniam filium Azur et Pheltiam filium Banaiae principes populi
1
The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the front gate of the Temple of the Lord, which faces east. I saw twenty-five men where the gate opens, among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders of the people.
2 dixitque ad me fili hominis hii viri qui cogitant iniquitatem et tractant consilium pessimum in urbe ista
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Then the Lord said to me, "Human, these are the men who plan evil and give wicked advice in this city of Jerusalem.
3 dicentes nonne dudum aedificatae sunt domus haec est lebes nos autem carnes
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They say, 'It is almost time for us to build houses. This city is like a cooking pot, and we are like the best meat.'
4 idcirco vaticinare de eis vaticinare fili hominis
4
So prophesy against them, prophesy, human."
5 et inruit in me spiritus Domini et dixit ad me loquere haec dicit Dominus sic locuti estis domus Israhel et cogitationes cordis vestri ego novi
5
Then the Spirit of the Lord entered me and told me to say: "This is what the Lord says: You have said these things, people of Israel, and I know what you are thinking.
6 plurimos occidistis in urbe hac et implestis vias eius interfectis
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You have killed many people in this city, filling its streets with their bodies.
7 propterea haec dicit Dominus Deus interfecti vestri quos posuistis in medio eius hii sunt carnes et haec est lebes et educam vos de medio eius
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"So this is what the Lord God says: Those people you have killed and left in the middle of the city are like the best meat, and this city is like the cooking pot. But I will force you out of the city.
8 gladium metuistis et gladium inducam super vos ait Dominus Deus
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You have feared the sword, but I will bring a sword against you, says the Lord God.
9 et eiciam vos de medio eius daboque vos in manu hostium et faciam in vobis iudicia
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I will force you out of the city and hand you over to strangers and punish you.
10 gladio cadetis in finibus Israhel iudicabo vos et scietis quia ego Dominus
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You will die by the sword. I will punish you at the border of Israel so you will know that I am the Lord.
11 haec non erit vobis in lebetem et vos non eritis in medio eius in carnes in finibus Israhel iudicabo vos
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This city will not be your cooking pot, and you will not be the best meat in the middle of it. I will punish you at the border of Israel.
12 et scietis quia ego Dominus qui in praeceptis meis non ambulastis et iudicia mea non fecistis sed iuxta iudicia gentium quae in circuitu vestro sunt estis operati
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Then you will know that I am the Lord. You did not live by my rules or obey my laws. Instead, you did the same things as the nations around you."
13 et factum est cum prophetarem Pheltias filius Banaiae mortuus est et cecidi in faciem meam clamans voce magna et dixi heu heu heu Domine Deus consummationem tu facis reliquiarum Israhel
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As I prophesied, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I bowed facedown on the ground and shouted with a loud voice, "Oh no, Lord God! Will you completely destroy the Israelites who are left alive?"
14 et factum est verbum Domini ad me dicens
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The Lord spoke his word to me, saying,
15 fili hominis fratres tui fratres tui viri propinqui tui et omnis domus Israhel universi quibus dixerunt habitatores Hierusalem longe recedite a Domino nobis data est terra in possessionem
15
"Human, the people still in Jerusalem have spoken about your own relatives and all the people of Israel who are captives with you, saying, 'They are far from the Lord. This land has been given to us as our property.'
16 propterea haec dicit Dominus Deus quia longe feci eos in gentibus et quia dispersi eos in terris ero eis in sanctificationem modicam in terris ad quas venerunt
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"So say, 'This is what the Lord God says: I sent the people far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries. But for a little while I have become a Temple to them in the countries where they have gone.'
17 propterea loquere haec dicit Dominus Deus congregabo vos de populis et adunabo de terris in quibus dispersi estis daboque vobis humum Israhel
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"So say: 'This is what the Lord God says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you together from the countries where you have been scattered. Then I will give you back the land of Israel.'
18 et ingredientur illuc et auferent omnes offensiones cunctasque abominationes eius de illa
18
"When they come to this land, they will remove all the evil idols and all the hateful images.
19 et dabo eis cor unum et spiritum novum tribuam in visceribus eorum et auferam cor lapideum de carne eorum et dabo eis cor carneum
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I will give them a desire to respect me completely, and I will put inside them a new way of thinking. I will take out the stubborn heart of stone from their bodies, and I will give them an obedient heart of flesh.
20 ut in praeceptis meis ambulent et iudicia mea custodiant faciantque ea et sint mihi in populum et ego sim eis in Deum
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Then they will live by my rules and obey my laws and keep them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.
21 quorum cor post offendicula et abominationes suas ambulat horum viam in capite suo ponam dicit Dominus Deus
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But those who want to serve their evil statues and hateful idols, I will pay back for their evil ways, says the Lord God."
22 et elevaverunt cherubin alas suas et rotae cum eis et gloria Dei Israhel erat super ea
22
Then the living creatures lifted their wings with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
23 et ascendit gloria Domini de medio civitatis stetitque super montem qui est ad orientem urbis
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The glory of the Lord went up from inside Jerusalem and stopped on the mountain on the east side of the city.
24 et spiritus levavit me adduxitque in Chaldeam ad transmigrationem in visione in spiritu Dei et sublata est a me visio quam videram
24
The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the captives who had been taken from Judah to Babylonia. This happened in a vision given by the Spirit of God, and then the vision I had seen ended.
25 et locutus sum ad transmigrationem omnia verba Domini quae ostenderat mihi
25
And I told the captives from Judah all the things the Lord had shown me.
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