Baruch 5

1Put off, O Jerusalem, the garment of thy mourning, and affliction: and put on the beauty, and honour of that everlasting glory which thou hast from God.

2God will clothe thee with the double garment of justice, and will set a crown on thy head of everlasting honour.

3For God will shew his brightness in thee, to every one under heaven.

4For thy name shall be named to thee by God for ever: the peace of justice, and honour of piety.

5Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high: and look about towards the east, and behold thy children gathered together from the rising to the setting sun, by the word of the Holy One rejoicing in the remembrance of God.

6For they went out from thee on foot, led by the enemies: but the Lord will bring them to thee exalted with honour as children of the kingdom.

7For God hath appointed to bring down every high mountain, and the everlasting rocks, and to fill up the valleys to make them even with the ground: that Israel may walk diligently to the honour of God.

8Moreover the woods, and every sweet-smelling tree have overshadowed Israel by the commandment of God.

9For God will bring Israel with joy in the light of his majesty, with mercy, and justice, that cometh from him.

1[Exue te, Jerusalem, stola luctus et vexationis tuæ, et indue te decore, et honore ejus, quæ a Deo tibi est, sempiternæ gloriæ.

2Circumdabit te Deus diploide justitiæ, et imponet mitram capiti honoris æterni.

3Deus enim ostendet splendorem suum in te, omni qui sub cælo est.

4Nominabitur enim tibi nomen tuum a Deo in sempiternum: pax justitiæ, et honor pietatis.

5Exsurge, Jerusalem, et sta in excelso: et circumspice ad orientem, et vide collectos filios tuos ab oriente sole usque ad occidentem, in verbo Sancti, gaudentes Dei memoria.

6Exierunt enim abs te pedibus ducti ab inimicis: adducet autem illos Dominus ad te portatos in honore sicut filios regni:

7constituit enim Deus humiliare omnem montem excelsum et rupes perennes, et convalles replere in æqualitatem terræ, ut ambulet Israël diligenter in honorem Dei.

8Obumbraverunt autem et silvæ, et omne lignum suavitatis Israël ex mandato Dei.

9Adducet enim Deus Israël cum jucunditate in lumine majestatis suæ, cum misericordia et justitia quæ est ex ipso.]

1“ ‘Take off, O Jerusalem, the garment of your sorrow and troubles, and put on your beauty and the honor of that eternal glory, which you have from God.

2God will surround you with a double garment of justice, and he will set a crown on your head of everlasting honor.

3For God will reveal his splendor in you to all who are under heaven.

4For your name will be given to you by God for eternity: the peace of justice and the honor of piety.

5Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand in exaltation, and look around towards the east, and see your sons, gathering together, from the rising of the sun to the setting of the sun, by the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the remembrance of God.

6For they went out from you on foot, led by the enemies, but the Lord will lead them to you, being carried in honor like sons of the kingdom.

7For God has resolved to humble every high mountain and the longstanding cliffs, and to fill up the steep valleys in order to level the ground, so that Israel may walk diligently in the honor of God.

8Yet the woods and every sweet-smelling tree have provided shade for Israel by the commandment of God.

9For God will lead Israel with joy into the light of his majesty, with mercy and justice, which is from him.’ ”