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- 0:00SPEAKER_00: Welcome to Latin from Zero, a weekly podcast from Digital Monastery.
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- 0:33SPEAKER_00: This is Psalm 2 from the Clementine Vulgate.
- 0:37SPEAKER_00: A Psalm of David.
- 0:38SPEAKER_00: Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- 0:42SPEAKER_00: The kings of the earth set themselves,
- 0:45SPEAKER_00: and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against His anointed.
- 0:49SPEAKER_00: Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cord from us.
- 0:54SPEAKER_00: He who sits in the heavens laughs.
- 0:56SPEAKER_00: The Lord holds them in derision.
- 0:58SPEAKER_00: Then He will speak to them in His wrath.
- 1:00SPEAKER_00: And terrify them in his fury.
- 1:03SPEAKER_00: But I have set my king on Zion, my holy mountain.
- 1:06SPEAKER_00: I will proclaim the decree of the Lord.
- 1:08SPEAKER_00: He said to me, You are my son.
- 1:11SPEAKER_00: Today I have begotten you.
- 1:14SPEAKER_00: Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage and the ends of the earth your possession.
- 1:19SPEAKER_00: You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
- 1:25SPEAKER_00: Now therefore, O kings, be wise, be warned, O judges of the earth.
- 1:31SPEAKER_00: Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling.
- 1:35SPEAKER_00: Embrace discipline, lest the Lord be angry.
- 1:38SPEAKER_00: And you perish from the just way, for his wrath is quickly kindled.
- 1:42SPEAKER_00: Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
- 1:47SPEAKER_00: Psalmus devid quare fremiuerunt gentes et populi meditati, santinania.
- 1:55SPEAKER_00: Adstiterunt reges terre et principes convenerunt
- 1:59SPEAKER_00: in unum adversus dominum et adversus Christum eius dia psalma.
- 2:06SPEAKER_00: Disrumpamus vincula eorum et proiciamus a nobis iugum ipsorum.
- 2:13SPEAKER_00: Qui habitat in Caelis inridebit eos et Dominus subsannabit eos.
- 2:20SPEAKER_00: Tunc loquetura ad eos in ira sua et in furore suo conturbabit eos.
- 2:28SPEAKER_00: Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo super, sion montem sanctum eius praedicans praeceptum eius.
- 2:40SPEAKER_00: Dominus dixit ad me filius mens estu ego odi genui te.
- 2:46SPEAKER_00: Postula a me et dabo tibi gentes ereditatem tuam et possessionem tuam terminos terre.
- 2:55SPEAKER_00: Reges eos in virga ferrea tamquam vas figuli confringes eos.
- 3:03SPEAKER_00: Et nunc reges intellegite erudimini qui iudicatis terram.
- 3:10SPEAKER_00: Servite domino in timore et exultate e ii in tremore.
- 3:16SPEAKER_00: Apprehendite disciplinam nequando irascatur dominus et pereatis devia justa.
- 3:25SPEAKER_00: Cume exarseriti in brevi ira eius, beatii, omnes, qui confidunt in eo.
- 3:36SPEAKER_00: Verse 1.
- 3:40SPEAKER_00: A Psalm of David.
- 3:43SPEAKER_00: Why do the nations rage and the peoples devise vain things?
- 3:48SPEAKER_00: Psalmus, a noun that means psalm.
- 3:51SPEAKER_00: Dawid, a noun that means David.
- 3:55SPEAKER_00: Quare, an adverb that means why.
- 3:58SPEAKER_00: Fremorunt, a verb that means rage.
- 4:02SPEAKER_00: Gentes, a noun that means nations.
- 4:06SPEAKER_00: Eit, a conjunction that means and.
- 4:10SPEAKER_00: Populi, a noun that means peoples.
- 4:15SPEAKER_00: Meditati, a verb that means devise.
- 4:19SPEAKER_00: Sunt, a verb that means being.
- 4:22SPEAKER_00: Inaniya, An adjective that means vain.
- 4:26SPEAKER_00: Verse 1 again.
- 4:28SPEAKER_00: Verse 2.
- 4:37SPEAKER_00: Adstiterunt regis terre et principis convenerunt
- 4:41SPEAKER_00: in unum adversus dominum et adversus Christum meius diapsalma.
- 4:47SPEAKER_00: The kings of the earth stood by,
- 4:48SPEAKER_00: and the princes gathered together as one against the Lord and against his anointed.
- 4:54SPEAKER_00: Diapsalma.
- 4:55SPEAKER_00: Adstiterunt, a verb that means standby.
- 4:59SPEAKER_00: Reges, a noun that means king.
- 5:03SPEAKER_00: Terai, a noun that means earth.
- 5:07SPEAKER_00: Eight, a conjunction that means and.
- 5:11SPEAKER_00: Prinkipace, a noun that means prince.
- 5:15SPEAKER_00: Conwenarunt, a verb that means gather together.
- 5:20SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 5:23SPEAKER_00: Unum, an adjective that means one.
- 5:27SPEAKER_00: Odwarsus, a preposition that means against.
- 5:32SPEAKER_00: Dominum, a noun that means lord.
- 5:36SPEAKER_00: Eight, a conjunction that means and.
- 5:40SPEAKER_00: Odwersus, a preposition that means against.
- 5:45SPEAKER_00: Christum, a noun that means anointed.
- 5:49SPEAKER_00: Eus, a pronoun that means his.
- 5:52SPEAKER_00: Diapsalma, a musical interlude or cue for reflection.
- 5:58SPEAKER_00: Verse 2 again.
- 6:01SPEAKER_00: Adstiterunt reges terre et principes convenerunt
- 6:05SPEAKER_00: in unum adversus dominum et adversus Christum meius diapsalma.
- 6:10SPEAKER_00: Verse 3 Disrumpamus vincula eorum et proiciamus a nobis jugum ipsorum.
- 6:18SPEAKER_00: Let us break their chains and cast away their yoke from us.
- 6:22SPEAKER_00: Disrumpamus, a verb that means break apart.
- 6:26SPEAKER_00: Wincula, a noun that means chain.
- 6:30SPEAKER_00: Eorum, a pronoun that means there.
- 6:34SPEAKER_00: Eight, a conjunction that means and.
- 6:38SPEAKER_00: Proicamus, a verb that means cast away.
- 6:42SPEAKER_00: Ah, a preposition that means from.
- 6:46SPEAKER_00: Nobis, a pronoun that means us.
- 6:50SPEAKER_00: Eugum, a noun that means yoke.
- 6:53SPEAKER_00: Ipsorum, a pronoun that means there.
- 6:57SPEAKER_00: Verse 3 again.
- 6:59SPEAKER_00: Disrumpamus vincula eorum et proichamus a nobis iugum ipsorum.
- 7:05SPEAKER_00: Verse 4.
- 7:07SPEAKER_00: Qui habitat in caelis inridebit eos et dominus subsanabit eos.
- 7:13SPEAKER_00: He who dwells in the heavens will laugh at them, and the Lord will mock them.
- 7:18SPEAKER_00: Qui a pronoun that means who?
- 7:20SPEAKER_00: Habitat, a verb that means dwell.
- 7:24SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 7:28SPEAKER_00: Kyles, a noun that means heaven.
- 7:31SPEAKER_00: Inridebit, a verb that means laugh at.
- 7:36SPEAKER_00: Eos, a pronoun that means them.
- 7:39SPEAKER_00: Eit, a conjunction that means and.
- 7:43SPEAKER_00: Dominus, a noun that means Lord.
- 7:47SPEAKER_00: Subsanabit, a verb that means mock.
- 7:52SPEAKER_00: Eos, a pronoun that means them.
- 7:55SPEAKER_00: Verse 4 again.
- 7:57SPEAKER_00: Quii habitat in caelis inridebit eos et dominus subsannabit eos.
- 8:03SPEAKER_00: Verse 5.
- 8:06SPEAKER_00: Tunk loquetur ad eos in ira sua et in furore suo conturbabit eos.
- 8:12SPEAKER_00: Then he will speak to them in his anger, and in his fury he will trouble them.
- 8:17SPEAKER_00: Tunk, an adverb that means then, loquetur, a verb that means speak.
- 8:25SPEAKER_00: Od, a preposition that means to.
- 8:28SPEAKER_00: Eos, a pronoun that means them.
- 8:32SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 8:35SPEAKER_00: Ira, a noun that means anger.
- 8:39SPEAKER_00: Sua, an adjective that means his.
- 8:42SPEAKER_00: Ait, a conjunction that means and.
- 8:47SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 8:51SPEAKER_00: Forare, a noun that means fury.
- 8:55SPEAKER_00: Suo, an adjective that means his.
- 8:59SPEAKER_00: Konturbabit, a verb that means trouble.
- 9:03SPEAKER_00: Eos, a pronoun that means them.
- 9:07SPEAKER_00: Verse 5 again.
- 9:09SPEAKER_00: Verse 6.
- 9:18SPEAKER_00: Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo super, sion montem sanctum eius praedicans praeceptum eius.
- 9:27SPEAKER_00: I, however,
- 9:28SPEAKER_00: have been appointed king by him over Zion,
- 9:32SPEAKER_00: his holy mountain, proclaiming his command.
- 9:35SPEAKER_00: Ego, a pronoun that means I. Autem, an adverb that means however.
- 9:42SPEAKER_00: Constitutus, a verb that means appoint.
- 9:47SPEAKER_00: Sum, a verb that means am.
- 9:51SPEAKER_00: Rakes, a noun that means king.
- 9:54SPEAKER_00: Ob, a preposition that means by.
- 9:57SPEAKER_00: Eo, a pronoun that means him.
- 10:01SPEAKER_00: Super, a preposition that means over.
- 10:05SPEAKER_00: Sion, a noun that means Zion.
- 10:09SPEAKER_00: Montame, a noun that means mountain.
- 10:13SPEAKER_00: Sanctum, an adjective that means holy.
- 10:17SPEAKER_00: Eius, a pronoun that means his.
- 10:20SPEAKER_00: Praedicons, a participle that means proclaiming.
- 10:25SPEAKER_00: Praecapetum, a noun that means command.
- 10:29SPEAKER_00: Eius, a pronoun that means his.
- 10:32SPEAKER_00: Verse 6 again.
- 10:35SPEAKER_00: Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo super, sion montem sanctum eius praedicans praeceptum eius.
- 10:44SPEAKER_00: Verse 7.
- 10:52SPEAKER_00: The Lord said to me, You are my son.
- 10:55SPEAKER_00: Today I have begotten you.
- 10:57SPEAKER_00: Dominus, a noun that means Lord.
- 11:01SPEAKER_00: Dixit, a verb that means say.
- 11:04SPEAKER_00: Od, a preposition that means to.
- 11:07SPEAKER_00: May, a pronoun that means me.
- 11:11SPEAKER_00: Filius, a noun that means son.
- 11:14SPEAKER_00: Meus, an adjective that means my.
- 11:18SPEAKER_00: Ace, a verb that means are.
- 11:21SPEAKER_00: To, a pronoun that means you.
- 11:24SPEAKER_00: Ego, a pronoun that means I. Hodie, an adverb that means today.
- 11:32SPEAKER_00: Genui, a verb that means beget.
- 11:35SPEAKER_00: Te, a pronoun that means you.
- 11:39SPEAKER_00: Verse 7 again.
- 11:41SPEAKER_00: Dominus dixit ad me filius mens est tu ego odigenui te.
- 11:46SPEAKER_00: Verse 8.
- 11:48SPEAKER_00: Postula a me et dabotibi gentes ereditatem tuam et possessionem tuam terminus terre.
- 11:57SPEAKER_00: Ask of me,
- 11:58SPEAKER_00: and I will give you the nations as your inheritance and your possession to the ends
- 12:02SPEAKER_00: of the earth.
- 12:04SPEAKER_00: Postula, a verb that means ask.
- 12:08SPEAKER_00: Ah, a preposition that means from.
- 12:11SPEAKER_00: May, a pronoun that means me.
- 12:14SPEAKER_00: Eight, a conjunction that means and.
- 12:19SPEAKER_00: Dabo, a verb that means give.
- 12:22SPEAKER_00: TB, a pronoun that means you.
- 12:25SPEAKER_00: Gaintase, a noun that means nations.
- 12:30SPEAKER_00: Herity to tame, a noun that means inheritance.
- 12:34SPEAKER_00: Tuam, an adjective that means your.
- 12:38SPEAKER_00: Eight, a conjunction that means and.
- 12:42SPEAKER_00: Possesoname, a noun that means possession.
- 12:46SPEAKER_00: Tuam, an adjective that means your.
- 12:50SPEAKER_00: Terminos, a noun that means ends.
- 12:54SPEAKER_00: Terai, a noun that means earth.
- 12:58SPEAKER_00: Verse 8 again.
- 13:00SPEAKER_00: Postula a me et dabotibi gentes ereditatem tuam et possessionem tuam terminos terre.
- 13:09SPEAKER_00: Verse 9.
- 13:11SPEAKER_00: Reges eos in virga ferrea tamquam vas figuli confringes eos.
- 13:17SPEAKER_00: You will break the kings with an iron rod.
- 13:19SPEAKER_00: Like a potter's vessel, you will shatter them.
- 13:22SPEAKER_00: Reges, a noun that means king.
- 13:26SPEAKER_00: Eos, a pronoun that means them.
- 13:30SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 13:33SPEAKER_00: Virga, a noun that means rod.
- 13:37SPEAKER_00: Ferrea, an adjective that means iron.
- 13:41SPEAKER_00: Tamquam, a conjunction that means like.
- 13:45SPEAKER_00: Was, a noun that means vessel.
- 13:49SPEAKER_00: Figuli, a noun that means potter.
- 13:52SPEAKER_00: Confringes, a verb that means break.
- 13:56SPEAKER_00: Eos, a pronoun that means them.
- 14:00SPEAKER_00: Verse 9 again.
- 14:02SPEAKER_00: Reges eos in virga ferria tamquam vas figuli confringes eos.
- 14:09SPEAKER_00: Verse 10.
- 14:11SPEAKER_00: Et nunc reges intelligite erudimini qui judicatis terram.
- 14:16SPEAKER_00: And now, O kings, understand.
- 14:19SPEAKER_00: Be instructed, you who judge the earth.
- 14:23SPEAKER_00: 8.
- 14:23SPEAKER_00: A conjunction that means and.
- 14:26SPEAKER_00: Nunc, an adverb that means now.
- 14:30SPEAKER_00: Reges, a noun that means king.
- 14:34SPEAKER_00: Intellegite, a verb that means understand.
- 14:38SPEAKER_00: Erudimini, a verb that means instruct.
- 14:42SPEAKER_00: Qui a pronoun that means who?
- 14:45SPEAKER_00: Iudicaris, a verb that means judge.
- 14:49SPEAKER_00: Terram, a noun that means earth.
- 14:53SPEAKER_00: Verse 10 again.
- 14:55SPEAKER_00: Et nunc regis intelligite erudimini qui iudicatis terram.
- 15:01SPEAKER_00: Verse 11.
- 15:03SPEAKER_00: Servite domino in timore e te exultate ei in tremore.
- 15:08SPEAKER_00: Serve the Lord in fear and exult to Him in trembling.
- 15:12SPEAKER_00: Servite, a verb that means serve.
- 15:16SPEAKER_00: Domino, a noun that means Lord.
- 15:20SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 15:23SPEAKER_00: Timore, a noun that means fear.
- 15:27SPEAKER_00: Eit, a conjunction that means and.
- 15:31SPEAKER_00: Exultete, a verb that means exult.
- 15:35SPEAKER_00: Ei, a pronoun that means him.
- 15:38SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 15:43SPEAKER_00: Tremore, a noun that means trembling.
- 15:46SPEAKER_00: Verse 11 again.
- 15:49SPEAKER_00: Servite domino in timore e te exultate ei in tremore.
- 15:54SPEAKER_00: Verse 12.
- 15:56SPEAKER_00: Adpreendite disciplinam nequando irascatur dominus et pereatis devia justa.
- 16:03SPEAKER_00: Take hold of discipline lest the Lord becomes angry and you perish from the just way.
- 16:09SPEAKER_00: Adpreendite, a verb that means take hold of disciplinam, a noun that means discipline.
- 16:17SPEAKER_00: Nequando, an adverb that means lest at any time.
- 16:22SPEAKER_00: Irascatur, a verb that means become angry.
- 16:26SPEAKER_00: Dominus, a noun that means Lord.
- 16:30SPEAKER_00: Eight, a conjunction that means and.
- 16:34SPEAKER_00: Periatis, a verb that means perish.
- 16:38SPEAKER_00: De, a preposition that means from.
- 16:42SPEAKER_00: Via, a noun that means way.
- 16:45SPEAKER_00: Iusta, an adjective that means just.
- 16:49SPEAKER_00: Verse 12 again.
- 16:51SPEAKER_00: Adprendite disciplinam nequando irascatur.
- 16:55SPEAKER_00: Dominus et pereatis devia iusta.
- 16:58SPEAKER_00: Verse 13 Cum exarseritim brevi ira eius beatii omnes qui confidunti neo,
- 17:07SPEAKER_00: when his anger flares up in a short time, blessed are all who trust in him.
- 17:13SPEAKER_00: Cum, a conjunction that means when exarserit, a verb that means flare up.
- 17:21SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 17:24SPEAKER_00: Brewi, an adjective that means short.
- 17:29SPEAKER_00: Ira, a noun that means anger.
- 17:33SPEAKER_00: Eus, a pronoun that means his.
- 17:36SPEAKER_00: Beati, an adjective that means blessed.
- 17:40SPEAKER_00: Omnes, an adjective that means all.
- 17:44SPEAKER_00: Qui, a relative pronoun that means who.
- 17:48SPEAKER_00: Confidunt, a verb that means trust.
- 17:52SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 17:56SPEAKER_00: Eo, a pronoun that means him.
- 17:59SPEAKER_00: Verse 13 again.
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