Eram quasi agnus innocens

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7th of the Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday

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Latin.png Latin text

Responsorium:
Eram quasi agnus innocens:
ductus sum ad immolandum, et nesciebam:
Concilium fecerunt inimici mei adversum me, dicentes:
Venite, mittamus lignum in panem ejus,
et eradamus eum de terra viventium.

Versus:
Omnes inimici mei adversum me cogitabant mala mihi:
Verbum iniquum mandaverunt adversum me dicentes.
Venite, mittamus lignum in panem eius,
et eradamus eum de terra viventium.

English.png English translation

Responsory:
Behold, I was like an innocent lamb;
I was led to the slaughter, and I knew it not.
My enemies have conspired together against me, saying:
Come, let us put poison into his bread,
And let us cut him off out of the land of the living.

Verse:
All my enemies have thought evil things about me;
They have spoken evil words against me, saying:
Come, let us put poison into his bread,
And let us cut him off out of the land of the living.

Italian.png Italian translation

Responsorium:
Ero come un agnello innocente,
condotto al macello, e morivo.
Mi parlavano con parole inique, dicendo:
Venite, mettiamo del veleno nel suo pane,
e strappiamolo dalla terra dei viventi

Versus:
I miei nemici fecero un'assemblea contro di me, mandandomi sciagure.
Mi parlavano con parole inique, dicendo:
Venite, mettiamo del veleno nel suo pane,
e strappiamolo dalla terra dei viventi

Spanish.png Spanish translation

Responsorium:
Era como un cordero inocente,
fui conducido al sacrificio y no lo sabía.
Mis enemigos se confabularon contra mí, diciendo:
Venid, talemos el árbol en su lozanía
y borrémoslo de la tierra de los vivos.

Versus:
Todos mis enemigos tramaban mi mal;
profirieron contra mí palabras de iniquidad, diciendo:
Venid, talemos el árbol en su lozanía
y borrémoslo de la tierra de los vivos.
Translation by Alejandro Borrego Pérez.

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