Spirits that minish heaven and earth,
Than minish the land,
Spirits that minish the land,
Of giant strength,
Of giant strength and giant tread,
Demons like raging bulls, great ghosts,
Ghosts that break through all houses,
Demons that have no shame,
Seven are they!
Knowing no care,
They grind the land like corn,
Knowing no mercy.
They rage against mankind:
They spill their blood like rain,
Devouring their flesh and sucking their veins.
Where the images of the gods are, there they quake
In the Temple of Nabu, who fertilizes the shoots of wheat.
They are demons full of violence
Ceaselessly devouring blood.
Invoke the ban against them,
That they no more return to this neighborhood.
by heaven be ye exorcised! By earth be ye exorcised!