What is the translation of " VAE " in English?

• woe
• alas
• ah

Examples of using Vae in Latin and their translations into English

Vae qui est solus.
You who is lonely.

Cecidit corona capitis nostri vae nobis quia peccavimus.
The crown is fallen from our head: Woe to us! for we have sinned.

Vae misero mihi, quanta spe decidi?
Oh Death Spa, how much do I love you?

Etsi necesse sit ut scandala veniant, vae tamen est homini illi, per quem scandalum venit.
For it must needs be that scandals come: but nevertheless woe to that man by whom the scandal cometh.

Vae qui consurgitis mane ad ebrietatem.
Country makes me wanna get drunk.

Longe stantes propter timorem tormentorum eius dicentes vae vae civitas illa magna Babylon civitas illa fortis quoniam una hora venit iudicium tuum.
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

Vae mihi, quia non possum aliis enarrare.
Oh, wait, he can't see me waving.

Vae nobis, si non erimus illius servi.
Vuv- V'avoda Zara- not to worship idols.

Vae provocatrix et redempta civitas columba!
Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, the oppressing city!

Vae unum abiit ecce veniunt adhuc duo vae post haec.
One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.

Vae terrae cymbalo alarum quae est trans flumina Aethiopiae.
Ah, the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia;

Vae unum abiit ecce veniunt adhuc duo vae post haec.
The first woe is past. Behold, there are still two woes coming after this.

Vae tibi terra cuius rex est puer et cuius principes mane comedunt!
Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!

Vae Assur virga furoris mei et baculus ipse in manu eorum indignatio mea!
Alas Assyrian, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my indignation!

Vae qui condunt leges iniquas et scribentes iniustitiam scripserunt.
Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees;

Vae pastoribus qui disperdunt et dilacerant gregem pascuae meae dicit Dominus.
Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.

Vae civitas sanguinum universa mendacii dilaceratione plena non recedet a te rapina.
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;

Vae civitas sanguinum universa mendacii dilaceratione plena non recedet a te rapina.
Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. The prey doesn't depart.

Vae qui trahitis iniquitatem in funiculis vanitatis et quasi vinculum plaustri peccatum.
Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and wickedness as with cart rope;

Vae vobis Pharisaeis quia diligitis primas cathedras in synagogis et salutationes in foro.
Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.

Vae Arihel Arihel civitas quam circumdedit David additus est annus ad annum sollemnitates evolutae sunt.
Woe to Ariel! Ariel, the city where David encamped! Add year to year; let the feasts come around;

Vae mihi super contritione mea pessima plaga mea ego autem dixi plane haec infirmitas mea est et portabo illam.
Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.

Vae tibi Moab peristi popule Chamos quia conprehensi sunt filii tui et filiae tuae in captivitatem.
Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.

Vae vobis qui saturati estis quia esurietis vae vobis qui ridetis nunc quia lugebitis et flebitis.
Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

Vae quia magna dies illa nec est similis eius tempusque tribulationis est Iacob et ex ipso salvabitur.
Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.

Vae vobis legis peritis quia tulistis clavem scientiae ipsi non introistis et eos qui introibant prohibuistis.
Woe to you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn't enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered.

Vae illis quia via Cain abierunt et errore Balaam mercede effusi sunt et contradictione Core perierunt.
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

Vae vobis duces caeci qui dicitis quicumque iuraverit per templum nihil est qui autem iuraverit in aurum templi debet.
Woe to you, you blind guides, who say,'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.

Et dicentes vae vae civitas illa magna quae amicta erat byssino et purpura et cocco et deaurata est auro et lapide pretioso et margaritis!
And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

Vae vobis scribae et Pharisaei hypocritae quia similes estis sepulchris dealbatis quae a foris parent hominibus speciosa intus vero plena sunt ossibus mortuorum et omni spurcitia.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.