Isaiah 35
1 The wilderness and dry land will celebrate; the desert will blossom like the crocus.
Laetabitur deserta et invia, et exultabit solitudo, et florebit quasi lilium.
2 Bloom profusely, celebrate and sing! The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God.
Germinans germinabit, et exultabit laetabunda et laudans: gloria Libani data est ei: decor Carmeli, et Saron, ipsi videbunt gloriam Domini, et decorem Dei nostri.
3 Make the weak hands strong, and make the trembling knees firm!
Confortate manus dissolutas, et genua debilia roborate.
4 Tell those who are frightened, “Be strong! Don't be afraid! Look, your God is coming to punish his enemies, with divine retribution he will come to save you.”
Dicite pusillanimes: Confortamini, et nolite timere: ecce Deus vester ultionem adducet retributionis: Deus ipse veniet, et salvabit vos.
5 When that happens, the blind will see, and the deaf will hear.
Tunc aperientur oculi caecorum, et aures surdorum patebunt.
6 The lame will jump like a deer, and the dumb will sing for joy. Springs will gush in the wilderness; streams will flow in the desert.
Tunc saliet sicut cervus claudus, et aperta erit lingua mutorum: quia scissae sunt in deserto aquae, et torrentes in solitudine.
7 The dried-up ground will become like a pool, the arid land like water springs. In the place where jackals used to live, there will be grass and reeds and rushes.
Et quae erat arida, erit in stagnum, et sitiens in fontes aquarum. In cubilibus, in quibus prius dracones habitabant, orietur viror calami et iunci.
8 There will be a highway there, a road called “The Way of Holiness.” Nobody bad will travel on it, only those who follow the Way. Fools will not go there.
Et erit ibi semita et via, et via sancta vocabitur: non transibit per eam pollutus, et haec erit vobis directa via, ita ut stulti non errent per eam.
9 No lions or other dangerous animals will be found there on the road—only the redeemed will walk along it.
Non erit ibi leo, et mala bestia non ascendet per eam, nec invenietur ibi: et ambulabunt qui liberati fuerint.
10 Those the Lord has set free will return, singing as they enter Jerusalem, wearing crowns of everlasting joy. They are overcome with thankfulness and happiness; sorrow and sadness simply disappear.
Et redempti a Domino convertentur, et venient in Sion cum laude: et laetitia sempiterna super caput eorum: gaudium et laetitiam obtinebunt, et fugiet dolor et gemitus.
