Isaiah 9
1 But the darkness shall not remain where now is distress; Of old he brought the land of Zebulon and the land of Naphtali into contempt; In future times shall he bring the land of the sea beyond Jordan, the circle of the gentiles, into honor.
Primo tempore alleviata est terra Zabulon, et terra Nephthali: et novissimo aggravata est via maris trans Iordanem Galilææ Gentium.
2 The people that walk in darkness behold a great light; They who dwell in the land of death-like shade, Upon them a light shineth.
Populus, qui ambulabat in tenebris, vidit lucem magnam: habitantibus in regione umbræ mortis, lux orta est eis.
3 Thou enlargest the nation; Thou increasest their joy; They rejoice before thee with the joy of harvest, With the joy of those who divide the spoil.
Multiplicasti gentem, et non magnificasti lætitiam. Lætabuntur coram te, sicut qui lætantur in messe, sicut exultant victores capta præda, quando dividunt spolia.
4 For thou breakest their heavy yoke, And the rod that smote their backs, And the scourge of the taskmaster, As in the day of Midian.
Iugum enim oneris eius, et virgam humeri eius, et sceptrum exactoris eius superasti sicut in die Madian.
5 For every greave of the warrior in battle, And the war-garment rolled in blood, Shall be burned; yea, it shall be food for the fire.
Quia omnis violentia prædatio cum tumultu, et vestimentum mistum sanguine, erit in combustionem, et cibus ignis.
6 For to us a child is born, To us a son is given, And the government shall be upon his shoulder, And he shall be called Wonderful, counsellor, mighty potentate, Everlasting father, prince of peace;
PARVULUS enim NATUS est nobis, et filius datus est nobis, et factus est principatus super humerum eius: et vocabitur nomen eius, Admirabilis, Consiliarius, Deus fortis, pater futuri sæculi, princeps pacis.
7 His dominion shall be great, And peace without end shall be upon the throne of David and his kingdom, To fix and establish it Through justice and equity, Henceforth and forever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will do this.
Multiplicabitur eius imperium, et pacis non erit finis: super solium David, et super regnum eius sedebit: ut confirmet illud, et corroboret in iudicio et iustitia, amodo et usque in sempiternum: zelus Domini exercituum faciet hoc.
8 The Lord sendeth a word against Jacob; It cometh down to Israel.
Verbum misit Dominus in Iacob, et cecidit in Israel.
9 His whole people shall feel it, Ephraim, and the inhabitants of Samaria, Who say in pride and arrogance of heart,
Et sciet omnis populus Ephraim: et habitantes Samariam in superbia et magnitudine cordis dicentes:
10 “The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones; The sycamores are cut down, but we will replace them with cedars.”
Lateres ceciderunt, sed quadris lapidibus ædificabimus: sycomoros succiderunt, sed cedros immutabimus.
11 Jehovah will raise up the enemies of Rezin against them, And will arm their adversaries;
Et elevabit Dominus hostes Rasin super eum, et inimicos eius in tumultum vertet:
12 The Syrians before, the Philistines behind, Who shall devour Israel with wide jaws. For all this his anger is not turned away, But his hand is stretched out still.
Syriam ab Oriente, et Philisthiim ab Occidente: et devorabunt Israel toto ore. In omnibus his non est aversus furor eius, sed adhuc manus eius extenta:
13 The people turn not to him that smiteth them; Neither do they seek Jehovah of hosts.
et populus non est reversus ad percutientem se, et Dominum exercituum non inquisierunt.
14 Therefore shall Jehovah cut off from Israel the head and the tail, The palm-branch and the rush, in one day.
Et disperdet Dominus ab Israel caput et caudam, incurvantem et refrenantem die una.
15 [[The aged and the honorable are the head, And the prophet that speaketh falsehood is the tail.]]
Longævus et honorabilis, ipse est caput: et propheta docens mendacium, ipse est cauda.
16 For the leaders of this people lead them astray, And they that are led by them go to destruction.
Et erunt, qui beatificant populum istum, seducentes: et qui beatificantur, præcipitati.
17 Therefore shall the Lord have no joy in their young men, And on their orphans and widows he shall have no compassion; For they are all profane, and evil-doers; Every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, But his hand is stretched out still.
Propter hoc super adolescentulis eius non lætabitur Dominus: et pupillorum eius, et viduarum non miserebitur: quia omnis hypocrita est et nequam, et universum os locutum est stultitiam. In omnibus his non est aversus furor eius, sed adhuc manus eius extenta.
18 For wickedness burneth like a fire, It consumeth the briers and thorns, And it kindleth the thicket of the forest, So that it goeth up in columns of smoke.
Succensa est enim quasi ignis impietas, veprem et spinam vorabit: et succendetur in densitate saltus, et convolvetur superbia fumi.
19 Through the wrath of Jehovah of hosts is the land burned, And the people are food for the fire; No one spareth another.
In ira Domini exercituum conturbata est terra, et erit populus quasi esca ignis: vir fratri suo non parcet.
20 They consume on the right hand, and yet are hungry; They devour on the left, and are not satisfied; Every one devoureth the flesh of his arm.
Et declinabit ad dexteram, et esuriet: et comedet ad sinistram, et non saturabitur: unusquisque carnem brachii sui vorabit: Manasses Ephraim, et Ephraim Manassen, simul ipsi contra Iudam.
21 Manasseh is against Ephraim, and Ephraim against Manasseh, And both together against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, But his hand is stretched out still.
In omnibus his non est aversus furor eius, sed adhuc manus eius extenta.
