Isaiah 26
1 In that day, shall be sung this song, in the land of Judah, —A strong city, have we! Salvation, will he set for walls and rampart,
In die illa cantabitur canticum istud in terra Iuda: Urbs fortitudinis nostrae Sion salvator, ponetur in ea murus et antemurale.
2 Open ye the gates, —That there may enter in—a righteous nation preserving fidelity.
Aperite portas, et ingrediatur gens iusta, custodiens veritatem.
3 A purpose sustained, thou wilt guard, [saying], Prosper! Prosper! Because in thee, hath he been led to trust.
Vetus error abiit: servabis pacem: pacem, quia in te speravimus.
4 Trust ye in Yahweh, unto futurity, —For, in Yah, Yahweh, is a rock of ages.
Sperastis in Domino in saeculis aeternis, in Domino Deo forti in perpetuum.
5 For he hath brought down the inhabitants of the height the city exalted, —He layeth it low, Layeth it low even to the ground, Levelleth it, even to the dust:
Quia incurvabit habitantes in excelso, civitatem sublimem humiliabit. Humiliabit eam usque ad terram, detrahet eam usque ad pulverem.
6 The foot trampleth it, —The feet of the lowly, The steps of the weak,
Conculcabit eam pes, pedes pauperis, gressus egenorum.
7 The path of a righteous man, is, even, —O Upright One! the track of a righteous man, thou makest level.
Semita iusti recta est, rectus callis iusti ad ambulandum.
8 Surely in the path of thy regulations, O Yahweh, we waited for thee, —Unto thy Name and unto thy Memorial, was there a longing of soul:
Et in semita iudiciorum tuorum Domine sustinuimus te: nomen tuum, et memoriale tuum in desiderio animae.
9 With my soul, longed I for thee in the night, Yea with my spirit within me, I kept on searching for thee, —For, when thy regulations [extend] to the earth, The inhabitants of the world will have learned, righteousness.
Anima mea desideravit te in nocte: sed et spiritu meo in praecordiis meis de mane vigilabo ad te. Cum feceris iudicia tua in terra, iustitiam discent habitatores orbis.
10 Let favour be shewed to the lawless, he hath not learned righteousness, In a land of honest dealings, he acteth perversely, —And seeth not the splendour of Yahweh.
Misereamur impio, et non discet iustitiam: in terra sanctorum iniqua gessit, et non videbit gloriam Domini.
11 O Yahweh though thy hand be lifted up, —yet do they not see, Would they might see—and turn pale at a people’s zeal, —Surely, the fire of thine enemies, must consume them!
Domine exaltetur manus tua, et non videant: videant, et confundantur zelantes populi: et ignis hostes tuos devoret.
12 O Yahweh, thou wilt ensure prosperity for us, —For even all our works, hast thou wrought for us,
Domine dabis pacem nobis: omnia enim opera nostra operatus es nobis.
13 O Yahweh, our God! Lords other than thee, have owned us, —By thyself alone, will we call upon thy Name.
Domine Deus noster, possederunt nos domini absque te, tantum in te recordemur nominis tui.
14 The dead, come not to life again, The shades, do not arise, —Therefore, thou hast visited and destroyed them, And caused to perish every memorial of them.
Morientes non vivant, gigantes non resurgant: propterea visitasti et contrivisti eos, et perdidisti omnem memoriam eorum.
15 Thou hast increased the nation, O Yahweh, Thou hast increased the nation thou hast gotten thyself glory, Thou hast extended far, all the ends of the land.
Indulsisti genti Domine, indulsisti genti: numquid glorificatus es? elongasti omnes terminos terrae.
16 O Yahweh! in distress, they sought thee, —They poured out a whispered prayer, when thy chastening was upon them.
Domine in angustia requisierunt te, in tribulatiene murmuris doctrina tua eis.
17 Like as a woman with child—Draweth near to giving birth, Is in pain, Crieth out in her pangs So, were we before thee, O Yahweh; —
Sicut quae concipit, cum appropinquaverit ad partum, dolens clamat in doloribus suis: sic facti sumus a facie tua Domine.
18 We were with child—We were in pain, As it were we brought forth wind, —Salvation, we could not accomplish for the earth, Neither were born the inhabitants of the world.
Concepimus, et quasi parturivimus, et peperimus spiritum: salutes non fecimus in terra, ideo non ceciderunt habitatores terrae.
19 Thy dead, shall come to life again, My dead body, they shall arise, —Awake and shout for joy, ye that dwell in the dust For, a dew of light, is thy dew, And, earth, to the shades shall give birth.
Vivent mortui tui, interfecti mei resurgent: expergiscimini, et laudate qui habitatis in pulvere: quia ros lucis ros tuus, et terram gigantum detrahes in ruinam.
20 Come my people, enter into thy chambers, And shut thy doors behind thee, —Hide thee as it were a little moment Till the indignation pass over.
Vade populus meus, intra in cubicula tua, claude ostia tua super te, abscondere modicum ad momentum, donec pertranseat indignatio.
21 For lo! Yahweh, is coming forth out of his place, To visit the iniquity of earth’s inhabitant upon him, —Therefore shall the earth unveil her shed-blood, And throw a covering, no longer over her slain.
Ecce enim Dominus egredietur de loco suo, ut visitet iniquitatem habitatoris terrae contra eum: et revelabit terra sanguinem suum, et non operiet ultra interfectos suos.
