Isaiah 45
1 This is what Yahweh says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold, in order to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, and to open the doors before him, so that gates remain open:
Hæc dicit Dominus christo meo Cyro, cuius apprehendi dexteram, ut subiiciam ante faciem eius Gentes, et dorsa regum vertam, et aperiam coram eo ianuas, et portæ non claudentur.
2 “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut in pieces their iron bars,
Ego ante te ibo: et gloriosos terræ humiliabo: portas æreas conteram, et vectes ferreos confringam.
3 and I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches hidden away, that you may know that it is I, Yahweh, who call you by your name, I, the God of Israel.
Et dabo tibi thesauros absconditos, et arcana secretorum: ut scias quia ego Dominus, qui voco nomen tuum, Deus Israel.
4 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called you by your name, giving you a title of honor, though you have not known me.
Propter servum meum Iacob, et Israel electum meum, et vocavi te nomine tuo: assimilavi te, et non cognovisti me.
5 I am Yahweh, and there is no other; there is no God but me. I will arm you for battle, though you have not known me;
Ego Dominus, et non est amplius: extra me non est deus: accinxi te, et non cognovisti me:
6 that people may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is no god but me: I am Yahweh, and there is no other.
Ut sciant hi, qui ab ortu solis, et qui ab occidente, quoniam absque me non est: ego Dominus, et non est alter,
7 I form the light and create darkness; I bring peace and create disaster; I am Yahweh, who does all these things.
formans lucem, et creans tenebras, faciens pacem, et creans malum: ego Dominus faciens omnia hæc.
8 You heavens, rain down from above! Let the skies rain down righteousness. Let the earth absorb it, that salvation may sprout up, and righteousness spring up together with it. I, Yahweh, have created them both.
Rorate cæli desuper, et nubes pluant iustum: aperiatur terra, et germinet salvatorem: et iustitia oriatur simul: ego Dominus creavi eum.
9 Woe to anyone who argues with the one who formed him, to him who is like any other earthen pot among all the earthen pots in the ground! Does the clay say to the potter, 'What are you making?' or 'Your work has no handles on it'?
Væ qui contradicit Fictori suo, testa de samiis terræ: numquid dicet lutum figulo suo: Quid facis, et opus tuum absque manibus est?
10 Woe to him who says to a father, 'What are you fathering?' or to a woman, 'What are you giving birth to?'
Væ qui dicit patri: Quid generas? et mulieri: Quid parturis?
11 This is what Yahweh says, the Holy One of Israel, his Maker: 'Why do you ask questions about what I will do for my children? Do you tell me what to do concerning the work of my hands?'
Hæc dicit Dominus, Sanctus Israel, Plastes eius: Ventura interrogate me, super filios meos, et super opus manuum mearum mandate mihi.
12 'I made the earth and created man on it. It was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all the stars to appear.
Ego feci terram, et hominem super eam creavi ego: manus meæ tetenderunt cælos, et omni militiæ eorum mandavi.
13 I stirred Cyrus up in righteousness, and I will smooth out all his paths. He will build my city; he will let my exiled people go home, and not for price nor bribe,'” says Yahweh of hosts.
Ego suscitavi eum ad iustitiam, et omnes vias eius dirigam: ipse ædificabit civitatem meam, et captivitatem meam dimittet, non in pretio, neque in muneribus, dicit Dominus Deus exercituum.
14 This is what Yahweh says, “The earnings of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush with the Sabeans, men of tall stature, will be brought to you. They will be yours. They will follow after you, coming in chains. They will bow down to you and plead with you saying, 'Surely God is with you, and there is no other except him.'”
Hæc dicit Dominus: Labor Ægypti, et negotiatio Æthiopiæ, et Sabaim viri sublimes, ad te transibunt, et tui erunt: Post te ambulabunt, vincti manicis pergent: et te adorabunt, teque deprecabuntur: Tantum in te est Deus, et non est absque te Deus.
15 Truly you are a God who hides yourself, God of Israel, Savior.
Vere tu es Deus absconditus, Deus Israel Salvator.
16 They will all be ashamed and disgraced together; those who carve idols will walk in humiliation.
Confusi sunt, et erubuerunt omnes: simul abierunt in confusionem fabricatores errorum.
17 But Israel will be saved by Yahweh with an everlasting salvation; you will never again be ashamed or humiliated.
Israel salvatus est in Domino salute æterna: non confundemini, et non erubescetis usque in sæculum sæculi.
18 This is what Yahweh says, who created the heavens, the true God who created the earth and made it, who established it. He created it, not as a waste, but designed it to be inhabited: “I am Yahweh, and there is no other.
Quia hæc dicit Dominus creans cælos, ipse Deus formans terram, et faciens eam, ipse Plastes eius: non in vanum creavit eam: ut habitaretur, formavit eam. Ego Dominus, et non est alius.
19 I have not spoken in private, in some hidden place; I did not say to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain!' I am Yahweh, who speaks sincerely; I declare the things that are right.
Non in abscondito locutus sum, in loco terræ tenebroso: non dixi semini Iacob: Frustra quærite me. Ego Dominus loquens iustitiam, annuncians recta.
20 Assemble yourselves and come! Gather together, you refugees from among the nations! They have no knowledge, those who carry carved images and pray to gods that cannot save.
Congregamini, et venite, et accedite simul qui salvati estis ex Gentibus: nescierunt qui levant lignum sculpturæ suæ, et rogant deum non salvantem.
21 Come close and declare it to me, bring the evidence! Let them conspire together. Who has shown this from long ago? Who announced it? Was it not I, Yahweh? There is no God except me, a just God and a Savior; there is no one besides me.
Annunciate, et venite, et consiliamini simul: Quis auditum fecit hoc ab initio, ex tunc prædixit illud? Numquid non ego Dominus, et non est ultra deus absque me? Deus iustus, et salvans non est præter me.
22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
Convertimini ad me, et salvi eritis omnes fines terræ: quia ego Deus, et non est alius.
23 By myself I swear, speaking my just decree, and it will not turn back: 'To me every knee will bend, every tongue will swear.
In memetipso iuravi, egredietur de ore meo iustitiæ verbum, et non revertetur: quia mihi curvabitur omne genu, et iurabit omnis lingua.
24 They will say of me, “In Yahweh alone are salvation and strength.”'” They will all be ashamed who are angry at him.
Ergo in Domino, dicet, meæ sunt iustitiæ et imperium: ad eum venient, et confundentur omnes qui repugnant ei.
25 In Yahweh all the descendants of Israel will be justified; they will take pride in him.
In Domino iustificabitur, et laudabitur omne semen Israel.
