Isaiæ 42
1 Ecce servus meus, suscipiam eum: electus meus, complacuit sibi in illo anima mea: dedi spiritum meum super eum, iudicium gentibus proferet.
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my elect, [in whom] my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
2 Non clamabit, neque accipiet personam, nec audietur vox eius foris.
He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
3 Calamum quassatum non conteret, et linum fumigans non extinguet: in veritate educet iudicium.
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment to truth.
4 Non erit tristis, neque turbulentus, donec ponat in terra iudicium: et legem eius insulæ expectabunt.
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he hath set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
5 Hæc dicit Dominus Deus creans cælos, et extendens eos: formans terram, et quæ germinant ex ea: dans flatum populo, qui est super eam, et spiritum calcantibus eam.
Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and expanded them; he that spread forth the earth, and that which it produceth; he that giveth breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein.
6 Ego Dominus vocavi te in iustitia, et apprehendi manum tuam, et servavi te. Et dedi te in fœdus populi, in lucem Gentium:
I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
7 Ut aperires oculos cæcorum, et educeres de conclusione vinctum, de domo carceris sedentes in tenebris.
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, [and] them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.
8 Ego Dominus, hoc est nomen meum: gloriam meam alteri non dabo, et laudem meam sculptilibus.
I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
9 Quæ prima fuerunt, ecce venerunt: nova quoque ego annuncio: antequam oriantur, audita vobis faciam.
Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
10 Cantate Domino canticum novum, laus eius ab extremis terræ: qui descenditis in mare, et plenitudo eius, insulæ, et habitatores earum.
Sing to the LORD a new song, [and] his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is in it; the isles, and their inhabitants.
11 Sublevetur desertum, et civitates eius: in domibus habitabit Cedar: laudate habitatores Petræ, de vertice montium clamabunt.
Let the wilderness and its cities lift up [their voice], the villages [that] Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Ponent Domino gloriam, et laudem eius in insulis nunciabunt.
Let them give glory to the LORD, and declare his praise in the isles.
13 Dominus sicut fortis egredietur, sicut vir præliator suscitabit zelum: vociferabitur, et clamabit: super inimicos suos confortabitur.
The LORD will go forth as a mighty man, he will stir up jealousy like a man of war: he will cry, yes, roar; he will prevail against his enemies.
14 Tacui semper, silui, patiens fui, sicut parturiens loquar: dissipabo, et absorbebo simul.
I have long time held my peace; I have been still, [and] restrained myself: [now] will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
15 Desertos faciam montes, et colles, et omne gramen eorum exiccabo: et ponam flumina in insulas, et stagna arefaciam.
I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers [to be] islands, and I will dry up the pools.
16 Et ducam cæcos in viam, quam nesciunt, et in semitis, quas ignoraverunt, ambulare eos faciam: ponam tenebras coram eis in lucem, et prava in recta: hæc verba feci eis, et non dereliqui eos.
And I will bring the blind by a way [that] they knew not; I will lead them in paths [that] they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do for them, and not forsake them.
17 Conversi sunt retrorsum: confundantur confusione qui confidunt in sculptili, qui dicunt conflatili: Vos dii nostri.
They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye [are] our gods.
18 Surdi audite, et cæci intuemini ad videndum.
Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
19 Quis cæcus, nisi servus meus? Et surdus, nisi ad quem nuncios meos misi? Quis cæcus, nisi qui venundatus est? Et quis cæcus, nisi servus Domini?
Who [is] blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger [that] I sent? who [is] blind as [he that is] perfect, and blind as the LORD'S servant?
20 Qui vides multa, nonne custodies? Qui apertas habes aures, nonne audies?
Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
21 Et Dominus voluit ut sanctificaret eum, et magnificaret legem, et extolleret.
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make [it] honorable.
22 Ipse autem populus direptus, et vastatus: laqueus iuvenum omnes, et in domibus carcerum absconditi sunt: facti sunt in rapinam, nec est qui eruat: in direptionem, nec est qui dicat: Redde.
But this [is] a people robbed and pillaged; [they are] all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses; they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
23 Quis est in vobis qui audiat hoc, attendat et auscultet futura?
Who among you will give ear to this? [who] will hearken, and hear for the time to come?
24 Quis dedit in direptionem Iacob, et Israel vastantibus? Nonne Dominus ipse, cui peccavimus? Et noluerunt in viis eius ambulare, et non audierunt legem eius.
Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient to his law.
25 Et effudit super eum indignationem furoris sui, et forte bellum, et combussit eum in circuitu, et non cognovit: et succendit eum, et non intellexit.
Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire around, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid [it] not to heart.
