Isaiæ 49
1 Audite insulæ, et attendite populi de longe: Dominus ab utero vocavit me, de ventre matris meæ recordatus est nominis mei.
Listen, islands, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far: Jehovah has called me from the womb; from the body of my mother has he made mention of my name:
2 Et posuit os meum quasi gladium acutum: in umbra manus suæ protexit me, et posuit me sicut sagittam electam: in pharetra sua abscondit me.
and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand, he has hidden me; and he has made me a polished arrow, in his quiver has he kept me close:
3 Et dixit mihi: Servus meus es tu Israel, quia in te gloriabor.
and he said to me, "You are my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified."
4 Et ego dixi: In vacuum laboravi, sine causa, et vane fortitudinem meam consumpsi: ergo iudicium meum cum Domino, et opus meum cum Deo meo.
But I said, "I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely the justice due to me is with Jehovah, and my reward with my God."
5 Et nunc dicit Dominus, formans me ex utero servum sibi, ut reducam Iacob ad eum, et Israel non congregabitur: et glorificatus sum in oculis Domini, et Deus meus factus est fortitudo mea.
Now says Jehovah who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and that Israel be gathered to him; for I am honorable in the eyes of Jehovah, and my God has become my strength.
6 Et dixit: Parum est ut sis mihi servus ad suscitandas tribus Iacob, et fæces Israel convertendas: Ecce dedi te in lucem Gentium, ut sis salus mea usque ad extremum terræ.
And he says, "Is it too insignificant a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel? I will also give you as a light to the nations, that you may bring salvation to the farthest part of the earth."
7 Hæc dicit Dominus, Redemptor Israel, Sanctus eius, ad contemptibilem animam, ad abominatam gentem, ad servum dominorum: Reges videbunt, et consurgent principes, et adorabunt propter Dominum, quia fidelis est, et Sanctum Israel qui elegit te.
Thus says Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to the one who is despised, to those abhorred as a nation, the servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Jehovah who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you."
8 Hæc dicit Dominus: In tempore placito exaudivi te, et in die salutis auxiliatus sum tui: et servavi te, et dedi te in fœdus populi, ut suscitares terram, et possideres hereditates dissipatas:
Thus says Jehovah, "In an acceptable time I have answered you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you; and I will preserve you, and give you as a covenant to the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage:
9 ut diceres his, qui vincti sunt: Exite: et his, qui in tenebris: Revelamini. Super vias pascentur, et in omnibus planis pascua eorum.
saying to those who are bound, 'Come out.'; to those who are in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' "They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.
10 Non esurient, neque sitient, et non percutiet eos æstus et sol: quia miserator eorum reget eos, et ad fontes aquarum potabit eos.
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them: for he who has mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water he will guide them.
11 Et ponam omnes montes meos in viam, et semitæ meæ exaltabuntur.
I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
12 Ecce isti de longe venient, et ecce illi ab Aquilone et mari, et isti de terra australi.
Look, these shall come from far; and look, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Syene."
13 Laudate cæli, et exulta terra, iubilate montes laudem: quia consolatus est Dominus populum suum, et pauperum suorum miserebitur.
Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break forth into singing, mountains: for Jehovah has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
14 Et dixit Sion: Dereliquit me Dominus, et Dominus oblitus est mei.
But Zion said, "Jehovah has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me."
15 Numquid oblivisci potest mulier infantem suum, ut non misereatur filio uteri sui? Et si illa oblita fuerit, ego tamen non obliviscar tui.
"Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you.
16 Ecce in manibus meis descripsi te: muri tui coram oculis meis semper.
Look, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
17 Venerunt structores tui: destruentes te, et dissipantes a te exibunt.
Your builders hurry; your destroyers and those who devastated you shall depart from you.
18 Leva in circuitu oculos tuos, et vide, omnes isti congregati sunt, venerunt tibi: vivo ego, dicit Dominus, quia omnibus his velut ornamento vestieris, et circumdabis tibi eos quasi sponsa.
Lift up your eyes all around, and see: all these gather themselves together, and come to you. As I live," says Jehovah, "you shall surely clothe yourself with them all as with an ornament, and dress yourself with them, like a bride.
19 Quia deserta tua, et solitudines tuæ, et terra ruinæ tuæ nunc angusta erunt præ habitatoribus, et longe fugabuntur qui absorbebant te.
"For, as for your waste and your desolate places, and your land that has been destroyed, surely now you shall be too small for the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up shall be far away.
20 Adhuc dicent in auribus tuis filii sterilitatis tuæ: Angustus est mihi locus, fac spatium mihi ut habitem.
The children of your bereavement shall yet say in your ears, The place is too small for me; give place to me that I may dwell.
21 Et dices in corde tuo: Quis genuit mihi istos? Ego sterilis, et non pariens, transmigrata, et captiva: et istos quis enutrivit? Ego destituta et sola: et isti ubi erant?
Then you will say in your heart, 'Who has conceived these for me, since I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering back and forth? Who has brought up these? Look, I was left alone; these, where were they?'"
22 Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Ecce levabo ad Gentes manum meam, et ad populos exaltabo signum meum. Et afferent filios tuos in ulnis, et filias tuas super humeros portabunt.
Thus says the Lord Jehovah, "Look, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my banner to the peoples; and they shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
23 Et erunt reges nutritii tui, et reginæ nutrices tuæ: vultu in terram demisso adorabunt te, et pulverem pedum tuorum lingent. Et scies quia ego Dominus, super quo non confundentur qui expectant eum.
Kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Jehovah; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed."
24 Numquid tolletur a forti præda? Aut quod captum fuerit a robusto, salvum esse poterit?
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
25 Quia hæc dicit Dominus: Equidem, et captivitas a forti tolletur: et quod ablatum fuerit a robusto, salvabitur. Eos vero, qui iudicaverunt te, ego iudicabo, et filios tuos ego salvabo.
But thus says Jehovah, "Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the tyrant shall be delivered; for I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children.
26 Et cibabo hostes tuos carnibus suis: et quasi musto, sanguine suo inebriabuntur: et sciet omnis caro, quia ego Dominus salvans te, et Redemptor tuus, Fortis Iacob.
I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh; and they shall be drunk with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I, Jehovah, am your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."
