Isaiæ 26
1 In die illa cantabitur canticum istud in terra Iuda: Urbs fortitudinis nostrae Sion salvator, ponetur in ea murus et antemurale.
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.
2 Aperite portas, et ingrediatur gens iusta, custodiens veritatem.
Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter— one that remains faithful.
3 Vetus error abiit: servabis pacem: pacem, quia in te speravimus.
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
4 Sperastis in Domino in saeculis aeternis, in Domino Deo forti in perpetuum.
Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
5 Quia incurvabit habitantes in excelso, civitatem sublimem humiliabit. Humiliabit eam usque ad terram, detrahet eam usque ad pulverem.
For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.
6 Conculcabit eam pes, pedes pauperis, gressus egenorum.
Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor.
7 Semita iusti recta est, rectus callis iusti ad ambulandum.
The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
8 Et in semita iudiciorum tuorum Domine sustinuimus te: nomen tuum, et memoriale tuum in desiderio animae.
Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
9 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.
My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
10 Misereamur impio, et non discet iustitiam: in terra sanctorum iniqua gessit, et non videbit gloriam Domini.
Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.
11 Domine exaltetur manus tua, et non videant: videant, et confundantur zelantes populi: et ignis hostes tuos devoret.
O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
12 Domine dabis pacem nobis: omnia enim opera nostra operatus es nobis.
O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.
13 Domine Deus noster, possederunt nos domini absque te, tantum in te recordemur nominis tui.
O LORD our God, other lords besides You have had dominion, but Your name alone do we confess.
14 Morientes non vivant, gigantes non resurgant: propterea visitasti et contrivisti eos, et perdidisti omnem memoriam eorum.
The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.
15 Indulsisti genti Domine, indulsisti genti: numquid glorificatus es? elongasti omnes terminos terrae.
You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.
16 Domine in angustia requisierunt te, in tribulatiene murmuris doctrina tua eis.
O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
17 Sicut quae concipit, cum appropinquaverit ad partum, dolens clamat in doloribus suis: sic facti sumus a facie tua Domine.
As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.
18 Concepimus, et quasi parturivimus, et peperimus spiritum: salutes non fecimus in terra, ideo non ceciderunt habitatores terrae.
We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world.
19 Vivent mortui tui, interfecti mei resurgent: expergiscimini, et laudate qui habitatis in pulvere: quia ros lucis ros tuus, et terram gigantum detrahes in ruinam.
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
20 Vade populus meus, intra in cubicula tua, claude ostia tua super te, abscondere modicum ad momentum, donec pertranseat indignatio.
Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
21 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.
For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
