Isaiæ 32
1 Ecce in iustitia regnabit rex, et principes in iudicio praeerunt.
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
2 Et erit vir sicut qui absconditur a vento, et celat se a tempestate, sicut rivi aquarum in siti, et umbra petrae prominentis in terra deserta.
And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the storm; as brooks of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.
3 Non caligabunt oculi videntium, et aures audientium diligenter auscultabunt.
And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken;
4 Et cor stultorum intelliget scientiam, et lingua balborum velociter loquetur et plane.
and the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
5 Non vocabitur ultra is, qui insipiens est, princeps: neque fraudulentus appellabitur maior:
The vile man shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful:
6 stultus enim fatua loquetur, et cor eius faciet iniquitatem, ut perficiat simulationem, et loquatur ad Dominum fraudulenter, et vacuam faciat animam esurientis, et potum sitienti auferat.
for the vile man will speak villainy, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
7 Fraudulenti vasa pessima sunt: ipse enim cogitationes concinnavit ad perdendos mites in sermone mendacii, cum loqueretur pauper iudicium.
The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
8 Princeps vero ea, quae digna sunt principe, cogitabit, et ipse super duces stabit.
But the noble deviseth noble things; and to noble things doth he stand.
9 Mulieres opulentae surgite, et audite vocem meam: filiae confidentes percipite auribus eloquium meum.
Rise up, ye women that are at ease, hear my voice; ye careless daughters, give ear unto my speech.
10 Post dies enim, et annum vos conturbabimini confidentes: consummata est enim vindemia, collectio ultra non veniet.
In a year and [some] days shall ye be troubled, ye careless women; for the vintage shall fail, the ingathering shall not come.
11 Obstupescite opulentae, conturbamini confidentes: exuite vos, et confundimini, accingite lumbos vestros.
Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones; strip you, and make you bare, and gird [sackcloth] on your loins!
12 Super ubera plangite, super regione desiderabili, super vinea fertili.
They shall smite on the breasts [in lamentation] for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vineyards.
13 Super humum populi mei spinae et vepres ascendent: quanto magis super omnes domos gaudii civitatis exultantis?
Upon the land of my people shall come up thistles [and] briars, yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city.
14 Domus enim dimissa est, multitudo urbis relicta est, tenebrae et palpatio factae sunt super speluncas usque in aeternum. Gaudium onagrorum pascua gregum,
For the palace shall be deserted, the multitude of the city shall be forsaken; hill and watchtower shall be caves for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
15 donec effundatur super nos spiritus de excelso: et erit desertum in charmel, et charmel in saltum reputabitur.
until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
16 Et habitabit in solitudine iudicium, et iustitia in charmel sedebit.
And judgment shall inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness dwell in the fruitful field.
17 Et erit opus iustitiae pax, et cultus iustitiae silentium, et securitas usque in sempiternum.
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance for ever.
18 Et sedebit populus meus in pulchritudine pacis, et in tabernaculis fiduciae, et in requie opulenta.
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
19 Grando autem in descensione saltus, et humilitate humiliabitur civitas.
And it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.
20 Beati, qui seminatis super omnes aquas, immittentes pedem bovis et asini.
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass.
