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 will uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my spirit upon him, that he may bring forth justice to the nations.
2 Non clamabit, neque accipiet personam, nec audietur vox eius foris.
He shall not cry, nor call out aloud, 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 cracked reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: unto truth shall he bring forth justice.
4 Non erit tristis, neque turbulentus, donec ponat in terra iudicium: et legem eius insulae expectabunt.
He shall not become fatigued and not be faint, till he have established justice on earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.
5 Haec dicit Dominus Deus creans caelos, et extendens eos: formans terram, et quae germinant ex ea: dans flatum populo, qui est super eam, et spiritum calcantibus eam.
Thus hath said God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and the things which come out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to those that walk thereon:
6 Ego Dominus vocavi te in iustitia, et apprehendi manum tuam, et servavi te. Et dedi te in foedus populi, in lucem Gentium:
I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will lay hold on thy hand, and will keep thee, and appoint thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the nations;
7 Ut aperires oculos caecorum, et educeres de conclusione vinctum, de domo carceris sedentes in tenebris.
To open blind eyes, to bring out from the dungeon the prisoner, and out of the prison-house those that dwell in darkness.
8 Ego Dominus, hoc est nomen meum: gloriam meam alteri non dabo, et laudem meam sculptilibus.
I am the Everlasting One, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to any other, nor my praise to graven images.
9 Quae prima fuerunt, ecce venerunt: nova quoque ego annuncio: antequam oriantur, audita vobis faciam.
The former things, behold, are come to pass; and new things do I announce; before they spring forth I let you hear of them.
10 Cantate Domino canticum novum, laus eius ab extremis terrae: qui descenditis in mare, et plenitudo eius, insulae, et habitatores earum.
Sing unto the Lord a new song, his praise from the end of the earth; ye that go down to the sea, and all that filleth it; the isles, and their inhabitants.
11 Sublevetur desertum, et civitates eius: in domibus habitabit Cedar: laudate habitatores Petrae, de vertice montium clamabunt.
Let resound with song the wilderness and its cities, the villages which Kedar inhabiteth: let the inhabitants of the rocks sing, let them shout forth from the top of the mountains.
12 Ponent Domino gloriam, et laudem eius in insulis nunciabunt.
Let them give glory unto the Lord, and in the islands declare his praise.
13 Dominus sicut fortis egredietur, sicut vir praeliator suscitabit zelum: vociferabitur, et clamabit: super inimicos suos confortabitur.
The Lord—as a mighty one will he go forth, like a man of war will he arouse his vengeance: he will shout, yea, raise the war-cry; against his enemies will he show his strength.
14 Tacui semper, silui, patiens fui, sicut parturiens loquar: dissipabo, et absorbebo simul.
I have a long time held my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: [now] like a travailing woman will I cry; I will destroy and devour [all] together.
15 Desertos faciam montes, et colles, et omne gramen eorum exiccabo: et ponam flumina in insulas, et stagna arefaciam.
I will lay waste mountains and hills, and all their herbs will I dry up; and I will change the rivers into islands, and pools will I dry up.
16 Et ducam caecos in viam, quam nesciunt, et in semitis, quas ignoraverunt, ambulare eos faciam: ponam tenebras coram eis in lucem, et prava in recta: haec verba feci eis, et non dereliqui eos.
And I will cause the blind to walk on a way that they have not known; on paths that they have not known will I lead them: I will change darkness before them into light, and crooked places into plains. These are the things which I will do, and not leave them [unfulfilled].
17 Conversi sunt retrorsum: confundantur confusione qui confidunt in sculptili, qui dicunt conflatili: Vos dii nostri.
They shall be turned back, they shall be ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to molten idols, Ye are our gods.
18 Surdi audite, et caeci intuemini ad videndum.
Ye deaf, hear; and ye blind, look up, that ye may see.
19 Quis caecus, nisi servus meus? et surdus, nisi ad quem nuncios meos misi? quis caecus, nisi qui venundatus est? et quis caecus, nisi servus Domini?
Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger whom I send? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the servant of the Lord?
20 Qui vides multa, nonne custodies? qui apertas habes aures, nonne audies?
Thou seest many things, but observest not; the ears are open, but he heareth not.
21 Et Dominus voluit ut sanctificaret eum, et magnificaret legem, et extolleret.
The Lord willed [to do this] for the sake of his righteousness; [therefore] he magnifieth the law, and maketh 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 it is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them ensnared in holes, and in prison-houses are they hidden: they are become 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? will hearken and listen, 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 up Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to plunderers? was it not the Lord? he it is against whom we have sinned; for they would not walk in his ways, neither did they hearken unto 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 hath he poured out over him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it blazed all round about him, yet he regarded it not; and it burnt on him, yet he laid it not to heart.
