Isaiæ 9
1 Primo tempore alleviata est Terra Zabulon, et Terra Nephthali: et novissimo aggravata est via maris trans Iordanem Galilaeae Gentium.
Yet the darkenesse shall not be according to the affliction that it had when at the first hee touched lightly the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, nor afteward when he was more grieuous by the way of the sea beyond Iorden in Galile of the Gentiles.
2 Populus, qui ambulabat in tenebris, vidit lucem magnam: habitantibus in regione umbrae mortis, lux orta est eis.
The people that walked in darkenes haue seene a great light: they that dwelled in the land of the shadowe of death, vpon them hath the light shined.
3 Multiplicasti gentem, et non magnificasti laetitiam. Laetabuntur coram te, sicut qui laetantur in messe, sicut exultant victores capta praeda, quando dividunt spolia.
Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased their ioye: they haue reioyced before thee according to the ioye in haruest, and as men reioyce when they deuide a spoyle.
4 Iugum enim oneris eius, et virgam humeri eius, et sceptrum exactoris eius superasti sicut in die Madian.
For the yoke of their burthen, and the staffe of their shoulder and the rod of their oppressour hast thou broken as in the day of Midian.
5 Quia omnis violentia praedatio cum tumultu, et vestimentum mistum sanguine, erit in combustionem, et cibus ignis.
Surely euery battell of the warriour is with noyse, and with tumbling of garments in blood: but this shall be with burning and deuouring of fire.
6 PARVULUS enim NATUS est nobis, et filius datus est nobis, et factus est principatus super humerum eius: et vocabitur nomen eius, Admirabilis, consiliarius, Deus, fortis, pater futuri saeculi, princeps pacis.
For vnto vs a childe is borne, and vnto vs a Sonne is giuen: and the gouernement is vpon his shoulder, and he shall call his name Wonderfull, Counseller, The mightie God, The euerlasting Father, The prince of peace,
7 Multiplicabitur eius imperium, et pacis non erit finis: super solium David, et super regnum eius sedebit: ut confirmet illud, et corroboret in iudicio et iustitia, amodo et usque in sempiternum: zelus Domini exercituum faciet hoc.
The increase of his gouernement and peace shall haue none end: he shall sit vpon the throne of Dauid, and vpon his kingdome, to order it, and to stablish it with iudgement and with iustice, from hencefoorth, euen for euer: the zeale of the Lord of hostes will performe this.
8 Verbum misit Dominus in Iacob, et cecidit in Israel.
The Lord hath sent a worde into Iaakob, and it hath lighted vpon Israel.
9 Et sciet omnis populus Ephraim, et habitantes Samariam in superbia et magnitudine cordis dicentes:
And all the people shall knowe, euen Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and presumption of the heart,
10 Lateres ceciderunt, sed quadris lapidibus aedificabimus: sycomoros succiderunt, sed cedros immutabimus.
The brickes are fallen, but we will build it with hewen stones: the wilde figge trees are cut downe, but we will change them into ceders.
11 Et elevabit Dominus hostes Rasin super eum, et inimicos eius in tumultum vertet:
Neuerthelesse the Lord will raise vp the aduersaries of Rezin against him, and ioyne his enemies together.
12 Syriam ab oriente, et Philisthiim ab Occidente: et devorabunt Israel toto ore. In omnibus his non est aversus furor eius, sed adhuc manus eius extenta:
Aram before and the Philistims behinde, and they shall deuoure Israel with open mouth: yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
13 et populus non est reversus ad percutientem se, et Dominum exercituum non inquisierunt.
For the people turneth not vnto him that smiteth them, neither doe they seeke the Lord of hostes.
14 Et disperdet Dominus ab Israel caput et caudam, incurvantem et refrenantem die una.
Therefore will the Lord cut off from Israel head and taile, branche and rush in one day.
15 Longaevus et honorabilis, ipse est caput: et propheta docens mendacium, ipse est cauda.
The ancient and the honorable man, he is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the taile.
16 Et erunt, qui beatificant populum istum, seducentes: et qui beatificantur, praecipitati.
For the leaders of the people cause them to erre: and they that are led by them are deuoured.
17 propter hoc super adolescentulis eius non laetabitur Dominus: et pupillorum eius, et viduarum non miserebitur: quia omnis hypocrita est et nequam, et universum os locutum est stultitiam. In omnibus his non est aversus furor eius, sed adhuc manus eius extenta.
Therefore shall the Lord haue no pleasure in their yong men, neither will he haue compassion of their fatherlesse and of their widowes: for euery one is an hypocrite and wicked, and euery mouth speaketh follie: yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out stil.
18 Succensa est enim quasi ignis impietas, veprem et spinam vorabit: et succendetur in densitate saltus, et convolvetur superbia fumi.
For wickednesse burneth as a fire: it deuoureth the briers and the thornes and will kindle in the thicke places of the forest: and they shall mount vp like the lifting vp of smoke.
19 In ira Domini exercituum conturbata est terra, et erit populus quasi esca ignis: vir fratri suo non parcet.
By the wrath of the Lord of hostes shall the land be darkened, and the people shall be as the meate of ye fire: no man shall spare his brother.
20 Et declinabit ad dexteram, et esuriet: et comedet ad sinistram, et non saturabitur: unusquisque carnem brachii sui vorabit: Manasses Ephraim, et Ephraim Manassen, simul ipsi contra Iudam.
And he shall snatch at the right hand, and be hungrie: and he shall eate on the left hand, and shall not be satisfied: euery one shall eate ye flesh of his owne arme.
21 In omnibus his non est aversus furor eius, sed adhuc manus eius extenta.
Manasseh, Ephraim: and Ephraim Manasseh, and they both shall be against Iudah yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
