Isaiæ 1
1 Visio Isaiae filii Amos, quam vidit super Iudam et Ierusalem in diebus Oziae, Ioathan, Achaz, et Ezechiae regum Iuda.
The visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he has seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
2 Audite caeli, et auribus percipe terra, quoniam Dominus locutus est. Filios enutrivi, et exaltavi: ipsi autem spreverunt me.
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, For YHWH has spoken: “I have nourished and brought up sons, And they transgressed against Me.
3 Cognovit bos possessorem suum, et asinus praesepe Domini sui: Israel autem me non cognovit, et populus meus non intellexit.
An ox has known its owner, And a donkey the crib of its master, Israel has not known, My people have not understood.”
4 Vae genti peccatrici, populo gravi iniquitate, semini nequam, filiis sceleratis: dereliquerunt Dominum, blasphemaverunt sanctum Israel, abalienati sunt retrorsum.
Oh, sinning nation, a people heavy [with] iniquity, A seed of evildoers, sons—corrupters! They have forsaken YHWH, They have despised the Holy One of Israel, They have gone away backward.
5 Super quo percutiam vos ultra, addentes praevaricationem? omne caput languidum, et omne cor moerens.
Why are you struck anymore? You add apostasy! Every head has become diseased, and every heart [is] sick.
6 A planta pedis usque ad verticem non est in eo sanitas: vulnus, et livor, et plaga tumens, non est circumligata, nec curata medicamine, neque fota oleo.
From the sole of the foot—to the head, There is no soundness in it, Wound, and bruise, and fresh striking! They have not been closed nor bound, Nor have they softened with ointment.
7 Terra vestra deserta, civitates vestrae succensae igni: regionem vestram coram vobis alieni devorant, et desolabitur sicut in vastitate hostili.
Your land [is] a desolation, your cities burned with fire, Your ground—strangers are consuming it before you, And a desolation as overthrown by strangers!
8 Et derelinquetur filia Sion ut umbraculum in vinea, et sicut tugurium in cucumerario, et sicut civitas, quae vastatur.
And the daughter of Zion has been left, As a shelter in a vineyard, As a lodge in a place of cucumbers—as a city besieged.
9 Nisi Dominus exercituum reliquisset nobis semen, quasi Sodoma fuissemus, et quasi Gomorrha similes essemus.
Unless YHWH of Hosts had left a remnant to us, Shortly—we had been as Sodom, We had been like to Gomorrah!
10 Audite verbum Domini principes Sodomorum, percipite auribus legem Dei nostri populus Gomorrhae.
Hear the word of YHWH, you rulers of Sodom, Give ear to the Law of our God, you people of Gomorrah,
11 Quo mihi multitudinem victimarum vestrarum, dicit Dominus? plenus sum. holocausta arietum, et adipem pinguium, et sanguinem vitulorum. et agnorum, et hircorum nolui.
“Why the abundance of your sacrifices to Me?” says YHWH, “I have been satiated [with] burnt-offerings of rams, And fat of fatlings; And blood of bullocks, and lambs, And I have not desired male goats.
12 Cum veniretis ante conspectum meum, quis quaesivit haec de manibus vestris, ut ambularetis in atriis meis?
When you come to appear before Me, Who has required this of your hand, To trample My courts?
13 ne offeratis ultra sacrificium frustra: incensum abominatio est mihi. Neomeniam, et sabbatum, et festivitates alias non feram, iniqui sunt coetus vestri:
Do not add to bring in a vain present, Incense—it [is] an abomination to Me, New moon, and Sabbath, calling of convocation! Do not render iniquity—and a restraint!
14 calendas vestras, et sollemnitates vestras, odivit anima mea: facta sunt mihi molesta, laboravi sustinens.
My soul has hated your new moons and your set seasons, They have been on Me for a burden, I have been weary of bearing.
15 Et cum extenderitis manus vestras, avertam oculos meos a vobis: et cum multiplicaveritis orationem, non exaudiam: manus enim vestrae sanguine plenae sunt.
And in your spreading forth your hands, I hide My eyes from you, Also when you increase prayer, I do not hear, Your hands have been full of blood.
16 Lavamini, mundi estote, auferte malum cogitationum vestrarum ab oculis meis: quiescite agere perverse,
Wash yourselves, make yourselves pure, Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before My eyes, Cease to do evil, learn to do good.
17 discite benefacere: quaerite iudicium, subvenite oppresso, iudicate pupillo, defendite viduam.
Seek judgment, make the oppressed blessed, Judge the fatherless, strive [for] the widow.
18 Et venite, et arguite me, dicit Dominus: si fuerint peccata vestra ut coccinum, quasi nix dealbabuntur: et si fuerint rubra quasi vermiculus, velut lana alba erunt.
Now come, and we settle this,” says YHWH, “If your sins are as scarlet, they will be white as snow, If they are red as crimson, they will be as wool!
19 Si volueritis, et audieritis me, bona terrae comeditis.
If you are willing, and have listened, The good of the land you consume,
20 Quod si nolueritis, et me ad iracundiam provocaveritis: gladius devorabit vos, quia os Domini locutum est.
And if you refuse, and have rebelled, You are consumed [by] the sword,” For the mouth of YHWH has spoken.
21 Quomodo facta est meretrix civitas fidelis, plena iudicii? iustitia habitavit in ea, nunc autem homicidae.
How has a faithful city become a harlot? I have filled it [with] judgment, Righteousness lodges in it—now murderers.
22 Argentum tuum versum est in scoriam: vinum tuum mistum est aqua.
Your silver has become dross, Your drink defiled with water.
23 Principes tui infideles, socii furum: omnes diligunt munera, sequuntur retributiones. Pupillo non iudicant: et causa viduae non ingreditur ad illos.
Your princes [are] apostates, and companions of thieves, Everyone loving a bribe, and pursuing rewards, They do not judge the fatherless, And the plea of the widow does not come to them.
24 Propter hoc ait Dominus Deus exercituum fortis Israel: Heu, consolabor super hostibus meis, et vindicabor de inimicis meis.
Therefore—a declaration of the Lord—YHWH of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: “Oh, I relieve Myself from My adversaries, And avenge Myself against My enemies,
25 Et convertam manum meam ad te, et excoquam ad puram scoriam tuam, et auferam omne stannum tuum.
And I turn back My hand on you, And I refine your dross as purity, And I turn aside all your tin,
26 Et restituam iudices tuos ut fuerunt prius, et consiliarios tuos sicut antiquitus: post haec vocaberis civitas iusti, urbs fidelis.
And I give back your judges as at the first, And your counselors as in the beginning, After this you are called, A city of righteousness—a faithful city.”
27 Sion in iudicio redimetur, et reducent eam in iustitia:
Zion is redeemed in judgment, And her captivity in righteousness.
28 et conteret scelestos, et peccatores simul: et qui dereliquerunt Dominum, consumentur.
And the destruction of transgressors and sinners [is] together, And those forsaking YHWH are consumed.
29 Confundentur enim ab idolis, quibus sacrificaverunt: et erubescetis super hortis, quos elegeratis,
For [men] are ashamed because of the oaks That you have desired, And you are confounded because of the gardens That you have chosen.
30 cum fueritis velut quercus defluentibus foliis, et velut hortus absque aqua.
For you are as an oak whose leaf is fading, And as a garden that has no water.
31 Et erit fortitudo vestra, ut favilla stuppae, et opus vestrum quasi scintilla: et succendetur utrumque simul, et non erit qui extinguat.
And the strong has been for tow, And his work for a spark, And both of them have burned together, And there is none quenching!
