Isaiæ 1
1 Visio Isaiae filii Amos, quam vidit super Iudam et Ierusalem in diebus Oziae, Ioathan, Achaz, et Ezechiae regum Iuda.
The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw, 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 Yahweh, hath spoken: —Sons, have I brought up, and advanced, And, they, have rebelled against me.
3 Cognovit bos possessorem suum, et asinus praesepe Domini sui: Israel autem me non cognovit, et populus meus non intellexit.
An ox knoweth, his owner, And an ass his masters crib, —Israel, doth not know, My people doth not consider.
4 Vae genti peccatrici, populo gravi iniquitate, semini nequam, filiis sceleratis: dereliquerunt Dominum, blasphemaverunt sanctum Israel, abalienati sunt retrorsum.
Alas! a nation—committing sin, a people—burdened with iniquity, a seed—practising wickedness, sons—acting corruptly. They have forsaken Yahweh despised the Holy One of Israel, —Are estranged and gone back.
5 Super quo percutiam vos ultra, addentes praevaricationem? omne caput languidum, et omne cor moerens.
Why should ye be smitten any more? Ye would again turn aside! The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faint:
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 even unto the head, there is in it no soundness, Bruise and stripe and newly-made wound, —They have not been pressed out, nor bound up, nor soothed with oil.
7 Terra vestra deserta, civitates vestrae succensae igni: regionem vestram coram vobis alieni devorant, et desolabitur sicut in vastitate hostili.
Your country—is a desolation, Your cities—are consumed with fire, —Your soil—right before your eyes, foreigners are devouring it, And it is a desolation a very overthrow by foreigners;
8 Et derelinquetur filia Sion ut umbraculum in vinea, et sicut tugurium in cucumerario, et sicut civitas, quae vastatur.
And left is the Daughter of Zion, Like a hut in a vineyard, —Like a lodge in a gourd-plot Like a city besieged.
9 Nisi Dominus exercituum reliquisset nobis semen, quasi Sodoma fuissemus, et quasi Gomorrha similes essemus.
If, Yahweh of hosts, had not left us a very small remnant, Like Sodom, had we become, Gomorrah, had we resembled.
10 Audite verbum Domini principes Sodomorum, percipite auribus legem Dei nostri populus Gomorrhae.
Hear the word of Yahweh, ye rulers of Sodom, —Give ear to the instruction of our God, ye 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.
Of what use to me, is your multitude of sacrifices: Saith Yahweh: I am sated with ascending-offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts, —In the blood of bulls and young rams and he-goats, have I no pleasure.
12 Cum veniretis ante conspectum meum, quis quaesivit haec de manibus vestris, ut ambularetis in atriis meis?
When ye enter to see my face, Who hath required this at your hand trampling my courts?
13 ne offeratis ultra sacrificium frustra: incensum abominatio est mihi. Neomeniam, et sabbatum, et festivitates alias non feram, iniqui sunt coetus vestri:
Ye shall not again bring in an empty, present, Incense, an abomination, is that unto me! New moon, and sabbath calling an assembly—I cannot endure, iniquity and sacred festival!
14 calendas vestras, et sollemnitates vestras, odivit anima mea: facta sunt mihi molesta, laboravi sustinens.
Your new moons and your appointed feasts, my soul, hateth, —They have become unto me a burden I am too weary to bear:
15 Et cum extenderitis manus vestras, avertam oculos meos a vobis: et cum multiplicaveritis orationem, non exaudiam: manus enim vestrae sanguine plenae sunt.
Even when ye spread forth your open palms, I hide mine eyes from you; Yea, though ye multiply prayers, I am not hearkening, —Your hands, with deeds of blood, are filled.
16 Lavamini, mundi estote, auferte malum cogitationum vestrarum ab oculis meis: quiescite agere perverse,
Wash you make you clean, Put away the wickedness of your doings from before mine eyes, —Cease to do evil.
17 discite benefacere: quaerite iudicium, subvenite oppresso, iudicate pupillo, defendite viduam.
Learn to do well—Seek justice, Correct the oppressor, —Vindicate the fatherless, Plead the cause of 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.
Come, I pray you, and let us settle the dispute Saith Yahweh, —Though your sins be found like scarlet, As snow, shall they be made white, Though they appear red like crimson, As wool, shall they become.
19 Si volueritis, et audieritis me, bona terrae comeditis.
If ye be willing—and hearken Of the good of the land, shall ye eat;
20 Quod si nolueritis, et me ad iracundiam provocaveritis: gladius devorabit vos, quia os Domini locutum est.
But, if ye refuse and rebel, With the sword, shall ye be devoured, For, the mouth of Yahweh, hath spoken it.
21 Quomodo facta est meretrix civitas fidelis, plena iudicii? iustitia habitavit in ea, nunc autem homicidae.
How hath she become unchaste!—The city that was Faithful, —Full of justice, Righteousness lodged in her, But, now, murderers!
22 Argentum tuum versum est in scoriam: vinum tuum mistum est aqua.
Thy silver, hath become dross, —Thy wine, weakened with water;
23 Principes tui infideles, socii furum: omnes diligunt munera, sequuntur retributiones. Pupillo non iudicant: et causa viduae non ingreditur ad illos.
Thy rulers, are unruly, and companions of thieves, Every one of the people, loveth a bribe, and runneth after rewards, —The fatherless, they do not vindicate, And, the plea of the widow, reacheth them not.
24 Propter hoc ait Dominus Deus exercituum fortis Israel: Heu, consolabor super hostibus meis, et vindicabor de inimicis meis.
Therefore, Declareth the Lord Yahweh of hosts, The Mighty One of Israel, —Alas! I must appease me on mine adversaries, I must avenge me on mine enemies
25 Et convertam manum meam ad te, et excoquam ad puram scoriam tuam, et auferam omne stannum tuum.
That I may turn my hand against thee, And smelt away, as with potash, thy dross, And remove all thine alloy;
26 Et restituam iudices tuos ut fuerunt prius, et consiliarios tuos sicut antiquitus: post haec vocaberis civitas iusti, urbs fidelis.
That I may restore thy Judges as at the first, and thy Counsellors as at the beginning, —After that, shalt thou be called Righteous citadel, Trusty city, —
27 Sion in iudicio redimetur, et reducent eam in iustitia:
Zion, with justice shall be redeemed, —And her returning ones, with righteousness;
28 et conteret scelestos, et peccatores simul: et qui dereliquerunt Dominum, consumentur.
And the downfall of transgressors and sinners, shall be, together, —And, they who forsake Yahweh, shall be brought to an end;
29 Confundentur enim ab idolis, quibus sacrificaverunt: et erubescetis super hortis, quos elegeratis,
For they shall turn pale on account of the oaks which ye desired, —And ye shall blush on account of the gardens which ye had chosen;
30 cum fueritis velut quercus defluentibus foliis, et velut hortus absque aqua.
For ye shall be as an oak with its leaf faded, And as a garden that hath no, water;
31 Et erit fortitudo vestra, ut favilla stuppae, et opus vestrum quasi scintilla: et succendetur utrumque simul, et non erit qui extinguat.
Then shall the strong one become tow, And his work a spark, —And they shall both blaze together And there be none to quench the fire.
