Isaiæ 33
1 vae qui praedaris nonne et ipse praedaberis et qui spernis nonne et ipse sperneris cum consummaveris depraedationem depraedaberis cum fatigatus desiveris contemnere contemneris
Woe to thee that spoylest, and wast not spoyled: and doest wickedly, and they did not wickedly against thee: when thou shalt cease to spoyle, thou shalt be spoyled: when thou shalt make an ende of doing wickedly, they shall doe wickedly against thee.
2 Domine miserere nostri te expectavimus esto brachium eorum in mane et salus nostra in tempore tribulationis
O Lord, haue mercie vpon vs, wee haue waited for thee: be thou, which waste their arme in the morning, our helpe also in time of trouble.
3 a voce angeli fugerunt populi ab exaltatione tua dispersae sunt gentes
At the noise of the tumult, the people fled: at thine exalting the nations were scattered.
4 et congregabuntur spolia vestra sicut colligitur brucus velut cum fossae plenae fuerint de eo
And your spoyle shall be gathered like the gathering of caterpillers: and he shall go against him like the leaping of grashoppers.
5 magnificatus est Dominus quoniam habitavit in excelso implevit Sion iudicio et iustitia
The Lord is exalted: for hee dwelleth on hie: he hath filled Zion with iudgement and iustice.
6 et erit fides in temporibus tuis divitiae salutis sapientia et scientia timor Domini ipse thesaurus eius
And there shall be stabilitie of thy times, strength, saluation, wisdome and knowledge: for the feare of the Lord shalbe his treasure.
7 ecce videntes clamabunt foris angeli pacis amare flebunt
Behold, their messengers shall cry without, and ye ambassadours of peace shall weepe bitterly.
8 dissipatae sunt viae cessavit transiens per semitam irritum factum est pactum proiecit civitates non reputavit homines
The pathes are waste: the wayfaring man ceaseth: hee hath broken the couenant: hee hath contemned the cities: he regarded no man.
9 luxit et elanguit terra confusus est Libanus et obsorduit et factus est Saron sicut desertum et concussa est Basan et Carmelus
The earth mourneth and fainteth: Lebanon is ashamed, and hewen downe: Sharon is like a wildernes, and Bashan is shaken and Carmel.
10 nunc consurgam dicit Dominus nunc exaltabor nunc sublevabor
Now will I arise, saith the Lord: now will I be exalted, now will I lift vp my selfe.
11 concipietis ardorem parietis stipulam spiritus vester ut ignis vorabit vos
Ye shall conceiue chaffe, and bring forth stubble: the fire of your breath shall deuoure you.
12 et erunt populi quasi de incendio cinis spinae congregatae igni conburentur
And the people shall be as the burning of lime: and as the thornes cut vp, shall they be burnt in the fire.
13 audite qui longe estis quae fecerim et cognoscite vicini fortitudinem meam
Heare, yee that are farre off, what I haue done, and ye that are neere, know my power.
14 conterriti sunt in Sion peccatores possedit tremor hypocritas quis poterit habitare de vobis cum igne devorante quis habitabit ex vobis cum ardoribus sempiternis
The sinners in Zion are afraide: a feare is come vpon the hypocrites: who among vs shall dwel with the deuouring fire? who among vs shall dwell with the euerlasting burnings?
15 qui ambulat in iustitiis et loquitur veritates qui proicit avaritiam ex calumnia et excutit manus suas ab omni munere qui obturat aures suas ne audiat sanguinem et claudit oculos suos ne videat malum
Hee that walketh in iustice, and speaketh righteous things, refusing gaine of oppression, shaking his handes from taking of gifts, stopping his eares from hearing of blood, and shutting his eyes from seeing euill.
16 iste in excelsis habitabit munimenta saxorum sublimitas eius panis ei datus est aquae eius fideles sunt
He shall dwell on hie: his defence shall be the munitions of rockes: bread shalbe giuen him, and his waters shalbe sure.
17 regem in decore suo videbunt oculi eius cernent terram de longe
Thine eyes shall see the King in his glory: they shall beholde the lande farre off.
18 cor tuum meditabitur timorem ubi est litteratus ubi legis verba ponderans ubi doctor parvulorum
Thine heart shall meditate feare, Where is the scribe? where is the receiuer? where is hee that counted the towres?
19 populum inpudentem non videbis populum alti sermonis ita ut non possis intellegere disertitudinem linguae eius in quo nulla est sapientia
Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a darke speache, that thou canst not perceiue, and of a stammering tongue that thou canst not vnderstande.
20 respice Sion civitatem sollemnitatis nostrae oculi tui videbunt Hierusalem habitationem opulentam tabernaculum quod nequaquam transferri poterit nec auferentur clavi eius in sempiternum et omnes funiculi eius non rumpentur
Looke vpon Zion the citie of our solemne feastes: thine eyes shall see Ierusalem a quiet habitation, a Tabernacle that can not be remooued: and the stakes thereof can neuer be taken away, neither shall any of the cordes thereof be broken.
21 quia solummodo ibi magnificus Dominus noster locus fluviorum rivi latissimi et patentes non transibit per eum navis remigum neque trieris magna transgredietur eum
For surely there the mightie Lord will be vnto vs, as a place of floods and broade riuers, whereby shall passe no shippe with oares, neither shall great shippe passe thereby.
22 Dominus enim iudex noster Dominus legifer noster Dominus rex noster ipse salvabit nos
For the Lord is our Iudge, the Lord is our lawe giuer: the Lord is our King, he will saue vs.
23 laxati sunt funiculi tui sed non praevalebunt sic erit malus tuus ut dilatare signum non queas tunc dividentur spolia praedarum multarum claudi diripient rapinam
Thy cordes are loosed: they could not well strengthen their maste, neither coulde they spread the saile: then shall the praye be deuided for a great spoile: yea, the lame shall take away the pray.
24 nec dicet vicinus elangui populus qui habitat in ea auferetur ab eo iniquitas
And none inhabitant shall say, I am sicke: the people that dwell therein, shall haue their iniquitie forgiuen.
