Isaiæ 42
1 ecce servus meus suscipiam eum electus meus conplacuit sibi in illo anima mea dedi spiritum meum super eum iudicium gentibus proferet
Behold my servant, whom I uphold, My chosen, in whom my soul delighteth, I have put my spirit upon him; He shall cause law to go forth to the nations.
2 non clamabit neque accipiet personam nec audietur foris vox eius
He shall not cry aloud, nor lift up his voice, Nor cause it to be heard in the street.
3 calamum quassatum non conteret et linum fumigans non extinguet in veritate educet iudicium
The bruised reed shall he not break, And the glimmering flax shall he not quench; He shall send forth law according to truth.
4 non erit tristis neque turbulentus donec ponat in terra iudicium et legem eius insulae expectabunt
He shall not fail, nor become weary, Until he shall have established justice in the earth. And distant nations shall wait for his law.
5 haec dicit Dominus Deus creans caelos et extendens eos firmans terram et quae germinant ex ea dans flatum populo qui est super eam et spiritum calcantibus eam
Thus saith God Jehovah, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth, and that which springeth forth from it, Who gave breath to the people upon it, And spirit to them that walk thereon:
6 ego Dominus vocavi te in iustitia et adprehendi manum tuam et servavi et dedi te in foedus populi in lucem gentium
I, Jehovah, have called thee for salvation; I will hold thee by the hand; I will defend thee, and make thee a covenant to the people, A light to the nations;
7 ut aperires oculos caecorum et educeres de conclusione vinctum de domo carceris sedentes in tenebris
To open the blind eyes, To bring out the prisoners from the prison, And them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.
8 ego Dominus hoc est nomen meum gloriam meam alteri non dabo et laudem meam sculptilibus
I am Jehovah, that is my name; And my glory will I not give to another, Nor my praise to graven images.
9 quae prima fuerant ecce venerunt nova quoque ego adnuntio antequam oriantur audita vobis faciam
The former things, behold! they are come to pass, And new things do I now declare; Before they spring forth, I make them known to you.
10 cantate Domino canticum novum laus eius ab extremis terrae qui descenditis in mare et plenitudo eius insulae et habitatores earum
Sing to Jehovah a new song; His praise to the ends of the earth; Ye that go down upon the sea, and all that fill it; Ye distant coasts, and ye that dwell therein!
11 sublevetur desertum et civitates eius in domibus habitabit Cedar laudate habitatores Petrae de vertice montium clamabunt
Let the desert cry aloud, and the cities thereof; The villages, that Kedar inhabiteth; Let the inhabitants of the rock sing; Let them shout from the top of the mountains!
12 ponent Domino gloriam et laudem eius in insulis nuntiabunt
Let them give glory to Jehovah, And proclaim his praise in distant lands!
13 Dominus sicut fortis egredietur sicut vir proeliator suscitabit zelum vociferabitur et clamabit super inimicos suos confortabitur
Jehovah shall march forth like a hero; Like a mighty warrior shall he rouse his indignation, He shall cry aloud; he shall shout the war-cry, And show himself mighty against his enemies.
14 tacui semper silui patiens fui sicut pariens loquar dissipabo et absorbebo simul
“I have long held my peace; I have been still and refrained myself; But now will I cry like a woman in travail; I will destroy and swallow up at once.
15 desertos faciam montes et colles et omne gramen eorum exsiccabo et ponam flumina in insulas et stagna arefaciam
I will lay waste mountains and hills, And dry up all their herbs. I will make the river solid land, And dry up the pools of water.
16 et ducam caecos in via quam nesciunt 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
Then will I lead the blind in a way which they know not, And in unknown paths will I guide them; I will make darkness light before them, And crooked paths straight; These things will I do for them, and not forsake them.”
17 conversi sunt retrorsum confundantur confusione qui confidunt in sculptili qui dicunt conflatili vos dii nostri
Then shall they be turned back, and be put to shame, Who trust in graven images; Who say to molten images, “Ye are our gods!”
18 surdi audite et caeci intuemini ad videndum
Hear, O ye deaf! And look, ye blind, and see!
19 quis caecus nisi servus meus et surdus nisi ad quem nuntios meos misi quis caecus nisi qui venundatus est quis caecus nisi servus Domini
Who is blind, if not my servant? And who so deaf as my messenger, whom I send? Who so blind as the friend of God, So blind as the servant of Jehovah?
20 qui vides multa nonne custodies qui apertas habes aures nonne audies
Thou seest many things, but regardest them not; Thou hast thine ears open, but hearest not!
21 et Dominus voluit ut sanctificaret eum et magnificaret legem et extolleret
It pleased Jehovah for his goodness' sake To give him a law, great and glorious;
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 et non est qui dicat redde
And yet it is a robbed and plundered people; They are all of them bound in prisons, And hid in dungeons; They have become a spoil, and none delivereth; A prey, and none saith, “Restore!”
23 quis est in vobis qui audiat hoc adtendat et auscultet futura
Who is there among you that will give ear to this, That will listen and attend for the time to come?
24 quis dedit in direptionem Iacob et Israhel vastantibus nonne Dominus ipse cui peccavimus et noluerunt in viis eius ambulare et non audierunt legem eius
Who gave Jacob to be a spoil, And Israel to plunderers? Was it not Jehovah, against whom we sinned, In whose ways we would not walk, And whose laws we would not obey?
25 et effudit super eum indignationem furoris sui et forte bellum et conbusit eum in circuitu et non cognovit et succendit eum et non intellexit
Therefore hath he poured out upon Israel the fury of his wrath, and the violence of war; It kindled a flame around about him, yet he did not regard it; It set him on fire, yet he laid it not to heart.
