Isaiæ 57
1 iustus perit et nemo est qui recogitet in corde suo et viri misericordiae colliguntur quia non est qui intellegat a facie enim malitiae collectus est iustus
The righteous man perisheth, and no one layeth it to heart; And pious men are taken away, and none considereth That because of the evil the righteous man is taken away.
2 veniat pax requiescat in cubili suo qui ambulavit in directione sua
He entereth into peace; He resteth in his bed, Every one that walketh in uprightness.
3 vos autem accedite huc filii auguratricis semen adulteri et fornicariae
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, Ye brood of the adulterer and the harlot!
4 super quem lusistis super quem dilatastis os et eiecistis linguam numquid non vos filii scelesti semen mendax
Of whom do ye make your sport, And at whom do ye make wide the mouth, And draw out the tongue? Are ye not rebellious children, a treacherous brood?
5 qui consolamini in diis subter omne lignum frondosum immolantes parvulos in torrentibus subter inminentes petras
Burning with lust for idols Under every green tree, Slaying children in the valleys, Under the clefts of the rocks?
6 in partibus torrentis pars tua haec est sors tua et ipsis effudisti libamen obtulisti sacrificium numquid super his non indignabor
With the smooth stones of the valley is thy portion; These, these are thy lot; Here thou pourest out thy drink-offering, And presentest thy meat-offering; Can I see such things, and be at rest?
7 super montem excelsum et sublimem posuisti cubile tuum et illuc ascendisti ut immolares hostias
Upon a high and lofty mountain settest thou thy bed; Thither dost thou go up to offer sacrifice;
8 et post ostium et retro postem posuisti memoriale tuum quia iuxta me discoperuisti et suscepisti adulterum dilatasti cubile tuum et pepigisti cum eis dilexisti stratum eorum manu aperta
Behind the doors and the posts dost thou place thy memorial; Thou departest from me, and uncoverest, and ascendest, and enlargest thy bed. Thou makest an agreement with them; Thou desirest their bed; Thou choosest a place.
9 et ornasti te regi unguento et multiplicasti pigmenta tua misisti legatos tuos procul et humiliata es usque ad inferos (Sheol h7585)
Thou goest to the king with oil, And takest much precious perfume; Thou sendest thine ambassadors afar, Yea, down to the under-world. (Sheol h7585)
10 in multitudine viae tuae laborasti non dixisti quiescam vitam manus tuae invenisti propterea non rogasti
In the length of thy journeys thou hast wearied thyself, But thou sayest not, “I will desist”; Thou yet findest life in thy hand, Therefore thou art not discouraged.
11 pro quo sollicita timuisti quia mentita es et mei non es recordata neque cogitasti in corde tuo quia ego tacens et quasi non videns et mei oblita es
On account of whom art thou anxious, and of whom art thou afraid, that thou hast proved false, And hast not remembered me, nor laid it to heart? Behold, I have been silent a long time; Therefore thou fearest me not.
12 ego adnuntiabo iustitiam tuam et opera tua non proderunt tibi
But now I announce thy deliverance, And thy works do not profit thee.
13 cum clamaveris liberent te congregati tui et omnes eos auferet ventus tollet aura qui autem fiduciam habet mei hereditabit terram et possidebit montem sanctum meum
When thou criest, let thy host of idols deliver thee! But the wind shall bear them all away; A breath shall take them off; But he that putteth his trust in me Shall possess the land, And shall inherit my holy mountain.
14 et dicam viam facite praebete iter declinate de semita auferte offendicula de via populi mei
Men shall say, Cast up, cast up, prepare the road; Remove every obstruction from the way of my people!
15 quia haec dicit Excelsus et Sublimis habitans aeternitatem et sanctum nomen eius in excelso et in sancto habitans et cum contrito et humili spiritu ut vivificet spiritum humilium et vivificet cor contritorum
For thus saith the high and lofty One That inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place; With him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit; To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
16 non enim in sempiternum litigabo neque usque ad finem irascar quia spiritus a facie mea egredietur et flatus ego faciam
For I will not contend forever, Nor will I be always angry; For life would fail before me, And the souls which I created.
17 propter iniquitatem avaritiae eius iratus sum et percussi eum abscondi et indignatus sum et abiit vagus in via cordis sui
For the guilt of his covetousness I was angry; I smote him, I hid myself, and was angry; But yet he went on perversely in the way of his heart.
18 vias eius vidi et dimisi eum et reduxi eum et reddidi consolationes ipsi et lugentibus eius
I have seen his ways, yet will I heal him; I will guide him, and I will restore comfort To him and to his mourners;
19 creavi fructum labiorum pacem pacem ei qui longe est et qui prope dixit Dominus et sanavi eum
I create the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is nigh, Saith Jehovah; I will heal him.
20 impii autem quasi mare fervens quod quiescere non potest et redundant fluctus eius in conculcationem et lutum
But the wicked is like the troubled sea, Which cannot rest, Whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
21 non est pax dixit Deus meus impiis
There is no peace, saith my God, for the wicked.
