Isaiæ 43
1 Et nunc hæc dicit Dominus creans te Iacob, et formans te Israel: Noli timere, quia redemi te, et vocavi te nomine tuo: meus es tu.
Now, therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh—Creating thee, O Jacob, and Fashioning thee O Israel, —Do not fear, For I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name. Mine, thou art!
2 Cum transieris per aquas, tecum ero, et flumina non operient te: cum ambulaveris in igne, non combureris, et flamma non ardebit in te:
When thou passest through the waters, with thee, I am, Or, through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee, —When thou walkest through fire, thou shall not be scorched, And, a flame, shall not kindle upon thee;
3 Quia ego Dominus Deus tuus Sanctus Israel Salvator tuus, dedi propitiationem tuam Ægyptum, Æthopiam, et Saba pro te.
For, I,—Yahweh, am, Thy God, The Holy One of Israel Ready to save thee, —I have given, as thy ransom, Egypt, Ethiopia and Seba, in thy stead.
4 Ex quo honorabilis factus es in oculis meis, et gloriosus: ego dilexi te, et dabo homines pro te, et populos pro anima tua.
Because thou art precious in mine eyes, art honoured And, I, love thee, —And will give mankind, in thy stead, Yea, peoples, for thy life,
5 Noli timere, quia ego tecum sum: ab Oriente adducam semen tuum, et ab Occidente congregabo te.
Do not fear for, with thee, I am, —From the East, will I bring in thy seed, And, from the West, will I gather thee:
6 Dicam Aquiloni: Da: et Austro: Noli prohibere: affer filios meos de longinquo, et filias meas ab extremis terræ.
I will say to the North Give up! And to the South Do not withhold! Bring in My sons from far, and My daughters from the end of the earth;
7 Et omnem, qui invocat nomen meum, in gloriam meam creavi eum, formavi eum, et feci eum.
Every one who is called by my Name, Whom for mine own glory, I have created—formed—yea, made!
8 Educ foras populum cæcum, et oculos habentem: surdum, et aures ei sunt.
Bring forth A blind people that have, eyes, and A deaf, that have, ears.
9 Omnes gentes congregatæ sunt simul, et collectæ sunt tribus: quis in vobis annunciet istud, et quæ prima sunt audire nos faciet? Dent testes eorum, iustificentur, et audiant, et dicant: Vere.
All the nations, are gathered together Yea there is an assembling of peoples, Who among them, can tell this, And things in advance, can let us hear? Let them set forth their witnesses that they may get their right, Or let them hear, and say Truth!
10 Vos testes mei, dicit Dominus, et servus meus, quem elegi: ut sciatis, et credatis mihi, et intelligatis quia ego ipse sum. Ante me non est formatus Deus, et post me non erit.
Ye, are my witnesses Declareth Yahweh, And my Servant, whom I have chosen, —That ye may take note—and believe me, And perceive that, I, am He, Before me, was not formed a GOD, Nor after me, shall one come into being:
11 Ego sum, ego sum Dominus, et non est absque me salvator.
I—I, am Yahweh, —And there is none besides me ready to save:
12 Ego annunciavi, et salvavi: auditum feci, et non fuit in vobis alienus: vos testes mei, dicit Dominus, et ego Deus.
I, have told—and will save, and make known, That there is among you no strange one; And, ye, are my witnesses, Declareth Yahweh That, I, am GOD.
13 Et ab initio ego ipse, et non est qui de manu mea eruat: operabor, et quis avertet illud?
Even from To-day, I, am He, And none, out of my hand, can deliver, —I work and who reverseth?
14 Hæc dicit Dominus Redemptor vester, Sanctus Israel: Propter vos misi in Babylonem, et detraxi vectes universos, et Chaldæos in navibus suis gloriantes.
Thus saith Yahweh, Your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel, —For your sakes, have I sent into Babylon, And will bring down as fugitives, all of them, —Even the Chaldeans, in the ships which cause them loud outcry.
15 Ego Dominus Sanctus vester, Creans Israel Rex vester.
I—Yahweh, am Your Holy One, —The Creator of Israel, Your King.
16 Hæc dicit Dominus, qui dedit in mari viam, et in aquis torrentibus semitam.
Thus, saith Yahweh, —Who setteth in the sea, a way, —And in the mighty waters, a path;
17 Qui eduxit quadrigam et equum: agmen et robustum, simul obdormierunt, nec resurgent: contriti sunt quasi linum, et extincti sunt.
Who bringeth forth Chariot and horse, Force and strength, Together, shall they lie down They shall not arise, They are extinguished Like a wick, are they quenched!
18 Ne memineritis priorum, et antiqua ne intueamini.
Do not keep in mind former things, —And things of old, do not consider:
19 Ecce ego facio nova, et nunc orientur, utique cognoscetis ea: ponam in deserto viam, et in invio flumina.
Behold me! doing a new thing, Now, shall it spring forth, Will ye not take note thereof? Surely I will set In the desert, a way, In a desolate land, rivers:
20 Glorificabit me bestia agri, dracones et struthiones: quia dedi in deserto aquas, flumina in invio, ut darem potum populo meo, electo meo.
The wild beast of the field shall honour me, Jackals, and ostriches, Because I have given—In the desert, waters, Rivers in, desolate land, To give drink unto my people, my chosen:
21 Populum istum formavi mihi, laudem meam narrabit.
A people which I have fashioned for myself, My praise, shall they record.
22 Non me invocasti Iacob, nec laborasti in me Israel.
Yet not upon me, hast thou called, O Jacob, —For thou hast been wearied of me O Israel:
23 Non obtulisti mihi arietem holocausti tui, et victimis tuis non glorificasti me: non te servire feci in oblatione, nec laborem tibi præbui in thure.
Thou hast not brought in to me small cattle as thine ascending-offerings, Nor, with thy sacrifices, hast thou honoured me, —I have not oppressed thee with meal-offerings, Nor have I wearied thee with frankincense;
24 Non emisti mihi argento calamum, et adipe victimarum tuarum non inebriasti me. Verumtamen servire me fecisti in peccatis tuis, præbuisti mihi laborem in iniquitatibus tuis.
Thou hast not bought for me with silver, fragrant calamus, Nor with the fat of thy sacrifices, hast thou sated me, —Thou hast done nothing but oppress me with thy sins, Thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.
25 Ego sum, ego sum ipse qui deleo iniquitates tuas propter me, et peccatorum tuorum non recordabor.
I—I, am he that is ready, To wipe out thy transgressions for mine own sake, —And, thy sins, not remember.
26 Reduc me in memoriam, et iudicemur simul: narra si quid habes ut iustificeris.
Put me in mind, Let us enter into judgment at once, —Recount, thou, that thou mayest be justified:
27 Pater tuus primus peccavit, et interpretes tui prævaricati sunt in me.
Thy chief father, hath sinned, And thine interpreters, have transgressed against me;
28 Et contaminavi principes sanctos, dedi ad internecionem Iacob, et Israel in blasphemiam.
So then I must needs profane the rulers of the holy place, —And deliver Jacob to be devoted to destruction, and Israel, unto reviling!
