Isaiæ 33
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1[Væ qui prædaris ! nonne et ipse prædaberis? et qui spernis, nonne et ipse sperneris? Cum consummaveris deprædationem, deprædaberis; cum fatigatus desieris contemnere, contemneris.
1Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou hast ceased to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou art weary with dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
2Domine, miserere nostri, te enim exspectavimus; esto brachium nostrum in mane, et salus nostra in tempore tribulationis.
2O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for Thee; be Thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
3A voce angeli fugerunt populi, et ab exaltatione tua dispersæ sunt gentes.
3At the noise of the tumult the peoples are fled; at the lifting up of Thyself the nations are scattered.
4Et congregabuntur spolia vestra sicut colligitur bruchus, velut cum fossæ plenæ fuerint de eo.
4And your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathereth; as locusts leap do they leap upon it.
5Magnificatus est Dominus, quoniam habitavit in excelso; implevit Sion judicio et justitia.
5The LORD is exalted, for He dwelleth on high; He hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
6Et erit fides in temporibus tuis: divitiæ salutis sapientia et scientia; timor Domini ipse est thesaurus ejus.
6And the stability of thy times shall be a hoard of salvation — wisdom and knowledge, and the fear of the LORD which is His treasure.
7Ecce videntes clamabunt foris; angeli pacis amare flebunt.
7Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
8Dissipatæ sunt viæ, cessavit transiens per semitam: irritum factum est pactum, projecit civitates, non reputavit homines.
8The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth; he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth not man.
9Luxit et elanguit terra; confusus est Libanus, et obsorduit: et factus est Saron sicut desertum, et concussa est Basan, et Carmelus.
9The land mourneth and languisheth; Lebanon is ashamed, it withereth; Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel are clean bare.
10Nunc consurgam, dicit Dominus; nunc exaltabor, nunc sublevabor.
10Now will I arise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift Myself up.
11Concipietis ardorem, parietis stipulam; spiritus vester ut ignis vorabit vos.
11Ye conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble; your breath is a fire that shall devour you.
12Et erunt populi quasi de incendio cinis; spinæ congregatæ igni comburentur.
12And the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime; as thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.
13Audite, qui longe estis, quæ fecerim; et cognoscite, vicini, fortitudinem meam.
13Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge My might.
14Conterriti sunt in Sion peccatores; possedit tremor hypocritas. Quis poterit habitare de vobis cum igne devorante? quis habitabit ex vobis cum ardoribus sempiternis?
14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized the ungodly: 'Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?'
15Qui ambulat in justitiis et loquitur veritatem, qui projicit avaritiam ex calumnia, et excutit manus suas ab omni munere, qui obturat aures suas ne audiat sanguinem, et claudit oculos suos ne videat malum.
15He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil;
16Iste in excelsis habitabit; munimenta saxorum sublimitas ejus: panis ei datus est, aquæ ejus fideles sunt.
16He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given, his waters shall be sure.
17Regem in decore suo videbunt oculi ejus, cernent terram de longe.
17Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty; they shall behold a land stretching afar.
18Cor tuum meditabitur timorem: ubi est litteratus? ubi legis verba ponderans? ubi doctor parvulorum?
18Thy heart shall muse on the terror: 'Where is he that counted, where is he that weighed? Where is he that counted the towers?'
19Populum impudentem non videbis, populum alti sermonis, ita ut non possis intelligere disertitudinem linguæ ejus, in quo nulla est sapientia.
19Thou shalt not see the fierce people; a people of a deep speech that thou canst not perceive, of a stammering tongue that thou canst not understand.
20Respice, Sion, civitatem solemnitatis nostræ: oculi tui videbunt Jerusalem, habitationem opulentam, tabernaculum quod nequaquam transferri poterit; nec auferentur clavi ejus in sempiternum, et omnes funiculi ejus non rumpentur:
20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemn gatherings; thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a peaceful habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
21quia solummodo ibi magnificus est Dominus noster: locus fluviorum rivi latissimi et patentes: non transibit per eum navis remigum, neque trieris magna transgredietur eum.
21But there the LORD will be with us in majesty, in a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
22Dominus enim judex noster, Dominus legifer noster, Dominus rex noster, ipse salvabit nos.
22For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our Lawgiver, the LORD is our King; He will save us.
23Laxati sunt funiculi tui, et non prævalebunt; sic erit malus tuus ut dilatare signum non queas. Tunc dividentur spolia prædarum multarum; claudi diripient rapinam.
23Thy tacklings are loosed; they do not hold the stand of their mast, they do not spread the sail; then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
24Nec dicet vicinus: Elangui; populus qui habitat in ea, auferetur ab eo iniquitas.]
24And the inhabitant shall not say: 'I am sick'; the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
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