¹Ecce servus meus,Behold my servant,suscipiam eum;I will uphold him,electus meus,my elect,complacuit sibi in illo anima mea:with him my soul is well-pleased.dedi spiritum meum super eum:I have sent my Spirit upon him.judicium gentibus proferet.He will offer judgment to the nations.

¹Ecce servus meus,Behold my servant,suscipiam eum;I will uphold him,electus meus,my elect,complacuit sibi in illo anima mea:with him my soul is well-pleased.dedi spiritum meum super eum:I have sent my Spirit upon him.judicium gentibus proferet.He will offer judgment to the nations.

²Non clamabit,He will not cry out,neque accipiet personam,and he will not show favoritism to anyone;nec audietur vox ejus foris.neither will his voice be heard abroad.

²Non clamabit,He will not cry out,neque accipiet personam,and he will not show favoritism to anyone;nec audietur vox ejus foris.neither will his voice be heard abroad.

³Calamum quassatum non conteret,The bruised reed he will not break,et linum fumigans non extinguet:and the smoldering wick he will not extinguish.in veritate educet judicium.He will lead forth judgment unto truth.

³Calamum quassatum non conteret,The bruised reed he will not break,et linum fumigans non extinguet:and the smoldering wick he will not extinguish.in veritate educet judicium.He will lead forth judgment unto truth.

⁴Non erit tristis,He will not be saddenedneque turbulentus,or troubled,donec ponat in terra judicium;until he establishes judgment on earth.et legem ejus insulæ exspectabunt.And the islands will await his law.

⁴Non erit tristis,He will not be saddenedneque turbulentus,or troubled,donec ponat in terra judicium;until he establishes judgment on earth.et legem ejus insulæ exspectabunt.And the islands will await his law.

⁵Hæc dicit Dominus Deus,Thus says the Lord God,creans cælos,who created the heavenset extendens eos;and expanded it,firmans terram,who formed the earthet quæ germinant ex ea;and all that springs from it,dans flatum populo qui est super eam,who gives breath to the people in it,et spiritum calcantibus eam:and spirit to those walking on it.

⁵Hæc dicit Dominus Deus,Thus says the Lord God,creans cælos,who created the heavenset extendens eos;and expanded it,firmans terram,who formed the earthet quæ germinant ex ea;and all that springs from it,dans flatum populo qui est super eam,who gives breath to the people in it,et spiritum calcantibus eam:and spirit to those walking on it.

⁶Ego Dominus vocavi te in justitia,I, the Lord, have called you in justice,et apprehendi manum tuam,and I have taken your hand and preserved you.et servavi te: et dedi te in fœdus populi,And I have presented you as a covenant of the people,in lucem gentium,as a light to the Gentiles,

⁶Ego Dominus vocavi te in justitia,I, the Lord, have called you in justice,et apprehendi manum tuam,and I have taken your hand and preserved you.et servavi te: et dedi te in fœdus populi,And I have presented you as a covenant of the people,in lucem gentium,as a light to the Gentiles,

⁷ut aperires oculos cæcorum,so that you may open the eyes of the blind,et educeres de conclusione vinctum,and lead out the prisoner from confinementde domo carceris sedentes in tenebris.and those sitting in darkness from the house of incarceration.

⁷ut aperires oculos cæcorum,so that you may open the eyes of the blind,et educeres de conclusione vinctum,and lead out the prisoner from confinementde domo carceris sedentes in tenebris.and those sitting in darkness from the house of incarceration.

⁸Ego Dominus,I am the Lord;hoc est nomen meum;this is my name.gloriam meam alteri non dabo,I will not give my glory to another,et laudem meam sculptilibus.nor my praise to graven things.

⁸Ego Dominus,I am the Lord;hoc est nomen meum;this is my name.gloriam meam alteri non dabo,I will not give my glory to another,et laudem meam sculptilibus.nor my praise to graven things.

⁹Quæ prima fuerunt,The things that were first,ecce venerunt;behold, they have arrived.nova quoque ego annuntio:And I also announce what is new.antequam oriantur,Before these things arise,audita vobis faciam.I will cause you to hear about them.

⁹Quæ prima fuerunt,The things that were first,ecce venerunt;behold, they have arrived.nova quoque ego annuntio:And I also announce what is new.antequam oriantur,Before these things arise,audita vobis faciam.I will cause you to hear about them.

¹⁰Cantate Domino canticum novum,Sing to the Lord a new canticle,laus ejus ab extremis terræ,sing his praise from the ends of the earth,qui descenditis in mare,you who descend into the seaet plenitudo ejus;and all its fullness,insulæ,the islandset habitatores earum.and their inhabitants.

¹⁰Cantate Domino canticum novum,Sing to the Lord a new canticle,laus ejus ab extremis terræ,sing his praise from the ends of the earth,qui descenditis in mare,you who descend into the seaet plenitudo ejus;and all its fullness,insulæ,the islandset habitatores earum.and their inhabitants.

¹¹Sublevetur desertum et civitates ejus.Let the desert and its cities be lifted up.In domibus habitabit Cedar:Kedar will dwell in houses.laudate,O inhabitants of the rock,habitatores petræ;give praise!de vertice montium clamabunt.They will cry out from the top of the mountains.

¹¹Sublevetur desertum et civitates ejus.Let the desert and its cities be lifted up.In domibus habitabit Cedar:Kedar will dwell in houses.laudate,O inhabitants of the rock,habitatores petræ;give praise!de vertice montium clamabunt.They will cry out from the top of the mountains.

¹²Ponent Domino gloriam,They will give glory to the Lord,et laudem ejus in insulis nuntiabunt.and they will announce his praise to the islands.

¹²Ponent Domino gloriam,They will give glory to the Lord,et laudem ejus in insulis nuntiabunt.and they will announce his praise to the islands.

¹³Dominus sicut fortis egredietur,The Lord will go forth like a strong man;sicut vir præliator suscitabit zelum;like a man of battle,vociferabitur,he will stir up zeal.et clamabit:He will shout and cry out.super inimicos suos confortabitur.He will prevail against his enemies.

¹³Dominus sicut fortis egredietur,The Lord will go forth like a strong man;sicut vir præliator suscitabit zelum;like a man of battle,vociferabitur,he will stir up zeal.et clamabit:He will shout and cry out.super inimicos suos confortabitur.He will prevail against his enemies.

¹⁴Tacui semper,I have always been quiet;silui,I have been silent;patiens fui:I have been patient.sicut parturiens loquar;I will speak like a woman giving birth.dissipabo,I will destroy and consume,et absorbebo simul.all at once.

¹⁴Tacui semper,I have always been quiet;silui,I have been silent;patiens fui:I have been patient.sicut parturiens loquar;I will speak like a woman giving birth.dissipabo,I will destroy and consume,et absorbebo simul.all at once.

¹⁵Desertos faciam montes et colles,I will desolate the mountains and the hills,et omne gramen eorum exsiccabo;and I will wither all their grass.et ponam flumina in insulas,And I will turn rivers into islands,et stagna arefaciam.and I will dry up the pools of water.

¹⁵Desertos faciam montes et colles,I will desolate the mountains and the hills,et omne gramen eorum exsiccabo;and I will wither all their grass.et ponam flumina in insulas,And I will turn rivers into islands,et stagna arefaciam.and I will dry up the pools of water.

¹⁶Et ducam cæcos in viam quam nesciunt,And I will lead the blind along a way which they do not know.et in semitis quas ignoraverunt ambulare eos faciam;And I will cause them to walk along paths with which they were unfamiliar.ponam tenebras coram eis in lucem,I will turn darkness into light before them,et prava in recta;and crooked into straight.hæc verba feci eis,These things I have done for them.et non dereliqui eos.For I have not abandoned them.

¹⁶Et ducam cæcos in viam quam nesciunt,And I will lead the blind along a way which they do not know.et in semitis quas ignoraverunt ambulare eos faciam;And I will cause them to walk along paths with which they were unfamiliar.ponam tenebras coram eis in lucem,I will turn darkness into light before them,et prava in recta;and crooked into straight.hæc verba feci eis,These things I have done for them.et non dereliqui eos.For I have not abandoned them.

¹⁷Conversi sunt retrorsum,They have been converted again.confundantur confusione, qui confidunt in sculptili;Let those who trust in graven idols be greatly confounded,qui dicunt conflatili:for they say to a molten thing,Vos dii nostri.“You are our god.”

¹⁷Conversi sunt retrorsum,They have been converted again.confundantur confusione, qui confidunt in sculptili;Let those who trust in graven idols be greatly confounded,qui dicunt conflatili:for they say to a molten thing,Vos dii nostri.“You are our god.”

¹⁸Surdi,You who are deaf,audite,hear!et cæci,You who are blind,intuemini ad videndum.turn your gaze and see!

¹⁸Surdi,You who are deaf,audite,hear!et cæci,You who are blind,intuemini ad videndum.turn your gaze and see!

¹⁹Quis cæcus,Who is blind,nisi servus meus;except my servant?et surdus,Who is deaf,nisi ad quem nuntios meos misi?except the one to whom I have sent my messengers?quis cæcus,Who is blind,nisi qui venundatus est?except the one who has been sold?et quis cæcus,And who is blind,nisi servus Domini?except the servant of the Lord?

¹⁹Quis cæcus,Who is blind,nisi servus meus;except my servant?et surdus,Who is deaf,nisi ad quem nuntios meos misi?except the one to whom I have sent my messengers?quis cæcus,Who is blind,nisi qui venundatus est?except the one who has been sold?et quis cæcus,And who is blind,nisi servus Domini?except the servant of the Lord?

²⁰Qui vides multa,You who see many things,nonne custodies?will you not keep them?qui apertas habes aures,You who have open ears,nonne audies?will you not listen?

²⁰Qui vides multa,You who see many things,nonne custodies?will you not keep them?qui apertas habes aures,You who have open ears,nonne audies?will you not listen?

²¹Et Dominus voluit ut sanctificaret eum,And the Lord was willing to sanctify him,et magnificaret legem,and to magnify the law,et extolleret.and to exalt him.

²¹Et Dominus voluit ut sanctificaret eum,And the Lord was willing to sanctify him,et magnificaret legem,and to magnify the law,et extolleret.and to exalt him.

²²Ipse autem populus direptus,But this same people has robbedet vastatus;and laid waste.laqueus juvenum omnes,All their youth are a snare,et in domibus carcerum absconditi sunt;and they have been hidden in houses of confinement.facti sunt in rapinam,They have become victims;nec est qui eruat;there is no one who may rescue them.in direptionem,They have been plundered;nec est qui dicat:there is no one who may say,Redde.“Restore.”

²²Ipse autem populus direptus,But this same people has robbedet vastatus;and laid waste.laqueus juvenum omnes,All their youth are a snare,et in domibus carcerum absconditi sunt;and they have been hidden in houses of confinement.facti sunt in rapinam,They have become victims;nec est qui eruat;there is no one who may rescue them.in direptionem,They have been plundered;nec est qui dicat:there is no one who may say,Redde.“Restore.”

²³Quis est in vobis qui audiat hoc,Who is there among you who will hear this,attendat,who will listen closelyet auscultet futura?and heed this in the future?

²³Quis est in vobis qui audiat hoc,Who is there among you who will hear this,attendat,who will listen closelyet auscultet futura?and heed this in the future?

²⁴Quis dedit in direptionem Jacob,Who has handed over Jacob into plunder,et Israël vastantibus?and Israel into devastation?nonne Dominus ipse,Is it not the Lord himself,cui peccavimus?against whom we have sinned?Et noluerunt in viis ejus ambulare,And they were not willing to walk in his ways,et non audierunt legem ejus.and they have not listened to his law.

²⁴Quis dedit in direptionem Jacob,Who has handed over Jacob into plunder,et Israël vastantibus?and Israel into devastation?nonne Dominus ipse,Is it not the Lord himself,cui peccavimus?against whom we have sinned?Et noluerunt in viis ejus ambulare,And they were not willing to walk in his ways,et non audierunt legem ejus.and they have not listened to his law.

²⁵Et effudit super eum indignationem furoris sui,And so,et forte bellum;he poured out over him the indignation of his fury and a strong battle.et combussit eum in circuitu,And he burned him all around,et non cognovit;and he did not realize it.et succendit eum,And he set him on fire,et non intellexit.and he did not understand it.

²⁵Et effudit super eum indignationem furoris sui,And so,et forte bellum;he poured out over him the indignation of his fury and a strong battle.et combussit eum in circuitu,And he burned him all around,et non cognovit;and he did not realize it.et succendit eum,And he set him on fire,et non intellexit.and he did not understand it.