¹Et nunc audi,And now, listen,Jacob,Jacob,serve meus,my servant,et Israël,and Israel,quem elegi.whom I have chosen.

¹Et nunc audi,And now, listen,Jacob,Jacob,serve meus,my servant,et Israël,and Israel,quem elegi.whom I have chosen.

²Hæc dicit Dominus faciensThus says the Lord,et formans te,who made and formed you,ab utero auxiliator tuus:your Helper from the womb:Noli timere,Do not be afraid,serve meus Jacob,Jacob,et rectissime,my servant and my most righteous,quem elegi.whom I have chosen.

²Hæc dicit Dominus faciensThus says the Lord,et formans te,who made and formed you,ab utero auxiliator tuus:your Helper from the womb:Noli timere,Do not be afraid,serve meus Jacob,Jacob,et rectissime,my servant and my most righteous,quem elegi.whom I have chosen.

³Effundam enim aquas super sitientem,For I will pour out waters upon the thirsty ground,et fluenta super aridam;and rivers upon the dry land.effundam spiritum meum super semen tuum,I will pour out my Spirit upon your offspring,et benedictionem meam super stirpem tuam:and my benediction upon your stock.

³Effundam enim aquas super sitientem,For I will pour out waters upon the thirsty ground,et fluenta super aridam;and rivers upon the dry land.effundam spiritum meum super semen tuum,I will pour out my Spirit upon your offspring,et benedictionem meam super stirpem tuam:and my benediction upon your stock.

⁴et germinabunt inter herbas,And they will spring up among the plants,quasi salices juxta præterfluentes aquas.like willows beside running waters.

⁴et germinabunt inter herbas,And they will spring up among the plants,quasi salices juxta præterfluentes aquas.like willows beside running waters.

⁵Iste dicet:This one will say,Domini ego sum;“I am the Lord’s,”et ille vocabit in nomine Jacob;and that one will call himself by the name of Jacob,et hic scribet manu sua:and yet another will write with his hand,Domino,“For the Lord,”et in nomine Israël assimilabitur.and he will take the name Israel.

⁵Iste dicet:This one will say,Domini ego sum;“I am the Lord’s,”et ille vocabit in nomine Jacob;and that one will call himself by the name of Jacob,et hic scribet manu sua:and yet another will write with his hand,Domino,“For the Lord,”et in nomine Israël assimilabitur.and he will take the name Israel.

⁶Hæc dicit Dominus,Thus says the Lord,rex Israël,the Kinget redemptor ejus,and Redeemer of Israel,Dominus exercituum:the Lord of hosts:Ego primus,I am the first,et ego novissimus,and I am the last,et absque me non est deus.and there is no God apart from me.

⁶Hæc dicit Dominus,Thus says the Lord,rex Israël,the Kinget redemptor ejus,and Redeemer of Israel,Dominus exercituum:the Lord of hosts:Ego primus,I am the first,et ego novissimus,and I am the last,et absque me non est deus.and there is no God apart from me.

⁷Quis similis mei?Who is like me?vocet,Let him call out and announce it.et annuntiet:And let him explain to me the order of things,et ordinem exponat mihi,since it is I who appointed the ancient people.ex quo constitui populum antiquum;The things of the near and the distant future,ventura et quæ futura sunt annuntient eis.let him announce them.

⁷Quis similis mei?Who is like me?vocet,Let him call out and announce it.et annuntiet:And let him explain to me the order of things,et ordinem exponat mihi,since it is I who appointed the ancient people.ex quo constitui populum antiquum;The things of the near and the distant future,ventura et quæ futura sunt annuntient eis.let him announce them.

⁸Nolite timere,Do not be afraid,neque conturbemini:and do not be disturbed.ex tunc audire te feci,From the time when I caused you to listen,et annuntiavi;I also announced it.vos estis testes mei.You are my witnesses.Numquid est Deus absque me,Is there another God beside me,et formator quem ego non noverim?also a Maker, whom I have not known?

⁸Nolite timere,Do not be afraid,neque conturbemini:and do not be disturbed.ex tunc audire te feci,From the time when I caused you to listen,et annuntiavi;I also announced it.vos estis testes mei.You are my witnesses.Numquid est Deus absque me,Is there another God beside me,et formator quem ego non noverim?also a Maker, whom I have not known?

⁹Plastæ idoli omnes nihil sunt,All of those who create idols are nothing,et amantissima eorum non proderunt eis.and their most beloved things will not benefit them.Ipsi sunt testes eorum,These are their witnesses,quia non vident,for they do not see,neque intelligunt,and they do not understand,ut confundantur.so that they might be confounded.

⁹Plastæ idoli omnes nihil sunt,All of those who create idols are nothing,et amantissima eorum non proderunt eis.and their most beloved things will not benefit them.Ipsi sunt testes eorum,These are their witnesses,quia non vident,for they do not see,neque intelligunt,and they do not understand,ut confundantur.so that they might be confounded.

¹⁰Quis formavit deum,Who has formed a god or cast a molten image,et sculptile conflavit ad nihil utile?which is useful for nothing?

¹⁰Quis formavit deum,Who has formed a god or cast a molten image,et sculptile conflavit ad nihil utile?which is useful for nothing?

¹¹Ecce omnes participes ejus confundentur,Behold,fabri enim sunt ex hominibus;all those who partake in this will be confounded.convenient omnes,For these makers are men.stabuntThey will all assemble together.et pavebunt,They will stand and be terrified.et confundentur simul.And they will be confounded together.

¹¹Ecce omnes participes ejus confundentur,Behold,fabri enim sunt ex hominibus;all those who partake in this will be confounded.convenient omnes,For these makers are men.stabuntThey will all assemble together.et pavebunt,They will stand and be terrified.et confundentur simul.And they will be confounded together.

¹²Faber ferrarius lima operatus est,The maker of iron has wrought with his file.in prunis et in malleis formavit illud,With coals and hammers, he has formed it,et operatus est in brachio fortitudinis suæ;and he has wrought with the strength of his arm.esuriet et deficiet,He will hunger and grow faint.non bibet aquam et lassescet.He will not drink water, and he will become weary.

¹²Faber ferrarius lima operatus est,The maker of iron has wrought with his file.in prunis et in malleis formavit illud,With coals and hammers, he has formed it,et operatus est in brachio fortitudinis suæ;and he has wrought with the strength of his arm.esuriet et deficiet,He will hunger and grow faint.non bibet aquam et lassescet.He will not drink water, and he will become weary.

¹³Artifex lignarius extendit normam,The maker of wood has extended his ruler.formavit illud in runcina,He has formed it with a plane.fecit illud in angularibus,He has made it with corners,et in circino tornavit illud,and he has smoothed its curves.et fecit imaginem viri quasi speciosum hominem habitantem in domo;And he has made the image of a man, a seemingly beautiful man, dwelling in a house.

¹³Artifex lignarius extendit normam,The maker of wood has extended his ruler.formavit illud in runcina,He has formed it with a plane.fecit illud in angularibus,He has made it with corners,et in circino tornavit illud,and he has smoothed its curves.et fecit imaginem viri quasi speciosum hominem habitantem in domo;And he has made the image of a man, a seemingly beautiful man, dwelling in a house.

¹⁴succidit cedros,He has cut down cedars;tulit ilicem, et quercum,he has taken the evergreen oak,quæ steterat inter ligna saltus;and the oak that stood among the trees of the forest.plantavit pinum,He has planted the pine tree,quam pluvia nutrivit:which the rain has nourished.

¹⁴succidit cedros,He has cut down cedars;tulit ilicem, et quercum,he has taken the evergreen oak,quæ steterat inter ligna saltus;and the oak that stood among the trees of the forest.plantavit pinum,He has planted the pine tree,quam pluvia nutrivit:which the rain has nourished.

¹⁵et facta est hominibus in focum;And it is used by men for fuel.sumpsit ex eis, et calefactus est;He took from it and warmed himself.et succendit et coxit panes;And he set it on fire and baked bread.de reliquo autem operatus est deum et adoravit;But from the remainder, he made a god, and he adored it.fecit sculptile,He made an idol,et curvatus est ante illud.and he bowed down before it.

¹⁵et facta est hominibus in focum;And it is used by men for fuel.sumpsit ex eis, et calefactus est;He took from it and warmed himself.et succendit et coxit panes;And he set it on fire and baked bread.de reliquo autem operatus est deum et adoravit;But from the remainder, he made a god, and he adored it.fecit sculptile,He made an idol,et curvatus est ante illud.and he bowed down before it.

¹⁶Medium ejus combussit igni,Part of it, he burned with fire,et de medio ejus carnes comedit;and with part of it, he cooked meat;coxit pulmentum, et saturatus est,he boiled food and was filled.et calefactus est, et dixit:And he was warmed, and so he said:Vah!“Ah,calefactus sum, vidi focum;I am warm. I have gazed at the fire.”

¹⁶Medium ejus combussit igni,Part of it, he burned with fire,et de medio ejus carnes comedit;and with part of it, he cooked meat;coxit pulmentum, et saturatus est,he boiled food and was filled.et calefactus est, et dixit:And he was warmed, and so he said:Vah!“Ah,calefactus sum, vidi focum;I am warm. I have gazed at the fire.”

¹⁷reliquum autem ejus deum fecitBut from its remainder,et sculptile sibi;he made a god and a graven image for himself.curvatur ante illud,He bowed down before it,et adorat illud,and he adored it,et obsecrat,and he prayed to it,dicens:saying:Libera me,“Free me!quia deus meus es tu!For you are my god.”

¹⁷reliquum autem ejus deum fecitBut from its remainder,et sculptile sibi;he made a god and a graven image for himself.curvatur ante illud,He bowed down before it,et adorat illud,and he adored it,et obsecrat,and he prayed to it,dicens:saying:Libera me,“Free me!quia deus meus es tu!For you are my god.”

¹⁸Nescierunt, neque intellexerunt;They have neither known nor understood.obliti enim sunt ne videant oculi eorum, et ne intelligant corde suo.For their eyes are obscured, lest they see with their eyes and understand with their heart.

¹⁸Nescierunt, neque intellexerunt;They have neither known nor understood.obliti enim sunt ne videant oculi eorum, et ne intelligant corde suo.For their eyes are obscured, lest they see with their eyes and understand with their heart.

¹⁹Non recogitant in mente sua,They do not consider in their mind,neque cognoscunt,nor do they know,neque sentiunt,nor do they think to say:ut dicant:“I have burned part of it in the fire,Medietatem ejus combussi igni,and I have baked bread upon its coals.et coxi super carbones ejus panes;I have cooked flesh and I have eaten.coxi carnes et comedi,And from its remainder,et de reliquo ejus idolum faciam?should I make an idol?ante truncum ligni procidam?Should I fall prostrate before the trunk of a tree?”

¹⁹Non recogitant in mente sua,They do not consider in their mind,neque cognoscunt,nor do they know,neque sentiunt,nor do they think to say:ut dicant:“I have burned part of it in the fire,Medietatem ejus combussi igni,and I have baked bread upon its coals.et coxi super carbones ejus panes;I have cooked flesh and I have eaten.coxi carnes et comedi,And from its remainder,et de reliquo ejus idolum faciam?should I make an idol?ante truncum ligni procidam?Should I fall prostrate before the trunk of a tree?”

²⁰Pars ejus cinis est;Part of it is ashes.cor insipiens adoravit illud,His foolish heart adores it.et non liberabit animam suam:And he will not liberate his soul,neque dicet:and he will not say,Forte mendacium est in dextera mea.“Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand.”

²⁰Pars ejus cinis est;Part of it is ashes.cor insipiens adoravit illud,His foolish heart adores it.et non liberabit animam suam:And he will not liberate his soul,neque dicet:and he will not say,Forte mendacium est in dextera mea.“Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand.”

²¹Memento horum Jacob,Remember these things,et Israël,O Jacob, O Israel.quoniam servus meus es tu. Formavi te;For you are my servant. I have formed you.servus meus es tu,You are my servant,Israël,Israel.ne obliviscaris mei.Do not forget me.

²¹Memento horum Jacob,Remember these things,et Israël,O Jacob, O Israel.quoniam servus meus es tu. Formavi te;For you are my servant. I have formed you.servus meus es tu,You are my servant,Israël,Israel.ne obliviscaris mei.Do not forget me.

²²Delevi ut nubem iniquitates tuas,I have wiped away your iniquities like a cloud,et quasi nebulam peccata tua:and your sins like a mist.revertere ad me,Return to me,quoniam redemi te.because I have redeemed you.

²²Delevi ut nubem iniquitates tuas,I have wiped away your iniquities like a cloud,et quasi nebulam peccata tua:and your sins like a mist.revertere ad me,Return to me,quoniam redemi te.because I have redeemed you.

²³Laudate, cæli,Give praise,quoniam misericordiam fecit Dominus;O heavens! For the Lord has shown mercy.jubilate,Shout with joy,extrema terræ;O ends of the earth!resonate, montes, laudationem,Let the mountains resound with praise,saltus et omne lignum ejus,with the forest and all its trees.quoniam redemit Dominus Jacob,For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,et Israël gloriabitur.and Israel will be glorified.

²³Laudate, cæli,Give praise,quoniam misericordiam fecit Dominus;O heavens! For the Lord has shown mercy.jubilate,Shout with joy,extrema terræ;O ends of the earth!resonate, montes, laudationem,Let the mountains resound with praise,saltus et omne lignum ejus,with the forest and all its trees.quoniam redemit Dominus Jacob,For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,et Israël gloriabitur.and Israel will be glorified.

²⁴Hæc dicit Dominus,Thus says the Lord,redemptor tuus,your Redeemer,et formator tuus ex utero:and your Maker from the womb:Ego sum Dominus,I am the Lord,faciens omnia,who makes all things,extendens cælos solus,who alone extends the heavens,stabiliens terram,who makes the earth firm.et nullus mecum;And there is no one with me.

²⁴Hæc dicit Dominus,Thus says the Lord,redemptor tuus,your Redeemer,et formator tuus ex utero:and your Maker from the womb:Ego sum Dominus,I am the Lord,faciens omnia,who makes all things,extendens cælos solus,who alone extends the heavens,stabiliens terram,who makes the earth firm.et nullus mecum;And there is no one with me.

²⁵irrita faciens signa divinorum,I make the signs of the diviners useless,et ariolos in furorem vertens;and I turn the seers to madness.convertens sapientes retrorsum,I turn the wise backwards,et scientiam eorum stultam faciens;and make their knowledge into foolishness.

²⁵irrita faciens signa divinorum,I make the signs of the diviners useless,et ariolos in furorem vertens;and I turn the seers to madness.convertens sapientes retrorsum,I turn the wise backwards,et scientiam eorum stultam faciens;and make their knowledge into foolishness.

²⁶suscitans verbum servi sui,I lift up the word of my servant,et consilium nuntiorum suorum complens;and I fulfill the counsel of my messengers.qui dico Jerusalem:I say to Jerusalem,Habitaberis,“You shall be inhabited,”et civitatibus Juda:and to the cities of Judah,Ædificabimini,“You shall be rebuilt,”et deserta ejus suscitabo;and I will lift up its deserts.

²⁶suscitans verbum servi sui,I lift up the word of my servant,et consilium nuntiorum suorum complens;and I fulfill the counsel of my messengers.qui dico Jerusalem:I say to Jerusalem,Habitaberis,“You shall be inhabited,”et civitatibus Juda:and to the cities of Judah,Ædificabimini,“You shall be rebuilt,”et deserta ejus suscitabo;and I will lift up its deserts.

²⁷qui dico profundo:I say to the depths,Desolare,“Be desolate,”et flumina tua arefaciam;and, “I will dry up your rivers.”

²⁷qui dico profundo:I say to the depths,Desolare,“Be desolate,”et flumina tua arefaciam;and, “I will dry up your rivers.”

²⁸qui dico Cyro:I say to Cyrus,Pastor meus es,“You are my shepherd,et omnem voluntatem meam complebis;and you will accomplish all that I will.”qui dico Jerusalem:I say to Jerusalem,Ædificaberis,“You shall be built,”et templo:and to the Temple,Fundaberis.“Your foundations shall be laid.”

²⁸qui dico Cyro:I say to Cyrus,Pastor meus es,“You are my shepherd,et omnem voluntatem meam complebis;and you will accomplish all that I will.”qui dico Jerusalem:I say to Jerusalem,Ædificaberis,“You shall be built,”et templo:and to the Temple,Fundaberis.“Your foundations shall be laid.”