1Hæc dicit Dominus christo meo Cyro,Thus says the Lord to my anointed Cyrus,cujus apprehendi dexteram,whose right hand I hold,ut subjiciam ante faciem ejus gentes,so that I may subjugate the nations before his face,et dorsa regum vertam,and I may turn the backs of kings,et aperiam coram eo januas,and I may open the doors before him,et portæ non claudentur:and so that the gates will not be shut.

2Ego ante te ibo,I will go before you.et gloriosos terræ humiliabo;And I will humble the glorious ones of the earth.portas æreas conteram,I will shatter the gates of brass,et vectes ferreos confringam:and I will break apart the bars of iron.

3et dabo tibi thesauros absconditos,And I will give you hidden treasureset arcana secretorum,and the knowledge of secret things,ut scias quia ego Dominus,so that you may know that I am the Lord,qui voco nomen tuum,the God of Israel,Deus Israël,who calls your name.

4propter servum meum Jacob,For the sake of Jacob, my servant,et Israël,and Israel,electum meum; et vocavi te nomine tuo:my elect, I have even called you by your name.assimilavi te,I have taken you up,et non cognovisti me.and you have not known me.

5Ego Dominus,I am the Lord,et non est amplius;and there is no one else.extra me non est deus;There is no god beside me.accinxi te,I girded you,et non cognovisti me:and you have not known me.

6ut sciant hi qui ab ortu solisSo may those who are from the rising of the sun,et qui ab occidente,and those who are from its setting,quoniam absque me non est:know that there is no one beside me.ego Dominus,I am the Lord,et non est alter:and there is no other.

7formans lucemI form the light and create the darkness.et creans tenebras,I make peace and create disaster.faciens pacemI,et creans malum:the Lord,ego Dominus faciens omnia hæc.do all these things.

8Rorate,Send down dew from above,cæli,O heavens,desuper,and let the clouds rain down upon the just!et nubes pluant justum;Let the earth open and spring forth a savior!aperiatur terra,And let justice rise up at once!et germinet Salvatorem,I,et justitia oriatur simul:the Lord,ego Dominus creavi eum.have created him.

9Væ qui contradicit fictori suo,Woe to him who contradicts his Maker,testa de samiis terræ!a mere shard from an earthen vessel!Numquid dicet lutum figulo suo: Quid facis,Should the clay say to the potter, “What are you making?”et opus tuum absque manibus est?or, “Your work is not made by your hands?”

10Væ qui dicit patri:Woe to him who says to his father,Quid generas?“Why did you conceive?”et mulieri:or to a woman,Quid parturis?“Why did you give birth?”

11Hæc dicit Dominus,Thus says the Lord,Sanctus Israël,the Holy One of Israel,plastes ejus:his Maker:Ventura interrogate me;Would you question me about the future,super filios meosconcerning my sons,et super opus manuum mearum mandate mihi.and command me concerning the work of my hands?

12Ego feci terram,I made the earth,et hominem super eam creavi ego:and I created man upon it.manus meæ tetenderunt cælos,My hand stretched out the heavens,et omni militiæ eorum mandavi.and I have commanded all their hosts.

13Ego suscitavi eum ad justitiam,I have raised him up unto justice,et omnes vias ejus dirigam;and I will direct all his ways.ipse ædificabit civitatem meam,He himself will build my city and release my captives,et captivitatem meam dimittet,but not for ransom or gifts,non in pretio neque in muneribus,says the Lord,dicit Dominus Deus exercituum.the God of hosts.

14Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Labor Ægypti,The labor of Egypt,et negotiatio Æthiopiæ, et Sabaim viri sublimes ad te transibunt,and the business dealings of Ethiopia, and of the Sabeans,et tui erunt;men of stature,post te ambulabunt,will pass to you and will be yours.vincti manicis pergent,They will walk behind you.et te adorabunt,They will travel, bound in irons.teque deprecabuntur. Tantum in te est Deus,And they will adore you and petition you: “In you alone is God,et non est absque te deus.and there is no God apart from you.

15Vere tu es Deus absconditus,Truly, you are a hidden God,Deus Israël,the God of Israel,salvator.the Savior.”

16Confusi sunt,They have all been confoundedet erubuerunt omnes:and should be ashamed!simul abierunt in confusionem fabricatores errorum.These fabricators of errors have departed together into confusion!

17Israël salvatus est in Domino salute æterna;Israel is saved in the Lord by an eternal salvation.non confundemini,You will not be confounded,et non erubescetis usque in sæculum sæculi.and you will not be ashamed, even forever and ever.

18Quia hæc dicit Dominus creans cælos,For thus says the Lord,ipse Deus formans terramwho created the heavens,et faciens eam,God himself who formed the earth and made it,ipse plastes ejus;the very Molder of it.non in vanum creavit eam:He did not create it to no purpose.ut habitaretur formavit eam:He formed it so that it would be inhabited.Ego Dominus,I am the Lord,et non est alius.and there is no other.

19Non in abscondito locutus sum,I have not spoken in secret,in loco terræ tenebroso;in a dark place of the earth.non dixi semini Jacob frustra:I have not said to the offspring of Jacob,Quærite me:“Seek me in vain.”ego Dominus loquens justitiam,I am the Lord, who speaks justice,annuntians recta.who announces what is right.

20Congregamini,Assemble yourselves,et venite,and approach,et accedite simul qui salvati estis ex gentibus:and draw near together, you who have been saved among the Gentiles.nescierunt qui levant lignum sculpturæ suæ,They lack knowledge, who lift up the wood of their sculpture,et rogant deum non salvantem.and who petition a god unable to save.

21Annuntiate,Announce it,et venite,and approach,et consiliamini simul. Quis auditum fecit hoc ab initio,and consult together. Who has caused this to be heard from the beginning,ex tunc prædixit illud? numquid non ego Dominus,and who has foretold it from that time? Is it not I,et non est ultra deus absque me?the Lord? And is there some other god beside me?Deus justus, et salvans non est præter me.I am a just God who saves, and there is no one except me.

22Convertimini ad me,All ends of the earth,et salvi eritis,be converted to me,omnes fines terræ,and you will be saved.quia ego Deus,For I am God,et non est alius.and there is no other.

23In memetipso juravi;I have sworn by myself.egredietur de ore meo justitiæ verbum, et non revertetur:The Word of justice will proceed from my mouth,quia mihi curvabitur omne genu, et jurabit omnis lingua.and it will not turn back.

24Ergo in Domino, dicet, meæ sunt justitiæ et imperium;For every knee shall bend to me,ad eum venient, et confundentur omnes qui repugnant ei.and every tongue shall swear it.

25In Domino justificabitur,Therefore, he will say, “In the Lord are my justices and my dominion.”et laudabitur omne semen Israël.They will go to him. And all who fight against him will be confounded.

26In the Lord, all the offspring of Israel will be justified and praised.