Isaiah 32

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Behold a king shall reign in justice, and princes shell rule in judgment.	1 There wil be a king who reigns uprightly and princes who rule with fair judgement;
2 And a man shall be as when one is hid from the wind, and hideth himself from a storm, as rivers of waters in drought, and the shadow of a rock that standeth out in a desert land.	2 each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams on arid ground, like theshade of a solid rock in a desolate land.
3 The eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken diligently.	3 The eyes of seers wil no longer be closed, the ears of hearers wil be alert,
4 And the heart of fools shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of stammerers shall speak readily and plain.	4 the heart of the hasty wil learn to think things over, and the tongue of stammerers wil speak promptlyand clearly.
5 The fool shall no more be called prince: neither shall the deceitful be called great:	5 The fool wil no longer be cal ed generous, nor the rascal be styled bountiful.
6 For the fool will speak foolish things, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and speak to the Lord deceitfully, and to make empty the soul of the hungry, and take away drink from the thirsty.	6 For the fool speaks fol y and his heart is set on vil ainy; he is godless in his actions and his wordsascribe error to Yahweh; he starves the hungry of their food and refuses drink to the thirsty.
7 The vessels of the deceitful are most wicked: for he hath framed devices to destroy the meek, with lying words, when the poor man speaketh judgment.	7 Everything to do with the rascal is evil, he devises infamous plans to ruin the poor with lying wordseven when the needy has right on his side;
8 But the prince will devise such things as are worthy of a prince, and he shah stand above the rulers.	8 but the noble person plans only noble things, noble his every move.
9 Rise up, ye rich women, and hear my voice: ye confident daughters, give ear to my speech.	9 Stand up, you haughty women, listen to my words; you over-confident daughters, pay attention to whatI say.
10 For after days and a year, you that are confident shall be troubled: for the vintage is at an end, the gathering shall come no more.	10 Within one year and a few days you wil tremble, you over-confident women; grape-harvesting will befinished, gathering will never happen again.
11 Be astonished, ye rich women, be troubled, ye confident ones: strip yen, and be confounded, gird your loins.	11 Shudder, you haughty women, tremble, you over-confident women; strip, undress, put sackclothround your waists.
12 Mourn for your breasts, for the delightful country, for the fruitful vineyard.	12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine,
13 Upon the land of my people shall thorns and briers come up: how much more upon all the houses of joy, of the city that rejoiced?	13 for my people's soil where the bramble-bush wil be growing and for al the happy houses, for therejoicing city.
14 For the house is forsaken, the multitude of the city is left, darkness and obscurity are come upon its dens for ever. A joy of wild asses, the pastures of docks,	14 For the citadel wil be abandoned and the thronged city deserted, Ophel and the Keep wil be denudedfor ever, the playground of wild donkeys and the pasture of flocks,
15 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high: and the desert shall be se a charmel, and charmel shall be counted for a forest.	15 until the spirit is poured out on us from above, and the desert becomes an orchard, and an orchardthat seems like a forest.
16 And judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and justice shall sit in charmel.	16 Fair judgement wil fix its home in the desert, and uprightness live in this orchard,
17 And the work of justice shall be peace, and the service of justice quietness, and security for ever.	17 and the product of uprightness will be peace, the effect of uprightness being quiet and security forever.
18 And my people shall sit in the beauty of peace, and in the tabernacles of confidence, and in wealthy rest.	18 My people will live in a peaceful home, in peaceful houses, tranquil dwel ings.
19 But hail shall be in the descent of the forest, and the city shall be made very low.	19 And should the forest be total y destroyed and the city gravely humiliated,
20 Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, sending thither the foot of the ox and the ass.	20 You wil be happy to sow wherever there is water and to let the ox and donkey roam free.