Isaia 28

NOVA VULGATA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Vae coronae superbiae ebriorum Ephraim et flori decidenti gloriae maiestatis eius, qui erant in vertice vallis pinguissimae, errantes a vino!	1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower the glory of his joy, who were on the head of the fat valley, staggering with wine.
2 Ecce validus et fortis Domino sicut impetus grandinis, turbo confringens, sicut impetus aquarum multarum inundantium, et deiciet in terram violenter.	2 Behold the Lord is mighty and strong, as a storm of hail: a destroying whirlwind, as the violence of many waters overflowing, and sent forth upon a spacious land.
3 Pedibus conculcabitur corona superbiae ebriorum Ephraim;	3 The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under feet.
4 et erit flos decidens gloriae maiestatis eius, qui est super verticem vallis pinguium, quasi ficus praecox ante messem, quam quis, ut viderit, manu statim arreptam devorabit.	4 And the fading flower the glory of his joy, who is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as a hasty fruit before the ripeness of autumn: which when he that seeth it shall behold, as soon as he taketh it in his hand, he will eat it up.
5 In die illa erit Dominus exercituum corona gloriae et sertum maiestatis residuo populi sui	5 In that day the Lord of hosts shall be a crown of glory, and a garland of joy to the residue of his people:
6 et spiritus iudicii sedenti ad iudicandum et fortitudo vertentibus proelium usque ad portam.	6 And a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and strength to them that return out of the battle to the gate.
7 Verum hi quoque prae vino vacillant et prae ebrietate nutant; sacerdos et propheta vacillant prae ebrietate, absorpti sunt a vino, nutant in ebrietate, vacillant in visione, fluctuant in iudicio.	7 But these also have been ignorant through wine, and through drunkenness have erred: the priest and the prophet have been ignorant through drunkenness, they are swallowed up with wine, they have gone astray in drunkenness, they have not known him that seeth, they have been ignorant of judgment.
8 Omnes enim mensae repletae sunt vomitu sordiumque, ita ut non esset ultra locus.	8 For all tables were full of vomit and filth, so that there was no more place.
9 Quem docebit scientiam? Et quem intellegere faciet auditum? Ablactatos a lacte, avulsos ab uberibus.	9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the hearing? them that are weaned from the milk, that are drawn away from the breasts.
10 Etenim praeceptum ad praeceptum, praeceptum ad praeceptum, regula ad regulam, regula ad regulam, modicum ibi, modicum ibi.	10 For command, command again; command, command again; expect, expect again; expect, expect again: a little there, a little there.
11 Balbis enim labiis et lingua altera loquetur ad populum istum,	11 For with the speech of lips, and with another tongue he will speak to this people.
12 cui dixerat: “ Haec requies, reficite lassum; et hoc est refrigerium ”. Et noluerunt audire.	12 To whom he said: This is my rest, refresh the weary, and this is my refreshing: and they would not hear.
13 Et erit eis verbum Domini: “ Praeceptum ad praeceptum, praeceptum ad praeceptum, regula ad regulam, regula ad regulam, modicum ibi, modicum ibi ”, ut vadant et cadant retrorsum et conterantur et illaqueentur et capiantur.	13 And the word of the Lord shall be to them: Command, command again; command, command again: expect, expect again; expect, expect again: a little there, a little there: that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
14 Propter hoc audite verbum Domini, viri illusores, qui dominamini super populum meum, qui est in Ierusalem.	14 Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, who rule over my people that is in Jerusalem.
15 Dixistis enim: “ Percussimus foedus cum morte et cum inferno fecimus pactum; flagellum inundans cum transierit, non veniet super nos, quia posuimus mendacium spem nostram et in fallacia absconditi sumus ”.	15 For you have said : We have entered into a league with death, and we have made a covenant with hell. When the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come upon us: for we have placed our hope in lies, and by falsehood we are protected.
16 Idcirco haec dicit Dominus Deus: “ Ecce ego fundamentum ponam in Sion, lapidem, lapidem probatum, angularem, pretiosum, fundatum; qui crediderit, non turbabitur.	16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will lay a stone in the foundations of Sion, a tried stone, a corner stone, a precious stone, founded in the foundation. He that believeth, let him not hasten.
17 Et ponam iudicium tamquam normam et iustitiam tamquam perpendiculum; et subvertet grando spem mendacii, et latibulum aquae inundabunt.	17 And I will set judgment in weight, and justice in measure: and hail shall overturn the hope of falsehood: and waters shall overflow its protection.
18 Et delebitur foedus vestrum cum morte, et pactum vestrum cum inferno non stabit; flagellum inundans cum transierit, eritis ei in conculcationem.	18 And Sour league with death shall be abolished, and your covenant with hell shall not stand: when the overflowing scourge shall pass, you shall be trodden down by it.
19 Quandocumque pertransierit, tollet vos; quoniam mane diluculo pertransibit, in die et in nocte, et erit tantummodo horrendum intellegere auditum ”.	19 Whensoever it shall pass through, it shall take you away: because in the morning early it shall pass through, in the day and in the night, and vexation alone shall make you understand what you hear.
20 Coangustatum est enim stratum, ut quis se extendat, et pallium brevius, ut quis se operire possit.	20 For the bed is straitened, so that one must fall out, and a short covering cannot cover both.
21 Sicut enim in monte Pharasim stabit Dominus, sicut in valle, quae est in Gabaon, irascetur, ut faciat opus suum, novum opus suum, ut operetur operationem suam, peregrinam operationem suam.	21 For the Lord shall stand up as in the mountain of divisions: he shall be angry as in the valley which is in Gabaon: that he may do his work, his strange work: that he may perform his work, his work is strange to him.
22 Et nunc nolite illudere, ne forte constringantur vincula vestra; decretum enim destructionis audivi a Domino, Deo exercituum, super universam terram.	22 And now do not mock, lest your bonds be tied strait. For I have heard of the Lord the God of hosts a consumption and a cutting short upon all the earth.
23 Auribus percipite et audite vocem meam, attendite et audite eloquium meum.	23 Give ear, and hear my voice, hearken, and hear my speech.
24 Numquid tota die arat arans, ut serat, proscindit et sarrit humum suam?	24 Shall the ploughman plough all the day to sow, shall he open and harrow his ground?
25 Nonne, cum adaequaverit faciem eius, spargit nigellam et serit cuminum, ponit triticum et hordeum et far in finibus suis?	25 Will he not, when he hath made plain the surface thereof, sow gith, and scatter cummin, and put wheat in order, and barley, and millet, and vetches in their bounds?
26 Erudit enim illum recte, Deus suus docet illum.	26 For he will instruct him in judgment : his God will teach him.
27 Non enim in serris trituratur nigella, nec rota plaustri super cuminum circuit; sed in virga excutitur nigella, et cuminum in baculo.	27 For gith shall not be thrashed with saws, neither shall the cart wheel turn about upon cummin: but gith shall be beaten out with a rod, and cummin with a staff.
28 Numquid comminuitur triticum? Verum non in perpetuum triturans triturabit illum, neque vexabit eum rota plaustri, nec ungulis suis comminuet eum.	28 But bread corn shall be broken small: but the thrasher shall not thrash it for ever, neither shall the cart wheel hurt it, nor break it with its teeth.
29 Et hoc a Domino, Deo exercituum, exivit; mirabile fecit consilium, magnificavit sapientiam.	29 This also is come forth from the Lord God of hosts, to make his counsel wonderful, and magnify justice.