Isaia 44

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Et nunc audi, Iacob serve meus, et Israel, quem elegi.	1 And now, listen, Jacob, my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.
2 Haec dicit Dominus, qui fecit te et formavit te ab utero, auxiliator tuus: “ Noli timere, serve meus Iacob, et dilecte, quem elegi.	2 Thus says the Lord, who made and formed you, your Helper from the womb: Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant and my most righteous, whom I have chosen.
3 Effundam enim aquas super terram sitientem et fluenta super aridam; effundam spiritum meum super semen tuum et benedictionem meam super stirpem tuam:	3 For I will pour out waters upon the thirsty ground, and rivers upon the dry land. I will pour out my Spirit upon your offspring, and my benediction upon your stock.
4 et germinabunt inter herbas quasi salices iuxta praeterfluentes aquas.	4 And they will spring up among the plants, like willows beside running waters.
5 Iste dicet: “Domini ego sum”, et ille vocabit se nomine Iacob; et hic scribet manu sua: “Domino”, et inscribetur nomine Israel ”.	5 This one will say, “I am the Lord’s,” and that one will call himself by the name of Jacob, and yet another will write with his hand, “For the Lord,” and he will take the name Israel.
6 Haec dicit Dominus, rex Israel et redemptor eius, Dominus exercituum: “ Ego primus et ego novissimus, et absque me non est Deus.	6 Thus says the Lord, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the Lord of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last, and there is no God apart from me.
7 Quis similis mei? Conclamet et annuntiet et exponat mihi, ex quo constitui populum antiquum; ventura et, quae futura sunt, annuntiet nobis.	7 Who is like me? Let him call out and announce it. And let him explain to me the order of things, since it is I who appointed the ancient people. The things of the near and the distant future, let him announce them.
8 Nolite timere neque conturbemini; nonne ex tunc audire te feci et annuntiavi? Vos estis testes mei. Numquid est Deus absque me aut Petra, quam ego non noverim? ”.	8 Do not be afraid, and do not be disturbed. From the time when I caused you to listen, I also announced it. You are my witnesses. Is there another God beside me, also a Maker, whom I have not known?
9 Plastae idoli omnes nihil sunt, et pretiosa eorum non proderunt eis; testeseorum non vident neque intellegunt, ut confundantur.	9 All of those who create idols are nothing, and their most beloved things will not benefit them. These are their witnesses, for they do not see, and they do not understand, so that they might be confounded.
10 Quis formavit deum etsculptile conflavit lucrum non quaerens?	10 Who has formed a god or cast a molten image, which is useful for nothing?
11 Ecce omnes participes eiusconfundentur; fabri enim sunt ex hominibus: conveniant omnes, stent; pavebunt,confundentur simul.	11 Behold, all those who partake in this will be confounded. For these makers are men. They will all assemble together. They will stand and be terrified. And they will be confounded together.
12 Faber ferrarius securim operatur in prunis et in malleisformat illam et polit eam in brachio fortitudinis suae; esurit et deficit, nonbibit aquam et lassescit.	12 The maker of iron has wrought with his file. With coals and hammers, he has formed it, and he has wrought with the strength of his arm. He will hunger and grow faint. He will not drink water, and he will become weary.
13 Artifex lignarius extendit normam, describit illud stilo, operatur illudscalpellis et circino describit illud quasi imaginem viri, quasi speciosumhominem, qui resideat in domo.	13 The maker of wood has extended his ruler. He has formed it with a plane. He has made it with corners, and he has smoothed its curves. And he has made the image of a man, a seemingly beautiful man, dwelling in a house.
14 Succidit sibi cedros et arripit ilicem etquercum, quae steterat inter ligna saltus; plantavit pinum, quam pluvianutrivit.	14 He has cut down cedars; he has taken the evergreen oak, and the oak that stood among the trees of the forest. He has planted the pine tree, which the rain has nourished.
15 Homini facta sunt ad comburendum; sumit ex eis, ut calefaciat, etsuccendit et coquit panes. De reliquo autem operatur deum et adorat; facitsculptile et curvatur ante illud.	15 And it is used by men for fuel. He took from it and warmed himself. And he set it on fire and baked bread. But from the remainder, he made a god, and he adored it. He made an idol, and he bowed down before it.
16 Medium eius comburit igne et medio eiuscarnes assat, manducat assaturam et saturatur et calefit et dicit: “ Vah,calefactus sum, vidi focum ”.	16 Part of it, he burned with fire, and with part of it, he cooked meat; he boiled food and was filled. And he was warmed, and so he said: “Ah, I am warm. I have gazed at the fire.”
17 Reliquum autem eius deum fecit, sculptilesibi; curvatur ante illud et adorat illud et obsecrat dicens: “ Libera me,quia deus meus es tu ”.	17 But from its remainder, he made a god and a graven image for himself. He bowed down before it, and he adored it, and he prayed to it, saying: “Free me! For you are my god.”
18 Nescierunt neque intellexerunt; nam clausit oculos eorum, ne videant et neintellegant corde suo.	18 They have neither known nor understood. For their eyes are obscured, lest they see with their eyes and understand with their heart.
19 Non recogitant in corde suo, scientia et intellegentiacarent, ut dicant: “ Medietatem eius combussi igne et coxi super carbones eiuspanes, coxi carnes et comedi et de reliquo eius abominationem faciam; antetruncum ligni procidam? ”.	19 They do not consider in their mind, nor do they know, nor do they think to say: “I have burned part of it in the fire, and I have baked bread upon its coals. I have cooked flesh and I have eaten. And from its remainder, should I make an idol? Should I fall prostrate before the trunk of a tree?”
20 Cinere vescitur; cor insipiens decepit eum, etnon liberabit animam suam neque dicet: “ Nonne mendacium est in dextera mea?”.	20 Part of it is ashes. His foolish heart adores it. And he will not liberate his soul, and he will not say, “Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand.”
21 Memento horum, Iacob, et Israel, quoniam servus meus es tu; formavi te, servus meus es tu, Israel, non decipies me.	21 Remember these things, O Jacob, O Israel. For you are my servant. I have formed you. You are my servant, Israel. Do not forget me.
22 Delevi ut nubem iniquitates tuas et quasi nebulam peccata tua; revertere ad me, quoniam redemi te.	22 I have wiped away your iniquities like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, because I have redeemed you.
23 Exsultate, caeli, quoniam hoc fecit Dominus; iubilate, fundamenta terrae, resonate, montes, laudationem, saltus et omne lignum eius, quoniam redemit Dominus Iacob et in Israel glorificabitur.	23 Give praise, O heavens! For the Lord has shown mercy. Shout with joy, O ends of the earth! Let the mountains resound with praise, with the forest and all its trees. For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and Israel will be glorified.
24 Haec dicit Dominus, redemptor tuus et formator tuus ex utero: “ Ego sum Dominus, qui feci omnia, extendi caelos solus, expandi terram; et quis mecum?	24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and your Maker from the womb: I am the Lord, who makes all things, who alone extends the heavens, who makes the earth firm. And there is no one with me.
25 Qui irrita facio signa divinorum et hariolos stultos reddo; compello sapientes retrorsum et scientiam eorum vanam facio;	25 I make the signs of the diviners useless, and I turn the seers to madness. I turn the wise backwards, and make their knowledge into foolishness.
26 qui suscito verbum servi mei et consilium nuntiorum meorum compleo. Qui dico Ierusalem: “Habitaberis” et civitatibus Iudae: “Aedificabimini” et deserta eius suscitabo;	26 I lift up the word of my servant, and I fulfill the counsel of my messengers. I say to Jerusalem, “You shall be inhabited,” and to the cities of Judah, “You shall be rebuilt,” and I will lift up its deserts.
27 qui dico profundo: “Desolare, et flumina tua arefaciam”;	27 I say to the depths, “Be desolate,” and, “I will dry up your rivers.”
28 qui dico de Cyro: “Pastor meus est et omnem voluntatem meam complebit”; qui dico Ierusalem: “Aedificaberis”, et templo: “Fundaberis” ”.	28 I say to Cyrus, “You are my shepherd, and you will accomplish all that I will.” I say to Jerusalem, “You shall be built,” and to the Temple, “Your foundations shall be laid.”