Isaia 48

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1 Audite hoc, domus Iacob, qui vocamini nomine Israel et de aquis Iudae existis, qui iuratis in nomine Domini et Deum Israel invocatis non in veritate neque in iustitia.	1 Hear this, O house of Jacob called by the name Israel, sprung from the stock of Judah, You who swear by the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel without sincerity or justice,
2 De civitate enim sancta vocati sunt et super Deum Israel constabiliti sunt; Dominus exercituum nomen eius.	2 Though you are named after the holy city and rely on the God of Israel, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
3 Priora ex tunc annuntiavi, et ex ore meo exierunt, et audita feci ea; repente operatus sum, et venerunt.	3 Things of the past I foretold long ago, they went forth from my mouth, I let you hear of them; then suddenly I took action and they came to be.
4 Scivi enim quia durus es tu, et nervus ferreus cervix tua, et frons tua aerea.	4 Because I know that you are stubborn and that your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead bronze,
5 Praedixi tibi ex tunc; antequam venirent, indicavi tibi, ne forte diceres: “Idolum meum operatum est haec, et sculptile meum et conflatile mandaverunt ista ”.	5 I foretold them to you of old; before they took place I let you hear of them, That you might not say, "My idol did them, my statue, my molten image commanded them."
6 Quae audisti, vide omnia; vos autem num annuntiabitis? Audita facio tibi nova ex nunc et occulta, quae nescis.	6 Now that you have heard, look at all this; must you not admit it? From now on I announce new things to you, hidden events of which you knew not.
7 Nunc creata sunt et non ex tunc, et ante eorum diem, et non audisti ea, ne forte diceres: “Ecce ego cognovi ea ”.	7 Now, not long ago, they are brought into being, and beforetime you did not hear of them, so that you cannot claim to have known them;
8 Neque audisti neque cognovisti, neque ex tunc aperta est auris tua; scio enim quia praevaricans praevaricaris et transgressor ex utero vocaris.	8 You neither heard nor knew, they did not reach your ears beforehand. Yes, I know you are utterly treacherous, a rebel you were called from birth.
9 Propter nomen meum longe faciam furorem meum et propter laudem meam infrenabo me super te, ne perdam te.	9 For the sake of my name I restrain my anger, for the sake of my renown I hold it back from you, lest I should destroy you.
10 Ecce excoxi te, sed non quasi argentum; probavi te in camino paupertatis.	10 See, I have refined you like silver, tested you in the furnace of affliction.
11 Propter me, propter me faciam, ut non blasphemer; et gloriam meam alteri non dabo.	11 For my sake, for my own sake, I do this; why should I suffer profanation? My glory I will not give to another.
12 Audi me, Iacob, et Israel, quem ego vocavi; ego, ego primus et ego novissimus.	12 Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I named! I, it is I who am the first, and also the last am I.
13 Manus mea fundavit terram, et dextera mea expandit caelos; ego voco eos, et stant simul.	13 Yes, my hand laid the foundations of the earth; my right hand spread out the heavens. When I call them, they stand forth at once.
14 Congregamini, omnes vos, et audite: Quis de eis annuntiavit haec? Dominus dilexit eum; faciet voluntatem suam in Babylone et brachium suum in Chaldaeis.	14 All of you assemble and listen: Who among you foretold these things? The LORD'S friend shall do his will against Babylon and the progeny of Chaldea.
15 Ego, ego locutus sum et vocavi eum; adduxi eum, et prospera fuit via eius.	15 I myself have spoken, I have called him, I have brought him, and his way succeeds!
16 Accedite ad me et audite hoc: Non a principio in abscondito locutus sum; ex tempore, antequam fieret, ibi eram; et nunc Dominus Deus misit me cum spiritu suo.	16 Come near to me and hear this! Not from the beginning did I speak it in secret; At the time it comes to pass, I am present: "Now the Lord GOD has sent me, and his spirit."
17 Haec dicit Dominus, redemptor tuus, Sanctus Israel: Ego Dominus Deus tuus docens te utilia, gubernans te in via, qua ambulas.	17 Thus says the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I, the LORD, your God, teach you what is for your good, and lead you on the way you should go.
18 Utinam attendisses mandata mea! Facta fuisset sicut flumen pax tua, et iustitia tua sicut gurgites maris;	18 If you would hearken to my commandments, your prosperity would be like a river, and your vindication like the waves of the sea;
19 et fuisset quasi arena semen tuum, et stirps uteri tui ut lapilli eius; non interisset et non fuisset attritum nomen eius a facie mea.	19 Your descendants would be like the sand, and those born of your stock like its grains, Their name never cut off or blotted out from my presence.
20 Egredimini de Babylone, fugite a Chaldaeis, in voce exsultationis annuntiate; auditum facite hoc, efferte illud usque ad extrema terrae, dicite: “ Redemit Dominus servum suum Iacob ”.	20 Go forth from Babylon, flee from Chaldea! With shouts of joy proclaim this, make it known; Publish it to the ends of the earth, and say, "The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob.
21 Non sitierunt, cum per desertum duceret eos; aquam de petra produxit eis et scidit petram, et fluxerunt aquae.	21 They did not thirst when he led them through dry lands; Water from the rock he set flowing for them; he cleft the rock, and waters welled forth."
22 Non est pax impiis, dicit Dominus.	22 (There is no peace for the wicked, says the LORD.)