Isaia 49

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Audite me, insulae, et attendite, populi de longe; Dominus ab utero vocavit me, de ventre matris meae recordatus est nominis mei;	1 Hear me, O coastlands, listen, O distant peoples. The LORD called me from birth, from my mother's womb he gave me my name.
2 et posuit os meum quasi gladium acutum, in umbra manus suae protexit me et posuit me sicut sagittam electam, in pharetra sua abscondit me	2 He made of me a sharp-edged sword and concealed me in the shadow of his arm. He made me a polished arrow, in his quiver he hid me.
3 et dixit mihi: “ Servus meus es tu, Israel, in quo gloriabor ”.	3 You are my servant, he said to me, Israel, through whom I show my glory.
4 Et ego dixi: “ In vacuum laboravi, sine causa et vane fortitudinem meam consumpsi; verumtamen iudicium meum cum Domino, et merces mea cum Deo meo ”.	4 Though I thought I had toiled in vain, and for nothing, uselessly, spent my strength, Yet my reward is with the LORD, my recompense is with my God.
5 Et nunc dicit Dominus, qui formavit me ex utero servum sibi, ut reducerem Iacob ad eum, et Israel ei congregaretur; et glorificatus sum in oculis Domini, et Deus meus factus est fortitudo mea.	5 For now the LORD has spoken who formed me as his servant from the womb, That Jacob may be brought back to him and Israel gathered to him; And I am made glorious in the sight of the LORD, and my God is now my strength!
6 Et dixit: “ Parum est ut sis mihi servus ad suscitandas tribus Iacob et reliquias Israel reducendas: dabo te in lucem gentium, ut sit salus mea usque ad extremum terrae ”.	6 It is too little, he says, for you to be my servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and restore the survivors of Israel; I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.
7 Haec dicit Dominus, redemptor Israel, Sanctus eius, ad contemptum in anima, ad abominatum in gente, ad servum dominorum: “ Reges videbunt et consurgent, principes quoque et adorabunt, propter Dominum, quia fidelis est, Sanctum Israel, qui elegit te ”.	7 Thus says the LORD, the redeemer and the Holy One of Israel, To the one despised, whom the nations abhor, the slave of rulers: When kings see you, they shall stand up, and princes shall prostrate themselves Because of the LORD who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.
8 Haec dicit Dominus: “ In tempore beneplaciti exaudivi te et in die salutis auxiliatus sum tui; et servavi te et dedi te in foedus populi, ut suscitares terram et distribueres hereditates dissipatas;	8 Thus says the LORD: In a time of favor I answer you, on the day of salvation I help you, To restore the land and allot the desolate heritages,
9 ut diceres his, qui vincti sunt: “Exite”, et his, qui in tenebris: “Revelamini”. Super vias pascentur, et in omnibus collibus decalvatis pascua eorum;	9 Saying to the prisoners: Come out! To those in darkness: Show yourselves! Along the ways they shall find pasture, on every bare height shall their pastures be.
10 non esurient neque sitient, et non percutiet eos aestus vel sol, quia miserator eorum reget eos et ad fontes aquarum adducet eos.	10 They shall not hunger or thirst, nor shall the scorching wind or the sun strike them; For he who pities them leads them and guides them beside springs of water.
11 Et ponam omnes montes meos in viam, et semitae meae exaltabuntur.	11 I will cut a road through all my mountains, and make my highways level.
12 Ecce isti de longe venient, et ecce illi ab aquilone et mari, et isti de terra Sinim ”.	12 See, some shall come from afar, others from the north and the west, and some from the land of Syene.
13 Laudate, caeli, et exsulta, terra; iubilate, montes, laudem, quia consolatur Dominus populum suum et pauperum suorum miseretur.	13 Sing out, O heavens, and rejoice, O earth, break forth into song, you mountains. For the LORD comforts his people and shows mercy to his afflicted.
14 Et dixit Sion: “ Dereliquit me Dominus, et Dominus oblitus est mei ”.	14 But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me."
15 Numquid oblivisci potest mulier infantem suum, ut non misereatur filio uteri sui? Et si illa oblita fuerit, ego tamen non obliviscar tui.	15 Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you.
16 Ecce in manibus meis descripsi te; muri tui coram me semper.	16 See, upon the palms of my hands I have written your name; your walls are ever before me.
17 Festinant structores tui; destruentes te et dissipantes a te exibunt.	17 Your rebuilders make haste, as those who tore you down and laid you waste go forth from you;
18 Leva in circuitu oculos tuos et vide: omnes isti congregati sunt, venerunt tibi. “ Vivo ego, dicit Dominus, quia omnibus his velut ornamento vestieris et circumdabis tibi eos quasi sponsa ”.	18 Look about and see, they are all gathering and coming to you. As I live, says the LORD, you shall be arrayed with them all as with adornments, like a bride you shall fasten them on you.
19 Quia ruinae tuae et solitudines tuae et terra eversa: nunc angusta eris prae habitatoribus; et longe erunt, qui devorabant te.	19 Though you were waste and desolate, a land of ruins, Now you shall be too small for your inhabitants, while those who swallowed you up will be far away.
20 Adhuc dicent in auribus tuis filii orbitatis tuae: “ Angustus est mihi locus; fac spatium mihi, ut habitem ”.	20 The children whom you had lost shall yet say to you, "This place is too small for me, make room for me to live in."
21 Et dices in corde tuo: “ Quis genuit mihi istos? Ego orbata et non pariens, transmigrata et captiva; et istos quis enutrivit? Ecce ego relicta eram sola; et isti ubi erant? ”.	21 You shall ask yourself: "Who has borne me these? I was bereft and barren (exiled and repudiated); who has reared them? I was left all alone; where then do these come from?"
22 Haec dicit Dominus Deus: “ Ecce levabo ad gentes manum meam et ad populos exaltabo signum meum; et afferent filios tuos in ulnis, et filiae tuae super umeros portabuntur.	22 Thus says the Lord GOD: See, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and raise my signal to the peoples; They shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
23 Et erunt reges nutricii tui, et reginae nutrices tuae; vultu in terram demisso adorabunt te et pulverem pedum tuorum lingent. Et scies quia ego Dominus: non confundentur, qui sperant in me ”.	23 Kings shall be your foster fathers, their princesses your nurses; Bowing to the ground, they shall worship you and lick the dust at your feet. Then you shall know that I am the LORD, and those who hope in me shall never be disappointed.
24 Numquid tolletur a forti praeda, aut, quod captum fuerit, a robusto salvari poterit?	24 Thus says the LORD: Can booty be taken from a warrior? or captives be rescued from a tyrant?
25 Quia haec dicit Dominus: “ Equidem et captivus a forti tolletur, et, quod ablatum fuerit a robusto, salvabitur; cum his, qui contendebant tecum, ego contendam et filios tuos ego salvabo.	25 Yes, captives can be taken from a warrior, and booty be rescued from a tyrant; Those who oppose you I will oppose, and your sons I will save.
26 Et cibabo hostes tuos carnibus suis, et quasi musto sanguine suo inebriabuntur; et sciet omnis caro quia ego Dominus salvator tuus, et redemptor tuus Fortis Iacob ”.	26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their own blood as with the juice of the grape. All mankind shall know that I, the LORD, am your savior, your redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.