Isaia 49

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Audite me, insulae, et attendite, populi de longe; Dominus ab utero vocavit me, de ventre matris meae recordatus est nominis mei;	1 Coasts and islands, listen to me, pay attention, distant peoples. Yahweh cal ed me when I was in thewomb, before my birth he had pronounced 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 my mouth like a sharp sword, he hid me in the shadow of his hand. He made me into asharpened arrow and concealed me in his quiver.
3 et dixit mihi: “ Servus meus es tu, Israel, in quo gloriabor ”.	3 He said to me, 'Israel, you are my servant, through whom I shal manifest 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 But I said, 'My toil has been futile, I have exhausted myself for nothing, to no purpose.' Yet al the whilemy cause was with Yahweh and my reward 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 And now Yahweh has spoken, who formed me in the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back tohim and to re-unite Israel to him;-I shal be honoured in Yahweh's eyes, and my God has been 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 He said, 'It is not enough for you to be my servant, to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back thesurvivors of Israel; I shal make you a light to the nations so that my salvation may reach the remotest parts ofearth.'
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 Yahweh, the redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, to the one who is despised, detested by thenation, to the slave of despots: Kings wil stand up when they see, princes wil see and bow low, because ofYahweh 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 Yahweh: At the time of my favour I have answered you, on the day of salvation I havehelped you. I have formed you and have appointed you to be the covenant for a people, to restore the land, toreturn ravaged properties,
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 to say to prisoners, 'Come out,' to those who are in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' Along the roadwaythey will graze, and any bare height wil be their pasture.
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 will never hunger or thirst, scorching wind and sun will never plague them; for he who pitiesthem wil lead them, wil guide them to springs of water.
11 Et ponam omnes montes meos in viam, et semitae meae exaltabuntur.	11 I shal turn all my mountains into a road and my highways wil be raised aloft.
12 Ecce isti de longe venient, et ecce illi ab aquilone et mari, et isti de terra Sinim ”.	12 Look! Here they come from far away, look, these from the north and the west, those from the land ofSinim.
13 Laudate, caeli, et exsulta, terra; iubilate, montes, laudem, quia consolatur Dominus populum suum et pauperum suorum miseretur.	13 Shout for joy, you heavens; earth, exult! Mountains, break into joyful cries! For Yahweh has consoledhis people, is taking pity on his afflicted ones.
14 Et dixit Sion: “ Dereliquit me Dominus, et Dominus oblitus est mei ”.	14 Zion was saying, 'Yahweh has abandoned me, the 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 woman forget her baby at the breast, feel no pity for the child she has borne? Even if thesewere to forget, I shal not forget you.
16 Ecce in manibus meis descripsi te; muri tui coram me semper.	16 Look, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands, your ramparts are ever before me.
17 Festinant structores tui; destruentes te et dissipantes a te exibunt.	17 Your rebuilders are hurrying, your destroyers and despoilers wil soon go away.
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 Raise your eyes and look around you: all are assembling, coming to you. By my life, declaresYahweh, you will put them al on like jewels, like a bride, you wil fasten them on.
19 Quia ruinae tuae et solitudines tuae et terra eversa: nunc angusta eris prae habitatoribus; et longe erunt, qui devorabant te.	19 For your desolate places and your ruins and your devastated country from now on wil be too crampedfor your inhabitants, and your devourers wil be far away.
20 Adhuc dicent in auribus tuis filii orbitatis tuae: “ Angustus est mihi locus; fac spatium mihi, ut habitem ”.	20 Once more they will say in your hearing, the children of whom you were bereft, 'The place is toocramped for me, make room for me to live.'
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 Then you wil think to yourself, 'Who has borne me these? I was bereft and barren, exiled, turned outof my home; who has reared these? I was left all alone, so where have 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 Lord Yahweh: Look, I am beckoning to the nations and hoisting a signal to the peoples:they will bring your sons in their arms and your daughters will 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 will be your foster-fathers and their princesses, your foster-mothers. They will fal prostratebefore you, faces to the ground, and lick the dust at your feet. And you wil know that I am Yahweh; those whohope in me wil not be disappointed.
24 Numquid tolletur a forti praeda, aut, quod captum fuerit, a robusto salvari poterit?	24 Can the body be snatched from the warrior, can the tyrant's captive be set free?
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 But thus says Yahweh: The warrior's captive wil indeed be snatched away and the tyrant's booty willindeed be set free; I myself shall fight those who fight you and I myself shal save your children.
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 shal make your oppressors eat their own flesh, they wil be as drunk on their own blood as on newwine. And al humanity wil know that I am Yahweh, your Saviour, your redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.