Isaiæ 26

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 In die illa cantabitur canticum istud in terra Juda : Urbs fortitudinis nostræ Sion ; salvator ponetur in ea murus et antemurale.	1 On that day they will sing this song in the land of Judah: "A strong city have we; he sets up walls and ramparts to protect us.
2 Aperite portas, et ingrediatur gens justa, custodiens veritatem.	2 Open up the gates to let in a nation that is just, one that keeps faith.
3 Vetus error abiit : servabis pacem ; pacem, quia in te speravimus.	3 A nation of firm purpose you keep in peace; in peace, for its trust in you."
4 Sperastis in Domino in sæculis æternis ; in Domino Deo forti in perpetuum.	4 Trust in the LORD forever! For the LORD is an eternal Rock.
5 Quia incurvabit habitantes in excelso ; civitatem sublimem humiliabit : humiliabit eam usque ad terram, detrahet eam usque ad pulverem.	5 He humbles those in high places, and the lofty city he brings down; He tumbles it to the ground, levels it with the dust.
6 Conculcabit eam pes, pedes pauperis, gressus egenorum.	6 It is trampled underfoot by the needy, by the footsteps of the poor.
7 Semita justi recta est, rectus callis justi ad ambulandum.	7 The way of the just is smooth; the path of the just you make level.
8 Et in semita judiciorum tuorum, Domine, sustinuimus te : nomen tuum et memoriale tuum in desiderio animæ.	8 Yes, for your way and your judgments, O LORD, we look to you; Your name and your title are the desire of our souls.
9 Anima mea desideravit te in nocte, sed et spiritu meo in præcordiis meis de mane vigilabo ad te. Cum feceris judicia tua in terra, justitiam discent habitatores orbis.	9 My soul yearns for you in the night, yes, my spirit within me keeps vigil for you; When your judgment dawns upon the earth, the world's inhabitants learn justice.
10 Misereamur impio, et non discet justitiam ; in terra sanctorum iniqua gessit, et non videbit gloriam Domini.	10 The wicked man, spared, does not learn justice; in an upright land he acts perversely, and sees not the majesty of the LORD.
11 Domine, exaltetur manus tua, et non videant ; videant, et confundantur zelantes populi ; et ignis hostes tuos devoret.	11 O LORD, your hand is uplifted, but they behold it not; Let them be shamed when they see your zeal for your people: let the fire prepared for your enemies consume them.
12 Domine, dabis pacem nobis : omnia enim opera nostra operatus es nobis.	12 O LORD, you mete out peace to us, for it is you who have accomplished all we have done.
13 Domine Deus noster, possederunt nos domini absque te ; tantum in te recordemur nominis tui.	13 O LORD, our God, other lords than you have ruled us; it is from you only that we can call upon your name.
14 Morientes non vivant, gigantes non resurgant : propterea visitasti et contrivisti eos, et perdidisti omnem memoriam eorum.	14 Dead they are, they have no life, shades that cannot rise; For you have punished and destroyed them, and wiped out all memory of them.
15 Indulsisti genti, Domine, indulsisti genti, numquid glorificatus es ? elongasti omnes terminos terræ.	15 You have increased the nation, O LORD, increased the nation to your own glory, and extended far all the borders of the land.
16 Domine, in angustia requisierunt te, in tribulatione murmuris doctrina tua eis.	16 O LORD, oppressed by your punishment, we cried out in anguish under your chastising.
17 Sicut quæ concipit, cum appropinquaverit ad partum, dolens clamat in doloribus suis, sic facti sumus a facie tua, Domine.	17 As a woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pains, so were we in your presence, O LORD.
18 Concepimus, et quasi parturivimus, et peperimus spiritum. Salutes non fecimus in terra ; ideo non ceciderunt habitatores terræ.	18 We conceived and writhed in pain, giving birth to wind; Salvation we have not achieved for the earth, the inhabitants of the world cannot bring it forth.
19 Vivent mortui tui, interfecti mei resurgent. Expergiscimini, et laudate, qui habitatis in pulvere, quia ros lucis ros tuus, et terram gigantum detrahes in ruinam.	19 But your dead shall live, their corpses shall rise; awake and sing, you who lie in the dust. For your dew is a dew of light, and the land of shades gives birth.
20 Vade, populus meus, intra in cubicula tua ; claude ostia tua super te, abscondere modicum ad momentum, donec pertranseat indignatio.	20 Go, my people, enter your chambers, and close your doors behind you; Hide yourselves for a brief moment, until the wrath is past.
21 Ecce enim Dominus egredietur de loco suo, ut visitet iniquitatem habitatoris terræ contra eum ; et revelabit terra sanguinem suum, et non operiet ultra interfectos suos.	21 See, the LORD goes forth from his place, to punish the wickedness of the earth's inhabitants; The earth will reveal the blood upon her, and no longer conceal her slain.