Isaiæ 35

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Lætabitur deserta et invia, et exsultabit solitudo, et florebit quasi lilium.	1 The desert and the parched land will exult; the steppe will rejoice and bloom.
2 Germinans germinabit, et exsultabit lætabunda et laudans : gloria Libani data est ei, decor Carmeli et Saron ; ipsi videbunt gloriam Domini, et decorem Dei nostri.	2 They will bloom with abundant flowers, and rejoice with joyful song. The glory of Lebanon will be given to them, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
3 Confortate manus dissolutas, et genua debilia roborate.	3 Strengthen the hands that are feeble, make firm the knees that are weak,
4 Dicite pusillanimis : Confortamini, et nolite timere : ecce Deus vester ultionem adducet retributionis ; Deus ipse veniet, et salvabit vos.	4 Say to those whose hearts are frightened: Be strong, fear not! Here is your God, he comes with vindication; With divine recompense he comes to save you.
5 Tunc aperientur oculi cæcorum, et aures surdorum patebunt ;	5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf be cleared;
6 tunc saliet sicut cervus claudus, et aperta erit lingua mutorum : quia scissæ sunt in deserto aquæ, et torrentes in solitudine ;	6 Then will the lame leap like a stag, then the tongue of the dumb will sing. Streams will burst forth in the desert, and rivers in the steppe.
7 et quæ erat arida, erit in stagnum, et sitiens in fontes aquarum. In cubilibus, in quibus prius dracones habitabant, orietur viror calami et junci.	7 The burning sands will become pools, and the thirsty ground, springs of water; The abode where jackals lurk will be a marsh for the reed and papyrus.
8 Et erit ibi semita et via, et via sancta vocabitur : non transibit per eam pollutus, et hæc erit vobis directa via, ita ut stulti non errent per eam.	8 A highway will be there, called the holy way; No one unclean may pass over it, nor fools go astray on it.
9 Non erit ibi leo, et mala bestia non ascendet per eam, nec invenietur ibi ; et ambulabunt qui liberati fuerint.	9 No lion will be there, nor beast of prey go up to be met upon it. It is for those with a journey to make, and on it the redeemed will walk.
10 Et redempti a Domino convertentur, et venient in Sion cum laude, et lætitia sempiterna super caput eorum : gaudium et lætitiam obtinebunt, et fugiet dolor et gemitus.	10 Those whom the LORD has ransomed will return and enter Zion singing, crowned with everlasting joy; They will meet with joy and gladness, sorrow and mourning will flee.