Isaiæ 42

VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ecce servus meus, suscipiam eum ; electus meus, complacuit sibi in illo anima mea : dedi spiritum meum super eum : judicium gentibus proferet.	1 Behold my servant, I will uphold him, my elect, with him my soul is well-pleased. I have sent my Spirit upon him. He will offer judgment to the nations.
2 Non clamabit, neque accipiet personam, nec audietur vox ejus foris.	2 He will not cry out, and he will not show favoritism to anyone; neither will his voice be heard abroad.
3 Calamum quassatum non conteret, et linum fumigans non extinguet : in veritate educet judicium.	3 The bruised reed he will not break, and the smoldering wick he will not extinguish. He will lead forth judgment unto truth.
4 Non erit tristis, neque turbulentus, donec ponat in terra judicium ; et legem ejus insulæ exspectabunt.	4 He will not be saddened or troubled, until he establishes judgment on earth. And the islands will await his law.
5 Hæc dicit Dominus Deus, creans cælos, et extendens eos ; firmans terram, et quæ germinant ex ea ; dans flatum populo qui est super eam, et spiritum calcantibus eam :	5 Thus says the Lord God, who created the heavens and expanded it, who formed the earth and all that springs from it, who gives breath to the people in it, and spirit to those walking on it.
6 Ego Dominus vocavi te in justitia, et apprehendi manum tuam, et servavi te : et dedi te in fœdus populi, in lucem gentium,	6 I, the Lord, have called you in justice, and I have taken your hand and preserved you. And I have presented you as a covenant of the people, as a light to the Gentiles,
7 ut aperires oculos cæcorum, et educeres de conclusione vinctum, de domo carceris sedentes in tenebris.	7 so that you may open the eyes of the blind, and lead out the prisoner from confinement and those sitting in darkness from the house of incarceration.
8 Ego Dominus, hoc est nomen meum ; gloriam meam alteri non dabo, et laudem meam sculptilibus.	8 I am the Lord; this is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to graven things.
9 Quæ prima fuerunt, ecce venerunt ; nova quoque ego annuntio : antequam oriantur, audita vobis faciam.	9 The things that were first, behold, they have arrived. And I also announce what is new. Before these things arise, I will cause you to hear about them.
10 Cantate Domino canticum novum, laus ejus ab extremis terræ, qui descenditis in mare, et plenitudo ejus ; insulæ, et habitatores earum.	10 Sing to the Lord a new canticle, sing his praise from the ends of the earth, you who descend into the sea and all its fullness, the islands and their inhabitants.
11 Sublevetur desertum et civitates ejus. In domibus habitabit Cedar : laudate, habitatores petræ ; de vertice montium clamabunt.	11 Let the desert and its cities be lifted up. Kedar will dwell in houses. O inhabitants of the rock, give praise! They will cry out from the top of the mountains.
12 Ponent Domino gloriam, et laudem ejus in insulis nuntiabunt.	12 They will give glory to the Lord, and they will announce his praise to the islands.
13 Dominus sicut fortis egredietur, sicut vir præliator suscitabit zelum ; vociferabitur, et clamabit : super inimicos suos confortabitur.	13 The Lord will go forth like a strong man; like a man of battle, he will stir up zeal. He will shout and cry out. He will prevail against his enemies.
14 Tacui semper, silui, patiens fui : sicut parturiens loquar ; dissipabo, et absorbebo simul.	14 I have always been quiet; I have been silent; I have been patient. I will speak like a woman giving birth. I will destroy and consume, all at once.
15 Desertos faciam montes et colles, et omne gramen eorum exsiccabo ; et ponam flumina in insulas, et stagna arefaciam.	15 I will desolate the mountains and the hills, and I will wither all their grass. And I will turn rivers into islands, and I will dry up the pools of water.
16 Et ducam cæcos in viam quam nesciunt, et in semitis quas ignoraverunt ambulare eos faciam ; ponam tenebras coram eis in lucem, et prava in recta ; hæc verba feci eis, et non dereliqui eos.	16 And I will lead the blind along a way which they do not know. And I will cause them to walk along paths with which they were unfamiliar. I will turn darkness into light before them, and crooked into straight. These things I have done for them. For I have not abandoned them.
17 Conversi sunt retrorsum, confundantur confusione, qui confidunt in sculptili ; qui dicunt conflatili : Vos dii nostri.	17 They have been converted again. Let those who trust in graven idols be greatly confounded, for they say to a molten thing, “You are our god.”
18 Surdi, audite, et cæci, intuemini ad videndum.	18 You who are deaf, hear! You who are blind, turn your gaze and see!
19 Quis cæcus, nisi servus meus ; et surdus, nisi ad quem nuntios meos misi ? quis cæcus, nisi qui venundatus est ? et quis cæcus, nisi servus Domini ?	19 Who is blind, except my servant? Who is deaf, except the one to whom I have sent my messengers? Who is blind, except the one who has been sold? And who is blind, except the servant of the Lord?
20 Qui vides multa, nonne custodies ? qui apertas habes aures, nonne audies ?	20 You who see many things, will you not keep them? You who have open ears, will you not listen?
21 Et Dominus voluit ut sanctificaret eum, et magnificaret legem, et extolleret.	21 And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and to exalt him.
22 Ipse autem populus direptus, et vastatus ; laqueus juvenum omnes, et in domibus carcerum absconditi sunt ; facti sunt in rapinam, nec est qui eruat ; in direptionem, nec est qui dicat : Redde.	22 But this same people has robbed and laid waste. All their youth are a snare, and they have been hidden in houses of confinement. They have become victims; there is no one who may rescue them. They have been plundered; there is no one who may say, “Restore.”
23 Quis est in vobis qui audiat hoc, attendat, et auscultet futura ?	23 Who is there among you who will hear this, who will listen closely and heed this in the future?
24 Quis dedit in direptionem Jacob, et Israël vastantibus ? nonne Dominus ipse, cui peccavimus ? Et noluerunt in viis ejus ambulare, et non audierunt legem ejus.	24 Who has handed over Jacob into plunder, and Israel into devastation? It is not the Lord himself, against whom we have sinned? And they were not willing to walk in his ways, and they have not listened to his law.
25 Et effudit super eum indignationem furoris sui, et forte bellum ; et combussit eum in circuitu, et non cognovit ; et succendit eum, et non intellexit.	25 And so, he poured out over him the indignation of his fury and a strong battle. And he burned him all around, and he did not realize it. And he set him on fire, and he did not understand it.