Isaiæ 45

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Hæc dicit Dominus christo meo Cyro, cujus apprehendi dexteram, ut subjiciam ante faciem ejus gentes, et dorsa regum vertam, et aperiam coram eo januas, et portæ non claudentur :	1 Thus says the LORD to his anointed, Cyrus, whose right hand I grasp, Subduing nations before him, and making kings run in his service, Opening doors before him and leaving the gates unbarred:
2 Ego ante te ibo, et gloriosos terræ humiliabo ; portas æreas conteram, et vectes ferreos confringam :	2 I will go before you and level the mountains; Bronze doors I will shatter, and iron bars I will snap.
3 et dabo tibi thesauros absconditos, et arcana secretorum, ut scias quia ego Dominus, qui voco nomen tuum, Deus Israël,	3 I will give you treasures out of the darkness, and riches that have been hidden away, That you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.
4 propter servum meum Jacob, et Israël, electum meum ; et vocavi te nomine tuo : assimilavi te, et non cognovisti me.	4 For the sake of Jacob, my servant, of Israel my chosen one, I have called you by your name, giving you a title, though you knew me not.
5 Ego Dominus, et non est amplius ; extra me non est deus ; accinxi te, et non cognovisti me :	5 I am the LORD and there is no other, there is no God besides me. It is I who arm you, though you know me not,
6 ut sciant hi qui ab ortu solis et qui ab occidente, quoniam absque me non est : ego Dominus, et non est alter :	6 so that toward the rising and the setting of the sun men may know that there is none besides me. I am the LORD, there is no other;
7 formans lucem et creans tenebras, faciens pacem et creans malum : ego Dominus faciens omnia hæc.	7 I form the light, and create the darkness, I make well-being and create woe; I, the LORD, do all these things.
8 Rorate, cæli, desuper, et nubes pluant justum ; aperiatur terra, et germinet Salvatorem, et justitia oriatur simul : ego Dominus creavi eum.	8 Let justice descend, O heavens, like dew from above, like gentle rain let the skies drop it down. Let the earth open and salvation bud forth; let justice also spring up! I, the LORD, have created this.
9 Væ qui contradicit fictori suo, testa de samiis terræ ! Numquid dicet lutum figulo suo : Quid facis, et opus tuum absque manibus est ?	9 Woe to him who contends with his Maker; a potsherd among potsherds of the earth! Dare the clay say to its modeler, "What are you doing?" or, "What you are making has no hands"?
10 Væ qui dicit patri : Quid generas ? et mulieri : Quid parturis ?	10 Woe to him who asks a father, "What are you begetting?" or a woman, "What are you giving birth to?"
11 Hæc dicit Dominus, Sanctus Israël, plastes ejus : Ventura interrogate me ; super filios meos et super opus manuum mearum mandate mihi.	11 Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, his maker: You question me about my children, or prescribe the work of my hands for me!
12 Ego feci terram, et hominem super eam creavi ego : manus meæ tetenderunt cælos, et omni militiæ eorum mandavi.	12 It was I who made the earth and created mankind upon it; It was my hands that stretched out the heavens; I gave the order to all their host.
13 Ego suscitavi eum ad justitiam, et omnes vias ejus dirigam ; ipse ædificabit civitatem meam, et captivitatem meam dimittet, non in pretio neque in muneribus, dicit Dominus Deus exercituum.	13 It was I who stirred up one for the triumph of justice; all his ways I make level. He shall rebuild my city and let my exiles go free Without price or ransom, says the LORD of hosts.
14 Hæc dicit Dominus : Labor Ægypti, et negotiatio Æthiopiæ, et Sabaim viri sublimes ad te transibunt, et tui erunt ; post te ambulabunt, vincti manicis pergent, et te adorabunt, teque deprecabuntur. Tantum in te est Deus, et non est absque te deus.	14 Thus says the LORD: The earnings of Egypt, the gain of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, tall of stature, Shall come over to you and belong to you; they shall follow you, coming in chains. Before you they shall fall prostrate, saying in prayer: "With you only is God, and nowhere else; the gods are nought.
15 Vere tu es Deus absconditus, Deus Israël, salvator.	15 Truly with you God is hidden, the God of Israel, the savior!
16 Confusi sunt, et erubuerunt omnes : simul abierunt in confusionem fabricatores errorum.	16 Those are put to shame and disgrace who vent their anger against him; Those go in disgrace who carve images.
17 Israël salvatus est in Domino salute æterna ; non confundemini, et non erubescetis usque in sæculum sæculi.	17 Israel, you are saved by the LORD, saved forever! You shall never be put to shame or disgrace in future ages."
18 Quia hæc dicit Dominus creans cælos, ipse Deus formans terram et faciens eam, ipse plastes ejus ; non in vanum creavit eam : ut habitaretur formavit eam : Ego Dominus, et non est alius.	18 For thus says the LORD, The creator of the heavens, who is God, The designer and maker of the earth who established it, Not creating it to be a waste, but designing it to be lived in: I am the LORD, and there is no other.
19 Non in abscondito locutus sum, in loco terræ tenebroso ; non dixi semini Jacob frustra : Quærite me : ego Dominus loquens justitiam, annuntians recta.	19 I have not spoken from hiding nor from some dark place of the earth, And I have not said to the descendants of Jacob, "Look for me in an empty waste." I, the LORD, promise justice, I foretell what is right.
20 Congregamini, et venite, et accedite simul qui salvati estis ex gentibus : nescierunt qui levant lignum sculpturæ suæ, et rogant deum non salvantem.	20 Come and assemble, gather together, you fugitives from among the gentiles! They are without knowledge who bear wooden idols and pray to gods that cannot save.
21 Annuntiate, et venite, et consiliamini simul. Quis auditum fecit hoc ab initio, ex tunc prædixit illud ? numquid non ego Dominus, et non est ultra deus absque me ? Deus justus, et salvans non est præter me.	21 Come here and declare in counsel together: Who announced this from the beginning and foretold it from of old? Was it not I, the LORD, besides whom there is no other God? There is no just and saving God but me.
22 Convertimini ad me, et salvi eritis, omnes fines terræ, quia ego Deus, et non est alius.	22 Turn to me and be safe, all you ends of the earth, for I am God; there is no other!
23 In memetipso juravi ; egredietur de ore meo justitiæ verbum, et non revertetur : quia mihi curvabitur omne genu, et jurabit omnis lingua.	23 By myself I swear, uttering my just decree and my unalterable word: To me every knee shall bend; by me every tongue shall swear,
24 Ergo in Domino, dicet, meæ sunt justitiæ et imperium ; ad eum venient, et confundentur omnes qui repugnant ei.	24 Saying, "Only in the LORD are just deeds and power. Before him in shame shall come all who vent their anger against him.
25 In Domino justificabitur, et laudabitur omne semen Israël.	25 In the LORD shall be the vindication and the glory of all the descendants of Israel."