Isaiæ 49

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Audite, insulæ, et attendite, populi de longe : Dominus ab utero vocavit me ; de ventre matris meæ recordatus est nominis mei.	1 Hear me, O coastlands, listen, O distant peoples. The LORD called me from birth, from my mother's womb he gave me my name.
2 Et posuit os meum quasi gladium acutum, in umbra manus suæ protexit me, et posuit me sicut sagittam electam : in pharetra sua abscondit me.	2 He made of me a sharp-edged sword and concealed me in the shadow of his arm. He made me a polished arrow, in his quiver he hid me.
3 Et dixit mihi : Servus meus es tu Israël, quia in te gloriabor.	3 You are my servant, he said to me, Israel, through whom I show my glory.
4 Et ego dixi : In vacuum laboravi ; sine causa et vane fortitudinem meam consumpsi : ergo judicium meum cum Domino, et opus meum cum Deo meo.	4 Though I thought I had toiled in vain, and for nothing, uselessly, spent my strength, Yet my reward is with the LORD, my recompense is with my God.
5 Et nunc dicit Dominus, formans me ex utero servum sibi, ut reducam Jacob ad eum, et Israël non congregabitur ; et glorificatus sum in oculis Domini, et Deus meus factus est fortitudo mea.	5 For now the LORD has spoken who formed me as his servant from the womb, That Jacob may be brought back to him and Israel gathered to him; And I am made glorious in the sight of the LORD, and my God is now my strength!
6 Et dixit : Parum est ut sis mihi servus ad suscitandas tribus Jacob, et fæces Israël convertendas : ecce dedi te in lucem gentium, ut sis salus mea usque ad extremum terræ.	6 It is too little, he says, for you to be my servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and restore the survivors of Israel; I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.
7 Hæc dicit Dominus, redemptor Israël, Sanctus ejus, ad contemptibilem animam, ad abominatam gentem, ad servum dominorum : Reges videbunt, et consurgent principes, et adorabunt propter Dominum, quia fidelis est, et Sanctum Israël qui elegit te.	7 Thus says the LORD, the redeemer and the Holy One of Israel, To the one despised, whom the nations abhor, the slave of rulers: When kings see you, they shall stand up, and princes shall prostrate themselves Because of the LORD who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.
8 Hæc dicit Dominus : In tempore placito exaudivi te, et in die salutis auxiliatus sum tui : et servavi te, et dedi te in fœdus populi, ut suscitares terram, et possideres hæreditates dissipatas ;	8 Thus says the LORD: In a time of favor I answer you, on the day of salvation I help you, To restore the land and allot the desolate heritages,
9 ut diceres his qui vincti sunt : Exite, et his qui in tenebris : Revelamini. Super vias pascentur, et in omnibus planis pascua eorum.	9 Saying to the prisoners: Come out! To those in darkness: Show yourselves! Along the ways they shall find pasture, on every bare height shall their pastures be.
10 Non esurient neque sitient, et non percutiet eos æstus et sol, quia miserator eorum reget eos, et ad fontes aquarum potabit eos.	10 They shall not hunger or thirst, nor shall the scorching wind or the sun strike them; For he who pities them leads them and guides them beside springs of water.
11 Et ponam omnes montes meos in viam, et semitæ meæ exaltabuntur.	11 I will cut a road through all my mountains, and make my highways level.
12 Ecce isti de longe venient, et ecce illi ab aquilone et mari, et isti de terra australi.	12 See, some shall come from afar, others from the north and the west, and some from the land of Syene.
13 Laudate, cæli, et exsulta, terra ; jubilate, montes, laudem, quia consolatus est Dominus populum suum, et pauperum suorum miserebitur.	13 Sing out, O heavens, and rejoice, O earth, break forth into song, you mountains. For the LORD comforts his people and shows mercy to his afflicted.
14 Et dixit Sion : Dereliquit me Dominus, et Dominus oblitus est mei.	14 But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me."
15 Numquid oblivisci potest mulier infantem suum, ut non misereatur filio uteri sui ? Etsi illa oblita fuerit, ego tamen non obliviscar tui.	15 Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you.
16 Ecce in manibus meis descripsi te ; muri tui coram oculis meis semper.	16 See, upon the palms of my hands I have written your name; your walls are ever before me.
17 Venerunt structores tui ; destruentes te et dissipantes a te exibunt.	17 Your rebuilders make haste, as those who tore you down and laid you waste go forth from you;
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 Look about and see, they are all gathering and coming to you. As I live, says the LORD, you shall be arrayed with them all as with adornments, like a bride you shall fasten them on you.
19 quia deserta tua, et solitudines tuæ, et terra ruinæ tuæ, nunc angusta erunt præ habitatoribus ; et longe fugabuntur qui absorbebant te.	19 Though you were waste and desolate, a land of ruins, Now you shall be too small for your inhabitants, while those who swallowed you up will be far away.
20 Adhuc dicent in auribus tuis filii sterilitatis tuæ : Angustus est mihi locus ; fac spatium mihi ut habitem.	20 The children whom you had lost shall yet say to you, "This place is too small for me, make room for me to live in."
21 Et dices in corde tuo : Quis genuit mihi istos ? ego sterilis et non pariens, transmigrata, et captiva ; et istos quis enutrivit ? ego destituta et sola ; et isti ubi erant ?	21 You shall ask yourself: "Who has borne me these? I was bereft and barren (exiled and repudiated); who has reared them? I was left all alone; where then do these come from?"
22 Hæc dicit Dominus Deus : Ecce levabo ad gentes manum meam, et ad populos exaltabo signum meum : et afferent filios tuos in ulnis, et filias tuas super humeros portabunt.	22 Thus says the Lord GOD: See, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and raise my signal to the peoples; They shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
23 Et erunt reges nutritii tui, et reginæ nutrices tuæ ; vultu in terram demisso adorabunt te, et pulverem pedum tuorum lingent. Et scies quia ego Dominus, super quo non confundentur qui exspectant eum.	23 Kings shall be your foster fathers, their princesses your nurses; Bowing to the ground, they shall worship you and lick the dust at your feet. Then you shall know that I am the LORD, and those who hope in me shall never be disappointed.
24 Numquid tolletur a forti præda ? aut quod captum fuerit a robusto, salvum esse poterit ?	24 Thus says the LORD: Can booty be taken from a warrior? or captives be rescued from a tyrant?
25 Quia hæc dicit Dominus : Equidem, et captivitas a forti tolletur, et quod ablatum fuerit a robusto, salvabitur. Eos vero qui judicaverunt te, ego judicabo, et filios tuos ego salvabo.	25 Yes, captives can be taken from a warrior, and booty be rescued from a tyrant; Those who oppose you I will oppose, and your sons I will save.
26 Et cibabo hostes tuos carnibus suis, et quasi musto, sanguine suo inebriabuntur, et sciet omnis caro quia ego Dominus salvans te, et redemptor tuus fortis Jacob.	26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their own blood as with the juice of the grape. All mankind shall know that I, the LORD, am your savior, your redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.