Isaiæ 57

VULGATA	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Justus perit, et non est qui recogitet in corde suo ; et viri misericordiæ colliguntur, quia non est qui intelligat : a facie enim malitiæ collectus est justus.	1 The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity,
2 Veniat pax ; requiescat in cubili suo qui ambulavit in directione sua.	2 he enters into peace; they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness.
3 Vos autem accedite huc, filii auguratricis, semen adulteri et fornicariæ.	3 But you, draw near hither, sons of the sorceress, offspring of the adulterer and the harlot.
4 Super quem lusistis ? super quem dilatastis os, et ejecistis linguam ? Numquid non vos filii scelesti, semen mendax,	4 Of whom are you making sport? Against whom do you open your mouth wide and put out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, the offspring of deceit,
5 qui consolamini in diis subter omne lignum frondosum, immolantes parvulos in torrentibus, subter eminentes petras ?	5 you who burn with lust among the oaks, under every green tree; who slay your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
6 In partibus torrentis pars tua ; hæc est sors tua : et ipsis effudisti libamen, obtulisti sacrificium. Numquid super his non indignabor ?	6 Among the smooth stones of the valley is your portion; they, they, are your lot; to them you have poured out a drink offering, you have brought a cereal offering. Shall I be appeased for these things?
7 Super montem excelsum et sublimem posuisti cubile tuum, et illuc ascendisti ut immolares hostias.	7 Upon a high and lofty mountain you have set your bed, and thither you went up to offer sacrifice.
8 Et post ostium, et retro postem, posuisti memoriale tuum. Quia juxta me discooperuisti, et suscepisti adulterum, dilatasti cubile tuum, et pepigisti cum eis fœdus ; dilexisti stratum eorum manu aperta.	8 Behind the door and the doorpost you have set up your symbol; for, deserting me, you have uncovered your bed, you have gone up to it, you have made it wide; and you have made a bargain for yourself with them, you have loved their bed, you have looked on nakedness.
9 Et ornasti te regi unguento, et multiplicasti pigmenta tua. Misisti legatos tuos procul, et humiliata es usque ad inferos.	9 You journeyed to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes; you sent your envoys far off, and sent down even to Sheol.
10 In multitudine viæ tuæ laborasti ; non dixisti : Quiescam. Vitam manus tuæ invenisti ; propterea non rogasti.	10 You were wearied with the length of your way, but you did not say, "It is hopeless"; you found new life for your strength, and so you were not faint.
11 Pro quo sollicita timuisti, quia mentita es, et mei non es recordata, neque cogitasti in corde tuo ? Quia ego tacens et quasi non videns, et mei oblita es.	11 Whom did you dread and fear, so that you lied, and did not remember me, did not give me a thought? Have I not held my peace, even for a long time, and so you do not fear me?
12 Ego annuntiabo justitiam tuam, et opera tua non proderunt tibi.	12 I will tell of your righteousness and your doings, but they will not help you.
13 Cum clamaveris, liberent te congregati tui, et omnes eos auferet ventus, tollet aura. Qui autem fiduciam habet mei, hæreditabit terram, et possidebit montem sanctum meum.	13 When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you! The wind will carry them off, a breath will take them away. But he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain.
14 Et dicam : Viam facite, præbete iter ; declinate de semita, auferte offendicula de via populi mei.	14 And it shall be said, "Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people's way."
15 Quia hæc dicit Excelsus, et Sublimis, habitans æternitatem, et sanctum nomen ejus : in excelso et in sancto habitans, et cum contrito et humili spiritu : ut vivificet spiritum humilium, et vivificet cor contritorum.	15 For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
16 Non enim in sempiternum litigabo, neque usque ad finem irascar, quia spiritus a facie mea egredietur, et flatus ego faciam.	16 For I will not contend for ever, nor will I always be angry; for from me proceeds the spirit, and I have made the breath of life.
17 Propter iniquitatem avaritiæ ejus iratus sum, et percussi eum. Abscondi a te faciem meam, et indignatus sum ; et abiit vagus in via cordis sui.	17 Because of the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry, I smote him, I hid my face and was angry; but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.
18 Vias ejus vidi, et sanavi eum ; et reduxi eum, et reddidi consolationes ipsi, et lugentibus ejus.	18 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and requite him with comfort, creating for his mourners the fruit of the lips.
19 Creavi fructum labiorum pacem ; pacem ei qui longe est et qui prope, dixit Dominus, et sanavi eum.	19 Peace, peace, to the far and to the near, says the LORD; and I will heal him.
20 Impii autem quasi mare fervens, quod quiescere non potest, et redundant fluctus ejus in conculcationem et lutum.	20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters toss up mire and dirt.
21 Non est pax impiis, dicit Dominus Deus.	21 There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked."