Isaiæ 7

VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Et factum est in diebus Achaz, filii Joathan, filii Oziæ, regis Juda, ascendit Rasin, rex Syriæ, et Phacee, filius Romeliæ, rex Israël, in Jerusalem, ad præliandum contra eam : et non potuerunt	1 In the reign of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah king of Judah, Razon king of Aram advanced onJerusalem with Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, to attack it; but he was unable to attack it.
2 debellare eam. Et nuntiaverunt domui David, dicentes : Requievit Syria super Ephraim. Et commotum est cor ejus, et cor populi ejus, sicut moventur ligna silvarum a facie venti.	2 The House of David was informed: 'Aram has halted in Ephraimite territory.' At this, his heart and hispeople's hearts shook like forest trees shaking in the wind.
3 Et dixit Dominus ad Isaiam : Egredere in occursum Achaz, tu et qui derelictus est Jasub, filius tuus, ad extremum aquæductus piscinæ superioris in via agri Fullonis ;	3 Yahweh then said to Isaiah, 'Go out with your son Shear-Jashub, and meet Ahaz at the end of theconduit of the upper pool, on the road to the Ful er's Field,
4 et dices ad eum : Vide ut sileas ; noli timere, et cor tuum ne formidet a duabus caudis titionum fumigantium istorum, in ira furoris Rasin, regis Syriæ, et filii Romeliæ ;	4 and say to him, "Pay attention and keep calm. Do not be frightened or demoralised by these twosmouldering sticks of firewood, by the fierce anger of Razon, Aram and the son of Remaliah,
5 eo quod consilium inierit contra te Syria in malum, Ephraim, et filius Romeliæ, dicentes :	5 or because Aram, Ephraim and the son of Remaliah have been plotting against you and saying:
6 Ascendamus ad Judam, et suscitemus eum, et avellamus eum ad nos, et ponamus regem in medio ejus filium Tabeel.	6 Let us mount an attack on Judah, destroy it, force it onto our side and instal the son of Tabeel there asking.
7 Hæc dicit Dominus Deus : Non stabit, et non erit istud ;	7 "Lord Yahweh says this: This wil not happen, it wil never occur,
8 sed caput Syriæ Damascus, et caput Damasci Rasin ; et adhuc sexaginta et quinque anni, et desinet Ephraim esse populus ;	8 for the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Razon; another sixty-five years, andEphraim wil cease to be a people.
9 et caput Ephraim Samaria, et caput Samariæ filius Romeliæ. Si non credideritis, non permanebitis.	9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you wil not takeyour stand on me you wil not stand firm." '
10 Et adjecit Dominus loqui ad Achaz, dicens :	10 Yahweh spoke to Ahaz again and said:
11 Pete tibi signum a Domino Deo tuo, in profundum inferni, sive in excelsum supra.	11 Ask Yahweh your God for a sign, either in the depths of Sheol or in the heights above.
12 Et dixit Achaz : Non petam, et non tentabo Dominum.	12 But Ahaz said, 'I wil not ask. I wil not put Yahweh to the test.'
13 Et dixit : Audite ergo, domus David. Numquid parum vobis est molestos esse hominibus, quia molesti estis et Deo meo ?	13 He then said: Listen now, House of David: are you not satisfied with trying human patience that youshould try my God's patience too?
14 Propter hoc dabit Dominus ipse vobis signum : ecce virgo concipiet, et pariet filium, et vocabitur nomen ejus Emmanuel.	14 The Lord wil give you a sign in any case: It is this: the young woman is with child and wil give birth to ason whom she wil cal Immanuel.
15 Butyrum et mel comedet, ut sciat reprobare malum, et eligere bonum.	15 On curds and honey wil he feed until he knows how to refuse the bad and choose the good.
16 Quia antequam sciat puer reprobare malum et eligere bonum, derelinquetur terra quam tu detestaris a facie duorum regum suorum.	16 Before the child knows how to refuse the bad and choose the good, the lands whose two kings arefrightening you will be deserted.
17 Adducet Dominus super te, et super populum tuum, et super domum patris tui, dies qui non venerunt a diebus separationis Ephraim a Juda, cum rege Assyriorum.	17 Yahweh wil bring times for you, your people and your ancestral House, such as have not been seensince Ephraim broke away from Judah (the king of Assyria).
18 Et erit in die illa : sibilabit Dominus muscæ quæ est in extremo fluminum Ægypti, et api quæ est in terra Assur ;	18 When that day comes, Yahweh wil whistle up mosquitoes from the distant streams of Egypt and beesfrom the land of Assyria,
19 et venient, et requiescent omnes in torrentibus vallium, et in cavernis petrarum, et in omnibus frutetis, et in universis foraminibus.	19 and they wil al come and settle on the streams in the gul ies, in the holes in the rocks, on al the thorn-bushes and on all the water-points.
20 In die illa radet Dominus in novacula conducta in his qui trans flumen sunt, in rege Assyriorum, caput et pilos pedum, et barbam universam.	20 That day the Lord wil shave, with a razor hired from the other side of the River (with the king ofAssyria), the head and the hair of the leg, and take off the beard, too.
21 Et erit in die illa : nutriet homo vaccam boum, et duas oves,	21 When that day comes, each man wil raise one heifer and two sheep,
22 et præ ubertate lactis comedet butyrum ; butyrum enim et mel manducabit omnis qui relictus fuerit in medio terræ.	22 and because of the abundant milk they give (on curds will he feed) al who are left in the country wilfeed on curds and honey.
23 Et erit in die illa : omnis locus ubi fuerint mille vites, mille argenteis, in spinas et in vepres erunt.	23 When that day comes, wherever there used to be a thousand vines worth a thousand pieces of silver,al wil be brambles and thorn-bushes;
24 Cum sagittis et arcu ingredientur illuc : vepres enim et spinæ erunt in universa terra.	24 to be ventured into only with arrows and bow, for the country wil be nothing but brambles and thorn-bushes.
25 Et omnes montes qui in sarculo sarrientur, non veniet illuc terror spinarum et veprium : et erit in pascua bovis, et in conculcationem pecoris.	25 No more wil you venture on any hil side formerly under the hoe for fear of the brambles and thorn-bushes; it will be fit only for pasturing the cattle, a tramping-ground for sheep.