इसायाह 40

1Be comforted, be comforted, my people, saith your God.

2Speak ye to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her: for her evil is come to an end, her iniquity is forgiven: she hath received of the hand of the Lord double for all her sins.

3The voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the wilderness the paths of our God.

4Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough ways plain.

5And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh together shall see, that the mouth of the Lord hath spoken.

6The voice of one, saying: Cry. And I said: What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory thereof as the flower of the held.

7The grass is withered, and the dower is fallen, because the spirit of the Lord hath blown upon it. Indeed the people is grass:

8The grass is withered, and the flower is fallen: but the word of our Lord endureth for ever.

9Get thee up upon a high mountain, thou that bringest good tidings to Sion: lift up thy voice with strength, thou that bringest good tidings to Jerusalem: lift it up, fear not. Say to the cities of Juda: Behold your God:

10Behold the Lord God shall come with strength, and his arm shall rule: Behold his reward is with him and his work is before him.

11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather together the lambs with his arm, and shall take them up in his bosom, and he himself shall carry them that are with young.

12Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and weighed the heavens with his palm? who hath poised with three fingers the bulk of the earth, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

13Who hath forwarded the spirit of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor, and hath taught him?

14With whom hath he consulted, and who hath instructed him, and taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and shewed him the way of understanding?

15Behold the Gentiles are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the smallest grain of a balance: behold the islands are as a little dust.

16And Libanus shall not be enough to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

17All nations are before him as if they had no being at all, and are counted to him as nothing, and vanity.

18To whom then have you likened God? or what image will you make for him?

19Hath the workman cast a graven statue? or hath the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver?

20He hath chosen strong wood, and that will not rot: the skillful workman seeketh how he may set up an idol that may not be moved.

21Do you not know? hath it not been heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have you not understood the foundations of the earth?

22It is he that sitteth upon the globe of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as locusts: he that stretcheth out the heavens as nothing, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.

23He that bringeth the searchers of secrets to nothing, that hath made the judges of the earth as vanity.

24And surely their stock was neither planted, nor sown, nor rooted in the earth: suddenly he hath blown upon them, and they are withered, and a whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

25And to whom have ye likened me, or made me equal, saith the Holy One?

26Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these things: who bringeth out their host by number, and calleth them all by their names: by the greatness of his might, and strength, and power, not one of them was missing.

27Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel: My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?

28Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God, who hath created the ends of the earth: he shall not faint, nor labour, neither is there any searching out of his wisdom.

29It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not.

30Youths shall faint, and labour, and young men shall fall by infirmity.

31But they that hope in the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall take wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

1[Consolamini, consolamini, popule meus, dicit Deus vester.

2Loquimini ad cor Jerusalem, et advocate eam, quoniam completa est malitia ejus, dimissa est iniquitas illius: suscepit de manu Domini duplicia pro omnibus peccatis suis.

3Vox clamantis in deserto: Parate viam Domini, rectas facite in solitudine semitas Dei nostri.

4Omnis vallis exaltabitur, et omnis mons et collis humiliabitur, et erunt prava in directa, et aspera in vias planas:

5et revelabitur gloria Domini, et videbit omnis caro pariter quod os Domini locutum est.

6Vox dicentis: Clama. Et dixi: Quid clamabo? Omnis caro fœnum, et omnis gloria ejus quasi flos agri.

7Exsiccatum est fœnum, et cecidit flos, quia spiritus Domini sufflavit in eo. Vere fœnum est populus:

8exsiccatum est fœnum, et cecidit flos; verbum autem Domini nostri manet in æternum.

9Super montem excelsum ascende, tu qui evangelizas Sion; exalta in fortitudine vocem tuam, qui evangelizas Jerusalem: exalta, noli timere. Dic civitatibus Juda: Ecce Deus vester:

10ecce Dominus Deus in fortitudine veniet, et brachium ejus dominabitur: ecce merces ejus cum eo, et opus illius coram illo.

11Sicut pastor gregem suum pascet, in brachio suo congregabit agnos, et in sinu suo levabit; fœtas ipse portabit.

12Quis mensus est pugillo aquas, et cælos palmo ponderavit? quis appendit tribus digitis molem terræ, et liberavit in pondere montes, et colles in statera?

13Quis adjuvit spiritum Domini? aut quis consiliarius ejus fuit, et ostendit illi?

14cum quo iniit consilium, et instruxit eum, et docuit eum semitam justitiæ, et erudivit eum scientiam, et viam prudentiæ ostendit illi?

15Ecce gentes quasi stilla situlæ, et quasi momentum stateræ reputatæ sunt; ecce insulæ quasi pulvis exiguus.

16Et Libanus non sufficiet ad succendendum, et animalia ejus non sufficient ad holocaustum.

17Omnes gentes quasi non sint, sic sunt coram eo, et quasi nihilum et inane reputatæ sunt ei.]

18[Cui ergo similem fecisti Deum? aut quam imaginem ponetis ei?

19Numquid sculptile conflavit faber? aut aurifex auro figuravit illud, et laminis argenteis argentarius?

20Forte lignum et imputribile elegit; artifex sapiens quærit quomodo statuat simulacrum, quod non moveatur.

21Numquid non scitis? numquid non audistis? numquid non annuntiatum est vobis ab initio? numquid non intellexistis fundamenta terræ?

22Qui sedet super gyrum terræ, et habitatores ejus sunt quasi locustæ; qui extendit velut nihilum cælos, et expandit eos sicut tabernaculum ad inhabitandum;

23qui dat secretorum scrutatores quasi non sint, judices terræ velut inane fecit.

24Et quidem neque plantatus, neque satus, neque radicatus in terra truncus eorum; repente flavit in eos, et aruerunt, et turbo quasi stipulam auferet eos.

25Et cui assimilastis me, et adæquastis? dicit Sanctus.

26Levate in excelsum oculos vestros, et videte quis creavit hæc: qui educit in numero militiam eorum, et omnes ex nomine vocat; præ multitudine fortitudinis et roboris, virtutisque ejus, neque unum reliquum fuit.

27Quare dicis, Jacob, et loqueris, Israël: Abscondita est via mea a Domino, et a Deo meo judicium meum transivit?

28Numquid nescis, aut non audisti? Deus sempiternus Dominus, qui creavit terminos terræ: non deficiet, neque laborabit, nec est investigatio sapientiæ ejus.

29Qui dat lasso virtutem, et his qui non sunt, fortitudinem et robur multiplicat.

30Deficient pueri, et laborabunt, et juvenes in infirmitate cadent;

31qui autem sperant in Domino mutabunt fortitudinem, assument pennas sicut aquilæ: current et non laborabunt, ambulabunt et non deficient.]

1“Be consoled, be consoled, O my people!” says your God.

2Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call out to her! For her malice has reached its end. Her iniquity has been forgiven. She has received double for all her sins from the hand of the Lord.

3The voice of one crying out in the desert: “Prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight the paths of our God, in a solitary place.

4Every valley will be exalted, and every mountain and hill will be brought low. And the crooked will be straightened, and the uneven will become level ways.

5And the glory of the Lord will be revealed. And all flesh together will see that the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

6The voice of one saying, “Cry out!” And I said, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.

7The grass has dried up, and the flower has fallen. For the Spirit of the Lord has blown over it. Truly, the people are like grass.

8The grass has dried up, and the flower has fallen. But the Word of our Lord remains for eternity.”

9You who evangelize Zion, climb a high mountain! You who evangelize Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength! Lift it up! Do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah: “Behold, your God!”

10Behold, the Lord God will arrive in strength, and his arm will rule. Behold, his reward is with him, and his work is before him.

11He will pasture his flock like a shepherd. He will gather together the lambs with his arm, and he will lift them up to his bosom, and he himself will carry the very young.

12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and who has weighed the heavens with his palm? Who has suspended the mass of the earth with three fingers, and who has weighed the mountains on a balance and the hills on a scale?

13Who has assisted the Spirit of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor and has revealed things to him?

14With whom has he consulted? And who has instructed him, and taught him the path of justice, and guided him to knowledge, and revealed the way of understanding to him?

15Behold, the nations are like a drop of water in a bucket, and they are considered as the smallest grain on a balance. Behold, the islands are like a little dust.

16And Lebanon will not be sufficient to start a fire, and its animals will not be sufficient for a burnt offering.

17All the nations in his sight are as if they did not exist, and they are considered by him as if they were nothingness and emptiness.

18Therefore, to whom would you liken God? Or with what image would you replace him?

19Should the workman cast a statue? Or has the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver?

20He has chosen strong wood that will not decay. The skillful artisan seeks a way to set up an idol that cannot be moved.

21Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been announced to you from the beginning? Have you not understood the foundations of the earth?

22He is the One who sits upon the globe of the earth, and its inhabitants are like locusts. He extends the heavens as if they were nothing, and he spreads them out like a tent, in which to dwell.

23He has brought those who examine what is secret to nothingness. He has brought the judges of the earth to emptiness.

24And certainly, their stalk was neither planted, nor sown, nor rooted in the ground. He has suddenly blown across them, and they have withered, and a whirlwind will carry them away like chaff.

25“And to whom would you compare me or equate me?” says the Holy One.

26Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things. He leads forth their army by number, and he calls them all by name. Because of the fullness of his strength and robustness and virtue, not one of them was left behind.

27Why do you say this, O Jacob, and why do you speak this way, O Israel? “My way has been hidden from the Lord, and my judgment escaped notice by my God.”

28Do you not know, or have you not heard? The Lord is the eternal God, who has created the limits of the earth. He does not diminish, and he does not struggle. Neither is his wisdom searchable.

29It is he who gives strength to the weary, and it is he who increases fortitude and strength in those who are failing.

30Servants will struggle and fail, and young men will fall into infirmity.

31But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will take up wings like eagles. They will run and not struggle. They will walk and not tire.