Liber Isaiae, 63

1. quis est iste qui venit de Edom tinctis vestibus de Bosra iste formonsus in stola sua gradiens in multitudine fortitudinis suæ ego qui loquor justitiam et propugnator sum ad salvandum

1. Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bosra, this beautiful one in his robe, walking in the greatness of his strength. I, that speak justice, and am a defender to save.

2. quare ergo rubrum est indumentum tuum et vestimenta tua sicut calcantium in torculari

2. Why then is thy apparel red, and thy garments like theirs that tread in the winepress?

3. torcular calcavi solus et de gentibus non est vir mecum calcavi eos in furore meo et conculcavi eos in ira mea et aspersus est sanguis eorum super vestimenta mea et omnia indumenta mea inquinavi

3. I have trodden the winepress alone, and of the Gentiles there is not a man with me: I have trampled on them in my indignation, and have trodden them down in my wrath, and their blood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my apparel.

4. dies enim ultionis in corde meo annus redemptionis meæ venit

4. For the day of vengeance is in my heart, the year of my redemption is come.

5. circumspexi et non erat auxiliator quæsivi et non fuit qui adiuvaret et salvavit mihi brachium meum et indignatio mea ipsa auxiliata est mihi

5. I looked about, and there was none to help: I sought, and there was none to give aid: and my own arm hath saved for me, and my indignation itself hath helped me.

6. et conculcavi populos in furore meo et inebriavi eos in indignatione mea et detraxi in terra virtutem eorum

6. And I have trodden down the people in my wrath, and have made them drunk in my indignation, and have brought down their strength to the earth.

7. miserationum Domini recordabor laudem Domini super omnibus quæ reddidit nobis Dominus et super multitudinem bonorum domui Israël quæ largitus est eis secundum indulgentiam suam et secundum multitudinem misericordiarum suarum

7. I will remember the tender mercies of the Lord, the praise of the Lord for all the things that the Lord hath bestowed upon us, and for the multitude of his good things to the house of Israel, which he hath given them according to his kindness, and according to the multitude of his mercies.

8. et dixit verumtamen populus meus est filii non negantes et factus est eis salvator

8. And he said: Surely they are my people, children that will not deny: so he became their saviour.

9. in omni tribulatione eorum non est tribulatus et angelus faciei ejus salvavit eos in dilectione sua et in indulgentia sua ipse redemit eos et portavit eos et levavit eos cunctis diebus sæculi

9. In all their affliction he was not troubled, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love, and in his mercy he redeemed them, and he carried them and lifted them up all the days of old.

10. ipsi autem ad iracundiam provocaverunt et adflixerunt spiritum Sancti ejus et conversus est eis in inimicum et ipse debellavit eos

10. But they provoked to wrath, and afflicted the spirit of his Holy One: and he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

11. et recordatus est dierum sæculi Mosi populi sui ubi est qui eduxit eos de mari cum pastoribus gregis sui ubi est qui posuit in medio ejus spiritum Sancti sui

11. And he remembered the days of old of Moses, and of his people: Where is he that brought them up out of the sea, with the shepherds of his flock? where is he that put in the midst of them the spirit of his Holy One?

12. qui eduxit ad dexteram Mosen brachio majestatis suæ qui scidit aquas ante eos ut faceret sibi nomen sempiternum

12. He that brought out Moses by the right hand, by the arm of his majesty: that divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name.

13. qui duxit eos per abyssos quasi equum in deserto non inpingentem

13. He that led them out through the deep, as a horse in the wilderness that stumbleth not.

14. quasi animal in campo descendens spiritus Domini ductor ejus fuit sic adduxisti populum tuum ut faceres tibi nomen gloriæ

14. As a beast that goeth down in the field, the spirit of the Lord was their leader: so didst thou lead thy people to make thyself a glorious name.

15. adtende de cælo et vide de habitaculo sancto tuo et gloriæ tuæ ubi est zelus tuus et fortitudo tua multitudo viscerum tuorum et miserationum tuarum super me continuerunt se

15. Look down from heaven, and behold from thy holy habitation and the place of thy glory: where is thy zeal, and thy strength, the multitude of thy bowels, and of thy mercies? they have held back themselves from me.

16. tu enim pater noster et Abraham nescivit nos et Israël ignoravit nos tu Domine pater noster redemptor noster a sæculo nomen tuum

16. For thou art our father, and Abraham hath not known us, and Israel hath been ignorant of us: thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer, from everlasting is thy name.

17. quare errare nos fecisti Domine de viis tuis indurasti cor nostrum ne timeremus te convertere propter servos tuos tribus hereditatis tuæ

17. Why hast thou made us to err, O Lord, from thy ways: why hast thou hardened our heart, that we should not fear thee? return for the sake of thy servants, the tribes of thy inheritance.

18. quasi nihilum possederunt populum sanctum tuum hostes nostri conculcaverunt sanctificationem tuam

18. They have possessed thy holy people as nothing: our enemies have trodden down thy sanctuary.

19. facti sumus quasi in principio cum non dominareris nostri neque invocaretur nomen tuum super nos

19. We are become as in the beginning, when thou didst not rule over us, and when we were not called by thy name.