1 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.

1 Lauda, sterilis, quæ non paris;
decanta laudem, et hinni, quæ non pariebas:
quoniam multi filii desertæ
magis quam ejus quæ habet virum, dicit Dominus.

2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;

2 Dilata locum tentorii tui,
et pelles tabernaculorum tuorum extende:
ne parcas:
longos fac funiculos tuos,
et clavos tuos consolida.

3 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.

3 Ad dexteram enim et ad lævam penetrabis,
et semen tuum gentes hæreditabit,
et civitates desertas inhabitabit.

4 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

4 Noli timere, quia non confunderis,
neque erubesces; non enim te pudebit,
quia confusionis adolescentiæ tuæ oblivisceris,
et opprobrii viduitatis tuæ non recordaberis amplius.

5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

5 Quia dominabitur tui qui fecit te,
Dominus exercituum nomen ejus,
et redemptor tuus, Sanctus Israël:
Deus omnis terræ vocabitur.

6 For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.

6 Quia ut mulierem derelictam et mœrentem spiritu
vocavit te Dominus,
et uxorem ab adolescentia abjectam,
dixit Deus tuus.

7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

7 Ad punctum in modico dereliqui te,
et in miserationibus magnis congregabo te.

8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.

8 In momento indignationis abscondi
faciem meam parumper a te;
et in misericordia sempiterna misertus sum tui,
dixit redemptor tuus, Dominus.

9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

9 Sicut in diebus Noë istud mihi est,
cui juravi ne inducerem aquas Noë ultra super terram;
sic juravi ut non irascar tibi,
et non increpem te.

10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

10 Montes enim commovebuntur,
et colles contremiscent;
misericordia autem mea non recedet a te,
et fœdus pacis meæ non movebitur,
dixit miserator tuus Dominus.

11 ¶ O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

11 Paupercula, tempestate convulsa absque ulla consolatione,
ecce ego sternam per ordinem lapides tuos,
et fundabo te in sapphiris:

12 And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.

12 et ponam jaspidem propugnacula tua,
et portas tuas in lapides sculptos,
et omnes terminos tuos in lapides desiderabiles;

13 And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

13 universos filios tuos doctos a Domino,
et multitudinem pacis filiis tuis.

14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.

14 Et in justitia fundaberis:
recede procul a calumnia, quia non timebis,
et a pavore, quia non appropinquabit tibi.

15 Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.

15 Ecce accola veniet qui non erat mecum,
advena quondam tuus adjungetur tibi.

16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.

16 Ecce ego creavi fabrum
sufflantem in igne prunas,
et proferentem vas in opus suum;
et ego creavi interfectorem ad disperdendum.

17 ¶ No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

17 Omne vas quod fictum est contra te, non dirigetur,
et omnem linguam resistentem tibi in judicio, judicabis.
Hæc est hæreditas servorum Domini,
et justitia eorum apud me, dicit Dominus.