Gentiles converted to Christ shall much rejoice, 5. being comforted and confirmed by his miracles, much more by his internal grace, which bringeth to life everlasting.Gentiles conuerted to Christ shal much reioyce, 5. being comforted and confirmed by his miracles, much more by his internal grace, which bringeth to life euerlasting.✦
The desert and the land without passage shall be glad, and the wilderness shall rejoice, and shall flourish as the lily.THE desert and the land without passage shal be glad, & the wildernes shal reioyce, and shal florish as the lilie.✦Lætabitur deserta et invia, et exsultabit solitudo, et florebit quasi lilium.
2Springing it shall spring, and shall rejoice joyful and praising: the glory of Libanus is given to it, the beauty of Carmel, and Saron, they shall see the glory of our Lord, and the beauty of our God.Springing it shal spring, & shal reioyce ioyful and praising: the glorie of Libanus is geuen to it, the beautie of Carmel, and Saron, they shal see the glorie of our Lord, and the beautie of our God.✦Germinans germinabit, et exsultabit lætabunda et laudans : gloria Libani data est ei, decor Carmeli et Saron ; ipsi videbunt gloriam Domini, et decorem Dei nostri.
3Encourage ye the dissolutas: slack, feeble hands, and strengthen the weak knees.Encouráge ye the loose handes, & strengthen the weake knees.✦Confortate manus dissolutas, et genua debilia roborate.
4Say to the faint hearted: Take courage, and fear not: behold your God shall bring revenge of retribution: God himself will come and will save you.Say to the faynt harted: Take couregé, and feare not: behold your God shal bring reuenge of retribution: God him self wil come and wil saue you.✦Dicite pusillanimis : Confortamini, et nolite timere : ecce Deus vester ultionem adducet retributionis ; Deus ipse veniet, et salvabit vos.
5Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be open.Then shal the eies of the blind be opened, and the eares of the deafe shal be open.✦Tunc aperientur oculi cæcorum, et aures surdorum patebunt ;
6Then shall the lame leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall be opened: because waters are cut out in the desert, and torrents in the wilderness.Then shal the lame leape as an hart, and the tongue of the dumme shal be opened: because waters are cut out in the desert, and torrents in the wildernes.✦tunc saliet sicut cervus claudus, et aperta erit lingua mutorum : quia scissæ sunt in deserto aquæ, et torrentes in solitudine ;
7And that which was dry land, shall be as a pool, and the thirsty ground as fountains of waters. In the dens wherein dragons dwelt before, shall spring up the greenness of reed and bulrush.And that which was drieland, shal be as a poole, and the thirstie ground as fountaines of waters. In the dennes wherein dragons dwelt before, shal spring vp the greennes of reede and bulrush.✦et quæ erat arida, erit in stagnum, et sitiens in fontes aquarum. In cubilibus, in quibus prius dracones habitabant, orietur viror calami et junci.
8And a path and a way shall be there, and it shall be called the holy way: the polluted shall not pass by it, and this shall be unto you a direct way, so that fools cannot err by it.And a pathe and a way shal be there, and it shal be called the holie way: the polluted shal not passe by it, and this shal be vnto you a direct way, so that fooles can not erre by it.✦Et erit ibi semita et via, et via sancta vocabitur : non transibit per eam pollutus, et hæc erit vobis directa via, ita ut stulti non errent per eam.
9The lion shall not be there, and the mala: wicked, harmful beast shall not go up by it, nor be found there: and they shall walk that shall be delivered.The lion shal not be there, and the naughtie beast shal not goe vp by it, nor be found there: and they shal walke that shal be deliuered.✦Non erit ibi leo, et mala bestia non ascendet per eam, nec invenietur ibi ; et ambulabunt qui liberati fuerint.
10And the redeemed of our Lord shall be converted, and shall come into Sion with praise, and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.And the redemed of our Lord shal be conuerted, and shal come into Sion with prayse, and euerlasting ioy shal be vpon their head: they shal obteyne ioy and gladnes, and sorow and mourning shal flee away.Et redempti a Domino convertentur, et venient in Sion cum laude, et lætitia sempiterna super caput eorum : gaudium et lætitiam obtinebunt, et fugiet dolor et gemitus.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.