Jerusalem being besieged, 3. the prophet telleth the king, that the enemies shall not prevail (8. but the kingdom of Israel shall be destroyed) 10. giveth for a sign that a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son. 17. prophesieth also the captivity, and desolation of the kingdom of Juda.Ierusalem being beseeged, 3. the prophet telleth the king, that the enemies shal not preuaile (8. but the kingdome of Israel shal be destroyed) 10. geueth for a signe that a Virgin shal conceiue and bare a Sonne. 17. prophecieth also the captiuitie, and desolation of the kingdom of Iuda.✦
And it came to pass in the days of Achaz the son of Joathan, the son of Ozias king of Juda, there came up Rasin the king of Syria, and Phacee the son of Romelia the king of Israel to Jerusalem, to fight against it: and they could not overcome it.AND it came to passe in the dayes of Achaz the sonne of Ioathan, the sonne of Ozias king of Iuda, there came vp Rasin the king of Syria, and Phacee the sonne of Romelia the king of Israel to Ierusalem, to fight against it: and they could not ouercome it.✦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 debellare eam.
2And they told the house of David, saying: Syria hath rested upon Ephraim, and his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the woods are moved at the face of the wind.And they told the house of Dauid, saying: Syria hath rested vpon Ephraim, & his hart was moued, and the hart of his people, as the trees of the wooddes are moued at the face of the winde.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.
3And our Lord said to Isaias: Go forth to meet Achaz, thou, and Jasub thy son that is left, to the conduit of the upper pool, in the way of the fullonis: a cloth-cleaner and bleacher field.And our Lord sayd to Isaie: Goe forth to meete Achaz, thou, and Iasub thy sonne that is leaft, to the conduite of the vpper poole, in the way of the Fullers filde.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 ;
4And thou shalt say to him: See thou be sileas: motionless; silent, hold thy peace: fear not, and let not thine heart be afraid of the two tails of these smoking titionum: agitators, troublemakers; charred smouldering sticks, in the wrath of the fury of Rasin the king of Syria, and of the son of Romelia.And thou shalt say to him: See thou be stil: feare not, and let not thine hart be afrayd of the two tailes of these smoking fyrebrands, in the wrath of the furie of Rasin the king of Syria, and of the sonne of Romelia.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 ;
5For that Syria hath taken counsel against thee, unto the evil of Ephraim, and the son of Romelia, saying:For that Syria hath taken counsel against thee, vnto the euil of Ephraim, and the sonne of Romelia, saying:eo quod consilium inierit contra te Syria in malum, Ephraim, et filius Romeliæ, dicentes :
6Let us go up to Juda, and raise it up, and pluck it away to us, and make the son of Tabeel king in the midst thereof.Let vs goe vp to Iuda, and rayse it vp, and plucke it away to vs, and make the sonne of Tabeel king in the middes therof.Ascendamus ad Judam, et suscitemus eum, et avellamus eum ad nos, et ponamus regem in medio ejus filium Tabeel.
7Thus saith our Lord God: It shall not stand, and this shall not be.Thus sayth our Lord God: It shal not stand, & this shal not be.Hæc dicit Dominus Deus : Non stabit, et non erit istud ;
8But the head of Syria Damascus, and the head of Damascus Rasin: and yet threescore and five years, and Ephraim shall cease to be a people:But the head of Syria Damascus, & the head of Damascus Rasin: and yet threescore and fiue yeares, and Ephraim shal cease to be a people:sed caput Syriæ Damascus, et caput Damasci Rasin ; et adhuc sexaginta et quinque anni, et desinet Ephraim esse populus ;
9And the head of Ephraim Samaria, and the head of Samaria the son of Romelia. If you will not believe, you shall not be permanebitis: established, abiding, shall not continue.And the head of Ephraim Samaria, and the head of Samaria the sonne of Romelia. If you wil not beleue, you shal not be permanent.et caput Ephraim Samaria, et caput Samariæ filius Romeliæ. Si non credideritis, non permanebitis.
10And our Lord added to speak to Achaz, saying:And our Lord added to speake to Achaz, saying:Et adjecit Dominus loqui ad Achaz, dicens :
11Ask a sign for thee of the Lord thy God unto the depth of hell, or unto the height above.Aske a signe for thee of the Lord thy God vnto the depth of hel, or vnto the height aboue.Pete tibi signum a Domino Deo tuo, in profundum inferni, sive in excelsum supra.
12And Achaz said: I will not ask, and I will not tentabo: entice to sin; put to the test, try our Lord.And Achaz sayd: I wil not aske, and I wil not tempte our Lord.Et dixit Achaz : Non petam, et non tentabo Dominum.
13And he said: Hear ye therefore O house of David: Is it a small thing for you, to be molestos: causing grief; burdensome, wearisome to men, that you are grievous to my God also?And he said: Heare ye therfore ô house of Dauid: Is it a smal thing for you, to be greuous to men, that you are greuous to my God also?Et dixit : Audite ergo, domus David. Numquid parum vobis est molestos esse hominibus, quia molesti estis et Deo meo ?
14Therefore shall our Lord himself give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel.Therfore shal our Lord himselfe geue you a signe. Behold a virgin shal conceiue, and beare a sonne, & his name shal be called Emmanuel.Propter hoc dabit Dominus ipse vobis signum : ecce virgo concipiet, et pariet filium, et vocabitur nomen ejus Emmanuel.
15He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse evil, and choose the good.He shal eate butter and honie, that he may know to refuse euil, and choose the good.✦Butyrum et mel comedet, ut sciat reprobare malum, et eligere bonum.
16For before the child know to refuse evil, and choose good, the land which thou dost detest shall be forsaken of the face of her two kings.For before the childe know to refuse euil, and choose good, the land which thou doest detest shal be forsaken of the face of her two kinges.✦Quia antequam sciat puer reprobare malum et eligere bonum, derelinquetur terra quam tu detestaris a facie duorum regum suorum.
17Our Lord will bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon the house of thy father, days that came not since the days of the separation of Ephraim from Juda, with the king of the Assyrians.Our Lord wil bring vpon thee, & vpon thy people, and vpon the house of thy father, daies that came not since the daies of the separation of Ephraim from Iuda, with the king of the Assirians.✦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.
18And it shall be in that day: our Lord shall sibilabit: whistle, to summon to the fly, that is in the utter most part of the rivers of Egypt, and to the bee, that is in the land of Assur.And it shal be in that day: our Lord shal hisse to the flie, that is in the vtter most part of the riuers of Ægypt, and to the bee, that is in the land of Assur.✦Et erit in die illa : sibilabit Dominus muscæ quæ est in extremo fluminum Ægypti, et api quæ est in terra Assur ;
19And they shall come, and shall rest all in the torrents of the valleys, and in the caves of rocks, and in all shrubby places, and in all holes.And they shal come, and shal rest al in the torrentes of valleis, and in the caues of rockes, and in al shrubbe places, and in al holes.✦et venient, et requiescent omnes in torrentibus vallium, et in cavernis petrarum, et in omnibus frutetis, et in universis foraminibus.
20In that day our Lord shall shave with a razor, hired by them, that are beyond the river, by the king of the Assyrians, the head, and the hairs of the feet, and the whole beard.In that day our Lord shal shaue with a raser, hyred by them, that are beyond the riuer, by the king of the Assirians, the head, and the haires of the feete, and the whole beard.✦In die illa radet Dominus in novacula conducta in his qui trans flumen sunt, in rege Assyriorum, caput et pilos pedum, et barbam universam.
21And it shall be in that day: a man shall nourish a young cow, and two ewes.And it shal be in that day: a man shal nourish a young cowe, and two ewes.✦Et erit in die illa : nutriet homo vaccam boum, et duas oves,
22And for the abundance of milk he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat, that shall be left in the midst of the land.And for the abundance of milke he shal eate butter: for butter and honie shal euerie one eate, that shal be leaft in the middes of the land.✦et præ ubertate lactis comedet butyrum ; butyrum enim et mel manducabit omnis qui relictus fuerit in medio terræ.
23And it shall be in that day: every place where there shall be a thousand vines, for a thousand pieces of silver, they shall be into thorns and briers.And it shal be in that day: euerie place where there shal be a thousand vines, for a thousand peeces of siluer, they shal be into thornes and bryers.✦Et erit in die illa : omnis locus ubi fuerint mille vites, mille argenteis, in spinas et in vepres erunt.
24With arrows and bow they shall go in thither: for briers and thorns shall be in all the land.With arrowes and bow they shal goe in thither: for bryers and thornes shal be in al the land.✦Cum sagittis et arcu ingredientur illuc : vepres enim et spinæ erunt in universa terra.
25And all mountains, that shall be weeded with a weeding hook, the terror of thorns and briers shall not come thither, and it shall be for the ox to feed on, and cattle to tread upon.And al mountaines, that shal be weeded with a weeding hooke, the terrour of thornes and bryers shal not come thither, and it shal be for the oxe to feede on, and cattle to treade vpon.✦Et omnes montes qui in sarculo sarrientur, non veniet illuc terror spinarum et veprium : et erit in pascua bovis, et in conculcationem pecoris.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.