Isaiah 32 — Rahlfs Septuagint

γὰρ βασιλεὺς δίκαιος βασιλεύσει καὶ ἄρχοντες μετὰ κρίσεως ἄρξουσιν

For behold, a righteous king will reign, and rulers will rule with justice.

And a man will be hiding his words, and he will be hidden as from carried water, and he will appear in Zion like a river being carried, glorious in a thirsty land

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οὐκέτι ἔσονται πεποιθότες ἐπ᾿ ἀνθρώποις ἀλλὰ τὰ ὦτα δώσουσιν ἀκούειν

And no longer will they be trusting in men, but they will give the ears to hear

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ἡ καρδία τῶν ἀσθενούντων προσέξει τοῦ ἀκούειν καὶ αἱ γλῶσσαι αἱ ψελλίζουσαι ταχὺ μαθήσονται λαλεῖν εἰρήνην

And the heart of the faint will pay attention to hear, and the tongues that stammer will quickly learn to speak peace.

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οὐκέτι μὴ εἴπωσιν τῷ μωρῷ ἄρχειν καὶ οὐκέτι μὴ εἴπωσιν οἱ ὑπηρέται σου σίγα

And they shall no longer at all say to the fool, Rule, and your servants shall no longer at all say, Be silent.

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For the fool will speak foolish things, and his heart will understand vain things, to accomplish lawlessness and to speak error against the Lord, to scatter hungry souls and to make the thirsty souls empty.

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γὰρ βουλὴ τῶν πονηρῶν ἄνομα βουλεύσεται καταφθεῖραι ταπεινοὺς ἐν λόγοις ἀδίκοις καὶ διασκεδάσαι λόγους ταπεινῶν ἐν κρίσει

For the counsel of the wicked devises lawless things, to destroy the lowly with unjust words and to scatter the words of the lowly in judgment.

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δὲ εὐσεβεῖς συνετὰ ἐβουλεύσαντο καὶ αὕτη ἡ βουλὴ μενεῖ

But the devout have planned wisely, and this counsel will remain.

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πλούσιαι ἀνάστητε καὶ ἀκούσατε τῆς φωνῆς μου θυγατέρες ἐν ἐλπίδι ἀκούσατε τοὺς λόγους μου

You women who are rich, arise and hear my voice; daughters who are in hope, hear my words.

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ἐνιαυτοῦ μνείαν ποιήσασθε ἐν ὀδύνῃ μετ᾿ ἐλπίδος ἀνήλωται ὁ τρύγητος πέπαυται ὁ σπόρος καὶ οὐκέτι μὴ ἔλθῃ

In a year’s days, make remembrance in pain; with hope, the vintage has been consumed, the seed has ceased, and it shall by no means still come.

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λυπήθητε αἱ πεποιθυῖαι ἐκδύσασθε γυμναὶ γένεσθε περιζώσασθε σάκκους τὰς ὀσφύας

Tremble; be grieved, you confident women; strip yourselves, be naked; gird sackcloth on your loins.

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ἐπὶ τῶν μαστῶν κόπτεσθε ἀπὸ ἀγροῦ ἐπιθυμήματος καὶ ἀμπέλου γενήματος

And beat on the breasts for the desired field and for the produce of the vine.

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γῆ τοῦ λαοῦ μου ἄκανθα καὶ χόρτος ἀναβήσεται καὶ ἐκ πάσης οἰκίας εὐφροσύνη ἀρθήσεται πόλις πλουσία

The land of my people shall bring up thorn and grass, and from every house gladness shall be taken away, rich city.

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Houses left deserted, wealth of the city; and desirable houses they will abandon, and the villages will be caves forever, a joy of wild donkeys, pastures for shepherds

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ἂν ἐπέλθῃ ἐφ᾿ ὑμᾶς πνεῦμα ἀφ᾿ ὑψηλοῦ καὶ ἔσται ἔρημος ὁ Χερμελ καὶ ὁ Χερμελ εἰς δρυμὸν λογισθήσεται

until a spirit from on high come upon you, and Carmel shall be a wilderness, and Carmel shall be counted as a forest

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ἀναπαύσεται ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ κρίμα καὶ δικαιοσύνη ἐν τῷ Καρμήλῳ κατοικήσει

Then judgment will rest in the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in Carmel.

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ἔσται τὰ ἔργα τῆς δικαιοσύνης εἰρήνη καὶ κρατήσει ἡ δικαιοσύνη ἀνάπαυσιν καὶ πεποιθότες ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος

And the works of righteousness will be peace, and righteousness will hold fast rest and confidence forever.

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κατοικήσει ὁ λαὸς αὐτοῦ ἐν πόλει εἰρήνης καὶ ἐνοικήσει πεποιθώς καὶ ἀναπαύσονται μετὰ πλούτου

And his people will dwell in a city of peace, and will live securely, and will rest with wealth

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And hail, if it should come down, will not come upon you, and those dwelling in the forests will be secure as those in the plain.

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οἱ σπείροντες ἐπὶ πᾶν ὕδωρ οὗ βοῦς καὶ ὄνος πατεῖ

Blessed are those who sow beside all water, where ox and donkey tread.