إِشَعْيَاءَ 26

١ 1 فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ يُغَنَّى بِهَذِهِ ٱلْأُغْنِيَّةِ فِي أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا: لَنَا مَدِينَةٌ قَوِيَّةٌ. يَجْعَلُ ٱلْخَلَاصَ أَسْوَارًا وَمَتْرَسَةً.

Some day, [people in] Judah will sing this song: Our city [of Jerusalem] is strong! Yahweh protects our city; He is like [MET] a wall that surrounds it.

٢ 2 اِفْتَحُوا ٱلْأَبْوَابَ لِتَدْخُلَ ٱلْأُمَّةُ ٱلْبَارَّةُ ٱلْحَافِظَةُ ٱلْأَمَانَةَ.

Open the gates of the city for people who are righteous; allow people who faithfully [obey Yahweh] to enter the city.

٣ 3 ذُو ٱلرَّأْيِ ٱلْمُمَكَّنِ تَحْفَظُهُ سَالِمًا سَالِمًا، لِأَنَّهُ عَلَيْكَ مُتَوَكِّلٌ.

Yahweh, those who trust in you, those who firmly resolve to never doubt you, you will enable them to feel perfectly peaceful.

٤ 4 تَوَكَّلُوا عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، لِأَنَّ فِي يَاهَ ٱلرَّبِّ صَخْرَ ٱلدُّهُورِ.

[So] always trust in Yahweh, because Yahweh, [our God], is forever [like] [MET] a huge rock [under which we are sheltered/protected/safe].

٥ 5 لِأَنَّهُ يَخْفِضُ سُكَّانَ ٱلْعَلَاءِ، يَضَعُ ٱلْقَرْيَةَ ٱلْمُرْتَفِعَةَ. يَضَعُهَا إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ. يُلْصِقُهَا بِٱلتُّرَابِ.

He humbles proud people and destroys cities whose people are arrogant. He causes those cities to collapse into the dust/dirt.

٦ 6 تَدُوسُهَا ٱلرِّجْلُ، رِجْلَا ٱلْبَائِسِ، أَقْدَامُ ٱلْمَسَاكِينِ.

[When that happens], poor and oppressed people will trample on the ruins.

٧ 7 طَرِيقُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ ٱسْتِقَامَةٌ. تُمَهِّدُ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمُ سَبِيلَ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ.

[But as for] righteous people, Yahweh, you do what is right; [it is as though] you cause the paths where they walk to be level and smooth.

٨ 8 فَفِي طَرِيقِ أَحْكَامِكَ يَارَبُّ ٱنْتَظَرْنَاكَ. إِلَى ٱسْمِكَ وَإِلَى ذِكْرِكَ شَهْوَةُ ٱلنَّفْسِ.

Yahweh, by obeying your laws we show that we trust you to help us; and what we desire is that you will be honored/praised/exalted.

٩ 9 بِنَفْسِي ٱشْتَهَيْتُكَ فِي ٱللَّيْلِ. أَيْضًا بِرُوحِي فِي دَاخِلِي إِلَيْكَ أَبْتَكِرُ. لِأَنَّهُ حِينَمَا تَكُونُ أَحْكَامُكَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ يَتَعَلَّمُ سُكَّانُ ٱلْمَسْكُونَةِ ٱلْعَدْلَ.

[All] through the night I [SYN] desire to know you better, and each morning I still want to be with you. [Only] when you come to judge [and punish] people who live on the earth will they learn to do what is right.

١٠ 10 يُرْحَمُ ٱلْمُنَافِقُ وَلَا يَتَعَلَّمُ ٱلْعَدْلَ. فِي أَرْضِ ٱلِٱسْتِقَامَةِ يَصْنَعُ شَرًّا وَلَا يَرَى جَلَالَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

[But] your acting kindly toward wicked people does not cause them to do what is good. [Even] in places where people do what is right, the wicked people continue to do what is evil, and they do not realize that you, Yahweh, are great.

١١ 11 يَارَبُّ، ٱرْتَفَعَتْ يَدُكَ وَلَا يَرَوْنَ. يَرَوْنَ وَيَخْزَوْنَ مِنَ ٱلْغَيْرَةِ عَلَى ٱلشَّعْبِ وَتَأْكُلُهُمْ نَارُ أَعْدَائِكَ.

Yahweh, [it is as though] your fist is raised up [ready to strike them], but they do not realize that. Show them that you are very eager to help your people. If your enemies would realize that, they would be ashamed; allow your fire to burn them up [because they are] your enemies.

١٢ 12 يَارَبُّ، تَجْعَلُ لَنَا سَلَامًا لِأَنَّكَ كُلَّ أَعْمَالِنَا صَنَعْتَهَا لَنَا.

Yahweh, [we desire that] you will allow things to go well for us; everything that we have done is what you have enabled us to do.

١٣ 13 أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا، قَدِ ٱسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْنَا سَادَةٌ سِوَاكَ. بِكَ وَحْدَكَ نَذْكُرُ ٱسْمَكَ.

Yahweh, our God, others have ruled over us, but you [MTY] are the only one whom we honor.

١٤ 14 هُمْ أَمْوَاتٌ لَا يَحْيَوْنَ. أَخْيِلَةٌ لَا تَقُومُ. لِذَلِكَ عَاقَبْتَ وَأَهْلَكْتَهُمْ وَأَبَدْتَ كُلَّ ذِكْرِهِمْ.

Those who ruled us are [now] gone; they are dead; their spirits have left this earth, and they will not become alive [again]. You punished those rulers and got rid of them, and people do not even remember them any more.

١٥ 15 زِدْتَ ٱلْأُمَّةَ يَارَبُّ، زِدْتَ ٱلْأُمَّةَ. تَمَجَّدْتَ. وَسَّعْتَ كُلَّ أَطْرَافِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

Yahweh, you have enabled our nation to become great; we are more in [now], and we have more land, [so we] thank/praise you.

١٦ 16 يَارَبُّ فِي ٱلضِّيقِ طَلَبُوكَ. سَكَبُوا مُخَافَتَةً عِنْدَ تَأْدِيبِكَ إِيَّاهُمْ.

Yahweh, when we were distressed, we asked you [to help us]; when you disciplined/punished us, we were able only to whisper when we prayed to you.

١٧ 17 كَمَا أَنَّ ٱلْحُبْلَى ٱلَّتِي تُقَارِبُ ٱلْوِلَادَةَ تَتَلَوَّى وَتَصْرُخُ فِي مَخَاضِهَا، هَكَذَا كُنَّا قُدَّامَكَ يَارَبُّ.

Like pregnant women writhe and cry out when they are giving birth, we suffered very much, too.

١٨ 18 حَبِلْنَا تَلَوَّيْنَا كَأَنَّنَا وَلَدْنَا رِيحًا. لَمْ نَصْنَعْ خَلَاصًا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَلَمْ يَسْقُطْ سُكَّانُ ٱلْمَسْكُونَةِ.

We had severe pain, but nothing good resulted [MET] from it. We have not rescued our people [from being conquered by our enemies], and we have not given birth to children [who will rule the world correctly] (OR, not defeated the armies [that have attacked other nations].

١٩ 19 تَحْيَا أَمْوَاتُكَ، تَقُومُ ٱلْجُثَثُ. ٱسْتَيْقِظُوا، تَرَنَّمُوا يَا سُكَّانَ ٱلتُّرَابِ. لِأَنَّ طَلَّكَ طَلُّ أَعْشَابٍ، وَٱلْأَرْضُ تُسْقِطُ ٱلْأَخْيِلَةَ.

But Yahweh’s people who have died will become alive [again], their corpses will become alive! Those whose bodies lie in graves will rise and shout joyfully! His light will be [like] dew that falls on his people who have died, who are [now] in the place where the dead people are, [and will cause them to become alive again].

٢٠ 20 هَلُمَّ يَا شَعْبِي ٱدْخُلْ مَخَادِعَكَ، وَأَغْلِقْ أَبْوَابَكَ خَلْفَكَ. ٱخْتَبِئْ نَحْوَ لُحَيْظَةٍ حَتَّى يَعْبُرَ ٱلْغَضَبُ.

But now, my people/fellow-citizens, go home and lock your doors! Hide for a short time, until [Yahweh] is no longer angry.

٢١ 21 لِأَنَّهُ هُوَذَا ٱلرَّبُّ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ لِيُعَاقِبَ إِثْمَ سُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ فِيهِمْ، فَتَكْشِفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ دِمَاءَهَا وَلَا تُغَطِّي قَتْلَاهَا فِي مَا بَعْدُ.

Listen to this: Yahweh will come from heaven to punish [all] the people on the earth for the sins that they have committed. People will be able to see [PRS] the (blood of those/the people) who have been murdered; their murderers will no longer be able to hide.