إِشَعْيَاءَ 28

١ 1 وَيْلٌ لِإِكْلِيلِ فَخْرِ سُكَارَى أَفْرَايِمَ، وَلِلزَّهْرِ ٱلذَّابِلِ، جَمَالِ بَهَائِهِ ٱلَّذِي عَلَى رَأْسِ وَادِي سَمَائِنِ، ٱلْمَضْرُوبِينَ بِٱلْخَمْرِ.

Woe [to] the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim. And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory, That [is] on the head of the fat valley of the broken down of wine.

٢ 2 هُوَذَا شَدِيدٌ وَقَوِيٌّ لِلسَّيِّدِ كَٱنْهِيَالِ ٱلْبَرَدِ، كَنَوْءٍ مُهْلِكٍ، كَسَيْلِ مِيَاهٍ غَزِيرَةٍ جَارِفَةٍ، قَدْ أَلْقَاهُ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِشِدَّةٍ.

Behold, a mighty and strong one [is] to the Lord, As a storm of hail—a destructive shower, As an inundation of mighty waters overflowing, He cast down to the earth with the hand.

٣ 3 بِٱلْأَرْجُلِ يُدَاسُ إِكْلِيلُ فَخْرِ سُكَارَى أَفْرَايِمَ.

The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim is trodden down by feet,

٤ 4 وَيَكُونُ ٱلزَّهْرُ ٱلذَّابِلُ، جَمَالُ بَهَائِهِ ٱلَّذِي عَلَى رَأْسِ وَادِي ٱلسَّمَائِنِ كَبَاكُورَةِ ٱلتِّينِ قَبْلَ ٱلصَّيْفِ، ٱلَّتِي يَرَاهَا ٱلنَّاظِرُ فَيَبْلَعُهَا وَهِيَ فِي يَدِهِ.

And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory That [is] on the head of the fat valley, Has been as its first-fruit before summer, That its beholder sees; He swallows it while it [is] yet in his hand.

٥ 5 فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ يَكُونُ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ إِكْلِيلَ جَمَالٍ وَتَاجَ بَهَاءٍ لِبَقِيَّةِ شَعْبِهِ،

In that day YHWH of Hosts is For a crown of beauty, and for a circlet of glory, To the remnant of His people.

٦ 6 وَرُوحَ ٱلْقَضَاءِ لِلْجَالِسِ لِلْقَضَاءِ، وَبَأْسًا لِلَّذِينَ يَرُدُّونَ ٱلْحَرْبَ إِلَى ٱلْبَابِ.

And for a spirit of judgment To him who is sitting in the judgment, And for might [to] those turning back the battle to the gate.

٧ 7 وَلَكِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ أَيْضًا ضَلُّوا بِٱلْخَمْرِ وَتَاهُوا بِٱلْمُسْكِرِ. ٱلْكَاهِنُ وَٱلنَّبِيُّ تَرَنَّحَا بِٱلْمُسْكِرِ. ٱبْتَلَعَتْهُمَا ٱلْخَمْرُ. تَاهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُسْكِرِ، ضَلَّا فِي ٱلرُّؤْيَا، قَلِقَا فِي ٱلْقَضَاءِ.

And even these have erred through wine, And have wandered through strong drink, Priest and prophet erred through strong drink, They have been swallowed up of the wine, They wandered because of the strong drink, They have erred in seeing, They have stumbled judicially.

٨ 8 فَإِنَّ جَمِيعَ ٱلْمَوَائِدِ ٱمْتَلَأَتْ قَيْئًا وَقَذَرًا. لَيْسَ مَكَانٌ.

For all tables have been full of vomit, Filth—without place!

٩ 9 «لِمَنْ يُعَلِّمُ مَعْرِفَةً، وَلِمَنْ يُفْهِمُ تَعْلِيمًا؟ أَلِلْمَفْطُومِينَ عَنِ ٱللَّبَنِ، لِلْمَفْصُولِينَ عَنِ ٱلثُّدِيِّ؟

By whom does He teach knowledge? And by whom does He cause to understand the report? The weaned from milk, the removed from breasts,

١٠ 10 لِأَنَّهُ أَمْرٌ عَلَى أَمْرٍ. أَمْرٌ عَلَى أَمْرٍ. فَرْضٌ عَلَى فَرْضٍ. فَرْضٌ عَلَى فَرْضٍ. هُنَا قَلِيلٌ هُنَاكَ قَلِيلٌ».

For rule on rule, rule on rule, Line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there,

١١ 11 إِنَّهُ بِشَفَةٍ لَكْنَاءَ وَبِلِسَانٍ آخَرَ يُكَلِّمُ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبَ،

For by scorned lip, and by another tongue, Does He speak to this people.

١٢ 12 ٱلَّذِينَ قَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلرَّاحَةُ. أَرِيحُوا ٱلرَّازِحَ، وَهَذَا هُوَ ٱلسُّكُونُ». وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يَشَاءُوا أَنْ يَسْمَعُوا.

To whom He has said, “This [is] the rest, give rest to the weary, And this—the refreshing”: And they have not been willing to hear,

١٣ 13 فَكَانَ لَهُمْ قَوْلُ ٱلرَّبِّ: أَمْرًا عَلَى أَمْرٍ. أَمْرًا عَلَى أَمْرٍ. فَرْضًا عَلَى فَرْضٍ. فَرْضًا عَلَى فَرْضٍ. هُنَا قَلِيلًا هُنَاكَ قَلِيلًا، لِكَيْ يَذْهَبُوا وَيَسْقُطُوا إِلَى ٱلْوَرَاءِ وَيَنْكَسِرُوا وَيُصَادُوا فَيُؤْخَذُوا.

And to whom a word of YHWH has been, Rule on rule, rule on rule, Line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there, So that they go and have stumbled backward, And been broken, and snared, and captured.

١٤ 14 لِذَلِكَ ٱسْمَعُوا كَلَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ يَارِجَالَ ٱلْهُزْءِ، وُلَاةَ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Therefore, hear a word of YHWH, you men of scorning, Ruling this people that [is] in Jerusalem.

١٥ 15 لِأَنَّكُمْ قُلْتُمْ: «قَدْ عَقَدْنَا عَهْدًا مَعَ ٱلْمَوْتِ، وَصَنَعْنَا مِيثَاقًا مَعَ ٱلْهَاوِيَةِ. ٱلسَّوْطُ ٱلْجَارِفُ إِذَا عَبَرَ لَا يَأْتِينَا، لِأَنَّنَا جَعَلْنَا ٱلْكَذِبَ مَلْجَأَنَا، وَبِٱلْغِشِّ ٱسْتَتَرْنَا». (Sheol h7585)

Because you have said: “We have made a covenant with death, And we have made a provision with Sheol, An overflowing scourge, when it passes over, Does not meet us, Though we have made a lie our refuge, And have been hidden in falsehood.” (Sheol h7585)

١٦ 16 لِذَلِكَ هَكَذَا يَقُولُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ: «هَأَنَذَا أُؤَسِّسُ فِي صِهْيَوْنَ حَجَرًا، حَجَرَ ٱمْتِحَانٍ، حَجَرَ زَاوِيَةٍ كَرِيمًا، أَسَاسًا مُؤَسَّسًا: مَنْ آمَنَ لَا يَهْرُبُ.

Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: “Behold, I am laying a foundation in Zion, A stone—a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a settled foundation, He who is believing does not make haste.

١٧ 17 وَأَجْعَلُ ٱلْحَقَّ خَيْطًا وَٱلْعَدْلَ مِطْمَارًا، فَيَخْطَفُ ٱلْبَرَدُ مَلْجَأَ ٱلْكَذِبِ، وَيَجْرُفُ ٱلْمَاءُ ٱلسِّتَارَةَ.

And I have put judgment for a line, And righteousness for a plummet, And hail sweeps away the refuge of lies, And waters overflow the secret hiding place.

١٨ 18 وَيُمْحَى عَهْدُكُمْ مَعَ ٱلْمَوْتِ، وَلَا يَثْبُتُ مِيثَاقُكُمْ مَعَ ٱلْهَاوِيَةِ. ٱلسَّوْطُ ٱلْجَارِفُ إِذَا عَبَرَ تَكُونُونَ لَهُ لِلدَّوْسِ. (Sheol h7585)

And your covenant with death has been annulled, And your provision with Sheol does not stand, An overflowing scourge, when it passes over, Then you have been to it for a treading-place. (Sheol h7585)

١٩ 19 كُلَّمَا عَبَرَ يَأْخُذُكُمْ، فَإِنَّهُ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ يَعْبُرُ، فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ وَفِي ٱللَّيْلِ، وَيَكُونُ فَهْمُ ٱلْخَبَرِ فَقَطِ ٱنْزِعَاجًا».

From the fullness of its passing over it takes you, For it passes over morning by morning, By day and by night, And it has been only a trembling to consider the report.

٢٠ 20 لِأَنَّ ٱلْفِرَاشَ قَدْ قَصَرَ عَنِ ٱلتَّمَدُّدِ، وَٱلْغِطَاءَ ضَاقَ عَنِ ٱلِٱلْتِحَافِ.

For the bed has been shorter Than to stretch one’s self out in, And the covering has been narrower Than to wrap one’s self up in.

٢١ 21 لِأَنَّهُ كَمَا فِي جَبَلِ فَرَاصِيمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَكَمَا فِي ٱلْوَطَاءِ عِنْدَ جِبْعُونَ يَسْخَطُ لِيَفْعَلَ فَعْلَهُ، فَعْلَهُ ٱلْغَرِيبَ، وَلِيَعْمَلَ عَمَلَهُ، عَمَلَهُ ٱلْغَرِيبَ.

For as YHWH rises [at] Mount Perazim, As He is troubled [at] the valley in Gibeon, To do His work—strange [is] His work, And to do His deed—strange [is] His deed.”

٢٢ 22 فَٱلْآنَ لَا تَكُونُوا مُتَهَكِّمِينَ لِئَلَّا تُشَدَّدَ رُبُطُكُمْ، لِأَنِّي سَمِعْتُ فَنَاءً قُضِيَ بِهِ مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلسَّيِّدِ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ عَلَى كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

And now, do not show yourselves scorners, Lest your bands are strong, For a consumption, that is determined, I have heard, by the Lord, YHWH of Hosts, [Is] for all the land.

٢٣ 23 اُصْغُوا وَٱسْمَعُوا صَوْتِي. ٱنْصُتُوا وَٱسْمَعُوا قَوْلِي:

Give ear, and hear my voice, Attend, and hear my saying:

٢٤ 24 هَلْ يَحْرُثُ ٱلْحَارِثُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ لِيَزْرَعَ، وَيَشُقُّ أَرْضَهُ وَيُمَهِّدُهَا؟

Does the plowman plow the whole day to sow? He opens and harrows his ground!

٢٥ 25 أَلَيْسَ أَنَّهُ إِذَا سَوَّى وَجْهَهَا يَبْذُرُ ٱلشُّونِيزَ وَيُذَرِّي ٱلْكَمُّونَ، وَيَضَعُ ٱلْحِنْطَةَ فِي أَتْلَامٍ، وَٱلشَّعِيرَ فِي مَكَانٍ مُعَيَّنٍ، وَٱلْقَطَانِيَّ فِي حُدُودِهَا؟

Has he not, if he has made its face level, Then scattered fitches, and sprinkles cumin, And has placed the principal wheat, And the appointed barley, And the rye [in] its own border?

٢٦ 26 فَيُرْشِدُهُ. بِٱلْحَقِّ يُعَلِّمُهُ إِلَهُهُ.

And his God instructs him for judgment, He directs him.

٢٧ 27 إِنَّ ٱلشُّونِيزَ لَا يُدْرَسُ بِٱلنَّوْرَجِ، وَلَا تُدَارُ بَكَرَةُ ٱلْعَجَلَةِ عَلَى ٱلْكَمُّونِ، بَلْ بِٱلْقَضِيبِ يُخْبَطُ ٱلشُّونِيزُ، وَٱلْكَمُّونُ بِٱلْعَصَا.

For fitches are not threshed with a sharp-pointed thing, And the wheel of a cart turned around on cumin, For fitches are beaten out with a staff, And cumin with a rod.

٢٨ 28 يُدَقُّ ٱلْقَمْحُ لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَدْرُسُهُ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، فَيَسُوقُ بَكَرَةَ عَجَلَتِهِ وَخَيْلَهُ. لَا يَسْحَقُهُ.

Bread-[grain] is beaten small, For he does not severely thresh it forever, Nor has a wheel of his cart crushed [it], Nor do his hooves beat it small.

٢٩ 29 هَذَا أَيْضًا خَرَجَ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ. عَجِيبُ ٱلرَّأْيِ عَظِيمُ ٱلْفَهْمِ.

Even this from YHWH of Hosts has gone out, He has made counsel wonderful, He has made wisdom great!