إِشَعْيَاءَ 31

١ 1 وَيْلٌ لِلَّذِينَ يَنْزِلُونَ إِلَى مِصْرَ لِلْمَعُونَةِ، وَيَسْتَنِدُونَ عَلَى ٱلْخَيْلِ وَيَتَوَكَّلُونَ عَلَى ٱلْمَرْكَبَاتِ لِأَنَّهَا كَثِيرَةٌ، وَعَلَى ٱلْفُرْسَانِ لِأَنَّهُمْ أَقْوِيَاءُ جِدًّا، وَلَا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى قُدُّوسِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلَا يَطْلُبُونَ ٱلرَّبَّ.

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they look not to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek Jehovah!

٢ 2 وَهُوَ أَيْضًا حَكِيمٌ وَيَأْتِي بِٱلشَّرِّ وَلَا يَرْجِعُ بِكَلَامِهِ، وَيَقُومُ عَلَى بَيْتِ فَاعِلِي ٱلشَّرِّ وَعَلَى مَعُونَةِ فَاعِلِي ٱلْإِثْمِ.

Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of those who work iniquity.

٣ 3 وَأَمَّا ٱلْمِصْرِيُّونَ فَهُمْ أُنَاسٌ لَا آلِهَةٌ، وَخَيْلُهُمْ جَسَدٌ لَا رُوحٌ. وَٱلرَّبُّ يَمُدُّ يَدَهُ فَيَعْثُرُ ٱلْمُعِينُ، وَيَسْقُطُ ٱلْمُعَانُ وَيَفْنَيَانِ كِلَاهُمَا مَعًا.

Now the Egyptians are men, and not God, and their horses flesh, and not spirit. And when Jehovah shall stretch out his hand, both he who helps shall stumble, and he who is helped shall fall, and they shall all be consumed together.

٤ 4 لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ لِيَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «كَمَا يَهِرُّ فَوْقَ فَرِيسَتِهِ ٱلْأَسَدُ وَٱلشِّبْلُ ٱلَّذِي يُدْعَى عَلَيْهِ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنَ ٱلرُّعَاةِ وَهُوَ لَا يَرْتَاعُ مِنْ صَوْتِهِمْ وَلَا يَتَذَلَّلُ لِجُمْهُورِهِمْ، هَكَذَا يَنْزِلُ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ لِلْمُحَارَبَةِ عَنْ جَبَلِ صِهْيَوْنَ وَعَنْ أَكَمَتِهَا.

For thus says Jehovah to me, As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, even if a multitude of shepherds are called forth against him, he will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them, so Jehovah of hosts will come down to fight upon mount Zion, and upon the hill of it.

٥ 5 كَطُيُورٍ مُرِفَّةٍ هَكَذَا يُحَامِي رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ عَنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ. يُحَامِي فَيُنْقِذُ. يَعْفُو فَيُنَجِّي».

As birds hovering, so Jehovah of hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver. He will pass over and preserve.

٦ 6 اِرْجِعُوا إِلَى ٱلَّذِي ٱرْتَدَّ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْهُ مُتَعَمِّقِينَ.

Turn ye to him from whom ye have deeply revolted, O sons of Israel.

٧ 7 لِأَنْ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ يَرْفُضُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ أَوْثَانَ فِضَّتِهِ وَأَوْثَانَ ذَهَبِهِ ٱلَّتِي صَنَعَتْهَا لَكُمْ أَيْدِيكُمْ خَطِيئَةً.

For in that day they shall cast away every man his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made to you for a sin.

٨ 8 وَيَسْقُطُ أَشُّورُ بِسَيْفِ غَيْرِ رَجُلٍ، وَسَيْفُ غَيْرِ إِنْسَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُ، فَيَهْرُبُ مِنْ أَمَامِ ٱلسَّيْفِ، وَيَكُونُ مُخْتَارُوهُ تَحْتَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ.

And the Assyrian shall fall by the sword, not of man, and the sword, not of men, shall devour him. But he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become subject to task work.

٩ 9 وَصَخْرُهُ مِنَ ٱلْخَوْفِ يَزُولُ، وَمِنَ ٱلرَّايَةِ يَرْتَعِبُ رُؤَسَاؤُهُ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلَّذِي لَهُ نَارٌ فِي صِهْيَوْنَ، وَلَهُ تَنُّورٌ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And his rock shall pass away because of terror, and his rulers shall be dismayed at the ensign, says Jehovah, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.