إِشَعْيَاءَ 9

١ 1 وَلَكِنْ لَا يَكُونُ ظَلَامٌ لِلَّتِي عَلَيْهَا ضِيقٌ. كَمَا أَهَانَ ٱلزَّمَانُ ٱلْأَوَّلُ أَرْضَ زَبُولُونَ وَأَرْضَ نَفْتَالِي، يُكْرِمُ ٱلْأَخِيرُ طَرِيقَ ٱلْبَحْرِ، عَبْرَ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ، جَلِيلَ ٱلْأُمَمِ.

As the former time made light The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, So the latter hath honoured the way of the sea, Beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

٢ 2 اَلشَّعْبُ ٱلسَّالِكُ فِي ٱلظُّلْمَةِ أَبْصَرَ نُورًا عَظِيمًا. ٱلْجَالِسُونَ فِي أَرْضِ ظِلَالِ ٱلْمَوْتِ أَشْرَقَ عَلَيْهِمْ نُورٌ.

The people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light hath shone upon them.

٣ 3 أَكْثَرْتَ ٱلْأُمَّةَ. عَظَّمْتَ لَهَا ٱلْفَرَحَ. يَفْرَحُونَ أَمَامَكَ كَٱلْفَرَحِ فِي ٱلْحَصَادِ. كَٱلَّذِينَ يَبْتَهِجُونَ عِنْدَمَا يَقْتَسِمُونَ غَنِيمَةً.

Thou hast multiplied the nation, Thou hast made great its joy, They have joyed before Thee as the joy in harvest, As [men] rejoice in their apportioning spoil.

٤ 4 لِأَنَّ نِيرَ ثِقْلِهِ، وَعَصَا كَتِفِهِ، وَقَضِيبَ مُسَخِّرِهِ كَسَّرْتَهُنَّ كَمَا فِي يَوْمِ مِدْيَانَ.

Because the yoke of its burden, And the staff of its shoulder, the rod of its exactor, Thou hast broken as [in] the day of Midian.

٥ 5 لِأَنَّ كُلَّ سِلَاحِ ٱلْمُتَسَلِّحِ فِي ٱلْوَغَى وَكُلَّ رِدَاءٍ مُدَحْرَجٍ فِي ٱلدِّمَاءِ، يَكُونُ لِلْحَرِيقِ، مَأْكَلًا لِلنَّارِ.

For every battle of a warrior [is] with rushing, and raiment rolled in blood, And it hath been for burning — fuel of fire.

٦ 6 لِأَنَّهُ يُولَدُ لَنَا وَلَدٌ وَنُعْطَى ٱبْنًا، وَتَكُونُ ٱلرِّيَاسَةُ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ، وَيُدْعَى ٱسْمُهُ عَجِيبًا، مُشِيرًا، إِلَهًا قَدِيرًا، أَبًا أَبَدِيًّا، رَئِيسَ ٱلسَّلَامِ.

For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

٧ 7 لِنُمُوِّ رِيَاسَتِهِ، وَلِلسَّلَامِ لَا نِهَايَةَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ دَاوُدَ وَعَلَى مَمْلَكَتِهِ، لِيُثَبِّتَهَا وَيَعْضُدَهَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلْبِرِّ، مِنَ ٱلْآنَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ. غَيْرَةُ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ تَصْنَعُ هَذَا.

To the increase of the princely power, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on his kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, Henceforth, even unto the age, The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts doth this.

٨ 8 أَرْسَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ قَوْلًا فِي يَعْقُوبَ فَوَقَعَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

A word hath the Lord sent into Jacob, And it hath fallen in Israel.

٩ 9 فَيَعْرِفُ ٱلشَّعْبُ كُلُّهُ، أَفْرَايِمُ وَسُكَّانُ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، ٱلْقَائِلُونَ بِكِبْرِيَاءَ وَبِعَظَمَةِ قَلْبٍ:

And the people have known — all of it, Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, In pride and in greatness of heart, saying,

١٠ 10 «قَدْ هَبَطَ ٱللِّبْنُ فَنَبْنِي بِحِجَارَةٍ مَنْحُوتَةٍ. قُطِعَ ٱلْجُمَّيْزُ فَنَسْتَخْلِفُهُ بِأَرْزٍ».

'Bricks have fallen, and hewn work we build, Sycamores have been cut down, and cedars we renew.'

١١ 11 فَيَرْفَعُ ٱلرَّبُّ أَخْصَامَ رَصِينَ عَلَيْهِ وَيُهَيِّجُ أَعْدَاءَهُ:

And Jehovah setteth the adversaries of Rezin on high above him, And his enemies he joineth together,

١٢ 12 ٱلْأَرَامِيِّينَ مِنْ قُدَّامُ وَٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ مِنْ وَرَاءُ، فَيَأْكُلُونَ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِكُلِّ ٱلْفَمِ. مَعَ كُلِّ هَذَا لَمْ يَرْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُ، بَلْ يَدُهُ مَمْدُودَةٌ بَعْدُ!

Aram from before, and Philistia from behind, And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

١٣ 13 وَٱلشَّعْبُ لَمْ يَرْجِعْ إِلَى ضَارِبِهِ وَلَمْ يَطْلُبْ رَبَّ ٱلْجُنُودِ.

And the people hath not turned back unto Him who is smiting it, And Jehovah of Hosts they have not sought.

١٤ 14 فَيَقْطَعُ ٱلرَّبُّ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلرَّأْسَ وَٱلذَّنَبَ، ٱلنَّخْلَ وَٱلْأَسَلَ، فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ.

And Jehovah cutteth off from Israel head and tail, Branch and reed — the same day,

١٥ 15 اَلشَّيْخُ وَٱلْمُعْتَبَرُ هُوَ ٱلرَّأْسُ، وَٱلنَّبِيُّ ٱلَّذِي يُعَلِّمُ بِٱلْكَذِبِ هُوَ ٱلذَّنَبُ.

Elder, and accepted of face, he [is] the head, Prophet, teacher of falsehood, he [is] the tail.

١٦ 16 وَصَارَ مُرْشِدُو هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ مُضِلِّينَ، وَمُرْشَدُوهُ مُبْتَلَعِينَ.

And the eulogists of this people are causing to err, And its eulogised ones are consumed.

١٧ 17 لِأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ لَا يَفْرَحُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ بِفِتْيَانِهِ، وَلَا يَرْحَمُ يَتَامَاهُ وَأَرَامِلَهُ، لِأَنَّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ مُنَافِقٌ وَفَاعِلُ شَرٍّ. وَكُلُّ فَمٍ مُتَكَلِّمٌ بِٱلْحَمَاقَةِ. مَعَ كُلِّ هَذَا لَمْ يَرْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُ، بَلْ يَدُهُ مَمْدُودَةٌ بَعْدُ!

Therefore, over its young men the Lord rejoiceth not, And its orphans, and its widows He pitieth not, For every one [is] profane, and an evil doer, And every mouth is speaking folly. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

١٨ 18 لِأَنَّ ٱلْفُجُورَ يُحْرِقُ كَٱلنَّارِ، تَأْكُلُ ٱلشَّوْكَ وَٱلْحَسَكَ، وَتُشْعِلُ غَابَ ٱلْوَعْرِ فَتَلْتَفُّ عَمُودَ دُخَانٍ.

For burned as a fire hath wickedness, Brier and thorn it devoureth, And it kindleth in thickets of the forest, And they lift themselves up, an exaltation of smoke!

١٩ 19 بِسَخَطِ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ تُحْرَقُ ٱلْأَرْضُ، وَيَكُونُ ٱلشَّعْبُ كَمَأْكَلٍ لِلنَّارِ. لَا يُشْفِقُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ عَلَى أَخِيهِ.

In the wrath of Jehovah of Hosts Hath the land been consumed, And the people is as fuel of fire; A man on his brother hath no pity,

٢٠ 20 يَلْتَهِمُ عَلَى ٱلْيَمِينِ فَيَجُوعُ، وَيَأْكُلُ عَلَى ٱلشَّمَالِ فَلَا يَشْبَعُ. يَأْكُلُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ لَحْمَ ذِرَاعِهِ:

And cutteth down on the right, and hath been hungry, And he devoureth on the left, And they have not been satisfied, Each the flesh of his own arm they devour.

٢١ 21 مَنَسَّى أَفْرَايِمَ، وَأَفْرَايِمُ مَنَسَّى، وَهُمَا مَعًا عَلَى يَهُوذَا. مَعَ كُلِّ هَذَا لَمْ يَرْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُ، بَلْ يَدُهُ مَمْدُودَةٌ بَعْدُ!

Manasseh — Ephraim, and Ephraim — Manasseh, Together they [are] against Judah, With all this not turned back hath His anger. And still His hand is stretched out!