إِشَعْيَاءَ 7

١ 1 وَحَدَثَ فِي أَيَّامِ آحَازَ بْنِ يُوثَامَ بْنِ عُزِّيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، أَنَّ رَصِينَ مَلِكَ أَرَامَ صَعِدَ مَعَ فَقَحَ بْنِ رَمَلْيَا مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِمُحَارَبَتِهَا، فَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ أَنْ يُحَارِبَهَا.

Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.

٢ 2 وَأُخْبِرَ بَيْتُ دَاوُدَ وَقِيلَ لَهُ: «قَدْ حَلَّتْ أَرَامُ فِي أَفْرَايِمَ». فَرَجَفَ قَلْبُهُ وَقُلُوبُ شَعْبِهِ كَرَجَفَانِ شَجَرِ ٱلْوَعْرِ قُدَّامَ ٱلرِّيحِ.

When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِإِشَعْيَاءَ: «ٱخْرُجْ لِمُلَاقَاةِ آحَازَ، أَنْتَ وَشَآرَ يَاشُوبَ ٱبْنُكَ، إِلَى طَرَفِ قَنَاةِ ٱلْبِرْكَةِ ٱلْعُلْيَا، إِلَى سِكَّةِ حَقْلِ ٱلْقَصَّارِ،

Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,

٤ 4 وَقُلْ لَهُ: اِحْتَرِزْ وَٱهْدَأْ. لَا تَخَفْ وَلَا يَضْعُفْ قَلْبُكَ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَنَبَيْ هَاتَيْنِ ٱلشُّعْلَتَيْنِ ٱلْمُدَخِّنَتَيْنِ، بِحُمُوِّ غَضَبِ رَصِينَ وَأَرَامَ وَٱبْنِ رَمَلْيَا.

and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.

٥ 5 لِأَنَّ أَرَامَ تَآمَرَتْ عَلَيْكَ بِشَرٍّ مَعَ أَفْرَايِمَ وَٱبْنِ رَمَلْيَا قَائِلَةً:

For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:

٦ 6 نَصْعَدُ عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَنُقَوِّضُهَا وَنَسْتَفْتِحُهَا لِأَنْفُسِنَا، وَنُمَلِّكُ فِي وَسَطِهَا مَلِكًا، ٱبْنَ طَبْئِيلَ.

‘Let us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.’

٧ 7 هَكَذَا يَقُولُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ: لَا تَقُومُ! لَا تَكُونُ!

But this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘It will not arise; it will not happen.

٨ 8 لِأَنَّ رَأْسَ أَرَامَ دِمَشْقَ، وَرَأْسَ دِمَشْقَ رَصِينُ. وَفِي مُدَّةِ خَمْسٍ وَسِتِّينَ سَنَةً يَنْكَسِرُ أَفْرَايِمُ حَتَّى لَا يَكُونَ شَعْبًا.

For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people.

٩ 9 وَرَأْسُ أَفْرَايِمَ ٱلسَّامِرَةُ، وَرَأْسُ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ ٱبْنُ رَمَلْيَا. إِنْ لَمْ تُؤْمِنُوا فَلَا تَأْمَنُوا».

The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”

١٠ 10 ثُمَّ عَادَ ٱلرَّبُّ فَكَلَّمَ آحَازَ قَائِلًا:

Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying,

١١ 11 «اُطْلُبْ لِنَفْسِكَ آيَةً مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ. عَمِّقْ طَلَبَكَ أَوْ رَفِّعْهُ إِلَى فَوْقٍ». (Sheol h7585)

“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.” (Sheol h7585)

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ آحَازُ: «لَا أَطْلُبُ وَلَا أُجَرِّبُ ٱلرَّبَّ».

But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.”

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ: «ٱسْمَعُوا يَا بَيْتَ دَاوُدَ! هَلْ هُوَ قَلِيلٌ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُضْجِرُوا ٱلنَّاسَ حَتَّى تُضْجِرُوا إِلَهِي أَيْضًا؟

Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well?

١٤ 14 وَلَكِنْ يُعْطِيكُمُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ نَفْسُهُ آيَةً: هَا ٱلْعَذْرَاءُ تَحْبَلُ وَتَلِدُ ٱبْنًا وَتَدْعُو ٱسْمَهُ «عِمَّانُوئِيلَ».

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.

١٥ 15 زُبْدًا وَعَسَلًا يَأْكُلُ مَتَى عَرَفَ أَنْ يَرْفُضَ ٱلشَّرَّ وَيَخْتَارَ ٱلْخَيْرَ.

By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.

١٦ 16 لِأَنَّهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَعْرِفَ ٱلصَّبِيُّ أَنْ يَرْفُضَ ٱلشَّرَّ وَيَخْتَارَ ٱلْخَيْرَ، تُخْلَى ٱلْأَرْضُ ٱلَّتِي أَنْتَ خَاشٍ مِنْ مَلِكَيْهَا».

For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.

١٧ 17 يَجْلِبُ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى شَعْبِكَ وَعَلَى بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ، أَيَّامًا لَمْ تَأْتِ مُنْذُ يَوْمِ ٱعْتِزَالِ أَفْرَايِمَ عَنْ يَهُوذَا، أَيْ مَلِكَ أَشُّورَ.

The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”

١٨ 18 وَيَكُونُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يَصْفِرُ لِلذُّبَابِ ٱلَّذِي فِي أَقْصَى تُرَعِ مِصْرَ، وَلِلنَّحْلِ ٱلَّذِي فِي أَرْضِ أَشُّورَ،

On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria.

١٩ 19 فَتَأْتِي وَتَحِلُّ جَمِيعُهَا فِي ٱلْأَوْدِيَةِ ٱلْخَرِبَةِ وَفِي شُقُوقِ ٱلصُّخُورِ، وَفِي كُلِّ غَابِ ٱلشَّوْكِ، وَفِي كُلِّ ٱلْمَرَاعِي.

And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines and clefts of the rocks, in all the thornbushes and watering holes.

٢٠ 20 فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ يَحْلِقُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ بِمُوسَى مُسْتَأْجَرَةٍ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلنَّهْرِ، بِمَلِكِ أَشُّورَ، ٱلرَّأْسَ وَشَعْرَ ٱلرِّجْلَيْنِ، وَتَنْزِعُ ٱللِّحْيَةَ أَيْضًا.

On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates —the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.

٢١ 21 وَيَكُونُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ أَنَّ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ يُرَبِّي عِجْلَةَ بَقَرٍ وَشَاتَيْنِ،

On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,

٢٢ 22 وَيَكُونُ أَنَّهُ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ صُنْعِهَا ٱللَّبَنَ يَأْكُلُ زُبْدًا، فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ أُبْقِيَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ يَأْكُلُ زُبْدًا وَعَسَلًا.

and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.

٢٣ 23 وَيَكُونُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ أَنَّ كُلَّ مَوْضِعٍ كَانَ فِيهِ أَلْفُ جَفْنَةٍ بِأَلْفٍ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، يَكُونُ لِلشَّوْكِ وَٱلْحَسَكِ.

And on that day, in every place that had a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels of silver, only briers and thorns will be found.

٢٤ 24 بِٱلسِّهَامِ وَٱلْقَوْسِ يُؤْتَى إِلَى هُنَاكَ، لِأَنَّ كُلَّ ٱلْأَرْضِ تَكُونُ شَوْكًا وَحَسَكًا.

Men will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns.

٢٥ 25 وَجَمِيعُ ٱلْجِبَالِ ٱلَّتِي تُنْقَبُ بِٱلْمِعْوَلِ، لَا يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهَا خَوْفًا مِنَ ٱلشَّوْكِ وَٱلْحَسَكِ، فَتَكُونُ لِسَرْحِ ٱلْبَقَرِ وَلِدَوْسِ ٱلْغَنَمِ.

For fear of the briers and thorns, you will no longer traverse the hills once tilled by the hoe; they will become places for oxen to graze and sheep to trample.