إشَعْياء 31

١ 1 وَيْلٌ لِلْمُنْحَدِرِينَ إِلَى مِصْرَ طَلَباً لِلْعَوْنِ، الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ عَلَى الْخَيْلِ، الْوَاثِقِينَ بِكَثْرَةِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَبِبَأْسِ الْفُرْسَانِ، مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَلْتَفِتُوا إِلَى قُدُّوسِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، أَوْ يَطْلُبُوا مَشُورَةَ الرَّبِّ.

Woe to them that 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, neither seek the LORD!

٢ 2 وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ حَكِيمٌ يَجْلِبُ الشَّرَّ، وَلا يَنْقُضُ كَلامَهُ بَلْ سَيَهُبُّ لِيُعَاقِبَ بَيْتَ الأَشْرَارِ وَنَاصِري فَعَلَةِ الإِثْمِ.

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 them that work iniquity.

٣ 3 لَيْسَ الْمِصْرِيُّونَ آلِهَةً بَلْ بَشَراً، وَخُيُولُهُمْ مُجَرَّدُ أَجْسَادٍ وَلَيْسَتْ أَرْوَاحاً، وَعِنْدَمَا يَمُدُّ الرَّبُّ يَدَهُ، يَتَعَثَّرُ الْمُعِينُ وَيَسْقُطُ الْمُسْتَعِينُ، وَيَهْلِكَانِ كِلاهُمَا مَعاً.

Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is helped shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.

٤ 4 لأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِي: «كَمَا يُزَمْجِرُ الأَسَدُ أَوِ الشِّبْلُ عَلَى فَرِيسَتِهِ، مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَخْشَى مِنْ صَرَخَاتِ جَمَاعَةِ الرُّعَاةِ الْمُتَأَلِّبِينَ عَلَيْهِ، أَوْ يَفْزَعَ مِنْ جَلَبَتِهِمْ، هَكَذَا يُقْبِلُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ لِيُحَارِبَ عَنْ جَبَلِ صِهْيَوْنَ.

For thus hath the LORD spoken to me, As the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for its hill.

٥ 5 وَيَرِفُّ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِحِمَايَتِهَا كَالطُّيُورِ الْحَائِمَةِ فَوْقَ أَعْشَاشِهَا، فَيَحْمِي وَيُنْقِذُ وَيَعْفُو وَيُخَلِّصُ.

As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.

٦ 6 ارْجِعُوا أَيُّهَا الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ إِلَى مَنْ تَمَرَّدْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَشَدَّ التَّمَرُّدِ،

Turn ye to him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.

٧ 7 لأَنَّهُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ يَنْبِذُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ أَصْنَامَهُ الْفِضِّيَّةَ وَأَوْثَانَهُ الذَّهَبِيَّةَ الَّتِي صَنَعَهَا بِيَدِهِ الْخَاطِئَةِ.

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

٨ 8 وَيُصْرَعُ الأَشُورِيُّونَ وَيُلْتَهَمُونَ، وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ بِسَيْفِ بَشَرٍ، وَيَفِرُّونَ مِنْ أَمَامِ السَّيْفِ، وَيُسَاقُ فِتْيَانُهُمْ إِلَى الأَعْمَالِ الشَّاقَّةِ،

Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become forced labourers.

٩ 9 وَتَفْنَى صُخُورُهُمْ مِنَ الْفَزَعِ، وَيُوَلِّي قَادَتُهُمُ الأَدْبَارَ عِنْدَمَا يَرَوْنَ عَلَمَ إِسْرَائِيلَ». هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي نَارُهُ فِي صِهْيَوْنَ، وَتَنُّورُهُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.