إشَعْياء 43

١ 1 أَمَّا الآنَ، فَهَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ خَالِقُكَ يَا يَعْقُوبُ وَجَابِلُكَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ: «لا تَجْزَعْ لأَنِّي افْتَدَيْتُكَ، دَعَوْتُكَ بِاسْمِكَ. أَنْتَ لِي.

And now thus says the Lord God that made you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed you, I have called you [by] your name; you are mine.

٢ 2 إِذَا اجْتَزْتَ فِي وَسَطِ الْمِيَاهِ أَكُونُ مَعَكَ، وَإِنْ خُضْتَ الأَنْهَارَ لَا تَغْمُرُكَ. إِنْ عَبَرْتَ فِي النَّارِ لَا تَلْذَعُكَ. وَاللهِيبُ لَا يُحْرِقُكَ.

And if you pass through water, I am with you; and the rivers shall not overflow you: and if you go through fire, you shall not be burned; the flame shall not burn you.

٣ 3 لأَنِّي أَنَا هُوَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ، قُدُّوسُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مُخَلِّصُكَ، قَدْ جَعَلْتُ مِصْرَ فِدْيَةً عَنْكَ وَكُوشَ وَسَبَأَ عِوَضاً عَنْكَ.

For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, that saves you: I have made Egypt and Ethiopia your ransom, and [given] Soene for you.

٤ 4 إِذْ أَصْبَحْتَ كَرِيماً فِي عَيْنَيَّ، وَعَزِيزاً وَمَحْبُوباً، فَقَدْ بَادَلْتُ أُنَاساً بِكَ، وَقَايَضْتُ أُمَماً عِوَضاً عَنْ حَيَاتِكَ.

Since you became precious in my sight, you have become glorious, and I have loved you: and I will give men for you, and princes for your life.

٥ 5 لَا تَجْزَعْ لأَنِّي مَعَكَ. سَأَلِمُّ شَتَاتَ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ، وَأَجْمَعُكَ مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ.

Fear not; for I am with you: I will bring your seed from the east, and will gather you from the west.

٦ 6 أَقُولُ لِلشِّمَالِ: أَطْلِقْهُمْ مِنْ عِقَالِكَ، وَللْجَنُوبِ لَا تَحْجِزْهُمْ. اجْمَعْ أَبْنَائِي مِنْ بَعِيدٍ وَبَنَاتِي مِنْ أَقَاصِي الأَرْضِ،

I will say to the north, Bring; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from the [land] afar off, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

٧ 7 كُلَّ مَنْ يُدْعَى بِاسْمِي مِمَّنْ خَلَقْتُهُ لِمَجْدِي وَجَبَلْتُهُ وَصَنَعْتُهُ».

[even] all who are called by my name: for I have prepared him for my glory, and I have formed him, and have made him:

٨ 8 أَخْرِجِ الشَّعْبَ الأَعْمَى وَإِنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ عُيُونٌ، وَالأَصَمَّ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ آذَانٌ.

and I have brought forth the blind people; for [their] eyes are alike blind, and they that have ears are deaf.

٩ 9 لِتَجْتَمِعِ الأُمَمُ بِأَسْرِهَا، وَلْتَحْتَشِدِ الشُّعُوبُ. مَنْ مِنْهُمْ يُنْبِئُ بِهَذَا، وَيُخْبِرُنَا بِالأُمُورِ السَّالِفَةِ؟ لِيُقَدِّمُوا شُهُودَهُمْ إِثْبَاتاً لِصِدْقِهِمْ، أَوْ لِيَسْمَعُوا وَيَقُولُوا: هَذَا صِدْقٌ.

All the nations are gathered together, and princes shall be gathered out of them: who will declare these things? or who will declare to you things from the beginning? let them bring forth their witnesses, and be justified; and let them hear, and declare the truth.

١٠ 10 أَنْتُمْ شُهُودِي يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، وَعَبْدِي الَّذِي اصْطَفَيْتُهُ، لِتَعْلَمُوا وَتُؤْمِنُوا بِي، وَتُدْرِكُوا أَنِّي أَنَا أَنَا هُوَ اللهُ، لَمْ يُوْجَدْ إِلَهٌ قَبْلِي وَلا يَكُونُ إِلَهٌ بَعْدِي.

Be you my witnesses, and I [too am] a witness, says the Lord God, and my servant whom I have chosen: that you may know, and believe, and understand that I am [he]: before me there was no other God, and after me there shall be none.

١١ 11 أَنَا هُوَ الرَّبُّ، وَلا مُخَلِّصَ غَيْرِي.

I am God; and beside me there is no Saviour.

١٢ 12 إِنِّي أَنْبَأْتُ وَخَلَّصْتُ وَأَعْلَنْتُ أَنَا، وَلَيْسَ إِلَهٌ غَرِيبٌ بَيْنَكُمْ. أَنْتُمْ شُهُودِي أَنِّي أَنَا اللهُ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

I have declared, and have saved; I have reproached, and there was no strange [god] among you: you are my witnesses, and I am the Lord God,

١٣ 13 مُنْذُ الْبَدْءِ أَنَا هُوَ اللهُ وَلَيْسَ مُنْقِذٌ مِنْ يَدِي. أَفْعَلُ وَمَنْ يُبْطِلُ عَمَلِي؟

even from the beginning; and there is none that can deliver out of my hands: I will work, and who shall turn it back?

١٤ 14 هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ فَادِيكُمْ قُدُّوسُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، هَا أَنَا مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَى بَابِلَ لأُحَطِّمَ الْمَغَالِيقَ، فَيُصْبِحُ الْبَابِلِيُّونَ فِي سُفُنِهِمِ الَّتِي يُبَاهُونَ بِها مَطْرُودِينَ هَارِبِينَ.

Thus says the Lord God that redeems you, the Holy One of Israel; for your sakes I will send to Babylon, and I will stir up all that flee, and the Chaldeans shall be bound in ships.

١٥ 15 أَنَا هُوَ الرَّبُّ قُدُّوسُكُمْ خَالِقُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَمَلِكُكُمْ.

I am the Lord God, your Holy One, who have appointed for Israel your king.

١٦ 16 هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الصَّانِعُ فِي الْبَحْرِ طَرِيقاً، وَمَمَرّاً فِي اللُّجَجِ الْعَمِيقَةِ،

Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty water;

١٧ 17 الَّذِي يَسْتَدْرِجُ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَالْخُيُولَ وَالْجَيْشَ وَالْمُقَاتِلِينَ، فَيَسْقُطُونَ صَرْعَى جَمِيعاً وَلا يَقُومُونَ، وَيَخْمُدُونَ كَفَتِيلَةٍ وَيَنْطَفِئُونَ.

who brought forth chariots and horse, and a mighty multitude: but they have lain down, and shall not rise: they are extinct, as quenched flax.

١٨ 18 وَلَكِنَّكُمْ لَا تَتَذَكَّرُونَ الأُمُورَ السَّالِفَةَ وَلا تَعْتَبِرُونَ بِالأَحْدَاثِ الغَابِرَةِ

Remember you not the former things, and consider not the ancient things.

١٩ 19 انْظُرُوا، هَا أَنَا أُنْجِزُ أَمْراً جَدِيداً يَنْشَأُ الآنَ، أَلا تَعْرِفُونَهُ؟ أَشُقُّ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ طَرِيقاً، وَفِي الصَّحْرَاءِ أَنْهَاراً،

Behold, I [will] do new things, which shall presently spring forth, and you shall know them: and I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the dry land.

٢٠ 20 فَيُكْرِمُنِي وَحْشُ الصَّحْرَاءِ: الذِّئَابُ وَالنَّعَامُ لأَنِّي فَجَّرْتُ فِي الْقَفْرِ مَاءً، وَفِي الصَّحْرَاءِ أَنْهَاراً لأَسْقِيَ شَعْبِي الَّذِي اخْتَرْتُهُ،

the beasts of the field shall bless me, the owls and young ostriches; for I have given water in the wilderness, and rivers in the dry land, to give drink to my chosen race,

٢١ 21 وَجَبَلْتُهُ لِنَفْسِي لِيُذِيعَ حَمْدِي.

my people whom I have preserved to tell forth my praises.

٢٢ 22 وَلَكِنَّكَ لَمْ تَلْتَمِسْنِي يَا يَعْقُوبُ، بَلْ سَئِمْتَ مِنِّي يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ.

I have not now called you, O Jacob; neither have I made you weary, O Israel.

٢٣ 23 لَمْ تَأْتِنِي بِشَاةٍ لِذَبِيحَةِ مُحْرَقَةٍ، وَلَمْ تُكْرِمْنِي بِقَرَابِينِكَ، مَعَ أَنِّي لَمْ أُثَقِّلْ عَلَيْكَ بِتَقْدِمَةٍ، وَلا أَرْهَقْتُكَ بِطَلَبِ اللُّبَانِ.

You have not brought me the sheep of your whole burnt offering; neither have you glorified me with your sacrifices. I have not caused you to serve with sacrifices, neither have I wearied you with frankincense.

٢٤ 24 لَمْ تَشْتَرِ لِي بَخُوراً ذَكِيَّ الرَّائِحَةِ، وَلَمْ تُشْبِعْنِي بِشَحْمِ ذَبَائِحِكَ. إِنَّمَا أَعْيَيْتَنِي بِثِقْلِ آثَامِكَ وَأَرْهَقْتَنِي بِذُنُوبِكَ.

Neither have you purchased for me victims for silver, neither have I desired the fat of your sacrifices: but you did stand before me in your sins, and in your iniquities.

٢٥ 25 أَنَا، أَنَا هُوَ الْمَاحِي ذُنُوبَكَ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَاتِي، وَخَطَايَاكَ لَنْ أَذْكُرَهَا.

I, [even] I, am he that blots out your transgressions for mine own sake, and your sins; and I will not remember [them].

٢٦ 26 هَيَّا إِلَى الْمُحَاكَمَةِ، وَاعْرِضْ عَلَيَّ دَعْوَاكَ، لِتَتَبَرَّرَ

But do you remember, and let us plead [together]: do you first confess your transgressions, that you may be justified.

٢٧ 27 قَدْ أَخْطَأَ أَبُوكَ الأَوَّلُ، وَوُسَطَاؤُكَ عَصَوْا عَلَيَّ،

Your fathers first, and your princes have transgressed against me.

٢٨ 28 لِذَلِكَ أُدَنِّسُ عُظَمَاءَ مَقَادِسِي وَأَقْضِي عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالْهَلاكِ وَأَتْرُكُهُ عُرْضَةً لِلْخِزْيِ وَالْعَارِ.

And the princes have defiled my sanctuaries: so I gave Jacob [to enemies] to destroy, and Israel to reproach.