إشَعْياء 61

١ 1 رُوحُ السَّيِّدِ الرَّبِّ عَلَيَّ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ مَسَحَنِي لأُبَشِّرَ الْمَسَاكِينَ، أَرْسَلَنِي لأُضَمِّدَ جِرَاحَ الْمُنْكَسِرِي الْقُلُوبِ، لأُنَادِيَ لِلْمَسْبِيِّينَ بِالعِتْقِ وَلِلْمَأْسُورِينَ بِالْحُرِّيَّةِ،

The Spirit of the Lord Eternal is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to announce good tidings unto the meek: he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim to captives Liberty, and to prisoners Release;

٢ 2 لأُعْلِنَ سَنَةَ الرَّبِّ الْمَقْبُولَةَ، وَيَوْمَ انْتِقَامٍ لإِلَهِنَا، لأُعَزِّيَ جَمِيعَ النَّائِحِينَ.

To proclaim a year of favor of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all mourners;

٣ 3 لأَمْنَحَ نَائِحِي صِهْيَوْنَ تَاجَ جَمَالٍ بَدَلَ الرَّمَادِ، وَدُهْنَ السُّرُورِ بَدَلَ النَّوْحِ، وَرِدَاءَ تَسْبِيحٍ بَدَلَ الرُّوحِ الْيَائِسَةِ، فَيُدْعَوْنَ أَشْجَارَ الْبِرِّ وَغَرْسَ الرَّبِّ لِكَيْ يَتَمَجَّدَ.

To grant unto the mourners of Zion, —to give unto them ornament in the place of ashes, oil of gladness in the place of mourning, garments of praise in the place of a grieved spirit; that they may be called, Oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.

٤ 4 فَيُعَمِّرُونَ الْخَرَائِبَ الْقَدِيمَةَ، وَيَبْنُونَ الدَّمَارَ الْغَابِرَ، وَيُرَمِّمُونَ الْمُدُنَ الْمُتَهَدِّمَةَ، وَالْخِرَبَ الَّتِي انْقَضَتْ عَلَيْهَا أَجْيَالٌ.

And they shall build up the ancient ruins, desolate places of former times shall they raise up, and they shall renew ruined cities, the desolate places of many generations.

٥ 5 وَيَقُومُ الْغُرَبَاءُ عَلَى رِعَايَةِ قُطْعَانِكُمْ، وَأَبْنَاءُ الأَجَانِبِ يَكُونُونَ لَكُمْ حُرَّاثاً وَكَرَّامِينَ.

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your ploughmen and your vintners.

٦ 6 أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَتُدْعَوْنَ كَهَنَةَ الرَّبِّ، وَيُسَمِّيكُمُ النَّاسُ خُدَّامَ إِلَهِنَا، فَتَأْكُلُونَ ثَرْوَةَ الأُمَمِ وَتَتَعَظَّمُونَ بِغِنَاهُمْ.

But ye, ye shall be called, Priests of the Lord; Ministers of our God, shall be said unto you: the wealth of nations shall ye consume, and in their glory shall ye be placed as possessors.

٧ 7 وَعِوَضاً عَنْ عَارِكُمْ تَنَالُونَ ضِعْفَيْنِ مِنَ الْمِيرَاثِ، وَعِوَضاً عَنِ الْهَوَانِ تَبْتَهِجُونَ بِنَصِيبِكُمْ، لِهَذَا تَمْلِكُونَ فِي أَرْضِكُمْ نَصِيبَيْنِ، وَيَكُونُ فَرَحُكُمْ أَبَدِيًّا.

In the place of your twofold shame, —and the confusion of which they loudly complained as their portion: therefore in their land shall they possess a twofold [portion]; everlasting joy shall be granted unto them.

٨ 8 لأَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ أُحِبُّ الْعَدْلَ وَأَمْقُتُ الاخْتِلاسَ وَالظُّلْمَ، وَأُكَافِئُهُمْ بِأَمَانَةٍ، وَأَقْطَعُ مَعَهُمْ عَهْداً أَبَدِيًّا.

For I the Lord love justice, I hate robbery with burnt-offering: therefore will I give them the recompense of their work in truth, and an everlasting covenant will I make with them.

٩ 9 وَتَشْتَهِرُ ذُرِّيَّتُهُمْ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ، وَنَسْلُهُمْ وَسَطَ الشُّعُوبِ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَرَاهُمْ يَعْرِفُهُمْ، وَيُقِرُّ أَنَّهُمْ شَعْبٌ بَارَكَهُ الرَّبُّ.

And among the nations shall their seed be known, and their offspring in the midst of the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed whom the Lord hath blessed.

١٠ 10 إِنَّنِي أَبْتَهِجُ حَقّاً بِالرَّبِّ وَتَفْرَحُ نَفْسِي بِإِلَهِي، لأَنَّهُ كَسَانِي ثِيَابَ الْخَلاصِ وَسَرْبَلَنِي بِرِدَاءِ الْبِرِّ، مِثْلَ عَرِيسٍ يُزَيِّنُ رَأْسَهُ بِتَاجٍ، وَكَعَرُوسٍ تَتَجَمَّلُ بِحُلِيِّهَا.

I will be greatly glad in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, with the mantle of righteousness hath he enveloped me, as a bridegroom decketh himself with elegant attire, and as a bride adorneth herself with her bridal array.

١١ 11 لأَنَّهُ كَمَا تُنْبِتُ الأَرْضُ مَزْرُوعَاتِهَا، وَالْحَدِيقَةُ تُخْرِجُ نَبَاتَاتِهَا الَّتِي زُرِعَتْ فِيهَا، هَكَذَا السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ يَجْعَلُ الْبِرَّ وَالتَّسْبِيحَ يَنْبُتَانِ أَمَامَ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ.

For, as the earth bringeth forth her growth, and as a garden causeth what is sown therein to spring forth: thus will the Lord Eternal cause righteousness and praise to spring forth in the presence of all the nations.