عُوبَدْيا 1

١ 1 هَذِهِ نُبُوءَةُ عُوبَدْيَا: هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ بِشَأْنِ أَدُومَ: قَدْ بَلَغَنَا خَبَرٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ أَنَّهُ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولاً إِلَى الأُمَمِ قَائِلاً: «تَأَهَّبُوا، وَلْنَنْهَضْ لِمُحَارَبَةِ أَدُومَ».

The vision of Obadiah; what the Lord said about Edom: We have heard a report from the Lord, a messenger has been sent among the nations; Rise up, let us rise against Edom in battle!

٢ 2 هَا أَنَا أَجْعَلُكَ صَغِيراً بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ وَأَشَدَّهَا احْتِقَاراً.

I will make you small among the nations, and despised by all!

٣ 3 قَدْ غَرَّتْكَ كِبْرِيَاءُ قَلْبِكَ أَيُّهَا الْمُقِيمُ فِي شُقُوقِ الصُّخُورِ، وَمَسَاكِنُهُ فِي الْقِمَمِ، الْقَائِلُ فِي قَلْبِهِ: مَنْ يَهْوِي بِي إِلَى الأَرْضِ؟

Your proud heart has misled you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, you who build on high your dwelling. You say to yourselves, ‘Who can bring me down to earth?’

٤ 4 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كُنْتَ تُحَلِّقُ كَالنَّسْرِ وَوَكَانَتْ مَنَازِلُكَ مَبْنِيَّةً بَيْنَ الْكَوَاكِبِ، فَإِنِّي سَأَهْوِي بِكَ إِلَى الْحَضِيضِ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

Though you build high as the eagle, though between the stars you set your nest, from there will I bring you down, says the Lord.

٥ 5 إِنِ اقْتَحَمَ اللُّصُوصُ بَيْتَكَ، وَهَاجَمَكَ النَّاهِبُونَ لَيْلاً، أَلا يَسْرِقُونَ مَا يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَطْ؟ وَإِنْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْكَ قَاطِفُو الْعِنَبِ، أَلا يُبْقُونَ خُصَاصَةً؟ وَلَكِنْ يَالَدَمَارِكَ!

If thieves had come to you, marauders by night would they not have stolen only as much as they needed? If grape-gatherers had come to you would they not have left some gleanings?

٦ 6 إِذْ كَيْفَ تَمَّ تَفْتِيشُ عِيسُو وَنُقِبَتْ مَخَابِئُ كُنُوزِهِ؟

Descendents of Esau, all your treasures are looted.

٧ 7 جَمِيعُ حُلَفَائِكَ طَرَدُوكَ إِلَى التُّخُومِ. خَدَعَكَ مُسَالِمُوكَ وَأَوْقَعُوا بِكَ الْهَزِيمَةَ، وَالَّذِينَ أَكَلُوا مِنْ خُبْزِكَ كَادُوا لَكَ وَأَنْتَ لَمْ تَفْهَمْ.

To your border they have driven you, all your allies have betrayed you. Your avowed friends have overpowered you, they have set a trap for you. Where is your wisdom now?

٨ 8 أَلا أَسْتَأْصِلُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ حُكَمَاءَ أَدُومَ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، وَأُزِيلُ الْفَهْمَ مِنْ جَبَلِ عِيسُو؟

The Lord says: On that day, I will destroy the wise of Edom, drive wisdom out of Mount Esau.

٩ 9 فَيَرْتَعِبَ أَبْطَالُكَ يَا تَيْمَانُ حَتَّى يَنْقَرِضَ قَتْلًا كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْ جَبَلِ عِيسُو.

Your warriors will be filled with terror, Teman, none will be left alive on Mount Esau.

١٠ 10 فَمِنْ أَجْلِ مَا أَنْزَلْتَ بِأَخِيكَ يَعْقُوبَ مِنْ ظُلْمٍ، يَغْشَاكَ الْعَارُ وَتَنْقَرِضُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

Because of the violence done to your relatives, the people of Jacob, shame covers you, you are cut off forever.

١١ 11 فَفِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي وَقَفْتَ فِيهِ بَعِيداً، يَوْمَ غَنِمَ الْغُرَبَاءُ كُنُوزَهُ، وَاقْتَحَمَ الأَجَانِبُ أَبْوَابَهُ وَأَلْقَوْا الْقُرْعَةَ عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، كُنْتَ أَنْتَ أَيْضاً كَوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ.

In the day when you stood aloof, in the day when strangers carried away their wealth, and strangers entered into their gates, and over Jerusalem cast lots, you were as one of those strangers.

١٢ 12 مَا كَانَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَشْمَتَ بِيَوْمِ مَصِيرِ أَخِيكَ، فِي يَوْمِ فَاجِعَتِهِ، وَمَا كَانَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَبْتَهِجَ فِي يَوْمِ دَمَارِ شَعْبِ يَهُوذَا أَوْ تَتَبَاهَى فِي يَوْمِ الضِّيقِ.

You should not have gloated over your relatives, in the day of their misfortune. You should not have exulted over the land of Judah in the day of their destruction. You should not have laughed loudly at their distress.

١٣ 13 وَمَا كَانَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَقْتَحِمَ أَبْوَابَ شَعْبِي فِي يَوْمِ كَارِثَتِهِ، أَوْ تَشْمَتَ لِمُصِيبَتِهِ فِي يَوْمِ نَكْبَتِهِ، أَوْ تَنْهَبَ ثَرْوَتَهُ فِي يَوْمِ بَلِيَّتِهِ،

You should not have entered in at the gate of my people in the day of their disaster. You should not have gloated over their calamity, in the day of their disaster, nor stretched out your hand after their wealth in the day of their disaster,

١٤ 14 أَوْ تَقِفَ عِنْدَ مُفْتَرَقِ الطُّرُقِ لِتَقْضِيَ عَلَى النَّاجِينَ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ وَتُسَلِّمَ الْبَاقِينَ الأَحْيَاءَ مِنْهُمْ فِي يَوْمِ الضِّيقِ.

nor stood at the crossroads to cut down their fugitives, nor should you have betrayed their refugees in the day of distress.

١٥ 15 لأَنَّ يَوْمَ الرَّبِّ قَرِيبٌ آتٍ عَلَى كُلِّ الأُمَمِ، وَكَمَا فَعَلْتَ، لابُدَّ أَنْ يُفْعَلَ بِكَ أَيْضاً، فَيَرْتَدَّ عَمَلُكَ عَلَى رَأْسِكَ.

Near at hand is the Lord’s day for all the nations. As you have done so will it be done to you. Your deeds will come back on your own head.

١٦ 16 فَإِنَّهُ كَمَا شَرِبْتَ عَلَى جَبَلِ قُدْسِي فَإِنَّ جَمِيعَ الأُمَمِ تَشْرَبُ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ. يَشْرَبُونَ وَيَجْرَعُونَ وَيَتَلاشَوْنَ كَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا.

As you have drunk upon my holy mountain, so all the nations will drink in turn; They will drink deep and be as though they had not been.

١٧ 17 أَمَّا جَبَلُ صِهْيَوْنَ فَيُصْبِحُ مَلاذَ النَّجَاةِ، وَيَكُونُ قُدْساً، وَيَرِثُ بَيْتُ يَعْقُوبَ نَصِيبَهُ.

But on Mount Zion some will escape, it will be again holy, and those of the house of Jacob will again enter into their possessions.

١٨ 18 وَيَصِيرُ بَيْتُ يَعْقُوبَ نَاراً، وَبَيْتُ يُوسُفَ لَهِيباً، وَبَيْتُ عِيسُو قَشّاً فَيُوْقِدُونَهُمْ وَيَلْتَهِمُونَهُمْ، وَلا يُفْلِتُ مِنْ بَيْتِ عِيسُو أَحَدٌ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

For the house of Jacob will be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, but the house of Esau will become stubble. They will kindle and devour it. Not even one of the house of Esau will escape, for the Lord has spoken.

١٩ 19 وَيَرِثُ أَهْلُ النَّقَبِ جَبَلَ عِيسُو، وَسُكَّانُ السُّهُولِ أَرْضَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَيَمْلِكُونَ أَرْضَ أَفْرَايِمَ وَبِلادَ السَّامِرَةِ، وَيَرِثُ بَنْيَامِينُ جِلْعَادَ.

They will possess the Negeb and Mount Esau, and the Shephelah of the Philistines. They will possess the territory of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.

٢٠ 20 وَيَسْتَوْلِي جَيْشُ مَسْبِيِّي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى أَرْضِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ حَتَّى صِرْفَةَ، وَيَحْتَلُّ مَسْبِيُّو أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي صَفَارِدَ مُدُنَ جَنُوبِ يَهُوذَا.

The exiles of Israel will possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath. The captives of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negreb.

٢١ 21 وَيَصْعَدُ الْمُنْقِذُونَ إِلَى جَبَلِ صِهْيَوْنَ لِيَحْكُمُوا جَبَلَ عِيسُو، وَيُصْبِحُ الْمُلْكُ لِلرَّبِّ.

The rescued will come up on Mount Zion to rule Mount Esau, and the kingdom will belong to the Lord.