Isaiah 41

1 Come quietly before me, O sea-lands, and let the peoples get together their strength: let them come near; then let them say what they have to say: let us put forward our cause against one another.

١ «اُنْصُتِي إِلَيَّ أَيَّتُهَا ٱلْجَزَائِرُ وَلْتُجَدِّدِ ٱلْقَبَائِلُ قُوَّةً. لِيَقْتَرِبُوا ثُمَّ يَتَكَلَّمُوا. لِنَتَقَدَّمْ مَعًا إِلَى ٱلْمُحَاكَمَةِ.

2 Who sent out from the east one who is right wherever he goes? he gives the nations into his hands, and makes him ruler over kings; he gives them as the dust to his sword, as dry stems before the wind to his bow.

٢ مَنْ أَنْهَضَ مِنَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ ٱلَّذِي يُلَاقِيهِ ٱلنَّصْرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ؟ دَفَعَ أَمَامَهُ أُمَمًا وَعَلَى مُلُوكٍ سَلَّطَهُ. جَعَلَهُمْ كَٱلتُّرَابِ بِسَيْفِهِ، وَكَالْقَشِّ ٱلْمُنْذَرِي بِقَوْسِهِ.

3 He goes after them safely, not touching the road with his feet.

٣ طَرَدَهُمْ. مَرَّ سَالِمًا فِي طَرِيقٍ لَمْ يَسْلُكْهُ بِرِجْلَيْهِ.

4 Whose purpose and work was it? His who sent out the generations from the start. I the Lord, the first, and with the last, I am he.

٤ مَنْ فَعَلَ وَصَنَعَ دَاعِيًا ٱلْأَجْيَالَ مِنَ ٱلْبَدْءِ؟ أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْأَوَّلُ، وَمَعَ ٱلْآخِرِينَ أَنَا هُوَ».

5 The sea-lands saw it, and were in fear; the ends of the earth were shaking: they came near.

٥ نَظَرَتِ ٱلْجَزَائِرُ فَخَافَتْ. أَطْرَافُ ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱرْتَعَدَتِ. ٱقْتَرَبَتْ وَجَاءَتْ.

6 They gave help everyone to his neighbour; and everyone said to his brother, Take heart!

٦ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يُسَاعِدُ صَاحِبَهُ وَيَقُولُ لِأَخِيهِ: «تَشَدَّدْ».

7 So the metal-worker put heart into the gold-worker, and he who was hammering the metal smooth said kind words to the iron-worker, saying of the plate, It is ready: and he put it together with nails, so that there might be no slipping.

٧ فَشَدَّدَ ٱلنَّجَّارُ ٱلصَّائِغَ. ٱلصَّاقِلُ بِٱلْمِطْرَقَةِ ٱلضَّارِبَ عَلَى ٱلسَّنْدَانِ، قَائِلًا عَنِ ٱلْإِلْحَامِ: «هُوَ جَيِّدٌ». فَمَكَّنَهُ بِمَسَامِيرَ حَتَّى لَا يَتَقَلْقَلَ.

8 But as for you, Israel, my servant, and you, Jacob, whom I have taken for myself, the seed of Abraham my friend:

٨ «وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَبْدِي، يَا يَعْقُوبُ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَرْتُهُ، نَسْلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِي،

9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and sent for from its farthest parts, saying to you, You are my servant, whom I have taken for myself, and whom I have not given up:

٩ ٱلَّذِي أَمْسَكْتُهُ مِنْ أَطْرَافِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَمِنْ أَقْطَارِهَا دَعَوْتُهُ، وَقُلْتُ لَكَ: أَنْتَ عَبْدِيَ. ٱخْتَرْتُكَ وَلَمْ أَرْفُضْكَ.

10 Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.

١٠ لَا تَخَفْ لِأَنِّي مَعَكَ. لَا تَتَلَفَّتْ لِأَنِّي إِلَهُكَ. قَدْ أَيَّدْتُكَ وَأَعَنْتُكَ وَعَضَدْتُكَ بِيَمِينِ بِرِّي.

11 Truly, all those who are angry with you will be made low and put to shame: those desiring to do you wrong will come to nothing and never again be seen.

١١ إِنَّهُ سَيَخْزَى وَيَخْجَلُ جَمِيعُ ٱلْمُغْتَاظِينَ عَلَيْكَ. يَكُونُ كَلَا شَيْءٍ مُخَاصِمُوكَ وَيَبِيدُونَ.

12 You will make search for your haters but they will not be there; those who make war against you will be as nothing and will come to destruction.

١٢ تُفَتِّشُ عَلَى مُنَازِعِيكَ وَلَا تَجِدُهُمْ. يَكُونُ مُحَارِبُوكَ كَلَا شَيْءٍ وَكَالْعَدَمِ.

13 For I, the Lord your God, have taken your right hand in mine, saying to you, Have no fear; I will be your helper.

١٣ لِأَنِّي أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ ٱلْمُمْسِكُ بِيَمِينِكَ، ٱلْقَائِلُ لَكَ: لَا تَخَفْ. أَنَا أُعِينُكَ.

14 Have no fear, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will be your helper, says the Lord, even he who takes up your cause, the Holy One of Israel.

١٤ «لَا تَخَفْ يَا دُودَةَ يَعْقُوبَ، يَا شِرْذِمَةَ إِسْرَائِيلَ. أَنَا أُعِينُكَ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَفَادِيكَ قُدُّوسُ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

15 See, I will make you like a new grain-crushing instrument with teeth, crushing the mountains small, and making the hills like dry stems.

١٥ هَأَنَذَا قَدْ جَعَلْتُكَ نَوْرَجًا مُحَدَّدًا جَدِيدًا ذَا أَسْنَانٍ. تَدْرُسُ ٱلْجِبَالَ وَتَسْحَقُهَا، وَتَجْعَلُ ٱلْآكَامَ كَٱلْعُصَافَةِ.

16 You will send the wind over them, and it will take them away; they will go in all directions before the storm-wind: you will have joy in the Lord, and be glad in the Holy One of Israel.

١٦ تُذَرِّيهَا فَٱلرِّيحُ تَحْمِلُهَا وَٱلْعَاصِفُ تُبَدِّدُهَا، وَأَنْتَ تَبْتَهِجُ بِٱلرَّبِّ. بِقُدُّوسِ إِسْرَائِيلَ تَفْتَخِرُ.

17 The poor and crushed are looking for water where no water is, and their tongue is dry for need of it: I the Lord will give ear to their prayer, I the God of Israel will not give them up.

١٧ «اَلْبَائِسُونَ وَٱلْمَسَاكِينُ طَالِبُونَ مَاءً وَلَا يُوجَدُ. لِسَانُهُمْ مِنَ ٱلْعَطَشِ قَدْ يَبِسَ. أَنَا ٱلرَّبَّ أَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُمْ. أَنَا إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ لَا أَتْرُكُهُمْ.

18 I will make rivers on the dry mountain-tops, and fountains in the valleys: I will make the waste land a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

١٨ أَفْتَحُ عَلَى ٱلْهِضَابِ أَنْهَارًا، وَفِي وَسَطِ ٱلْبِقَاعِ يَنَابِيعَ. أَجْعَلُ ٱلْقَفْرَ أَجَمَةَ مَاءٍ، وَٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلْيَابِسَةَ مَفَاجِرَ مِيَاهٍ.

19 I will put in the waste land the cedar, the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive-tree; and in the lowland will be planted the fir-tree, the plane, and the cypress together:

١٩ أَجْعَلُ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ ٱلْأَرْزَ وَٱلسَّنْطَ وَٱلْآسَ وَشَجَرَةَ ٱلزَّيْتِ. أَضَعُ فِي ٱلْبَادِيَةِ ٱلسَّرْوَ وَٱلسِّنْدِيَانَ وَٱلشَّرْبِينَ مَعًا.

20 So that they may see and be wise and give their mind to it, and that it may be clear to them all that the hand of the Lord has done this, and that the Holy One of Israel has made it.

٢٠ لِكَيْ يَنْظُرُوا وَيَعْرِفُوا وَيَتَنَبَّهُوا وَيَتَأَمَّلُوا مَعًا أَنَّ يَدَ ٱلرَّبِّ فَعَلَتْ هَذَا وَقُدُّوسَ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَبْدَعَهُ.

21 Put forward your cause, says the Lord; let your strong argument come out, says the King of Jacob.

٢١ «قَدِّمُوا دَعْوَاكُمْ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ. أَحْضِرُوا حُجَجَكُمْ، يَقُولُ مَلِكُ يَعْقُوبَ.

22 Let the future be made clear to us: give us news of the past things, so that we may give thought to them; or of the things to come, so that we may see if they are true.

٢٢ لِيُقَدِّمُوهَا وَيُخْبِرُونَا بِمَا سَيَعْرِضُ. مَا هِيَ ٱلْأَوَّلِيَّاتُ؟ أَخْبِرُوا فَنَجْعَلَ عَلَيْهَا قُلُوبَنَا وَنَعْرِفَ آخِرَتَهَا، أَوْ أَعْلِمُونَا ٱلْمُسْتَقْبِلَاتِ.

23 Give us word of what will be after this, so that we may be certain that you are gods: yes, do good or do evil, so that we may all see it and be surprised.

٢٣ أَخْبِرُوا بِٱلْآتِيَاتِ فِيمَا بَعْدُ فَنَعْرِفَ أَنَّكُمْ آلِهَةٌ، وَٱفْعَلُوا خَيْرًا أَوْ شَرًّا فَنَلْتَفِتَ وَنَنْظُرَ مَعًا.

24 But you are nothing, and your work is of no value: foolish is he who takes you for his gods.

٢٤ هَا أَنْتُمْ مِنْ لَا شَيْءٍ، وَعَمَلُكُمْ مِنَ ٱلْعَدَمِ. رِجْسٌ هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يَخْتَارُكُمْ.

25 I have sent for one from the north, and from the dawn he has come; in my name he will get rulers together and go against them; they will be like dust, even as the wet earth is stamped on by the feet of the potter.

٢٥ «قَدْ أَنْهَضْتُهُ مِنَ ٱلشَّمَالِ فَأَتَى. مِنْ مَشْرِقِ ٱلشَّمْسِ يَدْعُو بِٱسْمِي. يَأْتِي عَلَى ٱلْوُلَاةِ كَمَا عَلَى ٱلْمِلَاطِ، وَكَخَزَّافٍ يَدُوسُ ٱلطِّينَ.

26 Who has given knowledge of it from the first, so that we may be certain of it? and from the start, so that we may say, His word is true? There is no one who gives news, or says anything, or who gives ear to your words.

٢٦ مَنْ أَخْبَرَ مِنَ ٱلْبَدْءِ حَتَّى نَعْرِفَ، وَمِنْ قَبْلُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ: هُوَ صَادِقٌ؟ لَا مُخْبِرٌ وَلَا مُسْمِعٌ وَلَا سَامِعٌ أَقْوَالَكُمْ.

27 I was the first to give word of it to Zion, and I gave the good news to Jerusalem.

٢٧ أَنَا أَوَّلًا قُلْتُ لِصِهْيَوْنَ: هَا! هَا هُمْ. وَلِأُورُشَلِيمَ جَعَلْتُ مُبَشِّرًا.

28 And I saw that there was no man, even no wise man among them, who might give an answer to my questions.

٢٨ وَنَظَرْتُ فَلَيْسَ إِنْسَانٌ، وَمِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ فَلَيْسَ مُشِيرٌ حَتَّى أَسْأَلَهُمْ فَيَرُدُّونَ كَلِمَةً.

29 Truly they are all nothing, their works are nothing and of no value: their metal images are of no more use than wind.

٢٩ هَا كُلُّهُمْ بَاطِلٌ، وَأَعْمَالُهُمْ عَدَمٌ، وَمَسْبُوكَاتُهُمْ رِيحٌ وَخَلَاءٌ.