< Obadiah 1 >

1 The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord has said about Edom: We have had word from the Lord, and a representative has been sent among the nations, saying, Up! and let us make war against her.
رُؤْيَا عُوبَدْيَا: هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ عَنْ أَدُومَ: سَمِعْنَا خَبَرًا مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأُرْسِلَ رَسُولٌ بَيْنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ: «قُومُوا، وَلْنَقُمْ عَلَيْهَا لِلْحَرْبِ».١
2 See, I have made you small among the nations: you are much looked down on.
«إِنِّي قَدْ جَعَلْتُكَ صَغِيرًا بَيْنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ. أَنْتَ مُحْتَقَرٌ جِدًّا.٢
3 You have been tricked by the pride of your heart, O you whose living-place is in the cracks of the rock, whose house is high up; who has said in his heart, Who will make me come down to earth?
تَكَبُّرُ قَلْبِكَ قَدْ خَدَعَكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلسَّاكِنُ فِي مَحَاجِئِ ٱلصَّخْرِ، رِفْعَةَ مَقْعَدِهِ، ٱلْقَائِلُ فِي قَلْبِهِ: مَنْ يُحْدِرُنِي إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ؟٣
4 Though you go up on high like an eagle, though your house is placed among the stars, I will make you come down from there, says the Lord.
إِنْ كُنْتَ تَرْتَفِعُ كَٱلنَّسْرِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ عُشُّكَ مَوْضُوعًا بَيْنَ ٱلنُّجُومِ، فَمِنْ هُنَاكَ أُحْدِرُكَ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ.٤
5 If thieves came, attacking you by night, (how are you cut off!) would they not go on taking till they had enough? if men came cutting your grapes would they take them all?
إِنْ أَتَاكَ سَارِقُونَ أَوْ لُصُوصُ لَيْلٍ. كَيْفَ هَلِكْتَ! أَفَلَا يَسْرِقُونَ حَاجَتَهُمْ؟ إِنْ أَتَاكَ قَاطِفُونَ أَفَلَا يُبْقُونَ خُصَاصَةً؟٥
6 How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his secret stores looked for!
كَيْفَ فُتِّشَ عِيسُو وَفُحِصَتْ مَخَابِئُهُ؟٦
7 All the men who were united with you have been false to you, driving you out to the edge of the land: the men who were at peace with you have overcome you; they have taken their heritage in your place.
طَرَدَكَ إِلَى ٱلتُّخْمِ كُلُّ مُعَاهِدِيكَ. خَدَعَكَ وَغَلَبَ عَلَيْكَ مُسَالِمُوكَ. أَهْلُ خُبْزِكَ وَضَعُوا شَرَكًا تَحْتَكَ. لَا فَهْمَ فِيهِ.٧
8 Will I not, in that day, says the Lord, take away the wise men out of Edom, and wisdom out of the mountain of Esau?
أَلَا أُبِيدُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، ٱلْحُكَمَاءَ مِنْ أَدُومَ، وَٱلْفَهْمَ مِنْ جَبَلِ عِيسُو؟٨
9 And your men of war, O Teman, will be overcome with fear, so that every one of them may be cut off from the mountain of Esau.
فَيَرْتَاعُ أَبْطَالُكَ يَا تَيْمَانُ، لِكَيْ يَنْقَرِضَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ جَبَلِ عِيسُو بِٱلْقَتْلِ.٩
10 Because you were the cause of violent death and because of your cruel behaviour to your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and will be cut off for ever.
«مِنْ أَجْلِ ظُلْمِكَ لِأَخِيكَ يَعْقُوبَ، يَغْشَاكَ ٱلْخِزْيُ وَتَنْقَرِضُ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.١٠
11 Because you were there watching when men from other lands took away his goods, and strange men came into his doors, and put the fate of Jerusalem to the decision of chance; you were like one of them.
يَوْمَ وَقَفْتَ مُقَابِلَهُ يَوْمَ سَبَتِ ٱلْأَعَاجِمُ قُدْرَتَهُ، وَدَخَلَتِ ٱلْغُرَبَاءُ أَبْوَابَهُ، وَأَلْقَوْا قُرْعَةً عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، كُنْتَ أَنْتَ أَيْضًا كَوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ.١١
12 Do not see with pleasure your brother's evil day, the day of his fate, and do not be glad over the children of Judah on the day of their destruction, or make wide your mouth on the day of trouble.
وَيَجِبُ أَنْ لَا تَنْظُرَ إِلَى يَوْمِ أَخِيكَ يَوْمَ مُصِيبَتِهِ، وَلَا تَشْمَتَ بِبَنِي يَهُوذَا يَوْمَ هَلَاكِهِمْ، وَلَا تَفْغَرَ فَمَكَ يَوْمَ ٱلضِّيقِ،١٢
13 Do not go into the doors of my people on the day of their downfall; do not be looking on their trouble with pleasure on the day of their downfall, or put your hands on their goods on the day of their downfall.
وَلَا تَدْخُلَ بَابَ شَعْبِي يَوْمَ بَلِيَّتِهِمْ، وَلَا تَنْظُرَ أَنْتَ أَيْضًا إِلَى مُصِيبَتِهِ يَوْمَ بَلِيَّتِهِ، وَلَا تَمُدَّ يَدًا إِلَى قُدْرَتِهِ يَوْمَ بَلِيَّتِهِ،١٣
14 And do not take your place at the cross-roads, cutting off those of his people who get away; and do not give up to their haters those who are still there in the day of trouble.
وَلَا تَقِفَ عَلَى ٱلْمَفْرَقِ لِتَقْطَعَ مُنْفَلِتِيهِ، وَلَا تُسَلِّمَ بَقَايَاهُ يَوْمَ ٱلضِّيقِ.١٤
15 For the day of the Lord is coming quickly on all nations: as you have done it will be done to you; the reward of your acts will come on your head.
فَإِنَّهُ قَرِيبٌ يَوْمُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى كُلِّ ٱلْأُمَمِ. كَمَا فَعَلْتَ يُفْعَلُ بِكَ. عَمَلُكَ يَرْتَدُّ عَلَى رَأْسِكَ.١٥
16 For as you have been drinking on my holy mountain, so will all the nations go on drinking without end; they will go on drinking and the wine will go down their throats, and they will be as if they had never been.
لِأَنَّهُ كَمَا شَرِبْتُمْ عَلَى جَبَلِ قُدْسِي، يَشْرَبُ جَمِيعُ ٱلْأُمَمِ دَائِمًا، يَشْرَبُونَ وَيَجْرَعُونَ وَيَكُونُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا.١٦
17 But in Mount Zion some will be kept safe, and it will be holy; and the children of Jacob will take their heritage.
«وَأَمَّا جَبَلُ صِهْيَوْنَ فَتَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ نَجَاةٌ، وَيَكُونُ مُقَدَّسًا، وَيَرِثُ بَيْتُ يَعْقُوبَ مَوَارِيثَهُمْ.١٧
18 And the children of Jacob will be a fire and those of Joseph a flame, and the children of Esau dry stems of grass, burned up by them till all is gone: and there will be no people living in Esau; for the Lord has said it.
وَيَكُونُ بَيْتُ يَعْقُوبَ نَارًا، وَبَيْتُ يُوسُفَ لَهِيبًا، وَبَيْتُ عِيسُو قَشًّا، فَيُشْعِلُونَهُمْ وَيَأْكُلُونَهُمْ وَلَا يَكُونُ بَاقٍ مِنْ بَيْتِ عِيسُو، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ تَكَلَّمَ».١٨
19 And they will take the South, and the lowland, and the country of Ephraim, and Gilead, as their heritage.
وَيَرِثُ أَهْلُ ٱلْجَنُوبِ جَبَلَ عِيسُو، وَأَهْلُ ٱلسَّهْلِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَيَرِثُونَ بِلَادَ أَفْرَايِمَ وَبِلَادَ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، وَيَرِثُ بَنْيَامِينُ جِلْعَادَ.١٩
20 And those of the children of Israel who were the first to be taken away as prisoners, will have their heritage among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath; and those who were taken away from Jerusalem, who are in Sepharad, will have the towns of the South.
وَسَبْيُ هَذَا ٱلْجَيْشِ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ يَرِثُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ إِلَى صَرْفَةَ. وَسَبْيُ أُورُشَلِيمَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي صَفَارِدَ يَرِثُونَ مُدُنَ ٱلْجَنُوبِ.٢٠
21 And those who have been kept safe will come up from Mount Zion to be judges of the mountain of Esau; and the kingdom will be the Lord's.
وَيَصْعَدُ مُخَلِّصُونَ عَلَى جَبَلِ صِهْيَوْنَ لِيَدِينُوا جَبَلَ عِيسُو، وَيَكُونُ ٱلْمُلْكُ لِلرَّبِّ.٢١

< Obadiah 1 >