Esias 61

1 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me; he has sent me to preach glad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind;

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

2 to declare the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of recompence; to comfort all that mourn;

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

3 that there should be given to them that mourn in Sion glory instead of ashes, the oil of joy to the mourners, the garment of glory for the spirit of heaviness: and they shall be called generations of righteousness, the planting of the Lord for glory.

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

4 And they shall build the old waste places, they shall raise up those that were before made desolate, and shall renew the desert cities, [even] those that had been desolate for [many] generations.

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

5 And strangers shall come and feed thy flocks, and aliens [shall be thy] ploughmen and vine-dressers.

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

6 But ye shall be called priests of the Lord, the ministers of God: ye shall eat the strength of nations, and shall be admired because of their wealth.

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

7 Thus shall they inherit the land a second time, and everlasting joy shall be upon their head.

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

8 For I am the Lord who love righteousness, and hate robberies of injustice; and I will give their labour to the just, and will make an everlasting covenant with them.

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

9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring in the midst of peoples: every one that sees them shall take notice of them, that they are a seed blessed of God;

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

10 and they shall greatly rejoice in the Lord. Let my soul rejoice in the Lord; for he has clothed me with the robe of salvation, and the garment of joy: he has put a mitre on me as on a bridegroom, and adorned me with ornaments as a bride.

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

11 And as the earth putting forth her flowers, and as a garden its seed; so shall the Lord, [even] the Lord, cause righteousness to spring forth, and exultation before all nations.

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