Isaiah 28

1 Woe to the crowne of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim: for his glorious beautie shall be a fading flowre, which is vpon the head of the valley of them that be fat, and are ouercome with wine.

١ وَيْلٌ (لِمَدِينَةِ السَّامِرَةِ) تَاجِ فَخْرِ سُكَارَى أَفْرَايِمَ، وَلِزَهْرَةِ جَمَالِهَا الْمَجِيدَةِ الذَّابِلَةِ الَّتِي تُتَوِّجُ رَأْسَ وَادِي خِصْبِ الْمَخْمُورِينَ.

2 Beholde, the Lord hath a mightie and strong hoste, like a tempest of haile, and a whirlewinde that ouerthroweth, like a tempest of mightie waters that ouerflowe, which throwe to the ground mightily.

٢ لأَنَّ لِلرَّبِّ مُتَسَلِّطاً قَوِيًّا عَاتِياً يَنْقَضُّ كَعَاصِفَةِ بَرَدٍ، كَنَوْءٍ مُدَمِّرٍ، كَزَوْبَعَةٍ هَائِلَةٍ مِنْ مِيَاهٍ جَارِفَةٍ فَيَطْرَحُهَا أَرْضاً بِعُنْفٍ،

3 They shall be troden vnder foote, euen the crowne and the pride of the drunkards of Ephraim.

٣ فَتُدَاسُ السَّامِرَةُ، تَاجُ فَخْرِ سُكَارَى أَفْرَايِمَ بِالأَقْدَامِ.

4 For his glorious beautie shall be a fading floure, which is vpon the head of the valley of them that be fatte, and as the hastie fruite afore sommer, which when hee that looketh vpon it, seeth it, while it is in his hand, he eateth it.

٤ وَتَضْحَى زَهْرَةُ جَمَالِهَا الْمَجِيدِ الَّتِي تُكَلِّلُ رَأْسَ الوَادِي الْخَصِيبِ كَبَاكُورَةِ التِّينِ قَبْلَ مَوْسِمِ الصَّيْفِ الَّتِي يَرَاهَا النَّاظِرُ فَيَقْتَطِفُهَا وَيَبْتَلِعُهَا.

5 In that day shall the Lord of hostes be for a crowne of glory, and for a diademe of beautie vnto the residue of his people:

٥ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ يَكُونُ الرَّبُّ القَدِيرُ تَاجَ بَهَاءٍ وَإِكْلِيلَ جَمَالٍ لِبَقِيَّةِ شَعْبِهِ

6 And for a spirite of iudgement to him that sitteth in iudgement, and for strength vnto them that turne away the battell to the gate.

٦ وَيَكُونُ رُوحَ عَدْلٍ لِمَنْ يَتَبَوَّأُ كُرْسِيَّ القَضَاءِ وَمَصْدَرَ قُوَّةٍ لِمَنْ يُحَارِبُونَ رَادِّينَ الأَعْدَاءَ عَنْ بَّوابَاتِ الْمَدِينَةِ.

7 But they haue erred because of wine, and are out of the way by strong drinke: the priest and the prophet haue erred by strong drinke: they are swallowed vp with wine: they haue gone astraye through strong drinke: they faile in vision: they stumble in iudgement.

٧ وَلَكِنَّ هَؤُلاءِ أَيْضاً أَضَلَّتْهُمُ الْخَمْرُ وَتَرَنَّحُوا بِالسُّكْرِ، فَسَلَبَ الْمُسْكِرُ عُقُولَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ وَكَهَنَتِهِمْ، فَأَرْبَكَهُمْ وَرَنَّحَهُمْ، فَأَخْطَأُوا الرُّؤْيَا، وَتَعَثَّرُوا فِي الأَحْكَامِ.

8 For all their tables are full of filthy vomiting: no place is cleane.

٨ فَامْتَلَأَتْ مَوَائِدُهُمْ كُلُّهَا بِالْقَيءِ، وَلَمْ يَبْقَ مَكَانٌ لَمْ يَتَلَوَّثْ.

9 Whome shall he teache knowledge? and whome shall he make to vnderstand the thinges that hee heareth? them that are weyned from the milke, and drawen from the breastes.

٩ فَتَسَاءَلُوا: «لِمَنْ يُلَقِّنُ إِشَعْيَاءُ الْعِلْمَ، وَلِمَنْ يَشْرَحُ رِسَالَتَهُ؟ هَلْ لِلْمَفْطُومِينَ عَنِ اللَّبَنِ الْمُبْعَدِينَ عَنِ الثَّدْي؟

10 For precept must be vpon precept, precept vpon precept, line vnto line, line vnto line, there a litle, and there a litle.

١٠ لأَنَّهُ يُكَرِّرُ عَلَيْنَا أَوَامِرَهُ كَلِمَةً فَكَلِمَةً، وَوَصِيَّةً فَوَصِيَّةً؛ شَيْئاً مِنْ هُنَا وَشَيْئاً مِنْ هُنَاكَ».

11 For with a stammering tongue and with a strange language shall he speake vnto this people.

١١ سَيُخَاطِبُ الرَّبُّ هَذَا الشَّعْبَ بِلِسَانٍ غَرِيبٍ أَعْجَمِيٍّ

12 Vnto whome hee saide, This is the rest: giue rest to him that is weary: and this is the refreshing, but they would not heare.

١٢ وَهُوَ الَّذِي قَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذِهِ هِيَ أَرْضُ الرَّاحَةِ، فَأَرِيحُوا الْمُنْهَكَ، وَهُنَا مَكَانُ السَّكِينَةِ». وَلَكِنَّهُمْ أَبَوْا أَنْ يُطِيعُوهُ.

13 Therefore shall the worde of the Lord be vnto them precept vpon precept, precept vpon precept, line vnto line, line vnto line, there a litle and there a litle, that they may goe, and fall backward, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

١٣ لِذَلِكَ سَيُكَرِّرُ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوَامِرَهُ كَلِمَةً فَكَلِمَةً وَوَصِيَّةً فَوَصِيَّةً؛ شَيْئاً مِنْ هُنَا وَشَيْئاً مِنْ هُنَاكَ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ (لِحُمْقِهِمْ) يَتعَثَّرُونَ وَيَسْقُطُونَ فَيَتَحَطَّمُونَ وَيُؤْسَرُونَ وَيُسْتَعْبَدُونَ.

14 Wherefore, heare the worde of the Lord, ye scornefull men that rule this people, which is at Ierusalem.

١٤ لِذَلِكَ اسْمَعُوا كَلِمَةَ الرَّبِّ أَيُّهَا الْمُسْتَهْزِئُونَ الْمُتَحَكِّمُونَ فِي شَعْبِ أَورُشَلِيمَ:

15 Because ye haue said, We haue made a couenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement: though a scourge runne ouer, and passe through, it shall not come at vs: for we haue made falshood our refuge, and vnder vanitie are we hid, (Sheol h7585)

١٥ لأَنَّكُمْ قُلْتُمْ: «قَدْ أَبْرَمْنَا عَهْداً مَعَ الْمَوْتِ، وَعَقَدْنَا مِيثَاقاً مَعَ الْهَاوِيَةِ، فَإِنَّ الأَشُورِيِّينَ الْمُقْتَحِمِينَ أَرْضَنَا لَنْ يَسْلُخُونَا، لأَنَّ السُّوطَ الْجَارِفَ إِذَا عَبَرَ لَا يُصِيبُنَا لأَنَّنَا اعْتَصَمْنَا بِالْمُرَاوَغَةِ وَلَجَأْنَا إِلَى النِّفَاقِ». (Sheol h7585)

16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will laye in Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. Hee that beleeueth, shall not make haste.

١٦ لِهَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: «هَا أَنَا أَضَعُ حَجَرَ أَسَاسٍ فِي صِهْيَوْنَ، حَجَرَ زَاوِيَةٍ ثَمِيناً لِيَكُونَ أَسَاساً رَاسِخاً وَكُلُّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ لَا يَهْرُبُ.

17 Iudgement also will I laye to the rule, and righteousnesse to the balance, and the haile shall sweepe away the vaine confidence, and the waters shall ouerflowe the secret place.

١٧ وَسَأَجْعَلُ الْعَدْلَ خَيْطَ قِيَاسٍ وَالْحَقَّ مِطْمَاراً (لأَكْشِفَ عَنْ زَيْفِ أَعْمَالِكُمْ) فَيَجْرِفُ البَرَدُ مُعْتَصَمَ الْكَذِبِ وَتَطْفُو الْمِيَاهُ عَلَى الْمَخَابِئِ

18 And your couenant with death shalbe disanulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand: when a scourge shall runne ouer and passe through, then shall ye be trode downe by it. (Sheol h7585)

١٨ عِنْدَئِدٍ يُبْطَلُ عَهْدُكُمْ مَعَ الْمَوْتِ، وَيُلْغَى مِيثَاقُكُمْ مَعَ الْهَاويَةِ وَيَدُوسُكُمْ أَعْدَاؤُكُمْ عِنْدَ اقْتِحَامِهِمْ بِلادَكُمْ. (Sheol h7585)

19 When it passeth ouer, it shall take you away: for it shall passe through euery morning in the day, and in the night, and there shalbe onely feare to make you to vnderstand the hearing.

١٩ وَيَجْتَاحُونَكُمْ مَرَّةً تِلْوَ مَرَّةٍ، فِي اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمَا إِنْ تُدْرِكُوا مَغْزَى هَذَا الْعِقَابِ حَتَّى يَطْغَى عَلَيْكُمُ الرُّعْبُ.

20 For the bed is streight that it can not suffice, and the couering narowe that one can not wrappe himselfe.

٢٠ لأَنَّ السَّرِيرَ أَقْصَرُ مِنْ أَنْ تَتَمَدَّدُوا عَلَيْهِ، وَالغِطَاءَ أَضْيَقُ مِنْ أَنْ تَلْتَفُّوا بِهِ».

21 For the Lord shall stand as in mount Perazim: hee shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his worke, his strage worke, and bring to passe his acte, his strange acte.

٢١ وَسَيُقْبِلُ الرَّبُّ بِسَخَطٍ، كَمَا أَقْبَلَ فِي جَبَلِ فَرَاصِيمَ وَفِي وَادِي جِبْعُونَ لِيُجرِيَ أَفْعَالَهُ الغَرِيبَةَ وَيُعَاقِبَ أَشَدَّ عِقَابٍ.

22 Nowe therefore be no mockers, least your bondes increase: for I haue heard of the Lord of hostes a consumption, euen determined vpon the whole earth.

٢٢ لِذَلِكَ لَا تَتَهَكَّمُوا لِئَلَّا يَتَفَاقَمَ عِقَابُكُمْ لأَنَّ رَبَّ كُلِّ الأَرْضِ الْقَدِيرَ قَدْ أَبْلَغَنِي قَضَاءَهُ بِهَلاكِكُمْ.

23 Hearken ye, and heare my voyce: hearken ye, and heare my speach.

٢٣ فَاسْتَمِعُوا إِلَى صَوْتِي وَأَصْغُوا إِلَى قَوْلِي وَأَطِيعُوا:

24 Doeth the plowe man plowe all the day, to sowe? doeth he open, and breake the clots of his ground?

٢٤ أَيُواظِبُ الحَارِثُ عَلَى حَرْثِ أَرْضِهِ وَتَتْلِيمِهَا وَتَمْهِيدِهَا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ؟

25 When he hath made it plaine, wil he not then sowe the fitches, and sowe cummin, and cast in wheat by measure, and the appointed barly and rye in their place?

٢٥ أَلَيْسَ إِذَا سَوَّى أَرْضَهَا يَبْذُرُ الشُّونِيزَ وَيُذَرِّي الكَمُّونَ وَيَنْثُرُ الْحِنْطَةَ فِي أَتْلامِهَا وَالشَّعِيرَ فِي مَوَاضِعِهِ، وَالقَطَانِيَّ فِي أَطْرَافِهَا الْمَحْرُوثَةِ؟

26 For his God doeth instruct him to haue discretion, and doeth teach him.

٢٦ لأَنَّهُ قَدْ تَلَقَّى الْمَعْرِفَةَ الصَّحِيحَةَ مِنْ إِلَهِهِ.

27 For fitches shall not be threshed with a threshing instrument, neither shall a cart wheele be turned about vpon the cummin: but ye fitches are beaten out with a staffe, and cummin with a rod.

٢٧ فَيَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الشُّونِيزَ لَا يُدْرَسُ بِالنَّوْرَجِ، وَلا يُطْحَنُ الكَمُّونُ، بَلْ يُخْبَطُ كِلاهُمَا بِالْقَضِيبِ.

28 Bread corne when it is threshed, hee doeth not alway thresh it, neither doeth the wheele of his cart still make a noyse, neither will he breake it with the teeth thereof.

٢٨ وَيَدُقُّ الحِنْطَةَ لأَنَّهُ لَا يُمْكِنُهُ أَنْ يَظَلَّ يَدْرُسُهَا إِلَى الأَبَدِ، وَإِنْ جَرَّ عَلَيْهَا بَكَرَةَ عَرَبَتِهِ فَإِنَّ خَيْلَهُ لَا تَطْحَنُهَا.

29 This also commeth from the Lord of hostes, which is wonderfull in counsell, and excellent in workes.

٢٩ إِنَّ مَصْدَرَ هَذِهِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ هُوَ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ العَجِيبُ فِي مَشُورَتِهِ وَالعَظِيمُ فِي حِكْمَتِهِ.