Isaiah 28

1 Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are smitten down with wine!

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

2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, as a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, as a storm of mighty waters overflowing, that casteth down to the earth with violence.

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

3 The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot;

٣ فَتُدَاسُ السَّامِرَةُ، تَاجُ فَخْرِ سُكَارَى أَفْرَايِمَ بِالأَقْدَامِ.

4 And the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as the first-ripe fig before the summer, which when one looketh upon it, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.

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 hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of His people;

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

6 And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn back the battle at the gate.

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

7 But these also reel through wine, and stagger through strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel through strong drink, they are confused because of wine, they stagger because of strong drink; they reel in vision, they totter in judgment.

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

8 For all tables are full of filthy vomit, and no place is clean.

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

9 Whom shall one teach knowledge? And whom shall one make to understand the message? Them that are weaned from the milk, them that are drawn from the breasts?

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

10 For it is precept by precept, precept by precept, line by line, line by line; here a little, there a little.

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

11 For with stammering lips and with a strange tongue shall it be spoken to this people;

١١ سَيُخَاطِبُ الرَّبُّ هَذَا الشَّعْبَ بِلِسَانٍ غَرِيبٍ أَعْجَمِيٍّ

12 To whom it was said: 'This is the rest, give ye rest to the weary; and this is the refreshing'; yet they would not hear.

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

13 And so the word of the LORD is unto them precept by precept, precept by precept, line by line, line by line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and 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 hear the word of the LORD, ye scoffers, the ballad-mongers of this people which is in Jerusalem:

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

15 Because ye have said: 'We have made a covenant with death, and with the nether-world are we at agreement; when the scouring scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood have we hid ourselves'; (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 lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a costly corner-stone of sure foundation; he that believeth 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 And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.

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

18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled and your agreement with the nether-world shall not stand; when the scouring scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it, (Sheol h7585)

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

19 As often as it passeth through, it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and by night; and it shall be sheer terror to understand the message.

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

20 For the bed is too short for a man to stretch himself; and the covering too narrow when he gathereth himself up.

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

21 For the LORD will rise up as in mount Perazim, He will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; that He may do His work, strange is His work, and bring to pass His act, strange is His act.

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

22 Now therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your bands be made strong; for an extermination wholly determined have I heard from the Lord, the GOD of hosts, upon the whole land.

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

23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; attend, and hear my speech.

٢٣ فَاسْتَمِعُوا إِلَى صَوْتِي وَأَصْغُوا إِلَى قَوْلِي وَأَطِيعُوا:

24 Is the plowman never done with plowing to sow, with the opening and harrowing of his ground?

٢٤ أَيُواظِبُ الحَارِثُ عَلَى حَرْثِ أَرْضِهِ وَتَتْلِيمِهَا وَتَمْهِيدِهَا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ؟

25 When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the black cummin, and scatter the cummin, and put in the wheat in rows and the barley in the appointed place and the spelt in the border thereof?

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

26 For He doth instruct him aright; his God doth teach him.

٢٦ لأَنَّهُ قَدْ تَلَقَّى الْمَعْرِفَةَ الصَّحِيحَةَ مِنْ إِلَهِهِ.

27 For the black cummin is not threshed with a threshing-sledge, neither is a cart-wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the black cummin is beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.

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

28 Is bread corn crushed? Nay, he will not ever be threshing it; and though the roller of his wagon and its sharp edges move noisily, he doth not crush it.

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

29 This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts: Wonderful is His counsel, and great His wisdom.

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