Isaiah 10

1 “Woe [to] those decreeing decrees of iniquity, And writers who have prescribed perverseness,

١ وَيْلٌ لِلَّذِينَ يَسُنُّونَ شَرَائِعَ ظُلْمٍ، وَلِلْكَتَبَةِ الَّذِينَ يُسَجِّلُونَ أَحْكَامَ جَوْرٍ!

2 Of My people, That widows may be their prey, That they may spoil the fatherless.

٢ لِيَصُدُّوا الْبَائِسِينَ عَنِ الْعَدْلِ، وَيَسْلُبُوا مَسَاكِينَ شَعْبِي حَقَّهُمْ، لِتَكُونَ الأَرَامِلُ مَغْنَماً لَهُمْ، وَيَنْهَبُوا الْيَتَامَى.

3 And what do you do at a day of inspection? And at desolation that comes from afar? Near whom do you flee for help? And where do you leave your glory?

٣ فَمَاذَا تَصْنَعُونَ فِي يَوْمِ الْعِقَابِ عِنْدَمَا تُقْبِلُ الْكَارِثَةُ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ؟ إِلَى مَنْ تَلْجَأُونَ طَلَباً لِلْعَوْنِ، وَأَيْنَ تُوْدِعُونَ ثَرْوَتَكُمْ؟

4 It has bowed down without Me In the place of a bound one, And they fall in the place of the slain.” With all this His anger has not turned back, And His hand is still stretched out.

٤ لَا يَبْقَى شَيْءٌ سِوَى أَنْ تَجْثُوا بَيْنَ الأَسْرَى، وَتَسْقُطُوا بَيْنَ الْقَتْلَى. مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ لَمْ يَرْتَدْ غَضَبُهُ وَمَا بَرِحَتْ يَدُهُ مَمْدُودَةً لِلْعِقَابِ.

5 “Woe [to] Asshur, a rod of My anger, And My indignation [is] a staff in their hand.

٥ وَيْلٌ لِلأَشُّورِيِّينَ، قَضِيبِ غَضَبِي، الْحَامِلِينَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ عَصَا سَخَطِي.

6 I send him against a profane nation, And concerning a people of My wrath I charge him, To spoil spoil, and to seize prey, And to make it a treading-place as the clay of out places.

٦ أُرْسِلُهُمْ ضِدَّ أُمَّةٍ مُنَافِقَةٍ، وَأُوْصِيهُمْ عَلَى شَعْبِي الَّذي غَضِبْتُ عَلَيْهِ، لِيَغْنَمُوا غَنَائِمَهُمْ وَيَسْتَوْلُوا عَلَى أَسْلابِهِمْ، وَيَطَأُوهُمْ كَمَا يَطَأُونَ الوَحْلَ.

7 And he does not think [it] so, And his heart does not reckon [it] so, For—to destroy [is] in his heart, And to cut off nations—not a few.

٧ وَلَكِنَّ مَلِكَ أَشُّورَ لَا يَعْرِفُ أَنَّنِي أَنَا الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتُهُ، وَيَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ بِقُدْرَتِهِ قَدْ هَاجَمَ شَعْبِي، وَفِي نِيَّتِهِ أَنْ يُدَمِّرَ وَيَجْتَاحَ أُمَماً كَثِيرَةً.

8 For he says, Are my princes not altogether kings?

٨ لأَنَّهُ يَقُولُ: أَلَيْسَ كُلُّ قُوَّادِي مُلُوكاً؟

9 Is not Calno as Carchemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as Damascus?

٩ أَلَيْسَ مَصِيرُ كَلْنُو كَمَصِيرِ كَرْكَمِيشَ؟ أَوَ لَيْسَ مَآلُ حَمَاةَ كَمَآلِ أَرْفَادَ؟ أَلَيْسَتِ السَّامِرَةُ كَدِمَشْقَ؟

10 As my hand has gotten to the kingdoms of a worthless thing, and their carved images, [Greater] than Jerusalem and than Samaria,

١٠ لَقَدْ قَضَيْتُ عَلَى مَمَالِكَ وَثَنِيَّةٍ أَصْنَامُهَا أَعْظَمُ مِنْ أَصْنَامِ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَالسَّامِرَةِ!

11 Do I not—as I have done to Samaria, And to her worthless things, So do to Jerusalem and to her grievous things?”

١١ أَفَلا أَقْضِي عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَصْنَامِهَا كَمَا قَضَيْتُ عَلَى السَّامِرَةِ وَأَصْنَامِهَا؟

12 And it has come to pass, When the Lord fulfills all His work In Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, I see concerning the fruit of the greatness Of the heart of the king of Asshur, And concerning the glory of the height of his eyes.

١٢ وَلَكِنْ حَالَمَا يَنْتَهِي الرَّبُّ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ بِجَبَلِ صِهْيَوْنَ، فَإِنَّهُ سَيُعَاقِبُ مَلِكَ أَشُّورَ عَلَى غُرُورِ قَلْبِهِ وَتَشَامُخِ عَيْنَيْهِ،

13 For he has said, “I have worked by the power of my hand, And by my wisdom, for I have been intelligent, And I remove borders of the peoples, And I have spoiled their chief ones, And I put down the inhabitants as a mighty one,

١٣ لأَنَّهُ يَقُولُ: بِقُوَّةِ ذِرَاعِي قَدْ صَنَعْتُ هَذَا، وَبِحِكْمَتِي، لأَنَّنِي فَهِيمٌ! قَدْ نَقَلْتُ تُخُومَ الأُمَمِ، وَنَهَبْتُ كُنُوزَهُمْ، وَعَزَلْتُ الْجَالِسِينَ عَلَى الْعُرُوشِ كَمَا يَفْعَلُ ذُو الْبَطْشِ.

14 And my hand gets to the wealth of the peoples as to a nest, And as a gathering of forsaken eggs I have gathered all the earth, And there has not been one moving wing, Or opening mouth, or whispering.”

١٤ وَكَمَا تَسْتَحْوِذُ يَدُ الإِنْسَانِ عَلَى الْعُشِّ، هَكَذَا اسْتَحْوَذَتْ يَدِي عَلَى ثَرْوَاتِ الشُّعُوبِ. وَكَمَا يَجْمَعُ الإِنْسَانُ الْبَيْضَ الْمَهْجُورَ، هَكَذَا جَمَعْتُ الأَرْضَ بِأَسْرِهَا، فَلَمْ يَجْرُؤْ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يُحَرِّكَ جَنَاحاً أَوْ يَفْتَحَ فَاهاً أَوْ يَنْبِسَ بِهَمْسَةٍ.

15 Does the axe glorify itself Against him who is hewing with it? Does the saw magnify itself Against him who is shaking it? As a rod waving those lifting it up! As a staff lifting up that which is not wood!

١٥ أَتَزْهُو الْفَأْسُ عَلَى مَنْ يَقْطَعُ بِها، أَمْ يَتَعَظَّمُ الْمِنْشَارُ عَلَى مَنْ يَنْشُرُ بِهِ، وَكَأَنَّ الْقَضِيبَ يُحَرِّكُ رَافِعَهُ، أَوْ كَأَنَّ الْعَصَا تَرْفَعُ مَا لَيْسَ خَشَباً!

16 Therefore the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, Sends leanness among his fat ones, And under his glory He kindles a burning As the burning of a fire.

١٦ لِذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ الرَّبَّ الْقَدِيرَ سَيُفْشِي وَبَأً مُهْلِكاً بَيْنَ مُحَارِبِيهِ الشُّجْعَانِ، وَيُوْقِدُ تَحْتَ مَجْدِهِ وَقِيداً كَاشْتِعَالِ النَّارِ،

17 And the light of Israel has been for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame, And it has burned, and devoured his thorn And his brier in one day.

١٧ فَيُصْبِحُ نُورُ إِسْرَائِيلَ نَاراً، وَقُدُّوسُهُ لَهِيباً، فَتَشْتَعِلُ وَتَلْتَهِمُ شَوْكَهُ وَحَسَكَهُ فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ،

18 And the glory of his forest, and his fruitful field, He consumes from soul even to flesh, And it has been as the fainting of a standard-bearer.

١٨ فَيُدَمِّرُ الرَّبُّ مَجْدَ غَابَاتِهِ وَأَرْضِهِ الْخَصِيبَةِ، الرُّوحَ وَالْجَسَدَ مَعاً، فَتَكُونُ كَمَرِيضٍ تَذْوِي حَيَاتُهُ،

19 And the rest of the trees of his forest [are] few, And a youth writes them.

١٩ وَلا يَتَبَقَّى مِنْ أَشْجَارِ الْغَابَةِ إِلّا قِلَّةٌ يُحْصِيهَا صَبِيٌّ.

20 And it has come to pass in that day, The remnant of Israel, And the escaped of the house of Jacob, Do not add anymore to lean on its striker, And have leaned on YHWH, The Holy One of Israel, in truth.

٢٠ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ لَا تَعُودُ بَقِيَّةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَالنَّاجُونَ مِنْهُمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ عَلَى مَنْ ضَرَبَهُمْ، بَلْ يَعْتَمِدُونَ عَلَى الرَّبِّ قُدُّوسِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالْحَقِّ.

21 A remnant returns—a remnant of Jacob, To the Mighty God.

٢١ وَتَرْجِعُ بَقِيَّةُ ذُرِّيَّةِ يَعْقُوبَ إِلَى الرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ.

22 For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, A remnant of it returns, A consumption determined, Overflowing [with] righteousness.

٢٢ مَعَ أَنَّ شَعْبَكَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ كَرَمْلِ الْبَحْرِ، فَإِنَّ بَقِيَّةً فَقَطْ تَرْجِعُ، لأَنَّ اللهَ قَضَى بِفَنَائِهِمْ، وَقَضَاؤُهُ عَادِلٌ.

23 For a consumption that is determined, The Lord, YHWH of Hosts, Is making in the midst of all the land.

٢٣ فَالرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ يُجْرِي الْفَنَاءَ وَالْقَضَاءَ فِي وَسَطِ كُلِّ الأَرْضِ.

24 Therefore, thus said the Lord, YHWH of Hosts: “Do not be afraid, My people, inhabiting Zion, because of Asshur, He strikes you with a rod, And his staff lifts up against you, in the way of Egypt.

٢٤ لِذَلِكَ هَكَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ القَدِيرُ: «يَا شَعْبِي الْمُقِيمَ فِي صِهْيَوْنَ، لَا تَخَفْ مِنْ أَشُورَ عِنْدَمَا يَضْرِبُكَ بِقَضِيبٍ، وَيَرْفَعُ عَلَيْكَ عَصَاهُ كَمَا فَعَلَ الْمِصْرِيُّونَ،

25 For yet a very little [while], And the indignation has been completed, And My anger by their wearing out.”

٢٥ فَإِنَّهُ عَمَّا قَلِيلٍ يَكْتَمِلُ سَخَطِي، وَيَنْصَبُّ غَضَبِي لإِبَادَتِهِمْ».

26 And YHWH of Hosts is awaking for him, A scourge like the striking of Midian at the rock Oreb, And his rod [is] over the sea, And he has lifted it in the way of Egypt.

٢٦ وَلا يَلْبَثُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ أَنْ يَهُزَّ عَلَيْهِ سَوْطاً كَمَا ضَرَبَ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ عِنْدَ صَخْرَةِ غُرَابٍ، وَيَرْفَعُ قَضِيبَهُ فَوْقَ الْبَحْرِ مِثْلَمَا فَعَلَ فِي مِصْرَ.

27 And it has come to pass in that day, His burden is turned from off your shoulder, And his yoke from off your neck, And the yoke has been destroyed, because of prosperity.

٢٧ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ يَتَدَحْرَجُ حِمْلُهُ عَنْ كَتِفِكَ، وَيَتَحَطَّمُ نِيرُهُ عَنْ عُنُقِكَ لأَنَّ عُنُقَكَ أَصْبَحَ غَلِيظاً.

28 He has come in against Aiath, He has passed over into Migron, At Michmash he looks after his vessels.

٢٨ هَا هُوَ جَيْشُ أَشُورَ مُقْبِلٌ؛ قَدْ وَصَلَ إِلَى عَيَّاثَ، وَاجْتَازَ بِمِجْرُونَ. وَضَعَ مَؤُونَتَهُ فِي مِخْمَاشَ.

29 They have gone over the passage, They have made Geba a lodging place, Rama has trembled, Gibeah of Saul fled.

٢٩ قَطَعُوا الْمَعْبَرَ، وَبَاتُوا فِي جَبَعَ. ارْتَعَدَ أَهْلُ الرَّامَةِ، وَهَرَبَ سُكَّانُ جِبْعَةَ شَاوُلَ.

30 Cry aloud [with] your voice, daughter of Gallim, Give attention, Laish! Answer her, Anathoth.

٣٠ اصْرُخِي يَا بِنْتَ جَلِّيمَ، وَاسْمَعِي يَا لَيْشَةُ، وَأَجِيبِي يَا مَدِينَةَ عَنَاثُوثَ.

31 Madmenah has fled away, The inhabitants of the high places have hardened themselves.

٣١ هَرَبَ أَهْلُ مَدْمِنَةَ. فَرَّ سُكَّانُ جِيبِيمَ طَلَباً لِلنَّجَاةِ.

32 Yet today to remain in Nob, The mountain of the daughter of Zion waves its hand, The hill of Jerusalem.

٣٢ الْيَوْمَ يَتَوَقَّفُ فِي نُوبَ وَيَهُزُّ قَبْضَتَهُ عَلَى جَبَلِ بِنْتِ صِهْيَوْنَ، أَكَمَةِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

33 Behold, the Lord, YHWH of Hosts, Is lopping a branch with violence, And the high of stature are cut down, And the lofty have become low,

٣٣ لَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ الْقَدِيرَ يُحَطِّمُ الأَغْصَانَ بِعُنْفُوَانٍ. فَكُلُّ مُتَطَاولٍ يُقْطَعُ، وَكُلُّ مٍتَشامِخٍ يُذَلُّ.

34 And He has gone around the thickets of the forest with iron, And Lebanon falls by a mighty one!

٣٤ تُسْتَأْصَلُ أَجَمَاتُ الْغابَةِ بِفَأْسٍ، وَيَسْقُطُ لُبْنَانُ أَمَامَ جَبَّارٍ مَهُوبٍ.