Isaiah 26
1 Some day, [people in] Judah will sing this song: Our city [of Jerusalem] is strong! Yahweh protects our city; He is like [MET] a wall that surrounds it.
| ביום ההוא יושר השיר הזה בארץ יהודה עיר עז לנו ישועה ישית חומות וחל |
2 Open the gates of the city for people who are righteous; allow people who faithfully [obey Yahweh] to enter the city.
| פתחו שערים ויבא גוי צדיק שמר אמנים |
3 Yahweh, those who trust in you, those who firmly resolve to never doubt you, you will enable them to feel perfectly peaceful.
| יצר סמוך תצר שלום שלום כי בך בטוח |
4 [So] always trust in Yahweh, because Yahweh, [our God], is forever [like] [MET] a huge rock [under which we are sheltered/protected/safe].
| בטחו ביהוה עדי עד כי ביה יהוה צור עולמים |
5 He humbles proud people and destroys cities whose people are arrogant. He causes those cities to collapse into the dust/dirt.
| כי השח ישבי מרום קריה נשגבה ישפילנה ישפילה עד ארץ יגיענה עד עפר |
6 [When that happens], poor and oppressed people will trample on the ruins.
| תרמסנה רגל רגלי עני פעמי דלים |
7 [But as for] righteous people, Yahweh, you do what is right; [it is as though] you cause the paths where they walk to be level and smooth.
| ארח לצדיק מישרים ישר מעגל צדיק תפלס |
8 Yahweh, by obeying your laws we show that we trust you to help us; and what we desire is that you will be honored/praised/exalted.
| אף ארח משפטיך יהוה קוינוך--לשמך ולזכרך תאות נפש |
9 [All] through the night I [SYN] desire to know you better, and each morning I still want to be with you. [Only] when you come to judge [and punish] people who live on the earth will they learn to do what is right.
| נפשי אויתך בלילה אף רוחי בקרבי אשחרך כי כאשר משפטיך לארץ--צדק למדו ישבי תבל |
10 [But] your acting kindly toward wicked people does not cause them to do what is good. [Even] in places where people do what is right, the wicked people continue to do what is evil, and they do not realize that you, Yahweh, are great.
| יחן רשע בל למד צדק בארץ נכחות יעול ובל יראה גאות יהוה |
11 Yahweh, [it is as though] your fist is raised up [ready to strike them], but they do not realize that. Show them that you are very eager to help your people. If your enemies would realize that, they would be ashamed; allow your fire to burn them up [because they are] your enemies.
| יהוה רמה ידך בל יחזיון יחזו ויבשו קנאת עם אף אש צריך תאכלם |
12 Yahweh, [we desire that] you will allow things to go well for us; everything that we have done is what you have enabled us to do.
| יהוה תשפת שלום לנו כי גם כל מעשינו פעלת לנו |
13 Yahweh, our God, others have ruled over us, but you [MTY] are the only one whom we honor.
| יהוה אלהינו בעלונו אדנים זולתך לבד בך נזכיר שמך |
14 Those who ruled us are [now] gone; they are dead; their spirits have left this earth, and they will not become alive [again]. You punished those rulers and got rid of them, and people do not even remember them any more.
| מתים בל יחיו--רפאים בל יקמו לכן פקדת ותשמידם ותאבד כל זכר למו |
15 Yahweh, you have enabled our nation to become great; we are more in [now], and we have more land, [so we] thank/praise you.
| יספת לגוי יהוה יספת לגוי נכבדת רחקת כל קצוי ארץ |
16 Yahweh, when we were distressed, we asked you [to help us]; when you disciplined/punished us, we were able only to whisper when we prayed to you.
| יהוה בצר פקדוך צקון לחש מוסרך למו |
17 Like pregnant women writhe and cry out when they are giving birth, we suffered very much, too.
| כמו הרה תקריב ללדת תחיל תזעק בחבליה--כן היינו מפניך יהוה |
18 We had severe pain, but nothing good resulted [MET] from it. We have not rescued our people [from being conquered by our enemies], and we have not given birth to children [who will rule the world correctly] (OR, not defeated the armies [that have attacked other nations].
| הרינו חלנו כמו ילדנו רוח ישועת בל נעשה ארץ ובל יפלו ישבי תבל |
19 But Yahweh’s people who have died will become alive [again], their corpses will become alive! Those whose bodies lie in graves will rise and shout joyfully! His light will be [like] dew that falls on his people who have died, who are [now] in the place where the dead people are, [and will cause them to become alive again].
| יחיו מתיך נבלתי יקומון הקיצו ורננו שכני עפר כי טל אורת טלך וארץ רפאים תפיל |
20 But now, my people/fellow-citizens, go home and lock your doors! Hide for a short time, until [Yahweh] is no longer angry.
| לך עמי בא בחדריך וסגר דלתיך (דלתך) בעדך חבי כמעט רגע עד יעבור (יעבר) זעם |
21 Listen to this: Yahweh will come from heaven to punish [all] the people on the earth for the sins that they have committed. People will be able to see [PRS] the (blood of those/the people) who have been murdered; their murderers will no longer be able to hide.
| כי הנה יהוה יצא ממקומו לפקד עון ישב הארץ עליו וגלתה הארץ את דמיה ולא תכסה עוד על הרוגיה |
