Isaiah 30

1 Yahweh says, “Terrible things will happen to you, my people who rebel against me. You make plans, but what you plan is not what I want. You have made an alliance [with the rulers of Egypt], but you did not ask my Spirit [if that was what you should do]. By doing that, you have increased the number of your sins.

١ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: «وَيْلٌ لِلْبَنِينَ الْمُتَمَرِّدينَ الَّذِينَ يَنْصَاعُونَ لِمَشُورَةٍ لَمْ تَصْدُرْ عَنِّي، وَيُبْرِمُونَ عَهْداً لَيْسَ مِنْ رُوحِي، لِيُضِيفُوا خَطِيئَةً إِلَى خَطِيئَةٍ.

2 You went to Egypt [to ask their rulers for help], without asking for my advice. You have trusted in [the army of] the king of Egypt to protect you; you have [trusted in them] [like] people sit in the shade [to protect themselves from the sun] [MET].

٢ الَّذِينَ يَتَأَهَّبُونَ لِلِانْحِدَارِ إِلَى مِصْرَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَلْجَأُوا إِلَى مَشُورَتِي، لِيَلُوذُوا بِحِمَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَيَعْتَصِمُوا بِظِلِّ مِصْرَ،

3 [But] the result of your trusting in the king of Egypt is that you will be [disappointed and] disgraced; because of trusting in him, you will be humiliated.

٣ لِذَلِكَ يَصِيرُ لَكُمْ حِصْنُ فِرْعَوْنَ عَاراً، وَالاحْتِمَاءُ بِظِلِّ مِصْرَ خِزْياً،

4 Officials/ambassadors [from Judah] have gone to Zoan and Hanes [cities in Egypt to make treaties],

٤ وَمَعَ أَنَّ سُلْطَانَهُ امْتَدَّ إِلَى صُوعَنَ وَحَانِيسَ حَتَّى أَقَامَ فِيهَا لِنَفْسِهِ وُلاةً وَمُمَثَّلِينَ

5 but all those [who trust in the King of Egypt] will be humiliated, because that nation will not be able to help you; the treaty that you have made [requesting help from them] will be useless; instead, the result will be that you will be humiliated and disgraced [DOU].”

٥ فَإِنَّهُمْ يُلْحِقُونَ بِكُمُ العَارَ وَيَجْلِبُونَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْخِزْيَ لأَنَّهُمْ شَعْبٌ لَا جَدْوَى مِنْهُ».

6 [I received from Yahweh] this message about the animals in the southern part of Judah: That area is one where [people experience a lot of] troubles and difficulties, an area where there are male and female lions and various kinds of poisonous snakes. Caravans go through that area taking donkeys and camels loaded with valuable goods. [They are taking them] to Egypt to seek for protection [by the army of Egypt], [but] it will be useless.

٦ نُبُوءَةٌ بِشَأْنِ وُحُوشِ النَّقَبِ: عَبْرَ أَرْضِ العَنَاءِ وَالأَهْوَالِ حَيْثُ تَعِيشُ الأُسُودُ وَالأَفَاعِي، تَحْمِلُ قَوَافِلُهُمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ عَلَى ظُهُورِ حَمِيرِهِمْ، وَكُنُوزَهُمْ عَلَى أَسْنِمَةِ جِمَالِهِمْ إِلَى مِصْرَ الَّتِي لَا رَجَاءَ فِيهَا.

7 The promises made by [the king of] Egypt are worthless; therefore I call Egypt ‘the sea monster/dragon that does nothing’.

٧ لأَنَّ عَوْنَ مِصْرَ بَاطِلٌ لَا طَائِلَ مِنْهُ، لِذَلِكَ دَعَوْتَهَا «التِّنِّينَ الْعَاصِي».

8 Yahweh told me to write on a scroll a message, in order that it would be a witness [to the people of Judah] that would endure forever.

٨ وَالآنَ، امْضِ وَدَوِّنْ ذَلِكَ عَلَى لَوْحٍ، وَسَجِّلْهُ فِي كِتَابٍ لِيَكُونَ شَاهِداً أَبَدِيًّا فِي الأَيَّامِ الآتِيَةِ.

9 [It would remind them] that they are deceitful and always rebelling against Yahweh; they refuse to pay attention to what he tells/teaches them.

٩ لأَنَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ شَعْبٌ مُتَمَرِّدٌ، أَبْنَاءٌ كَذَبَةٌ، يَأْبُونَ الاسْتِمَاعَ إِلَى شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ،

10 They tell the people who see/receive visions [from Yahweh], “Stop seeing visions!” They tell the prophets, “Do not reveal to us what is right! Tell us pleasant things; do not tell us visions about things that are true!

١٠ وَيَقُولُونَ لِلأَنْبِياءِ: «لا تَتَنَبَّأُوا لَنَا بِمَا هُوَ حَقٌّ، بَلْ كَلِّمُونَا بِالْكَلامِ الْمُدَاهِنِ وَتَنَبَّأُوا بِالْمُخَادِعَاتِ.

11 Stop doing what you have been doing [DOU]; stop telling us what the Holy One of Israel [says to us]!”

١١ اعْدِلُوا عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ، حِيدُوا عَنِ السَّبِيلِ، وَكُفُّوا عَنْ مُجَابَهَتِنَا بِكَلامِ قُدُّوسِ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

12 Therefore, this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “You have rejected my message, and you are relying on those who oppress and deceive others.

١٢ لِذَلِكَ هَكَذَا يَقُولُ قُدُّوسُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «لأَنَّكُمُ ازْدَرَيْتُمْ بهَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ وَاتَّكَلْتُمْ عَلَى الْجَوْرِ وَالانْحِرَافِ وَاعْتَمَدْتُمْ عَلَيْهِمَا،

13 Therefore, the result of your sin [of rejecting me] will be that you will [suddenly experience disasters]; what will happen to you will be like [SIM] a cracked wall that suddenly collapses [DOU].

١٣ لِذَلِكَ يُصْبِحُ هَذَا الذَّنْبُ لَكُمْ كَصَدْعٍ نَاتِئٍ فِي سُورٍ عَالٍ مُشْرِفٍ عَلَى الانّهِيَارِ الَّذِي يَحْدُثُ بَغْتَةً وَفِى لَحْظَةٍ

14 You will be smashed like a clay jar is smashed [when it is dropped], and it shatters completely, with the result that there is not one piece big enough to carry some coals from a stove or to carry a little bit of water from a well.”

١٤ وَيَكُونُ انْهِيَارُهُ كَكَسْرِ إِنَاءِ خَزَّافٍ تَمَّ سَحْقُهُ بِقَسْوَةٍ، فَلَمْ تَبْقَ مِنْهُ شَقْفَةٌ لِالْتِقَاطِ نَارٍ مِنَ الْمَوْقِدِ أَوْ لِغَرْفِ مَاءٍ مِنَ الْجُبِّ.

15 Yahweh, [our] God, the Holy One of Israel, [also] says this: “You will be rescued [from your enemies only] if you repent and trust [in what I will do for you]; you will be strong [only] if you quit worrying and trust in me. But you do not want [to do that].

١٥ لأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ قُدُّوسُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: إِنَّ خَلاصَكُمْ مَرْهُونٌ بِالتَّوْبَةِ وَالرُّكُونِ إِلَيَّ، وَقُوَّتَكُمْ فِي الطُّمَأْنِينَةِ وَالثِّقَةِ، لَكِنَّكُمْ أَبَيْتُمْ ذَلِكَ،

16 You said, ‘No, we will escape on horses [that the army of Egypt will give us]!’ So, you will [try to] flee. You said, ‘We will [escape from the army of Assyria] by riding on swift horses!’ [But] those who pursue you will [also ride] swiftly.

١٦ وَقُلْتُمْ: لَا بَلْ نَهْرُبُ عَلَى الْخَيْلِ، أَنْتُمْ حَقّاً تَهْرُبُونَ. وَقُلْتُمْ: سَنَرْكَبُ عَلَى مُتُونِ جِيَادٍ سَرِيعَةٍ، لِهَذَا فَإِنَّ مُطَارِدِيكُمْ يُسْرِعُونَ فِي تَعَقُّبِكُمْ.

17 [As a result], 1,000 [of you] will flee when [only] one of them pursues you! When only five [of their soldiers] threaten [to kill you], [all of] will flee. [Only a few of] you will be left, like [SIM] a [single] flagpole on top of a mountain with one signal flag on the pole.”

١٧ يَهْرُبُ أَلْفٌ مِنْكُمْ أَمَامَ زَجْرَةِ وَاحِدٍ، وَيَتَشَتَّتُونَ جَمِيعاً أَمَامَ زَجْرَةِ خَمْسَةٍ، حَتَّى تُتْرَكُوا كَسَارِيَةٍ عَلَى رَأْسِ جَبَلٍ أَوْ كَرَايَةٍ عَلَى قِمَّةِ تَلٍّ».

18 [But] wants to be kind to you; he desires to show you that he is merciful. [Do not forget that] Yahweh is a God who acts justly; he is pleased with those who patiently trust in him.

١٨ وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ الرَّبَّ يَنْتَطِرُ حَتَّى يُبْدِيَ نَحْوَكُمْ عَطْفَهُ، لِهَذَا يَقُومُ لِيَرْحَمَكُمْ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ إِلَهُ عَدْلٍ، فَطُوبَى لِجَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ يَنْتَظِرُونَهُ.

19 You people who live in Jerusalem [DOU], [some day] you will not cry any more. Yahweh will be kind to you when you call out to him for help. He will answer/help you as soon as he hears you call.

١٩ يَا شَعْبَ صِهْيَوْنَ الْمُقِيمَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، لَنْ تَبْكِيَ فِي مَا بَعْدُ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ يَرْحَمُكَ عِنْدَ ارْتِفَاعِ صَوْتِ بُكَائِكَ، وَحَالَمَا يَسْمَعُ يَسْتَجِيبُ لَكَ.

20 Although [now] Yahweh has caused you to [daily] experience [MET] great troubles and suffer much, [he], your teacher, will not hide himself from you. He [SYN] will teach you many things clearly.

٢٠ وَمَعَ أَنَّهُ يُعْطِيكَ خُبْزاً فِي الْمِحْنَةِ، وَمَاءً فِي الضَّنْكِ فَإِنَّ مُعَلِّمَكَ لَنْ يَحْجُبَ نَفْسَهُ عَنْكَ مِنْ بَعْدُ، بَلْ تَرَى عَيْنَاكَ مُعَلِّمَكَ.

21 And you will hear him speak to you to guide you. [Right] behind you he will say, “This is the road on which you should walk; walk on this road!”

٢١ وَتَسْمَعُ أُذْنَاكَ كَلِمَةً صَادِرَةً مِنْ خَلْفِكَ قَائِلَةً:

22 When that happens, you will destroy [all] your idols that are covered with silver or gold. You will throw them away like you throw away a filthy rag, and you will say to them, “We do not need you any more!”

٢٢ «هَذِهِ هِيَ الطَّرِيقُ لَا تَحِيدُوا عَنْهَا يَمِيناً أَوْ يَسَاراً اسْلُكُوا فِيهَا» وَتُدَنِّسُونَ كُلَّ أَصْنَامِكُمُ الْفِضِّيَّةِ وَالذَّهَبيَّةِ، وَتُلْقُونَ بِها بَعِيداً كَخِرْقَةٍ مُلَوَّثَةٍ بِدَمِ حَائِضٍ وَتَقُولُونَ لَهَا: «اذْهَبِي بِلا رَجْعَةٍ».

23 [If you do that], Yahweh will bless you by giving you good rain at the time that you plant your crops. You will have good harvests, and plenty of pasture with grass for your cattle to eat.

٢٣ وَيَسْكُبُ الرَّبُّ مَطَرَهُ عَلَى بُذُورِكَ الَّتِي تَزْرَعُهَا فِي الأَرْضِ، فَيَكُونُ الطَّعَامُ الَّذِي تُغِلُّهُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ سَمِيناً دَسِماً، فَتَرْعَى مَوَاشِيكَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ فِي مَرَاعٍ فَسِيحَةٍ،

24 After the wind [blows away the chaff], the oxen and donkeys that [pull the plow to] plow your ground will have good grain to eat.

٢٤ وَتَأْكُلُ ثِيرَانُكَ وَحَمِيرُكَ الَّتِي تَحْرُثُ الأَرْضَ عَلَفاً مُمَلَّحاً مُذَرّىً بِالرَّفْشِ وَالْمِذْرَاةِ.

25 At that time, when [your enemies] have been slaughtered and their towers have (collapsed/been destroyed), there will be streams flowing down every hill and mountain [in Judah].

٢٥ وَفِي يَوْمِ مَجْزَرَةِ أَعْدَائِكُمْ، حِينَمَا تَنْهَارُ الأَبْرَاجُ، تَتَدَفَّقُ شَلّالاتُ مِيَاهٍ وَجَدَاوِلُ مِنْ كُلِّ جَبَلٍ وَتَلٍّ،

26 The moon will seem to shine as brightly as the sun, and the sun will seem to shine seven times as brightly as previously. That is what it will be like when Yahweh causes [the suffering of] his people [to cease; it will be as though] [MET] he will be putting bandages on their wounds and healing them.

٢٦ وَيُصْبِحُ نُورُ الْقَمَرِ كَنُورِ الشَّمْسِ، وَيَتَضَاعَفُ نَورُ الشَّمْسِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ كَنُورِ سَبْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ، فِي يَوْمٍ يَجْبُرُ الرَّبُّ فِيهِ كَسْرَ شَعْبِهِ وَيَشْفِي رُضُوضَ ضَرَبَاتِهِ.

27 [It is as though] we see Yahweh coming from far away; he is extremely angry, and there are thick clouds of smoke around him. By what he says [MTY] he shows that he is angry; what he says is like [SIM] a devastating/destructive fire.

٢٧ انْظُرُوا هَا هُوَ الرَّبُّ مُقْبِلٌ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ بِغَضَبٍ مُتَوَهِّجٍ وَدُخَانٍ مُتَكَاثِفٍ مَتَصَاعِدٍ. شَفَتَاهُ تَفِيضَانِ سَخَطاً، وَلِسَانُهُ كَنَارٍ آكِلَةٍ،

28 His breath is like [SIM] a flood that covers [his enemies] up to their necks. He will separate [MET] the nations in order to destroy [some of them]; [it is as though] he will put hooks in their mouths and take them away.

٢٨ وَنَفْخَتُهُ كَسَيْلٍ جَارِفٍ يَبْلُغُ إِلَى الْعُنُقِ، لِيُغَرْبِلَ الأُمَمَ بِغُرْبَالِ الْهَلاكِ، وَلِيَضَعَ لِجَاماً فِي فُكُوكِ الشُّعُوبِ إِضْلالاً لَهُمْ.

29 But [his people] will sing joyfully like they sing during the nights when they celebrate a holy festival. They will be very joyful, like [SIM] [a large group of his people] are joyful when they go up to Zion Hill in Jerusalem, along with men playing flutes [when they are all going there to worship Yahweh]. He is [like] [MET] a huge rock under which [we] Israeli people [are safe].

٢٩ أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَتَشْدُونَ كَمَا فِي لَيْلَةِ الاحْتِفَالِ بِعيدٍ مُقَدَّسٍ، وَتَبْتَهِجُ قُلَوبُكُمْ كَقَلْبِ مَنْ يَسِيرُ عَلَى أَلْحَانِ نَايٍ، آتِياً إِلَى جَبَلِ الرَّبِّ وَإِلَى صَخْرِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

30 And Yahweh will enable [us] to hear him speaking powerfully/majestically. He will show us that he [SYN] is very powerful. [We] will see him [SYN] smash [his enemies]. Being very angry, he will descend with a big rainstorm and thunder and hail [to punish them].

٣٠ وَيُسَمِّعُ الرَّبُّ جَلالَ صَوْتِهِ وَيَجْعَلُ النَّاسَ يُعَايِنُونَ امْتِدَادَ ذِرَاعِهِ عَلَى الأَرْضِ بِلَهِيبِ غَضَبٍ ثَائِرٍ وَنَارٍ آكِلَةٍ، وَانْفِجَارِ أَمْطَارٍ وَعَوَاصِفَ وَبَرَدٍ.

31 [The soldiers of] Assyria will be terrified when they hear the voice of Yahweh and when he strikes them with his rod.

٣١ فَيَرْتَاعُ أَشُورُ مِنْ زَئِيرِ صَوْتِهِ، وَيَضْرِبُهُ بِقَضِيبِهِ.

32 And while Yahweh strikes them to punish them, [his people] will [celebrate by] playing tambourines and harps. [It will be as though] Yahweh will lift up his powerful hand/arm and defeat the Assyrian army in battle.

٣٢ وَيُوْقِعُ الرَّبُّ كُلَّ ضَرْبَةٍ عَلَيْهِ بِقَضِيبِ عِقَابِهِ عَلَى أَنْغَامِ الدُّفُوفِ وَالْعِيدَانِ، وَيُحَارِبُ أَشُّورَ بِحُرُوبٍ ثَائِرَةٍ.

33 [The valley of] Topheth [outside Jerusalem] has been prepared for a long time; it is ready for the king [of Assyria]; the (funeral pyre/pile of wood) [for burning his body] is wide and high, and [it will be as though] Yahweh will light the fire with his breath, which will come out like a stream of burning sulfur.

٣٣ لأَنَّ مُحْرَقَةَ الْمَوْتِ جَاهِزَةٌ مُنْذُ زَمَنٍ بَعِيدٍ وَحُفْرَتَهَا وَاسِعَةٌ، تَكَوَّمَتْ فِيهَا الأَخْشَابُ لِيُلْقَى فِيهَا مُولَكُ إِلَهُ الأَشُورِيِّينَ، فَتُضْرِمُهَا نَفْخَةُ الرَّبِّ كَسَيْلٍ مِنْ كِبْرِيتٍ.