Isaiah 5
1 [Now] I will sing a song about my dear friend, and about his vineyard. The vineyard was on a very fertile hillside.
Τώρα θέλω ψάλλει εις τον ηγαπημένον μου άσμα του αγαπητού μου περί του αμπελώνος αυτού. Ο ηγαπημένος μου είχεν αμπελώνα επί λόφου παχυτάτου.
2 My friend plowed the ground and cleared away the stones. Then he planted very good grapevines on that ground. In the middle of the vineyard, he built a watchtower, and he dug a (winepress/pit for squeezing the grapes). Then he waited [each year] to harvest some good grapes, but the vines produced [only] sour grapes.
Και περιέφραξεν αυτόν, και συνήθροισεν εξ αυτού τους λίθους και εφύτευσεν αυτόν με τα πλέον εκλεκτά κλήματα και έκτισε πύργον εν τω μέσω αυτού και κατεσκεύασεν έτι ληνόν εν αυτώ και περιέμενε να κάμη σταφύλια, αλλ' έκαμεν αγριοστάφυλα.
3 Now [this is what Yahweh says]: “You people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, I [am like the friend, and you are like] my vineyard; [so] you judge which of us [has done what is right].
Και τώρα, κάτοικοι Ιερουσαλήμ και άνδρες Ιούδα, κρίνατε, παρακαλώ, αναμέσον εμού και του αμπελώνός μου.
4 What more could I have done for you than what I have already done? I expected you to be doing good deeds [MET], so it is disgusting that [RHQ] you were [doing only evil things] like the vineyard that produced only sour grapes!
Τι ήτο δυνατόν να κάμω έτι εις τον αμπελώνά μου και δεν έκαμον εις αυτόν; διά τι λοιπόν, ενώ περιέμενον να κάμη σταφύλια, έκαμεν αγριοστάφυλα;
5 [So], I will now tell you what I will do to [Judah, the place that is like] my vineyard. I will cut down the hedges, and they will be destroyed. I will tear down the walls [of the cities] and allow [wild animals] to trample the land.
Τώρα λοιπόν θέλω σας αναγγείλει τι θέλω κάμει εγώ εις τον αμπελώνά μου· θέλω αφαιρέσει τον φραγμόν αυτού και θέλει καταφαγωθή θέλω χαλάσει τον τοίχον αυτού και θέλει καταπατηθή·
6 I will cause it to become a wasteland where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed. It will be a place where briers and thorns [DOU] grow. And I will command that no rain will fall on it.”
και θέλω καταστήσει αυτόν έρημον δεν θέλει κλαδευθή ουδέ σκαφθή, αλλά θέλουσι βλαστήσει εκεί τρίβολοι και άκανθαι θέλω προστάξει έτι τα νέφη να μη βρέξωσι βροχήν επ' αυτόν.
7 The nation of Israel is [like] [MET] the vineyard of the Commander of the armies of angels. The people of Judah are [like] the garden that was pleasing to him. He expected you to be doing what is just/fair, but instead, [what he saw was people] murdering [MTY] others. [He expected that you would be doing] righteous deeds, but instead, he heard cries from people who were being [attacked] violently.
Αλλ' ο αμπελών του Κυρίου των δυνάμεων είναι ο οίκος του Ισραήλ και οι άνδρες Ιούδα το αγαπητόν αυτού φυτόν και περιέμενε κρίσιν, πλην ιδού, καταδυνάστευσις δικαιοσύνην, πλην ιδού, κραυγή.
8 Terrible things will happen to you who continually [illegally] acquire houses and fields. You force one family after another to leave their homes until you are the only ones [HYP] [still] living in the land.
Ουαί εις εκείνους, οίτινες ενόνουσιν οικίαν με οικίαν και συνάπτουσιν αγρόν με αγρόν, εωσού μη μείνη τόπος, διά να κατοικώσι μόνοι εν τω μέσω της γης.
9 [But] I heard the Commander of the armies of angels solemnly declare this: “[Some day], many of those huge houses will be empty/deserted; no one will be living in those beautiful mansions.
Εις τα ώτα μου είπεν ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων, Βεβαίως πολλαί οικίαι θέλουσι μείνει ηρημωμέναι, μεγάλαι και καλαί, χωρίς κατοίκων
10 The vines on ten acres of land will not produce enough grapes to make (six gallons/22 liters) [of juice/wine], and ten baskets of seed will produce only one basket [of grain].”
ναι, δέκα στρέμματα αμπελώνος θέλουσι δώσει εν βαθ, και ο σπόρος ενός χομόρ θέλει δώσει εν εφά.
11 Terrible things will happen to those who get up early [each] morning to begin drinking alcoholic drinks, and who stay awake until late at night [drinking a lot of wine] until they are completely drunk.
Ουαί εις εκείνους, οίτινες εξεγειρόμενοι το πρωΐ ζητούσι σίκερα· οίτινες εξακολουθούσι μέχρι της εσπέρας, εωσού εξάψη ο οίνος αυτούς.
12 They have [big parties and provide lots of] wine. At their parties, there are [people playing] harps and lyres and tambourines and flutes, but they never think about what Yahweh does or appreciate what he has created.
Και η κιθάρα και η λύρα, το τύμπανον και ο αυλός και ο οίνος είναι εν τοις συμποσίοις αυτών αλλά δεν παρατηρούσι το έργον του Κυρίου και δεν θεωρούσι την ενέργειαν των χειρών αυτού.
13 So, my people will be (exiled/taken to other countries) [far away] because they do not know [about me]. Those who are [now very important and] honored will starve, and the other people will die from thirst.
Διά τούτο ο λαός μου εφέρθη εις αιχμαλωσίαν, διότι δεν έχει επίγνωσιν και οι έντιμοι αυτών λιμοκτονούσι, και το πλήθος αυτών κατεξηράνθη υπό δίψης.
14 [It is as though] [PRS] the place where the dead people are is eagerly looking for more Israeli people, opening its mouth to swallow them, and a huge number of people will be thrown into that place, including their leaders as well as a noisy crowd of people who enjoy living in Jerusalem. (Sheol h7585)
Διά ταύτα επλάτυνεν ο άδης εαυτόν και διήνοιξεν υπέρμετρα το στόμα αυτού· και η δόξα αυτών και το πλήθος αυτών και ο θόρυβος αυτών και οι εντρυφώντες θέλουσι καταβή εις αυτόν. (Sheol h7585)
15 [Yahweh] will get rid of a huge number of people; and he will humble [many more] people who [now] are proud/arrogant.
Και ο κοινός άνθρωπος θέλει υποκύψει, και ο δυνατός θέλει ταπεινωθή, και οι οφθαλμοί των υψηλών θέλουσι χαμηλωθή.
16 But the Commander of the armies of angels will be exalted/praised because of his acting justly. God will show that he is holy by doing righteous/just deeds.
Ο δε Κύριος των δυνάμεων θέλει υψωθή εις κρίσιν, και ο Θεός ο Άγιος θέλει αγιασθή εις δικαιοσύνην.
17 Then lambs and fat sheep will [be able to] find good grass to eat, [even] among the ruins [of the houses of rich people].
Τότε τα αρνία θέλουσι βοσκηθή κατά την συνήθειαν αυτών, και ξένοι θέλουσι φάγει τους ερήμους τόπους των παχέων.
18 Some people constantly tell lies, and [it is as though] they are dragging behind them the wrong things that they have done. Terrible things will happen to them!
Ουαί εις εκείνους, οίτινες επισύρουσι την ανομίαν διά σχοινίων ματαιότητος και την αμαρτίαν ως διά λωρίων αμάξης
19 They [make fun of God and] say [to him, ] “Go ahead, do something [to punish us]! We want to see what you will do. You, the Holy One of Israel, should do what you are planning to do, because we want to know what it is.”
οίτινες λέγουσιν, Ας σπεύση, ας επιταχύνη το έργον αυτού διά να ίδωμεν και η βουλή του Αγίου του Ισραήλ ας πλησιάση και ας έλθη, διά να μάθωμεν.
20 Terrible things will happen to those who say that evil is good, and that good is evil, that darkness is light and that light is darkness, that what is bitter is sweet and what is sweet is bitter.
Ουαί εις εκείνους, οίτινες λέγουσι το κακόν καλόν και το καλόν κακόν οίτινες θέτουσι το σκότος διά φως και το φως διά σκότος οίτινες θέτουσι το πικρόν διά γλυκύ και το γλυκύ διά πικρόν.
21 Terrible things will happen to those who think that they are wise and that they (are very clever/know everything).
Ουαί εις τους όσοι είναι σοφοί εις τους οφθαλμούς αυτών και φρόνιμοι ενώπιον εαυτών.
22 Terrible things will happen to those who [think that] [IRO] they are great/heroes because they are able to drink [lots of] wine, and boast about being able to mix good alcoholic drinks.
Ουαί εις τους όσοι είναι δυνατοί εις το να πίνωσιν οίνον και ισχυροί εις το να σμίγωσι σίκερα
23 If people offer them bribes in order that they will enable wicked people not to be punished, they accept those bribes, and they cause people who are innocent to be punished.
οίτινες δικαιόνουσι τον παράνομον διά δώρα, και το δίκαιον του δικαίου αφαιρούσιν απ' αυτού.
24 Therefore, just like [SIM] fires burn up stubble and dry grass shrivels up and quickly burns in flames, [it will be as though] those people have roots that will rot and have flowers that will wither. [That will happen] because they rejected the laws of the Commander of the armies of angels; they have despised the messages of the Holy One of Israel.
Διά τούτο, ως η γλώσσα του πυρός κατατρώγει την καλάμην και το άχυρον αφανίζεται εν τη φλογί, ούτως η ρίζα αυτών θέλει κατασταθή ως σηπεδών, και το άνθος αυτών θέλει αναβή ως κονιορτός διότι απέρριψαν τον νόμον του Κυρίου των δυνάμεων και κατεφρόνησαν τον λόγον του Αγίου του Ισραήλ.
25 That is why Yahweh is [extremely] angry [with his people]; [it is as though] his hand is raised [and he is ready to smash them]. [When he does that], the mountains will shake, and the corpses of people will be scattered in the streets like [SIM] manure. But even when that happens, Yahweh will still be very angry; he will be ready to punish his people [MET] again.
Διά τούτο ο θυμός του Κυρίου εξήφθη εναντίον του λαού αυτού, και εκτείνας την χείρα αυτού εναντίον αυτών επάταξεν αυτούς· τα δε όρη έτρεμον, και τα πτώματα αυτών έγειναν ως κοπρία εν μέσω των οδών. Εν πάσι τούτοις ο θυμός αυτού δεν απεστράφη, αλλ' η χειρ αυτού είναι έτι εξηπλωμένη.
26 Yahweh will send a signal to summon [armies of] nations far away; [it is as though] he will whistle [to summon those soldiers who are] in very remote places on the earth. They will come very swiftly [DOU] [to Jerusalem].
Και θέλει υψώσει εις τα έθνη σημείον από μακράν, και θέλει συρίξει εις αυτά απ' άκρου της γης και ιδού, ταχέως θέλουσιν ελθεί μετά σπουδής·
27 They will not get tired or stumble. They will not [stop to] rest or to sleep. None of their belts will be loose, and none of them will have sandals with broken straps, [so they will all be ready to fight in battles].
ουδείς θέλει αποκάμει ουδέ προσκρούσει μεταξύ αυτών ουδείς θέλει νυστάξει ουδέ κοιμηθή ουδέ η ζώνη της οσφύος αυτών θέλει λυθή, ουδέ το λωρίον των υποδημάτων αυτών θέλει κοπή
28 Their arrows will be sharp, and their bows will be ready [to shoot those arrows in a battle]. [Because their horses pull the chariots fast], sparks will shoot out from their hooves, and the wheels of the chariots will spin like a whirlwind.
των οποίων τα βέλη είναι οξέα και πάντα τα τόξα αυτών εντεταμένα οι όνυχες των ίππων αυτών θέλουσι νομισθή ως πυροβόλος πέτρα, και οι τροχοί των αμαξών αυτών ως ανεμοστρόβιλος
29 They will roar like [very strong] lions [DOU] that growl and [then] pounce on the animals they want to kill and carry them off, and no one is able to rescue them.
τα βρυχήματα αυτών θέλουσιν είσθαι ως λέοντος θέλουσι βρυχάσθαι ως σκύμνοι λέοντος· ναι, θέλουσι βρυχάσθαι και θέλουσι συναρπάσει το θήραμα και φύγει και ουδείς ο ελευθερών.
30 [Similarly, your enemies] will roar when they see the people they are about to kill, like [SIM] the sea roars. [On that day], if someone looks across the land, he will see [only people who are in] darkness and distressed; [it will be as though] even the sunlight is hidden by dark clouds.
Και όταν κατ' εκείνην την ημέραν βοήσωσιν εναντίον αυτών ως βοή της θαλάσσης, θέλουσιν εμβλέψει εις την γην και ιδού, σκότος, λύπη, και το φως εσκοτίσθη εν τω ουρανώ αυτής.
