Isaiah 20

1 In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, ) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;

١ وَفِي السَّنَةِ الَّتِي أَوْفَدَ فِيهَا سَرْجُونُ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ تَرْتَانَ رَئِيسَ جَيْشِهِ إِلَى أَشْدُودَ وَحَارَبَهَا وَقَهَرَهَا،

2 At the same time spoke the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

٢ تَكَلَّمَ الرَّبُّ عَلَى لِسَانِ إِشَعْيَاءَ بْنِ آمُوصَ قَائِلاً: «اذْهَبْ وَاخْلَعِ الْمُسُوحَ عَنْ حَقْوَيْكَ، وَانْزِعْ حِذَاءَكَ مِنْ قَدَمَيْكَ». فَفَعَلَ كَذَلِكَ وَمَشَى عَارِياً حَافِياً.

3 And the LORD said, As my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Cush;

٣ وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «كَمَا مَشَى عَبْدِي إِشَعْيَاءُ عَارِياً حَافِياً لِمُدَّةِ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ عَلامَةً وَآيَةً عَلَى الْمَصَائِبِ الَّتِي سَأُنْزِلُهَا بِمِصْرَ وَكُوشَ،

4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Cushites captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their hind parts uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

٤ هَكَذَا يَقُودُ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ أَسْرَى مِصْرَ وَكُوشَ صِغَاراً وَكِبَاراً، عُرَاةً حُفَاةً بِأَقْفِيَةٍ مَكْشُوفَةٍ، عَاراً لِمِصْرَ.

5 And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Cush their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

٥ عِنْدَئِذٍ يَفْزَعُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ اعْتَمَدُوا عَلَى كُوشَ رَجَائِهِمْ وَمِصْرَ فَخْرِهِمْ.

6 And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?

٦ وَيَقُولُونَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ:’انْظُرُوا إِلَى مَا آلَ إِلَيْهِ مَنْ كَانَ رَجَاؤُنَا، وَإِلَى مَنْ لُذْنَا بِهِ لِيُنْقِذَنَا مِنْ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ، فَكَيْفَ نَنْجُو نَحْنُ؟‘»