Isaiah 9
1 But there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time, he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time he has made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
| وَلَكِنْ لَنْ يُخَيِّمَ ظَلامٌ عَلَى الَّتِي تُعَانِي مِنَ الضِّيقِ، فَكَمَا أَذَلَّ اللهُ فِي الزَّمَنِ الْغَابِرِ أَرْضَ زَبُولُونَ وَنَفْتَالِي، فَإِنَّهُ فِي الزَّمَنِ الأَخِيرِ يُكْرِمُ طَرِيقَ الْبَحْرِ وَعَبْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ، جَلِيلَ الأُمَمِ. | ١ |
2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. The light has shined on those who lived in the land of the shadow of death.
| الشَّعْبُ السَّالِكُ فِي الظُّلْمَةِ أَبْصَرَ نُوراً عَظِيماً، وَالْمُقِيمُونَ فِي أَرْضِ ظِلالِ الْمَوْتِ أَضَاءَ عَلَيْهِمْ نُورٌ. | ٢ |
3 You have multiplied the nation. You have increased their joy. They rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the plunder.
| كَثَّرْتَ الأُمَّةَ وَزِدْتَهَا فَرَحاً، ابْتَهَجُوا فِي حَضْرَتِكَ كَمَا يَبْتَهِجُونَ فِي أَوَانِ الْحَصَادِ وَكَمَا يَبْتَهِجُ الَّذِينَ يَتَقَاسَمُونَ الْغَنَائِمَ. | ٣ |
4 For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.
| لأَنَّكَ قَدْ حَطَّمْتَ، كَمَا فِي يَوْمِ مِدْيَانَ، نِيرَ ثِقْلِهِ وَعَصَا كَتِفِهِ وَقَضِيبَ مُسَخِّرِهِ. | ٤ |
5 For all the armour of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
| إِذْ كُلُّ سِلاحِ الْمُتَسَلِّحِ فِي الْوَغَى، وَكُلُّ رِدَاءٍ مُلَطَّخٍ بِالدِّمَاءِ، يُطْرَحُ وَقُوداً لِلنَّارِ وَيُحْرَقُ. | ٥ |
6 For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
| لأَنَّهُ يُوْلَدُ لَنَا وَلَدٌ وَيُعْطَى لَنَا ابْنٌ يَحْمِلُ الرِّيَاسَةَ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ، وَيُدْعَى اسْمُهُ عَجِيباً، مُشِيراً، إِلَهاً قَدِيراً، أَباً أَبَدِيًّا، رَئِيسَ السَّلامِ. | ٦ |
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of Armies will perform this.
| وَلا تَكُونُ نِهَايَةٌ لِنُمُوِّ رِيَاسَتِهِ وَلِلسَّلامِ اللَّذَيْنِ يَسُودَانِ عَرْشَ دَاوُدَ وَمَمْلَكَتَهُ، لِيُثَبِّتَهَا وَيَعْضُدَهَا بِالْحَقِّ وَالْبِرِّ، مِنَ الآنَ وَإِلَى الأَبَدِ. إِنَّ غَيْرَةَ الرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ تُتَمِّمُ هَذَا. | ٧ |
8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it falls on Israel.
| لَقَدْ أَصْدَرَ الرَّبُّ قَضَاءَهُ عَلَى يَعْقُوبَ فَوَقَعَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، | ٨ |
9 All the people will know, including Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart,
| فَيَعْلَمُ الشَّعْبُ كُلُّهُ: أَفْرَايِمُ وَسُكَّانُ السَّامِرَةِ الْقَائِلُونَ بِزَهْوٍ وَكِبْرِيَاءِ قَلْبٍ: | ٩ |
10 “The bricks have fallen, but we will build with cut stone. The sycamore fig trees have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.”
| «قَدْ تَسَاقَطَ اللِّبْنُ وَلَكِنَّنَا سَنَبْنِي بِحِجَارَةٍ مَنْحُوتَةٍ. قَدْ قُطِعَ الْجُمَّيْزُ وَلَكِنَّنَا نَسْتَبْدِلُهُ بِخَشَبِ الأَرْزِ!» | ١٠ |
11 Therefore the LORD will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,
| ولَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ يُثِيرُ عَلَيْهِمْ خُصُومَهُمْ وَيُثِيرُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَعْدَاءَهُمْ، | ١١ |
12 The Syrians in front, and the Philistines behind; and they will devour Israel with open mouth. For all this, his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
| فَيَنْقَضُّ الأَرَامِيُّونَ مِنَ الشَّرْقِ، وَالْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ مِنَ الْغَرْبِ لِيَلْتَهِمُوا إِسْرَائِيلَ بِمِلْءِ الْفَمِ، وَمَعَ كُلِّ هَذَا فَإِنَّ غَضَبَهُ لَمْ يَرْتَدَّ، وَيَدَهُ مَا بَرِحَتْ مَمْدُودَةً لِلْعِقَابِ. | ١٢ |
13 Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought the LORD of Armies.
| إِنَّ الشَّعْبَ لَمْ يَرْجِعْ تَائِباً إِلَى مَنْ عَاقَبَهُ، وَلا طَلَبَ الرَّبَّ الْقَدِيرَ. | ١٣ |
14 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed, in one day.
| لِذَلِكَ سَيَقْطَعُ الرَّبُّ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ الرَّأْسَ وَالذَّنَبَ، النَّخْلَةَ وَالْقَصَبَةَ. | ١٤ |
15 The elder and the honourable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.
| إِنَّ الشَّيْخَ وَالْوَجِيهَ هُوَ الرَّأْسُ، وَالنَّبِيَّ الَّذِي يُلَقِّنُ الْكَذِبَ هُوَ الذَّنَبُ | ١٥ |
16 For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.
| فَمُرْشِدُو هَذَا الشَّعْبِ يُضِلُّونَهُ، وَالْمُرْشَدُونَ يُبْتَلَعُونَ. | ١٦ |
17 Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is profane and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
| لِذَلِكَ لَا يُسَرُّ الرَّبُّ بِشُبَّانِهِمْ، وَلا يَتَرَأَّفُ عَلَى أَيْتَامِهِمْ وَأَرَامِلِهِمْ، لأَنَّ جَمِيعَهُمْ مُنَافِقُونَ وَفَاعِلُو شَرٍّ، كُلُّ فَمٍ يَنْطِقُ بِالْحَمَاقَةِ، وَمَعَ كُلِّ هَذَا فَإِنَّ غَضَبَهُ لَمْ يَرْتَدْ، وَمَا بَرِحَتْ يَدُهُ مَمْدُودَةً لِلْعِقَابِ. | ١٧ |
18 For wickedness burns like a fire. It devours the briers and thorns; yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
| لأَنَّ الفُجُورَ يَحْرِقُ كَالنَّارِ فَتَلْتَهِمُ الشَّوْكَ وَالْحَسَكَ بَلْ تُشْعِلُ أَجَمَاتِ الغَابَةِ فَتَتَصَاعَدُ مِنْهَا سُحُبُ الدُّخَانِ. | ١٨ |
19 Through the LORD of Armies’ wrath, the land is burnt up; and the people are the fuel for the fire. No one spares his brother.
| إِنَّ الأَرْضَ تَحْتَرِقُ بِغَضَبِ الرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ، وَالشَّعْبَ كَوَقُودٍ لِلنَّارِ. لَا يَرْحَمُ وَاحِدٌ أَخَاهُ. | ١٩ |
20 One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied. Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm:
| يَلْتَهِمُونَ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ وَلَكِنْ يَظَلُّونَ جِيَاعاً، وَيَفْتَرِسُونَ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ وَلا يَشْبَعُونَ. كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ يَأْكُلُ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ. | ٢٠ |
21 Manasseh eating Ephraim and Ephraim eating Manasseh, and they together will be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
| مَنَسَّى ضِدَّ أَفْرَايِمَ، وَأَفْرَايِمُ ضِدَّ مَنَسَّى، وَلَكِنَّهُمَا يَتَّحِدَانِ ضِدَّ يَهُوذَا. مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ لَمْ يَرْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُ، وَمَا بَرِحَتْ يَدُهُ مَمْدُودَةً لِلْعِقَابِ! | ٢١ |
