< Isaiah 10 >

1 Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees
وَيْلٌ لِلَّذِينَ يَسُنُّونَ شَرَائِعَ ظُلْمٍ، وَلِلْكَتَبَةِ الَّذِينَ يُسَجِّلُونَ أَحْكَامَ جَوْرٍ!١
2 to deprive the needy of justice, and to rob the poor amongst my people of their rights, that widows may be their plunder, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
لِيَصُدُّوا الْبَائِسِينَ عَنِ الْعَدْلِ، وَيَسْلُبُوا مَسَاكِينَ شَعْبِي حَقَّهُمْ، لِتَكُونَ الأَرَامِلُ مَغْنَماً لَهُمْ، وَيَنْهَبُوا الْيَتَامَى.٢
3 What will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
فَمَاذَا تَصْنَعُونَ فِي يَوْمِ الْعِقَابِ عِنْدَمَا تُقْبِلُ الْكَارِثَةُ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ؟ إِلَى مَنْ تَلْجَأُونَ طَلَباً لِلْعَوْنِ، وَأَيْنَ تُوْدِعُونَ ثَرْوَتَكُمْ؟٣
4 They will only bow down under the prisoners, and will fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
لَا يَبْقَى شَيْءٌ سِوَى أَنْ تَجْثُوا بَيْنَ الأَسْرَى، وَتَسْقُطُوا بَيْنَ الْقَتْلَى. مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ لَمْ يَرْتَدْ غَضَبُهُ وَمَا بَرِحَتْ يَدُهُ مَمْدُودَةً لِلْعِقَابِ.٤
5 Alas Assyrian, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my indignation!
وَيْلٌ لِلأَشُّورِيِّينَ، قَضِيبِ غَضَبِي، الْحَامِلِينَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ عَصَا سَخَطِي.٥
6 I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people who anger me I will give him a command to take the plunder and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
أُرْسِلُهُمْ ضِدَّ أُمَّةٍ مُنَافِقَةٍ، وَأُوْصِيهُمْ عَلَى شَعْبِي الَّذي غَضِبْتُ عَلَيْهِ، لِيَغْنَمُوا غَنَائِمَهُمْ وَيَسْتَوْلُوا عَلَى أَسْلابِهِمْ، وَيَطَأُوهُمْ كَمَا يَطَأُونَ الوَحْلَ.٦
7 However, he doesn’t mean so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off not a few nations.
وَلَكِنَّ مَلِكَ أَشُّورَ لَا يَعْرِفُ أَنَّنِي أَنَا الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتُهُ، وَيَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ بِقُدْرَتِهِ قَدْ هَاجَمَ شَعْبِي، وَفِي نِيَّتِهِ أَنْ يُدَمِّرَ وَيَجْتَاحَ أُمَماً كَثِيرَةً.٧
8 For he says, “Aren’t all of my princes kings?
لأَنَّهُ يَقُولُ: أَلَيْسَ كُلُّ قُوَّادِي مُلُوكاً؟٨
9 Isn’t Calno like Carchemish? Isn’t Hamath like Arpad? Isn’t Samaria like Damascus?”
أَلَيْسَ مَصِيرُ كَلْنُو كَمَصِيرِ كَرْكَمِيشَ؟ أَوَ لَيْسَ مَآلُ حَمَاةَ كَمَآلِ أَرْفَادَ؟ أَلَيْسَتِ السَّامِرَةُ كَدِمَشْقَ؟٩
10 As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, whose engraved images exceeded those of Jerusalem and of Samaria,
لَقَدْ قَضَيْتُ عَلَى مَمَالِكَ وَثَنِيَّةٍ أَصْنَامُهَا أَعْظَمُ مِنْ أَصْنَامِ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَالسَّامِرَةِ!١٠
11 shall I not, as I have done to Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
أَفَلا أَقْضِي عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَصْنَامِهَا كَمَا قَضَيْتُ عَلَى السَّامِرَةِ وَأَصْنَامِهَا؟١١
12 Therefore it will happen that when the Lord has performed his whole work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the wilful proud heart of the king of Assyria, and the insolence of his arrogant looks.
وَلَكِنْ حَالَمَا يَنْتَهِي الرَّبُّ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ بِجَبَلِ صِهْيَوْنَ، فَإِنَّهُ سَيُعَاقِبُ مَلِكَ أَشُّورَ عَلَى غُرُورِ قَلْبِهِ وَتَشَامُخِ عَيْنَيْهِ،١٢
13 For he has said, “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding. I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. Like a valiant man I have brought down their rulers.
لأَنَّهُ يَقُولُ: بِقُوَّةِ ذِرَاعِي قَدْ صَنَعْتُ هَذَا، وَبِحِكْمَتِي، لأَنَّنِي فَهِيمٌ! قَدْ نَقَلْتُ تُخُومَ الأُمَمِ، وَنَهَبْتُ كُنُوزَهُمْ، وَعَزَلْتُ الْجَالِسِينَ عَلَى الْعُرُوشِ كَمَا يَفْعَلُ ذُو الْبَطْشِ.١٣
14 My hand has found the riches of the peoples like a nest, and like one gathers eggs that are abandoned, I have gathered all the earth. There was no one who moved their wing, or that opened their mouth, or chirped.”
وَكَمَا تَسْتَحْوِذُ يَدُ الإِنْسَانِ عَلَى الْعُشِّ، هَكَذَا اسْتَحْوَذَتْ يَدِي عَلَى ثَرْوَاتِ الشُّعُوبِ. وَكَمَا يَجْمَعُ الإِنْسَانُ الْبَيْضَ الْمَهْجُورَ، هَكَذَا جَمَعْتُ الأَرْضَ بِأَسْرِهَا، فَلَمْ يَجْرُؤْ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يُحَرِّكَ جَنَاحاً أَوْ يَفْتَحَ فَاهاً أَوْ يَنْبِسَ بِهَمْسَةٍ.١٤
15 Should an axe brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood.
أَتَزْهُو الْفَأْسُ عَلَى مَنْ يَقْطَعُ بِها، أَمْ يَتَعَظَّمُ الْمِنْشَارُ عَلَى مَنْ يَنْشُرُ بِهِ، وَكَأَنَّ الْقَضِيبَ يُحَرِّكُ رَافِعَهُ، أَوْ كَأَنَّ الْعَصَا تَرْفَعُ مَا لَيْسَ خَشَباً!١٥
16 Therefore the Lord, GOD of Hosts, will send amongst his fat ones leanness; and under his glory a burning will be kindled like the burning of fire.
لِذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ الرَّبَّ الْقَدِيرَ سَيُفْشِي وَبَأً مُهْلِكاً بَيْنَ مُحَارِبِيهِ الشُّجْعَانِ، وَيُوْقِدُ تَحْتَ مَجْدِهِ وَقِيداً كَاشْتِعَالِ النَّارِ،١٦
17 The light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.
فَيُصْبِحُ نُورُ إِسْرَائِيلَ نَاراً، وَقُدُّوسُهُ لَهِيباً، فَتَشْتَعِلُ وَتَلْتَهِمُ شَوْكَهُ وَحَسَكَهُ فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ،١٧
18 He will consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, both soul and body. It will be as when a standard bearer faints.
فَيُدَمِّرُ الرَّبُّ مَجْدَ غَابَاتِهِ وَأَرْضِهِ الْخَصِيبَةِ، الرُّوحَ وَالْجَسَدَ مَعاً، فَتَكُونُ كَمَرِيضٍ تَذْوِي حَيَاتُهُ،١٨
19 The remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child could write their number.
وَلا يَتَبَقَّى مِنْ أَشْجَارِ الْغَابَةِ إِلّا قِلَّةٌ يُحْصِيهَا صَبِيٌّ.١٩
20 It will come to pass in that day that the remnant of Israel, and those who have escaped from the house of Jacob will no more again lean on him who struck them, but shall lean on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ لَا تَعُودُ بَقِيَّةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَالنَّاجُونَ مِنْهُمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ عَلَى مَنْ ضَرَبَهُمْ، بَلْ يَعْتَمِدُونَ عَلَى الرَّبِّ قُدُّوسِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالْحَقِّ.٢٠
21 A remnant will return, even the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God.
وَتَرْجِعُ بَقِيَّةُ ذُرِّيَّةِ يَعْقُوبَ إِلَى الرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ.٢١
22 For though your people, Israel, are like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.
مَعَ أَنَّ شَعْبَكَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ كَرَمْلِ الْبَحْرِ، فَإِنَّ بَقِيَّةً فَقَطْ تَرْجِعُ، لأَنَّ اللهَ قَضَى بِفَنَائِهِمْ، وَقَضَاؤُهُ عَادِلٌ.٢٢
23 For the Lord, GOD of Hosts, will make a full end, and that determined, throughout all the earth.
فَالرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ يُجْرِي الْفَنَاءَ وَالْقَضَاءَ فِي وَسَطِ كُلِّ الأَرْضِ.٢٣
24 Therefore the Lord, GOD of Hosts, says, “My people who dwell in Zion, don’t be afraid of the Assyrian, though he strike you with the rod, and lift up his staff against you, as Egypt did.
لِذَلِكَ هَكَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ القَدِيرُ: «يَا شَعْبِي الْمُقِيمَ فِي صِهْيَوْنَ، لَا تَخَفْ مِنْ أَشُورَ عِنْدَمَا يَضْرِبُكَ بِقَضِيبٍ، وَيَرْفَعُ عَلَيْكَ عَصَاهُ كَمَا فَعَلَ الْمِصْرِيُّونَ،٢٤
25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation against you will be accomplished, and my anger will be directed to his destruction.”
فَإِنَّهُ عَمَّا قَلِيلٍ يَكْتَمِلُ سَخَطِي، وَيَنْصَبُّ غَضَبِي لإِبَادَتِهِمْ».٢٥
26 The LORD of Hosts will stir up a scourge against him, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb. His rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up like he did against Egypt.
وَلا يَلْبَثُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ أَنْ يَهُزَّ عَلَيْهِ سَوْطاً كَمَا ضَرَبَ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ عِنْدَ صَخْرَةِ غُرَابٍ، وَيَرْفَعُ قَضِيبَهُ فَوْقَ الْبَحْرِ مِثْلَمَا فَعَلَ فِي مِصْرَ.٢٦
27 It will happen in that day that his burden will depart from off your shoulder, and his yoke from off your neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing oil.
فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ يَتَدَحْرَجُ حِمْلُهُ عَنْ كَتِفِكَ، وَيَتَحَطَّمُ نِيرُهُ عَنْ عُنُقِكَ لأَنَّ عُنُقَكَ أَصْبَحَ غَلِيظاً.٢٧
28 He has come to Aiath. He has passed through Migron. At Michmash he stores his baggage.
هَا هُوَ جَيْشُ أَشُورَ مُقْبِلٌ؛ قَدْ وَصَلَ إِلَى عَيَّاثَ، وَاجْتَازَ بِمِجْرُونَ. وَضَعَ مَؤُونَتَهُ فِي مِخْمَاشَ.٢٨
29 They have gone over the pass. They have taken up their lodging at Geba. Ramah trembles. Gibeah of Saul has fled.
قَطَعُوا الْمَعْبَرَ، وَبَاتُوا فِي جَبَعَ. ارْتَعَدَ أَهْلُ الرَّامَةِ، وَهَرَبَ سُكَّانُ جِبْعَةَ شَاوُلَ.٢٩
30 Cry aloud with your voice, daughter of Gallim! Listen, Laishah! You poor Anathoth!
اصْرُخِي يَا بِنْتَ جَلِّيمَ، وَاسْمَعِي يَا لَيْشَةُ، وَأَجِيبِي يَا مَدِينَةَ عَنَاثُوثَ.٣٠
31 Madmenah is a fugitive. The inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.
هَرَبَ أَهْلُ مَدْمِنَةَ. فَرَّ سُكَّانُ جِيبِيمَ طَلَباً لِلنَّجَاةِ.٣١
32 This very day he will halt at Nob. He shakes his hand at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
الْيَوْمَ يَتَوَقَّفُ فِي نُوبَ وَيَهُزُّ قَبْضَتَهُ عَلَى جَبَلِ بِنْتِ صِهْيَوْنَ، أَكَمَةِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.٣٢
33 Behold, the Lord, GOD of Hosts, will lop the boughs with terror. The tall will be cut down, and the lofty will be brought low.
لَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ الْقَدِيرَ يُحَطِّمُ الأَغْصَانَ بِعُنْفُوَانٍ. فَكُلُّ مُتَطَاولٍ يُقْطَعُ، وَكُلُّ مٍتَشامِخٍ يُذَلُّ.٣٣
34 He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.
تُسْتَأْصَلُ أَجَمَاتُ الْغابَةِ بِفَأْسٍ، وَيَسْقُطُ لُبْنَانُ أَمَامَ جَبَّارٍ مَهُوبٍ.٣٤

< Isaiah 10 >