Daniel 9

1 In the first year of Darius, son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who hath been made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans,

١ فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلْأُولَى لِدَارِيُّوسَ بْنِ أَحْشَوِيرُوشَ مِنْ نَسْلِ ٱلْمَادِيِّينَ ٱلَّذِي مُلِّكَ عَلَى مَمْلَكَةِ ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ،

2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, have understood by books the number of the years, (in that a word of Jehovah hath been unto Jeremiah the prophet, ) concerning the fulfilling of the wastes of Jerusalem — seventy years;

٢ فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلْأُولَى مِنْ مُلْكِهِ، أَنَا دَانِيآلَ فَهِمْتُ مِنَ ٱلْكُتُبِ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِينَ ٱلَّتِي كَانَتْ عَنْهَا كَلِمَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا ٱلنَّبِيِّ، لِكَمَالَةِ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً عَلَى خَرَابِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

3 and I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek [by] prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.

٣ فَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَى ٱللهِ ٱلسَّيِّدِ طَالِبًا بِٱلصَّلَاةِ وَٱلتَّضَرُّعَاتِ، بِٱلصَّوْمِ وَٱلْمَسْحِ وَٱلرَّمَادِ.

4 And I pray to Jehovah my God, and confess, and say: 'I beseech Thee, O Lord God, the great and the fearful, keeping the covenant and the kindness to those loving Him, and to those keeping His commands;

٤ وَصَلَّيْتُ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِي وَٱعْتَرَفْتُ وَقُلْتُ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْإِلَهُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ٱلْمَهُوبُ، حَافِظَ ٱلْعَهْدِ وَٱلرَّحْمَةِ لِمُحِبِّيهِ وَحَافِظِي وَصَايَاهُ.

5 we have sinned, and done perversely, and done wickedly, and rebelled, to turn aside from Thy commands, and from Thy judgments:

٥ أَخْطَأْنَا وَأَثِمْنَا وَعَمِلْنَا ٱلشَّرَّ، وَتَمَرَّدْنَا وَحِدْنَا عَنْ وَصَايَاكَ وَعَنْ أَحْكَامِكَ.

6 and we have not hearkened unto Thy servants, the prophets, who have spoken in Thy name unto our kings, our heads, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

٦ وَمَا سَمِعْنَا مِنْ عَبِيدِكَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ ٱلَّذِينَ بِٱسْمِكَ كَلَّمُوا مُلُوكَنَا وَرُؤَسَاءَنَا وَآبَاءَنَا وَكُلَّ شَعْبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

7 'To Thee, O Lord, [is] the righteousness, and to us the shame of face, as [at] this day, to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are near, and who are far off, in all the lands whither Thou hast driven them, in their trespass that they have trespassed against Thee.

٧ لَكَ يَا سَيِّدُ ٱلْبِرُّ، أَمَّا لَنَا فَخِزْيُ ٱلْوُجُوهِ، كَمَا هُوَ ٱلْيَوْمَ لِرِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَلِسُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَلِكُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْقَرِيبِينَ وَٱلْبَعِيدِينَ فِي كُلِّ ٱلْأَرَاضِي ٱلَّتِي طَرَدْتَهُمْ إِلَيْهَا، مِنْ أَجْلِ خِيَانَتِهِمِ ٱلَّتِي خَانُوكَ إِيَّاهَا.

8 'O Lord, to us [is] the shame of face, to our kings, to our heads, and to our fathers, in that we have sinned against Thee.

٨ يَا سَيِّدُ، لَنَا خِزْيُ ٱلْوُجُوهِ، لِمُلُوكِنَا، لِرُؤَسَائِنَا وَلِآبَائِنَا لِأَنَّنَا أَخْطَأْنَا إِلَيْكَ.

9 'To the Lord our God [are] the mercies and the forgivenesses, for we have rebelled against Him,

٩ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا ٱلْمَرَاحِمُ وَٱلْمَغْفِرَةُ، لِأَنَّنَا تَمَرَّدْنَا عَلَيْهِ.

10 and have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah our God, to walk in His laws, that He hath set before us by the hand of His servants the prophets;

١٠ وَمَا سَمِعْنَا صَوْتَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا لِنَسْلُكَ فِي شَرَائِعِهِ ٱلَّتِي جَعَلَهَا أَمَامَنَا عَنْ يَدِ عَبِيدِهِ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ.

11 and all Israel have transgressed Thy law, to turn aside so as not to hearken to Thy voice; and poured on us is the execration, and the oath, that is written in the law of Moses, servant of God, because we have sinned against Him.

١١ وَكُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ تَعَدَّى عَلَى شَرِيعَتِكَ، وَحَادُوا لِئَلَّا يَسْمَعُوا صَوْتَكَ، فَسَكَبْتَ عَلَيْنَا ٱللَّعْنَةَ وَٱلْحَلْفَ ٱلْمَكْتُوبَ فِي شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى عَبْدِ ٱللهِ، لِأَنَّنَا أَخْطَأْنَا إِلَيْهِ.

12 'And He confirmeth His words that He hath spoken against us, and against our judges who have judged us, to bring in upon us great evil, in that it hath not been done under the whole heavens as it hath been done in Jerusalem,

١٢ وَقَدْ أَقَامَ كَلِمَاتِهِ ٱلَّتِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهَا عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى قُضَاتِنَا ٱلَّذِينَ قَضَوْا لَنَا، لِيَجْلِبَ عَلَيْنَا شَرًّا عَظِيمًا، مَا لَمْ يُجْرَ تَحْتَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ كُلِّهَا كَمَا أُجْرِيَ عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

13 as it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil hath come upon us, and we have not appeased the face of Jehovah our God to turn back from our iniquities, and to act wisely in Thy truth.

١٣ كَمَا كُتِبَ فِي شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى، قَدْ جَاءَ عَلَيْنَا كُلُّ هَذَا ٱلشَّرِّ، وَلَمْ نَتَضَرَّعْ إِلَى وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا لِنَرْجِعَ مِنْ آثَامِنَا وَنَفْطِنَ بِحَقِّكَ.

14 And Jehovah doth watch for the evil, and bringeth it upon us, for righteous [is] Jehovah our God concerning all His works that He hath done, and we have not hearkened to His voice.

١٤ فَسَهِرَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَى ٱلشَّرِّ وَجَلَبَهُ عَلَيْنَا، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَنَا بَارٌّ فِي كُلِّ أَعْمَالِهِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلَهَا إِذْ لَمْ نَسْمَعْ صَوْتَهُ.

15 And now, O Lord our God, who hast brought forth Thy people from the land of Egypt by a strong hand, and dost make for Thee a name as at this day, we have sinned, we have done wickedly.

١٥ وَٱلْآنَ أَيُّهَا ٱلسَّيِّدُ إِلَهُنَا، ٱلَّذِي أَخْرَجْتَ شَعْبَكَ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ بِيَدٍ قَوِيَّةٍ، وَجَعَلْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ ٱسْمًا كَمَا هُوَ هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمَ، قَدْ أَخْطَأْنَا، عَمِلْنَا شَرًّا.

16 'O Lord, according to all Thy righteous acts, let turn back, I pray Thee, Thine anger and Thy fury from Thy city Jerusalem, Thy holy mount, for by our sins, and by the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Thy people [are] for a reproach to all our neighbours;

١٦ يَا سَيِّدُ، حَسَبَ كُلِّ رَحْمَتِكَ ٱصْرِفْ سَخَطَكَ وَغَضَبَكَ عَنْ مَدِينَتِكَ أُورُشَلِيمَ جَبَلِ قُدْسِكَ، إِذْ لِخَطَايَانَا وَلِآثَامِ آبَائِنَا صَارَتْ أُورُشَلِيمُ وَشَعْبُكَ عَارًا عِنْدَ جَمِيعِ ٱلَّذِينَ حَوْلَنَا.

17 and now, hearken, O our God, unto the prayer of Thy servant, and unto his supplication, and cause Thy face to shine on Thy sanctuary that [is] desolate, for the Lord's sake.

١٧ فَٱسْمَعِ ٱلْآنَ يَا إِلَهَنَا صَلَاةَ عَبْدِكَ وَتَضَرُّعَاتِهِ، وَأَضِئْ بِوَجْهِكَ عَلَى مَقْدِسِكَ ٱلْخَرِبِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلسَّيِّدِ.

18 'Incline, O my God, Thine ear, and hear, open Thine eyes and see our desolations, and the city on which Thy name is called; for not for our righteous acts are we causing our supplications to fall before Thee, but for Thy mercies that [are] many.

١٨ أَمِلْ أُذُنَكَ يَا إِلَهِي وَٱسْمَعْ. اِفْتَحْ عَيْنَيْكَ وَٱنْظُرْ خِرَبَنَا وَٱلْمَدِينَةَ ٱلَّتِي دُعِيَ ٱسْمُكَ عَلَيْهَا، لِأَنَّهُ لَا لِأَجْلِ بِرِّنَا نَطْرَحُ تَضَرُّعَاتِنَا أَمَامَ وَجْهِكَ، بَلْ لِأَجْلِ مَرَاحِمِكَ ٱلْعَظِيمَةِ.

19 O lord, hear, O Lord, forgive; O Lord, attend and do; do not delay, for Thine own sake, O my God, for Thy name is called on Thy city, and on Thy people.'

١٩ يَا سَيِّدُ ٱسْمَعْ. يَا سَيِّدُ ٱغْفِرْ. يَا سَيِّدُ أَصْغِ وَٱصْنَعْ. لَا تُؤَخِّرْ مِنْ أَجْلِ نَفْسِكَ يَا إِلَهِي، لِأَنَّ ٱسْمَكَ دُعِيَ عَلَى مَدِينَتِكَ وَعَلَى شَعْبِكَ».

20 And while I am speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin, and the sin of my people Israel, and causing my supplication to fall before Jehovah my God, for the holy mount of my God,

٢٠ وَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا أَتَكَلَّمُ وَأُصَلِّي وَأَعْتَرِفُ بِخَطِيَّتِي وَخَطِيَّةِ شَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَطْرَحُ تَضَرُّعِي أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِي عَنْ جَبَلِ قُدْسِ إِلَهِي،

21 yea, while I am speaking in prayer, then that one Gabriel, whom I had seen in vision at the commencement, being caused to fly swiftly, is coming unto me at the time of the evening present.

٢١ وَأَنَا مُتَكَلِّمٌ بَعْدُ بِٱلصَّلَاةِ، إِذَا بِٱلرَّجُلِ جِبْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّذِي رَأَيْتُهُ فِي ٱلرُّؤْيَا فِي ٱلِٱبْتِدَاءِ مُطَارًا وَاغِفًا لَمَسَنِي عِنْدَ وَقْتِ تَقْدِمَةِ ٱلْمَسَاءِ.

22 And he giveth understanding, and speaketh with me, and saith, 'O Daniel, now I have come forth to cause thee to consider understanding wisely;

٢٢ وَفَهَّمَنِي وَتَكَلَّمَ مَعِي وَقَالَ: «يَا دَانِيآلُ، إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ ٱلْآنَ لِأُعَلِّمَكَ ٱلْفَهْمَ.

23 at the commencement of thy supplications hath the word come forth, and I have come to declare [it], for thou [art] greatly desired, and understand thou concerning the matter, and consider concerning the appearance.

٢٣ فِي ٱبْتِدَاءِ تَضَرُّعَاتِكَ خَرَجَ ٱلْأَمْرُ، وَأَنَا جِئْتُ لِأُخْبِرَكَ لِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ مَحْبُوبٌ. فَتَأَمَّلِ ٱلْكَلَامَ وَٱفْهَمِ ٱلرُّؤْيَا.

24 'Seventy weeks are determined for thy people, and for thy holy city, to shut up the transgression, and to seal up sins, and to cover iniquity, and to bring in righteousness age-during, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies.

٢٤ سَبْعُونَ أُسْبُوعًا قُضِيَتْ عَلَى شَعْبِكَ وَعَلَى مَدِينَتِكَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةِ لِتَكْمِيلِ ٱلْمَعْصِيَةِ وَتَتْمِيمِ ٱلْخَطَايَا، وَلِكَفَّارَةِ ٱلْإِثْمِ، وَلِيُؤْتَى بِٱلْبِرِّ ٱلْأَبَدِيِّ، وَلِخَتْمِ ٱلرُّؤْيَا وَٱلنُّبُوَّةِ، وَلِمَسْحِ قُدُّوسِ ٱلْقُدُّوسِينَ.

25 And thou dost know, and dost consider wisely, from the going forth of the word to restore and to build Jerusalem till Messiah the Leader [is] seven weeks, and sixty and two weeks: the broad place hath been built again, and the rampart, even in the distress of the times.

٢٥ فَٱعْلَمْ وَٱفْهَمْ أَنَّهُ مِنْ خُرُوجِ ٱلْأَمْرِ لِتَجْدِيدِ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَبِنَائِهَا إِلَى ٱلْمَسِيحِ ٱلرَّئِيسِ سَبْعَةُ أَسَابِيعَ وَٱثْنَانِ وَسِتُّونَ أُسْبُوعًا، يَعُودُ وَيُبْنَى سُوقٌ وَخَلِيجٌ فِي ضِيقِ ٱلْأَزْمِنَةِ.

26 And after the sixty and two weeks, cut off is Messiah, and the city and the holy place are not his, the Leader who hath come doth destroy the people; and its end [is] with a flood, and till the end [is] war, determined [are] desolations.

٢٦ وَبَعْدَ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَسِتِّينَ أُسْبُوعًا يُقْطَعُ ٱلْمَسِيحُ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ، وَشَعْبُ رَئِيسٍ آتٍ يُخْرِبُ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ وَٱلْقُدْسَ، وَٱنْتِهَاؤُهُ بِغَمَارَةٍ، وَإِلَى ٱلنِّهَايَةِ حَرْبٌ وَخِرَبٌ قُضِيَ بِهَا.

27 And he hath strengthened a covenant with many — one week, and [in] the midst of the week he causeth sacrifice and present to cease, and by the wing of abominations he is making desolate, even till the consummation, and that which is determined is poured on the desolate one.'

٢٧ وَيُثَبِّتُ عَهْدًا مَعَ كَثِيرِينَ فِي أُسْبُوعٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَفِي وَسَطِ ٱلْأُسْبُوعِ يُبَطِّلُ ٱلذَّبِيحَةَ وَٱلتَّقْدِمَةَ، وَعَلَى جَنَاحِ ٱلْأَرْجَاسِ مُخَرَّبٌ حَتَّى يَتِمَّ وَيُصَبَّ ٱلْمَقْضِيُّ عَلَى ٱلْمُخَرِّبِ».

The Prophet Jeremiah