Ἠσαΐας 47
1 Κατάβα και κάθησον επί του χώματος, παρθένε θυγάτηρ της Βαβυλώνος· κάθησον κατά γής· θρόνος πλέον δεν είναι, θυγάτηρ των Χαλδαίων· διότι δεν θέλεις πλέον ονομασθή απαλή και τρυφερά.
[Yahweh also says], “You people of Babylon, you should go and sit in the dust/dirt [to show that you are mourning], because your time to rule [MTY] [other countries] is almost ended. People will never again say that Babylonia is beautiful [like] a very attractive/beautiful young woman.
2 Πίασον τον χειρόμυλον και άλεθε άλευρον· εκκάλυψον τους πλοκάμους σου, γύμνωσον τους πόδας, εκκάλυψον τας κνήμας, πέρασον τους ποταμούς.
[You will be slaves, so] take heavy stones and grind grain [like slave women do]. Take off your [beautiful] veils and take off your robes [as you prepare to cross streams to go where you will be forced to go].
3 Η γύμνωσίς σου θέλει εκκαλυφθή· ναι, η αισχύνη σου θέλει φανή· εκδίκησιν θέλω λάβει και δεν θέλω φεισθή άνθρωπον.
You will be naked and [very] ashamed. I will get vengeance on you and not pity you.”
4 Του Λυτρωτού ημών το όνομα είναι, Ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων, ο Άγιος του Ισραήλ.
The one who frees us [people of Judah], whom we call ‘the Commander of the armies of angels’, is the Holy One of Israel.
5 Κάθησον σιωπώσα και είσελθε εις το σκότος, θυγάτηρ των Χαλδαίων· διότι δεν θέλεις πλέον ονομάζεσθαι, Η κυρία των βασιλείων.
[Yahweh says], “You people of Babylon, sit silently in the darkness, because people will never again say that your city is [like] [MET] a queen that rules many kingdoms.
6 Ωργίσθην κατά του λαού μου, εμίανα την κληρονομίαν μου και παρέδωκα αυτούς εις την χείρα σου· πλην συ δεν έδειξας εις αυτούς έλεος· σφόδρα εβάρυνας τον ζυγόν σου επί τον γέροντα.
I was angry with the people whom I chose [to belong to me], and I punished them. I allowed you [people of Babylon] to conquer them. But [when you conquered them], you did not have mercy on them. You (oppressed/treated cruelly) [MET] even the old people.
7 Και είπας, εις τον αιώνα θέλω είσθαι κυρία· ώστε δεν έβαλες ταύτα εν τη καρδία σου ουδέ ενεθυμήθης τα έσχατα αυτών.
You said, ‘We will rule [other nations] forever; [it is as though our city] will be the queen [of the world] forever!’ But you did not think about the things [that you were doing], or think about what would result.
8 Τώρα λοιπόν άκουσον τούτο, η παραδεδομένη εις τας τρυφάς, η κατοικούσα αμερίμνως, η λέγουσα εν τη καρδία σου, Εγώ είμαι και εκτός εμού ουδεμία άλλη· δεν θέλω καθήσει χήρα και δεν θέλω γνωρίσει ατέκνωσιν.
You people [of Babylon] who enjoy pleasure and sex, listen to this: You enjoy a luxurious life and you feel secure. You say, ‘We are [like gods], and there are no others like us. Our women will never become widows, and our children will never be killed [in wars].’
9 Τα δύο ταύτα θέλουσι βεβαίως ελθεί επί σε εξαίφνης εν μιά ημέρα, ατέκνωσις και χηρεία· θέλουσιν ελθεί επί σε καθ' ολοκληρίαν διά το πλήθος των μαγειών σου, διά την μεγάλην αφθονίαν των γοητευμάτων σου·
But both of those things will happen to you suddenly: Many of your women will become widows and many of your children will die, even though you perform much sorcery and many kinds of magic [to prevent bad things from happening to you].
10 διότι εθαρρεύθης επί την πονηρίαν σου και είπας, δεν με βλέπει ουδείς. Η σοφία σου και η επιστήμη σου σε απεπλάνησαν· και είπας εν τη καρδία σου, Εγώ είμαι και εκτός εμού ουδεμία άλλη.
You felt protected even though you were doing many wicked things, and you said, ‘No one will see what we [are doing]!’ [You thought that] you were very wise and knew many things, and you said, ‘We are gods, and there are no others like us,’ but you deceived yourselves.
11 Διά τούτο θέλει ελθεί κακόν επί σε, χωρίς να εξεύρης πόθεν γεννάται· και συμφορά θέλει πέσει κατά σου, χωρίς να δύνασαι να αποστρέψης αυτήν· και όλεθρος θέλει ελθεί, αιφνιδίως επί σε, χωρίς να εξεύρης.
So you will experience terrible things, and you will not be able to prevent them by working magic. You will experience disasters, and you will not be able to pay anyone to prevent those things from happening. (A catastrophe/Something terrible) will happen to you suddenly, something that you will not realize [is about to happen].
12 Στήθι τώρα με τας γοητείας σου και με το πλήθος των μαγειών σου, εις τας οποίας ηγωνίσθης εκ νεότητός σου· αν δύνασαι να ωφεληθής, αν δύνασαι να υπερισχύσης.
So you can continue to perform all your magic spells [IRO]! You can perform the many kinds of sorcery that you have practiced for many years! Perhaps [doing those things will enable you to] be successful; perhaps you will be able to cause your enemies to be afraid of you!
13 Απέκαμες εν τω πλήθει των βουλών σου. Ας σηκωθώσι τώρα οι ουρανοσκόποι, οι αστρολόγοι, οι μηνολόγοι προγνωστικοί, και ας σε σώσωσιν εκ των επερχομένων επί σε.
But [all that has resulted from your] doing all the things that the magicians have told you to do is that you have become tired! The men who look at the stars every month and predict what will happen should come forward and rescue you [from the disasters that you are about to experience].
14 Ιδού, θέλουσιν είσθαι ως άχυρον· πυρ θέλει κατακαύσει αυτούς· δεν θέλουσι δυνηθή να σώσωσιν εαυτούς από της δυνάμεως της φλογός· δεν θέλει μείνει άνθραξ διά να θερμανθή τις ουδέ πυρ διά να καθήση έμπροσθεν αυτού.
But [they cannot do that, because] they are like [SIM] straw that is burning in a fire; they cannot save themselves from being burned up in the flames. Those men are unable to help you [MET]; they are as useless as stubble [that burns quickly and produces no heat] for you.
15 Τοιούτοι θέλουσιν είσθαι εις σε εκείνοι, μετά των οποίων εκ νεότητός σου εκοπίασας, οι έμποροί σου· θέλουσι φύγει περιπλανώμενοι έκαστος εις το μέρος αυτού· ουδείς θέλει σε σώσει.
The people whom you have associated with and worked with since you were young [will not help you], because they will just continue doing their own foolish things, and they will not pay any attention to you [when you cry out for help].”
