ישעה 24

1 הִנֵּה יְהֹוָה בּוֹקֵק הָאָרֶץ וּבֽוֹלְקָהּ וְעִוָּה פָנֶיהָ וְהֵפִיץ יֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃

Look, Yahweh is about to empty the earth, to devastate it, mar its surface, and scatter its inhabitants.

2 וְהָיָה כָעָם כַּכֹּהֵן כַּעֶבֶד כַּֽאדֹנָיו כַּשִּׁפְחָה כַּגְּבִרְתָּהּ כַּקּוֹנֶה כַּמּוֹכֵר כַּמַּלְוֶה כַּלֹּוֶה כַּנֹּשֶׁה כַּאֲשֶׁר נֹשֶׁא בֽוֹ׃

It will come about that, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the receiver of interest, so with the giver of interest.

3 הִבּוֹק ׀ תִּבּוֹק הָאָרֶץ וְהִבּוֹז ׀ תִּבֹּז כִּי יְהֹוָה דִּבֶּר אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה׃

The earth will be completely devastated and completely stripped; for Yahweh has spoken this word.

4 אָבְלָה נָֽבְלָה הָאָרֶץ אֻמְלְלָה נָבְלָה תֵּבֵל אֻמְלָלוּ מְרוֹם עַם־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

The earth dries up and withers, the world shrivels up and fades away, the prominent people of the earth waste away.

5 וְהָאָרֶץ חָנְפָה תַּחַת יֹשְׁבֶיהָ כִּֽי־עָבְרוּ תוֹרֹת חָלְפוּ חֹק הֵפֵרוּ בְּרִית עוֹלָֽם׃

The earth is polluted by its inhabitants because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant.

6 עַל־כֵּן אָלָה אָכְלָה אֶרֶץ וַֽיֶּאְשְׁמוּ יֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ עַל־כֵּן חָרוּ יֹשְׁבֵי אֶרֶץ וְנִשְׁאַר אֱנוֹשׁ מִזְעָֽר׃

Therefore a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants are found guilty. The inhabitants of the earth burn up, and few people are left.

7 אָבַל תִּירוֹשׁ אֻמְלְלָה־גָפֶן נֶאֶנְחוּ כׇּל־שִׂמְחֵי־לֵֽב׃

The new wine dries up, the vine withers, all the merry-hearted groan.

8 שָׁבַת מְשׂוֹשׂ תֻּפִּים חָדַל שְׁאוֹן עַלִּיזִים שָׁבַת מְשׂוֹשׂ כִּנּֽוֹר׃

The happy sound of the tambourines stops, and the revelry of those who rejoice; the joy of the lyre ceases.

9 בַּשִּׁיר לֹא יִשְׁתּוּ־יָיִן יֵמַר שֵׁכָר לְשֹׁתָֽיו׃

They no longer drink wine and sing, and the beer is bitter to those who drink it.

10 נִשְׁבְּרָה קִרְיַת־תֹּהוּ סֻגַּר כׇּל־בַּיִת מִבּֽוֹא׃

The city of chaos has been broken down; every house is closed up and empty.

11 צְוָחָה עַל־הַיַּיִן בַּחוּצוֹת עָֽרְבָה כׇּל־שִׂמְחָה גָּלָה מְשׂוֹשׂ הָאָֽרֶץ׃

There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; all joy is darkened, the gladness of the land has disappeared.

12 נִשְׁאַר בָּעִיר שַׁמָּה וּשְׁאִיָּה יֻכַּת־שָֽׁעַר׃

In the city is left a desolation, and the gate is broken into a ruin.

13 כִּי כֹה יִֽהְיֶה בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ בְּתוֹךְ הָעַמִּים כְּנֹקֶף זַיִת כְּעוֹלֵלֹת אִם־כָּלָה בָצִֽיר׃

For this is how it will be on the whole earth among the nations, as when an olive tree is beaten, as the gleanings when the grape harvest is done.

14 הֵמָּה יִשְׂאוּ קוֹלָם יָרֹנּוּ בִּגְאוֹן יְהֹוָה צָהֲלוּ מִיָּֽם׃

They will lift up their voices and shout the majesty of Yahweh, and will joyfully shout from the sea.

15 עַל־כֵּן בָּאֻרִים כַּבְּדוּ יְהֹוָה בְּאִיֵּי הַיָּם שֵׁם יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Therefore in the east glorify Yahweh, and in the isles of the sea give glory to the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

16 מִכְּנַף הָאָרֶץ זְמִרֹת שָׁמַעְנוּ צְבִי לַצַּדִּיק וָאֹמַר רָזִי־לִי רָֽזִי־לִי אוֹי לִי בֹּגְדִים בָּגָדוּ וּבֶגֶד בּוֹגְדִים בָּגָֽדוּ׃

From the farthest part of the earth we have heard songs, “Glory to the righteous one!” But I said, “I have wasted away, I have wasted away, woe is me! The treacherous have dealt treacherously; yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.”

17 פַּחַד וָפַחַת וָפָח עָלֶיךָ יוֹשֵׁב הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Terror, the pit, and the snare are upon you, inhabitants of the earth.

18 וְהָיָה הַנָּס מִקּוֹל הַפַּחַד יִפֹּל אֶל־הַפַּחַת וְהָֽעוֹלֶה מִתּוֹךְ הַפַּחַת יִלָּכֵד בַּפָּח כִּֽי־אֲרֻבּוֹת מִמָּרוֹם נִפְתָּחוּ וַֽיִּרְעֲשׁוּ מוֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃

He who flees from the sound of terror will fall into the pit, and he who comes up out of the middle of the pit will be caught in the snare. The windows of the heavens will be opened, and the foundations of the earth will shake.

19 רֹעָה הִֽתְרֹעֲעָה הָאָרֶץ פּוֹר הִֽתְפּוֹרְרָה אֶרֶץ מוֹט הִֽתְמוֹטְטָה אָֽרֶץ׃

The earth will be completely broken, the earth ripped apart; the earth will be violently shaken.

20 נוֹעַ תָּנוּעַ אֶרֶץ כַּשִּׁכּוֹר וְהִֽתְנוֹדְדָה כַּמְּלוּנָה וְכָבַד עָלֶיהָ פִּשְׁעָהּ וְנָפְלָה וְלֹא־תֹסִיף קֽוּם׃

The earth will stagger like a drunken man and it will sway back and forth like a hut. Its sin will be heavy on it and it will fall and never rise again.

21 וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִפְקֹד יְהֹוָה עַל־צְבָא הַמָּרוֹם בַּמָּרוֹם וְעַל־מַלְכֵי הָאֲדָמָה עַל־הָאֲדָמָֽה׃

On that day Yahweh will punish the host of the heaven in the heavens, and the kings of the earth on the earth.

22 וְאֻסְּפוּ אֲסֵפָה אַסִּיר עַל־בּוֹר וְסֻגְּרוּ עַל־מַסְגֵּר וּמֵרֹב יָמִים יִפָּקֵֽדוּ׃

They will be gathered together, prisoners in a pit, and will be shut up in a prison; and after many days they will be punished.

23 וְחָֽפְרָה הַלְּבָנָה וּבוֹשָׁה הַחַמָּה כִּֽי־מָלַךְ יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת בְּהַר צִיּוֹן וּבִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וְנֶגֶד זְקֵנָיו כָּבֽוֹד׃

Then the moon will be ashamed, and the sun disgraced, for Yahweh of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his elders in glory.