יְשַׁעְיָהוּ 32

1 הֵ֥ן לְצֶ֖דֶק יִמְלָךְ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּלְשָׂרִ֖ים לְמִשְׁפָּ֥ט יָשֹֽׂרוּ׃

Lo! in righteousness, shall reign a king, Yea even princes, with equity, shall bear rule.

2 וְהָיָה־אִ֥ישׁ כְּמַֽחֲבֵא־ר֖וּחַ וְסֵ֣תֶר זָ֑רֶם כְּפַלְגֵי־מַ֣יִם בְּצָיֹ֔ון כְּצֵ֥ל סֶֽלַע־כָּבֵ֖ד בְּאֶ֥רֶץ עֲיֵפָֽה׃

So shall each one become As a hiding-place from the wind And a covert from the storm, —As channels of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a massive cliff in a weary land.

3 וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁעֶ֖ינָה עֵינֵ֣י רֹאִ֑ים וְאָזְנֵ֥י שֹׁמְעִ֖ים תִּקְשַֽׁבְנָה׃

And the eyes of them who are ready to see, shall not be closed, —And, the ears of them who are ready to hear, shall hearken;

4 וּלְבַ֥ב נִמְהָרִ֖ים יָבִ֣ין לָדָ֑עַת וּלְשֹׁ֣ון עִלְּגִ֔ים תְּמַהֵ֖ר לְדַבֵּ֥ר צָחֹֽות׃

And the heart of the hurried, shall take note of knowledge, And the tongue of stammerers, shall make haste to speak plainly.

5 לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵ֥א עֹ֛וד לְנָבָ֖ל נָדִ֑יב וּלְכִילַ֕י לֹ֥א יֵֽאָמֵ֖ר שֹֽׁועַ׃

A base man, shall no longer be called, noble, —Nor, a knave, be named, liberal;

6 כִּ֤י נָבָל֙ נְבָלָ֣ה יְדַבֵּ֔ר וְלִבֹּ֖ו יַעֲשֶׂה־אָ֑וֶן לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות חֹ֗נֶף וּלְדַבֵּ֤ר אֶל־יְהוָה֙ תֹּועָ֔ה לְהָרִיק֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ רָעֵ֔ב וּמַשְׁקֶ֥ה צָמֵ֖א יַחְסִֽיר׃

For, a base man, with baseness, will speak, And, his heart, will practise iniquity, —Practising profanity, And speaking, against Yahweh that which misleadeth, Emptying the soul of the hungry, And the drink of the thirsty, he causeth to fail;

7 וְכֵלַ֖י כֵּלָ֣יו רָעִ֑ים ה֚וּא זִמֹּ֣ות יָעָ֔ץ לְחַבֵּ֤ל עֲנָוִים (עֲנִיִּים֙) בְּאִמְרֵי־שֶׁ֔קֶר וּבְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶבְיֹ֖ון מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

Yea, a knave, his weapons are wicked, —He, base schemes, hath devised To ruin the oppressed with speeches of falsehood Even when the needy pleadeth, for justice.

8 וְנָדִ֖יב נְדִיבֹ֣ות יָעָ֑ץ וְה֖וּא עַל־נְדִיבֹ֥ות יָקֽוּם׃ פ

But, a noble man, noble things, hath devised, —And, he, upon noble things, will stand,

9 נָשִׁים֙ שַֽׁאֲנַנֹּ֔ות קֹ֖מְנָה שְׁמַ֣עְנָה קֹולִ֑י בָּנֹות֙ בֹּֽטחֹ֔ות הַאְזֵ֖נָּה אִמְרָתִֽי׃

Ye women in comfort! arise hear my voice, Ye daughters so confident give ear to my speech: —

10 יָמִים֙ עַל־שָׁנָ֔ה תִּרְגַּ֖זְנָה בֹּֽטְחֹ֑ות כִּ֚י כָּלָ֣ה בָצִ֔יר אֹ֖סֶף בְּלִ֥י יָבֹֽוא׃

Some days beyond a year, ye shall be troubled ye confident ones, —For failed hath the vintage, No, gathering, cometh in.

11 חִרְדוּ֙ שַֽׁאֲנַנֹּ֔ות רְגָ֖זָה בֹּֽטְחֹ֑ות פְּשֹׁ֣טָֽה וְעֹ֔רָה וַחֲגֹ֖ורָה עַל־חֲלָצָֽיִם׃

Tremble, ye women in comfort, Be troubled ye daughters so confident, —Strip! and bare yourselves, and gird somewhat on your loins:

12 עַל־שָׁדַ֖יִם סֹֽפְדִ֑ים עַל־שְׂדֵי־חֶ֕מֶד עַל־גֶּ֖פֶן פֹּרִיָּֽה׃

Upon your breasts, continue smiting: For desirable fields, For fruitful vine.

13 עַ֚ל אַדְמַ֣ת עַמִּ֔י קֹ֥וץ שָׁמִ֖יר תַּֽעֲלֶ֑ה כִּ֚י עַל־כָּל־בָּתֵּ֣י מָשֹׂ֔ושׂ קִרְיָ֖ה עַלִּיזָֽה׃

Over the soil of my people, thorns and briars shall grow, —Yea over all houses of joy, thou city exultant!

14 כִּֽי־אַרְמֹ֣ון נֻטָּ֔שׁ הֲמֹ֥ון עִ֖יר עֻזָּ֑ב עֹ֣פֶל וָבַ֜חַן הָיָ֨ה בְעַ֤ד מְעָרֹות֙ עַד־עֹולָ֔ם מְשֹׂ֥ושׂ פְּרָאִ֖ים מִרְעֵ֥ה עֲדָרִֽים׃

For the palace, is abandoned, the tumult of the city, hath ceased—Hill and watch-tower, serve as caves, unto times age-abiding, The joy of wild-asses, The pasture of flocks: —

15 עַד־יֵ֨עָרֶ֥ה עָלֵ֛ינוּ ר֖וּחַ מִמָּרֹ֑ום וְהָיָ֤ה מִדְבָּר֙ לַכַּרְמֶ֔ל וְכַרְמֶל (וְהַכַּרְמֶ֖ל) לַיַּ֥עַר יֵחָשֵֽׁב׃

Until there be poured out upon us the spirit, from on high, —Then shall the wilderness become, garden-land, And the garden-land, for a forest, be reckoned;

16 וְשָׁכַ֥ן בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה בַּכַּרְמֶ֥ל תֵּשֵֽׁב׃

Then shall, justice inhabit, the wilderness, And righteousness, in the garden-land, shall abide;

17 וְהָיָ֛ה מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הַצְּדָקָ֖ה שָׁלֹ֑ום וַֽעֲבֹדַת֙ הַצְּדָקָ֔ה הַשְׁקֵ֥ט וָבֶ֖טַח עַד־עֹולָֽם׃

And the yield of righteousness, shall be, peace, —And the tillage of righteousness, quietness, and confidence! to times age-abiding;

18 וְיָשַׁ֥ב עַמִּ֖י בִּנְוֵ֣ה שָׁלֹ֑ום וּֽבְמִשְׁכְּנֹות֙ מִבְטַחִ֔ים וּבִמְנוּחֹ֖ת שַׁאֲנַנֹּֽות׃

And my people shall dwell, In a borne of peace, —and In habitations of security, and In resting-places of comfort.

19 וּבָרַ֖ד בְּרֶ֣דֶת הַיָּ֑עַר וּבַשִּׁפְלָ֖ה תִּשְׁפַּ֥ל הָעִֽיר׃

But it shall hail during the felling of the forest, And in a sunken place, shall, the city, sink.

20 אַשְׁרֵיכֶ֕ם זֹרְעֵ֖י עַל־כָּל־מָ֑יִם מְשַׁלְּחֵ֥י רֶֽגֶל־הַשֹּׁ֖ור וְהַחֲמֹֽור׃ ס

How happy are ye who sow beside all waters, —Who send forth the foot of the ox and the ass.