ישעה 29

1 הוֹי אֲרִיאֵל אֲרִיאֵל קִרְיַת חָנָה דָוִד סְפוּ שָׁנָה עַל־שָׁנָה חַגִּים יִנְקֹֽפוּ׃

Woe to Ariel. Ariel, the city where David camped. Add year to year; let the feasts come around;

2 וַהֲצִיקוֹתִי לַֽאֲרִיאֵל וְהָיְתָה תַֽאֲנִיָּה וַֽאֲנִיָּה וְהָיְתָה לִּי כַּאֲרִיאֵֽל׃

then I will distress Ariel, and there will be mourning and lamentation. She shall be to me as an altar hearth.

3 וְחָנִיתִי כַדּוּר עָלָיִךְ וְצַרְתִּי עָלַיִךְ מֻצָּב וַהֲקֽ͏ִימֹתִי עָלַיִךְ מְצֻרֹֽת׃

And I will camp in a circle around you, and will lay siege against you with posted troops. I will raise siege works against you.

4 וְשָׁפַלְתְּ מֵאֶרֶץ תְּדַבֵּרִי וּמֵֽעָפָר תִּשַּׁח אִמְרָתֵךְ וְֽהָיָה כְּאוֹב מֵאֶרֶץ קוֹלֵךְ וּמֵעָפָר אִמְרָתֵךְ תְּצַפְצֵֽף׃

You will be brought down, and will speak out of the ground. Your speech will mumble out of the dust. Your voice will be as of one who has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech will whisper out of the dust.

5 וְהָיָה כְּאָבָק דַּק הֲמוֹן זָרָיִךְ וּכְמֹץ עֹבֵר הֲמוֹן עָֽרִיצִים וְהָיָה לְפֶתַע פִּתְאֹֽם׃

But the multitude of your arrogant will be like fine dust, and the multitude of the ruthless ones like chaff that blows away. Yes, it will be in an instant, suddenly.

6 מֵעִם יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת תִּפָּקֵד בְּרַעַם וּבְרַעַשׁ וְקוֹל גָּדוֹל סוּפָה וּסְעָרָה וְלַהַב אֵשׁ אוֹכֵלָֽה׃

She will be visited by YHWH of hosts with thunder, with earthquake, with great noise, with whirlwind and storm, and with the flame of a devouring fire.

7 וְהָיָה כַּֽחֲלוֹם חֲזוֹן לַיְלָה הֲמוֹן כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם הַצֹּבְאִים עַל־אֲרִיאֵל וְכָל־צֹבֶיהָ וּמְצֹדָתָהּ וְהַמְּצִיקִים לָֽהּ׃

The multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all who fight against her and her stronghold, and who distress her, will be like a dream, a vision of the night.

8 וְהָיָה כַּאֲשֶׁר יַחֲלֹם הָרָעֵב וְהִנֵּה אוֹכֵל וְהֵקִיץ וְרֵיקָה נַפְשׁוֹ וְכַאֲשֶׁר יַחֲלֹם הַצָּמֵא וְהִנֵּה שֹׁתֶה וְהֵקִיץ וְהִנֵּה עָיֵף וְנַפְשׁוֹ שׁוֹקֵקָה כֵּן יִֽהְיֶה הֲמוֹן כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם הַצֹּבְאִים עַל־הַר צִיּֽוֹן׃

It will be like when a hungry man dreams, and look, he eats; but he awakes, and his hunger isn't satisfied; or like when a thirsty man dreams, and look, he drinks; but he awakes, and look, he is faint, and he is still thirsty. The multitude of all the nations that fight against Mount Zion will be like that.

9 הִתְמַהְמְהוּ וּתְמָהוּ הִשְׁתּֽ͏ַעַשְׁעוּ וָשֹׁעוּ שָֽׁכְרוּ וְלֹא־יַיִן נָעוּ וְלֹא שֵׁכָֽר׃

Pause and wonder. Blind yourselves and be blind. They are drunk, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.

10 כִּֽי־נָסַךְ עֲלֵיכֶם יְהוָה רוּחַ תַּרְדֵּמָה וַיְעַצֵּם אֶת־עֵֽינֵיכֶם אֶת־הַנְּבִיאִים וְאֶת־רָאשֵׁיכֶם הַחֹזִים כִּסָּֽה׃

For YHWH has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes (the prophets), and he has covered your heads (the seers).

11 וַתְּהִי לָכֶם חָזוּת הַכֹּל כְּדִבְרֵי הַסֵּפֶר הֶֽחָתוּם אֲשֶֽׁר־יִתְּנוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־יוֹדֵעַ הספר סֵפֶר לֵאמֹר קְרָא נָא־זֶה וְאָמַר לֹא אוּכַל כִּי חָתוּם הֽוּא׃

All vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is educated, saying, "Read this, please;" and he says, "I can't, for it is sealed:"

12 וְנִתַּן הַסֵּפֶר עַל אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָדַע סֵפֶר לֵאמֹר קְרָא נָא־זֶה וְאָמַר לֹא יָדַעְתִּי סֵֽפֶר׃

and the book is delivered to one who is not educated, saying, "Read this, please;" and he says, "I can't read."

13 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲדֹנָי יַעַן כִּי נִגַּשׁ הָעָם הַזֶּה בְּפִיו וּבִשְׂפָתָיו כִּבְּדוּנִי וְלִבּוֹ רִחַק מִמֶּנִּי וַתְּהִי יִרְאָתָם אֹתִי מִצְוַת אֲנָשִׁים מְלֻמָּדָֽה׃

And YHWH said, "Because these people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me. And in vain do they worship me, teaching instructions that are the commandments of humans.

14 לָכֵן הִנְנִי יוֹסִף לְהַפְלִיא אֶת־הָֽעָם־הַזֶּה הַפְלֵא וָפֶלֶא וְאָֽבְדָה חָכְמַת חֲכָמָיו וּבִינַת נְבֹנָיו תִּסְתַּתָּֽר׃

Therefore, look, I will again do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder; and I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will nullify."

15 הוֹי הַמַּעֲמִיקִים מֵֽיהוָה לַסְתִּר עֵצָה וְהָיָה בְמַחְשָׁךְ מַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ מִי רֹאֵנוּ וּמִי יוֹדְעֵֽנוּ׃

Woe to those who deeply hide their counsel from YHWH, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, "Who sees us?" and "Who knows us?"

16 הַפְכְּכֶם אִם־כְּחֹמֶר הַיֹּצֵר יֵֽחָשֵׁב כִּֽי־יֹאמַר מַעֲשֶׂה לְעֹשֵׂהוּ לֹא עָשָׂנִי וְיֵצֶר אָמַר לְיוֹצְרוֹ לֹא הֵבִֽין׃

You turn things upside down. Should the potter be thought to be like clay; that the thing made should say about him who made it, "He did not make me;" or the thing formed say of him who formed it, "He has no understanding?"

17 הֲלוֹא־עוֹד מְעַט מִזְעָר וְשָׁב לְבָנוֹן לַכַּרְמֶל וְהַכַּרְמֶל לַיַּעַר יֵחָשֵֽׁב׃

Isn't it yet a very little while, and Lebanon will be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field will be regarded as a forest?

18 וְשָׁמְעוּ בַיּוֹם־הַהוּא הַחֵרְשִׁים דִּבְרֵי־סֵפֶר וּמֵאֹפֶל וּמֵחֹשֶׁךְ עֵינֵי עִוְרִים תִּרְאֶֽינָה׃

In that day, the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and the eyes of the blind will see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

19 וְיָסְפוּ עֲנָוִים בַּֽיהוָה שִׂמְחָה וְאֶבְיוֹנֵי אָדָם בִּקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל יָגִֽילוּ׃

The humble also will increase their joy in YHWH, and the poor among humankind will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

20 כִּֽי־אָפֵס עָרִיץ וְכָלָה לֵץ וְנִכְרְתוּ כָּל־שֹׁקְדֵי אָֽוֶן׃

For the ruthless is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who are alert to do evil are cut off?

21 מַחֲטִיאֵי אָדָם בְּדָבָר וְלַמּוֹכִיחַ בַּשַּׁעַר יְקֹשׁוּן וַיַּטּוּ בַתֹּהוּ צַדִּֽיק׃

who cause a person to be indicted by a word, and lay a snare for the arbiter in the gate, and who deprive the innocent of justice with false testimony.

22 לָכֵן כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֶל־בֵּית יַֽעֲקֹב אֲשֶׁר פָּדָה אֶת־אַבְרָהָם לֹֽא־עַתָּה יֵבוֹשׁ יַֽעֲקֹב וְלֹא עַתָּה פָּנָיו יֶחֱוָֽרוּ׃

Therefore thus says YHWH, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: "Jacob shall no longer be ashamed, neither shall his face grow pale.

23 כִּי בִרְאֹתוֹ יְלָדָיו מַעֲשֵׂה יָדַי בְּקִרְבּוֹ יַקְדִּישֽׁוּ שְׁמִי וְהִקְדִּישׁוּ אֶת־קְדוֹשׁ יַֽעֲקֹב וְאֶת־אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃

But when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they will sanctify my name. Yes, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

24 וְיָדְעוּ תֹֽעֵי־רוּחַ בִּינָה וְרוֹגְנִים יִלְמְדוּ־לֶֽקַח׃

They also who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will receive instruction."