< اشعیا 59 >

ای مردم فکر نکنید که خداوند ضعیف شده و دیگر نمی‌تواند شما را نجات دهد. گوش او سنگین نیست؛ او دعاهای شما را می‌شنود. 1
Listen to this! Yahweh’s power [MTY] is not ended/gone, with the result that he cannot save [you]. He has not become deaf [MTY], with the result that he cannot hear [you when you call to him for help].
اما گناهان شما باعث شده او با شما قطع رابطه کند و دعاهای شما را جواب ندهد. 2
But, you have separated yourselves from your God by the sins that you have committed. Because of your sins, he has turned away from you, with the result that he does not pay attention to what you request him to do.
دستهای شما به خون آلوده است و انگشتهایتان به گناه. لبهای شما سخنان دروغ می‌گوید و از زبانتان حرفهای زشت شنیده می‌شود. 3
You do violent things [MTY] [to others], with the result that your hands are stained with their blood. You [constantly] tell [MTY] lies, and you say [MTY] evil things [about others].
کسی در دادگاه عدالت را اجرا نمی‌کند و مردم با دروغهای خود رأی دادگاه را به نفع خود تغییر می‌دهند. به شرارت آبستن می‌شوند و گناه می‌زایند. 4
When you accuse someone in court, what you say is not fair and it is not true. You accuse people falsely. You are [constantly] planning to cause trouble for others, and then you do those evil things that you planned.
نقشهٔ شومشان مانند تخم افعی است که وقتی شکسته می‌شود افعی از آن بیرون می‌آید و مردم را به هلاکت می‌رساند! اما نقشه‌هایشان عملی نخواهند شد و هیچ فایده‌ای به ایشان نخواهند رسانید. آنها مانند لباسی هستند که از تار عنکبوت بافته شده باشند. 5
What you plan to do to harm people [MET] is as dangerous as the eggs of a (cobra/poisonous snake), because cobras will hatch from those eggs. You trap people like [MET] spiders trap/catch insects in their webs.
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We people cannot hide/cover our skin with clothes made of spider webs [MET], and similarly you cannot hide the evil things that you have done. You are [constantly] acting [MTY] violently.
پاهایشان برای شرارت می‌دوند و برای ریختن خون بی‌گناهان می‌شتابند! هر جا می‌روند ویرانی و خرابی برجای می‌گذارند. 7
You [SYN] are very quick to go and do evil things, and you hurry to murder people [MTY] who are innocent. You are [continually] thinking about sinning. Wherever you go, you destroy things and cause people to suffer.
آنها عاری از صلح و آرامش‌اند. تمام کارهایشان از روی بی‌انصافی است. راههایشان کج هستند، و هر که در آنها قدم بگذارد از آسایش برخوردار نخواهد شد. 8
You do not know how to act peacefully or to treat others fairly. You always are (dishonest/deceiving others) [MET], and those who imitate your behavior never have any inner peace.
مردم می‌گویند: «الان فهمیدیم چرا خدا ما را از دست دشمنانمان نجات نمی‌دهد و چرا هنگامی که در انتظار نور بودیم، تاریکی به سراغمان آمد! 9
Because of that, God does not rescue us [from our enemies]; [it seems that] he is not acting fairly/righteously toward us. We expect [God to give us] light, but all [he gives us] is darkness [DOU].
مانند اشخاص نابینا، کورمال کورمال راه می‌رویم و در روز روشن جایی را نمی‌بینیم و به زمین می‌افتیم؛ گویی در دنیای مردگان زندگی می‌کنیم! 10
We are like [SIM] blind people who have to feel along a wall to be able to walk anywhere. We stumble [and trip] at noontime like [SIM] we would when it is dark. We are like [SIM] dead people who are among healthy people.
همهٔ ما همچون خرسهای گرسنه خرناس می‌کشیم و مانند فاخته‌ها می‌نالیم. به خداوند روی می‌آوریم تا ما را نجات دهد، اما بی‌فایده است؛ زیرا او از ما روگردان شده است. 11
We growl like [SIM] [hungry] bears; we continually moan like [SIM] doves. We seek [people who do] what is just/fair, but we cannot find any [anywhere]. [We want God] to rescue us, but [it seems that] he is far away.
گناهانی که نسبت به خداوند مرتکب شده‌ایم در حضور او روی هم انباشته شده و علیه ما شهادت می‌دهند. «ای خداوند، می‌دانیم که گناهکاریم. 12
[But these things are happening] because [it is as though] our sins are piled high in the presence of God, and that they testify [PRS] against us. We cannot deny it; we know that we have done many wrong things.
ما تو را ترک گفته و رد کرده‌ایم و از پیروی تو دست برداشته‌ایم. ما ظالم و یاغی هستیم. فکرهای ما کج است و حرفهای ما پر از دروغ. 13
[We know that] we have rebelled against Yahweh; we have turned away from him. We (oppress people/treat people cruelly) by what we testify [against them]; we do not allow them to get what they have a right to get. We [SYN] think about the lies that we can tell, and then we tell them.
انصاف را زیر پا گذاشته‌ایم؛ عدالت را از خود رانده‌ایم؛ حقیقت را در کوچه‌ها انداخته‌ایم و صداقت را به بوتهٔ فراموشی سپرده‌ایم. 14
[In our courts, the judges] do not decide cases/matters fairly; no one is acting righteously. In plazas where people gather together, no one tells the truth [PRS]; [it seems that people] are not allowed to say what is true.
راستی از بین رفته است؛ و هر که بخواهد از ناراستی دوری کند، مورد سرزنش واقع می‌شود.» خداوند تمام این بدیها را دیده و غمگین است. 15
No one tells the truth, and people try to ruin [the reputations of] those who quit doing evil. Yahweh looked around, and he saw that no one was doing what is just/fair, and he was [very] displeased.
او تعجب می‌کند که چرا کسی نیست به داد مظلومان برسد. پس او خود آماده می‌شود تا ایشان را نجات دهد، زیرا او خدای عادلی است. 16
He was disgusted when he saw that no one tried to help [those who were being treated cruelly]. So he used his own power [MTY] to rescue them; it is because he is always righteous that he did that [PRS].
خداوند عدالت را مانند زره می‌پوشد و کلاهخود نجات را بر سر می‌گذارد. سراسر وجود او آکنده از حس عدالت‌خواهی است؛ او از ظالمان انتقام خواهد کشید. 17
[It is as though he is a soldier who] [MET] puts on his armor and a helmet; his continually doing what is right is like [MET] his armor, and his ability to rescue people is [like] his helmet. His being extremely angry and his being ready to get revenge [on those who do evil] are like [MET] his robes.
دشمنان خود را به سزای اعمالشان خواهد رسانید و مخالفان خود را حتی اگر در سرزمینهای دور دست نیز باشند، جزا خواهد داد. 18
He will repay his enemies for the evil things that they have done. He will severely punish [MTY] even those who live far [from Jerusalem].
همهٔ مردم، از شرق تا غرب، از قدرت او خواهند ترسید و به او احترام خواهند گذاشت. او مانند سیلابی عظیم و طوفانی شدید خواهد آمد. 19
When that happens, people everywhere, from the east to the west, will respect and honor Yahweh [MTY], because he will come like [SIM] a rushing river that is pushed along by the strong wind that Yahweh sent.
خداوند به قوم خود می‌گوید: «نجات دهنده‌ای به اورشلیم خواهد آمد تا کسانی را که در اسرائیل از گناهانشان دست می‌کشند، نجات بخشد. 20
And Yahweh says that he will come to Jerusalem to free [his people]; he will come to rescue those in Judah who have quit (doing sinful things/their sinful behavior).
و اما من با شما این عهد را می‌بندم: روح من که بر شماست و کلام من که در دهان شماست، هرگز از شما دور نخواهند شد. این است عهد من با شما و با نسلهای شما تا ابد.» 21
This is what Yahweh says to his people: “This is the agreement that I will make with you: My Spirit will not leave you, and you will always have my message. You will [be able to] declare it [MTY], and your children and grandchildren will [be able to] declare it forever.”

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