1 T hus saith Jehovah, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, wherewith I have put her away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities were ye sold, and for your transgressions was your mother put away.

هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «أينَ شَهادَةُ طَلاقِ أُمِّكُمُ الَّتِي طَلَّقْتُها بِها؟ أوْ لِمَنْ كُنتُ مَدْيُوناً فِبِعْتُكُمْ لَهُ؟ بَلْ بِسَبَبِ خَطاياكُمْ بِعْتُكُمْ، وَبِسَبَبِ ذُنُوبِكُمْ طَلَّقْتُ أُمَّكُمْ.

2 W herefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink, because there is no water, and die for thirst.

لِماذا لَمْ يَكُنْ هُناكَ أحَدٌ عِندَما جِئتُ؟ وَلِماذا لَمْ يُجِبْ أحَدٌ عِندَما دَعَوتُ؟ هَلْ يَدِي قاصِرَةٌ عَنْ أنْ تُخَلِّصَ؟ أمْ لَيسَ فِيَّ قُوَّةٌ لإنقاذِكُمْ؟ أنا أُنَشِّفُ البَحرَ بِأمرٍ مِنِّي. وَأُحَوِّلُ الأنهارَ إلَى صَحراءَ. يُنتِنُ سَمَكُها بِسَبَبِ الجَفافِ، يَمُوتُ عَلَى الأرْضِ العَطشَى.

3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

أنا ألبِسُ السَّماواتِ بِالظَّلامِ، وَأُغَطِّيها بِثِيابِ الحِدادِ.» الاتّكالُ عَلى الله

4 T he Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.

عَلَّمَنِي الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ كَيفَ أتَكَلَّمُ، لأعرِفَ كَيفَ أُعِينُ المُنهَكَ بِكَلِمَةٍ. يُوقِظُ فِي كُلِّ صَباحٍ أُذُنِي لأُصغِيَ كَالتَّلامِيذِ.

5 T he Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward.

فَتَحَ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ أُذُنَيَّ، وَأنا لَمْ أتَمَرَّدْ وَلَمْ أتَراجَعْ.

6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

أعطَيتُ ظَهرِي لِلَّذِينَ يَضرِبُونَنِي، وَخَدِّي لِلَّذِينَ يَنتِفُونَ لِحيَتِي. لَمْ أستُرْ وَجهِي عَنِ الشَّتمِ وَالبُصاقِ.

7 F or the Lord Jehovah will help me; therefore have I not been confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.

الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ يُعِينُنِي، فَلَنْ أُخزَى. لِذَلِكَ ثَبَّتُّ وَجهِي كَالصَّوّانِ، لأنِّي عَرَفتُ أنِّي لَنْ أُخزَى.

8 H e is near that justifieth me; who will content with me? let us stand up together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.

قَرِيبٌ هُوَ الَّذِي سَيُظهِرُ حَقِّي. فَمَنْ سَيَرفَعُ قَضِيَّةً ضِدِّي؟ فَلنَتَواجَه! وَمَنْ هُوَ المُشتَكِي عَلَيَّ؟ فَلْيَأتِ إلَيَّ.

9 B ehold, the Lord Jehovah will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? behold, all they shall wax old as a garment, the moth shall eat them up.

ها إنَّ الرَّبَّ الإلَهَ يُعِينُنِي. أمّا خُصُومِي فَهُمْ زائِلُونَ مِثلَ ثَوبٍ بالٍ أكَلَهُ السُّوسُ.

10 W ho is among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust in the name of Jehovah, and rely upon his God.

فَمَنْ مِنكُمْ يَخافُ اللهَ ، لِيُطِعْ صَوتَ خادِمِهِ. ذاكَ الَّذِي وَإنْ سَلَكَ فِي الظُّلمَةِ وَلَمْ يَرَ نُوراً، يَثِقُ بِاسْمِ اللهِ وَيَتَّكِلُ عَلَى إلَهِهِ.

11 B ehold, all ye that kindle a fire, that gird yourselves about with firebrands; walk ye in the flame of your fire, and among the brands that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of my hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.

يا مَنْ تُشعِلُونَ نارَكُمْ وَتُوقِدُونَ مَشاعِلَكُمْ، سِيرُوا بِنُورِكُمْ هَذا. وَهَذا ما سَتَنالُونَهُ مِنْ يَدِي: سَتَسقُطُونَ وَتَتَعَذَّبُونَ وَسَطَ جَمَراتِ نارِكُمُ الَّتِي أشعَلتُمُوها.