1 ه َذِا وَحيٌ بِشَأنِ مِصرَ: هُوَذا اللهُ راكِبٌ عَلَى سَحابَةٍ سَرِيعَةٍ وَآتٍ إلَى مِصرَ. سَتَرتَجِفُ أوثانُ مِصرَ خَوفاً أمامَهُ، وَسَيَذُوبُ قَلبُ شَعبِ مِصرَ.

The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh unto Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

2 ي َقُولُ اللهُ: «سَأجعَلُ مِصرِيِّينَ يُحارِبُونَ مِصرِيِّينَ، وَالرَّجُلَ يُحارِبُ قَرِيبَهُ، وَالجِيرانَ جِيرانَهُمْ. سَتُحارِبُ مُدُنٌ مُدُناً، وَمَمالِكُ تُحارِبُ مَمالِكَ.

And I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

3 س َيَتَحَيَّرُ المِصرِيُّونَ، وَسَأُربِكُ خُطَطَهُمْ. سَيَطلُبُونَ النَّصِيحَةَ مِنَ الأوثانِ وَالسَّحَرَةِ وَالعَرّافِينَ وَمُستَحضِرِي الأرْواحِ.»

And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek unto the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

4 ي َقُولُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ: «سَأضَعُ سادَةً قُساةً عَلَى مِصرَ، وَسَيَملُكُ عَلَيهِمْ مَلِكٌ أجنَبِيٌّ قَوِيٌّ.»

And I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

5 س َتَجِفُّ مِياهُ البَحرِ، وَالنَّهرُ سَيَنشَفُ وَيَيبِسُ.

And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry.

6 س َتَتَعَفَّنُ قَنَواتُ الماءِ، وَسَتَقِلُّ مِياهُ رَوافِدِ نِيلِ مِصرَ، ثُمَّ سَتَجِفُّ. سَتَتَعَفَّنُ نَباتاتُ القَصَبِ وَالبَرْدِيِّ.

And the rivers shall become foul; the streams of Egypt shall be diminished and dried up; the reeds and flags shall wither away.

7 س َتَجِفُّ المَزرُوعاتُ عَلَى ضِفافِ نَهرِ النِّيلِ – كُلُّ ما هُوَ مَزرُوعٌ عَلَى طُولِهِ – وَسَتَأخُذُها الرِّيحُ فَتَزُولَ.

The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more.

8 س َيَحزَنُ الصَّيّادُونَ. سَيَنُوحُ الَّذِينَ يُلقُونَ بِصَنّارَةِ الصَّيدِ، وَسَيَضعُفُ كُلُّ مَنْ يُلقِي بِشَبَكَتَهُ إلَى المِياهِ.

And the fishers shall lament, and all they that cast angle into the Nile shall mourn, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.

9 و َسَيَخجَلُ كُلُّ مَنْ يَعمَلُ بِالكِتّانِ، يُمَشِّطُونَهُ وَيَنسِجُونَهُ لِيَعمَلُوا مِنهُ ثِياباً.

Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave white cloth, shall be confounded.

10 س َيَكتَئِبُ النَّسَّاجُونَ، وَسَتَحزَنُ قُلُوبُ كُلِّ العامِلِينَ بِالأُجرَةِ.

And the pillars of Egypt shall be broken in pieces; all they that work for hire shall be grieved in soul.

11 م ا أغبَى رُؤَساءَ مَدِينَةِ صُوعَنَ! مُستَشارُو فِرعَوْنَ الحُكَماءُ يُقَدِّمُونَ نَصِيحَةً حَمقاءَ. كَيفَ تَقُولُونَ لفِرعَونَ: «نَحْنُ حُكَماءُ، أولادُ مُلُوكٍ قُدَماءَ؟»

The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

12 أ ينَ حُكَماؤُكِ؟ لِيُخبِرُوكِ وَيُعَرِّفُوكِ بِما خَطَّطَ اللهُ القَدِيرُ لِيَعمَلَ ضِدَّ مِصرَ.

Where then are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now; and let them know what Jehovah of hosts hath purposed concerning Egypt.

13 أ صبَحَ رُؤَساءُ صُوعَنَ حَمقَى، وَقادَةُ مِمفِيسَ مَخدُوعِينَ. قادَةُ عَشائِرِ مِصرَ قَدْ أضَلُّوها.

The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Memphis are deceived; they have caused Egypt to go astray, that are the corner-stone of her tribes.

14 ش َوَّشَ اللهُ قادَتَها، فَأضَلُّوها فِي كُلِّ ما تَعمَلُ. كَالسُّكارَى المُتَرَنِّحِينَ وَهُمْ يَتَقَيَّأُونَ.

Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

15 ل َنْ يَستَطِيعَ أحَدٌ عَمَلَ شَيءٍ لأجلِ مِصرَ، لا الرَّأسُ وَلا الذَّنَبُ، لا الأغصانُ وَلا الجِذعُ.

Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do.

16 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَيَكُونُ المِصرِيُّونَ كَالنِّساءِ. سَيَرتَجِفُونَ خَوفاً مِنْ يَدِ اللهِ القَدِيرِ الَّتِي يَرفَعُها لِيَضرِبَهُمْ.

In that day shall the Egyptians be like unto women; and they shall tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of Jehovah of hosts, which he shaketh over them.

17 س َتَكُونُ أرْضُ يَهُوذا مَصدَرَ رُعبٍ لِكُلِّ مَنْ تُذكَرَ أمامَهُ مِنْ شَعبِ مِصرَ، بِسَبَبِ ما حَكَمَ بِهِ اللهُ القَدِيرُ عَلَيهِمْ.

And the land of Judah shall become a terror unto Egypt; every one to whom mention is made thereof shall be afraid, because of the purpose of Jehovah of hosts, which he purposeth against it.

18 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَتَكُونُ فِي أرْضِ مِصرَ خَمسُ مُدُنٍ تَتَكَلَّمُ بِلُغَةِ كَنْعانَ. سَيَحلِفُ شَعبُها بِأنْ يَتَّبِعُوا اللهَ القَدِيرَ. وَسَتُدعَى إحداها «مَدِينَةَ الشَّمْسِ.»

In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to Jehovah of hosts; one shall be called The city of destruction.

19 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَيَكُونُ هُناكَ مَذبَحٌ للهِ فِي وَسَطِ أرْضِ مِصرَ، وَنَصبٌ تَذكارِيٌّ لِمَجدِ اللهِ عَلَى حُدُودِها.

In that day shall there be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to Jehovah.

20 س َيَكُونُ هَذا عَلامَةً وَشَهادَةً للهِ القَدِيرِ فِي أرْضِ مِصرَ. وَعِندَما يَصرُخُ الشَّعبُ إلَى اللهِ مِنْ ظالِمِيهِمْ، سَيُرسِلُ إلَيْهِمْ مُخَلِّصاً يُدافِعُ عَنهُمْ وَيُنقِذُهُمْ.

And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto Jehovah of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto Jehovah because of oppressors, and he will send them a saviour, and a defender, and he will deliver them.

21 و َسَيُعرَفُ اللهُ فِي مِصرَ. وَسَتَعرِفُ مِصرَ مَنْ هُوَ اللهُ فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، وَسَيَعبُدُونَهُ بِذَبائِحَ وَتَقدِماتٍ، وَسَيَنذِرُونَ للهِ نُذُوراً وَيُوفُونَ بِها.

And Jehovah shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know Jehovah in that day; yea, they shall worship with sacrifice and oblation, and shall vow a vow unto Jehovah, and shall perform it.

22 و َسَيَضرِبُ اللهُ مِصرَ. يَضرِبُها وَيُشفِيها. وَسَيَعُودُونَ للهِ، وَسَيُصَلُّونَ لَهُمْ وَهُوَ يُشفِيهِمْ.

And Jehovah will smite Egypt, smiting and healing; and they shall return unto Jehovah, and he will be entreated of them, and will heal them.

23 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَيَكُونُ هُناكَ طَرِيقٌ واسِعٌ مِنْ مِصرَ إلَى أشُّورَ. وَسَيَأتِي الأشُّورِيُّونَ إلَى مِصرَ، وَالمِصرِيُّونَ إلَى أشُّورَ. وَسَيُصَلِّي المِصرِيُّونَ مَعَ الأشُّورِيِّينَ.

In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and the Egyptians shall worship with the Assyrians.

24 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَتَنضَمُّ إسْرائِيلُ إلَى مِصرَ وَأشُّورَ. وَسَيَكُونُونَ بَرَكَةً عَلَى الأرْضِ.

In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth;

25 س َيُبارِكُهُمُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ وَيَقُولُ: «مُبارَكٌ شَعبِي مِصرُ، وَمُبارَكٌ أشُّورُ الَّذِي صَنَعْتُهُ، وَإسْرائِيلُ مِيراثِي.»

for that Jehovah of hosts hath blessed them, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.