1 ي َقُولُ اللهُ: «اسكُتِي وَاستَمِعِي إلَيَّ يا بِلادَ السَّواحِلِ، وَاستَرجِعِي قُوَّتَكِ أيَّتُها الأُمَمُ. لِيَقتَرِبُوا ثُمَّ لِيَتَكَلَّمُوا. لِنَجتَمِعْ مَعاً لأجلِ المُحاكَمَةِ.

“Keep silence before Me, O coastlands, And let the people renew their strength! Let them come near, then let them speak; Let us come near together for judgment.

2 م َنْ أيقَظَ الرَّجُلَ القادِمَ مِنَ الشَّرقِ، الَّذِي يُرافِقُهُ النَّصرُ أينَما ذَهَبَ. سَيُسَلِّمُ اللهُ لَهُ أُمَماً، وَسَيُخضِعُ لَهُ مُلُوكاً. سَيَجعلُهُمْ بِسَيفِهِ كَالتُّرابِ، وَبِقَوسِهِ سَيُبَدِّدُهُمْ كَالقَشِّ الَّذِي طَيَّرَتْهُ الرِّيحُ.

“Who raised up one from the east? Who in righteousness called him to His feet? Who gave the nations before him, And made him rule over kings? Who gave them as the dust to his sword, As driven stubble to his bow?

3 ي َطارِدُهُمْ وَلا يُصابُ بِأذَىً، وَرِجلاهُ لا تَلمِسانِ الأرْضَ.

Who pursued them, and passed safely By the way that he had not gone with his feet?

4 م َنْ عَمِلَ هَذا؟ وَمَنْ هُوَ المُسَيطِرُ عَلَى التّارِيخِ مُنذُ البَدءِ؟ أنا اللهَ ، كُنتُ مِنَ البَدءِ، وَسَأكُونُ عِنْدَ نِهايَةِ كُلِّ شِيءٍ.

Who has performed and done it, Calling the generations from the beginning? ‘I, the Lord, am the first; And with the last I am He.’”

5 ا لجُزُرُ وَالشَّواطِئُ رَأتْ ما عَمِلْتُهُ وَخافَتْ. الأجزاءُ البَعِيدَةُ مِنَ الأرْضِ ارتَعَدَتْ. اقتَرَبَتْ وَوَصَلَتْ.

The coastlands saw it and feared, The ends of the earth were afraid; They drew near and came.

6 « يُساعِدُ أحَدُهُمُ الآخَرَ، وَيَقُولُ لَهُ: ‹تَشَدَّدْ.›

Everyone helped his neighbor, And said to his brother, “Be of good courage!”

7 ا لنَّحّاتُ يُشَجِّعُ الصّائِغَ. وَالَّذِي يَصقِلُ المَعادِنَ بالمِطرَقَةِ، يُشَجِّعُ الضّارِبَ عَلَى السِّندانِ، وَيَقُولُ عَنِ الإلحامِ: ‹عَمَلٌ جَيِّدٌ.› ثُمَّ يُثَبِّتُ الوَثَنَ بِمَسامِيرَ حَتَّى لا يَتَفَكَّكَ.» اللهُ المُخَلِّص

So the craftsman encouraged the goldsmith; He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil, Saying, “It is ready for the soldering”; Then he fastened it with pegs, That it might not totter.

8 « أمّا أنتَ يا عَبدِيَ إسْرائِيلَ، يا يَعقُوبَ الَّذِي اختَرْتُهُ، يا نَسلَ إبراهِيمَ حَبِيبِي،

“But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The descendants of Abraham My friend.

9 ا لَّذِي أخَذْتُهُ مِنْ أبعَدِ مَناطِقِ الأرْضِ، الَّذِي دَعَوتُهُ مِنْ أبعَدِ أرْكانِ الأرْضِ، الَّذِي قُلْتُ لَهُ: ‹أنتَ عَبدِي، أنا اختَرْتُكَ وَلَمْ أرفُضْكَ.

You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, And called from its farthest regions, And said to you, ‘You are My servant, I have chosen you and have not cast you away:

10 « لا تَخَفْ لأنِّي مَعَكَ، لا تَخَفْ لأنِّي إلَهُكَ. سَأُقَوِّيكَ وَأُساعِدُكَ، وَسَأدعَمُكَ بِيَمِينِيَ المُنْتَصِرَةِ.

Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

11 ه ا كُلُّ الغاضِبِينَ عَلَيكَ سَيَخجَلُونَ وَيَخزُونَ. وَالَّذِينَ يُقاوِمُونَكَ سَيَتَلاشَوْنَ وَيَهلِكُونَ.

“Behold, all those who were incensed against you Shall be ashamed and disgraced; They shall be as nothing, And those who strive with you shall perish.

12 س َتَبحَثُ عَنِ مُعارِضِيكَ، وَلَنْ تَجِدَهُمْ. الَّذِينَ يُحارِبُونَكَ سَيَصِيرُونَ كَالعَدَمِ وَيَهلِكُونَ.

You shall seek them and not find them— Those who contended with you. Those who war against you Shall be as nothing, As a nonexistent thing.

13 ل أنِّي أنا إلَهُكَ ، أُمسِكُ بِيَمِينِكَ. أقُولُ لَكَ: ‹لا تَخَفْ. فَأنا أُعِينُكَ.›

For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’

14 « لا تَخَفْ يا يَعقُوبُ، أيُّها الدُّودَةُ الصَّغِيرَةُ، يا إسْرائِيلَ، أيُّها الشَّرنَقَةُ الضَّعِيفَةُ. ‹أنا أعَنْتُكَ،› يَقُولُ اللهُ ، وَفادِيكَ هُوَ قُدُّوسُ إسْرائِيلَ.

“Fear not, you worm Jacob, You men of Israel! I will help you,” says the Lord And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

15 س َأجعَلُكَ كَلَوحٍ حادٍّ لِسَحقِ الحُبُوبِ، لَوحاً جَدِيداً ذا أسنانٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، فَتَدُوسَ الجِبالَ وَتَسحَقُها، وَتَصيرَ التِّلالُ كَالتِّبنِ.

“Behold, I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth; You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small, And make the hills like chaff.

16 س َتُذَرِّيهِمْ فَتَحمِلَهُمُ الرِّيحُ بَعِيداً، وَتُشَتِّتُهُمُ العاصِفَةُ. حِينَئِذٍ، سَتَفرَحُ باللهِ ، وَسَتَفتَخِرُ بِقُدُّوسِ إسْرائِيلَ.

You shall winnow them, the wind shall carry them away, And the whirlwind shall scatter them; You shall rejoice in the Lord, And glory in the Holy One of Israel.

17 « عِندَما يَبحَثُ الفُقَراءُ وَالمَساكِينُ عَنِ الماءِ وَلا يَجِدُونَهُ، وَألسِنَتُهُمْ تَجِفُّ مِنَ العَطَشِ. أنا اللهَ سَأستَجِيبُ لَهُمْ، أنا إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ لَنْ أترُكَهُمْ.

“The poor and needy seek water, but there is none, Their tongues fail for thirst. I, the Lord, will hear them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

18 س َأفتَحُ أنهاراً عَلَى الهِضابِ الجافَّةِ، وَيَنابِيعَ فِي وَسَطِ الوِديانِ. سَأجعَلُ الصَّحراءَ بِركَةَ ماءٍ، وَالأرْضَ الجافَّةَ يَنابِيعَ ماءٍ.

I will open rivers in desolate heights, And fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water.

19 س َأزرَعُ أشجارَ الأرْزِ فِي الصَّحراءِ، وَكَذَلِكَ أشجارَ السَّنطِ وَالآسِ وَالزَّيتُونِ. سَأزرَعُ فِي البادِيَةِ السَّروَ وَالسِّندِيانَ وَالصُّنَوبَرَ مَعاً،

I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree, The myrtle and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the cypress tree and the pine And the box tree together,

20 ح َتَّى يَرَى الجَمِيعُ وَيَعرِفُوا، وَيُفَكِّرُوا بِهَذا وَيَفهَمُوا أنَّ يَدَ اللهِ هِيَ الَّتِي عَمِلَتْ هَذا، وَأنَّ قُدُّوسَ إسْرائِيلَ خَلَقَهُ.» تَحَدِّي اللهُ لِلآلِهَةِ المُزَيَّفَة

That they may see and know, And consider and understand together, That the hand of the Lord has done this, And the Holy One of Israel has created it. The Futility of Idols

21 ي َقُولُ اللهُ لِلآلِهَةِ المُزَيَّفَةِ: «قَدِّمُوا قَضِيَّتَكُمْ.» وَيَقُولُ مَلِكُ يَعقُوبَ لَهُمْ: «هاتُوا حُجَجَكُمْ.»

“Present your case,” says the Lord. “Bring forth your strong reasons, ” says the King of Jacob.

22 ل ِيَقتَرِبُوا وَيُخبِرُونا بِما سَيَحدُثُ. لِيُخبِرُونا عَنِ الأحداثِ الماضِيَةِ وَأسرارِها، فَنَتَعَلَّمَ مِنها. أخبِرُونا عَنْ أحداثِ المُستَقَبَلِ.

“Let them bring forth and show us what will happen; Let them show the former things, what they were, That we may consider them, And know the latter end of them; Or declare to us things to come.

23 أ خبِرُونا بِما سَيَحدُثُ، حَتَّى نَعرِفَ أنَّكُمْ آلِهَةٌ. اعمَلُوا خَيراً أوْ شَرّاً، لِنَخافَ وَنُكرِمَكُمْ.

Show the things that are to come hereafter, That we may know that you are gods; Yes, do good or do evil, That we may be dismayed and see it together.

24 ه ا إنَّكُمْ أقَلُّ مِنَ العَدَمِ، وَعَمَلُكُمْ باطِلٌ. وَمَنْ يَختارُ عِبادَتَكُمْ فَهُوَ كَريهٌ مِثلُكُمْ!» اللهُ هُوَ الإلَهُ الوَحِيد

Indeed you are nothing, And your work is nothing; He who chooses you is an abomination.

25 « أيقَظْتُ رَجُلاً مِنَ الشَّمالِ فَأتَى، وَمِنَ الشَّرقِ دَعَوتُهُ بِاسْمِهِ. يَدُوسُ الوُلاةَ كَالرَّملِ، كَفَخّارِيِّ يَعجِنُ الطِينَ.

“I have raised up one from the north, And he shall come; From the rising of the sun he shall call on My name; And he shall come against princes as though mortar, As the potter treads clay.

26 « مَنْ أخبَرَ بِهَذا مِنَ البِدايَةِ حَتَّى نَعرِفَهُ، وَمَنْ عَرَفَهُ قَبلَ حُدُوثِهِ كَي نَقُولَ: ‹إنَّهُ عَلَى حَقٍّ.› لَمْ يُخبِرْ بِهِ أحَدٌ، وَلَمْ يُعلِنْهُ أحَدٌ، وَلَمْ يَستَمِعْ أحَدٌ لِكَلامِكَ.

Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know? And former times, that we may say, ‘ He is righteous’? Surely there is no one who shows, Surely there is no one who declares, Surely there is no one who hears your words.

27 أ نا أعلَنْتُ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ لِصِهْيَوْنَ قَبلَ حُدُوثِها، وَأرسَلْتُ مُبَشِّراً بِها لِلقُدسِ.

The first time I said to Zion, ‘Look, there they are!’ And I will give to Jerusalem one who brings good tidings.

28 « وَلَكِنِّي أنظُرُ فَلا أجِدُ أحَداً. وَمِنْ بَينِ هَذِهِ الآلِهَةِ المُزَيَّفَةِ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ ناصِحٍ، أسألُهُ فَيُجِيبَ.

For I looked, and there was no man; I looked among them, but there was no counselor, Who, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

29 إ نَّما هُمْ لا شَيءٌ، وَلا يَستَطِيعُونَ عَمَلَ شَيءٍ. تَماثِيلُهُمْ لا مَنفَعَةَ مِنها.

Indeed they are all worthless; Their works are nothing; Their molded images are wind and confusion.