1 ه َذا 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.

Thus says the Lord, “Where is the certificate of divorce By which I have sent your mother away? Or to whom of My creditors did I sell you? Behold, you were sold for your iniquities, And for your transgressions your mother was sent away.

2 ل ِماذا 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.

“Why was there no man when I came? When I called, why was there none to answer? Is My hand so short that it cannot ransom? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, I dry up the sea with My rebuke, I make the rivers a wilderness; Their fish stink for lack of water And die of thirst.

3 أ نا ألبِسُ السَّماواتِ بِالظَّلامِ، وَأُغَطِّيها بِثِيابِ الحِدادِ.» الاتّكالُ عَلى الله

“I clothe the heavens with blackness And make sackcloth their covering.”

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

The Lord God has given Me the tongue of disciples, That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.

5 ف َتَحَ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ أُذُنَيَّ، وَأنا لَمْ أتَمَرَّدْ وَلَمْ أتَراجَعْ.

The Lord God has opened My ear; And I was not disobedient Nor did I turn back.

6 أ عطَيتُ ظَهرِي لِلَّذِينَ يَضرِبُونَنِي، وَخَدِّي لِلَّذِينَ يَنتِفُونَ لِحيَتِي. لَمْ أستُرْ وَجهِي عَنِ الشَّتمِ وَالبُصاقِ.

I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.

7 ا لرَّبُّ الإلَهُ يُعِينُنِي، فَلَنْ أُخزَى. لِذَلِكَ ثَبَّتُّ وَجهِي كَالصَّوّانِ، لأنِّي عَرَفتُ أنِّي لَنْ أُخزَى.

For the Lord God helps Me, Therefore, I am not disgraced; Therefore, I have set My face like flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.

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

He who vindicates Me is near; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand up to each other; Who has a case against Me? Let him draw near to Me.

9 ه ا إنَّ الرَّبَّ الإلَهَ يُعِينُنِي. أمّا خُصُومِي فَهُمْ زائِلُونَ مِثلَ ثَوبٍ بالٍ أكَلَهُ السُّوسُ.

Behold, the Lord God helps Me; Who is he who condemns Me? Behold, they will all wear out like a garment; The moth will eat them.

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

Who is among you that fears the Lord, That obeys the voice of His servant, That walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.

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

Behold, all you who kindle a fire, Who encircle yourselves with firebrands, Walk in the light of your fire And among the brands you have set ablaze. This you will have from My hand: You will lie down in torment.