1 و َقالَ اللهُ لِي: «خُذْ لَوحَ فَخّارٍ كَبِيرٍ، وَاكتُبْ عَلَيهِ بِقَلَمٍ عادِيٍّ: ‹لِمَهَيرَ شَلالَ حاشَ بَزَ.›»

Then the Lord said to me, Take a large tablet and write upon it with a graving tool and in ordinary characters: Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

2 ث ُمَّ أخَذْتُ أُورِيّا الكاهِنَ وَزَكَرِيّا بْنَ يَبْرَخْيا كَشُهُودٍ أُمَناءَ لِيُشاهِدُونِي وَأنا أكتُبُ الكَلِماتِ عَلَى لَوحِ الفُخّارِ الكَبِيرِ.

And I took faithful witnesses to record and attest for me, Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.

3 ث ُمَّ ذَهَبْتُ إلَى زَوجَتِي النَّبِيَّةِ، فَحَبِلَتْ وَوَلَدَتْ صَبِيّاً. فَقالَ لِيَ اللهُ: «ادعُ اسْمَهُ ‹مَهَيرَ شَلالَ حاشَ بَزَ.›

And I approached the prophetess, and when she had conceived and borne a son, the Lord said to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz,

4 ل أنَّهُ قَبلَ أنْ يَتَعَلَّمَ الصَّبِيُّ أنْ يَقُولَ ‹ماما، بابا› سَيستَولِي مَلِكُ أشُّورَ عَلَى ثَروَةِ دِمَشقَ وَعَلَى غِنَى السّامِرَةِ.»

For before the child knows how to say, My father or my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be carried away before the king of Assyria.

5 ث ُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ اللهُ إلَيَّ ثانِيَةً فَقالَ:

The Lord spoke to me yet again and said,

6 « هَؤُلاءِ النّاسُ يَرفُضُونَ مِياهَ قَناةِ شِيلُوهَ الهادِئَةِ، وَيَفرَحُونَ بِرَصِينَ وَفَقَحَ بْنِ رَمَلْيا.

Because this people have refused and despised the waters of Shiloah that go gently, and rejoice in and with Rezin and Remaliah’s son,

7 ل ِذَلِكَ قالَ الرَّبُّ: ‹سَأجلِبُ عَلَيهِمْ فَيَضانَ ماءٍ قَوِيٍّ مِنْ نَهرِ الفُراتِ، أي مَلِكَ أشُّورَ وَكُلَّ مَجدِهِ. وَسَيَغمُرُ كُلَّ قَنَواتِهِ، وَيَفِيضُ عَلَى ضِفافِهِ.

Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings upon them the waters of the River, strong and many—even the king of Assyria and all the glory; and it will rise over all its channels, brooks, valleys, and canals and extend far beyond its banks;

8 س َيَتَدَفَّقُ إلَى أرْضِ يَهُوذا غامِراً كُلَّ شَيءٍ حَتَّى تَصِلَ المِياهُ إلَى العُنقِ. وَسَيَمتَدُّ الطُّوفانُ لِيَملأ كُلَّ أرْضِكَ يا عِمّانُوئِيلُ.›» حِمايَةُ اللهِ لِخُدّامِه

And it will sweep on into Judah; it will overflow and go over, reaching even to the neck, and the outstretched wings shall fill the breadth of Your land, O Immanuel!

9 ت َحالَفِي لِلحَربِ يا جَمِيعَ الشُّعُوبِ وَانهَزِمِي. استَمِعِي يا جَمِيعَ البِلادِ البَعِيدَةِ، أعِدِّي جُيُوشَكِ وَانكَسِري، أعِدِّي جُيُوشَكِ وَانكَسِري!

Make an uproar and be broken in pieces, O you peoples! Give ear, all you of far countries. Gird yourselves, and be thrown into consternation! Gird yourselves, and be dismayed!

10 ت َشاوَرِي مَعاً، فَلَنْ تَنجَحَ خُطَطُكِ. أصدِرِي أمراً بِالقِتالِ، لَكِنَّهُ لَنْ يَثبُتَ. لأنَّ اللهَ مَعَنا. تَحذِيرٌ لإشَعْياء

Take counsel together, but it shall come to nought; speak the word, but it will not stand, for God is with us!

11 أ مسَكَتنِي يَدُ اللهِ ، وَحَذَّرَنِي مِنَ السُّلُوكِ كَما يَسلُكُ هَذا الشَّعبُ. وَقالَ لِيَ:

For the Lord spoke thus to me with His strong hand, and warned and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,

12 « ما يَدْعُوهُ النّاسُ ‹مُؤامَرَةً،› لا تَدْعُهُ أنتَ ‹مُؤامَرَةً.› لا تَخَفْ ما يَخافُونَهُ، وَلا تَرتَعِبْ مِنهُ.»

Do not call conspiracy all that this people will call conspiracy; neither be in fear of what they fear, nor in dread.

13 ا للهُ القَدِيرُ هُوَ مَنْ تَعتَبِرَهُ قُدُّوساً. تَهابُهُ وَتُكْرِمُهُ.

The Lord of hosts—regard Him as holy and honor His holy name, and let Him be your fear and let Him be your dread.

14 س َيَكُونُ مَلجَأً لَكَ. أمّا لِمَملَكَتَي إسْرائِيلَ وَيَهُوذا، فَسَيَكُونُ حَجَراً يُعثِرُ النّاسَ، وَصَخرَةً تُسْقِطُهُمْ. وَيَكُونُ فَخّاً وَشَرَكاً لِلشَّعبِ السّاكِنِ فِي القُدْسِ.

And He shall be a sanctuary; but He shall be a Stone of stumbling and a Rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

15 و َكَثِيرُونَ مِنهُمْ سَيَتَعَثَّرُونَ وَيَسقُطُونَ وَيُقتَلُونَ، وَسَيَقَعُونَ فِي الفَخِّ وَيُمسَكُونَ.

And many among them shall stumble thereon; and they shall fall and be broken, and be snared and taken.

16 خ َبِّئِ الشَّهادَةَ، ضَعْ خَتماً عَلَى التَّعلِيمِ بِحُضُورِ أتباعِيَ.

Bind up the testimony, seal the law and the teaching among my disciples.

17 س َأنتَظِرُ اللهَ الَّذِي يَستُرُ وَجهَهُ عَنْ بَيتِ يَعقُوبَ، وَأثِقُ أنَّهُ سَيَأتِي.

And I will wait for the Lord, Who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look for and hope in Him.

18 ه ا أنا وَالأولادُ الَّذِينَ وَهَبَهُمُ اللهُ لِي. نَحنُ عَلاماتٌ وَرُمُوزٌ فِي إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ اللهِ القَدِيرِ السّاكِنِ فِي جَبَلِ صِهْيَوْنَ.

Behold, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, Who dwells on Mount Zion.

19 و َيَقُولُونَ لَكُمْ: «اطلُبُوا إرشاداً مِنَ العَرّافِينَ وَمُستَحضِرِي الأرْواحِ الَّذِينَ يَصفُرُونَ وَيُتَمتِمُونَ.» ألا يَنْبَغِي أنْ يَطلُبَ الشَّعبُ الإرشادَ مِنْ آلِهَتِهِ. هَلْ يُستَشارُ الأمواتُ لأجلِ الأحياءِ؟

And when the people shall say to you, Consult for direction mediums and wizards who chirp and mutter, should not a people seek and consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?

20 إ نْ لَمْ يَقُولُوا: «هَيّا إلَى التَّعلِيمِ وَالشَّهادَةِ،» فَلَنْ يَطلَعَ عَلَيهِمْ صَباحٌ.

to the teaching and to the testimony! If their teachings are not in accord with this word, it is surely because there is no dawn and no morning for them.

21 و َسَيَعبُرُونَ فِي الأرْضِ مُتَضايِقِينَ وَجَوعَى. وَعِندَما يَجُوعُونَ وَيَغضَبُونَ، سَيَنظُرُونَ إلَى العَلاءِ وَيَلعَنُونَ مَلِكَهُمْ وَإلَهَهُمْ.

And they shall pass through sorely distressed and hungry; and when they are hungry, they will fret, and will curse by their king and their God; and whether they look upward

22 ث ُمَّ يَنظُرُونَ إلَى الأرْضِ فَإذا بِالضِّيقِ وَالظُّلمَةِ وَالألَمِ الشَّدِيدِ. وَيُطرَدُونَ إلَى الظُّلمَةِ.

Or look to the earth, they will behold only distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, and into thick darkness and widespread, obscure night they shall be driven away.