1 ل َكِنْ لَنْ يَكُونَ هُناكَ ظَلامٌ لِلَّذِينَ كانُوا فِي الضِّيقِ. كانَتْ أرْضُ زَبُولُونَ وَنَفتالِي فِي عارٍ، وَلَكِنْ فِي المُستَقبَلِ سَتُكَرَّمُ الأرْضُ الغَربِيَّةُ الَّتِي عَلَى ساحِلِ البَحرِ، وَمِنطَقَةُ شَرقِ نَهرِ الأُردُنِّ، وَأرْضُ الجَلِيلِ حَيثُ الأُمَمُ الأُخرَى.

But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time hath he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

2 ا لشَّعبُ الَّذِي كانَ يَسلُكُ فِي الظُّلمَةِ رَأى نُوراً عَظِيماً. وَعَلَى السّاكِنِينَ فِي أرْضِ الظُّلمَةِ أشرَقَ نُورٌ.

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

3 ي ا اللهُ، أنتَ زِدْتَ عَدَدَ الأُمَّةِ، وَجَعَلْتَ الشَّعبَ يَفرَحُونَ أمامَكَ كَفَرَحِ الشَّعبِ وَقتَ الحَصادِ، وَكَفَرَحِ أُناسٌ عِندَما يَقتَسِمُونَ غَنِيمَةَ الحَربِ.

Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased their joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

4 ل أنَّكَ كَسَرْتَ النِّيرَ الثَّقِيلَ عَنهُمْ، وَالعَصا الَّتِي عَلَى أكتافِهِمْ، وَعَصا ظالِمِيهِمِ، تَماماً كَما حَدَثَ عِندَما هَزَمْتَ المِديانِيِّينَ.

For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.

5 ل أنَّ كُلَّ حِذاءِ جُندِيٍّ اسْتُخدِمَ فِي المَعرَكَةِ، وَكُلَّ زِيٍّ مُضَرَّجٍ بِالدَّمِ، سَيُحرَقُ وَقُوداً لِلنّارِ.

For all the armor of the armed man in the tumult, and the garments rolled in blood, shall be for burning, for fuel of fire.

6 ه َذا حَينَ يُولَدُ لَنا وَلَدٌ، وَنُعطَى ابناً، وَتَكُونُ مَسؤُولِيَّةُ القِيادَةِ عَلَى عاتِقِهِ. وَسَيُدعَى اسمُهُ: «المُشِيرَ العَجِيبَ، اللهَ الجَبّارَ، الأبَ الأبَدِيَّ، رَئِيسَ السَّلامِ.»

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

7 ل َنْ يَكُونَ هُناكَ حَدٌّ لِعَظَمَةِ سُلطانِهِ وَسَلامِهِ عَلَى عَرشِ داوُدَ وَمَملَكَتِهِ. سَيُؤَسِّسُها وَيَحفَظُها بِالبِرِّ مِنَ الآنَ وَإلَى الأبَدِ. اللهُ القَدِيرُ يَصنَعُ هَذا بِسَبَبِ غَيْرَتِهِ. عِقابُ اللهِ لإسْرائِيل

Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.

8 أ رسَلَ الرَّبُّ كَلِمَةً ضِدَّ يَعقُوبَ، فَتَحَقَّقَ ما قالَهُ فِي إسْرائِيلَ.

The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

9 ع َلِمَ بِذَلِكَ كُلُّ النّاسِ، أفْرايِمُ وَالشَّعْبُ السّاكِنُ فِي السّامِرَةِ، وَقالُوا بِكِبرِياءٍ وَتَشامُخٍ:

And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in pride and in stoutness of heart,

10 « سَقَطَتْ أسوارُ الطِّينِ، لَكِنَّنا سَنُعيدُ البِناءَ بِالحِجارَةِ المَنحُوتَةِ. انكَسَرَتْ عَوارِضُ الجُمِّيزِ، وَلَكِنَّنا سَنَبنِي بِعَوارِضَ مِنْ خَشَبِ الأرْزٍ.»

The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stone; the sycomores are cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.

11 ف َأهاجَ اللهُ الظّالِمِينَ الَّذِينَ تَحتَ إمرَةِ رَصِينَ ضِدَّهُمْ. وَحَرَّكَ أعداءَهُمْ لِيُحاصِرُوهُمْ:

Therefore Jehovah will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,

12 ا لأرامِيِّينَ مِنَ الشَّرقِ، وَالفِلِسطِيِّينَ مِنَ الغَربِ. فَالتَهَمُوا إسْرائِيلَ بِأفواهِهِمُ الواسِعَةِ. وَمَعَ هَذا كُلِّهِ، لَمْ يَتَراجَعْ غَضَبُ اللهِ، وَما زالَتْ يَدُهُ مَرفُوعَةً لِلعِقابِ.

the Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

13 و َلَمْ يَرجِعِ الشَّعبُ إلَى الَّذِي ضَرَبَهُمْ، وَلَمْ يَطلُبُوا اللهَ القَدِيرَ.

Yet the people have not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought Jehovah of hosts.

14 ل ِذَلِكَ قَطَعَ اللهُ مِنْ إسْرائِيلَ الرَّأسَ وَالذَّنَبَ. كَسَرَ أغصانَ النَّخِيلِ وَالقَصَبِ فِي يَومٍ واحِدٍ.

Therefore Jehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day.

15 ا لشُّيُوخُ وَالمُكَرَّمُونَ هُمُ الرَّأسُ، وَالأنبِياءُ الَّذِينَ يُعَلِّمُونَهُمْ كَذِباً هُمُ الذَّنَبُ.

The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

16 ق ادَةُ هَذا الشَّعبِ يُضِلُّونَهُمْ، وَالَّذِينَ تَبِعُوهُمْ هَلَكُوا.

For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

17 ل ِهَذا لا يُسَرُّ الرَّبُّ بِالفِتيانِ، وَلا يَرحَمُ الأيتامَ وَالأرامِلَ. كُلَّهُمْ نَجِسُونَ وَأشرارٌ. وَكُلُّ فَمٍ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِحَماقَةٍ. وَمَعَ هَذا كُلِّهِ، لَمْ يَتَراجَعْ غَضَبُ اللهِ، وَما زالَتْ يَدُهُ مَرفُوعَةً لِلعِقابِ.

Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

18 ل أنَّ الشَّرَّ يُحرِقُ كَالنّارِ، يَلتَهِمُ الشَّوكَ وَالشُّجَيراتِ أوَّلاً، ثُمَّ يُحرِقُ الغاباتِ. وَبِهَذا يَحتَرِقُ كُلُّ شَيءٍ وَيَرتَفِعُ كَعَمُودِ دُخانٍ.

For wickedness burneth as the fire; it devoureth the briers and thorns; yea, it kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.

19 أ ُحْرِقَتِ الأرْضُ بِغَضَبِ اللهِ القَدِيرِ، وَأصبَحَ الشَّعبُ كَوُقُودٍ لِنارٍ، وَلَمْ يَتَحَنَّنْ أحَدٌ عَلَى أخِيهِ.

Through the wrath of Jehovah of hosts is the land burnt up; and the people are as the fuel of fire: no man spareth his brother.

20 أ كَلُوا يَدَهُمُ اليُمنَى وَظَلُّوا جائِعِينَ. وَالتَهَمُوا يَدَهُمُ اليُسرَى فَلَمْ يَشبَعُوا. أكَلَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ لَحمَ نَفسِهِ.

And one shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

21 م َنَسَّى التَهَمَ أفْرايِمَ، وَأفرايِمُ التَهَمَ مَنَسَّى، وَكِلاهُما ضِدُّ يَهُوذا. وَمَعَ هَذا كُلِّهِ، لَمْ يَتَراجَعْ غَضَبُ اللهِ، وَما زالَتْ يَدُهُ مَرفُوعَةً لِلعِقابِ.

Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.