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.

Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, As when at first He lightly esteemed The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, And afterward more heavily oppressed her, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, In Galilee of the Gentiles.

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

The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined.

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

You have multiplied the nation And increased its joy; They rejoice before You According to the joy of 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 You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian.

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

For every warrior’s sandal from the noisy battle, And garments rolled in blood, Will be used for burning and 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 will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, 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 peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. The Punishment of Samaria

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

The Lord sent a word against Jacob, And it has fallen on Israel.

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

All the people will know— Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria— Who say in pride and arrogance of heart:

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

“The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with hewn stones; The sycamores are cut down, But we will replace them with cedars.”

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

Therefore the Lord shall set up The adversaries of Rezin against him, And spur his enemies on,

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 an 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.

For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts.

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

Therefore the Lord will cut off head and tail from Israel, Palm branch and bulrush in one day.

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

The elder and honorable, he is the head; The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.

16 ق ادَةُ هَذا الشَّعبِ يُضِلُّونَهُمْ، وَالَّذِينَ تَبِعُوهُمْ هَلَكُوا.

For the leaders of this people cause them to err, And those who are led by 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 have no joy in their young men, Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows; For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, And every mouth speaks 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 burns as the fire; It shall devour the briers and thorns, And kindle in the thickets of the forest; They shall mount up like rising smoke.

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

Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts The land is burned up, And the people shall be as fuel for the fire; No man shall spare his brother.

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

And he shall snatch on the right hand And be hungry; He shall devour on the left hand And not be satisfied; Every man shall eat 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 shall devour Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; Together they shall be against Judah. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.