1 و َيلٌ لَكِ أيَّتُها المَدِينَةُ المُتَمَرِّدَةُ الفاسِدَةُ الظّالِمَةُ!

Woe to her that is rebellious and polluted! to the oppressing city!

2 ا لَّتِي لَمْ تُنصِتْ وَلَمْ تَقبَلِ التَّأْدِيبَ، التي لَمْ تَثِقْ بِاللهِ ، وَلَمْ تَتَقَرَّبْ إلَيهِ بِالتَّقْدِماتِ.

She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in Jehovah; she drew not near to her God.

3 ق ادَتُها كَالأُسُودِ المُزَمجِرَةِ. قُضاتُها كَذِئابِ المَساءِ الَّتِي لا تَترُكُ شَيئاً لِلصَّباحِ.

Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.

4 أ نبِياؤُها جَشِعُونَ خائِنُونَ. كَهَنَتُها يُنَجِّسُونَ ما هُوَ مُقَدَّسٌ، وَيُخالِفُونَ الشَّرِيعَةَ ويتعدُّونَها.

Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

5 ل َكِنَّ اللهَ ، الَّذِي هُوَ فِيها، بارٌّ، وَهُوَ لا يَعْمَلُ شَرّاً. صَباحاً وَراءَ صَباحٍ يَعْمَلُ ما هُوَ عادِلٌ، وَفِي المَساءِ لا يَتَوَقَّفُ عَنْ عَمَلِ العَدلِ. وَلَكِنَّ الشِّرِّيرَ لا يَخْجَلُ.

Jehovah in the midst of her is righteous; he will not do iniquity; every morning doth he bring his justice to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

6 ي َقُولُ اللهُ: «أفْنَيتُ أُمَماً، وَهَدَّمْتُ أبراجَهُمْ. أخرَبْتُ شَوارِعَهُمْ فَلا تَعُودُ تُعْبَرُ. صارَتْ مُدُنُهُمْ خَراباً بِلا ساكِنٍ.

I have cut off nations; their battlements are desolate; I have made their streets waste, so that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.

7 ق ُلْتُ: لا بُدَّ أنَّكِ سَتَخافِينَ مِنِّي، وَتَقبَلِينَ تأدِيبِي. فَلا يَزُولَ بَيتُكِ.» لَكِنَّ شَعبَكِ كانُوا أكثَرَ حَماساً لِلعَمَلِ بِحَسَبِ طُرُقِهِمِ الفاسِدَةِ.

I said, Only fear thou me; receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her: but they rose early and corrupted all their doings.

8 ي َقُولُ اللهُ: «انتَظِرُونِي إلَى اليَوْمِ الَّذِي أقُومُ فِيهِ لِأشْهَدَ. لِأنِّي قَرَّرْتُ أنْ أجمَعَ الأُمَمَ وَالمَمالِكَ، لأسْكُبَ عَلَيهِمْ غَضَبِي وَسَخَطِي. فَفِي نارِ غَيرَتِي سَتُحرَقُ كُلُّ الأرْضِ.

Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

9 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَأُطَهِّرُ كَلامَ النّاسِ كَي يَدعُوا جَمِيعُهُمْ بِاسْمِ اللهِ فَيَخدِمُونَهُ مَعاً.

For then will I turn to the peoples of a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one consent.

10 م ِنْ وَراءِ أنهارِ كُوشَ، شَعبِي المُشَتَّتُ الَّذِي يَعْبُدُنِي، سَيَأْتِي بِتَقدِمَةٍ.

From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.

11 « فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، لَنْ تَخزَي بِسَبَبِ كُلِّ الجَرائِمِ الَّتِي ارتَكَبْتِها بِحَقِّي. فَأنا، فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَأُزِيلُ مِنْ وَسَطِكِ كُلَّ المُتَفاخِرِينَ، وَلَنْ تَعُودِي تَتَصَرَّفِينَ بِعَجرَفَةٍ وَكِبْرِياءٍ عَلَى جَبَلِي المُقَدَّسِ.

In that day shalt thou not be put to shame for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain.

12 ل َكِنِّي سَأُبقِي فِيكِ شَعباً مُتَواضِعاً يَتَّكِلُ عَلَى اسْمِ اللهِ.

But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of Jehovah.

13 أ مّا النّاجُونَ مِنْ إسْرائِيلَ فَلَنْ يَعْمَلُوا شَرّاً وَلَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُوا بِالكَذِبِ، وَلَنْ يُوجَد في أفواهِهِم خِداعٌ. لِأنَّهُمْ سَيَرْعُونَ وَيَربِضُونَ بِلا خَوفٍ مِنْ سالِبِيهِمْ.» قَصِيدَةُ فَرَح

The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

14 ي ا صِهْيَوْنُ العَزيزَة، غَنِّي! يا بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، اهتِفُوا بِفَرَحٍ! أًيَّتُها القُدْسُ العَزيزَةُ، ابتَهِجِي وَافرَحِي بِكُلِّ قَلْبِكِ!

Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

15 ر َفَع اللهُ الحُكْمَ عَنْكِ. وَرَدَّ أعداءَكِ الَّذِينَ أرسَلَهُمْ. اللهُ هُوَ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ، وَهُوَ فِي وَسَطِكِ، فَلا تَخشَي مِنَ العِقابِ فِيما بَعْدُ.

Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the King of Israel, even Jehovah, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not fear evil any more.

16 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَيَقُولُ النّاسُ لمَدينَةِ القُدْسِ: «يا صِهْيَوْنُ، لا تَخافِي وَلا تَسْتَسلِمِي.

In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack.

17 إ لَهُكِ فِي وَسَطِكِ. إنَّهُ جَبّارٌ يُنقِذُكِ. يَتَغَنَّى فَرَحاً بِكِ وَيُجَدِّدُ مَحَبَّتَهُ لَكِ. سَيَفرَحُ بِكِ بابتِهاجٍ،

Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.

18 و َكَما يُصنَعُ فِي يَوْمٍ مُقَدَّسٍ، سَأرفَعُ العارَ عَنكِ، فَلا يَسْخَرُ بِكِ أحَدٌ.

I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of thee; to whom the burden upon her was a reproach.

19 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقْتِ، سأُعاقِبُ ظالِمِيكِ. سَأُنقِذُ الأعْرَجَ، وَسَأُعِيدُ المَطرُودِينَ وَأجمَعُهُمْ. سَأُعْطِيهِمْ مَديْحاً وَسُمعَةً حَسَنَةً فِي كُلِّ أرْضٍ تَعَرَّضُوا فِيها لِلخِزْيِ.

Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee; and I will save that which is lame, and gather that which was driven away; and I will make them a praise and a name, whose shame hath been in all the earth.

20 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَأُعِيدُكُمْ. حِينَ أُعِيدُكُمْ وَأجمَعُكُمْ، سَأُعطِيكُمْ سُمعَةً حَسَنَةً وَتَسْبِيحاً وَسَطَ كُلِّ شُعُوبِ الأرْضِ، حِينَ أُعِيدُ ثَرَواتِكُمُ الَّتِي سَتَرَوْنَها بِعُيونِكُمْ.» هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ.

At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I bring back your captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah.