1 I n that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; He sets up walls and ramparts for security.

فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَيُغَنُّونَ هَذِهِ الأُغنِيَةَ فِي أرْضِ يَهُوذا: لَنا مَدِينَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ، لَها أسوارٌ قَوِيَّةٌ، لَكِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ الَّذِي يُخَلِّصُنا.

2 “ Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter, The one that remains faithful.

افتَحُوا البَوّاباتِ، وَدَعُوا الأُمَّةَ الصّالِحَةَ تَدخُلْ، الأُمَّةَ الَّتِي تُحافِظُ عَلَى أمانَتِها.

3 “ The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You.

أنتَ تُعطِي سَلاماً لِلمُتَّكِلِينَ عَلَيكَ، لأنَّهُمْ يَثِقُونَ بِكَ.

4 “ Trust in the Lord forever, For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.

ثِقُوا باللهِ دائِماً، لأنَّ اللهَ ياه صَخرَةٌ أبَدِيَّةٌ.

5 “ For He has brought low those who dwell on high, the unassailable city; He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust.

لأنَّهُ أذَلَّ السّاكِنِينَ فِي العُلَى. يُذِلُّ المَدِينَةَ المُرتَفِعَةَ. يُذِلُّها إلَى الأرْضِ، يَطرَحُها إلَى التُّرابِ.

6 “ The foot will trample it, The feet of the afflicted, the steps of the helpless.”

أقدامُ الفُقَراءِ وَالمَظلُومِينَ سَتَدُوسُها.

7 T he way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.

طَرِيقُ الأبرارِ مُستَقِيمٌ، أيُّها الإلَهُ البارُّ، أنتَ تُمَهِّدُ طَرِيقَ الأبرارِ.

8 I ndeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O Lord, We have waited for You eagerly; Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls.

نَنتَظِرُ طَرِيقَ عَدلِكَ يا اللهُ. تَشتاقُ نُفُوسُنا أنْ تَذكُرَ اسْمَكَ وَأنْ تَتَذَكَّرَكَ.

9 A t night my soul longs for You, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently; For when the earth experiences Your judgments The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

فِي اللَّيلِ، نَفسِي تَشتاقُ إلَيكَ، وَفِي الفَجرِ، رُوحِي فِي داخِلِي تَطلُبُكَ. لأنَّهُ عِندَما تَأتِي أحكامُكَ عَلَى الأرْضِ، سَيَتَعَلَّمُ سُكّانُ المَسكُونَةِ حَياةَ البِرِّ.

10 T hough the wicked is shown favor, He does not learn righteousness; He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the Lord.

وَإنْ رُحِمَ الأشرارُ، فَإنَّهُمْ لا يَتَعَلَّمُونَ حَياةَ البِرِّ. فِي أرْضِ المُستَقِيماتِ يَكُونُونَ مُلتَوِينَ، وَلَنْ يَرَوا جَلالَ اللهِ.

11 O Lord, Your hand is lifted up yet they do not see it. They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame; Indeed, fire will devour Your enemies.

يا اللهُ ، يَدُكَ مَرْفُوعَةٌ لِمُعاقَبَتِهِمْ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لا يَرَونَ ذَلِكَ. لَيتَهُمْ يَرَوْنَ غَيرَتَكَ عَلَى شَعبِكَ وَيَخجَلُونَ. لِتَأكُلْهُمُ النّارُ المُعَدَّةُ لأعْدائِكَ.

12 L ord, You will establish peace for us, Since You have also performed for us all our works.

يا اللهُ ، أنتَ سَتُعطِينا سَلاماً، فَكُلٌّ ما نَجَحْنا بِهِ، إنَّما أنتَ صَنَعْتَهُ لَنا. حَياةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ مِنَ الله

13 O Lord our God, other masters besides You have ruled us; But through You alone we confess Your name.

يا إلَهُنا ، قَدْ حَكَمَنا أسيادٌ غَيرُكَ، وَلَكِنَّنا نَتَذَكَّرُ اسْمَكَ.

14 T he dead will not live, the departed spirits will not rise; Therefore You have punished and destroyed them, And You have wiped out all remembrance of them.

الأمواتُ لا يَعِيشُونَ، وَأرواحُ المَوتَى لا تَقُومُ مِنَ المَوتِ. لِذَلِكَ عاقِبْهُمْ وَافنِهِمْ، وَامْحُ كُلَّ ذِكرٍ لَهُمْ.

15 Y ou have increased the nation, O Lord, You have increased the nation, You are glorified; You have extended all the borders of the land.

نَمَّيْتَ شَعبَكَ يا اللهُ ، نَمَّيْتَ شَعبَكَ فَتَمَجَّدتَ! وَوَسَّعتَ حُدُودَ الأرْضِ مِنْ كُلِّ الجِهاتِ.

16 O Lord, they sought You in distress; They could only whisper a prayer, Your chastening was upon them.

يا اللهُ ، طَلَبنا مَعُونَتَكَ فِي ضِيقِنا، وَصَرَخنا صَرَخاتٍ مَكتُومَةً عِندَما أدَّبتَنا.

17 A s the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth, She writhes and cries out in her labor pains, Thus were we before You, O Lord.

هَكَذا صِرنا بِسَبَبِ تَأدِيبِكَ يا اللهُ ، مِثلَ امْرأةٍ تَلِدُ، تَتَلَوَّى وَتَصرُخُ فِي ألَمِها.

18 W e were pregnant, we writhed in labor, We gave birth, as it seems, only to wind. We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth, Nor were inhabitants of the world born.

حَبِلْنا وَكُنّا نَتَلَوَّى، وَوَلَدْنا الرِّيحَ فَقَطْ. لَمْ نُخَلِّصِ الأرْضَ، وَلَمْ نَلِدْ سُكّانَ المَسكُونَةِ.

19 Y our dead will live; Their corpses will rise. You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy, For your dew is as the dew of the dawn, And the earth will give birth to the departed spirits.

يَقُولُ اللهُ: «أمواتُكُمْ سَيَحْيَوْنَ، جُثَثُكُمْ سَتُقُومُ مِنَ المَوتِ. اسْتَيقِظُوا وَغَنُّوا بِفَرَحٍ يا ساكِنِي التَّرابِ، لأنَّ النَّدَى الَّذِي يُغَطِّيكُمْ هُوَ نَدَى الصَّباحِ. سَتَرَوْنَ وَقتاً جَدِيداً قادِماً، حِينَ تُصعِدُ الأرْضُ أرْواحَ الأمْواتِ الَّتِي فِيها.» الدَّينُونَةُ مُكافَأةٌ أوْ عِقاب

20 C ome, my people, enter into your rooms And close your doors behind you; Hide for a little while Until indignation runs its course.

اذْهَبْ يا شَعبِي وَادْخُلْ حُجُراتِكَ، وَأغلِقِ الأبوابَ خَلفَكَ. اختَبِئْ لِلَحظَةٍ حَتَّى يَعبُرَ الغَضَبُ.

21 F or behold, the Lord is about to come out from His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; And the earth will reveal her bloodshed And will no longer cover her slain.

لأنَّ اللهَ سَيَخرُجُ مِنْ مَكانِهِ لِيُعاقِبَ سُكّانَ الأرْضِ عَلَى إثمِهِمْ. وَسَتَكشِفُ الأرْضُ دَمَ القَتلَى، وَلَنْ تُخفِيَهِ فِيما بَعْدُ، حِينَئِذٍ، سَيَعرِفُ الشَّعبُ أنَّهُمْ مُجرِمُونَ!