1 “ Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God.

يَقُولُ إلَهُكُمْ: «عَزُّوا عَزُّوا شَعبِي.

2 “ Speak kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her warfare has ended, That her iniquity has been removed, That she has received of the Lord’s hand Double for all her sins.”

تَكَلَّمُوا بِكَلامٍ لَطِيفِ إلَى شَعبِ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، أخبِرُوهُمْ بِأنَّ زَمَنَ خِدمَتِهِمْ القاسِيَةِ قَدِ اكتَمَلَ، وَبِأنَّ أُجْرَةَ خَطاياهُمْ قَدْ دُفِعَتْ، وَأنَّ اللهَ قَدْ جازاهُمْ بِيَدِهِ جَزاءً مُضاعَفاً عَلَى كُلِّ خَطاياهُمْ.»

3 A voice is calling, “ Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.

هُناكَ صَوتٌ يُنادِي: «أعِدُّوا الطَّرِيقَ للهِ ، مَهِّدُوا فِي البّرِّيَّةِ طَريقاً لإلِهَنِا.

4 “ Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley;

يَنْبَغِي أنْ يَرتَفِعَ كُلُّ وَادٍ، وَيُسَوَّى كُلُّ جَبَلٍ وَتَلَّةٍ بِالأرْضِ. تَستَوِي الأرْضُ كَثِيرَةُ التَّعَرُّجاتِ، وَالأرْضُ الوَعِرَةُ تَصِيرُ مُمَهَّدَةً.

5 T hen the glory of the Lord will be revealed, And all flesh will see it together; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

حِينَئِذٍ، يُعلَنُ مَجدُ اللهِ ، وَسَيَراهُ كُلُّ النّاسِ، لأنَّ فَمَ اللهِ قَدْ تَكَلَّمَ.»

6 A voice says, “Call out.” Then he answered, “What shall I call out?” All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.

قالَ لِي صَوتٌ: «نادِ.» فَقُلْتُ: «بِماذا أُنادِي؟» فَقالَ: «البَشَرُ جَمِيعاً كَالعُشْبِ، وَثَباتُهُمْ كَثَباتِ الزُّهُورِ البَرِّيَّةِ.

7 T he grass withers, the flower fades, When the breath of the Lord blows upon it; Surely the people are grass.

العُشْبُ يَجِفُّ، وَالزَّهْرُ يَسقُطُ، عِندَما تَهُبُّ رِيحُ اللهِ عَلَيها. إنَّما النّاسُ كَالعُشبِ.

8 T he grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.

العُشبُ يَجِفُّ، وَالزُّهُورُ تَذبُلُ وَتَسقُطُ، وَأمّا كَلِمَةُ إلَهِنا فَتَبقَى إلَى الأبَدِ.» بِشارَةُ الخَلاص

9 G et yourself up on a high mountain, O Zion, bearer of good news, Lift up your voice mightily, O Jerusalem, bearer of good news; Lift it up, do not fear. Say to the cities of Judah, “ Here is your God!”

اصعَدِي عَلَى جَبَلٍ عالٍ، يا صِهْيَوْنَ، يا مُعلِنَةَ البِشارَةَ. ارفَعِي صَوتَكِ وَتَكَلَّمِي. يا قُدسُ، يا مُعلِنَةَ البِشارَةَ، لا تَخافِي، ارفَعِي صَوتَكِ وَاصرُخِي! قُولِي لِمُدُنِ يَهُوذا: «ها هُوَ إلَهُكِ.»

10 B ehold, the Lord God will come with might, With His arm ruling for Him. Behold, His reward is with Him And His recompense before Him.

هُوَذا الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ سَيَأتِي بِقُوَّةٍ، وَسَيَحكُمُ بِقُوَّتِهِ. وَها هُوَ يأتِي بِمُكافَآتِهِ وَبِأعْمالِهِ العَظِيمَةِ إلَينا!

11 L ike a shepherd He will tend His flock, In His arm He will gather the lambs And carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes.

سَيَعتَنِي بِشَعبِهِ كَما يَعتَنِي الرّاعِي بِقَطِيعِهِ، سَيَجمَعُ الحِملانَ بِذِراعَيهِ، وَسَيَحمِلُها فِي حِضنِهِ، وَسَيَقُودُ مُرضِعاتِ القَطِيعِ إلَى جانِبِهِ. اللهُ خَلَقَ العالَمَ، وَهُوَ يَحكُمُه

12 W ho has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, And marked off the heavens by the span, And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure, And weighed the mountains in a balance And the hills in a pair of scales?

مَنْ قاسَ مِياهَ البَحرِ بِراحَةِ يَدِهِ؟ مَنْ قاسَ السَّماواتِ بِشِبرِهِ؟ مَنْ كالَ كُلَّ تُرابِ الأرْضِ بِالكَيلِ؟ مَنْ وَزَنَ الجِبالَ بِالقَبّانِ، وَالتِّلالَ بِالمِيزانِ؟

13 W ho has directed the Spirit of the Lord, Or as His counselor has informed Him?

مَنْ وَجَّهَ رُوحَ اللهِ ، أوْ مَنْ عَلَّمَهُ وَصارَ مُشِيراً لَهُ؟

14 W ith whom did He consult and who gave Him understanding? And who taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge And informed Him of the way of understanding?

مَنْ أعطاهُ نَصِيحَةً لِيَتَعَلَّمَ ماذا يَفْعَلُ؟ وَمَنْ عَلَّمَهُ كَيفَ يَكُونُ عادِلاً؟ مَنْ عَلَّمَهُ المَعرِفَةَ، وَدَلَّهُ عَلَى طَرِيقِ الفَهمِ؟

15 B ehold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, And are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales; Behold, He lifts up the islands like fine dust.

ها إنَّ الأُمَمَ كَنُقطَةٍ مِنْ دَلوٍ، وَيُحسَبُونَ كَذَرّاتِ الغُبارِ عَلَى المِيزانِ. ها إنَّهُ يَرفَعُ الجُزُرَ عَلَى المِياهِ كَالغُبارِ النّاعِمِ.

16 E ven Lebanon is not enough to burn, Nor its beasts enough for a burnt offering.

أشجارُ لُبنانَ غَيرُ كافِيَةٍ لإشعالِ نارِ المَذابِحِ، وَحَيواناتُهُ لا تَكفِي لِلتَّقدِماتِ.

17 A ll the nations are as nothing before Him, They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless.

كُلُّ الأُمَمِ كَأنَّها لا شَيءَ أمامَهُ، وَهُوَ يَحسِبُهُمْ كَعَدَمٍ وَهَباءٍ. اللهُ الَّذِي لا يُقارَن بِشَيء

18 T o whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare with Him?

بِمَنْ تُشَبِّهُونَ اللهُ؟ وَبِمَن تُقارِنُونَهُ؟

19 A s for the idol, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.

أبِصَنَمٍ يَسبُكُهُ الصّانِعُ، وَيُغَشِّيهِ بِالذَّهَبِ، وَيَصنَعُ لَهُ أوتاداً مِنْ فِضَّةٍ؟

20 H e who is too impoverished for such an offering Selects a tree that does not rot; He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman To prepare an idol that will not totter.

يَختارُ أفضَلَ الخَشَبِ لِقاعِدَةِ الوَثَنِ، يَختارُ خَشَباً لا يَتَعَفَّنُ. ثُمَّ يَبحَثُ عَنْ صانِعٍ ماهِرٍ لِيَصنَعَ لَهُ وَثَناً لا يَتَفَكَّكُ.

21 D o you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?

ألَمْ تَعرِفُوا؟ ألَمْ تَسمَعُوا؟ ألَمْ تُخبَرُوا مِنَ البِدايَةِ؟ ألَمْ تَفهَمُوا مُنذُ تَأسِيسِ العالَمِ؟

22 I t is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

هُوَ الجالِسُ عَلَى عَرشِهِ فَوقَ دائِرَةِ الأرْضِ، الَّتِي فِيها النّاسُ كَالجَنادِبِ. هُوَ مَنْ نَشَرَ السَّماواتِ كَحِجابٍ، وَهُوَ مَنْ بَسَطَها كَخَيمَةٍ لِلعَيشِ فِيها.

23 H e it is who reduces rulers to nothing, Who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.

وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَجعَلُ حُكّامَ الأرْضِ وَأُمَراءَها كَالعَدَمِ.

24 S carcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth, But He merely blows on them, and they wither, And the storm carries them away like stubble.

كَنَبْتاتٍ زُرِعَتْ قَبلَ فَترَةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ، لَيسَ لها جُذُورٌ بَعدُ. فَعِندَما يَهُبُّ بِرِيحِهِ، يَجِفُّونَ، وَتَحمِلُهُمُ الرِّياحُ العاصِفَةُ كَالقَشِّ.

25 “ To whom then will you liken Me That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.

يَقُولُ القُدُّوسُ: «بِمَنْ تُشَبِّهُونِي، وَبِمَنْ تُعادِلُونَنِي؟»

26 L ift up your eyes on high And see who has created these stars, The One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one of them is missing.

ارفَعُوا عُيُونَكُمْ إلَى الأعلَى وَانظُرُوا. مَنْ خَلَقَ هَذِهِ الأشياءَ؟ إنَّهُ هُوَ مَنْ يَقُودُ جَيشَ النُّجُومِ واحِداً فَواحِداً، وَيَدعُوها جَمِيعَها بِأسماءٍ. وَبِسَبَبِ قُوَّتِهِ العَظِيمَةِ وَقُدرَتِهِ الشَّدِيدَةِ لا يُفقَدُ أحَدٌ مِنها.

27 W hy do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord, And the justice due me escapes the notice of my God”?

يا يَعقُوبُ، لِماذا تَتَذَمَّرُ، وَيا إسْرائِيلُ، لِماذا تَقُولُ: «طَرِيقِي مَخفِيٌّ عَنِ اللهِ ، وَ اللهُ لا يَهتَمُّ بِحَقِّي؟»

28 D o you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable.

ألَمْ تَعلَمْ؟ ألَمْ تَسمَعْ؟ اللهُ هُوَ الإلَهُ الأبَدِيُّ، خالِقُ كُلِّ الأرْضِ. وَلا يُصابُ بِالتَّعَبِ أوِ الإنهاكِ. لا يَستَطِيعُ أحَدٌ فَهمَ حِكمَتِهِ تَماماً.

29 H e gives strength to the weary, And to him who lacks might He increases power.

يُعطِي قُوَّةً لِلمُتعَبِ، وَلِعَدِيمِ القُوَّةِ يَمنَحُ قُدرَةً.

30 T hough youths grow weary and tired, And vigorous young men stumble badly,

الأولادُ يَتعَبُونَ وَيُنهَكُونَ، وَالفِتيانُ يَعيَونَ وَيَسقُطُونَ،

31 Y et those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.

أمّا الَّذِينَ يَضَعُونَ رَجاءَهُمْ فِي اللهِ فَسَيُجَدِّدُونَ قُوَّتَهُمْ، سَيُحَلِّقُونَ بِأجنِحَةٍ كَالنُّسُورِ. سَيَركُضُونَ وَلا يُنهَكُونَ، وَسَيَمشُونَ وَلا يَتعَبُونَ.