1 “ Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” Says your God.

يَقُولُ إلَهُكُمْ: «عَزُّوا عَزُّوا شَعبِي.

2 “ Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her iniquity is pardoned; For she has received from 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 T he voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God.

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

4 E very valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth;

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

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

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

6 T he voice said, “Cry out!” And he said, “What shall I cry?” “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, Because 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 O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold 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 shall come with a strong hand, And His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him.

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

11 H e will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.

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, Measured heaven with a span And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales And the hills in a balance?

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 taught Him?

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

14 W ith whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him, And taught Him in the path of justice? Who taught Him knowledge, And showed Him 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 as a drop in a bucket, And are counted as the small dust on the scales; Look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing.

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

16 A nd Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering.

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

17 A ll nations before Him are as nothing, And they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.

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 to Him?

بِمَنْ تُشَبِّهُونَ اللهُ؟ وَبِمَن تُقارِنُونَهُ؟

19 T he workman molds an image, The goldsmith overspreads it with gold, And the silversmith casts silver chains.

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

20 W hoever is too impoverished for such a contribution Chooses a tree that will not rot; He seeks for himself a skillful workman To prepare a carved image that will not totter.

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

21 H ave you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told 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 brings the princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth useless.

وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَجعَلُ حُكّامَ الأرْضِ وَأُمَراءَها كَالعَدَمِ.

24 S carcely shall they be planted, Scarcely shall they be sown, Scarcely shall their stock take root in the earth, When He will also blow on them, And they will wither, And the whirlwind will take 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, Or to whom shall I be 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 things, Who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name, By the greatness of His might And the strength of His power; Not one 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 speak, O Israel: “My way is hidden from the Lord, And my just claim is passed over by my God”?

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

28 H ave you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.

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 power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.

يُعطِي قُوَّةً لِلمُتعَبِ، وَلِعَدِيمِ القُوَّةِ يَمنَحُ قُدرَةً.

30 E ven the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall,

الأولادُ يَتعَبُونَ وَيُنهَكُونَ، وَالفِتيانُ يَعيَونَ وَيَسقُطُونَ،

31 B ut those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

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