1 I t is bad for those who make laws that are not fair. It is bad for those who make it hard for people.

وَيلٌ لِلَّذِينَ يَسُنُّونَ قَوانِينَ ظالِمَةً، وَيَكتُبُونَ أحكاماً مُستَبِدَّةً،

2 T hey keep what is right and fair from those in need. They take away the rights of the poor of My people. They take from wives after their husbands die, and take what belongs to those who have no parents.

مِنْ أجلِ إبعادِ العَدلِ عَنِ الضُّعَفاءِ، وَحِرمانِ مَساكِينِ شَعبِي مِنَ الإنصافِ. وَذَلِكَ لِكَي يَسرِقُوا وَيَنهَبُوا الأرامِلَ وَالأيتامَ.

3 N ow what will you do in the day of punishment, when the destroying power comes from far away? To whom will you run for help? Where will you leave your riches?

ماذا سَتَفعَلُونَ فِي يَومِ العِقابِ، وَفِي الضِّيقِ الَّذِي سَيَأتِي مِنْ بَعِيدٍ؟ إلَى مَنْ سَتَهرُبُونَ لِلعَونِ؟ وَأينَ سَتَترُكُونَ ثَروَتَكُمْ؟

4 N othing will be left to do but to bow down among those who are being taken to prison, or fall among those who are killed. Even with all this, His anger does not turn away. His hand is still held out. Assyria Used to Punish Israel

لَنْ يَبقَى شَيءٌ سِوَى الرُّكُوعِ كَالأسرَى وَالسُّقُوطِ فِي مَكانِ القَتلَى. وَمَعَ هَذا كُلِّهِ، لَمْ يَتَراجَعْ غَضَبُ اللهِ، وَما زالَتْ يَدُهُ مَرفُوعَةً لِلعِقابِ. عقابُ اللهِ لِكبرِياءِ أشُّور

5 I t is bad for Assyria. I use Assyria like a stick to punish Israel.

ها إنَّ شَعبَ أشُّورَ هُمُ عَصا غَضَبِي، وَفِي يَدِهِمْ هَراوَةُ سَخَطِي.

6 I sent it against a nation without God, against the people of My anger. I sent it to take away the riches of battle, and to step hard on the people like dirt in the streets.

سَأُرسِلُهُمْ عَلَى أُمَّةٍ شِرِّيرَةٍ، وَسَآمُرُهُمْ بِمُحارَبَةِ شَعبٍ أغضَبَنِي، لِيَنهَبُوهُمْ وَيَدُوسُوهُمْ كَطِينِ الشَّوارِعِ.

7 B ut this is not what is in Assyria’s mind. It does not plan this in its heart. It plans to destroy and to cut off many nations.

لَكِنَّ شَعبَ أشُّورَ لا يَفهَمُ أنَّهُ أداةٌ فِي يَدِي، وَلا يُفَكِرُّ بِذَلِكَ. إنَّما يُفَكِّرُ بِالتَّدمِيرِ، وَبِإفناءِ أُمَمٍ كَثِيرَةٍ.

8 F or it says, “Are not my princes all kings?

لأنَّ مَلَكَ أشُورَ يَقُولُ: «كُلُّ قادَتِي مُلُوكٌ.

9 I s not Calno like Carchemish, or Hamath like Arpad, or Samaria like Damascus?

ألَيسَتْ مَدِينَةُ كَلْنُو مِثلَ مَدِينَةِ كَرْكَمِيشَ؟ ألَيسَتْ مَدِينَةُ حَماةَ مِثلَ مَدِينَةِ أرْفادَ؟ ألَيسَتْ مَدِينَةُ السّامِرَةِ مِثلَ مَدِينَةِ دِمَشقَ؟

10 M y hand took the nations of the false gods, whose false gods were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria.

فَكَما سَيطَرْتُ عَلَى مَمالِكَ فِيها أوثانٌ وَأصنامٌ أكثَرَ مِنْ تِلكَ الَّتِي فِي القُدْسِ وَالسّامِرَةِ،

11 S hould I not do to Jerusalem and her gods just as I have done to Samaria and her gods?”

فَإنِّي سَأفعَلُ بِالقُدْسِ وَأوثانِها كَما فَعَلْتُ بِالسّامِرَةِ وَأصنامِها.»

12 S o when the Lord has completed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, He will punish the proud heart of the king of Assyria and his proud spirit.

وَعِندَما يُنهِي الرَّبُّ عَمَلَهُ ضِدَّ جَبَلِ صِهْيَوْنَ وَمَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، سَيُعاقِبُ مَلِكَ أشُّورَ المُتَعَجرِفَ عَلَى كِبرِيائِهِ وَغَطرَسَتِهِ.

13 F or the king has said, “I did this by the power of my hand and by my wisdom, for I have understanding. I moved the land-marks of the people and took their riches. Like a strong man I have brought down those who sat on thrones.

لأنَّ مَلِكَ أشُّورَ يَقُولُ: «عَمِلْتُ هَذا بِقُوَّتِي وَحِكمَتِي لأنِّي فَهِيمٌ. هَزَمتُ الشُّعُوبَ وَأخَذْتُ ثَروَتَهُمْ، وَنَطَحْتُ ساكِنِيها كَثَورٍ قَوِيٍّ.

14 M y hand has taken the riches of the people like one taken from a nest. I gathered all the earth as one gathers eggs that have been left. And there was not one that moved its wing or opened its mouth or made a sound.”

وَجَدْتُ ثَروَةَ الشُّعُوبِ كَعُشٍّ، فَجَمَعْتُ بِيَدِي كُلَّ الأرْضِ كَما يُجمَعُ البَيضُ المَترُوكُ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ هُناكَ مَنْ يُرَفرِفُ بِجَناحَيهِ، أوْ يَفتَحُ فَمَهُ، لِيَحمِيَ العُشَّ مِنِّي.» سَيطَرَةُ اللهِ عَلَى أشُّور

15 C an an ax say it is more important than the one who uses it? Is the saw more important than the one who saws with it? A stick of wood does not lift up a man. A man lifts up a stick.

هَلْ تَتَكّبَّرُ الفَأسُ عَلَى مَنْ يَرفَعُهُا؟ أمْ هَلْ يَتَعَظَّمُ المِنشارُ عَلَى مَنْ يَستَخدِمُهُ؟ كَما لَو أنَّ قَصَبَةً تَرفَعُ حامِلَها! أوْ أنَّ عَصاً تُمسِكُ بِإنسانٍ! هَكَذا تَدَّعِي أشُّورُ أنَّها أقوَى مِنَ اللهِ!

16 S o the Lord, the Lord of All, will send a wasting disease among the strong Assyrian soldiers. Under the king’s greatness a fire will be started that will burn and burn.

لِذَلِكَ سَيَجعَلُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ القَدِيرُ جُنُودَ مَلِكِ أشُّورَ السِّمانَ هَزِيلِينَ. وَسَيَحرِقُ مَجدَ أشُّورَ كَما تُحرِقُ النّارُ الحَطَبَ.

17 T he light of Israel and his Holy One will become a fire. And it will burn and destroy his thorns and thistles in one day.

وَسَيُصبِحُ نُورُ إسْرائِيلَ ناراً، وَقُدُّوسُهُ لَهِيباً، وَسَيُحرِقُ وَيَلتَهِمُ أشواكَ أشُّورَ وَشُجَيراتِها فِي يَومٍ واحِدٍ.

18 T he Lord will destroy the greatness of the trees and the fields that give much fruit, both soul and body. It will be as when a sick man wastes away.

ثُمَّ سَيُخَرِّبُ اللهُ بَهاءَ غاباتِها وَبَساتِينِها مِنْ أوَّلِها إلَى آخِرِها، فَتَكُونَ أشُّورُ كَالمَرِيضِ المُنهارِ.

19 A nd the rest of his trees will be so few that a child could write them down. A Few of Israel Will Return

وَبَقِيَّةُ الأشجارِ القائِمَةِ سَتَكُونُ قَلِيلَةً جِدّاً بِحَيثُ يَستَطِيعُ طِفلٌ أنْ يَعُدَّها.

20 I n that day those of Israel and of the family of Jacob who are still alive will never again trust in the one who destroyed them. But they will trust in the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.

فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، لا يَعُودُ الباقُونَ فِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَالنّاجُونَ مِنْ بَيتِ يَعقُوبَ، يَتَّكِلُونَ عَلَى ضارِبِيهِمْ، بَلْ سَيَتَّكِلُونَ عَلَى اللهِ قُدُّوسِ إسْرائِيلَ.

21 S ome people, those who are left of Jacob, will return to the powerful God.

وَالبَقِيَّةُ النّاجِيَةُ مِنْ بَيتِ يَعقُوبَ سَيَعُودُونَ إلَى اللهِ الجَبّارِ.

22 E ven if there are as many Jews as the sand by the sea, only a few of them will return. The plan is to destroy them and it will be right and complete.

حَتَّى لَوْ كانَ بَنُو إسرائِيلَ بِعَدَدِ رِمالِ البَحرِ، فَلَنْ يَخلُصَ مِنهُمْ إلّا عَدَدٌ قَلِيلٌ. فَقَدْ صَدَرَ حُكْمُ الدَمارِ، ثُمَّ سَيَفِيضُ البِرُّ.

23 F or the Lord of All will destroy everything in the whole land and do what He planned. Assyria Will Be Punished

لأنَّ الرَّبَّ الإلَهَ القَدِيرَ سَيَجلِبُ دَماراً كامِلاً عَلَى الأرْضِ كَما قَرَّرَ.

24 S o the Lord, the Lord of All, says, “O My people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrians when they come to fight against you as the Egyptians did.

لِذَلِكَ هَذا هُوَ ما قالَهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ القَدِيرُ: «يا شَعبِيَ السّاكِنَ فِي صِهْيَوْنَ، لا تَخافُوا مِنْ أشُّورَ. فَقَدْ يَضرِبُكِ بِعَصاً، وَقَدْ يَرفَعُ عَلَيكِ سِلاحاً لِيُعاقِبَكِ كَما فَعَلَتْ مِصرُ.

25 F or in a very little while My anger against you will come to an end and it will be turned to destroy them.”

لَكِنْ بَعدَ فَترَةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ سَيَنتَهِي غَضَبِي عَلَيكِ، وَسَيَكتَفِي سَخَطِي بِالدَّمارِ الَّذِي جَلَبْتُهُ عِقاباً لَكُمْ.»

26 T he Lord of All will punish them like He punished Midian at the rock of Oreb. His special stick will be over the sea and He will lift it up the way He did in Egypt.

وَسَيَرفَعُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ سَوطاً ضَدَّ أشُّورَ كَما فَعَلَ عِندَما هَزَمَ مِديانَ عِندَ صَخرَةِ غُرابَ. سَتَرتَفِعُ عَصاهُ فَوقَ البَحرِ، لِيُعاقِبَ أشُّورَ كَما عَمِلَ فِي مِصرَ.

27 I n that day the Assyrian’s load will be taken from your shoulders and neck, and it will be broken because you are so fat.

فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَيَزُولُ حِملُ أشُّورَ عَنْ كَتِفِكَ وَنِيرُهُ عَنْ عُنقِكَ. وَسَيَنكَسِرُ النِّيرُ بِسَبَبِ سَمانَتِكَ. إجتِياحُ الأشُّورِيِّينَ لإسْرائِيل

28 H e has come against Aiath. He has passed through Migron. At Michmash he left his bags.

ها قَدْ أتَوْا إلَى عَيّاثَ. اجتازُوا بِمِجرُونَ. خَزَنُوا أسلِحَتَهُمْ فِي مِخماشَ.

29 T hey have gone through a narrow path. They stayed in Geba during the night. Ramah is afraid, and Gibeah of Saul has run away.

اجتازُوا مَعبَرَةَ وَقالُوا: «سَنَقضِي اللَّيلَ فِي جِبعَةَ.» فَخافَتْ مَدِينَةُ الرّامَةِ وَهَرَبَ سُكّانُ جِبعَةِ شاوُلَ.

30 C ry out with your voice, O people of Gallim! See, Laishah! Answer her, O Anathoth!

اصرُخِي يا بِنتَ جَلِّيمَ، وَأصغِي يا لِيشَةُ، وَأجِيبِي يا عَناثُوثُ.

31 M admenah has run away. The people of Gebim have looked for a safe place.

شَعبُ مَدمِينَةَ يَهرُبُونَ، وَسُكّانُ جِيبِيمَ يَحتَمُونَ.

32 Y et today he will stop at Nob. He shakes his hand at the mountain of the people of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

اليَومَ سَيَتَوَقَّفُونَ فِي نُوبَ، سَيُهاجِمُونَ جَبَلَ الابْنَةِ صِهْيَوْنَ، الَّذِي هُوَ تَلَّةُ القُدْسِ.

33 S ee, the Lord, the Lord of All, will cut off the branches with a great noise. Those who stand tall will be cut down. And those who are high will be brought low.

هُوَذا الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ القَدِيرُ سَيَقطَعُ الأغْصانَ بِالرُّعبِ، وَالأشجارَ الطَّوِيلَةَ سَتُقطَعُ، وَالمُرتَفِعُونَ سَيَسقُطُونَ.

34 H e will cut down the many trees with an iron ax. And Lebanon will fall by the Powerful One.

سَيَقطَعُ الغابَةَ بِفَأسٍ. وَأشجارُ لُبنانَ سَتَسقُطُ بِقُوَّتِهِ الجَليلَةِ.