1 T he special word about Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw:

هَذَا هُوَ الوَحيُ الَّذِي تَلَقّاهُ إشَعْياءُ بْنُ آمُوصَ عَنْ بابِلَ.

2 L ift up a flag on the hill without trees. Call out to the people. Wave the hand for them to go into the gates of the princes.

«ارفَعُوا رايَةً عَلَى جَبَلٍ قاحِلٍ! ارفَعُوا صَوتَكُمْ لَهُمْ. حَرِّكُوا أيدِيكُمْ كَعَلامَةٍ لِيَدخُلُوا بَوّابَةَ النُّبَلاءِ.

3 I have told My holy ones, and My powerful soldiers who take pride in their strength, to carry out My anger.

«قَدْ أصدَرْتُ أمراً لِجَيشِيَ المُقَدَّسِ، نادَيتُ مُحارِبِيَّ لأنِّي كُنتُ غاضِباً، أُولَئِكَ الفَرِحِينَ الَّذِينَ أفتَخِرُ بِهِمْ.

4 L isten to the noise on the mountains, like that of many people! Listen to the loud sound of the many people, of nations gathered together! The Lord of All is gathering an army for battle.

«ها صَوتُ ضَجَّةٍ فِي الجِبالِ كَصَوتِ شَعبٍ كَبِيرٍ. ها صَوتُ ضَجَّةٍ مِنْ مَمالِكِ الشُّعُوبِ المُجتَمِعَةِ. الأُمَمُ تَحتَشِدُ. فَاللهُ القَدِيرُ يُجَهِّزُ جَيشاً لِلمَعرَكَةِ.

5 T hey are coming from a far country, from the end of the heavens. The Lord and all He is using to show His anger are coming to destroy the whole land.

يَأتُونَ مِنْ أرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ مِنْ أقصَى الأرْضِ. اللهُ وَأسلِحَةُ غَضَبِهِ آتِيَةٌ لِتُدَمِّرَ كُلَّ الأرْضِ.»

6 C ry out in sorrow, for the day of the Lord is near! It will come as a destroying power from the All-powerful.

نُوحُوا، لأنَّ يَومَ اللهِ قَرِيبٌ. سَيَأتِي كَدَمارٍ مِنَ القَدِيرِ.

7 S o all hands will become weak, and every man’s heart will melt.

وَلِهَذا سَتَضعُفُ الأيدِي، وَسَتَذُوبُ القُلُوبُ خَوفاً.

8 T hey will be filled with fear. Pain and suffering will take hold of them. They will suffer like a woman giving birth. They will look surprised at one another, their faces burning.

سَيَرتَعِبُونَ، وَسَيُمسِكُهُمُ الألَمُ كامرَأةٍ يُمسِكُها ألَمُ الوِلادَةِ. سَيَنظُرُ بَعضُهُمْ إلَى بَعضٍ بِرُعبٍ. وَسَتُصِيرُ وُجُوهُهُمْ حَمراءَ كَالنّارِ. دَينُونَةُ اللهِ عَلَى بابِل

9 S ee, the day of the Lord is coming, without pity and with much anger. He is coming to destroy the land and its sinners from it.

ها يَومُ اللهِ قادِمٌ. وَهُوَ يَومٌ قاسٍ مَعَ سَخَطٍ وَغَضَبٍ يَشتَعِلُ لِخَرَابِ الأرْضِ وَلإبادَةِ الخُطاةِ مِنها.

10 T he stars of heaven and every group of stars will not give out their light. The sun will be dark when it comes up, and the moon will not give its light.

لأنَّ نُجُومَ السَّماواتِ وَكَواكِبَها لَنْ تُعطِيَ نُورَها، وَسَتَكُونُ الشَّمسُ مُظلِمَةً عِندَ طُلُوعِها، وَالقَمَرُ لَنْ يُعطِيَ نُورَهُ.

11 T his is how I will punish the world for its sin, and the sinful for their wrong-doing. I will also put an end to those who are proud. And I will put to shame those who make it hard for others and show no pity.

يَقُولُ اللهُ: «سَآتِي بِمَصائِبَ عَلَى العالَمِ، وَسَأُعاقِبُ الأشرارَ عَلَى شَرِّهِمْ. سَأضَعُ نِهايَةً لِكِبرِياءِ المُستَكبِرِينَ، وَأحُطُّ كِبرِياءَ المُتَجَبِّرِينَ.

12 I will make men so few that they will be of more worth than pure gold, even the gold of Ophir.

وَسَأجعَلُ البَشَرَ أندَرَ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ النَقِيِّ، وَالنّاسَ مِنْ ذَهَبِ مَدِينَةِ أُوفِيرَ.

13 I will make the heavens shake. And the earth will be shaken from its place with the anger of the Lord of All in the day of His burning anger.

وَلِهَذا سَأُزَلزِلُ السَّماواتِ، وَأهُزُّ الأرْضَ مِنْ مَكانِها.» سَيَقَعُ هَذا فِي يَومِ اشتِعالِ غَضَبِ اللهِ القَدِيرِ.

14 E very man will turn to his own people and run to his own land like a hunted gazelle or like sheep with no shepherd.

سَيَكُونُ النّاسُ كَغَزالٍ قَدْ صِيدَ، وَكَغَنَمٍ بِلا راعٍ يَجْمَعُها. وَسَيَلجأُ كُلُّ واحِدٍ إلَى شَعبِهِ، وَيَهرُبُ كُلُّ واحِدٍ إلَى بَلَدِهِ.

15 A nyone who is found will have a spear put through him. And anyone who is caught will fall by the sword.

وَكُلُّ مَنْ وُجِدَ مِنهُمْ سَيُطعَنُ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ أُمسِكَ سَيُقتَلُ بِالسَّيفِ.

16 T heir little ones will be broken in pieces in front of their eyes. Their things will be taken from their houses. And their wives will be carried away.

سَيُمَزَّقُ أطفالُهُمْ أمامَ عُيُونِهِمْ، وَسَتُنهَبُ بُيُوتُهُمْ، وَتُغتَصَبُ نِساؤُهُمْ.

17 S ee, I am going to make the Medes go against them, who will not want silver or be happy with gold.

يَقُولُ اللهُ: «ها أنا أُهَيِّجُ المادِيِّينَ ضِدَّهُمْ. فَهُمْ لا يَرتَشُونَ بِالفِضَّةِ وَلا بِالذَّهَبِ.

18 T heir bows will cut down the young men. They will have no pity on babies. Their eyes will not pity children.

سَيُمَزِّقُونَ الفِتيانَ بِأقواسُهُمُ، وَلَنْ يَرحَمُوا الرُّضَّعَ، وَلَنْ يُشفِقُوا عَلَى الأطفالِ.

19 A nd Babylon, the beauty of nations, the shining-greatness and pride of the Babylonians, will be as when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.

وَبابِلُ – الَّتِي هِيَ أجمَلُ مَمالِكِ الأرْضِ وَمَجدُ الكِلدانِيِّينَ وَفَخرُهُمْ – سَتَكُونُ مِثلَ سَدُومَ وَعَمُورَةَ حِينَ دَمَّرَهُما اللهُ.

20 P eople will never live in it again, even all the people-to-come. No Arab will set up his tent there. No shepherds will make their flocks lie down there.

فَلَنْ يَسْكُنَها أحَدٌ إلَى الأبَدِ. لَنْ يَنْصِبَ بَدَوِيٌّ خَيمَتَهُ فِيها، وَلَنْ يَرعَى الرُّعاةُ غَنَمَهُمْ.

21 B ut wild animals of the desert will lie down there. Their houses will be full of owls. Ostriches will live there, and wild goats will play there.

بَلْ سَتَعِيشُ فِيها الحَيواناتُ البَرِّيَةُ، وَسَتَسكُنُ بُيُوتَهُمُ البُومُ. سَيَسكُنُ النَّعامُ هُناكَ، وَسَيَلعَبُ الماعِزُ الوَحشِيُّ فِيها.

22 H yenas will make noise in their strong towers, and wild dogs in their beautiful houses. The end of her time is near. Her days will be few.

سَتَصيحُ الضِّباعُ فِي أبراجِها، وَالذِّئابُ فِي قُصُورِها المُترَفَةِ. نِهايَتُها قَرِيبَةٌ، وَلَنْ تَطُولَ أيّامُها.»