1 I n that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city. The Lord saves us and puts up walls to keep us safe.

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

2 O pen the gates, that the nation that is right with God may come in, the one that keeps faithful.

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

3 Y ou will keep the man in perfect peace whose mind is kept on You, because he trusts in You.

أنتَ تُعطِي سَلاماً لِلمُتَّكِلِينَ عَلَيكَ، لأنَّهُمْ يَثِقُونَ بِكَ.

4 T rust in the Lord forever. For the Lord God is a Rock that lasts forever.

ثِقُوا باللهِ دائِماً، لأنَّ اللهَ ياه صَخرَةٌ أبَدِيَّةٌ.

5 F or He has brought down low those who live on a high place, the high city. He lays it low. He lays it low to the ground. He throws it to the dust.

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

6 I t will be crushed under foot, under the feet of those who have suffered and the steps of those who cannot help themselves.”

أقدامُ الفُقَراءِ وَالمَظلُومِينَ سَتَدُوسُها.

7 T he way of the man who is right with God is smooth. O Upright One, make the path straight of those who are right with You.

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

8 W hile following in Your ways, O Lord, we have waited for You. To remember You and Your name is the desire of our souls.

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

9 M y soul has a desire for You in the night. Yes, my spirit within me looks for You in the morning. For when you punish the earth, the people of the world learn what is right and good.

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

10 W hen favor is shown to the sinful, he does not learn what is right and good. He goes on doing what is wrong in the land of those who are right. He does not see the wonderful power 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 but they do not see it. Let them see Your care for Your people and be ashamed. Let fire destroy those who hate You.

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

12 O Lord, You will give us peace, for You have done all our works for us.

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

13 O Lord our God, other lords than You have ruled us, but Your name alone is the One we honor.

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

14 T hey are dead, and will not live. Their spirits will not return. So You have punished and destroyed them. You have caused them all to be forgotten.

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

15 Y ou have made the nation great, O Lord. You have made the nation great. You have received much praise. You have made the land larger.

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

16 O Lord, they looked for You in their trouble. They could only say a quiet prayer while You were punishing them.

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

17 A s the woman who is going to have a baby comes close to the time to give birth, she suffers and cries out in her pains. This is how we were before You, O Lord.

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

18 W e suffered in pain. We gave birth, as it were, only to wind. We could not bring the world out of its trouble. And no people of the earth were born.

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

19 Y our dead will live. Their dead bodies will rise. You who lie in the dust, wake up and call out for joy. For as the water on the grass in the morning brings new life, the earth will bring back to life those who have been dead. Punishment of Sinners

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, go into your rooms. Close your doors behind you. Hide for a little while until God’s anger is past.

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

21 F or see, the Lord is about to come out from His place to punish the people of the earth for their sin. And the earth will let the blood be seen that has poured on her. She will no longer cover her dead.

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