1 T he burden of Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz hath seen:

هَذَا هُوَ الوَحيُ الَّذِي تَلَقّاهُ إشَعْياءُ بْنُ آمُوصَ عَنْ بابِلَ.

2 ` On a high mountain lift ye up an ensign, Raise the voice to them, wave the hand, And they go in to the openings of nobles.

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

3 I have given charge to My sanctified ones, Also I have called My mighty ones for Mine anger, Those rejoicing at Mine excellency.'

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

4 A voice of a multitude in the mountains, A likeness of a numerous people, A voice of noise from the kingdoms of nations who are gathered, Jehovah of Hosts inspecting a host of 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 in from a land afar off, From the end of the heavens, Jehovah and the instruments of His indignation, To destroy all the land.

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

6 H owl ye, for near the day of Jehovah, As destruction from the Mighty it cometh.

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

7 T herefore, all hands do fail, And every heart of man doth melt.

وَلِهَذا سَتَضعُفُ الأيدِي، وَسَتَذُوبُ القُلُوبُ خَوفاً.

8 A nd they have been troubled, Pains and pangs they take, As a travailing woman they are pained, A man at his friend they marvel, The appearance of flames -- their faces!

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

9 L o, the day of Jehovah doth come, Fierce, with wrath, and heat of anger, To make the land become a desolation, Yea, its sinning ones He destroyeth from it.

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

10 F or the stars of the heavens, and their constellations, Cause not their light to shine, Darkened hath been the sun in its going out, And the moon causeth not its light to come forth.

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

11 A nd I have appointed on the world evil, And on the wicked their iniquity, And have caused to cease the excellency of the proud, And the excellency of the terrible I make low.

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

12 I make man more rare than fine gold, And a common man than pure gold of Ophir.

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

13 T herefore the heavens I cause to tremble, And the earth doth shake from its place, In the wrath of Jehovah of Hosts, And in a day of the heat of his anger.

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

14 A nd it hath been, as a roe driven away, And as a flock that hath no gatherer, Each unto his people -- they turn, And each unto his land -- they flee.

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

15 E very one who is found is thrust through, And every one who is added falleth by sword.

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

16 A nd their sucklings are dashed to pieces before their eyes, Spoiled are their houses, and their wives lain with.

سَيُمَزَّقُ أطفالُهُمْ أمامَ عُيُونِهِمْ، وَسَتُنهَبُ بُيُوتُهُمْ، وَتُغتَصَبُ نِساؤُهُمْ.

17 L o, I am stirring up against them the Medes, Who silver esteem not, And gold -- they delight not in it.

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

18 A nd bows dash young men to pieces, And the fruit of the womb they pity not, On sons their eye hath no pity.

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

19 A nd Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, The glory, the excellency of the Chaldeans, Hath been as overthrown by God, With Sodom and with Gomorrah.

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

20 S he doth not sit for ever, Nor continueth unto many generations, Nor doth Arab pitch tent there, And shepherds lie not down there.

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

21 A nd Ziim have lain down there, And full have been their houses of howlings, And dwelt there have daughters of an ostrich, And goats do skip there.

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

22 A nd Aiim have responded in his forsaken habitations, And dragons in palaces of delight, And near to come her time, And her days are not drawn out!

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