Isaiah 23

وَحْيٌ مِنْ جِهَةِ صُورَ: وَلْوِلِي يَا سُفُنَ تَرْشِيشَ، لأَنَّهَا خَرِبَتْ حَتَّى لَيْسَ بَيْتٌ حَتَّى لَيْسَ مَدْخَلٌ. مِنْ أَرْضِ كِتِّيمَ أُعْلِنَ لَهُمْ.

The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.

اِنْدَهِشُوا يَا سُكَّانَ السَّاحِلِ. تُجَّارُ صِيدُونَ الْعَابِرُونَ الْبَحْرَ مَلأُوكِ.

Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

وَغَلَّتُهَا، زَرْعُ شِيحُورَ، حَصَادُ النِّيلِ، عَلَى مِيَاهٍ كَثِيرَةٍ فَصَارَتْ مَتْجَرَةً لأُمَمٍ.

And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

اِخْجَلِي يَا صِيدُونَ لأَنَّ الْبَحْرَ، حِصْنَ الْبَحْرِ، نَطَقَ قَائِلاً: «لَمْ أَتَمَخَّضْ وَلاَ وَلَدْتُ وَلاَ رَبَّيْتُ شَبَابًا وَلاَ نَشَّأْتُ عَذَارَى».

Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.

عِنْدَ وُصُولِ الْخَبَرِ إِلَى مِصْرَ، يَتَوَجَّعُونَ، عِنْدَ وُصُولِ خَبَرِ صُورَ.

As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

اُعْبُرُوا إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ. وَلْوِلُوا يَا سُكَّانَ السَّاحِلِ.

Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.

أَهذِهِ لَكُمُ الْمُفْتَخِرَةُ الَّتِي مُنْذُ الأَيَّامِ الْقَدِيمَةِ قِدَمُهَا؟ تَنْقُلُهَا رِجْلاَهَا بَعِيدًا لِلتَّغَرُّبِ.

Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

مَنْ قَضَى بِهذَا عَلَى صُورَ الْمُتَوِّجَةِ الَّتِي تُجَّارُهَا رُؤَسَاءُ؟ مُتَسَبِّبُوهَا مُوَقَّرُو الأَرْضِ.

Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?

رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ قَضَى بِهِ لِيُدَنِّسَ كِبْرِيَاءَ كُلِّ مَجْدٍ، وَيَهِينَ كُلَّ مُوَقَّرِي الأَرْضِ.

The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.

اِجْتَازِي أَرْضَكِ كَالنِّيلِ يَا بِنْتَ تَرْشِيشَ. لَيْسَ حَصْرٌ فِي مَا بَعْدُ.

Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.

مَدَّ يَدَهُ عَلَى الْبَحْرِ. أَرْعَدَ مَمَالِكَ. أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ مِنْ جِهَةِ كَنْعَانَ أَنْ تُخْرَبَ حُصُونُهَا.

He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.

وَقَالَ: «لاَ تَعُودِينَ تَفْتَخِرِينَ أَيْضًا أَيَّتُهَا الْمُنْهَتِكَةُ، الْعَذْرَاءُ بِنْتُ صِيْدُونَ. قُومِي إِلَى كِتِّيمَ. اعْبُرِي. هُنَاكَ أَيْضًا لاَ رَاحَةَ لَكِ».

And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.

هُوَذَا أَرْضُ الْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ. هذَا الشَّعْبُ لَمْ يَكُنْ. أَسَّسَهَا أَشُّورُ لأَهْلِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ. قَدْ أَقَامُوا أَبْرَاجَهُمْ. دَمَّرُوا قُصُورَهَا. جَعَلَهَا رَدْمًا.

Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.

وَلْوِلِي يَا سُفُنَ تَرْشِيشَ لأَنَّ حِصْنَكِ قَدْ أُخْرِبَ.

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

وَيَكُونُ فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ أَنَّ صُورَ تُنْسَى سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً كَأَيَّامِ مَلِكٍ وَاحِدٍ. مِنْ بَعْدِ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً يَكُونُ لِصُورَ كَأُغْنِيَّةِ الزَّانِيَةِ:

And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.

«خُذِي عُودًا. طُوفِي فِي الْمَدِينَةِ أَيَّتُهَا الزَّانِيَةُ الْمَنْسِيَّةُ. أَحْسِنِي الْعَزْفَ، أَكْثِرِي الْغِنَاءَ لِكَيْ تُذْكَرِي».

Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

وَيَكُونُ مِنْ بَعْدِ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً أَنَّ الرَّبَّ يَتَعَهَّدُ صُورَ فَتَعُودُ إِلَى أُجْرَتِهَا، وَتَزْنِي مَعَ كُلِّ مَمَالِكِ الْبِلاَدِ عَلَى وَجْهِ الأَرْضِ.

And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.

وَتَكُونُ تِجَارَتُهَا وَأُجْرَتُهَا قُدْسًا لِلرَّبِّ. لاَ تُخْزَنُ وَلاَ تُكْنَزُ، بَلْ تَكُونُ تِجَارَتُهَا لِلْمُقِيمِينَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، لأَكْل إِلَى الشِبَعِ وَلِلِبَاسٍ فَاخِرٍ.

And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.