Isaiah 8

Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher–shalal–hash–baz.

وَقَالَ لِي الرَّبُّ: «خُذْ لِنَفْسِكَ لَوْحًا كَبِيرًا، وَاكْتُبْ عَلَيْهِ بِقَلَمِ إِنْسَانٍ: لِمَهَيْرَ شَلاَلَ حَاشَ بَزَ.

And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

وَأَنْ أُشْهِدَ لِنَفْسِي شَاهِدَيْنِ أَمِينَيْنِ: أُورِيَّا الْكَاهِنَ، وَزكَرِيَّا بْنَ يَبْرَخْيَا».

And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz.

فَاقْتَرَبْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيَّةِ فَحَبِلَتْ وَوَلَدَتِ ابْنًا. فَقَالَ لِي الرَّبُّ: «ادْعُ اسْمَهُ مَهَيْرَ شَلاَلَ حَاشَ بَزَ.

For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.

لأَنَّهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَعْرِفَ الصَّبِيُّ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ: يَا أَبِي وَيَا أُمِّي، تُحْمَلُ ثَرْوَةُ دِمَشْقَ وَغَنِيمَةُ السَّامِرَةِ قُدَّامَ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ».

The LORD spake also unto me again, saying,

ثُمَّ عَادَ الرَّبُّ يُكَلِّمُنِي أَيْضًا قَائِلاً:

Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

«لأَنَّ هذَا الشَّعْبَ رَذَلَ مِيَاهَ شِيلُوهَ الْجَارِيَةَ بِسُكُوتٍ، وَسُرَّ بِرَصِينَ وَابْنِ رَمَلْيَا.

Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:

لِذلِكَ هُوَذَا السَّيِّدُ يُصْعِدُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِيَاهَ النَّهْرِ الْقَوِيَّةَ وَالْكَثِيرَةَ، مَلِكَ أَشُّورَ وَكُلَّ مَجْدِهِ، فَيَصْعَدُ فَوْقَ جَمِيعِ مَجَارِيهِ وَيَجْرِي فَوْقَ جَمِيعِ شُطُوطِهِ،

And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

وَيَنْدَفِقُ إِلَى يَهُوذَا. يَفِيضُ وَيَعْبُرُ. يَبْلُغُ الْعُنُقَ. وَيَكُونُ بَسْطُ جَنَاحَيْهِ مِلْءَ عَرْضِ بِلاَدِكَ يَا عِمَّانُوئِيلُ».

Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.

هِيجُوا أَيُّهَا الشُّعُوبُ وَانْكَسِرُوا، وَأَصْغِي يَا جَمِيعَ أَقَاصِي الأَرْضِ. احْتَزِمُوا وَانْكَسِرُوا! احْتَزِمُوا وَانْكَسِرُوا!

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

تَشَاوَرُوا مَشُورَةً فَتَبْطُلَ. تَكَلَّمُوا كَلِمَةً فَلاَ تَقُومُ، لأَنَّ اللهَ مَعَنَا.

For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,

فَإِنَّهُ هكَذَا قَالَ لِي الرَّبُّ بِشِدَّةِ الْيَدِ، وَأَنْذَرَنِي أَنْ لاَ أَسْلُكَ فِي طَرِيقِ هذَا الشَّعْبِ قَائِلاً:

Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

«لاَ تَقُولُوا: فِتْنَةً لِكُلِّ مَا يَقُولُ لَهُ هذَا الشَّعْبُ فِتْنَةً، وَلاَ تَخَافُوا خَوْفَهُ وَلاَ تَرْهَبُوا.

Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

قَدِّسُوا رَبَّ الْجُنُودِ فَهُوَ خَوْفُكُمْ وَهُوَ رَهْبَتُكُمْ.

And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

وَيَكُونُ مَقْدِسًا وَحَجَرَ صَدْمَةٍ وَصَخْرَةَ عَثْرَةٍ لِبَيْتَيْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَفَخًّا وَشَرَكًا لِسُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

فَيَعْثُرُ بِهَا كَثِيرُونَ وَيَسْقُطُونَ، فَيَنْكَسِرُونَ وَيَعْلَقُونَ فَيُلْقَطُونَ».

Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

صُرَّ الشِّهَادَةَ. اخْتِمِ الشَّرِيعَةَ بِتَلاَمِيذِي.

And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

فَأَصْطَبِرُ لِلرَّبِّ السَّاتِرِ وَجْهَهُ عَنْ بَيْتِ يَعْقُوبَ وَأَنْتَظِرُهُ.

Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

هأَنَذَا وَالأَوْلاَدُ الَّذِينَ أَعْطَانِيهِمُ الرَّبُّ آيَاتٍ، وَعَجَائِبَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّ الْجُنُودِ السَّاكِنِ فِي جَبَلِ صِهْيَوْنَ.

And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

وَإِذَا قَالُوا لَكُمُ: «اطْلُبُوا إِلَى أَصْحَابِ التَّوَابعِ وَالْعَرَّافِينَ الْمُشَقْشِقِينَ وَالْهَامِسِينَ». «أَلاَ يَسْأَلُ شَعْبٌ إِلهَهُ؟ أَيُسْأَلُ الْمَوْتَى لأَجْلِ الأَحْيَاءِ؟»

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

إِلَى الشَّرِيعَةِ وَإِلَى الشَّهَادَةِ. إِنْ لَمْ يَقُولُوا مِثْلَ هذَا الْقَوْلِ فَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ فَجْرٌ!

And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

فَيَعْبُرُونَ فِيهَا مُضَايَقِينَ وَجَائِعِينَ. وَيَكُونُ حِينَمَا يَجُوعُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يَحْنَقُونَ وَيَسُبُّونَ مَلِكَهُمْ وَإِلهَهُمْ وَيَلْتَفِتُونَ إِلَى فَوْقُ.

And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.

وَيَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى الأَرْضِ وَإِذَا شِدَّةٌ وَظُلْمَةٌ، قَتَامُ الضِّيقِ، وَإِلَى الظَّلاَمِ هُمْ مَطْرُودُونَ.