Isaiah 9

Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.

وَلكِنْ لاَ يَكُونُ ظَلاَمٌ لِلَّتِي عَلَيْهَا ضِيقٌ. كَمَا أَهَانَ الزَّمَانُ الأَوَلُ أَرْضَ زَبُولُونَ وَأَرْضَ نَفْتَالِي، يُكْرِمُ الأَخِيرُ طَرِيقَ الْبَحْرِ، عَبْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ، جَلِيلَ الأُمَمِ.

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

اَلشَّعْبُ السَّالِكُ فِي الظُّلْمَةِ أَبْصَرَ نُورًا عَظِيمًا. الْجَالِسُونَ فِي أَرْضِ ظَِلاَلِ الْمَوْتِ أَشْرَقَ عَلَيْهِمْ نُورٌ.

Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

أَكْثَرْتَ الأُمَّةَ. عَظَّمْتَ لَهَا الْفَرَحَ. يَفْرَحُونَ أَمَامَكَ كَالْفَرَحِ فِي الْحَصَادِ. كَالَّذِينَ يَبْتَهِجُونَ عِنْدَمَا يَقْتَسِمُونَ غَنِيمَةً.

For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

لأَنَّ نِيرَ ثِقْلِهِ، وَعَصَا كَتِفِهِ، وَقَضِيبَ مُسَخِّرِهِ كَسَّرْتَهُنَّ كَمَا فِي يَوْمِ مِدْيَانَ.

For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.

لأَنَّ كُلَّ سِلاَحِ الْمُتَسَلِّحِ فِي الْوَغَى وَكُلَّ رِدَاءٍ مُدَحْرَجٍ فِي الدِّمَاءِ، يَكُونُ لِلْحَرِيقِ، مَأْكَلاً لِلنَّارِ.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

لأَنَّهُ يُولَدُ لَنَا وَلَدٌ وَنُعْطَى ابْنًا، وَتَكُونُ الرِّيَاسَةُ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ، وَيُدْعَى اسْمُهُ عَجِيبًا، مُشِيرًا، إِلهًا قَدِيرًا، أَبًا أَبَدِيًّا، رَئِيسَ السَّلاَمِ.

Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

لِنُمُوِّ رِيَاسَتِهِ، وَلِلسَّلاَمِ لاَ نِهَايَةَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ دَاوُدَ وَعَلَى مَمْلَكَتِهِ، لِيُثَبِّتَهَا وَيَعْضُدَهَا بِالْحَقِّ وَالْبِرِّ، مِنَ الآنَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ. غَيْرَةُ رَبِّ الْجُنُودِ تَصْنَعُ هذَا.

The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

أَرْسَلَ الرَّبُّ قَوْلاً فِي يَعْقُوبَ فَوَقَعَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,

فَيَعْرِفُ الشَّعْبُ كُلُّهُ، أَفْرَايِمُ وَسُكَّانُ السَّامِرَةِ، الْقَائِلُونَ بِكِبْرِيَاءٍ وَبِعَظَمَةِ قَلْبٍ:

The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.

«قَدْ هَبَطَ اللِّبْنُ فَنَبْنِي بِحِجَارَةٍ مَنْحُوتَةٍ. قُطِعَ الْجُمَّيْزُ فَنَسْتَخْلِفُهُ بِأَرْزٍ».

Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;

فَيَرْفَعُ الرَّبُّ أَخْصَامَ رَصِينَ عَلَيْهِ وَيُهَيِّجُ أَعْدَاءَهُ:

The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

الأَرَامِيِّينَ مِنْ قُدَّامُ وَالْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ مِنْ وَرَاءُ، فَيَأْكُلُونَ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِكُلِّ الْفَمِ. مَعَ كُلِّ هذَا لَمْ يَرْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُ، بَلْ يَدُهُ مَمْدُودَةٌ بَعْدُ!

For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

وَالشَّعْبُ لَمْ يَرْجعْ إِلَى ضَارِبِهِ وَلَمْ يَطْلُبْ رَبَّ الْجُنُودِ.

Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.

فَيَقْطَعُ الرَّبُّ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ الرَّأْسَ وَالذَّنَبَ، النَّخْلَ وَالأَسَلَ، فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ.

The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

اَلشَّيْخُ وَالْمُعْتَبَرُ هُوَ الرَّأْسُ، وَالنَّبِيُّ الَّذِي يُعَلِّمُ بِالْكَذِبِ هُوَ الذَّنَبُ.

For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

وَصَارَ مُرْشِدُو هذَا الشَّعْبِ مُضِلِّينَ، وَمُرْشَدُوهُ مُبْتَلَعِينَ.

Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

لأَجْلِ ذلِكَ لاَ يَفْرَحُ السَّيِّدُ بِفِتْيَانِهِ، وَلاَ يَرْحَمُ يَتَامَاهُ وَأَرَامِلَهُ، لأَنَّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ مُنَافِقٌ وَفَاعِلُ شَرّ. وَكُلُّ فَمٍ مُتَكَلِّمٌ بِالْحَمَاقَةِ. مَعَ كُلِّ هذَا لَمْ يَرْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُ، بَلْ يَدُهُ مَمْدُودَةٌ بَعْدُ!

For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.

لأَنَّ الْفُجُورَ يُحْرِقُ كَالنَّارِ، تَأْكُلُ الشَّوْكَ وَالْحَسَكَ، وَتُشْعِلُ غَابَ الْوَعْرِ فَتَلْتَفُّ عَمُودَ دُخَانٍ.

Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.

بِسَخَطِ رَبِّ الْجُنُودِ تُحْرَقُ الأَرْضُ، وَيَكُونُ الشَّعْبُ كَمَأْكَل لِلنَّارِ. لاَ يُشْفِقُ الإِنْسَانُ عَلَى أَخِيهِ.

And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

يَلْتَهِمُ عَلَى الْيَمِينِ فَيَجُوعُ، وَيَأْكُلُ عَلَى الشَّمَالِ فَلاَ يَشْبَعُ. يَأْكُلُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ لَحْمَ ذِرَاعِهِ:

Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

مَنَسَّى أَفْرَايِمَ، وَأَفْرَايِمُ مَنَسَّى، وَهُمَا مَعًا عَلَى يَهُوذَا. مَعَ كُلِّ هذَا لَمْ يَرْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُ، بَلْ يَدُهُ مَمْدُودَةٌ بَعْدُ!