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| 1. |
שמעו אלי רדפי צדק מבקשי יהוה הביטו אל־צור חצבתם ואל־מקבת בור נקרתם׃ |
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. | "Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek Yahweh: look to the rock whence you were cut, and to the hold of the pit whence you were dug. | Give ear to me, you who are searching for righteousness, who are looking for the Lord: see the rock from which you were cut out, and the hole out of which you were taken. | |||
| 2. |
הביטו אל־אברהם אביכם ואל־שרה תחוללכם כי־אחד קראתיו ואברכהו וארבהו׃ |
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. | Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many. | Let your thoughts be turned to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth: for when he was but one, my voice came to him, and I gave him my blessing, and made him a great people. | |||
| 3. |
כי־נחם יהוה ציון נחם כל־חרבתיה וישם מדברה כעדן וערבתה כגן־ יהוה ששון ושמחה ימצא בה תודה וקול זמרה׃ |
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. | For Yahweh has comforted Zion; he has comforted all her waste places, and has made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Yahweh; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. | For the Lord has given comfort to Zion: he has made glad all her broken walls; making her waste places like Eden, and changing her dry land into the garden of the Lord; joy and delight will be there, praise and the sound of melody. | |||
| 4. |
הקשיבו אלי עמי ולאומי אלי האזינו כי תורה מאתי תצא ומשפטי לאור עמים ארגיע׃ |
Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people. | "Attend to me, my people; and give ear to me, my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a light of the peoples. | Give attention to me, O my people; and give ear to me, O my nation; for teaching will go out from me, and the knowledge of the true God will be a light to the peoples. | |||
| 5. |
קרוב צדקי יצא ישעי וזרעי עמים ישפטו אלי איים יקוו ואל־זרעי ייחלון׃ |
My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust. | My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and my arms shall judge the peoples; the islands shall wait for me, and on my arm shall they trust. | Suddenly will my righteousness come near, and my salvation will be shining out like the light; the sea-lands will be waiting for me, and they will put their hope in my strong arm. | |||
| 6. |
שאו לשמים עיניכם והביטו אל־הארץ מתחת כי־שמים כעשן נמלחו והארץ כבגד תבלה וישביה כמו־כן ימותון וישועתי לעולם תהיה וצדקתי לא תחת׃ |
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. | Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the earth beneath; for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment; and those who dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be forever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. | Let your eyes be lifted up to the heavens, and turned to the earth which is under them: for the heavens will go in flight like smoke, and the earth will become old like a coat, and its people will come to destruction like insects: but my salvation will be for ever, and my righteousness will not come to an end. | |||
| 7. |
שמעו אלי ידעי צדק עם תורתי בלבם אל־תיראו חרפת אנוש ומגדפתם אל־ תחתו׃ |
Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings. | "Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; don't fear the reproach of men, neither be dismayed at their insults. | Give ear to me, you who have knowledge of righteousness, in whose heart is my law; have no fear of the evil words of men, and give no thought to their curses. | |||
| 8. |
כי כבגד יאכלם עש וכצמר יאכלם סס וצדקתי לעולם תהיה וישועתי לדור דורים׃ |
For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation. | For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool; but my righteousness shall be forever, and my salvation to all generations." | For like a coat they will be food for the insect, the worm will make a meal of them like wool: but my righteousness will be for ever, and my salvation to all generations. | |||
| 9. |
עורי עורי לבשי־עז זרוע יהוה עורי כימי קדם דרות עולמים הלוא את־ היא המחצבת רהב מחוללת תנין׃ |
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? | Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn't it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster? | Awake! awake! put on strength, O arm of the Lord, awake! as in the old days, in the generations long past. Was it not by you that Rahab was cut in two, and the dragon Wounded? | |||
| 10. |
הלוא את־היא המחרבת ים מי תהום רבה השמה מעמקי־ים דרך לעבר גאולים׃ |
Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over? | Isn't it you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep; who made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over? | Did you not make the sea dry, the waters of the great deep? did you not make the deep waters of the sea a way for the Lord's people to go through? | |||
| 11. |
ופדויי יהוה ישובון ובאו ציון ברנה ושמחת עולם על־ראשם ששון ושמחה ישיגון נסו יגון ואנחה׃ |
Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away. | The ransomed of Yahweh shall return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be on their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy; [and] sorrow and sighing shall flee away. | Those whom the Lord has made free will come back with songs to Zion; and on their heads will be eternal joy: delight and joy will be theirs, and sorrow and sounds of grief will be gone for ever. | |||
| 12. |
אנכי אנכי הוא מנחמכם מי־את ותיראי מאנוש ימות ומבן־אדם חציר ינתן׃ |
I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; | "I, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who shall be made as grass; | I, even I, am your comforter: are you so poor in heart as to be in fear of man who will come to an end, and of the son of man who will be like grass? | |||
| 13. |
ותשכח יהוה עשך נוטה שמים ויסד ארץ ותפחד תמיד כל־היום מפני חמת המציק כאשר כונן להשחית ואיה חמת המציק׃ |
And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? | and have forgotten Yahweh your Maker, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fear continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he makes ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? | And you have given no thought to the Lord your Maker, by whom the heavens were stretched out, and the earth placed on its base; and you went all day in fear of the wrath of the cruel one, when he was making ready for your destruction. And where is the wrath of the cruel one? | |||
| 14. |
מהר צעה להפתח ולא־ימות לשחת ולא יחסר לחמו׃ |
The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail. | The captive exile shall speedily be freed; and he shall not die [and go down] into the pit, neither shall his bread fail. | The prisoner, bent under his chain, will quickly be made free, and will not go down into the underworld, and his bread will not come to an end. | |||
| 15. |
ואנכי יהוה אלהיך רגע הים ויהמו גליו יהוה צבאות שמו׃ |
But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name. | For I am Yahweh your God, who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar: Yahweh of Armies is his name. | For I am the Lord your God, who makes the sea calm when its waves are thundering: the Lord of armies is his name. | |||
| 16. |
ואשים דברי בפיך ובצל ידי כסיתיך לנטע שמים וליסד ארץ ולאמר לציון עמי־אתה׃ |
And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people. | I have put my words in your mouth, and have covered you in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and tell Zion, 'You are my people.'" | And I have put my words in your mouth, covering you with the shade of my hand, stretching out the heavens, and placing the earth on its base, and saying to Zion, You are my people. | |||
| 17. |
התעוררי התעוררי קומי ירושלם אשר שתית מיד יהוה את־כוס חמתו את־ קבעת כוס התרעלה שתית מצית׃ |
Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out. | Awake, awake, stand up, Jerusalem, that have drunk at the hand of Yahweh the cup of his wrath; you have drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering, and drained it. | Awake! awake! up! O Jerusalem, you who have taken from the Lord's hand the cup of his wrath; tasting in full measure the wine which overcomes. | |||
| 18. |
אין־מנהל לה מכל־בנים ילדה ואין מחזיק בידה מכל־בנים גדלה׃ |
There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up. | There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she has brought forth; neither is there any who takes her by the hand among all the sons who she has brought up. | She has no one among all her children to be her guide; not one of the sons she has taken care of takes her by the hand. | |||
| 19. |
שתים הנה קראתיך מי ינוד לך השד והשבר והרעב והחרב מי אנחמך׃ |
These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee? | These two things have happened to you. Who will bemoan you? Desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort you? | These two things have come on you; who will be weeping for you? wasting and destruction; death from need of food, and from the sword; how may you be comforted? | |||
| 20. |
בניך עלפו שכבו בראש כל־חוצות כתוא מכמר המלאים חמת־יהוה גערת אלהיך׃ |
Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God. | Your sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as an antelope in a net; they are full of the wrath of Yahweh, the rebuke of your God. | Your sons are overcome, like a roe in a net; they are full of the wrath of the Lord, the punishment of your God. | |||
| 21. |
לכן שמעי־נא זאת עניה ושכרת ולא מיין׃ |
Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine: | Therefore hear now this, you afflicted, and drunken, but now with wine: | So now give ear to this, you who are troubled and overcome, but not with wine: | |||
| 22. |
כה־אמר אדניך יהוה ואלהיך יריב עמו הנה לקחתי מידך את־כוס התרעלה את־קבעת כוס חמתי לא־תוסיפי לשתותה עוד׃ |
Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again: | Thus says your Lord Yahweh, and your God who pleads the cause of his people, "Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath; you shall no more drink it again: | This is the word of the Lord your master, even your God who takes up the cause of his people: See, I have taken out of your hand the cup which overcomes, even the cup of my wrath; it will not again be given to you: | |||
| 23. |
ושמתיה ביד־מוגיך אשר־אמרו לנפשך שחי ונעברה ותשימי כארץ גוך וכחוץ לעברים׃ |
But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over. | and I will put it into the hand of those who afflict you, who have said to your soul, 'Bow down, that we may walk over you;' and you have laid your back as the ground, and as the street, to those who walk over." | And I will put it into the hand of your cruel masters, and of those whose yoke has been hard on you; who have said to your soul, Down on your face! so that we may go over you: and you have given your backs like the earth, even like the street, for them to go over. | |||