Isaiah 49

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	SMITH VAN DYKE
1 Pay attention, you islands, and listen closely, you far away peoples. The Lord has called me from the womb; from the womb of my mother, he has been mindful of my name.	1 اسمعي لي ايتها الجزائر واصغوا ايها الامم من بعيد. الرب من البطن دعاني من احشاء امي ذكر اسمي.
2 And he has appointed my mouth as a sharp sword. In the shadow of his hand, he has protected me. And he has appointed me as an elect arrow. In his quiver, he has hidden me.	2 وجعل فمي كسيف حاد. في ظل يده خبأني وجعلني سهما مبريا في كنانته اخفاني.
3 And he has said to me: “You are my servant, Israel. For in you, I will glory.”	3 وقال لي انت عبدي اسرائيل الذي به اتمجد.
4 And I said: “I have labored toward emptiness. I have consumed my strength without purpose and in vain. Therefore, my judgment is with the Lord, and my work is with my God.”	4 اما انا فقلت عبثا تعبت باطلا وفارغا افنيت قدرتي. لكن حقي عند الرب وعملي عند الهي
5 And now, says the Lord, who formed me from the womb as his servant, so that I may bring back Jacob to him, for Israel will not be gathered together, but I have been glorified in the eyes of the Lord and my God has become my strength,	5 والآن قال الرب جابلي من البطن عبدا له لارجاع يعقوب اليه فينضم اليه اسرائيل فاتمجد في عيني الرب والهي يصير قوتي.
6 and so he has said: “It is a small thing that you should be my servant so as to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and so as to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have offered you as a light for the Gentiles, so that you may be my salvation, even to the furthest regions of the earth.”	6 فقال قليل ان تكون لي عبدا لاقامة اسباط يعقوب ورد محفوظي اسرائيل. فقد جعلتك نورا للامم لتكون خلاصي الى اقصى الارض.
7 Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to a contemptible soul, to an abominable nation, to the servant of lords: The kings will see, and the princes will rise up, and they will adore, because of the Lord. For he is faithful, and he is the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.	7 هكذا قال الرب فادي اسرائيل قدوسه للمهان النفس لمكروه الامة لعبد المتسلطين. ينظر ملوك فيقومون. رؤساء فيسجدون. لاجل الرب الذي هو امين وقدوس اسرائيل الذي قد اختارك
8 Thus says the Lord: In a pleasing time, I have heeded you, and in the day of salvation, I have assisted you. And I have preserved you, and I have presented you as a covenant of the people, so that you would lift up the earth, and possess the scattered inheritances,	8 هكذا قال الرب. في وقت القبول استجبتك وفي يوم الخلاص اعنتك. فاحفظك واجعلك عهدا للشعب لاقامة الارض لتمليك املاك البراري
9 so that you would say to those who are bound, “Go forth!” and to those who are in darkness, “Be released!” They will pasture along the roads, and their pastures will be in every open place.	9 قائلا للاسرى اخرجوا. للذين في الظلام اظهروا على الطريق يرعون وفي كل الهضاب مرعاهم.
10 They will not hunger or thirst, nor will the heat of the sun beat down upon them. For the one who takes pity on them will rule them, and he will give them to drink from fountains of waters.	10 لا يجوعون ولا يعطشون ولا يضربهم حر ولا شمس لان الذي يرحمهم يهديهم والى ينابيع المياه يوردهم.
11 And I will make all my mountains into a road, and my paths will be exalted.	11 واجعل كل جبالي طريقا ومناهجي ترتفع.
12 Behold, some will come from far away, and behold, others from the north and from the sea, and still others from the land of the south.	12 هؤلاء من بعيد يأتون وهؤلاء من الشمال ومن المغرب وهؤلاء من ارض سينيم.
13 Give praise, O heavens! And exult, O earth! Let the mountains give praise with jubilation! For the Lord has consoled his people, and he will take pity on his poor ones.	13 ترنمي ايتها السموات وابتهجي ايتها الارض لتشد الجبال بالترنم لان الرب قد عزى شعبه وعلى بائسيه يترحم
14 And Zion said: “The Lord has abandoned me, and the Lord has forgotten me.”	14 وقالت صهيون قد تركني الرب وسيدي نسيني
15 Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to take pity on the child of her womb? But even if she would forget, still I shall never forget you.	15 هل تنسى المرأة رضيعها فلا ترحم ابن بطنها. حتى هؤلاء ينسين وانا لا انساك.
16 Behold, I have engraved you on my hands. Your walls are always before my eyes.	16 هوذا على كفي نقشتك. اسوارك امامي دائما.
17 Your builders have arrived. Those who would tear you down and destroy you, they will depart from you.	17 قد اسرع بنوك. هادموك ومخربوك منك يخرجون.
18 Lift up your eyes all around, and see: all these have been gathered together; they have come to you. As I live, says the Lord, you shall be clothed with all these things, as if with an ornament. And like a bride, you shall wrap these things all around you.	18 ارفعي عينيك حواليك وانظري. كلهم قد اجتمعوا اتوا اليك. حيّ انا يقول الرب انك تلبسين كلهم كحلي وتتنطقين بهم كعروس.
19 For your deserts, and your solitary places, and the land of your ruination will now be too narrow, because of all the inhabitants. And those who devoured you will be chased far away.	19 ان خربك وبراريك وارض خرابك انك تكونين الآن ضيقة على السكان ويتباعد مبتلعوك.
20 Even the children of your barrenness will say in your ears: “This place is too narrow for me. Make me a spacious place in which to dwell.”	20 يقول ايضا في اذنيك بنو ثكلك. ضيق عليّ المكان وسعي لي لاسكن
21 And you will say in your heart: “Who has conceived them? I was barren and unable to give birth. I was taken away and held captive. And so, who has raised them? I was destitute and alone. And so, where have they been?”	21 فتقولين في قلبك من ولد لي هؤلاء وانا ثكلى وعاقر منفية ومطرودة. وهؤلاء من رباهم. هانذا كنت متروكة وحدي. هؤلاء اين كانوا
22 Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles, and I will exalt my sign before the peoples. And they will carry your sons in their arms, and they will bear your daughters on their shoulders.	22 هكذا قال السيد الرب ها اني ارفع الى الامم يدي والى الشعوب اقيم رايتي. فيأتون باولادك في الاحضان وبناتك على الاكتاف يحملن
23 And kings will be your caretakers, and queens will be your nursemaids. They will reverence you with their face to the ground, and they will lick the dust at your feet. And you will know that I am the Lord. For those who hope in him will not be confounded.	23 ويكون الملوك حاضنيك وسيداتهم مرضعاتك. بالوجوه الى الارض يسجدون لك ويلحسون غبار رجليك فتعلمين اني انا الرب الذي لا يخزى منتظروه
24 Can prey be taken from the strong? Or is anything taken captive by the powerful able to be saved?	24 هل تسلب من الجبار غنيمة وهل يفلت سبي المنصور.
25 For thus says the Lord: Certainly, even the captives will be taken away from the strong, even what has been taken by the powerful will be saved. And truly, I will judge those who have judged you, and I will save your children.	25 فانه هكذا قال الرب حتى سبي الجبار يسلب وغنيمة العاتي تفلت. وانا اخاصم مخاصمك واخلّص اولادك
26 And I will feed your enemies their own flesh. And they will be inebriated with their own blood, as with new wine. And all flesh will know that I am the Lord, who saves you, and your Redeemer, the Strong One of Jacob.	26 واطعم ظالميك لحم انفسهم ويسكرون بدمهم كما من سلاف فيعلم كل بشر اني انا الرب مخلّصك وفاديك عزيز يعقوب