1 הֹוי הַיֹּרְדִים מִצְרַיִם לְעֶזְרָה עַל־סוּסִים יִשָּׁעֵנוּ וַיִּבְטְחוּ עַל־רֶכֶב כִּי רָב וְעַל פָּרָשִׁים כִּי־עָצְמוּ מְאֹד וְלֹא שָׁעוּ עַל־קְדֹושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶת־יְהוָה לֹא דָרָשׁוּ | 1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, trusting in horses, and putting their confidence in chariots, because they me many: and in horsemen, because they me very strong: and have not trusted in the Holy One of Israel, and have not sought after the Lord. |
2 וְגַם־הוּא חָכָם וַיָּבֵא רָע וְאֶת־דְּבָרָיו לֹא הֵסִיר וְקָם עַל־בֵּית מְרֵעִים וְעַל־עֶזְרַת פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן | 2 But he that is the wise one hath brought evil, and hath not removed his words: and he will rise up against the house of the wicked, and against the aid of them that work iniquity. |
3 וּמִצְרַיִם אָדָם וְלֹא־אֵל וְסוּסֵיהֶם בָּשָׂר וְלֹא־רוּחַ וַיהוָה יַטֶּה יָדֹו וְכָשַׁל עֹוזֵר וְנָפַל עָזֻר וְיַחְדָּו כֻּלָּם יִכְלָיוּן׃ ס | 3 Egypt is man, and not God: and their horses, flesh, and not spirit: and the Lord shall put down his hand, and the helper shall fall, and he that is helped shall fall, and they shall al be confounded together. |
4 כִּי כֹה אָמַר־יְהוָה ׀ אֵלַי כַּאֲשֶׁר יֶהְגֶּה הָאַרְיֵה וְהַכְּפִיר עַל־טַרְפֹּו אֲשֶׁר יִקָּרֵא עָלָיו מְלֹא רֹעִים מִקֹּולָם לֹא יֵחָת וּמֵהֲמֹונָם לֹא יַעֲנֶה כֵּן יֵרֵד יְהוָה צְבָאֹות לִצְבֹּא עַל־הַר־צִיֹּון וְעַל־גִּבְעָתָהּ | 4 For thus saith the Lord to me: Like as the lion roareth, and the lion's whelp upon his prey, and when a multitude of shepherds shall come against him, he will not fear at their voice, nor be afraid of their multitude: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight upon mount Sion, and upon the hill thereof. |
5 כְּצִפֳּרִים עָפֹות כֵּן יָגֵן יְהוָה צְבָאֹות עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָם גָּנֹון וְהִצִּיל פָּסֹחַ וְהִמְלִיט | 5 As birds dying, so will the Lord of hosts protect Jerusalem, protecting and delivering, passing over and saving. |
6 שׁוּבוּ לַאֲשֶׁר הֶעְמִיקוּ סָרָה בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | 6 Return as you had deeply revolted, O children of Israel. |
7 כִּי בַּיֹּום הַהוּא יִמְאָסוּן אִישׁ אֱלִילֵי כַסְפֹּו וֶאֱלִילֵי זְהָבֹו אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ לָכֶם יְדֵיכֶם חֵטְא | 7 For in that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your hands have made for you to sin. |
8 וְנָפַל אַשּׁוּר בְּחֶרֶב לֹא־אִישׁ וְחֶרֶב לֹא־אָדָם תֹּאכֲלֶנּוּ וְנָס לֹו מִפְּנֵי־חֶרֶב וּבַחוּרָיו לָמַס יִהְיוּ | 8 And the Assyrian shall fall by the sword not of a man, and the sword not of a man shall devour him, and he shall flee not at the face of the sword: and his young men shall be tributaries. |
9 וְסַלְעֹו מִמָּגֹור יַעֲבֹור וְחַתּוּ מִנֵּס שָׂרָיו נְאֻם־יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר־אוּר לֹו בְּצִיֹּון וְתַנּוּר לֹו בִּירוּשָׁלִָם׃ ס | 9 And his strength shall pass away with dread, and his princes fleeing shall be afraid: the Lord hath said it, whose die is in Sion, and his furnace in Jerusalem. |