Isaiah (ישעיה) - Isaia 37

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 לְדָוִד ׀ אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּעֹשֵׂי עַוְלָה	1 [Of David] Do not get heated about the wicked or envy those who do wrong.
2 כִּי כֶחָצִיר מְהֵרָה יִמָּלוּ וּכְיֶרֶק דֶּשֶׁא יִבֹּולוּן	2 Quick as the grass they wither, fading like the green of the fields.
3 בְּטַח בַּיהוָה וַעֲשֵׂה־טֹוב שְׁכָן־אֶרֶץ וּרְעֵה אֱמוּנָה	3 Put your trust in Yahweh and do right, make your home in the land and live secure.
4 וְהִתְעַנַּג עַל־יְהוָה וְיִתֶּן־לְךָ מִשְׁאֲלֹת לִבֶּךָ	4 Make Yahweh your joy and he will give you your heart's desires.
5 גֹּול עַל־יְהוָה דַּרְכֶּךָ וּבְטַח עָלָיו וְהוּא יַעֲשֶׂה	5 Commit your destiny to Yahweh, be confident in him, and he wil act,
6 וְהֹוצִיא כָאֹור צִדְקֶךָ וּמִשְׁפָּטֶךָ כַּצָּהֳרָיִם	6 making your uprightness clear as daylight, and the justice of your cause as the noon.
7 דֹּום ׀ לַיהוָה וְהִתְחֹולֵל לֹו אַל־תִּתְחַר בְּמַצְלִיחַ דַּרְכֹּו בְּאִישׁ עֹשֶׂה מְזִמֹּות	7 Stay quiet before Yahweh, wait longingly for him, do not get heated over someone who is making afortune, succeeding by devious means.
8 הֶרֶף מֵאַף וַעֲזֹב חֵמָה אַל־תִּתְחַר אַךְ־לְהָרֵעַ	8 Refrain from anger, leave rage aside, do not get heated -- it can do no good;
9 כִּי־מְרֵעִים יִכָּרֵתוּן וְקֹוֵי יְהוָה הֵמָּה יִירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ	9 for evil-doers will be annihilated, while those who hope in Yahweh shal have the land for their own.
10 וְעֹוד מְעַט וְאֵין רָשָׁע וְהִתְבֹּונַנְתָּ עַל־מְקֹומֹו וְאֵינֶנּוּ	10 A little while and the wicked wil be no more, however wel you search for the place, the wicked wilnot be there;
11 וַעֲנָוִים יִירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ וְהִתְעַנְּגוּ עַל־רֹב שָׁלֹום	11 but the poor wil have the land for their own, to enjoy untroubled peace.
12 זֹמֵם רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק וְחֹרֵק עָלָיו שִׁנָּיו	12 The wicked plots against the upright and gnashes his teeth at him,
13 אֲדֹנָי יִשְׂחַק־לֹו כִּי־רָאָה כִּי־יָבֹא יֹומֹו	13 but Yahweh only laughs at his efforts, knowing that his end is in sight.
14 חֶרֶב ׀ פָּתְחוּ רְשָׁעִים וְדָרְכוּ קַשְׁתָּם לְהַפִּיל עָנִי וְאֶבְיֹון לִטְבֹוחַ יִשְׁרֵי־דָרֶךְ	14 Though the wicked draw his sword and bend his bow to slaughter the honest and bring down thepoor and the needy,
15 חַרְבָּם תָּבֹוא בְלִבָּם וְקַשְּׁתֹותָם תִּשָּׁבַרְנָה	15 his sword will pierce his own heart, and his bow wil be shattered.
16 טֹוב־מְעַט לַצַּדִּיק מֵהֲמֹון רְשָׁעִים רַבִּים	16 What little the upright possesses outweighs al the wealth of the wicked;
17 כִּי זְרֹועֹות רְשָׁעִים תִּשָּׁבַרְנָה וְסֹומֵךְ צַדִּיקִים יְהוָה	17 for the weapons of the wicked shal be shattered, while Yahweh supports the upright.
18 יֹודֵעַ יְהוָה יְמֵי תְמִימִם וְנַחֲלָתָם לְעֹולָם תִּהְיֶה	18 The lives of the just are in Yahweh's care, their birthright wil endure for ever;
19 לֹא־יֵבֹשׁוּ בְּעֵת רָעָה וּבִימֵי רְעָבֹון יִשְׂבָּעוּ	19 they wil not be put to shame when bad times come, in time of famine they wil have plenty.
20 כִּי רְשָׁעִים ׀ יֹאבֵדוּ וְאֹיְבֵי יְהוָה כִּיקַר כָּרִים כָּלוּ בֶעָשָׁן כָּלוּ	20 The wicked, enemies of Yahweh, wil be destroyed, they wil vanish like the green of the pasture, theywil vanish in smoke.
21 לֹוֶה רָשָׁע וְלֹא יְשַׁלֵּם וְצַדִּיק חֹונֵן וְנֹותֵן	21 The wicked borrows and wil not repay, but the upright is generous in giving;
22 כִּי מְבֹרָכָיו יִירְשׁוּ אָרֶץ וּמְקֻלָּלָיו יִכָּרֵתוּ	22 those he blesses will have the land for their own, and those he curses be annihilated.
23 מֵיְהוָה מִצְעֲדֵי־גֶבֶר כֹּונָנוּ וְדַרְכֹּו יֶחְפָּץ	23 Yahweh guides a strong man's steps and keeps them firm; and takes pleasure in him.
24 כִּי־יִפֹּל לֹא־יוּטָל כִּי־יְהוָה סֹומֵךְ יָדֹו	24 When he trips he is not thrown sprawling, since Yahweh supports him by the hand.
25 נַעַר ׀ הָיִיתִי גַּם־זָקַנְתִּי וְלֹא־רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק נֶעֱזָב וְזַרְעֹו מְבַקֶּשׁ־לָחֶם	25 Now I am old, but ever since my youth I never saw an upright person abandoned, or the descendantsof the upright forced to beg their bread.
26 כָּל־הַיֹּום חֹונֵן וּמַלְוֶה וְזַרְעֹו לִבְרָכָה	26 The upright is always compassionate, always lending, so his descendants reap a blessing.
27 סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה־טֹוב וּשְׁכֹן לְעֹולָם	27 Turn your back on evil and do good, you wil have a home for ever,
28 כִּי יְהוָה ׀ אֹהֵב מִשְׁפָּט וְלֹא־יַעֲזֹב אֶת־חֲסִידָיו לְעֹולָם נִשְׁמָרוּ וְזֶרַע רְשָׁעִים נִכְרָת	28 for Yahweh loves justice and wil not forsake his faithful. Evil-doers wil perish eternally, thedescendants of the wicked be annihilated,
29 צַדִּיקִים יִירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ וְיִשְׁכְּנוּ לָעַד עָלֶיהָ	29 but the upright shal have the land for their own, there they shal live for ever.
30 פִּי־צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה חָכְמָה וּלְשֹׁונֹו תְּדַבֵּר מִשְׁפָּט	30 Wisdom comes from the lips of the upright, and his tongue speaks what is right;
31 תֹּורַת אֱלֹהָיו בְּלִבֹּו לֹא תִמְעַד אֲשֻׁרָיו	31 the law of his God is in his heart, his foot wil never slip.
32 צֹופֶה רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק וּמְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲמִיתֹו	32 The wicked keeps a close eye on the upright, looking out for a chance to kill him;
33 יְהוָה לֹא־יַעַזְבֶנּוּ בְיָדֹו וְלֹא יַרְשִׁיעֶנּוּ בְּהִשָּׁפְטֹו	33 Yahweh will never abandon him to the clutches of the wicked, nor let him be condemned if he is tried.
34 קַוֵּה אֶל־יְהוָה ׀ וּשְׁמֹר דַּרְכֹּו וִירֹומִמְךָ לָרֶשֶׁת אָרֶץ בְּהִכָּרֵת רְשָׁעִים תִּרְאֶה	34 Put your hope in Yahweh, keep to his path, he wil raise you up to make the land your own; you willook on while the wicked are annihilated.
35 רָאִיתִי רָשָׁע עָרִיץ וּמִתְעָרֶה כְּאֶזְרָח רַעֲנָן	35 I have seen the wicked exultant, towering like a cedar of Lebanon.
36 וַיַּעֲבֹר וְהִנֵּה אֵינֶנּוּ וָאֲבַקְשֵׁהוּ וְלֹא נִמְצָא	36 When next I passed he was gone, I searched for him and he was nowhere to be found.
37 שְׁמָר־תָּם וּרְאֵה יָשָׁר כִּי־אַחֲרִית לְאִישׁ שָׁלֹום	37 Observe the innocent, consider the honest, for the lover of peace wil not lack children.
38 וּפֹשְׁעִים נִשְׁמְדוּ יַחְדָּו אַחֲרִית רְשָׁעִים נִכְרָתָה	38 But the wicked wil al be destroyed together, and their children annihilated.
39 וּתְשׁוּעַת צַדִּיקִים מֵיְהוָה מָעוּזָּם בְּעֵת צָרָה	39 The upright have Yahweh for their Saviour, their refuge in times of trouble;
40 וַיַּעְזְרֵם יְהוָה וַיְפַלְּטֵם יְפַלְּטֵם מֵרְשָׁעִים וְיֹושִׁיעֵם כִּי־חָסוּ בֹו	40 Yahweh helps them and rescues them, he wil rescue them from the wicked, and save them becausethey take refuge in him.