1 מַשָּׂא גֵּיא חִזָּיֹון מַה־לָּךְ אֵפֹוא כִּי־עָלִית כֻּלָּךְ לַגַּגֹּות | 1 Prophecy on the Valley of Vision: Now what is the matter with you for you al to be up on thehousetops, |
2 תְּשֻׁאֹות ׀ מְלֵאָה עִיר הֹומִיָּה קִרְיָה עַלִּיזָה חֲלָלַיִךְ לֹא חַלְלֵי־חֶרֶב וְלֹא מֵתֵי מִלְחָמָה | 2 ful of excitement, boisterous town, joyful city? Your slain have not fal en to the sword nor died in battle. |
3 כָּל־קְצִינַיִךְ נָדְדוּ־יַחַד מִקֶּשֶׁת אֻסָּרוּ כָּל־נִמְצָאַיִךְ אֻסְּרוּ יַחְדָּו מֵרָחֹוק בָּרָחוּ | 3 Your leaders have al fled together, captured without a bow between them, al who could be found havebeen captured at a blow, far though they had fled. |
4 עַל־כֵּן אָמַרְתִּי שְׁעוּ מִנִּי אֲמָרֵר בַּבֶּכִי אַל־תָּאִיצוּ לְנַחֲמֵנִי עַל־שֹׁד בַּת־עַמִּי | 4 That is why I said, 'Turn your eyes away from me, let me weep bitterly; do not try to comfort me overthe ruin of the daughter of my people.' |
5 כִּי יֹום מְהוּמָה וּמְבוּסָה וּמְבוּכָה לַאדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאֹות בְּגֵיא חִזָּיֹון מְקַרְקַר קִר וְשֹׁועַ אֶל־הָהָר | 5 For this is a day of rout, panic and confusion, the work of the Lord Yahweh Sabaoth in the Val ey ofVision. The wal is sapped, cries for help ring out to the mountains. |
6 וְעֵילָם נָשָׂא אַשְׁפָּה בְּרֶכֶב אָדָם פָּרָשִׁים וְקִיר עֵרָה מָגֵן | 6 Elam has picked up his quiver, with manned chariots and horsemen, and Kir has bared his shield. |
7 וַיְהִי מִבְחַר־עֲמָקַיִךְ מָלְאוּ רָכֶב וְהַפָּרָשִׁים שֹׁת שָׁתוּ הַשָּׁעְרָה | 7 Your fairest val eys are full of chariots and the horsemen take up positions at the gates; |
8 וַיְגַל אֵת מָסַךְ יְהוּדָה וַתַּבֵּט בַּיֹּום הַהוּא אֶל־נֶשֶׁק בֵּית הַיָּעַר | 8 thus falls the defence of Judah. That day you turned your gaze to the weapons in the House of theForest. |
9 וְאֵת בְּקִיעֵי עִיר־דָּוִד רְאִיתֶם כִּי־רָבּוּ וַתְּקַבְּצוּ אֶת־מֵי הַבְּרֵכָה הַתַּחְתֹּונָה | 9 You saw how many breaches there were in the City of David. You col ected the waters of the lowerpool. |
10 וְאֶת־בָּתֵּי יְרוּשָׁלִַם סְפַרְתֶּם וַתִּתְצוּ הַבָּתִּים לְבַצֵּר הַחֹומָה | 10 You surveyed the houses in Jerusalem and pul ed houses down to strengthen the wal . |
11 וּמִקְוָה ׀ עֲשִׂיתֶם בֵּין הַחֹמֹתַיִם לְמֵי הַבְּרֵכָה הַיְשָׁנָה וְלֹא הִבַּטְתֶּם אֶל־עֹשֶׂיהָ וְיֹצְרָהּ מֵרָחֹוק לֹא רְאִיתֶם | 11 Between the two wal s you made a reservoir for the waters of the old pool. But you did not look to theCreator of these things, you did not look to the One who fashioned them long ago. |
12 וַיִּקְרָא אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאֹות בַּיֹּום הַהוּא לִבְכִי וּלְמִסְפֵּד וּלְקָרְחָה וְלַחֲגֹר שָׂק | 12 That day the Lord Yahweh Sabaoth cal ed on you to weep and mourn, to shave your heads, to put onsackcloth. |
13 וְהִנֵּה ׀ שָׂשֹׂון וְשִׂמְחָה הָרֹג ׀ בָּקָר וְשָׁחֹט צֹאן אָכֹל בָּשָׂר וְשָׁתֹות יָיִן אָכֹול וְשָׁתֹו כִּי מָחָר נָמוּת | 13 But instead there is joy and merriment, killing of oxen, slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat, drinkingof wine, 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shal be dead.' |
14 וְנִגְלָה בְאָזְנָי יְהוָה צְבָאֹות אִם־יְכֻפַּר הֶעָוֹן הַזֶּה לָכֶם עַד־תְּמֻתוּן אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאֹות׃ פ | 14 Then Yahweh Sabaoth revealed this to my ears, 'This guilt wil never be forgiven you, until you aredead,' says the Lord Yahweh Sabaoth. |
15 כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאֹות לֶךְ־בֹּא אֶל־הַסֹּכֵן הַזֶּה עַל־שֶׁבְנָא אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַבָּיִת | 15 The Lord Yahweh Sabaoth says this: Go and find that steward, Shebna, the master of the palace: |
16 מַה־לְּךָ פֹה וּמִי לְךָ פֹה כִּי־חָצַבְתָּ לְּךָ פֹּה קָבֶר חֹצְבִי מָרֹום קִבְרֹו חֹקְקִי בַסֶּלַע מִשְׁכָּן לֹו | 16 'What do you own here, who gave you the right for you to hew yourself a tomb here?' He is hewinghimself a tomb, is digging a resting-place for himself in the rock. |
17 הִנֵּה יְהוָה מְטַלְטֶלְךָ טַלְטֵלָה גָּבֶר וְעֹטְךָ עָטֹה | 17 But Yahweh wil throw you away, strong as you are, wil grasp you in his grip, |
18 צָנֹוף יִצְנָפְךָ צְנֵפָה כַּדּוּר אֶל־אֶרֶץ רַחֲבַת יָדָיִם שָׁמָּה תָמוּת וְשָׁמָּה מַרְכְּבֹות כְּבֹודֶךָ קְלֹון בֵּית אֲדֹנֶיךָ | 18 will screw you up into a bal , a ball thrown into a vast space. There you will die, with your splendidchariots, disgrace to your master's palace! |
19 וַהֲדַפְתִּיךָ מִמַּצָּבֶךָ וּמִמַּעֲמָדְךָ יֶהֶרְסֶךָ | 19 I shal hound you from your office, I shal snatch you from your post |
20 וְהָיָה בַּיֹּום הַהוּא וְקָרָאתִי לְעַבְדִּי לְאֶלְיָקִים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּהוּ | 20 and, when that day comes, I shal summon my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah. |
21 וְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּיו כֻּתָּנְתֶּךָ וְאַבְנֵטְךָ אֲחַזְּקֶנּוּ וּמֶמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ אֶתֵּן בְּיָדֹו וְהָיָה לְאָב לְיֹושֵׁב יְרוּשָׁלִַם וּלְבֵית יְהוּדָה | 21 I shal dress him in your tunic, I shal put your sash round his waist, I shall invest him with yourauthority; and he wil be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the House of Judah. |
22 וְנָתַתִּי מַפְתֵּחַ בֵּית־דָּוִד עַל־שִׁכְמֹו וּפָתַח וְאֵין סֹגֵר וְסָגַר וְאֵין פֹּתֵחַ | 22 I shal place the key of David's palace on his shoulder; when he opens, no one will close, when hecloses, no one wil open. |
23 וּתְקַעְתִּיו יָתֵד בְּמָקֹום נֶאֱמָן וְהָיָה לְכִסֵּא כָבֹוד לְבֵית אָבִיו | 23 I shal drive him like a nail into a firm place; and he wil become a throne of glory for his family. |
24 וְתָלוּ עָלָיו כֹּל ׀ כְּבֹוד בֵּית־אָבִיו הַצֶּאֱצָאִים וְהַצְּפִעֹות כֹּל כְּלֵי הַקָּטָן מִכְּלֵי הָאַגָּנֹות וְעַד כָּל־כְּלֵי הַנְּבָלִים | 24 'On him wil depend al the glory of his family, the descendants and offspring, al the vessels of smalcapacity too, from cups to pitchers. |
25 בַּיֹּום הַהוּא נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאֹות תָּמוּשׁ הַיָּתֵד הַתְּקוּעָה בְּמָקֹום נֶאֱמָן וְנִגְדְּעָה וְנָפְלָה וְנִכְרַת הַמַּשָּׂא אֲשֶׁר־עָלֶיהָ כִּי יְהוָה דִּבֵּר׃ ס | 25 That day, declares Yahweh Sabaoth, the nail driven into a firm place wil give way, wil be torn out andfal . And the whole load hanging on it will be lost. For Yahweh has spoken.' |