Isaiah (ישעיה) - Isaia 37

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 לְדָוִד ׀ אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּעֹשֵׂי עַוְלָה	1 Of David. Do not be provoked by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong.
2 כִּי כֶחָצִיר מְהֵרָה יִמָּלוּ וּכְיֶרֶק דֶּשֶׁא יִבֹּולוּן	2 Like grass they wither quickly; like green plants they wilt away.
3 בְּטַח בַּיהוָה וַעֲשֵׂה־טֹוב שְׁכָן־אֶרֶץ וּרְעֵה אֱמוּנָה	3 Trust in the LORD and do good that you may dwell in the land and live secure.
4 וְהִתְעַנַּג עַל־יְהוָה וְיִתֶּן־לְךָ מִשְׁאֲלֹת לִבֶּךָ	4 Find your delight in the LORD who will give you your heart's desire.
5 גֹּול עַל־יְהוָה דַּרְכֶּךָ וּבְטַח עָלָיו וְהוּא יַעֲשֶׂה	5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust that God will act
6 וְהֹוצִיא כָאֹור צִדְקֶךָ וּמִשְׁפָּטֶךָ כַּצָּהֳרָיִם	6 And make your integrity shine like the dawn, your vindication like noonday.
7 דֹּום ׀ לַיהוָה וְהִתְחֹולֵל לֹו אַל־תִּתְחַר בְּמַצְלִיחַ דַּרְכֹּו בְּאִישׁ עֹשֶׂה מְזִמֹּות	7 Be still before the LORD; wait for God. Do not be provoked by the prosperous, nor by malicious schemers.
8 הֶרֶף מֵאַף וַעֲזֹב חֵמָה אַל־תִּתְחַר אַךְ־לְהָרֵעַ	8 Give up your anger, abandon your wrath; do not be provoked; it brings only harm.
9 כִּי־מְרֵעִים יִכָּרֵתוּן וְקֹוֵי יְהוָה הֵמָּה יִירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ	9 Those who do evil will be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD will possess the land.
10 וְעֹוד מְעַט וְאֵין רָשָׁע וְהִתְבֹּונַנְתָּ עַל־מְקֹומֹו וְאֵינֶנּוּ	10 Wait a little, and the wicked will be no more; look for them and they will not be there.
11 וַעֲנָוִים יִירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ וְהִתְעַנְּגוּ עַל־רֹב שָׁלֹום	11 But the poor will possess the land, will delight in great prosperity.
12 זֹמֵם רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק וְחֹרֵק עָלָיו שִׁנָּיו	12 The wicked plot against the just and grind their teeth at them;
13 אֲדֹנָי יִשְׂחַק־לֹו כִּי־רָאָה כִּי־יָבֹא יֹומֹו	13 But the LORD laughs at them, knowing their day is coming.
14 חֶרֶב ׀ פָּתְחוּ רְשָׁעִים וְדָרְכוּ קַשְׁתָּם לְהַפִּיל עָנִי וְאֶבְיֹון לִטְבֹוחַ יִשְׁרֵי־דָרֶךְ	14 The wicked draw their swords; they string their bows To fell the poor and oppressed, to slaughter those whose way is honest.
15 חַרְבָּם תָּבֹוא בְלִבָּם וְקַשְּׁתֹותָם תִּשָּׁבַרְנָה	15 Their swords will pierce their own hearts; their bows will be broken.
16 טֹוב־מְעַט לַצַּדִּיק מֵהֲמֹון רְשָׁעִים רַבִּים	16 Better the poverty of the just than the great wealth of the wicked.
17 כִּי זְרֹועֹות רְשָׁעִים תִּשָּׁבַרְנָה וְסֹומֵךְ צַדִּיקִים יְהוָה	17 The arms of the wicked will be broken; the LORD will sustain the just.
18 יֹודֵעַ יְהוָה יְמֵי תְמִימִם וְנַחֲלָתָם לְעֹולָם תִּהְיֶה	18 The LORD watches over the days of the blameless; their heritage lasts forever.
19 לֹא־יֵבֹשׁוּ בְּעֵת רָעָה וּבִימֵי רְעָבֹון יִשְׂבָּעוּ	19 They will not be disgraced when times are hard; in days of famine they will have plenty.
20 כִּי רְשָׁעִים ׀ יֹאבֵדוּ וְאֹיְבֵי יְהוָה כִּיקַר כָּרִים כָּלוּ בֶעָשָׁן כָּלוּ	20 The wicked perish, the enemies of the LORD; Like the beauty of meadows they vanish; like smoke they disappear.
21 לֹוֶה רָשָׁע וְלֹא יְשַׁלֵּם וְצַדִּיק חֹונֵן וְנֹותֵן	21 The wicked borrow but do not repay; the just are generous in giving.
22 כִּי מְבֹרָכָיו יִירְשׁוּ אָרֶץ וּמְקֻלָּלָיו יִכָּרֵתוּ	22 For those blessed by the Lord will possess the land, but those accursed will be cut off.
23 מֵיְהוָה מִצְעֲדֵי־גֶבֶר כֹּונָנוּ וְדַרְכֹּו יֶחְפָּץ	23 Those whose steps are guided by the LORD; whose way God approves,
24 כִּי־יִפֹּל לֹא־יוּטָל כִּי־יְהוָה סֹומֵךְ יָדֹו	24 May stumble, but they will never fall, for the LORD holds their hand.
25 נַעַר ׀ הָיִיתִי גַּם־זָקַנְתִּי וְלֹא־רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק נֶעֱזָב וְזַרְעֹו מְבַקֶּשׁ־לָחֶם	25 Neither in my youth, nor now in old age have I ever seen the just abandoned or their children begging bread.
26 כָּל־הַיֹּום חֹונֵן וּמַלְוֶה וְזַרְעֹו לִבְרָכָה	26 The just always lend generously, and their children become a blessing.
27 סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה־טֹוב וּשְׁכֹן לְעֹולָם	27 Turn from evil and do good, that you may inhabit the land forever.
28 כִּי יְהוָה ׀ אֹהֵב מִשְׁפָּט וְלֹא־יַעֲזֹב אֶת־חֲסִידָיו לְעֹולָם נִשְׁמָרוּ וְזֶרַע רְשָׁעִים נִכְרָת	28 For the LORD loves justice and does not abandon the faithful. When the unjust are destroyed, and the children of the wicked cut off,
29 צַדִּיקִים יִירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ וְיִשְׁכְּנוּ לָעַד עָלֶיהָ	29 The just will possess the land and live in it forever.
30 פִּי־צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה חָכְמָה וּלְשֹׁונֹו תְּדַבֵּר מִשְׁפָּט	30 The mouths of the just utter wisdom; their tongues speak what is right.
31 תֹּורַת אֱלֹהָיו בְּלִבֹּו לֹא תִמְעַד אֲשֻׁרָיו	31 God's teaching is in their hearts; their steps do not falter.
32 צֹופֶה רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק וּמְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲמִיתֹו	32 The wicked spy on the just and seek to kill them.
33 יְהוָה לֹא־יַעַזְבֶנּוּ בְיָדֹו וְלֹא יַרְשִׁיעֶנּוּ בְּהִשָּׁפְטֹו	33 But the LORD does not leave the just in their power, nor let them be condemned when tried.
34 קַוֵּה אֶל־יְהוָה ׀ וּשְׁמֹר דַּרְכֹּו וִירֹומִמְךָ לָרֶשֶׁת אָרֶץ בְּהִכָּרֵת רְשָׁעִים תִּרְאֶה	34 Wait eagerly for the LORD, and keep to the way; God will raise you to possess the land; you will gloat when the wicked are cut off.
35 רָאִיתִי רָשָׁע עָרִיץ וּמִתְעָרֶה כְּאֶזְרָח רַעֲנָן	35 I have seen ruthless scoundrels, strong as flourishing cedars.
36 וַיַּעֲבֹר וְהִנֵּה אֵינֶנּוּ וָאֲבַקְשֵׁהוּ וְלֹא נִמְצָא	36 When I passed by again, they were gone; though I searched, they could not be found.
37 שְׁמָר־תָּם וּרְאֵה יָשָׁר כִּי־אַחֲרִית לְאִישׁ שָׁלֹום	37 Observe the honest, mark the upright; those at peace with God have a future.
38 וּפֹשְׁעִים נִשְׁמְדוּ יַחְדָּו אַחֲרִית רְשָׁעִים נִכְרָתָה	38 But all sinners will be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
39 וּתְשׁוּעַת צַדִּיקִים מֵיְהוָה מָעוּזָּם בְּעֵת צָרָה	39 The salvation of the just is from the LORD, their refuge in time of distress.
40 וַיַּעְזְרֵם יְהוָה וַיְפַלְּטֵם יְפַלְּטֵם מֵרְשָׁעִים וְיֹושִׁיעֵם כִּי־חָסוּ בֹו	40 The LORD helps and rescues them, rescues and saves them from the wicked, because in God they take refuge.