The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 14ישעיהו 14

כִּי֩ יְרַחֵ֨ם יְהוָ֜ה אֶֽת יַעֲקֹ֗ב וּבָחַ֥ר עוֹד֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהִנִּיחָ֖ם עַל אַדְמָתָ֑ם וְנִלְוָ֤ה הַגֵּר֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְנִסְפְּח֖וּ עַל בֵּ֥ית יַעֲקֹֽב

For YHWH will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

וּלְקָח֣וּם עַמִּים֮ וֶהֱבִיא֣וּם אֶל מְקוֹמָם֒ וְהִֽתְנַחֲל֣וּם בֵּֽית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל עַ֚ל אַדְמַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה לַעֲבָדִ֖ים וְלִשְׁפָח֑וֹת וְהָיוּ֙ שֹׁבִ֣ים לְשֹֽׁבֵיהֶ֔ם וְרָד֖וּ בְּנֹגְשֵׂיהֶֽם

And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of YHWH for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

וְהָיָ֗ה בְּי֨וֹם הָנִ֤יחַ יְהוָה֙ לְךָ֔ מֵֽעָצְבְּךָ֖ וּמֵרָגְזֶ֑ךָ וּמִן הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה הַקָּשָׁ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֻבַּד בָּֽךְ

And it shall come to pass in the day that YHWH shall give you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear, and from the hard bondage wherein you wast made to serve,

וְנָשָׂ֜אתָ הַמָּשָׁ֥ל הַזֶּ֛ה עַל מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל וְאָמָ֑רְתָּ אֵ֚יךְ שָׁבַ֣ת נֹגֵ֔שׂ שָׁבְתָ֖ה מַדְהֵבָֽה

That you shall take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How has the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

שָׁבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה מַטֵּ֣ה רְשָׁעִ֑ים שֵׁ֖בֶט מֹשְׁלִֽים

YHWH has broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers.

מַכֶּ֤ה עַמִּים֙ בְּעֶבְרָ֔ה מַכַּ֖ת בִּלְתִּ֣י סָרָ֑ה רֹדֶ֤ה בָאַף֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם מֻרְדָּ֖ף בְּלִ֥י חָשָֽׂךְ

He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, none hindereth.

נָ֥חָה שָׁקְטָ֖ה כָּל הָאָ֑רֶץ פָּצְח֖וּ רִנָּֽה

The whole earth is at rest, is quiet: they break forth into singing.

גַּם בְּרוֹשִׁ֛ים שָׂמְח֥וּ לְךָ֖ אַרְזֵ֣י לְבָנ֑וֹן מֵאָ֣ז שָׁכַ֔בְתָּ לֹֽא יַעֲלֶ֥ה הַכֹּרֵ֖ת עָלֵֽינוּ

Yea, the fir trees rejoice at you, the cedars of Lebanon, , Since you are laid down, no feller is come up against us.

שְׁא֗וֹל מִתַּ֛חַת רָגְזָ֥ה לְךָ֖ לִקְרַ֣את בּוֹאֶ֑ךָ עוֹרֵ֨ר לְךָ֤ רְפָאִים֙ כָּל עַתּ֣וּדֵי אָ֔רֶץ הֵקִים֙ מִכִּסְאוֹתָ֔ם כֹּ֖ל מַלְכֵ֥י גוֹיִֽם

Hell from beneath is moved for you to meet at your coming: it stirreth up the dead for you, all the chief ones of the earth; it has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

כֻּלָּ֣ם יַֽעֲנ֔וּ וְיֹאמְר֖וּ אֵלֶ֑יךָ גַּם אַתָּ֛ה חֻלֵּ֥יתָ כָמ֖וֹנוּ אֵלֵ֥ינוּ נִמְשָֽׁלְתָּ

All they shall speak and say to you, Art you also become weak as we? are you become like to us?

הוּרַ֥ד שְׁא֛וֹל גְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָ הֶמְיַ֣ת נְבָלֶ֑יךָ תַּחְתֶּ֨יךָ֙ יֻצַּ֣ע רִמָּ֔ה וּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָ תּוֹלֵעָֽה

Your pomp is brought down to the grave, the noise of your viols: the worm is spread under you, and the worms cover you.

אֵ֛יךְ נָפַ֥לְתָּ מִשָּׁמַ֖יִם הֵילֵ֣ל בֶּן שָׁ֑חַר נִגְדַּ֣עְתָּ לָאָ֔רֶץ חוֹלֵ֖שׁ עַל גּוֹיִֽם

How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! are you cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

וְאַתָּ֞ה אָמַ֤רְתָּ בִֽלְבָבְךָ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם אֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה מִמַּ֥עַל לְכֽוֹכְבֵי אֵ֖ל אָרִ֣ים כִּסְאִ֑י וְאֵשֵׁ֥ב בְּהַר מוֹעֵ֖ד בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י צָפֽוֹן

For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

אֶעֱלֶ֖ה עַל בָּ֣מֳתֵי עָ֑ב אֶדַּמֶּ֖ה לְעֶלְיֽוֹן

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

אַ֧ךְ אֶל שְׁא֛וֹל תּוּרָ֖ד אֶל יַרְכְּתֵי בֽוֹר

Yet you shall be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

רֹאֶ֨יךָ֙ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ יִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּ הֲזֶ֤ה הָאִישׁ֙ מַרְגִּ֣יז הָאָ֔רֶץ מַרְעִ֖ישׁ מַמְלָכֽוֹת

They that see you shall narrowly look upon you, consider you, this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

שָׂ֥ם תֵּבֵ֛ל כַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְעָרָ֣יו הָרָ֑ס אֲסִירָ֖יו לֹא פָ֥תַח בָּֽיְתָה

made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; opened not the house of his prisoners?

כָּל מַלְכֵ֥י גוֹיִ֖ם כֻּלָּ֑ם שָׁכְב֥וּ בְכָב֖וֹד אִ֥ישׁ בְּבֵיתֽוֹ

All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

וְאַתָּ֞ה הָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּ מִֽקִּבְרְךָ֙ כְּנֵ֣צֶר נִתְעָ֔ב לְב֥וּשׁ הֲרֻגִ֖ים מְטֹ֣עֲנֵי חָ֑רֶב יוֹרְדֵ֥י אֶל אַבְנֵי ב֖וֹר כְּפֶ֥גֶר מוּבָֽס

But you are cast out of your grave like an abominable branch, the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.

לֹֽא תֵחַ֤ד אִתָּם֙ בִּקְבוּרָ֔ה כִּֽי אַרְצְךָ֥ שִׁחַ֖תָּ עַמְּךָ֣ הָרָ֑גְתָּ לֹֽא יִקָּרֵ֥א לְעוֹלָ֖ם זֶ֥רַע מְרֵעִֽים

You shall not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed your land, slain your people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.

הָכִ֧ינוּ לְבָנָ֛יו מַטְבֵּ֖חַ בַּעֲוֺ֣ן אֲבוֹתָ֑ם בַּל יָקֻ֨מוּ֙ וְיָ֣רְשׁוּ אָ֔רֶץ וּמָלְא֥וּ פְנֵֽי תֵבֵ֖ל עָרִֽים

Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.

וְקַמְתִּ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וְהִכְרַתִּ֨י לְבָבֶ֜ל שֵׁ֥ם וּשְׁאָ֛ר וְנִ֥ין וָנֶ֖כֶד נְאֻם יְהוָֽה

For I will rise up against them, says YHWH of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, says YHWH.

וְשַׂמְתִּ֛יהָ לְמוֹרַ֥שׁ קִפֹּ֖ד וְאַגְמֵי מָ֑יִם וְטֵֽאטֵאתִ֨יהָ֙ בְּמַטְאֲטֵ֣א הַשְׁמֵ֔ד נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת

I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, says YHWH of hosts.

נִשְׁבַּ֛ע יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם לֹ֞א כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּמִּ֨יתִי֙ כֵּ֣ן הָיָ֔תָה וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָעַ֖צְתִּי הִ֥יא תָקֽוּם

YHWH of hosts has sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, shall it stand:

לִשְׁבֹּ֤ר אַשּׁוּר֙ בְּאַרְצִ֔י וְעַל הָרַ֖י אֲבוּסֶ֑נּוּ וְסָ֤ר מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם֙ עֻלּ֔וֹ וְסֻ֨בֳּל֔וֹ מֵעַ֥ל שִׁכְמ֖וֹ יָסֽוּר

That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.

זֹ֛את הָעֵצָ֥ה הַיְּעוּצָ֖ה עַל כָּל הָאָ֑רֶץ וְזֹ֛את הַיָּ֥ד הַנְּטוּיָ֖ה עַל כָּל הַגּוֹיִֽם

This the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.

כִּֽי יְהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת יָעָ֖ץ וּמִ֣י יָפֵ֑ר וְיָד֥וֹ הַנְּטוּיָ֖ה וּֽמִ֥י יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה

For YHWH of hosts has purposed, and who shall disannul ? and his hand stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

בִּשְׁנַת מ֖וֹת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָחָ֑ז הָיָ֖ה הַמַּשָּׂ֥א הַזֶּֽה

In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.

אַֽל תִּשְׂמְחִ֤י פְלֶ֨שֶׁת֙ כֻּלֵּ֔ךְ כִּ֥י נִשְׁבַּ֖ר שֵׁ֣בֶט מַכֵּ֑ךְ כִּֽי מִשֹּׁ֤רֶשׁ נָחָשׁ֙ יֵ֣צֵא צֶ֔פַע וּפִרְי֖וֹ שָׂרָ֥ף מְעוֹפֵֽף

Rejoice not you, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote you is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit a fiery flying serpent.

וְרָעוּ֙ בְּכוֹרֵ֣י דַלִּ֔ים וְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים לָבֶ֣טַח יִרְבָּ֑צוּ וְהֵמַתִּ֤י בָֽרָעָב֙ שָׁרְשֵׁ֔ךְ וּשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְ יַהֲרֹֽג

And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill your root with famine, and he shall slay your remnant.

הֵילִ֤ילִֽי שַׁ֨עַר֙ זַֽעֲקִי עִ֔יר נָמ֖וֹג פְּלֶ֣שֶׁת כֻּלֵּ֑ךְ כִּ֤י מִצָּפוֹן֙ עָשָׁ֣ן בָּ֔א וְאֵ֥ין בּוֹדֵ֖ד בְּמוֹעָדָֽיו

Howl, O gate; cry, O city; you, whole Palestina, dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none alone in his appointed times.

וּמַֽה יַּעֲנֶ֖ה מַלְאֲכֵי ג֑וֹי כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ יִסַּ֣ד צִיּ֔וֹן וּבָ֥הּ יֶחֱס֖וּ עֲנִיֵּ֥י עַמּֽוֹ

What shall then answer the messengers of the nation? That YHWH has founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.