| 1 اُطْلُبُوا مِنَ الرَّبِّ الْمَطَرَ فِي أَوَانِ الْمَطَرِ الْمُتَأَخِّرِ، فَيَصْنَعَ الرَّبُّ بُرُوقًا وَيُعْطِيَهُمْ مَطَرَ الْوَبْلِ. لِكُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ عُشْبًا فِي الْحَقْلِ. | 1 Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. |
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| 2 لأَنَّ التَّرَافِيمَ قَدْ تَكَلَّمُوا بِالْبَاطِلِ، وَالْعَرَّافُونَ رَأَوْا الْكَذِبَ وَأَخْبَرُوا بِأَحْلاَمِ كَذِبٍ. يُعَزُّونَ بِالْبَاطِلِ. لِذلِكَ رَحَلُوا كَغَنَمٍ. ذَلُّوا إِذْ لَيْسَ رَاعٍ. | 2 For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd. |
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| 3 «عَلَى الرُّعَاةِ اشْتَعَلَ غَضَبِي فَعَاقَبْتُ الأَعْتِدَةَ، لأَنَّ رَبَّ الْجُنُودِ قَدْ تَعَهَّدَ قَطِيعَهُ بَيْتَ يَهُوذَا، وَجَعَلَهُمْ كَفَرَسِ جَلاَلِهِ فِي الْقِتَالِ. | 3 Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle. |
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| 4 مِنْهُ الزَّاوِيَةُ. مِنْهُ الْوَتَدُ. مِنْهُ قَوْسُ الْقِتَالِ. مِنْهُ يَخْرُجُ كُلُّ ظَالِمٍ جَمِيعًا. | 4 Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together. |
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| 5 وَيَكُونُونَ كَالْجَبَابِرَةِ الدَّائِسِينَ طِينَ الأَسْوَاقِ فِي الْقِتَالِ، وَيُحَارِبُونَ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ مَعَهُمْ، وَالرَّاكِبُونَ الْخَيْلَ يَخْزَوْنَ. | 5 And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded. |
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| 6 وَأُقَوِّي بَيْتَ يَهُوذَا، وَأُخَلِّصُ بَيْتَ يُوسُفَ وَأُرَجِّعُهُمْ، لأَنِّي قَدْ رَحِمْتُهُمْ. وَيَكُونُونَ كَأَنِّي لَمْ أَرْفُضْهُمْ، لأَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلهُهُمْ فَأُجِيبُهُمْ. | 6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them. |
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| 7 وَيَكُونُ أَفْرَايِمُ كَجَبَّارٍ، وَيَفْرَحُ قَلْبُهُمْ كَأَنَّهُ بِالْخَمْرِ، وَيَنْظُرُ بَنُوهُمْ فَيَفْرَحُونَ وَيَبْتَهِجُ قَلْبُهُمْ بِالرَّبِّ. | 7 And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD. |
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| 8 أَصْفِرُ لَهُمْ وَأَجْمَعُهُمْ لأَنِّي قَدْ فَدَيْتُهُمْ، وَيَكْثُرُونَ كَمَا كَثُرُوا. | 8 I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased. |
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| 9 وَأَزْرَعُهُمْ بَيْنَ الشُّعُوبِ فَيَذْكُرُونَنِي فِي الأَرَاضِي الْبَعِيدَةِ، وَيَحْيَوْنَ مَعَ بَنِيهِمْ وَيَرْجِعُونَ. | 9 And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again. |
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| 10 وَأُرْجِعُهُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، وَأَجْمَعُهُمْ مِنْ أَشُّورَ، وَآتِي بِهِمْ إِلَى أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ وَلُبْنَانَ، وَلاَ يُوجَدُ لَهُمْ مَكَانٌ. | 10 I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them. |
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| 11 وَيَعْبُرُ فِي بَحْرِ الضِّيقِ، وَيَضْرِبُ اللُّجَجَ فِي الْبَحْرِ، وَتَجِفُّ كُلُّ أَعْمَاقِ النَّهْرِ، وَتُخْفَضُ كِبْرِيَاءُ أَشُّورَ، وَيَزُولُ قَضِيبُ مِصْرَ. | 11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away. |
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| 12 وَأُقَوِّيهِمْ بِالرَّبِّ، فَيَسْلُكُونَ بِاسْمِهِ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ». | 12 And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD. |
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