Targum Jonathan on the Prophets Isaiah · chapter 31

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1. 1

   וַי דְנַחֲתִין לְמִצְרַיִם לְסָעִיד וְעַל סוּסְוָתָא מִסְתַּמְכִין וּמִתְרַחֲצִין עַל רְתִיכַיָא אֲרֵי סַגִיאִין וְעַל פָּרָשַׁיָא אֲרֵי תַקִיפִין לַחֲדָא וְלָא אִסְתְּמִיכוּ עַל מֵימַר קַדִישָׁא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל וְאוּלְפַן מִן קֳדָם יְיָ לָא תְבָעוּ:

   Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, who stay themselves upon horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many: and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they stay not themselves upon the WORD of the Holy One of Israel, neither seek instruction from the Lord.

2. 2

   וְאַף הוּא בְּחוּכְמְתֵיהּ אַיְתֵי בִישְׁתָּא עַל דְעַבְדֵהּ וְיַת פִּתְגָמוֹהִי לָא בַטֵיל וַאֲקֵים עַל בֵית מַבְאֲשִׁין וְעַל דְסָעֲדִין לֵיאוּת שְׁקָר:

   And also He in His wisdom will bring evil on account of what he is doing; and He will not make to fail His words, but He will arise against the house of evildoers; and against those who help the work of a lie.

3. 3

   וּמִצְרַיִם אֱנַשׁ וְלָא רָב וְסוּסְוָתְהוֹן בְּסַר וְלָא רוּחַ וַיָי יָרִים מְחַת גְבוּרְתֵּהּ וְיִתְקַל סָעִיד וְיִפּוֹל סָעִיד וְכַחֲדָא כּוּלְהוֹן יִשְׁתֵּיצוּן:

   And the Egyptians are men, and none of them a mighty one, and their horses are flesh, and not spirit: and the Lord shall deal the stroke of His power, and he that helpeth shall stumble, and he that is holpen shall fall, and all of them together shall be destroyed.

4. 4

   אֲרֵי כִדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ לִי כְּמָא דְמַכְלֵי אַרְיָא בַּר אַרְיָוָן עַל צֵידֵיהּ דְמִזְדַמְנִין עֲלוֹהִי דִיר רַעֲיָן מִקָלְהוֹן לָא אִתְבַּר וּמֵאִתְרְגוּשְׁתְּהוֹן לָא מִזְדַעְזַע כֵּן תִּתְגְלֵי מַלְכוּתָא דַייָ צְבָאוֹת לְמִשְׁרֵי עַל טוּרָא דְצִיוֹן וְעַל רָמָתָהּ:

   For thus the Lord hath said unto me: Like as the lion and the lion's whelp roar over their prey, when a multitude of shepherds are come together, he will not be afraid of their voice, neither be terrified at their tumult; thus shall the kingdom of the Lord of hosts be revealed encamping? upon the mountain of Zion, and upon its hill.

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   כְּעוֹפָא דְטָאִים כֵּן תִּתְגְלֵי גְבוּרְתֵּהּ דַייָ צְבָאוֹת עַל יְרוּשְׁלֵם יָגֵין וִישֵׁיזֵיב יַצִיל וְיַעְדֵי:

   As a bird by flying, so the power of the Lord of hosts shall be revealed; He shall protect, He shall deliver, He shall save, and He shall make to pass away.

6. 6

   תּוּבוּ לְאוֹרַיְתָא אֲרֵי אַסְנֵיתוּן לְמֶחְטֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל:

   Return to the law; for you have multiplied sin, O sons of Israel!

7. 7

   אֲרֵי בְעִדָנָא הַהִיא יְרַחֲקוּן גְבַר טַעֲוַת כַּסְפְּהוֹן וְטַעֲוַת דְהַבְהוֹן דַעֲבָדוּ לְכוֹן יְדֵיכוֹן חוֹבָא:

   At that time each man shall abhor the idols of their silver and the idols of their gold, which your hands have made for you for a god.

8. 8

   וְיִפּוֹל אַתּוּרָאָה בְּחֶרֶב לָא אֱנַשׁ וְחֶרֶב לָא אֱנשׁ תְּשֵׁיצִינֵהּ וְיֶעְרוֹק לֵיהּ כְּמִן קֳדָם דְקַטְלִין בְּחַרְבָּא וְגִבְרוֹהִי לִתְּבַר יְהוֹן:

   Then shall the Assyrian fall by a sword not of man; and the sword not of a man shall destroy him: and he shall betake himself to flight as from before those who slay with the sword, and his heroes shall be for destruction.

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   וְשִׁלְטוֹנוֹהִי מִן קֳדָם דַחֲלָא יֶעְדוּן וִיתַּבְרוּן מִן קֳדָם נִיסָא רַבְרְבוֹהִי אֲמַר יְיָ דְזֵיהוֹר לֵיהּ בְּצִיוֹן לְעָבְדֵי אוֹרַיְתָא וְתַנוּר בָּעֵיר לֵיהּ דְאֶשָׁא בִירוּשְׁלֵם לִדְעֲבָרוּ עַל מֵימְרֵהּ:

   And his princes shall flee through fear, they shall move away; and his princes shall be broken on account of the miracle, saith the Lord, whose splendour is in Zion to them who obey the law, and whose burning furnace of fire is in Jerusalem for them who transgress His word.