Targum Jonathan on the Prophets Isaiah · chapter 35

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1. 1

   יֶחְדוּן דְיַתְבִין בְּמַדְבְּרָא בְּאַרְעָא צִיחַיָא וְיִבְעוּן דְשָׁרָן בְּמֵישְׁרָא וְיִזְהֲרוּן כְּשׁוֹשַׁנְיָא:

   They that dwell in the wilderness, in a thirsty land, shall rejoice; and those that inhabit the desert shall rejoice, and shall shine as the lilies.

2. 2

   מֵידָץ יְדוּצוּן וְיֶחְדוּן אַף בִּיעַ וְחֶדְוָא יְקַר לִבְנָן יִתְיְהֵיב לְהוֹן זִיו כַּרְמְלָא וְשָׁרוֹנָא בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל דִלְהוֹן אָמְרִין אִלֵין אִינוּן יֶחֱזוּן יְקָרָא דַייָ זִיו תּוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא דֶאֱלָהָנָא:

   They shall greatly rejoice and be glad, yea, with joy and gladness. The glory of Lebanon shall be given unto them; the splendour of Carmel and of Sharon. The house of Israel to whom these things are promised, they, they shall see the glory of the Lord, the beauty of our God.

3. 3

   אֲמַר נְבִיָא תַּקִיפוּ יָדִין דִמְרַשְׁלָן וּרְכוּבִין דִרָעֲלָן חֲסִינוּ:

   The prophet said: Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm ye the feeble knees.

4. 4

   אֲמַרוּ לְדָמוֹחָן בְּלִבְּהוֹן לְמֶעְבַּד אוֹרַיְתָא תְּקָפוּ וְלָא תִדַחֲלוּן הָא אֶלָהָכוֹן לְמֶעְבַּד פּוּרְעֲנוּת דִין אִתְגְלֵי מָרֵי גְמַלְיָא יְיָ הִיא יִתְגְלֵי וְיִפְרְקִינְכוֹן:

   Say ye to the fearful of heart that they may keep the law, Be ye strong, and fear ye not: behold, your God shall be revealed to take vengeance of judgment: the Lord of retributions, the Lord shall be revealed, and He shall save you.

5. 5

   בְּכֵן יִתְפַּתְּחָן עֵינֵי בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל דְאִינוּן כְּסָמָן מִן אוֹרַיְתָא וְאוּדְנֵיהוֹן דִכְּחַרְשִׁין לְקַבָּלָא לְמִלֵי נְבִיָא יְצִיתָן:

   Then the eyes of Israel shall be opened, which were blind to the law, and their ears, which were as of the deaf, shall hear and receive the words of the prophets.

6. 6

   בְּכֵן בְּמֶחְזְהוֹן גַלְוָתָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל דְמִתְכַּנְשִׁין וְסַלְקָן לְאַרְעֲהוֹן הָא כְּאַיָלִין קַלִילִין וְלָא לְאִתְעַכָּבָא וִישַׁבַּח לִישָׁנְהוֹן דַהֲוָה בְּלִים אֲרֵי בְּכֵן אִתְבְּזָעוּ בְמַדְבְּרָא מַיָא וְנַחֲלַיָא בְּמֵישְׁרָא:

   Then when they shall see the captives of Israel gathered to go up to their own land as the swift harts, and not tarry, they shall sing with their tongue, which has been tied, because then the waters shall gush forth in the wilderness, and rivers in the plain.

7. 7

   וִיהֵי שְׁרוֹבָא לַאֲגַמִין דְמַיָן וּבֵית צָחְוָנָא לְמַבּוּעֵי מַיָא אֲתַר דַהֲוָה יְרוֹדִין שָׁרְיָן תַּמָן יִסְקוּן קָנֶה וְגוֹמָא:

   Then the mirage shall become pools of water, and the thirsty place springs of water, in the place where the dragons dwell, reeds and rushes shall come up.

8. 8

   וִיהֵי תַמָן כֵּבַשׁ אוֹרַח וְתִקוּן אוֹרְחָא דְקוּדְשָׁא יִתְקְרֵי לָהּ לָא יֶעְדוּן בֵּיהּ מְסָאֲבִין וְלָא יִפְסְקוּן עָדֵי אוֹרְחָא וּדְלָא אֲלִיפוּ לָא יִטְעוּן:

   And a trodden way shall be there, and a straight one; and it shall be called the way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it, and the wayfaring men shall not cease; the ignorant shall not err.

9. 9

   לָא יְהֵי תַמָן מֶלֶךְ מַבְאֵישׁ וְשִׁלְטוֹן מְעִיק לָא יְגוֹזִינֵהּ וְלָא יִשְׁתַּכְּחוּן תַּמָן וִיהָכוּן פְרִיקִין:

   There shall not be there a king doing evil, and an oppressive governor shall not pass over it, yea, they shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there.

10. 10

    וּפְרִיקַיָא דַייָ יְתוּבוּן וְיַתְכַּנְשׁוּן מִבֵּינֵי גַלְוַתְהוֹן וְיָעַלוּן לְצִיוֹן בְּתוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא וְחֶדְוַת עֲלַם תְּהֵי לְהוֹן דִי לָא פַסְקָא וַעֲנַן יְקָר תְּהֵי מַטַל עַל רֵישֵׁיהוֹן בִּיעַ וְחֶדְוָא יִשְׁכְּחוּן וִיסוּף מִנְהוֹן מִבֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל דְוָנָא וְתֵינָחָתָא:

    And the redeemed of the Lord shall return, because they shall be gathered from the midst of their captivity; and they shall come to Zion with a song, and they shall have everlasting joy, which shall not cease, and a cloud of glory shall overshadow their heads: joy and gladness shall be found, and sorrow and sighing shall cease from them, namely, from the house of Israel.