Targum Jonathan on the Prophets Isaiah · chapter 54

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1. 1

   שַׁבַּחִי יְרוּשְׁלֶם דַהֲוַת כְּאִתָּא עֲקָרָה דְלָא יְלֵידַת בּוּעִי תוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא וְדוּצִי דַהֲוָת כְּאִתָּא דְלָא עֲדִיאַת אֲרֵי סַגִיאִין יְהוֹן בְּנֵי יְרוּשְׁלֶם צְדִיתָא מִבְּנֵי כְרַכָּא יְתִיבְתָּא אֲמַר יְיָ:

   Sing, O Jerusalem, who was like a barren woman that beareth not; rejoice with praise and be glad, who was like a woman that conceiveth not: for more shall be the children of Jerusalem that was laid desolate, than of the inhabited city, saith the Lord.

2. 2

   אַפְתִּי אֲתַר בֵּית מֵישְׁרָךְ וּמִקִרְוֵי אַרְעִיךְ יָתְבֵי לָא תִמְנְעִין אַסְגָא עַם מַשִׁרְיָתִיךְ וְשִׁלְטוֹנָיִךְ תַּקִיפִי:

   Enlarge the place of the house of thy dwelling, and from the cities of the land do not keep back the inhabitants; multiply the people of the camp, and increase the number of thy governors.

3. 3

   אֲרֵי לְדָרוֹמָא וּלְצִפּוּנָא תִּתְקְפִין וּבְנָךְ עַמְמִין יֵירְתוּן וְקִרְוִין דְצַדְיָן יֵיתְבוּן:

   For thou shalt spread abroad to the south and to the north, and thy children shall inherit the nations, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.

4. 4

   לָא תִדְחֲלִין אֲרֵי לָא תִבְהֲתִין וְלָא תִתְכַּנְעִין אֲרֵי לָא תִתְכַּלְמִין אֲרֵי בַהֲתַת עוּלֵמוּתִיךְ תִּתְנְשִׁין וְחִיסוּדֵי אַרְמְלוּתִיךְ לָא תִדְכְּרִין עוֹד:

   Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed; neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproaches of thy widowhood any more.

5. 5

   אֲרֵי מָרִיךְ דְעַבְדִיךְ יְיָ צְבָאוֹת שְׁמֵהּ וּפָרְקִיךְ קַדִישָׁא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֱלָהּ כָּל אַרְעָא יִתְקְרֵי:

   For thy husband, who is thy Maker, the Lord of hosts is His name, and thy Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; the God of the whole earth shall He be called.

6. 6

   אֲרֵי כְאִתָּא שְׁבִיקָא וְעָיְקַת רוּחַ עַרְעָךְ שְׁכִנְתָּא דַייָ וּכְאִתַּת עוּלֵמִין דְאִתְרַחֲקַת אֲמַר אֱלָהָיִךְ:

   For as a woman forsaken, and afflicted in spirit, the Shekinah, the Lord, met thee, like a woman of youth which was forsaken, saith thy God.

7. 7

   בְּשָׁעָה זְעֵירָא רְחַקְתִּיךְ וּבְרַחֲמִין סַגִיאִין אֲקָרֵב גַלְוָתָךְ:

   In a little anger have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I bring together thy captivity.

8. 8

   בִּרְגַז זְעֵיר סַלְקִית אַפֵי שְׁכִנְתִּי זְמַן זְעֵירָא מִנִיךְ וּבְטַבְוַת עֲלָם דְלָא פְסָקָן אֲרַחֵם עֲלָךְ אֲמַר פָּרְקִיךְ יְיָ:

   For a little moment I removed the presence of my Shekinah, yea, for a short time from thee, but with everlasting kindness, which shall not cease, will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.

9. 9

   כְּיוֹמֵי נֹחַ דָא קֳדָמַי דְקַיְמֵית בְּמֵימְרִי דְלָא יֶעְדוּן מֵי טוּפָנָא דַהֲווֹ בְּיוֹמֵי נֹחַ עוֹד עַל אַרְעָא כֵּן קַיְמִית בְּמֵימְרִי דְלָא יֵחוֹל רוּגְזִי עֲלָךְ וְלָא אֶזוֹף בִּיךְ:

   This shall be before me as the days of Noah, when I swore by my WORD, that the waters of the deluge, which were in the days of Noah, shall no more pass over the earth; thus I swear by my WORD, that my anger shall not be hurled upon thee, neither will I reprove thee.

10. 10

    אֲרֵי טוּרַיָא יֶעְדוּן וְרָמָתָא יִתְפַּרְקוּן וְטוּבִי מִנִיךְ יְרוּשְׁלֵם לָא יֶעְדֵי וּקְיַם שְׁלָמִי לָא יִתְרְחַק אֲמַר דְעָתִיד לְרַחֲמָא עֲלָךְ יְיָ:

    For the mountains shall depart, and the hills shall be rent; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, O Jerusalem, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord, that will have mercy on thee.

11. 11

    חֲשִׁיבָתָא מְקַבְּלָא עוּלְבַּן קַרְתָּא דְאָמְרִין עֲלָה עַמְמַיָא לָא תִתְנְחֵם הָא אֲנָא כָּבֵשׁ בִצְדִידָא אַבְנֵי רִצְפָּתִיךְ וַאֲשַׁכְלְלִינִיךְ בְּאַבְנִין טָבִין:

    O distressed city that receiveth affliction, concerning her the nations say, She shall not be comforted: behold, I lay the stones of thy pavement with mosaic, and thy foundations with costly stones.

12. 12

    וֶאֱשַׁוֵי בְמַרְגְלִין אָעָךְ וְתַרְעַיִךְ לְאַבְנֵי גְמַר וְכָל תְּחוּמִיךְ לְאַבְנֵי צְרוֹךְ:

    And I will place thy timber with gems, and thy gates shall be of carbuncles, and all thy borders with precious stones.

13. 13

    וְכָל בָּנַיִךְ אַלְפִין בְּאוֹרַיְתָא דַייָ וְסַגֵי יְהֵי שְׁלָם בְּנָךְ:

    And all thy children shall learn the law of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

14. 14

    בְזָכוּתָא תִּתַּקְנִין אִתְרַחֲקִי מֵעוּשְׁקָא אֲרֵי לָא תִדְחֲלִין וּמִתְּבִירָא אֲרֵי לָא יֵעוּל עֲלָךְ:

    In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far removed from oppression, for thou shalt not fear it: and from terror; for it shall not come upon thee.

15. 15

    הָא אִתְכַּנָשָׁא יִתְכַּנְשׁוּן לִיךְ גַלְוַת עַמִיךְ לְסוֹפָא מַלְכֵי עַמְמַיָא דְמִתְכַּנְשִׁין לַאֲעָקָא לִיךְ יְרוּשְׁלֵם בְּגַוִיךְ יִתְרְמוּן:

    Behold, the captivity of thy people shall surely be gathered unto thee: in the end, the kings of the nations, who are gathered together to oppress thee, O Jerusalem, shall be cast down in the midst of thee.

16. 16

    הָא אֲנָא בָּרֵית נַפָּחָא נָפַח נוּר בִּשְׁחוֹרִין וּמַפִּיק מָנָא לְצוֹרְכֵהּ וַאֲנָא בָּרֵית מְחַבְּלָא לְחַבָּלָא:

    Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his use; and I have created the destroyer to destroy.

17. 17

    כָּל זַיִן דְיִתַּקַן עֲלַךְ יְרוּשְׁלֵם לָא יַצְלַח וְכָל לִישָׁן דִיקוּם עִמָךְ לְדִינָא תְּחַיְבִינֵהּ דָא אַחְסָנַת עֲבָדַיָא דַייָ וְזַכְוָתֵיהוֹן מִן קֳדָמַי אֲמַר יְיָ:

    No weapon that is formed against thee, O Jerusalem, shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from me, saith the Lord.