Targum Jonathan on the Prophets Isaiah · chapter 55

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1. 1

   וַי כָּל דְצָבִי לְמֵילָף יֵיתֵי וְיֵלֵף וּדְלֵית לֵיהּ כְּסַף אֱתוֹ שְׁמָעוּ וַאֲלִיפוּ וֶאֱתוֹ שְׁמָעוּ בְלָא בְדָמִין וּבְלָא בְּמָמוֹן אוּלְפַן דְטַב מַחֲמָר וּמֵחָלָב:

   Ho, every one that is willing to learn, let him come and learn, and he that hath no silver, come, hear and learn; come, hear and learn, without price and money, doctrine that is better than wine and milk.

2. 2

   לְמָא תִתְקְלוּן כַּסְפְּכוֹן בְּלָא לְמֵיכַל וְלֵאוּתְכוֹן בְּלָא לְמִשְׂבַּע קַבִּילוּ קַבְּלָא לְמֵימְרִי וֶאֱכוּלוּ דְטַב וְתִתְפַּנֵק בְּדִדְהֵין נַפְשְׁכוֹן:

   Wherefore do ye weigh out your silver for that which is not food? and your wealth for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently to my WORD, and ye shall eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

3. 3

   אַרְכִינוּ אוּדְנֵיכוֹן וְקַבִּילוּ לְמֵימְרִי שְׁמָעוּ וְתִתְקַיֵם נַפְשְׁכוֹן וְאֶגְזַר לְכוֹן קְיַם עֲלָם טַבְוַת דָוִד דִמְהֵימְנָן:

   Incline your ear and receive instruction of my law, obey my WORD and your soul shall be quickened, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the mercies of David, which are sure.

4. 4

   הָא רַב לְעַמְמַיָא מַנִיתֵהּ מְלַךְ וְשַׁלִיט עַל כָּל מַלְכְּוָתָא:

   Behold, I have appointed him a prince, a king, and a ruler over all the kingdoms.

5. 5

   הָא עַם דְלָא תֵידַע יִפְלְחִינָךְ וְעַם דְלָא יֵדְעוּךְ יִרְהֲטוּן לְאַסָקָא לָךְ מִסִין בְּדִיל יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ וּלְקַדִישָׁא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲרֵי שַׁבְּחָךְ:

   Behold, a people which thou knowest not shall serve thee, and a people which hath not known thee shall run to offer tribute unto thee, because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for He hath glorified thee.

6. 6

   תְּבָעוּ דְחַלְתָּא דַייָ עַד דְאַתּוּן חַיִין בְּעוֹ מִן קֳדָמוֹהִי עַד דְאַתּוּן קַיָמִין:

   Seek ye the fear of the Lord whilst ye are alive, supplicate before His presence whilst ye remain.

7. 7

   יַשְׁבִּיק רַשִׁיעָה אוֹרְחֵהּ דְרִשְׁעָא וּגְבַר אָנֵיס עֶשְׁתּוֹנוֹהִי וִיתוּב לְפוּלְחָנָא דַייָ וִירַחֵם עֲלוֹהִי וְלִדְחַלְתָּא דֶאֱלָהָנָא אֲרֵי מַסְגֵי לְסַלָחָא:

   Let the wicked forsake his way of wickedness, and the man of violence his thoughts, and let him return to the worship of the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and unto the fear of our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

8. 8

   אֲרֵי לָא מַחְשְׁבָתַי מַחְשָׁבָתְכוֹן וְלָא אוֹרְחָתְכוֹן תַּקָנָן כְּאוֹרְחַת טוּבִי אֲמַר יְיָ:

   For your thoughts are not as my thoughts, and your ways are not right, as the ways of my goodness, saith the Lord.

9. 9

   אֲרֵי כְמָא דְרָמִין שְׁמַיָא מִן אַרְעָא כֵּן תַּקְנָן אוֹרְחָתַי מֵאוּרְחַתְכוֹן וּמַחֲשְׁבָתִי תַּקְנָן מִמַחְשְׁבָתְכוֹן:

   For as the heavens are higher than the earth, thus are my ways better than your ways, and my thoughts better than your thoughts.

10. 10

    אֲרֵי כְּמָא דְנָחֵית מִטְרָא וְתַלְגָא מִן שְׁמַיָא וּלְתַמָן לָא אֶפְשַׁר לֵיהּ דִיתוּב אֱלָהֵין מְרַוֵי יַת אַרְעָא וּמַרְבֵּי לָהּ וּמוֹעִילָהּ וְיָהַב בַּר זַרְעָא כְּמִסַת לְזָרֵעַ וְלַחְמָא כְּמִסַת לְמֵיכָל:

    For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and it is impossible that it should return thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it to sprout, and to be fruitful, that it may give sufficiente grain of seed to the sower, and food sufficient to the eater:

11. 11

    כֵּן הֲוֵי פִּתְגָם טוּבִי דְנָפֵק מִן קֳדָמַי לָא אֶפְשַׁר דְיִתוּב לִקְדָמַי רֵיקָן אֱלָהֵן עָבַד יַת דְרָעֵינָא וּמַצְלַח לִדְשָׁלַחְנָא לֵיהּ:

    Thus shall be the word of my kindness, which proceeds from my presence, it is not possible that it shall return to my presence void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

12. 12

    אֲרֵי בְחֶדְוָא תִפְקוּן מִבֵּינֵי עַמְמַיָא וּבִשְׁלָמָא תִּתּוֹבְלוּן לְאַרְעֲכוֹן טוּרַיָא וְרָמָתָא יְבוּעוּן קֳדָמֵיכוֹן תּוּשְׁבְּחָא וְכָל אִילָנֵי חַקְלָא יִשְׁעֲנוּן בְּעַנְפֵיהוֹן:

    For ye shall go out with joy from among the nations, and with peace ye shall be carried to your land: the mountains and the hills shall rejoice before you with praise, and all the trees of the field shall clap with their branches.

13. 13

    חֲלַף רַשִׁיעַיָא וַחֲלַף חַיָבַיָא יִתְקַיְמוּן דַחֲלֵי חֶטְאָה וִיהֵי קֳדָם יְיָ לְשׁוּם לְאָת עֲלַם דְלָא יִפְסוֹק:

    Instead of the wicked the righteous shall rise up, and instead of sinners shall rise up those that fear sin: and it shall be before the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign, that shall not cease.