Targum Jonathan on the Prophets Isaiah · chapter 56

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1. 1

   כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ טַרוּ דִינָא עֲבִידוּ צִדְקָתָא אֲרֵי קָרִיב פּוּרְקָנִי לְמֵיתֵי וּזְכוּתִי לְאִתְגְלָאָה:

   Thus saith the Lord, keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

2. 2

   טוּבֵי אֱנָשׁ דְיַעְבַּד דָא וּבַר אֱנָשָׁא דְיִתְקֵף בָּהּ יִטַר שַׁבְּתָא מֵאַחֲלוּתֵהּ וְיִטֵר יְדוֹהִי מִלְמֶעְבַּד כָּל דְבִישׁ:

   Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; every one that shall keep the Sabbath from polluting it, and shall keep his hand from doing any evil.

3. 3

   וְלָא יֵימַר בַּר עַמְמִין דְמִתּוֹסַף עַל עַמָא דַייָ לְמֵימָר אַפְרָשָׁא יִפְרְשִׁנַנִי יְיָ מֵעַל עַמֵהּ וְלָא יֵימַר סָרִיסָא הָא אֲנָא חֲשִׁיב כְּאָע יָבֵישׁ:

   Neither let the son of the heathen, that is joined to the people of the Lord, say, The Lord hath utterly separated me from His people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am considered a dry tree.

4. 4

   אֲרֵי כִדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ לְסָרִיסַיָא דְיִטְרוּן יַת יוֹמֵי שַׁבַּיָא דִילִי וּמִתְרָעָן בִּדְצָבֵנָא וּמַתְקְפִין בִּקְיָמִי:

   For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my Sabbath days, and delight in what I desire, and take hold on my covenant:

5. 5

   וְאֶתֵּן לְהוֹן בְּבֵית מַקְדְשִׁי וּבַאֲרַע בֵּית שְׁכִנְתִּי אֲתַר וְשׁוּם דְטַב מִבְּנִין וּמִבְּנָן שׁוּם עֲלַם אֶתֵּן לְהוֹן דְלָא יִפְסוֹק:

   Even unto them will I give in the house of my sanctuary, and in the land of the house of my Shekinah a place, and a name that is better than that of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off.

6. 6

   וּבְנֵי עַמְמַיָא דְמִתּוֹסְפִין עַל עַמֵהּ דַייָ לְשַׁמָשׁוּתֵהּ וּלְמִרְחַם יַת שְׁמָא דַייָ לְמֶהֱוֵי לֵיהּ לְעָבְדִין כָּל דְיִטַר שַׁבְּתָא לְאַחֲלוּתֵהּ וּמַתְקְפִין בִּקְיָמִי:

   And the sons of the Gentiles, that are joined unto the people of the Lord, to serve Him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be His servants, every one that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

7. 7

   וְאַיְתִינוּן לְטוּרָא דְקוּדְשִׁי וְאַחֲדִינוּן בְּבֵית צְלוֹתִי עַלְוַתְהוֹן וְנִכְסַת קוּדְשֵׁיהוֹן יִתַּסְקוּן לְרַעֲוָא עַל מַדְבְּחִי אֲרֵי בֵית מַקְדְשִׁי בֵית צְלוֹ יִתְקְרֵי לְכָל עַמְמַיָא:

   Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their holy sacrifices shall be offered up with acceptance upon mine altar; for the house of my sanctuary shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

8. 8

   אֲמַר יְיָ אֱלֹהִים דַעֲתִיד לְכַנָשָׁא מְבַדְרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עוֹד אֲקָרֵב גַלְוַתְהוֹן לְכַנָשָׁא יַתְהוֹן:

   The Lord God, who will gather together the scattered ones of Israel, saith, I will again gather their captivity, by collecting them together.

9. 9

   כָּל מַלְכֵי עַמְמַיָא דְמִתְכַּנְשִׁין לַאֲקָעָא לִיךְ יְרוּשְׁלֵם בְּגַוִיךְ יִתְרְמוּן יְהוֹן לְמֵיכַל לְחַיַת בְּרָא תִּשְׂבַּע מִנְהוֹן חֵיוַת חוּרְשָׁא:

   All the kings of the nations, who are assembled together to oppress thee, O Jerusalem, shall be cast down in the midst of thee; they shall be for food to the beasts of the field, the beasts of the forest shall be satisfied with them.

10. 10

    סַכְוָאֵיהוֹן סָמָן כּוּלְהוֹן לָא יָדְעִין מִדַעַם כּוּלְהוֹן כַּלְבִין חַרְשִׁין לָא יָכְלִין לְמִנְבַּח נַיְמִין שָׁכְבִין רַחֲמִין לְמִדְמָךְ:

    Their watchmen are blind: they know nothing, all of them are dumb dogs, they are not able to bark, they are slumbering, they lie down, they love to sleep.

11. 11

    וְכַלְבַיָא תַקִיפֵי נַפְשָׁן לָא יָדְעִין לְמִשְׂבַּע וְאִינוּן מַבְאֲשִׁין לָא יָדְעִין לְאִסְתַּכָּלָא כּוּלְהוֹן גְבַר לְקָבֵל אוֹרְחֵהּ גְלוֹ גְבַר לְמִבַּז מָמוֹנֵהּ דְיִשְׂרָאֵל:

    Yea, they are greedy dogs, they know not how to be satisfied; they are evildoers, they know not how to become wise: all of them go their own way, to rob the treasures of Israel.

12. 12

    אָמְרִין אֱתוֹ וְנִסַב חֲמַר וְנִתְרְוֵי מִן עַתִּיק וּתְהֵי שֵׁירוּתָנָא דִמְחָר טָבָא מִדְיוֹמָא דֵין רַבָּא סַגִיאָה לַחֲדָא:

    Come ye, say they, We will fetch wine, and we will be inebriated with old wine, and tomorrow our banquet shall be better than to-day, great, very great.