Targum Jonathan on the Prophets Isaiah · chapter 59

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1. 1

   הָא לָא מִקְפֵּידוּת יָדָא מִן קֳדָם יְיָ לֵית אַתּוּן מִתְפָּרְקִין וְלָא מִדְיַקַר קֳדָמוֹהִי מִלְמִשְׁמַע לָא מִתְקַבְּלָא צְלוֹתְכוֹן:

   Behold, it is not on account of any deficiency in the power of the Lord that ye are not saved; nor because it is too difficult for Him to hear, that your prayer is not received:

2. 2

   אֱלָהֵן חוֹבֵיכוֹן הֲווֹ מַפְרְשִׁין בֵּינֵיכוֹן לְבֵין אֱלָהָכוֹן וַחֲטָאֵיכוֹן גְרָמוּ לְסַלָקָא אַפֵּי שְׁכִנְתָּא מִנְכוֹן מִלְקַבָּלָא צְלוֹתְכוֹן:

   But your iniquities separate between you and your God, and your sins have caused Him to take away the favour of His Shekinah from you, not to receive your prayer.

3. 3

   אֲרֵי יְדֵיכוֹן שׁוּטְפִין בְּדַם זַכַּאי וְאֶצְבְּעַתְכוֹן בְּחוֹבִין סִפְוַתְכוֹן מְמַלְלִין שְׁקַר לִישַׁנְכוֹן נִכְלִין מְחַשֵׁב:

   For your hands are associated with innocent blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips speak lies, your tongue muttereth deceit.

4. 4

   לֵית דִמְצַלֵי בִקְשׁוֹט וְלֵית דְמִתְדַן בְּהֵימְנוּתָא מִתְרַחֲצִין עַל לְמָא וּמְמַלְלִין שְׁקַר מוֹחָן וּמַפְקִין מִלִבְּהוֹן מִלִין דְאוֹנָס:

   There is none that truly prayeth, nor any that pleadeth for faithfulness: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they hasten, and bring forth words of violence out of their heart.

5. 5

   הָא כְבֵיעֵי חֵיוִי חוּרְמְנִין מְפַרְתִין וּכְקַוִין דְעַכּוֹבִיתָא מָחַיָא דְמַן דְאָכִיל מִבֵּיעֵיהוֹן מָאֵית וּמְשַׁחְנָן וּמַפְקָן חֵיוָן חוּרְמְנִין מְפַרְתִין:

   Behold, they hatch as it were eggs of a basilisk; they are like the threads which the spiders weave: he that eateth of their eggs and when they are hatched, they bring forth the flying serpents.

6. 6

   הָא כְקַוִין דְעַכּוֹבִיתָא דְלָא כַשְׁרִין לְאִתְכַּסָאָה כֵּן לֵית הֲנָאָה בְּעוֹבָדֵיהוֹן דְרַשִׁיעַיָא עוֹבָדֵיהוֹן עוֹבָדֵי אוֹנֶס וְלֵיאוּת שְׁקַר בִּידֵהוֹן:

   Behold, like a spider's web, with which no one can be covered, thus there is no profit from the works of the wicked; their works are the works of violence, and the work of a lie is in their hands.

7. 7

   רַגְלֵיהוֹן לְמֶעְבַּד דְבִישׁ רַהֲטִין וּמוֹחִין לְמִשְׁפַּךְ דַם זַכַּאי עֶשְׁתּוֹנֵיהוֹן עֶשְׁתּוֹנֵי אוֹנָס בִּזָא וּתְבָרָא בְּכִבְשֵׁיהוֹן:

   Their feet run to do that which is evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of violence, plunder and destruction are in their paths.

8. 8

   אוֹרַח שְׁלָמָא לָא יָדְעִין וְלֵית דִינָא בִּמְהָכֵיהוֹן שְׁבִילֵיהוֹן עֲקִימוּ לְהוֹן כָּל דְדָרִיךְ בְּהוֹן לָא יְדַע שְׁלָמָא:

   The way of peace they know not; and there is no justice in their ways, they have perverted their ways: whoever goeth therein shall not know peace.

9. 9

   עַל כֵּן אִתְרָחַק דִינָא מִנָנָא וְלָא מְעַרְעָן לָנָא זַכְוָן סַבַּרְנָא לְנֵיהוֹר וְהָא חֲשׁוֹךְ לְזֵיהוֹר וְהָא כִדְבְּקַבְלָא אֲנַחְנָא מְהַלְכִין:

   Therefore is judgment removed far from us, and the least righteousness does not meet us: we wait for light, but behold, darkness; for brightness, but behold, we are walking in obscurity.

10. 10

    נְמַשְׁמֵשׁ כְּסָמָן כּוּתְלִין וְכִדְלֵית לְהוֹן עַיְנִין נְמַשְׁמֵשׁ אִתְקֵילָנָא בְטִיהֲרָא כְּמָא דְמִתַּקְלִין בְּקִבְלָא אִתְאֲחַד בְּאַפָּנָא כְּמָא דַאֲחִידִין קִבְרַיָא בְּאַפֵּי מֵתַיָא:

    We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes : we stumble at noonday as those that stumble in the dark; it is shut up before graves are shut up before the dead.

11. 11

    עַסֵינָא מִן קֳדָם בַּעֲלֵי דְבָבָנָא דְמִתְכַּנְשִׁין עֲלָנָא כְּדוּבִין כּוּלָנָא וּכְיוֹנִין נָהָמָא נָהֵימְנָא סַבַּרְנָא לְדִינָא וְלֵית לְפוּרְקָנָא אִתְרְחֵק מִנָנָא:

    We all roar like bears by reason of our enemies, who are gathered against us, and mourn like doves: we hoped for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far removed from us.

12. 12

    אֲרֵי סַגִיאִין חוֹבָנָא קֳדָמָךְ וְחַטָאנָא אַסְהִידוּ בָנָא אֲרֵי חוֹבָנָא גְלַן לָנָא זַעֲוָיָתָנָא יְדַעְנָא לְהוֹן:

    Because our iniquities are multiplied before Thee, and our sins testify against us: for our iniquities are revealed unto us, and our crimes we know them.

13. 13

    מְרֵידְנָא וְכַדִיבְנָא בְּמֵימְרָא דַייָ וְאִסְתְּחַרְנָא לְאַחוֹרָא מִבָּתַר פּוּלְחָנָא דֶאֱלָהָנָא וַהֲוֵינָא מְמַלְלִין שְׁקַר וְסַטְיָא מוֹחַן וּמַפְקִין מִלִבְּהוֹן פִּתְגָמֵי שְׁקָר:

    We have rebelled, and acted falsely against the WORD of the Lord; we have turned backward from following after the worship of our God; we have spoken falsehood and apostasy, hastening and bringing forth from their hearts lying words.

14. 14

    וְאִסְתְּחַר לַאֲחוֹרָא עָבְדֵי דִינָא וְעָבְדֵי זְכוּתָא מֵרָחִיק קָמִין אֲרֵי אִתְקִילוּ עַבְדֵי קוּשְׁטָא וְעָבְדֵי הֵימְנוּתָא לָא יָכְלִין לְאִתְגַלָאָה:

    And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off: for they that follow truth stumble in the street; and they that follow faithfulness cannot shew themselves.

15. 15

    וַהֲווֹ עָבְדֵי קוּשְׁטָא מְטַמְרִין וּדְסָטָן מִבִּישׁ מִתְבַּזְזִין וּגְלֵי קֳדָם יְיָ וּבְאֵישׁ קֳדָמוֹהִי אֲרֵי לֵית דִינָא:

    And they that follow truth are hidden, and those that depart from evil become a prey. It is revealed before the Lord, that there is no justice, which is evil in His sight.

16. 16

    וּגְלֵי קֳדָמוֹהִי דְלֵית גְבַר דְלֵיהּ עוֹבָדִין טָבִין וִידִיעַ קֳדָמוֹהִי וְלֵית אֱנַשׁ דִיקוּם וְיִבְעֵי עֲלֵיהוֹן וּפַרְקִינוּן בִּדְרַע תּוּקְפֵהּ וּבְמֵימָר רְעוּתִי סַעְדִינוּן:

    And it is revealed in His sight that there is no man who hath good works, and it is known to Him that there is no man, who would arise and seek after them: therefore He will redeem them by the arm of His strength, and by the WORD of His delight He will help them.

17. 17

    אִתְגְלֵי לְמֶעְבַּד זַכְוָן לְעַמֵהּ תְּקוֹף וּפוּרְקָן אַיְתֵי בְמֵימְרֵהּ לְדַחְלוֹהִי וְיִתְגְלֵי לְמֶעְבַּד לְאִתְפְּרָעָא בִתְקוֹף מְסַנְאֵי עַמֵהּ וִיתַב נִקְמָא לְבַעֲלֵי דְבָבוֹהִי:

    It is revealed, that He will work a great salvation for His people, yea, He will render vengeance to His enemies.

18. 18

    מָרֵי גַמְלַיָא הוּא גִמְלָא יְשַׁלֵם פּוּרְעֲנוּתָא לְסָנְאוֹהִי גִמְלָא לְבַעֲלֵי דְבָבוֹהִי לְנַנְוָתָא גִמְלָא יְשַׁלֵם:

    He is the Lord of retributions, He shall render recompense vengeance to His enemies, retribution to His adversaries; He shall render recompense to the islands.

19. 19

    וְיִדְחֲלוּן מִמַעֲרְבָא יַת שְׁמָא דַייָ וּמִמַדְנַח שִׁמְשָׁא יַת יְקָרֵהּ אֲרֵי יֵיתוּן כִּשְׁפַע נְהַר פְּרָת מְעִיקָן בְּמֵימְרָא דַייָ יִתַּבְּרוּן:

    They shall fear the name of the Lord from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun. When the oppressors shall come in like an inundation of the river Euphrates, they shall be broken by the WORD of the Lord.

20. 20

    וְיֵיתֵי לְצִיוֹן פְרִיק וְלַאֲתָבָא מְרוֹדַיָא דְבֵית יַעֲקֹב לְאוֹרַיְתָא אֲמַר יְיָ:

    And the redeemer shall come to Zion, and turn the transgressors of the house of Jacob to the law, saith the Lord.

21. 21

    וַאֲנָא דֵין קְיָמִי עִמְהוֹן אֲמַר יְיָ רוּחַ קוּדְשִׁי דַעֲלָךְ וּפִתְגָמֵי נְבוּאָתִי דְשַׁוֵתִי בְּפוּמָךְ לָא יֶעְדוּן מִפּוּמָךְ וּמִפּוּם בְּנָךְ וּמִפּוּם בְּנֵי בְנָךְ אֲמַר יְיָ מִכְּעַן וְעַד עַלְמָא:

    And as for me, this shall be my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My Holy Spirit that is upon thee, and the words of my prophecy which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy children, nor out of the mouth of thy children's children, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.