Targum Jonathan on the Prophets Isaiah · chapter 61

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1. 1

   אֲמַר נְבִיָא רוּחַ נְבוּאָה מִן קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלֹהִים עֲלַי חֲלַף דְרַבֵּי יָתִי יְיָ לְבַשָׂרָא עִנְוְתָנַיָא שַׁלְחַנִי לְתַקָפָא לִתְבִירֵי לִבָּא לְמִקְרֵי לְדִשְׁבַן חֵירוּ וְלִדְאֲסִירִין אִתְגְלוּ לְנֵיהוֹר:

   The prophet said, the spirit of prophecy from before the presence of the Lord God is upon me; because that the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; He hath sent me to strengthen the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and to the prisoners! Appear in light!

2. 2

   לְמִקְרֵי שְׁנַת רַעֲוָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְיוֹם פּוּרְעֲנוּתָא קֳדָם אֱלָהָנָא לְנַחָמָא כָּל אֲבֵלַיָא:

   To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn.

3. 3

   לְשַׁוָאָה לַאֲבֵילֵי צִיוֹן לְמִתַּן לְהוֹן כְּלִיל חֲלַף קְטַם מְשַׁח דְחֶדְוָה חֲלַף אֶבְלָא רוּחַ מְשַׁבָּחָא חֲלַף רוּחֲהוֹן דַהֲוָת עַמְיָא וְיִקְרוֹן לְהוֹן רַבְרְבֵי קוּשְׁטָא עַמֵהּ דַייָ לְאִשְׁתַּבָּחָא:

   To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, that unto them be given a crown for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the spirit of praise for their spirit which is faint; they shall be called princes of truth, the people of the Lord, that He may assuredly be glorified.

4. 4

   וְיִבְנוֹן חָרְבַת עֲלָם צַדְיָת קַדְמָאֵי יְקוֹמְמוּן וִיחַדְתּוּן קִירְוִין דַהֲוָאָה חָרְבָּן צַדְיָא דָר וְדָר:

   And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the cities which were wastes, the desolations of many generations.

5. 5

   וִיקוּמוּן נוּכְרָאִין וְיִרְעוּן עָנְכוֹן וּבְנֵי עַמְמַיָא אִכָּרֵיכוֹן וּמְפַלְחֵי כַּרְמֵיכוֹן:

   And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the Gentiles shall be your plowmen, and they shall dress your vineyards.

6. 6

   וְאַתּוּן כַּהֲנַיָא דַייָ תִּתְקְרוּן דִמְשַׁמְשִׁין קֳדָם אֱלָהָנָא יִתְאֲמַר לְכוֹן נִכְסֵי פַּלְחֵי כּוֹכְבַיָא תֵּיכְלוּן וּבִיקָרְהוֹן תִּתְפַּנְקוּן:

   But ye shall be called the Priests of the Lord: it shall be said of you that ye are those who minister before our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory ye shall delight yourselves.

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   חֲלַף דִבְהַתְהוּן וְאִתְכְּנַעְתּוּן עַל חַד תְרֵין בְּטַבְוָן דַאֲמָרֵית לְכוֹן אַיְתֵי לְכוֹן וְיִתְבָּהֲתוּן עַמְמַיָא דַהֲווֹ מִשְׁתַּבְּחִין בְּחוּלַקְהוֹן בְּכֵן בְּאַרְעֲהוֹן עַל חַד תְּרֵין יַחְסְנוּן חֶדְוַת עֲלָם תְּהִי לְהוֹן:

   Instead of your having suffered shame, and confusion, I will bring unto you double mercies, from which I have promised you; and the Gentiles who glory in their portion shall be confounded: therefore in their own land they shall possess double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

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   אֲרֵי אֲנָא יְיָ רָחֵימְנָא דִינָא מְרַחֵק קֳדָמַי שִׁקְרָא וְאוֹנָסָא וְאֶתֵּן אֲגַר עוֹבָדֵיהוֹן בִּקְשׁוֹט וּקְיַם עֲלַם אֶגְזַר לְהוֹן:

   For I, the Lord, love justice; lying and violence are an abomination in my presence; and I will render the reward of their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

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   וְיִתְרַבּוּן בְּעַמְמַיָא בְנֵיהוֹן וּבְּנֵי בְנֵיהוֹן בְּגוֹ מַלְכְּוָתָא כָּל חֶזְאֵיהוֹן יִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעִינוּן אֲרֵי אִינוּן זַרְעָא דְבָרְכֵהּ יְיָ:

   And their sons shall be magnified amongst the nations, and their sons' sons amongst the kingdoms: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord has blessed.

10. 10

    אֲמָרַת יְרוּשְׁלֵם מֶחְדָא אֶחְדֵי בְּמֵימְרָא דַייָ תְּבוּעַ נַפְשִׁי בְּפוּרְקָנָא דֶאֱלָהִי אֲרֵי אַלְבְּשַׁנִי לְבוּשִׁין דְפוּרְקַן מְעִין דִזְכוּ עִטְפַנִי כַּחֲתָנָא דְמִצְלַח בִּגְנוּנֵהּ וּכְכַהֲנָא רַבָּא דְמַתְקַן בִּלְבוּשׁוֹהִי וּכְכַלְתָא דְמִתְקַשְׁטָא בְתִיקוּנָהָא:

    Jerusalem shall say, I will greatly rejoice in the Word of the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in the salvation of my God; for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the upper garments of righteousness, like a bridegroom who is happy in his bridechamber, and like the high priest who decketh himself with his robes, and like a bride who is adorned with her jewels.

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    אֲרֵי כְאַרְעָא דְמַפְקָא צִמְחָהּ וּכְגִנַת שַׁקְיָא דְזֵירוּעָהָא מְרַבְיָא כֵּן יְיָ אֱלֹהִים יִגְלֵי זְכוּתָא וְתוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא דִירוּשְׁלֵם לָקֳבֵל כָּל עַמְמַיָא:

    For as the earth bringeth forth her shoots, and as a watered garden causeth the things that are sown in it to grow, thus the Lord God shall reveal the righteousness and the praise of Jerusalem before all the nations.