Isaiah 19

massa mitsrayim hinneh Adonai rokhev al-av qal uva mitsrayim vena'u elile mitsrayim mippanayw ulevav mitsrayim yimmas beqirbo

The “Egypt” Pronouncement. Mounted on a swift cloud, GOD will come to Egypt; Egypt’s idols shall tremble in response, And the heart of the Egyptians shall sink within them.

vesikhsakhti mitsrayim bemitsrayim venilkhamu ish-be'akhiv ve'ish bere'ehu ir be'ir mamlakhah bemamlakhah

“I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian: They shall war with each other, Neighbor with neighbor, City with city And kingdom with kingdom.

venaveqah ruakh-mitsrayim beqirbo va'atsato avallea vedareshu el-ha'elilim ve'el-ha'ittim ve'el-ha'ovot ve'el-hayyidde'onim

Egypt shall be drained of spirit, And I will confound its plans; So they will consult the idols and the shades And the ghosts and the familiar spirits.

vesikkarti et-mitsrayim beyad adonim qasheh umelekh az yimshol-bam ne'um ha'adon Adonai tseva'ot

And I will place the Egyptians At the mercy of a harsh master, And a ruthless king shall rule them” —declares the Sovereign, GOD of Hosts.

venishetu-mayim mehayyam venahar yekherav veyavesh

Water shall fail from the seas, Rivers dry up and be parched,

vehe'eznikhu neharot dalelu vekhorvu ye'ore matsor qaneh vasuf qamelu

Channels turn foul as they ebb, And Egypt’s canals run dry. Reed and rush shall decay,

arot al-ye'or al-pi ye'or vekhol mizra ye'or yivash niddaf ve'enennu

And the Nile papyrus by the Nile-side And everything sown by the Nile Shall wither, blow away, and vanish.

ve'anu haddayyagim ve'avelu kol-mashlikhe vayor khakkah uforese mikhmoret al-pene-mayim umlalu

The fishermen shall lament; All who cast lines in the Nile shall mourn, And those who spread nets on the water shall languish.

uvoshu ovede fishtim seriqot ve'oregim khoray

The flax workers, too, shall be dismayed, Both carders and weavers chagrined.

vehayu shatoteha medukka'im kol-ose sekher agme-nafesh

Her foundations shall be crushed, And all who make dams shall be despondent.

akh-evilim sare tso'an khakhme yo'atse faroh etsah nivarah ekh tomeru el-paroh ben-khakhamim ani ben-malkhe-qedem

Utter fools are the nobles of Tanis; The sagest of Pharaoh’s advisers [Have made] absurd predictions. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am a scion of sages, A scion of Kedemite kings”?

ayyam efo khakhamekha veyaggidu na lakh veyede'u mah-yya'ats Adonai tseva'ot al-mitsrayim

Where, indeed, are your sages? Let them tell you, let them discover What GOD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.

no'alu sare tso'an nishe'u sare nof hitu et-mitsrayim pinnat shevateha

The nobles of Tanis have been fools, The nobles of Memphis deluded; Egypt has been led astray By the chiefs of her tribes.

Adonai masakh beqirbah ruakh ivim vehitu et-mitsrayim bekhol-ma'asehu kehitta'ot shikkor beqi'o

GOD has mixed within her A spirit of distortion, Which shall lead Egypt astray in all her undertakings As a vomiting drunkard goes astray;

velo-yihyeh lemitsrayim ma'aseh asher ya'aseh rosh vezanav kippah ve'agmon

Nothing shall be achieved in Egypt By either head or tail, Palm branch or reed.

bayyom hahu yihyeh mitsrayim kannashim vekharad ufakhad mippene tenufat yad-Adonai tseva'ot asher-hu menif alayw

In that day, the Egyptians shall be like women, trembling and terrified because GOD of Hosts will raise a divine hand against them.

vehayetah admat yehudah lemitsrayim lekhogga kol asher yazkir otah elayw yifkhad mippene atsat Adonai tseva'ot asher-hu yo'ets alayw

And the land of Judah shall also be the dread of the Egyptians; they shall quake whenever anybody mentions it to them, because of what GOD of Hosts is planning against them.

bayyom hahu yihyu khamesh arim be'erets mitsrayim medabberot sefat kena'an venishba'ot la-Adonai tseva'ot ir haheres ye'amer le'ekhat

In that day, there shall be several towns in the land of Egypt speaking the language of Canaan and swearing loyalty to GOD of Hosts; one shall be called Town of Heres.

bayyom hahu yihyeh mizbeakh la-Adonai betokh erets mitsrayim umatsevah etsel-gevulah la-Adonai

In that day, there shall be an altar to GOD inside the land of Egypt and a pillar to GOD at its border.

vehayah le'ot ule'ed la-Adonai tseva'ot be'erets mitsrayim ki-yitsaqu el-Adonai mippene lokhatsim veyishlakh lahem moshia varav vehitsilam

They shall serve as a symbol and reminder of GOD of Hosts in the land of Egypt, so that when [the Egyptians] cry out to GOD against oppressors, a savior and champion will be sent to deliver them.

venoda Adonai lemitsrayim veyade'u mitsrayim et-Adonai bayyom hahu ve'avedu zevakh uminkhah venaderu-neder la-Adonai veshillemu

For the Egyptians will be made to know GOD, and the Egyptians shall acknowledge GOD in that day, and they shall serve with sacrifice and oblation and shall make vows to GOD and fulfill them.

venagaf Adonai et-mitsrayim nagof verafo veshavu ad-Adonai venetar lahem urefa'am

GOD will first afflict and then heal the Egyptians: when they turn back, GOD will respond to their entreaties and heal them.

bayyom hahu tihyeh mesillah mimmitsrayim ashurah uva-ashur bemitsrayim umitsrayim be'ashur ve'avedu mitsrayim et-ashur

In that day, there shall be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians shall join with the Egyptians and Egyptians with the Assyrians, and then the Egyptians together with the Assyrians shall serve [GOD].

bayyom hahu yihyeh yisra'el shelishiyyah lemitsrayim ule'ashur berakhah beqerev ha'arets

In that day, Israel shall be a third partner with Egypt and Assyria as a blessing on earth;

asher berekho Adonai tseva'ot lemor barukh ammi mitsrayim uma'aseh yaday ashur venakhalati yisra'el

for GOD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be My people Egypt, My handiwork Assyria, and My very own Israel.”