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Targum Jonathan on Isaiah Chapter 14

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אֲרֵי יְרַחֵם יְיָ עַל דְבֵית יַעֲקֹב וְיִתְרְעֵי עוֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִשְׁרִינוּן עַל אַרְעֲהוֹן וְיִתּוֹסְפוּן גִיוֹרִין עֲלֵיהוֹן וְיִסְתַּמְכוּן עַל בֵּית יַעֲקֹב:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

For the Lord will have compassion upon the house of Jacob, and will delight again in Israel, and shall make them to dwell in their land; and proselytes shall be joined unto them, and they shall be united unto the house of Jacob.

וְיַדְבְּרִינוּן עַמְמִין וְיוֹבְלוּנוּן לְאַרְעֲהוֹן וְיַחְסְנוּן בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל אֲרַע שְׁכִנְתָּא דַייָ לְעַבְדִין וּלְאַמְהָן וִיהוֹן שָׁבִין לְשׁוֹבֵיהוֹן וְיִפְלְחוּן בִּמְשַׁעְבְּדֵיהוֹן:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

And the nations shall take them, and shall bring them to their land; and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Shekinah of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them, captives, whose captives they were; those who had made them their servants shall now serve them.

וִיהֵי בְּיוֹמָא דִינִיחַ יְיָ לָךְ מִצַעֲרָךְ וּמִמַרְוָתָךְ וּמִן פוּלְחָנָא קַשְׁיָא דְאִתְפְּלַח בָּךְ:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy distress, from thy bondage, and from the hard servitude which was served upon thee,

וְתִטוֹל מַתְלָא הָדֵין עַל מַלְכָּא דְבָבֶל וְתֵימַר אֵיכְדֵין בְּטֵילַת מַרְוַת מְשַׁעְבְּדָנָא סָף תְּקוֹף חַיָבָא:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the dominion that made us servile ceased! How is come to an end the strength of the sinner!

תְּבַר יְיָ תְּקוֹף רַשִׁיעִין שׁוּלְטַן חַיָבִין:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

The Lord hath broken the strength of the wicked, the government of sinners,

דַהֲוָה מָחֵי עַמְמִין בִּתְקוֹף מְחָא דִי לָא פְּסִיק מַפְלַח בִּתְקוֹף עַמְמִין מַפְלַח וְלָא מְנָע:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

Of him who was smiting the people in fury, with a perpetual stroke, of him who was ruling the nations in anger, ruling and none hindered.

נָחַת שְׁדוֹכַת כָּל אַרְעָא יַבְעוּ תּוּשְׁבְּחָא:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

The whole earth is at rest, is quiet, they rejoice with a song.

אַף שִׁלְטוֹנִין חֲדִיאוּ עֲלָךְ עַתִּירֵי נִכְסַיָא אָמְרִין מֵעִידַן דִשְׁכֵיבְתָּא לָא סְלִיק מְחַבְּלָא עֲלָנָא:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

Rulers also rejoiced over thee; the rich in treasures said, Since thou art laid down, the destroyer is not come up upon us.

שְׁאוֹל מִלְרַע זָעַת לָךְ לִקֳדָמוּת מֵיתָךְ אֲעִירַת לָךְ גִבָּרִין כָּל עַתִּירֵי נִכְסַיָא אָקִימוּ מִכּוּרְסְוַתְהוֹן כָּל מַלְכֵי עַמְמַיָא:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

Hell from beneath is moved for thee, to meet thee at thy coming; she rouseth for thee the mighty: all the rich in treasures, all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.

כּוּלְהוֹן יְתִיבוּן וְיֵימְרוּן לָךְ אַף אַתְּ מְרַעְתָּא כְוָתָנָא לָנָא דְמִיתָא:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

All of them shall answer and say unto thee, Art thou become sick as we? Unto us, thou hast become like.

אִתְּחַת לִשְׁאוֹל יְקָרָךְ אִתְרְגוּשַׁת תּוּשְׁבְּחַת זְמָרָךְ תְּחוֹתָךְ יְשַׁווּן רִמָה וְעֵיל מִנָךְ רִיחֲשָׁא:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

Thy glory is brought down to the grave, the rattling noise of the songs of the musical instruments: the worm is spread under thee, and upon thee vermin.

אֵיכְדֵין אִתְרְכִינְתָּא מִן רוּמָא דַהֲוֵיתָא זִיוְתָן בְּגוֹ בְְנֵי אֱנָשָׁא כְּכוֹכָב נוֹגְהָא בֵּין כּוֹכְבַיָא אִתְרַטֵישְׁתָּא לְאַרְעָא דַהֲוֵיתָא קְטוֹל בְּעַמְמַיָא:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

How art thou cast down from on high, who wast shining among the sons of men as the star Venus among the stars: thou art dashed down to the earth, who wast a slaughterer among the nations.

וְאַתְּ אֲמַרְתְּ בְּלִבָּךְ לְרוּמָא אֶסַק עֵיל מִן עַמֵיהּ דֵאלָהָא אֲשַׁוֵי כוּרְסֵי מַלְכוּתִי וְאֶתֵּיב בְטוּר זְמַן בִּסְיָפֵי צִפּוּנָא:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

And thou, thou hast said in thy heart, I will climb up the heavens; I will place the throne of my kingdom above the people of God, and I will sit upon the mountain of the solemn assembly upon the ends of the north;

אֶסַק עִלַוֵי כָל עַמָא אֶהִי עִילָאִי מִכּוּלְהוֹן:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

I will ascend over all people; I will be higher than all of them.

בְּרַם לִשְׁאוֹל תִּתְחַת לִסְיָפֵי גוֹב בֵּית אַבְדָנָא:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

But to the grave thou shalt be brought down, to the ends of the pit of the place of perdition.

חָזָךְ עֲלָךְ יְדוּקוּן בָּךְ יִסְתַּכְּלוּן וְיֵימְרוּן הָדֵין גַבְרָא אֲזִיעַ אַרְעָא אַצְדֵי מַלְכְּוָתָא:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

Those that see thee shall look attentively at thee, they shall consider thee, and say, "Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that laid waste kingdoms?

שַׁוֵי תֵּבֵל כְּמַדְבְּרָא וְקִרְווֹהִי פִּגֵר לַאֲסִירוֹהִי לָא פְּתַח תַּרְעָא:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

That made the world as a wilderness, that laid waste its cities, and did not open the gate to his prisoners?

כָּל מַלְכֵי עַמְמַיָא כּוּלְהוֹן שָׁכְבִין בִּיקָר גְבַר בְּבֵית עַלְמֵיהּ:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie down in glory, each in his eternal abode."

וְאַתְּ אִתְרְכִיתְּנָא מִקִבְרָךְ כְּחָט טְמִיר חֲפֵי קְטִילִין מְטַעֲנֵי חֶרֶב נַחֲתִין לְגוֹב אַבְנֵי בֵּית אַבְדָנָא כִּפְגַר מְדַשְׁדָשׁ:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

But thou art cast out of thy grave as a hidden branch, as those hidden among the slain, as those pierced by the sword, as those that are descending the lowest pit of the place of destruction, as a carcass trodden under foot.

לָא תְהֵי כְּחַד מִנְהוֹן בִּקְבוּרָה אֲרֵי אַרְעָךְ חַבֵּילְתָּא וְעַמָךְ קָטֵילְתָּא לָא יִתְקַיֵים לַעֲלָם זֶרַע מַבְאָשִׁין:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

Thou shalt not be like one of them in burial; because thou hast destroyed thy country, thou hast slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall not be established for ever.

אַתְקִינוּ לִבְנֵיהוֹן קִטוֹל בְּחוֹבַי אֲבָהַתְהוֹן דִלְמָא יְקוּמוּן וְיַחְסְנוּן אַרְעָא וְיִתְמְלוּן אַפֵּי תֵבֵל בְּעֵיל דְבָבוּ:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

Prepare ye slaughter for his children, for the iniquity of their fathers; lest they rise and possess the earth, and the faces of the world be filled with enemies.

וְאִתְגְלֵי לְאִתְפְּרָעָא מִנְהוֹן אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת וֶאֱשֵׁיצֵי לְבָבֶל שׁוּם וּשְׁאָר בַּר וּבַר בַּר אֲמַר יְיָ:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

And I will reveal myself to take vengeance of them, saith the Lord of hosts; and I will destroy of Babylon the name, and the remnant, and the son, and the son's son, saith the Lord of hosts.

וַאֲשַׁוִינָהּ לִירוּתַת קוּפְדִין בֵּית צָדוּ בִּיצִין דְמַיָן וֶאֱהַמְמִינָהּ כְּמָא דִמְהַמְמִין בִּמְבִינָא וַאֲתַבְּבִינָהּ לְשֵׁיצָאָה אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

And I will make it an inheritance for the hedgehog, a place of desolation, pools of water: and I will sweep her as they are sweeping with a besom: and I will throw her down to destroy her, saith the Lord of hosts.

קַיָם יְיָ צְבָאוֹת לְמֵימָר אִם לָא כְּמָא דַחֲשֵׁיבִית כֵּן תְּהֵא וּכְמָא דְיַעֲצִית הִיא תָקוּם:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it be; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand.

לְמִתְבַּר אַתּוּרָאָה בְּאַרְעִי וְעַל טוּרֵי עַמִי אַדוֹשְׁשִׁינֵיהּ וְתֶעְדֵי מִנְהוֹן מַרְוָתֵיהּ וְנִירֵיהּ מֵעַל צַוְרֵיהוֹן יִתְפְּסַק:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

To break the Assyrian in my land, and upon the mountains of my people I will tread him under foot; then there shall depart from them his dominion, and his yoke off from their necks shall cease.

דָא מַלְכָּא דִי מְלִיךְ עַל כָּל יַתְבֵי אַרְעָא וְדָא גְבוּרְתָּא דִי מְרַמְמָא דְשַׁלִיט עַל כָּל מַלְכְּוָתָא:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

This is the purpose that is purposed upon all the inhabitants of the earth; and this is the might of the ruler which is lifted up over all the kingdoms.

אֲרֵי יְיָ צְבָאוֹת מְלַךְ וּמַן יַעְדֵי וּגְבוּרְתֵּיהּ מְרַמְמָא וְלֵית דִיתִיבִינֵיהּ:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

For the Lord of hosts has purposed, and who can remove it? yea, His power is exalted, and who can withstand it?

בְּשַׁתָּא דְמִית מַלְכָּא אָחָז הֲוָה מַטַל נְבוּאָתָא הָדָא:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

In the year that king Ahaz died was the burden of this prophecy.

לָא תֵיחְדוּן פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי כּוּלְכוֹן אֲרֵי אִתְּבַּר שׁוּלְטַן דַהֲוָה מַפְלַח בְּכוֹן אֲרֵי מִבְּנֵי בְנוֹהִי דְיִשָׁי יִפּוֹק מְשִׁיחָא וִיהוֹן עוֹבָדוֹהִי בְּכוֹן כְּחֵיוֵי מַפְרִיחַ:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

Rejoice not, 0 Philistia, all of ye, because the government that hath made you servile is broken; because from the children of Jesse shall come forth the Messiah, and his works among you shall be as a flying serpent.

וְיִתְפַּרְנְסוּן חֲשֵׁיכֵי עַמָא וְעִנְוְתָנַיָא בְּיוֹמוֹהִי לְרוֹחֲצָן יִשְׁרוֹן וְיֵמִית בְּכַפְנָא בְּנֵךְ וּשְׁאַר עַמִיךְ יִקְטוֹל:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

And the poor of my people shall be fed, and the meek in his days shall dwell in safety; and he shall slay with famine thy children, and the remnant of thy people he shall kill.

אֱלִילִי עַל תַּרְעָךְ צַוְחִי עַל קִרְוָךְ אִתְבַּרְתּוּן פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי כּוּלְכוֹן אֲרֵי מִצִפּוּנָא פּוּרְעֲנוּתָא אָתֵי וְלֵית דִמְאַחַר בְּזִמְנוֹהִי:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

Howl, on account of thy gate, cry on account of thy city, ye, O Philistines, all of you; ye shall be broken: because from the north vengeance is coming, and is not delaying its appointed time.

וּמַה יְבַסְרוּן אִזְגַדֵי עַמְמַיָא אֲרֵי יְיָ שַׁכְלֵיל צִיוֹן וּבָהּ יִתְרַחֲצוּן חֲשִׁיכֵי עַמָא:

London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871

And what good news will they tell the messengers of the nations? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of His people shall trust in it.

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