Targum Jonathan on Isaiah Chapter 32
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הָא לְקוּשְׁטָא יִמְלוֹךְ מַלְכָּא וְצַדִיקַיָא לְמֶעְבַּד פּוּרְעֲנוּת דֵין מִן עַמְמַיָא יִתְרְבוּן:
Behold, a king shall reign in truth, and the righteous shall be magnified to execute just vengeance on the people.
וִיהוֹן צַדִיקַיָא דְמִיטַמְרִין מִן קֳדָם רַשִׁיעַיָא כְּמָא דְמִיטַמְרִין מִן קֳדָם זַרְמִית יְתוּבוּן וְיִתְרַבּוּן וְיִתְקַבֵּיל אוּלְפַנְהוֹן בִּפְרִיעַ כְּפַצִידֵי מַיָא דְנַגְדִין בְּאַרְעָא מְשַׁלְהֲיָא כִּטְלַל כֵּיף מְיַקֵר בְּאַרְעָא מְשַׁלְהַיָא:
And the just that were hidden because of the wicked, as those who hide themselves on account of a storm, shall return, and shall be magnified, and their instruction shall be received quickly, like the waters that flow into a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in a parched land.
וְלָא יִטַמְטְמַן עֵינֵי צַדִיקַיָא וְאוּדְנֵי מְקַבְּלֵי אוּלְפַן יְצִיתָן:
And the eyes of the righteous shall not be shut, and the ears of those who receive instruction shall hear.
וּלְבַב מְהַרְהֲרִין יְסַבַּר לְמֵידַע וְלִישָׁנְהוֹן דַהֲוָה בְלִים יוֹחִי לְמַלָלָא בְּצַחְצְחָן:
Even the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of those that was tied shall be ready to speak plainly.
לָא יִתְאֲמַר עוֹד לְרַשִׁיעַיָא צַדִיקַיָא וְלִדְעַבָרוּ עַל מֵימְרֵהּ לָא יִתְאַמַר תַּקִיפִין:
And the wicked man shall no more be called just, and he that transgresses against His WORD shall not be called mighty.
אֲרֵי רַשִׁיעַיָא רִשְׁעָה מְמַלְלִין וּבְלִיבְּהוֹן מִתְעַשְׁתִּין אוֹנֶס לְמֶעְבַּד שְׁקַר וּלְמַלָלָא קֳדָם יְיָ סַטְיָא לְשַׁלְהָאָה נֶפֶשׁ צַדִיקַיָא דִמְחַמְדִין לְאוּלְפָנָא הָא כְּכָפְנָא לְלַחְמָא וּפִתְגָמֵי אוֹרַיְתָא דְאִינוּן כְּמַיָא לְצַחָיָא מְדַמָן לְבַטָלָא:
For the wicked will talk wickedness, and in their heart they meditate violence, to practise falsehood, and to speak revolt against the Lord, to weary the soul of the righteous, who long after instruction, as the hungry after bread; and after the words of the law, which are like water to him that is athirst, they purpose to make to cease.
וְרַשִׁיעַיָא דְעוֹבָדֵיהוֹן בִּישִׁין וְאִינוּן עַל עֵיצַת חֶטְאִין מִתְמַלְכִין לְחַבָּלָא עִנְוְתָנַיָא בְּמִלֵי שְׁקַר וּפִּתְגָמֵי חֲשִׁיכַיָא בְּדִינָא:
And the wicked, whose works are evil, take counsel with sinners to destroy the poor with lying words, and the words of the needy in judgment.
וְצַדִיקַיָא קוּשְׁטָא מִתְמַלְכִין וְאִינוּן עַל קוּשְׁטֵיהוֹן יִתְקַיְמוּן:
But the righteous counsel truth, and in their truth they shall be established.
מְדִינָן דְיַתְבִין שְׁלֵיוָן קוּמָא שְׁמַעֲנָא קָלִי כְּרַכִּין דִי שְׁרָן לְרוֹחֲצָן אַצִיתָא לְמֵימְרִי:
Ye provinces that dwell at ease: arise, hear my voice. Ye cities that dwell in safety, listen to my word.
יוֹמִין עִם שְׁנִין יְזוּעוּן דִי שָׁרָן לְרוֹחֲצָן אֲרֵי סַף עִבּוּרָא עֲלָלָא לֵית לְמִכְנַשׁ:
Those who dwell at ease shall be agitated for days and years, because the corn is come to an end, and there is no fruit to gather.
אִיתְּבַרוּ דְיַתְבִין שְׁלֵיוָן זָעוּ דִי שָׁרָן לְרוֹחֲצָן שְׁלָחוּ וְאִיתְעַרְטִלוּ וֶאֱסָרוּ עַל חַרְצִין:
They that dwell at ease shall be broken, they that dwell in safety shall tremble; strip ye, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
עַל דַדִין סִפְּדִין עַל חַקְלֵי חֲמִידְתָּא עַל גוּפְנִיי טָעֲנִין:
They beat the breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruit-laden vines.
עַל אַרְעָא דְעַמִי הוּבֵאִי וּבוּר תַּסִיק אֲרֵי עַל כָּל בָּתֵּי דַיִץ קִרְוָא תַּקִיפָא:
Upon the land of my people thorns and thistles shall come up, yea, in all the houses of joy in the fortified city.
אֲרֵי בֵּית מַקְדְשָׁא חֲרוֹב הֲמוֹן קִרְוַיָא דַהֲוָאָה פַלְחִין בֵּיהּ צְרִיאָה בֵּית תָּקְפָנָא וּמַטְמוֹרָנָא אִתְבְּלֵשׁ וּכְרִי חֲרוֹב וּצְדִי עַד זְמַן אֲתַר דַהֲוָה בֵית חֶדְוָא וְחֵידוּ לְמַלְכַיָא כְדוֹ הֲוָה מִבַז לְמַשִׁרְיָן:
For the house of the sanctuary shall be laid waste; the noisy city shall be desolate, in which they worship: the house of our strength and hiding place shall be searched out, dug up, desolate and waste unto a time. The place which was a house of joy and gladness for kings is now become a spoil for armies.
כָּל דְנָא עַד דְיֵיתֵי לָנָא רְוַח מִן קֳדָם דִשְׁכִנְתֵּהּ בִּשְׁמֵי מְרוֹמָא וִיהֵי מַדְבְּרָא לְכַרְמְלָא וְכַרְמְלָא קִירְוִין סַגִיאִין יְתִיב:
All these things shall come upon us until refreshing shall come to us from the face of Him, whose Shekinah is in the highest heavens. The wilderness shall become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be inhabited by many cities.
וְיִשְׁרוּן בְּמַדְבְּרָא עָבְדֵי דִינָא וְעָבְדֵי צְדַקְתָּא יַת כַּרְמְלָא יֵיתְבוּן:
Then they that do justice shall dwell in the wilderness, and those that do righteousness shall inhabit the fruitful field.
וִיהוֹן עָבְדֵי צְדַקְתָּא שְׁלָם וּמְפַלְחֵי צְדַקְתָּא יִשְׁקְטוּן וְיִשְׁרוּן לְרוֹחֲצָן עַד עָלְמַיָא:
And they that do righteousness shall be at peace, and those that adorn righteousness shall be in quietness, and they shall be in safety for ever.
וְיֵתְבוּן עַמִי בִּמְדוֹרֵיהוֹן שְׁלָם וְעַל אַרְעֲהוֹן לְרוֹחֲצָן וּבְקִירְוֵיהוֹן שְׁלֵיוָן:
And my people shall dwell in their habitations in peace, and in their land in safety, and in their cities at ease.
וְיֵחוֹת בַּרְדָא וְיִקְטֵיל מַשִׁרְיַת עַמְמַיָא פַּלְחֵי טַעֲוָתָא וְיִצְדוּן וִיסוּפוּן דָיְרֵיהוֹן:
And hail shall descend and shall slay the armies of the nations, and their encampments shall be laid desolate, and come to an end.
טוּבֵיכוֹן צַדִיקַיָא עֲבַדְתּוּן לְכוֹן עוֹבָדִין טָבִין דְאַתּוּן דָמָן לִדְזַרְעִין עַל שַׁקְיָא מְשַׁלְחִין לְאַדְרָכָא בְּתוֹרַיָא וּלְמִכְנַשׁ בְּחַמְרַיָא:
Blessed are ye, O just, ye work out for yourselves good works: because ye are like those, who sow by watered places, sending the oxen to tread out the corn, and asses to gather it in.