Isaiah 20

1 Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,

1 وَفِي السَّنَةِ الَّتِي أَوْفَدَ فِيهَا سَرْجُونُ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ تَرْتَانَ رَئِيسَ جَيْشِهِ إِلَى أَشْدُودَ وَحَارَبَهَا وَقَهَرَهَا،

2 the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.

2 تَكَلَّمَ الرَّبُّ عَلَى لِسَانِ إِشَعْيَاءَ بْنِ آمُوصَ قَائِلاً: «اذْهَبْ وَاخْلَعِ الْمُسُوحَ عَنْ حَقْوَيْكَ، وَانْزِعْ حِذَاءَكَ مِنْ قَدَمَيْكَ». فَفَعَلَ كَذَلِكَ وَمَشَى عَارِياً حَافِياً.

3 Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush,

3 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «كَمَا مَشَى عَبْدِي إِشَعْيَاءُ عَارِياً حَافِياً لِمُدَّةِ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ عَلامَةً وَآيَةً عَلَى الْمَصَائِبِ الَّتِي سَأُنْزِلُهَا بِمِصْرَ وَكُوشَ،

4 so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.

4 هَكَذَا يَقُودُ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ أَسْرَى مِصْرَ وَكُوشَ صِغَاراً وَكِبَاراً، عُرَاةً حُفَاةً بِأَقْفِيَةٍ مَكْشُوفَةٍ، عَاراً لِمِصْرَ.

5 Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.

5 عِنْدَئِذٍ يَفْزَعُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ اعْتَمَدُوا عَلَى كُوشَ رَجَائِهِمْ وَمِصْرَ فَخْرِهِمْ.

6 And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”

6 وَيَقُولُونَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ:’انْظُرُوا إِلَى مَا آلَ إِلَيْهِ مَنْ كَانَ رَجَاؤُنَا، وَإِلَى مَنْ لُذْنَا بِهِ لِيُنْقِذَنَا مِنْ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ، فَكَيْفَ نَنْجُو نَحْنُ؟‘»