Yeshayah 25

¹Hashem , Thou art Elohai;

I will exalt Thee,

I will praise Shimecha;

for Thou hast done peleh;

Thy etzot (plans) of old

are emunah omen (perfect faithfulness) .

²For Thou hast made an Ir a heap;

a fortified city,

a ruin;

the stronghold of the zarim (foreigners) to be rebuilt never more.

³Therefore even the am oz (strong people) shall glorify Thee,

the city of the ruthless Goyim shall fear Thee.

⁴For Thou hast been a ma'oz (refuge) to the poor,

a ma'oz to the evyon in his tzoros,

a makheseh (shelter, cover) from the zerem (shower, storm, downpour) ,

a tzel (shade) from the chorev (heat) ,

when the ruach of the ruthless ones

is like a zerem (shower, storm, downpour) against a wall.

⁵Thou shalt silence the tumult of zarim,

as the chorev (heat) in a dry place;

even the chorev by the tzel (shadow) of a cloud;

the zemir (battle song) of the ruthless ones shall be brought low.

⁶And in Har Hazeh shall Hashem Tzva'os make[#25:6 i.e., Mount Tziyon]

unto kol HaAmim

a fat mishteh (feast) ,

a mishteh (feast) of finest, aged wines,

of finest meats,

of the best wines of finest vintage.

⁷And He will destroy in Har Hazeh

the pnei hallot (the face of the covering, the [death] shroud) cast over all people,

and the masseikhah (overspreading veil) over Kol HaGoyim.

⁸He will swallow up HaMavet (death) lanetzach (forever) ;

and Adonoi Hashem will wipe away

tears from off kol panim;

and the kherpah (shame, disgrace) of His people

shall He take away from off kol ha'aretz;

for Hashem hath spoken it.

⁹And it shall be said in Yom HaHu,

Hinei, this is Eloheinu;

we have waited for Him, and He will save us;

this is Hashem ; we have waited for Him,

we will be glad and have simcha in His Yeshu'ah (Salvation) .

¹⁰For in Har Hazeh shall the Yad Hashem rest,[#25:10 i.e., Mount Tziyon]

and Moav shall be trodden down under Him,

even as straw is trodden down in dung.

¹¹And He shall spread forth His hands in the midst of them,

just as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim;

and He shall bring down their ga'avah (pride)

together with the arvot (cleverness) of their hands.

¹²And the fortification of thy high chomot (walls)

shall He bring down, lay low,

and bring to the ground, even to the aphar (dust) .