Woe to Samaria

28 Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards,(A)
and to the fading flower of its beautiful splendor,
which is on the summit above the rich valley.
Woe to those overcome with wine.
Look, the Lord has a strong and mighty one(B)
like a devastating hail storm,
like a storm with strong flooding waters.
He will bring it across the land with His hand.
The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards
will be trampled underfoot.
The fading flower of his beautiful splendor,
which is on the summit above the rich valley,
will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest.(C)
Whoever sees it will swallow it
while it is still in his hand.
On that day
the Lord of Hosts will become a crown of beauty
and a diadem of splendor(D)
to the remnant of His people,
a spirit of justice
to the one who sits in judgment,(E)
and strength
to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

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Judgment against the Leaders of Ephraim

28 Ah! The garland of the pride of the drunkards of Ephraim
    and the withering flower of the glory of his beauty,
which is at the head of the rich valley,[a]
    ones overcome[b] with wine!
Look! The Lord has a mighty and strong one,
    like a rainstorm of hail, a wind storm of destruction,
    like a rainstorm of mighty overflowing waters,
he will put them to the earth with his hand.
The garland of the pride of the drunkards of Ephraim
    will be trampled[c] by feet,
and the withering flower of the glory of its beauty
    which is at the head of the rich valley[d]
will be like its early fig before summer,
    which the one who sees it swallows[e] while it is still in his hand.
In that day, Yahweh of hosts will become a garland of glory
    and a diadem of beauty to the remnant of his people,
and a spirit of justice to the one who sits over judgment,
    and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 28:1 Literally “a valley of fat”
  2. Isaiah 28:1 Literally “ones struck”
  3. Isaiah 28:3 The Hebrew is plural
  4. Isaiah 28:4 Literally “a valley of fat”
  5. Isaiah 28:4 Literally “Which, when the one who sees it sees it, he swallows it”