1 C ome down, and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground; there is no throne for you, O Daughter of the Chaldeans, for you shall no longer be called dainty and delicate.

«انزِلِي وَاجلِسِي عَلَى التُّرابِ، يا بابِلُ العَذراءُ. اجلِسِي عَلَى الأرْضِ بِلا عَرْشٍ، يا ابنَةَ الكِلدانِيِّينَ. لأنَّكِ لَنْ تُدعَي فِيما بَعْدُ ‹الرَّقِيقَةَ المُتَرَفِّهَةَ.›

2 T ake the millstones and grind meal; take off your veil and uncover your hair. Remove your skirt, bare your leg, wade through the rivers.

خُذِي حِجارَةَ الرَّحَى وَاطحَنِي قَمحاً لِعَمَلِ الدَّقِيقِ، أزِيلِي غِطاءَ وَجْهِكِ، ارفَعِي أطرافَ ثَوبِكِ وَاعبُرِي الأنهارَ.

3 Y our nakedness shall be exposed, and your shame shall be seen. I will take vengeance, and I will spare no man,

سَتَنكَشِفُ عَورَتُكِ، وَخِزيُكِ سَيُرَى. سَأُعاقِبُكِ، وَلَنْ أترُكَ أحَداً بِلا عِقابٍ.»

4 o ur Redeemer—the Lord of hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel.

«يَقُولُ شَعبِي: ‹فادِينا، يهوه القَدِيرُ اسْمُهُ، هُوَ قُدُّوسُ إسْرائِيلَ.›

5 S it in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shall no more be called the lady and mistress of kingdoms.

اجلِسِي صامِتَةً وَاذْهَبِي إلَى الظَّلامِ، يا ابنَةَ الكِلدانِيِّينَ. لأنَّكِ لَنْ تُدعَي فِيما بَعْدُ مَلِكَةَ المَمالِكِ.

6 I was angry with My people, I profaned My inheritance; and I gave them into your hand. You showed them no mercy; upon the old people you made your yoke very heavy.

«غَضِبتُ عَلَى شَعبِيَ، فَدَنَّسْتُ الَّذِينَ هُمْ لِي! ثُمَّ سَلَّمْتُكِ إيّاهُمْ. فَلَمْ تَرحَميهُمْ بَلْ وَضَعْتِ قُيُودَكِ حَتَّى عَلَى الكِبارِ.

7 A nd you said, I shall be the mistress forever! So you did not lay these things to heart, nor did you remember the certain, ultimate end of such conduct.

قُلْتِ: ‹سَأعِيشُ إلَى الأبَدِ مَلِكَةً أبَدِيَّةً.› لَمْ تُفَكِّرِي بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ، وَلَمْ تَتَأمَّلِي فِي عاقِبَتِها.

8 T herefore now, hear this, you who love pleasures and are given over to them, you who dwell safely and sit securely, who say in your mind, I am and there is no one else besides me. I shall not sit as a widow, nor shall I know the loss of children.

لِذا اسْتَمِعِي أيَّتُها المُتَرَفِّهَةُ الجالِسَةُ فِي طُمَأنِينَةٍ. أيَّتُها القائِلَةُ لِنَفسِها: ‹أنا صاحِبَةُ السُّلطانِ، وَلَيسَ هُناكَ غَيرِي. لَنْ أتَرَمَّلَ، وَلَنْ أفقِدَ أولادِي.›

9 B ut these two things shall come to you in a moment, in one day: loss of children and widowhood. They shall come upon you in full measure, in spite of the multitude of power given you by the assistance of evil spirits, in spite of the great abundance of your enchantments.

بَلْ يُصيبُكِ هَذانِ مَعاً فَجأةً وَفِي يَومٍ واحِدٍ، تَتَرَمَّلِينَ وَتَفقِدِينَ أولادَكِ. بِالرَّغمِ مِنْ كُلِّ سِحرِكِ، وَمِنْ قُوَّةِ تَعاوِيذِكِ العَظِيمَةِ.

10 F or you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, No one sees me. Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart and mind, I am, and there is no one besides me.

شَعَرتِ بِالأمانِ فِي شَرِّكِ، وَقُلْتِ: ‹لا أحَدَ يَرانِي.› أضَلَّتْكِ حِكمَتُكِ وَمَعرِفَتُكِ. قُلْتِ فِي قَلبِكِ: ‹أنا صاحِبَةُ السُّلطانِ، وَلَيسَ هُناكَ غَيرِي.›

11 T herefore shall evil come upon you; you shall not know the dawning of it or how to charm it away. And a disaster and evil shall fall upon you that you shall not be able to atone for; and desolation shall come upon you suddenly, about which you shall know nothing or how to avert it.

«لِذَلِكَ سَتَأتِي المَصائِبُ عَلَيكِ، وَلَنْ تَعرِفِي مَتَى سَتَحدُثُ. سَيَقَعُ الدَّمارُ عَلَيكِ، وَلَنْ تَقدِرِي أنْ تَصُدِّيهِ. وَسَتَأتِي الكارِثَةُ عَلَيكِ فَجأةً مِنْ دُونِ أنْ تَعرِفِي أنَّها آتِيَةٌ.

12 P ersist, then, with your enchantments and the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored from your youth; and see if perhaps you will be able to profit, if you will prevail and strike terror!

اسْتَمِرِّي فِي تَعاوِيذِكِ وَسِحرِكِ، فَقَدِ انشَغَلتِ بِذَلِكَ مُنذُ صِباكِ. فَلَرُبَّما تَنجَحِينَ! وَرُبَّما تُخِيفِينَ أحَداً.

13 Y ou are wearied with your many counsels and plans. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, and the monthly prognosticators stand up and make known to you and save you from the things that shall come upon you.

«أنتِ مُنهَكَةٌ مِنْ كُلِّ اسْتِشاراتِكِ. لِيَقِفِ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدرُسُونَ الأفلاكَ وَيُخَلِّصُوكِ. وَلِيَقِفِ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يُراقِبُونَ النُّجُومَ وَاوائِلِ الشُّهُورِ، وَيُخبِرُوكِ بِما سَيَحدُثُ لَكِ.

14 B ehold, they are like stubble; the fire consumes them. They cannot even deliver themselves from the power of the flame. There is no coal for warming or fire before which to sit!

إنَّهُمْ مِثلُ القَشِّ الَّذِي تُحرِقُهُ النّارُ. لا يَستَطِيعُونَ أنْ يُخَلِّصُوا أنفُسَهُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةِ اللَّهِيبِ. لَيسَ هَذا جَمراً لِتَستَدفِئِي بِهِ، وَلا ناراً لِتَجلِسِي أمامَها.

15 S uch to you shall they be, those with whom you have labored and such their fate, those who have done business with you from your youth; they will wander, every one to his own quarter and in his own direction. No one will save you.

هَؤلاءِ هُمُ الَّذِينَ تَعِبتِ عَلَيهِمْ، شُرَكاؤُكِ فِي التِّجارَةِ مُنذُ صِباكِ. كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ ضَلَّ طَرِيقَهُ، وَلا يُوجَدُ مَنْ يُخَلِّصُكِ.»