1 I n the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:

فِي السَّنَةِ الرّابِعَةِ مِنْ حُكْمِ يَهُوياقِيمَ بْنِ يُوشِيّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذا، جاءَتْ هَذِهِ الكَلِمَةُ إلَى إرْمِيا النَّبِيِّ مِنَ اللهِ:

2 T ake a scroll for a book and write on it all the words I have spoken to you against Israel and Judah and all the nations from the day I spoke to you in the days of Josiah until this day.

«أحضِرْ لَفِيفَةَ كِتابٍ، وَاكتُبْ عَلَيها الكَلامَ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمْتُ بِهِ إلَيكَ عَنْ إسْرائِيلَ وَعَنِ الأُمَمِ، مِنْ أوَّلِ يَومٍ كَلَّمتُكَ فِيهِ – أي مِنْ أيّامِ المَلِكِ يُوشِيّا – إلَى هَذا اليَومِ.

3 I t may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do to them, so that each one may turn from his evil way, that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.

فَلَرُبَّما يَسمَعُ بَنُو يَهُوذا بِكُلِّ العِقابِ الَّذِي أنا مُزمِعٌ أنْ أُنزِلَهُ بِهِمْ، وَيَعُودُ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ عَنْ أعمالِهِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ، فَأغْفِرَ لَهُمْ آثامَهُمْ وَخَطاياهُمْ.»

4 T hen Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote upon the scroll of the book all the words which Jeremiah dictated, that the Lord had spoken to him.

فَاستَدعَى إرْمِيا بارُوخَ بْنَ نِيرِيّا. وَكَتَبَ بارُوخُ عَلَى المَخطُوطَةِ ما أملاهُ عَلَيهِ إرْمِيا، أي جَميعَ كَلامِ اللهِ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ إلَى إرْمِيا.

5 A nd Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am restrained and shut up; I cannot go into the house of the Lord.

وَأمَرَ إرْمِيا بارُوخَ فَقالَ: «أنا مَسجُونٌ هُنا، وَقَدْ مُنِعْتُ مِنَ الذَّهابِ إلَى بَيتِ اللهِ.

6 T herefore you go, and on a day of fasting, in the hearing of all the people in the Lord’s house, you shall read the words of the Lord which you have written on the scroll at my dictation. Also you shall read them in the hearing of all who come out of the cities of Judah.

اذْهَبْ أنتَ بِالكِتابَ الَّذِي كَتَبتَ فِيهِ جَميعَ كَلامِ اللهِ بِحَسَبِ ما أملَيتُ عَلَيكَ، وَاقرأهُ عَلَى مَسامِعِ النّاسِ فِي بَيتِ اللهِ فِي يَومِ الصَّومِ. اقرأهُ أمامَ جَميعِ بَنِي يَهُوذا الآتِينَ مِنْ مُدُنِهِمْ.

7 I t may be that they will make their supplication before the Lord, and each one will turn back from his evil way, for great is the anger and the wrath that the Lord has pronounced against this people.

فَلَعَلَّ استِرحامَهُمْ يُرفَعُ أمامَ اللهِ ، وَيَرجِعُ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ عَنْ مُمارَساتِهِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ. لأنَّ غَضَبَ اللهِ وَسَخَطَهُ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ عَلَى هَذا الشَّعبِ عَظِيمٌ.»

8 A nd Baruch son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading from book the words of the Lord in the Lord’s house.

فَعَمِلَ بارُوخُ بْنُ نِيرِيّا بِكُلِّ ما أوصاهُ إرْمِيا النَّبِيُّ، فَقَرَأ كِتابَ كَلامِ اللهِ فِي بَيتِ اللهِ.

9 A nd in the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, a fast was proclaimed before the Lord for all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came to Jerusalem from the cities of Judah.

وَفِي الشَّهرِ التّاسِعِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الخامِسَةِ مِنْ مُلكِ يَهُوياقِيمَ بْنِ يُوشِيّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذا، نُودِيَ بِصَومٍ عَلَى سُكّانِ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، وَكُلِّ الآتِينَ مِنْ مُدُنِ يَهُوذا إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ إلَى مَحضَرِ اللهِ.

10 T hen Baruch read in the hearing of all the people the words of Jeremiah from the scroll of the book in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper court at the entry of the New Gate of the Lord’s house.

فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، قَرَأ بارُوخُ المَخطُوطَةَ الّتِي احْتَوَتْ كَلامَ إرْمِيا فِي بَيتِ اللهِ. قَرَأ بارُوخُ المَخطُوطَةَ فِي مَسامِعِ كُلِّ الشَّعبِ مِنْ غُرْفَةِ جِمَرْيا بِنِ شافانَ الكاتِبِ، فِي السّاحَةِ العُلْوِيَّةِ عِنْدَ بَوّابَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ.

11 W hen Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the Lord,

وَسَمِعَ مِيخا بْنُ جِمَرْيا بْنِ شافانَ جَميعَ كَلامِ اللهِ الَّذِي عَلَى المَخطُوطَةِ.

12 H e went down to the king’s house into the scribe’s chamber, and behold, all the princes were sitting there: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

وَنَزَلَ إلَى بَيتِ المَلِكِ إلَى غُرفَةِ الكاتِبِ، وَكانَ كُلُّ الرُّؤَساءِ جالِسِينَ هُناكَ: ألِيشاماعُ الكاتِبُ وَدَلايا بْنُ شِمْعِيا وَألناثانُ بْنُ عَكبُورَ وَجَمَرْيا بْنُ شافانَ وَصِدْقِيّا بْنُ حَنَنِيّا، كُلُّ الرُّؤَساءِ.

13 T hen Micaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard when Baruch read the book in the hearing of the people.

فَأخبَرَهُمْ مِيخا بِكُلِّ الكَلامِ الَّذِي سَمِعَهُ عِندَما قَرَأ بارُوخُ الكِتابَ لِلشَّعبِ.

14 T herefore all the princes sent Jehudi son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, Take in your hand the scroll from which you have read in the hearing of the people and come. So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and came to them.

فَأرسَلَ كُلُّ الرُّؤَساءِ يَهُودِيَ بْنَ نَثَنْيا بْنِ شَلَمْيا بْنِ كُوشِي إلَى بارُوخَ يَقُولُ لَهُ: «أحضِرِ اللّفِيفَةَ الَّتِي كُنتَ تَقرَأُهُا عَلَى الشَّعبِ، وَتَعالَ إلَى هُنا.» فَأخَذَ بارُوخُ بْنُ نِيرِيّا المَخطُوطَةَ وَذَهَبَ إلَيْهِمْ.

15 A nd they said to him, Sit down now and read it in our hearing. So Baruch read it in their hearing.

فَقالُوا لَهُ: «اجلِسْ وَاقرَأ عَلَينا.» فَقَرَأها بارُوخُ عَلَيهِمْ.

16 N ow when they had heard all the words, they turned one to another in fear and said to Baruch, We must surely tell the king of all these words.

فَلَمّا سَمِعُوا الكَلامَ، نَظَرَ بَعضُهُمْ إلَى بَعضٍ بِخَوفٍ، وَقالُوا لِبارُوخَ: «لا بُدَّ أنْ نُخبِرَ المَلِكَ بِكُلِّ هَذا الكَلامِ.»

17 A nd they asked Baruch, Tell us now, how did you write all these words? At dictation?

حِينَئِذٍ، سَألُوا بارُوخَ: «أخبِرْنا كَيفَ كَتَبتَ هَذا الكَلامَ. أكانَ يُملِيهِ عَلَيكَ؟»

18 T hen Baruch answered them, He dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink in the book.

فَقالَ بارُوخُ لَهُمْ: «أملاهُ عَلَيَّ وَأنا أكتُبُ كُلَّ هَذا الكَلامِ عَلَى لَفِيفَةِ الكِتابِ.»

19 T hen the princes said to Baruch, Go and hide, you and Jeremiah, and let no one know where you are.

وَقالَ الرُّؤَساءُ لِبارُوخَ: «اذْهَبْ وَاختَبِئْ أنتَ وَإرْمِيا، وَلا تَدَعا أحَداً يَعرِفْ مَكانَكُما.»

20 T hen they went into the court to the king, but they put the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe; then they reported all the words to the king.

بَعدَ ذَلِكَ، ذَهَبُوا إلَى المَلِكِ فِي قاعَةِ القَصرِ، وَكانُوا قَدْ وَضَعُوا الكِتابَ فِي غُرفَةِ ألِيشاماعَ الكاتِبِ. وَأخبَرُوا المَلِكَ بِكُلِّ الكَلامِ الَّذِي قِيلَ.

21 S o the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and of all the princes who stood beside the king.

فَأرسَلَ المَلِكُ يَهُودِيَ لِيُحضِرَ الكِتابَ، فَأخَذَهُ مِنْ غُرفَةِ ألِيشاماعَ الكاتِبِ. وَقَرَأهُ يَهُودِيُ لِلمَلِكِ وَلِكُلِّ الرُّؤَساءِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا واقِفِينَ فِي حَضْرَةِ المَلِكِ.

22 N ow it was the ninth month, and the king was sitting in the winter house, and a fire was burning there before him in the brazier.

وَقَدْ كانَ جالِساً فِي بَيتِ الشِّتاءِ الَّذِي لَهُ، فِي الشَّهرِ التّاسِعِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ، وَكانَ مَوقِدُ النّارِ أمامَهُ مُشتَعِلاً.

23 A nd when Jehudi had read three or four columns, he would cut them off with a penknife and cast them into the fire that was in the brazier, until the entire scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.

وَكانَ كُلَّما قَرَأ يَهُودِي ثَلاثَةَ أعمِدَةٍ أوْ أربَعَةً مِنَ الكِتابِ، يَشُقُّ المَلِكُ ذَلِكَ الجُزءَ بِشَفْرَةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ وَيُلْقِيهِ إلَى النّارِ المُشتَعِلَةِ الَّتِي فِي المَوقِدِ، حَتَّى أحتَرَقَ الكِتابِ بِأكمَلِهِ فِي المَوقِدِ.

24 Y et they were not afraid, nor did they rend their garments—neither the king, nor any of his servants who heard all these words.

وَلَمْ يَخَفِ المَلِكُ وَكُلُّ خُدّامِهِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يَستَمِعُونَ إلَى هَذا الكَلامِ، وَلَمْ يُمَزِّقُوا ثِيابَهُمْ.

25 E ven though Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah tried to persuade the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

وَمَعْ أنَّ ألْناثانَ وَدَلايا وَجِمَرْيا، تَوَسَّلُوا إلَى المَلِكِ كَي لا يَحرِقَ المَخطُوطَةَ، إلّا أنَّهُ لَمْ يَستَمِعْ إلَيهِمْ.

26 A nd the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son and Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the Lord hid them.

بَلْ أمَرَ المَلِكُ يَرْحَمْئِيلَ ابنَ المَلِكِ، وَسَرايا بْنَ عَزَرْئِيلَ، وَشَلَمْيا بْنَ عَبدِيئِيلَ بِأنْ يَقبِضُوا عَلَى بارُوخَ الكاتِبَ وَإرمِيا النَّبِيِّ، وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ خَبَّأهُما.

27 N ow the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah after the king had burned the scroll with the words which Baruch wrote at the dictation of Jeremiah, said:

وَجاءَتْ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ إلَى إرْمِيا بَعدَ أنْ أحرَقَ المَلِكُ الكِتابَ وَالكَلامَ الَّذِي كانَ بارُوخُ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ بِإملاءِ إرْمِيا لَهُ، فَقالَ:

28 T ake another scroll and write on it all the former words that were on the first scroll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah burned.

«اذْهَبْ وَأحضِرْ لَفِيفَةَ كِتابٍ أُخْرَى، وَاكتُبْ عَلَيها كُلَّ الكَلامِ الَّذِي كَتَبْتَهُ فِي المَرَّةِ الأُولَى، وَالَّذِي كانَ عَلَى المَخطُوطَةِ الأُولى الَّتِي أحرَقَها يَهُوياقِيمُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذا.

29 A nd concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, Thus says the Lord: You have burned this scroll, saying, Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon shall surely come and destroy this land and shall cut off man and beast from it?

وَقُلْ لِيَهُوياقِيمَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذا: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: أنتَ أحرَقْتَ هَذا الكِتابَ وَقُلتَ: لِماذا كَتَبْتَ عَلَيهِ أنَّ مَلِكَ بابِلَ سَيَأتِي وَيُدَمِّرُ هَذِهِ الأرْضَ، وَيَقضِي عَلَى النّاسَ وَالحَيواناتِ؟

30 T herefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have no to sit upon the throne of David, and his dead body shall be cast out to the heat by day and to the frost by night.

لِذَلِكَ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ عَنْ يَهُوياقِيمَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذا: لَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ مِنْ نَسلِهِ مَنْ يَجلِسُ عَلَى عَرشِ داوُدَ. سَتُطرَحُ جُثَّتُهُ خارِجاً، لِلحَرِّ فِي النَّهارِ وَلِلبَردِ فِي اللَّيلِ.

31 A nd I will punish him and his offspring and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the men of Judah all the evil that I have pronounced against them—but they would not hear.

سَأُعاقِبُهُ هُوَ وَنَسلَهُ وَخُدّامَهُ بِسَبَبِ إثمِهِمْ، وَسَأجلِبُ عَلَيهِمْ وَعَلَى سُكّانِ القُدْسِ وَرِجالَ يَهُوذا كُلَّ المَعاناةِ الَّتِي أعلَنْتُها عَلَيهِمْ وَتَجاهَلُوها.›»

32 T hen Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who wrote on it at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire; and besides them many similar words were added.

وَأخَذَ إرْمِيا لَفِيفَةَ كِتابِ آخَرَ وَأعطاها إلَى بارُوخُ بْنَ نِيرِيّا الكاتِبِ الَّذِي كَتَبَ عَلَيها كَما أملَى عَلَيهِ إرْمِيا، كُلَّ كَلامِ المَخطُوطَةِ الَّتِي أحرَقَها يَهُوياقِيمُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذا فِي النّارِ، كَما أضافَ إلَيهِ كَلاماً كَثِيراً مِثلَهُ.