1 A nd the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

ثُمَّ أتَتْ إلَيَّ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ:

2 S on of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

«يا إنْسانُ، تَكَلَّمْ بِهَذا اللُّغزِ، وَكَلِّمْ بَني إسْرائِيلَ بِهَذا اللُّغْزِ وَالمَثَلِ،

3 a nd say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came unto Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:

وَقُلْ: ‹يَقُولُ الرّبُّ الإلَهُ: «أتَى إلَى لُبنانَ نَسرٌ ضَخمٌ لَهُ أجنِحَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ. قَوادِمُهُ طَوِيلَةٌ وَرِيشُهُ مُتَعَدِّدُ الألوانِ. فَأخَذَ غُصناً مِنْ قِمَّةِ شَجَرَةِ أرْزٍ

4 h e cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it unto a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.

وَكَسَرَ أغصاناً صَغِيرَةً طَرِيَّةً مِنْ قِمَّةِ الشَّجَرَةِ، وَأخَذَها إلَى أرْضِ التُّجّارِ وَمَدِينَةِ الباعَةِ.

5 H e took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow-tree.

كَما أخَذَ بَعضَ البُذُورِ مِنْ تِلكَ الأرْضِ، وَزَرَعَها فِي الحُقُولِ المُعَدَّةِ لِلزِّراعَةِ. فَزَرَعَها قُربَ المِياهِ الغَزِيرَةِ، وَأقامَها كَشَجَرَةِ صَفْصافٍ.

6 A nd it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

فَنَمَتِ البُذُورُ وَصارَتْ كَرمَةً مُمتَدَّةٌ. وَمَعَ أنَّ جِذعَها كانَ قَصِيراً، لَكِنَّ فُرُوعَها بَدَأتْ تَمتَدُّ وَتَنمُو، وَكانَ لَها جُذُورٌ طَوِيلَةٌ وَمَتِينَةٌ. وَنَمَتْ حَتَّى أصبَحَتْ كَرمَةً أخرَجَتْ فُرُوعاً وَأنتَجَتْ ثَمَراً.

7 T here was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it.

«وَكانَ هُناكَ نَسرٌ عَظِيمٌ آخَرُ لَهُ أجنِحَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ جِدّاً. قَوادِمُهُ طَوِيلَةٌ وَمُكتَمِلَةٌ. فَأرسَلَتْ جُذُورَها نَحوَهُ، وَمَدَّتْ فُرُوعَها باتِّجاهِهِ لِيَسقِيها.

8 I t was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

كانَتِ الكَرمَةُ قَدْ غُرِسَتْ فِي حَقلٍ جَيِّدٍ، قُربَ مِياهٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، لِتُخرِجَ أغصاناً كَثِيرَةً وَثَمَراً كَثِيراً، لِتَنمُوَ وَتَصِيرَ كَرمَةً جَمِيلَةً.»

9 S ay thou, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or much people can it be raised from the roots thereof.

«هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: هَلْ سَتَنجَحُ؟ ألَنْ تُقلَعَ جُذُورُها وَيُقطَعُ ثَمَرُها؟ ألَنْ يَيْبَسَ وَرَقُها وَيَمُوتُ؟ لَنْ يَحتاجَ قَلعُها مِنْ جُذُورِها إلَى أيدٍ قَوِيَّةٍ أوْ أُناسٍ كَثِيرِينَ.

10 Y ea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew.

لَكِنْ إنْ نُقِلَتْ إلَى مَكانٍ آخَرٍ، فَهَلْ سَتَنمُو؟ ألَنْ تَيْبَسَ حِينَ تَهُبُّ الرِّيحُ الشَّرقِيَّةُ عَلَى البُستانِ الَّذِي زُرِعَتْ فِيهِ؟»

11 M oreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

وَأتَتْ إلَيَّ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ:

12 S ay now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them to him to Babylon:

«قُلْ للِشَّعبِ المُتَمَرِّدِ: ‹ألا تَفهَمُونَ مَعنَى هَذِهِ الأمْثالِ؟ ها إنَّ مَلِكَ بابِلَ أتَى إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ وَأسَرَ مَلِكَها وَكُلَّ رُؤَسائِها وَأخَذَهُمْ إلَى بابِلَ.

13 a nd he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;

ثُمَّ اختارَ مَلِكُ بابِلَ واحِداً مِنَ النَّسلِ المَلَكِيِّ وَقَطَعَ مَعَهُ عَهداً. وَجَعَلَهُ يُقْسِمُ عَلَى الوَلاءِ. وَأخَذَ الرِّجالَ المُقتَدِرِينَ ذَوِي النُّفُوذِ مِنَ الأرْضِ.

14 t hat the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

فَكانَ العَهدُ يَقضِي بِأنْ تَبقَى المَملَكَةُ خاضِعَةً فَلا تَرتَفِعُ، بَلْ تُحافِظُ عَلَى هَذا العَهْدِ مُقابِلَ سَلامَتِها.

15 B ut he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?

وَلَكِنَّ المَلِكَ تَمَرَّدَ عَلَى مَلِكِ بابِلَ، وَأرسَلَ مَبعُوثِينَ إلَى مِصرَ لإحضارِ خُيُولٍ وَجَيشٍ عَظِيمٍ. فَهَلْ سَيَنجَحُ؟ هَلْ سَيَنجُو مِنَ العِقابِ؟ هَلْ يَنجُو مَنْ يَفعَلُ ذَلِكَ؟ هَلْ يَنجُو مَنْ يَكسِرُ العَهدَ؟»

16 A s I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: «أُقسِمُ بِذاتِي إنَّ ذَلِكَ المَلِكَ سَيَمُوتُ فِي بابِلَ. عَيَّنَهُ مَلِكُ بابِلَ عَلَى أرْضِ يَهُوذا، لَكِنَّهُ نَكَثَ بِقَسَمِهِ، وَكَسَرَ العَهْدَ مَعَ مَلِكِ بابِلَ.

17 N either shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons.

لَن تَأتِي قُوّاتُ فِرعَوْنَ وَجُيُوشُهُ الضَّخمَةُ لِمُساعَدَتِهِ فِي وَقتِ الحَربِ. فَسَتُبنَى حَواجِزُ تُرابِيَّةٌ وَأبراجُ حِصارٍ عِندَ الأسوارِ، لِلقَضاءِ عَلَى نُفُوسٍ كَثِيرَةٍ.

18 F or he hath despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet hath done all these things; he shall not escape.

فَلأنَّهُ احتَقَرَ القَسَمَ وَكَسَرَ العَهدَ بَعْدَ أنْ رَفَعَ يَدَهُ وَأقسَمَ، لَنْ يَنجُو.»

19 T herefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, I will even bring it upon his own head.

وَلِهَذا، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: «أُقسِمُ بِذاتِي إنِّي سَأُحَمِّلُهُ نتيجَةَ قَسَمِي الَّذِي احتَقَرَهُ وَعَهدِي الَّذِي كَسَرَهُ!

20 A nd I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.

سَأُلقِي بِشَبَكَتِي عَلَيهِ، وَسَيَعلَقُ بِفَخِّي. سَأحمِلُهُ إلَى بابِلَ، وَهُناكَ سَأُدِينُهُ عَلَى التَّمَرُّدِ عَلَيَّ وَخِيانَتِهِ لِي.

21 A nd all his fugitives in all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward every wind: and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken it.

سَيُحاوِلُ الكَثِيرُ مِنْ جُيُوشِهِ الهَرَبَ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ سَيُقتَلُونَ بِالسَّيفِ. وَالَّذِينَ سَيَبقُونَ سَيَتَبَعثَرُونَ فِي كُلِّ مَكانٍ. حِينَئِذٍ، سَيَعرِفُونَ أنِّي أنا اللهَ تَكَلَّمْتُ.»

22 T hus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain:

هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: «سَآخُذُ غُصناً مِنْ أعلَى شَجَرَةِ الأرْزِ. سَأقطَعُ غُصناً طَرِيّاً مِنْ قِمَّتِها، وَسَأزرَعُهُ بِنَفسِي عَلَى جَبَلٍ عالٍ وَمُرتَفِعٍ.

23 i n the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shade of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

سَأغرِسُهُ عَلَى جَبَلٍ عالٍ فِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَسَيُنْبِتُ أغصاناً وَ ثَمَراً. سَتُصبِحُ أشَّجارَ أرزٍ جَمِيلَةً تَسكُنُ تَحتَها العَصافِيرُ بِأنواعِها، وَتُعَشِّشُ فِي ظِلَّ أغصانِها جَميعُ أنواعِ الطُّيُورِ.

24 A nd all the trees of the field shall know that I, Jehovah, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish; I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it.

«حِينَئِذٍ، سَتَعرِفُ كُلُّ أشجارِ الحَقلِ أنِّي، أنا اللهَ ، أخفَضْتُ الشَّجَرَ الطَّوِيلَ وَرَفَعْتُ القَصِيرَ، يَبَّسْتُ الشَّجَرَةَ الخَضْراءَ، وَمَلأتُ اليابِسَةَ بِالبَراعِمِ.»