1 ه َذِهِ هِيَ الرِّسالَةُ الَّتِي أعطاها اللهُ لإرْمِيا، عِندَما أرسَلَ المَلِكُ صِدْقِيّا إلَيهِ فَشحُورَ بْنِ مَلْكِيّا وَالكاهِنَ صَفَنْيا بْنِ مَعَسِيّا حَيثُ قالُوا لَهُ:

The word which came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,

2 « نَرجُوكَ أنْ تسألَ اللهَ بِالنِّيابَةِ عَنّا. فَنَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ مَلِكُ بابِلَ يُحارِبُنا. فَلَعَلَّ اللهَ يَعمَلُ عَمَلاً عَجيباً لأجلِنا، كَما عَمِلَ فِي الماضِي، فَيَترُكَنا نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ.»

Inquire, I pray thee, of Jehovah for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us: peradventure Jehovah will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

3 ح ِينَئِذٍ، قالَ لَهُمْ إرْمِيا: «هَذا ما سَتَقُولُونَهُ لِصِدْقِيّا:

Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:

4 ‹ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ: ها أنا سَأُحَوِّلُ ضِدَّكُمُ هَذِهِ الأسلِحَةَ الَّتِي فِي أيدِيكُمُ. أنتُمْ تُحارِبُونَ بِها مَلِكَ بابِلَ وَالكِلدانِيِّينَ، الَّذِينَ يُحارِبُونَكَ خارِجَ سُورِ المَدِينَةِ، لَكِنِّي سَآتِي بِهِمْ إلَى وَسَطِ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ.

Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans that besiege you, without the walls; and I will gather them into the midst of this city.

5 س َأُحارِبُكُمْ بِنَفسِي بِيَدٍ مَمدُودَةٍ وَبِذِراعٍ قَوِيَّةٍ، بِغَضَبٍ وَسَخَطٍ وَشِدَّةٍ.

And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation.

6 س َأضرِبُ سُكّانَ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ: النّاسَ وَالبَهائِمَ مَعاً. وَسَيَمُوتُونَ بِوَباءٍ عَظِيمٍ.

And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.

7 ب َعدَ هَذا، يَقُولُ اللهُ ، سَأُسَلِّمُ صِدْقِيّا مَلِكَ يَهُوذا وَخُدّامَهُ وَالشَّعْبَ، وَالَّذِينَ سَيَبقُونَ فِي هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ بَعدَ الوَباءِ وَالحَربِ وَالجُوعِ، إلَى يَدِ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ، مَلِكِ بابِلَ، وَإلَى يَدِ أعدائِهِمْ وَإلَى يَدِ الَّذِينَ يَطلُبُونَ حَياتَهُمْ. وَسَيَضرِبُهُمْ بِحَدِّ السَّيفِ. وَلَنْ يُشفِقَ عَلَى أحَدٍ مِنهُمْ وَلَنْ يُبقِيَ أحَداً، وَلَنْ يَتَحَنَّنَ عَلَيهِمْ.›»

And afterward, saith Jehovah, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, even such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.

8 « وَقُلْ لِهَذا الشَّعبِ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: سَأضَعُ أمامَكُمْ طَرِيقَينِ: طَرِيقَ الحَياةِ وَطَرِيقَ المَوتِ.

And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

9 م َنْ يَبقَى فِي المَدِينَةِ سَيَمُوتُ فِي المَعرَكَةِ أوْ بِالجُوعِ أوْ بِالوَباءِ. وَمَنْ يَخْرُجُ وَيَستَسلِمُ للكِلدانِيّينَ الَّذِينَ يُحاصِرُونَ المَدِينَةَ، تَكُونُ لَهُ حَياتُهُ غَنِيمَةً مِنَ الحَربِ،

He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth out, and passeth over to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.

10 ي َقُولُ اللهُ ، لأنَّي سَأُواجِهُ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةَ لِلخَرابِ لا للمُكافَأةِ. وَسَتُسَلَّمُ إلَى يَدِ مَلِكِ بابِلَ الَّذِي سَيُحرِقُها بِالنّارِ.›»

For I have set my face upon this city for evil, and not for good, saith Jehovah: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

11 و َقُلْ لِلْعائِلَةِ المَلَكِيَّةِ فِي يَهُوذا: «اسْمَعُوا رِسالَةَ اللهِ

And touching the house of the king of Judah, hear ye the word of Jehovah:

12 ي ا بَيتَ داوُدَ. هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: ‹احكُمُوا بِالعَدلِ كُلَّ صَباحٍ، وَخُذُوا المَسرُوقَ مِنْ يَدِ الظّالِمِ. حَتَّى لا يَخرُجَ غَضَبِي كَنارٍ تَلتَهِمُكُمْ وَلا تَنطَفِئُ، بِسَبَبِ أعمالِكُمُ الشِّرِّيرَةِ.›

O house of David, thus saith Jehovah, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

13 « أنا ضِدُّكِ يا قُدسُ، أيَّتُها السّاكِنَةُ فِي الوادِي، مِثلَ جَبَلٍ فِي وَسَطِ سَهلٍ، يَقُولُ اللهُ ، تَقُولُونَ: ‹مَنْ سَيُرعِبُنا؟ مَنْ سَيُهاجِمُ فِي أماكِنِ لُجُوئِنا؟›

Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain, saith Jehovah; you that say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?

14 ي َقُولُ اللهُ: «سَأُعاقِبُكُمْ بِحَسَبِ مَا تَسْتَحِقُّهُ أعْمالُكُمْ، وَسَأُشعِلُ ناراً فِي غابَتِها، فَتَلتَهِمَ كُلَّ شَيءٍ حَولَها.»

And I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith Jehovah; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.