1 و َفِي السَّنَةِ نَفسِها، فِي بِدايَةِ مُلكِ صِدْقِيّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذا، فِي الشَّهرِ الخامِسِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الرّابِعَةِ، كَلَّمَنِي حَنَنِيّا بْنُ عَزُورَ النَّبِيُّ الَّذِي مِنْ جِبعُونَ فِي هَيْكَلِ اللهِ بِحُضُورِ الكَهَنَةِ وَكُلِّ الشَّعبِ فَقالَ:

Now in the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet, who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord in the presence of the priests and all the people, saying,

2 « هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ، إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ: ‹قَدْ كَسَّرتُ نِيرَ بابِلَ،

“ Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

3 و َفِي غُضُونِ سَنَتَينِ، سَأُرجِعُ آنِيَةَ بَيتِ اللهِ إلَى هَذا المَكانِ، تِلكَ الآنِيَةُ الَّتِي أخَذَها نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ مَلِكُ بابِلَ مِنْ هَذا المَكانِ وَحَمَلَها إلَى بابِلَ.

Within two years I am going to bring back to this place all the vessels of the Lord’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon.

4 و َسَأُرجِعُ إلَى هَذا المَكانِ يَهُوياكِينَ بْنِ يَهُوياقِيمَ مَلِكَ يَهُوذا، وَكُلُّ المَسبِيِّينَ مِنْ يَهُوذا الَّذِينَ ذَهَبُوا إلَى بابِلَ، يَقُولُ اللهُ ، وَسَأُكَسِّرُ نِيرَ مَلِكِ بابِلَ.›»

I am also going to bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles of Judah who went to Babylon,’ declares the Lord, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’”

5 ح ِينَئِذٍ، تَكَلَّمَ إرْمِيا إلَى حَنَنِيّا النَّبِيِّ بِحُضُورِ الكَهَنَةِ وَكُلِّ الشَّعبِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا واقِفِينَ فِي بَيتِ اللهِ.

Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and in the presence of all the people who were standing in the house of the Lord,

6 ف َقالَ إرْمِيا النَّبِيُّ: «آمِينْ، لِيَعمَلِ اللهُ بِحَسَبِ كَلامِكَ، وَلْيُثَبِّتِ اللهُ الكَلامَ الَّذِي تَنَبَّأتَ بِهِ، وَلتَرجِعْ آنِيَةُ بَيتِ اللهِ وَكُلُّ المَسبِيِّينَ مِنْ بابِلَ إلَى هَذا المَكانِ.

and the prophet Jeremiah said, “ Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord confirm your words which you have prophesied to bring back the vessels of the Lord’s house and all the exiles, from Babylon to this place.

7 ل َكِنِ اسْمَعْ هَذِهِ الكَلِمَةَ الَّتِي سَأقُولُهُا لَكَ وَلِكُلِّ الشَّعبِ.

Yet hear now this word which I am about to speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people!

8 ا لأنبِياءُ الَّذِينَ كانُوا قَبلِي وَقَبلَكَ مُنذُ القَدِيمِ، تَنَبّأوا عَنْ أراضيَ كَثِيرَةٍ وَعَنْ مَمالِكٍ عَظِيمَةٍ، وَقالُوا سَتأتِي حَربٌ وَمَجاعَةٌ وَوَباءٌ.

The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times prophesied against many lands and against great kingdoms, of war and of calamity and of pestilence.

9 ا لنَّبِيُّ الَّذِي يَتَنَبَّأُ بِالسَّلامِ يُعرَفُ بِأنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ أرسَلَهُ اللهُ حَقّاً، عِندَما تَتَحَقَّقُ كَلِمَةُ هَذا النَّبِيِّ.»

The prophet who prophesies of peace, when the word of the prophet comes to pass, then that prophet will be known as one whom the Lord has truly sent.”

10 ث ُمَّ أخَذَ حَنَنِيّا النَّبِيُّ النِّيرَ عَنْ عُنقِ إرْمِيا النَّبِيِّ، وَكَسَّرَهُ.

Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.

11 و َقالَ حَنَنِيّا بِحُضُورِ كُلِّ الشَّعبِ، هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «هَكَذا سَأُكَسِّرُ نِيرَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ مَلِكِ بابِلَ، فِي غُضُونِ سَنَتَينِ، عَنْ أعناقِ الأُمَمِ،» حِينَئِذٍ، ذَهَبَ إرْمِيا النَّبِيُّ فِي طَرِيقِهِ.

Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, “ Thus says the Lord, ‘Even so will I break within two full years the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all the nations.’” Then the prophet Jeremiah went his way.

12 ث ُمَّ جاءَتْ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ إلَى إرْمِيا بَعدَ أنْ كَسَّرَ حَنَنِيّا النَّبِيُّ النِّيرَ عَنْ عُنقِ إرْمِيا النَّبِيِّ، فَقالَ:

The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

13 « اذْهَبْ وَقُلْ لِحَنَنِيّا، هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: ‹أنتَ كَسَرتَ نِيرَ الخَشَبِ، وَلَكِنَّكَ سَتَضَعْ نِيرَ حَدِيدٍ عِوَضاً عَنْهُ.›

“Go and speak to Hananiah, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “You have broken the yokes of wood, but you have made instead of them yokes of iron.”

14 ل أنَّ هَذا هُوَ ما قالَهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ، إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ: ‹وَضَعتُ نِيرَ حَدِيدٍ عَلَى عُنقِ هَذِهِ الأُمَمِ جَميعاً، لأجعَلَها تَخدِمُ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ مَلِكِ بابِلَ، وَسَتَخدِمُهُ بِالفِعلِ. كَما أعطَيتُهُ الحَيواناتِ البَرِّيَّةَ أيضاً.›»

For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they will serve him. And I have also given him the beasts of the field.”’”

15 ث ُمَّ قالَ النَّبِيُّ إرْمِيا لِلنَّبِيِّ حَنَنِيّا: «اسْمَعْ يا حَنَنِيّا، لَمْ يُرسِلْكَ اللهُ ، وَقَدْ جَعَلْتَ هَذا الشَّعبَ يَتَّكِلُ عَلَى الكَذِبِ.

Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen now, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie.

16 ل ِذَلِكَ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: ‹سَأنفِيكَ عَنْ هَذِهِ الأرْضِ، وَسَتَمُوتُ فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ، لأنَّكَ تَكَلَّمْتَ بِتَمَرُّدٍ ضِدَّ اللهِ.›»

Therefore thus says the Lord, ‘ Behold, I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. This year you are going to die, because you have counseled rebellion against the Lord.’”

17 و َقَدْ ماتَ حَنَنِيّا النَّبِيُّ فِي الشَّهرِ السّابِعِ مِنْ تِلكَ السَّنَةِ.

So Hananiah the prophet died in the same year in the seventh month.