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:

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

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

“Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: ‘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 full years I will bring back to this place all the vessels of the Lord ’s house, that 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.›»

And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah who went to Babylon,’ says 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 stood 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! The Lord do so; the Lord perform your words which you have prophesied, to bring back the vessels of the Lord ’s house and all who were carried away captive, from Babylon to this place.

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

Nevertheless hear now this word that I 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 have been before me and before you of old prophesied against many countries and great kingdoms—of war and disaster and pestilence.

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

As for the prophet who prophesies of peace, when the word of the prophet comes to pass, the 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 off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck 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.

And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Even so I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years.’” And 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:

Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from 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 tell Hananiah, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “You have broken the yokes of wood, but you have made in their place 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 shall serve him. I have given him the beasts of the field also.”’”

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

Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Hear now, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, but you make 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 will cast you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have taught rebellion against the Lord.’”

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

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