1 ه َذِهِ هِيَ الكَلِمَةُ الَّتِي جاءَتْ مِنَ اللهِ إلَى إرْمِيا فِي السَّنَةِ العاشِرَةِ لِمُلكِ صِدْقِيّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذا، وَهِيَ المُوافِقَةُ لِلسَّنَةِ الثّامِنَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ مُلكِ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ.

The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar.

2 ف ِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، كانَ جَيشُ مَلِكِ بابِلَ يُحاصِرُ مَدينَةَ القُدْسِ، وَإرْمِيا النَّبِيّ مَسجُوناً فِي ساحَةِ السِّجنِ الَّذِي كانَ فِي بَيتِ مَلِكِ يَهُوذا.

Now at that time the king of Babylon's army was besieging Jerusalem; and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah's house.

3 و َقَدْ حَدَثَ هَذا عِندَما سَجَنَهُ المَلِكُ صِدْقِيّا مَلِكُ يَهُوذا وَقالَ لَهُ: «لِماذا تَتَنَبَّأُ هَكَذا؟ فَأنتَ تَقُولُ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: سَأُسَلِّمُ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةَ لِيَدِ مَلِكِ بابِلَ حَتَّى يَمتَلِكَها،

For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;

4 و َلَنْ يَنجُوَ المَلِكُ صِدْقِيّا مِنْ يَدِ البابِلِيِّينَ، لأنَّهُ سَيُسَلَّمُ لِيَدِ مَلِكِ بابِلَ، وَسَيَتَكَلَّمُ مَعَهُ وَجهاً لِوَجهٍ، وَسَيَنظُرُ إلَيهِ عَيناً لِعَينٍ.

and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;

5 و َسَيأخُذُ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ صِدْقِيّا إلَى بابِلَ. وَسَيَبقَى هُناكَ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ، يَقُولُ اللهُ. فَإنْ حارَبتُمُ البابِلِيِّينَ، لَنْ تَنتَصِرُوا.›»

and he shall bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith Jehovah: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper?

6 و َقالَ إرْمِيا: «جاءَتْ إلَيَّ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ تَقُولُ:

And Jeremiah said, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

7 ‹ سَيَأتِي إلَيكَ ابنُ عَمِّكَ حَنَمْئِيلُ بْنُ شَلُّومَ وَيَقُولُ: اشتَرِ حَقلِي الَّذِي فِي عَناثُوثَ، فَأنتَ لَكَ حَقُّ شِرائِهِ وَاسْتِردادِهِ.›»

Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth; for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.

8 ف َجاءَ إلَيَّ حَنَمْئِيلُ ابنُ عَمِّي إلَى ساحَةِ السِّجنِ، كَما قالَ اللهُ ، وَقالَ لِي: «اشتَرِ حَقلِي الَّذِي فِي عَناثُوثَ فِي أرْضِ بَنْيامِيْنَ. فَأنتَ لَكَ حَقُّ امتِلاكِهِ وَاسْتِردادِهِ. فَاشتَرِهِ لِنَفسِكَ.» فَعَرَفتُ أنَّ الكَلِمَةَ كانَتْ مِنَ اللهِ.

So Hanamel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the guard according to the word of Jehovah, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of Jehovah.

9 ف َاشتَرَيتُ الحَقلَ مِنْ حَنَمْئِيلَ، ابنُ عَمِّي، الَّذِي كانَ فِي عَناثُوثَ. وَدَفَعتُ ثَمَنَهُ سَبعَةَ عَشَرَ مِثْقالاً مِنَ الفِضَّةِ.

And I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel mine uncle's son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.

10 و َكَتَبتُ الثَّمَنَ فِي الصَّكِّ وَخَتَمتُهُ. وَوَقَّعَ شُهُودٌ عَلَى الصَّكِّ، وَدَفَعتُ لَهُ المالَ.

And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

11 ث ُمَّ أخَذتُ صَكَّ البَيعِ، الَّذِي يَشمَلُ النُّسخَةَ المَختُومَةَ وَالمُحتَوِيَةَ لِلشُّرُوطِ، وَكَذَلِكَ النُّسخَةُ غَيرُ المَختُومَةِ،

So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, according to the law and custom, and that which was open:

12 و َأعطَيتُها لِبارُوخَ بْنِ نِيرِيّا بْنِ مَحْسِيّا أمامَ حَنَمئِيلَ ابنِ عَمِّي، وَبِحُضُورِ الشُّهُودِ الَّذِينَ وَقَّعُوا عَلَى صَكِّ البَيعِ، وَكُلِّ اليَهُودِ الجالِسِينَ فِي ساحَةِ السِّجنِ.

and I delivered the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the guard.

13 و َأوْصَيْتُ بارُوخَ بِحُضُورِهِمْ فَقُلْتُ:

And I charged Baruch before them, saying,

14 « هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ، إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ: ‹خُذْ صَكَّ الشِّراءِ هَذا، بِوَثِيقَتَيهِ المَختُومَةِ وَالمَفتُوحَةِ، وَضَعْهُ فِي وِعاءٍ مِنْ فُخّارٍ لِكَي يُحفَظا لِفَترَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ.›

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel; that they may continue many days.

15 ل أنَّ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ، إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ: ‹سَتُشتَرَى البُيُوتُ وَالحُقُولُ وَالكُرُومُ بَعدُ فِي هَذِهِ الأرْضِ.›»

For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall yet again be bought in this land.

16 و َصَلَّيتُ إلَى اللهِ بَعدَ أنْ أعطَيتُ صَكَّ الشِّراءِ لِبارُوخَ بْنِ نِيرِيّا، فَقُلْتُ:

Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto Jehovah, saying,

17 « أيُّها الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ. أنتَ قَدْ صَنَعتَ السَّماواتِ وَالأرْضَ بِقُوَّتِكَ العَظِيمَةِ وَيَمينُكَ المَمدُودَةِ. لا يَصْعُبُ عَلَيكَ أمْرٌ.

Ah Lord Jehovah! behold, thou hast made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and by thine outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for thee,

18 ت َصنَعُ الإحسانَ لإلُوفِ الأجْيالِ، لَكِنَّكَ تُجازِي الأحفادَ عَلَى إثمِ الآباءِ. أنتَ الإلَهُ العَظِيمُ الجَبّارُ، وَاسمُكَ يهوه القَدِيرُ.

who showest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them; the great, the mighty God, Jehovah of hosts is his name;

19 ع َظيمٌ فِي المَشُورَةِ، وَجَبّارٌ فِي كُلِّ ما تَعمَلُ. أنتَ بِعَينَيكَ تُراقِبُ أعمالَ البَشَرِ لِكَي تُعطِي كُلَّ واحِدٍ بِحَسَبِ طُرُقِهِ وَأعمالِهِ.

great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:

20 أ نتَ مَنْ عَمِلَ الآياتِ وَالعَجائِبَ فِي أرْضِ مِصرَ الَّتِي لَمْ يَأتِ مِثلُها حَتَّى يَومِنا هَذا، لا فِي إسْرائِيلَ وَلا فِي أيِّ شَعبٍ آخَرَ. صَنَعْتَ لِنَفسِكَ اسْماً يُهابُ إلَى هَذا اليَومِ.

who didst set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, both in Israel and among other men; and madest thee a name, as at this day;

21 أ خرَجتَ شَعبَكَ إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ أرْضِ مِصرَ بِآياتٍ وَعَجائِبَ، بِيَدٍ قَوِيَّةٍ، وَذِراعٍ مَمدُودَةٍ، وَمَهابَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ.

and didst bring forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terror;

22 « وَأعطَيتَهُمْ هَذِهِ الأرْضَ الَّتِي أقسَمتَ بِأنَّكَ سَتُعطِيها لآبائِهِمْ، أرْضاً تَفيضُ لَبناً وَعَسَلاً.

and gavest them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;

23 و َأتَوْا وَامتَلَكُوها. لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُطِيعُوكَ، وَلا تَبِعُوا شَرِيعَتَكَ. وَلَمْ يَعمَلُوا بِكُلِّ ما أوصَيتَهُمْ. فَجَلَبتَ عَلَيهِمْ كُلَّ هَذِهِ المُعاناةِ.

and they came in, and possessed it, but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them.

24 « وَضَعَ البابِلِيُّونَ حَواجِزَ تُرابِيَّةً لحِصارِ المَدِينَةِ وَالاستيلاءِ عَلَيها. وَاستَسلَمَتِ المَدِينَةُ لِيَدِ البابِلِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ يُحارِبُونَها، بِسَبَبِ الحَربِ وَالمَجاعَةِ وَالأمراضِ. ما تَكَلَّمْتَ عَنْهُ قَدْ حَدَثَ، وَها أنتَ تَراهُ.

Behold, the mounds, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence; and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it.

25 « وَأنتَ، أيُّها الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ ، قُلتَ لِي: ‹اشتَرِ الحَقلَ لِنَفسِكَ بِفِضَّةٍ أمامَ شُهُودٍ.› وَمَعَ هَذا، سَتُسَلَّمُ المَدِينَةُ لِيَدِ البابِلِيِّينَ.»

And thou hast said unto me, O Lord Jehovah, Buy thee the field for money, and call witnesses; whereas the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.

26 و َجاءَتْ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ إلَى إرْمِيا:

Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying,

27 « أنا اللهُ ، إلَهُ كُلِّ شَيءٍ حَيٍّ. هَلْ هُناكَ شَيءٌ يَصعُبُ عَلَيَّ؟

Behold, I am Jehovah, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?

28 ل ِذَلِكَ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: ‹سَأُسَلِّمُ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةَ لِيَدِ البابِلِيِّينَ وَلِيَدِ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ مَلِكِ بابِلَ لِيَفتَحَها.

Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it:

29 س َيَأتِي البابِلِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ يُحارِبُونَ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةَ، وَيَحرِقُونَ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةَ بِالنّارِ. سَيَحرِقُونَها وَيَحرِقُونَ البُيُوتَ الَّتِي بَخَّرَ النّاسُ عَلَى سُطُوحِها لِلبَعلِ، وَقَدَّمُوا تَقدِماتٍ سائِلَةً لآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى، مِمّا أدَّى إلَى غَضَبِي.

and the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set this city on fire, and burn it, with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink-offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.

30 س َأفعَلُ هَذا لأنَّ بَني إسْرائِيلَ وَيَهُوذا كانوا يَصنَعَونَ الشَّرَّ أمامِي مُنذُ صِباهُمْ. وَلأنَّ بَني إسْرائِيلَ كانُوا يُغِيظُونَنِي بِما يَعمَلُونَهُ،› يَقُولُ اللهُ.

For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done only that which was evil in my sight from their youth; for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith Jehovah.

31 ‹ لأنِّي غَضِبتُ جِدّاً عَلَى هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ، مُنذُ يَومِ بِنائِها إلَى هَذا اليَومِ، حَتَّى إنَّنِي سأُزيلُها مِنْ أمامِي

For this city hath been to me a provocation of mine anger and of my wrath from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,

32 ب ِسَبَبِ الشَّرِّ الَّذِي عَمِلَهُ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ وَبَنُو يَهُوذا لِيُثِيرُوا غَضَبِي – هُمْ وَمُلُوكُهُمْ وَرُؤَساؤُهُمْ وَأنبِياؤُهُمْ وَرِجالُ يَهُوذا وَسُكّانُ القُدْسِ.

because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

33 « أدارُوا ظُهُورَهُمْ لِي لا وُجُوهَهُمْ. وَمَعَ أنَّنِي عَلَّمتُهُمْ يَوماً بَعدَ يَومٍ، فَلَمْ يَستَمِعُوا إلَيَّ وَلَمْ يَقبَلُوا تَعلِيمِي.

And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: and though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

34 و َضَعُوا أصنامَهُمُ الكَريهَةَ فِي البَيتِ الَّذِي يَحمِلُ اسْمِي، فَنَجَّسُوهُ.

But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.

35 ب َنُوا مُرتَفَعاتٍ لِلبَعلِ فِي وادِي ابنِ هِنُّومَ، لِيُقَدِّمُوا أبناءَهُمْ وَبَناتِهُمْ قَرابِينَ لِلإلَهِ مُولَكَ. وَأنا لَمْ آمُرْهُمْ بِهَذا، وَلا فَكَّرتُ بِهِ. وَبِعَمَلِهِمْ هَذا، جَعَلُوا يَهُوذا يُخطِئُ.

And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

36 « وَلِذَلِكَ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ ، إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ، لِهَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ، الَّتِي تَقُولُونَ عَنها بِأنَّها أُسلِمَتْ لِيَدِ مَلِكِ بابِلَ بِالحَربِ وَالمَجاعَةِ وَالوَباءِ:

And now therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence:

37 « سَأجمَعُهُمْ مِنَ الأراضِي الَّتِي طَرَدتُهُمْ إلَيها بِغَضَبِي وَسَخَطِي وَغَيظِيَ الشَّدِيدِ. سَأُرجِعُهُمْ إلَى هَذا المَكانِ، وَسَأُسكِنُهُمْ بِأمانٍ.

Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:

38 س َيَكُونُونَ شَعبِي، وَأنا سَأكُونُ إلَهَهُمْ.

and they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

39 و َسَأُعطِيهُمْ قَلباً واحِداً وَطَرِيقاً واحِداً لِكَي يَخافُونِي دائِماً لأجلِ خَيرِهِمْ وَخَيْرِ نَسلِهِمْ.

and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

40 « قَطَعْتُ عَهداً أبَدِيّاً مَعَهُمْ لَنْ أحِيدَ عَنهُ أبَداً: أنْ أعمَلَ خَيراً لَهُمْ وَبِأنْ أضَعَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مَهابَتِي، حَتَّى لا يَحِيدُوا عَنِّي.

and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good; and I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me.

41 س َأفْرَحُ بِالإحسانِ إلَيهِمْ. وَسَأغرِسُهُمْ فِي هَذِهِ الارْضِ بِأمانَةٍ، بِكُلِّ قَلبِي وَكُلِّ نَفسِي.»

Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

42 ل أنَّ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «كَما جَلَبتُ هَذِهِ المُعاناةَ العَظِيمَةَ عَلَى هَذا الشَّعبِ، هَكَذا سَأجلِبُ عَلَيهِمِ الخَيرَ الَّذِي وَعَدتُهُمْ بِهِ.

For thus saith Jehovah: Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.

43 ح ِينَئِذٍ، سَتُشتَرَى الحُقُولُ فِي هَذِهِ الأرْضِ الَّتِي تَقُولُونَ إنَّها خَرِبَةٌ وَلا يَسكُنُها إنسانٌ أوْ حَيوانٌ، وَقَدْ أُسلِمَتْ لِيَدِ البابِلِيِّينَ.

And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate, without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.

44 س َيَشتَرُونَ الحُقُولَ بِفِضَّةٍ، وَسَيَكتُبُونَ صُكُوكاً يَختِمُونَها وَيُشهِدُونَ آخَرِينَ عَلَيها فِي أرْضِ بَنْيامِيْنَ وَالمَناطِقِ المُحِيطَةِ بِالقُدْسِ وَفِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذا وَمُدُنِ المَناطِقِ الجَبَلِيَّةِ وَفِي مُدُنِ التِّلالِ الغَربِيَّةِ وَفِي مُدُنِ النَّقَبِ. سَيَحدُثُ ذَلِكَ لأنِّي سَأُرجِعُ ما أُخِذَ مِنهُمْ.» يَقُولُ اللهُ.

Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe the deeds, and seal them, and call witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the hill-country, and in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith Jehovah.