1 ف ِي السَّنَةِ الرّابِعَةِ مِنْ حُكْمِ يَهُوياقِيمَ بْنِ يُوشِيّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذا، جاءَتْ هَذِهِ الكَلِمَةُ إلَى إرْمِيا النَّبِيِّ مِنَ اللهِ:

In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

2 « أحضِرْ لَفِيفَةَ كِتابٍ، وَاكتُبْ عَلَيها الكَلامَ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمْتُ بِهِ إلَيكَ عَنْ إسْرائِيلَ وَعَنِ الأُمَمِ، مِنْ أوَّلِ يَومٍ كَلَّمتُكَ فِيهِ – أي مِنْ أيّامِ المَلِكِ يُوشِيّا – إلَى هَذا اليَومِ.

“Take a scroll and write on it all the words which I have spoken to you concerning Israel and concerning Judah, and concerning all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, even to this day.

3 ف َلَرُبَّما يَسمَعُ بَنُو يَهُوذا بِكُلِّ العِقابِ الَّذِي أنا مُزمِعٌ أنْ أُنزِلَهُ بِهِمْ، وَيَعُودُ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ عَنْ أعمالِهِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ، فَأغْفِرَ لَهُمْ آثامَهُمْ وَخَطاياهُمْ.»

Perhaps the house of Judah will hear all the calamity which I plan to bring on them, in order that every man will turn from his evil way; then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.”

4 ف َاستَدعَى إرْمِيا بارُوخَ بْنَ نِيرِيّا. وَكَتَبَ بارُوخُ عَلَى المَخطُوطَةِ ما أملاهُ عَلَيهِ إرْمِيا، أي جَميعَ كَلامِ اللهِ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ إلَى إرْمِيا.

Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the Lord which He had spoken to him.

5 و َأمَرَ إرْمِيا بارُوخَ فَقالَ: «أنا مَسجُونٌ هُنا، وَقَدْ مُنِعْتُ مِنَ الذَّهابِ إلَى بَيتِ اللهِ.

Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, “I am restricted; I cannot go into the house of the Lord.

6 ا ذْهَبْ أنتَ بِالكِتابَ الَّذِي كَتَبتَ فِيهِ جَميعَ كَلامِ اللهِ بِحَسَبِ ما أملَيتُ عَلَيكَ، وَاقرأهُ عَلَى مَسامِعِ النّاسِ فِي بَيتِ اللهِ فِي يَومِ الصَّومِ. اقرأهُ أمامَ جَميعِ بَنِي يَهُوذا الآتِينَ مِنْ مُدُنِهِمْ.

So you go and read from the scroll which you have written at my dictation the words of the Lord to the people in the Lord’s house on a fast day. And also you shall read them to all the people of Judah who come from their cities.

7 ف َلَعَلَّ استِرحامَهُمْ يُرفَعُ أمامَ اللهِ ، وَيَرجِعُ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ عَنْ مُمارَساتِهِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ. لأنَّ غَضَبَ اللهِ وَسَخَطَهُ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ عَلَى هَذا الشَّعبِ عَظِيمٌ.»

Perhaps their supplication will come before the Lord, and everyone will turn from his evil way, for great is the anger and the wrath that the Lord has pronounced against this people.”

8 ف َعَمِلَ بارُوخُ بْنُ نِيرِيّا بِكُلِّ ما أوصاهُ إرْمِيا النَّبِيُّ، فَقَرَأ كِتابَ كَلامِ اللهِ فِي بَيتِ اللهِ.

Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading from the book the words of the Lord in the Lord’s house.

9 و َفِي الشَّهرِ التّاسِعِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الخامِسَةِ مِنْ مُلكِ يَهُوياقِيمَ بْنِ يُوشِيّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذا، نُودِيَ بِصَومٍ عَلَى سُكّانِ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، وَكُلِّ الآتِينَ مِنْ مُدُنِ يَهُوذا إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ إلَى مَحضَرِ اللهِ.

Now in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem proclaimed a fast before the Lord.

10 ف ِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، قَرَأ بارُوخُ المَخطُوطَةَ الّتِي احْتَوَتْ كَلامَ إرْمِيا فِي بَيتِ اللهِ. قَرَأ بارُوخُ المَخطُوطَةَ فِي مَسامِعِ كُلِّ الشَّعبِ مِنْ غُرْفَةِ جِمَرْيا بِنِ شافانَ الكاتِبِ، فِي السّاحَةِ العُلْوِيَّةِ عِنْدَ بَوّابَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ.

Then Baruch read from the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper court, at the entry of the New Gate of the Lord’s house, to all the people.

11 و َسَمِعَ مِيخا بْنُ جِمَرْيا بْنِ شافانَ جَميعَ كَلامِ اللهِ الَّذِي عَلَى المَخطُوطَةِ.

Now when Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard all the words of the Lord from the book,

12 و َنَزَلَ إلَى بَيتِ المَلِكِ إلَى غُرفَةِ الكاتِبِ، وَكانَ كُلُّ الرُّؤَساءِ جالِسِينَ هُناكَ: ألِيشاماعُ الكاتِبُ وَدَلايا بْنُ شِمْعِيا وَألناثانُ بْنُ عَكبُورَ وَجَمَرْيا بْنُ شافانَ وَصِدْقِيّا بْنُ حَنَنِيّا، كُلُّ الرُّؤَساءِ.

he went down to the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber. And behold, all the officials were sitting there— Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.

13 ف َأخبَرَهُمْ مِيخا بِكُلِّ الكَلامِ الَّذِي سَمِعَهُ عِندَما قَرَأ بارُوخُ الكِتابَ لِلشَّعبِ.

Micaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard when Baruch read from the book to the people.

14 ف َأرسَلَ كُلُّ الرُّؤَساءِ يَهُودِيَ بْنَ نَثَنْيا بْنِ شَلَمْيا بْنِ كُوشِي إلَى بارُوخَ يَقُولُ لَهُ: «أحضِرِ اللّفِيفَةَ الَّتِي كُنتَ تَقرَأُهُا عَلَى الشَّعبِ، وَتَعالَ إلَى هُنا.» فَأخَذَ بارُوخُ بْنُ نِيرِيّا المَخطُوطَةَ وَذَهَبَ إلَيْهِمْ.

Then all the officials sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, “Take in your hand the scroll from which you have read to the people and come.” So Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and went to them.

15 ف َقالُوا لَهُ: «اجلِسْ وَاقرَأ عَلَينا.» فَقَرَأها بارُوخُ عَلَيهِمْ.

They said to him, “Sit down, please, and read it to us.” So Baruch read it to them.

16 ف َلَمّا سَمِعُوا الكَلامَ، نَظَرَ بَعضُهُمْ إلَى بَعضٍ بِخَوفٍ، وَقالُوا لِبارُوخَ: «لا بُدَّ أنْ نُخبِرَ المَلِكَ بِكُلِّ هَذا الكَلامِ.»

When they had heard all the words, they turned in fear one to another and said to Baruch, “We will surely report all these words to the king.”

17 ح ِينَئِذٍ، سَألُوا بارُوخَ: «أخبِرْنا كَيفَ كَتَبتَ هَذا الكَلامَ. أكانَ يُملِيهِ عَلَيكَ؟»

And they asked Baruch, saying, “Tell us, please, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?”

18 ف َقالَ بارُوخُ لَهُمْ: «أملاهُ عَلَيَّ وَأنا أكتُبُ كُلَّ هَذا الكَلامِ عَلَى لَفِيفَةِ الكِتابِ.»

Then Baruch said to them, “He dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink on the book.”

19 و َقالَ الرُّؤَساءُ لِبارُوخَ: «اذْهَبْ وَاختَبِئْ أنتَ وَإرْمِيا، وَلا تَدَعا أحَداً يَعرِفْ مَكانَكُما.»

Then the officials said to Baruch, “Go, hide yourself, you and Jeremiah, and do not let anyone know where you are.” The Scroll Is Burned

20 ب َعدَ ذَلِكَ، ذَهَبُوا إلَى المَلِكِ فِي قاعَةِ القَصرِ، وَكانُوا قَدْ وَضَعُوا الكِتابَ فِي غُرفَةِ ألِيشاماعَ الكاتِبِ. وَأخبَرُوا المَلِكَ بِكُلِّ الكَلامِ الَّذِي قِيلَ.

So they went to the king in the court, but they had deposited the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and they reported all the words to the king.

21 ف َأرسَلَ المَلِكُ يَهُودِيَ لِيُحضِرَ الكِتابَ، فَأخَذَهُ مِنْ غُرفَةِ ألِيشاماعَ الكاتِبِ. وَقَرَأهُ يَهُودِيُ لِلمَلِكِ وَلِكُلِّ الرُّؤَساءِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا واقِفِينَ فِي حَضْرَةِ المَلِكِ.

Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it to the king as well as to all the officials who stood beside the king.

22 و َقَدْ كانَ جالِساً فِي بَيتِ الشِّتاءِ الَّذِي لَهُ، فِي الشَّهرِ التّاسِعِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ، وَكانَ مَوقِدُ النّارِ أمامَهُ مُشتَعِلاً.

Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning in the brazier before him.

23 و َكانَ كُلَّما قَرَأ يَهُودِي ثَلاثَةَ أعمِدَةٍ أوْ أربَعَةً مِنَ الكِتابِ، يَشُقُّ المَلِكُ ذَلِكَ الجُزءَ بِشَفْرَةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ وَيُلْقِيهِ إلَى النّارِ المُشتَعِلَةِ الَّتِي فِي المَوقِدِ، حَتَّى أحتَرَقَ الكِتابِ بِأكمَلِهِ فِي المَوقِدِ.

When Jehudi had read three or four columns, the king cut it with a scribe’s knife and threw it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.

24 و َلَمْ يَخَفِ المَلِكُ وَكُلُّ خُدّامِهِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يَستَمِعُونَ إلَى هَذا الكَلامِ، وَلَمْ يُمَزِّقُوا ثِيابَهُمْ.

Yet the king and all his servants who heard all these words were not afraid, nor did they rend their garments.

25 و َمَعْ أنَّ ألْناثانَ وَدَلايا وَجِمَرْيا، تَوَسَّلُوا إلَى المَلِكِ كَي لا يَحرِقَ المَخطُوطَةَ، إلّا أنَّهُ لَمْ يَستَمِعْ إلَيهِمْ.

Even though Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah pleaded with the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

26 ب َلْ أمَرَ المَلِكُ يَرْحَمْئِيلَ ابنَ المَلِكِ، وَسَرايا بْنَ عَزَرْئِيلَ، وَشَلَمْيا بْنَ عَبدِيئِيلَ بِأنْ يَقبِضُوا عَلَى بارُوخَ الكاتِبَ وَإرمِيا النَّبِيِّ، وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ خَبَّأهُما.

And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the Lord hid them. The Scroll Is Replaced

27 و َجاءَتْ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ إلَى إرْمِيا بَعدَ أنْ أحرَقَ المَلِكُ الكِتابَ وَالكَلامَ الَّذِي كانَ بارُوخُ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ بِإملاءِ إرْمِيا لَهُ، فَقالَ:

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah after the king had burned the scroll and the words which Baruch had written at the dictation of Jeremiah, saying,

28 « اذْهَبْ وَأحضِرْ لَفِيفَةَ كِتابٍ أُخْرَى، وَاكتُبْ عَلَيها كُلَّ الكَلامِ الَّذِي كَتَبْتَهُ فِي المَرَّةِ الأُولَى، وَالَّذِي كانَ عَلَى المَخطُوطَةِ الأُولى الَّتِي أحرَقَها يَهُوياقِيمُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذا.

“ Take again another scroll and write on it all the former words that were on the first scroll which Jehoiakim the king of Judah burned.

29 و َقُلْ لِيَهُوياقِيمَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذا: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: أنتَ أحرَقْتَ هَذا الكِتابَ وَقُلتَ: لِماذا كَتَبْتَ عَلَيهِ أنَّ مَلِكَ بابِلَ سَيَأتِي وَيُدَمِّرُ هَذِهِ الأرْضَ، وَيَقضِي عَلَى النّاسَ وَالحَيواناتِ؟

And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “You have burned this scroll, saying, ‘ Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will make man and beast to cease from it?’”

30 ل ِذَلِكَ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ عَنْ يَهُوياقِيمَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذا: لَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ مِنْ نَسلِهِ مَنْ يَجلِسُ عَلَى عَرشِ داوُدَ. سَتُطرَحُ جُثَّتُهُ خارِجاً، لِلحَرِّ فِي النَّهارِ وَلِلبَردِ فِي اللَّيلِ.

Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah, “He shall have no one to sit on the throne of David, and his dead body shall be cast out to the heat of the day and the frost of the night.

31 س َأُعاقِبُهُ هُوَ وَنَسلَهُ وَخُدّامَهُ بِسَبَبِ إثمِهِمْ، وَسَأجلِبُ عَلَيهِمْ وَعَلَى سُكّانِ القُدْسِ وَرِجالَ يَهُوذا كُلَّ المَعاناةِ الَّتِي أعلَنْتُها عَلَيهِمْ وَتَجاهَلُوها.›»

I will also punish him and his descendants and his servants for their iniquity, and I will bring on them and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the men of Judah all the calamity that I have declared to them—but they did not listen.”’”

32 و َأخَذَ إرْمِيا لَفِيفَةَ كِتابِ آخَرَ وَأعطاها إلَى بارُوخُ بْنَ نِيرِيّا الكاتِبِ الَّذِي كَتَبَ عَلَيها كَما أملَى عَلَيهِ إرْمِيا، كُلَّ كَلامِ المَخطُوطَةِ الَّتِي أحرَقَها يَهُوياقِيمُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذا فِي النّارِ، كَما أضافَ إلَيهِ كَلاماً كَثِيراً مِثلَهُ.

Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the son of Neriah, the scribe, and he wrote on it at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire; and many similar words were added to them.