1 و َمَلَكَ المَلِكُ صِدْقِيّا بْنُ يُوشِيّا مَكانَ كُنْياهُو بْنِ يَهُوياقِيمَ. وَهُوَ الَّذِي عَيَّنَهُ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ مَلِكاً فِي أرْضِ يَهُوذا.

And Zedekiah son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah, reigned instead of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.

2 و َلَمْ يَستَمِعْ هُوَ وَخُدّامُهُ وَشَعبُ الأرْضِ لِكَلامِ اللهِ الَّذِي قالَهُ عَلَى فَمِ إرْمِيا النَّبِيِّ.

But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to and obeyed the words of the Lord which He spoke through the prophet Jeremiah.

3 و َأرسَلَ المَلِكُ صِدْقِيّا يَهُوخَلَ بْنَ شَلَمْيا وَصَفَنْيا بْنَ مَعَسِيّا الكاهِنِ إلَى إرْمِيا النَّبِيِّ بِهَذِهِ الرِّسالَةِ: «صَلِّ لأجلِنا إلَى إلَهِنا.»

Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah with Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now to the Lord our God for us.

4 و َكانَ إرْمِيا يَتَحَرَّكُ بِحُرِّيَّةٍ وَسطَ الشَّعبِ فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، إذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ وُضِعَ فِي السِّجنِ بَعدُ.

Now Jeremiah was coming in and going out among the people, for they had not put him in prison.

5 و َكانَ جَيشُ فِرعَوْنَ قَدْ خَرَجَ مِنْ مِصرَ، وَالبابِلِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يُحاصِرُونَ مَدينَةَ القُدْسِ قَدْ سَمِعُوا بِما عَمِلَهُ جَيْشُ فِرعَوْنَ، وَلِذا تَرَكُوا مَوقِعَهُمْ عِندَ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

And Pharaoh’s army had come forth out of Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the news about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem and departed.

6 و َجاءَتْ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ إلَى إرْمِيا النَّبِيِّ فَقالَ:

Then came the word of the Lord to the prophet Jeremiah:

7 « هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ ، إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ: هَذا ما تَقُولانِهِ – يا يَهُوخَلُ وَصَفَنْيا – إلَى مَلِكِ يَهُوذا: ‹جَيشُ فِرعَوْنَ الَّذِي خَرَجَ لِيُساعِدَكَ سَيَعُودُ إلَى أرْضِهِ مِصرَ.

Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Judah, who sent you to Me to inquire of Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has come forth to help you, will return to Egypt, to their own land.

8 و َالبابِلِيُّونَ سَيَرجِعُونَ وَيُحارِبُونَ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةَ. سَيَسْتَولُونَ عَلَيها وَيَحرِقُونَها بِالنّارِ.›

And the Chaldeans shall come again and fight against this city, and they shall take it and burn it with fire.

9 ه َذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: ‹لا تَخدَعُوا أنفُسَكُمْ فَتَقُولُوا: سَيَرحَلُ البابِلِيُّونَ بِلا شَكٍّ، لأنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَرحَلُوا.

Thus says the Lord: Do not deceive yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans will surely stay away from us—for they will not stay away.

10 و َحَتَّى لَو ضَرَبُوا كُلَّ جَيشِ البابِلِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ يُحارِبُونَكُمْ، فَلَمْ يَبقَ سِوَى رِجالٍ جَرحَى فِي خَيامِهِمْ، فَإنَّهُمْ سَيَقُومُونَ وَيُحرِقُونَ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةَ.›»

For though you should defeat the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and there remained only the wounded and men stricken through among them, every man confined to his tent, yet they would rise up and burn this city with fire.

11 و َعِندَما تَرَكَ جَيشُ البابِلِيِّينَ مَوقِعَهُ عِندَ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ بِسَبَبِ اقتِرابِ جَيشِ فِرعَوْنَ،

And when the army of the Chaldeans had departed from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s approaching army,

12 أ رادَ إرْمِيا الخُرُوجَ مِنَ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ إلَى أرْضِ بَنْيامِيْنَ، لِيَأخُذَ حِصَّتَهُ مِنَ الأرْضِ مَعَ باقِي الشَّعبِ هُناكَ.

Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin to receive his portion there among the people.

13 و َعِندَما جاءَ إلَى بَوّابَةِ بَنْيامِيْنَ كانَ هُناكَ حارِسٌ يُدعَى يَرْئِيّا بْنَ شَلَمْيا بْنَ حَنَنِيّا. قَبَضَ هَذا عَلَى إرْمِيا النَّبِيِّ، فَقالَ: «أنتَ تُرِيدُ الانضِمامَ إلَى البابِلِيِّينَ!»

And when he was at the Gate of Benjamin, a sentry was there, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are deserting to the Chaldeans.

14 ف َقالَ إرْمِيا لِيَرْئِيّا: «هَذا كَذِبٌ، فَأنا لَنْ أنضَمَّ إلَى البابِلِيِّينَ.» وَلَكِنَّ يَرئِيّا لَمْ يَسمَعْ لَهُ. وَلِذا قَبَضَ يَرْئِيّا عَلَى إرْمِيا وَأحضَرَهُ إلَى الرُّؤَساءِ.

Then said Jeremiah, It is false! I am not deserting to the Chaldeans. But the sentry would not listen to him. So Irijah took Jeremiah and brought him to the princes.

15 ف َغَضِبَ الرُّؤَساءُ عَلَى إرْمِيا وَضَرَبُوهُ وَحَبَسُوهُ فِي بَيتِ يُوناثانَ الكاتِبِ، لأنَّهُمْ كانُوا قَدْ حَوَّلُوا بَيتَهُ إلَى سِجنٍ.

Therefore the princes were enraged with Jeremiah and beat him and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe—for they had made that the prison.

16 و َلَمّا أتَى إرْمِيا إلَى الزَّنازِينِ، بَقِيَ هُناكَ أيّاماً كَثِيرَةً.

When Jeremiah had come into the cells in the dungeon and had remained there many days,

17 و َأرسَلَ المَلِكُ صِدْقِيّا وَأحضَرَهُ إلَيهِ، وَاستَجوَبَهُ المَلِكُ فِي بَيتِ المَلِكِ سِرّاً، فَقالَ: «هَلْ هُناكَ كَلِمَةٌ مِنَ اللهِ ؟» فَأجابَ إرْمِيا: «نَعَمْ، هُناكَ كَلِمَةٌ: سَتُسَلَّمُ إلَى يَدِ مَلِكِ بابِلَ.»

Zedekiah the king sent and brought him out; and the king asked him secretly in his house, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is! And he said also, You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

18 ث ُمَّ قالَ إرْمِيا لِلمَلِكِ صِدْقِيّا: «بِماذا أخطَأتُ إلَيكَ أوْ إلَى خُدّامِكَ أوْ إلَى هَذا الشَّعبِ حَتَّى وَضَعتُمُونِي فِي السِّجنِ؟

Moreover, Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, In what have I sinned against you or against your servants or against this people, that you have put me in prison?

19 و َأينَ أنبِياؤُكُمُ الَّذِينَ تَنَبَّأُوا لَكُمْ وَقالُوا: ‹لَنْ يَأتِيَ مَلِكُ بابِلَ عَلَيكُمْ وَعَلَى هَذِهِ الأرْضِ؟›

Where now are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you or against this land?

20 و َالآنَ يا سَيِّدِي المَلِكَ، تَكَرَّمْ وَاسمَعْ طَلَبِي. أرجُوكَ، لا تُعِدْنِي إلَى بَيتِ يُوناثانَ الكاتِبُ، فَإنِّي سَأمُوتُ هُناكَ.»

Therefore hear now, I pray you, O my lord the king. Let my supplication, I pray you, come before you and be acceptable, that you do not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

21 ف َأمَرَ المَلِكُ بِوَضعِ إرْمِيا فِي ساحَةِ السِّجنِ. وَأمَرَ بِأنْ يُعطَى رَغِيفَ خُبزٍ يَومِيّاً مِنْ شارِعِ الخَبّازِينَ، حَتَّى لَمْ يَتَبَقَّ خُبزٌ فِي المَدِينَةِ. وَمَكَثَ إرْمِيا فِي ساحَةِ السِّجنِ.

Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guard, and a round loaf of bread from the bakers’ street was given to him daily until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.