1 ف ِي الشَّهرِ العاشِرِ منَ السَّنَةِ التّاسِعَةِ مِنْ حُكمِ صِدْقِيّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذا، جاءَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ مَلِكُ بابِلَ مَعَ كُلِّ جَيشِهِ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، وَحاصَرُوها.

In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and besieged it.

2 و َفِي اليَومِ التّاسِعِ مِنَ الشَّهرِ الرّابِعِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الحادِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ حُكمِ صِدْقِيّا، اختَرَقَ العَدُوُّ أسوارَ المَدِينَةِ.

And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, they broke into the city.

3 ف َأتَى كُلُّ قادَةِ مَلِكِ بابِلَ وَجَلَسُوا عِندَ البَوّابَةِ الوُسطَى. مِنْ بَينِهِمْ نَرجِلُ شَرْاصَّرُ حَاكِمُ إقلِيمِ سَمجَرَ، وَنِبُو سَرْسَخِيمُ – وَكِلاهُما مَسؤولانِ بارِزانِ، وَغَيرُهُمْ مِنْ قادَةِ مَلِكِ بابِلَ.

'> When Jerusalem was taken] all the princes of the king of Babylon came in and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim a chief of the eunuchs, and Nergal-sharezer a chief of the magicians, with all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.

4 ف َلَمّا رَآهُمُ المَلِكُ صِدْقِيّا مَلِكُ يَهُوذا وَكُلُّ المُحارِبِينَ، هَرَبُوا وَخَرَجُوا مِنَ المَدِينَةِ لَيلاً عَبرَ بُستانِ المَلِكِ، فِي مِنْطَقَةِ بَوّابَةِ المَلِكِ بَينَ السُّورَينِ. وَقَدْ خَرَجُوا مِنَ المَدِينَةِ باتِّجاهِ العَرَبَةِ.

And when Zedekiah king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, they fled and went forth out of the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and went out toward the Arabah (the Jordan Valley).

5 ف َطارَدَهُمْ جَيشُ البابِلِيِّينَ. فَأمسَكُوا صِدْقِيّا فِي المَناطِقِ الجَرداءِ حَولَ أرِيحا. فَاقتادُوهُ وَأحضَرُوهُ إلَى نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ مَلِكِ بابِلَ فِي رَبلَةَ فِي أرْضِ حَماةَ، حَيثُ أعلَنَ مَلِكُ بابِلَ ما صَدَرَ عَلَى صِدْقِيّا مِنْ حُكمٍ.

But the Chaldean army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. And when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced sentence upon him.

6 ف َقَتَلَ مَلِكُ بابِلَ أبناءَ صِدْقِيّا فِي رَبلَةَ أمامَ عَينَيهِ. كَما قَتَلَ مَلِكُ بابِلَ جَميعَ أشرافِ يَهُوذا.

Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah at Riblah before his eyes; also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.

7 ث ُمَّ فَقَأ عَينَيَّ صِدْقِيّا وَقَيَّدَهُ بِسَلاسِلَ بُرُونزِيَّةٍ، وَأحضَرَهُ إلَى بابِلَ.

Moreover, he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with shackles to take him to Babylon.

8 ث ُمَّ أحرَقَ البابِلِيُّونَ بَيتَ المَلِكِ وَكُلَّ البُيُوتِ بِالنّارِ، وَهَدَمُوا أسوارَ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the houses of the people and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

9 أ مّا بَقِيَّةُ الشَّعبِ الَّذِي بَقِيَ فِي المَدِينَةِ وَالَّذِينَ هَرَبُوا إلَى البابِلِيِّينَ وَبَقِيَّةِ الحَرفِيِّينَ، فَقَدْ سَباهُمْ نَبُوزَرادانُ رَئِيسُ الحَرَسِ، إلَى بابِلَ.

Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive to Babylon the rest of the people who remained in the city, along with those who deserted to him, and the remainder of the people who were left.

10 و َتَرَكَ نَبُوزَرادانُ بَعضَ فُقَراءِ الشَّعبِ، الَّذِينَ لا يَملِكُونَ شَيئاً، فِي أرْضِ يَهُوذا، وَأعطاهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ حُقُولا وَكُرُوماً.

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left in the land of Judah some of the poor of the people who had nothing, giving them vineyards and fields at the same time.

11 و َأصدَرَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ أمراً بِخُصُوصِ إرْمِيا إلَى نَبُوزَرادانَ رَئِيسِ الحَرَسِ فَقالَ:

Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave command concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,

12 « خُذْهُ وَاعتَنِ بِهِ، وَلا تُؤذِهِ أبَداً. وَمَهما طَلَبَ أعطِهِ.»

Take him and look after him well; do him no harm but deal with him as he may ask of you.

13 و َلِذا أرسَلَ نَبُوزَرادانُ، رَئِيسُ الحَرَسِ، وَنَبُوشَزْبانُ الضّابِطُ المُتَقَدِّمُ فِي جَيشِ بابِلَ، وَنَرجِلُ شَراصَّرُ المَسؤُولُ البارِزُ، وَكُلُّ قادَةِ مَلِكِ بابِلَ،

So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, Nebushasban a chief of the eunuchs, Nergal-sharezer a chief of the magicians, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon

14 و َأخَذُوا إرْمِيا مِنْ ساحَةِ السِّجنِ وَأسلَمُوهُ لِجَدَلْيا بْنِ أخِيقامَ بْنِ شافانَ، الَّذِي كانَ عَلَيهِ أنْ يُحضِرَهُ إلَى بَيتِهِ. فَسَكَنَ إرْمِيا فِي وَسَطِ الشَّعبِ. رِسالَةُ اللهِ إلَى عَبْدَمَلِكَ الكُوشِيّ

Sent and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard and entrusted him to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should take him home. So Jeremiah was released and dwelt among the people.

15 و َجاءَتْ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ إلَى إرْمِيا بَينَما كانَ مَسجُوناً فِي ساحَةِ السِّجنِ، فَقالَ:

Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying,

16 « اذْهَبْ وَقُلْ لِعَبْدَمَلِكَ الكُوشِيِّ، هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ، إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ: ‹سَآتِي بِخَرابٍ لا بِخَيرٍ عَلَى هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ، كَما قُلْتُ، وَسَيَحدُثُ هَذا أمامَ عَينَيكَ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ.

Go and say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring to pass My words against this city for evil and not for good; and they will be accomplished before you on that day.

17 ل َكِنِّي سَأحمِيكَ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، يَقُولُ اللهُ ، فَلَنْ تُسَلَّمَ إلَى أيدِي مَنْ تَخافُ مِنْهُمْ.

But I will deliver you on that day, says the Lord, and you will not be given into the hands of the men of whom you are afraid.

18 ل أنِّي سَأُنقِذُكَ إنقاذاً، فَلَنْ تُقتَلَ فِي المَعرَكَةِ. وَسَتَكُونُ حَياتُكَ غَنِيمَةً لَكَ فِي الحَربِ، لأنَّكَ اتَّكَلْتَ عَلَيَّ.›» يَقُولُ اللهُ.

For I will surely deliver you; and you will not fall by the sword, but your life will be as a reward of battle to you, because you have put your trust in Me, says the Lord.