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

Now when Jerusalem was captured in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came to Jerusalem and laid siege to it;

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

in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the city wall was breached.

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.

Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came in and sat down at the Middle Gate: Nergal-sar-ezer, Samgar-nebu, Sar-sekim the Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, and 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.

When Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, they fled and went out of the city at night by way of the king’s garden through the gate between the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.

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 army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and they seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on 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 before his eyes at Riblah; the king of Babylon also slew all the nobles of Judah.

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

He then blinded Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in fetters of bronze to bring him to Babylon.

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

The Chaldeans also burned with fire the king’s palace and the houses of the people, and they 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.

As for the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had gone over to him and the rest of the people who remained, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard carried them into exile in Babylon.

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

But some of the poorest people who had nothing, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard left behind in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at that time. Jeremiah Spared

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

Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, saying,

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

“Take him and look after him, and do nothing harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he tells 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 bodyguard sent word, along with Nebushazban the Rab-saris, and Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, and all the leading 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

they even sent and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guardhouse and entrusted him to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So he stayed among the people.

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

Now the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah while he was confined in the court of the guardhouse, 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 speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Behold, I am about to bring My words on this city for disaster and not for prosperity; and they will take place 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,” declares the Lord, “and you will not be given into the hand of the men whom you dread.

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

For I will certainly rescue you, and you will not fall by the sword; but you will have your own life as booty, because you have trusted in Me,” declares the Lord.’”