1 ي َقُولُ اللهُ: «يا شَعبَ إسْرائِيلُ، إنْ رَجِعْتَ إلَيَّ، إنْ أزَلتَ أصنامَكَ مِنْ أمامِيَ، إنْ كُنتَ لا تَذهَبُ خَلفَ آلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى،

“If you will return, O Israel,” says the Lord, “return to Me. If you will put away your false gods from Me and be faithful to Me,

2 و َإنْ حَلَفْتَ بِاللهِ بِصِدقٍ وَعَدلٍ وَأمانَةٍ، حِينَئِذٍ، سَتَتَبارَكُ الأُمَمُ بِهِ، وَبِهِ سَيَفتَخِرُونَ.»

and promise, ‘As the Lord lives,’ by what is true and right and good, then the nations will be happy in Him. And in Him they will have honor.”

3 ل أنَّ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ لِرِجالِ يَهُوذا وَمَدينَةِ القُدْسِ: «احرُثُوا الأرْضَ غَيرَ المَحرُوثَةِ، وَلا تَبذُرُوا البُذُورَ بَينَ الأشواكِ.

For the Lord says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, “Break up your ground which has not been planted, and do not plant seeds among thorns.

4 ي ا رِجالَ يَهُوذا وَسُكّانَ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، اختِنُوا أنفُسَكُمْ للهِ ، وَأزِيلُوا غُرلَةَ قُلُوبِكُمْ. وَإنْ لَمْ تَفعَلُوا هَذا، فَسَيَأتِي غَضَبِي عَلَيكُمْ كَالنّارِ، وَسَيُحرِقُكُمْ، وَلَنْ يَكُونَ هُناكَ أحَدٌ لِيُطفِئَ النّارَ، لأنَّ أعمالَكُمْ شِرِّيرَةٌ جِدّاً.» كارِثَةٌ مِنَ الشَّمال

Set yourselves apart to the Lord, and put away the flesh from your heart, men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Or My anger will go out like fire and burn with no one to stop it, because of the sinful things you do.” Armies from the North Are Coming

5 « أخبِرْ بِهَذا الكَلامِ فِي يَهُوذا، وَتَكَلَّمْ بِهِ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ لِتَسمَعَهُ. قُولُوا: ‹انفُخُوا بِالبُوقِ نادُوا بِصَوتٍ مُرتَفِعٍ. اجتَمِعُوا مَعاً، وَلْنَذهَبْ إلَى المُدُنِ الحَصِينَةِ.›

Make it known in Judah and Jerusalem, and say, “Sound the horns in the land.” Cry out and say, “Gather together, and let us go into the strong cities made ready for battle.”

6 ا رفَعُوا رايَةً لِتَحذِيرِ صِهْيَوْنَ مِنَ اقتِرابِ الضِّيقِ. اركُضُوا لِلاحتِماءِ، وَلا تُحاوِلُوا الوُقُوفَ. لأنِّي سَأجلِبُ شَرّاً، وَدَماراً عَظِيماً مِنَ الشَّمالِ.

Lift up a flag toward Zion! Run to a safe place, do not stand still. For I am bringing much trouble from the north that will destroy much.

7 أ سَدٌ قامَ مِنْ عَرِينِهِ، وَمُهلِكُ الأُمَمِ بَدَأ حَملَتَهُ. صَعِدَ مِنْ بَيتِهِ لِيُدَمِّرَ أرْضَكِ. مُدُنُكِ سَتُصبِحُ أكوامَ خَرائِبٍ مَسكُونَةٍ.

A lion has gone up from his secret place. A destroyer of nations has begun to move. He has gone out from his place to make your land a waste. Your cities will be destroyed and no people will live in them.

8 ف َالبِسِي ثِيابَ الحُزنِ، نُوحِي وَوَلوِلِي بِحُزنٍ، لأنَّ اللهَ ما زالَ غاضِباً عَلَينا.

Cover yourselves with cloth made from hair because of this. Cry out in sorrow. For the burning anger of the Lord has not turned away from us.

9 ي َقُولُ اللهُ: «فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَيَفقِدُ المَلِكُ وَقادَتُهُ شَجاعَتَهُمْ، وَالكَهَنَةُ سَيُصعَقُونَ، وَالأنبِياءُ سَيَندَهِشُونَ.»

“In that day,” says the Lord, “the heart of the king and the hearts of the rulers will become weak. The religious leaders will be filled with fear. And the men of God will be troubled and filled with wonder.”

10 ف َقُلْتُ: «هَذا أمرٌ رَهِيبٌ أيُّها الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ. إنَّما قَدْ خَدَعتَ هَذا الشَّعبَ وَمَدينَةَ القُدْسِ بِقَولِكَ: ‹سيَكُونُ لَكُمْ خَيرٌ،› بَينَما السَّيفُ عَلَى حَناجِرِهِمْ!»

Then I said, “O Lord God, for sure You have fooled these people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace,’ when in truth a sword brings danger to their lives.”

11 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَيُقالُ لِذَلِكَ الشَّعبِ وَلِلقُدسِ: «رِيحٌ لافِحَةٌ مِنَ الهِضابِ الجَرْداءِ سَتَأتِي عَلَى شَعبِيَ العَزِيزِ، لا لِلتَّشتِيتِ وَلا لِلتَّطهِيرِ.

At that time it will be said to these people and Jerusalem, “A hot wind from the open hill-tops in the desert will come toward My people, but not to blow away what is of no worth, and not to make clean.

12 ر ِيحٌ أشَدُّ مِنَ المُتَوَقَّعِ آتِيَةٌ. وَالآنَ، أنا سَأُعلِنُ دَينُونَتَهُمْ.»

A wind too strong for this will come at My word. Now I will bring punishment against them.” Armies Are All Around Judah

13 س َيَرتَفِعُ العَدُوُّ كَالسَّحابِ، وَسَتَأتِي مَركَباتُهُ كَعاصِفَةٍ، وَخَيلُهُ أسرَعُ مِنَ النُّسُورِ. وَالشَّعْبُ يَقُولُ: «وَيلٌ لَنا! لأنَّنا خَرِبنا!»

See, he comes up like clouds. His war-wagons come like the strong-wind. His horses are faster than eagles. It is bad for us, for we are destroyed!

14 ي ا أهلَ القُدسِ، اغسِلُوا قُلُوبَكُمْ مِنَ الشَّرِّ، لِكَي تَخلُصُوا. إلَى مَتَى سَتَسكُنُ خُطَطُكُمْ وَأفْكارُكُمُ الشِّرِّيرَةُ فِي داخِلِكُمْ؟

Wash your heart from sin, O Jerusalem, that you may be saved. How long will your sinful thoughts stay within you?

15 ا سمَعُوا هَذِهِ الرِّسالَةَ مِنْ أرْضِ دانَ، تُعلِنُ الدَّمارَ مِنْ أرْضِ أفْرايِمَ الجَبَلِيَّةِ:

For a voice calls out from Dan, and tells of sin from Mount Ephraim.

16 « ذَكِّرُوا الأُمَمَ، وَسَمِّعُوهُمْ هَذا عَنِ القُدْسِ: المُحاصِرُونَ آتُونَ مِنْ أرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ، مُزمِعُونَ عَلَى تَدمِيرِ مُدُنِ يَهُوذا.

“Tell it to the nations now! Make it known over all Jerusalem, saying, ‘An army is coming from a far country, and they lift up their voices against the cities of Judah.

17 ح اصَرُوها كَالحَرَسِ الَّذِينَ يَحرُسُونَ حَقلاً. لأنَّ مَدينَةَ القُدْسِ تَمَرَّدَتْ عَلَيَّ،» يَقُولُ اللهُ.

They are against her all around, like watchmen of a field, because she has turned against Me,’ says the Lord.

18 « هَذِا جاءَ عَلَيكِ بِسَبَبِ عاداتِكِ وَأعمالِكِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ. هَذا هُوَ سَبَبُ عِقابِكِ. وَهُوَ عِقابٌ مُرٌّ، قَدْ وَصَلَ إلَى أعْماقِ قَلبِكِ.» بُكاءُ إرْمِيا

“Your ways and what you do have brought these things to you. This is your sin. How bitter it is! It has touched your very heart!” Jeremiah Feels Pain for His People

19 أ شعُرُ بِالمَرَضِ الشَّدِيدِ، إنِّي أتَلَوَّى ألَماً، قَلبِي يَنكَسِرُ، وَهُوَ يَخفِقُ بِشِدَّةٍ. لا أستَطِيعُ تَهدِئَتَهُ. فَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ صَوتَ البُوقِ، وَصَيحَةَ الحَربِ.

My soul, my soul! I am in pain! O, my heart! My heart is beating so hard! It cannot be quiet, for I hear the sound of the horn, telling of the coming war.

20 ك ارِثَةٌ تَعقُبُ كارِثَةً، وَالأرْضُ كُلُّها مُدَمَّرَةٌ. فَجأةً سَتَخرُبُ خِيامِي، وَفِي لَحظَةٍ سَتَتَحَطَّمُ شُقَقُها.

News of much trouble comes again and again, for the whole land is laid waste. All at once my tents and my curtains are destroyed.

21 إ لَى مَتَى أرَى رايَةَ التَّحذِيرِ؟ إلَى مَتَى سَأسمَعُ صَوتَ البُوقِ داعِياً إلَى الحَربِ؟

How long must I see the flag and hear the sound of the horn?

22 و َيَقُولُ اللهُ: «شَعبِيَ أحْمَقُ، وَهُمْ لا يَعرِفُونَنِي. هُمْ بَنُونَ حَمقَى، وَلا يَفهَمُونَ شَيئاً. هُمْ حُكَماءُ وَماهِرُونَ فِي عَمَلِ الشَّرِّ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لا يَعرِفُونَ كَيفَ يَعمَلُونَ الخَيرَ.» الكارِثَةُ آتِيَة

“For My people are foolish. They do not know Me. They are children who do not think, and they have no understanding. They know a lot about how to do sinful things, but they do not know how to do good.” Jeremiah Saw What the Future Would Be Like

23 ن َظَرتُ إلَى الأرْضِ، وَإذا بِها فارِغَةٌ وَلا حَياةَ فِيها. وَنَظَرتُ إلَى السَّماءِ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ هُناكَ نُورٌ.

I looked on the earth and saw that it was an empty waste. I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.

24 ن َظَرتُ إلَى الجِبالِ، فَإذا بِها تَهتَزُّ، وَكُلُّ التِّلالِ تَرتَجِفُ.

I looked on the mountains and saw they were shaking, and all the hills moved this way and that.

25 ن َظَرتُ، فَلَمْ أجِدْ إنساناً، وَكُلُّ طُيُورِ السَّماءِ كانَتْ قَدْ هَرَبَتْ.

I looked and saw that there were no people. And all the birds of the heavens had left.

26 ن َظَرتُ، وَإذا بِالأرْضِ الخَصبَةِ قَدْ صارَتْ قاحِلَةً. كُلُّ المُدُنِ قَدْ تَهَدَّمَتْ، بِسَبَبِ حُمُوِّ غَضَبِ اللهِ.

I looked and saw that the rich land was a desert. All its cities were laid waste before the Lord and His burning anger.

27 ل أنَّ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «كُلُّ الأرْضِ سَتُخرَبُ، وَلَكِنِّي لَنْ أُدَمِّرَها تَماماً.

For the Lord says, “The whole land will be laid waste, yet I will not destroy everything.

28 ل أجلِ هَذا، تَبدُو السَّماءُ كَنائِحٍ يَكسُوهُ السَّوادُ. لأنِّي تَكَلَّمْتُ وَبَيَّنتُ هَدَفِي. لَمْ أتنازَلْ عَنْهُ وَلَنْ أتَراجَعَ.»

For the earth will be filled with sorrow and the heavens above will be dark, because I have spoken. I have planned it, and will not change My mind or turn back.”

29 ع ِندَ سَماعِ صَوتِ الخُيُولِ وَرُماةِ السِّهامِ هَرَبَ سُكّانُ جَمِيعِ المُدُنِ. يَدخُلُونَ إلَى الغاباتِ هَرَباً مِنْ أعدائِهِمْ، وَيَصعَدُونَ إلَى الصُّخُورِ لِيَختَبِئُوا. كُلُّ المُدُنِ مَهجُورَةٌ، وَلا أحَدَ يَسكُنُ فِيها.

Every city runs as they hear the sound of the horseman and the one who fights with arrows. They go among the trees and the rocks. Every city is left empty, and no one lives in them.

30 أ نتِ خَرِبَةٌ، فَلِماذا تَلبَسِينَ ثِياباً حَمْراءَ أنِيقَةً؟ فَأنتِ تَرتَدِينَ زينَةً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَتَضَعِينَ كُحلاً كَثِيراً حَولَ عَينَيكِ. تُجَمِّلِينَ نَفسَكِ مِنْ غَيرِ فائِدَةٍ، لأنَّ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يَشتَهُونَكِ رَفَضُوكِ، وَهُمُ الآنَ يَطلُبُونَ حَياتِكِ.

And you, O destroyed one, what will you do? Even when you dress in red, and wear objects of gold, and color your eyes to make them look bigger, you make yourself beautiful for nothing. Your lovers hate you, and want to kill you.

31 ل أنِّي سَمِعْتُ صَوتَ امْرأةٍ تَتَلَوَّى مُتَألِّمَةً، وَأسمَعُ صَوتَ ألَمٍ شَدِيدٍ، كامرَأةٍ تَلِدُ بِكرَها. أسمَعُ صَوتَ العَزيزَةِ صِهْيَوْنَ، تَلهَثُ طَلَباً لِلَهَواءِ، وَتَمُدُّ يَدَيها طَلَباً لِلعَونِ وَهِيَ تَقُولُ: «وَيلٌ لِي، لأنِّي مُتعَبَةٌ جِدّاً وَلا أقدِرُ أنْ أهرُبَ مِنَ القَتَلَةِ.»

I heard a cry as of a woman in pain, as if she were giving birth to her first child. It was the cry of the people of Zion, working hard to breathe, holding out hands, and saying, “O, it is bad for me! I am losing strength in front of those who want to kill me.”