1 « يا بَنِي بَنْيامِيْنَ، اهرُبُوا مِنَ القُدْسِ إلَى مَكانٍ آمِنٍ. اضرِبُوا بِالبُوقِ فِي تَقُوعَ، وَارْفَعُوا رايَةً لِلتَّحذِيرِ فِي بَيتِ هَكّارِيمَ. لأنَّ شَّرّاً وَخَراباً عَظِيماً آتيانِ مِنَ الشَّمالِ،

“Flee for safety, O sons of Benjamin, From the midst of Jerusalem! Now blow a trumpet in Tekoa And raise a signal over Beth-haccerem; For evil looks down from the north, And a great destruction.

2 ع َلَى العَزِيزَةِ صِهْيَوْنَ الجَمِيلَةِ وَالرَّقِيقَةِ.

“The comely and dainty one, the daughter of Zion, I will cut off.

3 ر ُعاةٌ وَقُطعانُهُمْ سَيأتُونَ عَلَيها. نَصَبُوا خِيامَهُمْ حَولَها، كُلُّ واحِدٍ يَرعَى قَطِيعَهُ.»

“ Shepherds and their flocks will come to her, They will pitch their tents around her, They will pasture each in his place.

4 ي َقُولُ العُدُوُّ: «استَعِدُّوا لِشَنِّ مَعرَكَةٍ عَلَيها. قُومُوا، وَسَنُهاجِمُ عِندَ الظَّهِيرَةِ.» فَقالَ الشَّعبُ: «وَيلٌ لَنا، لأنَّ نِهايَةَ هَذا اليَومِ تَقتَرِبُ، وَلأنَّ ظِلالَ المَساءِ تَزدادُ امتِداداً.»

“ Prepare war against her; Arise, and let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the day declines, For the shadows of the evening lengthen!

5 ي َقُولُ العَدُوُّ: «قُومُوا، سَنُهاجِمُها لَيلاً، وَنُدَمِّرُ تَحصِيناتِها.»

“Arise, and let us attack by night And destroy her palaces!”

6 و َهَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ: «اقْطَعُوا الأشجارَ، أقِيمُوا أبراجَ حِصارٍ عَلَى القُدْسِ. هَذِهِ هِيَ المَدِينَةُ المُعاقَبَةُ، إنَّها مَلِيئَةٌ بِالظُّلمِ.

For thus says the Lord of hosts, “ Cut down her trees And cast up a siege against Jerusalem. This is the city to be punished, In whose midst there is only oppression.

7 ك َما تَحفَظُ البِئرُ ماءَها جَدِيداً، هَكَذا تَحفَظُ هِيَ شَرَّها جَدِيداً. العُنفُ وَالدَّمارُ يُسمَعانِ فِيها، مَرَضٌ وَضَربٌ أمامِي دائِماً.

“ As a well keeps its waters fresh, So she keeps fresh her wickedness. Violence and destruction are heard in her; Sickness and wounds are ever before Me.

8 ت َعَلَّمِي دَرساً يا قُدسُ، حَتَّى لا أهجُرَكِ، وَحَتَّى لا أُحَوِّلَكِ إلَى أرْضٍ خَرِبَةٍ وَمَهجُورَةً.»

“ Be warned, O Jerusalem, Or I shall be alienated from you, And make you a desolation, A land not inhabited.”

9 ه َذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ: «سَيَجمَعُ الأعداءُ جَميعَ الباقِينَ فِي القُدْسِ، مِثلَما يَجمَعُ أحَدُهُمْ بَقايا العِنَبِ. تَفَحَّصْ كُلَّ غُصنٍ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ، كَما يَعمَلُ قاطِفُ العِنَبِ.»

Thus says the Lord of hosts, “They will thoroughly glean as the vine the remnant of Israel; Pass your hand again like a grape gatherer Over the branches.”

10 إ لَى مَنْ أتَكَلَّمُ وَمَنْ أُحَذِّرُ؟ وَمَنِ الَّذِينَ سَيَسمَعُونَ؟ يُغلِقُونَ آذانَهُمْ، فَلا يَسمَعُونَ. صارَتْ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ مَوضُوعاً لِلسُخرِيَةِ عِندَهُمْ، وَلا يُرِيدُونَ سَماعَها.

To whom shall I speak and give warning That they may hear? Behold, their ears are closed And they cannot listen. Behold, the word of the Lord has become a reproach to them; They have no delight in it.

11 أ نا مَملُوءٌ مِنْ غَضَبِ اللهِ ، وَمُتعَبٌ مِنْ حَجزِهِ فِي داخِلِي. «اسكُبْ هَذا الغَضَبَ عَلَى الأطفالِ فِي الشّارِعِ، وَعَلَى الفِتيانِ المُجَتَمِعِينَ. لأنَّ الرَّجُلَ سَيُمسَكُ مَعَ زَوجَتِهِ، وَالشَّيخَ مَعَ المُسِنِّ.

But I am full of the wrath of the Lord; I am weary with holding it in. “ Pour it out on the children in the street And on the gathering of young men together; For both husband and wife shall be taken, The aged and the very old.

12 س َتُعطَى خُيُولُهُمْ لآخَرِينَ، مَعَ حُقُولِهِمْ وَنِسائِهِمْ، لأنِّي سَأُهاجِمُ سُكّانَ الأرْضِ،» يَقُولُ اللهُ.

“Their houses shall be turned over to others, Their fields and their wives together; For I will stretch out My hand Against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the Lord.

13 « لأنَّ كُلَّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ، مِنْ أفقَرِهِمْ إلَى أغناهُمْ، يَمِيلُونَ إلَى الكَسبِ غَيرِ الشَّرِيفِ. وَمِنَ الأنبِياءِ إلَى الكَهَنَةِ، كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ مُخادِعٌ.

“For from the least of them even to the greatest of them, Everyone is greedy for gain, And from the prophet even to the priest Everyone deals falsely.

14 ي ُعالِجُونَ كَسرَ شَعبِي بِاستِخفافٍ، يَقُولُونَ: ‹سَلامٌ لَكُمْ، سَلامٌ لَكُمْ،› وَما مِنْ سَلامٍ.

“They have healed the brokenness of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace.

15 ف َهَلْ خَجِلُوا بِسَبِبِ أعمالِهِمُ النَّجِسَةِ؟ لَمْ يَخْجلُوا وَلَمْ يَعْرِفُوا الحياءَ. لِذَلِكَ سَيَسقُطُونَ مَعَ السّاقِطِينَ. فِي وَقتِ عِقابِي لَهُمْ سَيَتَعَثَّرُونَ،» يَقُولُ اللهُ.

“Were they ashamed because of the abomination they have done? They were not even ashamed at all; They did not even know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time that I punish them, They shall be cast down,” says the Lord.

16 ه َذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «قِفُوا عَلَى الطُّرُقِ، انظُرُوا وَاسألُوا عَنِ المَسالِكِ القَدِيمَةِ، حَيثُ طَرِيقُ الخَيرِ. ثُمَّ سِيرُوا فِيها لِتَجِدُوا راحَةً لأنفُسِكُمْ. لَكِنَّهُمْ قالُوا: ‹لَنْ نَسِيرَ فِي تِلكَ الطَّرِيقِ.›

Thus says the Lord, “Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is, and walk in it; And you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

17 و َوَضَعْتُ حُرّاساً عَلَيهِمْ لِيَقُولُوا: ‹انتَبِهُوا إلَى صَوتِ البُوقِ،› فَقالُوا: ‹لَنْ نَنتَبِهَ!›

“And I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen.’

18 ل ِذَلِكَ اسْمَعِي أيَّتُها الأُمَمُ، وَاعرِفِي أيَّتُها الشُّعُوبُ ما سَيَحدُثُ لَهُمْ.

“Therefore hear, O nations, And know, O congregation, what is among them.

19 ي ا أرْضُ، اسْمَعِي هَذا! ها أنا آتِي بِالألَمِ إلَى هَذا الشَّعبِ، سَآتِي بِما يَستَحِقُّونَهُ بِسَبَبِ أفكارِهِمِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ. لأنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُصغُوا لِكَلامِي، كَما رَفَضُوا شَرِيعَتِي.

“ Hear, O earth: behold, I am bringing disaster on this people, The fruit of their plans, Because they have not listened to My words, And as for My law, they have rejected it also.

20 « لِماذا أفرَحُ بِالبَخُورِ الَّذِي يَأتِي مِنْ شَبا، وَبِالقَصَبِ ذِي الرّائِحَةِ الجَمِيلَةِ مِنْ أرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ؟ تَقدِماتُكُمْ غَيرُ مَقبُولَةٍ، وَذَبائِحُكُمْ لا تَسُرُّنِي.»

“ For what purpose does frankincense come to Me from Sheba And the sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable And your sacrifices are not pleasing to Me.”

21 ل ِذَلِكَ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «سَأضَعُ أمامَ هَذا الشَّعبِ حِجارَةً تُعثِرُهُمْ. الآباءُ وَالأبناءُ مَعاً وَالجارُ وَالصَّدِيقُ، سَيَهلِكُونَ جَمِيعاً.»

Therefore, thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am laying stumbling blocks before this people. And they will stumble against them, Fathers and sons together; Neighbor and friend will perish.” The Enemy from the North

22 ه َذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «ها شَعبٌ قادِمٌ مِنْ أرْضٍ فِي الشَّمالِ، وَأُمَّةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ آتِيَةٌ مِنْ أرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ.

Thus says the Lord, “Behold, a people is coming from the north land, And a great nation will be aroused from the remote parts of the earth.

23 أ مسَكُوا بِالقَوسِ وَبِالرُّمحِ، وَهُمْ قُساةٌ وَبِلا رَحمَةٍ. صَوتُهُمْ كَالبَحرِ العَظِيمِ، حِينَ يَركَبُونَ عَلَى خَيلِهِمْ. ها هُمْ مُصطَفُّونَ لِمُحارَبَتِكِ كَرَجُلٍ واحِدٍ، أيَّتُها العَزِيزَةُ صِهْيَوْنُ.»

“They seize bow and spear; They are cruel and have no mercy; Their voice roars like the sea, And they ride on horses, Arrayed as a man for the battle Against you, O daughter of Zion!”

24 س َمِعنا الأخبارَ عَنها، فَارتَخَتْ أيدِينا، وَأمسَكَنا الضِّيقُ وَالوَجَعُ مِثلَ امْرأةٍ تَتَمَخَّضُ.

We have heard the report of it; Our hands are limp. Anguish has seized us, Pain as of a woman in childbirth.

25 ل ا تَخرُجُوا إلَى الحَقلِ، وَلا تَسِيرُوا عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ، لأنَّ العَدُوَّ يُمسِكُ سَيفاً، وَالرُّعبَ يُحِيطُ بِنا.

Do not go out into the field And do not walk on the road, For the enemy has a sword, Terror is on every side.

26 ا لبَسُوا الخَيشَ يا شَعبِيَ العَزِيزَ، تَمَرَّغُوا بِالرَّمادِ. نُوحُوا بِمَرارَةٍ كَمَنْ فَقَدَتِ ابْنَها الوَحِيدَ، لأنَّ المُدَّمِرَ سَيَأتِي عَلَينا فَجأةً.

O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth And roll in ashes; Mourn as for an only son, A lamentation most bitter. For suddenly the destroyer Will come upon us.

27 « يا إرْمِيا، أنا اللهَ جَعَلْتُكَ فاحِصاً مُنَقِّياً وَسَطَ شَعبِي، لِكَي تَعرِفَ وَتَمتَحِنَ سُلُوكَهُمْ.

“I have made you an assayer and a tester among My people, That you may know and assay their way.”

28 ك ُلُّهُمْ عُصاةٌ مُتَمَرِّدُونَ، يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِالوِشايَةِ. كُلُّهُمْ مِثلُ البُرونْزِ وَالحَدِيدِ، مَلِيئُونَ بالفَسادِ وَالشَّوائِبِ.

All of them are stubbornly rebellious, Going about as a talebearer. They are bronze and iron; They, all of them, are corrupt.

29 ا لمِنفاخُ يَزِيدُ قُوَّةَ النّارِ، وَالرَّصاصُ يَخرُجُ بِفِعلِ النّارِ. وَلَكِنَّ تَنْقِيَتَهُمْ بِلا فائِدَةٍ، لأنَّ الشَّرَّ لا يَزُولُ مِنهُمْ.

The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed by the fire; In vain the refining goes on, But the wicked are not separated.

30 ف َيُدعَونَ: ‹فِضَّةً مَرفُوضَةً،› لأنَّ اللهَ رَفَضَهُمْ.»

They call them rejected silver, Because the Lord has rejected them.