1 ¶ The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

هَذِهِ هِيَ الرِّسالَةُ الَّتِي أعطاها اللهُ لإرْمِيا:

2 H ear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto every man of Judah and to every inhabitant of Jerusalem;

«اسْمَعْ كَلِماتِ هَذا العَهدِ. وَتَكَلَّمْ إلَى رِجالِ يَهُوذا وَسُكّانِ القُدْسِ.

3 a nd thou shalt say unto them, Thus hath the LORD God of Israel said: Cursed be the man that does not hear the words of this covenant,

قُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ: مَلعُونٌ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي لا يَستَمِعُ إلَى كَلِماتِ هَذا العَهدِ،

4 w hich I commanded your fathers the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying unto them, hear my voice and comply with my words according to all which I command you; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God

الَّتِي أمَرْتُ بِها آباءَكُمْ عِندَما أخرْجتُهُمْ مِنْ أرْضِ مِصرَ، مِنْ فُرْنِ صَهْرِ الحَدِيدِ.› قُلْتُ لَهُمْ: ‹أطِيعُونِي وَاعْمَلُوا هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ الَّتِي آمُرُكُمْ بِعَمَلِها. حِينَئِذٍ، تَكُونُونَ شَعبِيَ وَأنا أكُونُ إلَهَكُمْ.›

5 t hat I may confirm the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, that I would give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then I answered, and said, Amen, O LORD.

هَكَذا أُتَمِّمُ الوَعدَ الَّذِي أقسَمْتُ بِحِفظِهِ وَتَحقِيقِهِ لآبائِهِمْ، بِأنْ أعْطِيَهُمْ أرْضاً تَفيضُ لَبَناً وَعَسَلاً، كَما هُوَ اليَومُ.» فَقُلْتُ: «آمِينُ، يا اللهُ.»

6 A nd the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant and do them.

ثُمَّ قالَ اللهُ لِي: «نادِ بِهَذِهِ الكَلِماتِ فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذا وَفِي شَوارِعِ القُدْسِ: ‹اسْمَعُوا كَلِماتِ هَذا العَهدِ وَاعْمَلُوا بِها.

7 F or I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Hear my voice.

لأنَّنِي حَذَّرْتُ آباءَكُمْ يَومَ أخرَجْتُهُمْ مِنْ أرْضِ مِصرَ. حَذَّرْتُهُمْ مَرَّةً بَعدَ مّرَّةٍ إلَى هَذا اليَومِ، لِكَي يُطِيعُونِي،

8 Y et they did not hear, nor did they incline their ear, but walked each one in the imagination of their evil heart; therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not.

وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَستَمِعُوا وَلَمْ يَفتَحُوا آذانَهُمْ، بَلْ سارَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ فِي عِنادِ رَغَباتِهِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ. فَأتَيتُ بِكُلِّ الأُمُورِ المَذكُورَةِ فِي هَذا العَهدِ عَلَيهِمْ، الَّذِي أمَرْتُهُمْ بِحِفظِهِ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَحفَظُوهُ.›»

9 A nd the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

وَقالَ اللهُ لِي: «اكتُشِفَتْ مُؤامَرَةٌ بَينَ رِجالِ يَهُوذا وَسُكّانِ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

10 T hey have returned to the iniquities of their first fathers, who refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.

إنَّهُمْ يُكَرِّرُونَ الشُّرُورَ الَّتِي ارْتَكَبَها آباؤُكُمْ. رَفَضُوا الاسْتِماعَ إلَى كَلامِي. تَبِعُوا آلِهَةً أُخْرَى لِيَعبُدُوها. بَنو إسْرائِيلَ وَبَنُو يَهُوذا كَسَرُوا العَهدَ الَّذِي قَطَعْتُهُ مَعَ آبائِهِمْ.»

11 ¶ Therefore thus hath the LORD said, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.

لِذَلِكَ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «سَآتِي بِعِقابٍ عَلَيهِمْ لَنْ يَستَطِيعُوا الهُرُوبَ مِنهُ. سَيَصرُخُونَ إلَيَّ، وَلَكِنِّي لَنْ أستَمِعَ لَهُمْ.

12 T hen shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense, who shall not be able to save them in the time of their trouble.

حِينَئِذٍ، سَيَذهَبُ سُكّانُ مُدُنِ يَهُوذا وَالسّاكِنُونَ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ وَيَصرُخُونَ إلَى الآلِهَةِ الَّتِي كانُوا يُبَخِّرُونَ لَها، لَكِنَّها لَنْ تُنقِذَهُمْ فِي وَقتِ مُعاناتِهِمْ.

13 F or according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of thy streets, O Jerusalem, have ye set up altars of confusion, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.

«يا يَهُوذا، كُلُّ هَذا بِسَبَبِ وُجُودِ إلَهٍ لِكُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ، وَلأنَّ لَدَيكُمْ مَذبَحاً لِكُلِّ شارِعٍ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ تُستَخدَمُ لِلأصنامِ المُخزِيَةِ وَلإحراقِ بَخُورٍ لِلبَعلِ.

14 T herefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me in their trouble.

«أمّا أنتَ يا إرْمِيا، فَلا تُصَلِّ لأجلِ هَذا الشَّعبِ، وَلا تَرفَعْ لأجلِهِمْ دُعاءً أوْ صَلاةً. وَلَنْ أسْمَعَ لَهُمْ عِندَما يَدْعُونَنَي وَقْتَ ضِيقِهِمْ.

15 W hat part has my beloved in my house, seeing she has wrought lewdness with many? The holy flesh shall pass from upon thee, for in thy evil thou didst glory.

«أيُّ حَقٍّ لِمَحبُوبَتِي يَهُوذا فِي هَيكَلِي، بَينَما تَعْمَلُ أعمالَها الدَّنيئَةَ؟ هَلْ يُمكِنُ لِلعُجُولِ المُسَمَّنَةِ وَلَحْمِ الأضاحِي أنْ تُبعِدَ العِقابَ عَنكِ، لِكَي تَفرَحِي بِما أنتِ فِيهِ؟»

16 T he LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, beautiful in fruit and in appearance. At the voice of a great word he caused fire to be kindled upon it, and they broke her branches.

قَدْ دَعاكِ اللهُ يَوماً «شَجَرَةَ زَيتُونٍ مُورِقَةً، جَمِيلَةً، طَيِّبَةَ الثَّمَرِ.» لَكِنْ بِصَوتِ ضَجَّةِ عاصِفَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ سَيُشعِلُ النّارَ فِيها. وَسَتَحتَرِقُ أغصانُها.

17 F or the LORD of the hosts, that planted thee, has pronounced evil against thee for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.

اللهُ القَدِيرُ الَّذِي غَرَسَكِ، أعلَنَ مَجِيءَ المُعاناةِ عَلَيكِ، بِسَبَبِ الشَّرِّ الَّذِي عَمِلَهُ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ وَيَهُوذا حِينَ قالَ: «هُمْ مَنْ أتُوا بِهَذِهِ المُعاناةِ عَلَى أنفُسِهِمْ، إذْ أسخَطُونِي بِتَقدِماتِهِم لِلبَعلِ.» خِطَطٌ شِرِّيرَةٌ عَلَى إرْمِيا

18 ¶ And the LORD gave me knowledge of it, and I experienced it: then thou didst show me their doings.

عَرَّفَنِي اللهُ فَعَرَفتُ، وَجَعَلَنِي أرَى أعمالَهُمْ.

19 B ut I was like a ram or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; for I did not understand that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living that his name may no longer be remembered.

كُنتُ كَخَرُوفٍ داجِنٍ يُقادُ إلَى الذَّبحِ، وَلَمْ أكُنْ أعرِفُ أنَّهُمْ تَآمَرُوا ضِدِّي، قالُوا: «لِنُهلِكِ الشَّجَرَةَ مَعَ ثَمَرِها، وَلنَقطَعْ إرمِيا مِنْ أرْضِ الأحياءِ، حَتَّى لا يَعُودَ اسْمُهُ يُذكَرُ فِيما بَعْدُ.»

20 B ut, O LORD of the hosts, that judges righteously, that tries the kidneys and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them, for unto thee I have uncovered my cause.

لَكِنْ أيُّها الإلَهُ القَدِيرُ القاضِي العادِلُ، كاشِفُ القُلُوبِ وَالأفكارِ. أرِنِي انتِقامَكَ مِنهُمْ. لأنِّي سَلَّمتُكَ قَضِيَّتِي.

21 T herefore, thus hath the LORD said regarding the men of Anathoth that seek thy life, saying, Do not prophesy in the name of the LORD that thou not die by our hand;

لِذَلِكَ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ فِي رِجالِ عَناثُوثَ: «إنَّهُمْ يُحاوِلُونَ قَتلَكَ وَيَقُولُونَ: ‹إنْ تَوَقَّفْتَ عَنِ التَّنَبُّؤِ بِاسْمِ اللهِ ، لَنْ نَقتُلَكَ.›

22 t herefore, thus hath the LORD of the hosts said, Behold, I visit: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:

يَقُولُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ: ها إنِّي سَأُعاقِبُهُمْ، فَيَمُوتُ الشَّبابُ فِي المَعرَكَةِ، وَأولادُهُمْ وَبَناتُهُمْ سَيَمُوتُونَ مِنَ الجُوعِ.

23 a nd there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.

لَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُمْ ناجُونَ، لأنِّي سَآتِي بِالشَّرِّ عَلَى رِجالِ عَناثُوثَ عِندَما أُعاقِبُهُمْ.»