1 ¶ Righteous art thou, O LORD, even though I dispute with thee: even so, I will speak judgments with thee; Why does the way of the wicked prosper? All those that completely rebel against thee have peace.

يا اللهُ ، سَتَكُونُ أنتَ عَلَى حَقٍّ دائِماً، لَوْ دَخَلْتُ فِي مُخاصَمَةٍ ضِدَّكَ. لَكِنِ اسْمَحْ لِي فَأعْرِضَ عَلَيكَ أسئِلَتِي: لِماذا يَزدَهِرُ طَرِيقُ الأشرارِ؟ لِماذا يَعِيشُ غَيرُ الصّادِقِينَ بِراحَةٍ؟

2 T hou hast planted them, and they have taken root: they grow, and they bring forth fruit; thou art near in their mouth and far from their kidneys.

زَرَعْتَهُمْ فَصارَتْ لَهُمْ جُذُورٌ، ازدَهَرُوا وَحَمَلُوا ثَمَراً. يَتَكَلَّمُونَ عَنكَ بِشَكلٍ مُستَمِرٍّ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَيسُوا صادِقِينَ.

3 B ut thou, O LORD, dost know me; thou hast seen me and tried my heart toward thee; pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and mark them for the day of slaughter.

لَكِنْ يا اللهُ ، أنتَ تَعرِفُنِي أنتَ رَأيتَنِي، وَقَدِ اختَبَرتَ قَلبِي بِنَفسِكَ. اسحَبهُمْ كَغَنَمٍ لِلذَّبحِ، أفرِزْهُمْ لِيَومِ القَتلِ.

4 H ow long shall the land be desolate, and the grass of all the field wither, for the wickedness of those that dwell therein? The cattle are lacking, and the birds, because they said, He shall not see our latter end.

إلَى مَتَى سَتَبقَى الأرْضُ جافَّةً، وَعُشبُ كُلِّ الحُقُولِ ذابِلاً؟ بِسَبَبِ شَرِّ سُكّانِها. وَوُحُوشُ الأرْضِ وَالطُّيُورُ فَنِيَتْ. أعرِفُ أنَّهُمْ أشرارٌ لأنَّهُمْ يُقُولُونَ: «لَنْ يَرَى ما سَيَحدُثُ لَنا فِي المُستَقبَلِ.» جَوابُ اللهِ لإرْمِيا

5 I f thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, in which thou didst trust, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?

فَقالَ اللهُ: «إنْ تَسابَقْتَ مَعَ النّاسِ فَأنهَكُوكَ، فَكَيفَ سَتُنافِسُ الخَيلَ. وَإنْ كُنتَ تَسْقُطُ فِي الأرْضِ الآمِنَةِ، فَماذا سَتَفعَلُ فِي الغاباتِ المُحِيطَةِ بِنَهرِ الأُردُنِّ.

6 F or even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee, even they have raised their voice after thee, O congregation; do not believe them, when they speak fair words unto thee.

حَتَّى أقرِباؤُكَ كانُوا كاذِبِينَ مَعَكَ، وَهُمْ أنفُسُهُمْ صَرَخُوا عَلَيكَ. لا تَثِقْ بِهِمْ، حَتَّى وَإنْ قالُوا لَكَ كَلاماً جَميلاً. رَفضُ اللهِ لِشَعبِهِ يَهُوذا

7 ¶ I have forsaken my house, I have left my heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

«تَرَكتُ بَيتِي، هَجَرتُ مِيراثِي. سَلَّمتُ حَبِيبَةَ قَلبِي لِيَدِ أعدائِها.

8 M y heritage was unto me as a lion in the forest; it cried out against me, therefore I have hated it.

صارَ مِيراثِي لِي كَأسَدٍ فِي الغابَةِ. رَفَعْتْ عَلَيَّ صَوتَها، فَرَفَضْتُها.

9 M y heritage is unto me as a speckled bird; the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour her.

هَلِ الضَّبعُ جائِعٌ لأرْضِي وَشَعبِي؟ أحاطَتْ بِهِمُ الطُّيُورُ الجارِحَةُ. تَعالَي أيَّتُها الحَيواناتُ البَرِّيَّةُ، تَعالَي وَكُلِي.

10 M any pastors have destroyed my vineyard; they have trodden my heritage under foot; they have made my precious heritage a desolate wilderness.

رُعاةٌ كَثِيرُونَ خَرَّبُوا كَرمِي، داسُوا نَصِيبِيَ الغالِي، وَحَوَّلُوهُ إلَى صَحراءَ خَرِبَةٍ.

11 T hey have made it desolate; it cries against me, desolate; the whole land was made desolate because there was no man that would see.

حَوَّلُوها إلَى خَرابٍ يَنُوحُ لِي وَهُوَ خَرِبٌ. خَرِبَتْ كُلُّ الأرْضِ، لأنَّهُ لا أحَدَ يَهْتَمُّ.

12 T he spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land; there is no peace for any flesh.

لِذَلِكَ أتَى المُخَرِّبُونَ مِنَ الأماكِنِ القاحِلَةِ فِي الصَّحراءِ، لأنَّ سَيفَ اللهِ يَأكُلُ مِنْ أقصَى الأرْضِ إلَى أقصاها الآخَرِ. لا يُوجَدُ أمانٌ لأيِّ حَيٍّ فِيها.

13 T hey have sown bread, but shall reap thorns; they had the heritage, but they did not profit; and they shall be ashamed because of your fruits, by the fierce anger of the LORD.

زَرَعُوا قَمحاً، لَكِنَّهُمْ حَصَدُوا أشواكاً. عَمِلُوا بِقُوَّةٍ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَنجَحُوا. سَيَخجَلُونَ مِنْ مَحاصِيلِهِمْ، بِسَبَبِ غَضَبِ اللهِ عَلَيهِمْ.» وَعدُ اللهِ لِجِيرانِ إسْرائِيل

14 ¶ Thus hath the LORD said against all my evil neighbours that touch the heritage which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.

هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «بِالنِّسبَةِ لِلسُّكّانِ الأشرارِ فِي الأراضِي المُجاوِرَةِ لِمِيراثِي الَّذِي أعطَيتُهُ لِشَعبِيَ إسْرائِيلَ: سَأنزَعُهُمْ مِنْ أرْضِهِمْ، وَسَأنزَعُ بَنِي يَهُوذا مِنْ وَسَطِهِمْ.

15 A nd it shall come to pass that after I have plucked them out, I will return and have mercy on them, and will cause them to return, each one to his heritage, and each one to his land.

وَبَعدَ نَزعِي لَهُمْ، سَأرحَمُهُمْ ثانِيَةً. سَأُرجِعُ كُلَّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ إلَى مِيراثِهِ، وَإلَى أرْضِهِ.

16 A nd it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear in my name, saying, The LORD lives; as they taught my people to swear by Baal then they shall be prospered in the midst of my people.

وَإنْ تَعَلَّمُوا فِعلاً طُرُقَ شَعبِي، بِأًنْ يَحلِفُوا بِاسْمِي وَيَقُولوا: ‹نُقْسِمُ باللهِ الحَيِّ› حِينَئِذٍ، سَيُثمِرُونَ وَسَطَ شَعبِي.

17 B ut if they will not hear, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.

وَلَكِنْ إنْ لَمْ يَفعَلُوا، فَإنِّي سَأنزِعُ تِلكَ الأُمَّةَ وَأُدَمِّرُها،» يَقُولُ اللهُ.