1 F or, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water.

لأنَّ الرَبَّ الإلَهَ القَدِيرَ سَيُزِيلُ مِنْ القُدْسِ وَيَهُوذا كُلَّ ما يَتَّكِلُونَ عَلَيهِ. كُلَّ مَصادِرِ الطَّعامِ، وَكُلَّ مَصادِرِ الماءِ،

2 T he mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,

وَكُلَّ الأقوِياءِ وَالجُنُودِ وَالقُضاةِ وَالأنبِياءِ وَالعَرّافِينَ وَالشُّيُوخِ

3 T he captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

وَالقادَةِ وَالشُّرَفاءِ وَالمُستَشارِينَ وَالصُّنّاعِ الماهِرِينَ وَالفاهِمِينَ فِي السِّحرِ وَالعِرافَةِ.

4 A nd I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

وَيَقُولُ: «سَأجعَلُ قادَتَهُمْ مِنَ الأولادِ، وَالأطفالُ سَيَحكُمُونَهُمْ.

5 A nd the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

وَسَيَظلِمُ النّاسُ بَعضُهُمْ بَعضاً. كُلُّ واحِدٍ سَيَظلِمُ صاحِبَهُ. سَيُهينُ الصِّغارُ كِبارَ السِّنِّ، وَسَيُهينُ الأدنِياءُ الشُّرَفاءَ.»

6 W hen a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:

سَيُمسِكُ الرَّجُلُ بِقَرِيبٍ لَهُ، مِنْ عائِلَتِهِ، وَيَقُولُ لَهُ: «لَدَيكَ ثَوبٌ، لِذا سَتَكُونُ حاكِماً لَنا. فَما تَبَقَّى مِنَ الخَرابِ، سَيَكُونُ تَحتَ سُلطانِكَ.»

7 I n that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.

فَيَصرُخُ قَرِيبُهُ وَيَقُولُ: «لا أستَطِيعُ أنْ أُساعِدَكُمْ، فَلا يُوجَدُ طَعامٌ أوْ ثِيابٌ فِي بَيتِي. لا تَجعَلُونِي حاكِماً لِلشَّعبِ.»

8 F or Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

لأنَّ أهلَ القُدْسِ وَيَهُوذا تَعَثَّرُوا وَسَقَطُوا. كَلامُهُمْ وَأعْمالُهُمْ كُلُّها ضِدُّ اللهِ. يَتَحَدَّوْنَ حَضْرَتَهُ المَجِيدَةَ.

9 T he shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

تَعبِيراتُ وُجُوهِهِمْ تَشهَدُ عَلَيهِمْ، وَيَتَكَلَّمُونَ عَنْ خَطِيَّتِهِمْ كَسَدُومَ، وَلا يُخفُونَها. ما أرْعَبَ ما سَيَحِلُّ بِهِمْ، لأنَّهُمْ سَبَّبُوا الضِّيقَ لأنفُسِهِمْ!

10 S ay ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

قُولُوا لِلمُستَقِيمِينَ هَنيئاً، لأنَّهُمْ سَيَأكُلُونَ ثَمَرَ تَعَبِهِمْ.

11 W oe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

وَويلٌ لِلأشرارِ! يالَتَعاسَتِهِمْ! لأنَّهُمْ سَيُجازَونَ بِمثلِ ما فَعَلَتْ أيديهُمْ.

12 A s for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

سَيَظلُمُ أطفالٌ شَعبِيَ، وَسَتَحكُمُهُ نِساءٌ. سَيُضِلُّكُمْ مُرشِدُوكُمْ يا شَعبِيَ، وَسَيُخَرِّبُونَ الطَّرِيقَ الَّتِي تَسِيرُونَ فِيها. قَضاءُ اللهِ بِخُصُوصِ شَعبِه

13 T he Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.

سَيَقِفُ اللهُ لِيَرفَعَ دَعواهُ، سَيَقِفُ لِيُحاكِمَ الأُمَمَ.

14 T he Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

سَيُعلِنُ اللهُ حُكمَهُ عَلَى قادَةِ شَعبِهِ وَرُؤَسائِهِ، وَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ: «أكَلْتُمُ كَرْمَ العِنَبِ، وَسَرَقْتُمُ الفُقَراءَ وَأخَذْتُمْ مالَهُمْ.

15 W hat mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.

لِماذا تَسحَقُونَ شَعبِي، وَتُمَرِّغُونَ وُجُوهَ المَساكِينِ بِالطِّينِ؟» يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ القَدِيرُ.

16 M oreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:

وَيَقُولُ اللهُ: «نِساءُ صِهْيَوْنَ مُتَكَبِّراتٌ. يَتَمَشَّينَ بِرُؤوسٍ مُتَشامِخَةٍ وَنَظَراتٍ مُستَهتِرَةٍ. وَيَتَبَختَرْنَ بِرَنَّاتِ الخَلاخِلِ.»

17 T herefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.

لِذَلِكَ سَيُصِيبُ الرَّبُّ رُؤُوسَ نِساءِ صِهْيَوْنَ بِالقُرُوحِ، وَسَيَكشِفُ اللهُ عَورَتَهُنَّ.

18 I n that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,

فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَيُزِيلُ الرَّبُّ الزِّينَةَ عَنهُنَّ: الخَلاخِلَ وَالقَلائِدَ المَصنُوعَةَ عَلَى شَكلِ الشَّمسِ وَالهِلالِ،

19 T he chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

وَالأحلاقَ وَالأساوِرَ وَأغطِيَةَ الرَّأسِ

20 T he bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,

وَعَصائِبَ الرَّأسِ وَسَلاسِلَ الأقدامِ وَالأحزِمَةَ وَزُجاجاتِ العُطُورِ وَالحُجُبَ

21 T he rings, and nose jewels,

وَالخَواتِمَ وَأحلاقَ الأنفِ

22 T he changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,

وَالثِّيابَ الجَمِيلَةَ وَالمَعاطِفَ وَالشّالاتِ وَالحَقائِبَ

23 T he glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.

وَالمَرايا وَالثِّيابَ الكِتّانِيَّةَ وَالعَمائِمَ وَالخِماراتِ.

24 A nd it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.

سَتَفُوحُ رائِحَتُهُنَّ العَفِنَةُ عِوَضاً عَنِ العُطُورِ. سَتَكُونُ لَهُنَّ الحِبالُ عِوَضاً عَنِ الأحزِمَةِ، وَالقَرَعُ عِوَضاً عَنِ الشَّعرِ المُسَرَّحِ، وَالخَيشُ عِوَضاً عَنِ الثِّيابِ الجَمِيلَةِ، وَالخِزيُ عِوَضاً عَنِ الجَمالِ.

25 T hy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.

سَيُقتَلُ رِجالُكِ بِالسَّيفِ، وَأقرِباؤُكِ فِي الحَربِ.

26 A nd her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.

سَتَنُوحُ وَتَبكِي أبوابُ المَدِينَةِ، وَتَكُونُ فارِغَةً مِنَ الرِّجالِ.