1 R ighteous are You, O Lord, when I plead with You; Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those happy who deal so treacherously?

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 Y ou have planted them, yes, they have taken root; They grow, yes, they bear fruit. You are near in their mouth But far from their mind.

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

3 B ut You, O Lord, know me; You have seen me, And You have tested my heart toward You. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, And prepare 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 will the land mourn, And the herbs of every field wither? The beasts and birds are consumed, For the wickedness of those who dwell there, Because they said, “He will not see our final end.” The Lord Answers Jeremiah

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 “ If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, Then how can you contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, In which you trusted, they wearied you, Then how will you do in the floodplain of the 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 your brothers, the house of your father, Even they have dealt treacherously with you; Yes, they have called a multitude after you. Do not believe them, Even though they speak smooth words to you.

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 is to Me like a lion in the forest; It cries out against Me; Therefore I have hated it.

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

9 M y heritage is to Me like a speckled vulture; The vultures all around are against her. Come, assemble all the beasts of the field, Bring them to devour!

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

10 “ Many rulers have destroyed My vineyard, They have trodden My portion underfoot; They have made My pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

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

11 T hey have made it desolate; Desolate, it mourns to Me; The whole land is made desolate, Because no one takes it to heart.

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

12 T he plunderers have come On all the desolate heights in the wilderness, For the sword of the Lord shall devour From one end of the land to the other end of the land; No flesh shall have peace.

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 wheat but reaped thorns; They have put themselves to pain but do not profit. But be ashamed of your harvest Because of 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 T hus says the Lord: “Against all My evil neighbors who touch the inheritance 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 T hen it shall be, after I have plucked them out, that I will return and have compassion on them and bring them back, everyone to his heritage and everyone to his land.

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

16 A nd it shall be, if they will learn carefully the ways of My people, to swear by My name, ‘As the Lord lives,’ as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then they shall be established 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 do not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation,” says the Lord.

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