1 T he word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

هَذِهِ الكَلِمَةُ جاءَتْ إلَى إرْمِيا مِنَ اللهِ:

2 “ Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying: ‘Write in a book for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you.

«هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ: ‹اكتُبْ جَميعَ الكَلامِ الَّذِي كَلَّمْتُكَ بِهِ عَلَى لَفِيفةٍ.

3 F or behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘that I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord. ‘And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’”

فَسَتَأتِي أيّامٌ، يَقُولُ اللهُ ، حِينَ أُرجِعُ فِيها ما سُلِبَ مِنْ بَني إسْرائِيلَ وَيَهُوذا، يَقُولُ اللهُ. وَسَأُرجِعُهُمْ إلَى هَذِهِ الأرْضِ الَّتِي أعطَيتُها لآبائِهِمْ لِكَي يَمتَلِكُوها.›»

4 N ow these are the words that the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah.

هَذا هُوَ الكَلامُ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ اللهُ عَنْ إسْرائِيلَ وَيَهُوذا.

5 “ For thus says the Lord: ‘We have heard a voice of trembling, Of fear, and not of peace.

لأنَّ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «سَمِعْنا صَوتَ رُعبٍ، سَمِعنا عَنْ خَوفٍ لا سَلامٍ.

6 A sk now, and see, Whether a man is ever in labor with child? So why do I see every man with his hands on his loins Like a woman in labor, And all faces turned pale?

«اسألُوا وَانظُرُوا إنْ كانَ هُناكَ رَجُلٌ يَلِدُ! فَلِماذا أرَى كُلَّ الرِّجالِ الأبطالِ يَضَعُونَ أيدِيهِمْ عَلَى بُطُونِهِمْ، كَالنِّساءِ اللَّواتِي يَلِدنَ؟ وَلِماذا شَحُبَتْ كُلُّ وُجُوهِهِمْ؟

7 A las! For that day is great, So that none is like it; And it is the time of Jacob’s trouble, But he shall be saved out of it.

«وَيلٌ لَهُمْ، لأنَّ ذَلِكَ اليَومَ عَظِيمٌ، وَلَيسَ لَهُ مَثِيلٌ. سَيَكُونُ وَقتَ ضِيقٍ لِيَعقُوبَ، وَلَكِنَّهُ سَيَخلُصُ مِنهُ.

8 ‘ For it shall come to pass in that day,’ Says the Lord of hosts, ‘ That I will break his yoke from your neck, And will burst your bonds; Foreigners shall no more enslave them.

«فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، يَقُولُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ، سَأُكَسِّرُ نِيرَ بابِلَ عَنْ كَتِفِكَ، وَسَأنزَعُ قُيُودَكَ. حِينَئِذٍ، لَنْ يُجبِرَهُمُ الغُرَباءُ، فِيما بَعْدُ، عَلَى خِدمَتِهِمْ،

9 B ut they shall serve the Lord their God, And David their king, Whom I will raise up for them.

لَكِنَّهُمْ سَيَخدِمُونَ إلَهَهُمْ وَداوُدَ مَلِكَهُمْ، الَّذِي سَأُعِينُهُ عَلَيهِمْ.

10 ‘ Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,’ says the Lord, ‘Nor be dismayed, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from afar, And your seed from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet, And no one shall make him afraid.

«أمّا أنتَ يا خادِمِي يَعقُوبَ، فَلا تَخَفْ، يَقُولُ اللهُ ، وَأنتَ يا إسْرائِيلُ، لا تَرتَعِبْ. لأنِّي سَأُخَلِّصُكَ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ، وَسَأُنقِذُ نَسلَكَ مِنْ أرْضِ سَبيِهِمْ. سَيَرجِعُ يَعقُوبُ، وَسَيَكُونُ فِي راحَةٍ وَأمانٍ، وَلَنْ يَكُونَ هُناكَ مَنْ يُزعِجُهُ.

11 F or I am with you,’ says the Lord, ‘to save you; Though I make a full end of all nations where I have scattered you, Yet I will not make a complete end of you. But I will correct you in justice, And will not let you go altogether unpunished.’

لأنِّي مَعَكَ، يَقُولُ اللهُ ، لأُنقِذَكَ، وَلأنِّي سَأُفنِي الأُمَمَ الَّتِي بَدَّدْتُكَ فِي وَسَطِها. أمّا أنتَ فَلَنْ أُفنِيكَ، لَكِنِّي سَأُؤَدِّبُكَ بِالعَدلِ، وَلَنْ أدَعَ إثمَكَ بِلا عِقابٍ.»

12 “ For thus says the Lord: ‘Your affliction is incurable, Your wound is severe.

لأنَّ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «إصابَتُكَ لا شِفاءَ لَها، وَجُرحُكَ بَلِيغٌ.

13 T here is no one to plead your cause, That you may be bound up; You have no healing medicines.

لا يُوجَدُ مَنْ يُدافِعُ عَنْ قَضِيَّتِكَ. وَما مِنْ شِفاءٍ اِجُرحِكَ.

14 A ll your lovers have forgotten you; They do not seek you; For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, With the chastisement of a cruel one, For the multitude of your iniquities, Because your sins have increased.

كُلُّ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يُحِبُّونَكَ نَسُوكَ، وَهُمْ لا يَهتَمُّونَ بِخَيْرِكَ. لأنَّي ضَرَبْتُكَ ضَربَةً قاسِيَةً كَعَدُوٍّ، بِسَبَبِ كِبَرِ إثمِكَ، وَكَثرَةِ خَطاياكَ.

15 W hy do you cry about your affliction? Your sorrow is incurable. Because of the multitude of your iniquities, Because your sins have increased, I have done these things to you.

لِماذا تَصرُخِينَ بِسَبَبِ إصابَتِكِ؟ جُرحُكِ لا يُمكِنُ شِفاؤُهُ. بِسَبَبِ عَظَمَةِ إثمِكِ، وَبِسَبَبِ كَثرَةِ خَطاياكِ، عَمِلتُ هَذِا بِكِ.

16 ‘ Therefore all those who devour you shall be devoured; And all your adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; Those who plunder you shall become plunder, And all who prey upon you I will make a prey.

لِذَلِكَ، كُلُّ الَّذِينَ التَهَمُوكِ سَيُلتَهَمُونَ، وَكُلُّ خُصُومِكِ سَيَذهَبُونَ إلَى السَّبيِ. الَّذِينَ سَلَبُوكِ سَيُسلَبُونَ، وَكُلُّ الَّذِينَ يَنهَبُونَكِ سَيُنهَبُونَ.

17 F or I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord, ‘Because they called you an outcast saying: “This is Zion; No one seeks her.”’

يَقُولُ اللهُ: «سَأُعِيدُ صِحَّتَكِ إلَيكِ، وَسَأُشفِيكِ مِنْ جُرُوحِكِ، لأنَّ النّاسَ دَعُوكِ ‹المَنبُوذَةَ.› قالُوا: ‹هَذِهِ صِهْيَوْنُ الَّتِي لا يُرِيدُها أحَدٌ.›»

18 “ Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob’s tents, And have mercy on his dwelling places; The city shall be built upon its own mound, And the palace shall remain according to its own plan.

هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «سَأُغَيِّرُ مَصِيرَ خِيامِ يَعقُوبَ وَسَأرحَمُ مَساكِنَهُ، وَسَتُبنَى المَدِينَةُ عَلَى خَرائِبِها، وَالقَصرُ فِي مَكانِهِ.

19 T hen out of them shall proceed thanksgiving And the voice of those who make merry; I will multiply them, and they shall not diminish; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

سَتَخرُجُ تَرانِيمُ الشُّكرِ مِنهُمْ، وَكَذَلِكَ صَوتُ الضَّحِكِ. سَأُكَثِّرُهُمْ، فَلا يَكُونُونَ قَلِيلِينَ، وَسَأُكرِمُهُمْ، فَلا يَكُونُونَ مُنبُوذِينَ.

20 T heir children also shall be as before, And their congregation shall be established before Me; And I will punish all who oppress them.

وَسَيَكُونُ نَسلُهُمْ كَما كانَ مِنْ قَبلُ، وَسَتَثبُتُ جَماعَتُهُمْ أمامِي، وَسَأُعاقِبُ كُلَّ الَّذِينَ يُضايِقُونَهُمْ.

21 T heir nobles shall be from among them, And their governor shall come from their midst; Then I will cause him to draw near, And he shall approach Me; For who is this who pledged his heart to approach Me?’ says the Lord.

وَسَيَأتِي قائِدٌ مِنْ شَعبِهِ، وَسَيَخرُجُ حاكِمُهُ مِنْ وَسَطِهِ. سَأُقَرِّبُهُ فَيَقتَرِبَ مِنِّي، لأنَّهُ مَنْ يَجرُؤُ عَلَى الاقتِرابِ مِنِّي،» يَقُولُ اللهُ.

22 ‘ You shall be My people, And I will be your God.’”

«وَسَتَكُونُونَ شَعبِي، وَسَأكُونُ إلَهَكُمْ.»

23 B ehold, the whirlwind of the Lord Goes forth with fury, A continuing whirlwind; It will fall violently on the head of the wicked.

ها عاصِفَةُ اللهِ! غَضَبُهُ يَخْرُجُ، يَلتَفُّ فَوقَ رُؤوسِ الأشْرارِ كَالإعْصارِ.

24 T he fierce anger of the Lord will not return until He has done it, And until He has performed the intents of His heart. In the latter days you will consider it.

لَنْ يَرتَدَّ غَضَبُ اللهِ الشَّدِيدُ، حَتَّى يُتَمِّمَ ما يَنوِي عَمَلَهُ. فِي الايّامِ الأخِيرَةِ، سَتَفهَمُونَ.