1 T he sin of Judah is written down with pen of iron and with a sharp diamond. It is written on their hearts and on the horns of their altars.

«خَطِيَّةُ يَهُوذا مَكتُوبَةٌ بِقَلَمٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، كُتِبَتْ بِقَلَمٍ مَعدِنِيٍّ عَلَى لَوحِ قُلُوبِهِمْ، وَعَلَى زَوايا مَذابِحِهِمْ.

2 E ven their children remember their altars and their wooden female goddesses of Asherah by green trees and on the high hills.

يَتَذَكَّرُ بَنُوهُمْ مَذابِحَهُمْ وَأنصابَ عَشْتَرُوتَ، بِجانِبِ الأشجارِ المُورِقَةِ عَلَى التِّلالِ العالِيَةِ،

3 O My mountain in the country, I will give your money and all your riches to those who fight against you. I will give your high places as the price of your sin through all your land.

وَعَلَى المُرتَفَعاتِ وَفِي الحُقُولِ. أمّا ثَروَتُكُمْ وَكُنُوزُكُمْ، فَسَأُعطِيها لآخَرِينَ مَجّاناً، بِسَبَبِ الخَطيَّةِ الَّتِي فِي أرْضِكَ.

4 A nd you yourself will let your land go that I gave you. I will make you serve those who hate you in a land which you do not know. For you have made My an-ger start a fire which will burn forever.

سَتَخسَرُ مِيراثَكَ الَّذِي أعطَيتُهُ لَكَ بِسَبِبِ أعمالِكَ. وَسَأجعَلُكَ تَخدِمُ أعداءَكَ فِي أرْضٍ لا تَعرِفُها. لأنَّ غَضَبِي كَنارٍ تَشتَعِلُ إلَى الأبَدِ.» الثِّقَةُ بِالله

5 T he Lord says, “Cursed is the man who trusts in man, who trusts in the flesh for his strength, and whose heart turns away from the Lord.

هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «مَلعُونٌ مَنْ يَثِقُ بِبَشَرٍ، وَيَتَّكِلُ عَلَى النّاسِ طَلَباً للقُوَّةِ، وَيَبْتَعِدُ قَلْبُهُ عَنِ اللهِ.

6 F or he will be like a bush in the desert and will not see when good comes. He will live in dry wastes in the desert, in a land of salt where no other people live.

سَيَصِيرُ مِثلَ شُجَيرَةٍ فِي البَرِّيَّةِ، وَلَنْ يَرَى الخَيرَ عِندَما يَجِيءُ، وَيَسكُنُ فِي الأراضِي الحارَّةِ فِي الصَّحراءِ، فِي أرْضٍ مالِحَةٍ وَغَيرِ مَسكُونَةٍ.

7 G ood will come to the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is in the Lord.

مُبارَكٌ الإنسانُ الَّذِي يَثِقُ بِاللهِ ، وَيَتَّكِلُ عَلَى اللهِ.

8 H e will be like a tree planted by the water, that sends out its roots by the river. It will not be afraid when the heat comes but its leaves will be green. It will not be troubled in a dry year, or stop giving fruit.

سَيَكُونُ كَشَجَرَةٍ مَغرُوسَةٍ بِجانِبِ الماءِ، تُرسِلُ جُذُورَها بِجِوارِ النَّهرِ، وَلا تَخافُ مِنَ الحَرِّ عِندَما يَأتِي، وَهِيَ مُغَطّاةٌ بِالوَرَقِ الأخضَرِ، وَفِي سَنَةِ القَحطِ لا تَقلَقُ، وَلا تَتَوَقَّفُ عَنْ حَملِ الثَّمَرِ.

9 “ The heart is fooled more than anything else, and is very sinful. Who can know how bad it is?

«القَلبُ أخدَعُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيءٍ، وَلا يُمكِنُ شِفاؤُهُ. مَنْ يَستَطِيعُ فَهمَهُ؟

10 I the Lord look into the heart, and test the mind. I give to each man what he should have because of his ways and because of the fruit that comes from his works.

أنا اللهَ أمتَحِنُ القُلُوبَ، وَأختَبِرُ الرَّغَباتِ، كَي أُكافِئَ الإنسانَ بِحَسَبِ طُرُقِهِ وَبِحَسَبِ أعمالِهِ.

11 A s a bird that sits on eggs which it has not laid, so is he who gets rich by doing wrong. When his life is half over, they will leave him, and in the end he will be a fool.”

مِثلُ حَجَلَةٍ تَحْضُنُ بُيوضاً لَيسَتْ لَها، هَكَذا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يُصبِحُ غَنِيّاً بِغَيرِ حَقٍّ. سَيَزُولُ غِناهُ فِي وَسَطِ حَياتِهِ، وَسَيَبدُو أحْمَقَ فِي النِّهايَةِ.»

12 A beautiful throne on high from the beginning is our holy place.

عَرشٌ مَجِيدٌ مُرتَفِعٌ مِنَ البِدايَةِ هُوَ هَيكَلُنا المُقَدَّسُ.

13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who leave You will be put to shame. Those who turn away from You will be written in the earth, because they have left the Lord, the well of living water. Jeremiah Prays for Help

اللهُ هُوَ رَجاءُ إسْرائِيلَ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَترُكُهُ سَيُخزَى. الَّذِينَ يَبتَعِدُونَ عَنِّي فِي الأرْضِ سَتُكتَبُ أسماؤُهُمْ عَلَى الرَّملِ. كُلُّ هَذا لأنَّهُمْ تَرَكُوا اللهَ يُنبُوعَ الماءِ الحَيِّ.» شَكوَى إرْمِيا الثّالِثَة

14 H eal me, O Lord, and I will be healed. Save me and I will be saved. For You are my praise.

اشفِنِي يا اللهُ ، حِينَئِذٍ، سَأُشفَى. خَلِّصْنِي، حِينَئِذٍ، سَأخلُصُ. هَذا لأنَّكَ أنتَ مَنْ أُسَبِّحُهُ.

15 T hey say to me, “Where is the Word of the Lord? Let it come now!”

انظُرْ كَيفَ يَقُولُونَ لِي: «أينَ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ وَوَعدُهُ؟ لِيَأتِيا.»

16 B ut as for me, I have not run away from being a shepherd who follows You. And I have not been hoping for the day of trouble. You know what I said was spoken in front of You.

لَكِنِّي لَمْ أتَوَقَّفْ عَنْ أنْ أكُونَ راعِياً عِنْدَكَ، وَلَمْ أرغَبْ فِي مَجِيءِ يَومِ الكارِثَةِ. أنتَ تَعرِفُ كُلَّ ما أقُولُهُ، وَهُوَ واضِحٌ جِدّاً لَكَ.

17 D o not make me afraid of You. You are my safe place in the day of trouble.

لا تُرعِبْنِي، أنتَ مَلْجَأِي فِي وَقتِ الكارِثَةِ.

18 L et those who make it hard for me be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be afraid, but do not let me be afraid. Bring on them a day of trouble, and destroy them with twice as much! Keeping the Day of Rest Holy

لِيَخزَ الَّذِينَ يَتبَعُونَنِي، أمّا أنا، فَلا تَسْمَحْ بِأنْ أُخزَى. لِيَرتَعِبُوا، أمّا أنا، فَلا تَسْمَحْ بِأنْ أرتَعِبَ. اجلِبْ عَلَيهِمْ وَقتَ مُعاناةٍ، وَحَطِّمهُمْ تَحطِيماً مُضاعَفاً. حِفظُ يَومِ السَّبت

19 T he Lord said to me, “Go and stand in the people’s gate, through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, and also in all the gates of Jerusalem.

هَذا هُوَ ما قالَهُ اللهُ لِي: «اذْهَبْ وَقِفْ فِي بَوّابَةِ الشَّعبِ الَّتِي يَدخُلُ مِنها مُلُوكُ يَهُوذا وَمِنها يَخرُجُونَ. وَقِفْ فِي كُلِّ بَوّاباتِ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.»

20 A nd say to them, ‘Listen to the Word of the Lord, kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all people of Jerusalem who come in through these gates.

«وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: اسمَعُوا رِسالَةَ اللهِ يا كُلَّ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذا، وَكُلَّ بَنِي يَهُوذا، وَكُلَّ سُكّانِ القُدْسِ، وَيا كُلَّ الدّاخِلِينَ عَبْرَ هَذِهِ البَوّأباتِ،

21 T he Lord says, “Be careful for your lives. Do not carry any load on the Day of Rest or bring anything in through the gates of Jerusalem.

هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: ‹احمُوا أنفُسَكُمْ، وَلا تَحمِلُوا شَيئاً يَومَ السَّبتِ، وَلا تَدْخُلُوا البَضائِعَ عَبرَ بَوّاباتِ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

22 D o not bring a load out of your houses on the Day of Rest or do any work. But keep the Day of Rest holy, as I told your fathers before you.

وَلا تُخرِجُوا البَضائِعَ مِنْ بُيُوتِكُمْ يَومَ السَّبتِ، وَلا تَعمَلُوا. خَصِّصُوا يَومَ السَّبتِ لِي كَما أمَرْتُ آباؤُكُمْ.›

23 Y et they did not listen or hear, but made their necks hard and would not change their ways.

وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَسمَعُوا وَلَمْ يَفتَحُوا آذانَهُمْ، بَلْ قَسَّوْا رِقابَهُمْ وَتَجاهَلُوا وَلَمْ يَصغُوا لِكَلامِي.

24 “ Listen to Me,” says the Lord, “and bring no load through the city gates on the Day of Rest. Keep the Day of Rest holy by doing no work on it.

لَكِنْ إنِ استَمَعتُمْ إلِيَّ، يَقُولُ اللهُ ، فَلَمْ تُدخِلُوا البَضائِعَ عَبْرَ بَوّاباتِ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ يَومَ السَّبتِ، بَلْ خَصَّصْتُمُ السَّبتَ لِي فَلَمْ تَعْمَلُوا فِيهِ،

25 T hen kings and their sons will come through the city gates who will sit on the throne of David. They will come in war-wagons and on horses, with the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem. And people will live in this city forever.

فَإنَّ مُلُوكاً يَجلِسُونَ عَلَى عَرْشِ داوُدَ سَيَدْخُلُونَ عَبْرَ بَوّاباتِ القُدْسِ راكِبِينَ عَرَباتٍ وَخُيُولاً. سَيَدخُلُ هَؤُلاءِ مَعَ رُؤَسائِهِمْ وَرِجالِ يَهُوذا وَسُكّانِ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ. وَسَتُسكَنُ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةُ إلَى الأبَدِ.

26 P eople will come in from the cities of Judah and from the places around Jerusalem. They will come from the land of Benjamin, from the valleys, from the hill country, and from the Negev. They will bring burnt gifts, animals to kill on the altar in worship, grain gifts, special perfume, and gifts of thanks to the house of the Lord.

وَسَيَأتِي أُناسٌ مِنْ مُدُنِ يَهُوذا وَمِنَ المَناطِقِ المُحِيطَةِ بِمَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، وَمِنْ أرْضِ بَنْيامِيْنَ وَمِنَ السُّهُولِ الغَربِيَّةِ وَمِنْ مِنطَقَةِ التِّلالِ وَمِنَ النَّقَبِ إلَى بَيتِ اللهِ بِذَبائِحَ وَأضاحِي وَقَرابِينَ وَبَخُورٍ وَذَبائِحِ شُكرٍ.

27 B ut if you do not listen to Me, to keep the Day of Rest holy by not carrying a load when coming through the gates of Jerusalem on the Day of Rest, then I will start a fire in its gates. And it will burn up the beautiful houses of the kings of Jerusalem and will not be stopped.”’”

«‹وَلَكِنْ إنْ لَمْ تَستَمِعُوا إلَيَّ، بِأنْ تُخَصِّصُوا السَّبتَ لِي، وَبِأنْ لا تُدخِلُوا البَضائِعَ عَبرَ بَوّاباتِ القُدْسِ يَومَ السَّبتِ، فَسَأُشعِلُ ناراً فِي بَوّاباتِها، فَتَلتَهِمَ قِلاعَ المَدينَةِ، وَلَنْ تُطفَأ.›»