1 T he Word of the Lord came to me saying,

وَأعطانِي اللهُ هَذِهِ الرِّسالَةَ:

2 “ Go and speak so those in Jerusalem will hear, ‘This is what the Lord says: “I remember how you loved Me when you were young. Your love was as a bride. I remember how you followed Me in the desert, through a land that had not been planted.

«اذْهَبْ وَأعلِنْ لِسُكّانِ القُدْسِ أنَّ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «‹يا قُدْسُ، أتَذَكَّرُ وَلاءَكِ الَّذِي أظهَرْتِهِ فِي شَبابِكِ، وَأتَذَكَّرُ مَحَبَّتَكِ لِي كَعَرُوسٍ. وَكَيفَ مَشَيتِ وَرائِي فِي الصَّحراءِ، فِي أرْضٍ غَيرِ مَزرُوعَةٍ.

3 I srael was holy to the Lord, the first-fruits of His gathering. All who ate of it (Israel) were guilty, and trouble came upon them,” says the Lord.’” The Sin of Israel’s Early Families

إسْرائِيلُ مُخَصَّصٌ للهِ ، وَهُوَ أوَّلُ حَصادِهِ. كُلُّ مَنْ يُحاوِلُ أكلَهُ سَيُعاقَبُ، وَسَيَأتِي عَلَيهِ الشَّرُّ.›» يَقُولُ اللهُ.

4 H ear the Word of the Lord, O family of Jacob, and all the families of the people of Israel.

اسمَعُوا كَلِمَةَ اللهِ يا نَسلَ يَعقُوبَ، وَيا جَميعَ عَشائِرِ بَيتِ إسْرائِيلَ.

5 T he Lord says, “What wrong did your fathers find in Me, that they turned so far from Me and followed false gods?

لأنَّ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «ما النَّقصُ الَّذِي وَجَدَهُ آباؤُكُمْ فِيَّ، حَتَّى إنَّهُمُ ابتَعَدُوا عَنِّي، وَذَهَبُوا وَراءَ ما لا قِيمَةَ لَهُ، فَخَسِرُوا هُمْ قِيمَتَهُمْ؟

6 T hey did not say, ‘Where is the Lord Who brought us up from the land of Egypt? Where is He Who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and deep holes, through a land without water and with much trouble, through a land that no one traveled and where no man lived?’

لَمْ يَقُولُوا: ‹أينَ اللهُ الَّذِي أخرَجَنا مِنْ أرْضِ مِصْرَ، الَّذِي قادَنا فِي البَرِّيَّةِ، فِي أرْضٍ قاحِلَةٍ وَمَلِيئَةٍ بِالوِديانِ، فِي أرْضٍ جافَّةٍ وَخَطِرَةٍ، فِي أرْضٍ مَهْجُورَةٍ، لا يَعِيشُ فِيها أحَدٌ؟›

7 A nd I brought you into a rich land to eat its fruit and its good things. But you came and made My land unclean. You made the land I gave you sinful and hated.

«أتَيتُ بِكُمْ إلَى أرْضٍ مُثمِرَةٍ، لِتَأكُلُوا ثَمَرَها وَخَيراتِها. لَكِنَّكُمْ دَخَلتُمْ وَنَجَّستُمْ أرْضِي، وَجَعَلْتُمُوها قَبيحَةً.

8 T he religious leaders did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’ And those who worked with the Law did not know Me. The rulers sinned against Me. And the men of God spoke by the false god of Baal, and went after things that did not help. The Lord Speaks against His People

«لَمْ يَقُلِ الكَهَنَةُ: ‹أينَ اللهُ ؟› وَالَّذِينَ يَعرِفُونَ الشَّرِيعَةَ لا يَعرِفُونَنِي. الرُّعاةُ أخطَأُوا ضِدِّي، وَالأنبِياءُ تَنَبَّأُوا بِاسْمِ البَعلِ، وَالباقُونَ ذَهَبُوا وَراءَ أُمُورٍ لا تَنفَعُ.»

9 “ So I will still fight with you,” says the Lord. “And I will fight your children’s children.

يَقُولُ اللهُ: «لِذَلِكَ سَأُحاكِمُكُمْ ثانِيَةً، وَسَأُحاكِمُ أحفادَكُمْ.

10 G o over to the land of Cyprus and see. Or send men to Kedar to watch with care. And see if there has been such a thing as this!

اذهَبُوا إلَى جُزُرِ كِتِّيمَ لِتَرَوا، أوْ أرسِلُوا شَخصاً إلَى أرْضِ قِيدارَ لِتَعرِفُوا. وَانظُرُوا إنْ حَدَثَ هُناكَ مِثلُ هَذا.

11 H as a nation changed its gods, even when they are not gods? But My people have changed their greatness for that which does not help them.

هَلْ غَيَّرَتْ أُمَّةٌ آلِهَتَها مِنْ قَبلُ؟ مَعَ أنَّها لَيسَتْ آلِهَةً حَقِيقِيَّةً. أمّا شَعبِي فَقَدِ استَبدَلُوا مَجدِي بِما لَيسَ يَنْفَعُ.

12 B e full of wonder at this, O heavens. Shake with fear and waste away,” says the Lord.

يَقُولُ اللهُ: «أيَّتُها السَّماواتُ اندَهِشِي! ارتَعِبِي وَتَمَزَّقِي،

13 “ For My people have done two sinful things: They have turned away from Me, the well of living waters. And they have cut out of the rock wells for water for themselves. They are broken wells that cannot hold water. What Happens When Israel Is Not Faithful

لأنَّ شَعبِي عَمِلَ شَرَّينِ: تَرَكُوا يُنبُوعَ المِياهِ المُنعِشَةِ، وَحَفَرُوا لأنفُسِهِمْ آباراً. لَكِنَّها آبارٌ مُشَقَّقَةٌ لا تَحتَفِظُ بِالماءِ.

14 “ Is Israel a servant? Is he born as a servant? Why can he be taken away?

«هَلْ إسْرائِيلُ عَبدٌ؟ هَلْ هُوَ خادِمٌ وُلِدَ فِي البَيتِ؟ فَلِماذا صارَ غَنِيمَةَ حَربٍ؟

15 T he young lions have made noise against him. They have made a loud noise. And they have made his land a waste. His cities have been destroyed, and have no people.

الأُسُودُ زَمجَرَتْ عَلَيهِ. زَمجَرَتْ بِصَوتٍ عالٍ. حَوَّلَ الأعداءُ أرْضَهُ إلَى تَلَّةٍ مِنَ الخَرائِبِ. أحرَقُوا مُدُنَهُ وَلَمْ يَترُكُوا فِيها أحَداً.

16 T he men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken the crown of your head.

حَتَّى شَعبُ مَمفِيسَ وَتَحفَنِيسَ سَحَقُوا تاجَ رَأسِكِ.

17 H ave you not brought this upon yourself, by turning away from the Lord your God, when He led you in the way?

صَنَعْتِ هَذا بِنَفسِكِ لأنَّكِ تَرَكتِ إلَهَكِ ، بَينَما كانَ يَقُودُكِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ.

18 N ow why are you going to Egypt to drink water from the Nile? Or why are you going to Assyria to drink water from the Euphrates?

وَالآنَ، لِماذا تُرِيدِينَ السَّيرَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ إلَى مِصرَ، أَلِتَشرَبِي ماءً مِنَ النِّيلِ؟ وَلِماذا تُرِيدِينَ السَّيرَ إلَى أشُّورَ، أَلِتَشرَبِي ماءً مِنَ الفُراتِ؟

19 Y our own sin will punish you. Your turning away from the Lord will punish you. So know and see that it is sinful and bitter for you to leave the Lord your God. You have no fear of Me,” says the Lord God of All. Israel Turns Its Back on God

فَلتَتأدَّبِي بِسَبِبِ شَرِّكِ، وَلتَتَعَلَّمِي بِسَبِبِ تَمَرُّدُكِ، لِكَي تَعرِفِي وَتَرَي أنَّ تَركَكِ إلَهَكِ أمرٌ شِرِّيرٌ وَمُرٌّ. مَهابَتِي لَيسَتْ فِيكِ،» يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ القَديرُ.

20 “ Long ago I broke the load from your neck and tore off your chains. But you said, ‘I will not serve!’ For on every high hill and under every green tree you have lain down as a woman who sells the use of her body.

«لأنَّكِ مُنذُ القَدِيمِ كَسَرْتِ نِيرَكِ، وَنَزَعْتِ قُيُودَكِ. وَقُلْتِ: ‹لَنْ أعْبَدَهُ!› فَزَنَيتِ عَلَى كُلِّ تَلَّةٍ مُرتَفِعَةٍ، وَتَحتَ كُلِّ شَجَرَةٍ مُورِقَةٍ،

21 Y et I planted you as a vine of much worth, in every way a true seed. How then have you turned away from Me and become a wild vine?

وَكُنْتُ قَدْ زَرَعتُكِ مِثلَ كَرْمِ عِنَبٍ أحمَرَ جَيِّدٍ، مِنْ أحسَنِ بُذُورٍ. فَكَيفَ تَغَيَّرْتِ وَصِرْتِ رَدِيئَةً، وَكَأنَّكِ كَرمَةٌ بَرِّيَّةٌ؟

22 E ven when you wash yourself with much strong soap, the mark of your sin is still before Me,” says the Lord God.

فَحَتَّى لَو اغتَسَلتِ بِالنَّطرُونِ، أوِ بِالكَثِيرِ مِنَ الصّابُونِ، فَسَتَبقى أوْساخُ آثامِكِ أمامِي،» يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ.

23 “ How can you say, ‘I am clean. I have not gone after the false gods of Baal’? Look at what you did in the valley! Know what you have done! You are like a wild young camel wanting to mate.

«كَيفَ تَقُولِينَ: ‹لَستُ نَجِسَةً، وَلَمْ أذهَبْ وَراءَ البَعلِ؟› انظُرِي إلَى ما تَعمَلِينَهُ فِي الوادِي، وَاعتَرِفِي بِما عَمِلْتِ. كُنتِ مِثلَ ناقَةٍ سَرِيعَةٍ مَتَعَثِّرَةِ الخُطَى!

24 Y ou are a wild donkey used to the desert, that smells the wind in her desire. In the time of her mating who can turn her away? All who look for her will not become tired. In her month of mating they will find her.

مِثلَ أتانٍ بَرِّيَّةٍ فِي القَفرِ، فَمَنْ يَستَطِيعُ ضَبطَها إذْ تَلتَهِبُ شَهوَتُها. لا يَتْعَبُ الباحِثُونَ عَنها، بَلْ يَجِدُونَها فِي مَوسِمِ التَّزاوُجِ.

25 D o not run until your shoes wear out or until your mouth is dry. But you said, ‘It is of no use, for I love strange gods, and I will go after them.’ Israel Should Be Punished

قُلْتُ لَكِ لا تَركُضِي إلَى أنْ يَبلَى حِذاؤُكِ، أوْ حَتَّى يَجِفَّ حَلقُكِ. فَقُلْتِ: ‹لا يَهُمُّنِي، قَدْ أحبَبتُ غُرَباءَ، وَسَأذْهَبُ وَراءَهُمْ.›

26 “ As a robber is put to shame when he is caught, so the family of Israel is put to shame: they, their kings, their rulers, their religious leaders, and their men of God.

«فَكَما يُخزَى لِصٌّ حِينَ يُمسَكُ، هَكَذا خَزِيَ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ، هُمْ وَمُلُوكُهُمْ وَرُؤَساؤُهُمْ وَكَهَنَتُهُمْ وَأنبِياؤُهُمْ.

27 T hey say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ For they have turned their back to Me, and not their face. But in the time of their trouble they will say, ‘Rise up and save us.’

فَهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ لِشَجَرَةٍ: ‹أنتِ أبِي،› وَيَقُولُونَ لِصَخرَةٍ: ‹أنتِ أُمِّي.› لأنَّهُمْ أعطُونِي ظُهُورَهُمْ لا وُجُوهَهُمْ. وَفِي ضِيقهِمْ يَقُولُونَ: ‹قُمْ وَأنقِذْنا.›

28 B ut where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them come if they can save you when you are in trouble. For you have as many gods as cities, O Judah.

أينَ آلِهَتُكَ الَّتِي صَنَعْتَها لِنَفسِكَ؟ لِيَقُومُوا وَيُخَلِّصُوكَ فِي وَقتِ الضِّيقِ. لأنَّ عَدَدَ آلِهَتِكَ بِعَدَدِ مُدُنِكَ يا يَهُوذا.

29 “ Why do you complain against Me? You have all sinned against Me,” says the Lord.

«لِماذا تُجادِلُونَنِي؟ كُلُّكُمْ تَمَرَّدْتُمْ عَلَيَّ،» يَقُولُ اللهُ.

30 “ I have punished your children for nothing, for they would not learn from it. Your sword has destroyed your men of God like a destroying lion.

«ضَرَبتُ أولادَكُمْ، لَكِنَّ هَذا لَمْ يَنْفَعْ، لأنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَتَعَلَّمُوا مِنْ تَأدِيبِي. وَكَأسَدٍ مُهتاجٍ، قَتَلتُمْ أنبِياءَكُمْ بَسُيُوفِكُمْ.»

31 O people of this day, listen to the Word of the Lord. Have I been a desert to Israel, or a land of much darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to go, and we will come to You no more’?

يا أبناءَ هَذا الجِيلِ، انتَبِهُوا إلَى ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ لَكُمْ: «هَلْ أنا كالصَحراءِ بالنِّسبَةِ إلَى بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ؟ هَلْ أنا كَأرْضٍ مُظلِمَةٍ؟ فَلِماذا يَقُولُ شَعبِي: ‹سَنَجُولَ كَما نَشاءُ، وَلَنْ نَأتِيَ إلَيكَ ثانِيَةً›؟

32 C an a young woman forget the beautiful objects she wears? Can a bride forget her clothing? Yet My people have forgotten Me too many days to number.

هَلْ تَنسَى العَذراءُ زِينَتَها؟ أوِ العَرُوسُ ثِيابَ الزِّفافِ؟ وَلَكِنَّ شَعبِي نَسِيَنِي أيّاماً كَثيرَةً!

33 H ow you dress yourself and go after lovers! You have taught your ways even to the sinful women.

«ما أمْهَرَكِ فِي اكْتِشافِ الطَّرِيقِ نَحوَ مُحِبِّيكِ! بَلْ عَلَّمْتِ الشِّرِّيراتِ طُرُقَكِ!

34 O n your clothing is found the blood of the poor who could not be blamed. You did not find them breaking in. But even with all these things,

عَلَى كَفَّيكِ دَمٌ، إنَّهُ حَياةُ المَساكِينِ الأبرِياءِ. لَمْ تَجِدِيهِمْ يَسرِقُونَ بَيتَكِ، بَلْ قَتَلتِهِمْ بِلا سَبَبٍ.

35 y ou say, ‘I am not guilty. For sure He has turned His anger away from me.’ See, I will punish you because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’

وَقُلْتِ: ‹إنِّي بَرِيئَةٌ!› ها إنَّنِي سَآتِي بِكِ إلَى المُحاكَمَةِ. لأنَّكِ قُلْتِ: ‹لَمْ أُخطِئْ.›

36 W hy do you go around so much changing your way? You will be put to shame by Egypt as you were put to shame by Assyria.

تَتَسَكَّعِينَ بِاستِخفافٍ. سَتَخِيبُ آمالُكِ فِي مِصْرَ، كَما خابَتْ فِي أشُّورَ.

37 F rom Egypt also you will go out with your hands on your head. For the Lord has turned against those in whom you trust, and as you are with them, it will not go well for you.”

سَتَخرُجِينَ مِنْ مِصرَ وَيَداكِ فَوقَ رَأسِكِ. لأنَّ اللهَ قَدْ رَفَضَ تِلكَ الأُمَمَ الَّتِي وَثِقْتِ بِها، وَلَنْ تَنجَحِي حِينَ يُساعِدُونَكِ.