1 Y ahweh says to me, Go, and buy yourself a linen belt, and put it on your waist, and don’t put it in water.

هَذا هُوَ ما قالَهُ اللهُ لِي: «اذْهَبْ وَاشتَرِ لِنَفسِكَ حِزاماً مِنْ كِتّانٍ، وَضَعْهُ عَلَى وَسَطِكَ، وَلَكِنْ لا تَغمِسْهُ فِي الماءِ.»

2 S o I bought a belt according to Yahweh’s word, and put it on my waist.

فَاشتَرَيتُ الحِزامَ كَما قالَ لِيَ اللهُ أنْ أفعَلَ، وَوَضَعْتُهُ عَلَى وَسَطِي.

3 Y ahweh’s word came to me the second time, saying,

ثُمَّ جاءَتْ كَلِمَةُ اللهُ إلَيَّ ثانِيَةً:

4 T ake the belt that you have bought, which is on your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.

«خُذِ الحِزامَ الَّذِي اشتَرَيتَهُ وَوَضَعْتُهُ عَلَى وَسَطِكَ، وَانهَضْ وَاذْهَبْ إلَى نَهرِ الفُراتِ، وَخَبِّئْهُ فِي شَقِّ صَخرَةٍ.»

5 S o I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as Yahweh commanded me.

فَذَهَبْتُ وَخَبَّأتُهُ بِجانِبِ نَهرِ الفُراتِ كَما أمَرَنِي اللهُ.

6 A fter many days, Yahweh said to me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the belt from there, which I commanded you to hide there.

وَبَعدَ مُدَّةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ، قالَ لِيَ اللهُ: «اذهَبِ الآنَ إلَى نَهرِ الفُراتِ، وَخُذِ الحِزامَ الَّذِي أمَرْتُكَ بِأنْ تُخَبِّئَهُ هُناكَ.»

7 T hen I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and took the belt from the place where I had hidden it; and behold, the belt was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

فَذَهَبتُ إلَى نَهرِ الفُراتِ، وَحَفَرتُ وَأخَذتُ الحِزامَ مِنَ المَكانِ الَّذِي خَبَّأتُهُ فِيهِ. فَكانَ الحِزامُ تالِفاً لا يَصلُحُ لِشَيءٍ.

8 T hen Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

حِينَئِذٍ، كَلَّمَنِي اللهُ فَقالَ:

9 Y ahweh says, In this way I will mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.

«هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: ‹هَكَذا تَماماً سَأُتلِفُ مَجدَ يَهُوذا وَجَلالَ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ العَظِيمَ.

10 T his evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this belt, which is profitable for nothing.

هَذا الشَّعبُ الشِّرِّيرُ يَرفُضُ الاستِماعَ إلَى كَلامِي، وَيُقاوِمُنِي بِعِنادٍ. سارُوا وَراءَ آلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى لِيَخدِمُوها وَلْيَسجُدُوا لَها، هَذا الشَّعبُ كَهَذا الحِزامِ الَّذِي لا يَصلُحُ لِشَيءٍ.

11 F or as the belt clings to the waist of a man, so have I caused to cling to me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, says Yahweh; that they may be to me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.

لأنَّهُ كَما يلتَصِقُ الحِزامُ بِوَسَطِ الرَّجُلِ، هَكَذا جَعَلْتُ كُلَّ بَني إسْرائِيلَ وَكُلَّ بَني يَهُوذا يَلتَصِقُونَ بِي، يَقُولُ اللهُ. أرَدتُهُمْ أنْ يَكُونُوا شَعبِيَ وَسَبَباً لِتَسبِيحِي وَمَجدِي وَكَرامَتِي، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَسمَعُوا.›» تَحذِيراتٌ لِيَهُوذا

12 T herefore you shall speak to them this word: Yahweh, the God of Israel says, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall tell you, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?

«لِذا قُلْ لَهُمْ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ ، إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ: ‹يَنْبَغِي أنْ تَمتَلِئَ كُلُّ جَرَّةٍ خَمْراً.› وَسَيَقُولُونَ لَكَ: ‹ألا نَعرِفُ بِأنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي أنْ تَمتَلِئَ كُلُّ جَرَّةٍ خَمْراً؟›

13 T hen you shall tell them, Yahweh says, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings who sit on David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

فَقُلْ لَهُمْ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: ‹سَأجعَلُ جَميعَ سُكّانِ هَذِهِ الأرْضِ – المُلُوكَ الجالِسينَ عَلَى عَرشِ داوُدَ، وَالكَهَنَةَ وَالأنبِياءَ وَجَميعَ سُكّانِ القُدْسِ – مِثلَ السُّكارَى.

14 I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, says Yahweh: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them.

سَأُحَطِّمُهُمُ واحِداً بَعدَ الآخَرِ، الآباءَ وَالأبناءَ مَعاً، يَقُولُ اللهُ. لَنْ أُشفِقَ عَلَيهِمْ وَلَنْ أرحَمَهُمْ، بَلْ سَأُدَمِّرُهُمْ.›»

15 H ear, and give ear; don’t be proud; for Yahweh has spoken.

اسْمَعُوا وَانتَبِهُوا، وَلا تَكُونُوا مُتَكَبِّرِينَ، لأنَّ اللهَ تَكَلَّمَ.

16 G ive glory to Yahweh your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it gross darkness.

أعطُوا مَجداً لإلَهِكُمْ ، قَبلَ أنْ تَبدَأ الظُّلمَةُ، وَقَبلَ أنْ تَتَعَثَّرَ أقدامُكُمْ عَلَى التِّلالِ فِي المَساءِ. سَتَنتَظِرُونَ ظُهُورَ النُّورِ، وَلَكِنَّ المَساءَ سَيَتَحَوَّلُ إلَى ظِلالٍ مُظلِمَةٍ، وَمِنْ ثَمَّ إلَى عَتْمَةٍ سَوداءَ.

17 B ut if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride; and my eye shall weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because Yahweh’s flock is taken captive.

إنْ لَمْ تُصغُوا لِهَذا، سَأبكِي بِسَبَبِ كِبرِيائِكُمْ، وَسَأسكُبُ دُمُوعاً مُرَّةً، وَسَتَتَدَفَّقُ الدُّمُوعُ مِنْ عَينَيَّ، لأنَّ قَطِيعَ اللهِ قَدْ سُبِيَ.

18 S ay to the king and to the queen mother, Humble yourselves, sit down; for your headdresses have come down, even the crown of your glory.

قُلْ لِلمَلِكِ وَالمَلِكَةِ الأُمِّ: «انزِلا عَنْ عُرْشَيْكُما وَاجلِسا مَعَ عامَّةِ النّاسِ، لأنَّ تاجَيْكُما الجَمِيلَيْنِ قَدْ سَقَطا عَنْ رَأْسَيْكُما.

19 T he cities of the South are shut up, and there is no one to open them: Judah is carried away captive, all of it; it is wholly carried away captive.

مُدُنُ النَّقَبِ مُغلَقَةٌ، وَلا يُوجَدُ مَنْ يَفتَحُها. يَهُوذا سُبِيَ بِالكامِلِ.

20 L ift up your eyes, and see those who come from the north: where is the flock that was given you, your beautiful flock?

ارفَعُوا عُيُونَكُمْ وَانظُرُوا الآتِينَ مِنَ الشَّمالِ. أينَ القَطِيعُ الَّذِي أُعطِيَ لَكِ يا قُدْسُ؟ أينَ غَنَمُكِ الجَمِيلُ؟

21 W hat will you say, when he shall set over you as head those whom you have yourself taught to be friends to you? shall not sorrows take hold of you, as of a woman in travail?

ماذا سَتَقُولِينَ عِندَما يَحكُمُكِ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ عَلَّمتِهِمْ لِيَكُونوا فِي صَفِّكِ؟ ألَنْ تُمسِكَكِ الآلامُ كامرَأةٍ تَلِدُ؟

22 I f you say in your heart, Why are these things come on me? for the greatness of your iniquity are your skirts uncovered, and your heels suffer violence.

وَإنْ كُنتِ تَسألِينَ فِي قَلبِكِ: «لِماذا حَدَثَتْ هَذِهِ الأُمُورُ لِي؟» فَإنَّهُ بِسَبَبِ عِظَمِ إثمِكِ قَدْ كُشِفَتْ أطْرافُ ثَوبِكِ، وَأُسِيئَ إلَيكِ.

23 C an the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.

هَلْ يُمكِنُ لِرَجُلٍ أسْوَدَ أنْ يُغَيِّرَ لَونَ جِلدِهِ؟ وَهَلْ يُمكِنُ لِنَمِرٍ أنْ يُزِيلُ التَّرقِيطَ عَنْ جِلدِهِ؟ إنِ اسْتَطاعا، فَأنتُمْ تَستَطِيعُونَ عَمَلَ ما هُوَ صالِحٌ.

24 T herefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passes away, by the wind of the wilderness.

«لِذَلِكَ سَأُبَدِّدُكُمْ كَالقَشِّ المَحمُولِ عَلَى رِيحِ الصَّحراءِ.

25 T his is your lot, the portion measured to you from me, says Yahweh; because you have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

هَذِهِ قُرعَتُكِ، النَّصِيبُ الَّذِي أعطَيتُهُ لَكِ، يَقُولُ اللهُ ، لأنَّكِ نَسِيتِنِي وَصَدَّقتِ الكَذِبَ.

26 T herefore will I also uncover your skirts on your face, and your shame shall appear.

أنا سَأرفَعُ بِنَفسِي أطرافَ ثَوبِكِ عَلَى رَأسِكِ يا قُدْسُ، فَيُرَى خِزيُكِ.

27 I have seen your abominations, even your adulteries, and your neighing, the lewdness of your prostitution, on the hills in the field. Woe to you, Jerusalem! You will not be made clean; how long shall it yet be?

رَأيْتُ أعْمالَكِ الكَرِيهَةَ! زِناكِ وَضَحِكاتِكِ السَّاخِرَةَ، دَعارَتَكِ بلا خَجَلٍ عَلَى التِّلالِ وَفِي الحُقُولِ، وَيلٌ لَكِ يا قُدْسُ! حَتَّى مَتَى تُواصِلِينَ خَطاياكِ القَذِرَةَ.»