ب َلْ سَنَعَمَلُ كُلِّ ما تَعَهَّدنا بِهِ. سَنُحرِقُ البَخُورَ لِمَلِكَةِ السَّماءِ، وَنَسكُبُ لَها تَقدِماتِ الخَمْرِ. سَنَعمَلُ كَما عَمِلْنا نَحنُ وَآباؤُنا وَمُلُوكُنا وَرُؤَساؤُنا فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذا وَفِي شَوارِعِ القُدْسِ. فَقَدْ كانَ لَدَينا طَعامٌ وافِرٌ لِلأكلِ، وَكُنّا فِي خَيرٍ وَلَمْ نَرَ شَرّاً.
But we will do everything that we have said we would do. We will burn special perfume to the queen of heaven and pour out drink gifts to her. We will do just as we ourselves, our fathers, our kings and our leaders did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had much food, and got along well, and had no trouble.
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