إِرْمِيَا 13

١ 1 هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِي: «ٱذْهَبْ وَٱشْتَرِ لِنَفْسِكَ مِنْطَقَةً مِنْ كَتَّانٍ وَضَعْهَا عَلَى حَقْوَيْكَ وَلَا تُدْخِلْهَا فِي ٱلْمَاءِ».

Thus says Jehovah to me, Go, and buy thee a linen sash, and put it upon thy loins, and do not put it in water.

٢ 2 فَٱشْتَرَيْتُ ٱلْمِنْطَقَةَ كَقَوْلِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَوَضَعْتُهَا عَلَى حَقْوَيَّ.

So I bought a sash according to the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins.

٣ 3 فَصَارَ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَيَّ ثَانِيَةً قَائِلًا:

And the word of Jehovah came to me the second time, saying,

٤ 4 «خُذِ ٱلْمِنْطَقَةَ ٱلَّتِي ٱشْتَرَيْتَهَا ٱلَّتِي هِيَ عَلَى حَقَوَيْكَ، وَقُمِ ٱنْطَلِقْ إِلَى ٱلْفُرَاتِ، وَٱطْمِرْهَا هُنَاكَ فِي شَقِّ صَخْرٍ».

Take the sash that thou have bought, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.

٥ 5 فَٱنْطَلَقْتُ وَطَمَرْتُهَا عِنْدَ ٱلْفُرَاتِ كَمَا أَمَرَنِي ٱلرَّبُّ.

So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as Jehovah commanded me.

٦ 6 وَكَانَ بَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ كَثِيرَةٍ أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَالَ لِي: «قُمِ ٱنْطَلِقْ إِلَى ٱلْفُرَاتِ وَخُذْ مِنْ هُنَاكَ ٱلْمِنْطَقَةَ ٱلَّتِي أَمَرْتُكَ أَنْ تَطْمِرَهَا هُنَاكَ».

And it came to pass after many days, that Jehovah said to me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the sash from there, which I commanded thee to hide there.

٧ 7 فَٱنْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى ٱلْفُرَاتِ، وَحَفَرْتُ وَأَخَذْتُ ٱلْمِنْطَقَةَ مِنَ ٱلْمَوْضِعِ ٱلَّذِي طَمَرْتُهَا فِيهِ. وَإِذَا بِٱلْمِنْطَقَةِ قَدْ فَسَدَتْ. لَا تَصْلُحُ لِشَيْءٍ.

Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and took the sash from the place where I had hid it. And, behold, the sash was rotten. It was good for nothing.

٨ 8 فَصَارَ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَيَّ قَائِلًا:

Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

٩ 9 «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: هَكَذَا أُفْسِدُ كِبْرِيَاءَ يَهُوذَا، وَكِبْرِيَاءَ أُورُشَلِيمَ ٱلْعَظِيمَةِ.

Thus says Jehovah, After this manner I will mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.

١٠ 10 هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ ٱلَّذِي يَأْبَى أَنْ يَسْمَعَ كَلَامِي، ٱلَّذِي يَسْلُكُ فِي عِنَادِ قَلْبِهِ وَيَسِيرُ وَرَاءَ آلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى لِيَعْبُدَهَا وَيَسْجُدَ لَهَا، يَصِيرُ كَهَذِهِ ٱلْمِنْطَقَةِ ٱلَّتِي لَا تَصْلُحُ لِشَيْءٍ.

This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and have gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this sash, which is good for nothing.

١١ 11 لِأَنَّهُ كَمَا تَلْتَصِقُ ٱلْمِنْطَقَةُ بِحَقْوَيِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ، هَكَذَا أَلْصَقْتُ بِنَفْسِي كُلَّ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَكُلَّ بَيْتِ يَهُوذَا، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، لِيَكُونُوا لِي شَعْبًا وَٱسْمًا وَفَخْرًا وَمَجْدًا، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَسْمَعُوا.

For as the sash clings to the loins of a man, so I have caused to cling to me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, says Jehovah, 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.

١٢ 12 «فَتَقُولُ لَهُمْ هَذِهِ ٱلْكَلِمَةَ: هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: كُلُّ زِقٍّ يَمْتَلِئُ خَمْرًا. فَيَقُولُونَ لَكَ: أَمَا نَعْرِفُ مَعْرِفَةً أَنَّ كُلَّ زِقٍّ يَمْتَلِئُ خَمْرًا؟

Therefore thou shall speak to them this word. Thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel: Every bottle shall be filled with wine. And they shall say to thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?

١٣ 13 فَتَقُولُ لَهُمْ: هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: هَأَنَذَا أَمْلَأُ كُلَّ سُكَّانِ هَذِهِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلْمُلُوكَ ٱلْجَالِسِينَ لِدَاوُدَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ، وَٱلْكَهَنَةَ وَٱلْأَنْبِيَاءَ وَكُلَّ سُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ سُكْرًا.

Then thou shall say to them, Thus says Jehovah: Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings who sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

١٤ 14 وَأُحَطِّمُهُمُ ٱلْوَاحِدَ عَلَى أَخِيهِ، ٱلْآبَاءَ وَٱلْأَبْنَاءَ مَعًا، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ. لَا أُشْفِقُ وَلَا أَتَرَأَّفُ وَلَا أَرْحَمُ مِنْ إِهْلَاكِهِمْ».

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

١٥ 15 اِسْمَعُوا وَٱصْغَوْا. لَا تَتَعَظَّمُوا لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ تَكَلَّمَ.

Hear ye, and give ear, be not proud, for Jehovah has spoken.

١٦ 16 أَعْطُوا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ مَجْدًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ ظَلَامًا، وَقَبْلَمَا تَعْثُرُ أَرْجُلُكُمْ عَلَى جِبَالِ ٱلْعَتَمَةِ، فَتَنْتَظِرُونَ نُورًا فَيَجْعَلُهُ ظِلَّ مَوْتٍ، وَيَجَعْلُهُ ظَلَامًا دَامِسًا.

Give glory to Jehovah your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains. And, while ye look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it gross darkness.

١٧ 17 وَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا ذَلِكَ، فَإِنَّ نَفْسِي تَبْكِي فِي أَمَاكِنَ مُسْتَتِرَةً مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءِ، وَتَبْكِي عَيْنَيَّ بُكَاءً وَتَذْرِفُ ٱلدُّمُوعَ، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ سُبِيَ قَطِيعُ ٱلرَّبِّ.

But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride. And my eye shall weep greatly, and run down with tears, because Jehovah's flock is taken captive.

١٨ 18 قُلْ لِلْمَلِكِ وَلِلْمَلِكَةِ: «ٱتَّضِعَا وَٱجْلِسَا، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ هَبَطَ عَنْ رَأْسَيْكُمَا تَاجُ مَجْدِكُمَا».

Say thou to the king and to the queen-mother: Humble yourselves. Sit down, for your coronets have come down, even the crown of your glory.

١٩ 19 أُغْلِقَتْ مُدُنُ ٱلْجَنُوبِ وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يَفْتَحُ. سُبِيَتْ يَهُوذَا كُلُّهَا. سُبِيَتْ بِٱلتَّمَامِ.

The cities of the South are shut up, and there is none to open them. Judah is carried away captive, all of it. It is wholly carried away captive.

٢٠ 20 اِرْفَعُوا أَعْيُنَكُمْ وَٱنْظُرُوا ٱلْمُقْبِلِينَ مِنَ ٱلشِّمَالِ. أَيْنَ ٱلْقَطِيعُ ٱلَّذِي أُعْطِيَ لَكِ، غَنَمُ مَجْدِكِ؟

Lift up your eyes, and behold those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?

٢١ 21 مَاذَا تَقُولِينَ حِينَ يُعَاقِبُكِ، وَقَدْ عَلَّمْتِهِمْ عَلَى نَفْسِكِ قُوَّادًا لِلرِّيَاسَةِ؟ أَمَا تَأْخُذُكِ ٱلْأَوْجَاعُ كَٱمْرَأَةٍ مَاخِضٍ؟

What will thou say when he shall set over thee as head those whom thou thyself have taught to be friends to thee? Shall not sorrows take hold of thee as of a woman in travail?

٢٢ 22 وَإِنْ قُلْتِ فِي قَلْبِكِ: «لِمَاذَا أَصَابَتْنِي هَذِهِ؟». لِأَجْلِ عَظَمَةِ إِثْمِكِ هُتِكَ ذَيْلَاكِ وَٱنْكَشَفَ عَنَفًا عَقِبَاكِ.

And if thou say in thy heart, Why have these things come upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity thy skirts are uncovered, and thy heels suffer violence.

٢٣ 23 هَلْ يُغَيِّرُ ٱلْكُوشِيُّ جِلْدَهُ أَوِ ٱلنَّمِرُ رُقَطَهُ؟ فَأَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا تَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ تَصْنَعُوا خَيْرًا أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُتَعَلِّمُونَ ٱلشَّرَّ!

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then ye also may do good, who are accustomed to do evil.

٢٤ 24 «فَأُبَدِّدُهُمْ كَقَشٍّ يَعْبُرُ مَعَ رِيحِ ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ.

Therefore I will scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.

٢٥ 25 هَذِهِ قُرْعَتُكِ، ٱلنَّصِيبُ ٱلْمَكِيلُ لَكِ مِنْ عِنْدِي، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، لِأَنَّكِ نَسِيتِنِي وَٱتَّكَلْتِ عَلَى ٱلْكَذِبِ.

This is thy lot, the portion measured to thee from me, says Jehovah, because thou have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

٢٦ 26 فَأَنَا أَيْضًا أَرْفَعُ ذَيْلَيْكِ عَلَى وَجْهِكِ فَيُرَى خِزْيُكِ.

Therefore I will also uncover thy skirts upon thy face, and thy shame shall appear.

٢٧ 27 فِسْقُكِ وَصَهِيلُكِ وَرَذَالَةُ زِنَاكِ عَلَى ٱلْآكَامِ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ. قَدْ رَأَيْتُ مَكْرَهَاتِكِ. وَيْلٌ لَكِ يَا أُورُشَلِيمُ! لَا تَطَهَرِينَ. حَتَّى مَتَى بَعْدُ؟».

I have seen thine abominations, even thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, on the hills, in the field. Woe to thee, O Jerusalem! Thou will not be made clean. How long shall it yet be?