إِرْمِيَا 38

١ 1 وَسَمِعَ شَفَطْيَا بْنُ مَتَّانَ، وَجَدَلْيَا بْنُ فَشْحُورَ، وَيُوخَلُ بْنُ شَلَمْيَا، وَفَشْحُورُ بْنُ مَلْكِيَّا، ٱلْكَلَامَ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ إِرْمِيَا يُكَلِّمُ بِهِ كُلَّ ٱلشَّعْبِ قَائِلًا:

And he heard Shephatiah [the] son of Mattan and Gedaliah [the] son of Pashhur and Jucal [the] son of Shelemiah and Pashhur [the] son of Malkijah the words which Jeremiah [was] speaking to all the people saying.

٢ 2 «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: ٱلَّذِي يُقِيمُ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَمُوتُ بِٱلسَّيْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ وَٱلْوَبَإِ. أَمَّا ٱلَّذِي يَخْرُجُ إِلَى ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ فَإِنَّهُ يَحْيَا وَتَكُونُ لَهُ نَفْسُهُ غَنِيمَةً فَيَحْيَا.

Thus he says Yahweh the [one who] remains in the city this he will die by the sword by famine and by pestilence and the [one who] goes out to the Chaldeans (and he will live *Q(K)*) and it will belong to him life his to plunder and he will live.

٣ 3 هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ سَتُدْفَعُ دَفْعًا لِيَدِ جَيْشِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ فَيَأْخُذُهَا».

Thus he says Yahweh certainly it will be given the city this in [the] hand of [the] army of [the] king of Babylon and he will capture it.

٤ 4 فَقَالَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ لِلْمَلِكِ: «لِيُقْتَلْ هَذَا ٱلرَّجُلُ، لِأَنَّهُ بِذَلِكَ يُضْعِفُ أَيَادِيَ رِجَالِ ٱلْحَرْبِ ٱلْبَاقِينَ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، وَأَيَادِيَ كُلِّ ٱلشَّعْبِ، إِذْ يُكَلِّمُهُمْ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ. لِأَنَّ هَذَا ٱلرَّجُلَ لَا يَطْلُبُ ٱلسَّلَامَ لِهَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ بَلِ ٱلشَّرَّ».

And they said the officials to the king let him be put to death please the man this for since he [is] making drop [the] hands of [the] men of war who remain - in the city this and [the] hands of all the people by speaking to them according to the words these that - the man this not he [is] seeking for welfare for the people this that except for harm.

٥ 5 فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ صِدْقِيَّا: «هَا هُوَ بِيَدِكُمْ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْمَلِكَ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ».

And he said the king Zedekiah there! he [is] in hand your for not the king he is able you anything.

٦ 6 فَأَخَذُوا إِرْمِيَا وَأَلْقُوْهُ فِي جُبِّ مَلْكِيَّا ٱبْنِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، ٱلَّذِي فِي دَارِ ٱلسِّجْنِ، وَدَلُّوا إِرْمِيَا بِحِبَالٍ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي ٱلْجُبِّ مَاءٌ بَلْ وَحْلٌ، فَغَاصَ إِرْمِيَا فِي ٱلْوَحْلِ.

And they took Jeremiah and they threw him into the cistern of - Malkijah [the] son of the king which [was] in [the] courtyard of the guard and they let down Jeremiah with ropes and in the cistern there not [was] water that except mud and he sank Jeremiah in the mud.

٧ 7 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ عَبْدَ مَلِكُ ٱلْكُوشِيُّ، رَجُلٌ خَصِيٌّ، وَهُوَ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، أَنَّهُمْ جَعَلُوا إِرْمِيَا فِي ٱلْجُبِّ، وَٱلْمَلِكُ جَالِسٌ فِي بَابِ بَنْيَامِينَ،

And he heard Ebed Melech the Cushite a man a court-official and he [was] in [the] house of the king that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern and the king [was] sitting in [the] gate of Benjamin.

٨ 8 خَرَجَ عَبْدَ مَلِكُ مِنْ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَكَلَّمَ ٱلْمَلِكَ قَائِلًا:

And he went out Ebed Melech from [the] house of the king and he spoke to the king saying.

٩ 9 «يَا سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ، قَدْ أَسَاءَ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلرِّجَالُ فِي كُلِّ مَا فَعَلُوا بِإِرْمِيَا ٱلنَّبِيِّ، ٱلَّذِي طَرَحُوهُ فِي ٱلْجُبِّ، فَإِنَّهُ يَمُوتُ فِي مَكَانِهِ بِسَبَبِ ٱلْجُوعِ، لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بَعْدُ خُبْزٌ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ».

O lord my the king they have done evil the men these all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet whom they have thrown into the cistern and he died in it because of famine for there not [is] the food yet in the city.

١٠ 10 فَأَمَرَ ٱلْمَلِكُ عَبْدَ مَلِكَ ٱلْكُوشِيَّ قَائِلًا: «خُذْ مَعَكَ مِنْ هُنَا ثَلَاثِينَ رَجُلًا، وَأَطْلِعْ إِرْمِيَا مِنَ ٱلْجُبِّ قَبْلَمَا يَمُوتُ».

And he commanded the king Ebed Melech the Cushite saying take in hand your from here thirty men and you will bring up Jeremiah the prophet from the cistern before he will die.

١١ 11 فَأَخَذَ عَبْدَ مَلِكُ ٱلرِّجَالَ مَعَهُ، وَدَخَلَ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، إِلَى أَسْفَلِ ٱلْمَخْزَنِ، وَأَخَذَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ ثِيَابًا رِثَّةً وَمَلَابِسَ بَالِيَةً وَدَلَّاهَا إِلَى إِرْمِيَا إِلَى ٱلْجُبِّ بِحِبَالٍ.

And he took - Ebed Melech the men in hand his and he went [the] house of the king to under the storehouse and he took from there worn out things of (clothes *Q(K)*) and worn out things of rags and he let down them to Jeremiah into the cistern with ropes.

١٢ 12 وَقَالَ عَبْدَ مَلِكُ ٱلْكُوشِيُّ لِإِرْمِيَا: «ضَعِ ٱلثِّيَابَ ٱلرِّثَّةَ وَٱلْمَلَابِسَ ٱلْبَالِيَةَ تَحْتَ إِبْطَيْكَ تَحْتَ ٱلْحِبَالِ». فَفَعَلَ إِرْمِيَا كَذَلِكَ.

And he said Ebed Melech the Cushite to Jeremiah put please [the] worn out things of the clothes and the rags under [the] joints of hands your from under to [the] ropes and he did Jeremiah thus.

١٣ 13 فَجَذَبُوا إِرْمِيَا بِٱلْحِبَالِ وَأَطْلَعُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْجُبِّ. فَأَقَامَ إِرْمِيَا فِي دَارِ ٱلسِّجْنِ.

And they drew out Jeremiah with ropes and they brought up him from the cistern and he remained Jeremiah in [the] courtyard of the guard.

١٤ 14 فَأَرْسَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ صِدْقِيَّا وَأَخَذَ إِرْمِيَا ٱلنَّبِيَّ إِلَيْهِ، إِلَى ٱلْمَدْخَلِ ٱلثَّالِثِ ٱلَّذِي فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِإِرْمِيَا: «أَنَا أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ أَمْرٍ. لَا تُخْفِ عَنِّي شَيْئًا».

And he sent the king Zedekiah and he brought Jeremiah the prophet to him to an entrance third which [was] in [the] house of Yahweh and he said the king to Jeremiah [am] about to ask I you a matter may not you hide from me anything.

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ إِرْمِيَا لِصِدْقِيَّا: «إِذَا أَخْبَرْتُكَ أَفَمَا تَقْتُلُنِي قَتْلًا؟ وَإِذَا أَشَرْتُ عَلَيْكَ فَلَا تَسْمَعُ لِي!»

And he said Jeremiah to Zedekiah if I will tell to you ¿ not certainly will you put to death me and if I will counsel you not you will listen to me.

١٦ 16 فَحَلَفَ ٱلْمَلِكُ صِدْقِيَّا لِإِرْمِيَا سِرًّا قَائِلًا: «حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلَّذِي صَنَعَ لَنَا هَذِهِ ٱلنَّفْسَ، إِنِّي لَا أَقْتُلُكَ وَلَا أَدْفَعُكَ لِيَدِ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلرِّجَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَطْلُبُونَ نَفْسَكَ».

And he swore the king Zedekiah to Jeremiah in secrecy saying [by] [the] life of Yahweh (*Q(K)*) who he has made for us the life this if I will put to death you and if I will give you in [the] hand of the men these who [are] seeking life your.

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ إِرْمِيَا لِصِدْقِيَّا: «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ ٱلْجُنُودِ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: إِنْ كُنْتَ تَخْرُجُ خُرُوجًا إِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ، تَحْيَا نَفْسُكَ وَلَا تُحْرَقُ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ بِٱلنَّارِ، بَلْ تَحْيَا أَنْتَ وَبَيْتُكَ.

And he said Jeremiah to Zedekiah thus he says Yahweh [the] God of hosts [the] God of Israel certainly [if] you will go out to [the] commanders of [the] king of Babylon and you will live self your and the city this not it will be burned with fire and you will live you and household your.

١٨ 18 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كُنْتَ لَا تَخْرُجُ إِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ، تُدْفَعُ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ لِيَدِ ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ فَيُحْرِقُونَهَا بِٱلنَّارِ، وَأَنْتَ لَا تُفْلِتُ مِنْ يَدِهِمْ».

And if not you will go out to [the] commanders of [the] king of Babylon and it will be given the city this in [the] hand of the Chaldeans and they will burn it with fire and you not you will escape from hand their.

١٩ 19 فَقَالَ صِدْقِيَّا ٱلْمَلِكُ لِإِرْمِيَا: «إِنِّي أَخَافُ مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ ٱلَّذِينَ قَدْ سَقَطُوا لِلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ لِئَلَّا يَدْفَعُونِي لِيَدِهِمْ فَيَزْدَرُوا بِي».

And he said the king Zedekiah to Jeremiah I [am] dreading the Jews who they have fallen to the Chaldeans lest they should give me in hand their and they will deal wantonly with me.

٢٠ 20 فَقَالَ إِرْمِيَا: «لَا يَدْفَعُونَكَ. ٱسْمَعْ لِصَوْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي مَا أُكَلِّمُكَ أَنَا بِهِ، فَيُحْسَنَ إِلَيْكَ وَتَحْيَا نَفْسُكَ.

And he said Jeremiah not they will give listen please - to [the] voice of Yahweh to [that] which I [am] speaking to you so it may go well for you so it may live self your.

٢١ 21 وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَأْبَى ٱلْخُرُوجَ، فَهَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلْكَلِمَةُ ٱلَّتِي أَرَانِي ٱلرَّبُّ إِيَّاهَا:

And if [are] refusing you to go out this [is] the thing which he has shown me Yahweh.

٢٢ 22 هَا كُلُّ ٱلنِّسَاءِ ٱللَّوَاتِي بَقِينَ فِي بَيْتِ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، يُخْرَجْنَ إِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ وَهُنَّ يَقُلْنَ: قَدْ خَدَعَكَ وَقَدِرَ عَلَيْكَ مُسَالِمُوكَ. غَاصَتْ فِي ٱلْحَمْأَةِ رِجْلَاكَ وَٱرْتَدَّتَا إِلَى ٱلْوَرَاءِ.

And there! all the women who they are left in [the] house of [the] king of Judah [are] about to be brought out to [the] commanders of [the] king of Babylon and they [will be] saying they misled you and they prevailed to you [the] people of peace your they are sunk in the mire feet your they have turned backwards.

٢٣ 23 وَيُخْرِجُونَ كُلَّ نِسَائِكَ وَبَنِيكَ إِلَى ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ، وَأَنْتَ لَا تُفْلِتُ مِنْ يَدِهِمْ، لِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ تُمْسَكُ بِيَدِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ، وَهَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ تُحْرَقُ بِٱلنَّارِ».

And all wives your and children your [people will] bring out to the Chaldeans and you not you will escape from hand their for by [the] hand of [the] king of Babylon you will be captured and the city this it will burn with fire.

٢٤ 24 فَقَالَ صِدْقِيَّا لِإِرْمِيَا: «لَا يَعْلَمْ أَحَدٌ بِهَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ، فَلَا تَمُوتَ.

And he said Zedekiah to Jeremiah anyone may not he know in the words these and not you will die.

٢٥ 25 وَإِذَا سَمِعَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ أَنِّي كَلَّمْتُكَ، وَأَتَوْا إِلَيْكَ وَقَالُوا لَكَ: أَخْبِرْنَا بِمَاذَا كَلَّمْتَ ٱلْمَلِكَ، لَا تُخْفِ عَنَّا فَلَا نَقْتُلَكَ، وَمَاذَا قَالَ لَكَ ٱلْمَلِكُ.

And if they will hear the officials that I have spoken with you and they will come to you and they will say to you tell! please to us what? did you say to the king may not you hide [it] from us and not we will put to death you and what? did he say to you the king.

٢٦ 26 فَقُلْ لَهُمْ: إِنِّي أَلْقَيْتُ تَضَرُّعِي أَمَامَ ٱلْمَلِكِ حَتَّى لَا يَرُدَّنِي إِلَى بَيْتِ يُونَاثَانَ لِأَمُوتَ هُنَاكَ».

And you will say to them [was] making fall I supplication my before the king to not to send back me [the] house of Jonathan to die there.

٢٧ 27 فَأَتَى كُلُّ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا وَسَأَلُوهُ، فَأَخْبَرَهُمْ حَسَبَ كُلِّ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلَّذِي أَوْصَاهُ بِهِ ٱلْمَلِكُ. فَسَكَتُوا عَنْهُ لِأَنَّ ٱلْأَمْرَ لَمْ يُسْمَعْ.

And they came all the officials to Jeremiah and they asked him and he told to them according to all the words these which he had commanded the king and they kept silent from him for not it had been heard the matter.

٢٨ 28 فَأَقَامَ إِرْمِيَا فِي دَارِ ٱلسِّجْنِ إِلَى ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلَّذِي أُخِذَتْ فِيهِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And he remained Jeremiah in [the] courtyard of the guard until [the] day when it was captured Jerusalem. And it was just when it was captured Jerusalem.