إِرْمِيَا 4

١ 1 «إِنْ رَجَعْتَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، إِنْ رَجَعْتَ إِلَيَّ وَإِنْ نَزَعْتَ مَكْرُهَاتِكَ مِنْ أَمَامِي، فَلَا تَتِيهُ.

“If you return, Israel—this is Yahweh's declaration—then it should be to me that you return. If you remove your detestable things from before me and do not wander from me again,

٢ 2 وَإِنْ حَلَفْتَ: حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ، بِٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلْعَدْلِ وَٱلْبِرِّ، فَتَتَبَرَّكُ ٱلشُّعُوبُ بِهِ، وَبِهِ يَفْتَخِرُونَ.

You must be truthful, just, and righteous when you swear, 'As Yahweh lives.' Then the nations will bless themselves in him, and in him they will glory.”

٣ 3 «لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِرِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَلِأُورُشَلِيمَ: ٱحْرُثُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ حَرْثًا وَلَا تَزْرَعُوا فِي ٱلْأَشْوَاكِ.

For Yahweh says this to each person in Judah and Jerusalem: 'Plow your own ground, and do not sow among thorns.

٤ 4 اِخْتَتِنُوا لِلرَّبِّ وَٱنْزِعُوا غُرَلَ قُلُوبِكُمْ يَا رِجَالَ يَهُوذَا وَسُكَّانَ أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِئَلَّا يَخْرُجَ كَنَارٍ غَيْظِي، فَيُحْرِقَ وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يُطْفِئُ، بِسَبَبِ شَرِّ أَعْمَالِكُمْ.

Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh, and remove the foreskins of your heart, men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, or else my fury will break out like fire, and burn with no one to quench it, because of the wickedness of your deeds.

٥ 5 أَخْبِرُوا فِي يَهُوذَا، وَسَمِّعُوا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَقُولُوا: ٱضْرِبُوا بِٱلْبُوقِ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ. نَادُوا بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ وَقُولُوا: ٱجْتَمِعُوا، فَلْنَدْخُلِ ٱلْمُدُنَ ٱلْحَصِينَةَ.

Report in Judah and let it be heard in Jerusalem. Say, “Blow the trumpet in the land.” Proclaim, “Gather together. Let us go to the fortified cities.”

٦ 6 اِرْفَعُوا ٱلرَّايَةَ نَحْوَ صِهْيَوْنَ. اِحْتَمُوا. لَا تَقِفُوا. لِأَنِّي آتِي بِشَرٍّ مِنَ ٱلشِّمَالِ، وَكَسْرٍ عَظِيمٍ.

Lift up the signal flag and point it toward Zion, and run for safety! Do not stay, for I am bringing disaster from the north and a great collapse.

٧ 7 قَدْ صَعِدَ ٱلْأَسَدُ مِنْ غَابَتِهِ، وَزَحَفَ مُهْلِكُ ٱلْأُمَمِ. خَرَجَ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ لِيَجْعَلَ أَرْضَكِ خَرَابًا. تُخْرَبُ مُدُنُكِ فَلَا سَاكِنَ.

A lion is coming out from his thicket and someone who will destroy nations is setting out. He is leaving his place to bring horror to your land, to turn your cities into ruins, where no one will live.

٨ 8 مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ تَنَطَّقُوا بِمُسُوحٍ. ٱلْطُمُوا وَوَلْوِلُوا لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَرْتَدَّ حُمُوُّ غَضَبِ ٱلرَّبِّ عَنَّا.

Because of this, wrap yourself in sackcloth, lament and wail. For the force of Yahweh's anger has not turned away from us.

٩ 9 وَيَكُونُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، أَنَّ قَلْبَ ٱلْمَلِكِ يُعْدَمُ، وَقُلُوبَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ. وَتَتَحَيَّرُ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ وَتَتَعَجَّبُ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءُ».

Then it will happen in that day—this is Yahweh's declaration—that the hearts of the king and his officials will die. The priests will be appalled, and the prophets will be horrified.'”

١٠ 10 فَقُلْتُ: «آهِ، يَا سَيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ، حَقًّا إِنَّكَ خِدَاعًا خَادَعْتَ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبَ وَأُورُشَلِيمَ، قَائِلًا: يَكُونُ لَكُمْ سَلَامٌ وَقَدْ بَلَغَ ٱلسَّيْفُ ٱلنَّفْسَ».

So I said, “Ah! Lord Yahweh. Surely you have completely deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, 'There will be peace for you.' Yet the sword is striking against their life.”

١١ 11 فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلزَّمَانِ يُقَالُ لِهَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ وَلِأُورُشَلِيمَ: «رِيحٌ لَافِحَةٌ مِنَ ٱلْهِضَابِ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ نَحْوَ بِنْتِ شَعْبِي، لَا لِلتَّذْرِيَةِ وَلَا لِلتَّنْقِيَةِ.

In that time it will be said of this people and Jerusalem, “A burning wind from the plains of the desert will make its way to the daughter of my people. It will not winnow or cleanse them.

١٢ 12 رِيحٌ أَشَدُّ تَأْتِي لِي مِنْ هَذِهِ. ٱلْآنَ أَنَا أَيْضًا أُحَاكِمُهُمْ».

A wind far stronger than that will come at my command, and I will now pass sentence against them.

١٣ 13 هُوَذَا كَسَحَابٍ يَصْعَدُ، وَكَزَوْبَعَةٍ مَرْكَبَاتُهُ. أَسْرَعُ مِنَ ٱلنُّسُورِ خَيْلُهُ. وَيْلٌ لَنَا لِأَنَّنَا قَدْ أُخْرِبْنَا.

See, he is attacking like clouds, and his chariots are like a storm. His horses are faster than eagles. Woe to us, for we will be devastated!

١٤ 14 اِغْسِلِي مِنَ ٱلشَّرِّ قَلْبَكِ يَا أُورُشَلِيمُ لِكَيْ تُخَلَّصِي. إِلَى مَتَى تَبِيتُ فِي وَسَطِكِ أَفْكَارُكِ ٱلْبَاطِلَةُ؟

Cleanse your heart from wickedness, Jerusalem, so that you might be saved. How long will your deepest thoughts be about how to sin?

١٥ 15 لِأَنَّ صَوْتًا يُخْبِرُ مِنْ دَانَ، وَيُسْمَعُ بِبَلِيَّةٍ مِنْ جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ:

For a voice is bringing news from Dan, and the coming disaster is heard from the mountains of Ephraim.

١٦ 16 «اُذْكُرُوا لِلْأُمَمِ. ٱنْظُرُوا. أَسْمِعُوا عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. ٱلْمُحَاصِرُونَ آتُونَ مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ، فَيُطْلِقُونَ عَلَى مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا صَوْتَهُمْ.

Make the nations think about this: See, announce to Jerusalem that besiegers are coming from a distant land to shout in battle against the cities of Judah.

١٧ 17 كَحَارِسِي حَقْلٍ صَارُوا عَلَيْهَا حَوَالَيْهَا، لِأَنَّهَا تَمَرَّدَتْ عَلَيَّ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

They will be like the watchmen of a cultivated field against her all around, since she has been rebellious against me—this is Yahweh's declaration—

١٨ 18 طَرِيقُكِ وَأَعْمَالُكِ صَنَعَتْ هَذِهِ لَكِ. هَذَا شَرُّكِ. فَإِنَّهُ مُرٌّ، فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَغَ قَلْبَكِ».

and your conduct and your deeds have done these things to you. This will be your punishment. How terrible it will be! It will strike your very heart.

١٩ 19 أَحْشَائِي، أَحْشَائِي! تُوجِعُنِي جُدْرَانُ قَلْبِي. يَئِنُّ فِيَّ قَلْبِي. لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ ٱلسُّكُوتَ. لِأَنَّكِ سَمِعْتِ يَا نَفْسِي صَوْتَ ٱلْبُوقِ وَهُتَافَ ٱلْحَرْبِ.

My heart! My heart! I am in anguish in my heart. My heart is turbulent within me. I cannot keep quiet for I hear the sound of the horn, an alarm for battle.

٢٠ 20 بِكَسْرٍ عَلَى كَسْرٍ نُودِيَ، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ خَرِبَتْ كُلُّ ٱلْأَرْضِ. بَغْتَةً خَرِبَتْ خِيَامِي، وَشُقَقِي فِي لَحْظَةٍ.

Disaster follows after disaster; for all the land lies in ruins. Suddenly my tents are destroyed, my curtains in a moment.

٢١ 21 حَتَّى مَتَى أَرَى ٱلرَّايَةَ وَأَسْمَعُ صَوْتَ ٱلْبُوقِ؟

How long will I see the standard? Will I hear the sound of the horn?

٢٢ 22 «لِأَنَّ شَعْبِي أَحْمَقُ. إِيَّايَ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا. هُمْ بَنُونَ جَاهِلُونَ وَهُمْ غَيْرُ فَاهِمِينَ. هُمْ حُكَمَاءُ فِي عَمَلِ ٱلشَّرِّ، وَلِعَمَلِ ٱلصَّالِحِ مَا يَفْهَمُونَ».

For the foolishness of my people—they do not know me. They are idiotic people and they have no understanding. They have skill at evil, but do not know to do good.

٢٣ 23 نَظَرْتُ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِذَا هِيَ خَرِبَةٌ وَخَالِيَةٌ، وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ فَلَا نُورَ لَهَا.

I saw the land. Behold! It was formless and empty. For there was no light for the heavens.

٢٤ 24 نَظَرْتُ إِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ وَإِذَا هِيَ تَرْتَجِفُ، وَكُلُّ ٱلْآكَامِ تَقَلْقَلَتْ.

I looked at the mountains. Behold, they were trembling, and all the hills were shaking about.

٢٥ 25 نَظَرْتُ وَإِذَا لَا إِنْسَانَ، وَكُلُّ طُيُورِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ هَرَبَتْ.

I looked. Behold, there was no one, and all the birds of the heavens had fled.

٢٦ 26 نَظَرْتُ وَإِذَا ٱلْبُسْتَانُ بَرِّيَّةٌ، وَكُلُّ مُدُنِهَا نُقِضَتْ مِنْ وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ، مِنْ وَجْهِ حُمُوِّ غَضَبِهِ.

I looked. Behold, the orchards were a wilderness and all the cities had been pulled down before Yahweh, before the fury of his wrath.”

٢٧ 27 لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «خَرَابًا تَكُونُ كُلُّ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَلَكِنَّنِي لَا أُفْنِيهَا.

This is what Yahweh says, “All the land will become a devastation, but I will not completely destroy it.

٢٨ 28 مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ تَنُوحُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَتُظْلِمُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ مِنْ فَوْقُ، مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنِّي قَدْ تَكَلَّمْتُ. قَصَدْتُ وَلَا أَنْدَمُ وَلَا أَرْجِعُ عَنْهُ».

For this reason, the land will mourn, and the heavens above will darken. For I have declared my intentions; I will not hold back; I will not turn from carrying them out.

٢٩ 29 مِنْ صَوْتِ ٱلْفَارِسِ وَرَامِي ٱلْقَوْسِ كُلُّ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ هَارِبَةٌ. دَخَلُوا ٱلْغَابَاتِ وَصَعِدُوا عَلَى ٱلصُّخُورِ. كُلُّ ٱلْمُدُنِ مَتْرُوكَةٌ، وَلَا إِنْسَانَ سَاكِنٌ فِيهَا.

Every city will flee from the noise of the cavalry and the archers with a bow; they will run into the forests. Every city will climb up into the rocky places. The cities will be abandoned, for there will be no one to inhabit them.

٣٠ 30 وَأَنْتِ أَيَّتُهَا ٱلْخَرِبَةُ، مَاذَا تَعْمَلِينَ؟ إِذَا لَبِسْتِ قِرْمِزًا، إِذَا تَزَيَّنْتِ بِزِينَةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، إِذَا كَحَّلْتِ بِٱلْأُثْمُدِ عَيْنَيْكِ، فَبَاطِلًا تُحَسِّنِينَ ذَاتَكِ، فَقَدْ رَذَلَكِ ٱلْعَاشِقُونَ. يَطْلُبُونَ نَفْسَكِ.

Now that you have been devastated, what will you do? For though you dress in scarlet, adorn yourself with gold jewelry, and make your eyes look bigger with paint, the men who lusted for you now reject you. Instead, they are trying to take away your life.

٣١ 31 لِأَنِّي سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا كَمَاخِضَةٍ، ضِيقًا مِثْلَ ضِيقِ بِكْرِيَّةٍ. صَوْتَ ٱبْنَةِ صِهْيَوْنَ تَزْفِرُ. تَبْسُطُ يَدَيْهَا قَائِلَةً: «وَيْلٌ لِي، لِأَنَّ نَفْسِي قَدْ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهَا بِسَبَبِ ٱلْقَاتِلِينَ».

So I hear the sound of anguish, distress as in the birth of a firstborn child, the sound of the daughter of Zion. She is gasping for breath. She spreads out her hands, 'Woe to me! I am fainting because of these murderers.'”