إِرْمِيَا 40

١ 1 اَلْكَلِمَةُ ٱلَّتِي صَارَتْ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ، بَعْدَ مَا أَرْسَلَهُ نَبُوزَرَادَانُ رَئِيسُ ٱلشُّرَطِ مِنَ ٱلرَّامَةِ، إِذْ أَخَذَهُ وَهُوَ مُقَيَّدٌ بِٱلسَّلَاسِلِ فِي وَسْطِ كُلِّ سَبْيِ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَيَهُوذَا ٱلَّذِينَ سُبُوا إِلَى بَابِلَ.

The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive unto Babylon.

٢ 2 فَأَخَذَ رَئِيسُ ٱلشُّرَطِ إِرْمِيَا وَقَالَ لَهُ: «إِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكَ قَدْ تَكَلَّمَ بِهَذَا ٱلشَّرِّ عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ.

And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him: 'The LORD thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;

٣ 3 فَجَلَبَ ٱلرَّبُّ وَفَعَلَ كَمَا تَكَلَّمَ، لِأَنَّكُمْ قَدْ أَخْطَأْتُمْ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ وَلَمْ تَسْمَعُوا لِصَوْتِهِ، فَحَدَثَ لَكُمْ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ.

and the LORD hath brought it, and done according as He spoke; because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not hearkened to His voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.

٤ 4 فَٱلْآنَ هَأَنَذَا أَحُلُّكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنَ ٱلْقُيُودِ ٱلَّتِي عَلَى يَدِكَ. فَإِنْ حَسُنَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَ مَعِي إِلَى بَابِلَ فَتَعَالَ، فَأَجْعَلُ عَيْنَيَّ عَلَيْكَ. وَإِنْ قَبُحَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَ مَعِي إِلَى بَابِلَ فَٱمْتَنِعْ. اُنْظُرْ. كُلُّ ٱلْأَرْضِ هِيَ أَمَامَكَ، فَحَيْثُمَا حَسُنَ وَكَانَ مُسْتَقِيمًا فِي عَيْنَيْكَ أَنْ تَنْطَلِقَ فَٱنْطَلِقْ إِلَى هُنَاكَ».

And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are upon thy hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will look well unto thee; but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear; behold, all the land is before thee; whither it seemeth good and right unto thee to go, thither go. —

٥ 5 وَإِذْ كَانَ لَمْ يَرْجِعْ بَعْدُ، قَالَ: «ٱرْجِعْ إِلَى جَدَلْيَا بْنِ أَخِيقَامَ بْنِ شَافَانَ ٱلَّذِي أَقَامَهُ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ عَلَى مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا، وَأَقِمْ عِنْدَهُ فِي وَسْطِ ٱلشَّعْبِ، وَٱنْطَلِقْ إِلَى حَيْثُ كَانَ مُسْتَقِيمًا فِي عَيْنَيْكَ أَنْ تَنْطَلِقَ». وَأَعْطَاهُ رَئِيسُ ٱلشُّرَطِ زَادًا وَهَدِيَّةً وَأَطْلَقَهُ.

Yet he would not go back. — Go back then to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wheresoever it seemeth right unto thee to go.' So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance and a present, and let him go.

٦ 6 فَجَاءَ إِرْمِيَا إِلَى جَدَلْيَا بْنِ أَخِيقَامَ إِلَى ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ وَأَقَامَ عِنْدَهُ فِي وَسْطِ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلْبَاقِينَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ.

Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.

٧ 7 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ كُلُّ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْجُيُوشِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ هُمْ وَرِجَالُهُمْ أَنَّ مَلِكَ بَابِلَ قَدْ أَقَامَ جَدَلْيَا بْنَ أَخِيقَامَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَأَنَّهُ وَكَّلَهُ عَلَى ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَاءِ وَٱلْأَطْفَالِ وَعَلَى فُقَرَاءِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يُسْبَوْا إِلَى بَابِلَ،

Now when all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

٨ 8 أَتَى إِلَى جَدَلْيَا إِلَى ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ: إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيَا، وَيُوحَانَانُ وَيُونَاثَانُ ٱبْنَا قَارِيحَ، وَسَرَايَا بْنُ تَنْحُومَثَ، وَبَنُو عِيفَايَ ٱلنَّطُوفَاتِيُّ، وَيَزَنْيَا ٱبْنُ ٱلْمَعْكِيِّ، هُمْ وَرِجَالُهُمْ.

then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

٩ 9 فَحَلَفَ لَهُمْ جَدَلْيَا بْنُ أَخِيقَامَ بْنِ شَافَانَ وَلِرِجَالِهِمْ قَائِلًا: «لَا تَخَافُوا مِنْ أَنْ تَخْدِمُوا ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ. اُسْكُنُوا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَٱخْدِمُوا مَلِكَ بَابِلَ فَيُحْسَنَ إِلَيْكُمْ.

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore unto them and to their men, saying: 'Fear not to serve the Chaldeans; dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

١٠ 10 أَمَّا أَنَا فَهَأَنَذَا سَاكِنٌ فِي ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ لِأَقِفَ أَمَامَ ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْتُونَ إِلَيْنَا. أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَٱجْمَعُوا خَمْرًا وَتِينًا وَزَيْتًا وَضَعُوا فِي أَوْعِيَتِكُمْ، وَٱسْكُنُوا فِي مُدُنِكُمُ ٱلَّتِي أَخَذْتُمُوهَا».

As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans that may come unto us; but ye, gather ye wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.'

١١ 11 وَكَذَلِكَ كُلُّ ٱلْيَهُودِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي مُوآبَ، وَبَيْنَ بَنِي عَمُّونَ، وَفِي أَدُومَ، وَٱلَّذِينَ فِي كُلِّ ٱلْأَرَاضِي، سَمِعُوا أَنَّ مَلِكَ بَابِلَ قَدْ جَعَلَ بَقِيَّةً لِيَهُوذَا، وَقَدْ أَقَامَ عَلَيْهِمْ جَدَلْيَا بْنَ أَخِيقَامَ بْنِ شَافَانَ،

Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan;

١٢ 12 فَرَجَعَ كُلُّ ٱلْيَهُودِ مِنْ كُلِّ ٱلْمَوَاضِعِ ٱلَّتِي طُوِّحُوا إِلَيْهَا وَأَتَوْا إِلَى أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا، إِلَى جَدَلْيَا، إِلَى ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ، وَجَمَعُوا خَمْرًا وَتِينًا كَثِيرًا جِدًّا.

then all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance.

١٣ 13 ثُمَّ إِنَّ يُوحَانَانَ بْنَ قَارِيحَ وَكُلَّ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْجُيُوشِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ أَتَوْا إِلَى جَدَلْيَا إِلَى ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ،

Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,

١٤ 14 وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَتَعْلَمُ عِلْمًا أَنَّ بَعْلِيسَ مَلِكَ بَنِي عَمُّونَ قَدْ أَرْسَلَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنَ نَثَنْيَا لِيَقْتُلَكَ؟» فَلَمْ يُصَدِّقْهُمْ جَدَلْيَا بْنُ أَخِيقَامَ.

and said unto him: 'Dost thou know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take thy life?' But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.

١٥ 15 فَكَلَّمَ يُوحَانَانُ بْنُ قَارِيحَ جَدَلْيَا سِرًّا فِي ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ قَائِلًا: «دَعْنِي أَنْطَلِقْ وَأَضْرِبْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنَ نَثَنْيَا وَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِنْسَانٌ. لِمَاذَا يَقْتُلُكَ فَيَتَبَدَّدَ كُلُّ يَهُوذَا ٱلْمُجْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ، وَتَهْلِكَ بَقِيَّةُ يَهُوذَا؟».

Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying: 'Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it; wherefore should he take thy life, that all the Jews that are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?'

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ جَدَلْيَا بْنُ أَخِيقَامَ لِيُوحَانَانَ بْنِ قَارِيحَ: «لَا تَفْعَلْ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ، لِأَنَّكَ إِنَّمَا تَتَكَلَّمُ بِٱلْكَذِبِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ».

But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah: 'Thou shalt not do this thing; for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.'