مَرَاثِي إِرْمِيَا 1

١ 1 كَيْفَ جَلَسَتْ وَحْدَهَا ٱلْمَدِينَةُ ٱلْكَثِيرَةُ ٱلشَّعْبِ! كَيْفَ صَارَتْ كَأَرْمَلَةٍ ٱلْعَظِيمَةُ فِي ٱلْأُمَمِ. ٱلسَّيِّدَةُ في ٱلْبُلْدَانِ صَارَتْ تَحْتَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ!

HOW DOTH the city sit solitary, that was full of people! How is she become as a widow! She that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!

٢ 2 تَبْكِي في ٱللَّيْلِ بُكَاءً، وَدُمُوعُهَا علَى خَدَّيْهَا. لَيْسَ لَهَا مُعَزٍّ مِنْ كُلِّ مُحِبِّيهَا. كُلُّ أَصْحَابِهَا غَدَرُوا بِهَا، صَارُوا لهَا أَعْدَاءً.

She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; she hath none to comfort her among all her lovers; all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

٣ 3 قَد سُبِيَتْ يَهُوذَا مِنَ ٱلْمَذَلَّةِ وَمِنْ كَثْرَةِ ٱلْعُبُودِيَّةِ. هِيَ تَسْكُنُ بَيْنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ. لَا تَجِدُ رَاحَةً. قَدْ أَدْرَكَهَا كُلُّ طَارِدِيهَا بَيْنَ ٱلضِّيقَاتِ.

Judah is gone into exile because of affliction, and because of great servitude; she dwelleth among the nations, she findeth no rest; all her pursuers overtook her within the straits.

٤ 4 طُرُقُ صِهْيَوْنَ نَائِحَةٌ لِعَدَمِ ٱلْآتِينَ إِلَى ٱلْعِيدِ. كُلُّ أَبْوَابِهَا خَرِبَةٌ. كَهَنَتُهَا يَتَنَهَّدُونَ. عَذَارَاهَا مُذَلَّلَةٌ وَهِيَ فِي مَرَارَةٍ.

The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly; all her gates are desolate, her priests sigh; her virgins are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness.

٥ 5 صَارَ مُضَايِقُوهَا رَأْسًا. نَجَحَ أَعْدَاؤُهَا لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدْ أَذَلَّهَا لِأَجْلِ كَثْرَةِ ذُنُوبِهَا. ذَهَبَ أَوْلَادُهَا إِلَى ٱلسَّبْيِ قُدَّامَ ٱلْعَدُوِّ.

Her adversaries are become the head, her enemies are at ease; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions; her young children are gone into captivity before the adversary.

٦ 6 وَقَدْ خَرَجَ مِنْ بِنْتِ صِهْيَوْنَ كُلُّ بَهَائِهَا. صَارَتْ رُؤَسَاؤُهَا كَأَيَائِلَ لَا تَجِدُ مَرْعًى، فَيَسِيرُونَ بِلَا قُوَّةٍ أَمَامَ ٱلطَّارِدِ.

And gone is from the daughter of Zion all her splendour; her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.

٧ 7 قَدْ ذَكَرَتْ أُورُشَلِيمُ فِي أَيَّامِ مَذَلَّتِهَا وَتَطَوُّحِهَا كُلَّ مُشْتَهَيَاتِهَا ٱلَّتِي كَانَتْ فِي أَيَّامِ ٱلْقِدَمِ. عِنْدَ سُقُوطِ شَعْبِهَا بِيَدِ ٱلْعَدُوِّ وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يُسَاعِدُهَا. رَأَتْهَا ٱلْأَعْدَاءُ. ضَحِكُوا عَلَى هَلَاكِهَا.

Jerusalem remembereth in the days of her affliction and of her anguish all her treasures that she had from the days of old; now that her people fall by the hand of the adversary, and none doth help her, the adversaries have seen her, they have mocked at her desolations.

٨ 8 قَدْ أَخْطَأَتْ أُورُشَلِيمُ خَطِيَّةً، مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ صَارَتْ رَجِسَةً. كُلُّ مُكَرِّمِيهَا يَحْتَقِرُونَهَا لِأَنَّهُمْ رَأَوْا عَوْرَتَهَا، وَهِيَ أَيْضًا تَتَنَهَّدُ وَتَرْجِعُ إِلَى ٱلْوَرَاءِ.

Jerusalem hath grievously sinned, therefore she is become as one unclean; all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness; she herself also sigheth, and turneth backward.

٩ 9 نَجَاسَتُهَا فِي أَذْيَالِهَا. لَمْ تَذْكُرْ آخِرَتَهَا وَقَدِ ٱنْحَطَّتِ ٱنْحِطَاطًا عَجِيبًا. لَيْسَ لَهَا مُعَزٍّ. «ٱنْظُرْ يَارَبُّ إِلَى مَذَلَّتِي لِأَنَّ ٱلْعَدُوَّ قَدْ تَعَظَّمَ».

Her filthiness was in her skirts, she was not mindful of her end; therefore is she come down wonderfully, she hath no comforter. 'Behold, O LORD, my affliction, for the enemy hath magnified himself.'

١٠ 10 بَسَطَ ٱلْعَدُوُّ يَدَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ مُشْتَهَيَاتِهَا، فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتِ ٱلْأُمَمَ دَخَلُوا مَقْدِسَهَا، ٱلَّذِينَ أَمَرْتَ أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلُوا فِي جَمَاعَتِكَ.

The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her treasures; for she hath seen that the heathen are entered into her sanctuary, concerning whom Thou didst command that they should not enter into Thy congregation.

١١ 11 كُلُّ شَعْبِهَا يَتَنَهَّدُونَ، يَطْلُبُونَ خُبْزًا. دَفَعُوا مُشْتَهَيَاتِهِمْ لِلْأَكْلِ لِأَجْلِ رَدِّ ٱلنَّفْسِ. «ٱنْظُرْ يَارَبُّ وَتَطَلَّعْ لِأَنِّي قَدْ صِرْتُ مُحْتَقَرَةً».

All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for food to refresh the soul. 'See, O LORD, and behold, how abject I am become.'

١٢ 12 «أَمَا إِلَيْكُمْ يَا جَمِيعَ عَابِرِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ؟ تَطَلَّعُوا وَٱنْظُرُوا إِنْ كَانَ حُزْنٌ مِثْلُ حُزْنِي ٱلَّذِي صُنِعَ بِي، ٱلَّذِي أَذَلَّنِي بِهِ ٱلرَّبُّ يَوْمَ حُمُوِّ غَضَبِهِ؟

'Let it not come unto you, all ye that pass by! Behold, and see if there be any pain like unto my pain, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of His fierce anger.

١٣ 13 مِنَ ٱلْعَلَاءِ أَرْسَلَ نَارًا إِلَى عِظَامِي فَسَرَتْ فِيهَا. بَسَطَ شَبَكَةً لِرِجْلَيَّ. رَدَّنِي إِلَى ٱلْوَرَاءِ. جَعَلَنِي خَرِبَةً. ٱلْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ مَغْمُومَةً.

From on high hath He sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spread a net for my feet, He hath turned me back; He hath made me desolate and faint all the day.

١٤ 14 شَدَّ نِيرَ ذُنُوبِي بِيَدِهِ، ضُفِرَتْ، صَعِدَتْ عَلَى عُنُقِي. نَزَعَ قُوَّتِي. دَفَعَنِي ٱلسَّيِّدُ إِلَى أَيْدٍ لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ ٱلْقِيَامَ مِنْهَا.

The yoke of my transgressions is impressed by His hand; they are knit together, they are come up upon my neck; He hath made my strength to fail; the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.

١٥ 15 رَذَلَ ٱلسَّيِّدُ كُلَّ مُقْتَدِرِيَّ فِي وَسَطِي. دَعَا عَلَيَّ جَمَاعَةً لِحَطْمِ شُبَّانِي. دَاسَ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلْعَذْرَاءَ بِنْتَ يَهُوذَا مِعْصَرَةً.

The Lord hath set at nought all my mighty men in the midst of me; He hath called a solemn assembly against me to crush my young men; the Lord hath trodden as in a winepress the virgin the daughter of Judah.'

١٦ 16 عَلَى هَذِهِ أَنَا بَاكِيَةٌ. عَيْنِي، عَيْنِي تَسْكُبُ مِيَاهًا لِأَنَّهُ قَدِ ٱبْتَعَدَ عَنِّي ٱلْمُعَزِّي، رَادُّ نَفْسِي. صَارَ بَنِيَّ هَالِكِينَ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ تَجَبَّرَ ٱلْعَدُوُّ».

'For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water; because the comforter is far from me, even he that should refresh my soul; my children are desolate, because the enemy hath prevailed.'

١٧ 17 بَسَطَتْ صِهْيَوْنُ يَدَيْهَا. لَا مُعَزِّيَ لَهَا. أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَى يَعْقُوبَ أَنْ يَكُونَ مُضَايِقُوهُ حَوَالَيْهِ. صَارَتْ أُورُشَلِيمُ نَجِسَةً بَيْنَهُمْ.

Zion spreadeth forth her hands; there is none to comfort her; the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that they that are round about him should be his adversaries; Jerusalem is among them as one unclean.

١٨ 18 «بَارٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِأَنِّي قَدْ عَصَيْتُ أَمْرَهُ. ٱسْمَعُوا يَا جَمِيعَ ٱلشُّعُوبِ وَٱنْظُرُوا إِلَى حُزْنِي. عَذَارَايَ وَشُبَّانِي ذَهَبُوا إِلَى ٱلسَّبْيِ.

'The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against His word; hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and behold my pain: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.

١٩ 19 نَادَيْتُ مُحِبِّيَّ. هُمْ خَدَعُونِي. كَهَنَتِي وَشُيُوخِي فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ مَاتُوا، إِذْ طَلَبُوا لِذَوَاتِهِمْ طَعَامًا لِيَرُدُّوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ.

I called for my lovers, but they deceived me; my priests and mine elders perished in the city, while they sought them food to refresh their souls.

٢٠ 20 ٱنْظُرْ يَارَبُّ، فَإِنِّي فِي ضِيقٍ! أَحْشَائِي غَلَتْ. ٱرْتَدَّ قَلْبِي فِي بَاطِنِي لِأَنِّي قَدْ عَصَيْتُ مُتَمَرِّدَةً. فِي ٱلْخَارِجِ يَثْكُلُ ٱلسَّيْفُ، وَفِي ٱلْبَيْتِ مِثْلُ ٱلْمَوْتِ.

Behold, O LORD, for I am in distress, mine inwards burn; my heart is turned within me, for I have grievously rebelled. Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is the like of death.

٢١ 21 سَمِعُوا أَنِّي تَنَهَّدْتُ. لَا مُعَزِّيَ لِي. كُلُّ أَعْدَائِي سَمِعُوا بِبَلِيَّتِي. فَرِحُوا لِأَنَّكَ فَعَلْتَ. تَأْتِي بِٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلَّذِي نَادَيْتَ بِهِ فَيَصِيرُونَ مِثْلِي.

They have heard that I sigh, there is none to comfort me; all mine enemies have heard of my trouble, and are glad, for Thou hast done it; Thou wilt bring the day that Thou hast proclaimed, and they shall be like unto me.

٢٢ 22 لِيَأْتِ كُلُّ شَرِّهِمْ أَمَامَكَ. وَٱفْعَلْ بِهِمْ كَمَا فَعَلْتَ بِي مِنْ أَجْلِ كُلِّ ذُنُوبِي، لِأَنَّ تَنَهُّدَاتِي كَثِيرَةٌ وَقَلْبِي مَغْشِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ».

Let all their wickedness come before Thee; and do unto them, as Thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions; for my sighs are many and my heart is faint.'