إرْمِيا 21

١ 1 الْكَلامُ الَّذِي أَوْحَى بِهِ الرَّبُّ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا النَّبِيِّ، عِنْدَمَا أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ الْمَلِكُ صِدْقِيَّا فَشْحُورَ بْنَ مَلْكِيَّا وَصَفَنْيَا بْنَ مَعْسِيَّا الْكَاهِنَ، قَائِلاً:

The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, in the king Zedekiah's sending unto him Pashhur son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,

٢ 2 «اسْأَلِ الرَّبَّ عَنَّا، لأَنَّ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ مَلِكَ بَابِلَ قَدْ أَعْلَنَ عَلَيْنَا حَرْباً، لَعَلَّ الرَّبَّ يُجْرِي لَنَا مُعْجِزَةً كَسَابِقِ مُعْجِزَاتِهِ، وَيَصْرِفُهُ عَنَّا».

'Inquire, we pray thee, for us at Jehovah, for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath fought against us; perhaps Jehovah doth deal with us according to all His wonders, and doth cause him to go up from off us.'

٣ 3 فَقَالَ لَهُمَا إِرْمِيَا: «هَذَا مَا تَقُولانِ لِصِدْقِيَّا:

And Jeremiah saith unto them, 'Thus do ye say unto Zedekiah,

٤ 4 هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: هَا أَنَا أَرُدُّ أَسْلِحَتَكُمُ الَّتِي بِأَيْدِيكُمُ الَّتِي تُحَارِبُونَ بِها مَلِكَ بَابِلَ وَالْكِلْدَانِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ يُحَاصِرُونَكُمْ مِنْ خَارِجِ السُّورِ، وَأَجْمَعُهُمْ فِي وَسَطِ هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ.

Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel: Lo, I am turning round the weapons of battle That [are] in your hand, With which ye do fight the king of Babylon, And the Chaldeans, who are laying siege against you, At the outside of the wall, And I have gathered them into the midst of this city,

٥ 5 وَأُحَارِبُكُمْ بِنَفْسِي بِيَدٍ مَمْدُودَةٍ وَذِرَاعٍ شَدِيدَةٍ، بِغَضَبٍ وَحَنَقٍ وَسُخْطٍ عَظِيمٍ.

And I — I have fought against you, With a stretched-out hand, and with a strong arm, And in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath,

٦ 6 وَأُبِيدُ أَهْلَ هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ رِجَالاً وَبَهَائِمَ، فَيَمُوتُونَ بِوَبَأٍ رَهِيبٍ،

And I have smitten the inhabitants of this city, Both man and beast, By a great pestilence do they die.

٧ 7 وَأُسْلِمُ صِدْقِيَّا مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا وَخُدَّامَهُ وَمَنْ بَقِيَ مِنْ أَهْلِ هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ، النَّاجِينَ مِنَ الْوَبَأ وَالسَّيْفِ وَالْجُوعِ، إِلَى يَدِ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ، وَإِلَى أَيْدِي أَعْدَائِهِمْ وَطَالِبِي نُفُوسِهِمْ، فَيَقْتُلُهُمْ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، وَلا يَرْثِي لَهُمْ وَلا يَشْفُقُ أَوْ يَرْحَمُ.

And after this — an affirmation of Jehovah, I give Zedekiah king of Judah, And his servants, and the people, And those left in this city, From the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, Into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, And into the hand of their enemies, And into the hand of those seeking their life, And he hath smitten them by the mouth of the sword, He hath no pity on them, Nor doth he spare, nor hath he mercy.

٨ 8 وَتَقُولُ لِهَذَا الشَّعْبِ: هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ: هَا أَنَا أَعْرِضُ أَمَامَكُمْ طَرِيقَ الْحَيَاةِ وَطَرِيقَ الْمَوْتِ.

And unto this people thou dost say, Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am setting before you the way of life, And the way of death!

٩ 9 فَمَنْ يَمْكُثُ فِي هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ يَمُوتُ بِالسَّيْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَالْوَبَاءِ، وَمَنْ يَلْجَأُ إِلَى الْكِلْدَانِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ يُحَاصِرُونَكُمْ وَيَسْتَسْلِمُ لَهُمْ يَحْيَا وَيَغْنَمُ نَفْسَهُ.

Whoso is abiding in this city — dieth, By sword, and by famine, and by pestilence, And whoso is going forth, And hath fallen unto the Chaldeans, Who are laying siege against you — liveth, And his life hath been to him for a spoil.

١٠ 10 فَإِنِّي قَدْ قَضَيْتُ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ بِالشَّرِّ لَا بِالْخَيْرِ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، لِهَذَا يَسْتَوْلِي عَلَيْهَا مَلِكُ بَابِلَ فَيُحْرِقُهَا بِالنَّارِ».

For I have set My face against this city for evil, And not for good — an affirmation of Jehovah. Into the hand of the king of Babylon it is given, And he hath burned it with fire.

١١ 11 «وَتَقُولُ لِبَيْتِ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا: اسْمَعُوا قَضَاءَ الرَّبِّ:

And as to the house of the king of Judah, Hear ye a word of Jehovah;

١٢ 12 يَا ذُرِّيَّةَ دَاوُدَ، هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ: أَجْرُوا الْعَدْلَ فِي الصَّبَاحِ، وَأَنْقِذُوا الْمُغْتَصَبَ مِنْ يَدِ الْمُغْتَصِبِ لِئَلَّا يَنْصَبَّ غَضَبِي كَنَارٍ، فَيُحْرِقَ وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يُخْمِدُهُ لِفَرْطِ مَا ارْتَكَبْتُمْ مِنْ أَعْمَالٍ شِرِّيرَةٍ.

O house of David, thus said Jehovah: Decide ye judgment at morning, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, Lest My fury go forth as fire, And hath burned, and none is quenching, Because of the evil of your doings.

١٣ 13 يَا أُورُشَلِيمُ يَا سَاكِنَةَ الْوَادِي، يَا صَخْرَةَ السَّهْلِ، هَا أَنَا أَقِفُ ضِدَّكِ» يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، «وَأَنْتُمْ يَا مَنْ تَقُولُونَ:’مَنْ يُهَاجِمُنَا؟ وَمَنْ يَقْتَحِمُ مَنَازِلَنَا؟‘

Lo, I [am] against thee — an affirmation of Jehovah, O inhabitant of the valley, rock of the plain, Who are saying, Who cometh down against us? And who cometh into our habitations?

١٤ 14 هَا أَنَا أُعَاقِبُكُمْ بِحَسَبِ ثِمَارِ أَعْمَالِكُمْ، وَأُوْقِدُ نَاراً فِي غَابَةِ مَدِينَتِكُمْ فَتَلْتَهِمُ كُلَّ مَا حَوْلَهَا».

And I have laid a charge against you, According to the fruit of your doings, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have kindled a fire in its forest, And it hath consumed — all its suburbs!