إرْمِيا 28

١ 1 وَفِي الشَّهْرِ الْخَامِسِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ فِي مُسْتَهَلِّ حُكْمِ صِدْقِيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، قَالَ لِي حَنَنِيَّا بْنُ عَزُورَ النَّبِيُّ الْكَاذِبُ، الَّذِي مِنْ جِبْعُونَ، فِي حُضُورِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَكُلِّ الشَّعْبِ الْمُجْتَمِعِينَ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ:

When Zedekiah had been the King of Judah for more than three years, late in the (summer/hot season), Azzur’s son Hananiah, a prophet from Gibeon [city], spoke to me in the [courtyard of the] temple, while [all] the priests and other people were listening. He said,

٢ 2 «هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: إِنِّي قَدْ حَطَّمْتُ نِيرَ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ.

“This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: ‘I will cause the king of Babylon to stop ruling/controlling [MET] [all of you].

٣ 3 وَبَعْدَ عَامَيْنِ أَرُدُّ إِلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ كُلَّ آنِيَةِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ الَّتِي اسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَكَانِ وَحَمَلَهَا إِلَى بَابِلَ.

(Within two years/Before two years have ended), I will cause to be brought bring back to this temple all the valuable things that King Nebuchadnezzar’s [soldiers] took from this temple and took to Babylon.

٤ 4 وَأَرُدُّ إِلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ يَكُنْيَا بْنَ يَهُويَاقِيمَ مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا، وَكُلَّ سَبْيِ يَهُوذَا الَّذِينَ نُفُوا إِلَى بَابِلَ، لأَنِّي سَأُحَطِّمُ نِيرَ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ».

And I will also cause King Jehoiachin to be brought back here, and all the [other] people who were captured and taken to Babylon. The king of Babylon has [forced you to do what he wants, like someone] puts a yoke [on the neck of an ox to force it to do what he] wants [MET] it to do. But I will cause that to end. [That will happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.’”

٥ 5 عِنْدَئِذٍ قَالَ إِرْمِيَا النَّبِيُّ لِحَنَنِيَّا الْمُتَنَبِّئِ أَمَامَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَسَائِرِ الشَّعْبِ الْمَاثِلِ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ:

I replied to Hananiah in front of [all] the priests and other people who were standing outside the temple.

٦ 6 «آمِينَ. لِيُحَقِّقِ الرَّبُّ هَذَا، وَلْيُتَمِّمِ الرَّبُّ كَلامَكَ الَّذِي تَنَبَّأْتَ بِهِ، وَيَرُدَّ آنِيَةَ هَيْكَلِهِ وَكُلَّ الْمَسْبِيِّينَ مِنْ بَابِلَ إِلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ.

I said, “(Amen/May that happen)! I desire/hope that what you have predicted will happen. I hope/desire that Yahweh will do everything that you have said! I hope/desire that he will cause [men from Babylon] to bring back from Babylon [all] the valuable things that were in this temple, and all the people who were taken [to Babylon].

٧ 7 لَكِنْ أَصْغِ إِلَى هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ الَّتِي أَنْطِقُ بِها عَلَى مَسْمَعِكَ وَعَلَى مَسَامِعِ الشَّعْبِ كُلِّهِ:

But now listen to what I say to you while all these people are listening.

٨ 8 إِنَّ الأَنْبِيَاءَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا قَبْلِي وَقَبْلَكَ فِي الأَزْمِنَةِ السَّالِفَةِ، تَنَبَّأُوا عَلَى بُلْدَانٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَمَمَالِكَ عَظِيمَةٍ بِالْحُرُوبِ وَالْجُوعِ وَالْوَبَاءِ،

Many years ago, those who were prophets before you and I [became prophets] spoke messages about many nations and great kingdoms. They predicted/prophesied that wars and disasters and plagues/diseases would occur in those nations.

٩ 9 أَمَّا النَّبِيُّ الَّذِي تَنَبَّأَ بِالسَّلامِ، فَعِنْدَ تَحَقُّقِ نُبُوءَتِهِ يُعْرَفُ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ أَرْسَلَهُ حَقّاً».

[So now you or] any other prophet who predicts that things will go well [for us must show that your message is correct. Only] if what you predict actually happens will we know that you were truly appointed by Yahweh.”

١٠ 10 فَأَخَذَ حَنَنِيَّا الْمُتَنَبِّئُ الْكَاذِبُ النِّيرَ عَنْ عُنُقِ إِرْمِيَا النَّبِيِّ وَحَطَّمَهُ،

Then Hananiah took the yoke off my neck and broke it.

١١ 11 وَقَالَ أَمَامَ كُلِّ الشَّعْبِ: «هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ: هَكَذَا أُحَطِّمُ نِيرَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ بَعْدَ عَامَيْنِ عَنْ أَعْنَاقِ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ». ثُمَّ مَضَى إِرْمِيَا النَّبِيُّ فِي سَبِيلِهِ.

Then he said this to all the people who were there: “This is what Yahweh says: ‘Just like Hananiah has broken this yoke, within two years I will cause King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to [stop forcing the people to do what he wants, which has been like] a heavy yoke on all their necks [MET].’” After Hananiah said that, I left the temple area.

١٢ 12 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ حَطَّمَ حَنَنِيَّا الْمُتَنَبِّئُ الْكَاذِبُ النِّيرَ عَنْ عُنُقِ إِرْمِيَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ لإِرْمِيَا النَّبِيِّ:

[Soon] after Hananiah had broken the yoke that was around my neck, Yahweh gave this message to me:

١٣ 13 «اذْهَبْ وَقُلْ لِحَنَنِيَّا: هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ: أَنْتَ حَطَّمْتَ أَنْيَارَ خَشَبٍ، وَلَكِنِّي أَعْدَدْتُ مَكَانَهَا أَنْيَاراً مِنْ حَدِيدٍ.

“Go and say this to Hananiah: ‘Yahweh says that you have broken a wooden yoke, but that he will replace it with an iron yoke.

١٤ 14 لأَنَّ هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: إِنِّي قَدْ وَضَعْتُ نِيراً مِنْ حَدِيدٍ عَلَى أَعْنَاقِ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ لَتُسْتَعْبَدَ لِنَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ، فَيَكُونُونَ لَهُ عَبِيداً وَقَدْ عَهِدْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَيْضاً بِحَيَوَانِ الْحَقْلِ».

I have forced the people of all these nations to [become slaves of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. That is [like] [MET] an iron yoke around their necks. I have put everything, even wild animals, under his control.’”

١٥ 15 وَأَضَافَ إِرْمِيَا النَّبِيُّ مُخَاطِباً حَنَنِيَّا الْمُتَنَبِّئَ: «اسْمَعْ يَا حَنَنِيَّا، هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ: إِنَّ الرَّبَّ لَمْ يَبْعَثْكَ، وَأَنْتَ جَعَلْتَ هَذَا الشَّعْبَ يُصَدِّقُ كَذِبَكَ.

Then I [went to] Hananiah and said to him, “Hananiah, listen [to this]: Yahweh has not appointed you; instead, [you have told] lies to the people, and they have believed your lies.

١٦ 16 لِذَلِكَ هَكَذَا يُعْلِنُ الرَّبُّ: هَا أَنَا أُبِيدُكَ عَنْ وَجْهِ الأَرْضِ فَتَمُوتُ فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ لأَنَّكَ نَطَقْتَ بِالتَّمَرُّدِ عَلَى الرَّبِّ».

Therefore, this is what Yahweh says: ‘You will [soon] die. Before the end of this year, you will die, because you have rebelled against Yahweh.’”

١٧ 17 وَفِي الشَّهْرِ السَّابِعِ مِنْ تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ عَيْنِهَا مَاتَ حَنَنِيَّا.

Hananiah died two months later.