مَراثِي إرْمِي 1

١ 1 كَيْفَ أَصْبَحَتِ الْمَدِينَةُ الآهِلَةُ بِالسُّكَّانِ مَهْجُورَةً وَحِيدَةً؟ صَارَتْ كَأَرْمَلَةٍ! هَذِهِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ عَظِيمَةً بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ. السَّيِّدَةُ بَيْنَ الْمُدُنِ صَارَتْ تَحْتَ الْجِزْيَةِ!

How the city sits solitary, that was full of people! She has become as a widow, who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become tributary!

٢ 2 تَبْكِي بِمَرَارَةٍ فِي اللَّيْلِ، وَدُمُوعُهَا تَنْهَمِرُ عَلَى خَدَّيْهَا. لَا مُعَزِّيَ لَهَا بَيْنَ مُحِبِّيهَا. غَدَرَ بِها جَمِيِعُ خِلّانِهَا وَأَصْبَحُوا لَهَا أَعْدَاءَ.

She weeps bitterly in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks. Among all her loved ones she has none to comfort her. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they have become her enemies.

٣ 3 سُبِيَتْ يَهُوذَا إِلَى الْمَنْفَى بَعْدَ كُلِّ مَا عَانَتْهُ مِنْ ذُلٍّ وَعُبُودِيَّةٍ، فَأَقَامَتْ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ شَقِيَّةً، وَأَدْرَكَهَا مُطَارِدُوهَا فِي خِضَمِّ ضِيقَاتِهَا.

Judah has gone into captivity because of affliction. And because of great servitude she dwells among the nations. She finds no rest. All her persecutors overtook her in the distress.

٤ 4 تَنُوحُ الطُّرُقُ الْمُفْضِيَةُ إِلَى صِهْيَوْنَ، لأَنَّهَا أَقْفَرَتْ مِنَ الْقَادِمِينَ إِلَى الأَعْيَادِ! تَهَدَّمَتْ بَوَّابَاتُهَا جَمِيعاً. كَهَنَتُهَا يَتَنَهَّدُونَ؛ عَذَارَاهَا مُتَحَسِّرَاتٌ وَهِيَ تُقَاسِي مُرَّ الْعَذَابِ.

The ways of Zion 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 أَصْبَحَ أَعْدَاؤُهَا سَادَةً، وَنَجَحَ مُضَايِقُوهَا، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ أَشْقَاهَا بِسَبَبِ خَطَايَاهَا الْمُتَكَاثِرَةِ. قَدْ ذَهَبَ أَوْلادُهَا إِلَى السَّبْيِ أَمَامَ الْعَدُوِّ.

Her adversaries have become the head. Her enemies prosper. For Jehovah has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions. Her young sons have gone into captivity before the adversary.

٦ 6 تَعَرَّتْ بِنْتُ صِهْيَوْنَ مِنْ كُلِّ بَهَائِهَا، وَغَدَا أَشْرَافُهَا كَأَيَائِلَ شَارِدَةٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَرْعَى. فَرُّوا بِقُوَّةٍ خَائِرَةٍ أَمَامَ الْمُطَارِدِ.

And from the daughter of Zion all her majesty is departed. Her rulers have become like harts that find no pasture. And they have gone without strength before the pursuer.

٧ 7 تَذَكَّرَتْ أُورُشَلِيمُ فِي أَيَّامِ شَقَائِهَا وَمِحْنَتِهَا جَمِيعَ مَا كَانَتْ تَتَمَتَّعُ بِهِ مِنْ مُشْتَهَيَاتٍ فِي حِقَبِهَا الْغَابِرَةِ. عِنْدَمَا وَقَعَ شَعْبُهَا فِي قَبْضَةِ الْعَدُوِّ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا مُسْعِفٌ، رَآهَا الْعَدُوُّ صَرِيعَةً وَسَخِرَ لِهَلاكِهَا.

Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that were from the days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and none helped her, the adversaries saw her; they mocked at her desolations.

٨ 8 ارْتَكَبَتْ أُورُشَلِيمُ خَطِيئَةً نَكْرَاءَ فَأَصْبَحَتْ رَجِسَةً. جَمِيعُ مُكَرِّمِيهَا يَحْتَقِرُونَهَا لأَنَّهُمْ شَهِدُوا عُرْيَهَا، أَمَّا هِيَ فَتَنَهَّدَتْ وَتَرَاجَعَتِ الْقَهْقَرِيَّ.

Jerusalem has grievously sinned, therefore she has become as an unclean thing. All who honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness. Yea, she sighs, and turns backward.

٩ 9 قَدْ عَلِقَ رِجْسُهَا بِذُيُولِهَا. لَمْ تَذْكُرْ آخِرَتَهَا، لِهَذَا كَانَ سُقُوطُهَا رَهِيباً، وَلا مُعَزِّيَ لَهَا. انْظُرْ يَا رَبُّ إِلَى شَقَائِي لأَنَّ الْعَدُوَّ قَدِ انْتَصَرَ.

Her filthiness was in her skirts. She did not think of her latter end. Therefore she has come down astonishingly. She has no comforter. Behold, O Jehovah, my affliction, for the enemy has magnified himself.

١٠ 10 امْتَدَّتْ يَدُ الْعَدُوِّ إِلَى كُلِّ ذَخَائِرِهَا، وَأَبْصَرَتِ الأُمَمَ يَنْتَهِكُونَ حُرْمَةَ مَقَادِسِهَا. هَؤُلاءِ الَّذِينَ حَظَرْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا فِي جَمَاعَتِكَ.

The adversary has spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things. For she has seen that the nations have entered into her sanctuary, concerning whom thou commanded that they should not enter into thine assembly.

١١ 11 شَعْبُهَا كُلُّهُ يَتَنَهَّدُ وَهُوَ يَبْحَثُ عَنِ الْقُوتِ. قَدْ قَايَضُوا ذَخَائِرَهُمْ بِالطَّعَامِ لإِنْعَاشِ النَّفْسِ الْخَائِرَةِ. (وَقَالَتْ: ) «انْظُرْ يَا رَبُّ وَتَأَمَّلْ كَيْفَ أَصْبَحْتُ مُحْتَقَرَةً».

All her people sigh. They seek bread. They have given their pleasant things for food to refresh the soul. See, O Jehovah, and, behold, for I have become abject.

١٢ 12 أَلا يَعْنِيكُمْ هَذَا يَا جَمِيعَ عَابِرِي الطَّرِيقِ؟ تَأَمَّلُوا وَانْظُرُوا، هَلْ مِنْ أَلَمٍ كَأَلَمِي الَّذِي ابْتَلانِي بِهِ الرَّبُّ فِي يَوْمِ احْتِدَامِ غَضَبِهِ؟

Is it nothing to you, all ye who pass by? Behold, and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which is brought upon me. Therewith Jehovah has afflicted in the day of his fierce anger.

١٣ 13 مِنَ الْعَلاءِ صَبَّ نَاراً فِي عِظَامِي فَسَرَتْ فِيهَا. نَصَبَ شَرَكاً لِقَدَمَيَّ فَرَدَّنِي إِلَى الْوَرَاءِ. جَعَلَنِي أَطْلالاً أَئِنُّ طُولَ النَّهَارِ.

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

١٤ 14 شَدَّ مَعَاصِيَّ إِلَى نِيرٍ، وَبِيَدِهِ حَبَكَهَا، فَنَاءَ بِها عُنُقِي. أَوْهَنَ الرَّبُّ قُوَايَ وَأَسْلَمَنِي إِلَى يَدٍ لَا طَاقَةَ لِي عَلَى مُقَاوَمَتِهَا.

The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand. They are knit together. They have come up upon my neck. He has made my strength to fail. The Lord has delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.

١٥ 15 بَدَّدَ الرَّبُّ جَمِيعَ جَبَابِرَتِي فِي وَسَطِي، وَأَلَّبَ عَلَيَّ حَشْداً مِنْ أَعْدَائِي لِيَسْحَقُوا شُبَّانِي. دَاسَ الرَّبُّ الْعَذْرَاءَ بِنْتَ صِهْيَوْنَ كَمَا يُدَاسُ الْعِنَبُ فِي الْمِعْصَرَةِ.

The Lord has trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me. He has called a solemn assembly against me to crush my young men. The Lord has trodden the virgin daughter of Judah as in a winepress.

١٦ 16 عَلَى هَذِهِ كُلِّهَا أَبْكِي. عَيْنَايَ، عَيْنَايَ تَفِيضَانِ بِالدُّمُوعِ، إِذِ ابْتَعَدَ عَنِّي كُلُّ مُعَزٍّ يُنْعِشُ نَفْسِي. هَلَكَ أَبْنَائِي لأَنَّ الْعَدُوَّ قَدْ ظَفِرَ.

For these things I weep. My eye, my eye runs down with water, because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me. My sons are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.

١٧ 17 تَمُدُّ صِهْيَوْنُ يَدَيْهَا تَلْتَمِسُ مُعَزِّياً، وَلَكِنْ عَلَى غَيْرِ طَائِلٍ. قَدْ أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ مُضَايِقُو يَعْقُوبَ هُمْ جِيرَانُهُ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُ. قَدْ أَصْبَحَتْ أُورُشَلِيمُ رِجْساً بَيْنَهُمْ.

Zion spreads forth her hands. There is none to comfort her. Jehovah has commanded concerning Jacob, that those who are round about him should be his adversaries. Jerusalem is among them as an unclean thing.

١٨ 18 الرَّبُّ حَقّاً عَادِلٌ، وَأَنَا قَدْ تَمَرَّدْتُ عَلَى أَمْرِهِ. فَاسْتَمِعُوا يَا جَمِيعَ الشُّعُوبِ وَاشْهَدُوا وَجَعِي. قَدْ ذَهَبَ عَذَارَايَ وَشُبَّانِي إِلَى السَّبْيِ.

Jehovah is righteous, for I have rebelled against his commandment. Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and behold my sorrow. My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.

١٩ 19 دَعَوْتُ مُحِبِّيَّ فَخَدَعُونِي. فَنِيَ كَهَنَتِي وَشُيُوخِي فِي الْمَدِينَةِ وَهُمْ يَنْشُدُونَ قُوتاً لإِحْيَاءِ نُفُوسِهِمْ.

I called for my loved ones, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders gave up the spirit in the city, while they sought food for themselves to refresh their souls.

٢٠ 20 انْظُرْ يَا رَبُّ فَإِنِّي فِي ضِيقَةٍ. أَحْشَائِي جَائِشَةٌ وَقَلْبِي مُتَلاطِمٌ فِي دَاخِلِي، لأَنِّي أَكْثَرْتُ التَّمَرُّدَ. هَا السَّيْفُ يُثْكِلُ فِي الْخَارِجِ وَفِي الْبَيْتِ يَسُودُ الْمَوْتُ.

Behold, O Jehovah, for I am in distress. My heart is troubled. My heart is turned within me. For I have grievously rebelled. Abroad the sword bereaves; at home there is as death.

٢١ 21 قَدْ سَمِعُوا تَنَهُّدِي فَلَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ مُعَزٍّ لِي. جَمِيعُ أَعْدَائِي عَرَفُوا بِبَلِيَّتِي فَشَمِتُوا بِمَا فَعَلْتَ بِي. أَسْرِعْ بِيَوْمِ الْعِقَابِ الَّذِي تَوَعَّدْتَ بِهِ فَيَصِيرُوا مِثْلِي.

They have heard that I sigh. There is none to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble. They are glad that thou have done it. Thou will bring the day that thou have proclaimed, and they shall be like me.

٢٢ 22 لِيَأْتِ كُلُّ شَرِّهِمْ أَمَامَكَ فَتُعَاقِبَهُمْ كَمَا عَاقَبْتَنِي عَلَى كُلِّ ذُنُوبِي، لأَنَّ تَنَهُّدَاتِي كَثِيرَةٌ وَقَلْبِي مَغْشِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ.

Let all their wickedness come before thee, and do to them, as thou have done to me for all my transgressions. For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.