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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 امْتَدَّتْ يَدُ الْعَدُوِّ إِلَى كُلِّ ذَخَائِرِهَا، وَأَبْصَرَتِ الأُمَمَ يَنْتَهِكُونَ حُرْمَةَ مَقَادِسِهَا. هَؤُلاءِ الَّذِينَ حَظَرْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ 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 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 LORD, and behold, how abject I am become.'

١٢ 12 أَلا يَعْنِيكُمْ هَذَا يَا جَمِيعَ عَابِرِي الطَّرِيقِ؟ تَأَمَّلُوا وَانْظُرُوا، هَلْ مِنْ أَلَمٍ كَأَلَمِي الَّذِي ابْتَلانِي بِهِ الرَّبُّ فِي يَوْمِ احْتِدَامِ 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 الْعَلاءِ صَبَّ نَاراً فِي عِظَامِي فَسَرَتْ فِيهَا. نَصَبَ شَرَكاً لِقَدَمَيَّ فَرَدَّنِي إِلَى الْوَرَاءِ. جَعَلَنِي أَطْلالاً أَئِنُّ طُولَ النَّهَارِ.

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

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

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

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 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 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 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 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 فَتُعَاقِبَهُمْ كَمَا عَاقَبْتَنِي عَلَى كُلِّ ذُنُوبِي، لأَنَّ 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.'