Jeremiah 34

1 The worde which came vnto Ieremiah from the Lord (when Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel, and all his hoste, and all the kingdomes of the earth, that were vnder the power of his hand, and all people fought against Ierusalem, and against all the cites thereof) saying,

١ اَلْكَلِمَةُ ٱلَّتِي صَارَتْ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ حِينَ كَانَ نَبُوخَذْنَاصَّرُ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ وَكُلُّ جَيْشِهِ وَكُلُّ مَمَالِكِ أَرَاضِي سُلْطَانِ يَدِهِ وَكُلُّ ٱلشُّعُوبِ، يُحَارِبُونَ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَكُلُّ مُدُنِهَا قَائِلَةً:

2 Thus sayth the Lord God of Israel, Goe, and speake to Zedekiah King of Iudah, and tell him, Thus sayth the Lord, Beholde, I will giue this citie into the hand of the King of Babel, and he shall burne it with fire,

٢ «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: ٱذْهَبْ وَكَلِّمْ صِدْقِيَّا مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا وَقُلْ لَهُ: هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: هَأَنَذَا أَدْفَعُ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ لِيَدِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ فَيُحْرِقُهَا بِٱلنَّارِ.

3 And thou shall not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and deliuered into his hand, and thine eyes shall beholde the face of the King of Babel, and he shall speake with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babel.

٣ وَأَنْتَ لَا تُفْلِتُ مِنْ يَدِهِ، بَلْ تُمْسَكُ إِمْسَاكًا وَتُدْفَعُ لِيَدِهِ، وَتَرَى عَيْنَاكَ عَيْنَيْ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ، وَتُكَلِّمُهُ فَمًا لِفَمٍ وَتَذْهَبُ إِلَى بَابِلَ.

4 Yet heare the worde of the Lord, O Zedekiah, King of Iudah: thus sayth the Lord of thee, Thou shalt not dye by the sword,

٤ وَلَكِنِ ٱسْمَعْ كَلِمَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ يَا صِدْقِيَّا مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا. هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ مِنْ جِهَتِكَ: لَا تَمُوتُ بِٱلسَّيْفِ.

5 But thou shalt die in peace: and according to the burning for thy fathers the former Kings which were before thee, so shall they burne odours for thee, and they shall lament thee, saying, Oh lorde: for I haue pronounced the worde, sayth the Lord.

٥ بِسَلَامٍ تَمُوتُ، وَبِإِحْرَاقِ آبَائِكَ ٱلْمُلُوكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا قَبْلَكَ، هَكَذَا يُحْرِقُونَ لَكَ وَيَنْدُبُونَكَ قَائِلِينَ: آهِ، يَا سَيِّدُ. لِأَنِّي أَنَا تَكَلَّمْتُ بِٱلْكَلِمَةِ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ».

6 Then Ieremiah the Prophet spake all these words vnto Zedekiah King of Iudah in Ierusalem,

٦ فَكَلَّمَ إِرْمِيَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ صِدْقِيَّا مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا بِكُلِّ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ،

7 (When the King of Babels hoste fought against Ierusalem, and against all the cities of Iudah, that were left, euen against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these strong cities remained of the cities of Iudah)

٧ إِذْ كَانَ جَيْشُ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ يُحَارِبُ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَكُلَّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا ٱلْبَاقِيَةِ: لَخِيشَ وَعَزِيقَةَ. لِأَنَّ هَاتَيْنِ بَقِيَتَا فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا مَدِينَتَيْنِ حَصِينَتَيْنِ.

8 This is the worde that came vnto Ieremiah from the Lord, after that the King Zedekiah had made a couenant with all the people, which were at Ierusalem, to proclaime libertie vnto them,

٨ ٱلْكَلِمَةُ ٱلَّتِي صَارَتْ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ، بَعْدَ قَطْعِ ٱلْمَلِكِ صِدْقِيَّا عَهْدًا مَعَ كُلِّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ لِيُنَادُوا بِٱلْعِتْقِ،

9 That euery man should let his seruant go free, and euery man his handmayde, which was an Ebrue or an Ebruesse, and that none should serue himselfe of them, to wit, of a Iewe his brother.

٩ أَنْ يُطْلِقَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَبْدَهُ وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ أَمَتَهُ ٱلْعِبْرَانِيَّ وَٱلْعِبْرَانِيَّةَ حُرَّيْنِ، حَتَّى لَا يَسْتَعْبِدَهُمَا، أَيْ أَخَوَيْهِ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّيْنِ،أَحَدٌ.

10 Now when all the princes, and all the people which had agreed to the couenant, heard that euery one should let his seruant go free, and euery one his handmaide, and that none should serue them selues of them any more, they obeyed and let them go.

١٠ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ كُلُّ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ وَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِينَ دَخَلُوا فِي ٱلْعَهْدِ أَنْ يُطْلِقُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَبْدَهُ، وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ أَمَتَهُ حُرَّيْنِ وَلَا يَسْتَعْبِدُوهُمَا بَعْدُ، أَطَاعُوا وَأَطْلَقُوا.

11 But afterwarde they repented and caused the seruants and the handmayds, whom they had let go free, to returne, and helde them in subiection as seruants and handmayds.

١١ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ عَادُوا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَأَرْجَعُوا ٱلْعَبِيدَ وَٱلْإِمَاءَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَطْلَقُوهُمْ أَحْرَارًا، وَأَخْضَعُوهُمْ عَبِيدًا وَإِمَاءً.

12 Therefore the worde of the Lord came vnto Ieremiah from the Lord, saying,

١٢ فَصَارَتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلَةً:

13 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I made a couenant with your fathers, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of seruants, saying,

١٣ «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: أَنَا قَطَعْتُ عَهْدًا مَعَ آبَائِكُمْ يَوْمَ أَخْرَجْتُهُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ مِنْ بَيْتِ ٱلْعَبِيدِ قَائِلًا:

14 At the terme of seuen yeres let ye go, euery man his brother an Ebrewe which hath bene solde vnto thee: and when he hath serued the sixe yeres, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers obeyed me not, neither inclined their eares.

١٤ فِي نِهَايَةِ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ تُطْلِقُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ أَخَاهُ ٱلْعِبْرَانِيَّ ٱلَّذِي بِيعَ لَكَ وَخَدَمَكَ سِتَّ سِنِينَ، فَتُطْلِقُهُ حُرًّا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ. وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ آبَاؤُكُمْ لِي وَلَا أَمَالُوا أُذُنَهُمْ.

15 And ye were nowe turned, and had done right in my sight in proclayming libertie, euery man to his neighbour, and ye had made a couenant before mee in the house, whereupon my Name is called.

١٥ وَقَدْ رَجَعْتُمْ أَنْتُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ وَفَعَلْتُمْ مَا هُوَ مُسْتَقِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيَّ، مُنَادِينَ بِٱلْعِتْقِ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ، وَقَطَعْتُمْ عَهْدًا أَمَامِي فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلَّذِي دُعِيَ بِٱسْمِي.

16 But ye repented, and polluted my Name: for ye haue caused euery man his seruant, and euery man his handmayde, whom ye had set at libertie at their pleasure, to returne, and holde them in subiection to bee vnto you as seruantes and as handmaydes.

١٦ ثُمَّ عُدْتُمْ وَدَنَّسْتُمُ ٱسْمِي وَأَرْجَعْتُمْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَبْدَهُ، وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ أَمَتَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ أَطْلَقْتُمُوهُمْ أَحْرَارًا لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ، وَأَخْضَعْتُمُوهُمْ لِيَكُونُوا لَكُمْ عَبِيدًا وَإِمَاءً.

17 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Ye haue not obeyed mee, in proclayming freedome euery man to his brother, and euery man to his neighbour: beholde, I proclaime a libertie for you, saith the Lord, to the sworde, to the pestilence, and to the famine, and I will make you a terrour to all the kingdomes of the earth.

١٧ لِذَلِكَ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: أَنْتُمْ لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا لِي لِتُنَادُوا بِٱلْعِتْقِ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى أَخِيهِ، وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ. هَأَنَذَا أُنَادِي لَكُمْ بِٱلْعِتْقِ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، لِلسَّيْفِ وَٱلْوَبَإِ وَٱلْجُوعِ، وَأَجْعَلُكُمْ قَلَقًا لِكُلِّ مَمَالِكِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

18 And I will giue those men that haue broken my couenant, and haue not kept the wordes of the couenant, which they had made before me, when they cut the calfe in twaine, and passed betweene the partes thereof:

١٨ وَأَدْفَعُ ٱلنَّاسَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَعَدَّوْا عَهْدِي، ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقِيمُوا كَلَامَ ٱلْعَهْدِ ٱلَّذِي قَطَعُوهُ أَمَامِي. ٱلْعِجْلَ ٱلَّذِي قَطَعُوهُ إِلَى ٱثْنَيْنِ، وَجَازُوا بَيْنَ قِطْعَتَيْهِ.

19 The princes of Iudah, and the princes of Ierusalem, the Eunuches, and the Priestes, and all the people of the lande, which passed betweene the partes of the calfe,

١٩ رُؤَسَاءَ يَهُوذَا وَرُؤَسَاءَ أُورُشَلِيمَ، ٱلْخِصْيَانَ وَٱلْكَهَنَةَ وَكُلَّ شَعْبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّذِينَ جَازُوا بَيْنَ قِطْعَتَيِ ٱلْعِجْلِ،

20 I wil euen giue them into the hand of their enemies, and into the handes of them that seeke their life: and their dead bodies shalbe for meate vnto the foules of the heauen, and to the beastes of the earth.

٢٠ أَدْفَعُهُمْ لِيَدِ أَعْدَائِهِمْ وَلِيَدِ طَالِبِي نُفُوسِهِمْ، فَتَكُونُ جُثَثُهُمْ أُكْلًا لِطُيُورِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَوُحُوشِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

21 And Zedekiah King of Iudah, and his princes will I giue into the hand of their enemies, and into the hande of them that seeke their life, and into the hande of the King of Babels hoste, which are gone vp from you.

٢١ وَأَدْفَعُ صِدْقِيَّا مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا وَرُؤَسَاءَهُ لِيَدِ أَعْدَائِهِمْ، وَلِيَدِ طَالِبِي نُفُوسِهِمْ، وَلِيَدِ جَيْشِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَعِدُوا عَنْكُمْ.

22 Beholde, I will commande, saith the Lord, and cause them to returne to this citie, and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burne it with fire: and I will make the cities of Iudah desolate without an inhabitant.

٢٢ هَأَنَذَا آمُرُ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَأَرُدُّهُمْ إِلَى هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَيُحَارِبُونَهَا وَيَأْخُذُونَهَا وَيُحْرِقُونَهَا بِٱلنَّارِ، وَأَجْعَلُ مُدُنَ يَهُوذَا خَرِبَةً بِلَا سَاكِنٍ».