Jeremiah 11

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying:

١ هَذِهِ هِيَ النُّبُوءَةُ الَّتِي أَوْحَى بِها الرَّبُّ لإِرْمِيَا:

2 'Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

٢ «اسْتَمِعْ كَلامَ هَذَا الْعَهْدِ وَخَاطِبْ رِجَالَ يَهُوذَا وَأَهْلَ أُورُشَلِيمَ،

3 and say thou unto them: Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man that heareth not the words of this covenant,

٣ وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: مَلْعُونٌ الَّذِي لَا يَسْمَعُ كَلِمَاتِ هَذَا الْعَهْدِ،

4 which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying: Hearken to My voice, and do them, according to all which I command you; so shall ye be My people, and I will be your God;

٤ الَّذِي أَوْصَيْتُ بِهِ آبَاءَكُمْ حِينَ أَخْرَجْتُهُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ مِنْ كُورِ الْحَدِيدِ قَائِلاً: اسْتَمِعُوا إِلَى صَوْتِي وَاعْمَلُوا بِمُقْتَضَى مَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ، فَتَكُونُوا لِي شَعْباً وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَكُمْ إِلَهاً،

5 that I may establish the oath which I swore unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day.' Then answered I, and said: 'Amen, O LORD.'

٥ فَأَفِي بِالْقَسَمِ الَّذِي أَقْسَمْتُ بِهِ لِآبَائِكُمْ أَنْ أَهَبَهُمْ أَرْضاً تَفِيضُ لَبَناً وَعَسَلاً، كَمَا فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ». فَأَجَبْتُ قَائِلاً: «آمِينَ يَا رَبُّ».

6 And the LORD said unto me: 'Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them.

٦ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِيَ الرَّبُّ: «أَذِعْ كُلَّ هَذَا الْكَلامِ فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا وَفِي شَوَارِعِ أُورُشَلِيمَ: اسْمَعُوا كَلِمَاتِ هَذَا الْعَهْدِ وَاعْمَلُوا بِها.

7 For I earnestly forewarned your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, forewarning betimes and often, saying: Hearken to My voice.

٧ فَإِنِّي مُنْذُ أَنْ أَخْرَجْتُ آبَاءَكُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ حَتَّى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، أَشْهَدْتُ عَلَيْهِمِ الْمَرَّةَ تِلْوَ الأُخْرَى قَائِلاً: أَطِيعُوا صَوْتِي.

8 Yet they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the stubbornness of their evil heart; therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did them not.'

٨ لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُطِيعُوا وَلَمْ يَسْمَعُوا، إِنَّمَا سَلَكَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ بِمُوْجِبِ عِنَادِ قَلْبِهِ الشِّرِّيرِ. فَأَجْرَيْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ كُلَّ كَلامِ هَذَا الْعَهْدِ الَّذِي أَمَرْتُهُمْ بِهِ وَلَمْ يُنَفِّذُوهُ».

9 And the LORD said unto me: 'A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

٩ ثُمَّ خَاطَبَنِي الرَّبُّ: «قَدْ شَاعَتْ فِتْنَةٌ بَيْنَ رِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَأَهْلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

10 They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear My words; and they are gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers.

١٠ فَقَدِ ارْتَدُّوا إِلَى آثَامِ أَسْلافِهِمِ الَّذِينَ أَبَوْا الاسْتِمَاعَ إِلَى كَلِمَاتِي، ضَلُّوا وَرَاءَ الأَصْنَامِ لِيَعْبُدُوهَا، وَقَدْ نَكَثَ شَعْبُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَشَعْبُ يَهُوذَا عَهْدِي الَّذِي أَبْرَمْتُهُ مَعَ آبَائِهِمْ.

11 Therefore thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto Me, I will not hearken unto them.

١١ لِذَلِكَ هَا أَنَا أُنْزِلُ بِهِمْ شَرّاً لَنْ يُفْلِتُوا مِنْهُ، فَيَسْتَغِيثُونَ بِي فَلا أَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُمْ.

12 Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer; but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.

١٢ فَيَلْجَأُ سُكَّانُ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا وَأَهْلُ أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى الأَصْنَامِ الَّتِي أَحْرَقُوا لَهَا الْبَخُورَ لِيَسْتَغِيثُوا بِها، وَلَكِنَّهَا لَنْ تُغِيثَهُمْ فِي سَاعَةِ الْمِحْنَةِ.

13 For according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to the shameful thing, even altars to offer unto Baal.

١٣ صَارَ عَدَدُ آلِهَتِكَ يَا يَهُوذَا كَعَدَدِ مُدُنِكَ، وَأَضْحَتْ مَذَابِحُكَ الَّتِي نَصَبْتَهَا لِلْخِزْيِ وَلإِصْعَادِ الْبَخُورِ لِلْبَعْلَ بِعَدَدِ شَوَارِعِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

14 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto Me for their trouble.'

١٤ فَلا تَبْتَهِلَنَّ مِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا الشَّعْبِ، وَلا تَرْفَعَنَّ لأَجْلِهِمْ دُعَاءً وَلا صَلاةً، فَإِنِّي لَنْ أَسْمَعَ لَهُمْ وَقْتَ اسْتِغَاثَتِهِمْ بِي مِنْ مِحْنَتِهِمْ.

15 What hath My beloved to do in My house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the hallowed flesh is passed from thee? When thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.

١٥ أَيُّ حَقٍّ لِحَبِيبَتِي فِي بَيْتِي بَعْدَ أَنِ ارْتَكَبَتِ الْمُوبِقَاتِ الْكَثِيرَةَ؟ أَيُمْكِنُ لِلَحْمِ الذَّبَائِحِ الْمُقَدَّسِ أَنْ يَصْرِفَ عَنْكِ عِقَابَكِ؟ عِنْدَمَا تَنْغَمِسِينَ فِي شَرِّكِ آنَئِذٍ تَبْتَهِجِينَ».

16 The LORD called thy name a leafy olive-tree, fair with goodly fruit; with the noise of a great tumult He hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.

١٦ قَدْ دَعَاكِ الرَّبُّ مَرَّةً زَيْتُونَةً خَضْرَاءَ ذَاتَ ثَمَرٍ بَهِيجِ الْمَنْظَرِ. أَمَّا الآنَ فَبِزَمْجَرةٍ عَاصِفَةٍ رَهِيبَةٍ يُضْرِمُ فِيهَا نَاراً تَلْتَهِمُ أَغْصَانَهَا.

17 For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have wrought for themselves in provoking Me by offering unto Baal.

١٧ إِنَّ الرَّبَّ الْقَدِيرَ الَّذِي غَرَسَكِ قَدْ قَضَى بِالشَّرِّ عَلَيْكِ عِقَاباً لِمَا ارْتَكَبَهُ شَعْبُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَشَعْبُ يَهُوذَا مِنْ إِثْمٍ، فَأَثَارُوا غَيْظِي بِإِحْرَاقِ الْبَخُورِ لِلْبَعْلِ.

18 And the LORD gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it; then Thou showedst me their doings.

١٨ وَقَدْ أَطْلَعَنِي الرَّبُّ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَعَرَفْتُ؛ ثُمَّ أَرَيْتَنِي أَعْمَالَهُمُ الْمُنْكَرَةَ.

19 But I was like a docile lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me: 'Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.'

١٩ وَلَكِنِّي كُنْتُ كَحَمَلٍ أَلِيفٍ يُسَاقُ إِلَى الذَّبْحِ، لَمْ أُدْرِكْ أَنَّهُمْ يَتَآمَرُونَ عَلَيَّ قَائِلِينَ: «لِنُتْلِفِ الشَّجَرَةَ وَثِمَارَهَا، وَلْنَسْتَأْصِلْهُ مِنْ أَرْضِ الأَحْيَاءِ فَيَنْدَثِرَ اسْمُهُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.»

20 But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see Thy vengeance on them; for unto Thee have I revealed my cause.

٢٠ وَلَكِنْ أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ، الْقَاضِي بِالإِنْصَافِ، الْفَاحِصُ الْقُلُوبِ وَالنَّوَايَا، دَعْنِي أَشْهَدُ انْتِقَامَكَ مِنْهُمْ لأَنِّي إِلَيْكَ رَفَعْتُ دَعْوَايَ.

21 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying: 'Thou shalt not prophesy in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand';

٢١ «لِذَلِكَ، هَكَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ عَنْ رِجَالِ عَنَاثُوثَ الَّذِينَ يَلْتَمِسُونَ نَفْسَكَ قَائِلِينَ: لَا تَتَنَبَّأْ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ لِئَلَّا تَمُوتَ بِأَيْدِينَا.

22 therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will punish them; the young men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall die by famine;

٢٢ لِهَذَا يُعْلِنُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ: هَا أَنَا أُعَاقِبُهُمْ فَيَمُوتُ شَبَابُهُمْ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، وَيَهْلِكُ أَبْنَاؤُهُمْ وَبَنَاتُهُمْ جُوْعاً.

23 And there shall be no remnant unto them; for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.

٢٣ وَلا تُفْلِتُ مِنْهُمْ بَقِيَّةٌ، لأَنِّي فِي سَنَةِ عِقَابِهِمْ أَجْلِبُ شَرّاً عَلَى رِجَالِ عَنَاثُوثَ».