Jeremiah 11

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

١ هَذِهِ هِيَ النُّبُوءَةُ الَّتِي أَوْحَى بِها الرَّبُّ لإِرْمِيَا:

2 Hear all of you 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 you unto them, Thus says the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeys 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, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall all of you 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 perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, 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 Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear all of you 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 protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

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

8 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring 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, which refused to hear my words; and they went 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 says 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 inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: 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 your cities were your gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have all of you set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense 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 you for this people, neither lift up a cry or 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 has my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she has wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from you? when you do evil, then you rejoice.

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 your name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he has 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 you, has pronounced evil against you, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense 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 has given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then you showed me their doings.

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

19 But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, 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 judge righteously, that try the reins and the heart, let me see your vengeance on them: for unto you 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 says the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek your life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that you 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 says 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 of 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».