Jeremiah 15

1 And YHWH says to me: “Though Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My soul is not toward this people, Send from before My face, and they go out.

١ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِيَ الرَّبُّ: «وحَتَّى لَوْ مَثَلَ مُوسَى وَصَمُوئِيلُ أَمَامِي، مِنْ أَجْلِ الشَّعْبِ فَإِنَّ قَلْبِي لَنْ يَلْتَفِتَ إِلَى هَذَا الشَّعْبِ. اطْرَحْهُمْ مِنْ مَحْضَرِي فَيَخْرُجُوا.

2 And it has come to pass, when they say to you, To where do we go out? That you have said to them, Thus said YHWH: Those who [are] for death—to death, And those who are for the sword—to the sword, And those who are for famine—to famine, And those who are for captivity—to captivity.

٢ وَعِنْدَمَا يَسْأَلُونَكَ: إِلَى أَيْنَ نَذْهَبُ؟ أَجِبْهُمْ: هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ: مَنْ هُوَ لِلْوَبَأِ فَبِالْوَبَأِ يَمُوتُ، وَمَنْ هُوَ لِلسَّيْفِ فَبِالسَّيْفِ يُقْتَلُ، وَمَنْ هُوَ لِلْمَجَاعَةِ فَبِالْمَجَاعَةِ يَفْنَى، وَمَنْ هُوَ لِلسَّبْيِ فَإِلَى السَّبْيِ يَذْهَبُ.

3 And I have appointed four kinds over them,” A declaration of YHWH, “The sword to slay, and the dogs to drag, And the bird of the heavens, And the beast of the earth, to consume and to devour.

٣ وَأَعْهَدُ بِهِمْ إِلَى أَرْبَعَةِ أَصْنَافٍ مِنَ الْخَرَابِ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: السَّيْفِ لِلذَّبْحِ، وَالْكِلابِ لِلتَّمْزِيقِ، وَطُيُورِ السَّمَاءِ وَوُحُوشِ الأَرْضِ لِلاِفْتِرَاسِ وَالإِهْلاكِ.

4 And I have given them for a trembling To all kingdoms of the earth, Because of Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah, For that which he did in Jerusalem.

٤ وَأَجْعَلُهُمْ مَثَارَ رُعْبِ أُمَمِ الأَرْضِ نَتِيجَةً لِمَا ارْتَكَبَهُ مَنَسَّى بْنُ حَزَقِيَّا فِي أُورُشَلِيمُ.

5 For who has pity on you, O Jerusalem? And who bemoans for you? And who turns aside to ask of your welfare?

٥ فَمَنْ يَعْطِفُ عَلَيْكِ يَا أُورُشَلِيمُ، وَمَنْ يَرْثِي لَكِ؟ مَنْ يَتَوَقَّفُ لِيَسْأَلَ عَنْ سَلامَتِكِ؟

6 You have left Me,” A declaration of YHWH, “You go backward, And I stretch out My hand against you, And I destroy you, I have been weary of relenting,

٦ قَدْ رَفَضْتِنِي» يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، «وَوَاظَبْتِ عَلَى الارْتِدَادِ، لِذَلِكَ مَدَدْتُ يَدِي ضِدَّكِ وَدَمَّرْتُكِ، إِذْ سَئِمْتُ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الصَّفْحِ عَنْكِ.

7 And I scatter them with a fan, In the gates of the land, I have bereaved [them], I have destroyed My people, They did not turn back from their ways.

٧ وَأُذَرِّيهِمْ بِالْمِذْرَاةِ فِي أَبْوَابِ مُدُنِ الأَرْضِ؛ وَأُثْكِلُ وَأُهْلِكُ شَعْبِي لأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَرْجِعُوا عَنْ طُرُقِهِمِ الأَثِيمَةِ.

8 Its widows have been more to Me than the sand of the seas, I brought on them—against the mother—A young man—a spoiler—at noon. I caused wrath and trouble to fall on her suddenly.

٨ وَأَجْعَلُ عَدَدَ أَرَامِلِهِمْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَدَدِ رَمْلِ الْبَحْرِ، وَأَجْلِبُ فِي الظَّهِيرَةِ مُهْلِكاً عَلَى أُمَّهَاتِ الشُّبَّانِ، وَأُوْقِعُ عَلَيْهِمِ الرُّعْبَ وَالْهَوْلَ بَغْتَةً.

9 The bearer of seven has languished, She has breathed out her spirit, Her sun has gone in while yet day, It has been ashamed and confounded, And I give up their remnant to the sword before their enemies,” A declaration of YHWH.

٩ ذَبُلَتْ وَالِدَةُ السَّبْعَةِ الأَبْنَاءِ. أَسْلَمَتْ رُوحَهَا وَغَرَبَتْ شَمْسُ حَيَاتِهَا وَالنَّهَارُ لَمْ يَغِبْ بَعْدُ. لَحِقَ بِها الْخِزْيُ وَالْعَارُ. أَمَّا بَقِيَّتُهُمْ فَأَدْفَعُهُمْ إِلَى حَدِّ السَّيْفِ أَمَامَ أَعْدَائِهِمْ»، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

10 Woe to me, my mother, For you have borne me, A man of strife and a man of contention to all the land, I have not lent on usury, Nor have they lent on usury to me—All of them are reviling me.

١٠ وَيْلٌ لِي يَا أُمِّي لأَنَّكِ أَنْجَبْتِنِي لأَكُونَ إِنْسَانَ خِصَامٍ وَرَجُلَ نِزَاعٍ لِكُلِّ الأَرْضِ. لَمْ أَقْرِضْ وَلَمْ أَقْتَرِضْ. وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَلْعَنُنِي.

11 YHWH said, “Did I not direct you for good? Did I not intercede for you in a time of evil, And in a time of adversity, with the enemy?

١١ دَعْهُمْ يَشْتِمُونَ يَا رَبُّ. أَلَمْ أَتَضَرَّعْ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ أَجْلِ خَيْرِهِمْ؟ إِنِّي أَبْتَهِلُ إِلَيْكَ الآنَ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَعْدَائِي فِي وَقْتِ الضِّيقِ وَالْمِحْنَةِ.

12 Does one break iron, Northern iron and bronze?

١٢ «أَيُمْكِنُ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَكْسِرَ حَدِيداً وَنُحَاساً مِنَ الشِّمَالِ؟

13 I give your strength and your treasures for a prey—not for price, Even for all your sins, and in all your borders.

١٣ سَأَجْعَلُ ثَرْوَتَكَ وَكُنُوزَكَ نَهْباً بِلا ثَمَنٍ بِسَبَبِ كُلِّ خَطَايَاكَ فِي جَمِيعِ أَرْضِكَ.

14 And I have caused your enemies To pass over into the land [that] You have not known, For a fire has been kindled in My anger, It burns against you.”

١٤ وَأُصَيِّرُكَ عَبْداً لأَعْدَائِكَ فِي أَرْضٍ لَا تَعْرِفُهَا، لأَنَّ نَاراً قَدِ اضْطَرَمَتْ فِي احْتِدَامِ غَضَبِي، سَوْفَ تُحْرِقُكُمْ».

15 You, You have known, O YHWH, Remember me, and inspect me, And take vengeance for me of my pursuers, In Your long-suffering do not take me away, Know [that] I have borne reproach for You.

١٥ يَا رَبُّ، أَنْتَ عَرَفْتَ. اذْكُرْنِي وَارْعَنِي وَانْتَقِمْ لِي مِنْ مُضْطَهِدِيَّ. لَا تَتَمَهَّلْ طَوِيلاً فِي الانْتِقَامِ لِي، فَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي مِنْ أَجْلِكَ احْتَمَلْتُ التَّعْيِيرَ.

16 Your words have been found, and I eat them, And Your word is to me for a joy, And for the rejoicing of my heart, For Your Name is called on me, O YHWH, God of Hosts.

١٦ حَالَمَا بَلَغَتْنِي كَلِمَاتُكَ أَكَلْتُهَا فَأَصْبَحَتْ لِي بَهْجَةً وَمَسَرَّةً لِقَلْبِي، لأَنِّي دُعِيتُ بِاسْمِكَ أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ الإِلَهُ الْقَدِيرُ.

17 I have not sat in an assembly of deriders, Nor do I exult, because of your hand—I have sat alone, For You have filled me [with] indignation.

١٧ لَمْ أَجْلِسْ فِي مَجَالِسِ الْعَابِثِينَ، وَلَمْ أَشْتَرِكْ فِي لَهْوِهِمْ. اعْتَزَلْتُ وَحْدِي لأَنَّ يَدَكَ كَانَتْ عَلَيَّ، وَقَدْ مَلأْتَنِي سُخْطاً.

18 Why has my pain been continuous? And my wound incurable? It has refused to be healed, You are surely as a failing stream to me, Waters [that are] not steadfast.

١٨ لِمَاذَا لَا يَنْقَطِعُ أَلَمِي، وَجُرْحِي لَا يُشْفَى، وَيَأْبَى الالْتِئَامَ؟ أَتَكُونُ لِي كَجَدْوَلٍ كَاذِبٍ أَوْ مِيَاهٍ سَرِيعَةِ النُّضُوبِ؟

19 Therefore, thus said YHWH: “If you turn back, then I bring you back, You stand before Me, And if you bring out the precious from the vile, You are as My mouth! They return to you, And you do not return to them.

١٩ لِذَلِكَ، هَكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ: «إِنْ رَجَعْتَ أَسْتَرِدَّكَ فَتَمْثُلَ أَمَامِي. إِنْ نَطَقْتَ بِالْقَوْلِ السَّدِيدِ وَنَبَذْتَ الْكَلامَ الْغَثَّ، أَجْعَلْكَ الْمُتَحَدِّثَ بِفَمِي، فَيُقْبِلُونَ إِلَيْكَ مُسْتَرْشِدِينَ، وَأَنْتَ لَا تَلْجَأُ إِلَيْهِمْ طَالِباً نَصِيحَةً.

20 And I have made you to this people For a wall—bronze—fortified, And they have fought against you, And they do not prevail against you, For I [am] with you to save you, And to deliver you,” A declaration of YHWH,

٢٠ وَأَجْعَلُكَ سُوراً نُحَاسِيًّا مَنِيعاً لِهَذَا الشَّعْبِ، فَيُحَارِبُونَكَ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ يُخْفِقُونَ، لأَنِّي أَنَا مَعَكَ لأُنْقِذَكَ وَأُخَلِّصَكَ.

21 “And I have delivered you from the hand of evildoers, And I have ransomed you From the hand of the terrible!”

٢١ أُنْقِذُكَ مِنْ قَبْضَةِ الأَشْرَارِ، وَأَفْدِيكَ مِنْ أَكُفِّ الْعُتَاةِ».