Jeremiah 44

1 The word that has been to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who are dwelling in the land of Egypt—who are dwelling in Migdol, and in Tahpanhes, and in Noph, and in the land of Pathros—saying,

١ اَلْكَلِمَةُ ٱلَّتِي صَارَتْ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا مِنْ جِهَةِ كُلِّ ٱلْيَهُودِ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي مَجْدَلَ وَفِي تَحْفَنْحِيسَ، وَفِي نُوفَ وَفِي أَرْضِ فَتْرُوسَ قَائِلَةً:

2 “Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: You have seen all the calamity that I have brought in on Jerusalem, and on all the cities of Judah, and behold, they [are] a desolation to this day, and there is none dwelling in them,

٢ «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: أَنْتُمْ رَأَيْتُمْ كُلَّ ٱلشَّرِّ ٱلَّذِي جَلَبْتُهُ عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا، فَهَا هِيَ خَرِبَةٌ هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمَ وَلَيْسَ فِيهَا سَاكِنٌ،

3 because of their wickedness that they have done, by provoking Me to anger, by going to make incense, by serving other gods, that they did not know, they, you, and your fathers.

٣ مِنْ أَجْلِ شَرِّهِمِ ٱلَّذِي فَعَلُوهُ لِيُغِيظُونِي، إِذْ ذَهَبُوا لِيُبَخِّرُوا وَيَعْبُدُوا آلِهَةً أُخْرَى لَمْ يَعْرِفُوهَا هُمْ وَلَا أَنْتُمْ وَلَا آبَاؤُكُمْ.

4 And I send to you all My servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying, Please do not do this abomination that I have hated—

٤ فَأَرْسَلْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ كُلَّ عَبِيدِي ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ مُبَكِّرًا وَمُرْسِلًا قَائِلًا: لَا تَفْعَلُوا أَمْرَ هَذَا ٱلرِّجْسِ ٱلَّذِي أَبْغَضْتُهُ.

5 and they have not listened nor inclined their ear to turn back from their wickedness, not to make incense to other gods,

٥ فَلَمْ يَسْمَعُوا وَلَا أَمَالُوا أُذْنَهُمْ لِيَرْجِعُوا عَنْ شَرِّهِمْ فَلَا يُبَخِّرُوا لِآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى.

6 and My fury is poured out, and My anger, and it burns in cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem, and they are for a ruin, for a desolation, as [at] this day.

٦ فَٱنْسَكَبَ غَيْظِي وَغَضَبِي، وَٱشْتَعَلَا في مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا وَفِي شَوَارِعِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَصَارَتْ خَرِبَةً مُقْفِرَةً كَهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

7 And now, thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: Why are you doing great evil to your own souls, to cut off man and woman, infant and suckling, from you, from the midst of Judah, so as not to leave a remnant to you:

٧ فَٱلْآنَ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ ٱلْجُنُودِ، إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: لِمَاذَا أَنْتُمْ فَاعِلُونَ شَرًّا عَظِيمًا ضِدَّ أَنْفُسِكُمْ لِٱنْقِرَاضِكُمْ رِجَالًا وَنِسَاءً أَطْفَالًا وَرُضَّعًا مِنْ وَسْطِ يَهُوذَا وَلَا تَبْقَى لَكُمْ بَقِيَّةٌ؟

8 by provoking Me to anger by the works of your hands, by making incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, to where you are going to sojourn, so as to cut yourselves off, and so as to your being for a reviling and for a reproach among all nations of the earth?

٨ لِإِغَاظَتِي بِأَعْمَالِ أَيَادِيكُمْ، إِذْ تُبَخِّرُونَ لِآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ ٱلَّتِي أَتَيْتُمْ إِلَيْهَا لِتَتَغَرَّبُوا فِيهَا، لِكَيْ تَنْقَرِضُوا وَلِكَيْ تَصِيرُوا لَعْنَةً وَعَارًا بَيْنَ كُلِّ أُمَمِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

9 Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, that they have done in the land of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem?

٩ هَلْ نَسِيتُمْ شُرُورَ آبَائِكُمْ وَشُرُورَ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا وَشُرُورَ نِسَائِهِمْ، وَشُرُورَكُمْ وَشُرُورَ نِسَائِكُمُ ٱلَّتِي فُعِلَتْ فِي أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا وَفِي شَوَارِعِ أُورُشَلِيمَ؟

10 They have not been humbled to this day, nor have they been afraid, nor have they walked in My law, and in My statutes, that I have set before you and before your fathers.

١٠ لَمْ يُذَلُّوا إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ، وَلَا خَافُوا وَلَا سَلَكُوا فِي شَرِيعَتِي وَفَرَائِضِي ٱلَّتِي جَعَلْتُهَا أَمَامَكُمْ وَأَمَامَ آبَائِكُمْ.

11 Therefore, thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: Behold, I am setting My face against you for calamity, even to cut off all Judah,

١١ «لِذَلِكَ هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: هَأَنَذَا أَجْعَلُ وَجْهِي عَلَيْكُمْ لِلشَّرِّ، وَلِأَقْرِضَ كُلَّ يَهُوذَا.

12 and I have taken the remnant of Judah, who have set their faces to enter the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they have all been consumed in the land of Egypt; they fall by sword [and] are consumed by famine, from the least even to the greatest, they die by sword and by famine, and they have been for an execration, for an astonishment, and for a reviling, and for a reproach.

١٢ وَآخُذُ بَقِيَّةَ يَهُوذَا ٱلَّذِينَ جَعَلُوا وُجُوهَهُمْ لِلدُّخُولِ إِلَى أَرْضِ مِصْرَ لِيَتَغَرَّبُوا هُنَاكَ، فَيَفْنَوْنَ كُلُّهُمْ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ. يَسْقُطُونَ بِٱلسَّيْفِ وَبِالْجُوعِ. يَفْنَوْنَ مِنَ ٱلصَّغِيرِ إِلَى ٱلْكَبِيرِ بِٱلسَّيْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ. يَمُوتُونَ وَيَصِيرُونَ حَلْفًا وَدَهَشًا وَلَعْنَةً وَعَارًا.

13 And I have seen after those dwelling in the land of Egypt, as I saw after Jerusalem, with sword, with famine, and with pestilence,

١٣ وَأُعَاقِبُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْكُنُونَ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، كَمَا عَاقَبْتُ أُورُشَلِيمَ بِٱلسَّيْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ وَٱلْوَبَإِ.

14 and there is not an escaped and remaining one of the remnant of Judah, who are entering into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, even to turn back to the land of Judah, to where they are lifting up their soul to return to dwell, for they do not turn back, except those escaping.”

١٤ وَلَا يَكُونُ نَاجٍ وَلَا بَاقٍ لِبَقِيَّةِ يَهُوذَا ٱلْآتِينَ لِيَتَغَرَّبُوا هُنَاكَ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، لِيَرْجِعُوا إِلَى أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا ٱلَّتِي يَشْتَاقُونَ إِلَى ٱلرُّجُوعِ لِأَجْلِ ٱلسَّكَنِ فِيهَا، لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَرْجِعُ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا ٱلْمُنْفَلِتُونَ».

15 And they answer Jeremiah—all the men who are knowing that their wives are making incense to other gods, and all the women who are remaining, a great assembly, even all the people who are dwelling in the land of Egypt, in Pathros—saying:

١٥ فَأَجَابَ إِرْمِيَا كُلُّ ٱلرِّجَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ عَرَفُوا أَنَّ نِسَاءَهُمْ يُبَخِّرْنَ لِآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى، وَكُلُّ ٱلنِّسَاءِ ٱلْوَاقِفَاتِ، مَحْفَلٌ كَبِيرٌ، وَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلسَّاكِنِ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ فِي فَتْرُوسَ قَائِلِينَ:

16 “The word that you have spoken to us in the Name of YHWH—we are not listening to you;

١٦ «إِنَّنَا لَا نَسْمَعُ لَكَ ٱلْكَلِمَةَ ٱلَّتِي كَلَّمْتَنَا بِهَا بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ،

17 for we certainly do everything that has gone out of our mouth, to make incense to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our heads, in cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem, and—we are satisfied with bread, and we are well, and we have not seen calamity.

١٧ بَلْ سَنَعْمَلُ كُلَّ أَمْرٍ خَرَجَ مِنْ فَمِنَا، فَنُبَخِّرُ لِمَلِكَةِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ، وَنَسْكُبُ لَهَا سَكَائِبَ. كَمَا فَعَلْنَا نَحْنُ وَآبَاؤُنَا وَمُلُوكُنَا وَرُؤَسَاؤُنَا فِي أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا وَفِي شَوَارِعِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَشَبِعْنَا خُبْزًا وَكُنَّا بِخَيْرٍ وَلَمْ نَرَ شَرًّا.

18 And from the time we have ceased to make incense to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, we have lacked all, and we have been consumed by sword and by famine,

١٨ وَلَكِنْ مِنْ حِينَ كَفَفْنَا عَنِ ٱلتَّبْخِيرِ لِمَلِكَةِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَسَكْبِ سَكَائِبَ لَهَا، ٱحْتَجْنَا إِلَى كُلٍّ، وَفَنِينَا بِٱلسَّيْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ.

19 and when we are making incense to the queen of the heavens, and pouring out drink-offerings to her—have we made cakes for her to idolize her, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, without our husbands?”

١٩ وَإِذْ كُنَّا نُبَخِّرُ لِمَلِكَةِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَنَسْكُبُ لَهَا سَكَائِبَ، فَهَلْ بِدُونِ رِجَالِنَا كُنَّا نَصْنَعُ لَهَا كَعْكًا لِنَعْبُدَهَا وَنَسْكُبُ لَهَا ٱلسَّكَائِبَ؟».

20 And Jeremiah says to all the people, concerning the men and concerning the women, and concerning all the people who are answering him, saying,

٢٠ فَكَلَّمَ إِرْمِيَا كُلَّ ٱلشَّعْبِ، ٱلرِّجَالَ وَٱلنِّسَاءَ وَكُلَّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِينَ جَاوَبُوهُ بِهَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ قَائِلًا:

21 “The incense that you made in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, you, and your fathers, your kings, and your heads, and the people of the land, has YHWH not remembered it? Indeed, it comes up on His heart.

٢١ «أَلَيْسَ ٱلْبَخُورُ ٱلَّذِي بَخَّرْتُمُوهُ فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا وَفِي شَوَارِعِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، أَنْتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمْ وَمُلُوكُكُمْ وَرُؤَسَاؤُكُمْ وَشَعْبُ ٱلْأَرْضِ، هُوَ ٱلَّذِي ذَكَرَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ وَصَعِدَ عَلَى قَلْبِهِ.

22 And YHWH is not able to accept [you] anymore, because of the evil of your doings, because of the abominations that you have done, and your land is for a ruin, and for an astonishment, and for a reviling, without inhabitant, as [at] this day.

٢٢ وَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعِ ٱلرَّبُّ أَنْ يَحْتَمِلَ بَعْدُ مِنْ أَجْلِ شَرِّ أَعْمَالِكُمْ، مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلرَّجَاسَاتِ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلْتُمْ، فَصَارَتْ أَرْضُكُمْ خَرِبَةً وَدَهَشًا وَلَعْنَةً بِلَا سَاكِنٍ كَهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

23 Because that you have made incense, and because you have sinned against YHWH, and have not listened to the voice of YHWH, and have not walked in His law, and in His statutes, and in His testimonies, therefore this calamity has met you as [at] this day.”

٢٣ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكُمْ قَدْ بَخَّرْتُمْ وَأَخْطَأْتُمْ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ، وَلَمْ تَسْمَعُوا لِصَوْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَلَمْ تَسْلُكُوا فِي شَرِيعَتِهِ وَفَرَائِضِهِ وَشَهَادَاتِهِ مِنْ أَجِلِ ذَلِكُمْ قَدْ أَصَابَكُمْ هَذَا ٱلشَّرُّ كَهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ».

24 And Jeremiah says to all the people, and to all the women, “Hear a word of YHWH, all Judah who [are] in the land of Egypt:

٢٤ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِرْمِيَا لِكُلِّ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَلِكُلِّ ٱلنِّسَاءِ: «ٱسْمَعُوا كَلِمَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ يَا جَمِيعَ يَهُوذَا ٱلَّذِينَ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.

25 Thus spoke YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel, saying, You and your wives both speak with your mouth, and with your hands have fulfilled, saying, We certainly execute our vows that we have vowed, to make incense to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out drink-offerings to her. You certainly establish your vows, and certainly execute your vows.

٢٥ هَكَذَا تَكَلَّمَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلًا: أَنْتُمْ وَنِسَاؤُكُمْ تَكَلَّمْتُمْ بِفَمِكُمْ وَأَكْمَلْتُمْ بِأَيَادِيكُمْ قَائِلِينَ: إِنَّنَا إِنَّمَا نُتَمِّمُ نُذُورَنَا ٱلَّتِي نَذَرْنَاهَا، أَنْ نُبَخِّرَ لِمَلِكَةِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَنَسْكُبُ لَهَا سَكَائِبَ، فَإِنَّهُنَّ يُقِمْنَ نُذُورَكُمْ، وَيُتَمِّمْنَ نُذُورَكُمْ.

26 Therefore, hear a word of YHWH, all Judah who are dwelling in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great Name, said YHWH, My Name is no longer proclaimed by the mouth of any man of Judah, saying, Lord YHWH lives—in all the land of Egypt.

٢٦ لِذَلِكَ ٱسْمَعُوا كَلِمَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ يَاجَمِيعَ يَهُوذَا ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ: هَأَنَذَا قَدْ حَلَفْتُ بِٱسْمِي ٱلْعَظِيمِ، قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ، إِنَّ ٱسْمِي لَنْ يُسَمَّى بَعْدُ بِفَمِ إِنْسَانٍ مَّا مِنْ يَهُوذَا فِي كُلِّ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ قَائِلًا: حَيٌّ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

27 Behold, I am watching over them for calamity, and not for good, and all the men of Judah who [are] in the land of Egypt have been consumed by sword and by famine, until their consumption.

٢٧ هَأَنَذَا أَسْهَرُ عَلَيْهِمْ لِلشَّرِّ لَا لِلْخَيْرِ، فَيَفْنَى كُلُّ رِجَالِ يَهُوذَا ٱلَّذِينَ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ بِٱلسَّيْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ حَتَّى يَتَلَاشَوْا.

28 And the escaped of the sword turn back out of the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number, and all the remnant of Judah, who are coming into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, have known whose word is established, Mine or theirs.

٢٨ وَٱلنَّاجُونَ مِنَ ٱلسَّيْفِ يَرْجِعُونَ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ إِلَى أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا نَفَرًا قَلِيلًا، فَيَعْلَمُ كُلُّ بَقِيَّةِ يَهُوذَا ٱلَّذِينَ أَتُوْا إِلَى أَرْضِ مِصْرَ لِيَتَغَرَّبُوا فِيهَا، كَلِمَةَ أَيِّنَا تَقُومُ.

29 And this [is] the sign to you—a declaration of YHWH—that I am seeing after you in this place, so that you know that My words are certainly established against you for calamity—

٢٩ «وَهَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلْعَلَامَةُ لَكُمْ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، إِنِّي أُعَاقِبُكُمْ فِي هَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ، لِتَعْلَمُوا أَنَّهُ لَا بُدَّ أَنْ يَقُومَ كَلَامِي عَلَيْكُمْ لِلشَّرِّ.

30 thus said YHWH: Behold, I am giving Pharaoh-Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of those seeking his life, as I have given Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and who is seeking his life.”

٣٠ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: هَأَنَذَا أَدْفَعُ فِرْعَوْنَ حَفْرَعَ مَلِكَ مِصْرَ لِيَدِ أَعْدَائِهِ وَلِيَدِ طَالِبِي نَفْسِهِ، كَمَا دَفَعْتُ صِدْقِيَّا مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا لِيَدِ نَبُوخَذْرَاصَّرَ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ عَدُوِّهِ وَطَالِبِ نَفْسِهِ».