Jeremiah 22

«هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ: انْزِلْ إِلَى بَيْتِ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا وَتَكَلَّمْ هُنَاكَ بِهذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ،

Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,

وَقُلِ: اسْمَعْ كَلِمَةَ الرَّبِّ يَا مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا الْجَالِسَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ دَاوُدَ، أَنْتَ وَعَبِيدُكَ وَشَعْبُكَ الدَّاخِلِينَ فِي هذِهِ الأَبْوَابِ.

And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:

هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ: أَجْرُوا حَقًّا وَعَدْلاً، وَأَنْقِذُوا الْمَغْصُوبَ مِنْ يَدِ الظَّالِمِ، وَالْغَرِيبَ وَالْيَتِيمَ وَالأَرْمَلَةَ. لاَ تَضْطَهِدُوا وَلاَ تَظْلِمُوا، وَلاَ تَسْفِكُوا دَمًا زَكِيًّا فِي هذَا الْمَوْضِعِ.

Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

لأَنَّكُمْ إِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ هذَا الأَمْرَ يَدْخُلُ فِي أَبْوَابِ هذَا الْبَيْتِ مُلُوكٌ جَالِسُونَ لِدَاوُدَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ رَاكِبِينَ فِي مَرْكَبَاتٍ وَعَلَى خَيْل. هُوَ وَعَبِيدُهُ وَشَعْبُهُ.

For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

وَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا لِهذِهِ الْكَلِمَاتِ فَقَدْ أَقْسَمْتُ بِنَفْسِي، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، إِنَّ هذَا الْبَيْتَ يَكُونُ خَرَابًا.

But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.

لأَنَّهُ هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ عَنْ بَيْتِ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا: جِلْعَادٌ أَنْتَ لِي. رَأْسٌ مِنْ لُبْنَانَ. إِنِّي أَجْعَلُكَ بَرِّيَّةً، مُدُنًا غَيْرَ مَسْكُونَةٍ.

For thus saith the LORD unto the king's house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.

وَأُقَدِّسُ عَلَيْكَ مُهْلِكِينَ، كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ وَآلاَتِهِ، فَيَقْطَعُونَ خِيَارَ أَرْزِكَ وَيُلْقُونَهُ فِي النَّارِ.

And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

وَيَعْبُرُ أُمَمٌ كَثِيرَةٌ فِي هذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَيَقُولُونَ الْوَاحِدُ لِصَاحِبِهِ: لِمَاذَا فَعَلَ الرَّبُّ مِثْلَ هذَا لِهذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ الْعَظِيمَةِ؟

And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?

فَيَقُولُونَ: مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُمْ تَرَكُوا عَهْدَ الرَّبِّ إِلهِهِمْ وَسَجَدُوا لآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى وَعَبَدُوهَا.

Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

« لاَ تَبْكُوا مَيْتًا وَلاَ تَنْدُبُوهُ. ابْكُوا، ابْكُوا مَنْ يَمْضِي، لأَنَّهُ لاَ يَرْجعُ بَعْدُ فَيَرَى أَرْضَ مِيلاَدِهِ.

Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

لأَنَّهُ هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ عَنْ شَلُّومَ بْنِ يُوشِيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، الْمَالِكِ عِوَضًا عَنْ يُوشِيَّا أَبِيهِ: الَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْ هذَا الْمَوْضِعِ لاَ يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ بَعْدُ.

For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:

بَلْ فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي سَبُوهُ إِلَيْهِ، يَمُوتُ. وَهذِهِ الأَرْضُ لاَ يَرَاهَا بَعْدُ.

But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.

« وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ يَبْنِي بَيْتَهُ بِغَيْرِ عَدْل وَعَلاَلِيَهُ بِغَيْرِ حَقّ، الَّذِي يَسْتَخْدِمُ صَاحِبَهُ مَجَّانًا وَلاَ يُعْطِيهِ أُجْرَتَهُ.

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

الْقَائِلُ: أَبْنِي لِنَفْسِي بَيْتًا وَسِيعًا وَعَلاَلِيَ فَسِيحَةً. وَيَشُقُّ لِنَفْسِهِ كُوًى وَيَسْقُفُ بِأَرْزٍ وَيَدْهُنُ بِمُغْرَةٍ.

That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

هَلْ تَمْلِكُ لأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ تُحَاذِي الأَرْزَ؟ أَمَا أَكَلَ أَبُوكَ وَشَرِبَ وَأَجْرَى حَقًّا وَعَدْلاً؟ حِينَئِذٍ كَانَ لَهُ خَيْرٌ.

Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?

قَضَى قَضَاءَ الْفَقِيرِ وَالْمِسْكِينِ، حِينَئِذٍ كَانَ خَيْرٌ. أَلَيْسَ ذلِكَ مَعْرِفَتِي، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ؟

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.

لأَنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ وَقَلْبَكَ لَيْسَتْ إِلاَّ عَلَى خَطْفِكَ، وَعَلَى الدَّمِ الزَّكِيِّ لِتَسْفِكَهُ، وَعَلَى الاغْتِصَابِ وَالظُّلْمِ لِتَعْمَلَهُمَا.

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

لِذلِكَ هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ عَنْ يَهُويَاقِيمَ بْنِ يُوشِيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا: لاَ يَنْدُبُونَهُ قَائِلِينَ: آهِ يَا أَخِي! أَوْ آهِ يَا أُخْتِي! لاَ يَنْدُبُونَهُ قَائِلِينَ: آهِ يَا سَيِّدُ! أَوْ آهِ يَا جَلاَلَهُ!

Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

يُدْفَنُ دَفْنَ حِمَارٍ مَسْحُوبًا وَمَطْرُوحًا بَعِيدًا عَنْ أَبْوَابِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

«اِصْعَدِي عَلَى لُبْنَانَ وَاصْرُخِي، وَفِي بَاشَانَ أَطْلِقِي صَوْتَكِ، وَاصْرُخِي مِنْ عَبَارِيمَ، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ سُحِقَ كُلُّ مُحِبِّيكِ.

Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.

تَكَلَّمْتُ إِلَيْكِ فِي رَاحَتِكِ. قُلْتِ: لاَ أَسْمَعُ. هذَا طَرِيقُكِ مُنْذُ صِبَاكِ، أَنَّكِ لاَ تَسْمَعِينَ لِصَوْتِي.

I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.

كُلُّ رُعَاتِكِ تَرْعَاهُمُ الرِّيحُ، وَمُحِبُّوكِ يَذْهَبُونَ إِلَى السَّبْيِ. فَحِينَئِذٍ تَخْزَيْنَ وَتَخْجَلِينَ لأَجْلِ كُلِّ شَرِّكِ.

The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.

أَيَّتُهَا السَّاكِنَةُ فِي لُبْنَانَ الْمُعَشِّشَةُ فِي الأَرْزِ، كَمْ يُشْفِقُ عَلَيْكِ عِنْدَ إِتْيَانِ الْمُخَاضِ عَلَيْكِ، الْوَجَعِ كَوَالِدَةٍ!

O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

حَيٌّ أَنَا، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، وَلَوْ كَانَ كُنْيَاهُو بْنُ يَهُويَاقِيمَ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا خَاتِمًا عَلَى يَدِي الْيُمْنَى فَإِنِّي مِنْ هُنَاكَ أَنْزِعُكَ،

As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;

وَأُسَلِّمُكَ لِيَدِ طَالِبِي نَفْسِكَ، وَلِيَدِ الَّذِينَ تَخَافُ مِنْهُمْ، وَلِيَدِ نَبُوخَذْرَاصَّرَ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ، وَلِيَدِ الْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ.

And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

وَأَطْرَحُكَ وَأُمَّكَ الَّتِي وَلَدَتْكَ إِلَى أَرْضٍ أُخْرَى لَمْ تُولَدَا فِيهَا، وَهُنَاكَ تَمُوتَانِ.

And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.

أَمَّا الأَرْضُ الَّتِي يَشْتَاقَانِ إِلَى الرُّجُوعِ إِلَيْهَا، فَلاَ يَرْجِعَانِ إِلَيْهَا.

But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.

هَلْ هذَا الرَّجُلُ كُنْيَاهُو وِعَاءُ خَزَفٍ مُهَانٍ مَكْسُورٍ، أَوْ إِنَاءٌ لَيْسَتْ فِيهِ مَسَرَّةٌ؟ لِمَاذَا طُرِحَ هُوَ وَنَسْلُهُ وَأُلْقُوا إِلَى أَرْضٍ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوهَا؟

Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

يَا أَرْضُ، يَا أَرْضُ، يَا أَرْضُ اسْمَعِي كَلِمَةَ الرَّبِّ!

O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.

هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ: اكْتُبُوا هذَا الرَّجُلَ عَقِيمًا، رَجُلاً لاَ يَنْجَحُ فِي أَيَّامِهِ، لأَنَّهُ لاَ يَنْجَحُ مِنْ نَسْلِهِ أَحَدٌ جَالِسًا عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ دَاوُدَ وَحَاكِمًا بَعْدُ فِي يَهُوذَا.

Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.