Jeremiah 11

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

اَلْكَلاَمُ الَّذِي صَارَ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا مِنْ قِبَلِ الرَّبِّ قَائِلاً:

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

«اسْمَعُوا كَلاَمَ هذَا الْعَهْدِ، وَكَلِّمُوا رِجَالَ يَهُوذَا وَسُكَّانَ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,

فَتَقُولُ لَهُمْ: هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: مَلْعُونٌ الإِنْسَانُ الَّذِي لاَ يَسْمَعُ كَلاَمَ هذَا الْعَهْدِ،

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 ye be my people, and I will be your God:

الَّذِي أَمَرْتُ بِهِ آبَاءَكُمْ يَوْمَ أَخْرَجْتُهُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، مِنْ كُورِ الْحَدِيدِ قَائِلاً: اسْمَعُوا صَوْتِي وَاعْمَلُوا بِهِ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا آمُرُكُمْ بِهِ، فَتَكُونُوا لِي شَعْبًا، وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَكُمْ إِلهًا،

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.

لأُقِيمَ الْحَلْفَ الَّذِي حَلَفْتُ لآبَائِكُمْ أَنْ أُعْطِيَهُمْ أَرْضًا تَفِيضُ لَبَنًا وَعَسَلاً كَهذَا الْيَوْمِ». فَأَجَبْتُ وَقُلْتُ: «آمِينَ يَا رَبُّ».

Then 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.

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِي: «نَادِ بِكُلِّ هذَا الْكَلاَمِ فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا، وَفِي شَوَارِعِ أُورُشَلِيمَ قَائِلاً: اسْمَعُوا كَلاَمَ هذَا الْعَهْدِ وَاعْمَلُوا بِهِ.

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.

لأَنِّي أَشْهَدْتُ عَلَى آبَائِكُمْ إِشْهَادًا يَوْمَ أَصْعَدْتُهُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ إِلَى هذَا الْيَوْمِ، مُبْكِرًا وَمُشْهِدًا قَائِلاً: اسْمَعُوا صَوْتِي.

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.

فَلَمْ يَسْمَعُوا وَلَمْ يُمِيلُوا أُذُنَهُمْ، بَلْ سَلَكُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ فِي عِنَادِ قَلْبِهِ الشِّرِّيرِ. فَجَلَبْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ كُلَّ كَلاَمِ هذَا الْعَهْدِ الَّذِي أَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يَصْنَعُوهُ وَلَمْ يَصْنَعُوهُ».

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

وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِي: «تُوجَدُ فِتْنَةٌ بَيْنَ رِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَسُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

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.

قَدْ رَجَعُوا إِلَى آثَامِ آبَائِهِمِ الأَوَّلِينَ الَّذِينَ أَبَوْا أَنْ يَسْمَعُوا كَلاَمِي، وَقَدْ ذَهَبُوا وَرَاءَ آلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى لِيَعْبُدُوهَا. قَدْ نَقَضَ بَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَبَيْتُ يَهُوذَا عَهْدِي الَّذِي قَطَعْتُهُ مَعَ آبَائِهِمْ.

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.

لِذلِكَ هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ: هأَنَذَا جَالِبٌ عَلَيْهِمْ شَرًّا لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا مِنْهُ، وَيَصْرُخُونَ إِلَيَّ فَلاَ أَسْمَعُ لَهُمْ.

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.

فَيَنْطَلِقُ مُدُنُ يَهُوذَا وَسُكَّانُ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَيَصْرُخُونَ إِلَى الآلِهَةِ الَّتِي يُبَخِّرُونَ لَهَا، فَلَنْ تُخَلِّصَهُمْ فِي وَقْتِ بَلِيَّتِهِمْ.

For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.

لأَنَّهُ بِعَدَدِ مُدُنِكَ صَارَتْ آلِهَتُكَ يَا يَهُوذَا، وَبِعَدَدِ شَوَارِعِ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَضَعْتُمْ مَذَابحَ لِلْخِزْيِ، مَذَابحَ لِلتَّبْخِيرِ لِلْبَعْلِ.

Therefore pray not thou 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.

وَأَنْتَ فَلاَ تُصَلِّ لأَجْلِ هذَا الشَّعْبِ، وَلاَ تَرْفَعْ لأَجْلِهِمْ دُعَاءً وَلاَ صَلاَةً، لأَنِّي لاَ أَسْمَعُ فِي وَقْتِ صُرَاخِهِمْ إِلَيَّ مِنْ قِبَلِ بَلِيَّتِهِمْ.

What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.

«مَا لِحَبِيبَتِي فِي بَيْتِي؟ قَدْ عَمِلَتْ فَظَائِعَ كَثِيرَةً، وَاللَّحْمُ الْمُقَدَّسُ قَدْ عَبَرَ عَنْكِ. إِذَا صَنَعْتِ الشَّرَّ حِينَئِذٍ تَبْتَهِجِينَ.

The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.

زَيْتُونَةً خَضْرَاءَ ذَاتَ ثَمَرٍ جَمِيلِ الصُّورَةِ دَعَا الرَّبُّ اسْمَكِ. بِصَوْتِ ضَجَّةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ أَوْقَدَ نَارًا عَلَيْهَا فَانْكَسَرَتْ أَغْصَانُهَا.

For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, 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.

وَرَبُّ الْجُنُودِ غَارِسُكِ قَدْ تَكَلَّمَ عَلَيْكِ شَرًّا، مِنْ أَجْلِ شَرِّ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَبَيْتِ يَهُوذَا الَّذِي صَنَعُوهُ ضِدَّ أَنْفُسِهِمْ لِيُغِيظُونِي بِتَبْخِيرِهِمْ لِلْبَعْلِ».

And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings.

وَالرَّبُّ عَرَّفَنِي فَعَرَفْتُ. حِينَئِذٍ أَرَيْتَنِي أَفْعَالَهُمْ.

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.

وَأَنَا كَخَرُوفِ دَاجِنٍ يُسَاقُ إِلَى الذَّبْحِ، وَلَمْ أَعْلَمْ أَنَّهُمْ فَكَّرُوا عَلَيَّ أَفْكَارًا، قَائِلِينَ: «لِنُهْلِكِ الشَّجَرَةَ بِثَمَرِهَا، وَنَقْطَعْهُ مِنْ أَرْضِ الأَحْيَاءِ، فَلاَ يُذْكَرَ بَعْدُ اسْمُهُ».

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.

فَيَا رَبَّ الْجُنُودِ، الْقَاضِيَ الْعَدْلَ، فَاحِصَ الْكُلَى وَالْقَلْبِ، دَعْنِي أَرَى انْتِقَامَكَ مِنْهُمْ لأَنِّي لَكَ كَشَفْتُ دَعْوَايَ.

Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand:

لِذلِكَ هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ عَنْ أَهْلِ عَنَاثُوثَ الَّذِينَ يَطْلُبُونَ نَفْسَكَ قَائِلِينَ: لاَ تَتَنَبَّأْ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ فَلاَ تَمُوتَ بِيَدِنَا.

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:

لِذلِكَ هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: «هأَنَذَا أُعَاقِبُهُمْ. يَمُوتُ الشُّبَّانُ بِالسَّيْفِ، وَيَمُوتُ بَنُوهُمْ وَبَنَاتُهُمْ بِالْجُوعِ.

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

وَلاَ تَكُونُ لَهُمْ بَقِيَّةٌ، لأَنِّي أَجْلِبُ شَرًّا عَلَى أَهْلِ عَنَاثُوثَ سَنَةَ عِقَابِهِمْ».