Jeremiah 5

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Verse 1

“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem,
    look around and consider,
    search through her squares.
If you can find but one person
    who deals honestly and seeks the truth,
    I will forgive this city.

اذْرَعُوا شَوَارِعَ أُورُشَلِيمَ ذِهَاباً وَإِيَاباً، وَانْظُرُوا وَاعْتَبِرُوا. ابْحَثُوا فِي أَرْجَاءِ سَاحَاتِهَا لَعَلَّكُمْ تَجِدُونَ رَجُلاً وَاحِداً يُجْرِي الْعَدْلَ وَيَنْشُدُ الْحَقَّ، فَأَصْفَحَ عَنْهَا.

Verse 2

Although they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’
still they are swearing falsely.”

فَإِنَّهُمْ وَإِنْ قَالُوا: حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، فَإِنَّمَا يَحْلِفُونَ زُوراً.

Verse 3

Lord, do not your eyes look for truth?
    You struck them, but they felt no pain;
    you crushed them, but they refused correction.
They made their faces harder than stone
    and refused to repent.

أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ، أَلَيْسَتْ عَيْنَاكَ تَطْلُبَانِ الْحَقَّ؟ لَقَدْ عَاقَبْتَهُمْ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَتَوَجَّعُوا. أَهْلَكْتَهُمْ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ أَبَوْا التَّقْوِيمَ. صَلَّبُوا وُجُوهَهُمْ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الصَّخْرِ، وَرَفَضُوا التَّوْبَةَ.

Verse 4

I thought, “These are only the poor;
they are foolish,
for they do not know the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God.

فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي: «إِنَّمَا هُمْ مَسَاكِينُ حَمْقَى، يَجْهَلُونَ طَرِيقَ الرَّبِّ وَقَضَاءَ إِلَهِهِمْ.

Verse 5

So I will go to the leaders
    and speak to them;
surely they know the way of the Lord,
    the requirements of their God.”
But with one accord they too had broken off the yoke
    and torn off the bonds.

فَلأَقْصِدَنَّ الْعُظَمَاءَ وَأُكَلِّمْهُمْ لأَنَّهُمْ يَعْرِفُونَ طَرِيقَ الرَّبِّ وَقَضَاءَ إِلَهِهِمْ». فَإِذَا هَؤُلاءِ جَمِيعاً قَدْ حَطَّمُوا النِّيرَ وَقَطَعُوا الرُّبُطَ.

Verse 6

Therefore a lion from the forest will attack them,
    a wolf from the desert will ravage them,
a leopard will lie in wait near their towns
    to tear to pieces any who venture out,
for their rebellion is great
    and their backslidings many.

لِذَلِكَ يَنْقَضُّ عَلَيْهِمْ أَسَدٌ مِنَ الْغَابِ وَيَقْتُلُهُمْ، وَيَفْتَرِسُهُمْ ذِئْبٌ مِنَ الصَّحْرَاءِ، وَيَكْمُنُ النَّمِرُ حَوْلَ مُدُنِهِمْ، فَيُمَزِّقُ إِرْباً كُلَّ مَنْ يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمْ، لأَنَّ آثَامَهُمْ كَثِيرَةٌ، وَارْتِدَادَاتِهِمْ مُتَعَاظِمَةٌ.

Verse 7

“Why should I forgive you?
    Your children have forsaken me
    and sworn by gods that are not gods.
I supplied all their needs,
    yet they committed adultery
    and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.

«كَيْفَ أَعْفُو عَنْ أَعْمَالِكِ؟ تَخَلَّى عَنِّي أَبْنَاؤُكِ وَأَقْسَمُوا بِأَوْثَانٍ. وَعِنْدَمَا أَشْبَعْتُهُمْ ارْتَكَبُوا الْفِسْقَ، وَهَرْوَلُوا طَوَائِفَ إِلَى مَوَاخِيرِ الزَّانِيَاتِ.

Verse 8

They are well-fed, lusty stallions,
each neighing for another man’s wife.

صَارُوا كَحُصُنٍ مَعْلُوفَةٍ سَائِبَةٍ يَصْهَلُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى امْرَأَةِ صَاحِبِهِ.

Verse 9

Should I not punish them for this?”
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?

أَلا أُعَاقِبُهُمْ عَلَى هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ؟» يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، «أَلا أَنْتَقِمُ لِنَفْسِي مِنْ أُمَّةٍ مِثْلَ هَذِهِ؟

Verse 10

“Go through her vineyards and ravage them,
but do not destroy them completely.
Strip off her branches,
for these people do not belong to the Lord.

اذْهَبُوا إِلَى أَتْلامِ كُرُومِهَا وَدَمِّرُوهَا وَلَكِنْ لَا تُفْنُوهَا. انْزِعُوا أَغْصَانَهَا لأَنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ لِلرَّبِّ.

Verse 11

The people of Israel and the people of Judah
have been utterly unfaithful to me,”
declares the Lord.

فَذُرِّيَّةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَذُرِّيَّةُ يَهُوذَا قَدْ غَدَرَتَا بِي»، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

Verse 12

They have lied about the Lord;
they said, “He will do nothing!
No harm will come to us;
we will never see sword or famine.

قَدْ أَنْكَرُوا الرَّبَّ وَقَالُوا: «لَنْ يُعَاقِبَنَا وَلَنْ يُصِيبَنَا مَكْرُوهٌ، وَلَنْ نَرَى سَيْفاً وَلَنْ نَتَعَرَّضَ لِجُوعٍ،

Verse 13

The prophets are but wind
and the word is not in them;
so let what they say be done to them.”

وَالأَنْبِيَاءُ كَالرِّيحِ وَوَحْيُ الرَّبِّ لَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ. فَلْيَأْتِ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا تَنَبَّأُوا بِهِ».

Verse 14

Therefore this is what the Lord God Almighty says:

“Because the people have spoken these words,
I will make my words in your mouth a fire
and these people the wood it consumes.

لِذَلِكَ يُعْلِنُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ: «لأَنَّكُمْ قُلْتُمْ هَذَا الْكَلامَ، فَهَا أَنَا أَجْعَلُ كَلِمَاتِي فِي فَمِكَ نَاراً، وَهَذَا الشَّعْبَ حَطَباً، فَتَلْتَهِمُهُمُ النَّارُ.

Verse 15

People of Israel,” declares the Lord,
    “I am bringing a distant nation against you—
an ancient and enduring nation,
    a people whose language you do not know,
    whose speech you do not understand.

هَا أَنَا أَجْلِبُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا ذُرِّيَّةَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، أُمَّةً قَدِيمَةً قَوِيَّةً مِنْ أَرْضٍ نَائِيَةٍ، تَجْهَلُونَ لُغَةَ أَهْلِهَا وَلا تَفْهَمُونَ مَا يَقُولُونَ.

Verse 16

Their quivers are like an open grave;
all of them are mighty warriors.

جُعْبَتُهَا كَقَبْرٍ مَفْتُوحٍ، وَكُلُّ رِجَالِهَا جَبَابِرَةٌ،

Verse 17

They will devour your harvests and food,
    devour your sons and daughters;
they will devour your flocks and herds,
    devour your vines and fig trees.
With the sword they will destroy
    the fortified cities in which you trust.

فَيَأْكُلُونَ حَصَادَكُمْ وَطَعَامَكُمْ، وَيُهْلِكُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَبَنَاتِكُمْ، وَيَلْتَهِمُونَ مَوَاشِيَكُمْ وَقُطْعَانَكُمْ، وَيَأْكُلُونَ كُرُومَكُمْ وَأَشْجَارَ تِينِكُمْ، وَيُدَمِّرُونَ بِالسَّيْفِ مُدُنَكُمُ الْحَصِينَةَ الَّتِي عَلَيْهَا تَتَوَكَّلُونَ.

Verse 18

“Yet even in those days,” declares the Lord, “I will not destroy you completely.

وَلَكِنْ حَتَّى فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ لَنْ أُفْنِيَكُمْ»، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

Verse 19

And when the people ask, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?’ you will tell them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners in a land not your own.’

«وَعِنْدَمَا يَسْأَلُونَ: ’لِمَاذَا صَنَعَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا بِنَا هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ كُلَّهَا؟‘ تَقُولُ لَهُمْ: ’كَمَا أَنَّكُمْ تَخَلَّيْتُمْ عَنِّي وَعَبَدْتُمُ الأَوْثَانَ الْغَرِيبَةَ فِي أَرْضِكُمْ، كَذَلِكَ تُسْتَعْبَدُونَ لِلْغُرَبَاءِ فِي أَرْضٍ لَيْسَتْ لَكُمْ‘».

Verse 20

“Announce this to the descendants of Jacob
and proclaim it in Judah:

وَأَذيعُوا أَيْضاً هَذَا فِي ذُرِّيَّةِ يَعْقُوبَ، وَأَعْلِنُوهُ لِبَنِي يَهُوذَا قَائِلِينَ:

Verse 21

Hear this, you foolish and senseless people,
who have eyes but do not see,
who have ears but do not hear:

«اسْمَعْ هَذَا أَيُّهَا الشَّعْبُ الأَحْمَقُ الْغَبِيُّ، يَا مَنْ لَهُ عُيُونٌ وَلَكِنَّهُ لَا يُبْصِرُ، وَلَهُ آذَانٌ وَلَكِنَّهُ لَا يَسْمَعُ.

Verse 22

Should you not fear me?” declares the Lord.
    “Should you not tremble in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea,
    an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail;
    they may roar, but they cannot cross it.

أَلا تَخْشَوْنَنِي؟»، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، «أَلا تَرْتَعِدُونَ فِي حَضْرَتِي؟ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ الرَّمْلَ حَدّاً لِمِيَاهِ الْبَحْرِ، حَاجِزاً أَبَدِيًّا لَا يَتَخَطَّاهُ. تَتَلاطَمُ أَمْوَاجُهُ وَلَكِنَّهَا تَعْجَزُ عَنْ تَعَدِّيهِ، وَتَهْدِرُ وَلَكِنَّهَا لَا تَتَجَاوَزُهُ.

Verse 23

But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts;
they have turned aside and gone away.

أَمَّا هَذَا الشَّعْبُ فَذُو قَلْبٍ مُتَمَرِّدٍ عَاصٍ، ثَارُوا عَلَيَّ وَمَضَوْا،

Verse 24

They do not say to themselves,
‘Let us fear the Lord our God,
who gives autumn and spring rains in season,
who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.’

وَلَمْ يَتَنَاجَوْا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ قَائِلِينَ: ’لِنَتَّقِ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَنَا الَّذِي يُغْدِقُ الْمَطَرَ فِي مَوَاعِيدِهِ فِي مَوْسِمَيِ الرَّبِيعِ وَالْخَرِيفِ، وَيَحْفَظُ لَنَا أَسَابِيعَ الْحَصَادِ حَسَبَ مَوَاقِيتِهَا.‘

Verse 25

Your wrongdoings have kept these away;
your sins have deprived you of good.

غَيْرَ أَنَّ آثَامَكُمْ قَدْ حَوَّلَتْ عَنْكُمْ هَذِهِ الْبَرَكَاتِ، وَخَطَايَاكُمْ حَرَمَتْكُمْ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ.

Verse 26

“Among my people are the wicked
who lie in wait like men who snare birds
and like those who set traps to catch people.

فَفِي وَسَطِ شَعْبِي قَوْمٌ أَشْرَارٌ يَكْمُنُونَ كَمَا يَكْمِنُ الْقَنَّاصُونَ لِلطُّيُورِ، وَيَنْصِبُونَ الْفَخَّ لاقْتِنَاصِ النَّاسِ.

Verse 27

Like cages full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;
they have become rich and powerful

بُيُوتُهُمْ تَكْتَظُّ بِالْخَدِيعَةِ كَقَفَصٍ مَمْلُوءٍ طُيُوراً، لِذَلِكَ عَظُمُوا وَأَثْرَوْا.

Verse 28

    and have grown fat and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
    they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;
    they do not defend the just cause of the poor.

ازْدَادُوا سِمَنةً وَنُعُومَةً، وَارْتَكَبُوا الشَّرَّ مُتَجَاوِزِينَ كُلَّ حَدٍّ. لَمْ يَحْكُمُوا بِعَدْلٍ فِي دَعْوَى الْيَتِيمِ حَتَّى تَنْجَحَ، وَلَمْ يُدَافِعُوا عَنْ حُقُوقِ الْمَسَاكِينِ.

Verse 29

Should I not punish them for this?”
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?

أَفَلا أُعَاقِبُهُمْ عَلَى هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ؟» يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ. «أَلا أَنْتَقِمُ لِنَفْسِي مِنْ أُمَّةٍ كَهَذِهِ؟

Verse 30

“A horrible and shocking thing
has happened in the land:

قَدْ جَرَى فِي الْبِلادِ حَدَثٌ مُذْهِلٌ فَظِيعٌ.

Verse 31

The prophets prophesy lies,
the priests rule by their own authority,
and my people love it this way.
But what will you do in the end?

فَالأَنْبِيَاءُ يَتَنَبَّأُونَ زُوراً، وَالْكَهَنَةُ يَتَصَرَّفُونَ بِمُقْتَضَى أَحْكَامِهِمْ، وَشَعْبِي أَحَبَّ مِثْلَ هَذَا. وَلَكِنْ مَاذَا تَصْنَعُونَ فِي نِهَايَةِ الْمَطَافِ؟»