إِرْمِيَا 30

١ 1 اَلْكَلَامُ ٱلَّذِي صَارَ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا:

Yahweh gave me another message. He said,

٢ 2 «هَكَذَا تَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلًا: ٱكْتُبْ كُلَّ ٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمْتُ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ فِي سِفْرٍ،

“[I], Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people [say they belong to], am telling you that you should write down everything that I have said to you.

٣ 3 لِأَنَّهُ هَا أَيَّامٌ تَأْتِي، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَأَرُدُّ سَبْيَ شَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، وَأُرْجِعُهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُ آبَاءَهُمْ إِيَّاهَا فَيَمْتَلِكُونَهَا».

[I want you to know that] some day I will free my people, [the people of] Israel and Judah, from being slaves [in Babylon]. I will bring them back to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and this land will belong to them again. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.”

٤ 4 فَهَذَا هُوَ ٱلْكَلَامُ ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ ٱلرَّبُّ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَعَنْ يَهُوذَا:

Yahweh gave [to me] another message concerning [the people of] Israel and Judah.

٥ 5 «لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: صَوْتَ ٱرْتِعَادٍ سَمِعْنَا. خَوْفٌ وَلَا سَلَامٌ.

This is what he said: “I hear people screaming because they are terrified [DOU]; there is no peace [in the land].

٦ 6 اِسْأَلُوا وَٱنْظُرُوا إِنْ كَانَ ذَكَرٌ يَضَعُ! لِمَاذَا أَرَى كُلَّ رَجُلٍ يَدَاهُ عَلَى حَقْوَيْهِ كَمَاخِضٍ، وَتَحَوَّلَ كُلُّ وَجْهٍ إِلَى صُفْرَةٍ؟

But think about this: Men certainly do not [RHQ] give birth to babies. Therefore, why do strong men stand there, with their faces very white/pale, with their hands pressed against their stomachs, like women who are about to give birth to babies?

٧ 7 آهِ! لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ عَظِيمٌ وَلَيْسَ مِثْلُهُ. وَهُوَ وَقْتُ ضِيقٍ عَلَى يَعْقُوبَ، وَلَكِنَّهُ سَيُخَلَّصُ مِنْهُ.

[Terrible things will soon happen]; that will be a terrible day! There has never been such a time. It will be a time when [my] Israeli people will experience great trouble, but [finally] they will be saved [from their sufferings].”

٨ 8 وَيَكُونُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ، يَقُولُ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ، أَنِّي أَكْسِرُ نِيرَهُ عَنْ عُنُقِكَ، وَأَقْطَعُ رُبُطَكَ، وَلَا يَسْتَعْبِدُهُ بَعْدُ ٱلْغُرَبَاءُ،

The Commander of the armies of angels says this: “At that time [it will be as though] I will sever/cut the ropes [that are around my people], and I will free them from being (slaves/forced to do what the King of Babylon wants them to do) [MET]. People in other countries will no longer be their bosses.

٩ 9 بَلْ يَخْدِمُونَ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَهُمْ وَدَاوُدَ مَلِكَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي أُقِيمُهُ لَهُمْ.

My people will [again] serve me, Yahweh, their God, and [they will serve a king who is a descendant of] King David; [they will serve the king] whom I will appoint for them.

١٠ 10 «أَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا عَبْدِي يَعْقُوبَ فَلَا تَخَفْ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَلَا تَرْتَعِبْ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، لِأَنِّي هَأَنَذَا أُخَلِّصُكَ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ، وَنَسْلَكَ مِنْ أَرْضِ سَبْيِهِ، فَيَرْجِعُ يَعْقُوبُ وَيَطْمَئِنُّ وَيَسْتَرِيحُ وَلَا مُزْعِجَ.

So, [you people of] Israel who serve me, do not be dismayed/worried [now], because [some day] I will bring you back from distant places; I will bring your descendants [back home] from the land to which they were exiled. [Then you] Israeli people will [again] live peacefully and safely, and there will not be any [nation] that will cause you to be terrified.

١١ 11 لِأَنِّي أَنَا مَعَكَ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، لِأُخَلِّصَكَ. وَإِنْ أَفْنَيْتُ جَمِيعَ ٱلْأُمَمِ ٱلَّذِينَ بَدَّدْتُكَ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَأَنْتَ لَا أُفْنِيكَ، بَلْ أُؤَدِّبُكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ، وَلَا أُبَرِّئُكَ تَبْرِئَةً.

I, Yahweh, say that I will be with you and will rescue you; I will completely destroy the nations to which I have scattered you. But I will not completely destroy you. I will punish you [for your many sins], but I will punish you [only] as severely as you deserve: I would be doing wrong if I did not punish you at all.”

١٢ 12 لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: كَسْرُكِ عَدِيمُ ٱلْجَبْرِ وَجُرْحُكِ عُضَالٌ.

Yahweh [also] says this: “[You have (suffered very much/endured many disasters)]; [it is as though] you have a terrible wound that cannot be cured.

١٣ 13 لَيْسَ مَنْ يَقْضِي حَاجَتَكِ لِلْعَصْرِ. لَيْسَ لَكِ عَقَاقِيرُ رِفَادَةٍ.

There is no one to help you, no one to put a bandage on your wound. There is no [medicine that will] heal you.

١٤ 14 قَدْ نَسِيَكِ كُلُّ مُحِبِّيكِ. إِيَّاكِ لَمْ يَطْلُبُوا. لِأَنِّي ضَرَبْتُكِ ضِرْبَةَ عَدُوٍّ، تَأْدِيبَ قَاسٍ، لِأَنَّ إِثْمَكِ قَدْ كَثُرَ، وَخَطَايَاكِ تَعَاظَمَتْ.

All your allies [MET] have deserted you and they do not want to help you [any more]. [It is true that] I have punished you severely, [like your] enemies would wound you, because you have committed many sins and you are very guilty.

١٥ 15 مَا بَالُكِ تَصْرُخِينَ بِسَبَبِ كَسْرِكِ؟ جُرْحُكِ عَدِيمُ ٱلْبَرْءِ، لِأَنَّ إِثْمَكِ قَدْ كَثُرَ، وَخَطَايَاكِ تَعَاظَمَتْ، قَدْ صَنَعْتُ هَذِهِ بِكِ.

[Because that is true], why do you protest about my punishing you, [as though I had caused] a wound that could not be cured [RHQ]? It was necessary for me to punish you, because you had committed many sins and you were very guilty.

١٦ 16 لِذَلِكَ يُؤْكَلُ كُلُّ آكِلِيكِ، وَيَذْهَبُ كُلُّ أَعْدَائِكِ قَاطِبَةً إِلَى ٱلسَّبْيِ، وَيَكُونُ كُلُّ سَالِبِيكِ سَلْبًا، وَأَدْفَعُ كُلَّ نَاهِبِيكِ لِلنَّهْبِ.

But [some day] all those who [are trying to] destroy you will be destroyed; all your enemies will be exiled [to other nations]. All those who have stolen things from you will have their [valuable] possessions stolen, and all those who attack you will be attacked.

١٧ 17 لِأَنِّي أَرْفُدُكِ وَأَشْفِيكِ مِنْ جُرُوحِكِ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ. لِأَنَّهُمْ قَدْ دَعَوْكِ مَنْفِيَّةَ صِهْيَوْنَ ٱلَّتِي لَا سَائِلَ عَنْهَا.

[Everyone] says that you are (outcasts/people that they no longer associate with), and that [you live in] Jerusalem, a city that no one cares about.” But Yahweh says, “I will heal your injuries/wounds and cause you to be healthy again.”

١٨ 18 «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: هَأَنَذَا أَرُدُّ سَبْيَ خِيَامِ يَعْقُوبَ، وَأَرْحَمُ مَسَاكِنَهُ، وَتُبْنَى ٱلْمَدِينَةُ عَلَى تَلِّهَا، وَٱلْقَصْرُ يُسْكَنُ عَلَى عَادَتِهِ.

This is what Yahweh says: “I will bring the people of Israel back from the lands to which they were taken and enable them to possess their land and their houses again. [When that happens], Jerusalem will be rebuilt on top of its ruins, and the [king’s] palace will be rebuilt to be like it was before.

١٩ 19 وَيَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْحَمْدُ وَصَوْتُ ٱللَّاعِبِينَ، وَأُكَثِّرُهُمْ وَلَا يَقِلُّونَ، وَأُعَظِّمُهُمْ وَلَا يَصْغُرُونَ.

People will [again] sing joyfully to thank [me], and I will cause there to be more people [in Jerusalem], not fewer; I will cause them to be honored, not despised.

٢٠ 20 وَيَكُونُ بَنُوهُمْ كَمَا فِي ٱلْقَدِيمِ، وَجَمَاعَتُهُمْ تَثْبُتُ أَمَامِي، وَأُعَاقِبُ كُلَّ مُضَايِقِيهِمْ.

Their children will [prosper] like they did before. I will cause them to be a group of people [who worship] me, and I will punish any [nation] that oppresses them.

٢١ 21 وَيَكُونُ حَاكِمُهُمْ مِنْهُمْ، وَيَخْرُجُ وَالِيهِمْ مِنْ وَسْطِهِمْ، وَأُقَرِّبُهُ فَيَدْنُو إِلَيَّ، لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ هُوَ هَذَا ٱلَّذِي أَرْهَنَ قَلْبَهُ لِيَدْنُوَ إِلَيَّ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ؟

One of their own people will be their king, and I will invite him to come close to me [to worship me], because no one [RHQ] would (dare/have courage) to come close to me [if I did not invite him].

٢٢ 22 وَتَكُونُونَ لِي شَعْبًا وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَكُمْ إِلَهًا».

You [Israeli people] will be my people, and I will be your God.”

٢٣ 23 هُوَذَا زَوْبَعَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ تَخْرُجُ بِغَضَبٍ، نَوْءٌ جَارِفٌ. عَلَى رَأْسِ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ يَثُورُ.

Yahweh will punish [MTY] [your enemies]; [it will be like a great] storm; it will come down [like] a whirlwind, swirling around the heads of wicked people.

٢٤ 24 لَا يَرْتَدُّ حُمُوُّ غَضَبِ ٱلرَّبِّ حَتَّى يَفْعَلَ، وَحَتَّى يُقِيمَ مَقَاصِدَ قَلْبِهِ. فِي آخِرِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ تَفْهَمُونَهَا.

He will not stop being angry until he completely accomplishes [all] that he has planned. In the future, you will understand [all] of this [clearly].