إِرْمِيَا 33

١ 1 ثُمَّ صَارَتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا ثَانِيَةً وَهُوَ مَحْبُوسٌ بَعْدُ فِي دَارِ ٱلسِّجْنِ قَائِلَةً:

A second message came from the Lord to Jeremiah while he was still being held in the guard's courtyard of the guard.

٢ 2 «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ صَانِعُهَا، ٱلرَّبُّ مُصَوِّرُهَا لِيُثَبِّتَهَا، يَهْوَهُ ٱسْمُهُ:

This is what the Lord says, the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who shaped it and set it in place, the Lord is his name:

٣ 3 اُدْعُنِي فَأُجِيبَكَ وَأُخْبِرَكَ بِعَظَائِمَ وَعَوَائِصَ لَمْ تَعْرِفْهَا.

Call out to me, and I will answer you, explaining to you amazing, hidden things about which you don't have any idea.

٤ 4 لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ بُيُوتِ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَعَنْ بُيُوتِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا ٱلَّتِي هُدِمَتْ لِلْمَتَارِيسِ وَٱلْمَجَانِيقِ:

For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says about Jerusalem's houses and the palaces of the kings of Judah that were demolished for materials to be used to defend against the siege ramps and the enemy attacks.

٥ 5 يَأْتُونَ لِيُحَارِبُوا ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ وَيَمْلَأُوهَا مِنْ جِيَفِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٱلَّذِينَ ضَرَبْتُهُمْ بِغَضَبِي وَغَيْظِي، وَٱلَّذِينَ سَتَرْتُ وَجْهِي عَنْ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ لِأَجْلِ كُلِّ شَرِّهِمْ.

They come to fight the Babylonians but will only fill those houses with the dead bodies of those I'm going to kill in my furious anger. I have given up on this city because of all its wickedness.

٦ 6 هَأَنَذَا أَضَعُ عَلَيْهَا رِفَادَةً وَعِلَاجًا، وَأَشْفِيهِمْ وَأُعْلِنُ لَهُمْ كَثْرَةَ ٱلسَّلَامِ وَٱلْأَمَانَةِ.

But even so, in the future I will restore and repair it, and I will heal its people and give them lasting peace and safety.

٧ 7 وَأَرُدُّ سَبْيَ يَهُوذَا وَسَبْيَ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَبْنِيهِمْ كَٱلْأَوَّلِ.

I will bring Judah and Israel back from exile and will make them as strong as before.

٨ 8 وَأُطَهِّرُهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ إِثْمِهِمِ ٱلَّذِي أَخْطَأُوا بِهِ إِلَيَّ، وَأَغْفِرُ كُلَّ ذُنُوبِهِمِ ٱلَّتِي أَخْطَأُوا بِهَا إِلَيَّ، وَٱلَّتِي عَصَوْا بِهَا عَلَيَّ.

I will wash away all their sins that they committed against me, and I will forgive all their guilt from when they sinned in rebelling against me.

٩ 9 فَتَكُونُ لِيَ ٱسْمَ فَرَحٍ لِلتَّسْبِيحِ وَلِلزِّينَةِ لَدَى كُلِّ أُمَمِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ بِكُلِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ ٱلَّذِي أَصْنَعُهُ مَعَهُمْ، فَيَخَافُونَ وَيَرْتَعِدُونَ مِنْ أَجْلِ كُلِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَمِنْ أَجْلِ كُلِّ ٱلسَّلَامِ ٱلَّذِي أَصْنَعُهُ لَهَا.

Then this city will bring me a glorious reputation, celebrated and praised by all the nations of the earth who get to hear of all the good things I do for it. They will tremble, amazed at how much good I have done for it, how I have made it so prosperous.

١٠ 10 هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: سَيُسْمَعُ بَعْدُ فِي هَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ ٱلَّذِي تَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ خَرِبٌ بِلَا إِنْسَانٍ وَبِلَا حَيَوَانٍ، فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا، وَفِي شَوَارِعِ أُورُشَلِيمَ ٱلْخَرِبَةِ بِلَا إِنْسَانٍ وَلَا سَاكِنٍ وَلَا بَهِيمَةٍ،

This is what the Lord says: You call this place “a wasteland where there's no people or animals.” Well, here in the towns of Judah and in the empty streets of Jerusalem where no people or animals live, one day

١١ 11 صَوْتُ ٱلطَّرَبِ وَصَوْتُ ٱلْفَرَحِ، صَوْتُ ٱلْعَرِيسِ وَصَوْتُ ٱلْعَرُوسِ، صَوْتُ ٱلْقَائِلِينَ: ٱحْمَدُوا رَبَّ ٱلْجُنُودِ لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ صَالِحٌ، لِأَنَّ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ رَحْمَتَهُ. صَوْتُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْتُونَ بِذَبِيحَةِ ٱلشُّكْرِ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، لِأَنِّي أَرُدُّ سَبْيَ ٱلْأَرْضِ كَٱلْأَوَّلِ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

the sounds of joy and celebration will be heard there again, the happy voices of bride and bridegroom, and the shouts of praise of those bringing thank offerings to the Lord's Temple, saying: “Thank the Lord Almighty! For the Lord is good; his trustworthy love lasts endures forever.” For I will bring the land back from its “captivity” too, says the Lord.

١٢ 12 هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: سَيَكُونُ بَعْدُ فِي هَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ ٱلْخَرِبِ بِلَا إِنْسَانٍ وَلَا بَهِيمَةٍ وَفِي كُلِّ مُدُنِهِ، مَسْكَنُ ٱلرُّعَاةِ ٱلْمُرْبِضِينَ ٱلْغَنَمَ.

This is what the Lord Almighty says: In this wasteland where there's no people or animals, and in all its towns, once again there'll be pastures where shepherds can take their flocks.

١٣ 13 فِي مُدُنِ ٱلْجَبَلِ وَمُدُنِ ٱلسَّهْلِ وَمُدُنِ ٱلْجَنُوبِ، وَفِي أَرْضِ بِنْيَامِينَ وَحَوَالَيْ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَفِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا، تَمُرُّ أَيْضًا ٱلْغَنَمُ تَحْتَ يَدَيِ ٱلْمُحْصِي، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

In all the towns, whether in the hill country, or the foothills, or the Negev, or the land of Benjamin or the towns around Jerusalem, or throughout the cities of Judah, flocks will once again be counted by their shepherds, says the Lord.

١٤ 14 «هَا أَيَّامٌ تَأْتِي، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَأُقِيمُ ٱلْكَلِمَةَ ٱلصَّالِحَةَ ٱلَّتِي تَكَلَّمْتُ بِهَا إِلَى بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَإِلَى بَيْتِ يَهُوذَا.

Look! The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will keep my promise to do good to the people of Israel and Judah.

١٥ 15 فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ وَفِي ذَلِكَ ٱلزَّمَانِ أُنْبِتُ لِدَاوُدَ غُصْنَ ٱلْبِرِّ، فَيُجْرِي عَدْلًا وَبِرًّا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ.

At that time, right there and then, I will give you a good king from the line of David. He will do what is just and right throughout the country.

١٦ 16 فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ يَخْلُصُ يَهُوذَا، وَتَسْكُنُ أُورُشَلِيمُ آمِنَةً، وَهَذَا مَا تَتَسَمَّى بِهِ: ٱلرَّبُّ بِرُّنَا.

This is when Judah will be saved, and the people of Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name he will be called: The Lord Who Makes Us Right.

١٧ 17 لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: لَا يَنْقَطِعُ لِدَاوُدَ إِنْسَانٌ يَجْلِسُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ،

This is what the Lord says: David will always have a descendant who will be king of Israel,

١٨ 18 وَلَا يَنْقَطِعُ لِلْكَهَنَةِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ إِنْسَانٌ مِنْ أَمَامِي يُصْعِدُ مُحْرَقَةً، وَيُحْرِقُ تَقْدِمَةً، وَيُهَيِّيءُ ذَبِيحَةً كُلَّ ٱلْأَيَّامِ».

and the Levitical priests will always have a descendant to present burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrifices to me.

١٩ 19 ثُمَّ صَارَتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا قَائِلَةً:

A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah:

٢٠ 20 «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: إِنْ نَقَضْتُمْ عَهْدِي مَعَ ٱلنَّهَارِ، وَعَهْدِي مَعَ ٱللَّيْلِ حَتَّى لَا يَكُونَ نَهَارٌ وَلَا لَيْلٌ فِي وَقْتِهِمَا،

This is what the Lord says: If you were able to break my agreement with the day and with the night, so that they wouldn't come at the right time,

٢١ 21 فَإِنَّ عَهْدِي أَيْضًا مَعَ دَاوُدَ عَبْدِي يُنْقَضُ، فَلَا يَكُونُ لَهُ ٱبْنٌ مَالِكًا عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ، وَمَعَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ خَادِمِيَّ.

only then would my agreement be broken with David my servant and with the Levites who serve as my priests, so that David would not have a descendant to rule on his throne.

٢٢ 22 كَمَا أَنَّ جُنْدَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ لَا يُعَدُّ، وَرَمْلَ ٱلْبَحْرِ لَا يُحْصَى، هَكَذَا أُكَثِّرُ نَسْلَ دَاوُدَ عَبْدِي وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ خَادِمِيَّ».

In the same way that the stars of heaven can't be counted, and the sand on the seashore can't be measured, that's how many times I will multiply the number of my servant David's descendants and the Levites who serve me.

٢٣ 23 ثُمَّ صَارَتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا قَائِلَةً:

Another message from the Lord came to Jeremiah:

٢٤ 24 «أَمَا تَرَى مَا تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبُ قَائِلًا: إِنَّ ٱلْعَشِيرَتَيْنِ ٱللَّتَيْنِ ٱخْتَارَهُمَا ٱلرَّبُّ قَدْ رَفَضَهُمَا. فَقَدِ ٱحْتَقَرُوا شَعْبِي حَتَّى لَا يَكُونُوا بَعْدُ أُمَّةً أَمَامَهُمْ.

Have you heard what people are saying: “The Lord chose two families, but now he's rejected them”? So they look down on my people and don't consider them worthy of being called a nation.

٢٥ 25 هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: إِنْ كُنْتُ لَمْ أَجْعَلْ عَهْدِي مَعَ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَٱللَّيْلِ، فَرَائِضَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ،

This is what the Lord says: Just as I can't break my agreement with the day and the night and the laws that regulate heaven and earth,

٢٦ 26 فَإِنِّي أَيْضًا أَرْفُضُ نَسْلَ يَعْقُوبَ وَدَاوُدَ عَبْدِي، فَلَا آخُذُ مِنْ نَسْلِهِ حُكَّامًا لِنَسْلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ، لِأَنِّي أَرُدُّ سَبْيَهُمْ وَأَرْحَمُهُمْ».

so I can't reject the descendants of Jacob and of my servant David, and I can't fail to make his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will bring them back from exile and I will be kind to them.