مَرَاثِي إِرْمِيَا 3

١ 1 أَنَا هُوَ ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلَّذِي رأَى مَذَلَّةً بِقَضِيبِ سَخَطِهِ.

I, am the man, that hath seen affliction, by the rod of his indignation;

٢ 2 قَادَنِي وَسَيَّرَنِي فِي ٱلظَّلَامِ وَلَا نُورَ.

Me, hath he driven out and brought into darkness, and not light;

٣ 3 حَقًّا إِنَّهُ يَعُودُ وَيَرُدُّ عَلَيَّ يَدَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ.

Surely, against me, doth he again and again, turn his hand all the day.

٤ 4 أَبْلَى لَحْمِي وَجِلْدِي. كَسَّرَ عِظَامِي.

He hath worn out my flesh and my skin, hath broken my bones;

٥ 5 بَنَى عَلَيَّ وَأَحَاطَنِي بِعَلْقَمٍ وَمَشَقَّةٍ.

He hath built up against me, and carried round me, fortifications and a trench;

٦ 6 أَسْكَنَنِي فِي ظُلُمَاتٍ كَمَوْتَى ٱلْقِدَمِ.

In dark places, hath he made me sit, like the dead of age-past times.

٧ 7 سَيَّجَ عَلَيَّ فَلَا أَسْتَطِيعُ ٱلْخُرُوجَ. ثَقَّلَ سِلْسِلَتِي.

He hath walled up around me, that I cannot get out, hath weighted my fetter;

٨ 8 أَيْضًا حِينَ أَصْرُخُ وَأَسْتَغِيثُ يَصُدُّ صَلَاتِي.

Yea, when I make outcry and implore, he hath shut out my prayer;

٩ 9 سَيَّجَ طُرُقِي بِحِجَارَةٍ مَنْحُوتَةٍ. قَلَبَ سُبُلِي.

He hath walled in my ways with hewn stone, my paths, hath he caused to wind back.

١٠ 10 هُوَ لِي دُبٌّ كَامِنٌ، أَسَدٌ فِي مَخَابِىءَ.

A bear lying in wait, he is to me, a lion, in secret places;

١١ 11 مَيَّلَ طُرُقِي وَمَزَّقَنِي. جَعَلَنِي خَرَابًا.

My ways, hath he turned aside, and hath torn me in pieces, hath made me desolate;

١٢ 12 مَدَّ قَوْسَهُ وَنَصَبَنِي كَغَرَضٍ لِلسَّهْمِ.

He hath trodden his bow, and set me up, as a mark for the arrow.

١٣ 13 أَدْخَلَ فِي كُلْيَتَيَّ نِبَالَ جُعْبَتِهِ.

He hath caused to enter my reins, the sons of his quiver;

١٤ 14 صِرْتُ ضُحْكَةً لِكُلِّ شَعْبِي، وَأُغْنِيَةً لَهُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ.

I have become a derision to all my people, their song all the day;

١٥ 15 أَشْبَعَنِي مَرَائِرَ وَأَرْوَانِي أَفْسَنْتِينًا،

He hath sated me with bitter things, hath drenched me with wormwood.

١٦ 16 وَجَرَشَ بِٱلْحَصَى أَسْنَانِي. كَبَسَنِي بِٱلرَّمَادِ.

And he hath crushed, with gravel-stones, my teeth, hath made me cower in ashes;

١٧ 17 وَقَدْ أَبْعَدْتَ عَنِ ٱلسَّلَامِ نَفْسِي. نَسِيتُ ٱلْخَيْرَ.

And thou hast thrust away from welfare, my soul, I have forgotten prosperity;

١٨ 18 وَقُلْتُ: «بَادَتْ ثِقَتِي وَرَجَائِي مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ».

And I said, Vanished is mine endurance, even mine expectation, from Yahweh.

١٩ 19 ذِكْرُ مَذَلَّتِي وَتَيَهَانِي أَفْسَنْتِينٌ وَعَلْقَمٌ.

Remember my humiliation and my fleeings, the wormwood and poison;

٢٠ 20 ذِكْرًا تَذْكُرُ نَفْسِي وَتَنْحَنِي فِيَّ.

Thou wilt, indeed remember, that, bowed down concerning myself, is my soul;

٢١ 21 أُرَدِّدُ هَذَا فِي قَلْبِي، مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَرْجُو:

This, will I bring back to my heart, therefore, will I hope.

٢٢ 22 إِنَّهُ مِنْ إِحْسَانَاتِ ٱلرَّبِّ أَنَّنَا لَمْ نَفْنَ، لِأَنَّ مَرَاحِمَهُ لَا تَزُولُ.

The lovingkindnesses of Yahweh, verily they are not exhausted, Verily! not at an end, are his compassions:

٢٣ 23 هِيَ جَدِيدَةٌ فِي كُلِّ صَبَاحٍ. كَثِيرَةٌ أَمَانَتُكَ.

New things for the mornings! Abundant is thy faithfulness:

٢٤ 24 نَصِيبِي هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ، قَالَتْ نَفْسِي، مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَرْجُوهُ.

My portion, is Yahweh, saith my soul, For this cause, will I wait for him.

٢٥ 25 طَيِّبٌ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِلَّذِينَ يَتَرَجَّوْنَهُ، لِلنَّفْسِ ٱلَّتِي تَطْلُبُهُ.

Good is Yahweh, to them who wait for him, to the soul that will seek him;

٢٦ 26 جَيِّدٌ أَنْ يَنْتَظِرَ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ وَيَتَوَقَّعَ بِسُكُوتٍ خَلَاصَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

Good it is—both to wait and to be silent, for the deliverance of Yahweh;

٢٧ 27 جَيِّدٌ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَحْمِلَ ٱلنِّيرَ فِي صِبَاهُ.

Good it is for a man, that he should bear the yoke in his youth.

٢٨ 28 يَجْلِسُ وَحْدَهُ وَيَسْكُتُ، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ وَضَعَهُ عَلَيْهِ.

Let him sit alone, and keep silence, because he took it upon himself:

٢٩ 29 يَجْعَلُ فِي ٱلتُّرَابِ فَمَهُ لَعَلَّهُ يُوجَدُ رَجَاءٌ.

Let him put, in the dust, his mouth, peradventure, there is hope!

٣٠ 30 يُعْطِي خَدَّهُ لِضَارِبِهِ. يَشْبَعُ عَارًا.

Let him give, to him that smiteth him, his cheek, let him be sated with reproach.

٣١ 31 لِأَنَّ ٱلسَّيِّدَ لَا يَرْفُضُ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.

Surely My Lord, will not cast off, unto times age-abiding;

٣٢ 32 فَإِنَّهُ وَلَوْ أَحْزَنَ يَرْحَمُ حَسَبَ كَثْرَةِ مَرَاحِمِهِ.

Surely, though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion, according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses;

٣٣ 33 لِأَنَّهُ لَا يُذِلُّ مِنْ قَلْبِهِ، وَلَا يُحْزِنُ بَنِي ٱلْإِنْسَانِ.

Surely he hath not afflicted from his heart, nor caused sorrow to the sons of men.

٣٤ 34 أَنْ يَدُوسَ أَحَدٌ تَحْتَ رِجْلَيْهِ كُلَّ أَسْرَى ٱلْأَرْضِ،

To crush, under his feet, any of the prisoners of the earth;

٣٥ 35 أَنْ يُحَرِّفَ حَقَّ ٱلرَّجُلِ أَمَامَ وَجْهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ،

To turn aside the right of a man, before the face of the Most High;

٣٦ 36 أَنْ يَقْلِبَ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ فِي دَعْوَاهُ. ٱلسَّيِّدُ لَا يَرَى!

To oppress a son of earth in his cause, My Lord, hath made no provision.

٣٧ 37 مَنْ ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَقُولُ فَيَكُونَ وَٱلرَّبُّ لَمْ يَأْمُرْ؟

Who was it that spake, and it was done, [when], My Lord, had not commanded?

٣٨ 38 مِنْ فَمِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ أَلَا تَخْرُجُ ٱلشُّرُورُ وَٱلْخَيْرُ؟

Out of the mouth of the Most High, Proceed there not misfortunes and blessing?

٣٩ 39 لِمَاذَا يَشْتَكِي ٱلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلْحَيُّ، ٱلرَّجُلُ مِنْ قِصَاصِ خَطَايَاهُ؟

Why should a living son of earth complain, [Let] a man [complain] because of his sins?

٤٠ 40 لِنَفْحَصْ طُرُقَنَا وَنَمْتَحِنْهَا وَنَرْجِعْ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ.

Let us search out our ways, and examine them well, and let us return unto Yahweh;

٤١ 41 لِنَرْفَعْ قُلُوبَنَا وَأَيْدِيَنَا إِلَى ٱللهِ فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ:

Let us lift up our heart, to the opened palms, to the Mighty One in the heavens;

٤٢ 42 «نَحْنُ أَذْنَبْنَا وَعَصَيْنَا. أَنْتَ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ.

We, have trespassed and rebelled, Thou, hast not pardoned.

٤٣ 43 ٱلْتَحَفْتَ بِٱلْغَضَبِ وَطَرَدْتَنَا. قَتَلْتَ وَلَمْ تَشْفِقْ.

Thou hast covered thyself with anger, and pursued us, hast slain—hast not spared;

٤٤ 44 ٱلْتَحَفْتَ بِٱلسَّحَابِ حَتَّى لَا تَنْفُذَ ٱلصَّلَاةُ.

Thou hast screened thyself with the clouds, that prayer, should not pass through;

٤٥ 45 جَعَلْتَنَا وَسَخًا وَكَرْهًا فِي وَسَطِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ.

Offscouring and refuse, dost thou make us, in the midst of the peoples.

٤٦ 46 فَتَحَ كُلُّ أَعْدَائِنَا أَفْوَاهَهُمْ عَلَيْنَا.

With their mouth, opened wide over us, [stand] all our foes.

٤٧ 47 صَارَ عَلَيْنَا خَوْفٌ وَرُعْبٌ، هَلَاكٌ وَسَحْقٌ».

Terror and a pit, have befallen us, tumult and grievous injury;

٤٨ 48 سَكَبَتْ عَيْنَايَ يَنَابِيعَ مَاءٍ عَلَى سَحْقِ بِنْتِ شَعْبِي.

With streams of water, mine eye runneth down, over the grievous injury of the daughter of my people.

٤٩ 49 عَيْنِي تَسْكُبُ وَلَا تَكُفُّ بِلَا ٱنْقِطَاعٍ

Mine eye, poureth itself out and ceaseth not, without relief;

٥٠ 50 حَتَّى يُشْرِفَ وَيَنْظُرَ ٱلرَّبُّ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ.

Until Yahweh out of the heavens shall look forth, and see,

٥١ 51 عَيْنِي تُؤَثِّرُ فِي نَفْسِي لِأَجْلِ كُلِّ بَنَاتِ مَدِينَتِي.

Mine eye dealeth severely with my soul, because of all the daughters of my city.

٥٢ 52 قَدِ ٱصْطَادَتْنِي أَعْدَائِي كَعُصْفُورٍ بِلَا سَبَبٍ.

They, have laid snares, for me as a bird, who are mine enemies without cause:

٥٣ 53 قَرَضُوا فِي ٱلْجُبِّ حَيَاتِي وَأَلْقَوْا عَلَيَّ حِجَارَةً.

They have cut off, in the dungeon, my life, and have cast a stone upon me;

٥٤ 54 طَفَتِ ٱلْمِيَاهُ فَوْقَ رَأْسِي. قُلْتُ: «قَدْ قُرِضْتُ!».

Waters, flowed over, my head, I said, I am cut off!

٥٥ 55 دَعَوْتُ بِٱسْمِكَ يَارَبُّ مِنَ ٱلْجُبِّ ٱلْأَسْفَلِ.

I have called upon thy Name, O Yahweh, out of the dungeon below;

٥٦ 56 لِصَوْتِي سَمِعْتَ: «لَا تَسْتُرْ أُذُنَكَ عَنْ زَفْرَتِي، عَنْ صِيَاحِي».

My voice, thou hast heard, —do not close thine ear to my respite, to mine outcry;

٥٧ 57 دَنَوْتَ يَوْمَ دَعَوْتُكَ. قُلْتَ: «لَا تَخَفْ!».

Thou drewest near, in the day I kept calling on thee, thou saidst, Do not fear!

٥٨ 58 خَاصَمْتَ يَا سَيِّدُ خُصُومَاتِ نَفْسِي. فَكَكْتَ حَيَاتِي.

Thou hast pleaded, O My Lord, the pleas of my soul, hast redeemed my life;

٥٩ 59 رَأَيْتَ يَارَبُّ ظُلْمِي. أَقِمْ دَعْوَايَ.

Thou hast beheld, O Yahweh, my failure to get justice, Pronounce thou my sentence;

٦٠ 60 رَأَيْتَ كُلَّ نَقْمَتِهِمْ، كُلَّ أَفْكَارِهِمْ عَلَيَّ.

Thou hast seen all their vindictiveness, all their plots against me.

٦١ 61 سَمِعْتَ تَعْيِيرَهُمْ يَارَبُّ، كُلَّ أَفْكَارِهِمْ عَلَيَّ.

Thou hast heard their reproach, O Yahweh, all their plots against me;

٦٢ 62 كَلَامُ مُقَاوِمِيَّ وَمُؤَامَرَتُهُمْ عَلَيَّ ٱلْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ.

The lips of mine assailants, and their mutterings, are against me, all the day;

٦٣ 63 اُنْظُرْ إِلَى جُلُوسِهِمْ وَوُقُوفِهِمْ، أَنَا أُغْنِيَتُهُمْ!

On their downsitting and their uprising, do thou look, I, am their song.

٦٤ 64 رُدَّ لَهُمْ جَزَاءً يَارَبُّ حَسَبَ عَمَلِ أَيَادِيهِمْ.

Thou wilt render to them a recompense, O Yahweh, according to the work of their hands;

٦٥ 65 أَعْطِهِمْ غِشَاوَةَ قَلْبٍ، لَعْنَتَكَ لَهُمْ.

Thou wilt suffer them a veiling of heart, thy curse to them;

٦٦ 66 اِتْبَعْ بِٱلْغَضَبِ وَأَهْلِكْهُمْ مِنْ تَحْتِ سَمَاوَاتِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

Thou wilt pursue in anger, and wilt destroy them, from under the heavens of Yahweh.