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كَيْفَ ٱكْدَرَّ ٱلذَّهَبُ، تَغَيَّرَ ٱلْإِبْرِيزُ ٱلْجَيِّدُ! ٱنْهَالَتْ حِجَارَةُ ٱلْقُدْسِ فِي رَأْسِ كُلِّ شَارِعٍ. ١ 1
How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.
بَنُو صِهْيَوْنَ ٱلْكُرَمَاءُ ٱلْمَوْزُونُونَ بِٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلنَّقِيِّ، كَيْفَ حُسِبُوا أَبَارِيقَ خَزَفٍ عَمَلَ يَدَيْ فَخَّارِيٍّ! ٢ 2
The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
بَنَاتُ آوَى أَيْضًا أَخْرَجَتْ أَطْبَاءَهَا، أَرْضَعَتْ أَجْرَاءَهَا. أَمَّا بِنْتُ شَعْبِي فَجَافِيَةٌ كَٱلنَّعَامِ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ. ٣ 3
Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
لَصِقَ لِسَانُ ٱلرَّاضِعِ بِحَنَكِهِ مِنَ ٱلْعَطَشِ. اَلْأَطْفَالُ يَسْأَلُونَ خُبْزًا وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يَكْسِرُهُ لَهُمْ. ٤ 4
The tongue of the nursing infant cleaves to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaks it unto them.
اَلَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَأْكُلُونَ ٱلْمَآكِلَ ٱلْفَاخِرَةَ قَدْ هَلِكُوا فِي ٱلشَّوَارِعِ. ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَتَرَبَّوْنَ عَلَى ٱلْقِرْمِزِ ٱحْتَضَنُوا ٱلْمَزَابِلَ. ٥ 5
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
وَقَدْ صَارَ عِقَابُ بِنْتِ شَعْبِي أَعْظَمَ مِنْ قِصَاصِ خَطِيَّةِ سَدُومَ ٱلَّتِي ٱنْقَلَبَتْ كَأَنَّهُ فِي لَحْظَةٍ، وَلَمْ تُلْقَ عَلَيْهَا أَيَادٍ. ٦ 6
For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.
كَانَ نُذُرُهَا أَنْقَى مِنَ ٱلثَّلْجِ وَأَكْثَرَ بَيَاضًا مِنَ ٱللَّبَنِ، وَأَجْسَامُهُمْ أَشَدَّ حُمْرَةً مِنَ ٱلْمَرْجَانِ. جَرَزُهُمْ كَٱلْيَاقُوتِ ٱلْأَزْرَقِ. ٧ 7
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more rosy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
صَارَتْ صُورَتُهُمْ أَشَدَّ ظَلَامًا مِنَ ٱلسَّوَادِ. لَمْ يُعْرَفُوا فِي ٱلشَّوَارِعِ. لَصِقَ جِلْدُهُمْ بِعَظْمِهِمْ. صَارَ يَابِسًا كَٱلْخَشَبِ. ٨ 8
Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaves to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
كَانَتْ قَتْلَى ٱلسَّيْفِ خَيْرًا مِنْ قَتْلَى ٱلْجُوعِ. لِأَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ يَذُوبُونَ مَطْعُونِينَ لِعَدَمِ أَثْمَارِ ٱلْحَقْلِ. ٩ 9
They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for lack of the fruits of the field.
أَيَادِي ٱلنِّسَاءِ ٱلْحَنَائِنِ طَبَخَتْ أَوْلَادَهُنَّ. صَارُوا طَعَامًا لَهُنَّ فِي سَحْقِ بِنْتِ شَعْبِي. ١٠ 10
The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
أَتَمَّ ٱلرَّبُّ غَيْظَهُ. سَكَبَ حُمُوَّ غَضَبِهِ وَأَشْعَلَ نَارًا فِي صِهْيَوْنَ فَأَكَلَتْ أُسُسَهَا. ١١ 11
The LORD has accomplished his fury; he has poured out his fierce anger, and has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has devoured the foundations thereof.
لَمْ تُصَدِّقْ مُلُوكُ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَكُلُّ سُكَّانِ ٱلْمَسْكُونَةِ أَنَّ ٱلْعَدُوَّ وَٱلْمُبْغِضَ يَدْخُلَانِ أَبْوَابَ أُورُشَلِيمَ. ١٢ 12
The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
مِنْ أَجْلِ خَطَايَا أَنْبِيَائِهَا، وَآثَامِ كَهَنَتِهَا ٱلسَّافِكِينَ فِي وَسَطِهَا دَمَ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ، ١٣ 13
For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
تَاهُوا كَعُمْيٍ فِي ٱلشَّوَارِعِ، وَتَلَطَّخُوا بِٱلدَّمِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَمَسَّ مَلَابِسَهُمْ. ١٤ 14
They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
«حِيدُوا! نَجِسٌ!» يُنَادُونَ إِلَيْهِمْ. «حِيدُوا! حِيدُوا لَا تَمَسُّوا!». إِذْ هَرَبُوا تَاهُوا أَيْضًا. قَالُوا بَيْنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ: «إِنَّهُمْ لَا يَعُودُونَ يَسْكُنُونَ». ١٥ 15
They cried unto them, Depart all of you; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.
وَجْهُ ٱلرَّبِّ قَسَمَهُمْ. لَا يَعُودُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ. لَمْ يَرْفَعُوا وُجُوهَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ، وَلَمْ يَتَرَأَّفُوا عَلَى ٱلشُّيُوخِ. ١٦ 16
The anger of the LORD has divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.
أَمَّا نَحْنُ فَقَدْ كَلَّتْ أَعْيُنُنَا مِنَ ٱلنَّظَرِ إِلَى عَوْنِنَا ٱلْبَاطِلِ. فِي بُرْجِنَا ٱنْتَظَرْنَا أُمَّةً لَا تُخَلِّصُ. ١٧ 17
As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
نَصَبُوا فِخَاخًا لِخَطَوَاتِنَا حَتَّى لَا نَمْشِيَ فِي سَاحَاتِنَا. قَرُبَتْ نِهَايَتُنَا. كَمُلَتْ أَيَّامُنَا لِأَنَّ نِهَايَتَنَا قَدْ أَتَتْ. ١٨ 18
They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end has come.
صَارَ طَارِدُونَا أَخَفَّ مِنْ نُسُورِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ. عَلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ جَدُّوا فِي أَثَرِنَا. فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ كَمَنُوا لَنَا. ١٩ 19
Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
نَفَسُ أُنُوفِنَا، مَسِيحُ ٱلرَّبِّ، أُخِذَ فِي حُفَرِهِمِ. ٱلَّذِي قُلْنَا عَنْهُ: «فِي ظِلِّهِ نَعِيشُ بَيْنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ». ٢٠ 20
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.
اِطْرَبِي وَٱفْرَحِي يَا بِنْتَ أَدُومَ، يَا سَاكِنَةَ عَوْصٍ. عَلَيْكِ أَيْضًا تَمُرُّ ٱلْكَأْسُ. تَسْكَرِينَ وَتَتَعَرَّينَ. ٢١ 21
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwell in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto you: you shall be drunken, and shall make yourself naked.
قَدْ تَمَّ إِثْمُكِ يَا بِنْتَ صِهْيَوْنَ. لَا يَعُودُ يَسْبِيكِ. سَيُعَاقِبُ إِثْمَكِ يَا بِنْتَ أَدُومَ وَيُعْلِنُ خَطَايَاكِ. ٢٢ 22
The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry you away into captivity: he will visit your iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover your sins.

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