ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“Go downרֵדto the houseבֵּיתof the kingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהand speakוְדִבַּרְתָּthereשָׁםthisהַזֶּהword,אֶת הַדָּבָר
and say,וְאָמַרְתָּ‘Hearשְׁמַעthe wordדְּבַרof YHWH,יְהוָהkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהwho sitsהַיֹּשֵׁבon the throneעַל כִּסֵּאof David,דָוִדyou,אַתָּהand your servants,וַעֲבָדֶיךָand your people,וְעַמְּךָwho enterהַבָּאִיםby these gates.בַּשְּׁעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהDoעֲשׂוּjusticeמִשְׁפָּטand righteousness,וּצְדָקָהand rescueוְהַצִּילוּthe one who is robbedגָזוּלfrom the handמִיַּדof the oppressor;עָשׁוֹקand the resident alien,וְגֵרthe orphan,יָתוֹםand the widowוְאַלְמָנָהdo notאַלwrong,תֹּנוּdo notאַלtreat with violence;תַּחְמֹסוּand innocentנָקִיbloodוְדָםdo notאַלshedתִּשְׁפְּכוּin this place.בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה
Forכִּיifאִםyou trulyעָשׂוֹdoתַּעֲשׂוּthisהַזֶּהword,אֶת הַדָּבָרthen there will enterוּבָאוּby the gatesבְשַׁעֲרֵיof this houseהַבַּיִת הַזֶּהkingsמְלָכִיםwho sitיֹשְׁבִיםfor Davidלְדָוִדon his throne,עַל כִּסְאוֹridingרֹכְבִיםin chariotsבָּרֶכֶבand on horses,וּבַסּוּסִיםhe,הוּאand his servants,וַעֲבָדָיוand his people.וְעַמּוֹ
But ifוְאִםyou do notלֹאhearתִשְׁמְעוּthese words,אֶת הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּהby myselfבִּיI have sworn,נִשְׁבַּעְתִּיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהthatכִּיthis houseהַבַּיִת הַזֶּהwill becomeיִהְיֶהa ruin.’”לְחָרְבָּה
ForכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהconcerning the houseעַל בֵּיתof the kingמֶלֶךְof Judah:יְהוּדָה“Gileadגִּלְעָדyou areאַתָּהto me,לִיthe summitרֹאשׁof Lebanon;הַלְּבָנוֹןyet surelyאִם לֹאI will make youאֲשִׁיתְךָa wilderness,מִדְבָּרcitiesעָרִיםnotלֹאinhabited.נוֹשָׁבוּ
And I will consecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתִּיagainst youעָלֶיךָdestroyers,מַשְׁחִתִיםeachאִישׁwith his weapons;וְכֵלָיוand they will cut downוְכָרְתוּyour choicestמִבְחַרcedarsאֲרָזֶיךָand make them fallוְהִפִּילוּinto the fire.עַל הָאֵשׁ
And manyרַבִּיםnationsגּוֹיִםwill passוְעָבְרוּby this city,עַל הָעִיר הַזֹּאתand they will sayוְאָמְרוּeachאִישׁto his neighbor,אֶל רֵעֵהוּ‘Whyעַל מֶהhas YHWHיְהוָהdoneעָשָׂהthusכָּכָהto this great city?’לָעִיר הַגְּדוֹלָה הַזֹּאת
And they will say,וְאָמְרוּ‘Becauseעַל אֲשֶׁרthey forsookעָזְבוּthe covenantאֶת בְּרִיתof YHWHיְהוָהtheir Elohimאֱלֹהֵיהֶםand bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּto other godsלֵאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִיםand served them.’”וַיַּעַבְדוּם
Do notאַלweepתִּבְכּוּfor the deadלְמֵתand do notוְאַלgrieveתָּנֻדוּfor him;לוֹweep bitterlyבְּכוּ בָכוֹfor the one who goes away,לַהֹלֵךְforכִּיhe will notלֹאreturnיָשׁוּבagainעוֹדorוְseeרָאָהthe landאֶת אֶרֶץof his birth.מוֹלַדְתּוֹ
ForכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהconcerning Shallumאֶל שַׁלֻּםsonבֶּןof Josiah,יֹאשִׁיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהwho reignedהַמֹּלֵךְin place ofתַּחַתJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּhis father,אָבִיוwhoאֲשֶׁרwent outיָצָאfrom this place:מִן הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה“He will notלֹאreturnיָשׁוּבthereשָׁםagain,עוֹד
butכִּיin the placeבִּמְקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםthey have carried him into exile,הִגְלוּ אֹתוֹthere he will die,יָמוּתand this landוְאֶת הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאתhe will notלֹאseeיִרְאֶהagain.”עוֹד
Woeהוֹיto him who buildsבֹּנֶהhis houseבֵיתוֹwithoutבְּלֹאrighteousness,צֶדֶקand his upper roomsוַעֲלִיּוֹתָיוwithoutבְּלֹאjustice;מִשְׁפָּטwho makes his neighborבְּרֵעֵהוּworkיַעֲבֹדfor nothingחִנָּםand does notוּ לֹאgiveיִתֶּןhimלוֹhis wages;פֹעֲלוֹ
who says,הָאֹמֵר“I will buildאֶבְנֶהfor myselfלִּיa houseבֵּיתof great dimensionsמִדּוֹתand spaciousמְרֻוָּחִיםupper rooms,וַעֲלִיּוֹתand cuts outוְקָרַעfor itלוֹits windows,חַלּוֹנָיpaneledוְסָפוּןwith cedarבָּאָרֶזand paintedוּמָשׁוֹחַwith vermilion.”בַּשָּׁשַׁר
Will you reignהֲתִמְלֹךְbecauseכִּיyouאַתָּהcompeteמְתַחֲרֶהin cedar?בָאָרֶזYour father,אָבִיךָdid he notהֲלוֹאeatאָכַלand drinkוְשָׁתָהand doוְעָשָׂהjusticeמִשְׁפָּטand righteousness?וּצְדָקָהThenאָזit was wellטוֹבwith him.לוֹ
He judgedדָּןthe causeדִּיןof the afflictedעָנִיand the needy;וְאֶבְיוֹןthenאָזit was well.טוֹבIs notהֲלוֹאthisהִיאto knowהַדַּעַתme?אֹתִיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Butכִּיyour eyesעֵינֶיךָand your heartוְלִבְּךָare on nothingאֵיןexceptכִּי אִםyour unjust gain,עַל בִּצְעֶךָand on sheddingוְעַל לִשְׁפּוֹךְinnocentהַנָּקִיblood,דַּםand on oppressionוְעַל הָעֹשֶׁקand extortion,וְעַל הַמְּרוּצָהto do them.לַעֲשׂוֹת
Therefore,לָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהconcerning Jehoiakimאֶל יְהוֹיָקִיםsonבֶּןof Josiah,יֹאשִׁיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judah:יְהוּדָה“They will notלֹאlamentיִסְפְּדוּfor him,לוֹ‘Alas,הוֹיmy brother!’אָחִיand ‘Alas,וְהוֹיsister!’אָחוֹתthey will notלֹאlamentיִסְפְּדוּfor him,לוֹ‘Alas,הוֹיlord!’אָדוֹןand ‘Alas,וְהוֹיhis majesty!’הֹדֹה
With the burialקְבוּרַתof a donkeyחֲמוֹרhe will be buried,יִקָּבֵרdragged offסָחוֹבand thrown outוְהַשְׁלֵךְbeyondמֵהָלְאָהthe gatesלְשַׁעֲרֵיof Jerusalem.”יְרוּשָׁלִָם
Go upעֲלִיto Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹןand cry out,וּצְעָקִיand in Bashanוּבַבָּשָׁןraiseתְּנִיyour voice,קוֹלֵךְand cry outוְצַעֲקִיfrom Abarim,מֵעֲבָרִיםforכִּיallכָּלyour loversמְאַהֲבָיִךְhave been broken.נִשְׁבְּרוּ
I spokeדִּבַּרְתִּיto youאֵלַיִךְin your ease;בְּשַׁלְוֺתַיִךְyou said,אָמַרְתְּ“I will notלֹאlisten.”אֶשְׁמָעThis has beenזֶהyour wayדַרְכֵּךְfrom your youth,מִנְּעוּרַיִךְthatכִּיyou have notלֹאlistenedשָׁמַעַתְּto my voice.בְּקוֹלִי
Allכָּלyour shepherdsרֹעַיִךְthe windרוּחַwill shepherd,תִּרְעֶהand your loversוּמְאַהֲבַיִךְwill goיֵלֵכוּinto captivity;בַּשְּׁבִיforכִּיthenאָזyou will be ashamedתֵּבֹשִׁיand humiliatedוְנִכְלַמְתְּbecause of allמִכֹּלyour evil.רָעָתֵךְ
You who dwellיֹשַׁבְתְּin Lebanon,בַּלְּבָנוֹןwho nestמְקֻנַּנְתְּin the cedars,בָּאֲרָזִיםhowמַהyou will groanנֵּחַנְתְּwhen pangsבְּ חֲבָלִיםcomeבֹאupon you,לָךְanguishחִילas of a woman giving birth!כַּיֹּלֵדָה
“As Iאָנִיlive,חַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהeven ifכִּי אִםConiahכָּנְיָהוּsonבֶןof Jehoiakim,יְהוֹיָקִיםkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהwereיִהְיֶהthe sealחוֹתָםon my rightיַד יְמִינִיhand,עַלyetכִּיfrom thereמִשָּׁםI would tear you off.אֶתְּקֶנְךָּ
And I will give youוּנְתַתִּיךָinto the handבְּיַדof those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיyour life,נַפְשֶׁךָand into the handוּבְיַדof those whomאֲשֶׁרyouאַתָּהdread,יָגוֹרbeforeמִפְּנֵיthem,הֶםand into the handוּבְיַדof Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylon,בָּבֶלand into the handוּבְיַדof the Chaldeans.הַכַּשְׂדִּים
And I will hurlוְהֵטַלְתִּיyouאֹתְךָandוְyour motherאֶת אִמְּךָwhoאֲשֶׁרbore youיְלָדַתְךָinto another land,עַל הָאָרֶץ אַחֶרֶתwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםyou were notלֹאborn,יֻלַּדְתֶּםand thereוְשָׁםyou will die.תָּמוּתוּ
And to the landוְעַל הָאָרֶץto whichאֲשֶׁרtheyהֵםlift upמְנַשְּׂאִיםtheir soulאֶת נַפְשָׁםto returnלָשׁוּבthere,שָׁםthereשָׁמָּהthey will notלֹאreturn.”יָשׁוּבוּ
Isהַthis manהָאִישׁ הַזֶּהConiahכָּנְיָהוּa despised,נִבְזֶהshatteredנָפוּץvessel,עֶצֶבorאִםan objectכְּלִיin which there is noאֵין בּוֹdelight?חֵפֶץWhyמַדּוּעַhave they been hurled out,הוּטֲלוּheהוּאand his offspring,וְזַרְעוֹand castוְהֻשְׁלְכוּinto the landעַל הָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרthey have notלֹאknown?יָדָעוּ
Land,אֶרֶץland,אֶרֶץland,אָרֶץhearשִׁמְעִיthe wordדְּבַרof YHWH!יְהוָה
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“Writeכִּתְבוּthis manאֶת הָאִישׁ הַזֶּהdown as childless,עֲרִירִיa manגֶּבֶרwho will notלֹאprosperיִצְלַחin his days;בְּיָמָיוforכִּיnoלֹאmanאִישׁof his offspringמִזַּרְעוֹwill prosperיִצְלַחsittingיֹשֵׁבon the throneעַל כִּסֵּאof Davidדָוִדand rulingוּמֹשֵׁלagainעוֹדin Judah.”בִּיהוּדָה