| א אֲשֶׁר הָיָה דְבַר-יְהוָה אֶל-יִרְמְיָהוּ, עַל-דִּבְרֵי הַבַּצָּרוֹת. | 1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts. |
| ב אָבְלָה יְהוּדָה, וּשְׁעָרֶיהָ אֻמְלְלוּ קָדְרוּ לָאָרֶץ; וְצִוְחַת יְרוּשָׁלִַם, עָלָתָה. | 2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they bow down in black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. |
| ג וְאַדִּרֵיהֶם, שָׁלְחוּ צעוריהם צְעִירֵיהֶם לַמָּיִם; בָּאוּ עַל-גֵּבִים לֹא-מָצְאוּ מַיִם, שָׁבוּ כְלֵיהֶם רֵיקָם--בֹּשׁוּ וְהָכְלְמוּ, וְחָפוּ רֹאשָׁם. | 3 And their nobles send their lads for water: they come to the pits, and find no water; their vessels return empty; they are ashamed and confounded, and cover their heads. |
| ד בַּעֲבוּר הָאֲדָמָה חַתָּה, כִּי לֹא-הָיָה גֶשֶׁם בָּאָרֶץ; בֹּשׁוּ אִכָּרִים, חָפוּ רֹאשָׁם. | 4 Because of the ground which is cracked, for there hath been no rain in the land, the plowmen are ashamed, they cover their heads. |
| ה כִּי גַם-אַיֶּלֶת בַּשָּׂדֶה, יָלְדָה וְעָזוֹב: כִּי לֹא-הָיָה, דֶּשֶׁא. | 5 Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young, because there is no grass, |
| ו וּפְרָאִים עָמְדוּ עַל-שְׁפָיִם, שָׁאֲפוּ רוּחַ כַּתַּנִּים; כָּלוּ עֵינֵיהֶם, כִּי-אֵין עֵשֶׂב. | 6 And the wild asses stand on the high hills, they gasp for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage. |
| ז אִם-עֲוֺנֵינוּ, עָנוּ בָנוּ--יְהוָה, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ: כִּי-רַבּוּ מְשׁוּבֹתֵינוּ, לְךָ חָטָאנוּ. | 7 Though our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, work Thou for Thy name's sake; for our backslidings are many, we have sinned against Thee. |
| ח מִקְוֵה, יִשְׂרָאֵל, מוֹשִׁיעוֹ, בְּעֵת צָרָה--לָמָּה תִהְיֶה כְּגֵר בָּאָרֶץ, וּכְאֹרֵחַ נָטָה לָלוּן. | 8 O Thou hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest Thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night? |
| ט לָמָּה תִהְיֶה כְּאִישׁ נִדְהָם, כְּגִבּוֹר לֹא-יוּכַל לְהוֹשִׁיעַ; וְאַתָּה בְקִרְבֵּנוּ יְהוָה, וְשִׁמְךָ עָלֵינוּ נִקְרָא--אַל-תַּנִּחֵנוּ. {ס} | 9 Why shouldest thou be as a man overcome, as a mighty man that cannot save? Yet Thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and Thy name is called upon us; leave us not. {S} |
| י כֹּה-אָמַר יְהוָה לָעָם הַזֶּה, כֵּן אָהֲבוּ לָנוּעַ--רַגְלֵיהֶם, לֹא חָשָׂכוּ; וַיהוָה, לֹא רָצָם--עַתָּה יִזְכֹּר עֲוֺנָם, וְיִפְקֹד חַטֹּאתָם. {פ} | 10 Thus saith the LORD unto this people: Even so have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet; therefore the LORD doth not accept them, now will He remember their iniquity, and punish their sins. {P} |
| יא וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה, אֵלָי: אַל-תִּתְפַּלֵּל בְּעַד-הָעָם הַזֶּה, לְטוֹבָה. | 11 And the LORD said unto me: 'Pray not for this people for their good. |
| יב כִּי יָצֻמוּ, אֵינֶנִּי שֹׁמֵעַ אֶל-רִנָּתָם, וְכִי יַעֲלוּ עֹלָה וּמִנְחָה, אֵינֶנִּי רֹצָם: כִּי, בַּחֶרֶב וּבָרָעָב וּבַדֶּבֶר, אָנֹכִי, מְכַלֶּה אוֹתָם. {ס} | 12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt-offering and meal-offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.' {S} |
| יג וָאֹמַר אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה, הִנֵּה הַנְּבִאִים אֹמְרִים לָהֶם לֹא-תִרְאוּ חֶרֶב, וְרָעָב, לֹא-יִהְיֶה לָכֶם: כִּי-שְׁלוֹם אֱמֶת אֶתֵּן לָכֶם, בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה. {ס} | 13 Then said I: 'Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them: Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.' {S} |
| יד וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי, שֶׁקֶר הַנְּבִאִים נִבְּאִים בִּשְׁמִי--לֹא שְׁלַחְתִּים וְלֹא צִוִּיתִים, וְלֹא דִבַּרְתִּי אֲלֵיהֶם; חֲזוֹן שֶׁקֶר וְקֶסֶם ואלול וֶאֱלִיל, ותרמות וְתַרְמִית לִבָּם, הֵמָּה, מִתְנַבְּאִים לָכֶם. {ס} | 14 Then the LORD said unto me: 'The prophets prophesy lies in My name; I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spoke I unto them; they prophesy unto you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their own heart. {S} |
| טו לָכֵן כֹּה-אָמַר יְהוָה, עַל-הַנְּבִאִים הַנִּבְּאִים בִּשְׁמִי וַאֲנִי לֹא-שְׁלַחְתִּים, וְהֵמָּה אֹמְרִים, חֶרֶב וְרָעָב לֹא יִהְיֶה בָּאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת: בַּחֶרֶב וּבָרָעָב יִתַּמּוּ, הַנְּבִאִים הָהֵמָּה. | 15 Therefore thus saith the LORD: As for the prophets that prophesy in My name, and I sent them not, yet they say: Sword and famine shall not be in this land, by sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed; |
| טז וְהָעָם אֲשֶׁר-הֵמָּה נִבְּאִים לָהֶם יִהְיוּ מֻשְׁלָכִים בְּחֻצוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַם מִפְּנֵי הָרָעָב וְהַחֶרֶב, וְאֵין מְקַבֵּר לָהֵמָּה--הֵמָּה נְשֵׁיהֶם, וּבְנֵיהֶם וּבְנֹתֵיהֶם; וְשָׁפַכְתִּי עֲלֵיהֶם, אֶת-רָעָתָם. | 16 and the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters; for I will pour their evil upon them.' |
| יז וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם אֶת-הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה, תֵּרַדְנָה עֵינַי דִּמְעָה לַיְלָה וְיוֹמָם וְאַל-תִּדְמֶינָה: כִּי שֶׁבֶר גָּדוֹל נִשְׁבְּרָה, בְּתוּלַת בַּת-עַמִּי--מַכָּה, נַחְלָה מְאֹד. | 17 And thou shalt say this word unto them: Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow. |
| יח אִם-יָצָאתִי הַשָּׂדֶה, וְהִנֵּה חַלְלֵי-חֶרֶב, וְאִם בָּאתִי הָעִיר, וְהִנֵּה תַּחֲלוּאֵי רָעָב: כִּי-גַם-נָבִיא גַם-כֹּהֵן סָחֲרוּ אֶל-אֶרֶץ, וְלֹא יָדָעוּ. {ס} | 18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! And if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! For both the prophet and the priest are gone about to a land, and knew it not. {S} |
| יט הֲמָאֹס מָאַסְתָּ אֶת-יְהוּדָה, אִם-בְּצִיּוֹן גָּעֲלָה נַפְשֶׁךָ--מַדּוּעַ הִכִּיתָנוּ, וְאֵין לָנוּ מַרְפֵּא; קַוֵּה לְשָׁלוֹם וְאֵין טוֹב, וּלְעֵת מַרְפֵּא וְהִנֵּה בְעָתָה. | 19 Hast Thou utterly rejected Judah? Hath Thy soul loathed Zion? Why hast Thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold terror! |
| כ יָדַעְנוּ יְהוָה רִשְׁעֵנוּ, עֲוֺן אֲבוֹתֵינוּ: כִּי חָטָאנוּ, לָךְ. | 20 We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, even the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against Thee. |
| כא אַל-תִּנְאַץ לְמַעַן שִׁמְךָ, אַל-תְּנַבֵּל כִּסֵּא כְבוֹדֶךָ; זְכֹר, אַל-תָּפֵר בְּרִיתְךָ אִתָּנוּ. | 21 Do not contemn us, for Thy name's sake, do not dishonour the throne of Thy glory; remember, break not Thy covenant with us. |
| כב הֲיֵשׁ בְּהַבְלֵי הַגּוֹיִם מַגְשִׁמִים, וְאִם-הַשָּׁמַיִם יִתְּנוּ רְבִבִים; הֲלֹא אַתָּה-הוּא יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, וּנְקַוֶּה-לָּךְ--כִּי-אַתָּה עָשִׂיתָ, אֶת-כָּל-אֵלֶּה. {פ} | 22 Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? Art not Thou He, O LORD our God, and do we not wait for Thee? For Thou hast made all these things. {P} |