Jeremiah 44

haddavar asher hayah el-yirmeyahu el kol-hayyehudim hayyoshevim be'erets mitsrayim hayyoshevim bemigdol uvetakhpankhes uvenof uve'erets patros lemor

The word that came to Jeremiah for all the Judeans living in the land of Egypt, living in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Noph, and in the land of Pathros:

koh-amar Adonai tseva'ot elohe yisra'el attem re'item et kol-hara'ah asher heveti al-yerushalai͏m ve'al kol-are yehudah vehinnam khorbah hayyom hazzeh ve'en bahem yoshev

Thus said GOD of Hosts, the God of Israel: You have seen all the disaster that I brought on Jerusalem and on all the towns of Judah. They are a ruin today, and no one inhabits them,

mippene ra'atam asher asu lehakhiseni lalekhet leqatter la'avod lelohim akherim asher lo yeda'um hemmah attem va'avotekhem

on account of the wicked things they did to vex Me, going to make offerings in worship of other gods that they had not known—neither they nor you nor your ancestors.

va'eshlakh alekhem et-kol-avaday hannevi'im hashkem veshaloakh lemor al-na ta'asu et devar-hatto'evah hazzot asher saneti

Yet I persistently sent to you all My servants the prophets, to say, “I beg you not to do this abominable thing that I hate.”

velo shame'u velo-hittu et-oznam lashuv mera'atam levilti qatter lelohim akherim

But they would not listen or give ear, to turn back from their wickedness and not make offerings to other gods;

vattittakh khamati ve'appi vattivar be'are yehudah uvekhutsot yerushalai͏m vattihyenah lekhorbah lishmamah kayyom hazzeh

so My fierce anger was poured out, and it blazed against the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. And they became a desolate ruin, as they still are today.

ve'attah koh-amar Adonai elohe tseva'ot elohe yisra'el lamah attem osim ra'ah gedolah el-nafshotekhem lehakhrit lakhem ish-ve'isha olel veyoneq mittokh yehudah levilti hotir lakhem she'erit

And now, thus said the ETERNAL, the God of Hosts, the God of Israel: Why are you doing such great harm to yourselves, so that every man and woman, child and infant of yours shall be cut off from the midst of Judah, and no remnant shall be left of you?

lehakhiseni bema'ase yedekhem leqatter lelohim akherim be'erets mitsrayim asher-attem ba'im lagur sham lema'an hakhrit lakhem ulema'an heyotekhem liqlalah ulekherpah bekhol goye ha'arets

For you vex Me by your deeds, making offering to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have come to sojourn, so that you shall be cut off and become a curse and a mockery among all the nations of earth.

hashkhakhtem et-ra'ot avotekhem ve'et-ra'ot malkhe yehudah ve'et ra'ot nashayw ve'et ra'otekhem ve'et ra'ot neshekhem asher asu be'erets yehudah uvekhutsot yerushalai͏m

Have you forgotten the wicked acts of your ancestors, of the kings of Judah and their wives, and your own wicked acts and those of your wives, that were committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

lo dukke'u ad hayyom hazzeh velo yare'u velo-halekhu vetorati uvekhuqqotay asher-natatti lifnekhem velifne avotekhem

No one has shown contrition to this day, and no one has shown reverence. You have not followed the Teaching and the laws that I set before you and before your ancestors.

lakhen koh-amar Adonai tseva'ot elohe yisra'el hinni sam panay bakhem lera'ah ulehakhrit et-kol-yehudah

Assuredly, thus said GOD of Hosts, the God of Israel: I am going to set My face against you for punishment, to cut off all of Judah.

velaqakhti et-she'erit yehudah asher-samu fenehem lavo erets-mitsrayim lagur sham vetammu khol be'erets mitsrayim yippolu bakherev bara'av yittammu miqqaton ve'ad-gadol bakherev uvara'av yamutu vehayu le'alah leshammah veliqlalah ulekherpah

I will take the remnant of Judah who turned their faces toward the land of Egypt, to go and sojourn there, and they shall be utterly consumed in the land of Egypt. They shall fall by the sword, they shall be consumed by famine; great and small alike shall die by the sword and by famine, and they shall become an execration and a desolation, a curse and a mockery.

ufaqadti al hayyoshevim be'erets mitsrayim ka'asher paqadti al-yerushalai͏m bakherev bara'av uvaddaver

I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt as I punished Jerusalem, with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence.

velo yihyeh palit vesarid lisherit yehudah habba'im lagur-sham be'erets mitsrayim velashuv erets yehudah asher-hemmah menasse'im et-nafsham lashuv lashevet sham ki lo-yashuvu ki im-peletim

Of the remnant of Judah who came to sojourn here in the land of Egypt, no survivor or fugitive shall be left to return to the land of Judah. Though they all long to return and dwell there, none shall return except [a few] survivors.

vayya'anu et-yirmeyahu kol-ha'anashim hayyode'im ki-meqatterot neshehem lelohim akherim vekhol-hannashim ha'omedot qahal gadol vekhol-ha'am hayyoshevim be'erets-mitsrayim befatros lemor

Thereupon they answered Jeremiah—all the men who knew that their wives made offerings to other gods; all the women present, a large gathering; and all the people who lived in Pathros in the land of Egypt:

haddavar asher-dibbarta elenu beshem Adonai enennu shome'im elekha

“We will not listen to you in the matter about which you spoke to us in the name of GOD.

ki asoh na'aseh et-kol-haddavar asher-yatsa mippinu leqatter limlekhet hashamayim vehassekh-lah nesakhim ka'asher asinu anakhnu va'avotenu melakhenu vesarenu be'are yehudah uvekhutsot yerushalai͏m vannisba-lekhem vannihyeh tovim vera'ah lo ra'inu

On the contrary, we will do everything that we have vowed—to make offerings to the Queen of Heaven and to pour libations to her, as we used to do, we and our ancestors, our kings and our officials, in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty to eat, we were well-off, and suffered no misfortune.

umin-az khadalnu leqatter limlekhet hashamayim vehassekh-lah nesakhim khasarnu khol uvakherev uvara'av tamenu

But ever since we stopped making offerings to the Queen of Heaven and pouring libations to her, we have lacked everything, and we have been consumed by the sword and by famine.

vekhi-anakhnu meqatterim limlekhet hashamayim ulehassekh lah nesakhim hamibbalade anashenu asinu lah kavvanim leha'atsivah vehassekh lah nesakhim

And when we make offerings to the Queen of Heaven and pour libations to her, is it without our husbands’ approval that we have made cakes in her likeness and poured libations to her?”

vayyomer yirmeyahu el-kol-ha'am al-haggevarim ve'al-hannashim ve'al-kol-ha'am ha'onim oto davar lemor

Jeremiah replied to all the people, men and women—all the people who argued with him. He said,

halo et-haqqitter asher qittartem be'are yehudah uvekhutsot yerushalai͏m attem va'avotekhem malkhekhem vesarekhem ve'am ha'arets otam zakhar Adonai vatta'aleh al-libbo

“Indeed, the offerings you presented in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem—you, your ancestors, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land—were remembered by GOD and brought to mind!

velo-yukhal Adonai od laset mippene roa ma'allekhem mippene hatto'evot asher asitem vattehi artsekhem lekhorbah uleshammah veliqlalah me'en yoshev kehayyom hazzeh

When GOD could no longer bear your evil practices and the abominations you committed, your land became a desolate ruin and a curse, without inhabitant, as is still the case.

mippene asher qittartem va'asher khatatem la-Adonai velo shematem beqol Adonai uvetorato uvekhuqqotayw uve'edevotayw lo halakhtem al-ken qarat etkhem hara'ah hazzot kayyom hazzeh

Because you burned incense and sinned against GOD and did not obey GOD—whose Teaching, whose laws, and whose exhortations you did not follow—therefore this disaster has befallen you, as is still the case.”

vayyomer yirmeyahu el-kol-ha'am ve'el kol-hannashim shimu devar-Adonai kol-yehudah asher be'erets mitsrayim

Jeremiah further said to all the people, including all the women: “Hear the word of GOD, all Judeans in the land of Egypt!

koh-amar Adonaitseva'ot elohe yisra'el lemor attem uneshekhem vattedabberenah befikhem uvidekhem milletem lemor asoh na'aseh et-nedarenu asher nadarnu leqatter limlekhet hashamayim ulehassekh lah nesakhim haqem taqimenah et-nidrekhem ve'asoh ta'asenah et-nidrekhem

Thus said GOD of Hosts, the God of Israel: You and your wives have confirmed by deed what you spoke in words: ‘We will fulfill the vows that we made, to burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and to pour libations to her.’ So fulfill your vows; perform your vows!

lakhen shimu devar-Adonai kol-yehudah hayyoshevim be'erets mitsrayim hinni nishbati bishmi haggadol amar Adonai im-yihyeh od shemi niqra befi kol-ish yehudah omer khay-adonay Elohim bekhol-erets mitsrayim

“Yet hear the word of GOD, all Judeans who dwell in the land of Egypt! Lo, I swear by My great name—said GOD—that none of Judah’s contingent in all the land of Egypt shall ever again invoke My name, saying, ‘As my Sovereign GOD lives!’

hinni shoqed alehem lera'ah velo letovah vetammu khol-ish yehudah asher be'erets-mitsrayim bakherev uvara'av ad-kelotam

I will be watchful over them to their hurt, not to their benefit; all of Judah’s contingent in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by sword and by famine, until they cease to be.

ufelite kherev yeshuvun min-erets mitsrayim erets yehudah mete mispar veyade'u kol-she'erit yehudah habba'im le'erets-mitsrayim lagur sham devar-mi yaqum mimmenni umehem

Only the few who survive the sword shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah. All the remnant of Judah who came to the land of Egypt to sojourn there shall learn whose word will be fulfilled—Mine or theirs!

vezot-lakhem ha'ot ne'um-Adonai ki-foqed ani alekhem bammaqom hazzeh lema'an tede'u ki qom yaqumu devaray alekhem lera'ah

“And this shall be the sign to you—declares GOD—that I am going to deal with you in this place, so that you may know that My threats of punishment against you will be fulfilled:

koh amar Adonai hinni noten et-paroh khofra melekh-mitsrayim beyad oyevayw uveyad mevaqshe nafsho ka'asher natatti et-tsidqiyyahu melekh-yehudah beyad nevukhadretsar melekh-bavel oyevo umevaqqesh nafsho

Thus said GOD: I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt, into the hands of his enemies, those who seek his life, just as I delivered King Zedekiah of Judah into the hands of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, his enemy who sought his life.”