Jeremiah 51

koh amar Adonai hinni me'ir al-bavel ve'el-yosheve lev qamay ruakh mashkhit

Thus said GOD: See, I am rousing a destructive wind Against Babylon and the inhabitants of Leb-kamai.

veshillakhti levavel zarim vezeruha vivoqequ et-artsah ki-hayu aleha missaviv beyom ra'ah

I will send strangers against Babylon, and they shall winnow her. And they shall strip her land bare; They shall beset her on all sides On the day of disaster.

el-yidrokh (ydrkh) haddorekh qashto ve'el-yital besiryono ve'al-takhmelu el-bakhureha hakharimu kol-tseva'ah

Let the archer draw his bow, And let him stand ready in his coat of mail! Show no pity to her young men, Wipe out all her host!

venafelu khalalim be'erets kasdim umeduqqarim bekhutsoteha

Let them fall slain in the land of Chaldea, Pierced through in her streets.

ki lo-alman yisra'el vihudah me'elohayw me-Adonai tseva'ot ki artsam male'ah asham miqqedosh yisra'el

For Israel and Judah were not bereft Of their God— GOD of Hosts, But their land was filled with guilt Before the Holy One of Israel.

nusu mittokh bavel umalletu ish nafsho al-tiddammu ba'avonah ki et neqamah hi la-Adonai gemul hu meshallem lah

Flee from the midst of Babylon And save your lives, each of you! Do not perish for her iniquity; For this is a time of vengeance for GOD, Who will deal retribution to her.

kos-zahav bavel beyad-Adonai meshakkeret kol-ha'arets miyyenah shatu goyim al-ken yitholelu goyim

Babylon was a golden cup in GOD’s hand, It made the whole earth drunk; The nations drank of her wine— That is why the nations are mad.

pitom nafelah vavel vattishaver helilu aleha qekhu tsori lemakhovah ulay terafe

Suddenly Babylon has fallen and is shattered; Howl over her! Get balm for her wounds: Perhaps she can be healed.

rippinu et-bavel velo nirpatah izvuha venelekh ish le'artso ki-naga el-hashamayim mishpatah venissa ad-shekhaqim

We tried to cure Babylon But she was incurable. Let us leave her and go, Each to our own land; For her punishment reaches to heaven, It is as high as the sky.

hotsi Adonai et-tsidqotenu bo'u unesapperah vetsiyyon et-ma'aseh Adonai elohenu

GOD has proclaimed our vindication; Come, let us recount in Zion The deeds of the ETERNAL our God.

haveru hakhitsim milu hashelatim he'ir Adonai et-ruakh malkhe maday ki-al-bavel mezimmato lehashkhitah ki-niqmat Adonai hi niqmat hekhalo

Polish the arrows, Fill the quivers! GOD has roused the spirit of the kings of Media, For the divine plan against Babylon is to destroy her. This is GOD’s vengeance, Vengeance for the holy temple.

el-khomot bavel se'u-nes hakhaziqu hammishmar haqimu shomerim hakhinu ha'orevim ki gam-zamam Adonai gam-asah et asher-dibber el-yosheve vavel

Raise a standard against the walls of Babylon! Set up a blockade; station watchmen; Prepare those in ambush. For GOD has both planned and performed What was decreed against the inhabitants of Babylon.

(shkhnty) [shokhant] al-mayim rabbim rabbat otsarot ba qitsekh ammat bitsekh

O you who dwell by great waters, With vast storehouses, Your time is come, the hour of your end.

nishba Adonai tseva'ot benafsho ki im-milletikh adam kayyeleq ve'anu alayikh hedad

GOD of Hosts has wholeheartedly sworn: I will fill you with enemies like a locust swarm, They will raise a shout against you.

oseh erets bekhokho mekhin tevel bekhokhmato uvitvunato natah shamayim

[God] made the earth by might, Established the world by wisdom, And with understanding stretched out the skies.

leqol titto hamon mayim bashamayim vayya'al nesi'im miqtseh-arets beraqim lammatar asah vayyotse ruakh me'otserotayw

When [God] bellows, There is a rumbling of waters in the skies; Vapors rise from the end of the earth, Lightning accompanies the rain, And wind is brought forth from God’s treasuries.

nivar kol-adam midda'at hovish kol-tsoref mippasel ki sheqer nisko velo-ruakh bam

Every mortal is proved dull, without knowledge; Every goldsmith is put to shame because of the idol, For their molten images are a deceit— There is no breath in them.

hevel hemmah ma'aseh tatu'im be'et pequddatam yovedu

They are delusion, a work of mockery; In their hour of doom, they shall perish.

lo-khe'elleh kheleq ya'aqov ki-yotser hakkol hu veshevet nakhalato Adonai tseva'ot shemo

Not like these is the Portion of Jacob— The One who formed all things, With Israel as a permanent possession— Whose name is GOD of Hosts.

mappets-attah li kele milkhamah venippatsti vekha goyim vehishkhatti vekha mamlakhot

You are My war club, [My] weapons of battle; With you I clubbed nations, With you I destroyed kingdoms;

venippatsti vekha sus verokhevo venippatsti vekha rekhev verokhevo

With you I clubbed horse and rider, With you I clubbed chariot and driver,

venippatsti vekha ish ve'isha venippatsti vekha zaqen vana'ar venippatsti vekha bakhur uvetulah

With you I clubbed man and woman, With you I clubbed graybeard and boy, With you I clubbed youth and maiden;

venippatsti vekha ro'eh ve'edro venippatsti vekha ikkar vetsimdo venippatsti vekha pakhot useganim

With you I clubbed shepherd and flock, With you I clubbed plower and team, With you I clubbed governors and prefects.

veshillamti levavel ulekhol yosheve khasdim et kol-ra'atam asher-asu vetsiyyon le'enekhem ne'um Adonai

But I will requite Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea For all the wicked things they did to Zion before your eyes —declares GOD.

hinni elekha har hammashkhit ne'um-Adonai hammashkhit et-kol-ha'arets venatiti et-yadi alekha vegilgaltikha min-hassela'im unetattikha lehar serefah

See, I will deal with you, O mountain of the destroyer —declares GOD— Destroyer of the whole earth! I will stretch out My hand against you And roll you down from the crags, And make you a burnt-out mountain.

velo-yiqkhu mimmekha even lefinnah ve'even lemosadot ki-shimmot olam tihyeh ne'um-Adonai

They shall never take from you A cornerstone or foundation stone; You shall be a desolation for all time —declares GOD.

se'u-nes ba'arets tiqu shofar baggoyim qaddeshu aleha goyim hashmi'u aleha mamlekhot ararat minni ve'ashkenaz piqdu aleha tifsar ha'alu-sus keyeleq samar

Raise a standard on earth, Sound a horn among the nations, Appoint nations against her, Assemble kingdoms against her— Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz— Designate a marshal against her, Bring up horses like swarming locusts!

qaddeshu aleha goyim et-malkhe maday et-pakhoteha ve'et-kol-seganeha ve'et kol-erets memshalto

Appoint nations for war against her— The kings of Media, Her governors and all her prefects, And all the lands they rule!

vattirash ha'arets vattakhol ki qamah al-bavel makhshevot Adonai lasum et-erets bavel leshammah me'en yoshev

Then the earth quakes and writhes, For GOD’s purpose is fulfilled against Babylon, To make the land of Babylon A waste without inhabitant.

khadelu gibbore vavel lehillakhem yashevu bammetsadot nashetah gevuratam hayu lenashim hitsitu mishkenoteha nishberu verikheha

The warriors of Babylon stop fighting, They sit in the strongholds, Their might is dried up, They become women. Her dwellings are set afire, Her bars are broken.

rats liqrat-rats yaruts umaggid liqrat maggid lehaggid lemelekh bavel ki-nilkedah iro miqqatseh

Runner dashes to meet runner, Messenger to meet messenger, To report to the king of Babylon That his city is captured, from end to end.

vehammabarot nitpasu ve'et-ha'agammim sarefu va'esh ve'anshe hammilkhamah nivhalu

The fords are captured, And the swamp thickets are consumed in fire; And the warriors are in panic.

ki khoh amar Adonai tseva'ot elohe yisra'el bat-bavel kegoren et hidrikhah od me'at uva'ah et-haqqatsir lah

For thus said GOD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Fair Babylon is like a threshing floor Ready to be trodden; In a little while her harvesttime will come.

(khlnv) [akhalani] (hmmnv) [hamamani] nevukhadretsar melekh bavel (htsygnv) [hitsigani] keli riq (vlnv) [bela'ani] kattannin milla khereso me'adanay (hdykhnv) [hedikhani]

“Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon Devoured me and discomfited me; He swallowed me like a dragon, He filled his belly with my dainties, And set me down like an empty dish; Then he rinsed me out.

khamasi ushe'eri al-bavel tomar yoshevet tsiyyon vedami el-yosheve khasdim tomar yerushalai͏m

Let the violence done me and my kindred Be upon Babylon,” Says the inhabitant of Zion; “And let my blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,” Says Jerusalem.

lakhen koh amar Adonai hinni-rav et-rivekh veniqqamti et-niqmatekh vehakharavti et-yammah vehovashti et-meqorah

Assuredly, thus said GOD: I am going to uphold your cause And take vengeance for you; I will dry up her sea And make her fountain run dry.

vehayetah vavel legallim me'on-tannim shammah ushereqah me'en yoshev

Babylon shall become rubble, A den for jackals, An object of horror and hissing, Without inhabitant.

yakhdav kakkefirim yishagu na'aru kegore arayot

Like lions, they roar together, They growl like lion cubs.

bekhummam ashit et-mishtehem vehishkartim lema'an ya'alozu veyashenu shenat-olam velo yaqitsu ne'um Adonai

When they are heated, I will set out their drink And get them drunk, that they may become hilarious And then sleep an endless sleep, Never to awake —declares GOD.

oridem kekharim litvoakh ke'elim im-attudim

I will bring them down like lambs for slaughter, Like rams and he-goats.

ekh nilkedah sheshakh vattittafes tehillat kol-ha'arets ekh hayetah leshammah bavel baggoyim

How has Sheshach been captured, The praise of the whole earth been taken! How has Babylon become A horror to the nations!

alah al-bavel hayyam bahamon gallayw nikhsatah

The sea has risen over Babylon, She is covered by its roaring waves.

hayu areha leshammah erets tsiyyah va'aravah erets lo-yeshev bahen kol-ish velo-ya'avor bahen ben-adam

Her towns are a desolation, A land of desert and steppe, A land nobody at all lives in And no human passes through.

ufaqadti al-bel bevavel vehotseti et-bilo mippiv velo-yinharu elayw od goyim gam-khomat bavel nafalah

And I will deal with Bel in Babylon, And make him disgorge what he has swallowed, And nations shall no more gaze on him with joy. Even the wall of Babylon shall fall.

tse'u mittokhah ammi umalletu ish et-nafsho mekharon af-Adonai

Depart from there, O My people, Save your lives, each of you, From GOD’s furious anger.

ufen-yerakh levavkhem vetire'u bashemu'ah hannishma'at ba'arets uva vashanah hashemu'ah ve'akharayw bashanah hashemu'ah vekhamas ba'arets umoshel al-moshel

Do not be downhearted or afraid At the rumors heard in the land: A rumor will come one year, And another rumor the next year Of violence in the land, And of ruler against ruler.

lakhen hinneh yamim ba'im ufaqadti al-pesile vavel vekhol-artsah tevosh vekhol-khalaleha yippelu vetokhah

Assuredly, days are coming, When I will deal with Babylon’s images; Her whole land shall be shamed, And all her slain shall fall in her midst.

verinnenu al-bavel shamayim va'arets vekhol asher bahem ki mitsafon yavo-lah hashodedim ne'um-Adonai

Heavens and earth and all that is in them Shall shout over Babylon; For the ravagers shall come upon her from the north —declares GOD.

gam-bavel linpol khalle yisra'el gam-levavel nafelu khalle khol-ha'arets

Yes, Babylon is to fall [For] the slain of Israel, As the slain of all the earth Have fallen through Babylon.

peletim mekherev hilkhu al-ta'amodu zikhru merakhoq et-Adonai virushalai͏m ta'aleh al-levavkhem

You fugitives from the sword, Go, don’t delay! Remember GOD from afar, And call Jerusalem to mind.

boshenu ki-shamanu kherpah kissetah khelimmah panenu ki ba'u zarim al-miqdeshe bet Adonai

“We were shamed, we heard taunts; Humiliation covered our faces, When aliens entered The sacred areas of GOD’s House.”

lakhen hinneh-yamim ba'im ne'um-Adonai ufaqadti al-pesileha uvekhol-artsah ye'enoq khalal

Assuredly, days are coming —declares GOD— When I will deal with her images, And throughout her land the dying shall groan.

ki-ta'aleh vavel hashamayim vekhi tevatser merom uzzah me'itti yavo'u shodedim lah ne'um-Adonai

Though Babylon should climb to the skies, Though she fortify her strongholds up to heaven, The ravagers would come against her from Me —declares GOD.

qol ze'aqah mibbavel veshever gadol me'erets kasdim

Hark! an outcry from Babylon, Great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans.

ki-shoded Adonai et-bavel ve'ibbad mimmennah qol gadol vehamu gallehem kemayim rabbim nittan she'on qolam

For GOD is ravaging Babylon; He will put an end to her great din, Whose roar is like waves of mighty waters, Whose tumultuous noise resounds.

ki va aleha al-bavel shoded venilkedu gibboreha khittetah qashetotam ki el gemulot Adonai shallem yeshallem

For a ravager is coming upon Babylon, Her warriors shall be captured, their bows shall be snapped. For the ETERNAL is a God of requital— Who deals retribution.

vehishkarti sareha vakhakhameha pakhoteha useganeha vegibboreha veyashenu shenat-olam velo yaqitsu ne'um-hammelekh Adonai tseva'ot shemo

I will make her officials and her sages drunk, Her governors and prefects and warriors; And they shall sleep an endless sleep, Never to awaken —declares the King whose name is GOD of Hosts.

koh-amar Adonai tseva'ot khomot bavel harekhavah arer titarar ushe'areha haggevohim ba'esh yitsattu veyigu ammim bede-riq ule'ummim bede-esh veya'efu

Thus said GOD of Hosts: Babylon’s broad wall shall be knocked down, And her high gates set afire. Peoples shall labor for naught, And nations have wearied themselves for fire.

haddavar asher-tsivvah yirmeyahu hannavi et-serayah ven-neriyyah ben-makhseyah belekhto et-tsidqiyyahu melekh-yehudah bavel bishnat harevi'it lemolkho userayah sar menukhah

The instructions that the prophet Jeremiah gave to Seraiah son of Neriah son of Mahseiah, when the latter went with King Zedekiah of Judah to Babylonia, in the fourth year of [Zedekiah’s] reign. Seraiah was quartermaster.

vayyikhtov yirmeyahu et kol-hara'ah asher-tavo el-bavel el-sefer ekhad et kol-haddevarim ha'elleh hakketuvim el-bavel

Jeremiah wrote down in one scroll all the disaster that would come upon Babylon, all these things that are written concerning Babylon.

vayyomer yirmeyahu el-serayah kevo'akha vavel vera'ita veqarata et kol-haddevarim ha'elleh

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read out all these words.

ve'amarta Adonai attah dibbarta el-hammaqom hazzeh lehakhrito levilti heyot-bo yoshev leme'adam ve'ad-behemah ki-shimmot olam tihyeh

And say, ‘O ETERNAL One, You Yourself have declared concerning this place that it shall be cut off, without inhabitants—humans or animals; that it shall be a desolation for all time.’

vehayah kekhallotekha liqro et-hassefer hazzeh tiqshor alayw even vehishlakhto el-tokh perat

And when you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and hurl it into the Euphrates.

ve'amarta kakhah tishqa bavel velo-taqum mippene hara'ah asher anokhi mevi aleha veya'efu ad-hennah divre yirmeyahu

And say, ‘Thus shall Babylon sink and never rise again, because of the disaster that I will bring upon it. And [nations] shall have wearied themselves [for fire].’” Thus far the words of Jeremiah.