Jeremiah 44

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 The word that came to Jeremiah for al the Judaeans living in Egypt, those, that is, living in Migdol,Tahpanhes, Noph and the territory of Pathros.	1 ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܢܬܢܒܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܕܝܬܒܝܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܕܝܬܒܝܢ ܒܡܓܕܘܠ ܘܒܬܚܦܝܣ ܘܒܡܦܣ ܘܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܦܬܪܘܣ
2 'Yahweh Sabaoth, God of Israel, says this, "You have seen al the disaster I have brought onJerusalem and all the towns of Judah; today they lie in ruins and uninhabited.	2 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܚܙܝܬܘܢ ܟܠܗ̇ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܬ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܥܠ ܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܗܢܝܢ ܚܪ̈ܒܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܒܗܝܢ ܐܢܫ ܕܝܬܒ
3 This was because of the wicked deeds they committed to provoke my anger, by going and offeringincense and serving other gods whom neither they, nor you, nor your ancestors knew anything about,	3 ܡܛܠ ܟܠܗ̇ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܘܐܪܓܙܘܢܝ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܘܣܡܘ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܠܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܗܢܘܢ ܘܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ
4 although I urgently and untiringly sent you al my servants the prophets to say: You must not do thisloathsome thing, which I hate.	4 ܘܫܕܪܬ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܩܕܡܬ ܘܫܕܪܬ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܐ ܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܛܢܦܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܣܢܝܬ
5 But they would not listen or pay attention, and turn from their wickedness and stop offering incense toother gods.	5 ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܘܠܐ ܨܠܘ ܐܕܢܗܘܢ ܕܢܗܦܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܣܝܡܘܢ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܠܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
6 And so my furious anger overflowed, burning down the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem,which were reduced to ruins and wasteland, as they stil are today.	6 ܘܐܬܬܢܝܚ ܪܘܓܙܝ ܘܚܡܬܝ ܘܐܚܕܬ ܢܘܪܐ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܒܫ̈ܘܩܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܗ̈ܘܝ ܠܚܘܪܒܐ ܘܠܬܡܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܝܘܡܢܐ
7 And now, Yahweh, God Sabaoth, God of Israel, says this: Why bring complete disaster on yourselvesby cutting yourselves off from Judah -- your men, women, children and babes in arms -- so as to leaveyourselves no remnant,	7 ܘܗܫܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܕܬܘܒܕܘܢ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܥ̈ܠܝܡܐ ܘܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܘܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܚܪܬܐ
8 by provoking my wrath by your actions, offering incense to other gods in Egypt where you have cometo settle, as though bent on your own destruction and on becoming a curse and a laughing-stock for all thenations of the earth?	8 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܪܓܙܬܘܢܢܝ ܒܥܒܕ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܘܢ ܘܣܡܬܘܢ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܠܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܕܥܠܬܘܢ ܠܡܥܡܪ ܬܡܢ ܕܐܘܒܕܟܘܢ ܘܬܗܘܘܢ ܠܠܘܛܬܐ ܘܠܚܣܕܐ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ
9 Have you forgotten the wicked deeds of your ancestors, of the kings of Judah and of your princes, yourown wicked deeds and those of your wives, committed in the country of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?	9 ܠܡܐ ܛܥܝܬܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ ܘܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܢܫ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܒܫ̈ܘܩܝܗ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ
10 To this day they have felt neither contrition nor fear; they have not observed my Law or my statutes,which I prescribed for you, as for your ancestors.	10 ܘܠܐ ܐܬܕܟܝܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܚܠܘ ܘܠܐ ܦܠܚܘܢܝ ܘܠܐ ܗܠܟܘ ܒܢܡܘܣܝ ܘܒܩܝܡܝ ܕܝܗܒܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ
11 So, Yahweh Sabaoth, God of Israel, says this: Look, I have determined on disaster and shal destroyJudah completely.	11 ܡܛܘܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗܐ ܣܐܡ ܐܢܐ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܒܟܘܢ ܠܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܠܡܘܒܕܘ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ
12 I shal take the remnant of Judah who were determined to come to Egypt and settle there, and inEgypt they wil perish; they wil fal to the sword or perish of famine, from least to greatest; by sword and faminethey will die and be an object of execration and horror, a curse, a laughing-stock.	12 ܘܐܬܒܪ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܣܡܘ ܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܥܠ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ ܠܡܥܡܪ ܬܡܢ ܢܣܘܦܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܢܡܘܬܘܢ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܘܒܟܦܢܐ ܘܒܡܘܬܢܐ ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܡ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܘܠܬܡܗܐ ܘܠܠܘܛܬܐ ܘܠܚܣܕܐ
13 I shal punish those who live in Egypt just as I punished Jerusalem: by sword, famine and plague.	13 ܘܐܦܩܘܕ ܥܠ ܕܝܬܒܝܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܦܩܕܬ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܘܒܟܦܢܐ ܘܒܡܘܬܢܐ
14 Of the remnant of Judah which has come to settle in Egypt, not a single one wil escape or survive toreturn to the country of Judah where they long to return and live. For none of them wil return, except a fewrefugees." '	14 ܘܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܠܝܛܐ ܘܣܪܝܕܐ ܠܫܪܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܥܐܠܝܢ ܠܡܥܡܪ ܬܡܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܠܡܗܦܟ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܣܒܪܝܢ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܠܡܗܦܟ ܠܬܡܢ ܠܐ ܢܗܦܟܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ
15 At this, all the men who knew that their wives offered incense to other gods, and al the women whowere standing there, a great crowd (and al the people living in Egypt, in Pathros), answered Jeremiah asfol ows,	15 ܘܥܢܘ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܐܪܡܝܐ ܟܠ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܕܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܣ̈ܝܡܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܢܫ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܠܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܩܝ̈ܡܢ ܟܢܫܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܝܬܒܝܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܒܦܬܪܘܣ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ
16 'We have no intention of listening to the word you have just spoken to us in Yahweh's name,	16 ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܐܡܪܬ ܠܢ ܒܫܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܫܡܥܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܠܟ
17 but intend to go on doing al we have vowed to do: offering incense to the Queen of Heaven andpouring libations in her honour, as we used to do, we and our ancestors, our kings and our chief men, in thetowns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem: we had food in plenty then, we lived well, we suffered no disasters.	17 ܐܠܐ ܥܒܕܝܢܢ ܟܘܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܢ ܠܡܣܡ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܠܦܘܠܚܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܠܡܢܩܝܘ ܠܗ ܢܘܩ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܒܕܢ ܚܢܢ ܘܐ̈ܒܗܝܢ ܘܡ̈ܠܟܝܢ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝܢ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܒܫ̈ܘܩܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܣܒܥܝܢ ܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܘܛܒ ܗܘܐ ܠܢ ܘܒܝܫܬܐ ܠܐ ܚܙܝܢ
18 But since we gave up offering incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring libations in her honour,we have been destitute and have perished either by sword or by famine.	18 ܘܗܐ ܡܢ ܕܦܫܢ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܣܡ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܠܦܘܠܚܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܠܡܢܩܝܘ ܠܗ̇ ܢܘܩ̈ܝܐ ܚܣܪ ܠܢ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܘܒܚܪܒܐ ܘܒܟܦܢܐ ܣܦܢ
19 Besides, when we offer incense to the Queen of Heaven and pour libations in her honour, do youthink we make cakes for her with her features on them, and pour libations to her, without our husbands'knowledge?'	19 ܘܥܢ̈ܝ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܐܡܪ̈ܢ ܟܕ ܚܢܢ ܣܝ̈ܡܢ ܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܠܡܠܟܬ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܡܢ̈ܩܝܢ ܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܢܘܩ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܠܥܕ ܡܢ ܓܒܪܝܢ ܥܒܕܢ ܠܗ̇ ܙܘܬܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܩܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܢܘܩ̈ܝܐ
20 To al the people, men and women, all those who had made this answer, Jeremiah retorted,	20 ܘܐܡܪ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܠܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ
21 'The incense you offered in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem, you, your ancestors,your kings, your chief men and the people at large -- was this not what Yahweh kept remembering, and found sorepellent	21 ܗ̇ܘ ܥܛܪܐ ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܕܣܡܬܘܢ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܒ̈ܫܘܩܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ ܘܡ̈ܠܟܝܟܘܢ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝܟܘܢ ܘܥܡܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܠܗ ܗܘ ܐܬܕܟܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܣܠܩ ܥܠ ܠܒܗ
22 that Yahweh could not endure your misdeeds and your loathsome practices any longer, with the resultthat your country has become the uninhabited ruin, the object of horror and cursing it is today?	22 ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܬܘܒ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܫܒܩ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܒܝܫܘܬܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܝܟܘܢ ܘܡܛܠ ܛܢܦܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܬܘܢ ܘܗܘܬ ܐܪܥܟܘܢ ܠܬܡܗܐ ܘܠܠܘܛܬܐ ܘܠܚܘܪܒܐ ܡܢ ܒܠܝ ܕܝܬܒ ܐܝܟ ܕܝܘܡܢܐ
23 Because you offered incense, because you sinned against Yahweh, refusing to listen to the voice ofYahweh, or to observe his Law, his statutes and his decrees -- that is why the present disaster has overtakenyou.'	23 ܥܠ ܕܣܡܬܘܢ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܘܚܛܝܬܘܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܒܩܠܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܒܢܡܘܣܗ ܘܒܩܝܡܗ ܘܒܣ̈ܗܕܘܬܗ ܠܐ ܗܠܟܬܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܕܪܟܬܟܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܝܘܡܢܐ
24 Further, Jeremiah said to al the people, and particularly to al the women, 'Listen to the word ofYahweh, al you Judaeans in Egypt,	24 ܘܐܡܪ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܠܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܢܫ̈ܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܟܠܗ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ
25 Yahweh Sabaoth, God of Israel, says this, "You and your wives, what your mouths promised, yourhands have indeed performed! You said: We shall punctiliously fulfil the vows we have made and offer incenseto the Queen of Heaven and pour libations in her honour. Very wel , keep your vows, perform them punctiliously!	25 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܢܫ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܐܡܪܬܘܢ ܒܦܘܡܟܘܢ ܘܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܘܢ ܫܠܡܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܬܘܢ ܢܫ̈ܪ ܢܕܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܢܕܪܢ ܠܡܣܡ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܠܦܘܠܚܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܠܡܢܩܝܘ ܠܗ̇ ܢܘܩ̈ܝܐ ܐܫܪܬܘܢ ܡܘܡ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܘܥܒܕܬܘܢ ܢܕܪ̈ܝܟܘܢ
26 But listen to the word of Yahweh, al you Judaeans living in Egypt: I swear by my great name, Yahwehsays, that my name wil no longer be uttered by any man of Judah throughout Egypt; no one wil say: As LordYahweh lives.	26 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܟܠܗ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܝܬܒܝܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܝܡܝܬ ܒܫܡܝ ܪܒܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܬܘܒ ܫܡܝ ܒܦܘܡܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܒܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܚܝ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ
27 No, I am going to keep my eye on them for disaster, not for prosperity, and al the Judaeans in Egyptwil perish either by the sword or by famine until they are wiped out.	27 ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܣܪܗܒ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܢܣܘܦܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܘܒܟܦܢܐ ܘܒܡܘܬܢܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܓܡܪ ܐܢܘܢ
28 Yet, though few in number, those who escape the sword wil return to the country of Judah fromEgypt. Then the entire remnant of Judah which has come and settled in Egypt wil know whose word comes true,mine or theirs.	28 ܘܦ̈ܠܝܛܝ ܚܪܒܐ ܢܗܦܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܘܢܕܥܘܢ ܟܠܗ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܐܙܠܘ ܠܡܥܡܪ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܢܫܪ ܕܝܠܝ ܐܘ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ
29 "And here is the sign for you, Yahweh declares, that I shal punish you in this place: so that you wilknow that the words with which I threaten you will come true:	29 ܘܗܕܐ ܐܬܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܦܩܕ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܬܕܥܘܢ ܕܫܪ̈ܢ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܠܒܝܫܬܐ
30 Yahweh says this: Look, I shal hand Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt, over to his enemies and to thosedetermined to kil him, just as I handed Zedekiah king of Judah over to his enemy Nebuchadnezzar king ofBabylon, who was determined to kil him." '	30 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܐ ܡܫܠܡ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܦܪܥܘܢ ܚܓܝܪܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܘܗܝ ܘܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܥܝܢ ܢܦܫܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܫܠܡܬ ܠܨܕܩܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܢܒܘܟܕܢܨܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܗ ܘܒܥܐ ܢܦܫܗ