Jeremiah 2

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,	1 ܘܗܘܐ ܥܠܝ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ
2 'Go and shout this in Jerusalem's ears: 'Yahweh says this: "I remember your faithful love, the affection ofyour bridal days, when you fol owed me through the desert, through a land unsown.	2 ܙܠ ܘܐܟܪܙ ܒܐ̈ܕܢܝ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܐܡܪ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܬܕܟܪܬ ܠܟܝ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܛܠܝܘܬܟܝ ܪܚܡܬܐ ܕܡܣܝܒܪܢܘܬܟܝ ܕܗܠܟܬܝ ܒܬܪܝ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܙܕܪܥܐ
3 Israel was sacred to Yahweh; the first-fruits of his harvest; al who ate this incurred guilt, disaster befelthem, Yahweh declares." '	3 ܩܕܫ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܪܝܫ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܗ ܟܘܠ ܐ̈ܟܘܠܝܗܘܢ ܢܬܚܝܒܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܬܐܬܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
4 Listen to Yahweh's word, House of Jacob and al the families of the House of Israel.	4 ܫܡܥܘ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
5 Yahweh says this, 'What did your ancestors find wrong in me for them to have deserted me so far as tofol ow Futility and become futile themselves?	5 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܢܐ ܗܘ ܥܘܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܘ ܒܝ ܐܒ̈ܗܝܟܘܢ ܕܐܪܚܩܘ ܡܢܝ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܘܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܝܬܪܘ
6 They never said, "Where is Yahweh, who brought us out of Egypt and led us through the desert, througha land of plains and ravines, through a land of drought, of shadow dark as death, a land through which no onepasses and where no human being lives?"	6 ܘܠܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܐܝܟܐ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܐܣܩܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܕܕܒܪܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܚܪܒܬܐ ܘܫܗܝܬܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܨܕܝܬܐ ܕ̈ܛܠܠܝ ܡܘܬܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܠܐ ܥܒܪ ܒܗ ܓܒܪ ܘܠܐ ܝܬܒ ܒܪ ܐܢܫ ܬܡܢ
7 I brought you to a country of plenty, to enjoy its produce and good things; but when you entered youdefiled my country and made my heritage loathsome.	7 ܘܐܝܬܝܬܟܘܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܪܡܠܐ ܠܡܐܟܠ ܦܐܪ̈ܝܗ ܘܛܒ̈ܬܗ ܘܐܬܝܬܘܢ ܘܛܡܐܬܘܢ ܐܪܥܝ ܘܝܪܬܘܬܝ ܣܡܬܘܢ ܠܛܢܦܘܬܐ
8 The priests never asked, "Where is Yahweh?" Those skilled in the Law did not know me, the shepherdstoo rebel ed against me and the prophets prophesied by Baal and fol owed the Useless Ones.	8 ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܐܝܟܐ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܚ̈ܝܕܝ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܘܢܝ ܘܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܕܓܠܘ ܒܝ ܘܢܒܝ̈ܐ ܐܬܢܒܝܘ ܒܒܥܠܐ ܘܒܬܪ ܡܕܡ ܕܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܝܘܬܪܢ ܐܙܠܘ
9 So I must state my case against you once more, Yahweh declares, and state my case against yourchildren's children:	9 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܕܝܢ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܥܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܒܢܝ̈ܟܘܢ ܐܬܕܝܢ
10 Cross to the isles of the Kittim and look, send to Kedar and careful y observe, see if anything like thishas happened before!	10 ܥܒܪܘ ܠܓܙܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܬ̈ܝܐ ܘܚܙܘ ܘܠܩܕܪ ܫܕܪܘ ܘܛܒ ܐܣܬܟܠܘ ܘܚܙܘ ܐܢ ܗܘܬ ܐܝܟ ܗܕܐ
11 Does a nation change its gods? - and these are not gods at al ! Yet my people have exchanged theirGlory for the Useless One!	11 ܐܢ ܡܚܠܦܝܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܘ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܘܥܡܝ ܚ̇ܠܦ ܐܝܩܪܗ ܒܕܠܐ ܝܘܬܪܢ
12 You heavens, stand aghast at this, horrified, utterly appalled, Yahweh declares.	12 ܬܡܗܘ ܫܡܝܐ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ ܘܙܘܥܘ ܘܕܚܠܘ ܛܒ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
13 For my people have committed two crimes: they have abandoned me, the fountain of living water, anddug water-tanks for themselves, cracked water-tanks that hold no water.	13 ܡܛܠ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܒܝܫ̈ܢ ܥܒܕܘ ܥܡܝ ܠܝ ܫܒܩܘ ܡܒܘܥܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܚܦܪܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܓܘܒ̈ܐ ܓܘܒ̈ܐ ܐܪ̈ܥܝܥܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܩܒܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ
14 'Is Israel a slave? Was he born into serfdom, for him to be preyed on like this?	14 ܕܠܡܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܗܘ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܢ ܝܠܝܕ ܒܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܒܙܬܐ
15 Lions have roared at him, they have made their voices heard. They have left this country a desert, histowns lie burnt and uninhabited.	15 ܥܠܘܗܝ ܢܢܗܡܘܢ ܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܘܢܪܝܡܘܢ ܩܠܗܘܢ ܘܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܐܪܥܗ ܠܚܘܪܒܐ ܘܩܘܪ̈ܝܗ ܢܨܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܒܠܝ ܕܝܬ̇ܒ
16 The people of Noph and Tahpanhes have shaved your skul !	16 ܐܦ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܡܦܣ ܘܬܚܦܝܣ ܢܪܥܘܢܟܝ ܪܝܫܐ ܪܝܫܐ
17 Have you not brought this on yourself, by abandoning Yahweh your God, when he was guiding you onyour way?	17 ܗܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܬܥܒܕ ܠܟܝ ܥܠ ܕܫܒܩܬܝ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܝ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܡܕܒܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܟܝ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ
18 What is the good of going to Egypt now to drink the water of the Nile? What is the good of going toAssyria to drink the water of the River?	18 ܘܗܫܐ ܡܐ ܠܟܝ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܠܡܫܬܐ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܫܝܚܘܪ ܘܡܐ ܠܟܝ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܠܡܫܬܐ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܢܗܪܐ
19 Your wickedness wil bring its own punishment, your infidelities wil bring you to book, so give thoughtand see how evil and bitter it is to abandon Yahweh your God and not to stand in awe of me, the Lord YahwehSabaoth declares.	19 ܬܪܕܝܟܝ ܒܝܫܬܟܝ ܘܬܝܒܘܬܟܝ ܬܟܣܟܝ ܘܕܥܝ ܘܚܙܝ ܕܒܝܫ ܘܡܪܝܪ ܥܠ ܕܫܒܩܬܝ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܝ ܘܠܐ ܕܚܠܬܝ ܡܢܝ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ
20 'It is long ago now since you broke your yoke, burst your bonds and said, "I wil not serve!" Yet on every high hil and under every green tree you have sprawled and played the whore.	20 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡ ܬܒܪܬ ܢܝܪܟܝ ܘܦܣܩܬ ܚܢܩ̈ܝܟܝ ܘܐܡ̣ܪܬܝ ܕܬܘܒ ܠܐܠܗ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܠܐ ܐ̇ܦܠܘܚ ܘܗܐ ܥܠ ܟܘܠ ܪܡܬܐ ܕܪܡܐ ܘܬܚܝܬ ܟܠ ܐܝܠܢ ܕܥܒܝܛ ܐܢܬܝ ܛܥܝܐ ܘܡܙܢܝܐ
21 Yet I had planted you, a red vine of completely sound stock. How is it you have turned into seedlings of a vine that is alien to me?	21 ܘܐܢܐ ܢܨܒܬܟܝ ܫܒܘܩܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܙܪܥܐ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܬܗܦܟܬܝ ܥܠܝ ܘܡܪܕܬܝ ܐܝܟ ܓܦܬܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ
22 Even though you scrub yourself with soda and put in quantities of soap, the stain of your guilt would stilbe visible to me, the Lord Yahweh declares.	22 ܘܐܢ ܬܬܚܘܪܝܢ ܒܢܬܪܐ ܘܬܣܓܝܢ ܠܟܝ ܟܒܪܝܬܐ ܟܬܡܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܟܝ ܚ̈ܛܗܝܟܝ ܩܕܡܝ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ
23 How dare you say, "I am not defiled, I have not run after the Baals?" Look at your behaviour in theVal ey, realise what you have done.	23 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܛܡܐܬ ܘܒܬܪ ܒܥܠܐ ܠܐ ܐܙܠܬ ܚܙܝ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟܝ ܒܢܚ̈ܠܐ ܘܕܥܝ ܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܬܝ ܐܪܝܡܬܝ ܒܩܠܟܝ ܡܥܩܡܬ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ
24 A wild she-donkey, at home in the desert, snuffing the breeze in desire; who can control her when sheis on heat? Males need not trouble to look for her, they wil find her in her month.	24 ܐܝܟ ܥܪܕܐ ܕܡܬܝܠܦ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܒܨܒܝܢ̈ܝ ܢܦܫܗ ܣܩܬܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܐܝܟ ܝܪܘܪܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܢܗܦܟܝܗ̇ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܒܥܐ ܠܗ̇ ܠܐ ܢܬܛܪܦ ܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ̇ ܢܫܟܚܝܗ
25 Beware! Your own foot will go unshod, your own throat grow dry! But you said, "It is no use! No! For Ilove the Strangers and they are the ones I shal fol ow."	25 ܟܠܝ ܪ̈ܓܠܝܟܝ ܡܢ ܚܦܝܝܘܬܐ ܘܓܓܪܬܟܝ ܡܢ ܨܗܝܐ ܘܐܡܪܬܝ ܐܬܚܝܠܬ ܠܐ ܨܒܝܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܚܡܬ ܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܐܙܠ
26 'Like a thief ashamed at being caught, so wil the House of Israel be: they, their kings, their chief men,their priests and their prophets,	26 ܐܝܟ ܒܗܬܬ ܓܢܒܐ ܟܪ ܕܡܫܬܟܚ ܗܟܢܐ ܒܗܬܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗܢܘܢ ܘܡ̈ܠܟܝܗܘܢ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝܗܘܢ ܘܟܗ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܘܢܒܝ̈ܝܗܘܢ
27 who say to a piece of wood, "You are my father," and to a stone, "You gave birth to me." For they turn to me their backs, never their faces; yet when trouble comes they shout, "Get up! Save us!"	27 ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܩܝܣܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܐܢܬ ܘܠܟܐܦܐ ܕܐܢܬܝ ܝܠܕܬܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦܢܝܘ ܠܝ ܩܕܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ ܘܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܒܝܫܬܗܘܢ ܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܩܘܡ ܥܕܪܝܢܝ ܘܦܪܘܩܝܢܝ
28 Where are your gods you made for yourself? Let them get up if they can save you when trouble comes!For you have as many gods as you have towns, Judah!	28 ܘܐܝܟܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܟ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܠܟ ܢܩܘܡܘܢ ܢܦܪܩܘܢܟ ܒܙܒܢ ܒܝܫܬܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܟ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܪܝܝܟ ܗܘܘ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܟ ܝܗܘܕܐ
29 Why make out a case against me? You have al rebel ed against me, Yahweh declares.	29 ܠܡܢܐ ܕܝܢܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܡܝ ܟܠܟܘܢ ܕܓܠܬܘܢ ܒܝ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ
30 In vain I have struck your children, they have not accepted correction; your own sword has devouredyour prophets like a marauding lion.	30 ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܡܚܝܬ ܠܒ̈ܢܝܟܘܢ ܘܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܩܒܠܘ ܐܟܠܬ ܚܪܒܐ ܠܢܒܝ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܐܪܝܐ ܡܚܒܠܢܐ
31 Now you of this generation, listen to what Yahweh says: Have I been a desert for Israel, or a land ofgloom? Why do my people say, "We are our own masters, we wil come to you no more"?	31 ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܪܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܡܕܒܪܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܘ ܐܝܟ ܐܪܥܐ ܚܪܒܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܥܡܝ ܢܚܬܢ ܠܐ ܢܐܬܐ ܬܘܒ ܠܘܬܟ
32 Does a girl forget her ornaments, a bride her sash? And yet my people have forgotten me, daysbeyond number.	32 ܕܠܡܐ ܛܥܝܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܥܘܕܢܗ̇ ܘܟܠܬܐ ܬܨܒܝܬܗ̇ ܥܡܝ ܕܝܢ ܛܥܐܘܢܝ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢܝܢ
33 'How wel you set your course in pursuit of love! And so you have schooled your ways to wicked deeds.	33 ܡܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܡܬܩܢܬܝ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟܝ ܠܡܒܥܐ ܪܚܡܬܐ ܕܗܐ ܐܦ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܝܠܦܬܝ ܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟܝ
34 The very skirts of your robe are stained with the blood of the poor, of innocent men you never caughtbreaking and entering! And in spite of al this,	34 ܘܐܦ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܝ ܐܫܬܟܚ ܕܡܐ ܕܢܦܫܬܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ ܙܟ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܦܘܠܫܬܐ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܟܠ ܐܝܠܢ
35 you say, "I am innocent, let his anger turn from me!" Now I pass sentence on you for saying, "I have not sinned."	35 ܘܐܡܪܬܝ ܕܡܚܣܝܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܗܦܟ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܡܢܝ ܗܐ ܕܐܢ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܝ ܥܠ ܕܐܡܪܬܝ ܕܠܐ ܚܛܝܬ
36 'How frivolously you undertake a change of course! But you will be disappointed by Egypt just as youwere by Assyria.	36 ܡܢܐ ܡܙܕܠܠܐ ܐܢܬܝ ܛܒ ܠܡܬܢܐ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟܝ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܬܒܗܬܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܗܬܬܝ ܡܢ ܐܬܘܪ
37 You wil have to leave there too with your hands on your head, for Yahweh has rejected those that yourely on, you will come to no good with them.'	37 ܐܦ ܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܗܢܐ ܬܦܩܝܢ ܟܕ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܝ ܥܠ ܪܝܫܟܝ ܕܪܓܙ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܬܟܠܢܝܟܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܨܠܚܝܢ ܒܗܘܢ