| 1 ܘܗܠܝܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܝ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܒܒܠ ܠܘܬ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܣܒ̈ܐ ܕܫܒܝܬܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܓ̈ܠܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܫܒܐ ܢܒܘܟܕܢܨܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܒܒܠ | 1 This is the text of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to those who were left of theelders in exile, to the priests, the prophets and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had deported fromJerusalem to Babylon. |
| 2 ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܢܦܩ ܝܘܟܢܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܡܠܟܬܐ ܘܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܐ̈ܘܡܢܐ ܘܕܚܫ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ | 2 This was after King Jeconiah had left Jerusalem with the queen mother, the eunuchs, the chief men ofJudah and Jerusalem, and the blacksmiths and metalworkers. |
| 3 ܒܝܕ ܐܠܥܣܐ ܒܪ ܫܦܢ ܘܓܡܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܨܕܩܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܢܒܘܟܕܢܨܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܠܒܒܠ | 3 The letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and to Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiahking of Judah had sent to Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. The letter said: |
| 4 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܨܒܐܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܫܒܝܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܒܝܬ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܒܒܠ | 4 'Yahweh Sabaoth, the God of Israel, says this to al the exiles deported from Jerusalem to Babylon: |
| 5 ܒܢܘ ܒܬ̈ܐ ܘܬܒܘ ܘܨܘܒܘ ܓ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܟܘܠܘ ܦܐܪ̈ܝܗܝܢ | 5 Build houses, settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce; |
| 6 ܣܒܘ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܐܘܠܕܘ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܐ ܣܒܘ ܠܒܢܝ̈ܟܘܢ ܢ̈ܫܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܗܒܘ ܠܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܘܠܕܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܐ ܘܣܓܘ ܬܡܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܙܥܪܘܢ | 6 marry and have sons and daughters; choose wives for your sons, find husbands for your daughters sothat these can bear sons and daughters in their turn; you must increase there and not decrease. |
| 7 ܘܫܐܠܘ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܫܒܝܬܟܘܢ ܬܡܢ ܘܨܠܘ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܒܫܠܡܗ̇ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܫܠܡܐ | 7 Work for the good of the city to which I have exiled you; pray to Yahweh on its behalf, since on itswelfare yours depends. |
| 8 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܐ ܢܛܥܘܢܟܘܢ ܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ ܘܩܨ̈ܘܡܝܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܡܥܘܢ ܠܚ̈ܠܡܝܟܘܢ ܕܐܢܬܘܢ ܚܠܡܝܢ | 8 For Yahweh Sabaoth, the God of Israel, says this: Do not be deceived by the prophets who are withyou or by your diviners; do not listen to the dreams you have, |
| 9 ܡܛܠ ܕܫܘܩܪܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܡܬܢܒܝܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܫܡܝ ܘܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܫܕܪܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ | 9 since they prophesy lies to you in my name. I have not sent them, Yahweh declares. |
| 10 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܠܝܢ ܠܒܒܠ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܐܦܪܘܩܟܘܢ ܘܐܩܝܡ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܠܡܗܦܟܘܬܟܘܢ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ | 10 For Yahweh says this: When the seventy years granted to Babylon are over, I shal intervene on yourbehalf and fulfil my favourable promise to you by bringing you back to this place. |
| 11 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܚܫܒܬܐ ܕܡܬܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܚܫܒܬܐ ܕܫܠܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܒܝܫܬܐ ܠܡܬܠ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܚܪܬܐ ܣܒܪܐ | 11 Yes, I know what plans I have in mind for you, Yahweh declares, plans for peace, not for disaster, togive you a future and a hope. |
| 12 ܘܬܩܪܘܢܢܝ ܘܬܨܠܘܢ ܩܕܡܝ | 12 When you cal to me and come and pray to me, I shal listen to you. |
| 13 ܘܟܕ ܬܒܥܘܢܢܝ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܠܒܟܘܢ | 13 When you search for me, you will find me; when you search wholeheartedly for me, |
| 14 ܬܫܟܚܘܢܢܝ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܗܦܟ ܫܒܝܬܟܘܢ ܘܐܟܢܫܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܕܒܕܪܬܟܘܢ ܠܬܡܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܗܦܟܟܘܢ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܐܫܒܝܬܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ | 14 I shal let you find me (Yahweh declares. I shal restore your fortunes and gather you in from al thenations and wherever I have driven you, Yahweh declares. I shal bring you back to the place from which I exiledyou). |
| 15 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡܪܬܘܢ ܕܐܩܝܡ ܠܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܢ̈ܒܝܐ ܒܒܒܠ | 15 'Since you say: Yahweh has raised up prophets for us in Babylon- |
| 16 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܬܒ ܥܠ ܟܘܪܣܝܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܝܬܒ ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐ̈ܚܝܟܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܦܩܘ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܒܫܒܝܬܐ | 16 this is what Yahweh says about the king now occupying the throne of David and all the people living inthis city, your brothers who did not go with you into exile: |
| 17 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܗܐ ܡܫܕܪ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܚܪܒܐ ܘܟܦܢܐ ܘܡܘܬܢܐ ܘܐܥܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܬܐ̈ܢܐ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܐ̈ܟܠܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܘܬܗܝܢ | 17 Yahweh Sabaoth says this: I am now going to send them sword, famine and plague; I shal makethem like rotten figs, so bad as to be uneatable. |
| 18 ܘܐܪܕܘܦ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܘܒܟܦܢܐ ܘܒܡܘܬܢܐ ܘܐܬܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܙܘܥܬܐ ܠܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܠܬܡܗܐ ܘܠܠܘܛܬܐ ܘܠܚܣܕܐ ܘܠܡܫܪܘܩܝܬܐ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܒܕܪܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܬܡܢ | 18 I shal pursue them with sword, famine and plague. I shall make them an object of terror to al thekingdoms of the earth, a curse, a thing of horror, scorn and derision to al the nations where I have driven them, |
| 19 ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܝ ܘܫܕܪܬ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܩܕܡܬ ܘܫܕܪܬ ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ | 19 because they have refused to listen to my words, Yahweh declares, although I have persistently sentthem al my servants the prophets; but they would not listen, Yahweh declares. |
| 20 ܘܐܢܬܘܢ ܫܡܥܘ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܟܠܗ̇ ܫܒܝܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܒܝܬ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܒܒܠ | 20 But al you exiles, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon, listen to Yahweh's word! |
| 21 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܠ ܐܚܒ ܒܪ ܩܘܠܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܨܕܩܝܐ ܒܪ ܡܥܣܝܐ ܕܡܬܢܒܝܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܫܡܝ ܒܫܘܩܪܐ ܗܐ ܡܫܠܡ ܐܢܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܢܒܘܟܕܢܨܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܘܢܩܛܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܠܥܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ | 21 'This is what Yahweh Sabaoth, God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah, and Zedekiah son ofMaaseiah, who prophesy lies to you in my name: I shal hand them over now to Nebuchadnezzar king ofBabylon who wil put them to death before your very eyes. |
| 22 ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܠܘܛܬܐ ܠܟܘܠܗ̇ ܫܒܝܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܒܒܒܠ ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܥܒܕܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܨܕܩܝܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܚܒ ܕܛܓܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܒܢܘܪܐ | 22 This curse, based on their fate, wil be used by al the exiles of Judah in Babylon: May Yahweh treatyou like Zedekiah and Ahab, roasted alive by the king of Babylon, |
| 23 ܥܠ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܥܘܠܐ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܓܪܘ ܢܫ̈ܝ ܚܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܡܠܠܘ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܒܫܡܝ ܒܫܘܩܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܦܩܕܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܢܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܘܣܗܕ ܐܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ | 23 because they have done a scandalous thing in Israel, committing adultery with their neighbour's wivesand speaking lying words in my name without orders from me. I know al the same and am witness to it, Yahwehdeclares.' |
| 24 ܘܫܡܥܝܐ ܢܚܡܠܝܐ ܐܡܪ | 24 'And to Shemaiah of Nehelam you wil speak as fol ows: |
| 25 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܫܕܪ ܒܫܡܗ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܠܨܦܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܡܥܣܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܠܟܗ̈ܢܐ | 25 Yahweh Sabaoth, God of Israel, says this: Since you, on your own initiative, have sent a letter to allthe people in Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah (and to al the priests), saying: |
| 26 ܡܪܝܐ ܐܩܝܡܟ ܟܗܢܐ ܚܠܦ ܝܘܝܕܥ ܟܗܢܐ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܦܩܘܕܐ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܟܘܠ ܐܢܫ ܕܡܫܬܛܐ ܘܡܬܢܒܐ ܒܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܘܬܪܡܝܘܗܝ ܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܚܒܘܫܝܐ | 26 Yahweh has appointed you priest in place of the priest Jehoiada to keep order in the Temple ofYahweh, to put any crazy fel ow posing as a prophet in the stocks and col ar, |
| 27 ܘܗܫܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܟܐܐ ܐܢܬ ܒܐܪܡܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܢܬܘܬ ܕܡܬܢܒܐ ܠܟܘܢ | 27 why then have you not disciplined Jeremiah of Anathoth, now posing as a prophet to you? |
| 28 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܐ ܫܠܚ ܠܢ ܠܒܒܠ ܕܢܘܓܪܐ ܗܘܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܬܡܢ ܒܢܘ ܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܬܒܘ ܘܨܘܒܘ ܓܢ̈ܐ ܘܐܟܘܠܘ ܦܐܪ̈ܝܗܝܢ | 28 Why, he has even sent us a message in Babylon, saying: It wil be a long time. Build houses, settledown; plant gardens and eat what they produce.'. . . |
| 29 ܘܩܪܐ ܨܦܢܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܐ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܪܡܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ | 29 (Now, after the priest Zephaniah had read this letter to the prophet Jeremiah), |
| 30 ܘܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ | 30 the word of Yahweh came then to Jeremiah as fol ows, |
| 31 ܫܠܘܚ ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܫܒܝܬܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܫܡܥܝܐ ܢܚܡܠܝܐ ܥܠ ܕܐܬܢܒܝ ܠܟܘܢ ܫܡܥܝܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܫܕܪܬܗ ܘܐܬܟܠܟܘܢ ܥܠ ܫܘܩܪܐ | 31 'Send this message to al the exiles, "This is what Yahweh says about Shemaiah of Nehelam: SinceShemaiah has prophesied to you without my sending him, and since he has caused you to rely on what is false |
| 32 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܐ ܦܩܕ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܫܡܥܝܐ ܢܚܡܠܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܙܪܥܗ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܝܬܒ ܒܓܘ ܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܚܙܐ ܒܛܒܬܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܥܡܝ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܡܠܠ ܥܠ ܡܪܝܐ | 32 for that reason, Yahweh declares, I shal punish Shemaiah of Nehelam and his descendants; no malemember of his family wil survive among this people to see the happiness that I wil bestow on my people(Yahweh declares, since he has preached rebel ion against Yahweh)." ' |