1Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
1وكان اليّ كلام الرب قائلا
2Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
2يا ابن آدم كلم بني شعبك وقل لهم. اذا جلبت السيف على ارض فان اخذ شعب الارض رجلا من بينهم وجعلوه رقيبا لهم
3If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
3فاذا رأى السيف مقبلا على الارض نفخ في البوق وحذّر الشعب
4Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
4وسمع السامع صوت البوق ولم يتحذّر فجاء السيف واخذه فدمه يكون على راسه.
5He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.
5سمع صوت البوق ولم يتحذّر فدمه يكون على نفسه. لو تحذّر لخلّص نفسه.
6But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.
6فان رأى الرقيب السيف مقبلا ولم ينفخ في البوق ولم يتحذّر الشعب فجاء السيف واخذ نفسا منهم فهو قد أخذ بذنبه اما دمه فمن يد الرقيب اطلبه
7So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
7وانت يا ابن آدم فقد جعلتك رقيبا لبيت اسرائيل فتسمع الكلام من فمي وتحذّرهم من قبلي.
8When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
8اذا قلت للشرير يا شرير موتا تموت. فان لم تتكلم لتحذّر الشرير من طريقه فذلك الشرير يموت بذنبه. اما دمه فمن يدك اطلبه.
9Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
9وان حذّرت الشرير من طريقه ليرجع عنه ولم يرجع عن طريقه فهو يموت بذنبه. اما انت فقد خلصت نفسك.
10Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?
10وانت يا ابن آدم فكلم بيت اسرائيل وقل. انتم تتكلمون هكذا قائلين. ان معاصينا وخطايانا علينا وبها نحن فانون فكيف نحيا.
11Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
11قل لهم. حيّ انا يقول السيد الرب اني لا اسر بموت الشرير بل بان يرجع الشرير عن طريقه ويحيا. ارجعوا ارجعوا عن طرقكم الرديئة. فلماذا تموتون يا بيت اسرائيل.
12Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.
12وانت يا ابن آدم فقل لبني شعبك. ان بر البار لا ينجيه في يوم معصيته والشرير لا يعثر بشره في يوم رجوعه عن شره ولا يستطيع البار ان يحيا ببره في يوم خطيئته.
13When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.
13اذا قلت للبار حياة تحيا. فاتكل هو على بره وأثم فبره كله لا يذكر بل باثمه الذي فعله يموت.
14Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
14واذا قلت للشرير موتا تموت. فان رجع عن خطيته وعمل بالعدل والحق
15If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.
15ان رد الشرير الرهن وعوّض عن المغتصب وسلك في فرائض الحياة بلا عمل اثم فانه حياة يحيا. لا يموت.
16None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
16كل خطيته التي اخطأ بها لا تذكر عليه. عمل بالعدل والحق فيحيا حياة.
17Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
17وابناء شعبك يقولون ليست طريق الرب مستوية. بل هم طريقهم غير مستوية.
18When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.
18عند رجوع البار عن بره وعند عمله اثما فانه يموت به.
19But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
19وعند رجوع الشرير عن شره وعند عمله بالعدل والحق فانه يحيا بهما.
20Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
20وانتم تقولون ان طريق الرب غير مستوية. اني احكم على كل واحد منكم كطرقه يا بيت اسرائيل
21And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
21وكان في السنة الثانية عشرة من سبينا في الشهر العاشر في الخامس من الشهر انه جاء اليّ منفلت من اورشليم فقال قد ضربت المدينة.
22Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.
22وكانت يد الرب عليّ مساء قبل مجيء المنفلت وفتحت فمي حتى جاء اليّ صباحا فانفتح فمي ولم اكن بعد ابكم.
23Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
23فكان اليّ كلام الرب قائلا
24Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.
24يا ابن آدم ان الساكنين في هذه الخرب في ارض اسرائيل يتكلمون قائلين ان ابراهيم كان واحدا وقد ورث الارض. ونحن كثيرون. لنا أعطيت الارض ميراثا.
25Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?
25لذلك قل لهم. هكذا قال السيد الرب. تأكلون بالدم وترفعون اعينكم الى اصنامكم وتسفكون الدم. أفترثون الارض.
26Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye possess the land?
26وقفتم على سيفكم. فعلتم الرجس وكل منكم نجس امرأة صاحبه. أفترثون الارض.
27Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
27قل لهم. هكذا قال السيد الرب. حيّ انا ان الذين في الخرب يسقطون بالسيف والذي هو على وجه الحقل ابذله للوحش مأكلا والذين في الحصون وفي المغاير يموتون بالوبأ.
28For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.
28فاجعل الارض خربة مقفرة وتبطل كبرياء عزتها وتخرب جبال اسرائيل بلا عابر.
29Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.
29فيعلمون اني انا الرب حين اجعل الارض خربة مقفرة على كل رجاساتهم التي فعلوها
30Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.
30وانت يا ابن آدم فان بني شعبك يتكلمون عليك بجانب الجدران وفي ابواب البيوت ويتكلم الواحد مع الآخر الرجل مع اخيه قائلين هلم اسمعوا ما هو الكلام الخارج من عند الرب.
31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
31وياتون اليك كما ياتي الشعب ويجلسون امامك كشعبي ويسمعون كلامك ولا يعملون به لانهم بافواههم يظهرون اشواقا وقلبهم ذاهب وراء كسبهم.
32And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
32وها انت لهم كشعر اشواق لجميل الصوت يحسن العزف فيسمعون كلامك ولا يعملون به
33And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.
33واذا جاء هذا. لانه ياتي. فيعلمون ان نبيا كان في وسطهم