1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
1A stalo sa slovo Hospodinovo ku mne povediac:
2Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
2Synu človeka, čo je viac drevo viniča než ktorékoľvek iné drevo? Čo jeho letorast, ktorý bol medzi stromami lesa?
3Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
3Či sa vezme z neho drevo spraviť nejakú prácu? Či azda vezmú z neho klin zavesiť naň nejaký riad, akýkoľvek?
4Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work?
4Hľa, dáva sa na oheň, aby ho strávil. Oheň strávil oba jeho konce, a jeho prostredok ohorel, či sa hodí na nejakú prácu?
5Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?
5Hľa, keď bolo neporušené, nespravila sa z neho práca, čím menej potom, keď ho strávil oheň, alebo keď ohorelo, spraví sa ešte z neho nejaká práca!
6Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
6Preto takto hovorí Pán Hospodin: Ako drevo viniča medzi drevom lesa, ktoré som oddal ohňu, aby ho strávil, tak som oddal obyvateľov Jeruzalema.
7And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
7A obrátim svoju tvár proti nim; z jedného ohňa vyšli, a druhý oheň ich strávi, a zviete, že ja som Hospodin, keď postavím svoju tvár proti nim.
8And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD.
8A obrátim zem na pustinu, pretože sa dopúšťali nevernosti, hovorí Pán Hospodin.