¹Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

¹Markaasaa waxaa ii yimid qaar odayaashii reer binu Israa'iil ka mid ah oo hortayday fadhiisteen.

²And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

²Oo haddana Eraygii Rabbiga ayaa ii yimid isagoo leh,

³Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?

³Wiilka Aadamow, nimankanu qalbigooday sanamyadoodii dabaggeliyeen, oo wejigoodana waxay hor dhigeen waxa ay ku turunturoodaan ee xumaantooda ah. Haddaba miyey waajib igu tahay inaan u jawaabo markay wax i weyddiistaan?

⁴Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;

⁴Sidaas daraaddeed iyaga la hadal oo waxaad ku tidhaahdaa, Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Nin kasta oo reer binu Israa'iil ka mid ah oo sanamkiisa qalbigiisa dabaggeliya, oo waxa uu ku turunturoodo ee xumaantiisa ahna wejigiisa hor dhiga, oo haddana nebiga u yimaada, aniga Rabbiga ah ayaa kii u yimaada u jawaabi doona sida sanamyadiisa faraha badan,

⁵That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.

⁵si aan reer binu Israa'iil qalbigooda ugu qabto, maxaa yeelay, iyagu sanamyadooda aawadood ayay kulligood iiga shisheeyoobeen.

⁶Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

⁶Sidaas daraaddeed waxaad reer binu Israa'iil ku tidhaahdaa, Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Soo noqda, oo sanamyadiinna ka soo noqda, oo wejigiinnana waxyaalihiinna karaahiyada ah oo dhan ka sii jeediya.

⁷For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:

⁷Waayo, mid kasta oo reer binu Israa'iil ka mid ah ama mid kasta oo shisheeyayaasha reer binu Israa'iil dhex deggan ka mid ah oo iska kay sooca, oo sanamyadiisana qalbigiisa dabaggeliya, oo waxa uu ku turunturoodo ee xumaantiisa ah wejigiisa hor dhiga, haddana nebiga ugu yimaada inuu wax i weyddiisto, aniga Rabbiga ah qudhaydaa u jawaabi doona.

⁸And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

⁸Oo ninkaas wejigaygaan u jeedin doonaa, oo waxaan isaga ka dhigi doonaa yaab iyo calaamad iyo maahmaah, oo dadkaygaan ka dhex gooyn doonaa, oo idinkuna waxaad ogaan doontaan inaan anigu Rabbiga ahay.

⁹And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

⁹Oo haddii nebi intuu wax ku hadlo la khiyaaneeyo, nebigaas aniga Rabbiga ah ayaa khiyaaneeyey, oo gacantaydaan ku soo kor fidin doonaa, oo dadkayga reer binu Israa'iil dhexdiisa ayaan ka baabbi'in doonaa.

¹⁰And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him;

¹⁰Oo iyana ciqaabta xumaantooday qaadan doonaan. Nebiga ciqaabtiisuna waxay ahaan doontaa sidii ciqaabta kan isaga wax weyddiista,

¹¹That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD.

¹¹si ayan reer binu Israa'iil mar dambe iiga amban ama ayan mar dambe xadgudubyadooda ugu nijaasoobin, laakiinse ay dadkaygii iigu ahaadaan, oo aan aniguna Ilaahooda ugu noqdo, ayaa Sayidka Rabbiga ahu leeyahay.

¹²The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

¹²Oo haddana Eraygii Rabbiga ayaa ii yimid isagoo leh,

¹³Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:

¹³Wiilka Aadamow, marka dalku xadgudub xun iigu dembaabo, oo aan gacantayda ku soo dul fidiyo, oo aan usha cuntadiisa jebiyo, oo aan abaar ku soo daayo, oo aan dad iyo duunyaba ka dhex gooyo,

¹⁴Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.

¹⁴Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, xataa haddii saddexdaas nin oo ah Nuux iyo Daanyeel iyo Ayuub ay dhex joogi lahaayeen, xaqnimadooda waxay ku samatabbixin lahaayeen naftooda oo keliya.

¹⁵If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:

¹⁵Haddaan dalka dugaag baas ku soo dhex daayo, oo ay dadka ka baabbi'iyaan si uu meel cidla ah u noqdo, oo aan ciduna dugaagga aawadiis u soo dhex marin,

¹⁶Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.

¹⁶xataa hadday saddexdaas nin dhex joogi lahaayeen, Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Noloshaydaan ku dhaartaye, Wiilal iyo gabdho toona ma samatabbexeen. Iyaga keligood ayaa samatabbixi lahaa, laakiinse dalku waa cidloobi lahaa.

¹⁷Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:

¹⁷Amase haddaan dalkaas seef ku soo daayo, oo aan ku idhaahdo, Seefay, dalka dhex mar, si aan dhexdiisa dad iyo duunyaba uga wada gooyo,

¹⁸Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.

¹⁸Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Noloshaydaan ku dhaartaye, Xataa hadday saddexdaas nin dhex joogi lahaayeen wiilal iyo gabdho toona ma samatabbexeen, laakiinse iyagoo keliya ayaa samatabbixi lahaa.

¹⁹Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:

¹⁹Amase haddaan dalkaas belaayo ku soo dhex daayo, oo aan cadhadaydana dhiig ugu kor shubo, si aan dad iyo duunyoba uga gooyo,

²⁰Though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.

²⁰xataa haddii Nuux iyo Daanyeel iyo Ayuub ay dhex joogi lahaayeen, Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Noloshaydaan ku dhaartaye, Wiil iyo gabadh toona ma samatabbexeen, laakiinse iyagu xaqnimadooda ayay naftooda oo keliya ku samatabbixin lahaayeen.

²¹For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?

²¹Waayo, Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Haddaba intee in le'eg bay ka sii darnaan doontaa markaan Yeruusaalem ku soo daayo afartayda xukun ee baas, kuwaasoo ah seef, iyo abaar, iyo dugaag baas, iyo belaayo, si aan dhexdeeda dad iyo duunyoba uga wada gooyo?

²²Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it.

²²Laakiinse bal ogaada, waxaa dhexdeeda ku hadhi doona kuwa la soo bixin doono, oo wiilal iyo gabdhoba leh. Oo bal ogaada, idinkay idiin soo bixi doonaan, oo waxaad arki doontaan jidkooda iyo falimahoodaba, oo belaayada aan Yeruusaalem ku soo daayay, kuwaasoo ah xataa waxyaalaha aan iyada ku soo dejiyey oo dhan waa laydiinka qalbi qabowjin doonaa.Oo markaad jidkooda iyo falimahoodaba aragtaan way idiin qalbi qabowjin doonaan, oo Sayidka Rabbiga ahuna wuxuu leeyahay, Idinku waxaad ogaan doontaan inaanan sababla'aan ugu samayn wixii aan dhexdeeda ku sameeyey oo dhan.

²³And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.

²³Oo markaad jidkooda iyo falimahoodaba aragtaan way idiin qalbi qabowjin doonaan, oo Sayidka Rabbiga ahuna wuxuu leeyahay, Idinku waxaad ogaan doontaan inaanan sababla'aan ugu samayn wixii aan dhexdeeda ku sameeyey oo dhan.