1وكان في السنة السابعة في الشهر الخامس في العاشر من الشهر ان اناسا من شيوخ اسرائيل جاءوا ليسألوا الرب فجلسوا امامي.
1It happened in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Yahweh, and sat before me.
2فكان اليّ كلام الرب قائلا
2The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
3يا ابن آدم كلم شيوخ اسرائيل وقل لهم. هكذا قال السيد الرب. هل انتم آتون لتسألوني. حيّ انا لا أسأل منكم يقول السيد الرب.
3Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Is it to inquire of me that you have come? As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, I will not be inquired of by you.
4هل تدينهم. هل تدين يا ابن آدم. عرفهم رجاسات آبائهم
4Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers;
5وقل لهم. هكذا قال السيد الرب في يوم اخترت اسرائيل ورفعت يدي لنسل بيت يعقوب وعرفتهم نفسي في ارض مصر ورفعت لهم يدي قائلا انا الرب الهكم
5and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: In the day when I chose Israel, and swore to the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I swore to them, saying, I am Yahweh your God;
6في ذلك اليوم رفعت لهم يدي لاخرجهم من ارض مصر الى الارض التي تجسستها لهم تفيض لبنا وعسلا هي فخر كل الاراضي
6in that day I swore to them, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands.
7وقلت لهم اطرحوا كل انسان منكم ارجاس عينيه ولا تتنجسوا باصنام مصر. انا الرب الهكم.
7I said to them, Cast away every man the abominations of his eyes, and don’t defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am Yahweh your God.
8فتمردوا عليّ ولم يريدوا ان يسمعوا لي ولم يطرح الانسان منهم ارجاس عينيه ولم يتركوا اصنام مصر. فقلت اني اسكب رجزي عليهم لأتمّ عليهم سخطي في وسط ارض مصر.
8But they rebelled against me, and would not listen to me; they each didn’t throw away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
9لكن صنعت لاجل اسمي لكيلا يتنجس امام عيون الامم الذين هم في وسطهم الذين عرّفتهم نفسي امام عيونهم باخراجهم من ارض مصر
9But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, among which they were, in whose sight I made myself known to them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.
10فاخرجتهم من ارض مصر وأتيت بهم الى البرية.
10So I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.
11واعطيتهم فرائضي وعرّفتهم احكامي التي ان عملها انسان يحيا بها.
11I gave them my statutes, and showed them my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them.
12واعطيتهم ايضا سبوتي لتكون علامة بيني وبينهم ليعلموا اني انا الرب مقدسهم
12Moreover also I gave them my Sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.
13فتمرد عليّ بيت اسرائيل في البرية. لم يسلكوا في فرائضي ورفضوا احكامي التي ان عملها انسان يحيا بها ونجسوا سبوتي كثيرا. فقلت اني اسكب رجزي عليهم في البرية لافنائهم.
13But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they didn’t walk in my statutes, and they rejected my ordinances, which if a man keep, he shall live in them; and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them in the wilderness, to consume them.
14لكن صنعت لاجل اسمي لكي لا يتنجس امام عيون الامم الذين اخرجتهم امام عيونهم.
14But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.
15ورفعت ايضا يدي لهم في البرية باني لا آتي بهم الى الارض التي اعطيتهم اياها تفيض لبنا وعسلا هي فخر كل الاراضي.
15Moreover also I swore to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;
16لانهم رفضوا احكامي ولم يسلكوا في فرائضي بل نجسوا سبوتي لان قلبهم ذهب وراء اصنامهم.
16because they rejected my ordinances, and didn’t walk in my statutes, and profaned my Sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.
17لكن عيني اشفقت عليهم عن اهلاكهم فلم افنهم في البرية.
17Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I didn’t destroy them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
18وقلت لآبنائهم في البرية لا تسلكوا في فرائض آبائكم ولا تحفظوا احكامهم ولا تتنجسوا باصنامهم.
18I said to their children in the wilderness, Don’t walk in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols.
19انا الرب الهكم فاسلكوا في فرائضي واحفظوا احكامي واعملوا بها
19I am Yahweh your God: walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them;
20وقدسوا سبوتي فتكون علامة بيني وبينكم لتعلموا اني انا الرب الهكم.
20and make my Sabbaths holy; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am Yahweh your God.
21فتمرد الابناء عليّ. لم يسلكوا في فرائضي ولم يحفظوا احكامي ليعملوها التي ان عملها انسان يحيا بها ونجسوا سبوتي فقلت اني اسكب رجزي عليهم لأتمّ سخطي عليهم في البرية.
21But the children rebelled against me; they didn’t walk in my statutes, neither kept my ordinances to do them, which if a man do, he shall live in them; they profaned my Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.
22ثم كففت يدي وصنعت لاجل اسمي لكيلا يتنجس امام عيون الامم الذين اخرجتهم امام عيونهم.
22Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them forth.
23ورفعت ايضا يدي لهم في البرية لافرقهم في الامم واذريهم في الاراضي
23Moreover I swore to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;
24لانهم لم يصنعوا احكامي بل رفضوا فرائضي ونجسوا سبوتي وكانت عيونهم وراء اصنام آبائهم.
24because they had not executed my ordinances, but had rejected my statutes, and had profaned my Sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers’ idols.
25واعطيتهم ايضا فرائض غير صالحة واحكاما لا يحيون بها
25Moreover also I gave them statutes that were not good, and ordinances in which they should not live;
26ونجّستهم بعطاياهم اذ اجازوا في النار كل فاتح رحم لابيدهم حتى يعلموا اني انا الرب
26and I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that opens the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am Yahweh.
27لاجل ذلك كلم بيت اسرائيل يا ابن آدم وقل لهم. هكذا قال السيد الرب. في هذا ايضا جدّف عليّ آباؤكم اذ خانوني خيانة
27Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: In this moreover have your fathers blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.
28لما أتيت بهم الى الارض التي رفعت لهم يدي لاعطيهم اياها فرأوا كل تل عال وكل شجرة غبياء فذبحوا هناك ذبائحهم وقربوا هناك قرابينهم المغيظة وقدموا هناك روائح سرورهم وسكبوا هناك سكائبهم.
28For when I had brought them into the land, which I swore to give to them, then they saw every high hill, and every thick tree, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering; there also they made their pleasant aroma, and they poured out there their drink offerings.
29فقلت لهم ما هذه المرتفعة التي تاتون اليها. فدعي اسمها مرتفعة الى هذا اليوم.
29Then I said to them, What does the high place where you go mean? So its name is called Bamah to this day.
30لذلك قل لبيت اسرائيل هكذا قال السيد الرب. هل تنجستم بطريق آبائكم وزنيتم وراء ارجاسهم.
30Therefore tell the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Do you pollute yourselves in the way of your fathers? and do you play the prostitute after their abominations?
31وبتقديم عطاياكم واجازة ابنائكم في النار تتنجسون بكل اصنامكم الى اليوم. فهل أسأل منكم يا بيت اسرائيل. حيّ انا يقول السيد الرب لا أسأل منكم.
31and when you offer your gifts, when you make your sons to pass through the fire, do you pollute yourselves with all your idols to this day? and shall I be inquired of by you, house of Israel? As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, I will not be inquired of by you;
32والذي يخطر ببالكم لن يكون اذ تقولون نكون كالامم كقبائل الاراضي فنعبد الخشب والحجر.
32and that which comes into your mind shall not be at all, in that you say, We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.
33حيّ انا يقول السيد الرب اني بيد قوية وبذراع ممدودة وبسخط مسكوب املك عليكم.
33As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, surely with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out, will I be king over you:
34واخرجكم من بين الشعوب واجمعكم من الاراضي التي تفرقتم فيها بيد قوية وبذراع ممدودة وبسخط مسكوب.
34and I will bring you out from the peoples, and will gather you out of the countries in which you are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out;
35وآتي بكم الى برية الشعوب واحاكمكم هناك وجها لوجه.
35and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I enter into judgment with you face to face.
36كما حاكمت آباءكم في برية ارض مصر كذلك احاكمكم يقول السيد الرب.
36Like as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I enter into judgment with you, says the Lord Yahweh.
37وامرّكم تحت العصا وادخلكم في رباط العهد.
37I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;
38واعزل منكم المتمردين والعصاة عليّ. اخرجهم من ارض غربتهم ولا يدخلون ارض اسرائيل فتعلمون اني انا الرب
38and I will purge out from among you the rebels, and those who disobey against me; I will bring them forth out of the land where they live, but they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and you shall know that I am Yahweh.
39اما انتم يا بيت اسرائيل فهكذا قال السيد الرب. اذهبوا اعبدوا كل انسان اصنامه وبعد ان لم تسمعوا لي فلا تنجسوا اسمي القدوس بعد بعطاياكم وباصنامكم.
39As for you, house of Israel, thus says the Lord Yahweh: Go, serve everyone his idols, and hereafter also, if you will not listen to me; but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts, and with your idols.
40لانه في جبل قدسي في جبل اسرائيل العالي يقول السيد الرب هناك يعبدني كل بيت اسرائيل كلهم في الارض. هناك ارضى عنهم وهناك اطلب تقدماتكم وباكورات جزاكم مع جميع مقدساتكم.
40For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, says the Lord Yahweh, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them, serve me in the land: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the first fruits of your offerings, with all your holy things.
41برائحة سروركم ارضى عنكم حين اخرجكم من بين الشعوب واجمعكم من الاراضي التي تفرقتم فيها واتقدس فيكم امام عيون الامم
41As a pleasant aroma will I accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples, and gather you out of the countries in which you have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you in the sight of the nations.
42فتعلمون اني انا الرب حين آتي بكم الى ارض اسرائيل الى الارض التي رفعت يدي لاعطي آباءكم اياها.
42You shall know that I am Yahweh, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country which I swore to give to your fathers.
43وهناك تذكرون طرقكم وكل اعمالكم التي تنجستم بها وتمقتون انفسكم لجميع الشرور التي فعلتم.
43There you shall remember your ways, and all your doings, in which you have polluted yourselves; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that you have committed.
44فتعلمون اني انا الرب اذا فعلت بكم من اجل اسمي. لا كطرقكم الشريرة ولا كاعمالكم الفاسدة يا بيت اسرائيل يقول السيد الرب
44You shall know that I am Yahweh, when I have dealt with you for my name’s sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, you house of Israel, says the Lord Yahweh.
45وكان اليّ كلام الرب قائلا
45The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
46يا ابن آدم اجعل وجهك نحو التيمن وتكلم نحو الجنوب وتنبأ على وعر الحقل في الجنوب
46Son of man, set your face toward the south, and drop your word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South;
47وقل لوعر الجنوب اسمع كلام الرب. هكذا قال السيد الرب. هانذا اضرم فيك نارا فتأكل كل شجرة خضراء فيك وكل شجرة يابسة. لا يطفأ لهيبها الملتهب وتحرق بها كل الوجوه من الجنوب الى الشمال.
47and tell the forest of the South, Hear the word of Yahweh: Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby.
48فيرى كل بشر اني انا الرب اضرمتها. لا تطفأ.
48All flesh shall see that I, Yahweh, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.
49فقلت آه يا سيد الرب. هم يقولون أما يمثّل هو امثالا
49Then I said, Ah Lord Yahweh! they say of me, Isn’t he a speaker of parables?