¹And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

¹Ja mulle tuli Issanda sõna; ta ütles:

²Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

²'Inimesepoeg, anna mõistatus ja lausu tähendamissõna Iisraeli soole

³and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came unto Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:

³ning ütle: Nõnda ütleb Issand Jumal: Suur kotkas, suurte tiibadega, pikkade hoosulgedega, rikkaliku kirju sulestikuga, tuli Liibanonile ja haaras seedrilt ladva.

⁴he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it unto a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.

⁴Ta katkus ära selle võsude tipud ja viis kaubitsejate maale, asetas kaupmeeste linna.

⁵He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow-tree.

⁵Siis ta võttis maa seemet ja heitis külvipõllule; võttis, pani otsekui paju rohke vee äärde.

⁶And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

⁶See võrsus ja sai vohavaks, madalat kasvu viinapuuks, lehestik pööratud kotka poole ja juured tema all. Ja see sai viinapuuks, ajas harusid ja sirutas välja võrseid.

⁷There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it.

⁷Aga oli veel üks suur kotkas, suurte tiibadega ja rohke sulestikuga; ja vaata, see viinapuu pööras oma juured tolle poole ja sirutas oma oksad temale vastu peenralt, kuhu see oli istutatud, et too kastaks teda paremini.

⁸It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

⁸Heale põllule, rohke vee äärde oli see istutatud, et see oksi ajades ja vilja kandes võiks saada toredaks viinapuuks.

⁹Say thou, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or much people can it be raised from the roots thereof.

⁹Ütle: Nõnda ütleb Issand Jumal: Kas sellest saab asja? Eks selle juured kista välja, vili muudeta kestaseks ja kõik värsked võsud kuivatata? See kuivab, ei ole tarvis tugevat käsivart ega palju rahvast, et seda juurte küljest lahti kiskuda.

¹⁰Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew.

¹⁰Jah, vaata, see on istutatud, aga kas sellest saab asja? Eks see kuiva hoopis ära, kui idatuul seda puudutab? See kuivab oma kasvupeenral.'

¹¹Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

¹¹Ja mulle tuli Issanda sõna; ta ütles:

¹²Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them to him to Babylon:

¹²'Ütle ometi vastupanijale soole: Eks te tea, mis see on? Ütle: Vaata, Paabeli kuningas tuli Jeruusalemma ja võttis selle kuninga ja vürstid ning viis need enese juurde Paabelisse.

¹³and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;

¹³Seejärel võttis ta ühe kuninglikust soost ja tegi temaga lepingu ning laskis tal vanduda; aga maa võimukandjad viis ta ära,

¹⁴that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

¹⁴et kuningriik jääks jõuetuks ega ajaks ennast püsti, vaid hoolitseks, et ta leping jääks püsima.

¹⁵But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?

¹⁵Aga see hakkas temale vastu ja läkitas oma käskjalad Egiptusesse, et talle antaks hobuseid ja palju rahvast. Kas sellest saab asja? Kas pääseb see, kes niimoodi teeb? Kas pääseb lepingumurdja?

¹⁶As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

¹⁶Nii tõesti kui ma elan, ütleb Issand Jumal, ta sureb selle kuninga asupaigas, tema juures Paabelis, kes tegi tema kuningaks, kelle vannet ta põlastas ja kelle lepingu ta murdis.

¹⁷Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons.

¹⁷Vaarao suure sõjaväega ja hulga rahvaga ei aita teda sõjas, kui kuhjatakse piiramisvall ja ehitatakse piiramisseadmed paljude elude hävitamiseks.

¹⁸For he hath despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet hath done all these things; he shall not escape.

¹⁸Ta põlastas vannet ja murdis lepingu: vaata, kuigi ta andis oma käe, tegi ta ometi seda kõike - ta ei pääse!

¹⁹Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, I will even bring it upon his own head.

¹⁹Seepärast ütleb Issand Jumal nõnda: Nii tõesti kui ma elan, minu vande, mida ta põlastas, ja minu lepingu, mille ta murdis, laon ma tõepoolest tema pea peale.

²⁰And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.

²⁰Ma laotan oma võrgu tema peale ja ta püütakse minu püünisesse. Ma viin ta Paabelisse ja mõistan seal kohut tema üle truudusetuse pärast, mida ta on osutanud minu vastu.

²¹And all his fugitives in all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward every wind: and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken it.

²¹Ja kõik ta põgenikud kõigis ta väehulkades langevad mõõga läbi, aga järelejäänud pillutatakse kõigi tuulte poole; ja te saate tunda, et mina, Issand, olen rääkinud.

²²Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain:

²²Nõnda ütleb Issand Jumal: Aga mina ise võtan tipu kõrge seedri ladvast ja istutan selle maha; ma katkun selle võsude tippudest kõige õrnema ja istutan kõrgele ja järsule mäele.

²³in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shade of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

²³Iisraeli kõrgele mäele istutan ma selle: see ajab oksi ja kannab vilja ning saab toredaks seedriks. Selle alla asuvad kõik linnud; kõik tiivulised elavad selle okste varjus.

²⁴And all the trees of the field shall know that I, Jehovah, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish; I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it.

²⁴Ja kõik metsapuud saavad tunda, et mina olen Issand, kes teeb madalaks kõrge puu, kõrgeks madala puu, kuivaks toore puu ja paneb haljendama kuivanud puu. Mina, Issand, olen rääkinud, ja ma teen seda.'