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, long-pinioned, full of feathers, which was of divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch 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 top of its young shoots, and carried it into a merchants' land; he set it in a city of traders.

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

⁵And he took of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great 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, so that its branches should turn toward him, and the roots thereof be under him; and 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.

⁷And there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers; and behold, from the beds of her plantation, this vine did bend her roots unto him, and shot forth her branches toward him, 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 field by many waters, that it might bring forth branches and bear fruit, that it might be a noble vine.

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

⁹Say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Shall it prosper? Shall he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it may wither? All its fresh sprouting leaves shall wither, even without a great arm and many people to pluck it up by its roots.

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.

¹⁰And 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.'

¹¹And 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 are? Say, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king and its princes, and led them with 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 king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath, and he 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 abased, that it might not lift itself up, that it might keep his covenant in order to 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?

¹⁶[As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, verily in the place of the king that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him, in the midst of Babylon, shall he 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 a mighty army and a great assemblage do anything for 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.

¹⁸He despised the oath, and broke the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, yet hath he 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, verily, mine oath which he hath despised, and my covenant which he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his 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 unfaithfulness in which he hath been unfaithful 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 with 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.

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 highest branch of the lofty cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of its young shoots a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high and eminent 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.

²³upon the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth branches, and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar; and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shadow 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 made the dry tree to flourish: I Jehovah have spoken, and will do [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.'