¹तब परमेश्वरले शहरमा दण्ड दिनको निम्ति उत्तरदायी प्रमुखहरूलाई ठूलो स्वरले बोलाउनुभयो प्रत्येक प्रमुखको हातमा उसको आफ्नों ध्वंशक हतियार थियो।

¹And he cried in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Draw near, ye that have charge of the city, and every man [with] his destroying weapon in his hand.

²तब मैले छ जना मानिसहरू माथिल्लो ढोकाबाट सडकमा आउँदै गरेको देखें। त्यो ढोका उत्तरपट्टि थियो। प्रत्येक मानिसले आफैलाई नाश गर्ने हतियार आ-आफ्नो हातमा लिएका थिए। ती मानिसहरू मध्ये एक जनाले सूती लुगा लगाएको थियो। उसले कम्मरमा मसीदानी भिरेको थियो। तिनीहरू मन्दिरभित्र गएर काँसाको वेदीको छेउमा उभिए।

²And behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which is turned toward the north, and every man [with] his slaughter weapon in his hand; and in the midst of them, one man clothed with linen, with a writer's ink-horn by his side; and they went in, and stood beside the brazen altar.

³तब इस्राएलका परमेश्वरको महिमा करूब स्वर्गदूतहरू कहाँ गयो जहाँ उहाँ हुनुहुन्थ्यो। तब महिमा मन्दिरको ढोकामा गयो। जब त्यो संघारमा उभियो तब महिमाले जसले सूतीको लुगा लगाएर लेखेको लेख्ने साधानहरू लिएको थियो त्यस मानिसलाई बोलायो।

³And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's ink-horn by his side;

⁴तब परमप्रभुले उसलाई भन्नुभयो, “यरूशलेम शहरबाट भएर जाऊ। त्यो शहरमा मानिसहरू तिनीहरूप्रति गरिएको डरलाग्दो चीजहरूको विषयमा दुखी छन् अनि आपतमा छन्, तिनीहरू प्रत्येकको निधारमा एउटा चिन्ह लगाई देऊ।”

⁴and Jehovah said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that are done in the midst thereof.

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⁵And to the others he said in my hearing, Go after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have pity.

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⁶Slay utterly the old man, the young man, and the maiden, and little children, and women; but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the elders who were before the house.

⁷परमेश्वरले उसलाई भन्नुभयो, “यो मन्दिरलाई अपवित्र बनाइदेऊ। यो चोकहरू लाशले भरिदेऊ!” यसकारण तिनीहरू गए अनि तिनीहरूले शहरमा मानिसहरू मार्न थाले।

⁷And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city.

⁸जब ती मानिसहरूले, मानिसहरूलाई मार्न गए, त्यति बेला म त्यहीं उभिरहें। मैले मेरो शिर भूईतिर निहुराएर कराए, “परमप्रभु मेरो मालिक तपाईं यरूशलेमको विरूद्ध क्रोध प्रकट गर्नका निम्ति तपाईंले इस्राएलमा बाँचेका सबै मानिसहरू मार्दैहुनु हुन्छ?”

⁸And it came to pass, while they were smiting, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! wilt thou destroy all the remnant of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?

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⁹And he said unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness; for they say, Jehovah hath forsaken the earth, and Jehovah seeth not.

¹⁰अनि म दया देखाउँने छैन्। म तिनीहरूका निम्ति अफसोस अनुभव गर्ने छैन। तिनीहरू स्वंयले यो बोलाएका हुन्, म यिनीहरूलाई मात्र दण्ड दिंदैछु जसको यिनीहरू पात्र हुन्।”

¹⁰And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense their way upon their head.

¹¹तब सूती लुगा लगाए र लेखकको लेख्ने साधनहरू लिने मानिस बोल्यो। उसले भन्यो, “मैले त्यो गरे जुन तपाईंले आज्ञा दिनु भएको थियो।”

¹¹And behold, the man clothed with linen, who had the ink-horn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.