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.
1 Jiiri iyyanta ra, a handu guwanta, jirbi wayanta hane, kala Israyla arkusu fooyaŋ kaa zama ngey ma saaware ceeci Rabbi do. I kaa ka goro ay jine.
2The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
2 Rabbi sanno mo kaa ay do ka ne:
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.
3 Boro izo, ma salaŋ Israyla arkusey din se ka ne: Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: Araŋ kaa ka saaware ceeci ay do no, wala? Ay ze d'ay fundo, ay, Rabbi, Koy Beero, ay si saaware d'araŋ.
4Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers;
4 Ni g'i ciiti no, boro izo, ni g'i ciiti, wala? M'i bayrandi nd'i kaayey fanta goyey!
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;
5 Ni ma ne i se mo: Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: Hano kaŋ hane ay na Israyla suuban, ay ze Yakuba dumo banda se, ay n'ay boŋ bayrandi i se Misira laabo ra, waato kaŋ ay ze i se ka ne: «Ay no ga ti Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo.»
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.
6 Han din hane ay ze i se, ay ne ay g'i kaa Misira laabo ra, ya kand'ey laabo kaŋ ay suuban i se din ra, laabu no kaŋ ga wa da yu bambari, laabu darzante mo no laabey kulu ra.
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.
7 Ay ne i se mo: Araŋ boro fo kulu ma fanta jinayey kaŋ ga kaan araŋ se din furu. Wa si araŋ boŋ ziibandi nda Misira toorey. Ay no ga ti Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo.
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.
8 Amma i murte ay gaa, i wangu ka hangan ay se mo. I kulu mana fanta harey kaŋ ga kaan ngey se din furu, i mana fay da Misira toorey mo. Kal ay mo ne ay g'ay futa gusam i boŋ, y'ay futa toonandi i boŋ noodin Misira bindo ra.
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.
9 Amma haya kaŋ ay te din, ay maa beera sabbay se no ay n'a te, zama i ma s'a ziibandi dumi cindey jine, kaŋ ra Israyla bara ga goro. Dumi cindey din jine no ay n'ay boŋ cabe Israyla se, waato kaŋ ay n'i kaa Misira laabo ra.
10So I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.
10 Ay binde n'i kaa Misira laabo ra ka kand'ey saajo ra.
11I gave them my statutes, and showed them my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them.
11 Ay n'ay hin sanney no i se, ay n'i bayrandi nd'ay farilley, kaŋ da boro n'i haggoy a ga funa i do.
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.
12 Ay n'i no ay asibtey* mo, i ma ciya seeda in d'ey game ra, zama i ma bay kaŋ ay no ga ti Rabbi kaŋ g'i hanandi.
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.
13 Amma Israyla dumo murte ay gaa noodin saajo ra. I mana ay hin sanney gana, i wangu ay farilley mo, kaŋ yaŋ da boro n'i haggoy a ga funa i do. I n'ay asibtey mo ziibandi gumo. Alwaati woodin ra ay ne ay g'ay futa gusam i boŋ noodin saajo ra, zama a m'i ŋwa ka ban.
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.
14 Amma haŋ kaŋ ay te din, ay maa beera sabbay se no ay n'a te, i ma s'a ziibandi dumi cindey jine, ngey kaŋ di waati kaŋ cine ay na Israyla kaa taray.
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;
15 Ay ze i se mo saajo ra ka ne ay si kand'ey laabo kaŋ ay n'i no din ra, laabu no kaŋ ga wa da yu bambari, laabu darzante mo no laabey kulu ra.
16because they rejected my ordinances, and didn’t walk in my statutes, and profaned my Sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.
16 Zama i wangu ay farilley, i mana ay hin sanney gana mo. I n'ay asibtey ziibandi, zama i biney go i toorey banda duumi.
17Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I didn’t destroy them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
17 Kulu nda yaadin, ay n'i guna da bakaraw, ay ma s'i halaci ka ban se. Ay mana i kulu ban mo parkatak, noodin saajo ra.
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.
18 Noodin saajo ra mo ay ne i izey se: Wa s'araŋ baabey hin sanney gana, araŋ ma si i farilley haggoy, araŋ ma s'araŋ boŋ ziibandi nd'i toorey mo.
19I am Yahweh your God: walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them;
19 Ay no ga ti Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo. W'ay hin sanney gana, k'ay farilley gana, k'i goy mo.
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.
20 Araŋ m'ay asibtey hanandi mo. I ga ciya seeda in d'araŋ game ra, zama araŋ ma bay kaŋ ay no ga ti Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo.
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.
21 Amma izey, ngey mo murte ay gaa. I mana ay hin sanney gana, i mana haggoy d'ay farilley zama ngey m'i goy se, kaŋ yaŋ da boro n'i haggoy a ga funa i do. I n'ay asibtey ziibandi. Waato din gaa no ay ne ay g'ay futa gusam i boŋ, y'ay futay korna goyo toonandi i boŋ noodin saajo ra.
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.
22 Kulu nda yaadin ay n'ay kamba candi, k'ay maa beera saal, hal ay maa ma si hasara dumi cindey jine, ngey kaŋ di waato kaŋ ay na Israyla kaa taray.
23Moreover I swore to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;
23 Ay ze i se mo noodin saajo ra, ka ne ay g'i say-say dumi cindey game ra, ay m'i fay-fay laabey ra.
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.
24 Zama i mana ay farilley goy, amma i wangu ay hin sanney, i n'ay asibtey ziibandi, i go ga miila ngey baabey toorey do haray mo.
25Moreover also I gave them statutes that were not good, and ordinances in which they should not live;
25 Hal ay n'i no hin sanniyaŋ kaŋ si boori, da farillayaŋ kaŋ i si hin ka funa i do.
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.
26 Ay n'i harram mo i sargayey kaŋ i goono ga kande do haray. Zama i na ngey hay-jiney kulu daŋ danji ra, zama ay m'i mursandi, i ma bay mo kaŋ ay no ga ti Rabbi.
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.
27 Ni binde, boro izo, kala ni ma salaŋ Israyla dumo se ka ne i se: Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: Araŋ kaayey n'ay kayna, mate kaŋ cine i n'ay amaana ŋwaayaŋo te d'a.
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.
28 Zama waato kaŋ ay kand'ey laabo kaŋ ay ze d'a i se ka ne ay g'i no nd'a din ra, kal i na tudu kuuku kulu da tuuri-nya kulu kaŋ gonda bi guna. Noodin yaŋ no i soobay ka konda ngey sargayey. Noodin yaŋ no i n'ay yanje ceeci da ngey sargayey. Noodin yaŋ mo no i na ngey dugu kaŋ haw ga kaan ton, i na ngey haŋyaŋ sargayey mo soogu.
29Then I said to them, What does the high place where you go mean? So its name is called Bamah to this day.
29 Kal ay ne i se: Ifo no ga ti tudu boŋ sududuyaŋ haro wo sabaabu, nango kaŋ araŋ goono ga miila? I binde ga ne a se Bama (sanda Tudu boŋ nooya,) hala hunkuna.
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?
30 Woodin sabbay se no ni ma ne Israyla dumo se: Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: Araŋ g'araŋ boŋ ziibandi araŋ kaayey alaadey boŋ, wala? Araŋ g'i fanta harey gana ka kazaamataray te no?
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;
31 D'araŋ ga kande araŋ nooyaŋey, araŋ go g'araŋ ize arey daŋ danji ra mo, araŋ go g'araŋ boŋ ziibandi nda araŋ toorey hala ka kaa sohõ -- araŋ ga hin ka ceeci ay gaa, wala, ya Israyla dumo? Ay ze d'ay fundo, ay, Rabbi, Koy Beero, ay si ta araŋ ma ceeci ay gaa.
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.
32 Haŋ kaŋ araŋ goono ga tammahã mo, a si te baa kayna. Zama araŋ goono ga ne: «Iri wo, kal iri ma ciya sanda ndunnya dumi cindey cine, sanda laabey ra borey cine yaŋ, iri ma may tuuri nda tondi se.»
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:
33 Ay ze d'ay fundo, ay, Rabbi, Koy Beero, haciika ay g'araŋ may da kambe hinkoy, d'ay kambe gaabi sallanta, da futay toonante mo, peet!
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;
34 Ay g'araŋ kaa taray ka fun dumi cindey game ra, ya araŋ margu mo ka fun d'araŋ laabey ra, nangey kaŋ araŋ go say-sayante din. Ay g'a te da kambe hinkoy, da kambe gaabi sallante, da futay toonante mo, peet!
35and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I enter into judgment with you face to face.
35 Ay ga kande araŋ ndunnya dumey saajo ra mo. Noodin no ay ga ciiti araŋ se mo-da-mo.
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.
36 Sanda mate kaŋ cine ay ciiti d'araŋ kaayey Misira laabu saajo ra, yaadin cine no ay ga te araŋ mo se. Yaadin no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci.
37I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;
37 Ay ga naŋ araŋ ma gana hawji goobu cire, ya araŋ daŋ alkawli sambuyaŋ ra.
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.
38 Ya araŋ hagay ka turantey da borey kaŋ yaŋ n'ay asariya taamu din kaa araŋ game ra. Ay g'i kaa waani, i ma fay da laabo kaŋ ra i goono ga goro, amma i si furo Israyla laabo ra bo. Yaadin cine gaa no araŋ ga bay kaŋ ay no ga ti Rabbi.
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.
39 Araŋ ciine ra mo, ya Israyla dumo, wa maa haŋ kaŋ Rabbi, Koy Beero ci. A ne: Wa koy, araŋ kulu! Araŋ ma soobay ka may araŋ toorey se, amma kokor banda haciika araŋ ga ye ka hangan ay se. Amma araŋ si ye k'ay maa hanna ziibandi d'araŋ nooyaŋey, d'araŋ toorey mo!
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.
40 Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: Zama ay tondi kuuku hananta boŋ, Israyla tondi kuuko nooya, Israyla dumo kulu, i tooyaŋo kulu, noodin no i ga may ay se laabo din ra. Noodin no ay g'i ta. Noodin mo no ay g'araŋ sargayey ceeci, d'araŋ nooyaŋey, boŋ-jina waney, d'araŋ saajaw hananta kulu care banda.
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.
41 Ay g'araŋ ta danga haw kaano, waati kaŋ ay n'araŋ kaa dumi cindey game ra, ay n'araŋ margu ka fun d'araŋ laabey ra, nangey kaŋ ay n'araŋ say-say. Yaadin gaa no ay ga hanan araŋ do dumi cindey jine.
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.
42 Araŋ ga bay mo kaŋ ay no ga ti Rabbi, waati kaŋ ay kande araŋ Israyla laabo ra, laabo kaŋ ay ze d'a ka ne ay ga araŋ kaayey no nd'a.
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.
43 Noodin no araŋ ga fongu araŋ muraadey d'araŋ goyey kulu gaa, mate kaŋ araŋ n'araŋ boŋ ziibandi. Araŋ g'araŋ boŋ fanta araŋ boŋ se, goy laaley kulu kaŋ araŋ te sabbay se.
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.
44 Araŋ ga bay mo kaŋ ay no ga ti Rabbi, waati kaŋ ay te d'araŋ ay maa beera sabbay se. Manti araŋ muraadu laaley boŋ bo, manti mo araŋ goy fumbey boŋ, ya Israyla dumo. Yaadin no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci.
45The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
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;
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.
48All flesh shall see that I, Yahweh, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.
49Then I said, Ah Lord Yahweh! they say of me, Isn’t he a speaker of parables?