1 M oreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.

ثُمَّ قالَ لِي: «كُلْ يا إنْسانُ، ما تَراهُ. كُلْ هَذِهِ المَخطُوطَةَ وَاذْهَبْ لِتُكَلِّمَ بَني إسْرائِيلَ بِرِسالَتِها.»

2 S o I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.

فَفَتَحتُ فَمِي، وَأطعَمَنِي تِلكَ المَخطُوطَةَ.

3 A nd he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

وَقالَ لِي: «يا إنْسانُ، أطعِمْ مَعِدَتَكَ وَاملأْ بَطنَكَ بِهَذِهِ المَخطُوطَةِ الَّتِي أُعطِيها لَكَ.» فلَمّا أكَلتُها، كانَ طَعمُها فِي فَمِي حُلواً كَالعَسَلِ.

4 A nd he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.

ثُمَّ قالَ لِي: «يا إنْسانُ، اذْهَبْ إلَى بَني إسْرائِيلَ، وَكَلِّمهُمْ بِرِسالَتِي.

5 F or thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;

لأنِّي لَسْتُ أُرسِلُكَ إلَى شَعبٍ غَرِيبِ اللِّسانِ صَعبِ اللُّغَةِ، بَلْ أُرسِلُكَ إلَى بَني إسْرائِيلَ.

6 n ot to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.

وَلَسْتُ أُرسِلُكَ إلَى أُمَمٍ كَثِيرَةٍ غَرِيبَةِ اللِّسانِ صَعبَةِ اللُّغَةِ، فَلا تَفَهَمَ لُغَتَهُمْ. وَلَوْ أرسَلتُكَ إلَى شَعبٍ غَرِيبٍ، لَاستَمَعوا إلَيكَ.

7 B ut the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.

أمّا بَني إسْرائِيلَ فَلَنْ يَستَمِعوا إلَيكَ، لأنَّهُمْ لا يَستَمِعُونَ إليَّ أنا. فَكُلُّ بَيتِ إسْرائِيلَ صَلبُ الرّأسِ عَنِيدُ القَلْبِ.

8 B ehold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.

لَكِنِّي سَأجعَلُ وَجْهَكَ وَجَبْهَتَكَ أصلَبَ وَأجرَأَ مِنْ وُجُوهِهِمْ وَجِباهِهِمْ!

9 A s an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

فَسَأجعَلُ جَبْهَتَكَ كَالمِاسِ، أصلَبَ مِنَ الصَّوّانِ. فَلا تَخَفْ مِنهُمْ، لأنَّهُمْ شَعبٌ مُتَمَرِدُّ.

10 M oreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.

ثُمَّ قالَ لِي: «يا إنْسانُ، استَمِعْ وَاستَوعِبْ كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ أقُولُها لَكَ،

11 A nd go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord God; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.

وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ اذْهَبْ إلَى شَعبِكَ المَسبِيِّ وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ.› سَواءٌ استَمَعُوا أمْ لَمْ يَستَمِعُوا.»

12 T hen the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.

ثُمَّ رَفَعَتنِي رُوحٌ إلَى الهَواءِ، وَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتاً هادِراً خَلفِي يَقُولُ: «مُبارَكٌ مَجدُ اللهِ فِي مَكانِهِ.»

13 I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.

إنَّهُ صَوتُ أجنِحَةِ الكائِناتِ يَضَرْبِ أحَدُها الآخَرَ، وَصَوتُ الدَّوالِيبِ تَتَحَرَّكُ إلَى جانِبِها. فَكانَ صَوتاً هادِراً.

14 S o the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me.

ثُمَّ رَفَعَتْنِي رُوحٌ وَأخَذَتْنِي بَعِيداً. فَارتَفَعْتُ وَالاهتِياجُ وَالمَرارَةُ يَملآنِ قَلبِي، لَكِنَّ قُوَّةَ اللهِ كانَتْ عَلَيَّ.

15 T hen I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

وَأتَيتُ إلَى المَسبِيِّينَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي تَلِّ أبِيبَ قُربَ نَهرِ خابُورَ. وَبَقِيتُ صامِتاً بَينَهُمْ لِسَبعَةِ أيّامٍ.

16 A nd it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

وَبَعدَ سَبعَةِ أيّامٍ، جاءَتْ كِلَمَةُ اللهِ إلَيَّ:

17 S on of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

«يا إنْسانُ، جَعَلْتُكَ حارِساً لِبَني إسْرائِيلَ. تَسمَعُ مِنِّي رِسالَةً، وَتُبَلِّغهُمْ بِإنذارِي.

18 W hen I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

فَإنْ حَكَمْتُ عَلَى شِرِّيرٍ وَقُلْتُ لَهُ: ‹سَتَمُوتُ!› وَأنتَ لَمْ تُنذِرِ ذَلِكَ الشِّرِّيرَ لَيَتُوبَ عَنْ شَرِّهِ فَيَنجُو، فَإنَّهُ سَيُدانُ بِذَنبِهِ، لَكِنَّنِي سَأُحَمِّلُكَ مَسؤُولِيَةَ هَلاكِهِ.

19 Y et if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

أمّا إنْ أنذَرْتَ ذَلِكَ الشِّرِّيرَ، وَلَمْ يَتُبْ عَنْ شَرِّهِ وَلَمْ يَتَراجَعْ عَنْ طَرِيقِهِ الرَّدِيءِ، فَإنَّهُ سَيَهلِكُ بِذَنبِهِ، وَأنتَ سَتَنجُو بِنَفسَكَ.

20 A gain, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

وَإنْ تَوَقَّفَ إنسانٌ عَنْ عَمَلِ الصَّلاحِ وَبَدَأ يَعمَلُ الشَّرَّ حِينَ أضَعُ أمامَهُ ما يُمكِنُ أنْ يُسقِطَهُ فِي الخَطيَّةِ، فَإنَّهُ سَيَمُوتُ إنْ لَمْ تُحَذِّرهُ. سَيَهلِكُ بِذَنبِهِ، وَلَنْ تُؤخَذَ أعمالُهُ الصّالِحَةُ السّابِقَةُ فِي الِاعتِبارِ، وَسَأُحَمِّلُكَ مَسؤُولِيَةَ هَلاكِهِ.

21 N evertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.

وَإنْ حَذَّرتَ إنساناً صالِحاً بِأنْ لا يُخطِئَ، وَاستَمَرَّ بِعَمَلِ الصَّلاحِ وَلَمْ يُخطِئْ، فَإنَّهُ لَنْ يَفقِدَ حَياتَهُ لأنَّهُ استَمَعَ للِتَّحذِيرِ، وَأنتَ تَكُونُ قَدْ نَجَّيتَ نَفسَكَ.

22 A nd the hand of the Lord was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.

وَكانَتْ قُوَّةُ اللهِ عَلَيَّ، وَقالَ لِي: «انهَضْ وَاذْهَبْ إلَى السَّهلِ، وَهُناكَ سَأتَكَلَّمُ مَعَكَ.»

23 T hen I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.

فَنَهَضْتُ وَذَهَبْتُ إلَى السَّهلِ. وَفَجأةً، وَقَفَ مَجدُ اللهِ هُناكَ، وَكانَ كَالمَجدِ الَّذِي رَأيتُهُ عِندَ نَهرِ خابُورَ، فَسَقطتُ وَوَجهِي إلَى الأرْضِ.

24 T hen the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house.

وَلَكِنَّ رُوحاً أتَتْ إلَيَّ وَأوقَفَتنِي، وَقالَ لِي: «سَيَتِمُّ حَجزُكَ فِي بَيتِكَ.

25 B ut thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:

يا إنْسانُ، سَيَلُفُّ النّاسُ حَولَكَ حِبالاً وَيَربِطُونَكَ بِها، حَتَّى لا تَتَمَكَّنَ مِنَ الخُرُوجِ لِتَتَكَلَّمَ إلَيْهِمْ.

26 a nd I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.

سَأجعَلُ لِسانَكَ يَلتَصِقُ بِفَمِكَ فَلا تَتَمَكَّنَ مِنَ الكَلامِ. لَنْ تَكُونَ خَصماً يُوَبِّخُهُمْ، لأنَّهُمْ شَعبٌ مُتَمَرِدُّ.

27 B ut when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.

وَلَكِنْ حِينَ أتَكَلَّمُ مَعَكَ، سَأفتَحُ فَمَكَ لِتَستَطِيعَ أنْ تُكَلِّمهُمْ فَتَقُولُ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ.› فَمَنْ يَستَمِعْ مِنهُمْ سَيَسمَعُ ما أقُولُهُ، وَمَنْ يَمتَنِعْ عَنِ الِاستِماعِ لَنْ يَسْتَمِعَ، لأنَّهُمْ شَعبٌ مُتَمَرِدُّ.»