1 و َأتَتْ إلَيَّ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ:

Then the Word of the Lord came to me saying,

2 « يا إنْسانُ، تَنَبَّأ ضِدَّ الأنبِياءِ الَّذِينَ يَتَنَبّأُونَ فِي إسْرائِيلَ. قُلْ لِهَؤُلاءِ الأنبِياءِ الَّذِينَ وَحيُهُمْ مِنْ ذَواتِهِمْ: ‹استَمِعُوا إلَى كَلِمَةِ اللهِ.

“Son of man, speak against those of Israel who speak false words in My name. Say to those who tell what is going to happen in the future out of their own minds, ‘Listen to the Word of the Lord!

3 ي َقُولُ الرّبُّ الإلَهُ: ‹وَيلٌ لِأُولَئِكَ الأنبِياءِ الحَمقَى الَّذِينَ يُفَضِّلُونَ التَكَلُّمَ بِآرائِهِمْ وَلَيسَ بِالرُّؤَى الَّتِي يُرِيها اللهُ لَهُمْ.›

The Lord God says, “It is bad for the foolish people who tell what is going to happen by following their own spirit and have seen nothing.

4 ي ا إسْرائِيلُ، الأنبِياءُ كَالثَّعالِبِ الَّتِي تَجُولُ فِي الخَرائِبِ.

O Israel, your men who speak in My name are of no more worth than foxes in destroyed cities.

5 ل َمْ تَتَسَلَّقُوا إلَى ثَغَراتِ السُّورِ لِتَرمِيمِهِ، وَلا بَنَيتُمْ سُورِ حِمايَةٍ لِبَيتِ إسْرائِيلَ لِتَصمِدَ فِي الحَربِ حِينَ يَسكُبُ اللهُ غَضَبَهُ.

You have not gone up to the broken places to build the wall around the people of Israel so that it will stand in the battle on the day of the Lord.

6 إ نَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَ أوهاماً وَيَستَحضِرُونَ كَذِباً بِقَولِهِمْ إنَّها رَسائِلُ مِنَ اللهِ ، مَعَ أنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يُرسِلهُمْ. ثُمَّ يَتَوَقَّعُونَ مِنَ اللهِ أنْ يُتَمِّمَ ما قالُوهُ.

They have lied and have spoken false words using their secret ways, saying, ‘This is what the Lord says,’ when the Lord has not sent them. Yet they hope that what they say will come true.

7 أ يُّها الأنبِياءُ الكَذَبَةُ، ألَيسَ صَحِيحاً أنَّكُمْ رَأيتُمْ أوْهاماً وَتَنَبَّأتُمْ كَذِباً حِينَ قُلْتُمْ هَذِهِ رَسائِلُ مِنَ اللهِ ، مَعَ أنَّي لَمْ أتَكَلَّمَ إلَيكُمْ؟›»

Did you not see a false dream and tell a lie using your secret ways when you said, ‘This is what the Lord says,’ when I have not spoken?”’”

8 ل ِهَذا يَقُولُ الرّبُّ الإلَهُ: «سَأُقاوِمُكُمْ لِأنَّكُمْ تَنَبَّأتُمْ بِالكَذِبِ وَرَأيتُمْ ضَلالاً. وَالآنَ، اسْمَعُوا هَذِهِ الرِّسالَةَ مِنَ اللهِ:

So the Lord God says: “Because you have spoken false words and seen a lie, I am against you,” says the Lord God.

9 ‹ سَأُعاقِبُ الأنبِياءَ الَّذِينَ يَرَوْنَ أوهاماً وَيَتَنَبَّأُونَ كَذِباً. لَنْ يُشمَلُوا فِي عِدادِ شَعبِي فِيما بَعْدُ. وَلَنْ تَظهَرَ أسماؤُهُمْ فِي سِجِلِّ بَني إسْرائِيلَ، وَلَنْ يَعُودُوا إلَى أرْضِ إسْرائِيلَ. حِينَئِذٍ، تَعلَمُونَ أنِّي أنا الرّبُّ الإلَهُ.

“My hand will be against those who see false dreams and speak false words. They will have no place in the gathering of My wise people. Their names will not be written down with the people of Israel. And they will not go into the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord God.

10 ل أنَّهُمْ أضَلُّوا شَعبِي بِقَولِهِمْ: ‹سَلامٌ لَكُمْ،› وَلَيسَ مِنْ سَلامٍ. كَمَنْ يُرِيدُ أنْ يَبْنِيَ سُوراً، فَيُطَيِّنَهُ الأنبِياءُ الكَذَبَةُ بِطِينٍ ضَعِيفٍ.

Because they have led My people the wrong way by saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because, when anyone builds a bad wall, they cover it with whitewash,

11 ق ُلْ لِمَنْ يُطَيِّنُونَ السُّورُ بِطِينٍ ضَعِيفٍ، إنَّهُ سَيَسقُطُ. سَتَأتِي عَواصِفُ المَطَرِ، وَحَبَّاتُ البَرَدِ الثَّقِيلَةُ، وَالرِّيحُ الشَّدِيدَةُ، فَيَتَشَقَّقَ السُّورُ.

tell those who cover it with whitewash that it will fall! A flood of rain will come, and large hailstones will fall. And a strong wind will break out.

12 و َحِينَ يَسقُطُ السُّورُ، سَيَسألُكُمُ النّاسُ: ‹ماذا حَدَثَ للطِّينِ الَّذِي وَضَعتُمُوهُ عَلَى السُّورِ؟›»

When the wall has fallen, will you not be asked, ‘Where is the covering you used to cover the wall?’”

13 ل ِهَذا، يَقُولُ الرّبُّ الإلَهُ: «سَأُرْسِلُ فِي غَضَبِي رِيحاً شَدِيدَةً لِتُشَقِّقَ السُّورَ. سَأُرسِلُ فِي غَضَبِي مَطَراً شَدِيداً لِيُسقِطَهُ. سَأُرسِلُ فِي غَيظِي بَرَداً ثَقِيلاً لِيُفنِيهِ تَماماً.

So the Lord God says, “I will make a strong wind break out in My anger. There will also be a flood of rain in My anger, and large hailstones to destroy that wall.

14 و َهَكَذا، سَأُدَمِّرُ السُّورَ الَّذِي طَيَنْتُمُوهُ بِطِينٍ ضَعِيفٍ. سَيَسقُطُ عَلَى الأرْضِ فَتَنكَشِفَ أساساتُهُ. وَحِينَ يَسقُطُ، أنتُمْ أيضاً سَتَهلِكُونَ. حِينَئِذٍ، تَعلَمُونَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ.

I will break down the wall that you covered with whitewash. I will bring it down to the ground so that its base will be showing. And when it falls, you will be destroyed with it. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

15 ح ِينَئِذٍ، يَهدَأُ غَضَبِي عَلَى الَّذِينَ طَيَّنُوا السُّورَ بِطِينٍ ضَعِيفٍ. وَأقُولُ لَكُمْ: لَنْ يَعُودَ هُناكَ سُورٌ وَلا مُطَيِّنُونَ –

I will send My anger upon the wall and upon those who have covered it with whitewash. And I will say to you, ‘The wall is gone and the ones who covered it are gone.

16 أ يِ أنبِياءُ إسرائِيلَ الكَذَبَةُ الَّذِينَ تَنَبَّأُوا للِقُدسِ وَرَأَوْا رُؤَى سَلامٍ لها، وَلَيسَ مِنْ سَلامٍ.» يَقُولُ الرّبُّ الإلَهُ.

There are no more people of Israel who speak false words to Jerusalem in My name, and who see dreams of peace for her when there is no peace,’ says the Lord God.

17 أ مّا أنتَ يا إنْسانُ، فَانظُرْ إلَى نِساءِ شَعبِكَ اللَّواتِي يَتَنَبَّأْنَ بِتَصَوُّراتِ أفكارِهِنَّ. تَنَبَّأْ عَلَيهِنَّ وَقُلْ:

“Now, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who are telling what will happen from their own minds. Speak against them,

18 « يَقُولُ الرّبُّ الإلَهُ: وَيلٌ لَكُنَّ أيَّتُها النِّساءُ اللَّواتِي تَصنَعْنَ تَعاويذَ عَلَى شَكلِ عَصائِبَ لأيْدي النّاسِ، وَبَراقِعَ لِرؤوسِهِمْ. تُرِدْنَ اصطِيادَ حَياةَ النّاسِ، لَكَي تَعِشْنَ أنتُنَّ.

and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “It is bad for the women who sew objects with secret powers to wear on their arms, and make coverings for the heads to trap people. Will you go after the lives of My people, but save the lives of others for yourselves?

19 و َبِكَذِبِكُنَّ عَلَى شَعبِي الَّذِي يَستَمِعُ لِلكَذِبِ، تَدْفَعْنَ شَعبِي للاسِتِهانَةِ بِي، مُقابِلَ حِفْنَةٍ مِنَ الشَّعِيرِ وَبِضْعَةِ أرغِفَةٍ. فَتَقْتُلْنَ الَّذِينَ لا يَستَحِقُّونَ المَوتَ، وَتُحيِينَ الَّذِينَ لا يَستَحِقُّونَ الحَياةَ، بِسَبِبِ أكاذِيبِكُنَّ الَّتِي يُصْغِي إلَيها شَعبِي.

You have used Me in a sinful way among My people for hands full of barley and for pieces of bread. You have killed people who should not die, and have kept others alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies.”’”

20 ل ِهَذا، هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرّبُّ الإلَهُ: ‹سَأُقاوَمُ تِلكَ العَصائِبَ الَّتِي تَصطَدْنَ بِها حَياةَ النّاسِ. سَأُمَزِّقُ هَذِهِ التَّعاوِيذَ. وَسَأطلقُ النّاسَ كَما تُطلَقُ الطُّيُورُ مِنْ الفِخاخِ.

So the Lord God says, “I am against your objects with secret powers that you wear on your arms with which you trap people like birds. I will tear them from your arms. And I will let the people go that you trap like birds.

21 س َأُمَزِّقُ بَراقِعَكُنَّ، وَأُنقِذُ شَعبِي مِنْ أيدِيكُنَّ. لَنْ يَسقُطُوا ثانِيَةً فَريسَةً لَكُنَّ. حِينَئِذٍ، سَتَعلَمْنَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ.

I will also tear off your head-coverings and save My people from you. They will no longer be trapped by your hands. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

22 ق َدْ أضْعَفتُنَّ بِخِداعِكُنَّ الأبرارَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ أنوِ قَطُّ إيذاءَهُمْ. وَشَجَعتُنَّ الأشرارَ عَلَى أنْ لا يَتُوبُوا عَنْ شُرُورِهِمْ لِيَحيُوا.

You have made My good people sad because of your lies whom I did not want to hurt. But you have helped the sinful man, so that he does not turn from his sinful way and save his life.

23 ل ِذَلِكَ لَنْ تَعُدْنَ تَرَيْنَ أوهامَكُنَّ، وَلَنْ تَعُدْنَ تَستَخدِمنَ السِّحرَ لِلمَعرِفَةِ، لأنِّي سَأُنقِذُ شَعبِي مِنْ أيدِيكُنَّ. حِينَئِذٍ، سَتَعرِفْنَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ.›»

So you women will no longer see false dreams or use your secret ways to learn the future. I will save My people from your hands. And then you will know that I am the Lord.”