1 و َأتَتْ إلَيَّ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ:

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2 « يا إنْسانُ، هَلْ خَشَبُ الكَرمَةِ أفضَلُ مِنْ أيِّ غُصنٍ مَقطُوعٍ مِنْ أيِّ شَجَرَةٍ فِي الغابَةِ؟

Son of man, How is the wood of the grapevine more than that of any tree, the vine branch which was among the trees of the forest?

3 ه َلْ يُستَخْدَمُ خَشَبُها فِي صُنعِ شَيءٍ نافِعٍ؟ هَلْ يُصنَعُ مِنهُ وَتَدٌ لِتَعلِيقِ الأشياءِ؟

Shall wood be taken from it to do any work? Or will men take a peg of it on which to hang any vessel?

4 ب َلْ لا يَصلُحُ إلا وُقُوداً لِلنّارِ. فَتَبدَأُ النّارُ بِأكلِ طَرَفَيهِ، حَتَى يَتَفَحَّمَ وَسَطُهُ. فَهَلْ يُمكِنُ لِلحِرَفِيِّ حِينَئِذٍ، أنْ يَستَخدِمَ ذَلِكَ الخَشَبَ لِعَمَلِ أيِّ شَيءٍ؟

Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire consumes both ends of it and the middle of it is charred. Is it suitable or profitable for any work?

5 ل َمْ يَكُنْ مِنَ المُمكِنِ لِلحِرَفِيِ استِخدامُ خَشَبِ الكَرمَةِ وَهُوَ فِي أفضَلِ أحوالِهِ، فَكَيفَ يَنتَفِعُ بِهِ بَعدَ أنْ يَحتَرِقَ؟»

Notice, even when it was whole, it was good for no work; how much less shall it be useful and profitable when the fire has devoured it and it is charred?

6 ل ِهَذا يَقُولُ الرّبُّ الإلَهُ: «كَما أنِّي جَعَلْتُ مَصِيرَ خَشَبِ الكَرمَةِ للِنّارِ أكثَرَ مِنْ أيِّ خَشَبٍ آخَرٍ، هَكَذا أصَنَعُ بِسُكّانِ القُدْسِ.

Therefore thus says the Lord God: Like the wood of the grapevine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give up the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

7 س َأُواجِهُهُمْ مَعَ أنَّ بَعضَهُمْ نَجا مِنَ النّارِ الآنِ، لَكِنَّ النارَ سَتَلتَهِمُهُمْ لاحِقاً. وَحِينَ أُواجِهُهُمْ، تَعلَمُونَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ.

And I will set My face against them; they shall go out from one fire and another fire shall devour them, and you shall know (understand and realize) that I am the Lord, when I set My face against them.

8 س َأجعَلُ الدَّمارَ مَصِيرَ الأرْضِ، لأنَّ الشَّعبَ لَمْ يَكُنْ وَفِيّاً لِي.» يَقُولُ الرّبُّ الإلَهُ.

And I will make the land desolate (laid waste and deserted) because they have acted faithlessly, says the Lord.