1 ق الَ لِي: «يا إنْسانُ، قِفْ عَلَى قَدَميكَ، فَأتَكَلَّمَ مَعكَ.»

And He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.”

2 و َحِينَ تَكَلَّمَ مَعِي، دَخَلَتْ رُوحٌ فِيَّ، فَأوقَفَنِي عَلَى قَدَمَيَّ لأستَمِعَ لِلَّذِي يُكَلِّمُنِي.

Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me.

3 ف َقالَ لِي: «يا إنْسانُ، ها أنا أُرسِلُكَ إلَى بَني إسْرائِيلَ، إلَى شَعبٍ عاصٍ تَمَرَّدَ عَلَيَّ. هُمْ وَآباؤُهُمُ تَعَدَّوْا شَرِيعَتِي حَتَّى هَذا اليَومَ.

And He said to me: “Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day.

4 ن َسلُهُمْ عَنِيدُونَ وَمُستَهتِرُونَ. فَها أنا أُرسِلُكَ إلَيْهِمْ لِتَقُولَ لَهُمْ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ.›

For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’

5 و َسَواءٌ استَمَعُوا أمْ لَمْ يَستَمِعُوا، لأنَّهُمْ شَعبٌ مُتَمَرِدُّ. لَكِنَّهُمْ سَيَعرِفُونَ أنَّ نَبِيّاً كانَ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ.

As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for they are a rebellious house—yet they will know that a prophet has been among them.

6 و َأمّا أنتَ يا إنْسانُ، فَلا تَخَفْ مِنهُمْ وَلا مِنَ كَلامِهِمْ. مَعَ أنَّهُمْ يُحِيطُونَ بِكَ كَالأشواكِ وَالعُلِّيقِ الشّائِكِ وَالعَقارِبِ. فَلا تَخَفْ مِنْ كَلامِهِمْ وَلا مِنْ نَظَراتِهِمْ، لأنَّهُمْ شَعبٌ مُتَمَرِدُّ.

“And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

7 أ بلِغهُمْ رِسالَتِي، سَواءٌ استَمَعُوا أمْ لَمْ يَستَمِعُوا، لأنَّهُمْ شَعبٌ مُتَمَرِدُّ.

You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious.

8 أ مّا أنتَ يا إنْسانُ، فَاسْتَمِعْ إلَى ما أقُولُهُ أنا لَكَ. لا تَكُنْ مُتَمَرِّداً وَعاصِياً كَهَذا الشَّعبِ المُتَمَرِّدِ وَالعاصِي. افتَحْ فَمَكَ وَكُلْ ما أُعطِيهِ لَكَ.»

But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.”

9 ث ُمَّ رَأيتُ يَداً تُمسِكُ بِلَفِيفَةٍ وَتَمتَدُّ إلَيَّ.

Now when I looked, there was a hand stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.

10 ف َنَشَرَها أمامِي، وَإذا بِكَلِماتِ نَحِيبٍ وَوَيلاتٍ عَلَى وَجهَيْها مِنَ الدّاخِلِ وَمِنَ الخارِجِ!

Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe.