1 ف ِي اليَومِ العاشِرِ مِنَ الشَّهرِ الخامِسِ فِي السَّنَةِ السّابِعَةِ، أتَى بَعضُ شُيُوخِ إسْرائِيلَ إلَيَّ لِيَطلُبُوا رِسالَةً مِنَ اللهِ عَلَى فَمِي.

And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth, the tenth of the month, certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Jehovah, and they sat before me.

2 ف َأتَتْ إلَيَّ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ:

And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

3 « يا إنْسانُ، كَلِّمْ شُيُوخَ إسْرائِيلَ وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: هَلْ أتَيتُمْ لِتَطلُبُوا رِسالَةً فِعلاً؟ أُقسِمُ بِذاتِي إنِّي لَنْ أسمَحَ لَكُمْ بِأنْ تَطلُبُونِي لِأخذِ رِسالَةٍ مِنِّي.›» يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ.

Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Are ye come to inquire of me? I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you.

4 « يا إنْسانُ، هَلْ سَتُدِينُهُمْ؟ عَرِّفهُمْ بِالأعمالِ الكَرِيهَةِ الَّتِي كانَ آباؤُهُمْ يَعمَلُونَها.

Wilt thou judge them, wilt thou judge, son of man? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers,

5 ق ُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: حِينَ اختَرتُ إسْرائِيلَ، رَفَعتُ يَدِي وَأقسَمتُ لِبَنِي يَعقُوبَ. عَمِلتُ مَعَهُمْ عَهداً فِي أرْضِ مِصرَ، حِينَ رَفَعتُ يَدِي وَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: أنا إلَهُكُمْ.

and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up my hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up my hand unto them, saying, I Jehovah your God,

6 و َفِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ رَفَعتُ يَدِي وَتَعَهَّدتُ بِأنْ أُخرِجَهُمْ مِنْ أرْضِ مِصرَ، وَأقُودَهُمْ إلَى أرْضٍ تَفَحَّصتُها لأجلِهِمْ – أرْضٍ تَفِيضُ لَبَناً وَعَسَلاً، وَهِيَ الأجمَلِ بَينَ البِلادِ.›

in that day I lifted up my hand unto them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the ornament of all lands;

7 « ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهُمْ: ‹عَلَى كُلِّ إنسانٍ أنْ يُلقِيَ تِلكَ الأصنامَ الكَرِيهَةُ الَّتِي يَضَعُونَها أمامَهُمْ. وَلا تَتَنَجَّسُوا بِأصنامِ مِصرَ القَذِرَةِ، لأنِّي أنا إلَهُكُمْ.›

and I said unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I Jehovah your God.

8 ل َكِنَّهُمْ تَمَرَّدُوا عَلَيَّ، وَاختارُوا أنْ لا يَسمَعُوا لِي. لَمْ يَتَخَلَّصْ واحِدٌ مِنهُمِ مِنَ الأصنامَ البَغِيضَةِ الَّتِي يَضَعُونَها أمامَهُمْ، وَلَمْ يَترُكْ واحِدٌ مِنهُمِ أصنامَ مِصرَ القَذِرَةِ. وَفَكَّرتُ بِأنْ أسكُبَ عَلَيهِمْ كُلَّ غَضَبِي وَهُمْ فِي أرْضِ مِصرَ.

But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: none of them cast away the abominations of his eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I thought to pour out my fury upon them, so as to accomplish mine anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

9 ل َكِنِّي لَمْ أشَأ أنْ أُشَوِّهَ اسْمِي بَينَ الأُمَمِ الَّتِي سَكَنُوا فِي وَسَطِها، وَالَّتِي أعلَنتُ أمامَها بِأنِّي سَأُخرجُهُمْ مِنْ أرْضِ مِصرَ.

But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they were, in whose sight I had made myself known unto them in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.

10 و َهَكَذا قُدْتُهُمْ مِنْ أرْضِ مِصْرَ إلَى الصَّحراءِ.

And I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.

11 و َأعطَيْتُهُمْ هُناكَ فَرائِضِي وَشَرائِعِي، وَوَعَدتُهُمْ بِأنَّ مَنْ يُطِيعُ هَذِهِ الشَّرائِعَ سَيَحيا بِها.

And I gave them my statutes, and made known unto them mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them.

12 ك َما أعطَيْتُهُمْ أيّامَ راحَةٍ، كَعَلامَةِ العَهدِ الَّذِي بَينِي وَبَينَهُمْ، لِأُظهِرَ أنِّي أنا اللهَ الَّذِي أُقَدِّسُهُمْ.

And I also gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I Jehovah that hallow them.

13 « وَلَكِنَّ بَني إسْرائِيلَ تَمَرَّدُوا عَلَيَّ فِي الصَّحراءِ، وَلَمْ يَتْبَعُوا شَرائعِي، وَرَفَضُوا فَرائِضِي الَّتِي مَنْ يَعمَلُ بِها سَيَحيا بِها أيضاً، وَنَجَّسُوا أيّامَ الرَّاحَةِ الَّتِي عَيَّنْتُها بِشَكلٍ مُتَكَرِّرٍ. وَلِذا فَكَّرتُ بِأنْ أسكُبَ غَضَبِي عَلَيهمْ، فَأُهلِكَهُمْ فِي البرِّيَّةِ.

But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they rejected mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them; and my sabbaths they greatly profaned: and I said I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

14 و َلَكِنْ لِأجلِ اسمِي، وَلِكَي لا يَتَشَوَّهَ بينَ الأُمَمِ الَّذِينَ رَأونِي أُخرِجُ شَعبِي مِنْ مِصرَ،

But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

15 ر َفَعتُ يَدِي وَأقسَمتُ لَهُمْ فِي الصَّحراءِ إنِّي لَنْ أُدخِلَهُمْ إلَى الأرْضِ الَّتِي أعطَيتُها لَهُمْ – إلَى أرْضٍ تَفِيضُ لَبَناً وَعَسَلاً، وَهِيَ الأجمَلِ بَينَ البِلادِ.

And I also lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land that I had given, flowing with milk and honey, which is the ornament of all lands;

16 ل أنَّهُمْ رَفَضُوا فَرائِضِي وَلَمْ يُطِيعُوا شرائِعِي، وَنَجَّسُوا أيّامَ الرَّاحَةِ الَّتِي عَيَّنْتُها. فَقَدِ انجَذَبَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَراءَ أَوثانِهِمُ القَذِرةِ.

because they rejected mine ordinances and walked not in my statutes, and profaned my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.

17 و َلَكِنِّي رَحَمتُهُمْ وَلَمْ أُهلِكْهُمْ، وَلَمْ أُبِدْهُمْ تَماماً فِي البرِّيَّةِ.

But mine eye spared them so as not to destroy them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.

18 و َقُلْتُ لِأبنائِهِمْ فِي البرِّيَّةِ: لا تَعِيشُوا كَما عاشَ آباؤُكُمْ! لا تُطِيعُوا الشَّرائِعَ الّتِي أطاعُوها، وَلا تَحفَظُوا فَرائِضَهُمْ، وَلا تَتَنَجَّسُوا بِأوثانِهِمُ القَذِرَةِ.

And I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk not in the statutes of your fathers, neither keep their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols.

19 أ نا إلَهُكُمْ ، أطِيعُوا شَرائِعِي وَدَقِّقُوا فِي حِفظِ فَرائِضِي.

I Jehovah your God: walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them;

20 ق َدِّسُوا أيّامَ الرَّاحَةِ الَّتِي عَيَّنْتُها، فَتَكُونَ عَلامَةً عَلَى العَهدِ بَينِي وَبَينَكُمْ. حِينَئِذٍ، تَعلَمُونَ أنِّي أنا إلَهُكُمْ.›

and hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I Jehovah your God.

21 « وَلَكِنَّ الأولادَ تَمَرَّدُوا عَلَيَّ. لَمْ يُطِيعُوا شَرائِعِي وَلَمْ يُدَقِّقُوا فِي حِفظِ فَرائِضِي. لَمْ يَعمَلُوا الأُمُورَ الَّتِي إنْ عَمِلَها إنْسانٌ يَحيا بِها، وَنَجَّسُوا أيّامَ الرَّاحَةِ الَّتِي عَيَّنْتُها. لِذا فَكَّرتُ بِأنْ أسكُبَ كُلَّ غَضَبِي عَلَيهِمْ فَأُهلِكُهُمْ فِي الصَّحراء تَماماً.

And the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept mine ordinances to do them, which if a man do, he shall live by them; they profaned my sabbaths: and I said I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish mine anger against them in the wilderness.

22 ل َكِنِّي مَنَعْتُ نَفسِي عَنْ إبادَتِهِمْ لأجلِ السُّمعَةِ الطَّيِّبَةِ لِاسْمِي بَينَ الأُمَمِ الَّتِي أخرَجتُهُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ أمامَهُمْ.

But I withdrew my hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

23 ل َكِنِّي رَفَعتُ يَدِي لَهُمْ فِي الصَّحراءِ وَتَعَهَّدتُ لَهُمْ بِأنْ أُبَعثِرَهُمْ وَسَطَ الأُمَمِ وَفِي كُلِّ البِلادِ.

I lifted up my hand also unto them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;

24 ل أنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَحفَظُوا فَرائِضِي وَرَفَضُوا شَرائِعِي، وَاستَخَفُّوا بِأيّامِ الرَّاحَةِ الَّتِي عَيَّنْتُها، وَتعَلَّقُوا بِالأوثانِ القَذِرَةِ الَّتِي كانَتْ لِآبائِهِمْ.

because they performed not mine ordinances, and rejected my statutes, and profaned my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.

25 ل ِذَلِكَ جَعَلْتُهُمْ يَتبَعُونَ شَرائِعَ غَيرَ صالِحَةٍ، وَفَرائِضَ لا يَحيَونَ بِها.

And I also gave them statutes that were not good, and ordinances whereby they should not live;

26 ت َرَكْتُهُمْ يَتَنَجَّسُونَ بِعَطاياهُمْ، حَتَّى قَدَّمُوا أبكارَهُمْ كَقَرابِينَ، لِكَي أُدَمِّرَهُمْ. حينَئِذٍ، يَعلَمُونَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ!

and I defiled them by their own gifts, in that they devoted all that opened the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I Jehovah.

27 « وَلِذا، تَكَلَّمْ يا إنْسانُ إلَى بَني إسْرائِيلَ وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: بِالإضافَةِ إلَى كُلِّ هَذا، استَمَرَّ آباؤُكُمْ يُظهِرُونَ اسْتِخفافِهِمْ بِي، فِي تَمَرُّدِهِمِ المُستَمِرِّ عَلَيَّ.

Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In this moreover have your fathers blasphemed me, in that they have wrought unfaithfulness against me.

28 و َمَعَ هَذا قُدتُهُمْ إلَى الأرْضِ الَّتِي سَبقَ أنْ وَعَدتُهُمْ بِأنْ أُعْطِيَها لَهُمْ. وَلَكِنَّهُمْ قَدَّمُوا ذَبائِحَ لِأوثانِهِمْ عَلَى كُلِّ تَلَّةٍ عالِيَةٍ رَأَوْها، وَتَحتَ كُلِّ شَجَرَةٍ خَضراءَ. قَدَّمُوا تَقدِماتٍ لِإثارَةِ غَضَبِي، وَبَخَّرُوا وَسَكَبُوا خَمْراً.

When I had brought them into the land which I had lifted up my hand to give unto them, then they saw every high hill and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering; and there they placed their sweet savour, and there poured out their drink-offerings.

29 « فَسَألتُهُمْ: ‹ما هَذا المُرتَفَعُ الَّذِي تَذهَبُونَ إلَيهِ؟› – لِذَلِكَ ما زالُوا يَدْعُونَ أماكِنَ عِبادَتِهِمْ ‹باما› إلَى هَذا اليَومِ!

And I said unto them, What is the high place whither ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.

30 « لِذا قُلْ لِبَيتِ إسْرائِيلَ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: ألَستُمْ تَتَنَجَّسُونَ بِالطَّرِيقَةِ ذاتِها الَّتِي تَنَجَّسَ آباؤُكُمْ بِها؟ ألَستُمْ تَزْنُونَ مَعَ أوثانِكُمُ القَذِرَةِ؟

Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Do ye defile yourselves after the manner of your fathers? and do ye commit fornication after their abominations?

31 أ نتُمْ تَتَنَجَّسُونَ مِثلَهُمْ بِتَقدِيمِ تَقدِماتِهِمْ، وَبِحَرقِ أولادِكُمْ كَقِرابِينَ، وَبِأوثانِكُمُ القَذِرَةِ نَفسِها. وَمَعَ هَذا، تَتَوَّقَّعُونَ مِنِّي أنْ أسمَحَ لَكُمْ بِالمَجِيءِ إلَيَّ وَطَلَبِ كَلِمَةٍ وَنُصْحٍ مِنِّي؟ يا بَني إسْرائِيلَ، أُقسِمُ بِذاتِي، يَقُولُ اللهُ ، إنِّي لَنْ أسمَحَ لَكُمْ بِالمَجِيءِ إلَيَّ وَطَلَبِ النُّصحَ مِنِّي!

And when ye offer your gifts, making your sons to pass through the fire, ye defile yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day; and shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you.

32 و َالفِكرَةُ الَّتِي تُفَكِّرُونَ بِها لَنْ تَتِّمَّ، إذْ تَقُولُونَ: لِنَكُنْ مِثلَ الأُمَمِ الأُخرَى وَمِثلَ عَشائِرِ الأراضِي الأُخرَى، فَنَخدِمَ أصناماً خَشَبِيَّةً وَحَجَرِيَّةً.›

And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, in serving wood and stone.

33 ه َذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: ‹أُقسِمُ بِذاتِي إنِّي سَأملُكُ عَلَيكُمْ وَلَوْ تَطَلَّبَ الأمرُ يَداً قَوِيَّةً وَذِراعاً وَغَضَباً شَدِيداً يُسكَبُ عَلَيكُمْ.

I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, verily with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out, will I reign over you.

34 س َأُخرِجُكُمْ مِنْ بَينِ كُلِّ الأُمَمِ الأُخرَى، وَأجمَعُكُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ الأراضِي حَيثُ أنتُمْ مَشَتَّتُونَ. سَأُخرِجُكُمْ بِيَدٍ قَوِيَّةٍ وَذِراعٍ مَمدُودَةٍ وَغَضَبٍ شَدِيدٍ.

And I will bring you out from the peoples, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out;

35 و َسَآخُذُكُمْ إلَى صَحراءَ خالِيَةٍ مِنَ النّاسِ، وَأحكُمُ فِي قَضِيَّتِي مَعَكُمْ وَجهاً لِوَجهٍ.

and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I enter into judgment with you face to face.

36 و َكَما حَسَمْتُ قَضِيَّتِي مَعَ آبائِكُمْ فِي صَحراءِ مِصرَ، هَكَذا سَأحسِمُ قَضِيَّتِي مَعَكُمْ.›» يَقُولُ الرّبُّ الإلَهُ.

Like as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I enter into judgment with you, saith the Lord Jehovah.

37 « وَسَأجعَلُكُمْ تَمُرُّونَ مِنْ تَحتِ عَصا الدَّينونَةِ، وَفْقاً لَلْعَهْدِ الذي بَيننا.

And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.

38 ث ُمَّ سَأُزِيلُ العُصاةَ مِنْ وَسَطِكُمْ، وَالَّذِينَ يَستَمِرُّونَ فِي التَّمَرُّدِ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الأرْضِ الَّتِي يَسكُنُونَ فِيها كالغُرَباءِ. سَأُزِيلُهُمْ، فَلا يَدُوسُونَ تُرابَ إسْرائِيلَ فِيما بَعدُ. حِينَئِذٍ، تَعلَمُونَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ.»

And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me; I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, but they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I Jehovah.

39 ي َقُولُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: «اذهَبُوا يا بَيتَ إسْرائِيلَ وَاعبُدُوا أوثانَكُمُ القَذِرَةَ. لَكِنْ مِنَ الآنِ فَصاعِداً، لا تَلجأَوا إلَيَّ، لِأنِّي لَنْ أسمَحَ بِتَدنِيسِ اسْمِيَ القُدُّوسِ بِتَقدِماتِكُمْ وَأوثانِكُمُ القَذِرَةِ.

As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Go ye, serve every one his idols henceforth also, if none of you will hearken unto me; but profane my holy name no more with your gifts and with your idols.

40 ل أنَّ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: سَيَعبُدُنِي كُلُّ بَيتِ إسْرائِيلَ عَلَى جَبَلِي المُقَدَّسِ، فِي جِبالِ إسْرائِيلَ العالِيَةِ. هُناكَ سَأقبَلُهُمْ، وَسَأقبَلُ تَقدِماتِهِمْ وَقَرابِينَهُمْ وَكُلَّ ذَبائِحِهِمِ المُقَدَّسَةِ.

For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah, there shall all the house of Israel serve me, the whole of it, in the land; there will I accept them, and there will I require your heave-offerings and the first-fruits of your offerings, with all your holy things.

41 س َأقبَلُكُمْ وَأُسَرُّ بِرَوائِحِ ذَبائِحِكُمُ الطَّيِّبَةِ، حِينَ أُخرِجُكُمْ مِنْ بَينِ كُلِّ الأُمَمِ الأُخرَى، وَأجمَعُكُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ الأراضِي حَيثُ كُنتُمْ مَشَتَّتِينَ، وَسَأُظهِرُ قَداسَتِي بَينَكُمْ أمامَ الأمَمِ!

As a sweet savour will I accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be hallowed in you in the sight of the nations.

42 س َتَعلَمُونَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ ، حِينَ أُعِيدُكُمْ إلَى أرْضِ إسْرائِيلَ، الأرْضِ الَّتِي أقسَمتُ لآبائِكُمْ بِأنِّي سَأُعطِيها لهُمْ.

And ye shall know that I Jehovah, when I have brought you into the land of Israel, into the country which I lifted up my hand to give to your fathers.

43 ح ِينَئِذٍ، سَتَتَذَكَّرُونَ كَيفَ عِشتُمْ، وَتَتَذَكَّرُونَ كُلَّ الشُّرُورِ الَّتِي عَمِلتُمُوها وَالَّتِي تَنَجَّستُمْ بِها، وَسَتَخجَلُونَ مِنَ الخَطايا الشِّرِّيرَةِ الَّتِي عَمِلتُمُوها.

And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils which ye have committed.

44 و َسَتَعلَمُونَ يا بَيتَ إسْرائِيلَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ ، حِينَ أُعامِلَكُمْ إكراماً لاسْمِي، لا بِحَسَبِ سُلُوكِكُمُ الشِّرِّيرِ، وَأعمالِكُمُ الفاسِدِةُ.» يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ.

And ye shall know that I Jehovah, when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O house of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah.

45 ث ُمَّ أتَتْ إلَيَّ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ:

And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

46 « يا إنْسانُ، انْظُرْ إلَى الجَنُوبِ نَحوَ تَيْمانَ، وَتَنَبَّأ ضِدَّ الجَنُوبِ، ضِدَّ تِلالِ النَّقبِ ذاتِ الغاباتِ.

Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop against the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

47 ق ُلْ لِغاباتِ النَّقبِ: ‹استَمِعِي إلَى كَلِمَةِ اللهِ. هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ: ها أنا أُشعِلُ ناراً فِيكَ، فَتَلتَهِمَ كُلَّ شَجَرَةٍ خَضراءَ وَيابِسَةٍ، وَلَنْ يُطفِئَ نارَها شَيءٌ. وَسَتَنتَشِرُ النّارُ عَلَى كُلِّ الأرْضِ مِنَ الجَنُوبِ إلَى الشَّمالِ.

and say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of Jehovah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flashing flame shall not be quenched; and all that it meets from the south to the north shall be burned thereby.

48 ح ِينَئِذٍ، سَيَرَى الجَمِيعُ أنِّي أنا اللهَ الَّذِي أشعَلَها بِالنّارِ، وَلَنْ يُطفِئَ نارَها شَيءٌ.›»

And all flesh shall see that I Jehovah have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

49 ف َقُلْتُ: «آهِ أيُّها الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ ، لَنْ يَفهَمَ هَؤُلاءِ النّاسُ ما أفعَلُهُ. إنَّهُمْ يَدعُونَنِي بِثَرثارِ الحِكاياتِ!»

And I said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?