1 ث ُمَّ أتَتْ إلَيَّ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ:

Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

2 « يا إنْسانُ، هَلْ سَتُصدِرُ حُكماً عَلَى هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ القاتِلَةِ وَتُخبِرُها بِكُلِّ أعمالِها الكَرِيهَةِ؟

You, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.

3 ق ُلْ لَهُمْ: يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: ‹القُدْسُ مَدِينَةٌ سَفَكَتْ دَماً فِي وَسَطِها. لِذَلِكَ جاءَ وَقتُ عِقابِها. صَنَعَتْ أصناماً لِتُنَجِّسَ نَفسَها بِهِا.

You shall say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: A city that sheds blood within herself, that her time may come, and that makes idols against herself to defile her!

4 س َتُعاقَبِينَ عَلَى الدَّمِ الَّذِي سَفَكتِهِ، وَسَتَتَنَجَّسِينَ بِالأصنامِ القَذِرَةِ الَّتِي صَنَعتِها! قَدْ أتَى وَقتُكِ! قَدْ بَلَغْتِ نِهايَةَ سِنِيكِ! وَلِذا فَإنِّي سَأجعَلُكِ أُضْحُوكَةً عِنْدَ كُلِّ الأُمَمِ، وَمَوضُوعَ سُخْرِيَةٍ فِي كُلِّ الأراضِي.

You have become guilty in your blood that you have shed, and are defiled in your idols which you have made; and you have caused your days to draw near, and have come even to your years: therefore have I made you a reproach to the nations, and a mocking to all the countries.

5 س َتَسْخَرُ كُلُّ البِلادِ البَعِيدَةِ وَالقَرِيبَةِ بِكِ. قَدْ نَجَّسْتِ اسْمَكِ. وَها أنْتِ تَملأوكِ الفَوضَى.

Those who are near, and those who are far from you, shall mock you, you infamous one, full of tumult.

6 ه ا قَدْ حَمَلَ كُلُّ رُؤَساءِ إسْرائِيلَ مَعَكِ أسلِحَةً لِسَفكِ الدَّمِ.

Behold, the princes of Israel, everyone according to his power, have been in you to shed blood.

7 ي ا قُدسُ، فِيكِ يُهانُ الآباءُ وَتُساءُ مُعامَلَةُ الأجانِبِ وَاليَتامَى وَالأرامِلِ. وَلا تُقَدَّمُ لَهُمْ أيَّةُ مُساعَدَةٍ.

In you have they set light by father and mother; among you they have dealt by oppression with the foreigner; in you they have wronged the fatherless and the widow.

8 ا ستَهَنْتِ بِمُقَدَّساتِي، وَدَنَّسْتِ أيّامَ الرَّاحَةِ الَّتِي عَيَّنْتُها.

You have despised my holy things, and have profaned my Sabbaths.

9 ي ا قُدسُ، فِيكِ أُناسٌ يَكذِبُونَ فَيَتَسَبَّبُونَ بِقَتلِ النّاسِ. يَصعَدُونَ لِيَأكُلُوا طَعامِي عَلَى جِبالِكِ، وَيَعمَلُونَ فِيكِ أعمالاً قَذِرَة حَقِيرَةً.

Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood; and in you they have eaten on the mountains: they have committed lewdness among you.

10 ف ِيكِ رِجالٌ يُعاشِرُونَ زَوجاتِ آبائِهِمْ، وَيَغتَصِبُ الرِّجالُ النِّساءَ، بَلْ وَيُنَجِّسُونَ أنفُسَهُمْ حَتَّى مَعَ النِّساءِ فِي فَتْرَةِ الحَيضِ.

In you have they uncovered their fathers’ nakedness; in you have they humbled her who was unclean in her impurity.

11 و َيَتَنَجَّسُ الرِّجالُ بِزَوجاتِ جِيرانِهِمْ وَبِكِنّاتِهِمْ. بَلْ وَيَغتَصِبُ الرِّجالُ فِيكِ أخَواتِهِمُ اللَّواتِي هُنَّ مِنْ لَحمِهِمْ وَدَمِهِمْ.

One has committed abomination with his neighbor’s wife; and another has lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in you has humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.

12 ي َأخُذُ القادَةُ فِيكِ رِشْوَةً للِصَّمتِ عَنْ سَفكِ الدَّمِ وَالقَتلِ. طَلَبْتِ فائِدَةً وَرِباً عَنِ القُرُوضِ المُعطاةِ لِلفُقَراءِ، فَسَلَبْتِ جِيرانَكِ ظُلماً، وَنَسِيتِينِي تَماماً.» يَقُولُ الرّبُّ الإلَهُ.

In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says the Lord Yahweh.

13 « وَلَكِنِّي سَأَضرِبُ يَدَاً بِيَدٍ بِسَبَبِ مَكاسِبِكِ الظّالِمَةِ، وَبِسَبَبِ الدَّمِ البَريءِ الَّذِي سُفِكَ فِي وَسَطِكِ.

Behold, therefore, I have struck my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at your blood which has been within you.

14 أ تَظُنِّينَ أنَّ شُجاعَتَكِ سَتَصمِدُ، أوْ أنَّ يَدَيكِ سَتَثبُتانِ يَومَ يأتِي وَقتُ عِقابِكِ؟ فَأنا اللهَ تَكَلَّمْتُ وَسَأفعَلُ.

Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with you? I, Yahweh, have spoken it, and will do it.

15 س َأُبَعثِرُ شَعبَكِ بَينَ الأُمَمِ، وَسَأُشَتِّتُهُ فِي بِلادٍ غَرِيبَةٍ، وَسَأحُطِّمُ كُلَّ ما فِيكِ مِنْ نَجاساتٍ،

I will scatter you among the nations, and disperse you through the countries; and I will consume your filthiness out of you.

16 ب َعدَ أنْ نَجَّسْتِ نَفسَكِ أمامَ كُلِّ الأُمَمِ. حِينَئِذٍ، سَتَعلَمِينَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ.»

You shall be profaned in yourself, in the sight of the nations; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

17 ث ُمَّ أتَتْ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ إلَيَّ:

Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

18 « يا إنْسانُ، صارَ بَيتُ إسْرائِيلَ بِالنِّسبَةِ لِي كَنُفايَةِ المَعادِنِ. إنَّهُمْ مِثلُ البُرونْزِ وَالقَصدِيرِ وَالحَدِيدِ وَالرَّصاصِ فِي فُرنِ التَّنقِيَةِ، مَعَ أنَّهُمْ كانُوا فِضَّةً نَقِيَّةً سابقاً.»

Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the middle of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.

19 و َلِذا، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: «لأنَّكُمْ صِرتُمْ نُفايَةَ مَعادِنٍ، فَإنِّي سَأجمَعُكُمْ جَمِيعاً فِي داخِلِ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because you have all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the middle of Jerusalem.

20 س َتَكُونُونَ كَفِضَّةٍ وَنُحاسٍ وَحَدِيدٍ وَرَصاصٍ وَقَصدِيرٍ مُلقاةٍ مَعاً فِي فُرنِ تَنقِيَةٍ لِنَفخِ النّارِ عَلَيها وَإذابَتِها. سَتَكُونُونَ مِثلَها، حَيثُ سَأجمَعُكُمْ فِي غَضَبِي وَسَخَطِيَ المُشتَعِلِ، وَأُلقِيكُمْ فِي الفُرنِ وَأُذِيبُكُمْ.

As they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the middle of the furnace, to blow the fire on it, to melt it; so will I gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there, and melt you.

21 س َأجمَعُكُمْ وَأنفُخُ عَلَيكُمْ نارَ غَضَبِي، فَتَذُوبُونَ داخِلَ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

Yes, I will gather you, and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the middle of it.

22 و َكَما تَذُوبُ الفِضَّةُ داخِلَ فُرنِ تَنقِيَةٍ، هَكَذا سَتَذُوبُونَ فِيها. حِينَئِذٍ، سَتَعرِفُونَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ الَّذِي سَكَبتُ عَلَيكُمْ غَضَباً شَدِيداً.»

As silver is melted in the middle of the furnace, so you will be melted in the middle of it; and you will know that I, Yahweh, have poured out my wrath on you.

23 ث ُمَّ أتَتْ إلَيَّ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ:

Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

24 « يا إنْسانُ، قُلْ لَها: ‹أنتِ أرْضٌ غَيْرُ طاهِرَةٍ، أرْضٌ لا يَأتِي عَلَيها المَطَرُ بِسَبَبِ غَضَبِي.

Son of man, tell her, You are a land that is not cleansed, nor rained on in the day of indignation.

25 ا لأنبِياءُ الَّذِينَ فِي داخِلِكِ كَالأسَدِ الَّذِي يَزأرُ ويَخطِفُ فَرِيسَتَهُ وَيُمَزِّقُها وَيَلتَهِمُها. فَقَدْ أخَذُوا ثَروَةً وَأشياءً ثَمِينَةً، وَتَسَبَّبُوا بِزِيادَةِ عَدَدِ الأرامِلِ فِي الأرْضِ.

There is a conspiracy of her prophets within it, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many within it.

26 خ الَفَ كَهَنَتُها شَرِيعَتِي، وَنَجَّسُوا الأشياءَ المُقَدَّسَةَ الَّتِي لِي. لَمْ يُمَيِّزُوا بَينَ المُقَدَّسِ وَالدَنِسِ، وَلَمْ يُخبِرُوا أحَداً بِما هُوَ نَجِسٌ وَما هُوَ طاهِرٌ. رَفَضُوا أنْ يَحفَظُوا أيّامَ الرَّاحَةِ الَّتِي عَيَّنْتُها، فَدَنَّسُوا وَصايايَ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ!

Her priests have done violence to my law, and have profaned my holy things: they have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they caused men to discern between the unclean and the clean, and have hidden their eyes from my Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

27 ق ادَتُها فِي وَسَطِها مِثلُ ذِئابٍ تُمَزِّقُ فَرائِسَها، فَيَسفِكُونَ دَماً وَيُنهُونَ حَياةَ أُناسٍ لِيُحَقِّقُوا أرباحاً غَيرَ شَرعِيَّةٍ.

Her princes within it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

28 أ نبِياؤُها يُخفُونَ الحَقِيقَةَ، فَيَضَعُونَ الجِبصَ عَلَى الجُدرانِ المُشَقَّقَةِ، إذْ إنَّهُمْ يُخبِرُونَ بِالكَذِبِ وَيَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِعِرافَةٍ كاذِبَةٍ. يَقُولُونَ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ ،› مَعَ أنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَتَكلَّمْ إلَيهِمْ.

Her prophets have plastered for them with whitewash, seeing false visions, and divining lies to them, saying, Thus says the Lord Yahweh, when Yahweh has not spoken.

29 ي َظلِمُونَ النّاسَ وَيَبتَزُّونَ المالَ مِنهُمْ. يَظلِمُونَ الفُقَراءَ وَالمُحتاجِينَ، وَيُضايِقُونَ الغُرَباءَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي إسْرائِيلَ وَيَسلِبُونَهُمْ حَقَّهُمْ وَلا يُنصِفُونَهُمْ.

The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yes, they have troubled the poor and needy, and have oppressed the foreigner wrongfully.

30 ب َحَثتُ عَن إنسانٍ مِنهُمْ يُصلِحُ السِّياجَ، عَنْ شَخصٍ يَقِفُ فِي شَقِّ السُّورِ الَّذِي أمامَ الأرْضِ حَتَّى لا تُدَمَّرَ، وَلَكِنَّنِي لَمْ أستَطِعْ أنْ أجِدَ وَلا حَتَّى واحِداً فَقَطْ.

I sought for a man among them, who should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.

31 و َلِذا فَإنِّي سَأسكُبُ غَضَبِي عَلَيهِمْ! سَأُفنِيهِمْ بِغَضَبِيَ المُشتَعِلِ، وَسَأُحاسِبُهُمْ عَنْ أعمالِهِمْ.» يَقُولُ الرّبُّ الإلَهُ.

Therefore have I poured out my indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I brought on their heads, says the Lord Yahweh.