1 ث ُمَّ قالَ لِي: «كُلْ يا إنْسانُ، ما تَراهُ. كُلْ هَذِهِ المَخطُوطَةَ وَاذْهَبْ لِتُكَلِّمَ بَني إسْرائِيلَ بِرِسالَتِها.»

He said to me, Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll; then go and speak to the house of Israel.

2 ف َفَتَحتُ فَمِي، وَأطعَمَنِي تِلكَ المَخطُوطَةَ.

So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat the scroll.

3 و َقالَ لِي: «يا إنْسانُ، أطعِمْ مَعِدَتَكَ وَاملأْ بَطنَكَ بِهَذِهِ المَخطُوطَةِ الَّتِي أُعطِيها لَكَ.» فلَمّا أكَلتُها، كانَ طَعمُها فِي فَمِي حُلواً كَالعَسَلِ.

And He said to me, Son of man, eat this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it. Then I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.

4 ث ُمَّ قالَ لِي: «يا إنْسانُ، اذْهَبْ إلَى بَني إسْرائِيلَ، وَكَلِّمهُمْ بِرِسالَتِي.

And He said to me, Son of man, go, get you to the house of Israel and speak to them with My words.

5 ل أنِّي لَسْتُ أُرسِلُكَ إلَى شَعبٍ غَرِيبِ اللِّسانِ صَعبِ اللُّغَةِ، بَلْ أُرسِلُكَ إلَى بَني إسْرائِيلَ.

For you are not sent to a people of a foreign speech and of a difficult language but to the house of Israel;

6 و َلَسْتُ أُرسِلُكَ إلَى أُمَمٍ كَثِيرَةٍ غَرِيبَةِ اللِّسانِ صَعبَةِ اللُّغَةِ، فَلا تَفَهَمَ لُغَتَهُمْ. وَلَوْ أرسَلتُكَ إلَى شَعبٍ غَرِيبٍ، لَاستَمَعوا إلَيكَ.

Not to many peoples of foreign speech and of a hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, had I sent you to such people, they would have listened to you and heeded My words.

7 أ مّا بَني إسْرائِيلَ فَلَنْ يَستَمِعوا إلَيكَ، لأنَّهُمْ لا يَستَمِعُونَ إليَّ أنا. فَكُلُّ بَيتِ إسْرائِيلَ صَلبُ الرّأسِ عَنِيدُ القَلْبِ.

But the house of Israel will not listen to you and obey you since they will not listen to Me and obey Me, for all the house of Israel are impudent and stubborn of heart.

8 ل َكِنِّي سَأجعَلُ وَجْهَكَ وَجَبْهَتَكَ أصلَبَ وَأجرَأَ مِنْ وُجُوهِهِمْ وَجِباهِهِمْ!

Behold, I have made your face strong and hard against their faces and your forehead strong and hard against their foreheads.

9 ف َسَأجعَلُ جَبْهَتَكَ كَالمِاسِ، أصلَبَ مِنَ الصَّوّانِ. فَلا تَخَفْ مِنهُمْ، لأنَّهُمْ شَعبٌ مُتَمَرِدُّ.

Like an adamant harder than flint or a diamond point have I made your forehead; fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.

10 ث ُمَّ قالَ لِي: «يا إنْسانُ، استَمِعْ وَاستَوعِبْ كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ أقُولُها لَكَ،

Moreover, He said to me, Son of man, all My words that I shall speak to you, receive in your heart and hear with your ears.

11 و َبَعدَ ذَلِكَ اذْهَبْ إلَى شَعبِكَ المَسبِيِّ وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ.› سَواءٌ استَمَعُوا أمْ لَمْ يَستَمِعُوا.»

And go, get you to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, Thus says the Lord God, whether they will hear or refuse to hear.

12 ث ُمَّ رَفَعَتنِي رُوحٌ إلَى الهَواءِ، وَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتاً هادِراً خَلفِي يَقُولُ: «مُبارَكٌ مَجدُ اللهِ فِي مَكانِهِ.»

Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from His place.

13 إ نَّهُ صَوتُ أجنِحَةِ الكائِناتِ يَضَرْبِ أحَدُها الآخَرَ، وَصَوتُ الدَّوالِيبِ تَتَحَرَّكُ إلَى جانِبِها. فَكانَ صَوتاً هادِراً.

I heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched and joined each one the other, and I heard the noise of the wheels beside them and the noise of a great rushing.

14 ث ُمَّ رَفَعَتْنِي رُوحٌ وَأخَذَتْنِي بَعِيداً. فَارتَفَعْتُ وَالاهتِياجُ وَالمَرارَةُ يَملآنِ قَلبِي، لَكِنَّ قُوَّةَ اللهِ كانَتْ عَلَيَّ.

So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit; and the hand of the Lord was strong upon me.

15 و َأتَيتُ إلَى المَسبِيِّينَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي تَلِّ أبِيبَ قُربَ نَهرِ خابُورَ. وَبَقِيتُ صامِتاً بَينَهُمْ لِسَبعَةِ أيّامٍ.

Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, who sat and dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat and remained there among them seven days, overwhelmed with astonishment and silent.

16 و َبَعدَ سَبعَةِ أيّامٍ، جاءَتْ كِلَمَةُ اللهِ إلَيَّ:

And at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me:

17 « يا إنْسانُ، جَعَلْتُكَ حارِساً لِبَني إسْرائِيلَ. تَسمَعُ مِنِّي رِسالَةً، وَتُبَلِّغهُمْ بِإنذارِي.

Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel; therefore hear the word at My mouth and give them warning from Me.

18 ف َإنْ حَكَمْتُ عَلَى شِرِّيرٍ وَقُلْتُ لَهُ: ‹سَتَمُوتُ!› وَأنتَ لَمْ تُنذِرِ ذَلِكَ الشِّرِّيرَ لَيَتُوبَ عَنْ شَرِّهِ فَيَنجُو، فَإنَّهُ سَيُدانُ بِذَنبِهِ، لَكِنَّنِي سَأُحَمِّلُكَ مَسؤُولِيَةَ هَلاكِهِ.

If I say to the wicked, You shall surely die, and you do not give him warning or speak to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked way, to save his life, the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at your hand.

19 أ مّا إنْ أنذَرْتَ ذَلِكَ الشِّرِّيرَ، وَلَمْ يَتُبْ عَنْ شَرِّهِ وَلَمْ يَتَراجَعْ عَنْ طَرِيقِهِ الرَّدِيءِ، فَإنَّهُ سَيَهلِكُ بِذَنبِهِ، وَأنتَ سَتَنجُو بِنَفسَكَ.

Yet if you warn the wicked and he turn not from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity, but you have delivered yourself.

20 و َإنْ تَوَقَّفَ إنسانٌ عَنْ عَمَلِ الصَّلاحِ وَبَدَأ يَعمَلُ الشَّرَّ حِينَ أضَعُ أمامَهُ ما يُمكِنُ أنْ يُسقِطَهُ فِي الخَطيَّةِ، فَإنَّهُ سَيَمُوتُ إنْ لَمْ تُحَذِّرهُ. سَيَهلِكُ بِذَنبِهِ، وَلَنْ تُؤخَذَ أعمالُهُ الصّالِحَةُ السّابِقَةُ فِي الِاعتِبارِ، وَسَأُحَمِّلُكَ مَسؤُولِيَةَ هَلاكِهِ.

Again, if a righteous man turns from his righteousness (right doing and right standing with God) and some gift or providence which I lay before him he perverts into an occasion to sin and he commits iniquity, he shall die; because you have not given him warning, he shall die in his sin and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered, but his blood will I require at your hand.

21 و َإنْ حَذَّرتَ إنساناً صالِحاً بِأنْ لا يُخطِئَ، وَاستَمَرَّ بِعَمَلِ الصَّلاحِ وَلَمْ يُخطِئْ، فَإنَّهُ لَنْ يَفقِدَ حَياتَهُ لأنَّهُ استَمَعَ للِتَّحذِيرِ، وَأنتَ تَكُونُ قَدْ نَجَّيتَ نَفسَكَ.

Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man not to sin and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he is warned; also you have delivered yourself from guilt.

22 و َكانَتْ قُوَّةُ اللهِ عَلَيَّ، وَقالَ لِي: «انهَضْ وَاذْهَبْ إلَى السَّهلِ، وَهُناكَ سَأتَكَلَّمُ مَعَكَ.»

And the hand of the Lord was there upon me, and He said to me, Arise, go forth into the plain and I will talk with you there.

23 ف َنَهَضْتُ وَذَهَبْتُ إلَى السَّهلِ. وَفَجأةً، وَقَفَ مَجدُ اللهِ هُناكَ، وَكانَ كَالمَجدِ الَّذِي رَأيتُهُ عِندَ نَهرِ خابُورَ، فَسَقطتُ وَوَجهِي إلَى الأرْضِ.

Then I arose and went forth into the plain, and behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory I had seen by the river Chebar, and I fell on my face.

24 و َلَكِنَّ رُوحاً أتَتْ إلَيَّ وَأوقَفَتنِي، وَقالَ لِي: «سَيَتِمُّ حَجزُكَ فِي بَيتِكَ.

Then the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet; He spoke and said to me, Go, shut yourself up in your house.

25 ي ا إنْسانُ، سَيَلُفُّ النّاسُ حَولَكَ حِبالاً وَيَربِطُونَكَ بِها، حَتَّى لا تَتَمَكَّنَ مِنَ الخُرُوجِ لِتَتَكَلَّمَ إلَيْهِمْ.

But you, O son of man, behold, ropes will be put upon you and you will be bound with them, and you cannot go out among people.

26 س َأجعَلُ لِسانَكَ يَلتَصِقُ بِفَمِكَ فَلا تَتَمَكَّنَ مِنَ الكَلامِ. لَنْ تَكُونَ خَصماً يُوَبِّخُهُمْ، لأنَّهُمْ شَعبٌ مُتَمَرِدُّ.

And I will make your tongue cleave to the roof of your mouth so that you cannot talk and be a reprover of the people, for they are a rebellious house.

27 و َلَكِنْ حِينَ أتَكَلَّمُ مَعَكَ، سَأفتَحُ فَمَكَ لِتَستَطِيعَ أنْ تُكَلِّمهُمْ فَتَقُولُ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ.› فَمَنْ يَستَمِعْ مِنهُمْ سَيَسمَعُ ما أقُولُهُ، وَمَنْ يَمتَنِعْ عَنِ الِاستِماعِ لَنْ يَسْتَمِعَ، لأنَّهُمْ شَعبٌ مُتَمَرِدُّ.»

But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth and you shall say to the people, Thus says the Lord God; he who hears, let him hear, and he who refuses to hear, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.