1 و َأتَتْ إلَيَّ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ:

Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

2 « يا إنْسانُ، تَكَلَّمْ إلَى شَعبِكَ وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹افتَرِضُوا أنِّي أتَيتُ بِعَدُوٍّ عَلَى أُمَّةٍ، فَاختارَ الشَّعبُ أحَدَ المُواطِنِينَ لِيَقِفَ حارِساً.

Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:

3 و َإذْ رَأى العَدُوَّ قادِماً، نَفَخَ فِي البُوقِ لِيُحَذِّر الشَّعبَ.

If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

4 ف َإنْ سَمِعَ الإنسانُ صَوتَ البُوقِ وَتَجاهَلَهُ، فَإنَّهُ مَسؤُولٌ عَنْ مَوتِهِ حِينَ يَأتِيهِ سَيفُ العَدُوِّ.

Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.

5 ف َقَدْ سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ الإنسانُ صَوتَ تَحذِيرِ البُوقِ وَتَجاهَلَهُ، فَهُوَ يَتَحَمَّلُ مَوتَهُ. فَلَوِ انتَبَهَ للِتَّحذِيرِ، لأنقَذَ نَفسَهُ.

He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.

6 « ‹لَكِنْ إنْ رَأى الحارِسُ العَدُوَّ، وَلَمْ يَضرِبْ بِالبُوقِ لِلتَّحذِيرِ حَتَّى يَسمَعَ النّاسُ فَيَنتَبِهُونَ، فَإنَّ العَدُوَّ سَيَأتِي وَيَأخُذَ حَياتَهُمْ. هَؤُلاءِ النّاسُ سَيَمُوتُونَ بِسَبَبِ إثمِهِمْ، وَلَكِنِّي سَأُحَمِّلُ الحارِسَ مَسؤُولِيَّةَ مَوتِهِمْ.›

But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.

7 ي ا إنْسانُ، جَعَلْتُكَ حارِساً لِبَني إسْرائِيلَ. تَسمَعُ مِنِّي رِسالَةً، وَتُبَلِّغهُمْ بِإنذارِي.

So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.

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

When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

9 أ مّا إنْ أنذَرْتَ ذَلِكَ الشِّرِّيرَ، وَلَمْ يَتُبْ عَنْ شَرِّهِ وَلَمْ يَتَراجَعْ عَنْ طَرِيقِهِ الرَّدِيءِ، فَإنَّهُ سَيَهلِكُ بِذَنبِهِ، وَأنتَ سَتَنجُو بِنَفسَكَ.›» اللهُ يَطلُبُ التّوبَة

Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

10 « يا إنْسانُ قُلْ لِبَيتِ إسْرائِيلَ: ‹أنتُمْ تَقُولُونَ: قَدِ ارتَكَبنا خَطايا وَجَرائِمَ، وَنَحنُ نَتَعَفَّنُ بِسَبَبِها. فَكَيفَ نَحيا مِنْ جَدِيدٍ؟

Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?

11 ق ُلْ لَهُمْ: هَذا ما يُعلِنَهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: أنا لا أُسَرُّ بِمُوتَ الشِّرِّيرُ، بَلْ بِأنْ يَتُوبَ عَنْ شَرِّهِ فَيَحيا. يا بَني إسْرائِيلَ، ارجِعُوا عَنْ طُرُقِكُمُ الشِّرِّيرَةِ كَيْ لا تَهلِكُوا.›»

Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

12 « يا إنْسانُ، قُلْ لِشَعبِكَ: بِرُّ الإنسانِ البارِّ لَنْ يُنقِذَهُ حِينَ يَتَراجَعُ وَيَعِيشُ فِي الخَطيَّةِ. كَما أنَّ شَرَّ الشِّرِّيرِ لَنْ يُسقِطَهُ حِينَ يَتُوبُ عَنْ طُرُقِهِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ. أمّا البّارُ فَلَنْ يَنجُوَ مِنَ العِقابِ حِينَ يُخطِئُ؟

Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.

13 « إنْ قُلْتُ لإنسانٍ بارٍّ: ‹سَتَحيا!› رُبَّما يَظُنُّ أنَّ ماضِيَهِ الصّالِحَ سَيُنقِذُهُ، فَيَبدَأُ بِعَمَلِ شُرُورٍ رَدِيئَةٍ. إنْ حَدَثَ هَذا، فَإنَّ بِرَّ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ لَنْ يُذكَرَ، وَسَيَهلِكُ بِسَبَبِ الشُّرُّورِ الَّتِي عَمِلَها.

When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

14 ف َإنْ حَكَمْتُ عَلَى شِرِّيرٍ وَقُلْتُ لَهُ: ‹سَتَمُوتُ!› فَتابَ عَنْ خَطِيَّتِهِ، وَأطاعَ الوَصايا وَعَمِلَ الصَلاحَ –

Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

15 إ نْ أرجَعَ الشِّرِّيرُ ما أخَذَهُ مِنَ المَساكِينِ، وَدَفَعَ ما عَلَيهِ مِنْ دُيُونٍ، وَتَوَقَّفَ عَنْ عَمَلِ الشُّرُّورِ، وَسَلَكَ حَسَبَ الشَّرائِعِ الَّتِي تُعطِي حَياةً، فَإنَّهُ سَيَنجُو وَلَنْ يَهلِكَ.

If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

16 ل َنْ تُحسَبَ ضِدَّهُ خَطاياهُ. فَحَيْثُ إنَّهُ بَدَأ يَعمَلُ ما هُوَ صالِحٌ وَعادِلٌ، فَسَينجُو!»

None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

17 « قَدْ يُقُولُ النّاسُ: ‹طُرُقُ الرَّبِّ لَيسَتْ مُستَقِيمَةً!› بَلْ طُرُقُهُمْ هُمْ غَيرُ مُستَقِيمَةٍ.

Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.

18 ف َإنْ تَوَقَّفَ إنسانٌ صالِحٌ عَنِ السُّلُوكِ الصَّحِيحٍ، فَبَدَأ يَرتَكِبُ الشُّرُورَ، فَإنَّهُ سَيَهلِكُ بِسَبَبِ أعمالِهِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ.

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

19 ف َإنْ تابَ عَنِ الشُّرُّورِ الَّتِي عَمِلَها، وَعَمِلَ ما هُوَ صالِحٌ وَعادِلٌ، فَإنَّهُ سَيَحيا.

But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.

20 و َلَكِنَّكُمْ تَقُولُونَ إنَّ طُرُقَ اللهِ غَيرُ مُستَقِيمَةٍ. يا بَيتَ إسْرائِيلَ، سَأُدِينُ كُلَّ واحِدٍ بِحَسَبِ أعمالِهِ.» سُقُوطُ القُدْس

Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.

21 و َفِي اليَومِ الخامِسِ مِنَ الشَّهرِ العاشِرِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الثّانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنَ السَّبِيِ، أتَى إلَيَّ أحَدُ الَّذِينَ هَرَبُوا مِنْ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، وَقالَ لِي: «سَقَطَتْ مَدِينَةُ القُدْسِ.»

And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.

22 و َفِي اللَّيلَةِ الَّتِي سَبَقَتْ مَجِيءَ اللّاجِئِ إلَيَّ، جَعَلَتنِي قُوَّةُ اللهِ أتَكَلَّمُ، فَانفَتَحَ فَمِي وَتَكَلَّمْتُ. حَدَثَ هَذا قَبلَ أنْ يأتِيَ اللّاجِئُ إلَيَّ فِي الصَّباحِ.

Now the hand of the Lord was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

23 و َأتَتْ إلَيَّ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ ، فَقالَ لِي:

Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

24 « يا إنْسانُ، يَقُولُ الشَّعبُ السّاكِنُ وَسَطَ خَرائِبِ إسْرائِيلَ: ‹لَمْ يَكُنْ إبراهِيمُ سِوَى رَجُلٍ واحِدٍ، وَمَعَ هَذا فَقَدْ وَرِثَ الأرْضَ كُلَّها. أمّا نَحنُ فَكَثِيرُونَ، وَلِذا فَإنَّنا سَنَحتَفِظُ بِالأرْضِ مِيراثاً لَنا.»

Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

25 ل ِذَلِكَ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: «هَلْ تَأكُلُونَ الدَّمَ وَتَعبُدُونَ الأوثانَ القَذِرَةَ وَتَقتُلُونَ النّاسَ وَمَعَ هَذا تَحتَفِظُونَ بِالأرْضِ؟

Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?

26 ت َعتَمِدُونَ عَلَى العُنفِ وَالظُّلمِ، وَتَعمَلُونَ ما هُوَ بَشِعٌ، وَيُنَجِّسُ كُلُّ واحِدٍ زَوجَةَ صاحِبِهِ، وَمَعَ هَذا تُرِيدُونَ الاحتِفاظَ بِالأرْضِ؟

Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye possess the land?

27 ق ُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: أُقسِمُ بِذاتِي إنَّكُمْ سَتَمُوتُونَ بِالسَّيفِ فِي تِلكَ الخَرائِبِ. وَالَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ مِنكُمْ فِي الحقُولِ فَإنِّي سَأجعَلُهُمْ طَعاماً للِحَيَواناتِ البَرِّيَّةِ، وَالَّذِينَ يَختَبِئُونَ مِنكُمْ فِي الحُصُونِ وَالكُهُوفِ، سَيَمُوتُونَ مِنَ الوَبَاءِ.

Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.

28 س َأجعَلُ هَذِهِ الأرْضَ خَراباً مَهجُوراً، فَلا يَعُودُ لَها ما تَتَباهَى بِهِ. سَتَصِيرُ جِبالُ إسرائِيلَ مُوحِشَةً فَلا يَعبُرُها أحَدٌ.

For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.

29 و َحِينَ أجعَلُ الأرْضَ خَرِبَةً بِسَبَبِ الأُمُورِ الكَرِيهَةِ الَّتِي عَمِلْتُها، فَإنَّهُمْ يَعَلَمُونَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ.›»

Then shall they know that I am the Lord, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.

30 « أمّا أنتَ يا إنْسانُ، فَإنَّ شَعبَكَ يَتَكَلَّمُ عَلَيكَ قُربَ الأسوارِ وَعِندَ كُلِّ بابٍ. يَقُولُ بَعضُهُمْ لِبَعضٍ: ‹لِنَذهَبْ وَنَستَمِعْ إلَى الرِّسالَةِ التّالِيَةِ مِنَ اللهِ!›

Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord.

31 س َيَأتُونَ إلَيكَ كَجُمهُورٍ كَبِيرٍ، وَيَجلِسُونَ أمامَكَ وَيَستَمِعُونَ إلَى كَلامِكَ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَعَمَلُوا بِهِ. تَسمَعُ المَدِيحَ عَلَى شِفاهِهِمْ، أمّا قُلُوبُهُمْ فَمُولَعَةٌ بِالرِّبحِ.

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

32 م ا أنتَ لَهُمْ سِوَى مُغَنٍّ ذِي صَوتٍ جَميلٍ، يُغَنِّي أغانِيَ الحُبِّ عَلَى ألحانٍ عَذْبَةٍ. سَيَسمَعُونَ كَلامَكَ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَعمَلُوا بِهِ.

And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

33 ل َكِنْ حِينَ تأتِي المُصِيبَةُ – وَسَتَأتِي حَتماً – فَحِينَئِذٍ، سَيَعلَمُونَ أنَّ نَبِيّاً كانَ فِي وَسَطَهِمْ.»

And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.