1 ف ِي اليَومِ الخامِسِ مِنَ الشَّهرِ السّادِسِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ السّادِسَةِ لِلمَلِكِ يَهُوياكِينَ، كُنتُ جالِساً فِي بَيتِي وَشُيُوخُ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ يَجلِسُونَ أمامِي. فَأتَتْ عَلَيَّ قُوَّةُ الرَّبِّ الإلَهِ.

And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord Jehovah fell there upon me.

2 ف َبَينَما كُنتُ أنظُرُ، ظَهَرَ أمامِي شِبهُ إنسانٍ. نِصفُهُ الأسفَلُ مِنَ النّارِ، وَنِصفُهُ الأعلَى كَالمَعدَنِ اللّامِعِ كَالكَهرَمانِ.

Then I beheld, and, lo, a likeness as the appearance of fire; from the appearance of his loins and downward, fire; and from his loins and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as it were glowing metal.

3 ث ُمَّ ظَهَرَ ما بَدا كَيَدٍ امتَدَّتْ وَأمسَكَتْنِي بِشَعرِ رَأسِي. وَرَفَعَتْنِي رُوحٌ فِي الهَواءِ، وَحَمَلَتْنِي إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ فِي الرُّؤيا الإلَهِيَّةِ، إلَى الطَرَفِ الدّاخِلِي لِلبَوّابَةِ الدّاخِلِيَّةِ المُقابِلَةِ للِشَّرقِ، حَيثُ كانَ تِمْثالُ الغَيْرَةِ الَّذِي يُثِيرُ غَيْرَةَ اللهِ.

And he put forth the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner court that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.

4 و َفَجأةً رَأيتُ مَجدَ إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ، هُناكَ، وَكانَ يُشبِهُ الرُّؤيا الَّتِي رَأيتُها فِي السَّهلِ.

And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the appearance that I saw in the plain.

5 و َقالَ لِي: «يا إنْسانُ، انظُرْ نَحوَ الشَّمالِ.» فَنَظَرتُ نَحوَ الشَّمالِ، فَكانَ إلَى الشَّمالِ مِنْ بَوّابَةِ المَذبَحِ التِّمْثالُ المُثِيرُ لِلغِيرَةِ.

Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

6 ف َقالَ لِي: «يا إنْسانُ، أتَرَى الأشياءَ الكَرِيهَةَ الَّتِي يَعمَلُها بَنو إسْرائِيلَ هُنا، فَيُبعِدُونِي عَنْ هَيكَلِي؟ وَسَتَرَى أُمُوراً أكثَرَ فَظاعَةً وَشَرّاً!»

And he said unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel do commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but thou shalt again see yet other great abominations.

7 و َبَعدَ ذَلِكَ دارَ بِي إلَى مَدخَلِ السّاحَةِ حَيثُ رَأيتُ ثُقباً فِي الجِدارِ.

And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold, a hole in the wall.

8 ح ِينَئِذٍ، قالَ لِي: «يا إنْسانُ، احْفُرْ فِي الجِدارِ.» فَحَفَرتُ فِي الجِدارِ فَوَجَدْتُ باباً.

Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold, a door.

9 ح ِينَئِذٍ، قالَ لِي: «ادخُلْ وَانظُرِ الشَّرَّ وَالأُمُورَ الكَرِيهَةَ الَّتِي يَعمِلُونَها هُنا!

And he said unto me, Go in, and see the wicked abominations that they do here.

10 ف َدَخَلتُ وَرَأيتُ صُوَراً لِكُلِّ المَخلُوقاتِ وَالحَيواناتِ النَّجِسَةِ وَأصنامِ بَني إسْرائِيلَ البَغِيضَةِ مَنقُوشَةً عَلَى كُلِّ الجِدارِ.

So I went in and saw; and behold, every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about.

11 و َكانَ هُناكَ سَبعُونَ مِنْ شُيُوخِ إسْرائِيلَ واقِفِينَ أمامَ تِلكَ التَّماثِيلِ وَالصُوَرِ، وَكانَ يازَنْيا بْنُ شافانَ واقِفاً وَسَطَهُمْ. وَكانَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ يَحمِلُ مِبخَرَتَهُ، وَكانَتْ أعمِدَةُ البَخُورِ تَتَصاعَدُ مِنها.

And there stood before them seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel; and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, every man with his censer in his hand; and the odor of the cloud of incense went up.

12 ح ِينَئِذٍ، قالَ لِي: «يا إنْسانُ، هَلْ تَرَى ما يَعمَلُهُ شُيُوخُ بَني إسْرائِيلَ فِي الظُّلمَةِ، كُلُّ واحِدٍ فِي حُجرَةِ صَنَمِهِ. إنَّهُمْ يَعمَلُونَ هَذا لِأنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ فِي أنفُسِهِمْ: ‹إنَّ اللهَ لا يَرانا. اللهُ تَرَكَ هَذِهِ الأرْضَ.›»

Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Jehovah seeth us not; Jehovah hath forsaken the land.

13 ح ِينَئِذٍ، قالَ لِي: «وَسَتَراهُمْ يَعمَلُونَ أُمُوراً أكثَرَ فَظاعَةٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ.»

He said also unto me, Thou shalt again see yet other great abominations which they do.

14 و َأخَذَنِي بَعدَ ذَلِكَ إلَى المَدخَلِ الشَّمالِي لِبَوّابَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ. فَرَأيْتُ النِّساءَ هُناكَ يَبكِينَ عَلَى الإلَهِ تَمُّوزَ.

Then he brought me to the door of the gate of Jehovah's house which was toward the north; and behold, there sat the women weeping for Tammuz.

15 ف َقالَ لِي: «هَلْ تَرَى هَذا يا إنْسانُ! وَسَتَرَى أُمُوراً أكثَرَ قباحَةً مِنْ هَذا أيضاً!»

Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? thou shalt again see yet greater abominations than these.

16 ح ِينَئِذٍ، أخَذَنِي إلَى السّاحَةِ الدّاخِلِيَّةِ لِبَيتِ اللهِ. وَعِندَ مَدخَلِ هَيكَلِ اللهِ ، بَينَ دِهلِيزِ الهَيكَلِ وَالمَذبَحِ، كانَ هُناكَ خَمسَةٌ وَعِشرُونَ رَجُلاً ظُهُورُهُمْ إلَى هَيكَلِ اللهِ ، وَوُجُوهُهُمْ نَحوَ الشَّرقِ، وَهُمْ ساجِدُونَ للِشَّمسِ باتِّجاهِ الشَّرقِ.

And he brought me into the inner court of Jehovah's house; and behold, at the door of the temple of Jehovah, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of Jehovah, and their faces toward the east; and they were worshipping the sun toward the east.

17 ح ِينَئِذٍ، قالَ لِي: «هَلْ تَرَى هَذا يا إنْسانُ؟ هَلْ تَرَى كَيفَ يَصنَعُ بَنُو يَهُوذا هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ الكَرِيهَةَ هُنا؟ لِماذا يَملأونَ الأرْضَ بِالظُّلمِ، وَيُثِيرُونَ غَضَبِي أكثَرَ فَاكثَرَ؟ ها إنَّهُمْ يَضَعُونَ أقراطاً وَثَنِيَّةً فِي أُنُوفِهِمْ!

Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have turned again to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.

18 و َلِذا فَهَذا ما سَأعمَلُهُ أنا فِي غَضَبِي: لَنْ أرحَمَهُمْ أوْ أتَرَأَّفَ عَلَيهِمْ. وَحَتَّى إنْ صَرَخُوا إلَيَّ طالِبِينَ العَونَ، فَلَنْ أستَمِعَ إلَيْهِمْ.»

Therefore will I also deal in wrath; mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity; and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.