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.

On the fifth day of the sixth month in the sixth year, I was sitting in my house with the leaders of Judah sitting in front of me. And the hand of the Lord God came upon me there.

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

Then I saw what looked like a man. From the center of His body and down to his feet, there was what looked like fire. And from the center of His body and up to his head, there was a bright light which looked like shining brass.

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.

He put out what looked like a hand and caught me by the hair on my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and brought me to see Jerusalem in a special way. He brought me to the north gate of the open space within its walls, and there was the seat of the false god which causes jealousy.

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

And I saw that the shining-greatness of the God of Israel was there, like what I had seen in the plain.

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

He said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” So I looked toward the north, and saw that to the north of the altar gate was this false god of jealousy in the doorway.

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

And the Spirit said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the people of Israel are doing? Do you see the hated sins that they are doing here to drive Me far from My holy place? But you will see even worse sins.”

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

Then He brought me to the gate of the open space, and I looked and saw a hole in the wall.

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

And He said to me, “Son of man, now dig through the wall.” So I dug through the wall and saw a door.

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

He said to me, “Go in and see the hated sins that they are doing here.”

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

So I went in and looked. And I saw that on the wall all around were pictures of every kind of thing which moves along the ground, and wild animals, and hated things, and all the false gods of the people of Israel.

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.

Standing in front of these pictures were seventy leaders of the people of Israel, with Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan standing among them. Each man held a dish in his hand from which the smell of special perfume rose up in a cloud.

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 He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the leaders of the people of Israel are doing without anyone seeing them? They are worshiping in a room full of false gods. For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has left the land.’”

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

And He said to me, “You will see even worse sins which they are doing.”

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

Then He brought me to the north gate of the Lord’s house. And I saw women sitting there crying for the false god Tammuz.

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

Then He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? You will see even worse sins than this.”

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.

He brought me into the open space of the Lord’s house. And I saw about twenty-five men at the gate to the house of the Lord, between the porch and the altar. Their backs were toward the Lord’s house, and their faces were toward the east. They were bowing toward the east worshiping the sun.

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!

And He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? Is it a little thing for the people of Judah to do the hated sins which they have done here? They have filled the land with sinful actions and have made Me angry again and again. See, they are doing what I hate.

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

So I will act in My anger. My eye will have no pity, and I will not let any go without punishment. Even if they cry in My ears with a loud voice, I will not listen to them.”