1 ث ُمَّ سَمِعْتُهُ يَصرُخُ: «أحْضِرْ جَلّادِي المَدِينَةِ. وَليَحمِلْ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ سِلاحَهُ الفَتّاكَ فِي يَدِهِ.»

¶ And he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, The visitors of the city have come, even each one with his destroying weapon in his hand.

2 ث ُمَّ رَأيتُ سِتَّةَ رِجالٍ آتِينَ مِنَ البَوّابَةِ العُليا الَّتِي باتِّجاهِ الشَّمالِ، وَكُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ بِيَدِهِ سِلاحُهُ الفَتّاكُ. وَكانَ أحَدُ هَؤلاءِ الرِّجالُ يَلبِسُ ثَوباً كِتّانِياً، وَيَحمِلُ أدَواتَ الكِتابَةِ عَلَى جَنبِهِ. فَأتُوا وَوَقَفُوا بِجِوارِ المَذبَحِ البُرونْزِيِّ.

And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lies toward the north, and each man had a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen with a writer’s inkhorn by his side; and they went in and stood beside the brazen altar.

3 ف َصَعِدَ مَجدُ إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ عَلَى مَلائِكَةِ الكَرُوبِيمَ. حَيثُ كانَ، وَانتَقَلَ إلَى عَتَبَةِ الهَيكَلِ. ثُمَّ نادَى اللهُ الرَّجُلَ اللّابِسَ الكِتّانِ وَالحامِلِ أدَواتَ الكِتابَةِ عَلَى جَنبِهِ،

And the glory of the God of Israel went up from over the cherubim, upon which he had been, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn by his side;

4 و َقالَ لَهُ: «تَجَوَّلْ فِي كُلِّ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، وَضَعْ عَلامَةً عَلَى جَبهَةِ كُلِّ النّاسِ الَّذِينَ يَتَنَهَّدُونَ وَيَنُوحُونَ عَلَى كُلِّ الفَظائِعِ الَّتِي حَدَثَتْ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

and the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry out because of all the abominations that are done in the midst of her.

5 ث ُمَّ سَمِعْتُهُ يَتَكَلَّمُ إلَى الآخَرِينَ وَيَقولُ: «جُولُوا فِي المَدِينَةِ وَراءَ اللّابِسِ الكِتّانِ، وَاضرِبُوا الَّذِينَ لَمْ تُوضَعْ عَلامَةٌ عَلَى جِباهِهِمْ. لا تَرحَمُوا وَلا تَتَرَأَّفُوا.

¶ And to the others he said in my hearing, Go after him through the city and smite; do not let your eye forgive, neither have mercy.

6 ا قْتُلُوا الشُّيُوخَ وَالشَّبابَ وَالبَناتِ وَالأطفالَ وَالنِّساءَ، وَلَكِنْ لا تَلمِسُوا كُلَّ مَنْ يَحمِلُ العَلامَةَ عَلَى جَبهَتِهِ. وَابدَأُوا هُنا، مِنْ هَيكَلِي.» فَبَدَأُوا بِالشُّيُوخِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا أمامَ الهَيكَلِ.

Slay the old, the young men, and the virgins, the children and the women, but do not come near anyone upon whom is the mark; and ye must begin from my sanctuary. Then they began with the men, the elders, which were in front of the temple.

7 ث ُمَّ قالَ اللهُ لَهُمْ: «نَجِّسُوا هَيكَلِي بِأنْ تَملأوا السّاحاتِ بِالجُثَثِ. اخرُجُوا!» فَخَرَجُوا إلَى المَدِينَةِ وَقَتَلُوا النّاسَ الَّذِينَ فِي المَدِينَةِ.

And he said unto them, Defile the house and fill the courts with the slain; go forth. And they went forth and slew in the city.

8 و َبَعدَ أنْ قَتَلُوا النّاسَ، لَمْ يَبقَ غَيرِي فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ ، فَوَقَعتُ وَوَجهِي عَلَى الأرْضِ وَقُلْتُ: «آهِ، أيُّها الرّبُّ الإلَهُ! هَلْ تَنوِي أنْ تُهلِكَ جَميعَ الباقِينَ مِنْ إسْرائِيلَ بِسَكبِ غَضَبِكَ عَلَى القُدْسِ؟»

And it came to pass, after they had slain them, I was left, and I fell upon my face and cried out and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the remnant of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?

9 ف َقالَ: «إنَّ جَرائِمَ بَيتِ إسْرائِيلَ وَبَيتِ يَهُوذا كَثِيرَةٌ جِدّاً. الأرْضُ مَملُوءَةٌ بِالقَتَلَةِ، وَالمَدِينَةُ مَملُوءَةٌ بِالظُّلمِ. فَيَعمَلُونَ الشَّرَّ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ: «قَدْ تَرَكَ اللهُ الأرْضَ، وَلِذا فَهُوَ لا يَرَى ما نَعمَلُهُ.

Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness, for they have said, The LORD has forsaken the earth, and the LORD does not see.

10 و َلِذَلِكَ لَنْ أرحَمَهُمْ أوْ أتَرَأَّفَ عَلَيهِمْ. سَأُعاقِبُهُمْ عَلَى ما عَمِلُوهُ.»

And as for me also, my eye shall not forgive, neither will I have mercy, but I will recompense their way upon their head.

11 ح ِينَئِذٍ، أجابَ الرَّجُلُ اللّابِسُ الكِتّانَ، وَالَّذِي يَضَعُ أدَواتِ الكِتابَةِ عَلَى جَنبِهِ: «قَدْ عَمِلتُ كُلَّ ما أمَرْتَنِي بِهِ.»

And, behold, the man clothed with linen, who had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done according to all thou hast commanded me.