1 T he Word of the Lord came to me on the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year, saying,

وَفِي اليَومِ العاشِرِ فِي السَّنَةِ التّاسِعَةِ، أتَتْ إلَيَّ كَلِمَةُ الله:

2 “ Son of man, put down in writing this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has shut Jerusalem in with his army this very day.

«يا إنسانُ اكتُبْ تارِيخَ اليَومِ وَدَوِّنْ هَذا: ‹اليُومُ حاصَرَ مَلِكُ بابِلَ مَدينَةَ القُدْسِ.›

3 A nd tell a picture-story to these sinful people of Israel. Tell them, ‘The Lord God says, “Put the pot on the fire. Put it on, and pour water in it.

كَلِّمْ هَذا الشَّعبَ المُتَمَرِّدِ بِمَثَلٍ، وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: «‹ضَعِ القِدرَ عَلَى النّارِ وَاسكُبْ فِيها ماءً!

4 P ut all the good pieces of meat in it, the thigh, the shoulder. And fill it with the best bones.

أضِفْ إلَيهِ كُلَّ قِطَعِ اللَّحمِ الجَيِّدَةِ، الفَخْذَ وَالكَتِفَ. املأهُ بِأفضَلِ العِظامِ.

5 T ake the best of the flock. Put more and more wood under the pot to make it boil, and boil the bones in it.”

استَخدِمْ أفضَلَ الغَنَمِ. كَوِّمِ الحَطَبَ تَحتَهُ، وَاغلِ ما فِي القِدرِ بِشَكلٍ جَيِّدٍ، حَتَّى تُصبِحَ العِظامُ طَرِيَّةً.

6 ’ For the Lord God says, “It is bad for the city of blood, for the rusted pot whose rust has not been cleaned out of it! Take the pieces of meat out of it without choosing them.

«‹لِذا، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: وَيلٌ للِقُدسِ، مَدِينَةِ القَتَلَةِ، القِدرُ الَّتِي صَدَأُها فِيها، وَلا يُمكِنُ إزالَتُهُ. أُخِذَ مِنها كُلَّ قِطَعِ اللَّحمِ، لَكِنْ لا تُعطُوها لِأحَدٍ لِيَأكُلَها،

7 F or the blood of the city has been poured on the rock. It was not poured on the ground where the dust would cover it.

لأنَّ دَمَه ما يَزالُ فِيهِ. سَكَبُوا الدَّمَ عَلَى حَجَرٍ مُسَطَّحٍ، بَدَلاً مِنْ سَكبِهِ عَلَى الأرْضِ وَتَغطِيَتِهِ بِالتُّرابِ كَما تَأمُرُ الشَّرِيعَةُ.

8 I have put the blood on the rock where it could not be covered, so that it would cause anger and punishment.”

وَضَعْتُ دَمَها عَلَى صَخرَةٍ مَكشُوفَةٍ كَي لا يُغَطِّيَهُ شَيءٌ. فَهَكَذا يُثارَ الغَضَبُ وَيَتِمُّ الِانتِقامُ للِدَّمِ البَريءِ المَسفُوكِ.

9 S o the Lord God says, “It is bad for the city of blood! I will put much wood on the fire.

«‹لِهَذا، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: وَيلٌ لِلمَدِينَةِ سافِكَةِ الدَّمِ! سَأجْمَعُ أنا بِنَفسِي الخَشَبَ للِنّارِ.

10 P ut on more and more wood, and make the fire burn. Boil the meat well. Mix in the spices, and let the bones be burned up.

كَوِّمِ الخَشَبَ، وَأشعِلِ النّارَ وَاطبُخْ عَلَيها اللَّحمَ حَتَّى يَنضُجَ. تَبِّلهُ بِالتَّوابِلِ، وَأحرَقِ العِظامَ.

11 N ow set the empty pot on the coals until it becomes hot and its brass becomes bright with the heat. Then what is not clean in it will melt away. Its rust will be destroyed.

ثُمَّ ضَعِ القِدرَ عَلَى الجَمرِ فارغاً، فَيَحْمَى وَتُزُولُ مِنْهُ نَجاسَتُهُ وَيُحْرَقُ صَدَأُهُ.

12 B ut it has been all for nothing. Its rust has not left it, not even by fire.

«‹عَبَثاَ تَتعَبِينَ. لا يَزالُ هَذا الصَّدَأُ إلّا بِالنّارِ!

13 I t is sin that makes you unclean. I have tried to make you clean, but you would not be made clean from your sins. So you will not be clean again until My anger against you is finished.

أنتِ نَجِسَةٌ وَقَذِرَةٌ، حاوَلتُ أنْ أُطَهِّرَكِ وَلَكِنَّكِ لَمْ تَطهُرِي مِنْ قَذارَتِكِ. فَإنِّي لَنْ اُطَهِّرَكِ، إلَى أنْ يَكتَمِلَ غَضَبِي عَلَيكِ.

14 I , the Lord, have spoken. The time has come for Me to act. I will not hold back, I will not pity, and I will not be sorry. I will punish you for your ways and for what you have done,” says the Lord God.’” Ezekiel’s Wife Dies

«‹أنا اللهَ تَكَلَّمْتُ، وَقَدْ أتَى الوَقتُ لأعمَلَ ما تَكَلَّمْتُ عَنهُ. لَنْ أمتَنِعَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، وَلَنْ أُشفِقَ، وَلَنْ أرحَمَ. سَيُعاقِبُونَكِ حَسَبَ سُلُوكِكِ وَأعمالِكِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ. يَقُولُ الرّبُّ الإلَهُ.›» مِثالُ وَفاةِ زَوجَةِ حَزْقِيال

15 T he Word of the Lord came to me saying,

ثُمَّ أتَتْ إلَيَّ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ:

16 “ Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the desire of your eyes. But do not have sorrow or loud crying or any tears.

«يا إنْسانُ، سَآخُذُ مِنكَ مُشتَهَى عَينَيكَ بِوَباءٍ مُفاجِئٍ، لَكِنْ لا تَنُحْ وَلا تَبكِ وَلا تَنزِلْ دُمُوعُكَ.

17 C ry inside yourself. Do not show sorrow for the dead. Put your head-covering on. Put your shoes on your feet. Do not cover your face or eat the bread of those in sorrow.”

لِيَكُنْ أنِينُكِ مُنخَفِضاً. وَلا تُجرِ طُقُوسَ النُّواحَ وَالحِدادِ. أبقِ عِمامَتُكَ عَلَى رَأسِكَ وَحِذاءَكَ فِي قَدَمَيكَ. لا تُغَطِّ شارِبَكَ، وَلا تَأكُلْ طَعامَ الحُزنِ وَالحَدادِ.»

18 S o I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I was told.

وَماتَتْ زَوجَتِي فِي تِلكَ اللَّيلَةِ. فَأخبَرتُ النّاسَ فِي الصَّباحِ، وَعَمِلتُ كَما أُمِرْتُ.

19 A nd the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?”

فَسَألَنِي النّاسُ: «ألَنْ تُخبِرَنا بِمَعنَى هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ لَنا، وَلِماذا تَفعَلُ أنتَ ما تَفعَلُهُ؟»

20 S o I said to them, “The Word of the Lord came to me saying,

فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: «أتَتْ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ إلَيَّ:

21 ’ Tell the people of Israel, “The Lord God says, ‘I am about to let sin fill My holy place, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the happiness of your soul. And your sons and daughters you have left behind will be killed by the sword.

‹قُلْ لِبَيتِ إسْرائِيلَ هَكَذا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ: سَأُدَمِّرُ مَقدَسِي وَأُنَجِّسُهُ. سَأُدَمِّرُ ما تَفرَحُونَ بِالغِناءِ لَهُ، ما يُمَثِّلُ مُشَتَهَى عُيُونِكُمْ وَبُغْيَةَ قُلُوبِكُمْ وَأبناؤُكُمْ وَبِناتُكُمُ الَّذِينَ تَرَكتُمُوهُمْ وَراءَكُمْ، سَيَمُوتُونَ بِالسَّيفِ.

22 T hen you will do as I have done. You will not cover your face or eat the bread of those in sorrow.

وَسَتَعمَلُونَ كَما عَمِلتُ، إذْ لَنْ تُغَطُّوا شَوارِبَكُمْ، وَلَنْ تَأكُلُوا طَعامَ الحُزنِ وَالحَدادِ.

23 Y our heads will be covered and your shoes will be on your feet. You will not have sorrow or cry. But you will waste away in your sins and cry in pain to one another.

وَسَتَستَمِرُّونَ كَالمُعتادِ فِي ارتِداءِ أعِمَّتِكُمْ عَلَى رُؤُوسِكُمْ وَأحذِيَتِكُمْ فِي أقدامِكُمْ، وَلَنْ تَنُوحُوا أوْ تَبكُوا. وَلَكِنَّكُمْ سَتَفنُونَ فِي خَطاياكُمْ، وَتَئِنُّونَ مَعاً.

24 S o Ezekiel will be something special for you to see. You will do just as he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord God.’”

سَيَكُونُ حَزْقِيالُ عَلامَةً لَكُمْ. وَحِينَ يَأتِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتُ، سَتَعمَلُونَ كُلَّ ما عَمِلَهُ. حِينَئِذٍ، تَعلَمُونَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ.›

25 ‘ Son of man, I will take away their strong-place that was their joy and pride, the desire of their eyes and the things their hearts wanted most. And I will take away their sons and their daughters.

«أمّا أنتَ يا إنْسانُ، فَإنِّي فِي اليَومِ الَّذِي آخُذُ مِنهُمْ حِصنَهُمْ وَفَرَحَهُمُ وَمَجدَهُمْ وَمُشَتَهَى عُيُونِهِمْ وَحَنانَ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَأبناءَهُمْ وَبَناتِهِمْ،

26 O n that day, one who gets away will come to you with the news.

سَيَأتِي إلَيكَ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ لاجِئٌ يَنقُلُ خَبَراً.

27 T hat same day your mouth will be opened. You will speak with him and no longer be quiet. So you will be something special for them to see, and they will know that I am the Lord.’”

فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، سَأفتَحُ فَمَكَ فَتَتَكَلَّمَ إلَى ذَلِكَ اللّاجِئِ، وَلَنْ تَعُودَ صامِتاً فِيما بَعْدُ. حِينَئِذٍ، سَتَكُونُ عَلامَةً لَهُمْ، وَسَيَعلَمُونَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ.»