حِزْقِيَال 22

١ 1 وَكَانَ إِلَيَّ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا:

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

٢ 2 «وَأَنْتَ يَا ٱبْنَ آدَمَ، هَلْ تَدِينُ، هَلْ تَدِينُ مَدِينَةَ ٱلدِّمَاءِ؟ فَعَرِّفْهَا كُلَّ رَجَاسَاتِهَا،

And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, declare thou to her all her iniquities.

٣ 3 وَقُلْ: هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ: أَيَّتُهَا ٱلْمَدِينَةُ ٱلسَّافِكَةُ ٱلدَّمِ فِي وَسْطِهَا لِيَأْتِيَ وَقْتُهَا، ٱلصَّانِعَةُ أَصْنَامًا لِنَفْسِهَا لِتَتَنَجَّسَ بِهَا،

And thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord God: O city that sheds blood in the midst of her, so that her time should come, and that forms devices against herself, to defile herself;

٤ 4 قَدْ أَثِمْتِ بِدَمِكِ ٱلَّذِي سَفَكْتِ، وَنَجَّسْتِ نَفْسَكِ بِأَصْنَامِكِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلْتِ، وَقَرَّبْتِ أَيَّامَكِ وَبَلَغْتِ سِنِيكِ، فَلِذَلِكَ جَعَلْتُكِ عَارًا لِلْأُمَمِ، وَسُخْرَةً لِجَمِيعِ ٱلْأَرَاضِي.

in their blood which thou hast shed, thou hast transgressed; and in thy devices which thou hast formed, thou hast polluted thyself; and thou hast brought nigh thy days, and hast brought on the time of thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach to the Gentiles, and a mockery to all the countries,

٥ 5 ٱلْقَرِيبَةُ إِلَيْكِ وَٱلْبَعِيدَةُ عَنْكِ يَسْخَرُونَ مِنْكِ، يَا نَجِسَةَ ٱلِٱسْمِ، يَا كَثِيرَةَ ٱلشَّغَبِ.

to those near thee, and to those far distant from thee; and they shall mock thee, [thou that art] notoriously unclean, and abundant in iniquities.

٦ 6 هُوَذَا رُؤَسَاءُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ حَسَبَ ٱسْتِطَاعَتِهِ، كَانُوا فِيكِ لِأَجْلِ سَفْكِ ٱلدَّمِ.

Behold, the princes of the house of Israel have conspired in thee each one with his kindred, that they might shed blood.

٧ 7 فِيكِ أَهَانُوا أَبًا وَأُمًّا. فِي وَسْطِكِ عَامَلُوا ٱلْغَرِيبَ بِٱلظُّلْمِ. فِيكِ ٱضْطَهَدُوا ٱلْيَتِيمَ وَٱلْأَرْمَلَةَ.

In thee they have reviled father and mother; and in thee they have behaved unjustly toward the stranger: they have oppressed the orphan and widow.

٨ 8 ٱزْدَرَيْتِ أَقْدَاسِي وَنَجَّسْتِ سُبُوتِي.

And they have set at nought my holy things, and in thee they have profaned my sabbaths.

٩ 9 كَانَ فِيكِ أُنَاسٌ وُشَاةٌ لِسَفْكِ ٱلدَّمِ، وَفِيكِ أَكَلُوا عَلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ. فِي وَسْطِكِ عَمِلُوا رَذِيلَةً.

[There are] robbers in thee, to shed blood in thee; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: they have wrought ungodliness in the midst of thee.

١٠ 10 فِيكِ كَشَفَ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ عَوْرَةَ أَبِيهِ. فِيكِ أَذَلُّوا ٱلْمُتَنَجِّسَةَ بِطَمْثِهَا.

In thee they have uncovered the father's shame; and in thee they have humbled her that was set apart for uncleanness.

١١ 11 إِنْسَانٌ فَعَلَ ٱلرِّجْسَ بِٱمْرَأَةِ قَرِيبِهِ. إِنْسَانٌ نَجَّسَ كَنَّتَهُ بِرَذِيلَةٍ. إِنْسَانٌ أَذَلَّ فِيكِ أُخْتَهُ بِنْتَ أَبِيهِ.

They have dealt unlawfully each one with his neighbor's wife; and each one in ungodliness has defiled his daughter-in-law: and in thee they have humbled each one his sister, the daughter of his father.

١٢ 12 فِيكِ أَخَذُوا ٱلرَّشْوَةَ لِسَفْكِ ٱلدَّمِ. أَخَذْتِ ٱلرِّبَا وَٱلْمُرَابَحَةَ، وَسَلَبْتِ أَقْرِبَاءَكِ بِٱلظُّلْمِ، وَنَسِيتِنِي، يَقُولُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

In thee they have received gifts to shed blood; they have received in thee interest and usurious increase; and by oppression thou hast brought thy wickedness to the full, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord.

١٣ 13 «فَهَأَنَذَا قَدْ صَفَّقْتُ بِكَفِّي بِسَبَبِ خَطْفِكِ ٱلَّذِي خَطَفْتِ، وَبِسَبَبِ دَمِكِ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ فِي وَسْطِكِ.

And if I shall smite my hand at [thine iniquities] which thou hast accomplished, which thou hast wrought, and at thy blood that has been shed in the midst of thee,

١٤ 14 فَهَلْ يَثْبُتُ قَلْبُكِ أَوْ تَقْوَى يَدَاكِ فِي ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلَّتِي فِيهَا أُعَامِلُكِ؟ أَنَا ٱلرَّبَّ تَكَلَّمْتُ وَسَأَفْعَلُ.

shall thy heart endure? shall thine hands be strong in the days which I bring upon thee? I the Lord have spoken, and will do [it].

١٥ 15 وَأُبَدِّدُكِ بَيْنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ، وَأُذَرِّيكِ فِي ٱلْأَرَاضِي، وَأُزِيلُ نَجَاسَتَكِ مِنْكِ.

And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee in the countries, and thy uncleanness shall be removed out of thee.

١٦ 16 وَتَتَدَنَّسِينَ بِنَفْسِكِ أَمَامَ عُيُونِ ٱلْأُمَمِ، وَتَعْلَمِينَ أَنِّي أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ».

And I will give heritages in thee in the sight of the nations, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

١٧ 17 وَكَانَ إِلَيَّ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا:

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

١٨ 18 «يَا ٱبْنَ آدَمَ، قَدْ صَارَ لِي بَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ زَغَلًا. كُلُّهُمْ نُحَاسٌ وَقَصْدِيرٌ وَحَدِيدٌ وَرَصَاصٌ فِي وَسْطِ كُورٍ. صَارُوا زَغَلَ فِضَّةٍ.

Son of man, behold, the house of Israel are all become to me [as it were] mixed with brass, and iron, and tin, and lead; they are mixed up in the midst of the silver.

١٩ 19 لِأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ: مِنْ حَيْثُ إِنَّكُمْ كُلَّكُمْ صِرْتُمْ زَغَلًا، فَلِذَلِكَ هَأَنَذَا أَجْمَعُكُمْ فِي وَسْطِ أُورُشَلِيمَ،

Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have become one mixture, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.

٢٠ 20 جَمْعَ فِضَّةٍ وَنُحَاسٍ وَحَدِيدٍ وَرَصَاصٍ وَقَصْدِيرٍ إِلَى وَسْطِ كُورٍ لِنَفْخِ ٱلنَّارِ عَلَيْهَا لِسَبْكِهَا، كَذَلِكَ أَجْمَعُكُمْ بِغَضَبِي وَسَخَطِي وَأَطْرَحُكُمْ وَأَسْبِكُكُمْ.

As silver, and brass, and iron, and tin, and lead, are gathered into the midst of the furnace, to blow fire into it, that they may be melted: so will I take [you] in my wrath, and I will gather and melt you.

٢١ 21 فَأَجْمَعُكُمْ وَأَنْفُخُ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي نَارِ غَضَبِي، فَتُسْبَكُونَ فِي وَسْطِهَا.

And I will blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.

٢٢ 22 كَمَا تُسْبَكُ ٱلْفِضَّةُ فِي وَسْطِ ٱلْكُورِ، كَذَلِكَ تُسْبَكُونَ فِي وَسْطِهَا، فَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ سَكَبْتُ سَخَطِي عَلَيْكُمْ».

As silver is melted in the midst of a furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the Lord have poured out my wrath upon you.

٢٣ 23 وَكَانَ إِلَيَّ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا:

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

٢٤ 24 «يَا ٱبْنَ آدَمَ، قُلْ لَهَا: أَنْتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ ٱلَّتِي لَمْ تَطْهُرْ، لَمْ يُمْطَرْ عَلَيْهَا فِي يَوْمِ ٱلْغَضَبِ.

Son of man, say to her, Thou art the land that is not rained upon, neither has rain come upon thee in the day of wrath;

٢٥ 25 فِتْنَةُ أَنْبِيَائِهَا فِي وَسْطِهَا كَأَسَدٍ مُزَمْجِرٍ يَخْطُفُ ٱلْفَرِيسَةَ. أَكَلُوا نُفُوسًا. أَخَذُوا ٱلْكَنْزَ وَٱلنَّفِيسَ، أَكْثَرُوا أَرَامِلَهَا فِي وَسْطِهَا.

whose princes in the midst of her are as roaring lions seizing prey, devouring souls by oppression, and taking bribes; and thy widows are multiplied in the midst of thee.

٢٦ 26 كَهَنَتُهَا خَالَفُوا شَرِيعَتِي وَنَجَّسُوا أَقْدَاسِي. لَمْ يُمَيِّزُوا بَيْنَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ وَٱلْمُحَلَّلِ، وَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوا ٱلْفَرْقَ بَيْنَ ٱلنَّجِسِ وَٱلطَّاهِرِ، وَحَجَبُوا عُيُونَهُمْ عَنْ سُبُوتِي فَتَدَنَّسْتُ فِي وَسْطِهِمْ.

Her priests also have set at nought my law, and profaned my holy things: they have not distinguished between the holy and profane, nor have they distinguished between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I was profaned in the midst of them.

٢٧ 27 رُؤَسَاؤُهَا فِي وَسْطِهَا كَذِئَابٍ خَاطِفَةٍ خَطْفًا لِسَفْكِ ٱلدَّمِ، لِإِهْلَاكِ ٱلنُّفُوسِ لِٱكْتِسَابِ كَسْبٍ.

Her princes in the midst of her are as wolves ravening to shed blood, that they may get dishonest gain.

٢٨ 28 وَأَنْبِيَاؤُهَا قَدْ طَيَّنُوا لَهُمْ بِٱلطُّفَالِ، رَائِينَ بَاطِلًا وَعَارِفِينَ لَهُمْ كَذِبًا، قَائِلِينَ: هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَٱلرَّبُّ لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ.

And her prophets that daub them shall fall, that see vanities, that prophesy falsehoods, saying, Thus saith the Lord, when the Lord has not spoken.

٢٩ 29 شَعْبُ ٱلْأَرْضِ ظَلَمُوا ظُلْمًا، وَغَصَبُوا غَصْبًا، وَٱضْطَهَدُوا ٱلْفَقِيرَ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ، وَظَلَمُوا ٱلْغَرِيبَ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ.

That sorely oppress the people of the land with injustice, and commit robbery; oppressing the poor and needy, and not dealing justly with the stranger.

٣٠ 30 وَطَلَبْتُ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْ رَجُلًا يَبْنِي جِدَارًا وَيَقِفُ فِي ٱلثَّغْرِ أَمَامِي عَنِ ٱلْأَرْضِ لِكَيْلَا أَخْرِبَهَا، فَلَمْ أَجِدْ.

And I sought from among them a man behaving uprightly, and standing before me perfectly in the time of wrath, so that I should not utterly destroy her: but I found [him] not.

٣١ 31 فَسَكَبْتُ سَخَطِي عَلَيْهِمْ. أَفْنَيْتُهُمْ بِنَارِ غَضَبِي. جَلَبْتُ طَرِيقَهُمْ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ، يَقُولُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ».

So I have poured out my wrath upon her in the fury of mine anger, to accomplish [it]. I have recompensed their ways on their own heads, saith the Lord God.