حِزْقِيَال 34

١ 1 وَكَانَ إِلَيَّ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا:

A message from the Lord came to me, saying,

٢ 2 «يَا ٱبْنَ آدَمَ، تَنَبَّأْ عَلَى رُعَاةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، تَنَبَّأْ وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ لِلرُّعَاةِ: وَيْلٌ لِرُعَاةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَرْعَوْنَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ. أَلَا يَرْعَى ٱلرُّعَاةُ ٱلْغَنَمَ؟

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds who lead Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord God says: Disaster is coming to the shepherds of Israel, who only look after themselves, and not the sheep! Shouldn't shepherds make sure their flock is fed?

٣ 3 تَأْكُلُونَ ٱلشَّحْمَ، وَتَلْبَسُونَ ٱلصُّوفَ وَتَذْبَحُونَ ٱلسَّمِينَ، وَلَا تَرْعَوْنَ ٱلْغَنَمَ.

You eat the cream, you use the wool for clothes, and you slaughter the fattened sheep, but you don't feed the flock.

٤ 4 ٱلْمَرِيضُ لَمْ تُقَوُّوهُ، وَٱلْمَجْرُوحُ لَمْ تَعْصِبُوهُ، وَٱلْمَكْسُورُ لَمْ تَجْبُرُوهُ، وَٱلْمَطْرُودُ لَمْ تَسْتَرِدُّوهُ، وَٱلضَّالُّ لَمْ تَطْلُبُوهُ، بَلْ بِشِدَّةٍ وَبِعُنْفٍ تَسَلَّطْتُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ.

You haven't taken care of the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought home the strays, or looked for the lost. On the contrary, you ruled them using violence and cruelty.

٥ 5 فَتَشَتَّتَتْ بِلَا رَاعٍ وَصَارَتْ مَأْكَلًا لِجَمِيعِ وُحُوشِ ٱلْحَقْلِ، وَتَشَتَّتَتْ.

They were scattered because they didn't have a shepherd. When they scattered they were preyed on by all the wild animals for food.

٦ 6 ضَلَّتْ غَنَمِي فِي كُلِّ ٱلْجِبَالِ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ تَلٍّ عَالٍ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ وَجْهِ ٱلْأَرْضِ. تَشَتَّتَتْ غَنَمِي وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَنْ يَسْأَلُ أَوْ يُفَتِّشُ.

My sheep strayed, going to all the mountains and high hills. They were scattered everywhere, and there was no one to go and look for them.

٧ 7 «فَلِذَلِكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلرُّعَاةُ ٱسْمَعُوا كَلَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ:

So, you shepherds, listen to what the Lord has to say:

٨ 8 حَيٌّ أَنَا، يَقُولُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ، مِنْ حَيْثُ إِنَّ غَنَمِي صَارَتْ غَنِيمَةً وَصَارَتْ غَنَمِي مَأْكَلًا لِكُلِّ وَحْشِ ٱلْحَقْلِ، إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ رَاعٍ وَلَا سَأَلَ رُعَاتِي عَنْ غَنَمِي، وَرَعَى ٱلرُّعَاةُ أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَرْعَوْا غَنَمِي،

As I live, declares the Lord God, because my sheep didn't have a shepherd and were preyed on by all the wild animals for food, and because my shepherds didn't look after my sheep but instead only fed themselves,

٩ 9 فَلِذَلِكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلرُّعَاةُ ٱسْمَعُوا كَلَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ:

so, you shepherds, you listen to what the Lord has to say!

١٠ 10 هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ: هَأَنَذَا عَلَى ٱلرُّعَاةِ وَأَطْلُبُ غَنَمِي مِنْ يَدِهِمْ، وَأَكُفُّهُمْ عَنْ رَعْيِ ٱلْغَنَمِ، وَلَا يَرْعَى ٱلرُّعَاةُ أَنْفُسَهُمْ بَعْدُ، فَأُخَلِّصُ غَنَمِي مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ فَلَا تَكُونُ لَهُمْ مَأْكَلًا.

This is what the Lord God says: Watch out, because I'm condemning the shepherds, and I will take my sheep back and stop them looking after the sheep so they won't be able to feed themselves anymore. I will take away my sheep from them, and I won't let them eat the sheep anymore.

١١ 11 لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ: هَأَنَذَا أَسْأَلُ عَنْ غَنَمِي وَأَفْتَقِدُهَا.

For this is what the Lord God says: Watch as I myself will go looking for my sheep, searching to find them.

١٢ 12 كَمَا يَفْتَقِدُ ٱلرَّاعِي قَطِيعَهُ يَوْمَ يَكُونُ فِي وَسْطِ غَنَمِهِ ٱلْمُشَتَّتَةِ، هَكَذَا أَفْتَقِدُ غَنَمِي وَأُخَلِّصُهَا مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلْأَمَاكِنِ ٱلَّتِي تَشَتَّتَتْ إِلَيْهَا فِي يَوْمِ ٱلْغَيْمِ وَٱلضَّبَابِ.

Just like a shepherd goes looking for his lost sheep when he is with the flock, so I will look for my sheep. I will rescue them from everywhere they were scattered on a dark and dismal day.

١٣ 13 وَأُخْرِجُهَا مِنَ ٱلشُّعُوبِ وَأَجْمَعُهَا مِنَ ٱلْأَرَاضِي، وَآتِي بِهَا إِلَى أَرْضِهَا وَأَرْعَاهَا عَلَى جِبَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَفِي ٱلْأَوْدِيَةِ وَفِي جَمِيعِ مَسَاكِنِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

I will take them out from among the other nations. I will gather them from the different countries, and bring them back to their own country. Like a shepherd I will have them feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and everywhere that people live in the country.

١٤ 14 أَرْعَاهَا فِي مَرْعًى جَيِّدٍ، وَيَكُونُ مَرَاحُهَا عَلَى جِبَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْعَالِيَةِ. هُنَالِكَ تَرْبُضُ فِي مَرَاحٍ حَسَنٍ، وَفِي مَرْعًى دَسِمٍ يَرْعَوْنَ عَلَى جِبَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

I will provide them with good pasture and places to graze in the high mountains of Israel. They will also be able to rest there in the good pasture and in the places to graze in mountains of Israel.

١٥ 15 أَنَا أَرْعَى غَنَمِي وَأُرْبِضُهَا، يَقُولُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

I myself will look after my sheep and give them a place to rest, declares the Lord God.

١٦ 16 وَأَطْلُبُ ٱلضَّالَّ، وَأَسْتَرِدُّ ٱلْمَطْرُودَ، وَأَجْبِرُ ٱلْكَسِيرَ، وَأَعْصِبُ ٱلْجَرِيحَ، وَأُبِيدُ ٱلسَّمِينَ وَٱلْقَوِيَّ، وَأَرْعَاهَا بِعَدْلٍ.

I will go looking for the lost, bring home the strays, bandage the injured, and strengthen the weak. However, I will destroy those who are fat and strong. Because I do what's right, I will be sure to take care of them.

١٧ 17 وَأَنْتُمْ يَا غَنَمِي، فَهَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ: هَأَنَذَا أَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ شَاةٍ وَشَاةٍ، بَيْنَ كِبَاشٍ وَتُيُوسٍ.

My flock, this is what the Lord God says to you: Watch, because I will judge between one sheep and the next, between the rams and the goats.

١٨ 18 أَهُوَ صَغِيرٌ عِنْدَكُمْ أَنْ تَرْعَوْا ٱلْمَرْعَى ٱلْجَيِّدَ، وَبَقِيَّةُ مَرَاعِيكُمْ تَدُوسُونَهَا بِأَرْجُلِكُمْ، وَأَنْ تَشْرَبُوا مِنَ ٱلْمِيَاهِ ٱلْعَمِيقَةِ، وَٱلْبَقِيَّةُ تُكَدِّرُونَهَا بِأَقْدَامِكُمْ؟

Aren't you satisfied with feeding in good pasture? Do you have to trample down the rest of the pasture with your feet? Aren't you satisfied to drink the clear water? Do you have to muddy the rest of it with your feet?

١٩ 19 وَغَنَمِي تَرْعَى مِنْ دَوْسِ أَقْدَامِكُمْ، وَتَشْرَبُ مِنْ كَدَرِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ!

Why does my flock have to feed on what your feet have trampled down, and drink the water that your feet have muddied?

٢٠ 20 «لِذَلِكَ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ لَهُمْ: هَأَنَذَا أَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ ٱلشَّاةِ ٱلسَّمِينَةِ وَٱلشَّاةِ ٱلْمَهْزُولَةِ.

That's why the Lord God says to them: Watch, because I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the skinny sheep.

٢١ 21 لِأَنَّكُمْ بَهَزْتُمْ بِٱلْجَنْبِ وَٱلْكَتِفِ، وَنَطَحْتُمُ ٱلْمَرِيضَةَ بِقُرُونِكُمْ حَتَّى شَتَّتْمُوهَا إِلَى خَارِجٍ.

Since you push others around with your sides and your shoulders, and use your horns to attack all the weak ones until you have chased them away,

٢٢ 22 فَأُخَلِّصُ غَنَمِي فَلَا تَكُونُ مِنْ بَعْدُ غَنِيمَةً، وَأَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ شَاةٍ وَشَاةٍ.

I will rescue my flock, and they will no longer be your victims. I will judge between one sheep and the next.

٢٣ 23 وَأُقِيمُ عَلَيْهَا رَاعِيًا وَاحِدًا فَيَرْعَاهَا عَبْدِي دَاوُدُ، هُوَ يَرْعَاهَا وَهُوَ يَكُونُ لَهَا رَاعِيًا.

I will put one shepherd in charge of them, my servant David, and he will take care of them. He will take care of them and be their shepherd.

٢٤ 24 وَأَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ أَكُونُ لَهُمْ إِلَهًا، وَعَبْدِي دَاوُدُ رَئِيسًا فِي وَسْطِهِمْ. أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ تَكَلَّمْتُ.

I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David will be their leader. I the Lord have spoken.

٢٥ 25 وَأَقْطَعُ مَعَهُمْ عَهْدَ سَلَامٍ، وَأَنْزِعُ ٱلْوُحُوشَ ٱلرَّدِيئَةَ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ، فَيَسْكُنُونَ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ وَيَنَامُونَ فِي ٱلْوُعُورِ.

I will make an agreement of peace with them, and get rid of the wild animals from the country, so that they can live safely in the wilderness and sleep securely in the forest.

٢٦ 26 وَأَجْعَلُهُمْ وَمَا حَوْلَ أَكَمَتِي بَرَكَةً، وَأُنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِمِ ٱلْمَطَرَ فِي وَقْتِهِ فَتَكُونُ أَمْطَارَ بَرَكَةٍ.

I will bless them and everywhere around my hill. I will send rain at the right time. They will be showers of blessing.

٢٧ 27 وَتُعْطِي شَجَرَةُ ٱلْحَقْلِ ثَمَرَتَهَا، وَتُعْطِي ٱلْأَرْضُ غَلَّتَهَا، وَيَكُونُونَ آمِنِينَ فِي أَرْضِهِمْ، وَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ عِنْدَ تَكْسِيرِي رُبُطَ نِيرِهِمْ، وَإِذَا أَنْقَذْتُهُمْ مِنْ يَدِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَعْبَدُوهُمْ.

The trees in the orchards will produce their fruit; the earth will grow its crops; and my flock will be live in safety in their country. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I break their yokes of slavery, and set them free from those who made them slaves.

٢٨ 28 فَلَا يَكُونُونَ بَعْدُ غَنِيمَةً لِلْأُمَمِ، وَلَا يَأْكُلُهُمْ وَحْشُ ٱلْأَرْضِ، بَلْ يَسْكُنُونَ آمِنِينَ وَلَا مُخِيفٌ.

They won't be the victims of other nations anymore, and wild animals won't eat them. They will live in safety, and no one will terrorize them.

٢٩ 29 وَأُقِيمُ لَهُمْ غَرْسًا لِصِيتٍ فَلَا يَكُونُونَ بَعْدُ مَفْنِيِّي ٱلْجُوعِ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَلَا يَحْمِلُونَ بَعْدُ تَعْيِيرَ ٱلْأُمَمِ.

I will make their fields produce remarkable harvests, and they won't suffer famine in their country again or be mocked by others.

٣٠ 30 فَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُهُمْ مَعَهُمْ، وَهُمْ شَعْبِي بَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، يَقُولُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

Then they will know that I am with them as the Lord their God, and that the people of Israel belong to me, declares the Lord God.

٣١ 31 وَأَنْتُمْ يَا غَنَمِي، غَنَمُ مَرْعَايَ، أُنَاسٌ أَنْتُمْ. أَنَا إِلَهُكُمْ، يَقُولُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ».

You are my sheep, the sheep that I feed. You are my people, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”