حِزْقِيَال 9

١ 1 وَصَرَخَ فِي سَمْعِي بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ قَائِلًا: «قَرِّبْ وُكَلَاءَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ وَعُدَّتَهُ ٱلْمُهْلِكَةَ بِيَدِهِ».

And he cried in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Draw near, ye that have charge of the city, and every man [with] his destroying weapon in his hand.

٢ 2 وَإِذَا بِسِتَّةِ رِجَالٍ مُقْبِلِينَ مِنْ طَرِيقِ ٱلْبَابِ ٱلْأَعْلَى ٱلَّذِي هُوَ مِنْ جِهَةِ ٱلشِّمَالِ، وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عُدَّتُهُ ٱلسَّاحِقَةُ بِيَدِهِ، وَفِي وَسْطِهِمْ رَجُلٌ لَابِسٌ ٱلْكَتَّانَ، وَعَلَى جَانِبِهِ دَوَاةُ كَاتِبٍ. فَدَخَلُوا وَوَقَفُوا جَانِبَ مَذْبَحِ ٱلنُّحَاسِ.

And behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which is turned toward the north, and every man [with] his slaughter weapon in his hand; and in the midst of them, one man clothed with linen, with a writer's ink-horn by his side; and they went in, and stood beside the brazen altar.

٣ 3 وَمَجْدُ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ صَعِدَ عَنِ ٱلْكَرُوبِ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ عَلَيْهِ إِلَى عَتَبَةِ ٱلْبَيْتِ. فَدَعَا ٱلرَّجُلَ ٱللَّابِسَ ٱلْكَتَّانِ ٱلَّذِي دَوَاةُ ٱلْكَاتِبِ عَلَى جَانِبِهِ،

And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's ink-horn by his side;

٤ 4 وَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ: «ٱعْبُرْ فِي وَسْطِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، فِي وَسْطِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَسِمْ سِمَةً عَلَى جِبَاهِ ٱلرِّجَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَئِنُّونَ وَيَتَنَهَّدُونَ عَلَى كُلِّ ٱلرَّجَاسَاتِ ٱلْمَصْنُوعَةِ فِي وَسْطِهَا».

and Jehovah 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 for all the abominations that are done in the midst thereof.

٥ 5 وَقَالَ لِأُولَئِكَ فِي سَمْعِي: «ٱعْبُرُوا فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَرَاءَهُ وَٱضْرِبُوا. لَا تُشْفُقْ أَعْيُنُكُمْ وَلَا تَعْفُوا.

And to the others he said in my hearing, Go after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have pity.

٦ 6 اَلشَّيْخَ وَٱلشَّابَّ وَٱلْعَذْرَاءَ وَٱلطِّفْلَ وَٱلنِّسَاءَ، ٱقْتُلُوا لِلْهَلَاكِ. وَلَا تَقْرُبُوا مِنْ إِنْسَانٍ عَلَيْهِ ٱلسِّمَةُ، وَٱبْتَدِئُوا مِنْ مَقْدِسِي». فَٱبْتَدَأُوا بِٱلرِّجَالِ ٱلشُّيُوخِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَمَامَ ٱلْبَيْتِ.

Slay utterly the old man, the young man, and the maiden, and little children, and women; but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the elders who were before the house.

٧ 7 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «نَجِّسُوا ٱلْبَيْتَ، وَٱمْلَأُوا ٱلدُّورَ قَتْلَى. ٱخْرُجُوا». فَخَرَجُوا وَقَتَلُوا فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ.

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

٨ 8 وَكَانَ بَيْنَمَا هُمْ يَقْتُلُونَ، وَأُبْقِيتُ أَنَا، أَنِّي خَرَرْتُ عَلَى وَجْهِي وَصَرَخْتُ وَقُلْتُ: «آهِ، يَا سَيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ! هَلْ أَنْتَ مُهْلِكٌ بَقِيَّةَ إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلَّهَا بِصَبِّ رِجْزِكَ عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ؟».

And it came to pass, while they were smiting, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! wilt thou destroy all the remnant of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?

٩ 9 فَقَالَ لِي: «إِنَّ إِثْمَ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا عَظِيمٌ جِدًّا جِدًّا، وَقَدِ ٱمْتَلَأَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دِمَاءً، وَٱمْتَلَأَتِ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ جَنَفًا. لِأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ: ٱلرَّبُّ قَدْ تَرَكَ ٱلْأَرْضَ، وَٱلرَّبُّ لَا يَرَى.

And he said 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 say, Jehovah hath forsaken the earth, and Jehovah seeth not.

١٠ 10 وَأَنَا أَيْضًا عَيْنِي لَا تَشْفُقُ وَلَا أَعْفُو. أَجْلِبُ طَرِيقَهُمْ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ».

And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense their way upon their head.

١١ 11 وَإِذَا بِٱلرَّجُلِ ٱللَّابِسِ ٱلْكَتَّانِ ٱلَّذِي ٱلدَّوَاةُ عَلَى جَانِبِهِ رَدَّ جَوَابًا قَائِلًا: «قَدْ فَعَلْتُ كَمَا أَمَرْتَنِي».

And behold, the man clothed with linen, who had the ink-horn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.