Ezekiel 34
1 Kalpasanna, dimteng kaniak ti sao ni Yahweh ket kinunana,
Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
2 “Anak ti tao, agipadtoka a maibusor kadagiti agpaspastor iti Israel! Agipadtoka ket ibagam kadakuada, 'Kastoy ti ibagbaga ti Apo a ni Yahweh kadagiti agpaspastor: Asi pay dagiti agpaspastor iti Israel a mangipaspastor kadagiti bagbagida! Saan kadi a rumbeng a bantayan dagiti agpaspastor ti arban?
“You human, prophesy about [leaders] of Israel. [They should be taking care of my people like] [MET] shepherds [take care of their sheep]. Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Terrible things will happen to you leaders [MET] of Israel who only take care of yourselves! You should certainly [RHQ] take care of [your people like] [MET] a shepherd takes care of his flock of sheep!
3 Kankanenyo dagiti nalulukmeg a paset ken agkawkaweskayo iti lupot a naaramid iti buok ti karnero! Parpartienyo dagiti nalulukmeg iti arban! Saankayo a pulos a nagpastor.
[It is as though] you eat the curds, you slaughter the very good animals and wear clothes made from their wool. But you do not take care of the flock.
4 Saanyo a pinapigsa dagiti addaan kadagiti sagubanit, wenno saanyo nga inagasan dagiti masakit. Saanyo a bedbedbedan dagiti nablo, ken saanyo a pinasubli dagiti napapanaw wenno sinapul dagiti napukaw. Ngem ketdi, inturayanyo ida babaen iti bileg ken kinaranggas.
You have not enabled those who are weak to become strong. You have not healed those who were sick. You have not bandaged those who were wounded/injured. You have not brought back those who went astray. You have not searched for those who became lost. You have ruled your people harshly and cruelly.
5 Ket nawarawarada nga awan ti mangipastor kadakuada, ket nagbalinda a taraon para kadagiti amin a nabiag a narungsot nga ayup kadagiti away, kalpasan a nawarawarada.
So they were scattered, because you did not [take care of them like] [MET] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep]. And when they were scattered, [it was as though] wild animals attacked and [killed them and ate] their flesh.
6 Naiyaw-awan ti arbanko kadagiti amin a banbantay ken iti tunggal nangangato a turod, ket naiwarawarada iti entero a rabaw ti daga. Ket awan a pulos ti mangbirbirok kadakuada.
My people wandered like sheep all over the high hills and mountains. They were scattered all over the earth, and no one searched for them [DOU].
7 Isu a dakayo nga agpaspastor, denggenyo ti pakaammo ni Yahweh:
Therefore, you [who should be acting like] shepherds, listen to what I, Yahweh the Lord say:
8 Iti naganko nga adda iti agnanayon—kastoy ti pakaammo ti Apo a ni Yahweh—gapu ta nagbalin a samsam ti arbanko ken nagbalin a taraon para kadagiti amin a narungsot nga ayup kadagiti away (gapu ta awan ti pastor ken awan kadagiti pastorko ti nangbiruk iti arbanko, ngem binantayan dagiti agpaspastor dagiti bagbagida ket saanda nga impastoran ti arbanko)—
As surely as I am alive, my people [are like a flock of sheep that has] no shepherd, and as a result [it is as though] wild animals have attacked my people and eaten them. You did not search for them; instead, you only wanted to provide food for yourselves.
9 Ngarud, dakayo nga agpaspastor, denggenyo ti pakaammo ni Yahweh:
Therefore, you [who should be like] [MET] shepherds, listen to what I, Yahweh say:
10 Kastoy ti kuna ti Apo a ni Yahweh: Kitaem! Maibusorak kadagiti agpaspastor, ket sapulekto manipud kadagiti imada ti arbanko. Ket pasardengekto ida a mangipastor iti arban; wenno saanton nga ipastoran dagiti pastor dagiti bagbagida ta alaekto ti arbanko manipud kadagiti ngiwatda, tapno saanton nga agbalin a taraon ti arbanko para kadakuada.
I am opposed to [you leaders who should be like] [MET] shepherds for my people. I will remove you from taking care of my people, with the result that you will no longer feed yourselves [instead of feeding them]. I will rescue my people from you, with the result that you will longer be able to [butcher them and] eat them.
11 Ta kastoy ti kuna ti Apo a ni Yahweh: Kitaem! Siakto a mismo ti mangsapul iti arbanko ket aywanakto dagitoy,
This is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say to you leaders: I myself will search for my sheep and take care of them.
12 kas iti panangsapul ti agpaspastor iti arbanna iti aldaw nga adda isuna iti tengnga ti nawarawara nga arbanna. Kastanto ti panangbirokko iti arbanko, ken ispalekto ida manipud kadagiti amin a lugar a nakaiwaraanda iti aldaw a naulep ken nasipnget.
Like a shepherd finds his scattered sheep, I will rescue my people from all the places to which they have been scattered, at a time when things were very gloomy and they experienced disasters.
13 Ket irruarkonto ida manipud kadagiti tattao; urnongekto ida manipud kadagiti daga ket iyegkonto ida iti dagayo. Ikabilkonto ida kadagiti pagpasturan kadagiti sikigan dagiti bantay iti Israel, iti abay dagiti karayan, ken iti tunggal pagnaedan iti daga.
I will bring them back from many countries and gather them together again in their own land. [Because my people are like sheep] [MET], [it is as though] I will enable them to find good pastureland on the hills of Israel, and in the ravines, and in the villages of Israel.
14 Ikabilkonto ida iti nasayaat a pagpasturan; dagitinto nangangato a bantay ti Israel dagiti lugar a pagarabanda. Agiddadanto kadagiti nasasayaat a lugar a pagaraban, iti nawadwad a pagpasturan, ken agarabdanto kadagiti bantay ti Israel.
[It is as though] I will allow them to graze in good pastures on the mountaintops. They will lie down in good (grazing areas/grassy fields) there [DOU].
15 Siakto a mismo ti mangipastor iti arbanko, ken siakto a mismo ti mangpaidda kadakuada—kastoy ti pakaammo ti Apo a ni Yahweh—
I myself will take care of my people and enable them to lie down and rest.
16 birukekto ti napukaw ken isublikto ti napagtalaw; bedbedakto ti nablo a karnero ken agasakto ti masakit a karnero. Ket pukawekto dagiti napalukmeg ken napigsa! Agpastorakto a nainkalintegan!
I will search for those who are lost and bring back the ones who have strayed away. I will bandage those who have been injured and strengthen those who are weak. But I will get rid of those who are fat and powerful. I will act fairly toward [the people who are like] [MET] my sheep. That is what I, Yahweh, promise.
17 Ket sika nga arbanko—kastoy ti kuna ti Apo a ni Yahweh— kitaem! Siakto ti agbalin nga ukom kadagiti karnero, kadagiti kalakian a karnero ken kadagiti kalding!
And as for you who are like [MET] my sheep, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: I will judge between each of you; and I will separate [those that are peaceful like] sheep from [those that are always trying to dominate others like] goats.
18 Bassit kadi a banag a maipastorkayo iti nasayaat a pagpasturan, isu a tarigagayanyo a baddekan ti natda iti pagpasturan? Wenno bassit kadi a banag nga imminumkayo kadagiti nalitnaw a danum, a rumbeng a libegenyo dagiti karayan babaen kadagiti sakayo?
It is bad that [RHQ] some of you keep the best pastures for yourselves. It is even worse that [RHQ] you trample the good grass with your feet. You yourselves drink the clear water [RHQ]. But with your feet you cause the other water to become muddy [RHQ].
19 Ngem ti karnerok ket maipaspastoren iti binaddebaddekan dagiti sakayo; in-inumendan dagiti danum a linibegyo babaen kadagiti sakayo!
[It is as though] you [RHQ] are forcing my flock to eat the grass that you have trampled and to drink the water that you have caused to become muddy!
20 Kastoy ngarud ti kuna ti Apo a ni Yahweh kadakuada: Kitaem! Siakto a mismo ti mangukom kadagiti nalukmeg ken kadagiti nakuttong a karnero,
Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say to you: I myself will judge between [those of you who are like] [MET] the fat sheep and [those of you who are like] the thin sheep.
21 ta induronyo ida babaen kadagiti bakrang ken abagayo, ken sinangduyo dagiti amin nga agkakapuy agingga nga inwarayo ida iti adayu manipud iti daga!
[who are like] strong sheep, [it is as though] with your shoulders and buttocks you have shoved away [those who are like] thin sheep, and you have butted them with your horns, until you have chased them all away [from the good pastureland].
22 Isu nga isalakankonto ti arbanko; saandanton a pulos nga agbalin a samsam. Ket ukomekto dagiti karnero!
But I will rescue my people, and they no longer will be (harassed/treated cruelly). I will judge between one person and another.
23 Mangisaadakto iti maysa nga agpastor kadakuada, ket ipastornanto ida—ti adipenko a ni David! Ipastornanto ida; agbalinto isuna a pastorda!
And I will appoint one leader [MET] for them, [someone who will be like] King David, who served me [very well]. That leader will take care of them and be like their shepherd.
24 Ta siak, a ni Yahweh, ti agbalinto a Diosda, ket ti adipenko a ni David ti agbalinto a panguloda—siak, a ni Yahweh ti nangipakaammo iti daytoy!
I, Yahweh, will be their God, and [the one who is like] [MET] King David will be their king. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.
25 Ket mangaramidakto iti katulagan a pakikapia kadakuada ken ikkatekto dagiti dakes nga atap nga ayup manipud iti daga, isu nga agbiagto a sitatalged dagiti karnerok iti let-ang ken maturogdanto kadagiti kabakiran.
I will make a peace agreement with the people of Israel. In this agreement I will promise to get rid of all the wild animals in Israel, in order that my people may live safely, even in the desert and in the forests.
26 Bendisionakto pay ida ken dagiti naglikmut a turodko, ta mangiyegakto iti arbis iti naikeddeng a tiempo. Dagitoyto ket arbis iti bendision!
I will bless them, and I will bless the places close to my sacred hill. I will bless them by sending them rain showers at the right season; they will be showers to bless them.
27 Ket agbunganto dagiti kayo iti talon, ken mangipaayto ti daga iti bunga. Natalgedto dagiti karnerok iti dagada; ket maammoandanto a siak ni Yahweh, inton tukkolek dagiti balunet ti sangolda, ken inton ispalek ida manipud iti ima dagiti nangtagabu kadakuada.
The fruit trees will produce fruit and the ground will produce crops. And my people will live safely in their land. When I rescue them from people who caused them to be slaves [MET, DOU], they will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].
28 Saandanton a pulos nga agbalin a samsam kadagiti nasion, ket saanto ida a pulos a kanen dagiti atap nga ayup! Ta agbiagdanto a sitatalged ket saandanto nga agbuteng.
[Soldiers from] other nations will no longer take away their valuable possessions, and wild animals will no longer attack them. They will live safely, and no one will cause them to be afraid.
29 Ta mangaramidakto iti natalna a lugar a pagmulaan para kadakuada tapno saandanton a pulos a matay iti bisin iti daga, ket saanto ida a laisen dagiti nasion.
I will cause their land to be famous/well-known for its good crops. There will no longer be famines in the land, and people in other nations will no longer ridicule them.
30 Ket maammoandanto a siak, a ni Yahweh a Diosda ket addaak kadakuada. Isuda dagiti tattaok, ti balay ti Israel— kastoy ti pakaammo ti Apo a ni Yahweh.
Then they will know that I, Yahweh their God, am helping them, and they will know that they, the Israeli people, are my people.
31 Ta dakayo dagiti karnerok, ti arban iti pagpasturak, ken dagiti tattaok! Siakto ti Diosyo— kastoy ti pakaammo ti Apo a ni Yahweh.'”
[It will be as though] [MET] my people are my sheep whom I will take care of, and I will be their God. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, declare.’”
