حِزْقِيَال 9

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

Then I heard Him call out in a loud voice, saying, “Draw near, O executioners of the city, each with a weapon of destruction in 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 I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.

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

Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at 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».

“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”

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

And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!

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

Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.

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

Then He told them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!” So they went out and began killing throughout 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؟».

While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”

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.

He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’

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

But as for Me, I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. I will bring their deeds down upon their own heads.”

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

Then the man clothed in linen with the writing kit at his side reported back, “I have done as You commanded.”