حِزْقِيال 2

١ 1 ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي: «يَاابْنَ آدَمَ، قِفْ عَلَى قَدَمَيْكَ فَأُخَاطِبَكَ».

And he said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.

٢ 2 وَحَالَمَا تَكَلَّمَ دَخَلَ فِيَّ الرُّوحُ وَأَنْهَضَنِي عَلَى قَدَمَيَّ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يُخَاطِبُنِي:

And the spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me on my feet, that I heard him that spoke to me.

٣ 3 «يَاابْنَ آدَمَ، هَا أَنَا بَاعِثُكَ إِلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، إِلَى أُمَّةٍ مُتَمَرِّدَةٍ عَصَتْنِي، إِذْ تَعَدَّوْا هُمْ وَآبَاؤُهُمْ عَلَيَّ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.

And he said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even to this very day.

٤ 4 أَنَا بَاعِثُكَ إِلَى الأَبْنَاءِ الْمُتَصَلِّبِينَ الْقُسَاةِ، فَتَقُولُ لَهُمْ: هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ.

For they are impudent children and stiff hearted. I do send you to them; and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD.

٥ 5 فَإِنْ سَمِعُوا، أَوْ أَبَوْا لأَنَّهُمْ شَعْبٌ عَاصٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ عَلَى الأَقَلِّ أَنَّ نَبِيّاً بَيْنَهُمْ.

And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house, ) yet shall know that there has been a prophet among them.

٦ 6 أَمَّا أَنْتَ، يَاابْنَ آدَمَ، فَلاَ تَرْهَبْهُمْ وَلاَ تَخْشَ كَلاَمَهُمْ، وَإِنْ كَانُوا لَكَ قَرِيساً وَشَوْكاً. وَأَنْتَ سَاكِنٌ بَيْنَ عَقَارِبَ، فَلاَ تَرْهَبْ كَلاَمَهُمْ، وَلاَ تَفْزَعْ مِنْ مَحْضَرِهِمْ لأَنَّهُمْ شَعْبٌ مُتَمَرِّدٌ.

And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

٧ 7 إِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تُبَلِّغَهُمْ كَلاَمِي سَوَاءٌ سَمِعُوا أَوْ أَبَوْا، لأَنَّهُمْ شَعْبٌ مُتَمَرِّدٌ.

And you shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

٨ 8 وَالآنَ يَاابْنَ آدَمَ، أَصْغِ لِمَا أُخَاطِبُكَ بِهِ. لاَ تَكُنْ مُتَمَرِّداً مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ الشَّعْبِ الْمُتَمَرِّدِ. افْتَحْ فَمَكَ وَكُلْ مَا أُطْعِمُكَ».

But you, son of man, hear what I say to you; Be not you rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that I give you.

٩ 9 فَنَظَرْتُ وَإِذَا بِيَدٍ مُمْتَدَّةٍ إِلَيَّ، وَفِيهَا دَرْجُ كِتَابٍ.

And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent to me; and, see, a roll of a book was therein;

١٠ 10 وَعِنْدَمَا نَشَرَهُ أَمَامِي رَأَيْتُ الْكِتَابَةَ تَمْلأُهُ مِنَ الدَّاخِلِ وَالْخَارِجِ وَقَدْ دُوِّنَتْ فِيهِ مَرَاثٍ وَمَنَاحَاتٌ وَوَيْلاَتٌ.

And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.