Ezekiel 34

1 and to be word LORD to(wards) me to/for to say

A message from the Lord came to me, saying,

2 son: child man to prophesy upon to pasture Israel to prophesy and to say to(wards) them to/for to pasture thus to say Lord YHWH/God woe! to pasture Israel which to be to pasture [obj] them not [the] flock to pasture [the] to pasture

“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?

3 [obj] [the] fat to eat and [obj] [the] wool to clothe [the] fat to sacrifice [the] flock not to pasture

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

4 [obj] [the] be weak: weak not to strengthen: strengthen and [obj] [the] be weak: ill not to heal and to/for to break not to saddle/tie and [obj] [the] to banish not to return: return and [obj] [the] to perish not to seek and in/on/with force to rule [obj] them and in/on/with severity

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.

5 and to scatter from without to pasture and to be to/for food to/for all living thing [the] land: wildlife and to scatter

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

6 to wander flock my in/on/with all [the] mountain: mount and upon all hill to exalt and upon all face: surface [the] land: country/planet to scatter flock my and nothing to seek and nothing to seek

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.

7 to/for so to pasture to hear: hear [obj] word LORD

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

8 alive I utterance Lord YHWH/God if: surely yes not because to be flock my to/for plunder and to be flock my to/for food to/for all living thing [the] land: wildlife from nothing to pasture and not to seek to pasture my [obj] flock my and to pasture [the] to pasture [obj] them and [obj] flock my not to pasture

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,

9 to/for so [the] to pasture to hear: hear word LORD

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

10 thus to say Lord YHWH/God look! I to(wards) [the] to pasture and to seek [obj] flock my from hand their and to cease them from to pasture flock and not to pasture still [the] to pasture [obj] them and to rescue flock my from lip their and not to be to/for them to/for food

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.

11 for thus to say Lord YHWH/God look! I I and to seek [obj] flock my and to enquire them

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

12 like/as seeking to pasture flock his in/on/with day to be he in/on/with midst flock his to declare so to enquire [obj] flock my and to rescue [obj] them from all [the] place which to scatter there in/on/with day cloud and cloud

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.

13 and to come out: send them from [the] people and to gather them from [the] land: country/planet and to come (in): bring them to(wards) land: soil their and to pasture them to(wards) mountain: mount Israel in/on/with channel and in/on/with all seat [the] land: country/planet

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.

14 in/on/with pasture pleasant to pasture [obj] them and in/on/with mountain: mount height Israel to be pasture their there to stretch in/on/with pasture pleasant and pasture rich to pasture to(wards) mountain: mount Israel

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.

15 I to pasture flock my and I to stretch them utterance Lord YHWH/God

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

16 [obj] [the] to perish to seek and [obj] [the] to banish to return: return and to/for to break to saddle/tie and [obj] [the] be weak: weak to strengthen: strengthen and [obj] [the] rich and [obj] [the] strong to destroy to pasture her in/on/with justice

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.

17 and you(f. p.) flock my thus to say Lord YHWH/God look! I to judge between sheep to/for sheep to/for ram and to/for goat

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.

18 little from you [the] pasture [the] pleasant to pasture and remainder pasture your to trample in/on/with foot your and clarified water to drink and [obj] [the] to remain in/on/with foot your to foul [emph?]

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?

19 and flock my trampling foot your to pasture and mud foot your to drink

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

20 to/for so thus to say Lord YHWH/God to(wards) them look! I I and to judge between sheep fat and between sheep lean

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

21 because in/on/with side and in/on/with shoulder to thrust and in/on/with horn your to gore all [the] be weak: weak till which to scatter [obj] them to(wards) [the] outside [to]

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,

22 and to save to/for flock my and not to be still to/for plunder and to judge between sheep to/for sheep

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

23 and to arise: establish upon them to pasture one and to pasture [obj] them [obj] servant/slave my David he/she/it to pasture [obj] them and he/she/it to be to/for them to/for to pasture

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.

24 and I LORD to be to/for them to/for God and servant/slave my David leader in/on/with midst their I LORD to speak: speak

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

25 and to cut: make(covenant) to/for them covenant peace and to cease living thing bad: harmful from [the] land: country/planet and to dwell in/on/with wilderness to/for security and to sleep in/on/with wood

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.

26 and to give: make [obj] them and around hill my blessing and to go down [the] rain in/on/with time his rain blessing to be

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

27 and to give: give tree [the] land: country [obj] fruit his and [the] land: country/planet to give: give crops her and to be upon land: soil their to/for security and to know for I LORD in/on/with to break I [obj] yoke yoke their and to rescue them from hand [the] to serve in/on/with them

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.

28 and not to be still plunder to/for nation and living thing [the] land: country/planet not to eat them and to dwell to/for security and nothing to tremble

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.

29 and to arise: establish to/for them plantation to/for name and not to be still to gather famine in/on/with land: country/planet and not to lift: bear still shame [the] nation

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

30 and to know for I LORD God their with them and they(masc.) people my house: household Israel utterance Lord YHWH/God

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.

31 and you(f. p.) flock my flock pasturing my man you(m. p.) I God your utterance Lord YHWH/God

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