Yexesqeel 33
1 Haddana Eraygii Rabbiga ayaa ii yimid isagoo leh,
Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
2 Wiilka Aadamow, dadkaaga la hadal, oo waxaad ku tidhaahdaa, Markaan seef dal ku soo daayo, haddii dadka dalkaasu ay nin iyaga ka mid ah soo soocaan oo ay waardiye ka dhigtaan,
“You human, speak to your fellow Israelis and say this to them: ‘When I bring an enemy army [MTY] to attack a country, and the people of that country choose one of their men and appoint him to be a watchman,
3 markuu arko seefta dhulka soo degaysa hadduu buunka yeedhiyo, oo uu dadka u digo,
if he sees the enemy army [MTY] coming to attack his country, and he blows a trumpet to warn the people,
4 ku alla kii maqla buunka dhawaaqiisa oo aan digtoonaan, hadday seeftu timaado oo ay isaga nafta ka qaaddo, dhiiggiisu wuxuu saarnaan doonaa madaxiisa.
if anyone hears the trumpet and does not heed the warning, and as a result he is killed by the sword [of one of his enemies], he will be responsible for his own death [MTY].
5 Buunka dhawaaqiisuu maqlay, mase digtoonaan, dhiiggiisu isaga uun buu saarnaan doonaa. Hadduu digtoonaan lahaa, naftiisuu samatabbixin lahaa.
If he had heeded the warning, he would have (have saved his life/still be alive). But because he heard the sound of the trumpet and did not heed that warning, his death will be his own fault.
6 Laakiinse waardiyuhu hadduu arko seeftii oo soo socota, illowse uusan buunka yeedhin, oo uusan dadka u digin, hadday seeftu timaado oo ay qof iyaga ka mid ah nafta ka qaaddo, kaasuu xumaantiisuu ku dhintaa, laakiinse dhiiggiisa waxaa la weyddiin doonaa ninkii waardiyaha ahaa gacantiisa.
But if the watchman sees the enemy army [MTY] coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people, and one of his people is killed by an enemy sword, that person will die because of his sin, but I will consider that the watchman is responsible for that man’s death.’
7 Haddaba Wiilka Aadamow, waardiye baan reer binu Israa'iil kaaga dhigay, oo sidaas daraaddeed erayga afkayga ka maqal, oo iyaga xaggayga uga dig.
So, you human, I have appointed you to be a watchman for the Israeli people [MTY]. So always listen to what I say and warn the people for me.
8 Markaan mid sharrow ah ku idhaahdo, Sharrowgow, hubaal waad dhiman doontaa, haddaadan sharrowga jidkiisa sharka ah kala hadlin oo aadan uga digin, ninkaas sharrowga ahu xumaantiisuu ku dhiman doonaa, laakiinse dhiiggiisa gacantaadaan weyddiin doonaa.
When I say to some wicked person, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die [because of your sins,’ you must tell him that]. If you do not speak to that person to warn him that he should turn away from his sins, that wicked person will die because of his sins, but I will say that you are responsible for his death [MTY].
9 Habase ahaatee haddaad sharrowga jidkiisa uga digtid inuu ka soo leexdo aawadeed, laakiinse uusan jidkiisa ka soo noqon, markaas isagu xumaantiisuu ku dhiman doonaa, laakiinse adigu naftaadaad samatabbixisay.
But if you warn that wicked person that he should turn away from his sins, and he does not do that, he will die because of his sins, but you will have saved your life.
10 Sidaas daraaddeed Wiilka Aadamow, reer binu Israa'iil la hadal, oo waxaad ku tidhaahdaa, Idinku waxaad ku hadashaan oo istidhaahdaan, Xadgudubyadayadii iyo dembiyadayadiiba way na dul saaran yihiin, oo iyaga ayaannu ku dhex macaluulsan nahay, haddaba bal sidee baannu u noolaan karaynaa?
You human, say to the Israeli people, ‘This is what you all are saying: “[The guilt that we have for] disobeying God’s laws and sinning is like a heavy weight on us, and it is hurting us, and we are slowly dying. So what can we do to continue to remain alive?”’
11 Waxaad iyaga ku tidhaahdaa, Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Noloshaydaan ku dhaartaye inaanan innaba farxad ka helayn dhimashada sharrowga, laakiinse waxaan jeclahay in sharrowgu uu jidkiisa ka soo noqdo oo uu noolaado. Soo noqda, jidkiinna ka soo noqda, waayo, reer binu Israa'iilow, bal maxaad u dhimanaysaan?
Say to them, ‘Yahweh the Lord says, “As surely as I am alive, I am not happy when wicked people die; I would prefer that they turn away from their wicked behavior and continue to live. So repent! Turn away from your evil behavior! You Israeli people, do you really want to die [RHQ]?”’
12 Wiilka Aadamow, waxaad dadkaaga ku tidhaahdaa, Ka xaqa ah maalintii uu xadgudub sameeyo xaqnimadiisu ma ay samatabbixin doonto, oo sharrowguna maalintii uu sharnimadiisa ka soo noqdo sharnimadiisa kuma uu dhex dhici doono. Oo ka xaqa ahu maalintii uu dembaabo ma uu kari doono inuu xaqnimadiisa ku noolaado.
Therefore, you human, say to your fellow Israelis, ‘If righteous people start to disobey me, their being righteous previously will not save them [from being punished]. And if wicked people turn away from their wicked behavior, they will not die because of the sins that they committed [previously]. And if righteous people start to sin, they will not be allowed to remain alive because of their formerly being righteous.’
13 Markaan ka xaqa ah ku idhaahdo, Hubaal waad noolaan doontaa, hadduu xaqnimada isku halleeyo oo uu xumaan sameeyo, markaas falimihiisii xaqa ahaa lama soo xusuusan doono, laakiinse wuxuu ku dhiman doonaa xumaantiisii uu sameeyey.
If I tell righteous people that they will surely remain alive, but then they trust/think that because they have been righteous previously, they can start to do evil [and not be punished], I will not think about the righteous things that they did previously; they will die because of the evil things that they are doing.
14 Haddana markaan sharrowga ku idhaahdo, Hubaal waad dhiman doontaa, hadduu dembigiisa ka soo noqdo, oo uu waxa xaqa ah oo qumman sameeyo,
And if I say to some wicked person, ‘You will surely die [because of your sins],’ that person may turn away from his sinful behavior and do what is just and right [DOU].
15 iyo hadduu sharrowgu rahaamaddii celiyo, oo uu wixii uu dhacay celiyo, oo uu qaynuunnada nolosha ku socdo, isagoo aan innaba xumaan samaynayn, markaas hubaal wuu noolaan doonaa, mana dhiman doono.
For example, he may return what he took from another person to guarantee [that that person would pay back what he owes], or he may return things that he has stolen, and he may obey the laws that will enable [those who obey them] to remain alive, and he will not continue to do evil things. If that happens, he will surely remain alive; he will not die [because of the sins that he committed previously].
16 Oo dembiyadiisii uu sameeyey midkoodna looma xusuusan doono. Wuxuu sameeyey wax xaq ah oo qumman, oo hubaal wuu noolaan doonaa.
I will not think about the sins that he has committed; he will surely remain alive.
17 Laakiinse dadkaagu waxay yidhaahdaan, Sayidka jidkiisu ma qummana, illowse waa iyaga qudhooda waxa aan jidkoodu qummanayn.
Your fellow Israelis say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But it is your behavior that is not fair.
18 Kan xaqa ahu hadduu xaqnimadiisa ka leexdo oo uu xumaan sameeyo, xumaantiisuu ku dhiman doonaa.
If a righteous person turns away from doing what is righteous and starts to do what is evil, [it is fair that] he die because of his sins.
19 Laakiinse sharrowgu hadduu sharnimadiisa ka soo noqdo oo uu waxa xaqa ah ee qumman sameeyo, qummanaantiisuu ku noolaan doonaa.
And if a wicked person turns away from his wicked behavior and does what is right and fair [DOU], [it is fair] for him to remain alive because of doing that.
20 Laakiinse idinku waxaad tidhaahdaan, Sayidka jidkiisu ma qummana. Reer binu Israa'iilow, midkiin kastaba waxaan u xukumi doonaa siday jidadkiisu yihiin.
But you Israeli people still say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But I will judge each of you for what you do.”
21 Oo sannaddii laba iyo tobnaad ee maxaabiisnimadayadii, bisheedii tobnaad, maalinteedii shanaad ayaa mid Yeruusaalem ka soo baxsaday ii yimid, oo wuxuu igu yidhi, Magaaladii waa la qabsaday.
Almost twelve years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the fifth day of the tenth month [of that year], a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me [in Babylon] and said, “Jerusalem has been captured!”
22 Oo kan soo cararay intuusan ii iman markay fiidkii ahayd gacantii Rabbiga ayaa i dul saarnayd, oo Rabbigu afkayguu furay, oo ilaa uu aroortii dambe ii yimid ayaa afkaygii furnaa, oo aniguna mar dambe carrablaawe ma aan ahayn.
The evening before that man arrived, Yahweh took control [MTY] of me, and when that man arrived, Yahweh enabled me to speak again; I was no longer forced to be silent.
23 Oo haddana Eraygii Rabbiga ayaa ii yimid isagoo leh,
Then Yahweh gave a message to me. He said,
24 Wiilka Aadamow, meelaha cidlada ah ee dalka reer binu Israa'iil kuwa degganu waxay yidhaahdaan, Ibraahim nin qudhuhuu ahaa, oo isagu dalkan buu dhaxlay, laakiinse innagu waynu badan nahay, oo dalkana innagaa dhaxal ahaan inaloo siiyey.
“You human, the people who are living in the ruins in Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one person, but Yahweh [promised him that he and his descendants] would possess this land. But we are many; so surely this land has been given to us [by Yahweh] to continue to possess.’
25 Haddaba waxaad iyaga ku tidhaahdaa, Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Hilib dhiig leh baad cuntaan, oo sanamyadiinna ayaad indhaha kor ugu taagtaan, oo dhiig baad daadisaan, haddaba ma idinkaa dalka dhaxlaya?
So send a message to them. Say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: You eat meat that still has the animal’s blood in it. You still worship idols. And you still murder others [MTY]. So, (should this land belong to you?/this land should certainly not belong to you!) [RHQ]
26 Seeftiinnaad isku hallaysaan, oo wax karaahiyo ah ayaad samaysaan, oo midkiin kastaaba naagta deriskiisuu nijaaseeyaa, haddaba ma idinkaa dalka dhaxlaya?
You rely on using your swords [to obtain things that you want]. You do many detestable things. Each of you has sex with other men’s wives. So (why should you continue to possess the land of Israel?/you should not continue to possess this land!) [RHQ]’
27 Waxaad iyaga ku tidhaahdaa, Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Noloshaydaan ku dhaartaye, hubaal kuwa meelaha cidlada ah ku dhex jiraa seef bay ku le'an doonaan, oo kii berrin bannaan joogana dugaaggaan inay cunaan u siin doonaa, oo kuwa qalcadaha iyo boholaha ku jiraana belaayo bay u dhiman doonaan.
Send this message to them: ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: As surely as I am alive, those who are left in the ruins [in Jerusalem] will also be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and those who are living in the countryside will be killed by wild animals, and those who are living in forts and caves will die from a plague.
28 Oo dalka cidla iyo yaab baan ka dhigi doonaa, oo kibirka xooggiisuna wuu dhammaan doonaa, oo buuraha reer binu Israa'iilna cidla bay noqon doonaan, si aan ciduna u dhex marin.
I will cause your country to become a desolate wasteland. You will no longer be proud of being a strong country. The mountains of Israel will become very desolate, with the result that no one will walk across them.
29 Oo markaan dalka cidla iyo yaab uga dhigo waxyaalahoodii karaahiyada ahaa ee ay sameeyeen aawadood waxay ogaan doonaan inaan anigu Rabbiga ahay.
Then, when I have caused your country to become a desolate wasteland because of all the detestable things that you have done, you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’
30 Oo weliba Wiilka Aadamow, dadkaagu derbiyada dhinacooda iyo guryaha irdahooda ayay kugu hadal hayaan, oo midkoodba wuxuu kan kale ku yidhaahdaa, oo midba walaalkiis ku yidhaahdaa, Waan ku baryayaaye bal kaalay oo maqal waxa uu yahay erayga Rabbiga ka imanayaa!
As for you, you human, your fellow Israelis [here in Babylon] are talking about you along the city walls and at the doors of their houses. They are saying to each other, ‘Come and listen to the message that has come from Yahweh!’
31 Waxay kuugu yimaadaan sida dadku u yimaado, oo waxay hortaada u fadhiistaan sida dadkayga oo kale, oo erayadaadana way maqlaan, laakiinse innaba ma ay yeelaan, waayo, afkooda ayay jacayl badan ku muujiyaan, laakiinse qalbigoodu wuxuu daba galaa faa'iidadooda.
My people come to you as they often have done, and they sit in front of you to listen to what you say. But they do not do what you tell them that they must do. With their mouths they say that they love me, but in their inner beings they are eager to acquire things by doing what is unjust.
32 Bal eeg, waxaad iyaga u tahay sida balwo caashaq ah oo uu mid cod wanaagsan oo alaab muusikeed si wacan ugu cayaari yaqaan ku balweeyo, waayo, erayadaada way maqlaan, laakiinse innaba ma ay yeelaan.
To them, you are only a man who sings love songs with a beautiful voice, and you play a musical instrument well. They hear what you say, but they do not do what you tell them to do.
33 Oo markay waxyaalahaasu noqdaan, (bal eeg, way iman doonaane, ) waxay ogaan doonaan in nebi uu iyaga dhex joogay.
The terrible things that I have said will happen to them will surely happen. And then they will know that a prophet has been among them, [and that you are that prophet].”
