حِزْقِيال 12

١ 1 ثُمَّ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ الرَّبُّ بِكَلِمَتِهِ قَائِلاً:

Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]

٢ 2 «يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، أَنْتَ مُقِيمٌ فِي وَسَطِ شَعْبٍ مُتَمَرِّدٍ، لَهُمْ عُيُونٌ لِيَرَوْا وَلَكِنْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ، وَلَهُمْ آذَانٌ لِيَسْمَعُوا وَلَكِنْ لَا يُصْغُونَ، لأَنَّهُمْ شَعْبٌ مُتَمَرِّدٌ.

“You human, you are living among people who are [very] rebellious. They have eyes, but they do not [what I want them to see]; they have ears, but they do not [what I want them to hear], because they are rebellious/stubborn people.

٣ 3 أَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ فَتَأَهَّبْ لِلسَّبْيِ وَاخْرُجْ نَهَاراً عَلَى مَرْأَى مِنْهُمْ وَامْضِ مِنْ مَوْضِعِكَ إِلَى مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَفْهَمُونَ، فَإِنَّهُمْ شَعْبٌ مُتَمَرِّدٌ.

Therefore, you human, pack your belongings as though you were (going into exile/being forced to go to another country). Then, during the daytime, while people are watching, [prepare to] go to another place. Even though the people are rebellious, perhaps they will [what you are symbolizing].

٤ 4 فَتُخْرِجُ مَتَاعَكَ، مَتَاعَ السَّفَرِ نَهَاراً عَلَى مَشْهَدٍ مِنْهُمْ، ثُمَّ تُغَادِرُ أَنْتَ مَسَاءً أَمَامَهُمْ كَالذَّاهِبِينَ إِلَى السَّبْيِ.

During the daytime, while they are watching, bring out the things that you want to take and pack them. Then in the evening, while they are watching, do what those who are preparing to go into exile do.

٥ 5 انْقُبْ لَكَ حَائِطاً أَمَامَ عُيُونِهِمْ وَاخْرُجْ مِنْهُ.

Dig through [city] wall and take your things through the hole.

٦ 6 وَعَلَى مَشْهَدٍ مِنْهُمْ احْمِلْ مَتَاعَكَ عَلَى كَتِفِكَ وَانْقُلْهُ عِنْدَ الْعَتْمَةِ. غَطِّ وَجْهَكَ لِكَيْ لَا تَرَى الأَرْضَ لأَنِّي جَعَلْتُكَ آيَةً لِشَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

Then put [in a sack] on your shoulder while they are watching and leave at dusk. Cover your face in order that you cannot see the path. [I want you to do this] because I want you to warn the Israeli people.”

٧ 7 فَفَعَلْتُ كَمَا أُمِرْتُ، فَأَخْرَجْتُ نَهَاراً مَتَاعِي. وَعِنْدَ الْمَسَاءِ نَقَبْتُ الْحَائِطَ بِيَدِي وَنَقَلْتُ أَحْمَالِي عَلَى كَتِفِي عِنْدَ الْعَتْمَةِ أَمَامَهُمْ.

[So] I did what Yahweh told me to do. During the day I brought things out of my [as though] I was packing to go into exile. Then in the evening I dug through [city] wall. [Then] while people watched, I put my sack of belongings on my shoulder and left.

٨ 8 ثُمَّ فِي الصَّبَاحِ أُعْلِنَتْ لِي كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ قَائِلَةً:

The next morning, Yahweh gave me this message:

٩ 9 «يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، أَلَمْ يَسْأَلْكَ شَعْبُ إِسْرَائِيلَ الْمُتَمَرِّدُ مَاذَا تَصْنَعُ؟

“You human, the rebellious people [MTY] of Israel asked you, ‘What are you doing?’

١٠ 10 أَبْلِغْهُمْ مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ: هَذِهِ نُبُوءَةٌ بِشَأْنِ رَئِيسِ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَكَافَّةِ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ السَّاكِنِينَ فِيهَا.

[So go back and] say to them, ‘What I did is about the king in Jerusalem and all the [other] people of Israel who are there.’

١١ 11 قُلْ لَهُمْ: أَنَا آيَةٌ لَكُمْ. فَكَمَا صَنَعْتُ يُصْنَعُ بِهِمْ، فَيَذْهَبُونَ كُلُّهُمْ إِلَى الْجَلاءِ وَإِلَى السَّبْيِ.

Tell [them], ‘[What I did] is a warning to you.’ What has happened to you will happen to them. They will be captured and forced to go to another country.

١٢ 12 وَيَحْمِلُ الرَّئِيسُ الْمُتَوَلِّي شُؤُونَهُمْ أَحْمَالَهُ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ فِي الْعَتْمَةِ وَيَخْرُجُ. وَتُنْقَبُ لَهُ ثُغْرَةٌ فِي الْحَائِطِ لِيَخْرُجَ مِنْهَا وَهُوَ يُغَطِّي وَجْهَهُ لِئَلّا يَرَى الأَرْضَ بِعَيْنَيْهِ.

Their king will put his belongings on his shoulder at dusk and leave. [His servants] will dig a hole through the city wall, [and he will take his belongings] through it. He will cover his face in order [others will not recognize] him.

١٣ 13 وَأَبْسُطُ شَبَكَتِي عَلَيْهِ فَيَقَعُ فِي شَرَكِي، وَأُحْضِرُهُ إِلَى بَابِلَ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ، وَلَكِنْ لَنْ يَرَاهَا، هُنَاكَ يَمُوتُ.

[it will be as though] I will spread a net for [to be captured]; [enemy soldiers will] capture him and take him to [city]. But he will [be able to] see it; and there he will die.

١٤ 14 وَأُبَدِّدُ حَاشِيَتَهُ وَأَعْوَانَهُ وَكُلَّ جُيُوشِهِ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ وَأَتَعَقَّبُهُمْ بِسَيْفٍ مَسْلُولٍ.

I will scatter in all directions [IDM] all those who have been around him—his advisors and his soldiers—and I will cause his enemies to pursue them, with their swords ready to strike them.

١٥ 15 فَيُدْرِكُونَ أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ حِينَ أُشَتِّتُهُمْ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ وَأُبَدِّدُهُمْ فِي الْبِلادِ.

Then, when I scatter them among many nations [DOU], they will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].

١٦ 16 وَأُبْقِي عَلَى فِئَةٍ قَلِيلَةٍ مِنْهُمْ أُنَجِّيهَا مِنَ السَّيْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَالْوَبَاءِ، لِكَيْ يُحَدِّثُوا بِكُلِّ رَجَاسَاتِهِمْ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ الَّتِي فَرَّقْتُهُمْ فِيهَا فَيُدْرِكُونَ أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ».

But I will spare/save a few of them from being killed by swords and from dying from famines or plagues, with the result that in the nations to which they are forced to go, they will realize/admit that they have been doing disgusting things, and they will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].”

١٧ 17 ثُمَّ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ الرَّبُّ بِكَلِمَتِهِ قَائِلاً:

Then Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]

١٨ 18 «يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، كُلْ خُبْزَكَ بِارْتِعَاشٍ، وَاشْرَبْ مَاءَكَ بِارْتِعَادٍ وَخَوْفٍ،

“You human, tremble while you eat your food, and shudder fearfully while you drink your water.

١٩ 19 وَقُلْ لِشَعْبِ الأَرْضِ: هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ عَنْ أَهْلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: سَيَأْكُلُونَ خُبْزَهُمْ بِفَزَعٍ، وَيَشْرَبُونَ مَاءَهُمْ بِارْتِعَادٍ، لأَنَّ الأَرْضَ تُقْفِرُ مِنْ قَاطِنِيهَا مِنْ جَرَّاءِ ظُلْمِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِيهَا.

Tell [this to] the Israeli people: 'This is what Yahweh the Lord says about those who are [still] living in Jerusalem and [other places in] Israel: They also will be very anxious/worried [DOU] while they eat their food and drink their water, because their country will [soon] have everything taken away. That will happen because the people who live there [continually] act [very] violently.

٢٠ 20 وَيُصِيبُ الْمُدُنَ الآهِلَةَ الْخَرَابُ. وَتُوْحِشُ الأَرْضُ، فَتُدْرِكُونَ أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ».

The towns where people live will be devastated, and the land will become barren/empty. Then you people will know that it is I, Yahweh, [who have the power to do what I say that I will do].'”

٢١ 21 ثُمَّ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ الرَّبُّ بِكَلِمَتِهِ قَائِلاً:

Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]

٢٢ 22 «يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، مَا هَذَا الْمَثَلُ الشَّائِعُ فِي أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الْقَائِلُ: قَدْ طَالَتِ الأَيَّامُ وَكَذِبَتْ كُلُّ رُؤْيَا؟

“You human, the people in Israel have this proverb/saying: ‘The days pass, and [the prophets] predict never happens.’

٢٣ 23 لِذَلِكَ قُلْ لَهُمْ: هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ: هَا أَنَا قَدْ أَبْطَلْتُ هَذَا الْمَثَلَ فَلا يَعُودُونَ يُرَدِّدُونَهُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، بَلْ قُلْ لَهُمْ: قَدْ أَزِفَتِ الأَيَّامُ وَحَانَ تَحْقِيقُ كَلامِ كُلِّ رُؤْيَا،

So say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: I am going to prove that (what they say/that proverb) is not correct, and then they will never say that again in Israel.’ Tell them, ‘It will soon be the time when everything that the prophets have predicted will happen.

٢٤ 24 إِذْ لَنْ تَكُونَ بَعْدُ رُؤْيَا بَاطِلَةٌ وَلا عِرَافَةٌ مُتَمَلِّقَةٌ فِي وَسَطِ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

No longer [false prophets tell] to the Israeli people false visions, or prophecies that try to please people.

٢٥ 25 لأَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ أَتَكَلَّمُ، وَالْكَلِمَةُ الَّتِي أَقْضِي بِها تَتِمُّ، مِنْ غَيْرِ مُمَاطَلَةٍ، بَلْ هَا أَنَا أَنْطِقُ بِقَضَائِي فِي أَيَّامِكُمْ أَيُّهَا الشَّعْبُ الْمُتَمَرِّدُ وَأُنَفِّذُهُ فِي حِينِهِ، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ».

Instead, I, Yahweh, will say what I want to tell the people, and what I predict will quickly happen. You rebellious people, I will cause to happen everything that I say will happen. [That is what I, ] Yahweh the Lord, say.’”

٢٦ 26 ثُمَّ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ الرَّبُّ بِكَلِمَتِهِ قَائِلاً:

Yahweh also gave me this message:

٢٧ 27 «يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، هَا شَعْبُ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَقُولُونَ: إِنَّ الرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي تَرَاهَا لَا تَتِمُّ إِلا بَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، وَنُبُوءَتَكَ لَا تَتَحَقَّقُ إِلا فِي أَزْمِنَةٍ بَعِيدَةٍ

“You human, the Israeli people are [constantly] saying [about you], ‘The things that he sees in [will not happen soon]. They are [things that will happen] many years from now, far in the future.’

٢٨ 28 لِذَلِكَ قُلْ لَهُمْ: هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ: لَنْ يَتَأَخَّرَ بَعْدُ تَنْفِيذُ كَلِمَةٍ مِنْ كَلامِي الَّذِي قَضَيْتُ بِهِ، فَكُلُّ كَلِمَةٍ نَطَقْتُ بِها لابُدَّ أَنْ تَتِمَّ، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ».

Therefore say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord [DOU] says: I will no longer [causing to happen] any of the things that I have prophesied. Whatever I have predicted [very soon] happen.’”