حِزْقِيال 17

١ 1 ثُمَّ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ الرَّبُّ بِكَلِمَتِهِ قَائِلاً:

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

٢ 2 «يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، اطْرَحْ أُحْجِيَّةً، وَاضْرِبْ مَثَلاً لِشَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ،

"Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

٣ 3 وَقُلْ هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ: قَدْ حَضَرَ إِلَى لُبْنَانَ نَسْرٌ عَظِيمٌ ضَخْمُ الْجَنَاحَيْنِ، طَوِيلُ الْقَوَادِمِ، غَزِيرُ الرِّيشِ الْمُلَوَّنِ، وَأَخَذَ نَاصِيَةَ الأَرْزِ.

and say, 'Thus says the LORD: "A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers, which had various colors, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:

٤ 4 فَقَصَفَ رَأْسَ أَغْصَانِهِ وَحَمَلَهُ إِلَى أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، وَوَضَعَهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ التُّجَّارِ

he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs of it, and carried it to a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.

٥ 5 وَأَخَذَ أَيْضاً بَعْضَ بُزُورِ الأَرْضِ وَزَرَعَهَا فِي تُرْبَةٍ خَصِيبَةٍ إِلَى جُوَارِ مِيَاهٍ غَزِيرَةٍ، وَأَقَامَهَا كَالصَّفْصَافِ.

He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow tree.

٦ 6 فَنَبَتَتِ الْبُزُورُ وَصَارَتْ كَرْمَةً مُمْتَدَّةَ الْفُرُوعِ ذَاتَ سَاقٍ قَصِيرَةٍ، انْعَطَفَتْ نَحْوَ النَّسْرِ وَتَأَصَّلَتْ جُذُورُهَا تَحْتَهُ. وَهَكَذَا صَارَتْ كَرْمَةً أَنْبَتَتْ فُرُوعاً وَأَفْرَخَتْ أَغْصَاناً.

It grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

٧ 7 وَلَكِنْ كَانَ هُنَاكَ نَسْرٌ آخَرُ ضَخْمُ الْجَنَاحَيْنِ غَزِيرُ الرِّيشِ، فَإِذَا بِهَذِهِ الْكَرْمَةِ تَعْطِفُ نَحْوَهُ أُصُولَهَا وَتَمُدُّ إِلَيْهِ فُرُوعَهَا لِكَيْ يَرْوِيَهَا مَاءً فِي حَوْضِ مَغْرَسِهَا.

'"There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and look, this vine bent its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it.

٨ 8 وَكَانَتْ قَدْ غُرِسَتْ فِي أَرْضٍ خَصِيبَةٍ إِلَى جُوَارِ مِيَاهٍ غَزِيرَةٍ، لِتُفْرِخَ أَغْصَاناً وَتَحْمِلَ ثِمَاراً وَتُصْبِحَ كَرْمَةً رَائِعَةً.

It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine."'

٩ 9 فَهَلْ تَزْدَهِرُ؟ أَلا يَجْتَثُّ أُصُولَهَا وَيَقْطَعُ ثَمَرَهَا فَتَذْوِي هِيَ وَكُلُّ أَوْرَاقِ أَغْصَانِهَا؟ إِنَّهَا لَنْ تَحْتَاجَ إِلَى ذِرَاعٍ قَوِيَّةٍ أَوْ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ كَيْ يَقْتَلِعُوهَا مِنْ أُصُولِهَا.

"Say, 'Thus says the LORD: "Shall it prosper? Shall he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? And not by a strong arm or many people can it be raised from its roots.

١٠ 10 وَإذَا غُرِسَتْ ثَانِيَةً فَهَلْ تَزْدَهِرُ؟ أَلا تَذْوِي ذَوياً كَامِلاً حِينَ تَهُبُّ عَلَيْهَا الرِّيحُ الشَّرْقِيَّةُ؟ إِنَّهَا حَتْماً تَذْبُلُ فِي حَوْضِ مَغْرَسِهَا».

Yes, look, being planted, shall it prosper? Shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind touches it? It shall wither in the beds where it grew."'"

١١ 11 ثُمَّ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ الرَّبُّ بِكَلِمَتِهِ قَائِلاً:

Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

١٢ 12 «قُلْ لِلشَّعْبِ الْمُتَمَرِّدِ: أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوا مَغْزَى هَذِهِ الأُحْجِيَّةِ؟ هَا إِنَّ مَلِكَ بَابِلَ قَدْ زَحَفَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَسَرَ مَلِكَهَا وَرُؤَسَاءَهَا وَأَتَى بِهِمْ إِلَيْهِ، إِلَى بَابِلَ.

"Say now to the rebellious house, 'Do you not know what these things mean?' Tell them, 'Look, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon:

١٣ 13 وَاخْتَارَ وَاحِداً مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ الْعَائِلَةِ الْمَلَكِيَّةِ وَأَبْرَمَ مَعَهُ عَهْداً، وَارْتَبَطَ مَعَهُ بِقَسَمٍ، وَاعْتَقَلَ جَمِيعَ أَشْرَافِ الْبِلادِ،

and he took of the royal family, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;

١٤ 14 لِتَظَلَّ الْمَمْلَكَةُ ذَلِيلَةً عَاجِزَةً عَنِ النُّهُوضِ، بَلْ تُوْفِي فَقَطْ بِعَهْدِهِ وَلا تَنْقَرِضُ

that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

١٥ 15 لَكِنَّ الْمَلِكَ تَمَرَّدَ عَلَيْهِ وَأَوْفَدَ رُسُلاً إِلَى مِصْرَ يَطْلُبُ خَيْلاً وَجُيُوشاً غَفِيرَةً. أَيُفْلِحُ فِي ذَلِكَ؟ أَيُفْلِتُ مُرْتَكِبُ هَذَا الْفِعْلِ؟ لَقَدْ نَقَضَ عَهْداً، أَفَيُفْلِتُ مِنَ الْعَوَاقِبِ؟

But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Shall he prosper? Shall he escape who does such things? Shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?

١٦ 16 حَيٌّ أَنَا يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ، إِنَّهُ يَمُوتُ عِنْدَهُ فِي بَابِلَ، مَدِينَةِ الْمَلِكِ الَّذِي نَصَبَهُ مَلِكاً، فَازْدَرَى هُوَ حِلْفَهُ، وَنَكَثَ عَهْدَهُ.

"'As I live,' says the LORD, 'surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

١٧ 17 وَلَنْ يُغِيثَهُ فِرْعَوْنُ بِجُيُوشِهِ الْعَظِيمَةِ وَجُمُوعِهِ الْغَفِيرَةِ فِي الْقِتَالِ، حِينَ تُقَامُ الْمَتَارِيسُ وَتُبْنَى بُرُوجُ الْحِصَارِ لِلْقَضَاءِ عَلَى نُفُوسٍ كَثِيرَةٍ.

Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons.

١٨ 18 لَقَدِ ازْدَرَى الْحِلْفَ حِينَ نَكَثَ الْعَهْدَ، وَهَا هُوَ قَدْ مَدَّ يَدَ الْوَلاءِ إِلَى مِصْرَ. وَلَكِنَّهُ وَإِنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا كُلَّهُ لَنْ يُفْلِتَ.

For he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and look, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things; he shall not escape.'

١٩ 19 لِذَلِكَ، هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ: حَيٌّ أَنَا؛ إِنَّ حَلْفِي الَّذِي ازْدَرَاهُ، وَعَهْدِي الَّذِي نَكَثَهُ لابُدَّ أَنْ يَقَعَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ.

"Therefore thus says the LORD: 'As I live, surely my oath that he has despised, and my covenant that he has broken, I will even bring it on his own head.

٢٠ 20 وَأَنْشُرُ شَبَكَتِي عَلَيْهِ فَيَقَعُ فِي شَرَكِي، وَأُحْضِرُهُ إِلَى بَابِلَ وَأُحَاكِمُهُ هُنَاكَ عَلَى مَا ارْتَكَبَهُ مِنْ تَعَدٍّ عَلَيَّ.

I will spread my net on him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his trespass that he has trespassed against me.

٢١ 21 وَيَصْرَعُ السَّيْفُ نُخْبَةَ جَيْشِهِ وَيَتَشَتَّتُ النَّاجُونَ مَعَ كُلِّ رِيحٍ، فَتُدْرِكُونَ أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ قَدْ تَكَلَّمْتُ.

All the choice men among all his troups will fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered toward every wind: and you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it.'

٢٢ 22 ثُمَّ آخُذُ مِنْ نَاصِيَةِ الأَرْزِ الْعَالِي بُرْعُماً وَأَنْصِبُهُ، وَأَقْطِفُ مِنْ رُؤُوسِ أَغْصَانِهِ غُصْناً طَرِيًّا وَأَغْرِسُهُ فِي جَبَلٍ شَامِخٍ شَاهِقٍ،

"Thus says the LORD: 'I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain:

٢٣ 23 فِي جَبَلِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الْمُرْتَفِعِ فَيُنْبِتُ أَغْصَاناً وَيَحْمِلُ ثِمَاراً وَيُصْبِحُ أَرْزاً وَارِفاً يَأْوِي تَحْتَ ظِلِّ أَغْصَانِهِ كُلُّ طَائِرٍ.

in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shade of its branches shall they dwell.

٢٤ 24 فَتُدْرِكُ جَمِيعُ أَشْجَارِ الصَّحْرَاءِ (أَيْ جَمِيعُ الأُمَمِ) أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ، أَذْلَلْتُ الأَشْجَارَ الْمُتَعَالِيَةَ، وَعَظَّمْتُ الأَشْجَارَ الدَّنِيَّةَ. يَبَّسْتُ الشَّجَرَ النَّضِرَ، وَأَنْضَرْتُ الشَّجَرَ الْمُتَيَبِّسَ، أَنَا الرَّبُّ قُلْتُ وَأَنْجَزْتُ».

All the trees of the field shall know that I, the LORD, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish; I, the LORD, have spoken and have done it.'"