Ezekiel 15

1 I dođe mi riječ Jahvina:

And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying:

2 “Sine čovječji! U čemu je trs loze bolji od drugih šumskih drveta?

Son of man, what is the wood of the vine more than any wood, —a branch, that is among the trees of the forest?

3 Služi li da se od njega štogod načini? Djelja li se od njega klin da se o njega što objesi?

Shall wood be taken from it to be wrought into any work? Or will men take a pin of it to hang a vessel upon?

4 Gle, baca se u oganj da izgori: kad mu oganj sažeže oba kraja i sredinu spali, može li još čemu poslužiti?

Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the middle of it is burned. Is it then fit for any work?

5 Eto, ni onda kad bijaše čitav ništa se od njega ne mogaše načiniti. Pa kako će, dakle, čemu poslužiti kad ga plamen sažga?”

Behold, when it was whole, nothing could be made of it; how much less can anything be made of it when the fire hath devoured it and it is burned!

6 Zato ovako govori Jahve Gospod: “Kao što sam trs loze, među drugim drvetima, bacio u oganj da izgori, tako ću postupati i s Jeruzalemcima!

Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give to it the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

7 Upravit ću lice svoje na njih, i kada se iz jednog ognja izbave, drugi će ih proždrijeti. I spoznat ćete da sam ja Jahve kad lice svoje upravim na njih

And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I set my face against them.

8 i svu im zemlju opustošim jer mi bijahu nevjerni! - riječ je Jahve Gospoda.”

And I will make the land desolate, because they have grievously trespassed, saith the Lord Jehovah.