< Ezekiel 11 >
1 Then the Spirit picked me up and took me to the eastern entrance of the Lord's Temple. Twenty-five men were gathered there at the entrance. I recognized among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.
and to lift: raise [obj] me spirit and to come (in): bring [obj] me to(wards) gate house: temple LORD [the] eastern [the] to turn east [to] and behold in/on/with entrance [the] gate twenty and five man and to see: see in/on/with midst their [obj] Jaazaniah son: child Azzur and [obj] Pelatiah son: child Benaiah ruler [the] people
2 The Lord told me, “Son of man, it's these men who are making evil plans and giving bad advice to the people in this city.
and to say to(wards) me son: child man these [the] human [the] to devise: devise evil: wickedness and [the] to advise counsel bad: evil in/on/with city [the] this
3 They're saying, ‘Is this the time for us to be building houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat inside it.’
[the] to say not in/on/with near to build house: home he/she/it [the] pot and we [the] flesh
4 So prophesy against them. Prophesy, son of man!”
to/for so to prophesy upon them to prophesy son: child man
5 The Spirit of the Lord came upon me and told me to say: This is what the Lord says: “People of Israel, that's what you're saying! I know what you're thinking inside!
and to fall: fall upon me spirit LORD and to say to(wards) me to say thus to say LORD so to say house: household Israel and thought spirit your I to know her
6 You murder more and more people in this city. You've filled its streets with the dead!
to multiply slain: killed your in/on/with city [the] this and to fill outside her slain: killed
7 So this is what the Lord God says: Those you've killed in this city are the meat, and the city is the pot; but I'm going to take you out of it.
to/for so thus to say Lord YHWH/God slain: killed your which to set: put in/on/with midst her they(masc.) [the] flesh and he/she/it [the] pot and [obj] you to come out: send from midst her
8 You're afraid of being killed by the sword, so I will bring invaders with swords to attack you, declares the Lord God.
sword to fear and sword to come (in): bring upon you utterance Lord YHWH/God
9 I'm going to take you out of the city and hand you over to foreigners, and I'm going to carry out my sentence against you.
and to come out: send [obj] you from midst her and to give: give [obj] you in/on/with hand be a stranger and to make: do in/on/with you judgment
10 You will be killed by the sword, and I will punish you right up to the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
in/on/with sword to fall: kill upon border: boundary Israel to judge [obj] you and to know for I LORD
11 The city won't be like a pot for you, and you won't be the meat inside it either. I will punish you right up to the borders of Israel.
he/she/it not to be to/for you to/for pot and you(m. p.) to be in/on/with midst her to/for flesh to(wards) border: boundary Israel to judge [obj] you
12 Then you will know that I am the Lord. For you didn't follow my rules and you didn't keep my laws. Instead you kept the laws of the nations around you.”
and to know for I LORD which in/on/with statute: decree my not to go: walk and justice: judgement my not to make: do and like/as justice: judgement [the] nation which around you to make: do
13 While I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. I fell facedown on the ground and shouted loudly, “Lord God, are you going to completely destroy what's left of the people of Israel?”
and to be like/as to prophesy I and Pelatiah son: child Benaiah to die and to fall: fall upon face my and to cry out voice great: large and to say alas! Lord YHWH/God consumption you(m. s.) to make with remnant Israel
14 A message from Lord came to me, saying,
and to be word LORD to(wards) me to/for to say
15 “Son of man, your brothers, including your relatives, your fellow exiles, and all the other Israelites, are those the people of Jerusalem were referring to when they said, ‘They are far away from the Lord. This country was given to us and we are to own it.’
son: child man brother: compatriot your brother: compatriot your human redemption your and all house: household Israel all his which to say to/for them to dwell Jerusalem to remove from upon LORD to/for us he/she/it to give: give [the] land: country/planet to/for possession
16 So tell them that this is what the Lord God says: Even though I sent them far away to live among the foreign nations, scattering them among the different countries, I have been taking care of them for a while in the countries where they went.
to/for so to say thus to say Lord YHWH/God for to remove them in/on/with nation and for to scatter them in/on/with land: country/planet and to be to/for them to/for sanctuary little in/on/with land: country/planet which to come (in): come there
17 Tell them that this is what the Lord God says: I'm going to gather you from the other nations and bring you back from the countries where you've been scattered, and I will return the country of Israel to you.
to/for so to say thus to say Lord YHWH/God and to gather [obj] you from [the] people and to gather [obj] you from [the] land: country/planet which to scatter in/on/with them and to give: give to/for you [obj] land: soil Israel
18 When they come back, they are going to get rid of all its offensive idols and disgusting practices from the country.
and to come (in): come there [to] and to turn aside: remove [obj] all abomination her and [obj] all abomination her from her
19 I will give them single-minded commitment and a whole new spirit. I will take away their hard-hearted attitude and replace it with one that is loving.
and to give: give to/for them heart one and spirit new to give: put in/on/with entrails: among your and to turn aside: remove heart [the] stone from flesh their and to give: give to/for them heart flesh
20 This way they can follow my rules, keep my regulations, and do what I say. They will be my people, and I will be their God.
because in/on/with statute my to go: walk and [obj] justice: judgement my to keep: obey and to make: do [obj] them and to be to/for me to/for people and I to be to/for them to/for God
21 But for those who still choose to worship offensive idols and engage in disgusting practices, I will let them experience the consequences of their own actions, declares the Lord God.”
and to(wards) heart abomination their and abomination their heart their to go: went way: conduct their in/on/with head their to give: give utterance Lord YHWH/God
22 Then the cherubim opened their wings and took off, with the wheels alongside them, and with the glory of the God of Israel above them.
and to lift: raise [the] cherub [obj] wing their and [the] wheel to/for close them and glory God Israel upon them from to/for above [to]
23 The glory of the Lord rose from inside the city and went over to the mountain to the east of the city.
and to ascend: rise glory LORD from upon midst [the] city and to stand: stand upon [the] mountain: mount which from front: east to/for city
24 In the vision given to me by the Spirit of God, the Spirit picked me up and carried me back to Babylonia to where the exiles were. After the vision left me,
and spirit to lift: raise me and to come (in): bring me Chaldea [to] to(wards) [the] captivity in/on/with appearance in/on/with spirit God and to ascend: rise from upon me [the] appearance which to see: see
25 I explained to the exiles everything the Lord had shown me.
and to speak: speak to(wards) [the] captivity [obj] all word: thing LORD which to see: see me