Ezekiel 2

1 “Stand up, son of man, because I want to talk to you,” he said to me.

١ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي: «يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، قِفْ عَلَى قَدَمَيْكَ فَأُخَاطِبَكَ».

2 As he spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and had me stand up. I listened to him speaking to me.

٢ وَحَالَمَا تَكَلَّمَ دَخَلَ فِيَّ الرُّوحُ وَأَنْهَضَنِي عَلَى قَدَمَيَّ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يُخَاطِبُنِي:

3 “Son of man,” he told me, “I'm sending you to the people of Israel, a disobedient nation that has rebelled against me. They and their forefathers have continued to rebel against me, even up to today.

٣ «يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، هَا أَنَا بَاعِثُكَ إِلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، إِلَى أُمَّةٍ مُتَمَرِّدَةٍ عَصَتْنِي، إِذْ تَعَدَّوْا هُمْ وَآبَاؤُهُمْ عَلَيَّ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.

4 They are pig-headed; they are hard-hearted children. I am sending you to tell them that this is what the Lord God says.

٤ أَنَا بَاعِثُكَ إِلَى الأَبْنَاءِ الْمُتَصَلِّبِينَ الْقُسَاةِ، فَتَقُولُ لَهُمْ: هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ.

5 Whether they listen or not—for they are a rebellious people—they will realize that a prophet has come to them.

٥ فَإِنْ سَمِعُوا، أَوْ أَبَوْا لأَنَّهُمْ شَعْبٌ عَاصٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ عَلَى الأَقَلِّ أَنَّ نَبِيًّا بَيْنَهُمْ.

6 Son of man, don't be afraid of them or what they say. You don't need to be afraid even though you're surrounded by brambles and thorns, even though you live among scorpions. Don't be afraid of what they say or be discouraged by the way they look at you, even though they are a rebellious family.

٦ أَمَّا أَنْتَ، يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، فَلا تَرْهَبْهُمْ وَلا تَخْشَ كَلامَهُمْ، وَإِنْ كَانُوا لَكَ قَرِيساً وَشَوْكاً. وَأَنْتَ سَاكِنٌ بَيْنَ عَقَارِبَ، فَلا تَرْهَبْ كَلامَهُمْ، وَلا تَفْزَعْ مِنْ مَحْضَرِهِمْ لأَنَّهُمْ شَعْبٌ مُتَمَرِّدٌ.

7 Just tell them what I say, whether they listen or not, because they're rebels.

٧ إِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تُبَلِّغَهُمْ كَلامِي سَوَاءٌ سَمِعُوا أَوْ أَبَوْا، لأَنَّهُمْ شَعْبٌ مُتَمَرِّدٌ.

8 As for you, son of man, pay attention to what I tell you. Don't be rebellious like those rebellious people. Open your mouth and eat what I'm about to give you.”

٨ وَالآنَ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، أَصْغِ لِمَا أُخَاطِبُكَ بِهِ. لَا تَكُنْ مُتَمَرِّداً مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ الشَّعْبِ الْمُتَمَرِّدِ. افْتَحْ فَمَكَ وَكُلْ مَا أُطْعِمُكَ».

9 I looked up and saw a hand stretched out to me holding a scroll.

٩ فَنَظَرْتُ وَإذَا بِيَدٍ مُمْتَدَّةٍ إِلَيَّ، وَفِيهَا دَرْجُ كِتَابٍ.

10 He spread it out in front of me, and there written on both the front and back were words of grief, mourning, and tragedy.

١٠ وَعِنْدَمَا نَشَرَهُ أَمَامِي رَأَيْتُ الْكِتَابَةَ تَمْلَؤُهُ مِنَ الدَّاخِلِ وَالْخَارِجِ وَقَدْ دُوِّنَتْ فِيهِ مَرَاثٍ وَمَنَاحَاتٌ وَوَيْلاتٌ.