Ezekiel 34

1 A message from the Lord came to me, saying,

١ وَأَوْحَى إِلَيَّ الرَّبُّ بِكَلِمَتِهِ قَائِلاً:

2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds who lead Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord God says: Disaster is coming to the shepherds of Israel, who only look after themselves, and not the sheep! Shouldn't shepherds make sure their flock is fed?

٢ «يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، تَنَبَّأْ عَلَى رُعَاةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ لَهُمُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ: وَيْلٌ لِرُعَاةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا مُنْهَمِكِينَ فِي رِعَايَةِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ. أَلَيْسَ مِنْ شَأْنِ الرُّعَاةِ رِعَايَةُ الْغَنَمِ؟

3 You eat the cream, you use the wool for clothes, and you slaughter the fattened sheep, but you don't feed the flock.

٣ إِنَّمَا أَنْتُمْ تَأْكُلُونَ الشَّحْمَ، وَتَرْتَدُونَ الصُّوفَ، وَتَذْبَحُونَ الْخَرُوفَ السَّمِينَ، وَلا تَرْعَوْنَ الْغَنَمَ.

4 You haven't taken care of the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought home the strays, or looked for the lost. On the contrary, you ruled them using violence and cruelty.

٤ فَالْمَرِيضُ لَمْ تُقَوُّوهُ، وَالْمَجْرُوحُ لَمْ تَعْصِبُوهُ، وَالْمَكْسُورُ لَمْ تَجْبُرُوهُ، وَالْمَطْرُودُ لَمْ تَسَتَرْجِعُوهُ، وَالضَّالُّ لَمْ تَبْحَثُوا عَنْهُ، بَلْ تَسَلَّطْتُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ بِقَسْوَةٍ وَعُنْفٍ.

5 They were scattered because they didn't have a shepherd. When they scattered they were preyed on by all the wild animals for food.

٥ فَتَشَتَّتَتِ الرَّعِيَّةُ وَأَضْحَتْ بِلا رَاعٍ، وَصَارَتْ قُوتاً لِجَمِيعِ وُحُوشِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ.

6 My sheep strayed, going to all the mountains and high hills. They were scattered everywhere, and there was no one to go and look for them.

٦ ضَلَّتْ غَنَمِي بَيْنَ الْجِبَالِ وَفَوْقَ كُلِّ أَكَمَةٍ مُرْتَفِعَةٍ. تَبَدَّدَتْ غَنَمِي فِي الْعَرَاءِ وَلَمْ يُوْجَدْ مَنْ يَنْشُدُهَا أَوْ يَلْتَمِسُهَا.

7 So, you shepherds, listen to what the Lord has to say:

٧ لِذَلِكَ اسْمَعُوا أَيُّهَا الرُّعَاةُ كَلامَ الرَّبِّ:

8 As I live, declares the Lord God, because my sheep didn't have a shepherd and were preyed on by all the wild animals for food, and because my shepherds didn't look after my sheep but instead only fed themselves,

٨ حَيٌّ أَنَا يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ، لأَنَّ غَنَمِي بَاتَتْ غَنِيمَةً وَصَارَتْ قُوتاً لِكُلِّ وَحْشِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ، إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ هُنَاكَ رَاعٍ وَلا سَأَلَ رُعَاتِي عَنْ غَنَمِي، بَلِ انْهَمَكُوا فِي رِعَايَةِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَأَهْمَلُوا غَنَمِي،

9 so, you shepherds, you listen to what the Lord has to say!

٩ لِذَلِكَ، اسْمَعُوا أَيُّهَا الرُّعَاةُ كَلامَ الرَّبِّ:

10 This is what the Lord God says: Watch out, because I'm condemning the shepherds, and I will take my sheep back and stop them looking after the sheep so they won't be able to feed themselves anymore. I will take away my sheep from them, and I won't let them eat the sheep anymore.

١٠ هَا أَنَا أَنْقَلِبُ عَلَى الرُّعَاةِ وَأُطَالِبُهُمْ بِغَنَمِي، وَأَعْزِلُهُمْ عَنْ رِعَايَتِهَا، فَلا يَرْعَوْنَ حَتَّى أَنْفُسَهُمْ بَعْدُ. وَأُنْقِذُ غَنَمِي مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِم فَلا تَكُونُ لَهُمْ مَأْكَلاً.

11 For this is what the Lord God says: Watch as I myself will go looking for my sheep, searching to find them.

١١ لأَنَّ هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ: هَا أَنَا أَبْحَثُ عَنْ غَنَمِي وَأَفْتَقِدُهَا.

12 Just like a shepherd goes looking for his lost sheep when he is with the flock, so I will look for my sheep. I will rescue them from everywhere they were scattered on a dark and dismal day.

١٢ وَكَمَا يَتَفَقَّدُ الرَّاعِي قَطِيعَهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي يَكُونُ فِيهِ بَيْنَ غَنَمِهِ الْمُشَتَّتَةِ، هَكَذَا أَتَفَقَّدُ قَطِيعِي وَأُخَلِّصُهُ مِنْ كُلِّ الأَمَاكِنِ الَّتِي تَفَرَّقَ إِلَيْهَا فِي يَوْمٍ غَائِمٍ كَئِيبٍ.

13 I will take them out from among the other nations. I will gather them from the different countries, and bring them back to their own country. Like a shepherd I will have them feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and everywhere that people live in the country.

١٣ وَأُخْرِجُهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الشُّعُوبِ وَأَجْمَعُهُ مِنَ الْبُلْدَانِ، وَأَرُدُّهُ إِلَى أَرْضِهِ، حَيْثُ أَرْعَاهُ عَلَى جِبَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَفِي الأَوْدِيَةِ وَفِي جَمِيعِ أَمَاكِنِ الأَرْضِ الآهِلَةِ.

14 I will provide them with good pasture and places to graze in the high mountains of Israel. They will also be able to rest there in the good pasture and in the places to graze in mountains of Israel.

١٤ وَأَرْعَاهُ فِي مُرُوجٍ خَصِيبَةٍ، وَتَكُونُ جِبَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ الشَّاهِقَةُ مَرَاعِيَ رَائِعَةً يُرْبِضُونَ فِي مَرَاحِهَا الطَّيِّبِ، وَيَرْعَوْنَ فِي مَرَاعٍ خَصِيبَةٍ عَلَى جِبَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

15 I myself will look after my sheep and give them a place to rest, declares the Lord God.

١٥ أَنَا أَرْعَى غَنَمِي وَأُرْبِضُهَا يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ،

16 I will go looking for the lost, bring home the strays, bandage the injured, and strengthen the weak. However, I will destroy those who are fat and strong. Because I do what's right, I will be sure to take care of them.

١٦ وَأَطْلُبُ الضَّالَّ وَأَسْتَرْجِعُ الْمَطْرُودَ وَأَجْبُرُ الْكَسِيرَ وَأَعْصِبُ الْجَرِيحَ وَأَسْتَأْصِلُ السَّمِينَ وَالْقَوِيَّ، وَأَرْعَاهَا بِعَدْلٍ.

17 My flock, this is what the Lord God says to you: Watch, because I will judge between one sheep and the next, between the rams and the goats.

١٧ أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ يَا غَنَمِي فَهَا أَنَا أَقْضِي بَيْنَ شَاةٍ وَشَاةٍ، وَبَيْنَ كِبَاشٍ وَتُيُوسٍ.

18 Aren't you satisfied with feeding in good pasture? Do you have to trample down the rest of the pasture with your feet? Aren't you satisfied to drink the clear water? Do you have to muddy the rest of it with your feet?

١٨ أَتَحْسُبُونَ أَنَّهُ أَمْرٌ تَافِهٌ أَنْ تَرْعَوْا فِي الْمَرْعَى الْخَصِيبِ وَتَدُوسُوا بِأَرْجُلِكُمْ بَقِيَّةَ الْمَرَاعِي؟ وَأَنْ تَشْرَبُوا مِنَ الْمِيَاهِ الصَّافِيَةِ وَتُعَكِّرُوا بَقِيَّتَهَا بِأَقْدَامِكُمْ؟

19 Why does my flock have to feed on what your feet have trampled down, and drink the water that your feet have muddied?

١٩ فَيَتَحَتَّمَ عَلَى غَنَمِي أَنْ تَرْعَى مَا دَاسَتْهُ أَقْدَامُكُمْ وَتَشْرَبَ مَا كَدَّرَتْهُ أَرْجُلُكُمْ.

20 That's why the Lord God says to them: Watch, because I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the skinny sheep.

٢٠ لِذَلِكَ هَا أَنَا أَقْضِي بَيْنَ الشَّاةِ السَّمِينَةِ وَالشَّاةِ الْهَزِيلَةِ،

21 Since you push others around with your sides and your shoulders, and use your horns to attack all the weak ones until you have chased them away,

٢١ لأَنَّكُمْ دَفَعْتُمْ بِالْجَنْبِ وَالْكَتِفِ الشَّاةَ الْمَرِيضَةَ وَنَطَحْتُمُوهَا بِقُرُونِكُمْ حَتَّى شَتَّتُّمُوهَا إِلَى خَارِجٍ.

22 I will rescue my flock, and they will no longer be your victims. I will judge between one sheep and the next.

٢٢ وَلَكِنِّي أُنْقِذُ غَنَمِي فَلا تَكُونُ مِنْ بَعْدُ غَنِيمَةً، وَأَقْضِي بَيْنَ شَاةٍ وَشَاةٍ،

23 I will put one shepherd in charge of them, my servant David, and he will take care of them. He will take care of them and be their shepherd.

٢٣ وَأَنْصِبُ عَلَيْهَا رَاعِياً وَاحِداً عَبْدِي دَاوُدَ يَرْعَاهَا بِنَفْسِهِ وَيَكُونُ لَهَا رَاعِياً أَمِيناً.

24 I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David will be their leader. I the Lord have spoken.

٢٤ وَأَنَا الرَّبُّ أَكُونُ لَهُمْ إِلَهاً، وَعَبْدِي دَاُودُ يَكُونُ لَهُمْ رَئِيساً. أَنَا الرَّبُّ تَكَلَّمْتُ.

25 I will make an agreement of peace with them, and get rid of the wild animals from the country, so that they can live safely in the wilderness and sleep securely in the forest.

٢٥ وَأُبْرِمُ مَعَهُمْ مِيثَاقَ سَلامٍ، وَأَقْضِي عَلَى الْوُحُوشِ الضَّارِيَةِ فِي الأَرْضِ فَيُقِيمُونَ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ آمِنِينَ، وَيَنَامُونَ فِي الْغَابَاتِ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ.

26 I will bless them and everywhere around my hill. I will send rain at the right time. They will be showers of blessing.

٢٦ وَأَجْعَلُهُمْ مَعَ مَا يُحِيطُ بِأَكَمَتِي بَرَكَةً، وَأَسْكُبُ عَلَيْهِمِ الْمَطَرَ فِي أَوَانِهِ، فَتَكُونُ أَمْطَارَ بَرَكَةٍ.

27 The trees in the orchards will produce their fruit; the earth will grow its crops; and my flock will be live in safety in their country. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I break their yokes of slavery, and set them free from those who made them slaves.

٢٧ وَتُثْمِرُ شَجَرَةُ الْحَقْلِ، وَتُنْتِجُ الأَرْضُ غَلَّتَهَا، وَيَكُونُونَ آمِنِينَ فِي دِيَارِهِمْ، وَيُدْرِكُونَ عِنْدَمَا أُحَطِّمُ نِيرَهُمْ وَأُنْقِذُهُمْ مِنْ قَبْضَةِ مُسْتَعْبِدِيهِمْ أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ.

28 They won't be the victims of other nations anymore, and wild animals won't eat them. They will live in safety, and no one will terrorize them.

٢٨ فَلا يَكُونُونَ بَعْدُ غَنِيمَةً لِلأُمَمِ، وَلا يَفْتَرِسُهُمْ وَحْشُ الأَرْضِ، بَلْ يَسْكُنُونَ آمِنِينَ لَا يُفْزِعُهُمْ أَحَدٌ.

29 I will make their fields produce remarkable harvests, and they won't suffer famine in their country again or be mocked by others.

٢٩ وَأُقِيمُ لَهُمْ مَغْرَساً ذَائِعَ الصِّيتِ، فَلا يَكُونُونَ بَعْدُ ضَحَايَا مَجَاعَةٍ فِي الأَرْضِ، وَلا يَتَحَمَّلُونَ بَعْدُ مَشَقَّةَ تَعْيِيرِ الأُمَمِ،

30 Then they will know that I am with them as the Lord their God, and that the people of Israel belong to me, declares the Lord God.

٣٠ فَيُدْرِكُونَ أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُهُمْ مَعَهُمْ، وَأَنَّهُمْ شَعْبِي بَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ.

31 You are my sheep, the sheep that I feed. You are my people, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”

٣١ وَأَنْتُمْ يَا قَطِيعِي غَنَمَ مَرْعَايَ، أَنْتُمْ بَشَرٌ وَأَنَا إِلَهُكُمْ يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ».