Ezekiel 24

1 and to be word LORD to(wards) me in/on/with year [the] ninth in/on/with month [the] tenth in/on/with ten to/for month to/for to say

Almost nine [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the tenth day of the tenth month [of that year], Yahweh gave me this message:

2 son: child man (to write *Q(k)*) to/for you [obj] name [the] day [obj] bone: same [the] day [the] this to support king Babylon to(wards) Jerusalem in/on/with bone: same [the] day [the] this

“You human, write down what day of the month this is. On this [the army of] King of Babylon has surrounded Jerusalem.

3 and to use a proverb to(wards) house: household [the] rebellion proverb and to say to(wards) them thus to say Lord YHWH/God to set [the] pot to set and also to pour: pour in/on/with him water

Tell those rebellious Israeli people [MTY] [in Babylon] a parable. Say this to them: This is what Yahweh the Lord says: ‘Pour water into the [cooking] pot and put the pot [the fire].

4 to gather piece her to(wards) her all piece pleasant thigh and shoulder best bone to fill

Put into the pot some pieces of [from one of your best sheep]: Put in the leg and shoulder, [which are] the best pieces. [Then] fill [the rest of] the pot with the best bones.

5 best [the] flock to take: take and also to dwell [the] bone underneath: under her to boil boiling her also to boil bone her in/on/with midst her

Pile wood on the fire, and cook the bones and the meat in the boiling water.’

6 to/for so thus to say Lord YHWH/God woe! city [the] blood pot which rust her in/on/with her and rust her not to come out: come from her to/for piece her to/for piece her to come out: send her not to fall: fall upon her allotted

[Do that] because this is what Yahweh the Lord says: ‘Terrible things will happen [Jerusalem]; it is city that is full of murderers [MTY], [a city that is like] [MET] a scorched pot whose black residue inside cannot be removed. Take the pieces [of meat] out of the pot, but do not choose which pieces to take out.

7 for blood her in/on/with midst her to be upon bare crag to set: put him not to pour: pour him upon [the] land: soil to/for to cover upon him dust

The blood of the people who were murdered in Jerusalem is still there; they were murdered on the bare rocks, not on the soil, where their blood could be covered.

8 to/for to ascend: rise rage to/for to avenge vengeance to give: put [obj] blood her upon bare crag to/for lest to cover

But I am the one who caused the blood of those who were murdered [MTY] to be smeared on the bare rock, where their blood could not be covered; I did that in order [I could see it and] then be angry and get revenge.’

9 to/for so thus to say Lord YHWH/God woe! city [the] blood also I to magnify [the] pile

Therefore, this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord say: ‘Terrible things will happen to that city that is full of murderers [MTY]! [It will be as though] I also will pile high [the wood in the fire].

10 to multiply [the] tree: stick to burn/pursue [the] fire to finish [the] flesh and to mix [the] ointment pot/seasoning and [the] bone to scorch

[So], heap on the wood and light the fire! Cook the meat well, and mix some spices with it; cook it until the bones are charred.

11 and to stand: stand her upon coal her worthless because to warm and to scorch bronze her and to pour in/on/with midst her uncleanness her to finish rust her

Then set the empty pot on the [of the fire] until the pot becomes [very] hot and the copper glows, with the result that the impurities and the rust will be burned up.

12 toil be weary and not to come out: come from her many rust her in/on/with fire rust her

[It is as though] I tried to get rid of that rust, but I was not able to do it, [not even] by putting that pot in a fire.

13 in/on/with uncleanness your wickedness because be pure you and not be pure from uncleanness your not be pure still till to rest I [obj] rage my in/on/with you

The [in the pot represents] your immoral behavior. I tried to cleanse you from your wicked behavior, but you did not allow me to do that. So you will not be [from the guilt of your sin] [I have punished you and] I am no longer angry.

14 I LORD to speak: speak to come (in): come and to make: do not to neglect and not to pity and not to be sorry: relent like/as way: conduct your and like/as wantonness your to judge you utterance Lord YHWH/God

I, Yahweh, have said [that I will surely punish you]. [And it is time] for me to do that. I will not change my mind; I will not refrain from punishing you, and I will not pity you. I will judge you [and punish you] as you deserve to be punished for your sinful behavior. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh the Lord, have said it.”’”

15 and to be word LORD to(wards) me to/for to say

[One day] Yahweh gave me this message:

16 son: child man look! I to take: take from you [obj] desire eye your in/on/with plague and not to mourn and not to weep and not to come (in): come tears your

“You human, I am going to suddenly take from [your wife], whom you love very much. [when she dies], do [show that you are] sad or lament or cry.

17 to groan to silence: silent to die mourning not to make headdress your to saddle/tie upon you and sandal your to set: put in/on/with foot your and not to enwrap upon mustache and food: bread human not to eat

Groan quietly; do not cry [openly] for her. [Keep] your turban wrapped around your head, [instead of being barefoot, keep] your sandals on your feet. Do not cover the lower part of your [to show that you are sad]. And do not eat the kind of food that people who are mourning usually eat.”

18 and to speak: speak to(wards) [the] people in/on/with morning and to die woman: wife my in/on/with evening and to make: do in/on/with morning like/as as which to command

[one morning] I talked to the [as usual], and that evening my wife [suddenly] died. The next morning I did what [Yahweh] had told me to do.

19 and to say to(wards) me [the] people not to tell to/for us what? these to/for us for you(m. s.) to make: do

Then the people asked me, “What do the things that you are doing signify to us?”

20 and to say to(wards) them word LORD to be to(wards) me to/for to say

So I said to them, “[This is what] Yahweh told me:

21 to say to/for house: household Israel thus to say Lord YHWH/God look! I to profane/begin: profane [obj] sanctuary my pride strength your desire eye your and compassion soul your and son: child your and daughter your which to leave: forsake in/on/with sword to fall: kill

‘Tell the Israeli people [MTY] that I am about to destroy the temple, [the building] that you are very proud of, the building that you delight to look at. Your children whom you [in Jerusalem when you were forced to come to Babylon] will be killed [their enemies’] swords.

22 and to make: do like/as as which to make: do upon mustache not to enwrap and food: bread human not to eat

[When that happens], you will do like I have done: You will not cover the lower part of your faces, or eat the kinds of food that people who are mourning usually eat.

23 and headdress your upon head your and sandal your in/on/with foot your not to mourn and not to weep and to rot in/on/with iniquity: crime your and to groan man: anyone to(wards) brother: compatriot his

[You will keep] your turbans wrapped around your heads and [keep] your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or cry, but your bodies will become very thin and slowly die because of your sins. And you will groan to each other.

24 and to be Ezekiel to/for you to/for wonder like/as all which to make: do to make: do in/on/with to come (in): come she and to know for I Lord YHWH/God

Ezekiel will be a warning to you, and you must do what he has done. When that happens, you will know that I, Yahweh the [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’”

25 and you(m. s.) son: child man not in/on/with day to take: take I from them [obj] security their rejoicing beauty their [obj] desire eye their and [obj] burden soul: appetite their son: child their and daughter their

[Then Yahweh said to me], “You human, [soon] I will destroy their sacred temple, which they rejoice about and which they respect and delight to look at, and [I will get rid of] their sons and daughters also.

26 in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to come (in): come [the] survivor to(wards) you to/for report ear: to ears

On that day, someone will escape [from Jerusalem] and come and tell you what has happened [there].

27 in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to open lip your with [the] survivor and to speak: speak and not be dumb still and to be to/for them to/for wonder and to know for I LORD

When that happens, you will be able to speak again [MTY] [without constraint]. You two will talk together [DOU]. You will be a warning to the people; and they will know that I, Yahweh the Lord, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].”