Ezekiel 24
1 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:
Iti maikasiam a tawen, iti maikasangapulo nga aldaw iti maikasangapulo a bulan, immay manen kaniak ti sao ni Yahweh a kunana,
2 “You human, write down what day of the month this is. On this [the army of] King of Babylon has surrounded Jerusalem.
“Anak ti tao, isuratmo ti petsa ita nga aldaw, daytoy a mismo nga aldaw; ta iti daytoy a mismo nga aldaw, linakuben ti ari ti Babilonia ti Jerusalem.
3 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].
Ket ibagam daytoy a proberbio maibusor iti daytoy a nasukir a balay, maysa a pangngarig, ket ibagam kadakuada, ‘Kastoy ti kuna ti Apo a ni Yahweh: Isaangmo ti kaldero a paglutoan! Isaangmo daytoy! Ken kasta met a kargaam daytoy iti danum!
4 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.
Ipisukmo ditoy dagiti karne, amin dagiti kasayaatan—ti luppo ken abaga; punoem daytoy kadagiti kasayaatan a tulang!
5 Pile wood on the fire, and cook the bones and the meat in the boiling water.’
Alaem ti kasayaatan iti arban ken ikabilmo dagiti dadduma a tulang iti siruk ti kaldero; pagburekem a nalaing, ken angerem met a nalaing dagiti tulang.
6 [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.
Isu a kastoy ti kuna ti Apo a ni Yahweh: Asi pay ti siudad ti dara, kasla la kaldero a paglutoan a naglati ken saanto a maikkat dayta a lati iti daytoy! Saggaysaem nga adawen dagiti naikabil ditoy, ngem saanmo a pilien dagiti adawem manipud iti ditoy.
7 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.
Ta ti darana ket adda iti katengngaanna! Inkabilna daytoy iti nalammuyot a bato; saanna nga imbuyat daytoy iti daga tapno magaburan daytoy iti tapuk,
8 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.’
isu a mangyeg daytoy iti nakaro a pungtot a pakaigapuan ti panangibales! Inkabilko ti darana iti nalammuyot a bato tapno saan daytoy a magaburan!
9 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].
Isu a kastoy ti kuna ti Apo a ni Yahweh: Asi pay ti siudad ti dara! Ilawlawakto pay ti gabsuon ti kayo!
10 [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.
Sungrodak pay iti adu a kayo! Sindiak ti apuy! Angerek a nalaing ti karne ken rikadoak ti sabaw! Ket bay-ak a makset a nalaing dagiti tulang!
11 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.
Kalpasanna, isaangmo ti kaldero a paglutoan nga awan nagianna, tapno pumudot ken agbeggang ti bronsena, tapno ti rugitna ket marunawto, ken mapuoran ti lati daytoy!’
12 [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.
Kasta unay ti bannogna gapu iti nadagsen unay a trabaho, ngem saan latta a naikkat kenkuana ti latina babaen iti apuy.
13 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.
Ti nakababain a kababalinmo ket adda iti kinarugitmo, gapu ta pinadaska a dinalusan, ngem saanka latta a nadalusan. Saanto latta a maikkat ti kinarugitmo agingga nga agbaaw ti nakaro a pungtotko kenka.
14 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.”’”
Siak a ni Yahweh, impakaammok a mapasamakto daytoy, ket ipatungpalkonto daytoy! Saanakto a mangaasi wenno agbabawi a mangaramid iti daytoy. Aniaman dagiti wagasyo ken dagiti aramidyo, makedngankayonto babaen kadagitoy! —kastoy ti pakaammo ti Apo a ni Yahweh.”
15 [One day] Yahweh gave me this message:
Kalpasanna, immay kaniak ti sao ni Yahweh a kunana,
16 “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.
“Anak ti tao, dumngegka! Kellaatek nga alaen ti tarigagay dagiti matam babaen iti angol, ngem masapul a saanka nga agliday wenno agsangit, ken masapul a saan nga agarubos dagiti luam.
17 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.”
Masapul nga agasugka a siuulimek. Saanmo nga ipakita nga agladladingitka para iti natay. Igalutmo dayta turbantem ken isuotmo ti sandaliasmo, ngem saanmo nga abbongan ti rupam wenno saanmo a kanen ti tinapay dagiti lallaki nga agladladingit gapu ta napukawda dagiti assawada.”
18 [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.
Isu a kabigatanna, kinasaritak dagiti tattao, ket iti karabianna natay ti asawak. Ket kabigatanna, inaramidko ti naibilin kaniak.
19 Then the people asked me, “What do the things that you are doing signify to us?”
Sinaludsod kaniak dagiti tattao, “Saanmo kadi nga ibaga kadakami no ania ti kaipapanan dagitoy a banbanag, dagiti banbanag nga ar-aramidem?”
20 So I said to them, “[This is what] Yahweh told me:
Isu a kinunak kadakuada, “Immay kaniak ti sao ni Yahweh a kunana,
21 ‘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.
‘Ibagam iti balay ti Israel a kastoy ti kuna ti Apo a ni Yahweh: Dumngegkayo! Ti panangipanpannakkelyo iti kinapigsayo, ti tarigagay dagiti matayo, ken ti kinagartemyo ket tultulawanna ti santuariok! Isu a dagiti annakyo a lallaki ken babbai nga imbatiyo ket mapasagto babaen iti kampilan.
22 [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.
Isu nga aramidenyonto met nga apag-isu ti kas iti inaramidko: saanyonto nga abbongan dagiti rupayo, wenno saanyonto a kanen ti tinapay dagiti agladladingit a lallaki!
23 [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.
Ngem ketdi, ikabilyonto dagiti turbante kadagiti uloyo, ken nakasandaliaskayonto; saankayonto nga agladingit wenno agsangit, ta mapukawkayonto gapu kadagiti nakaro a kinadakesyo, ket agasugto ti tunggal tao gapu iti kabsatna.
24 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].’”
Isu a ni Ezekiel ti agserbinto a ballaag kadakayo, aramidenyonto met ti kas iti amin nga inaramidna inton dumteng daytoy. Ket maammoanyonto a Siak ti Apo a ni Yahweh!”’
25 [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.
Ngem sika anak ti tao, iti aldaw nga ikkatek ti temploda, nga isu a ragsakda, nga itangtangsitda, nga kitkitaenda ken tartarigagayenda—ket inton ipanawko dagiti annakda a lallaki ken babbai—
26 On that day, someone will escape [from Jerusalem] and come and tell you what has happened [there].
iti dayta nga aldaw, addanto makalibas nga umay kenka tapno ibagana kenka ti damag!
27 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].”
Iti dayta nga aldaw, maungapto ti ngiwatmo iti dayta a nakalibas ket agsaokanto—saankanton a naulimek. Agserbikanto a ballaag kadakuada, isu a maammoandanto a Siak ni Yahweh!”
