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:
Ke len se aksingoul in malem aksingoul ke yac akeu in sruoh lasr, LEUM GOD El kaskas nu sik ac fahk,
2 “You human, write down what day of the month this is. On this [the army of] King of Babylon has surrounded Jerusalem.
“Kom, mwet sukawil moul la, akilenya len se inge, mweyen pa inge len se ma tokosra lun Babylonia el mutawauk in kuhlusya acn 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].
Fahkang nu sin mwet luk su lungse lainyu, pupulyuk se inge ma nga, LEUM GOD Fulatlana, oru nu selos: Filiya sie tup an fin e uh Ac nwakla ke kof.
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.
Sang ipin ikwa ma wo emeet nu loac — Pap in pao ac pap in nia — Oayapa ikwa ma oasr sri kac su yu pac.
5 Pile wood on the fire, and cook the bones and the meat in the boiling water.’
Orekmakin ikwen sheep ma arulana wo; Orani etong an nu ye tup an. Oru kof an in poel; Na poeleak kewa sri ac ikwa an.”
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.
Pa inge ma LEUM GOD Fulatlana El fahk: “We nu sin siti lun mwet akmas uh! El oana sie tup rasla ma tiana aknasnasyeyuk. Kais sie ipin ikwa ituk na ituk nwe ke wangin sie ip lula.
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.
Akmas orek in siti uh, tusruktu srah uh tiana sororla nu fin fohk uh, yen kutkut uh ku in afinya, a sororla nu fin sie eot ma oan kalem.
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.’
Nga mansis srah uh in oanna insac, yen ma ac tia ku in wikinyukla, pwanang mwet uh in kasrkusrak ac suk in foloksak.”
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].
“Pa inge ma LEUM GOD Fulatlana El fahk: We nu sin siti akmas sac! Nga ac sifacna elosak eol in etong uh in yohk.
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.
Use pac kutu etong an! Taun in ngeng! Akmolyela ikwa an! Poeli nwe ke na lisr sroano, ac lela sri an in firiryak.
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.
Filiya pisin tup osra sacn fin mulut an nwe ke na arulana folla ac srusrala. Na tup sacn ac fah sifil nasnasla ac ras kac uh ac isisla,
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.
finne tia ku in wanginla nufon ras kac an ke e sac.
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.
Jerusalem, orekma koluk lom uh akfohkfokyekomla. Nga ne srike in aknasnasyekomla, tuh kom srakna fohkfok. Kom tia ku in sifil nasnasla nwe ke na kom pula kuiyen kasrkusrak luk uh.
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.”’”
Nga, LEUM GOD, pa fahk ma inge. Sun tari pacl fal nga in oru ma nga ac oru uh. Nga ac fah tia pilesru orekma koluk lom, ku pakomutom, ku nunak munas nu sum. Ac fah kalyeiyuk kom ke ma kom orala.” LEUM GOD Fulatlana pa fahk ma inge.
15 [One day] Yahweh gave me this message:
Na LEUM GOD El kaskas nu sik,
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.
ac fahk, “Mwet sukawil, nga ac eisla moul lun mwet se kom lungse emeet ke sie ouiya na sa. Kom fah tiana torkaskas, ku tung, ku lela sroninmotom in sororla.
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.”
Nimet oru in lohngyuk pusren mwemelil lom. Nimet kom eisla susu liki sifom, ku sarukla fahluk liki niom in akkalemye lah kom asor. Nimet afinya motom, ku kang mwe mongo ma mwet asor uh kang.”
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.
Ke lotutang sac, nga tuh sramsram nu sin mwet uh. Ke eku sacna, mutan kiuk uh misa, ac ke len toko ah nga oru oana ma sapkinyuk nu sik.
19 Then the people asked me, “What do the things that you are doing signify to us?”
Na mwet uh siyuk sik, “Efu ku kom oru ouingan?”
20 So I said to them, “[This is what] Yahweh told me:
Na nga fahk nu selos, “LEUM GOD El kaskas nu sik ac fahk nga in
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.
tafweot sap soko inge nu suwos, mwet Israel: Kowos insefulatkin ku lun Tempul uh. Kowos lungsena fahsri ac intoein. Tusruktu LEUM GOD El ac fah akfohkfokye. Ac mwet fusr in sou lowos su lula in acn Jerusalem ac fah anwuki ke mweun.
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.
Na kowos fah oru oana ma nga oru inge. Kowos fah tia afinya motowos, ku kang mwe mongo nun mwet asor.
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.
Kowos ac fah susuyang ac fahlukyang, ac tia asor ku tung. Kowos ac fah srila ke sripen ma koluk lowos, ac kowos fah sasao inmasrlowos sifacna.
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].’”
Na nga ac fah sie mwe akul nu suwos. Kowos ac fah oru ma nukewa oana ma nga oru. LEUM GOD El fahk mu pacl se ma inge ac sikyak uh, kowos ac fah etu lah El pa LEUM GOD Fulatlana.”
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.
Na LEUM GOD El fahk, “Mwet sukawil, inge nga ac fah eisla lukelos Tempul fokoko se inge, su elos tuh engankin ac insefulatkin, su elos lungsena fahsri ac intoein. Ac nga fah eisla wen ac acn natulos lukelos.
26 On that day, someone will escape [from Jerusalem] and come and tell you what has happened [there].
Ke len se ma nga ac oru ma inge, sie mwet su kaingkunla ongoiya sac ac tuku ac fahkak ma inge nu sum.
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].”
Ke len sacna, oalum ac fah ikakla ac kom ac ku in sifil kaskas, na kom fah sramsram nu sel. Ke ouiya se inge kom ac fah sie mwe akul nu sin mwet uh, na elos ac fah etu lah nga pa LEUM GOD.”
