Hisqiʼeel 17
1 Ergasii dubbiin Waaqayyoo akkana jedhee gara koo dhufe:
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 “Yaa ilma namaa, hibboo dubbadhuutii mana Israaʼelitti fakkeenya himi.
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
3 Akkanas isaaniin jedhi; ‘Waaqayyo Gooftaan akkana jedha: Risaan guddaan qoochoo jabaa, baallee dhedheeraa fi bifa adda addaa qabu tokko gara Libaanoon dhufe. Innis mataa muka birbirsaa fudhatee
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, long-winged, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came to Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
4 lataa fiixee isaa irraa cabsee biyya daldaltootaatti geesse; magaalaa daldaltootaa keessas dhaabe.
He cropped off the top of its young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
5 “‘Innis sanyii biyya keetii keessaa waa fuudhee biyyoo gabbataa keessa kaaʼe. Akka muka qarqara lagaatti biqiluutti bishaan guddaa bira dhaabe;
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed [it] by great waters, [and] set it [as] a willow tree.
6 innis biqilee hidda yaafatee muka wayinii dagaage taʼe. Dameewwan isaa gara isaatti deebiʼan; hiddi isaa garuu isuma jalatti hafe. Inni akkasiin muka wayinii taʼee dameewwan baala hedduu qaban baafate.
And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned towards him, and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
7 “‘Ergasiis risaa guddaa kan qoochoo guddaa fi baallee baayʼee qabu kan biraatu ture. Mukti wayinii sunis bishaan akka argatuuf lafa qotiisaa dhaabamee ture sana keessaa gara risaa sanaatti hidda yaafatee dameewwanis balʼifate.
There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and behold, this vine did bend her roots towards him, and shot forth her branches towards him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.
8 Mukti wayinii sun akka dameewwan baasuuf, akka ija naqatuu fi akka wayinii itti tole taʼuuf biyyoo gaarii qarqara bishaan guddaa jiru keessa dhaabamee ture.’
It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.
9 “Akkana isaaniin jedhi; ‘Waaqayyo Gooftaan akkana jedha: Inni ni guddataa? Inni akka goguuf buqqifamee iji isaa irraa harcaʼa mitii? Lataan isaa hundinuus ni goga. Hidda isaa wajjin isa buqqisuuf irree jabaa yookaan nama hedduu hin barbaachisu.
Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it may wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by its roots.
10 Inni utuma iddoo tokkoo buqqifamee iddoo biraa dhaabamee iyyuu ni guddataa? Inni yeroo bubbeen baʼa biiftuu itti bubbistutti lafa qotiisaa keessatti biqile sana irratti guutumaan guutuutti coollagee hin goguu?’”
Yes, behold, [being] planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
11 Ergasii dubbiin Waaqayyoo akkana jedhee gara koo dhufe:
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
12 “Mana fincilaa kanaan, ‘Isin hiikkaa wantoota kanneenii hin beektanii?’ jedhi. Akkana isaaniin jedhi: ‘Mootiin Baabilon gara Yerusaalem dhaqee, mootii isheetii fi namoota ishee ulfaatoo fuudhee Baabilonitti deebiʼe.
Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these [things mean]? tell [them], Behold, the king of Babylon hath come to Jerusalem, and hath taken its king, and its princes, and led them with him to Babylon;
13 Ergasii immoo maatii mootichaa keessaa nama tokko fuudhee kakachiisuudhaan isa wajjin walii galtee uummate. Akkasumas namoota biyya sanaa jajjaboo fuudhee deeme;
And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath from him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
14 kunis akka mootummaan sun gad deebiʼee mataa ol qabachuu dadhabee walii galtee sana qofaan jiraachuu dandaʼuuf.
That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, [but] that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
15 Mootichi garuu fardeenii fi loltoota hedduu argachuuf jedhee ergamoota isaa Gibxitti ergachuudhaan isatti fincile. Inni amma ni milkaaʼaa? Namni waan akkanaa hojjetu ni miliqaa? Inni walii galtee sana cabsee jalaa baʼuu dandaʼaa?
But he rebelled against him in sending his embassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such [things]? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?
16 “‘Ani jiraataadhaatii, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan; inni Baabilon keessatti biyyuma mooticha teessoo irra isa kaaʼe kan inni kakuu isaa tuffatee walii galtee isaas cabse sanaa keessatti ni duʼa.
[As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place [where] the king [dwelleth] that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, [even] with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
17 Yeroo lubbuu hedduu galaafachuuf tuullaan biyyoo tuulamee daʼannoon ijaaramutti, Faraʼoon loltoota isaa jajjaboo fi tuuta nama baayʼee wajjin waraana keessatti homaa isa hin fayyadu.
Neither shall Pharaoh with [his] mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:
18 Inni walii galtee tuffatee kakuu cabse. Sababii walii galteedhaan harka dhaʼee garuu waan kana hunda hojjeteef inni hin baʼu.
Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these [things], he shall not escape.
19 “‘Kanaafuu Waaqayyo Gooftaan akkana jedha: Ani jiraataadhaatii, ani kakuu koo kan inni tuffatee fi walii galtee koo kan inni cabse sana matuma isaatti nan deebisa.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; [As] I live, surely my oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even that will I recompense upon his own head.
20 Ani kiyyoo koo isaaf nan diriirsa; innis kiyyoo kootiin ni qabama. Sababii inni anaaf amanamuu dideef ani Baabilonitti isa geessee achitti isatti nan mura.
And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.
21 Loltoonni isaa kanneen baqatan hundinuu goraadeedhaan ajjeefamu; warri hafan immoo bubbeetti bittinneeffamu. Gaafas isin akka ani Waaqayyo dubbadhe ni beektu.
And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered towards all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken [it].
22 “‘Waaqayyo Gooftaan akkana jedha: Ani mataan koo mataa birbirsaa irraa damee tokko kutee nan dhaaba; fiixee isaa irraa immoo lataa kichuu cabsee tulluu guddaa ol dheeraa tokko irra nan dhaaba.
Thus saith the Lord God, I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set [it]; I will crop off from the top of its young twigs a tender one, and will plant [it] upon a high mountain and eminent:
23 Anis ol dheerina tulluu Israaʼel irra isa nan dhaaba; inni immoo dameewwan yaafatee, ija naqatee birbirsa guddaa taʼa. Simbirroonni gosa hundaas isa irra jiraatu; isaanis gaaddisa dameewwan isaa jalatti iddoo bultii ni qabaatu.
In the mountain of the hight of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shade of its branches shall they dwell.
24 Mukkeen bosonaa hundinuu akka ani Waaqayyo muka dheeraa gabaabsee muka gabaabaa immoo dheeressu ni beeku. Ani muka jiidhaa gogsee muka gogaa immoo akka inni lalisu nan godha. “‘Ani Waaqayyo dubbadheera; waan kana nan raawwadha.’”
And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done [it].
