Yexesqeel 16
1 Oo haddana mar kale Eraygii Rabbiga ayaa ii yimid isagoo leh,
Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
2 Wiilka Aadamow, Yeruusaalem waxyaalaheeda karaahiyada ah ogeysii,
“You human, cause the people of Jerusalem to think about their detestable behavior.
3 oo waxaad ku tidhaahdaa, Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu Yeruusaalem ku leeyahay, Jinsiyadaada iyo dhalashadaaduba waa dalka reer Kancaan. Aabbahaa wuxuu ahaa reer Amor, oo hooyadaana waxay ahayd reer Xeed.
Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says to you people of Jerusalem: [It is as though you are a woman who] [MET] was born in the country where the Canaan people-group lived. [It is as though] [MET] your father belonged to the Amor people-group and your mother belonged to the Heth people-group.
4 Oo dhalashadaadii iyo maalintii aad dhalatay xudduntaadii lama gooyn, oo biyana laguguma maydhin si aad nadiif u noqotid. Innaba laguma cusbayn, oo innaba waxba laguguma duudduubin.
[It is as though] [MET] on the day that you were born, your umbilical cord was not cut, and your body was not washed in water, and it was not rubbed with salt or wrapped in strips of cloth, [like Israeli babies always are].
5 Iluna kuuma ay nixin inay waxyaalahaas kuu samayso, ama inay kuu roonaato, laakiinse maalintii aad dhalatay ayaa berrinka bannaan lagugu xooray, waayo, qofnimadaadu waxay ahayd wax la quudhsado.
No one pitied you or acted kindly toward you by doing those things for you. Instead, [it was as though] [MET] you were thrown into a field, because on the day that you were born, you were despised {everyone despised you}.
6 Oo markaan ku soo ag maray oo aan arkay adigoo dhiiggaagii ku nijaasoobay ayaan kugu idhi, Adigoo dhiiggaagii ku dhex jira, noolow. Adigoo dhiiggaagii ku dhex jira ayaan waxaan kugu idhi, Noolow!
Then [it was as though] [MET] I passed by and saw you lying in your own blood and kicking. And while you lay there kicking in your own blood, I said to you, “I want you to remain alive!”
7 Oo waxaan kaa dhigay inaad sida biqilka duurka oo kale u badatid, waanad korodhay oo sii weynaatay, oo waxaad noqotay wax qurux badan, waanad naaso keentay, oo timahaagiina way bexeen, in kastoo aad qaawanayd oo aanad dednayn.
[It was as though] I caused you to grow up, like plants in the field grow; you grew up and became tall and became like [MET] a very beautiful jewel. [It was as though] [MET] your breasts (formed/became large), and your hair became long, although you were still naked [DOU].
8 Haddaba markaan ku soo ag maray, oo aan ku fiiriyey, wakhtigaagu wuxuu ahaa wakhtigii caashaqa, oo waxaan kugu deday macawistaydii, oo cawradaadiina waan daboolay, oo weliba waan kuu dhaartay oo axdi kula dhigtay, oo taydii baad noqotay, ayaa Sayidka Rabbiga ahu leeyahay.
When I saw you several years later, [it was as though] [MET] I saw that you were old enough to have sex [EUP]. So [it was as though] [MET] I spread the corner of my robe over [to symbolize that I would marry you], with the result that you were no longer naked. I solemnly promised [that I would marry you] and made a marriage agreement with you, and you became my wife. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say.
9 Oo markaasaan biyo kugu maydhay, oo dhiiggaagiina waan kaa wada dhaqay, oo saliid baan kugu subkay.
[And then it was as though] [MET] I bathed you and washed the blood from you and put ointment on your body.
10 Oo weliba dhar daabac leh ayaan kuu xidhay, oo waxaan kuu geliyey kabo adhidibadeed hargahood laga sameeyey, oo dhexdana maro wanaagsan baan kuugu xidhay, oo xariir baan kuu hagoojiyey.
[It was as though] [MET] I put a fine linen robe on you and gave you other expensive clothes. I put an embroidered dress on you and put leather sandals on your feet.
11 Oo weliba wax baan kugu sharraxay, oo gacmahana jijimmo baan kuu geliyey, oo qoortana silsilad baan kuu sudhay.
[It was as though] [MET] I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck. Those things all had nice jewels fastened to them.
12 Oo sangelis baan kuu sudhay, oo dhegahaagana hilqado baan ka lulay, oo madaxana taaj qurux badan baan kuu saaray.
I put a gold ring in your nose and fastened earrings to your ears and put a beautiful crown on your head.
13 Sidaasaa dahab iyo lacag lagugu sharraxay, dharkaaguna wuxuu ahaa dhar wanaagsan, iyo xariir, iyo dhar daabac leh. Oo waxaad cuntay daqiiq wanaagsan, iyo malab iyo saliid. Oo aad iyo aad baad u qurux badnayd, oo boqorad baad noqotay.
So [it was as though] you wore gold and silver ornaments. You had clothes made from fine (linen/white cloth) and other expensive embroidered material/cloth. You ate [bread made from] fine flour, honey, and olive oil. You became very beautiful, like [MET] a queen.
14 Oo quruxdaada aawadeed ayaa warkaagii quruumaha ku dhex faafay, waayo, Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Waxay ku dhammaystirantay haybaddaydii aan ku dul saaray.
You were very beautiful, with the result that people in other nations heard about you, because they knew that I, Yahweh the Lord, am the one who had caused you to become very beautiful.
15 Laakiinse quruxdaadaad isku hallaysay, oo warkaagii faafay aawadiis ayaad u dhillowday, oo dhillanimadaadiina waxaad u badisay mid alla midkii ku soo ag marayba, oo waad isu dhiibtay.
But [it was as though] [MET] you realized that because people knew that you were very beautiful, you could [earn a lot of money by] becoming a prostitute. [It was as though] you had sex with [EUP] every man who came along, and they all enjoyed your beauty.
16 Oo dharkaagiina waad iska furtay, oo meelo sarsare ayaad samaysatay oo waxaad ku sharraxday marooyin midabyo badan, oo halkaasaad ku dhillaysatay. Waxyaalahaas oo kale ma jirin, oo weligood ma ay noqon doonaan.
[It was as though] you took some of your clothes to make beautifully decorated shrines, and that is where you had sex with those men. Those things should certainly never occur!
17 Oo weliba waxaad qaadatay waxyaalahaagii quruxdasanaa oo dahabkayga iyo lacagtayda ahaa oo aan ku siiyey, oo waxaad ka samaysatay sanamyo nimeed, oo iyagii baad la dhillowday.
You took the fine gold and silver jewelry that I gave you, and you made male idols for yourself, in order to have sex with them.
18 Oo dharkaagii daabaca lahaa intaad iska furtay ayaad iyagii huwisay, oo saliiddaydii iyo fooxaygiina iyagaad hor dhigtay.
You took some of your embroidered clothes to put on those idols, and you burned oil and incense in front of them [to honor them].
19 Oo cuntadaydii aan ku siiyey, oo ahayd daqiiqda, iyo saliidda iyo malabka, oo aan kugu quudiyeyna iyagaad hor dhigtay oo aad caraf udgoon uga dhigtay, oo sidaasay ahayd, ayaa Sayidka Rabbiga ahu leeyahay.
And the [bread that was made from] fine flour and the olive oil and honey that I gave to you to eat, you offered to be a fragrant sacrifice to those idols. I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that is what happened.
20 Oo weliba wiilashaadii iyo gabdhahaagii aad ii dhashayna allabari ahaan baad iyaga ugu bixisay in la cuno aawadeed. Dhillanimadaadu ma wax yar bay ahayd
And you even took your sons and daughters who were [as though they were] [MET] my children, and sacrificed them to be food for the idols. That was much worse [RHQ] than your becoming a prostitute.
21 inaad carruurtayda gowracdid, oo aad iyaga u bixisid in dab loo dhex marsiiyo sanamyadaada aawadood?
You slaughtered [those who were like] [MET] my children, and offered them to be sacrifices to the gods!
22 Oo weliba intaad ku dhex jirtay waxyaalahaagii karaahiyada iyo dhillanimada ahaa marna sooma aad xusuusan wakhtigii yaraantaada, markaad qaawanayd oo aadan dednayn, oo aad dhiiggaaga ku dhex nijaasnayd.
All during the time when you were acting like a prostitute and doing other detestable things, you did not think about the time when [it was as though] you were very young, naked [DOU], lying in your own blood and kicking.
23 (Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Adigaa iska hoogay, oo hoogay.) Oo xumaantaadii oo dhan dabadeed
So I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that terrible things will happen to you. In addition to all the other wicked things that you did,
24 waxaad dhisatay meel qudbad ah, oo meel sare oo jid kastaba ku dhex taal ayaad samaysatay.
you built a shrine to worship idols in every [city] square/plaza.
25 Meeshaadii sare waxaad ka dhisatay madaxa jid kasta, oo quruxdaadiina waxaad ka dhigtay wax la karhay, oo waxaad lugaha u kala wadhay ku alla kii ku soo ag marayba, oo dhillanimadaadiina waad sii badisay.
At the beginning of every street you built a shrine, and showed people your beautiful body, offering it to have sex with every man who walked by, becoming a better known prostitute every day.
26 Oo weliba waxaad ka sinaysatay Masriyiinta derisyadaada ah, oo buurbuuran, oo intaad dhillanimadaadii si badisay ayaad iga cadhaysiisay.
[It was as though] [MET] you had sex with men from Egypt who were eager to have sex with you, men who lived near to Israel. You caused me to become very angry because you became more eager to have sex with more and more of them.
27 Sidaas daraaddeed gacantaydaan kugu soo dul fidiyey, oo cuntadaadii caadiga ahaydna waan kaa dhimay, oo waxaan gacanta kuu geliyey kuwa ku neceb doonistooda, kuwaasoo ah gabdhaha reer Falastiin oo jidkaaga sharka ah ka ceeboobay.
So I punished [IDM] you and caused your enemies to capture some of your country. I enabled your greedy enemies from Philistia to defeat you; and even they were shocked because of your disgraceful behavior.
28 Weliba waxaad ka dhillaysatay kuwa reer Ashuur, maxaa yeelay, waad kacsi beeli weyday, haddana iyaga waad ka dhillaysatay, oo weliba waad ka dhergi weyday.
[It was as though] you had sex with soldiers from Assyria, too, because you always wanted more sex. And after that, you still were not satisfied.
29 Oo weliba dhillanimadaadii waad ku sii badisay dalka reer Kancaan, iyo tan iyo dalka Kalday, oo weliba waxaas waad ka dhergi weyday.
So you also had sex [with soldiers from] Babylonia, a country full of merchants/businessmen, but even that did not satisfy you.
30 Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Qalbigaagu taag yaraa markaad samaysid waxyaalahaas oo dhan, waxaas oo ah dhillo caasiyad ah shuqulkeed!
I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that when you did all those things, acting like [MET] a bold prostitute, you were showing that you were ready to do anything that you wanted to [IDM].
31 Oo jid kasta madaxiisa waxaad ka dhisataa qudbad, oo jid kastana waxaad ka samaysataa meel sare, oo weliba ma aadan ahayn sidii dhillo oo kale, waayo, adigu kirada waad quudhsataa.
When you built shrines to worship idols on every street corner and in every city square/plaza, you were not like a prostitute: Prostitutes charge money, but you refused to take money for what you did.
32 Waxaad la mid tahay naag nin leh oo sinaysata oo niman qalaad ninkeeda uga hor marta!
You are like [MET] a woman who commits adultery: You prefer to [have sex with] strangers rather than with your husband.
33 Iyagu dhillo kasta hadiyad bay siiyaan, laakiinse adigu waxaad hadiyadahaaga siisaa kuwa ku caashaqa oo dhan, oo laaluush baad u siisaa inay dhinac kasta kaaga yimaadaan dhillanimadaada aawadeed.
Prostitutes are paid, but [it is as though] you give gifts to all your lovers; you bribe them to come to you from everywhere to have sex with you.
34 Oo adigu naagaha kale waad ka duwan tahay xagga dhillanimadaada, waayo, laguuma soo raaco in lagaa sinaysto aawadeed, oo kiro baad u siisaa, iyadoo aan ciduna kiro ku siin, oo sidaas daraaddeed waad ka duwan tahay dhillooyinka kale oo dhan.
So although you act like [MET] a prostitute, you are not like other prostitutes: No one needs to request you to have sex [EUP] with them. You are the opposite of other prostitutes; instead of them giving any money to you, you give men money to have sex with you.
35 Haddaba dhillo yahay, bal erayga Rabbiga maqal:
Therefore, [you people of] Jerusalem, who are like a prostitute [MET], listen to what I, Yahweh the Lord, am saying about you!
36 Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Nijaastaadii way shubantay, oo cawradaadiina daahaa lagaga qaaday dhillanimadaadii aad kuwii ku caashaqay ka dhillaysanaysay, iyo sanamyada waxyaalahaaga karaahiyada ah oo dhan, iyo dhiiggii carruurtaada oo aad iyaga siisay.
I say that [what you have done is as though] [MET] you took off your clothes and acted like a prostitute and had sex with men who are not your husband. [What I mean is that you have been worshiping] detestable idols, and you have murdered [MTY] your own children to be sacrifices to them.
37 Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed waxaan soo wada ururin doonaa kuwii ku caashaqay oo aad la raaxaysatay oo dhan, iyo kuwa aad jeclaatay oo dhan, iyo kuwa aad necbaatay oo dhan. Kulligood dhinac kastaan kaaga soo ururin doonaa, oo cawradaadana iyagaan daaha uga qaadi doonaa, si ay cawradaada oo dhan u arkaan.
So [what I am going to do is as though] I will gather those who you think have loved you and those whom you hated. I will gather them around you [to attack you], and [what I will do is as though] I will strip your clothes off you, and they will see you when you are completely naked.
38 Oo waxaan kuu xukumi doonaa sida naagaha raggooda ka dhillooba iyo kuwa dhiigga daadiya loo xukumo oo kale; oo waxaan kugu ridi doonaa dhiigga cadhada iyo masayrka.
I will punish you like women who commit adultery and who murder people [MTY] are punished. I will get revenge on you and get rid of you because I am extremely angry with you.
39 Oo weliba waxaan kugu ridi doonaa gacantooda, oo iyaguna qudbaddaada way dumin doonaan, oo meelahaaga sarsarena way burburin doonaan, oo weliba dharkay kaa furan doonaan, oo jowharadahaaga qurxoonna way kaa qaadan doonaan, oo waxay kaa tegi doonaan adigoo qaawan oo aan dednayn.
I will allow [your enemies who you thought] loved you [IRO] to defeat you, and they will tear down your shrines. [It will be as though] they will strip off your fancy clothes and take away your fine jewelry and cause you to be completely naked [DOU].
40 Oo weliba guutay kugu kicin doonaan, wayna ku dhagxin doonaan, oo seefahooday kugu mudhbixin doonaan.
They will bring a mob to attack you, and that mob will throw stones at you and cut you to pieces with their swords.
41 Oo guryahaagana dab bay ku gubi doonaan, oo iyadoo ay naago badanu indhaha kugu hayaan ayay xukummo kugu samayn doonaan, oo aniguna waxaan kaa dhigi doonaa inaad dhillaysiga ka joogsatid, oo mar dambe kiro ma aad bixin doontid.
They will burn down your houses and punish you while many women are watching. I will cause your acting like a prostitute and paying your lovers to have sex with you to end.
42 Sidaasaan cadhadayda xaggaaga ku dhammaystiri doonaa, oo masayrkayguna wuu kaa tegi doonaa, oo aniguna waan xasilli doonaa. Oo innaba mar dambe ma aan xanaaqi doono.
Then I will no longer be angry [DOU] with you. I will stop being jealous [because of your worshiping gods other than me only].
43 Adigu wakhtigii yaraantaada sooma aadan xusuusan, laakiinse waxyaalahaas oo dhan waad igaga xanaajisay, oo sidaas daraaddeed ayaan jidkaaga madaxaaga kaga abaalmarin doonaa, ayaa Sayidka Rabbiga ahu leeyahay, oo sharkaas waxyaalahaaga karaahiyada ah oo dhan kuma aad sii dari doontid.
You have forgotten [the wonderful things that I did for you] in previous years [MET]. You have caused me to become extremely angry because of all the [evil things] that you have done. In addition to all the other detestable things that you did, you committed many sexual sins. So I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that I will punish you [IDM] for doing those things.
44 Bal ogow, mid kasta oo maahmaahyo ku maahmaahaaba wuxuu kuugu maahmaahi doonaa maahmaahyadan isagoo leh, Sida ay hooyadu tahay ayaa gabadheeduna tahay.
People who [like to] quote proverbs will quote this proverb about you: “[behave] like their mothers [behave].”
45 Waxaad tahay gabadhii hooyadaa oo ninkeeda iyo carruurteedaba nacda, oo weliba waxaad tahay walaashii walaalahaa oo nimankoodii iyo carruurtoodiiba nacay. Hooyadaa waxay ahayd reer Xeed, oo aabbahaana wuxuu ahaa reer Amor.
You are like your mother; [it was as though] she detested her husband and her children. You are like your sisters, who also despised their husbands and their children. [It was as though] [MET] your father belonged to the Amor people-group and your mother belonged to the Heth people-group.
46 Oo walaashaada kaa weynuna waa Samaariya, ta iyada iyo gabdhaheeduba bidixdaada deggan yihiin, oo walaashaada kaa yaruna waa Sodom ta iyada iyo gabdhaheeduba midigtaada deggan yihiin.
And [it was as though] [MET] your older sister was Samaria, and she and her daughters lived to the north of you, and [it was as though] your younger sister was Sodom, and she and her daughters lived to the south of you.
47 Jidadkoodii kuma aadan socon oo waxyaalahoodii karaahiyada ahaa oo kalena ma aadan samayn, laakiinse taasu wax yar bay kula noqotay, oo iyaga jidadkaagii oo dhan waad kaga sii darnayd.
You not only imitated all [DOU] their detestable behavior, but you quickly became more sinful than they were.
48 Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Noloshaydaan ku dhaartaye, Waxa adiga iyo gabdhahaagu aad samayseen oo kale walaashaa Sodom iyo gabdhaheeduba ma ay samayn.
I, Yahweh the Lord, solemnly declare that as surely as I am alive, [the people who lived in] [MTY] Sodom and other nearby cities never did the detestable things that you [people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah] have done.
49 Bal eeg, walaashaa Sodom dembigeedu sidan buu ahaa. Iyada iyo gabdhaheeduba waxay lahaayeen kibir, iyo cunto faro badan, iyo raaxo barwaaqo ah, laakiinse masaakiinta iyo saboolka baahan gacmahooda ma ay taageeri jirin.
These are the sins [the people who lived in] Sodom, who were like your sister [MET]: The people who lived there and in nearby cities were arrogant. In spite of having more food to eat than they needed, they refused to help the poor and needy [DOU] people among them.
50 Oo weliba iyagu way isla madax weynaadeen, oo hortayday karaahiyo ku sameeyeen, sidaas daraaddeed markaan waxaas arkay ayaan fogeeyey.
The people of Sodom and nearby cities [MET] were proud and did detestable things in my presence, so I got rid of them when I saw what they had been doing.
51 Oo xataa dembigaaga badhkiis Samaariya ma ay samayn, laakiinse waxyaalahaaga karaahiyada ah waad ka sii badisay kuweeda, oo walaalahaana waxaad xaq kaga dhigtay waxyaalahaagii karaahiyada ahaa oo aad samaysay oo dhan.
Also, [the people of] Samaria did not commit half as many sins as you have committed. You have done more disgusting things than they have done. You cause the people of Samaria to appear to be good, compared to you.
52 Bal adigu ceebow, waayo, walaalahaa waad xukuntay, maxaa yeelay, waxaad samaysay wax karaahiyadoodii ka sii daran, oo iyagu way kaa xaq badan yihiin. Haddaba facsharan, oo ceebow, waayo, waxaad xaq ka dhigtay walaalahaa.
Your sins are worse than their sins, so they seem to be less wicked than you are. So I will punish you more than I punished them. As a result, you will be ashamed and disgraced [DOU].
53 Waxaan dib u soo celin doonaa maxaabiistoodii, kuwaas oo ah maxaabiistii Sodom iyo gabdhaheeda, iyo maxaabiistii Samaariya iyo gabdhaheeda, iyo maxaabiistaada iyaga dhex jooga,
However, [some day] I will [the people of] Sodom and Samaria and the cities near to them [MET] to prosper again. And I will cause you to prosper again, too.
54 si aad u ceebowdid, oo aad ugu facsharantid wixii aad samaysay oo dhan, waayo, waxaad iyaga u tahay qalbi qabowjis.
You will be very ashamed [DOU] of the wicked things that you have done, and that will cause the people of those cities to be encouraged.
55 Markaasaa walaalahaa Sodom iyo gabdhaheedu ay sidoodii hore ku soo noqon doonaan, oo Samaariya iyo gabdhaheeduna ay sidoodii hore ku soo noqon doonaan, oo adiga iyo gabdhahaaguna aad sidiinnii hore ku soo noqon doontaan.
[The people of] Sodom and Samaria will prosper again, and you and the people in nearby cities will prosper also.
56 Waayo, walaashaa Sodom afkaagu kama hadlin waagii aad kibirsanayd,
You (sneered at/despised) [the people of] Sodom when you were proud,
57 intaan xumaantaada daaha laga qaadin, sidii markii gabdhaha Suuriya iyo inta hareerahooda ku wareegsan oo dhan, iyo xataa gabdhaha reer Falastiin ay ku caayeen iyagoo dhan kastaba kaa quudhsada.
before it was revealed that you were very wicked. And now [the people of] Edom and [the people of] Philistia all insult you and despise you.
58 Rabbigu wuxuu leeyahay, Adiga sharkaagii iyo waxyaalahaagii karaahiyada ahaaba waa lagugu ciqaabay.
And you are being punished for all your immoral behavior and other detestable things that you do.
59 Waayo, wuxuu Sayidka Rabbiga ahu leeyahay, Waxaan kugu samayn doonaa sidaad samaysay oo kale, waayo, adigu dhaartii waad quudhsatay markaad axdigii jebisay.
This is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: I will continue to punish you like you deserve to be punished, because by rejecting the agreement that I made with you, you have despised that solemn agreement that you promised to obey.
60 Habase ahaatee axdigaygii aan yaraantaadii kula dhigtay waan soo xusuusan doonaa, oo weliba waxaan kula samaysan doonaa axdi weligiis ah.
But I will not forget the agreement that I made with you long ago [MET], and I will make an agreement with you that will endure forever.
61 Oo markaasaad jidadkaagii soo xusuusan doontaa, oo waad isku ceeboobi doontaa markaad qaabbishid walaalahaa, ta kaa weyn iyo ta kaa yarba, oo inay gabdho kuu noqdaan baan kuu siin doonaa, laakiinse axdigaaga kugu siin maayo.
Then you will think about what you have done, and you will be ashamed about those things when you welcome [the people of] Sodom and Samaria, cities which are like [MET] older and younger sisters to you people of Jerusalem. I will [put them under your control by] causing them to become like [MET] your daughters, but they will not have the same agreement that I will make with you.
62 Aniguna axdigaygaan kula adkaysan doonaa, oo adiguna waxaad ogaan doontaa inaan anigu Rabbiga ahay,
I will establish my agreement with you, and you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].
63 si aad wax u soo xusuusatid, oo aad u facsharantid, oo aadan afkaagana mar dambe u kala qaadin ceebtaada aawadeed, markaan kaa wada cafiyo wixii aad samaysay oo dhan, ayaa Sayidka Rabbiga ahu leeyahay.
Then when I have forgiven you for all your sins, you will think about all the sins that you committed and you will be ashamed, and you will never again [boast about them], because you will be humiliated.’”
