Yexesqeel 4
1 Wiilka Aadamow, xabbad leben ah soo qaad oo hortaada dhig, oo waxaad ku dul taswiirtaa magaalo, taasoo ah Yeruusaalem,
[Yahweh also said to me, ] “You human, take a large clay tablet/brick and put it in front of you. Then on the [engrave/draw] on it lines that represent Jerusalem.
2 oo iyada weerar, qalcadona ku hareeree, oo tuulmona ku tuul, oo xerooyinna hareereheeda ka dhis, oo wax lagu dumiyona ku wareeji.
[draw figures around it to represent enemy soldiers who will] surround the city. Make mounds around it and a dirt ramp up against the [around the city]. [figures around it that represent] (battering rams/heavy logs that will break though the walls).
3 Oo weliba birdaawe soo qaad, oo waxaad ka dhigtaa derbi bir ah oo adiga iyo magaalada u dhexeeya, oo wejigaagana waxaad u sii jeedisaa xaggeeda, oo iyana waa la weerari doonaa, oo adiguna waa inaad iyada weerar u dhigtaa. Oo taasu calaamad bay u noqon doontaa reer binu Israa'iil.
Then take an iron pan, and place it [to be] like an iron wall between you [the drawing of] the city. Then turn your face toward the drawing. It will symbolize [enemy troops will] surround the city to attack it. That will be a warning to the Israeli people [MTY].
4 Oo weliba dhinacaaga bidix u jiifso, oo waxaad kor saartaa xumaantii dadka dalka Israa'iil. Maalmaha aad ku jiifto inta tiradoodu tahay oo kale ayaad xumaantooda sidi doontaa.
Then lie on your left side, and stay like that for 390 days. That [symbolize that the Israeli people will be punished for] their sins; you must lie like that one day for each year during which they will be punished.
5 Waayo, waxaan ku dul saaray sannadihii xumaantooda, inta maalmaha tiradoodu tahay saddex boqol iyo sagaashan maalmood, oo sidaasaad xumaanta dadka dalka Israa'iil u sidi doontaa.
6 Oo markaad intaas dhammaysid, haddana waxaad u jiifsataa dhinacaaga midig, oo waxaad afartan maalmood sidi doontaa xumaantii dadka dalka Yahuudah, maalin kastaba sannad baan kaaga dhigay.
After that, lie down again. This time, lie on your right side for 40 days. That [symbolize that the Israeli people will be punished more] for their sins, one day for each [during which they will be punished].
7 Oo waxaad wejigaaga u jeedisaa weerarka Yeruusaalem xaggiisa, iyadoo gacantaadu qaawan tahay, oo waa inaad iyada wax ka sii sheegtaa.
Turn your face [the drawing of] Jerusalem and bare your [like a soldier does who prepares to go into a battle] [MTY], and prophesy [what will happen to] the city.
8 Oo bal ogow, anigu xadhkaan kugu xidhxidhi doonaa, oo waa inaadan hadba dhinac isu rogin ilaa aad dhammaysid maalmihii weerarkaaga.
[You will not be able to move; it will be as though] I have tied you with ropes in order that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have [symbolizing how many years the city] will be (besieged/surrounded by enemy soldiers).
9 Oo weliba waxaad soo qaadataa sarreen, iyo shaciir, iyo digir, iyo misir, iyo hadhuudh, iyo heed, oo kulligood isku weel ku shub, oo kibis ka samayso, oo maalmaha aad dhinaca u jiifto intay tiradoodu tahay in le'eg, oo ah saddex boqol iyo sagaashan maalmood, waa inaad cuntaa.
[Before you do that, ] take some wheat and barley, beans, lentils, spelt and millet, and put them in a [storage] jar, and use that to bake [for yourself]. That is what you will eat during the 390 days while you lie on your [left] side.
10 Oo cuntada aad cuni doontaana waa inay ahaataa mid la miisaamay, oo maalintii labaatan sheqel ayaa kuu go'an, oo waa inaad goor ka goor cuntaa.
You will eat (8 ounces/a small loaf) of bread each day.
11 Oo biyahana waa inaad qiyaas u cabtaa, oo waxaa kuu go'an hiin lix meelood loo dhigay meeshiis, oo waa inaad goor ka goor cabtaa.
[Also] measure out (1.5 pints/0.6 liter) of water to drink each day.
12 Oo cuntadaadana waxaad u cuntaa sida kibis shaciireed oo kale, oo waxaad ku dubataa saxaro dad iyadoo ay indhaha ku hayaan.
Eat that bread like you would eat a loaf of barley bread. But use your own dried dung for fuel to bake the bread while people are watching.
13 Oo Rabbigu wuxuu yidhi, Sidaas oo kale ayaa reer binu Israa'iil kibistooda nijaasowday ugu dhex cuni doonaan quruumihii aan iyaga u kaxayn doonoba.
That will symbolize that the Israeli people will be forced to eat food that is unacceptable to me when they are living in the nations to which I will force them to go.”
14 Markaasaan idhi, Sayidow, Rabbiyow, bal eeg, naftaydu weligeed ma ay nijaasoobin, waayo, tan iyo yaraantaydii iyo ilaa haddatan marnaba ma aan cunin wax bakhtiyey ama wax bahal bakhtiistay toona, oo hilib karaahiyo ahuna innaba afkayga ma gelin.
Then I said, “No, Yahweh God![Do not force me to do that]! I have never caused myself to become unacceptable to you [by doing anything like that]. From the time when I was young, I have never eaten meat of any [animal] that was found dead or that had been killed by wild animals. And I have never eaten any meat that is unacceptable to you.”
15 Markaasuu igu yidhi, Bal eeg, saxaro dad waxaan kuugu beddelay saalo lo', oo waa inaad cuntadaada ku diyaarsataa.
Yahweh replied, “Okay, I will allow you to bake your bread using dried cow manure instead of human [for fuel].”
16 Oo weliba wuxuu kaloo igu yidhi, Wiilka Aadamow, bal ogow, usha kibista ayaan Yeruusaalem ku dhex jebin doonaa, oo iyagu waxay kibista ku cuni doonaan miisaan iyo digtoonaan, oo biyahana waxay ku cabbi doonaan qiyaas iyo yaab,
Then he said to me, “You human, I will cause the supply of food to Jerusalem to be cut off. [Then] the people will eat the small amounts of food and drink the small amounts of [that the government permits them to have], and they will be [very] distressed and anxious as they do that,
17 si ay baad iyo biyo u waayaan oo uu midkoodba kan kale ula welwelo, oo ay xumaantooda aawadeed u wada baabba'aan.
because water and food will be very scarce. They will see each other becoming extremely thin, and they will be appalled; [but this will happen] because they are being punished [for the sins that they have committed].”
