Ezekiel 20

وَكَانَ فِي السَّنَةِ السَّابِعَةِ، فِي الشَّهْرِ الْخَامِسِ،فِي الْعَاشِرِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ، أَنَّ أُنَاسًا مِنْ شُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَاءُوا لِيَسْأَلُوا الرَّبَّ، فَجَلَسُوا أَمَامِي.

And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD, and sat before me.

فَكَانَ إِلَيَّ كَلاَمُ الرَّبِّ قَائِلاً:

Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,

«يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، كَلِّمْ شُيُوخَ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: هكَذَا قَالَ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ: هَلْ أَنْتُمْ آتُونَ لِتَسْأَلُونِي؟ حَيٌّ أَنَا، لاَ أُسْأَلُ مِنْكُمْ، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ.

Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.

هَلْ تَدِينُهُمْ؟ هَلْ تَدِينُ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ؟ عَرِّفْهُمْ رَجَاسَاتِ آبَائِهِمْ،

Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:

وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: هكَذَا قَالَ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ: فِي يَوْمِ اخْتَرْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَرَفَعْتُ يَدِي لِنَسْلِ بَيْتِ يَعْقُوبَ، وَعَرَّفْتُهُمْ نَفْسِي فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، وَرَفَعْتُ لَهُمْ يَدِي قَائِلاً: أَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلهُكُمْ،

And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;

فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ رَفَعْتُ لَهُمْ يَدِي لأُخْرِجَهُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ إِلَى الأَرْضِ الَّتِي تَجَسَّسْتُهَا لَهُمْ، تَفِيضُ لَبَنًا وَعَسَلاً، هِيَ فَخْرُ كُلِّ الأَرَاضِي،

In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:

وَقُلْتُ لَهُمُ: اطْرَحُوا كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْكُمْ أَرْجَاسَ عَيْنَيْهِ، وَلاَ تَتَنَجَّسُوا بِأَصْنَامِ مِصْرَ. أَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلهُكُمْ.

Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

فَتَمَرَّدُوا عَلَيَّ وَلَمْ يُرِيدُوا أَنْ يَسْمَعُوا لِي، وَلَمْ يَطْرَحِ الإِنْسَانُ مِنْهُمْ أَرْجَاسَ عَيْنَيْهِ، وَلَمْ يَتْرُكُوا أَصْنَامَ مِصْرَ. فَقُلْتُ: إِنِّي أَسْكُبُ رِجْزِي عَلَيْهِمْ لأُتِمَّ عَلَيْهِمْ سَخَطِي فِي وَسْطِ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.

But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

لكِنْ صَنَعْتُ لأَجْلِ اسْمِي لِكَيْلاَ يَتَنَجَّسَ أَمَامَ عُيُونِ الأُمَمِ الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي وَسْطِهِمِ، الَّذِينَ عَرَّفْتُهُمْ نَفْسِي أَمَامَ عُيُونِهِمْ بِإِخْرَاجِهِمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.

But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.

فَأَخْرَجْتُهُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ وَأَتَيْتُ بِهِمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّيَّةِ.

Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.

وَأَعْطَيْتُهُمْ فَرَائِضِي وَعَرَّفْتُهُمْ أَحْكَامِي الَّتِي إِنْ عَمِلَهَا إِنْسَانٌ يَحْيَا بِهَا.

And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.

وَأَعْطَيْتُهُمْ أَيْضًا سُبُوتِي لِتَكُونَ عَلاَمَةً بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ، لِيَعْلَمُوا أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ مُقَدِّسُهُمْ.

Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.

«فَتَمَرَّدَ عَلَيَّ بَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ. لَمْ يَسْلُكُوا فِي فَرَائِضِي وَرَفَضُوا أَحْكَامِي الَّتِي إِنْ عَمِلَهَا إِنْسَانٌ يَحْيَا بِهَا، وَنَجَّسُوا سُبُوتِي كَثِيرًا. فَقُلْتُ: إِنِّي أَسْكُبُ رِجْزِي عَلَيْهِمْ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ لإِفْنَائِهِمْ.

But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

لكِنْ صَنَعْتُ لأَجْلِ اسْمِي لِكَيْلاَ يَتَنَجَّسَ أَمَامَ عُيُونِ الأُمَمِ الَّذِينَ أَخْرَجْتُهُمْ أَمَامَ عُيُونِهِمْ.

But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.

وَرَفَعْتُ أَيْضًا يَدِي لَهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ بِأَنِّي لاَ آتِي بِهِمْ إِلَى الأَرْضِ الَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُهُمْ إِيَّاهَا تَفِيضُ لَبَنًا وَعَسَلاً، هِيَ فَخْرُ كُلِّ الأَرَاضِي.

Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;

لأَنَّهُمْ رَفَضُوا أَحْكَامِي وَلَمْ يَسْلُكُوا فِي فَرَائِضِي، بَلْ نَجَّسُوا سُبُوتِي، لأَنَّ قَلْبَهُمْ ذَهَبَ وَرَاءَ أَصْنَامِهِمْ.

Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.

لكِنَّ عَيْنِي أَشْفَقَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ عَنْ إِهْلاَكِهِمْ، فَلَمْ أُفْنِهِمْ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ.

Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.

وَقُلْتُ لأَبْنَائِهِمْ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ: لاَ تَسْلُكُوا فِي فَرَائِضِ آبَائِكُمْ، وَلاَ تَحْفَظُوا أَحْكَامَهُمْ، وَلاَ تَتَنَجَّسُوا بِأَصْنَامِهِمْ.

But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:

أَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلهُكُمْ، فَاسْلُكُوا فِي فَرَائِضِي وَاحْفَظُوا أَحْكَامِي وَاعْمَلُوا بِهَا،

I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;

وَقَدِّسُوا سُبُوتِي فَتَكُونَ عَلاَمَةً بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ، لِتَعْلَمُوا أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلهُكُمْ.

And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.

فَتَمَرَّدَ الأَبْنَاءُ عَلَيَّ. لَمْ يَسْلُكُوا فِي فَرَائِضِي وَلَمْ يَحْفَظُوا أَحْكَامِي لِيَعْمَلُوهَا، الَّتِي إِنْ عَمِلَهَا إِنْسَانٌ يَحْيَا بِهَا، وَنَجَّسُوا سُبُوتِي. فَقُلْتُ: إِنِّي أَسْكُبُ رِجْزِي عَلَيْهِمْ لأُتِمَّ سَخَطِي عَلَيْهِمْ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ.

Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

ثُمَّ كَفَفْتُ يَدِي وَصَنَعْتُ لأَجْلِ اسْمِي لِكَيْلاَ يَتَنَجَّسَ أَمَامَ عُيُونِ الأُمَمِ الَّذِينَ أَخْرَجْتُهُمْ أَمَامَ عُيُونِهِمْ.

Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.

وَرَفَعْتُ أَيْضًا يَدِي لَهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ لأُفَرِّقَهُمْ فِي الأُمَمِ وَأُذَرِّيَهُمْ فِي الأَرَاضِي،

I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;

لأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَصْنَعُوا أَحْكَامِي، بَلْ رَفَضُوا فَرَائِضِي، وَنَجَّسُوا سُبُوتِي، وَكَانَتْ عُيُونُهُمْ وَرَاءَ أَصْنَامِ آبَائِهِمْ.

Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.

وَأَعْطَيْتُهُمْ أَيْضًا فَرَائِضَ غَيْرَ صَالِحَةٍ، وَأَحْكَامًا لاَ يَحْيَوْنَ بِهَا،

Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;

وَنَجَّسْتُهُمْ بِعَطَايَاهُمْ إِذْ أَجَازُوا فِي النَّارِ كُلَّ فَاتِحِ رَحْمٍ، لأُبِيدَهُمْ، حَتَّى يَعْلَمُوا أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ.

And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD.

«لأَجْلِ ذلِكَ كَلِّمْ بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: هكَذَا قَالَ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ: فِي هذَا أَيْضًا جَدَّفَ عَلَيَّ آبَاؤُكُمْ، إِذْ خَانُونِي خِيَانَةً

Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.

لَمَّا أَتَيْتُ بِهِمْ إِلَى الأَرْضِ الَّتِي رَفَعْتُ لَهُمْ يَدِي لأُعْطِيَهُمْ إِيَّاهَا، فَرَأَوْا كُلَّ تَلّ عَال وَكُلَّ شَجَرَةٍ غَبْيَاءَ، فَذَبَحُوا هُنَاكَ ذَبَائِحَهُمْ، وَقَرَّبُوا هُنَاكَ قَرَابِينَهُمُ الْمُغِيظَةَ، وَقَدَّمُوا هُنَاكَ رَوَائِحَ سُرُورِهِمْ، وَسَكَبُوا هُنَاكَ سَكَائِبَهُمْ.

For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.

فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: مَا هذِهِ الْمُرْتَفَعَةُ الَّتِي تَأْتُونَ إِلَيْهَا؟ فَدُعِيَ اسْمُهَا «مُرْتَفَعَةً» إِلَى هذَا الْيَوْمِ.

Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.

« لِذلِكَ قُلْ لِبَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: هكَذَا قَالَ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ: هَلْ تَنَجَّسْتُمْ بِطَرِيقِ آبَائِكُمْ، وَزَنَيْتُمْ وَرَاءَ أَرْجَاسِهِمْ؟

Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?

وَبِتَقْدِيمِ عَطَايَاكُمْ وَإِجَازَةِ أَبْنَائِكُمْ فِي النَّارِ، تَتَنَجَّسُونَ بِكُلِّ أَصْنَامِكُمْ إِلَى الْيَوْمِ. فَهَلْ أُسْأَلُ مِنْكُمْ يَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ حَيٌّ أَنَا، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ، لاَ أُسْأَلُ مِنْكُمْ.

For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.

وَالَّذِي يَخْطُرُ بِبَالِكُمْ لَنْ يَكُونَ، إِذْ تَقُولُونَ: نَكُونُ كَالأُمَمِ، كَقَبَائِلِ الأَرَاضِي فَنَعْبُدُ الْخَشَبَ وَالْحَجَرَ.

And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

حَيٌّ أَنَا، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ، إِنِّي بِيَدٍ قَوِيَّةٍ وَبِذِرَاعٍ مَمْدُودَةٍ، وَبِسَخَطٍ مَسْكُوبٍ أَمْلِكُ عَلَيْكُمْ.

As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:

وَأُخْرِجُكُمْ مِنْ بَيْنِ الشُّعُوبِ، وَأَجْمَعُكُمْ مِنَ الأَرَاضِي الَّتِي تَفَرَّقْتُمْ فِيهَا بِيَدٍ قَوِيَّةٍ وَبِذِرَاعٍ مَمْدُودَةٍ، وَبِسَخَطٍ مَسْكُوبٍ.

And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.

وَآتِي بِكُمْ إِلَى بَرِّيَّةِ الشُّعُوبِ، وَأُحَاكِمُكُمْ هُنَاكَ وَجْهًا لِوَجْهٍ.

And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.

كَمَا حَاكَمْتُ آبَاءَكُمْ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، كَذلِكَ أُحَاكِمُكُمْ، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ.

Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD.

وَأُمِرُّكُمْ تَحْتَ الْعَصَا، وَأُدْخِلُكُمْ فِي رِبَاطِ الْعَهْدِ.

And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:

وَأَعْزِلُ مِنْكُمُ الْمُتَمَرِّدِينَ وَالْعُصَاةَ عَلَيَّ. أُخْرِجُهُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ غُرْبَتِهِمْ وَلاَ يَدْخُلُونَ أَرْضَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ.

And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

«أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ يَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَهكَذَا قَالَ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ: اذْهَبُوا اعْبُدُوا كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ أَصْنَامَهُ. وَبَعْدُ إِنْ لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا لِي فَلاَ تُنَجِّسُوا اسْمِي الْقُدُّوسَ بَعْدُ بِعَطَايَاكُمْ وَبِأَصْنَامِكُمْ.

As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.

لأَنَّهُ فِي جَبَلِ قُدْسِي، فِي جَبَلِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الْعَالِي، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ، هُنَاكَ يَعْبُدُنِي كُلُّ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، كُلُّهُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ. هُنَاكَ أَرْضَى عَنْهُمْ، وَهُنَاكَ أَطْلُبُ تَقْدِمَاتِكُمْ وَبَاكُورَاتِ جِزَاكُمْ مَعَ جَمِيعِ مُقَدَّسَاتِكُمْ.

For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.

بِرَائِحَةِ سُرُورِكُمْ أَرْضَى عَنْكُمْ، حِينَ أُخْرِجُكُمْ مِنْ بَيْنِ الشُّعُوبِ، وَأَجْمَعُكُمْ مِنَ الأَرَاضِي الَّتِي تَفَرَّقْتُمْ فِيهَا، وَأَتَقَدَّسُ فِيكُمْ أَمَامَ عُيُونِ الأُمَمِ،

I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.

فَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ، حِينَ آتِي بِكُمْ إِلَى أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، إِلَى الأَرْضِ الَّتِي رَفَعْتُ يَدِي لأُعْطِي آبَاءَكُمْ إِيَّاهَا.

And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers.

وَهُنَاكَ تَذْكُرُونَ طُرُقَكُمْ وَكُلَّ أَعْمَالِكُمُ الَّتِي تَنَجَّسْتُمْ بِهَا، وَتَمْقُتُونَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ لِجَمِيعِ الشُّرُورِ الَّتِي فَعَلْتُمْ.

And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.

فَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ إِذَا فَعَلْتُ بِكُمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ اسْمِي. لاَ كَطُرُقِكُمُ الشِّرِّيرَةِ، وَلاَ كَأَعْمَالِكُمُ الْفَاسِدَةِ يَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ».

And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

وَكَانَ إِلَيَّ كَلاَمُ الرَّبِّ قَائِلاً:

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

«يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، اجْعَلْ وَجْهَكَ نَحْوَ التَّيْمَنِ، وَتَكَلَّمْ نَحْوَ الْجَنُوبِ، وَتَنَبَّأْ عَلَى وَعْرِ الْحَقْلِ فِي الْجَنُوبِ،

Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

وَقُلْ لِوَعْرِ الْجَنُوبِ: اسْمَعْ كَلاَمَ الرَّبِّ. هكَذَا قَالَ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ: هأَنَذَا أُضْرِمُ فِيكَ نَارًا فَتَأْكُلُ كُلَّ شَجَرَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ فِيكَ وَكُلَّ شَجَرَةٍ يَابِسَةٍ. لاَ يُطْفَأُ لَهِيبُهَا الْمُلْتَهِبُ، وَتُحْرَقُ بِهَا كُلُّ الْوُجُوهِ مِنَ الْجَنُوبِ إِلَى الشِّمَالِ.

And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

فَيَرَى كُلُّ بَشَرٍ أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ أَضْرَمْتُهَا. لاَ تُطْفَأُ».

And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

فَقُلْتُ: «آهِ يَا سَيِّدُ الرَّبُّ! هُمْ يَقُولُونَ: أَمَا يُمَثِّلُ هُوَ أَمْثَالاً؟».

Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?