Ezekiel 9

وَصَرَخَ فِي سَمْعِي بِصَوْتٍ عَال قَائِلاً: «قَرِّبْ وُكَلاَءَ الْمَدِينَةِ، كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ وَعُدَّتَهُ الْمُهْلِكَةَ بِيَدِهِ».

He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.

وَإِذَا بِسِتَّةِ رِجَال مُقْبِلِينَ مِنْ طَرِيقِ الْبَابِ الأَعْلَى الَّذِي هُوَ مِنْ جِهَةِ الشِّمَالِ، وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عُدَّتُهُ السَّاحِقَةُ بِيَدِهِ، وَفِي وَسْطِهِمْ رَجُلٌ لاَبِسٌ الْكَتَّانَ، وَعَلَى جَانِبِهِ دَوَاةُ كَاتِبٍ. فَدَخَلُوا وَوَقَفُوا جَانِبَ مَذْبَحِ النُّحَاسِ.

And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.

وَمَجْدُ إِلهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ صَعِدَ عَنِ الْكَرُوبِ الَّذِي كَانَ عَلَيْهِ إِلَى عَتَبَةِ الْبَيْتِ. فَدَعَا الرَّجُلَ اللاَّبِسَ الْكَتَّانِ الَّذِي دَوَاةُ الْكَاتِبِ عَلَى جَانِبِهِ،

And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side;

وَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّبُّ: «اعْبُرْ فِي وَسْطِ الْمَدِينَةِ، فِي وَسْطِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَسِمْ سِمَةً عَلَى جِبَاهِ الرِّجَالِ الَّذِينَ يَئِنُّونَ وَيَتَنَهَّدُونَ عَلَى كُلِّ الرَّجَاسَاتِ الْمَصْنُوعَةِ فِي وَسْطِهَا».

And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

وَقَالَ لأُولئِكَ فِي سَمْعِي: «اعْبُرُوا فِي الْمَدِينَةِ وَرَاءَهُ وَاضْرِبُوا. لاَ تُشْفُقْ أَعْيُنُكُمْ وَلاَ تَعْفُوا.

And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:

اَلشَّيْخَ وَالشَّابَّ وَالْعَذْرَاءَ وَالطِّفْلَ وَالنِّسَاءَ، اقْتُلُوا لِلْهَلاَكِ. وَلاَ تَقْرُبُوا مِنْ إِنْسَانٍ عَلَيْهِ السِّمَةُ، وَابْتَدِئُوا مِنْ مَقْدِسِي». فَابْتَدَأُوا بِالرِّجَالِ الشُّيُوخِ الَّذِينَ أَمَامَ الْبَيْتِ.

Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.

وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «نَجِّسُوا الْبَيْتَ، وَامْلأُوا الدُّورَ قَتْلَى. اخْرُجُوا». فَخَرَجُوا وَقَتَلُوا فِي الْمَدِينَةِ.

And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.

وَكَانَ بَيْنَمَا هُمْ يَقْتُلُونَ، وَأُبْقِيتُ أَنَا، أَنِّي خَرَرْتُ عَلَى وَجْهِي وَصَرَخْتُ وَقُلْتُ: «آهِ، يَا سَيِّدُ الرَّبُّ! هَلْ أَنْتَ مُهْلِكٌ بَقِيَّةَ إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلَّهَا بِصَبِّ رِجْزِكَ عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ؟».

And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?

فَقَالَ لِي: «إِنَّ إِثْمَ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا عَظِيمٌ جِدًّا جِدًّا، وَقَدِ امْتَلأَتِ الأَرْضُ دِمَاءً، وَامْتَلأَتِ الْمَدِينَةُ جَنَفًا. لأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ: الرَّبُّ قَدْ تَرَكَ الأَرْضَ، وَالرَّبُّ لاَ يَرَى.

Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.

وَأَنَا أَيْضًا عَيْنِي لاَ تَشْفُقُ وَلاَ أَعْفُو. أَجْلِبُ طَرِيقَهُمْ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ».

And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.

وَإِذَا بِالرَّجُلِ اللاَّبِسِ الْكَتَّانِ الَّذِي الدَّوَاةُ عَلَى جَانِبِهِ رَدَّ جَوَابًا قَائِلاً: «قَدْ فَعَلْتُ كَمَا أَمَرْتَنِي».

And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.