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Ezekiel 31-33
Maori Bible
Ezekiel 31-33
Maori Bible
31 I te tekau ma tahi o nga tau, i te toru o nga marama, i te tuatahi o nga ra o te marama, ka puta mai te kupu a Ihowa ki ahau; i mea,
2 E te tama a te tangata, mea atu ki a Parao kingi o Ihipa, ratou ko ana mano tini; I a koe e nui na ko wai tou rite?
3 Nana, he hita i Repanona te Ahiriana, he pai nga manga, pururu tonu, marumaru tonu, he roa rawa, purero rawa; i roto ano tona kouru i nga manga pururu.
4 Nui tonu ia, na te wai hoki, roa tonu, he mea na te wai hohonu; i rere hoki ona awa i tetahi taha o ona mahuri, i tetahi taha; i tukua atu ano ona awa ririki ki nga rakau katoa o te parae.
5 Na reira roa rawa ia, purero rawa ki runga ake i nga rakau katoa o te parae; kua maha ano ona peka, kua roroa ona manga, he maha hoki no nga wai, i a ia e kokiri ake ana.
6 I hanga o ratou ohanga e nga manu katoa o te rangi ki ona peka, i whanau ano nga kirehe katoa o te parae ki raro i ona manga, i noho ano nga iwi nunui katoa ki raro i tona taumarumarunga iho.
7 Heoi ataahua tonu ia, i a ia i nui ra, i te roa hoki o ona manga: i te taha hoki o nga wai nui tona pakiaka.
8 Kihai ia i ngaro i nga hita o ta te Atua kari; kihai nga kauri i rite ki ona peka, kihai ano nga rakau pereni i rite ki ona manga; kahore he rakau o te kari a te Atua hei rite mona; i a ia i ataahua tonu ra.
9 I meinga ia e ahau kia ataahua tonu i te maha o ona manga: a hae ana nga rakau katoa o Erene, i te kari a te Atua, ki a ia.
10 Na reira ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa; kua tiketike na koe, kua roa, a kokiri atu ana tona kouru ki roto ki nga manga pururu, a neke ake ana tona ngakau i a ia i tiketike ra;
11 Mo reira ka tukua ia e ahau ki te ringa o te mea kaha o nga tauiwi; ka nui ta tera mahi ki a ia; he kino nona i peia ai ia e ahau.
12 Na kua hatepea atu ia e nga tautangata, e nga mea nanakia o nga iwi, a kua whakarerea iho; kua taka ona rara ki runga ki nga maunga, ki nga awaawa katoa; kua whatiwhatiia ona manga ki te taha o nga awa katoa o te whenua; kua heke mai ano nga iwi katoa o te whenua i tona taumarumarutanga iho, whakarerea ake e ratou.
13 Kei runga i a ia, ina hinga, he kainga mo nga manu katoa o te rangi, a ka noho nga kirehe katoa o te parae ki ona manga;
14 He mea kei neke ake, kei purero ki runga tetahi o nga rakau i te taha o nga wai, kei kokiri ake o ratou kouru ki roto ki nga manga pururu, kei tu hoki, kei teitei nga rakau katoa e inu wai ana: kua tukua katoatia hoki ki te mate, ki nga wahi o r aro rawa o te whenua, ki roto ki nga tama a te tangata, ki te hunga e heke ana ki te rua.
15 Ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa; I te ra i heke ai ia ki te rua i meinga ia e ahau kia tangihia, he whakaaro ki a ia i hipokina ai e ahau te rire, i puritia ai ona awa, a ko nga wai nunui mau rawa: a meinga ana e ahau a Repanona kia tangi k i a ia, a ko nga rakau katoa o te parae ngohe kau ki a ia.
16 Meinga ana e ahau kia rurea nga iwi e te haruru o tona hinganga, i taku makanga i a ia ki raro i te reinga, ratou tahi ko te hunga e heke ana ki te rua: ko nga rakau katoa ano hoki o Erene, ko nga mea whiriwhiri, ko nga mea papai o Repanona, ko nga mea katoa e inu ana i te wai, ka whai whakamarietanga i nga wahi o raro rawa o te whenua.
17 I heke tahi ano ratou me ia ki te reinga, ki te hunga kua patua ki te hoari; ae ra, me te hunga ano i waiho nei hei ringa mona, i noho nei i raro i tona taumarumarunga iho i waenganui o nga tauiwi.
18 Ko wai hei rite mou, te kororia, te nui, i roto i nga rakau o Erene? heoi ka tukua ngatahitia iho koutou ko nga rakau o Erene ki nga wahi o raro rawa o te whenua: ka takoto koe i roto i te hunga kokotikore, i roto i te hunga i patua ki te hoari. Ko Parao tenei, ratou ko ana mano tini katoa, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa.
32 Na, i te tekau ma rua o nga tau, i te tekau ma rua o nga marama, i te tuatahi o nga ra o te marama, ka puta mai te kupu a Ihowa ki ahau; i mea,
2 E te tama a te tangata, kia ara tou tangi mo Parao kingi o Ihipa, mea atu hoki ki a ia, Ko tou rite kei te kuao raiona o nga iwi; otiia e rite ana koe ki te tarakona o nga moana: i kokiri mai ano koe me ou awa, pokarekare ana nga wai i ou waewae, poke ana i a koe o ratou awa.
3 Ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa; Ka horahia e ahau taku kupenga ki runga ki a koe, he huihuinga hoki no nga iwi maha; a ka riro ake koe i a ratou i taku kupenga.
4 Ka waiho ano koe e ahau ki runga ki te whenua, ka akiritia atu ano koe ki te mata o te parae, maku ano e mea kia nohoia koe e nga manu katoa o te rangi, kia makona ano nga kirehe o te whenua katoa i a koe.
5 Ka takoto ano i ahau ou kikokiko ki runga ki nga maunga, ka whakakiia ano nga awaawa ki a koe e tiketike na.
6 Ka whakamakukuria ano e ahau ki ou toto te whenua e kau na koe, a tutuki noa ki nga maunga; ka ki ano hoki nga awa i a koe.
7 A ka oti koe te tinei e ahau, ka hipokina e ahau te rangi, ka whakapouritia ano hoki nga whetu o reira; ka hipokina e ahau te ra ki te kapua, e kore ano e titi te atarau.
8 Na, ko nga whakamarama katoa e marama nei te rangi, ka whakapouritia e ahau ki runga ki a koe, ka hoatu ano e ahau he pouri ki runga ki tou whenua, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa.
9 He maha ano nga iwi e mamae o ratou ngakau i ahau, ina meinga e ahau kia tae atu tou whakangaromanga ki nga iwi, ki nga whenua kihai i mohiotia e koe.
10 Ina, he maha nga iwi e meinga e ahau kia ketekete ki a koe, ka nui ano te wehi o o ratou kingi, ina whakaaro ki a koe, ua wherikoriko taku hoari ki to ratou aroaro; hono tonu ano to ratou wiri, ia tangata, ia tangata, i te wehi mo tona oranga an o, i te ra e hinga ai koe.
11 No te mea ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa; Tera e tae atu te hoari a te kingi o Papurona ki a koe
12 Ka meinga e ahau ou mano tini, te hunga nanakia o nga iwi, ratou katoa kia hinga i nga hoari a nga marohirohi: a ka pahuatia e ratou nga mea whakai o Ihipa, ka ngaro ano o reira mano tini katoa.
13 Ka ngaro ano i ahau o reira kararehe katoa i te taha o nga wai maha; e kore ano e pokarekare i te wae tangata a muri ake nei, e kore ano e ngarungaru i te wae kararehe.
14 Ko reira ahau mea ai i o ratou wai kia purata, ka meinga ano e ahau o ratou awa kia rite ki te hinu te rere, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa.
15 Kia meinga e ahau te whenua o Ihipa hei ururua, a kore iho nga tini mea o te whenua, kia patua ano e ahau te hunga katoa e noho ana i reira, katahi ratou ka mohio ko Ihowa ahau.
16 Ko te tangi tenei e tangihia ai ia e ratou, ka tangihia ia e nga tamahine a nga iwi: ka tangihia ia e ratou, ara a Ihipa ratou ko ona mano tini, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa.
17 Na, i te tekau ma rua o nga tau, i te tekau ma rima o nga ra o te marama, ka puta mai te kupu a Ihowa ki ahau, i mea,
18 E te tama a te tangata, aue ki te mano tini o Ihipa, maka iho ratou, a ia, me nga tamahine a nga iwi nunui, ki nga wahi o raro rawa o te whenua, ratou ko te hunga e heke ana ki te rua.
19 He ataahua rawa koe i a wai? heke iho, takoto tahi koutou ko te hunga kokotikore.
20 Ka hinga ratou ki waenga i te hunga i patua ki te hoari: kua tukua atu ia ki te hoari: toia atu me ona mano tini katoa.
21 Ka korero mai nga tangata kaha o nga marohirohi ki a ia i roto i te reinga, ratou ko ona kaiawhina: kua heke ratou ki raro, kei te takoto ratou, te korikori, ara nga kokotikore, he mea patu ki te hoari.
22 Kei reira ano a Ahuru ratou ko tona hui katoa: ko ona urupa, kei tetahi taha ona, kei tetahi taha; he mea patu katoa, kua hinga i te hoari.
23 Ko ona urupa, he mea mahi ki nga pito rawa o te rua; ko tona ropu ano kei tetahi taha o tona urupa, kei tetahi taha; he mea patu katoa ratou, kua hinga i te hoari, te hunga i puta ai te wehi ki te whenua o te hunga ora.
24 Kei reira a Erama, ratou ko ona mano tini i tetahi taha o tona urupa, i tetahi taha; ko ratou katoa he mea patu, kua hinga i te hoari, he hunga kua heke kokotikore atu ki nga wahi o raro rawa o te whenua, he hunga i mea i to ratou wehi kia puta ki te whenua o te hunga ora; heoi kei te mau te whakama o ratou, o te hunga ano e heke ana ki te rua.
25 Kua hanga te takotoranga mona ki roto ki te hunga i patua, mo ratou ano ko ona mano tini katoa: ko ona urupa kei tetahi taha ona, kei tetahi taha; he kokotikore ratou katoa, he mea patu ki te hoari: i puta hoki to ratou wehi ki te whenua o te hu nga ora, heoi kua mau te whakama o ratou, o te hunga ano e heke ana ki te rua: kua tukua atu ia ki roto ki te hunga i patua.
26 Kei reira a Meheke, a Tupara, ratou ko ona mano tini katoa; ko ona urupa kei tetahi taha ona kei tetahi taha, he mea kokotikore ratou katoa, he mea patu ki te hoari; i puta ano to ratou wehi i mua ki te whenua o te hunga ora.
27 E kore ano ratou e takoto i roto i nga marohirohi o nga kokotikore kua hinga, kua heke ki te reinga me a ratou patu ano o te whawhai: i whakatakotoria ano e ratou a ratou hoari ki raro i o ratou mahunga, a kei te mau o ratou kino ki o ratou when ua; ko te hunga hoki tena i wehi ai nga marohirohi o te whenua o te ora.
28 Otiia ka whatiia koe i roto i te hunga kokotikore, ka takoto tahi hoki koutou ko te hunga i patua ki te hoari.
29 Kei reira a Eroma, ona kingi, ona rangatira katoa i tukua nei i runga i to ratou marohirohi ki roto ki te hunga i werohia e te hoari: ka takoto tahi ratou ko nga kokotikore, ratou ano ko te hunga e heke ana ki te rua.
30 Kei reira nga ariki o te raki, ratou katoa, me nga Haironi katoa i heke nei i roto i te hunga i patua; whakama iho ratou i te wehi i tupu mai i to ratou marohirohi, a takoto kokotikore ana ratou i roto i te hunga i patua ki te hoari, me te mau t e whakama o ratou, o te hunga ano e heke ana ki te rua.
31 E kite a Parao i a ratou, a ka whai whakamarietanga ki ana mano tini katoa i patua ki te hoari, a Parao ratou ko tana ope katoa, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa.
32 No te mea kua tukua e ahau tona wehi ki te whenua o te hunga ora: a ka whakatakotoria ia ki roto ki te hunga kokotikore, ratou ko te hunga i patua ki te hoari, a Parao ratou ko ana mano tini, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa.
33 I puta mai ano te kupu a Ihowa ki ahau, i mea,
2 E te tama a te tangata, korero ki nga tamariki a tou iwi, mea atu ki a ratou, Ki te kawea e ahau te hoari ki tetahi whenua, a ka mau nga tangata o te whenua ki tetahi tangata o ratou, ka whakaritea e ratou hei tutei;
3 Mehemea, i tona kitenga i te hoari e puta ana ki te whenua, ka whakatangihia e ia te tetere, hei whakatupato i te iwi;
4 Na, ko te tangata e rongo i te tangi o te tetere, a kahore ia e tupato, ki te tae mai te hoari, a ka riro ia, hei runga ano i tona mahunga ona toto:
5 I rongo ia i te tangi o te tetere, a kihai i tupato; ki runga ano i a ia ona toto. Tena ia, mehemea ia i tupato, ka mawhiti i a ia tona wairua.
6 Engari ki te kite te tutei i te hoari e puta ana, a kihai i whakatangi i te tetere, kihai i whakatupato i te iwi, a ka tae mai te hoari, ka riro tetahi o ratou; ka riro ia i runga i tona kino, otiia ka rapua e ahau ona toto i te ringa o te tutei.
7 Ina, ko koe, e te tama a te tangata, kua waiho koe e ahau hei tutei mo te whare o Iharaira; a me whakarongo koe ki te kupu a toku mangai, ko koe ano taku hei whakatupato i a ratou.
8 Ki te mea ahau ki te tangata kino, E te tangata kino, ko te mate kau mou; ki te kore koe e korero, e whakatupato i te tangata kino ki tona ara; ka mate taua tangata kino i runga i tona he, ka rapua ia e ahau ona toto i tou ringa.
9 Tena ko tenei ka whakatupato koe i te tangata kino ki tona ara, kia tahuri mai ia i reira, a e kore ia e tahuri mai i tona ara; ka mate ia i runga i tona kino, ka ora ia i a koe tou wairua.
10 Na ko koe e te tama a te tangata, korero ki te whare o Iharaira: Ko ta koutou ki tenei, e mea na koutou, Kei runga i a matou o matou he, o matou hara, a ka memeha atu matou i runga i aua he; ma te aha ra matou ka ora ai?
11 Mea atu ki a ratou, E ora ana ahau, e ai ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa, kahore oku ngakau koa ki te matenga o te tangata kino; engari kia tahuri te tangata kino i tona ara, kia ora: tahuri mai, tahuri mai koutou i o koutou ara kino; kia mate hoki koutou hei aha, e te whare o Iharaira?
12 Na, ko koe, e te tama a te tangata, me ki atu ki nga tamariki a tou iwi, E kore te tika o te tangata tika e whakaora i a ia i te ra e poka ke ai ia: me te kino ano o te tangata kino e kore tera e whakahinga i a ia i te ra e tahuri mai ai ia i to na kino; e kore ano te tangata tika e ora i tona tika i te ra e hara ai ia.
13 Ki te mea ahau ki te tangata tika, ka ora ia; a ka whakawhirinaki ia ki tona tika, ka mahi hoki i te he, e kore ana mahi tika katoa e maharatia; engari ka mate ia i runga i tona he i mahia e ia.
14 Ki te mea ano ahau ki te tangata kino, Ko te mate kau mou; a ka tahuri mai ia i tona hara, ka mahi i te mea e tika ana, e rite ana;
15 Ki te whakahokia te taunaha e te tangata kino, ki te utua te mea i pahuatia e ia, ki te haere ia i runga i nga tikanga o te ora, a ka kore e mahi i te he, he pono ka ora ia, e kore ia e mate.
16 E kore tetahi o ona hara i hara ai ia e maharatia ki a ia: kua mahia e ia te mea e tika ana, e rite ana; he pono ka ora ia.
17 Heoi kei te mea nga tamariki a tou iwi, Kahore e rite te ara o te Ariki: na, ko ratou nei, kahore to ratou ara e rite.
18 Ki te tahari atu te tangata tika i tona tika, a ka mahia e ia te he, ka mate ia i aua he.
19 Ki te tahuri mai ano te tangata kino i tona kino, a ka mahia e ia te mea e tika ana, e rite ana, ka ai ena hei whakaora i a ia.
20 Heoi kei te mea na koutou, Kahore e rite te ara o te Ariki. E te whare o Iharaira, ka rite ki tona ara, ki tona ara, taku whakawa mo koutou.
21 Na, i te tekau ma rua o nga tau o to matou whakaraunga, i te tekau o nga marama, i te rima o nga ra o te marama, ka tae mai ki ahau tetahi o nga oranga o Hiruharama, a ka mea, Kua patua te pa.
22 Na, kua pa te ringa o Ihowa ki ahau i te ahiahi i mua ake o te taenga mai o taua oranga nei; meinga ana e ia kia kuihi toku mangai, a tae noa mai ia ki ahau i te ata; na, kua meinga e ia kia kuihi toku mangai, a kore ake toku wahangu.
23 Na ka puta mai te kupu a Ihowa ki ahau; i ki ia,
24 E te tama a te tangata, ko te hunga e noho ana i enei ururua i te whenua o Iharaira, e korero ana, e mea ana, He kotahi a Aperahama, a riro ana i a ia te whenua; ko tatou ia he tokomaha; kua homai te whenua ki a tatou hei kainga tupu.
25 Mo reira ki atu ki a ratou, Ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa; Ko ta koutou kai, he mea kinaki ki te toto, e anga ana hoki o koutou kanohi ki a koutou whakapakoko, e whakaheke toto ana hoki koutou: a e mau ranei te whenua i a koutou?
26 Ko to koutou turanga ko a koutou hoari, e mahia ana e koutou te mea whakarihariha, e whakapokea ana e koutou te wahine a tona hoa, a tona hoa: a e mau ranei te whenua i a koutou?
27 Kia penei tau ki atu ki a ratou, Ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa: E ora ana ahau, ina, ka hinga i te hoari te hunga i nga ururua, a, ko te tangata i te mata o te parae, ka hoatu ia e ahau hei kai ma nga kirehe, a, ko te hunga i nga taumaihi, i nga ana, ka mate ratou i te mate uruta.
28 Ka ururua rawa i ahau te whenua, ka waiho hei keteketenga, a ka mutu te whakapehapeha o tona kaha; ka ururua ano nga maunga o Iharaira, e kore e haerea e te tangata.
29 A ka mohio ratou ko Ihowa ahau, ina meinga e ahau te whenua hei ururua, hei keteketenga, mo a ratou mea whakarihariha katoa i mea ai ratou.
30 Na, ko koe, e te tama a te tangata, e komuhumuhua ana koe e nga tama a tou iwi i te taha o nga pakitara, i nga tatau ano o nga whare, e korerorero ana tetahi ki tetahi, ki tona hoa, ki tona hoa, e mea ana, Tena, kia haere tatou, kia rongo ai tat ou i te kupu e puta mai ana i a Ihowa.
31 A ko ta ratou haere mai ki a koe rite tonu ki te haerenga mai o te iwi; ko ta ratou noho i tou aroaro rite tonu ano ki to taku iwi; e rongo ana hoki ratou ki au kupu, kahore ia e mahi: ko o ratou mangai hoki hei whakaahuareka mai, ko o ratou nga kau kei te whai i ta ratou apo taonga.
32 Nana, ki a ratou, e rite ana koe ki te waiata roreka a te reo pai, a te tangata he pai te rangi o tana mea whakatangi; e rongo ana hoki ratou ki au kupu, kahore ia e mahi.
33 A, ina puta tenei, nana, tenei te haere mai nei, katahi ratou ka mohio tenei tonu he poropiti i roto i a ratou e noho ana.
Ezekiel 31-33
New International Version
Ezekiel 31-33
New International Version
Pharaoh as a Felled Cedar of Lebanon
31 In the eleventh year,(A) in the third month on the first day, the word of the Lord came to me:(B) 2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes:
“‘Who can be compared with you in majesty?
3 Consider Assyria,(C) once a cedar in Lebanon,(D)
with beautiful branches overshadowing the forest;
it towered on high,
its top above the thick foliage.(E)
4 The waters(F) nourished it,
deep springs made it grow tall;
their streams flowed
all around its base
and sent their channels
to all the trees of the field.(G)
5 So it towered higher(H)
than all the trees of the field;
its boughs increased
and its branches grew long,
spreading because of abundant waters.(I)
6 All the birds of the sky
nested in its boughs,
all the animals of the wild
gave birth(J) under its branches;
all the great nations
lived in its shade.(K)
7 It was majestic in beauty,
with its spreading boughs,
for its roots went down
to abundant waters.(L)
8 The cedars(M) in the garden of God
could not rival it,
nor could the junipers
equal its boughs,
nor could the plane trees(N)
compare with its branches—
no tree in the garden of God
could match its beauty.(O)
9 I made it beautiful
with abundant branches,
the envy of all the trees of Eden(P)
in the garden of God.(Q)
10 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because the great cedar towered over the thick foliage, and because it was proud(R) of its height, 11 I gave it into the hands of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with according to its wickedness. I cast it aside,(S) 12 and the most ruthless of foreign nations(T) cut it down and left it. Its boughs fell on the mountains and in all the valleys;(U) its branches lay broken in all the ravines of the land. All the nations of the earth came out from under its shade and left it.(V) 13 All the birds settled on the fallen tree, and all the wild animals lived among its branches.(W) 14 Therefore no other trees by the waters are ever to tower proudly on high, lifting their tops above the thick foliage. No other trees so well-watered are ever to reach such a height; they are all destined(X) for death,(Y) for the earth below, among mortals who go down to the realm of the dead.(Z)
15 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day it was brought down to the realm of the dead I covered the deep springs with mourning for it; I held back its streams, and its abundant waters were restrained. Because of it I clothed Lebanon with gloom, and all the trees of the field withered away.(AA) 16 I made the nations tremble(AB) at the sound of its fall when I brought it down to the realm of the dead to be with those who go down to the pit. Then all the trees(AC) of Eden,(AD) the choicest and best of Lebanon, the well-watered trees, were consoled(AE) in the earth below.(AF) 17 They too, like the great cedar, had gone down to the realm of the dead, to those killed by the sword,(AG) along with the armed men who lived in its shade among the nations.
18 “‘Which of the trees of Eden can be compared with you in splendor and majesty? Yet you, too, will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the earth below; you will lie among the uncircumcised,(AH) with those killed by the sword.
“‘This is Pharaoh and all his hordes, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
A Lament Over Pharaoh
32 In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month on the first day, the word of the Lord came to me:(AI) 2 “Son of man, take up a lament(AJ) concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:
“‘You are like a lion(AK) among the nations;
you are like a monster(AL) in the seas(AM)
thrashing about in your streams,
churning the water with your feet
and muddying the streams.(AN)
3 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘With a great throng of people
I will cast my net over you,
and they will haul you up in my net.(AO)
4 I will throw you on the land
and hurl you on the open field.
I will let all the birds of the sky settle on you
and all the animals of the wild gorge themselves on you.(AP)
5 I will spread your flesh on the mountains
and fill the valleys(AQ) with your remains.
6 I will drench the land with your flowing blood(AR)
all the way to the mountains,
and the ravines will be filled with your flesh.(AS)
7 When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens
and darken their stars;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
and the moon will not give its light.(AT)
8 All the shining lights in the heavens
I will darken(AU) over you;
I will bring darkness over your land,(AV)
declares the Sovereign Lord.
9 I will trouble the hearts of many peoples
when I bring about your destruction among the nations,
among[a] lands you have not known.
10 I will cause many peoples to be appalled at you,
and their kings will shudder with horror because of you
when I brandish my sword(AW) before them.
On the day(AX) of your downfall
each of them will tremble
every moment for his life.(AY)
11 “‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘The sword(AZ) of the king of Babylon(BA)
will come against you.(BB)
12 I will cause your hordes to fall
by the swords of mighty men—
the most ruthless of all nations.(BC)
They will shatter the pride of Egypt,
and all her hordes will be overthrown.(BD)
13 I will destroy all her cattle
from beside abundant waters
no longer to be stirred by the foot of man
or muddied by the hooves of cattle.(BE)
14 Then I will let her waters settle
and make her streams flow like oil,
declares the Sovereign Lord.
15 When I make Egypt desolate
and strip the land of everything in it,
when I strike down all who live there,
then they will know that I am the Lord.(BF)’
16 “This is the lament(BG) they will chant for her. The daughters of the nations will chant it; for Egypt and all her hordes they will chant it, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
Egypt’s Descent Into the Realm of the Dead
17 In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:(BH) 18 “Son of man, wail for the hordes of Egypt and consign(BI) to the earth below both her and the daughters of mighty nations, along with those who go down to the pit.(BJ) 19 Say to them, ‘Are you more favored than others? Go down and be laid among the uncircumcised.’(BK) 20 They will fall among those killed by the sword. The sword is drawn; let her be dragged(BL) off with all her hordes.(BM) 21 From within the realm of the dead(BN) the mighty leaders will say of Egypt and her allies, ‘They have come down and they lie with the uncircumcised,(BO) with those killed by the sword.’
22 “Assyria is there with her whole army; she is surrounded by the graves of all her slain, all who have fallen by the sword. 23 Their graves are in the depths of the pit(BP) and her army lies around her grave.(BQ) All who had spread terror in the land of the living are slain, fallen by the sword.
24 “Elam(BR) is there, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.(BS) All who had spread terror in the land of the living(BT) went down uncircumcised to the earth below. They bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.(BU) 25 A bed is made for her among the slain, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are uncircumcised,(BV) killed by the sword. Because their terror had spread in the land of the living, they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit; they are laid among the slain.
26 “Meshek and Tubal(BW) are there, with all their hordes around their graves. All of them are uncircumcised, killed by the sword because they spread their terror in the land of the living. 27 But they do not lie with the fallen warriors of old,[b](BX) who went down to the realm of the dead with their weapons of war—their swords placed under their heads and their shields[c] resting on their bones—though these warriors also had terrorized the land of the living.
28 “You too, Pharaoh, will be broken and will lie among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword.
29 “Edom(BY) is there, her kings and all her princes; despite their power, they are laid with those killed by the sword. They lie with the uncircumcised, with those who go down to the pit.(BZ)
30 “All the princes of the north(CA) and all the Sidonians(CB) are there; they went down with the slain in disgrace despite the terror caused by their power. They lie uncircumcised(CC) with those killed by the sword and bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.(CD)
31 “Pharaoh—he and all his army—will see them and he will be consoled(CE) for all his hordes that were killed by the sword, declares the Sovereign Lord. 32 Although I had him spread terror in the land of the living, Pharaoh(CF) and all his hordes will be laid among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword, declares the Sovereign Lord.”(CG)
Renewal of Ezekiel’s Call as Watchman
33 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, speak to your people and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword(CH) against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman,(CI) 3 and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet(CJ) to warn the people, 4 then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning(CK) and the sword comes and takes their life, their blood will be on their own head.(CL) 5 Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, their blood will be on their own head.(CM) If they had heeded the warning, they would have saved themselves.(CN) 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’(CO)
7 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman(CP) for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.(CQ) 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,(CR)’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for[d] their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.(CS) 9 But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so,(CT) they will die for their sin, though you yourself will be saved.(CU)
10 “Son of man, say to the Israelites, ‘This is what you are saying: “Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away(CV) because of[e] them. How then can we live?(CW)”’ 11 Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live.(CX) Turn!(CY) Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?’(CZ)
12 “Therefore, son of man, say to your people,(DA) ‘If someone who is righteous disobeys, that person’s former righteousness will count for nothing. And if someone who is wicked repents, that person’s former wickedness will not bring condemnation. The righteous person who sins will not be allowed to live even though they were formerly righteous.’(DB) 13 If I tell a righteous person that they will surely live, but then they trust in their righteousness and do evil, none of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered; they will die for the evil they have done.(DC) 14 And if I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but they then turn away from their sin and do what is just(DD) and right— 15 if they give back what they took in pledge(DE) for a loan, return what they have stolen,(DF) follow the decrees that give life, and do no evil—that person will surely live; they will not die.(DG) 16 None of the sins(DH) that person has committed will be remembered against them. They have done what is just and right; they will surely live.(DI)
17 “Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just. 18 If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil,(DJ) they will die for it.(DK) 19 And if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live by doing so.(DL) 20 Yet you Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to your own ways.”(DM)
Jerusalem’s Fall Explained
21 In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month on the fifth day, a man who had escaped(DN) from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!(DO)” 22 Now the evening before the man arrived, the hand of the Lord was on me,(DP) and he opened my mouth(DQ) before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer silent.(DR)
23 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 24 “Son of man, the people living in those ruins(DS) in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many;(DT) surely the land has been given to us as our possession.’(DU) 25 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Since you eat(DV) meat with the blood(DW) still in it and look to your idols and shed blood, should you then possess the land?(DX) 26 You rely on your sword, you do detestable things,(DY) and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife.(DZ) Should you then possess the land?’
27 “Say this to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, those who are left in the ruins will fall by the sword, those out in the country I will give to the wild animals to be devoured, and those in strongholds and caves will die of a plague.(EA) 28 I will make the land a desolate waste, and her proud strength will come to an end, and the mountains(EB) of Israel will become desolate so that no one will cross them.(EC) 29 Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land a desolate(ED) waste because of all the detestable things they have done.’(EE)
30 “As for you, son of man, your people are talking together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, saying to each other, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the Lord.’ 31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(EF) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(EG) for unjust gain.(EH) 32 Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs(EI) with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.(EJ)
33 “When all this comes true—and it surely will—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.(EK)”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 32:9 Hebrew; Septuagint bring you into captivity among the nations, / to
- Ezekiel 32:27 Septuagint; Hebrew warriors who were uncircumcised
- Ezekiel 32:27 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text punishment
- Ezekiel 33:8 Or in; also in verse 9
- Ezekiel 33:10 Or away in
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