ਹਿਜ਼ਕੀਏਲ 12
Punjabi Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Ezekiel Leaves Like a Captive
12 ਫ਼ੇਰ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਮਿਲਿਆ। ਉਸ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ, 2 “ਆਦਮੀ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਤੂੰ ਬਾਗ਼ੀ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦਰਮਿਆਨ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈਂ-ਉਹ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਮੇਰੇ ਖਿਲਾਫ਼ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਨੇ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕੋਲ ਦੇਖਣ ਲਈ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਹਨ (ਉਹ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਵੇਖਣ ਲਈ ਜੋ ਮੈਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲਈ ਬਣਾਈਆਂ ਹਨ) ਪਰ ਉਹ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੇਖਦੇ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕੋਲ ਸੁਣਨ ਲਈ ਕੰਨ ਹਨ (ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਣਨ ਲਈ ਜਿਹੜੀਆਂ ਮੈਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਆਖੀਆਂ ਹਨ।) ਪਰ ਉਹ ਮੇਰੇ ਆਦੇਸ਼ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੁਣਦੇ। ਕਿ ਉਹ ਬਾਗ਼ੀ ਲੋਕ ਹਨ। 3 ਇਸ ਲਈ, ਆਦਮੀ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਆਪਣਾ ਬੋਰੀ ਬਿਸਤਰਾ ਬੰਨ੍ਹ ਲੈ। ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਰਸਾ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਤੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੂਰ ਦੇਸ ਨੂੰ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੋਵੇਂ। ਅਜਿਹਾ ਕਰ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਲੋਕ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਦੇਖ ਸੱਕਣ। ਸ਼ਾਇਦ ਉਹ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਦੇਖ ਲੈਣਗੇ-ਪਰ ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਬਾਗ਼ੀ ਲੋਕ ਹਨ।
4 “ਦਿਨ ਵੇਲੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਮਾਨ ਬਾਹਰ ਲੈ ਆਵੀਁ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਲੋਕ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਦੇਖ ਸੱਕਣ। ਫ਼ੇਰ ਸ਼ਾਮ ਵੇਲੇ, ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਰਸਾਈਁ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਤੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਬੰਦੀਵਾਨ ਵਾਂਗ ਦੂਰ ਦੇਸ ਨੂੰ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੋਵੇਂ। 5 ਜਦੋਂ ਲੋਕ ਦੇਖ ਰਹੇ ਹੋਣ, ਕੰਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾੜ ਲਾ ਲਵੀਂ। ਅਤੇ ਕੰਧ ਦੇ ਉਸ ਪਾੜ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਨਿਕਲੀਁ। 6 ਰਾਤ ਵੇਲੇ, ਆਪਣਾ ਬੈਲਾ ਮੋਢੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਚੁਕੀਂ ਅਤੇ ਚੱਲਾ ਜਾਵੀਂ। ਆਪਣਾ ਮੂੰਹ ਢੱਕ ਲਵੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਤੂੰ ਇਹ ਨਾ ਦੇਖ ਸੱਕੇਂ ਕਿ ਤੂੰ ਕਿਧਰ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈਂ। ਇਹ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਤੂੰ ਜ਼ਰੂਰ ਕਰੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਲੋਕ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਦੇਖ ਸੱਕਣ। ਕਿਉਂ? ਕਿਉਂ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਤੇਰੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਵਜੋਂ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ।”
7 ਇਸ ਲਈ ਮੈਂ (ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਨੇ) ਉਹੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਆਦੇਸ਼ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ। ਦਿਨ ਵੇਲੇ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਬੈਲੇ ਚੁੱਕੇ ਅਤੇ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਰਸਾਇਆ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਮੈਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੂਰ ਦੇਸ ਵੱਲ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੋਵਾਂ। ਉਸ ਸ਼ਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੱਥਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾੜ ਲਾਇਆ। ਰਾਤ ਵੇਲੇ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣਾ ਬੈਲਾ ਮੋਢੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਚੁੱਕਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਰ ਪਿਆ। ਅਜਿਹਾ ਮੈਂ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦੇਖ ਸੱਕਣ।
8 ਦੂਸਰੀ ਸਵੇਰ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਮਿਲਿਆ। ਉਸ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ, 9 “ਆਦਮੀ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਕੀ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਬਾਗ਼ੀ ਬੰਦਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਇਹ ਪੁੱਛਿਆ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਤੂੰ ਕੀ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈਂ? 10 ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਖੀਂ ਕਿ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਨੇ ਇਹ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਆਖੀਆਂ ਸਨ। ਇਹ ਉਦਾਸ ਸੰਦੇਸ਼ ਯਰੂਸ਼ਲਮ ਦੇ ਆਗੂ ਅਤੇ ਉੱਥੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਹੈ। 11 ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਖੀਂ, ‘ਮੈਂ (ਹਿਜ਼ਕੀਏਲ) ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਹਾਂ। ਇਹ ਜਿਹੜੀਆਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ ਵਾਪਰਨਗੀਆਂ।’ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੂਰ ਦੇਸ ਨੂੰ ਬੰਦੀਆਂ ਵਜੋਂ ਜਾਣ ਲਈ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਵੋਂਗੇ। 12 ਅਤੇ ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਆਗੂ ਕੰਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾੜ ਲਾਵੇਗਾ ਅਤੇ ਰਾਤ ਵੇਲੇ ਚੋਰੀ ਛਿਪੇ ਨਿਕਲ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ। ਉਹ ਆਪਣਾ ਮੂੰਹ ਢੱਕ ਲਵੇਗਾ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਲੋਕ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਨਾ ਸੱਕਣ ਉਸਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਇਹ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੇਖ ਸੱਕਣਗੀਆਂ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਕਿੱਧਰ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। 13 ਮੈਂ ਉਸ ਉੱਪਰ ਆਪਣਾ ਜਾਲ ਫੈਲਾਵਾਂਗਾ। ਉਹ ਮੇਰੇ ਜਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਫ਼ਸ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ। ਅਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਬਾਬਲ, ਚਾਲਡੀਨ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਲਿਆਵਾਂਗਾ। ਪਰ ਉਹ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਖ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੱਕੇਗਾ ਉਹ ਉੱਥੇ ਮਰ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ। 14 ਮੈਂ ਰਾਜੇ ਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦੇ ਆਲੇ-ਦੁਆਲੇ ਦੇ ਵਿਦੇਸਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿਣ ਲਈ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਰ ਕਰ ਦਿਆਂਗਾ। ਅਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਉਸਦੀ ਫ਼ੌਜ ਨੂੰ ਹਰ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਖਿੰਡਾ ਦਿਆਂਗਾ ਅਤੇ ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ ਦੇ ਸਿਪਾਹੀ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਭਜਾਉਣਗੇ। 15 ਫ਼ੇਰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਤਾ ਲਗੇਗਾ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਹਾਂ। ਉਹ ਇਹ ਜਾਣ ਲੈਣਗੇ ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕੌਮਾਂ ਦਰਮਿਆਨ ਖਿਡਾਉਂਦਾ। ਉਹ ਜਾਣ ਲੈਣਗੇ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਹੀ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹੋਰਨਾਂ ਦੇਸਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਣ ਲਈ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਸੀ।
16 “ਪਰ ਮੈਂ ਕੁਝ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਿਉਂਦੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਦੇਵਾਂਗਾ। ਉਹ ਬੀਮਾਰੀ, ਭੁੱਖ ਅਤੇ ਜੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਰਨਗੇ। ਮੈਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਿਉਂਦਾ ਛੱਡ ਦਿਆਂਗਾ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਉਹ ਹੋਰਨਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਭਿਆਨਕ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਦੱਸ ਸੱਕਣ ਜਿਹੜੀਆਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਸਨ। ਅਤੇ ਫ਼ੇਰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਤਾ ਲੱਗੇਗਾ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਹਾਂ।”
Shake With Fear
17 ਫ਼ੇਰ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਮਿਲਿਆ। ਉਸ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ, 18 “ਆਦਮੀ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਤੈਨੂੰ ਅਵੱਸ਼ ਹੀ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਰਸਾਉਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਤੂੰ ਬਹੁਤ ਭੈਭੀਤ ਹੋਵੇਂ। ਤੈਨੂੰ ਭੋਜਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਕੰਬਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ। ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਪੀਣ ਵੇਲੇ ਫ਼ਿਕਰਮੰਦ ਅਤੇ ਡਰਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਦਿਸਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ। 19 ਤੈਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਆਮ ਬੰਦਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜ਼ਰੂਰ ਦੱਸਣੀਆਂ ਚਾਹੀਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਤੈਨੂੰ ਜ਼ਰੂਰ ਆਖਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ, ‘ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਸਾਡਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ, ਇਹ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਯਰੂਸ਼ਲਮ ਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਤੇ ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦੇ ਹੋਰਨਾਂ ਹਿਸਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਦਾ ਹੈ। ਤੁਸੀਂ ਲੋਕ ਜਦੋਂ ਭੋਜਨ ਕਰੋਂਗੇ ਤਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਫ਼ਿਕਰਮੰਦ ਹੋਵੋਂਗੇ। ਤੁਸੀਂ ਲੋਕ ਜਦੋਂ ਪਾਣੀ ਪੀਵੋਂਗੇ ਤਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਭੈਭੀਤ ਹੋਵੋਂਗੇ। ਕਿਉਂ? ਕਿਉਂ ਕਿ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਦੇਸ ਵਿੱਚਲੀਆਂ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਤਬਾਹ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਗੀਆਂ! ਇਹ ਓੱਥੇ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਕਾਰਣ ਹੈ। 20 ਹੁਣ, ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਬੰਦੇ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ-ਪਰ ਇਹ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਤਬਾਹ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਵੀਰਾਨ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ! ਫ਼ੇਰ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਪਤਾ ਲੱਗੇਗਾ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਹਾਂ।’”
ਛੇਤੀ ਆਵੇਗੀ
21 ਫ਼ੇਰ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਆਇਆ। ਉਸ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ, 22 “ਆਦਮੀ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਲੋਕ ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਬਾਰੇ ਇਹ ਕਹਾਉਤ ਕਿਉਂ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ:
‘ਦਿਨ ਲੰਘੇ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ
ਪਰ ਕੋਈ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਪੂਰਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋ ਰਿਹਾ।’
23 “ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਖੀਂ ਕਿ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਉਸ ਕਹਾਉਤ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕ ਦੇਵੇਗਾ। ਉਹ ਲੋਕ ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਬਾਰੇ ਇਹ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਫ਼ੇਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਖਣਗੇ। ਹੁਣ ਉਹ ਇਹ ਕਹਾਉਤ ਕਹਿਣਗੇ:
‘ਛੇਤੀ ਆਵੇਗੀ ਮੁਸੀਬਤ,
ਸਾਰੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਪੂਰੇ ਹੋਣਗੇ।’
24 “ਇਹ ਸੱਚ ਹੈ, ਕਿ ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਝੂਠੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਫ਼ੇਰ ਤੋਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਵਾਪਰਨਗੇ। ਇੱਥੇ ਹੋਰ ਜਾਦੂਗਰ ਅਜਿਹੀਆਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਦੱਸਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਣਗੇ ਜਿਹੜੀਆਂ ਸੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਨਿਕਲਦੀਆਂ। 25 ਕਿਉਂ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਹਾਂ। ਅਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਓਹੋ ਕੁਝ ਆਖਾਂਗਾ ਜੋ ਮੈਂ ਆਖਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਗੱਲ ਵਾਪਰੇਗੀ! ਅਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਵਕਤ ਨੂੰ ਫ਼ੈਲਣ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿਆਂਗਾ। ਉਹ ਮੁਸੀਬਤਾਂ ਛੇਤੀ ਆ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਹਨ-ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਜੀਵਨ-ਕਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ। ਤੁਸੀਂ ਬਾਗ਼ੀ ਲੋਕੋ, ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਕੁਝ ਆਖਦਾ ਹਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਵਾਪਰਨ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।” ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਨੇ ਇਹ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਆਖੀਆਂ।
26 ਫ਼ੇਰ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਮਿਲਿਆ। ਉਸ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ, 27 “ਆਦਮੀ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦੇ ਲੋਕ ਇਹ ਸੋਚਦੇ ਹਨ ਕਿ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਵੀ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਦਿਖਾਉਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ ਉਹ ਦੂਰ ਭਵਿੱਖ ਦੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ ਹਨ। ਉਹ ਸੋਚਦੇ ਹਨ ਕਿ ਜੋ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਤੂੰ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈਂ ਉਹ ਹੁਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਹੁਤ-ਬਹੁਤ ਵਰ੍ਹੇ ਬਾਦ ਵਾਪਰਨਗੀਆਂ। 28 ਇਸ ਲਈ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਜ਼ਰੂਰ ਦੱਸ ਦੇਣੀਆਂ ਚਾਹੀਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ, ‘ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ, ਆਖਦਾ ਹੈ: ਮੈਂ ਹੋਰ ਦੇਰੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਾਂਗਾ। ਜੇ ਮੈਂ ਆਖਦਾ ਹਾਂ ਕਿ ਕੁਝ ਵਾਪਰੇਗਾ ਤਾਂ ਇਹ ਜ਼ਰੂਰ ਵਾਪਰੇਗਾ!’” ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਨੇ ਇਹ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਆਖੀਆਂ।
Ezekiel 12
English Standard Version
Judah's Captivity Symbolized
12 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 (A)“Son of man, you dwell in the midst of (B)a rebellious house, (C)who have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not, for they are (D)a rebellious house. 3 As for you, son of man, prepare for yourself (E)an exile's baggage, and go into exile by day (F)in their sight. You shall go like an exile from your place to another place (G)in their sight. (H)Perhaps they will understand, though[a] they are a rebellious house. 4 You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for exile, and you shall go out yourself (I)at evening in their sight, as those do who must go into exile. 5 In their sight (J)dig through the wall, and bring your baggage out through it. 6 In their sight you shall lift the baggage upon your shoulder and carry it out at dusk. You shall cover your face that you may not see the land, for I have made you (K)a sign for the house of Israel.”
7 (L)And I did as I was commanded. (M)I brought out my baggage by day, as baggage for exile, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my own hands. I brought out my baggage at dusk, carrying it on my shoulder in their sight.
8 In the morning the word of the Lord came to me: 9 (N)“Son of man, has not the house of Israel, (O)the rebellious house, said to you, (P)‘What are you doing?’ 10 Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: This oracle concerns[b] (Q)the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are in it.’[c] 11 Say, (R)‘I am a sign for you: (S)as I have done, so shall it be done to them. They shall go into exile, into captivity.’ 12 (T)And the prince who is among them shall lift his baggage upon his shoulder at dusk, and shall go out. (U)They shall dig through the wall to bring him out through it. (V)He shall cover his face, that he may not see the land with his eyes. 13 (W)And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare. And (X)I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, (Y)yet he shall not see it, and he shall die there. 14 (Z)And I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops, (AA)and I will unsheathe the sword after them. 15 (AB)And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among the countries. 16 (AC)But I will let a few of them escape from the sword, from famine and pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they go, (AD)and may know that I am the Lord.”
17 And the word of the Lord came to me: 18 (AE)“Son of man, (AF)eat your bread with quaking, and drink water with trembling and with anxiety. 19 And say to the people of the land, Thus says the Lord God concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: (AG)They shall eat their bread with anxiety, (AH)and drink water in dismay. In this way (AI)her land will be stripped of all it contains, (AJ)on account of the violence of all those who dwell in it. 20 (AK)And the inhabited cities shall be laid waste, and the land shall become a desolation; and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
21 And the word of the Lord came to me: 22 “Son of man, (AL)what is this proverb that you[d] have about the land of Israel, saying, (AM)‘The days grow long, and every vision comes to nothing’? 23 Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord God: I will put an end to this proverb, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.’ But say to them, (AN)The days are near, and the fulfillment[e] of every vision. 24 (AO)For there shall be no more any (AP)false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel. 25 For I am the Lord; I will speak (AQ)the word that I will speak, and it will be performed. (AR)It will no longer be delayed, but in your days, (AS)O rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it, declares the Lord God.”
26 And the word of the Lord came to me: 27 “Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, (AT)‘The vision that he sees is (AU)for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’ 28 Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: (AV)None of my words will be delayed any longer, (AW)but the word that I speak will be performed, declares the Lord God.”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 12:3 Or will see that
- Ezekiel 12:10 Or This burden is
- Ezekiel 12:10 Hebrew in the midst of them
- Ezekiel 12:22 The Hebrew for you is plural
- Ezekiel 12:23 Hebrew word
Ezekiel 12
King James Version
12 The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.
3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house.
4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity.
5 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.
6 In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.
7 And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.
8 And in the morning came the word of the Lord unto me, saying,
9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
10 Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.
11 Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
12 And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.
13 My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
14 And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.
15 And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.
16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the Lord.
17 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
18 Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
19 And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord God of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.
20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
21 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
22 Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
23 Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord God; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.
24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
25 For I am the Lord: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord God.
26 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying.
27 Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.
28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord God.
Ê-xê-chi-ên 12
Bản Dịch 2011
Ðóng Vai Người Bị Lưu Ðày
12 Lời của Chúa đến với tôi, 2 “Hỡi con người, ngươi đang sống giữa một nhà phản loạn; ngươi đang ở giữa những kẻ có mắt để nhìn nhưng không thấy, những kẻ có tai để nghe nhưng không nghe, 3 vì chúng là nhà phản loạn. Do đó hỡi con người, hãy chuẩn bị cho ngươi một bao hành lý để đi lưu đày, rồi ra đi lưu đày một cách công khai trước mắt chúng. Ngươi sẽ làm như kẻ bị đi lưu đày từ nơi ngươi ở đến nơi khác trước mắt chúng. Biết đâu chúng sẽ hiểu, dù chúng là nhà phản loạn. 4 Ban ngày ngươi sẽ mang bao hành lý đó ra đi trước mắt chúng như thể vác bao đi lưu đày. Tối lại ngươi sẽ mang bao hành lý ra đi trước mắt chúng như thể bị đi lưu đày. 5 Ngươi hãy khoét tường trước mắt chúng, rồi vác bao chui qua lỗ hổng đó mà đi. 6 Ngươi hãy vác bao lên vai trước mắt chúng và ra đi trong đêm tối. Ngươi hãy che mặt lại để khỏi phải nhìn thấy đất nước, vì Ta muốn ngươi làm một dấu hiệu để báo trước cho nhà I-sơ-ra-ên.”
7 Tôi làm y như đã được truyền. Ban ngày tôi mang bao hành lý ra đi như thể bị đi lưu đày; tối lại tôi dùng tay mình đào tường, rồi tôi mang bao ấy ra đi trong đêm tối. Tôi vác nó trên vai ra đi trước mắt họ.
8 Ðến sáng ngày lời của Chúa đến với tôi, 9 “Hỡi con người, há chẳng phải nhà I-sơ-ra-ên, nhà phản loạn, đã hỏi ngươi, ‘Ông làm gì thế?’ hay chăng? 10 Ngươi hãy bảo chúng, ‘Chúa Hằng Hữu phán thế nầy, “Sứ điệp nầy liên quan đến người cầm quyền tại Giê-ru-sa-lem và toàn thể nhà I-sơ-ra-ên do những người trong thành đó lãnh đạo.” 11 Hãy bảo, “Tôi là dấu hiệu cho anh chị em. Những gì tôi làm cũng sẽ xảy ra cho họ. Rồi đây họ sẽ bị bắt đi lưu đày. 12 Người cầm quyền giữa họ sẽ vác bao đồ của mình trên vai và ra đi lúc trời sụp tối. Người ta sẽ đào một lỗ hổng ở chân tường để ông ấy vác bị chui qua đó mà đi. Ông ấy sẽ che mặt mình lại để mắt ông khỏi phải nhìn thấy xứ sở.”’
13 Nhưng Ta sẽ giăng lưới của Ta ra để bắt nó, và nó sẽ bị sập vào bẫy lưới. Ta sẽ đem nó qua Ba-by-lôn, xứ của dân Canh-đê. Tuy nhiên nó sẽ không được thấy xứ ấy, dù nó sẽ chết ở đó. 14 Ta sẽ rải những kẻ theo phò nó ra khắp các hướng gió, tức các cận thần của nó và toàn thể quân sĩ của nó, và Ta sẽ tuốt gươm trần ra đuổi theo chúng. 15 Bấy giờ chúng sẽ biết rằng Ta là Chúa, khi Ta rải chúng ra giữa các dân và phân tán chúng ra khắp các nước. 16 Nhưng Ta sẽ chừa lại một ít người trong bọn chúng để chúng được thoát khỏi gươm đao, nạn đói, và ôn dịch, hầu chúng sẽ rao báo trong các nước chúng đến ở những việc gớm ghiếc chúng đã làm. Rồi người ta sẽ biết rằng Ta là Chúa.”
Ðóng Vai Người Lo Sợ
17 Lời của Chúa đến với tôi, 18 “Hỡi con người, hãy vừa ăn vừa run; hãy vừa uống vừa phập phồng lo sợ. 19 Hãy nói với dân trong xứ, ‘Chúa Hằng Hữu phán thế nầy về dân cư ở Giê-ru-sa-lem và toàn dân trong nước I-sơ-ra-ên, “Chúng sẽ ăn bánh trong lo âu và uống nước trong sợ sệt, vì xứ sở của chúng sẽ bị làm cho hoang vu bởi sự bạo tàn của tất cả những kẻ ở trong đó. 20 Những thành có dân ở sẽ trở nên hoang vắng; ruộng đất sẽ bị bỏ hoang.”’ Bấy giờ các ngươi sẽ biết rằng Ta là Chúa.”
Không Trì Hoãn Án Phạt
21 Lời của Chúa đến với tôi, 22 “Hỡi con người, tại sao trong I-sơ-ra-ên người ta hay nói với nhau câu tục ngữ nầy, ‘Thời gian cứ trôi qua và không một khải tượng nào được ứng nghiệm cả?’ 23 Vậy, ngươi hãy bảo chúng, ‘Chúa Hằng Hữu phán thế nầy, “Ta sẽ làm cho câu tục ngữ ấy không còn có giá trị nữa. Trong I-sơ-ra-ên không ai sẽ nói đến câu tục ngữ ấy nữa.” Ngươi hãy bảo chúng, “Sắp đến ngày rồi, và khải tượng nào cũng sẽ được ứng nghiệm. 24 Thật vậy rồi đây sẽ không còn khải tượng giả hoặc sứ điệp nhằm tâng bốc người trong nhà I-sơ-ra-ên nữa. 25 Vì Ta là Chúa; Ta sẽ phán, và những lời Ta phán sẽ được ứng nghiệm. Nó sẽ không chậm trễ đâu. Hỡi nhà phản loạn, nó sẽ được ứng nghiệm ngay trong thời của các ngươi. Những gì Ta nói Ta sẽ làm cho ứng nghiệm,”’” Chúa Hằng Hữu phán.
26 Lời của Chúa đến với tôi, 27 “Hỡi con người, này, nhà I-sơ-ra-ên nói rằng, ‘Những gì ông ấy thấy còn lâu lắm mới xảy ra. Ông ấy nói tiên tri về những thời còn xa tít trong tương lai.’ 28 Vì thế ngươi hãy nói với chúng, ‘Chúa Hằng Hữu phán thế nầy, “Không một lời nào của Ta sẽ bị hoãn lại nữa, nhưng những lời Ta phán sẽ được ứng nghiệm,”’” Chúa Hằng Hữu phán.
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