以西结书 3
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
3 祂对我说：“人子啊，你要把得到的吃下去，要吃下这书卷，然后去向以色列人传讲。” 2 我张开口，祂就给我吃那书卷， 3 对我说：“吃下我赐你的这书卷，让它充满你的肚腹。”我便吃了，书卷在我嘴里甘甜如蜜。
4 祂又对我说：“人子啊，现在你要到以色列人那里，把我的话传给他们。 5 你不是奉命去语言不通的民族那里，而是到以色列人当中。 6 我不是派你到那些语言陌生、难懂、你听不明白的民族中。我若果真派你到他们那里，他们一定会听你的话。 7 然而以色列人却不肯听从你，因为他们顽固不化，不肯听从我。 8 不过，我要使你的脸像他们的脸一样硬，使你的额像他们的额一样硬。 9 我要使你的额比火石更硬，如同金刚石。他们虽然是一群叛逆的人，你不要害怕，也不要因为他们的脸色而惊慌。” 10 祂又说：“人子啊，你要留心听我说的一切话，牢记在心。 11 你要到你那些被掳的同胞那里，不论他们听不听，你都要向他们宣告，‘主耶和华这样说。’”
12 那时，灵把我举起，我听见后面有隆隆的声音说：“耶和华的荣耀在祂的居所当受称颂！” 13 我听见活物的翅膀相碰的声音，以及他们旁边的轮子发出的隆隆声。 14 灵把我举起带走了。我心里苦闷，充满愤怒，耶和华大能的手在我身上。 15 我来到住在提勒·亚毕的被掳的人中，在迦巴鲁河边。我感到无比震惊，在他们中间坐了七天。
告诫以色列人
16 过了七天，耶和华对我说： 17 “人子啊，我立你做以色列人的守望者，你要把我告诫他们的话告诉他们。 18 当我说某个恶人必灭亡时，如果你不告诫他，劝告他痛改前非，挽救他的性命，他必死在自己的罪中，而我要追究你的责任。 19 如果你已经告诫他，他还是不肯离开自己的邪恶和罪行，他必死在罪恶之中，而你必免于罪责。 20 如果一个义人偏离正道、犯罪作恶，我会使他跌倒，他必死亡。如果你不告诫他，他必死在罪恶之中，他以前的义行也不会被记念，而我要追究你的责任。 21 如果你告诫他不要犯罪，他听了你的告诫不再犯罪，他必保住性命，你也必免于罪责。”
22 在那里，耶和华的手按在我身上，对我说：“你起来前往平原，我要在那里对你说话。” 23 我到了平原，看见耶和华的荣耀停在那里，那荣耀和我在迦巴鲁河边所见的一样，我就俯伏在地。 24 这时灵进入我里面，使我站立起来。耶和华对我说：“你要把自己关在房子里。 25 人子啊，他们必把你捆绑起来，使你不能到百姓当中。 26 同时，我要使你的舌头紧贴上膛，使你不能开口责备他们，因为他们是一群叛逆的人。 27 但当我对你说话的时候，我必开启你的口，你要向他们宣告，‘主耶和华这样说。’肯听的就让他听，不肯听的就由他不听，因为他们是一群叛逆的人。”
Ezekiel 3
Expanded Bible
3 Then the Lord said to me, “·Human [T Son of man; 2:1], eat what ·you find [you see; is before you]; eat this scroll. Then go and speak to the ·people [L house] of Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth, and he ·gave [fed] me the scroll to eat.
3 He said to me, “·Human [T Son of man; 2:1], eat this scroll which I am giving you, and fill your stomach with it.” Then I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth [Jer. 15:16; Rev. 10:9, 10].
4 Then he said to me, “·Human [T Son of man; 2:1], go to the ·people [L house] of Israel, and speak my words to them. 5 [L For; Because] You are not being sent to people ·whose speech you can’t understand [of obscure/foreign language; L deep of lip], ·whose language is difficult [L and heavy tongue]. You are being sent to [L the house of] Israel. 6 You are not being sent to many nations ·whose speech you can’t understand [of obscure/foreign language; L deep of lip], ·whose language is difficult [L and heavy tongue], whose words you cannot understand. If I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you. 7 But the ·people [L house] of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, because they are not willing to listen to me. Yes, all the ·people [L house] of Israel are ·stubborn [hardheaded] and ·will not obey [hardhearted]. 8 ·See [T Behold], I now make ·you as stubborn [L your face as strong as their face] and ·as hard as they are [L your forehead as strong as their forehead]. 9 I am making ·you [L your forehead] as hard as ·a diamond [or flint; or the hardest stone], harder than ·stone [or flint]. Don’t be afraid of them or be ·frightened [terrified; dismayed] by them, though they are a ·people who turn against me [L rebellious house].”
10 Also, he said to me, “·Human [T Son of man; 2:1], ·believe [L take in your heart] all the words I will speak to you, and ·listen carefully to them [L hear with your ears]. 11 Then go to the ·captives [exiles], ·your own [L the sons of your] people, and say to them, ‘The Lord God says this.’ Tell them this whether they listen or not.”
12 Then ·the Spirit [or the spirit; or a wind] lifted me up, and I heard a loud rumbling ·sound [or voice] behind me, ·saying, “Praise the glory of the Lord [C his manifest presence] in heaven [or as the glory of the Lord rose from its place].” 13 ·I heard [or It was the sound of] the wings of the living creatures touching each other and the sound of the wheels by them. It was a loud rumbling sound. 14 So ·the Spirit [or the spirit; or a wind] lifted me up and took me away. I ·was unhappy and angry [L went in bitterness in the heat/wrath of my spirit], and I felt the great ·power [L hand] of the Lord. 15 I came to the ·captives [exiles] from Judah, who lived by the Kebar ·River [Canal; 1:1] at Tel Abib. I sat there seven days where these people lived, feeling ·shocked [stunned; overwhelmed; distressed].
Israel’s Warning
16 ·After [L At the end of] seven days the ·Lord spoke his word [L word of the Lord came] to me again. He said, 17 “·Human [T Son of man; 2:1], I ·now make [or have made] you a watchman for [L the house of] Israel. Any time you hear a word from my mouth, warn them for me. 18 ·When [or If] I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ but you don’t speak out to warn them to stop their evil ways, they will die ·in their sin [for their iniquity]. But I will hold you ·responsible [accountable] for their death. 19 But if you warn the wicked and they do not turn from their wickedness or their ·evil ways [wicked lifestyle], they will die because of their sin. But you will have saved your ·life [soul].
20 “Again, ·those who do right [the righteous] may turn away from ·doing good [righteousness] and ·do evil [commit iniquity/injustice]. If I ·make something bad happen to [L lay a stumbling block before] them, they will die. Because you have not warned them, they will die because of their sin, and the ·good [righteous things] they did will not be remembered. But I will hold you ·responsible [accountable] for their deaths. 21 But if you have warned ·those good people [the righteous] not to sin, and they do not sin, they will surely live, because they ·believed [took; received] the warning. And you will have saved your ·life [soul].”
22 Then I felt the ·power [L hand] of the Lord there. He said to me, “Get up and go out to the ·plain [or valley]. There I will speak to you.” 23 So I got up and went out to the ·plain [or valley]. ·I saw [T And behold] the glory of the Lord [C his manifest presence] standing there, like the glory I saw by the Kebar ·River [Canal; 1:1], and I ·bowed [fell] facedown on the ground.
24 Then the Spirit entered me and ·made me stand [set me] on my feet. He spoke to me and said, “Go, shut yourself up in your house. 25 As for you, ·human [T son of man; 2:1], the people will tie you up with ·ropes [cords] so that you will not be able to go out among them. 26 Also, I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so you will be silent [C Ezekiel would be mute for seven and a half years (see dates in 1:1–3 and 33:21–22), except when the Lord opened his mouth with prophetic revelations; v. 27]. You will not be able to ·argue with [rebuke; reprove] the people, ·even though they turn against me [L for they are a rebellious house]. 27 But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, ‘The Lord God says this.’ Those who will listen, let them listen. Those who refuse, let them refuse, because they are a ·people who turn against me [rebellious house].
Ézéchiel 3
La Bible du Semeur
L’Eternel fortifie son prophète
3 Celui qui me parlait me dit : Fils d’homme, mange ce qui t’est présenté, avale ce rouleau, puis va parler à la communauté d’Israël.
2 J’ouvris la bouche et il me fit manger le rouleau. 3 Puis il me dit : Fils d’homme, nourris ton corps et remplis ton ventre de ce rouleau que je te donne.
Je le mangeai donc et, dans ma bouche, il fut doux comme du miel. 4 Il ajouta : Fils d’homme, va, rends-toi auprès des Israélites et communique-leur mes paroles. 5 Car ce n’est pas vers un peuple qui parle une langue difficile et inintelligible que tu es envoyé, mais vers la communauté d’Israël.
6 Si je t’envoyais vers de nombreux peuples à la langue difficile et inintelligible dont tu ne comprendrais pas les paroles, eux ils t’écouteraient. 7 Mais la communauté d’Israël vers laquelle je t’envoie ne voudra pas t’écouter, car ils ne veulent pas m’écouter. En effet, tous ces Israélites sont des gens à la tête dure et au cœur insensible. 8 Eh bien, je vais te donner un visage aussi obstiné que le leur et un front aussi résolu que le leur. 9 Je vais rendre ton front aussi dur que le diamant, plus dur que le roc. Ne les crains donc pas et ne tremble pas en leur présence, bien que ce soit une communauté de rebelles.
10 Puis il ajouta : Fils d’homme, écoute attentivement tout ce que je vais te dire et prends-le bien à cœur. 11 Puis va te rendre auprès de tes compatriotes déportés pour leur parler, et – qu’ils t’écoutent ou qu’ils refusent de t’écouter – dis-leur : « Voici ce que déclare le Seigneur, l’Eternel. »
Emporté par l’Esprit de Dieu
12 Alors l’Esprit me souleva et j’entendis derrière moi une grande clameur : Bénie soit la gloire de l’Eternel, du lieu où elle demeure.
13 Je perçus aussi le bruit que faisaient les ailes des êtres vivants en battant l’une contre l’autre, et en même temps celui des roues, et la grande clameur. 14 Alors l’Esprit me souleva de terre et m’emporta. Je partis, le cœur plein d’amertume et d’indignation, tandis que la main de l’Eternel agissait sur moi avec force. 15 J’arrivai ainsi auprès des exilés, à Tel-Aviv[a], chez ceux qui habitaient sur les bords du canal du Kebar, car c’est là qu’ils demeuraient. Je restai là sept jours, hébété, au milieu d’eux.
Les conditions d’exercice du ministère
Comme une sentinelle
16 Au bout de ces sept jours, l’Eternel m’adressa la parole en ces termes :
17 Fils d’homme, j’ai fait de toi une sentinelle pour la communauté d’Israël. Quand tu entendras une parole de ma bouche, tu les avertiras de ma part. 18 Quand je dirai au coupable : « Tu vas mourir », si tu ne l’avertis pas, si tu ne parles pas pour avertir ce coupable et lui demander d’abandonner sa mauvaise conduite pour obtenir la vie sauve, alors, certes, ce coupable mourra à cause de sa faute, mais je te demanderai compte de sa mort. 19 Si, par contre, tu as averti le coupable et qu’il ne se détourne pas de sa méchanceté ni de sa conduite coupable, il mourra pour sa faute, mais toi, tu auras la vie sauve.
20 De même, si un homme juste se détourne de sa conduite juste pour faire le mal, alors je placerai quelque occasion de chute devant lui, et s’il meurt pour n’avoir pas été averti, certes, c’est à cause de sa faute qu’il mourra, et l’on ne tiendra pas compte de sa conduite juste du passé, mais je te demanderai compte de sa mort. 21 Mais si tu as averti l’homme juste pour qu’il ne commette pas de faute, et qu’effectivement il n’en commette pas, alors il vivra pour avoir entendu tes avertissements et toi, tu auras la vie sauve.
Jours de silence
22 La main de l’Eternel fut encore sur moi en ce lieu, et il me dit : Lève-toi, sors vers la vallée, et là je te parlerai.
23 Je me levai donc et je sortis vers la vallée. Et voici que la gloire de l’Eternel se tenait là, identique à la gloire que j’avais contemplée près du canal du Kebar. Alors je tombai la face contre terre. 24 Mais l’Esprit entra en moi et me fit tenir debout. Il me parla et me dit : Va t’enfermer dans ta maison. 25 Or, fils d’homme, on viendra te ligoter avec des cordes, de sorte que tu ne pourras plus sortir au milieu de tes compatriotes. 26 Je collerai ta langue à ton palais et tu seras muet ; ainsi tu cesseras d’intercéder pour eux, car c’est un peuple rebelle. 27 Mais quand je te parlerai, je t’ouvrirai la bouche. Alors tu leur diras : « Voici ce que déclare le Seigneur, l’Eternel : Celui qui veut écouter, qu’il écoute, et celui qui refuse d’écouter, qu’il n’écoute pas – car c’est une communauté rebelle. »
Footnotes
- 3.15 Localité inconnue, colonie juive en Mésopotamie.
Ezekiel 3
King James Version
3 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.
2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.
3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
4 And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
5 For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;
6 Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.
7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.
8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
9 As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.
11 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord God; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
12 Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.
13 I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.
14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me.
15 Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.
16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
20 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
22 And the hand of the Lord was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.
23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.
24 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house.
25 But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:
26 And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.
27 But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
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