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Ezekyèl 32-34
Haitian Creole Version
Ezekyèl 32-34
Haitian Creole Version
32 ¶ Nan premye jou nan douzyèm mwa douzyèm lanne depi yo te depòte nou an, Seyè a pale avè m', li di m' konsa:
2 -Nonm o! Chante yon chante pou plenn sò farawon an, wa peyi Lejip la. Ba l' mesaj sa a pou mwen: Ou pran pòz lyon ou nan mitan lòt nasyon yo. Men pou di vre, ou tankou yon gwo kayiman k'ap benyen nan larivyè a. Ou leve tout fon dlo a ak pat ou yo, ou sal tout dlo a.
3 Men sa Seyè sèl Mèt la voye di ou: Nan mitan anpil nasyon ki va sanble bò kote ou, m'ap voye privye mwen sou ou pou m' pran ou.
4 M'ap voye ou jete atè, m'ap blayi ou nan mitan jaden yo. M'ap fè tout kalite zwezo ak bèt nan bwa vin manje plen vant yo ak kadav ou.
5 Mwen pral kouvri tout mòn ak tout fon yo ak kadav ou k'ap dekonpoze.
6 M'ap wouze tout peyi a ak san ou. M'ap vide san ou sou mòn yo, jouk ravin yo pral plen dlo kò ou.
7 Lè m'ap disparèt ou a, m'ap kouvri syèl la, m'ap bouche zetwal yo. M'ap kache solèy la dèyè nwaj yo, lalin lan p'ap klere ankò.
8 Poutèt ou, m'ap tenyen dènye limyè nan syèl la. Pral fènwa nèt sou tout latè. Se mwen menm Seyè sèl Mèt la ki di sa.
9 Anpil moun pral gen lespri yo boulvèse lè m' fè nouvèl jan ou fini an gaye nan tout nasyon yo, ata nan peyi ou menm ou pa janm konnen.
10 M'ap fè anpil nasyon sezi wè sa k'ap rive ou la. Lè m'ap lonje nepe m' lan devan yo, wa yo pral tranble nan kanson yo. Jou w'ap tonbe a, yo tout pral tranble. Y'ap pè pou yo pa pèdi lavi yo tou.
11 Men sa Seyè sèl Mèt la voye di wa peyi Lejip la: -Nepe wa Babilòn lan pral tonbe sou ou.
12 Mwen pral fè sòlda peyi ki pi mechan an touye tout pèp ou a ak nepe yo. Yo pral ravaje tout bèl bagay ki te fè ou kontan nan peyi Lejip la. Yo pral touye dènye kras moun nan peyi a.
13 M'ap touye tout bèt nou yo bò dlo a. p'ap rete yon grenn moun ni yon sèl bèt pou sal dlo yo ankò.
14 M'ap kite dlo yo poze, m'ap fè larivyè yo koule tou dousman. Se mwen menm Seyè sèl Mèt la ki di sa.
15 Lè m'a fè peyi Lejip la tounen yon dezè, lè m'a devaste tout bagay nan peyi a, lè m'a touye dènye moun ki rete nan peyi a, lè sa a y'a konnen se mwen menm ki Seyè a.
16 Men chante y'a chante pou plenn sò peyi Lejip la. Medam lòt nasyon yo va chante l' lè y'ap kriye pou peyi Lejip ansanm ak tout pèp li a. Wi, se chante sa a y'a chante lè y'ap kriye pou yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
17 ¶ Nan kenzyèm jou premye mwa douzyèm lanne depi yo te depòte nou an, Seyè a pale avè m' ankò. Li di m' konsa:
18 -Nonm o! Plenn sò tout moun peyi Lejip yo. Voye yo desann ansanm ak tout lòt moun gwo nasyon yo nan peyi kote mò yo ye a, anba tè kote moun ki deja mouri yo ye.
19 Di yo konsa: -Nou konprann nou pi bèl pase tout moun? Enben, nou pral desann nan peyi kote mò yo ye a. Nou pral kouche ansanm ak moun ki pa pote mak kontra Bondye a.
20 Moun peyi Lejip yo pral tonbe ansanm ak moun ki mouri nan lagè yo. Gen yon nepe ki pare pou touye yo tout.
21 Sòlda ki te pi vanyan yo ansanm ak tout moun ki te pran pozisyon ak moun peyi Lejip yo pral resevwa yo nan peyi kote mò yo ye a. Yo pral di: Moun ki pa pote mak kontra Bondye a ap mouri nan lagè, yo desann isit la. Se la yo vin kouche!
22 Peyi Lasiri a la avèk tonm tout sòlda li yo bò kote l'. Yo tout mouri nan lagè.
23 Yo mete tonm yo anba nèt nan peyi kote mò yo ye a. Tout sòlda li yo mouri nan lagè. Tout tonm yo bò kote l'. Se yo menm ki te mache fè moun pè yo toupatou sou latè.
24 Peyi Elam lan la tou avèk tonm tout sòlda li yo bò kote l'. Yo tout mouri nan lagè. Yo pa pote mak kontra Bondye a, yo desann konsa nan peyi kote mò yo ye a, yo menm ki te mache fè moun pè yo toupatou sou latè. Koulye a yo wont, y'ap peye mechanste yo, yo mouri ansanm ak moun ki desann nan twou san fon an.
25 Wa peyi Elam lan kouche nan mitan moun pa l' yo ki mouri nan lagè. Tonm sòlda li yo bò kote l'. Yo pa pote mak kontra Bondye a, yo mouri konsa nan lagè. Sou latè, yo te mache fè tout moun pè yo. Koulye a yo wont, y'ap peye mechanste yo. Yo desann nan twou san fon an ansanm ak moun ki mouri nan lagè yo.
26 Wa peyi Mechèk la ak wa peyi Toubal la tou, ansanm avèk tonm sòlda yo bò kote yo. Yo pa pote mak kontra Bondye a, yo mouri konsa nan lagè. Yon lè yo t'ap mache fè tout moun pè sou latè.
27 Yo p'ap fè bèl lantèman pou yo tankou pou vanyan sòlda tan lontan yo, ki te desann nan peyi kote mò yo ye a ak tout zam yo sou yo, nepe yo anba tèt yo ak plak fè pwotèj yo anwo kadav yo. Paske yon lè yo t'ap mache fè tout moun pè yo sou latè.
28 Se konsa moun peyi Lejip yo pral mouri tankou moun ki pa pote mak kontra Bondye a, y'ap antere yo ansanm ak moun ki te mouri nan lagè yo.
29 Peyi Edon an la tou ansanm ak tout wa li yo ak chèf li yo. Yon lè yo te vanyan sòlda, men koulye a yo kouche nan peyi kote mò yo ye a ansanm ak moun ki pa pote mak kontra Bondye a epi ki te mouri nan lagè.
30 Tout chèf peyi nan nò yo la tou ansanm ak tout moun peyi Sidon yo. Yo te sitèlman gen fòs, yo te fè moun pè yo. Koulye a, yo desann nan twou san fon an. Yo pote wont mechanste yo anba tè a ak yo. Yo mete yo kouche ansanm ak moun ki pa pote mak kontra Bondye a, epi ki te mouri nan lagè yo.
31 Se pral yon gwo konsolasyon pou wa peyi Lejip la ansanm ak sòlda li yo, lè y'a wè tout kantite moun ki te mouri nan lagè. Se Seyè sèl Mèt la menm ki di sa.
32 Atout mwen te fè wa peyi Lejip la mache fè moun pè l' toupatou sou latè, y'ap touye l' ansanm ak tout sòlda li yo. Ni li ni sòlda li yo pral kouche ansanm ak moun ki pa pote mak kontra Bondye a epi ki mouri nan lagè yo. Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, ki di sa.
33 ¶ Seyè a pale avè m' ankò. Li di m' konsa:
2 -Nonm o! Pale ak moun pèp Izrayèl yo. W'a di yo konsa: Lè m'ap voye lènmi atake yon peyi, moun peyi a va chwazi yonn nan yo, y'a mete l' faksyonnè pou veye peyi a.
3 Lè faksyonnè a va wè lènmi ap pwoche, l'a bay yon kout klewon pou avèti moun yo.
4 Si yon moun tande klewon an, men li pa okipe l', kifè lènmi an rive, li touye l', se djòb pa moun sa a, l'ap pote reskonsablite lanmò li.
5 Li tande kout klewon an pati, men li pa okipe sa, kifè sa lakòz li mouri. Paske si li te koute avètisman an, li ta ka pa mouri.
6 Men, si faksyonnè a wè lènmi ap vini epi li pa bay kout klewon an pou avèti moun yo, lènmi an ap vini, l'ap touye moun. Moun yo ap mouri akòz peche yo fè, se vre. Men, se faksyonnè a k'ap pote reskonsablite lanmò yo.
7 Koulye a, nonm o! Mwen mete ou faksyonnè pou veye pou pèp Izrayèl la. Lè w'a tande mesaj m'a ba ou a, w'a avèti yo pou mwen.
8 Si mwen fè ou konnen yon mechan gen pou l' mouri, epi ou pa avèti l' pou l' chanje, pou l' kite move pant l'ap swiv la pou l' ka sove lavi l', l'ap toujou mouri poutèt peche l' yo, men se ou menm m'ap rann reskonsab lanmò li.
9 Men, si ou avèti mechan an, lèfini li pa chanje, li pa kite move pant l'ap swiv la, l'ap mouri poutèt peche l' yo, men ou menm w'ap sove lavi pa ou.
10 ¶ Seyè a pale avè m', li di m' ankò: -Nonm o! W'a fè moun pèp Izrayèl yo chonje jan yo t'ap plede repete: Peche nou yo ak fòt nou yo ap peze lou sou nou. Se fini y'ap fini ak nou! Nou pa ka viv nan kondisyon sa a ankò!
11 Enben, ou menm w'a di yo: Jan nou konnen mwen vivan vre a, se mwen menm Seyè a k'ap pale! Men sa mwen di: Mwen pa pran ankenn plezi nan wè mechan yo mouri. Mwen ta pito wè yo sispann fè sa ki mal pou yo ka viv. Nou menm moun pèp Izrayèl yo, sispann fè sa nou pa dwe fè. Tounen vin jwenn mwen. Poukisa se lanmò n'ap chache konsa?
12 Ou menm, nonm o! Men sa w'a di moun ou yo: Yon moun te mèt bon kou l' bon, li te mèt mache dwat kou l' mache dwat, jou li fè sa ki mal, li gen pou l' peye sa. Jou mechan an va sispann fè sa ki mal, yo p'ap pini l' pou sa li te konn fè a. Konsa tou, lè yon moun ki t'ap mache dwat pran fè sa ki mal, yo p'ap gade sou jan l' te konn mache dwat la pou yo pa fè l' peye sa l' fè a.
13 Wi, mwen deklare tout moun k'ap mache dwat yo gen pou viv. Men, si yo tanmen mete nan tèt yo, paske yo te konn mache dwat la yo gen dwa fè sa ki mal, mwen p'ap chonje jan yo te konn mache dwat la menm. Y'ap mouri paske yo fè sa yo pa t' dwe fè.
14 Konsa tou, m' avèti tout mechan yo yo gen pou mouri. Men, si yon mechan sispann fè sa ki mal, epi li tanmen mache dwat devan mwen, l'ap fè sa ki byen,
15 si pa egzanp, li renmèt garanti yo te ba li pou lajan li te prete, si l' renmèt sa li te vòlò a, osinon si li sispann fè sa ki mal pou li mache dapre lòd mwen k'ap bay lavi a, li p'ap mouri, se viv pou li viv.
16 M'ap padonnen tout peche li te fè yo. L'ap viv paske l'ap mache dwat devan mwen, l'ap fè sa ki byen.
17 Moun ou yo ap plede di: Sa Bondye ap fè a pa bon. Men, se sa yo menm y'ap fè a ki pa bon.
18 Lè moun k'ap mache dwat la sispann fè sa ki byen pou l' lage kò l' nan fè sa ki mal, l'ap mouri poutèt sa.
19 Konsa tou, lè mechan an sispann fè mechanste pou li mache dwat, pou li fè sa ki byen, l'ap sove lavi l' poutèt sa.
20 Nou di sa Bondye sèl Mèt la ap fè a pa bon. Enben, m'ap jije chak moun dapre sa yo fè. Nou tande, moun pèp Izrayèl yo!
21 ¶ Nan senkyèm jou, dizyèm mwa, douzyèm lanne depi yo te depòte nou an, yon moun ki te resi chape kò l' soti lavil Jerizalèm vin pote nouvèl ban mwen, li di m' lavil la tonbe nan men lènmi.
22 Lavèy jou sa a, nan aswè, mwen te santi pouvwa Seyè a chita sou mwen avèk fòs. Nan maten, lè moun lan rive, Seyè a demare lang mwen pou m' te ka pale. Mwen pa t' bèbè ankò.
23 Seyè a pale avè m' ankò, li di m' konsa:
24 -Nonm o! Rès moun k'ap viv nan lavil yo fin kraze nan peyi Izrayèl la ap plede di: Abraram te pou kont li. Yo te ba li tout peyi a pou li. Nou menm nou anpil. Konsa, tout peyi a ap rete pou nou.
25 Men sa pou ou di yo: Seyè sèl Mèt la pale, li voye di nou: N'ap manje vyann ak tout san li ladan l'. N'ap fè sèvis pou zidòl, n'ap mete san moun deyò, epi nou mete nan tèt nou tout peyi a pral rete pou nou?
26 Nou met konfyans nou nan nepe nou. N'ap fè yon bann bagay ki derespektan. Tout gason marye ap kouche ak madanm frè parèy yo. Epi nou mete nan tèt nou tout peyi a pral rete pou nou?
27 W'a pale ak yo, w'a di yo men mesaj Seyè sèl Mèt la voye ba yo: Jan nou konnen mwen vivan vre a, se mwen menm Seyè a k'ap pale: Rès moun k'ap viv nan lavil kraze yo pral mouri nan lagè. Moun k'ap viv andeyò yo, se bèt nan bwa ki pral manje yo. Moun ki al kache kò yo nan mòn, nan twou wòch, se maladi ki pral fini ak yo.
28 M'ap fè peyi a tounen yon dezè san pesonn ladan l'. Fòs pouvwa ki te fè l' ap gonfle sou moun lan pral kraze. Mòn peyi Izrayèl yo pral tounen savann. Pesonn p'ap ka vwayaje pase ladan yo.
29 Lè m'a pini pèp la pou tout bagay derespektan yo fè yo, lè m'a fè peyi a tounen yon dezè san pesonn ladan l', lè sa a, y'a konnen se mwen menm ki Seyè a.
30 ¶ Seyè a di m' konsa: -Nonm o! Tout pèp la sou do ou lè yo kontre yonn ak lòt bò miray lavil la, nan papòt lakay yo. Yonn ap di lòt: Ann al tande ki mesaj Seyè a voye ban nou fwa sa a!
31 Se konsa, tankou si yo te gen dizon, tout pèp la ap sanble bò kote ou, y'ap vin chita devan ou pou yo ka koute sa w'ap di. Men, yo p'ap fè sa w'ap di yo fè. Yo pran pawòl ou yo pou fè bèl fraz. Se enterè yo ase yo konnen.
32 Pou yo, ou pa anyen pase yon mizisyen ki gen bèl vwa, k'ap chante bèl ti chante swa, ki konn jwe mizik byen. Y'ap koute tou sa w'ap di yo, men yo p'ap fè sa ou di yo fè.
33 Men, lè sa ou di ki gen pou rive a rive vre, paske l'ap rive vre, se lè sa a y'a rekonèt te gen yon pwofèt nan mitan yo.
34 ¶ Seyè a pale avè m', li di m' konsa:
2 -Nonm o! Bay mesaj sa a sou tout chèf ki reskonsab pèp Izrayèl la. Bay yo mesaj la, di yo: Men sa Seyè sèl Mèt la voye di yo: Madichon pou gadò pèp Izrayèl yo! Yo te mete yo la pou yo te swen pèp la, men se pwòp tèt yo ase yo konnen.
3 Nou bwè lèt mouton yo, nou pran lenn sou do yo pou fè rad mete sou nou, nou touye sa ki pi gra yo pou nou manje. Men, nou pa janm swen mouton yo.
4 Nou pa bay sa ki mèg yo manje pou yo pran fòs. Nou pa swen sa ki malad yo. Nou pa mete renmèd sou sa ki blese yo. Nou pa fè sa ki te soti nan bann yo tounen nan plas yo. Nou pa al chache sa ki te pèdi yo. Lekontrè, nou sèvi ak pozisyon chèf nou an pou n' kraze yo, pou n' maltrete yo.
5 Paske mouton yo te san gadò, yo gaye nan raje yo, bèt nan bwa touye yo.
6 Se konsa mouton yo gaye sou gwo mòn yo ak sou ti mòn yo. Mouton yo gaye toupatou sou latè. Pesonn pa okipe yo, pesonn pa chache kote yo ye.
7 ¶ Se poutèt sa, nou menm gadò ki reskonsab pèp Izrayèl la, koute sa Seyè a voye di nou.
8 Jan nou konnen mwen vivan vre a, se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, k'ap pale. Bèt nan bwa atake mouton m' yo, yo devore yo, paske yo te san gadò. Gadò m' yo pa fè anyen pou mouton m' yo. Se tèt pa yo ase yo konnen. Yo pa swen mouton m' yo.
9 Konsa, nou menm gadò pèp la, koute pawòl mwen menm, Seyè a, m'ap di nou.
10 Wi, men sa mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, voye di nou: M'ap leve dèyè nou! M'ap wete mouton yo nan men nou. Mwen p'ap kite nou reskonsab mouton m' yo ankò. Konsa nou p'ap rete chita ap angrese tèt nou ase sou do mouton m' yo. Wi, m'ap wete mouton m' yo anba dan nou. Nou p'ap ka pwofite sou yo ankò.
11 Men sa Seyè sèl Mèt la di ankò: -Se mwen menm menm ki pral chache mouton m' yo pou m' swen yo.
12 Menm jan yon gadò mache swen mouton l' yo ki te gaye, konsa m'ap mache sanble tout mouton m' yo, m'ap pran yo tout kote yo te gaye yo depi jou fènwa a, jou gwo malè a, m'ap fè yo tounen.
13 M'ap fè yo soti nan mitan moun lòt nasyon yo, m'ap sanble yo, m'ap mennen yo tounen nan pwòp peyi pa yo. M'ap mennen yo vin manje sou tout mòn peyi Izrayèl yo, nan fon yo, tout kote moun ka rete nan peyi a.
14 M'ap kite yo manje nan bon jaden zèb. Sou tout mòn byen wo nan peyi Izrayèl la, yo pral jwenn kote pou yo rete san danje. Se la yo pral poze kò yo, yo pral jwenn kont zèb vèt yo sou tout mòn peyi Izrayèl yo.
15 Se mwen menm ki pral okipe mouton m' yo. Se mwen menm k'ap jwenn yon kote pou yo poze. Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, ki di sa.
16 Sa ki pèdi yo, m'ap chache yo. Sa ki te soti nan bann yo, m'ap fè yo tounen nan plas yo. Sa ki blese yo, m'ap mete renmèd pou yo. Sa ki malad yo, m'ap geri yo. Men, sa ki gra yo, sa ki byen gwo yo, m'ap touye yo. M'ap swen mouton m' yo jan m' dwe fè l' la.
17 ¶ Pou nou menm, mouton m' yo, men sa mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, mwen voye di nou. Mwen pral jije nou chak. M'ap mete bon yo yon bò, move yo yon bò, belye mouton yo yon bò, bouk kabrit yo yon bò.
18 Genyen nan mitan nou, se yo ase ki pou manje pi bon zèb yo. Men, sa pa kont yo toujou. Se pou yo pilonnen anba pye yo sa ki pa manje yo. Se yo ase ki pou bwè bèl dlo fre. Men sa pa kont yo toujou, fòk yo sal rès dlo a ak pye yo.
19 Konsa, rès mouton m' yo blije manje zèb lòt yo te pilonnen anba pye yo. Yo blije bwè rès dlo lòt yo te sal ak pye yo.
20 Se konsa, koulye a, men sa mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, mwen voye di nou: Mwen pral jije mouton gra yo ak mouton mèg yo.
21 Nou pouse mouton ki san fòs yo sou kote, nou ba yo kou ak dèyè nou, ak pòtray nou, ak kòn nou jouk nou mete yo deyò, nou fè yo kite bann lan.
22 Men, m'ap vin sove mouton m' yo, m' p'ap kite nou fè piyay sou do yo ankò. Se mwen menm k'ap jij nan mitan nou.
23 M'ap ba yo yon wa k'ap tankou David, sèvitè m' lan. Se li menm ki pral okipe yo, k'ap mennen yo manje. Se li menm k'ap gadò yo.
24 Se mwen menm, Seyè a, k'ap Bondye yo. Se yon wa, tankou David sèvitè m' lan, ki va sèl chèf nan mitan yo. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa.
25 M'ap pase ak yo yon kontra k'ap garanti yo kè poze, m'ap fè tout bèt nan bwa disparèt nan peyi a. Konsa mouton m' yo va rete san pwoblèm nan savann yo, y'a dòmi nan rakbwa yo.
26 M'ap fè yo rete tout bò ti mòn ki apa pou mwen an. M'ap beni yo, m'ap ba yo bèl lapli lè pou lapli tonbe.
27 Pyebwa nan jaden yo va donnen, jaden yo va bay bèl rekòt, tout moun pral viv ak kè poze nan peyi yo a. Lè m'a wete chenn lan nan kou yo, lè m'a delivre yo anba men moun ki te fè yo tounen esklav, lè sa a y'a konnen se mwen menm ki Seyè a.
28 Moun lòt nasyon p'ap piye yo ankò. Bèt nan bwa p'ap devore yo ankò nan peyi a. Yo pral rete lakay yo san danje. Pesonn p'ap vin chache yo kont.
29 M'ap ba yo bon venn tè nan jaden yo. Moun p'ap mouri grangou nan peyi a ankò. Lòt nasyon yo p'ap pase yo nan betiz ankò.
30 Tout moun va konnen se mwen menm Seyè a, Bondye yo a, ki kanpe la avèk yo. Yo menm, moun fanmi Izrayèl yo, se pèp pa m' lan menm yo ye. Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, ki di sa.
31 Nou menm, moun, se mouton mwen nou ye, bann mouton m'ap okipe yo. Mwen menm, se Bondye nou mwen ye. Se Seyè sèl Mèt la ki di sa.
Ezekiel 32-34
New International Version
Ezekiel 32-34
New International Version
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:(A) 2 “Son of man, take up a lament(B) concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:
“‘You are like a lion(C) among the nations;
you are like a monster(D) in the seas(E)
thrashing about in your streams,
churning the water with your feet
and muddying the streams.(F)
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.(G)
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.(H)
5 I will spread your flesh on the mountains
and fill the valleys(I) with your remains.
6 I will drench the land with your flowing blood(J)
all the way to the mountains,
and the ravines will be filled with your flesh.(K)
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.(L)
8 All the shining lights in the heavens
I will darken(M) over you;
I will bring darkness over your land,(N)
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(O) before them.
On the day(P) of your downfall
each of them will tremble
every moment for his life.(Q)
11 “‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘The sword(R) of the king of Babylon(S)
will come against you.(T)
12 I will cause your hordes to fall
by the swords of mighty men—
the most ruthless of all nations.(U)
They will shatter the pride of Egypt,
and all her hordes will be overthrown.(V)
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.(W)
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.(X)’
16 “This is the lament(Y) 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:(Z) 18 “Son of man, wail for the hordes of Egypt and consign(AA) to the earth below both her and the daughters of mighty nations, along with those who go down to the pit.(AB) 19 Say to them, ‘Are you more favored than others? Go down and be laid among the uncircumcised.’(AC) 20 They will fall among those killed by the sword. The sword is drawn; let her be dragged(AD) off with all her hordes.(AE) 21 From within the realm of the dead(AF) the mighty leaders will say of Egypt and her allies, ‘They have come down and they lie with the uncircumcised,(AG) 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(AH) and her army lies around her grave.(AI) All who had spread terror in the land of the living are slain, fallen by the sword.
24 “Elam(AJ) is there, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.(AK) All who had spread terror in the land of the living(AL) went down uncircumcised to the earth below. They bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.(AM) 25 A bed is made for her among the slain, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are uncircumcised,(AN) 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(AO) 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](AP) 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(AQ) 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.(AR)
30 “All the princes of the north(AS) and all the Sidonians(AT) are there; they went down with the slain in disgrace despite the terror caused by their power. They lie uncircumcised(AU) with those killed by the sword and bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.(AV)
31 “Pharaoh—he and all his army—will see them and he will be consoled(AW) 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(AX) and all his hordes will be laid among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword, declares the Sovereign Lord.”(AY)
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(AZ) against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman,(BA) 3 and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet(BB) to warn the people, 4 then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning(BC) and the sword comes and takes their life, their blood will be on their own head.(BD) 5 Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, their blood will be on their own head.(BE) If they had heeded the warning, they would have saved themselves.(BF) 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.’(BG)
7 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman(BH) for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.(BI) 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,(BJ)’ 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.(BK) 9 But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so,(BL) they will die for their sin, though you yourself will be saved.(BM)
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(BN) because of[e] them. How then can we live?(BO)”’ 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.(BP) Turn!(BQ) Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?’(BR)
12 “Therefore, son of man, say to your people,(BS) ‘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.’(BT) 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.(BU) 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(BV) and right— 15 if they give back what they took in pledge(BW) for a loan, return what they have stolen,(BX) follow the decrees that give life, and do no evil—that person will surely live; they will not die.(BY) 16 None of the sins(BZ) that person has committed will be remembered against them. They have done what is just and right; they will surely live.(CA)
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,(CB) they will die for it.(CC) 19 And if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live by doing so.(CD) 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.”(CE)
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(CF) from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!(CG)” 22 Now the evening before the man arrived, the hand of the Lord was on me,(CH) and he opened my mouth(CI) before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer silent.(CJ)
23 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 24 “Son of man, the people living in those ruins(CK) in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many;(CL) surely the land has been given to us as our possession.’(CM) 25 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Since you eat(CN) meat with the blood(CO) still in it and look to your idols and shed blood, should you then possess the land?(CP) 26 You rely on your sword, you do detestable things,(CQ) and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife.(CR) 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.(CS) 28 I will make the land a desolate waste, and her proud strength will come to an end, and the mountains(CT) of Israel will become desolate so that no one will cross them.(CU) 29 Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land a desolate(CV) waste because of all the detestable things they have done.’(CW)
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(CX) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(CY) for unjust gain.(CZ) 32 Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs(DA) with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.(DB)
33 “When all this comes true—and it surely will—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.(DC)”
The Lord Will Be Israel’s Shepherd
34 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only take care of yourselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock?(DD) 3 You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock.(DE) 4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed(DF) the sick or bound up(DG) the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally.(DH) 5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd,(DI) and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.(DJ) 6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill.(DK) They were scattered(DL) over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.(DM)
7 “‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: 8 As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, because my flock lacks a shepherd and so has been plundered(DN) and has become food for all the wild animals,(DO) and because my shepherds did not search for my flock but cared for themselves rather than for my flock,(DP) 9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: 10 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against(DQ) the shepherds and will hold them accountable for my flock. I will remove them from tending the flock so that the shepherds can no longer feed themselves. I will rescue(DR) my flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.(DS)
11 “‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep(DT) and look after them. 12 As a shepherd(DU) looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.(DV) 13 I will bring them out from the nations and gather(DW) them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land.(DX) I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land.(DY) 14 I will tend them in a good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel(DZ) will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in good grazing land, and there they will feed in a rich pasture(EA) on the mountains of Israel.(EB) 15 I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down,(EC) declares the Sovereign Lord.(ED) 16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up(EE) the injured and strengthen the weak,(EF) but the sleek and the strong I will destroy.(EG) I will shepherd the flock with justice.(EH)
17 “‘As for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will judge between one sheep and another, and between rams and goats.(EI) 18 Is it not enough(EJ) for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of your pasture with your feet?(EK) Is it not enough for you to drink clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? 19 Must my flock feed on what you have trampled and drink what you have muddied with your feet?
20 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says to them: See, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.(EL) 21 Because you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak sheep with your horns(EM) until you have driven them away, 22 I will save my flock, and they will no longer be plundered. I will judge between one sheep and another.(EN) 23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend(EO) them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.(EP) 24 I the Lord will be their God,(EQ) and my servant David(ER) will be prince among them.(ES) I the Lord have spoken.(ET)
25 “‘I will make a covenant(EU) of peace(EV) with them and rid the land of savage beasts(EW) so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety.(EX) 26 I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing.[f](EY) I will send down showers in season;(EZ) there will be showers of blessing.(FA) 27 The trees will yield their fruit(FB) and the ground will yield its crops;(FC) the people will be secure(FD) in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke(FE) and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.(FF) 28 They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour them. They will live in safety,(FG) and no one will make them afraid.(FH) 29 I will provide for them a land renowned(FI) for its crops, and they will no longer be victims of famine(FJ) in the land or bear the scorn(FK) of the nations.(FL) 30 Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the Israelites, are my people, declares the Sovereign Lord.(FM) 31 You are my sheep,(FN) the sheep of my pasture,(FO) and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
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
- Ezekiel 34:26 Or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be named in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be seen as blessed
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