And the wordוַ דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameיְהִיto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםyouאַתָּהare livingיֹשֵׁבin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the rebelliousהַמֶּרִיhouse,בֵּיתwhoאֲשֶׁרhave eyesעֵינַיִם לָהֶםto seeלִרְאוֹתbut do notוְלֹאsee,רָאוּearsאָזְנַיִם לָהֶםto hearלִשְׁמֹעַbut do notוְלֹאhear,שָׁמֵעוּforכִּיthey areהֵםa rebelliousמְרִיhouse.בֵּית
And you,וְאַתָּהsonבֶןof man,אָדָםmakeעֲשֵׂהfor yourselfלְךָbaggage for exile,כְּלֵי גוֹלָהand go into exileוּגְלֵהby dayיוֹמָםbefore their eyes;לְעֵינֵיהֶםand you will go into exileוְגָלִיתָfrom your placeמִמְּקוֹמְךָto anotherאַחֵרplaceאֶל מָקוֹםbefore their eyes;לְעֵינֵיהֶםperhapsאוּלַיthey will see,יִרְאוּthoughכִּיthey areהֵמָּהa rebelliousמְרִיhouse.בֵּית
And you will bring outוְהוֹצֵאתָyour baggageכֵלֶיךָas baggageכִּכְלֵיfor exileגוֹלָהby dayיוֹמָםbefore their eyes;לְעֵינֵיהֶםand youוְאַתָּהwill go outתֵּצֵאin the eveningבָעֶרֶבbefore their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶםas those who go outכְּמוֹצָאֵיinto exile.גּוֹלָה
Before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶםdigחֲתָרfor yourselfלְךָthrough the wall,בַקִּירand bring it outוְהוֹצֵאתָthrough it.בּוֹ
Before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶםyou will carry itתִּשָּׂאon your shoulder;עַל כָּתֵףin the darknessבָּעֲלָטָהyou will bring it out;תוֹצִיאyour faceפָּנֶיךָyou will cover,תְכַסֶּהand you will notוְלֹאseeתִרְאֶהthe land;הָאָרֶץforכִּיa wonderמוֹפֵתI have made youנְתַתִּיךָfor the houseלְבֵיתof Israel.”יִשְׂרָאֵל
And I didוָאַעַשׂso,כֵּןasכַּאֲשֶׁרI was commanded;צֻוֵּיתִיmy baggageכֵּלַיI brought outהוֹצֵאתִיas baggageכִּכְלֵיfor exileגוֹלָהby day,יוֹמָםand in the eveningוּבָעֶרֶבI dugחָתַרְתִּיfor myselfלִיthrough the wallבַקִּירwith my hand;בְּיָדin the darknessבָּעֲלָטָהI brought it out;הוֹצֵאתִיon my shoulderעַל כָּתֵףI carried itנָשָׂאתִיbefore their eyes.לְעֵינֵיהֶם
And the wordוַ דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameיְהִיto meאֵלַיin the morning,בַּבֹּקֶרsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםhas notהֲלֹאthe houseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלthe rebelliousהַמֶּרִיhouse,בֵּיתsaidאָמְרוּto you,אֵלֶיךָ‘Whatמָהare youאַתָּהdoing?’עֹשֶׂה
Sayאֱמֹרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהֹוִהThe chiefהַנָּשִׂיאis thisהַזֶּהburdenהַמַּשָּׂאin Jerusalem,בִּירוּשָׁלִַםand allוְכָלthe houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwhoאֲשֶׁר הֵמָּהare in their midst.’בְתוֹכָם
Say,אֱמֹר‘I amאֲנִיyour wonder;מוֹפֶתְכֶםasכַּאֲשֶׁרI have done,עָשִׂיתִיsoכֵּןit will be doneיֵעָשֶׂהto them;לָהֶםinto exile,בַּגּוֹלָהinto captivityבַשְּׁבִיthey will go.’יֵלֵכוּ
And the chiefוְהַנָּשִׂיאwho isאֲשֶׁרin their midstבְּתוֹכָםwill carry itיִשָּׂאon his shoulderאֶל כָּתֵףin the darkness,בָּעֲלָטָהand he will go out;וְיֵצֵאthey will digיַחְתְּרוּthrough the wallבַּקִּירto bring him outלְהוֹצִיאthrough it;בוֹhis faceפָּנָיוhe will cover,יְכַסֶּהso thatיַעַן אֲשֶׁרheהוּאwill notלֹאseeיִרְאֶהwith his eyeלַעַיִןthe land.הָאָרֶץ
And I will spreadוּפָרַשְׂתִּיmy netרִשְׁתִּיover him,עָלָיוand he will be caughtוְנִתְפַּשׂin my snare;בִּמְצוּדָתִיand I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִיhimאֹתוֹto Babylon,בָבֶלָהthe landאֶרֶץof the Chaldeans;כַּשְׂדִּיםbut itוְאוֹתָהּhe will notלֹאsee,יִרְאֶהand thereוְשָׁםhe will die.יָמוּת
And allוְכֹלwho areאֲשֶׁרaround himסְבִיבֹתָיוas his helpעֶזְרוֹand allוְכָלhis troopsאֲגַפָּיוI will scatterאֱזָרֶהto everyלְכָלwind,רוּחַand a swordוְחֶרֶבI will unsheatheאָרִיקafter them.אַחֲרֵיהֶם
And they will knowוְיָדְעוּthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהwhen I disperseבַּהֲפִיצִיthemאוֹתָםamong the nationsבַּגּוֹיִםand scatterוְזֵרִיתִיthemאוֹתָםin the lands.בָּאֲרָצוֹת
And I will leaveוְהוֹתַרְתִּיof themמֵהֶםa fewמִסְפָּרmenאַנְשֵׁיfrom the sword,מֵחֶרֶבfrom famine,מֵרָעָבand from pestilence,וּמִדָּבֶרso thatלְמַעַןthey may recountיְסַפְּרוּallכָּלtheir abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶםamong the nationsבַּגּוֹיִםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםthey go;בָּאוּand they will knowוְיָדְעוּthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH.”יְהוָה
And the wordוַ דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameיְהִיto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםyour breadלַחְמְךָwith quakingבְּרַעַשׁyou will eat,תֹּאכֵלand your waterוּמֵימֶיךָwith agitationבְּרָגְזָהand with anxietyוּבִדְאָגָהyou will drink.תִּשְׁתֶּה
And sayוְאָמַרְתָּto the peopleאֶל עַםof the land,הָאָרֶץ‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהto the inhabitantsלְיוֹשְׁבֵיof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםconcerning the groundאֶל אַדְמַתof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלTheir breadלַחְמָםwith anxietyבִּדְאָגָהthey will eat,יֹאכֵלוּand their waterוּמֵימֵיהֶםappalledבְּשִׁמָּמוֹןthey will drink,יִשְׁתּוּso thatלְמַעַןits landאַרְצָהּmay be desolateתֵּשַׁםof its fullnessמִמְּלֹאָהּbecause of the violenceמֵחֲמַסof allכָּלthose who liveהַיֹּשְׁבִיםin it.בָּהּ
And the inhabitedוְ הַנּוֹשָׁבוֹתcitiesהֶעָרִיםwill be laid waste,תֶּחֱרַבְנָהand the landוְהָאָרֶץwill beתִהְיֶהa desolation;שְׁמָמָהand you will knowוִידַעְתֶּםthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH.’”יְהוָה
And the wordוַ דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameיְהִיto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםwhat isמָהthisהַזֶּהproverbהַמָּשָׁלthat you haveלָכֶםconcerning the groundעַל אַדְמַתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying,לֵאמֹר‘The daysהַיָּמִיםgrow long,יַאַרְכוּand everyוְ כָּלvisionחָזוֹןperishes’?אָבַד
Thereforeלָכֵןsayאֱמֹרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהI will makeהִשְׁבַּתִּיthisהַזֶּהproverbהַמָּשָׁלcease,הִשְׁבַּתִּיand they will notוְלֹאuse it as a proverbיִמְשְׁלוּ אֹתוֹanymoreעוֹדin Israel.’בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלButכִּי אִםsayדַּבֵּרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם‘The daysהַיָּמִיםhave drawn near,קָרְבוּand the wordוּדְבַרof everyכָּלvision.חָזוֹן
Forכִּיthere will noלֹאlongerעוֹדbeיִהְיֶהanyכָּלemptyשָׁוְאvisionחֲזוֹןor flatteringוּ חָלָקdivinationמִקְסַםin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the houseבֵּיתof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
ForכִּיI,אֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהwill speak;אֲדַבֵּרthe wordדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרI speakאֲדַבֵּרwill be done,וְיֵעָשֶׂהit will notלֹאbe delayedתִמָּשֵׁךְany longer;עוֹדforכִּיin your days,בִימֵיכֶםrebelliousהַמֶּרִיhouse,בֵּיתI will speakאֲדַבֵּרa wordדָּבָרand do it,’וַעֲשִׂיתִיוdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.”יְהוִה
And the wordוַ דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameיְהִיto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםlook,הִנֵּהthe houseבֵיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsays,אֹמְרִים‘The visionהֶחָזוֹןthatאֲשֶׁרheהוּאseesחֹזֶהis for manyלְ רַבִּיםdays,יָמִיםand for distantוּלְ רְחוֹקוֹתtimesעִתִּיםheהוּאprophesies.’נִבָּא
Thereforeלָכֵןsayאֱמֹרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהNoneלֹא כָּלof my wordsדְּבָרָיwill be delayedתִמָּשֵׁךְany longer;עוֹדthe wordדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרI speakאֲדַבֵּרwill be done,’וְיֵעָשֶׂהdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.”יְהוִה