And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםwhatאֲשֶׁרyou find,תִּמְצָאeat;אֱכוֹלeatאֱכוֹלthisהַזֹּאתscroll,הַמְּגִלָּהand go,וְלֵךְspeakדַּבֵּרto the houseאֶל בֵּיתof Israel.”יִשְׂרָאֵל
And I openedוָאֶפְתַּחmy mouth,פִּיand he made me eatוַיַּאֲכִלֵנִיthisהַזֹּאתscroll.הַמְּגִלָּה
And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםfeedתַאֲכֵלyour bellyבִּטְנְךָand fillוּ תְמַלֵּאyour insidesמֵעֶיךָwith thisהַזֹּאתscrollהַמְּגִלָּהthatאֲשֶׁרIאֲנִיam givingנֹתֵןyou.”אֵלֶיךָAnd I ate it,וָאֹכְלָהand it wasוַתְּהִיin my mouthבְּפִיlike honeyכִּדְבַשׁfor sweetness.לְמָתוֹק
And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלָי“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםgo,לֶךְcomeבֹּאto the houseאֶל בֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand speakוְדִבַּרְתָּwith my wordsבִדְבָרַיto them.אֲלֵיהֶם
Forכִּיnotלֹאto a peopleאֶל עַםof obscureעִמְקֵיspeechשָׂפָהand heavyוְכִבְדֵיtongueלָשׁוֹןare youאַתָּהsent,שָׁלוּחַbut to the houseאֶל בֵּיתof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵל
notלֹאto manyאֶל רַבִּיםpeoplesעַמִּיםof obscureעִמְקֵיspeechשָׂפָהand heavyוְכִבְדֵיtongue,לָשׁוֹןwhoseאֲשֶׁר הֶםwordsדִּבְרֵיyou cannotלֹאunderstand.תִשְׁמַעSurely,אִם לֹאhad I sent youשְׁלַחְתִּיךָto them,אֲלֵיהֶםtheyהֵמָּהwould listenיִשְׁמְעוּto you.אֵלֶיךָ
But the houseוּבֵיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill notלֹאbe willingיֹאבוּto listenלִשְׁמֹעַto you,אֵלֶיךָforכִּיthey are notאֵינָםwillingאֹבִיםto listenלִשְׁמֹעַto me;אֵלָיforכִּיallכָּלthe houseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלthey areהֵמָּהhardחִזְקֵיof foreheadמֵצַחand hardוּקְשֵׁיof heart.לֵב
Look,הִנֵּהI have madeנָתַתִּיyour faceפָּנֶיךָhardחֲזָקִיםagainstלְעֻמַּתtheir faces,פְּנֵיהֶםand your foreheadוְ מִצְחֲךָhardחָזָקagainstלְעֻמַּתtheir foreheads.מִצְחָם
Like diamond,כְּשָׁמִירharderחָזָקthan flint,מִצֹּרI have madeנָתַתִּיyour forehead;מִצְחֶךָdo notלֹאfearתִירָאthem,אוֹתָםand do notוְלֹאbe dismayedתֵחַתat their faces,מִפְּנֵיהֶםforכִּיthey areהֵמָּהa rebelliousמְרִיhouse.”בֵּית
And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלָי“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםallכָּלmy wordsדְּבָרַיthatאֲשֶׁרI speakאֲדַבֵּרto you,אֵלֶיךָtake themקַחinto your heart,בִּלְבָבְךָand with your earsוּבְאָזְנֶיךָhear them.שְׁמָע
And go,וְלֵךְcomeבֹּאto the exiles,אֶל הַגּוֹלָהto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof your people,עַמֶּךָand speakוְדִבַּרְתָּto themאֲלֵיהֶםand sayוְאָמַרְתָּto them,אֲלֵיהֶם‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH,’יְהֹוִהwhetherאִםthey listenיִשְׁמְעוּorוְאִםstop listening.”יֶחְדָּלוּ
And a spiritרוּחַlifted me up,וַתִּשָּׂאֵנִיand I heardוָאֶשְׁמַעbehind meאַחֲרַיthe soundקוֹלof a greatגָּדוֹלquaking:רַעַשׁ“Blessed beבָּרוּךְthe gloryכְּבוֹדof YHWHיְהוָהfrom his place.”מִמְּקוֹמוֹ
and the soundוְקוֹלof the wingsכַּנְפֵיof the living creaturesהַחַיּוֹתtouchingמַשִּׁיקוֹתoneאִשָּׁהanother,אֶל אֲחוֹתָהּand the soundוְקוֹלof the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּיםalongside them,לְעֻמָּתָםand the soundוְקוֹלof a greatגָּדוֹלquaking.רַעַשׁ
And a spiritוְרוּחַlifted me upנְשָׂאַתְנִיand took me,וַתִּקָּחֵנִיand I wentוָאֵלֵךְbitter,מַרin the furyבַּחֲמַתof my spirit,רוּחִיand the handוְיַדof YHWHיְהוָהwas strongחָזָקָהupon me.עָלַי
And I cameוָאָבוֹאto the exilesאֶל הַגּוֹלָהat Tel-abib,תֵּל אָבִיבwho livedהַיֹּשְׁבִיםby the riverאֶל נְהַרChebar,כְּבָרand whereוָאֵשֵׁבtheyהֵמָּהwere living,יוֹשְׁבִים שָׁםand I stayedוָאֵשֵׁבthereשָׁםsevenשִׁבְעַתdays,יָמִיםappalled,מַשְׁמִיםamong them.בְּתוֹכָם
And it came aboutוַיְהִיat the endמִקְצֵהof sevenשִׁבְעַתdaysיָמִיםthat the wordוַ דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameיְהִיto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםa watchmanצֹפֶהI have made youנְתַתִּיךָfor the houseלְבֵיתof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלyou will hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּa wordדָּבָרfrom my mouth,מִפִּיand you will warnוְהִזְהַרְתָּthemאוֹתָםfrom me.מִמֶּנִּי
When I sayבְּאָמְרִיto the wicked,לָרָשָׁע‘You will surelyמוֹתdie,’תָּמוּתand you do notוְלֹאwarn himהִזְהַרְתּוֹand do notוְלֹאspeakדִבַּרְתָּto warnלְהַזְהִירthe wickedרָשָׁעfrom his wickedהָרְשָׁעָהwayמִדַּרְכּוֹto keep him alive,לְחַיֹּתוֹthatהוּאwicked manרָשָׁעwill dieיָמוּתfor his iniquity,בַּעֲוֺנוֹbut his bloodוְדָמוֹI will requireאֲבַקֵּשׁfrom your hand.מִיָּדְךָ
But you,וְאַתָּהifכִּיyou warnהִזְהַרְתָּthe wickedרָשָׁעand he does notוְלֹאturnשָׁבfrom his wickednessמֵרִשְׁעוֹor from his wickedוּמִ הָרְשָׁעָהway,דַּרְכּוֹheהוּאwill dieיָמוּתfor his iniquity,בַּעֲוֺנוֹbut youוְאַתָּהwill have deliveredהִצַּלְתָּyour soul.נַפְשְׁךָ
And when a righteous manוּבְ צַדִּיקturnsשׁוּבfrom his righteousnessמִצִּדְקוֹand doesוְעָשָׂהinjustice,עָוֶלand I putוְנָתַתִּיa stumbling blockמִכְשׁוֹלbefore him,לְפָנָיוheהוּאwill die;יָמוּתbecauseכִּיyou did notלֹאwarn him,הִזְהַרְתּוֹfor his sinבְּחַטָּאתוֹhe will die,יָמוּתand his acts of righteousnessצִדְקֹתָוthatאֲשֶׁרhe didעָשָׂהwill notוְלֹאbe remembered,תִזָּכַרְןָbut his bloodוְדָמוֹI will requireאֲבַקֵּשׁfrom your hand.מִיָּדְךָ
But you,וְאַתָּהifכִּיyou warn him,הִזְהַרְתּוֹthe righteous man,צַדִּיקso thatלְthe righteous manצַדִּיקdoes notבִלְתִּיsin,חֲטֹאand heוְהוּאdoes notלֹאsin,חָטָאhe will surelyחָיוֹlive,יִחְיֶהbecauseכִּיhe let himself be warned;נִזְהָרand youוְאַתָּהwill have deliveredהִצַּלְתָּyour soul.”נַפְשְׁךָ
And the handוַ יַדof YHWHיְהוָהcameתְּהִיupon meעָלַיthere,שָׁםand he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Arise,קוּםgo outצֵאto the plain,אֶל הַבִּקְעָהand thereוְשָׁםI will speakאֲדַבֵּרwith you.”אוֹתָךְ
And I aroseוָאָקוּםand went outוָאֵצֵאto the plain,אֶל הַבִּקְעָהand look,וְהִנֵּהthereשָׁםthe gloryכְּבוֹדof YHWHיְהוָהwas standing,עֹמֵדlike the gloryכַּכָּבוֹדthatאֲשֶׁרI had seenרָאִיתִיby the riverעַל נְהַרChebar;כְּבָרand I fellוָאֶפֹּלon my face.עַל פָּנָי
And a spiritוַ רוּחַenteredתָּבֹאinto meבִיand set meוַתַּעֲמִדֵנִיon my feet,עַל רַגְלָיand he spokeוַיְדַבֵּרwith meאֹתִיand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Go in,בֹּאshut yourselfהִסָּגֵרinsideבְּתוֹךְyour house.בֵּיתֶךָ
And you,וְאַתָּהsonבֶןof man,אָדָםlook,הִנֵּהthey will putנָתְנוּropesעֲבוֹתִיםon youעָלֶיךָand bind youוַאֲסָרוּךָwith them,בָּהֶםand you will notוְלֹאgo outתֵצֵאamong them.בְּתוֹכָם
And your tongueוּלְשׁוֹנְךָI will make clingאַדְבִּיקto the roof of your mouth,אֶל חִכֶּךָand you will be mute,וְנֶאֱלַמְתָּand you will notוְלֹאbeתִהְיֶהto themלָהֶםa manלְאִישׁwho reproves,מוֹכִיחַforכִּיthey areהֵמָּהa rebelliousמְרִיhouse.בֵּית
But when I speakוּבְדַבְּרִיwith you,אוֹתְךָI will openאֶפְתַּחyour mouth,פִּיךָand you will sayוְאָמַרְתָּto them,אֲלֵיהֶם‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH’:יְהֹוִהthe one who hears,הַשֹּׁמֵעַlet him hear;יִשְׁמָעand the one who stops hearing,וְהֶחָדֵלlet him stop;יֶחְדָּלforכִּיthey areהֵמָּהa rebelliousמְרִיhouse.בֵּית