The Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 3יחזקאל 3

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֶּן אָדָ֕ם אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר תִּמְצָ֖א אֱכ֑וֹל אֱכוֹל֙ אֶת הַמְּגִלָּ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את וְלֵ֥ךְ דַּבֵּ֖ר אֶל בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Moreover he said to me, Son of man, eat that you findest; eat this roll, and go speak to the house of Israel.

וָאֶפְתַּ֖ח אֶת פִּ֑י וַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִי אֵ֖ת הַמְּגִלָּ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת

So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י בֶּן אָדָם֙ בִּטְנְךָ֤ תַֽאֲכֵל֙ וּמֵעֶ֣יךָ תְמַלֵּ֔א אֵ֚ת הַמְּגִלָּ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י נֹתֵ֣ן אֵלֶ֑יךָ וָאֹ֣כְלָ֔ה וַתְּהִ֥י בְּפִ֖י כִּדְבַ֥שׁ לְמָתֽוֹק

And he said to me, Son of man, cause your belly to eat, and fill your bowels with this roll that I give you. Then did I eat ; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑י בֶּן אָדָ֗ם לֶךְ בֹּא֙ אֶל בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ בִדְבָרַ֖י אֲלֵיהֶֽם

And he said to me, Son of man, go, get you to the house of Israel, and speak with my words to them.

כִּ֡י לֹא֩ אֶל עַ֨ם עִמְקֵ֥י שָׂפָ֛ה וְכִבְדֵ֥י לָשׁ֖וֹן אַתָּ֣ה שָׁל֑וּחַ אֶל בֵּ֖ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

For you not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, to the house of Israel;

לֹ֣א אֶל עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים עִמְקֵ֤י שָׂפָה֙ וְכִבְדֵ֣י לָשׁ֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא תִשְׁמַ֖ע דִּבְרֵיהֶ֑ם אִם לֹ֤א אֲלֵיהֶם֙ שְׁלַחְתִּ֔יךָ הֵ֖מָּה יִשְׁמְע֥וּ אֵלֶֽיךָ

Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words you canst not understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have hearkened to you.

וּבֵ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֹ֤א יֹאבוּ֙ לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֵלֶ֔יךָ כִּֽי אֵינָ֥ם אֹבִ֖ים לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֵלָ֑י כִּ֚י כָּל בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל חִזְקֵי מֵ֥צַח וּקְשֵׁי לֵ֖ב הֵֽמָּה

But the house of Israel will not hearken to you; for they will not hearken to me: for all the house of Israel impudent and hardhearted.

הִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֧תִּי אֶת פָּנֶ֛יךָ חֲזָקִ֖ים לְעֻמַּ֣ת פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם וְאֶֽת מִצְחֲךָ֥ חָזָ֖ק לְעֻמַּ֥ת מִצְחָֽם

Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads.

כְּשָׁמִ֛יר חָזָ֥ק מִצֹּ֖ר נָתַ֣תִּי מִצְחֶ֑ךָ לֹֽא תִירָ֤א אוֹתָם֙ וְלֹא תֵחַ֣ת מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם כִּ֛י בֵּֽית מְרִ֖י הֵֽמָּה

As an adamant harder than flint have I made your forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they a rebellious house.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑י בֶּן אָדָ֕ם אֶת כָּל דְּבָרַי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָ קַ֥ח בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְאָזְנֶ֥יךָ שְׁמָֽע

Moreover he said to me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak to you receive in your heart, and hear with your ears.

וְלֵ֨ךְ בֹּ֤א אֶל הַגּוֹלָה֙ אֶל בְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵיהֶם֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֑ה אִֽם יִשְׁמְע֖וּ וְאִם יֶחְדָּֽלוּ

And go, get you to them of the captivity, to the children of your people, and speak to them, and tell them, Thus says YHWH YHWH; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.

וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי ר֔וּחַ וָאֶשְׁמַ֣ע אַחֲרַ֔י ק֖וֹל רַ֣עַשׁ גָּד֑וֹל בָּר֥וּךְ כְּבוֹד יְהוָ֖ה מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ

Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, , Blessed the glory of YHWH from his place.

וְק֣וֹל כַּנְפֵ֣י הַחַיּ֗וֹת מַשִּׁיקוֹת֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה אֶל אֲחוֹתָ֔הּ וְק֥וֹל הָאוֹפַנִּ֖ים לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם וְק֖וֹל רַ֥עַשׁ גָּדֽוֹל

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.

וְר֥וּחַ נְשָׂאַ֖תְנִי וַתִּקָּחֵ֑נִי וָאֵלֵ֥ךְ מַר֙ בַּחֲמַ֣ת רוּחִ֔י וְיַד יְהוָ֥ה עָלַ֖י חָזָֽקָה

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 YHWH was strong upon me.

וָאָב֨וֹא אֶל הַגּוֹלָ֜ה תֵּ֣ל אָ֠בִיב הַיֹּשְׁבִ֤ים אֶֽל נְהַר כְּבָר֙ ואשר וָֽאֵשֵׁ֔ב הֵ֖מָּה יוֹשְׁבִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם וָאֵשֵׁ֥ב שָׁ֛ם שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים מַשְׁמִ֥ים בְּתוֹכָֽם

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.

וַיְהִ֕י מִקְצֵ֖ה שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר

And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

בֶּן אָדָ֕ם צֹפֶ֥ה נְתַתִּ֖יךָ לְבֵ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ מִפִּי֙ דָּבָ֔ר וְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥ אוֹתָ֖ם מִמֶּֽנִּי

Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

בְּאָמְרִ֤י לָֽרָשָׁע֙ מ֣וֹת תָּמ֔וּת וְלֹ֣א הִזְהַרְתּ֗וֹ וְלֹ֥א דִבַּ֛רְתָּ לְהַזְהִ֥יר רָשָׁ֛ע מִדַּרְכּ֥וֹ הָרְשָׁעָ֖ה לְחַיֹּת֑וֹ ה֤וּא רָשָׁע֙ בַּעֲוֺנ֣וֹ יָמ֔וּת וְדָמ֖וֹ מִיָּדְךָ֥ אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ

When I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; and you givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at your hand.

וְאַתָּה֙ כִּֽי הִזְהַ֣רְתָּ רָשָׁ֔ע וְלֹא שָׁב֙ מֵֽרִשְׁע֔וֹ וּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹ הָרְשָׁעָ֑ה ה֚וּא בַּעֲוֺנ֣וֹ יָמ֔וּת וְאַתָּ֖ה אֶֽת נַפְשְׁךָ֥ הִצַּֽלְתָּ

Yet if you warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.

וּבְשׁ֨וּב צַדִּ֤יק מִצִּדְקוֹ֙ וְעָ֣שָׂה עָ֔וֶל וְנָתַתִּ֥י מִכְשׁ֛וֹל לְפָנָ֖יו ה֣וּא יָמ֑וּת כִּ֣י לֹ֤א הִזְהַרְתּוֹ֙ בְּחַטָּאת֣וֹ יָמ֔וּת וְלֹ֣א תִזָּכַ֗רְןָ צִדְקֹתָו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וְדָמ֖וֹ מִיָּדְךָ֥ אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ

Again, When a righteous does turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because you have not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at your hand.

וְאַתָּ֞ה כִּ֧י הִזְהַרְתּ֣וֹ צַדִּ֗יק לְבִלְתִּ֥י חֲטֹ֛א צַדִּ֖יק וְה֣וּא לֹא חָטָ֑א חָי֤וֹ יִֽחְיֶה֙ כִּ֣י נִזְהָ֔ר וְאַתָּ֖ה אֶֽת נַפְשְׁךָ֥ הִצַּֽלְתָּ

Nevertheless if you warn the righteous , that the righteous sin not, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also you have delivered your soul.

וַתְּהִ֥י עָלַ֛י שָׁ֖ם יַד יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י ק֥וּם צֵא֙ אֶל הַבִּקְעָ֔ה וְשָׁ֖ם אֲדַבֵּ֥ר אוֹתָֽךְ

And the hand of YHWH was there upon me; and he said to me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with you.

וָאָקוּם֮ וָאֵצֵ֣א אֶל הַבִּקְעָה֒ וְהִנֵּה שָׁ֤ם כְּבוֹד יְהוָה֙ עֹמֵ֔ד כַּכָּב֕וֹד אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִ֖יתִי עַל נְהַר כְּבָ֑ר וָאֶפֹּ֖ל עַל פָּנָֽי

Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of YHWH stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.

וַתָּבֹא בִ֣י ר֔וּחַ וַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִי עַל רַגְלָ֑י וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר אֹתִי֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֹּ֥א הִסָּגֵ֖ר בְּת֥וֹךְ בֵּיתֶֽךָ

Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said to me, Go, shut thyself within your house.

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן אָדָ֗ם הִנֵּ֨ה נָתְנ֤וּ עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ עֲבוֹתִ֔ים וַאֲסָר֖וּךָ בָּהֶ֑ם וְלֹ֥א תֵצֵ֖א בְּתוֹכָֽם

But you, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon you, and shall bind you with them, and you shall not go out among them:

וּלְשֽׁוֹנְךָ֙ אַדְבִּ֣יק אֶל חִכֶּ֔ךָ וְנֶֽאֱלַ֔מְתָּ וְלֹא תִֽהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם לְאִ֣ישׁ מוֹכִ֑יחַ כִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית מְרִ֖י הֵֽמָּה

And I will make your tongue cleave to the roof of your mouth, that you shall be dumb, and shall not be to them a reprover: for they a rebellious house.

וּֽבְדַבְּרִ֤י אֽוֹתְךָ֙ אֶפְתַּ֣ח אֶת פִּ֔יךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֑ה הַשֹּׁמֵ֤עַ יִשְׁמָע֙ וְהֶחָדֵ֣ל יֶחְדָּ֔ל כִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית מְרִ֖י הֵֽמָּה

But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, Thus says YHWH YHWH; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they a rebellious house.