The Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 34יחזקאל 34

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר

And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

בֶּן אָדָ֕ם הִנָּבֵ֖א עַל רוֹעֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הִנָּבֵ֣א וְאָמַרְתָּ֩ אֲלֵיהֶ֨ם לָרֹעִ֜ים כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה ה֤וֹי רֹעֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָיוּ֙ רֹעִ֣ים אוֹתָ֔ם הֲל֣וֹא הַצֹּ֔אן יִרְע֖וּ הָרֹעִֽים

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say to them, Thus says YHWH YHWH to the shepherds; Woe to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

אֶת הַחֵ֤לֶב תֹּאכֵ֨לוּ֙ וְאֶת הַצֶּ֣מֶר תִּלְבָּ֔שׁוּ הַבְּרִיאָ֖ה תִּזְבָּ֑חוּ הַצֹּ֖אן לֹ֥א תִרְעֽוּ

You eat the fat, and you clothe you with the wool, you kill them that are fed: you feed not the flock.

אֶֽת הַנַּחְלוֹת֩ לֹ֨א חִזַּקְתֶּ֜ם וְאֶת הַחוֹלָ֣ה לֹֽא רִפֵּאתֶ֗ם וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֨רֶת֙ לֹ֣א חֲבַשְׁתֶּ֔ם וְאֶת הַנִּדַּ֨חַת֙ לֹ֣א הֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֔ם וְאֶת הָאֹבֶ֖דֶת לֹ֣א בִקַּשְׁתֶּ֑ם וּבְחָזְקָ֛ה רְדִיתֶ֥ם אֹתָ֖ם וּבְפָֽרֶךְ

The diseased have you not strengthened, neither have you healed that which was sick, neither have you bound up broken, neither have you brought again that which was driven away, neither have you sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have you ruled them.

וַתְּפוּצֶ֖ינָה מִבְּלִ֣י רֹעֶ֑ה וַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָה לְאָכְלָ֛ה לְכָל חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וַתְּפוּצֶֽינָה

And they were scattered, because no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

יִשְׁגּ֤וּ צֹאנִי֙ בְּכָל הֶ֣הָרִ֔ים וְעַ֖ל כָּל גִּבְעָ֣ה רָמָ֑ה וְעַ֨ל כָּל פְּנֵ֤י הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ נָפֹ֣צוּ צֹאנִ֔י וְאֵ֥ין דּוֹרֵ֖שׁ וְאֵ֥ין מְבַקֵּֽשׁ

My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek .

לָכֵ֣ן רֹעִ֔ים שִׁמְע֖וּ אֶת דְּבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה

Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of YHWH;

חַי אָ֜נִי נְאֻ֣ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה אִם לֹ֣א יַ֣עַן הֱיֽוֹת צֹאנִ֣י לָבַ֡ז וַתִּֽהְיֶינָה֩ צֹאנִ֨י לְאָכְלָ֜ה לְכָל חַיַּ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ מֵאֵ֣ין רֹעֶ֔ה וְלֹֽא דָרְשׁ֥וּ רֹעַ֖י אֶת צֹאנִ֑י וַיִּרְע֤וּ הָֽרֹעִים֙ אוֹתָ֔ם וְאֶת צֹאנִ֖י לֹ֥א רָעֽוּ

I live, says YHWH YHWH, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

לָכֵן֙ הָֽרֹעִ֔ים שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר יְהוָֽה

Therefore, O you shepherds, hear the word of YHWH;

כֹּה אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הִנְנִ֨י אֶֽל הָרֹעִ֜ים וְֽדָרַשְׁתִּ֧י אֶת צֹאנִ֣י מִיָּדָ֗ם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּים֙ מֵרְע֣וֹת צֹ֔אן וְלֹא יִרְע֥וּ ע֛וֹד הָרֹעִ֖ים אוֹתָ֑ם וְהִצַּלְתִּ֤י צֹאנִי֙ מִפִּיהֶ֔ם וְלֹֽא תִהְיֶ֥יןָ לָהֶ֖ם לְאָכְלָֽה

Thus says YHWH YHWH; Behold, I against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

כִּ֛י כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הִנְנִי אָ֕נִי וְדָרַשְׁתִּ֥י אֶת צֹאנִ֖י וּבִקַּרְתִּֽים

For thus says YHWH YHWH; Behold, I, I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.

כְּבַקָּרַת֩ רֹעֶ֨ה עֶדְר֜וֹ בְּיוֹם הֱיוֹת֤וֹ בְתוֹךְ צֹאנוֹ֙ נִפְרָשׁ֔וֹת כֵּ֖ן אֲבַקֵּ֣ר אֶת צֹאנִ֑י וְהִצַּלְתִּ֣י אֶתְהֶ֗ם מִכָּל הַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָפֹ֣צוּ שָׁ֔ם בְּי֥וֹם עָנָ֖ן וַעֲרָפֶֽל

As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

וְהוֹצֵאתִ֣ים מִן הָעַמִּ֗ים וְקִבַּצְתִּים֙ מִן הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת וַהֲבִיאֹתִ֖ים אֶל אַדְמָתָ֑ם וּרְעִיתִים֙ אֶל הָרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בָּאֲפִיקִ֕ים וּבְכֹ֖ל מוֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ

And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

בְּמִרְעֶה טּוֹב֙ אֶרְעֶ֣ה אֹתָ֔ם וּבְהָרֵ֥י מְרֽוֹם יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יִהְיֶ֣ה נְוֵהֶ֑ם שָׁ֤ם תִּרְבַּ֨צְנָה֙ בְּנָ֣וֶה טּ֔וֹב וּמִרְעֶ֥ה שָׁמֵ֛ן תִּרְעֶ֖ינָה אֶל הָרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

אֲנִ֨י אֶרְעֶ֤ה צֹאנִי֙ וַאֲנִ֣י אַרְבִּיצֵ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה

I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, says YHWH YHWH.

אֶת הָאֹבֶ֤דֶת אֲבַקֵּשׁ֙ וְאֶת הַנִּדַּ֣חַת אָשִׁ֔יב וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֣רֶת אֶחֱבֹ֔שׁ וְאֶת הַחוֹלָ֖ה אֲחַזֵּ֑ק וְאֶת הַשְּׁמֵנָ֧ה וְאֶת הַחֲזָקָ֛ה אַשְׁמִ֖יד אֶרְעֶ֥נָּה בְמִשְׁפָּֽט

I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

וְאַתֵּ֣נָה צֹאנִ֔י כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הִנְנִ֤י שֹׁפֵט֙ בֵּֽין שֶׂ֣ה לָשֶׂ֔ה לָאֵילִ֖ים וְלָעַתּוּדִֽים

And you, O my flock, thus says YHWH YHWH; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.

הַמְעַ֣ט מִכֶּ֗ם הַמִּרְעֶ֤ה הַטּוֹב֙ תִּרְע֔וּ וְיֶ֨תֶר֙ מִרְעֵיכֶ֔ם תִּרְמְס֖וּ בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֑ם וּמִשְׁקַע מַ֣יִם תִּשְׁתּ֔וּ וְאֵת֙ הַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔ים בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם תִּרְפֹּשֽׂוּן

a small thing to you to have eaten up the good pasture, but you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but you must foul the residue with your feet?

וְצֹאנִ֑י מִרְמַ֤ס רַגְלֵיכֶם֙ תִּרְעֶ֔ינָה וּמִרְפַּ֥שׂ רַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם תִּשְׁתֶּֽינָה

And my flock, they eat that which you have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which you have fouled with your feet.

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם הִנְנִי אָ֕נִי וְשָֽׁפַטְתִּי֙ בֵּֽין שֶׂ֣ה בִרְיָ֔ה וּבֵ֥ין שֶׂ֖ה רָזָֽה

Therefore thus says YHWH YHWH to them; Behold, I, I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.

יַ֗עַן בְּצַ֤ד וּבְכָתֵף֙ תֶּהְדֹּ֔פוּ וּבְקַרְנֵיכֶ֥ם תְּנַגְּח֖וּ כָּל הַנַּחְל֑וֹת עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֧ר הֲפִיצוֹתֶ֛ם אוֹתָ֖נָה אֶל הַחֽוּצָה

Because you have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad;

וְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣י לְצֹאנִ֔י וְלֹֽא תִהְיֶ֥ינָה ע֖וֹד לָבַ֑ז וְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔י בֵּ֥ין שֶׂ֖ה לָשֶֽׂה

Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם רֹעֶ֤ה אֶחָד֙ וְרָעָ֣ה אֶתְהֶ֔ן אֵ֖ת עַבְדִּ֣י דָוִ֑יד ה֚וּא יִרְעֶ֣ה אֹתָ֔ם וְהֽוּא יִהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶ֖ן לְרֹעֶֽה

And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

וַאֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה אֶהְיֶ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים וְעַבְדִּ֥י דָוִ֖ד נָשִׂ֣יא בְתוֹכָ֑ם אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבַּֽרְתִּי

And I YHWH will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I YHWH have spoken .

וְכָרַתִּ֤י לָהֶם֙ בְּרִ֣ית שָׁל֔וֹם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י חַיָּֽה רָעָ֖ה מִן הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיָשְׁב֤וּ בַמִּדְבָּר֙ לָבֶ֔טַח וְיָשְׁנ֖וּ בַּיְּעָרִֽים

And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

וְנָתַתִּ֥י אוֹתָ֛ם וּסְבִיב֥וֹת גִּבְעָתִ֖י בְּרָכָ֑ה וְהוֹרַדְתִּ֤י הַגֶּ֨שֶׁם֙ בְּעִתּ֔וֹ גִּשְׁמֵ֥י בְרָכָ֖ה יִֽהְיֽוּ

And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.

וְנָתַן֩ עֵ֨ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה אֶת פִּרְי֗וֹ וְהָאָ֨רֶץ֙ תִּתֵּ֣ן יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְהָי֥וּ עַל אַדְמָתָ֖ם לָבֶ֑טַח וְֽיָדְע֞וּ כִּי אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה בְּשִׁבְרִי֙ אֶת מֹט֣וֹת עֻלָּ֔ם וְהִ֨צַּלְתִּ֔ים מִיַּ֖ד הָעֹבְדִ֥ים בָּהֶֽם

And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I YHWH, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.

וְלֹא יִהְי֨וּ ע֥וֹד בַּז֙ לַגּוֹיִ֔ם וְחַיַּ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ לֹ֣א תֹאכְלֵ֑ם וְיָשְׁב֥וּ לָבֶ֖טַח וְאֵ֥ין מַחֲרִֽיד

And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make afraid.

וַהֲקִמֹתִ֥י לָהֶ֛ם מַטָּ֖ע לְשֵׁ֑ם וְלֹֽא יִהְי֨וּ ע֜וֹד אֲסֻפֵ֤י רָעָב֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ וְלֹֽא יִשְׂא֥וּ ע֖וֹד כְּלִמַּ֥ת הַגּוֹיִֽם

And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.

וְיָדְע֗וּ כִּ֣י אֲנִ֧י יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם אִתָּ֑ם וְהֵ֗מָּה עַמִּי֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה

Thus shall they know that I YHWH their God with them, and they, the house of Israel, my people, says YHWH YHWH.

וְאַתֵּ֥ן צֹאנִ֛י צֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתִ֖י אָדָ֣ם אַתֶּ֑ם אֲנִי֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה

And you my flock, the flock of my pasture, men, I your God, says YHWH YHWH.