Ezekiel, 39

1. 'So, son of man, prophesy against Gog. Say, "The Lord Yahweh says this: Look, I am against you, Gog, paramount prince of Meshech and Tubal.

1. "And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal;

2. I shall turn you about, lead you on, and bring you from the farthest north against the mountains of Israel.

2. and I will turn you about and drive you forward, and bring you up from the uttermost parts of the north, and lead you against the mountains of Israel;

3. I shall break the bow in your left hand and dash the arrows out of your right.

3. then I will strike your bow from your left hand, and will make your arrows drop out of your right hand.

4. You will fall on the mountains of Israel, you, all your troops and the nations with you. I shall make you food for every kind of bird of prey and wild animals.

4. You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your hordes and the peoples that are with you; I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the wild beasts to be devoured.

5. You will fall in the wilds, for I have spoken -- declares the Lord Yahweh.

5. You shall fall in the open field; for I have spoken, says the Lord GOD.

6. I shall send down fire on Magog and on those living undisturbed in the islands, and they will know that I am Yahweh.

6. I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

7. I shall see that my holy name is acknowledged by my people Israel, and no longer allow my holy name to be profaned; and the nations will know that I am Yahweh, holy in Israel.

7. "And my holy name I will make known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let my holy name be profaned any more; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.

8. "All this is to happen, all this is to take place -- declares the Lord Yahweh. This is the day I predicted.

8. Behold, it is coming and it will be brought about, says the Lord GOD. That is the day of which I have spoken.

9. "The inhabitants of the towns of Israel will go out and set fire to and burn the weapons, the shields and bucklers, bows and arrows, javelins and spears. They will burn these for seven years

9. "Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go forth and make fires of the weapons and burn them, shields and bucklers, bows and arrows, handpikes and spears, and they will make fires of them for seven years;

10. and not fetch wood from the countryside or cut it in the forests, since they will be burning the weapons. They will plunder those who plundered them, and despoil those who despoiled them -- declares the Lord Yahweh.

10. so that they will not need to take wood out of the field or cut down any out of the forests, for they will make their fires of the weapons; they will despoil those who despoiled them, and plunder those who plundered them, says the Lord GOD.

11. "That day, I shall give Gog a famous spot in Israel for his grave, the valley of the Obarim, east of the Sea -- the valley that halts the traveller -- and there Gog and his whole throng will be buried, and it will be called the Valley of Hamon-Gog.

11. "On that day I will give to Gog a place for burial in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers east of the sea; it will block the travelers, for there Gog and all his multitude will be buried; it will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog.

12. The House of Israel will take seven months to bury them and cleanse the country.

12. For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them, in order to cleanse the land.

13. All the people of the country will dig their graves, thus winning themselves renown, the day when I display my glory -- declares the Lord Yahweh.

13. All the people of the land will bury them; and it will redound to their honor on the day that I show my glory, says the Lord GOD.

14. And men will be detailed to the permanent duty of going through the country and burying those left above ground and cleansing it. They will begin their search once the seven months are over,

14. They will set apart men to pass through the land continually and bury those remaining upon the face of the land, so as to cleanse it; at the end of seven months they will make their search.

15. and as they go through the country, if one of them sees any human bones, he will set up a marker beside them until the gravediggers have buried them in the valley of Hamon-Gog

15. And when these pass through the land and any one sees a man's bone, then he shall set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon-gog.

16. (and Hamonah is also the name of a town) and have cleansed the country."

16. (A city Hamo'nah is there also.) Thus shall they cleanse the land.

17. 'Son of man, the Lord Yahweh says this, "Say to the birds of every kind and to all the wild animals: Muster, come, gather from everywhere around for the sacrifice I am making for you, a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, so that you can eat flesh and drink blood.

17. "As for you, son of man, thus says the Lord GOD: Speak to the birds of every sort and to all beasts of the field, `Assemble and come, gather from all sides to the sacrificial feast which I am preparing for you, a great sacrificial feast upon the mountains of Israel, and you shall eat flesh and drink blood.

18. You will eat the flesh of heroes, you will drink the blood of the princes of the world. They are all rams and lambs, goats and fat bulls of Bashan.

18. You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth -- of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan.

19. You will glut yourselves on fat and drink yourselves drunk on blood at this sacrifice I am making for you.

19. And you shall eat fat till you are filled, and drink blood till you are drunk, at the sacrificial feast which I am preparing for you.

20. You will glut yourselves at my table on horses and chargers, on heroes and every kind of warrior -- declares the Lord Yahweh."

20. And you shall be filled at my table with horses and riders, with mighty men and all kinds of warriors,' says the Lord GOD.

21. 'I shall display my glory to the nations, and all nations will see my sentence when I inflict it and my hand when I strike them.

21. "And I will set my glory among the nations; and all the nations shall see my judgment which I have executed, and my hand which I have laid on them.

22. The House of Israel will know that I am Yahweh their God, from that day forward for ever.

22. The house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God, from that day forward.

23. The nations too will know that the House of Israel were exiled for their guilt; because they were unfaithful to me, I hid my face from them and put them into the clutches of their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword.

23. And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they dealt so treacherously with me that I hid my face from them and gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword.

24. I treated them as their loathsome acts of infidelity deserved and hid my face from them.

24. I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and their transgressions, and hid my face from them.

25. 'So, the Lord Yahweh says this, "Now I shall bring Jacob's captives back and take pity on the whole House of Israel and show myself jealous for my holy name.

25. "Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for my holy name.

26. They will forget their disgrace and all the acts of infidelity which they committed against me when they were living safely in their own country, with no one to disturb them.

26. They shall forget their shame, and all the treachery they have practiced against me, when they dwell securely in their land with none to make them afraid,

27. When I bring them home from the peoples, when I gather them back from the countries of their enemies, when I display my holiness in them for many nations to see,

27. when I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them from their enemies' lands, and through them have vindicated my holiness in the sight of many nations.

28. they will know that I am Yahweh their God who, having sent them into exile among the nations, have reunited them in their own country, not leaving a single one behind.

28. Then they shall know that I am the LORD their God because I sent them into exile among the nations, and then gathered them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations any more;

29. I shall never hide my face from them again, since I shall pour out my spirit on the House of Israel -- declares the Lord Yahweh." '

29. and I will not hide my face any more from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, says the Lord GOD."