Ezekiel, 3

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

1. He said to me, "Son of man, eat what is given to you. Eat this scroll and then go; speak to the people of Israel."

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

2. I opened my mouth and he made me eat the scroll and then

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

3. he said to me, "Eat and fill yourself with this scroll that I'm giving you." I ate it and it tasted as sweet as honey.

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

4. He said, "Son of man, go to the Israelites; speak to them with my words.

5. For thou [art] not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, [but] to the house of Israel;

5. Indeed it is not a people with a difficult foreign language to whom you are sent; it is to the people of Israel.

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

6. It's not to the many nations with difficult and obscure languages which you cannot understand. If I sent you to them they would listen to you.

7. But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel [are] impudent and hardhearted.

7. But the Israelites will not listen to you because they are not willing to listen to me; all of them are defiant and stubborn of heart.

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

8. See I am making your face as unyielding as theirs and your forehead as hard as theirs.

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

9. I am making your forehead as hard as a diamond, harder than flint; so you shall not fear or tremble because of this set of rebels."

10. Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.

10. He said to me, "Son of man, listen and take to heart all I say to you,

11. And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.

11. and then go to the exiles, your fellow countrymen, speak to them and tell them: 'This is what Yahweh says,' whether they listen or not."

12. Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, [saying], Blessed [be] the glory of the LORD from his place.

12. Then the spirit lifted me up; behind me I heard a great acclamation, "Blessed be the Glory of Yahweh in his dwelling place"

13. [I heard] 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.

13. and I heard the noise of the animals' wings brushing against each other, and the noise of the wheels; it was a great uproar.

14. 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 the LORD was strong upon me.

14. The spirit had lifted me up, and carried me off but I went in a bitter and feverish spirit because the hand of Yahweh was heavy upon me.

15. 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.

15. I came to Tel Abib to the exiles living by the river Chebar and I stayed there seven days with them, overwhelmed.

16. And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

16. After seven days the word of Yahweh came to me,

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

17. "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the House of Israel. With the word you hear from my mouth you will warn them in my name.

18. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

18. When I say to the wicked, 'You will surely die,' if you do not speak to warn the wicked man to give up his evil ways and so live, he shall die for his sin, and I will hold you responsible for his death.

19. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

19. But if you have warned the wicked man and he has not given up his wickedness and evil ways, he shall die for his sin but you will save yourself.

20. Again, When a righteous [man] doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

20. When the righteous man turns from what is good to do evil I shall put an obstacle in his path: he shall die. Since you did not warn him, he will die for his sin. His good deeds will not be remembered and I shall hold you responsible for his death.

21. Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous [man], that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.

21. But when you have warned the righteous man to keep him from sinning and he has not sinned, he will live for sure for he was warned and you will save your life."

22. And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.

22. The hand of Yahweh was upon me and he said to me,"Get up! Go to the valley and there I shall speak to you."

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

23. I got up and went towards the valley and there was the Glory of Yahweh that I had seen by the Chebar river. I fell on my face.

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

24. Then the spirit came to me and kept me standing; He spoke to me and said; "Go! Shut yourself in your house.

25. But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:

25. You, son of man, will be bound with cords and prevented from going among the people.

26. And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they [are] a rebellious house.

26. Your tongue shall stick to your palate and you will remain dumb and not be able to rebuke them for they are a rebellious people.

27. But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they [are] a rebellious house.

27. But when I speak to you I shall open your lips and you shall say to them: This is the word of Yahweh! He who listens, let him listen and he who refuses to listen, let him refuse for they are a rebellious people.