Prophetia Ezechielis, 11

1. Et elevavit me spiritus et duxit me ad portam domus Domini orientalem, quae respicit solis ortum; et ecce in introitu portae viginti quinque viri, et vidi in medio eorum Iezoniam filium Azur et Pheltiam filium Banaiae, principes populi.

1. The Spirit lifted me up, and brought me to the east gate of the house of the LORD, which faces east. And behold, at the door of the gateway there were twenty-five men; and I saw among them Ja-azani'ah the son of Azzur, and Pelati'ah the son of Benai'ah, princes of the people.

2. Dixitque ad me: “Fili hominis, hi sunt viri, qui cogitant iniquitatem et tractant consilium pessimum in urbe ista

2. And he said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and who give wicked counsel in this city;

3. dicentes: “Nonne dudum aedificatae sunt domus? Haec est lebes, nos autem carnes”.

3. who say, `The time is not near to build houses; this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.'

4. Idcirco vaticinare de eis; vaticinare, fili hominis”.

4. Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man."

5. Et irruit in me spiritus Domini et dixit ad me: “Loquere. Haec dicit Dominus: Sic locuti estis, domus Israel, et cogitationes cordis vestri ego novi.

5. And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and he said to me, "Say, Thus says the LORD: So you think, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.

6. Plurimos occidistis in urbe hac et implestis vias eius interfectis.

6. You have multiplied your slain in this city, and have filled its streets with the slain.

7. Propterea haec dicit Dominus Deus: Interfecti vestri, quos posuistis in medio eius, hi sunt carnes, et haec est lebes, et educam vos de medio eius.

7. Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Your slain whom you have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron; but you shall be brought forth out of the midst of it.

8. Gladium metuitis, et gladium inducam super vos, ait Dominus Deus.

8. You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword upon you, says the Lord GOD.

9. Et eiciam vos de medio eius daboque vos in manu hostium et faciam in vobis iudicia.

9. And I will bring you forth out of the midst of it, and give you into the hands of foreigners, and execute judgments upon you.

10. Gladio cadetis, in finibus Israel iudicabo vos, et scietis quia ego Dominus.

10. You shall fall by the sword; I will judge you at the border of Israel; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

11. Haec non erit vobis in lebetem, et vos non eritis in medio eius in carnes: in finibus Israel iudicabo vos;

11. This city shall not be your caldron, nor shall you be the flesh in the midst of it; I will judge you at the border of Israel;

12. et scietis quia ego Dominus, qui in praeceptis meis non ambulastis et iudicia mea non fecistis, sed iuxta iudicia gentium, quae in circuitu vestro sunt, estis operati”.

12. and you shall know that I am the LORD; for you have not walked in my statutes, nor executed my ordinances, but have acted according to the ordinances of the nations that are round about you."

13. Et factum est cum prophetarem, Pheltias filius Banaiae mortuus est; et cecidi in faciem meam, clamans voce magna, et dixi: “Heu, Domine Deus, consummationem tu facis reliquiarum Israel!”.

13. And it came to pass, while I was prophesying, that Pelati'ah the son of Benai'ah died. Then I fell down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, "Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?"

14. Et factum est verbum Domini ad me dicens:

14. And the word of the LORD came to me:

15. “Fili hominis, fratres tui, fratres tui, viri propinqui tui et omnis domus Israel, universi, quibus dixerunt habitatores Ierusalem: “Longe sunt a Domino; nobis data est terra in possessionem”.

15. "Son of man, your brethren, even your brethren, your fellow exiles, the whole house of Israel, all of them, are those of whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, `They have gone far from the LORD; to us this land is given for a possession.'

16. Propterea haec dicit Dominus Deus: Quia longe feci eos in gentibus et quia dispersi eos in terris, ero eis in sanctificationem modicam in terris, ad quas venerunt.

16. Therefore say, `Thus says the Lord GOD: Though I removed them far off among the nations, and though I scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary to them for a while in the countries where they have gone.'

17. Propterea loquere: Haec dicit Dominus Deus: Congregabo vos de populis et adunabo de terris, in quibus dispersi estis, daboque vobis humum Israel.

17. Therefore say, `Thus says the Lord GOD: I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.'

18. Et ingredientur illuc et auferent omnes offensiones cunctasque abominationes eius de illa.

18. And when they come there, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations.

19. Et dabo eis cor aliud et spiritum novum tribuam in visceribus eorum; et auferam cor lapideum de carne eorum et dabo eis cor carneum,

19. And I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them; I will take the stony heart out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,

20. ut in praeceptis meis ambulent et iudicia mea custodiant faciantque ea et sint mihi in populum, et ego sim eis in Deum.

20. that they may walk in my statutes and keep my ordinances and obey them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

21. Quorum cor post offendicula et abominationes suas ambulat, horum viam in capite suo ponam”, dicit Dominus Deus.

21. But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, I will requite their deeds upon their own heads, says the Lord GOD."

22. Et elevaverunt cherubim alas suas, et rotae cum eis, et gloria Dei Israel erat super eos;

22. Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.

23. et ascendit gloria Domini de medio civitatis stetitque super montem, qui est ad orientem urbis.

23. And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.

24. Et spiritus levavit me adduxitque in Chaldaeam ad transmigrationem in visione in spiritu Dei; et sublata est a me visio, quam videram.

24. And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chalde'a, to the exiles. Then the vision that I had seen went up from me.

25. Et locutus sum ad transmigrationem omnia verba Domini, quae ostenderat mihi.

25. And I told the exiles all the things that the LORD had showed me.