Ezekiel 24

vayehi devar-Adonai elay bashanah hatteshi'it bakhodesh ha'asiri be'asor lakhodesh lemor

In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of GOD came to me:

ben-adam (khtvv) [ketov-]lekha et-shem hayyom et-etsem hayyom hazzeh samakh melekh-bavel el-yerushalai͏m be'etsem hayyom hazzeh

O mortal, record this date, this exact day; for this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.

umeshol el-bet-hammeri mashal ve'amarta alehem koh amar adonay Elohim shefot hassir shefot vegam-yetsoq bo mayim

Further, speak in an allegory to the rebellious breed and say to them: Thus said the Sovereign GOD: Put the cauldron [on the fire], put it on, And then pour water into it.

esof netakheha eleha kol-netakh tov yarekh vekhatef mivkhar atsamim malle

Collect in it the pieces [of meat]. Every choice piece, thigh and shoulder; Fill it with the best cuts—

mivkhar hatson laqoakh vegam dur ha'atsamim takhteha rattakh retakheha gam-bashelu atsameha betokhah

Take the best of the flock. Also pile the cuts under it; Get it boiling briskly, And cook the cuts in it.

lakhen koh-amar adonay Elohim oy ir haddamim sir asher khelatah vah vekhelatah lo yatse'ah mimmennah lintakheha lintakheha hotsi'ah lo-nafal aleha goral

Assuredly, thus said the Sovereign GOD: Woe to the city of blood— A cauldron whose scum is in it, Whose scum has not been cleaned out! Empty it piece by piece; No lot has fallen upon it.

ki damah betokhah hayah al-tsekhiakh sela samatehu lo shefakhathu al-ha'arets lekhassot alayw afar

For the blood she shed is still in her; She set it upon a bare rock; She did not pour it out on the ground To cover it with earth.

leha'alot khemah linqom naqam natatti et-damah al-tsekhiakh sala levilti hikkasot

She set her blood upon the bare rock, So that it was not covered, So that it may stir up [My] fury To take vengeance.

lakhen koh amar adonay Elohim oy ir haddamim gam-ani agdil hammedurah

Assuredly, thus said the Sovereign GOD: Woe to the city of blood! I in turn will make a great blaze.

harbeh ha'etsim hadleq ha'esh hatem habbasar veharqakh hammerqakhah veha'atsamot yekharu

Pile on the logs, Kindle the fire, Cook the meat through And stew it completely, And let the bones be charred.

veha'amideha al-gekhaleha reqah lema'an tekham vekharah nekhushtah venittekhah vetokhah tumatah tittum khelatah

Let it stand empty on the coals, Until it becomes so hot That the copper glows. Then its impurity shall melt away in it, And its rust be consumed.

te'unim helat velo-tetse mimmennah rabbat khelatah be'esh khelatah

It has frustrated all effort, Its thick scum will not leave it— Into the fire with its scum!

betumatekh zimmah ya'an tihartikh velo tahart mittumatekh lo tithari-od ad-hanikhi et-khamati bakh

For your vile defilement—because I sought to purify you of your defilement, but you would not be purified—you shall never be pure again until I have satisfied My fury upon you.

ani Adonai dibbarti ba'ah ve'asiti lo-efra velo-akhus velo ennakhem kidrakhayikh vekha'alilotayikh shefatukh ne'um adonay Elohim

I, GOD, have spoken: It shall come to pass and I will do it. I will not refrain or spare or relent. You shall be punished according to your ways and your deeds—declares the Sovereign GOD.

vayehi devar-Adonai elay lemor

The word of GOD came to me:

ben-adam hinni loqeakh mimmekha et-makhmad enekha bemaggefah velo tispod velo tivkeh velo tavo dimatekha

“O mortal, I am about to take away the delight of your eyes from you through pestilence; but you shall not lament or weep or let your tears flow.

he'aneq dom metim evel lo-ta'aseh pe'erekha khavosh alekha une'alekha tasim beraglekha velo tateh al-safam velekhem anashim lo tokhel

Moan softly; observe no mourning for the dead: Put on your turban and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover over your upper lip, and do not eat the bread of comforters.”

va'adabber el-ha'am babboqer vattamot ishti ba'arev va'a'as babboqer ka'asher tsuvveti

In the evening my wife died, and in the morning I did as I had been commanded. And when I spoke to the people that morning,

vayyomeru elay ha'am halo-taggid lanu mah-elleh lanu ki attah oseh

the people asked me, “Will you not tell us what these things portend for us, that you are acting so?”

va'omar alehem devar-Adonai hayah elay lemor

I answered them, “The word of GOD has come to me:

emor levet yisra'el koh-amar adonay Elohim hinni mekhallel et-miqdashi ge'on uzzekhem makhmad enekhem umakhmal nafshekhem uvenekhem uvenotekhem asher azavtem bakherev yippolu

Tell the House of Israel: Thus said the Sovereign GOD: ‘I am going to desecrate My Sanctuary, your pride and glory, the delight of your eyes and the desire of your heart; and the sons and daughters you have left behind shall fall by the sword.

va'asitem ka'asher asiti al-safam lo tatu velekhem anashim lo tokhelu

(Accordingly, you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover over your upper lips or eat the bread of comforters;

ufe'erekhem al-rashekhem vena'alekhem beraglekhem lo tispedu velo tivku unemaqqotem ba'avonotekhem unehametem ish el-akhiv

and your turbans shall remain on your heads, and your sandals upon your feet. You shall not lament or weep, but you shall be heartsick because of your iniquities and shall moan to one another.)

vehayah yekhezqel lakhem lemofet kekhol asher-asah ta'asu bevo'ah vidatem ki ani adonay Elohim

And Ezekiel shall become a portent for you: you shall do just as he has done, when the predicted punishment happens; and you shall know that I am the Sovereign GOD.’”

ve'attah ven-adam halo beyom qakhti mehem et-ma'uzzam mesos tifartam et-makhmad enehem ve'et-massa nafsham benehem uvenotehem

You, O mortal, take note: On the day that I take their stronghold from them, their pride and joy, the delight of their eyes and the longing of their hearts—their sons and daughters—

bayyom hahu yavo happalit elekha lehashma'ut oznayim

on that day a fugitive will come to you, to let you hear it with your own ears.

bayyom hahu yippatakh pikha et-happalit utedabber velo te'alem od vehayita lahem lemofet veyade'u ki-ani Adonai

On that day your mouth shall be opened to the fugitive, and you shall speak and no longer be dumb. So you shall be a portent for them, and they shall know that I am GOD.