¹ I reče mi: Sine čovečji, ustani na noge da govorim s tobom.

² I uđe u me duh kad mi progovori, i postavi me na noge, i slušah Onog koji mi govoraše.

³ I reče mi: Sine čovečji, ja te šaljem k sinovima Izrailjevim, k narodima odmetničkim, koji se odmetnuše mene; oni i oci njihovi biše mi neverni do ovog dana.

⁴ K sinovima tvrdog obraza i upornog srca šaljem te ja, pa im reci: Tako veli Gospod;

⁵ I poslušali ili ne poslušali, jer su dom odmetnički, neka znaju da je prorok bio među njima.

⁶ I ti, sine čovečji, ne boj ih se niti se boj njihovih reči, što su ti uporni i kao trnje i živiš među skorpijama; ne boj se njihovih reči i ne plaši se od njih što su dom odmetnički.

⁷ Nego im kaži reči moje, poslušali ili ne poslušali, jer su odmetnici.

⁸ Ali ti, sine čovečji, slušaj šta ću ti kazati, ne budi nepokoran kao taj dom nepokorni; otvori usta, i pojedi šta ću ti dati.

⁹ I pogledah, a to ruka pružena k meni, i gle, u njoj savijena knjiga.

¹⁰ I razvi je preda mnom, i beše ispisana iznutra i spolja, i beše u njoj napisan plač i naricanje i jaoh.

²⁵ Ležimo u sramoti svojoj, i pokriva nas rug naš; jer Gospodu Bogu svom grešismo mi i oci naši od detinjstva svog do danas, i ne slušasmo glas Gospoda Boga svog.

¹ He said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.

² The Spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard him who spoke to me.

³ He said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me even to this very day.

⁴ The children are impudent and stiff-hearted: I am sending you to them; and you shall tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh.

⁵ They, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house), yet shall know that there has been a prophet among them.

⁶ You, son of man, don't be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: don't be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

⁷ You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.

⁸ But you, son of man, hear what I tell you; don't be rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.

⁹ When I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me; and, behold, a scroll of a book was therein;

¹⁰ He spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.