¹ וַיְהִי דְבַר־יְהוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹר׃

² בֶּן־אָדָם דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי־עַמְּךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם אֶרֶץ כִּי־אָבִיא עָלֶיהָ חָרֶב וְלָקְחוּ עַם־הָאָרֶץ אִישׁ אֶחָד מִקְצֵיהֶם וְנָתְנוּ אֹתֹו לָהֶם לְצֹפֶה׃

³ וְרָאָה אֶת־הַחֶרֶב בָּאָה עַל־הָאָרֶץ וְתָקַע בַּשֹּׁופָר וְהִזְהִיר אֶת־הָעָם׃

⁴ וְשָׁמַע הַשֹּׁמֵעַ אֶת־קֹול הַשֹּׁופָר וְלֹא נִזְהָר וַתָּבֹוא חֶרֶב וַתִּקָּחֵהוּ דָּמֹו בְרֹאשֹׁו יִהְיֶה׃

⁵ אֵת קֹול הַשֹּׁופָר שָׁמַע וְלֹא נִזְהָר דָּמֹו בֹּו יִהְיֶה וְהוּא נִזְהָר נַפְשֹׁו מִלֵּט׃

⁶ וְהַצֹּפֶה כִּי־יִרְאֶה אֶת־הַחֶרֶב בָּאָה וְלֹא־תָקַע בַּשֹּׁופָר וְהָעָם לֹא־נִזְהָר וַתָּבֹוא חֶרֶב וַתִּקַּח מֵהֶם נָפֶשׁ הוּא בַּעֲוֹנֹו נִלְקָח וְדָמֹו מִיַּד־הַצֹּפֶה אֶדְרֹשׁ׃ ס

⁷ וְאַתָּה בֶן־אָדָם צֹפֶה נְתַתִּיךָ לְבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל וְשָׁמַעְתָּ מִפִּי דָּבָר וְהִזְהַרְתָּ אֹתָם מִמֶּנִּי׃

⁸ בְּאָמְרִי לָרָשָׁע רָשָׁע מֹות תָּמוּת וְלֹא דִבַּרְתָּ לְהַזְהִיר רָשָׁע מִדַּרְכֹּו הוּא רָשָׁע בַעֲוֹנֹו יָמוּת וְדָמֹו מִיָּדְךָ אֲבַקֵּשׁ׃

⁹ וְאַתָּה כִּי־הִזְהַרְתָּ רָשָׁע מִדַּרְכֹּו לָשׁוּב מִמֶּנָּה וְלֹא־שָׁב מִדַּרְכֹּו הוּא בַּעֲוֹנֹו יָמוּת וְאַתָּה נַפְשְׁךָ הִצַּלְתָּ׃ ס

¹⁰ וְאַתָּה בֶן־אָדָם אֱמֹר אֶל־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל כֵּן אֲמַרְתֶּם לֵאמֹר כִּי־פְשָׁעֵינוּ וְחַטֹּאתֵינוּ עָלֵינוּ וּבָם אֲנַחְנוּ נְמַקִּים וְאֵיךְ נִחְיֶה׃

¹¹ אֱמֹר אֲלֵיהֶם חַי־אָנִי נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה אִם־אֶחְפֹּץ בְּמֹות הָרָשָׁע כִּי אִם־בְּשׁוּב רָשָׁע מִדַּרְכֹּו וְחָיָה שׁוּבוּ שׁוּבוּ מִדַּרְכֵיכֶם הָרָעִים וְלָמָּה תָמוּתוּ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ ף

¹² וְאַתָּה בֶן־אָדָם אֱמֹר אֶל־בְּנֵי־עַמְּךָ צִדְקַת הַצַּדִּיק לֹא תַצִּילֶנּוּ בְּיֹום פִּשְׁעֹו וְרִשְׁעַת הָרָשָׁע לֹא־יִכָּשֶׁל בָּהּ בְּיֹום שׁוּבֹו מֵרִשְׁעֹו וְצַדִּיק לֹא יוּכַל לִחְיֹות בָּהּ בְּיֹום חֲטֹאתֹו׃

¹³ בְּאָמְרִי לַצַּדִּיק חָיֹה יִחְיֶה וְהוּא־בָטַח עַל־צִדְקָתֹו וְעָשָׂה עָוֶל כָּל־[כ= צִדְקָתֹו] [ק= צִדְקֹתָיו] לֹא תִזָּכַרְנָה וּבְעַוְלֹו אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה בֹּו יָמוּת׃

¹⁴ וּבְאָמְרִי לָרָשָׁע מֹות תָּמוּת וְשָׁב מֵחַטָּאתֹו וְעָשָׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה׃

¹⁵ חֲבֹל יָשִׁיב רָשָׁע גְּזֵלָה יְשַׁלֵּם בְּחֻקֹּות הַחַיִּים הָלַךְ לְבִלְתִּי עֲשֹׂות עָוֶל חָיֹו יִחְיֶה לֹא יָמוּת׃

¹⁶ כָּל־[כ= חַטָּאתֹו] [ק= חַטֹּאתָיו] אֲשֶׁר חָטָא לֹא תִזָּכַרְנָה לֹו מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה עָשָׂה חָיֹו יִחְיֶה׃

¹⁷ וְאָמְרוּ בְּנֵי עַמְּךָ לֹא יִתָּכֵן דֶּרֶךְ אֲדֹנָי וְהֵמָּה דַּרְכָּם לֹא־יִתָּכֵן׃

¹⁸ בְּשׁוּב־צַדִּיק מִצִּדְקָתֹו וְעָשָׂה עָוֶל וּמֵת בָּהֶם׃

¹⁹ וּבְשׁוּב רָשָׁע מֵרִשְׁעָתֹו וְעָשָׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה עֲלֵיהֶם הוּא יִחְיֶה׃

²⁰ וַאֲמַרְתֶּם לֹא יִתָּכֵן דֶּרֶךְ אֲדֹנָי אִישׁ כִּדְרָכָיו אֶשְׁפֹּוט אֶתְכֶם בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ ף

²¹ וַיְהִי בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה בָּעֲשִׂרִי בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ לְגָלוּתֵנוּ בָּא־אֵלַי הַפָּלִיט מִירוּשָׁלִַם לֵאמֹר הֻכְּתָה הָעִיר׃

²² וְיַד־יְהוָה הָיְתָה אֵלַי בָּעֶרֶב לִפְנֵי בֹּוא הַפָּלִיט וַיִּפְתַּח אֶת־פִּי עַד־בֹּוא אֵלַי בַּבֹּקֶר וַיִּפָּתַח פִּי וְלֹא נֶאֱלַמְתִּי עֹוד׃ ף

²³ וַיְהִי דְבַר־יְהוָה* אֵלַי לֵאמֹר׃

²⁴ בֶּן־אָדָם יֹשְׁבֵי הֶחֳרָבֹות הָאֵלֶּה עַל־אַדְמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל אֹמְרִים לֵאמֹר אֶחָד הָיָה אַבְרָהָם וַיִּירַשׁ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וַאֲנַחְנוּ רַבִּים לָנוּ נִתְּנָה הָאָרֶץ לְמֹורָשָׁה׃ ס

²⁵ לָכֵן אֱמֹר אֲלֵיהֶם כֹּה־אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהֹוִה עַל־הַדָּם תֹּאכֵלוּ וְעֵינֵכֶם תִּשְׂאוּ אֶל־גִּלּוּלֵיכֶם וְדָם תִּשְׁפֹּכוּ וְהָאָרֶץ תִּירָשׁוּ׃

²⁶ עֲמַדְתֶּם עַל־חַרְבְּכֶם עֲשִׂיתֶן תֹּועֵבָה וְאִישׁ אֶת־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ טִמֵּאתֶם וְהָאָרֶץ תִּירָשׁוּ׃ ס

²⁷ כֹּה־תֹאמַר אֲלֵהֶם כֹּה־אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה חַי־אָנִי אִם־לֹא אֲשֶׁר בֶּחֳרָבֹות בַּחֶרֶב יִפֹּלוּ וַאֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה לַחַיָּה נְתַתִּיו לְאָכְלֹו וַאֲשֶׁר בַּמְּצָדֹות וּבַמְּעָרֹות בַּדֶּבֶר יָמוּתוּ׃

²⁸ וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־הָאָרֶץ שְׁמָמָה וּמְשַׁמָּה וְנִשְׁבַּת גְּאֹון עֻזָּהּ וְשָׁמְמוּ הָרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֵין עֹובֵר׃

²⁹ וְיָדְעוּ כִּי־אֲנִי יְהוָה בְּתִתִּי אֶת־הָאָרֶץ שְׁמָמָה וּמְשַׁמָּה עַל כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹתָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ׃ ס

³⁰ וְאַתָּה בֶן־אָדָם בְּנֵי עַמְּךָ הַנִּדְבָּרִים בְּךָ אֵצֶל הַקִּירֹות וּבְפִתְחֵי הַבָּתִּים וְדִבֶּר־חַד אֶת־אַחַד אִישׁ אֶת־אָחִיו לֵאמֹר בֹּאוּ־נָא וְשִׁמְעוּ מָה הַדָּבָר הַיֹּוצֵא מֵאֵת יְהוָה׃

³¹ וְיָבֹואוּ אֵלֶיךָ כִּמְבֹוא־עָם וְיֵשְׁבוּ לְפָנֶיךָ עַמִּי וְשָׁמְעוּ אֶת־דְּבָרֶיךָ וְאֹותָם לֹא יַעֲשׂוּ כִּי־עֲגָבִים בְּפִיהֶם הֵמָּה עֹשִׂים אַחֲרֵי בִצְעָם לִבָּם הֹלֵךְ׃

³² וְהִנְּךָ לָהֶם כְּשִׁיר עֲגָבִים יְפֵה קֹול וּמֵטִב נַגֵּן וְשָׁמְעוּ אֶת־דְּבָרֶיךָ וְעֹשִׂים אֵינָם אֹותָם׃

³³ וּבְבֹאָהּ הִנֵּה בָאָה וְיָדְעוּ כִּי נָבִיא הָיָה בְתֹוכָם׃ ס

¹ The word of Yahweh also came to me, saying,

² Son of man, you dwell in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don't see, who have ears to hear, and don't hear; for they are a rebellious house.

³ Therefore, you son of man, prepare your stuff for moving, and move by day in their sight; and you shall move from your place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.

⁴ You shall bring forth your stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for moving; and you shall go forth yourself at even in their sight, as when men go forth into exile.

⁵ Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your stuff out that way.

⁶ In their sight you shall bear it on your shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; you shall cover your face, so that you don't see the land: for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel.

⁷ I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for removing, and in the even I dug through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the dark, and bore it on my shoulder in their sight.

⁸ In the morning came the word of Yahweh to me, saying,

⁹ Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, What are you doing?

¹⁰ Say to them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: This burden [concerns] the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are.

¹¹ Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.

¹² The prince who is among them shall bear on his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, because he shall not see the land with his eyes.

¹³ My net also will I spread on him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.

¹⁴ I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.

¹⁵ They shall know that I am Yahweh, when I shall disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries.

¹⁶ But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they come; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.

¹⁷ Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

¹⁸ Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;

¹⁹ and tell the people of the land, Thus says the Lord Yahweh concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, [and despoiled] of all that is therein, because of the violence of all those who dwell therein.

²⁰ The cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

²¹ The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

²² Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?

²³ Tell them therefore, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but Tell them, The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.

²⁴ For there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

²⁵ For I am Yahweh; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed; it shall be no more deferred: for in your days, rebellious house, will I speak the word, and will perform it, says the Lord Yahweh.

²⁶ Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

²⁷ Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he sees is for many day to come, and he prophesies of times that are far off.

²⁸ Therefore tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: None of my words shall be deferred any more, but the word which I shall speak shall be performed, says the Lord Yahweh.