1فَقَالَ لِي، يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، قُمْ عَلَى قَدَمَيْكَ فَأَتَكَلَّمَ مَعَكَ.2فَدَخَلَ فِيَّ رُوحٌ لَمَّا تَكَلَّمَ مَعِي. وَأَقَامَنِي عَلَى قَدَمَيَّ فَسَمِعْتُ الْمُتَكَلِّمَ مَعِي.3وَقَالَ لِي، يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، أَنَا مُرْسِلُكَ إِلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، إِلَى أُمَّةٍ مُتَمَرِّدَةٍ قَدْ تَمَرَّدَتْ عَلَيَّ. هُمْ وَآبَاؤُهُمْ عَصَوْا عَلَيَّ إِلَى ذَاتِ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.4وَالْبَنُونَ الْقُسَاةُ الْوُجُوهِ وَالصِّلاَبُ الْقُلُوبِ أَنَا مُرْسِلُكَ إِلَيْهِمْ. فَتَقُولُ لَهُمْ، هَكَذَا قَالَ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ.5وَهُمْ إِنْ سَمِعُوا وَإِنِ امْتَنَعُوا لأَنَّهُمْ بَيْتٌ مُتَمَرِّدٌ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ نَبِيّاً كَانَ بَيْنَهُمْ.6أَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ فَلاَ تَخَفْ مِنْهُمْ، وَمِنْ كَلاَمِهِمْ لاَ تَخَفْ، لأَنَّهُمْ قَرِيسٌ وَسُلاَّءٌ لَدَيْكَ، وَأَنْتَ سَاكِنٌ بَيْنَ الْعَقَارِبِ. مِنْ كَلاَمِهِمْ لاَ تَخَفْ وَمِنْ وُجُوهِهِمْ لاَ تَرْتَعِبْ، لأَنَّهُمْ بَيْتٌ مُتَمَرِّدٌ.7وَتَتَكَلَّمُ مَعَهُمْ بِكَلاَمِي إِنْ سَمِعُوا وَإِنِ امْتَنَعُوا، لأَنَّهُمْ مُتَمَرِّدُونَ.8وَأَنْتَ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ فَاسْمَعْ مَا أَنَا مُكَلِّمُكَ بِهِ. لاَ تَكُنْ مُتَمَرِّداً كَالْبَيْتِ الْمُتَمَرِّدِ. افْتَحْ فَمَكَ وَكُلْ مَا أَنَا مُعْطِيكَهُ.9فَنَظَرْتُ وَإِذَا بِيَدٍ مَمْدُودَةٍ إِلَيَّ، وَإِذَا بِدَرْجِ سِفْرٍ فِيهَا.10فَنَشَرَهُ أَمَامِي وَهُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ مِنْ دَاخِلٍ وَمِنْ قَفَاهُ، وَكُتِبَ فِيهِ مَرَاثٍ وَنَحِيبٌ وَوَيْلٌ.
1And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.2And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.3And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.4For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.5And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.6And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.7And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.8But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.9And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;10And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.