1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD, and sat before me. 2 Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, 3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you. 4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:
5 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God; 6 In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands: 7 Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. 8 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. 9 But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.
10 Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness. 11 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them. 12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them. 13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them. 14 But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out. 15 Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands; 16 Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols. 17 Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness. 18 But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols: 19 I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; 20 And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God. 21 Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness. 22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth. 23 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries; 24 Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers’ idols. 25 Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live; 26 And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD.
27 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. 28 For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings. 29 Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day. 30 Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations? 31 For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you. 32 And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.
33 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: 34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. 35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face. 36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD. 37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant: 38 And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols. 40 For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. 41 I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen. 42 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers. 43 And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed. 44 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name’s sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
45 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; 47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein. 48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched. 49 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
1 第七年五月十日， 有几个以色列的长老来求问耶和华， 他们坐在我的面前。
2 耶和华的话临到我说：
3 "人子啊！ 你要告诉以色列的长老， 对他们说： ‘主耶和华这样说： 你们来求问我吗？我指着我的永生起誓， 我必不让你们求问我。这是主耶和华的宣告。’
4 人子啊， 你要审问他们吗？要审问他们吗？你要使他们知道他们列祖那些可憎的事，
5 对他们说： ‘主耶和华这样说： 在我拣选以色列的日子， 我向雅各家的后裔举手起誓， 又在埃及地向他们显现。我向他们举手起誓说： 我是耶和华你们的 神。
6 那日， 我向他们举手起誓， 要把他们从埃及地领出来， 到我为他们所选定的流奶与蜜之地， 就是万邦中最荣美的地。
7 我对他们说： 你们各人要拋弃你们眼中那些可憎的像， 不可因埃及的偶像玷污自己： 我是耶和华你们的 神。
8 但是他们背叛了我， 不肯听从我； 他们各人没有拋弃他们眼中那些可憎的像， 没有离弃埃及的偶像。"’那时我说， 我要把我的烈怒倾倒在他们身上， 在埃及地向他们完全发尽我的怒气。
9 然而我为了我名的缘故没有这样作， 免得我的名在他们寄居的列国的人眼中被亵渎， 我把他们从埃及地领出来， 在列国的人眼前向他们显现。
10 "‘这样我把他们从埃及地领了出来， 带到旷野。
11 我把我的律例赐给他们， 把我的典章指示他们； 人如果遵行， 就必因此活着。
12 我又把我的安息日赐给他们， 作我与他们之间的凭据， 使他们知道我是使他们分别为圣的耶和华。
13 可是以色列家在旷野背叛了我， 没有遵行我的律例， 弃绝了我的典章（人如果遵行这些， 就必因此活着）， 大大亵渎了我的安息日， 那时我说我要把我的烈怒倒在他们身上， 在旷野把他们灭绝。
14 然而我为了我名的缘故没有这样作， 免得我的名在列国的人眼中被亵渎； 我曾在他们眼前把以色列人领出来。
15 我在旷野也曾经向他们举手起誓， 必不领他们到我赐给他们的流奶与蜜之地， 就是万邦中最荣美的地。
16 因为他们弃绝了我的典章， 没有遵行我的律例， 亵渎了我的安息日； 他们的心随从自己的偶像。
17 虽然这样， 我的眼还是顾惜他们， 不毁灭他们； 我没有在旷野把他们灭绝。
18 "‘我在旷野对他们的儿女说： 不要遵行你们祖先的律例， 不要谨守他们的典章， 也不要因他们的偶像玷污自己。
19 我是耶和华你们的 神； 你们要遵行我的律例， 谨守我的典章， 把它们实行出来。
20 你们要把我的安息日分别为圣， 作我与你们之间的凭据， 使你们知道我是耶和华你们的 神。
21 可是他们的儿女背叛了我， 没有遵行我的律例， 也没有谨守实行我的典章（人如果遵行这些律例典章， 就必因此活着）， 亵渎了我的安息日； 那时我说我要把我的烈怒倒在他们身上， 在旷野向他们发尽我的怒气。
22 然而我为了我名的缘故缩手， 没有这样作， 免得我名在列国的人眼中被亵渎； 我曾在他们眼前把以色列人领出来。
23 我在旷野也曾经向他们举手起誓， 要把他们分散在列国， 四散在万邦；
24 因为他们没有遵守我的典章， 弃绝了我的律例， 亵渎了我的安息日， 他们的眼目注视着他们祖先的偶像。
25 因此， 我也把不好的律例和不能借以存活的典章赐给他们；
26 他们使所有头生的都经火作供物， 所以我让他们玷污自己， 好叫他们惊惶， 知道我是耶和华。’
27 "因此， 人子啊！ 你要告诉以色列家， 对他们说： ‘主耶和华这样说： 你们的列祖在对我不忠的这事上亵渎了我。
28 我领他们到了我曾经举手起誓要赐给他们的那地， 他们看见各高山和茂盛的树林， 就在那里献祭， 在那里奉上惹我发怒的供物， 也在那里献上馨香的祭， 并且在那里浇上他们的奠祭。’
29 我问他们： ‘你们所去的那高处是什么地方？’于是那高处的名字叫巴麻， 直到今日。
30 因此， 你要对以色列家说： ‘主耶和华这样说： 你们还照着你们祖先所行的玷污自己吗？仍随着他们可憎的偶像行邪淫吗？
31 你们奉上供物， 使你们的儿子经火， 用你们的一切偶像玷污自己， 直到今日。以色列家啊， 我怎能让你们向我求问呢？主耶和华说： 我指着我的永生起誓： 我决不让你们向我求问。这是主耶和华的宣告。
32 你们说： 我们要像列国的人， 像列邦的各族一样去事奉木头和石头。你们心里所起的这意念， 必不能成就。
33 "‘我指着我的永生起誓： 我必用大能的手， 伸出来的膀臂， 以及倒出来的烈怒， 统治你们。这是主耶和华的宣告。
34 我必用大能的手， 伸出来的膀臂， 以及倒出来的烈怒， 把你们从万族中领出来， 从你们所分散到的列邦招聚你们。
35 我要把你们带到万族的旷野， 在那里当面审判你们。
36 我怎样在埃及地的旷野审判你们的祖先， 也必怎样审判你们。这是主耶和华的宣告。
37 我必使你们从牧人的杖下经过， 使你们进入盟约的约束。
38 我必从你们中间除净那些背叛和得罪我的人， 我虽把他们从寄居之地领出来， 可是他们不得进入以色列地； 这样， 你们就知道我是耶和华。
39 以色列家啊， 至于你们， 主耶和华这样说： 你们各人去事奉自己的偶像吧！ 只是将来你们必要听从我， 不可再以你们的供物和偶像亵渎我的圣名。
40 在我的圣山， 就是在以色列的高山， 以色列全家所有的人都要在那地事奉我； 我要在那里悦纳他们； 在那里向你们要举祭和初熟的土产， 以及一切圣物。这是主耶和华的宣告。
41 我从万族中把你们领出来， 从你们所分散到的列邦召集你们的时候， 我必悦纳你们， 好像悦纳馨香的祭一样。我要在列国的人眼前， 在你们中间显为圣。
42 我领你们进入以色列地， 就是进入我曾经举手起誓要赐给你们祖先的地以后， 你们就知道我是耶和华。
43 在那里你们要想起你们玷污自己的所作所为， 又要为了自己所行的一切恶事而厌恶自己。
44 以色列家啊！ 为了我名的缘故， 我没有照着你们的恶行和败坏的行为待你们， 这样， 你们就知道我是耶和华。这是主耶和华的宣告。’"
45 耶和华的话临到我说：
46 "人子啊！ 你要面向南方， 向南面发言， 说预言攻击南地田野的树林，
47 对南地的树林说： ‘你要听耶和华的话， 主耶和华这样说： 看哪！ 我要在你中间点起火来， 吞灭你中间所有青绿和枯干的树； 猛烈的火焰必不熄灭； 从南到北遍地都要烧焦。
48 所有的人都必看见是我耶和华使这火燃起来； 这火必不熄灭。’"
49 于是我说： "啊， 主耶和华啊！ 人都指着我说： ‘这人不是在说比喻吗？’"（本章第45-49节在《马索拉抄本》为21:1-5）