1 Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day. 3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: 4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. 5 Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.

6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it. 7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; 8 That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered. 9 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great. 10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned. 11 Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed. 12 She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire. 13 In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee. 14 I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.

15 Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. 17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. 18 So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

19 And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so? 20 Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 21 Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword. 22 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men. 23 And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another. 24 Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 25 Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters, 26 That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears? 27 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

1 第九年十月十日， 耶和华的话又临到我说：

2 "人子啊！ 你要记下今天的日子， 因为巴比伦王就是在这一天围困耶路撒冷。

3 你要向这叛逆的民族设比喻， 对他们说： ‘主耶和华这样说： 把锅放在火上， 放好了， 就把水倒在锅里；

4 把肉块， 就是所有肥美的肉块， 腿肉和肩肉， 都放进锅里； 用上好的骨头把锅装满。

5 要选用羊群中最好的， 把柴堆放在锅底下， 使锅沸腾， 把骨头煮在锅中。

6 "‘因此， 主耶和华这样说： 流人血的城， 就是长锈的锅， 有祸了！ 它的锈未曾除掉， 要把锅里的东西一块一块取出来， 不必为它们抽签。

7 因为她所流的血还在城中； 她把血泼在光滑的磐石上， 不是倒在地上， 被尘土掩盖。

8 我为了发烈怒， 好施行报应， 就把她的血倒在光滑的磐石上， 以致不得掩盖。

9 因此， 主耶和华这样说： 流人血的城， 有祸了！ 我也必把柴堆加大。

10 你要多加柴枝， 点上火， 混和香料， 把肉煮烂， 使骨头烧焦；

11 然后把空锅放在炭火上， 使锅烧热， 使铜烧红， 使其中的污秽熔化， 使它的锈得以除净。

12 这锅真叫人疲累！ 它厚厚的锈总没法除掉， 就是用火也不能除掉。

13 你的污秽就是淫荡。我想要洁净你， 你却不愿意洁净， 所以你的污秽再不能得到洁净， 直等到我向你发的烈怒止息。

14 我耶和华已经说了。时候到了， 我必成就； 我必不退缩， 必不顾惜， 也不改变心意； 我必照着你的所作所为审判你。这是主耶和华的宣告。’"

15 耶和华的话又临到我说：

16 "人子啊！ 我要打击你， 把你眼中所喜爱的夺去， 你却不可悲哀， 不可哭泣， 也不可流泪。

17 只可静默地叹息， 不可为死人哀悼； 你的头上仍要缠着头巾， 脚上仍要穿着鞋子； 你不可蒙着脸， 也不可吃为丧家预备的食物。"

18 于是我在早上对众人说了这事， 晚上我的妻子就死了； 次日早晨我就照着所吩咐我的行了。

19 众人问我： "你不告诉我们你这样行与我们有什么关系吗？"

20 我回答他们： "耶和华的话临到我说：

21 ‘你要告诉以色列家， 主耶和华这样说： 看哪！ 我必使我的圣所被亵渎， 这圣所就是你们所夸耀的势力， 眼所喜爱的， 心中所爱惜的。你们遗下的儿女， 都必倒在刀下。

22 那时你们要照着我所行的去行； 你们不可蒙着脸， 也不可吃为丧家预备的食物。

23 你们的头上仍要缠着头巾， 脚上仍要穿着鞋子； 你们不可悲哀， 不可哭泣； 但你们必因自己的罪孽相对叹息， 衰弱而死。

24 以西结必成为你们的一个兆头； 凡他所行的， 将来你们也要照样行。这事来到， 你们就知道我是主耶和华。’

25 "人子啊！ 我从他们中间夺去他们的堡垒、他们所喜欢的荣耀、他们眼所喜爱的、心所崇尚的和他们的儿女的时候，

26 岂没有逃脱的人来到你那里， 使你听见这事吗？

27 那时， 你要向逃脱的人开口说话， 不再作哑巴。你必成为他们的一个兆头。他们就知道我是耶和华。"