1 Moreover the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of Yahweh’s house, which looks eastward. Behold, twenty-five men were at the door of the gate; and I saw among them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. 2 He said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city; 3 who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’ 4 Therefore prophesy against them. Prophesy, son of man."

5 Yahweh’s Spirit fell on me, and he said to me, "Speak, ‘Yahweh says: "Thus you have said, house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind. 6 You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain."

7 "‘Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: "Your slain whom you have laid in the middle of it, they are the meat, and this is the cauldron; but you will be brought out of the middle of it. 8 You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword on you," says the Lord Yahweh. 9 "I will bring you out of the middle of it, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you. 10 You will fall by the sword. I will judge you in the border of Israel. Then you will know that I am Yahweh. 11 This will not be your cauldron, neither will you be the meat in the middle of it. I will judge you in the border of Israel. 12 You will know that I am Yahweh, for you have not walked in my statutes. You have not executed my ordinances, but have done after the ordinances of the nations that are around you."’"

13 When I prophesied, Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down on my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, "Ah Lord Yahweh! Will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel?"

14 Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 15 "Son of man, your brothers, even your brothers, the men of your relatives, and all the house of Israel, all of them, are the ones to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Go far away from Yahweh. This land has been given to us for a possession.’

16 "Therefore say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: "Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet I will be to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries where they have come."’

17 "Therefore say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: "I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel."

18 "‘They will come there, and they will take away all its detestable things and all its abominations from there. 19 I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them. I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh, 20 that they may walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them. They will be my people, and I will be their God. 21 But as for them whose heart walks after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their way on their own heads,’ says the Lord Yahweh."

22 Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels were beside them. The glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 23 Yahweh’s glory went up from the middle of the city, and stood on the mountain which is on the east side of the city. 24 The Spirit lifted me up, and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to the captives.

So the vision that I had seen went up from me. 25 Then I spoke to the captives all the things that Yahweh had shown me.

1 灵把我提起来， 带到耶和华殿朝东的东门； 在门口那里有二十五个人； 我看见他们中间有人民的领袖押朔的儿子雅撒尼亚和比拿雅的儿子毗拉提。

2 耶和华对我说： "人子啊！ 这些就是图谋罪孽， 在这城里设恶谋的人。

3 他们说： ‘建造房屋的时候还没有到； 这城是锅， 我们是肉。’

4 因此， 人子啊！ 你要说预言， 要说预言攻击他们。"

5 耶和华的灵降在我身上， 他对我说： "你要说： ‘耶和华这样说： 以色列家啊！ 你们口里所说、心中所想的， 我都知道。

6 你们在这城里杀了许多人， 使街道满了死人。

7 因此， 主耶和华这样说： 你们弃置在城中的死人就是肉， 这城就是锅； 至于你们， 却要从城中被赶出去。

8 你们惧怕刀剑， 我就使刀剑临到你们， 这是主耶和华的宣告。

9 我要把你们从城中赶出去， 交在外族人的手里； 我要向你们施行审判。

10 你们必倒在刀下， 我必审判你们， 直到以色列的边境； 你们就知道我是耶和华。

11 这城必不作你们的锅， 你们也必不作其中的肉。我必审判你们直到以色列的边境；

12 你们就知道我是耶和华。这是因为你们没有遵行我的律例， 也没有遵守我的典章， 却效法你们周围列国的习俗去行。’"

13 我正在说预言的时候， 比拿雅的儿子毗拉提死了。于是我脸伏在地， 大声呼叫， 说： "哎， 主耶和华啊！ 难道你要把以色列余剩的人都尽行毁灭吗？"

14 耶和华的话临到我说：

15 "人子啊！ 论到你的兄弟、你的亲属和以色列全家， 耶路撒冷的居民曾经这样说： ‘他们远离了耶和华， 这地是赐给我们作产业的。’

16 因此你要说： ‘主耶和华这样说： 我虽然把他们远远地迁到列国之中， 使他们分散在各地， 我还要在他们所到的各地暂作他们的圣所。’

17 因此你要说： ‘主耶和华这样说： 我要从万族中招聚你们， 从你们被分散到的各地聚集你们， 把以色列地赐给你们。’

18 他们必回到那里， 也必除掉那里所有可厌的偶像和所有可憎之物。

19 "我要把一颗心赐给他们， 把新的灵放在他们里面； 我要从他们肉体中除掉石心， 赐给他们肉心，

20 使他们遵从我的律例， 谨守遵行我的典章， 这样， 他们就必作我的子民， 我必作他们的 神。

21 至于那些心中随从可厌的偶像和可憎之物的人， 我要把他们所行的， 报应在他们的头上。"这是主耶和华的宣告。

22 以后， 基路伯展开翅膀， 轮子都在他们旁边； 在他们以上有以色列 神的荣耀。

23 耶和华的荣耀从城中升起， 停在城东的那座山上。

24 灵把我提起来， 在异象中借着 神的灵， 领我到迦勒底被掳的人那里去； 我看见的异象就离开我上升去了。

25 我就把耶和华指示我的一切事都说给被掳的人听。