A Parable about a Vine
1 The Lord spoke to me. 2 “Mortal man,” he said, “how does a vine compare with a tree? What good is a branch of a grapevine compared with the trees of the forest? 3 Can you use it to make anything? Can you even make a peg out of it to hang things on? 4 It is only good for building a fire. And when the ends are burned up and the middle is charred, can you make anything out of it? 5 It was useless even before it was burned. Now that the fire has burned it and charred it, it is even more useless.”
6 Now this is what the Sovereign Lord is saying: “Just as a vine is taken from the forest and burned, so I will take the people who live in Jerusalem 7 and will punish them. They have escaped one fire, but now fire will burn them up. When I punish them, you will know that I am the Lord. 8 They have been unfaithful to me, and so I will make the country a wilderness.” The Sovereign Lord has spoken.
1 Un atkal pār mani nāca Tā Kunga vārds: 2 "Cilvēka bērns! Vai vīnakoka koksne ir pārāka par citu koksni, tāpat arī vīnakoka stīga, kas atrodas meža koku starpā? 3 Vai tā derīga lietaskokam, vai no tās taisa kaut vadzi, kur pakārt kādu priekšmetu? 4 To taču met ugunī, lai tā tur sadeg. Un, kad sadeguši stāda abi gali un apdedzis arī tā vidus, vai tad tas vēl kam derīgs? 5 Redzi, kad tas vēl bija vesels, tas nebija nekur lietojams, kur nu vēl, kad tas sadedzis un apdedzis, lai tas būtu kam derīgs! 6 Tādēļ saki: tā saka Tas Kungs: kā Es vīnakoku meža koku starpā nodevu ugunij kā malku, lai tā to aprij, tā Es nodošu arī Jeruzālemes iedzīvotājus. 7 Es vērsīšu Savu vaigu pret tiem: no uguns tie būs gan glābušies, bet uguns tos tomēr aprīs, lai jūs atzītu, ka Es esmu Tas Kungs, kad Es nostājos pret tiem 8 un daru zemi par tuksnesi, tādēļ ka tie atkāpušies no Manis," - tā saka Dievs Tas Kungs.
