1 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. 2 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them? 4 Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols; 5 That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.
6 ¶ Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations. 7 For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself: 8 And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. 10 And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him; 11 That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD.
12 ¶ The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 13 Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it: 14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.
15 ¶ If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts: 16 Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.
17 ¶ Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: 18 Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.
19 ¶ Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast: 20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness. 21 For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?
22 ¶ Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it. 23 And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.
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1 Tad pie manis atnāca daži Israēla vecajie un apsēdās man pretī. 2 Pār mani nāca Kunga vārds: 3 “Cilvēka dēls, šie vīri ir ieņēmuši sirdī elkus, savas klupšanas vainu tie tur savā priekšā! Vai tādiem ir mani jāiztaujā? 4 Runā uz tiem, saki tiem: tā saka Kungs Dievs: kad ikviena Israēla nama vīra prāts ir elku pārņemts, kaut tie nolikuši priekšā savas klupšanas vainu un tad nāk pie pravieša, es, Kungs, tiem atbildēšu, kaut elku tiem daudz! 5 Es atgūšu Israēla nama sirdis, kas no manis atsvešinājušās elku dēļ!
6 Tādēļ saki Israēla namam: tā saka Kungs Dievs: atgriezieties, atgriezieties no elkiem un novērsieties no visām preteklībām! 7 Jo ikvienam no Israēla nama un arī svešiniekiem, kas mīt Israēlā un ir atkāpušies no manis, kam prāti elku pārņemti un kas nolikuši sev priekšā savas klupšanas vainu, bet nāk pie pravieša iztaujāt mani – es esmu Kungs! – es tiem atbildēšu. 8 Es vērsīšos pret tādiem vīriem un padarīšu tos par zīmi un parunu, es iznīdēšu tos no maniem ļaudīm! Tad jūs zināsiet, ka es esmu Kungs!
9 Ja kāds pravietis runādams maldinās, tad es, Kungs, maldināšu šo pravieti, es izstiepšu savu roku pret viņu un iznīcināšu to no saviem Israēla ļaudīm. 10 Tie nesīs savu vainu – būs vainīgs gan taujātājs, gan pravietis. 11 Lai Israēla nams no manis vairs nenomaldās, lai viņi vairs neapgānās ar saviem noziegumiem, tad viņi būs mana tauta un es būšu viņu Dievs!” saka Kungs Dievs.
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12 Kunga vārds nāca pār mani: 13 “Cilvēka dēls, ja kāda zeme grēko pret mani un ir neuzticīga man, tad es izstiepšu savu roku pret to, es atņemšu tai maizi un uzsūtīšu badu – es tur kaušu gan cilvēku, gan lopu. 14 Ja arī tur būtu šie trīs taisnīgie vīri – Noa, Daniēls un Ījabs –, tie izglābtu vienīgi savu dzīvību, saka Kungs Dievs. 15 Ja es tai zemei uzsūtītu plēsīgus zvērus, ka tie to iztukšotu un izdeldētu, 16 un ja tur būtu šie trīs vīri – kā es esmu dzīvs! – saka Kungs Dievs – ne dēlus, ne meitas tie neizglābtu, tie izglābtu vienīgi savu dzīvību, bet zeme tiktu izdeldēta. 17 Ja zobenu es palaistu pa to zemi un es sacītu zobenam: ej pa šo zemi, – ja es tur izkautu gan cilvēku, gan lopu 18 un tur būtu šie trīs vīri – kā es esmu dzīvs! – saka Kungs Dievs – ne dēlus, ne meitas tie neizglābtu, tie izglābtu vienīgi savu dzīvību! 19 Ja es šai zemei uzsūtītu mēri, ja es ar asinīm izlietu savu versmi pār to un izkautu gan cilvēku, gan lopu 20 un tur būtu Noa, Daniēls un Ījabs – kā es esmu dzīvs, saka Kungs Dievs! – ne dēlus, ne meitas tie neizglābtu, tie izglābtu vienīgi savu dzīvību, sava taisnīguma dēļ tie izglābtu savu dzīvību.
21 Jo tā saka Kungs Dievs: ja es pret Jeruzālemi sūtītu savas četras ļaunās tiesas – zobenu, badu, plēsīgus zvērus un mēri – un izkautu gan cilvēku, gan lopu, 22 tad tomēr, redzi, tur atliktu daži izglābtie, jo izvesto dēli un meitas atgriezīsies pie jums, un, kad jūs redzēsiet viņu gājumu un veikumu, tad jūs samierināsieties ar ļaunumu, kam es liku nākt pār Jeruzālemi, – ar visu to, kam es esmu licis notikt. 23 Un tie jūs nomierinās, jo jūs redzēsiet viņu gājumu un veikumu. Tad jūs zināsiet, ka ne bez iemesla es esmu darījis visas šīs lietas,” saka Kungs Dievs.
