1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. 4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. 5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them .
7 ¶ Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 8 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; 9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
11 ¶ For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. 13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. 15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD. 16 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
17 And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats. 18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet? 19 And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.
20 ¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. 21 Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; 22 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle. 23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it . 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing. 27 And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. 28 And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid. 29 And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more. 30 Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD. 31 And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.
Vēstījums ļaunprātīgajiem Israēla ganiem
1 Kunga vārds nāca pār mani: 2 “Cilvēka dēls, pravieto par Israēla ganiem! Saki šiem ganiem: tā saka Kungs Dievs: vai! Israēla ganiem, kuri gana tikai paši sevi! Vai tad ganiem nav jāgana avis?! 3 No treknākajām jūs barojaties, vilnā jūs tērpjaties, barotās jūs kaujat, bet ganāmpulku neganāt: 4 vājo jūs nespēcinājāt, slimo nedziedinājāt, savainoto nepārsējāt, aizklīdušo nepārvedāt, pazudušo nemeklējāt – vien rupji ar varu tās valdījāt! 5 Bez gana tās ir noklīdušas, un, kad tās noklīda, tad kļuva lauka zvēriem par laupījumu. 6 Manas avis klejo pa kalniem un pakalniem. Manas avis ir izklīdušas pa visu zemes virsu, nevienam tās nerūp, neviens tās nemeklē!
7 Tādēļ, gani, klausieties Kunga vārdu! 8 Kā es esmu dzīvs, saka Kungs Dievs, manas avis ir saplosītas, manas avis kļuvušas lauka zvēriem par laupījumu, jo tām nebija ganu! Mani gani nemeklē manas avis, bet ganās paši! Manas avis tie negana!
9 Tādēļ, gani, klausieties Kunga vārdu! 10 Tā saka Kungs Dievs: redzi, šiem ganiem es atprasīšu savas avis un neļaušu tiem vairs ganīt, un arī tie paši vairs neganīsies. Es izraušu savas avis tiem no mutes – tās vairs nebūs viņiem par laupījumu!
Dievs – savu avju patiesais gans
11 Jo tā saka Kungs Dievs: es pats meklēšu un vedīšu atpakaļ savas avis! 12 Kā gans uzmana savu ganāmpulku, kad viņš ir pie tā, tā es rūpēšos par savām avīm un aizvedīšu no visām vietām, kur tās noklīdušas tumšajās, mākoņainajās dienās! 13 Es tās izvedīšu no tautām, un es tās sapulcināšu no valstīm. Es tās atvedīšu uz viņu zemi, un es tās ganīšu Israēla kalnos un ielejās, visās viņu zemes apdzīvotās vietās. 14 Es tās vadīšu uz labām ganībām, viņu ganības būs Israēla augstajos kalnos. Tās zvilnēs labās ganībās, leknas ganības tām būs Israēla kalnos! 15 Es ganīšu savas avis, un es tās guldīšu, saka Kungs Dievs. 16 Pazudušās es uzmeklēšu, aizklīdušās es atvedīšu atpakaļ, savainotās es pārsiešu, vājās es spēcināšu, bet taukās un stiprās es iznīcināšu. Es tās ganīšu pēc taisnības!
17 Jūs esat manas avis, saka Kungs Dievs, es spriedīšu tiesu gan avīm, gan auniem un āžiem. 18 Vai tad jums nav diezgan, ka ganāties labākajās ganībās? Vai atlikušās ganības gribat izmīdīt kājām? Jums ir skaidrs ūdens dzeršanai, bet vai atlikušo gribat saduļķot kājām? 19 Vai manām avīm jāēd tas, ko jūs esat sabradājuši, un jādzer, ko jūs esat saduļķojuši kājām?
20 Tā saka Kungs Dievs par tiem: es spriedīšu tiesu gan avīm, gan auniem un āžiem! 21 Tādēļ ka jūs visas vājās ar pleciem grūstāt un badāt ar ragiem un esat tās iztrenkuši ārā! 22 Es glābšu savas avis, tās vairs neplosīs – es avīm spriedīšu tiesu! 23 Es iecelšu tām vienu ganu, kas tās ganīs, – savu kalpu Dāvidu! – viņš tās ganīs, viņš būs tām gans. 24 Un es, Kungs, es būšu viņu Dievs, un mans kalps Dāvids būs viņu valdnieks! Es, Kungs, tā esmu teicis. 25 Es slēgšu ar viņiem miera derību, es iznīdēšu ļaunos zvērus no zemes, tad tie varēs apmesties tuksnesī un dusēt mežos.
26 Es svētīšu viņus un vietu visapkārt manam kalnam, es sūtīšu lietu īstā laikā – tas būs svētības lietus! 27 Visi lauka koki nesīs augļus, un zeme dos ražu, tad viņi drošībā dzīvos savā zemē! Tad tie zinās, ka es esmu Kungs – es salauzīšu viņu jūga kokus un atbrīvošu no kalpības! 28 Tie nebūs vairs tautām par laupījumu, un lauka zvēri tos neplosīs – tie dzīvos drošībā, tiem nebūs jābīstas! 29 Es tiem dēstīšu dārzus, badu tajā zemē viņi vairs necietīs un tautu negods tiem vairs nebūs jānes. 30 Tad tie zinās, ka es esmu Kungs, viņu Dievs, un viņi, Israēla nams, ir mani ļaudis, saka Kungs Dievs. 31 Jūs esat manas avis, manas ganāmās avis, jūs esat cilvēki, un es esmu jūsu Dievs!” saka Kungs Dievs.
