Jeruzāleme kā nederīgs vīnakoks
1 Kunga vārds nāca pār mani: 2 “Cilvēka dēls, vai vīnakoka stīgas ir pārākas par visu koku zariem, kas aug mežā? 3 Vai tad to ņem, lai darinātu no tā kaut ko, kaut vai vadzi, uz kā uzkārt visādas lietas? 4 Redzi, to atdos ugunij, lai rij no abiem galiem, un uguns rīs arī vidu! Vai apsvilis tas būs vairāk noderīgs? 5 Ja tas nesabojāts neder nekam, vai apsvilis tas derēs kam vairāk kā sadedzināšanai ugunī?
6 Tādēļ tā saka Kungs Dievs: tāpat kā vīnakoku un koku zarus es atdodu aprīt ugunij, tā es atdodu arī Jeruzālemes iedzīvotājus! 7 Es vērsīšos pret tiem – no uguns tie izspruks, un atkal uguns tos rīs! Tad jūs zināsiet, ka es esmu Kungs! Es pats būšu pret tiem! 8 Es padarīšu zemi par izpostījumu viņu lielās neuzticības dēļ!” saka Kungs Dievs.
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.
