Dieva vēstījums ļaunprātīgiem vadoņiem
1 Gars mani pacēla un nesa uz Kunga nama vārtiem, kas austrumu pusē, un redzi – vārtos stāvēja divdesmit pieci vīri. Viņu vidū es pamanīju tautas augstmaņus: Jaazanju, Azūra dēlu, un Pelatjāhu, Benājāhu dēlu.
2 Gars man sacīja: “Cilvēka dēls, šie vīri šajā pilsētā sagudro nelietības un dod ļaunus padomus: 3 namu ceļamais laiks nav ne tuvu – pilsēta ir katls, un mēs esam gaļa! – 4 Tādēļ pravieto tiem, pravieto, cilvēka dēls!”
5 Un pār mani nolaidās Kunga Gars un sacīja: “Saki: tā saka Kungs: tā jūs runājat, Israēla nams, un es zinu jūsu domas! 6 Daudzus jūs šajā pilsētā nokāvāt, un ielas ir pilnas nokautajiem.
7 Tādēļ tā saka Kungs Dievs: jūsu nokautie, kas krituši pilsētā, ir gaļa, un pilsēta ir katls, bet jūs tiksiet iztrenkti no tās! 8 Jūs bīsieties zobena, es jums uzsūtīšu zobenu, saka Kungs Dievs. 9 Es jūs iztrenkšu no tās ārā, es to atdošu svešiniekiem, es jums spriedīšu tiesu! 10 Jūs kritīsiet no zobena, es jūs tiesāšu Israēla robežās! Tad zināsiet, ka es esmu Kungs! 11 Šī pilsēta nebūs jums katls, un tajā jūs nebūsiet gaļa! Israēla robežās es jūs tiesāšu! 12 Jūs zināsiet, ka es esmu Kungs, kura likumus jūs nepildījāt un tiesas neievērojāt, – jūs darījāt tā, kā sprieda tautas ap jums!”
13 Kamēr es pravietoju, Pelatjāhu, Benājāhu dēls, nomira. Tad es kritu uz sava vaiga un stiprā balsī kliedzu: “Ak, Kungs Dievs, vai tu pilnīgi piebeigsi Israēla atlikumu?!”
Dievs atjaunos Israēlu
14 Un Kunga vārds nāca pār mani: 15 “Cilvēka dēls, nu Jeruzālemes iedzīvotāji saka par taviem brāļiem, taviem radiem un visu Israēla namu: tie ir tālu no Kunga, mums šī zeme ir atdota mantojumā!
16 Tādēļ saki: tā saka Kungs Dievs: jā, es viņus aizvedu tālu prom tautās, es viņus izkaisīju starp valstīm, bet tur, tajās valstīs, kurp tie nonākuši, es vēl mazliet esmu tiem svētums! –
17 Tādēļ saki: tā saka Kungs Dievs: es jūs sapulcēšu no visām tautām, un es jūs savākšu no visām valstīm, kurās jūs tikāt izkaisīti, un es jums došu Israēla zemi! – 18 Kad viņi tur nonāks, tie aizvāks no tās visas riebeklības un preteklības! 19 Es tiem došu citu sirdi, es likšu viņos jaunu garu, es izņemšu no viņu miesām akmens sirdi un došu tiem miesas sirdi, 20 un tad viņi sekos maniem likumiem, tie turēs un pildīs manas tiesas. Viņi būs mana tauta, un es būšu viņu Dievs! 21 Bet tiem, kam sirds tiecas pēc riebeklībām un preteklībām, – to darbus es pavērsīšu pret viņiem,” saka Kungs Dievs.
22 Tad ķerubi pacēla spārnus – riteņi bija tiem blakus, un Israēla Dieva godība bija pār tiem. 23 Kunga godība pārcēlās no pilsētas uz kalnu, kas pilsētas austrumu pusē. 24 Gars mani pacēla un redzējumā, kas no Dieva Gara, aiznesa pie izsūtītajiem uz Kaldeju. Tad redzējums nozuda, 25 un es izstāstīju izsūtītajiem visu, ko Kungs man bija rādījis.
1 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. 2 Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city: 3 Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
4 ¶ Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man. 5 And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them. 6 Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain. 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it. 8 Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD. 9 And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you. 10 Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 11 This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel: 12 And ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you.
13 ¶ And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
14 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 15 Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession. 16 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come. 17 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. 18 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence. 19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: 20 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 21 But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.
22 ¶ Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 23 And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.
24 ¶ Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me. 25 Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that the LORD had shewed me.
