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1 Bija sestā gada sestā mēneša piektā diena. Es sēdēju savā namā, Jūdas vecajie sēdēja man pretī, un te pēkšņi man pieskaras Kunga Dieva roka, 2 es skatījos, un redzi – kāds pēc izskata kā cilvēks, lejpus gurniem kā uguns, bet augšpus spožs kā varš! 3 Viņš izstiepa gluži kā roku, aizskāra manas cirtas, un gars mani cēla starp debesīm un zemi un dievišķā redzējumā aiznesa mani uz Jeruzālemi pie iekšpagalma vārtu ailas, kas atrodas pret ziemeļiem, kur stāv nīstamais elks, kas aizkaitina! 4 Un, redzi, tur Israēla Dieva godība! Tā līdzīga tai, ko es redzēju ielejā. 5 Viņš man sacīja: “Cilvēka dēls, raugies uz ziemeļiem!” Es paskatījos uz ziemeļiem, un redzi – ziemeļos pie altāra vārtiem, pie pašas ieejas, šis nīstamais elks! 6 Viņš man sacīja: “Cilvēka dēls, vai tu redzi, ko tie dara?! Kādas milzu preteklības šeit dara Israēla nams, lai mani attālinātu no manas svētvietas!? Bet tu redzēsi vēl lielākas preteklības!”
7 Viņš pieveda mani pie pagalma vārtiem, un es skatījos, un redzi – mūrī caurums! 8 Viņš man sacīja: “Cilvēka dēls, spraucies mūrī!” Es spraucos, un, redzi, ieeja! 9 Viņš man sacīja: “Ej un raugies, kādas ļaunas preteklības viņi šeit dara!” 10 Es gāju un skatījos, un redzi – visapkārt mūrī iegrebti visādu rāpuļu un nešķīstu dzīvnieku veidoli un visi Israēla nama elki! 11 Septiņdesmit vīru no Israēla nama vecajiem un Jaazanju, Šāfāna dēls, nostājās ar tiem pašā priekšā – katram rokā kvēpināmais, un augšup ceļas kvēpināmo dūmu mākonis. 12 Viņš man sacīja: “Vai redzi, cilvēka dēls, ko Israēla nama vecajie dara tumsā, ikviens savā elku telpā? Tie saka: Kungs mūs neredz, Kungs ir pametis zemi!” 13 Viņš man sacīja: “Tu redzēsi vēl lielākas preteklības, ko tie dara!” 14 Viņš aiznesa mani pie Kunga nama vārtu ailas, kas pret ziemeļiem, un, redzi, tur sēž sievas un apraud Tammūzu!
15 Viņš man sacīja: “Vai redzēji, cilvēka dēls?! Tu redzēsi vēl lielākas preteklības nekā šīs!” 16 Viņš mani aiznesa pie Kunga nama iekšpagalma, un, redzi, pie ieejas Kunga templī starp lieveni un altāri kādi divdesmit pieci vīri pagriezuši muguras Kunga templim un pievērsušies austrumiem! Tie zemojās saulei austrumos! 17 Viņš man sacīja: “Vai redzēji, cilvēka dēls?! Vai tad šīs preteklības, ko te dara Jūdas nams, ir kāds nieks – tie piepilda zemi ar vardarbību un steidz mani sadusmot! Redzi, tie ceļ zaru pie nāsīm! 18 Tad arī es būšu nežēlīgs savās dusmās un netaupīšu – kad tie mani stiprā balsī sauks, es neuzklausīšu!”
1 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month , in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me. 2 Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber. 3 And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. 4 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.
5 ¶ Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. 6 He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
7 ¶ And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall. 8 Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. 9 And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here. 10 So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about. 11 And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up. 12 Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.
13 ¶ He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do. 14 Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD’s house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
15 ¶ Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this , O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these. 16 And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD’s house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.
17 ¶ Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this , O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose. 18 Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.
