1 Tad Viņš man sacīja: "Cilvēka bērns, ēd, kas tavā priekšā, ēd šo rakstu rituli un tad ej un sludini Israēla namam." 2 Tad es atvēru muti, un Viņš man deva ēst rakstu rituli 3 un man sacīja: "Cilvēka bērns, apēd šo rakstu rituli, ko Es tev dodu, un pildi ar to savas iekšas." Tad es to apēdu, un tas bija manā mutē tik salds kā medus. 4 Un Viņš man teica: "Cilvēka bērns, ej pie Israēla un sludini Israēla namam Manus vārdus. 5 Es tevi nesūtu pie tautas, kam sveša valoda un nesaprotama runa, bet pie Israēla nama, 6 nedz arī pie lielām tautām, kam sveša valoda un nesaprotama izteiksme, kuras vārdus tu nesaproti. Taču, ja Es tevi pie tām sūtītu, tās tevi uzklausītu, 7 bet Israēla nams negrib tevi uzklausīt, tie taču neuzklausa arī Mani. Israēla namam ir bieza piere un cieta sirds. 8 Redzi, Es nocietināšu tavu vaigu līdzīgu viņu vaigam. Es došu tev cietu pieri, kas būtu līdzīga viņu pierei, 9 kā dimantu, kas cietāks par klinti, Es darīšu tavu pieri. Nebīsties no tiem, lai tevi nebaida viņu vaigs, jo tie ir nepielaidīga cilts." 10 Tad Viņš vēl turpināja: "Cilvēka bērns, visus vārdus, ko Es tev runāšu, uzklausies labi ar savām ausīm un ieguldi dziļi savā sirdī. 11 Un ej pie trimdiniekiem, saviem tautiešiem, runā uz tiem un saki: tā saka Dievs Tas Kungs, - vai tie tevi klausa vai neklausa." 12 Tad Gara spēks pacēla mani, un es izdzirdu aiz sevis ārkārtīgi skaļu un spēcīgu troksni, kad pacēlās no savas vietas Tā Kunga godība, 13 un proti - četru dzīvo tēlu spārnu švīkstoņu, šiem spārniem savā starpā saskaroties, un ratu rīboņu, katram ritenim griežoties līdzās savam tēlam. 14 Kad Gars mani pacēla un aizrāva, es gāju uz priekšu, būdams sava gara satraukumā dziļi nospiests, bet Tā Kunga roka ar varenu spēku turēja mani. 15 Tā es nonācu pie trimdiniekiem Tel-Abibā, kur tie dzīvoja pie Ķebaras upes. Tur es sēdēju septiņas dienas garā noskumis klusībā viņu vidū. 16 Kad septiņas dienas pagāja, pār mani nāca Tā Kunga vārds: 17 "Cilvēka bērns, Es tevi esmu ielicis par sargu Israēla namam. Kad tu uztversi vārdu no Manas mutes, tad tev tie jāpamāca un jābrīdina Manā Vārdā, 18 kad Es saku bezdievim: tev jāmirst! - un tu to nepamāci un nebrīdini, lai bezdievis atgrieztos no sava ļaunā ceļa un tas paliktu dzīvs, tad bezdievis gan nomirs savos grēkos, bet viņa asinis Es prasīšu no tavas rokas. 19 Bet, kad tu bezdievi būsi pamācījis un viņš tomēr neatstājas no savas bezdievības un sava ļaunā ceļa, tad viņš nomirs savos grēkos, bet tu izglābsi savu dzīvību. 20 Kad taisnais nogriežas no savas taisnības un dara ļaunu un Es nostāšos pret viņu, viņš mirs. Kad tu viņu nebūsi pamācījis, viņš nomirs savos grēkos. Viņa taisnību, ko tas darījis, vairs nepieminēs. Bet viņa asinis Es prasīšu no tavas rokas. 21 Bet, kad tu pamācīsi taisno negrēkot un viņš negrēkos, tad viņš paliks dzīvs, tādēļ ka pieņēma pamācību, un tu būsi izglābis savu dzīvību." 22 Tā Kunga roka nāca tur pār mani, un Viņš man sacīja: "Celies un ej klajumā, tur Es runāšu ar tevi!" 23 Tad es cēlos un aizgāju klajumā, un tur es skatīju Tā Kunga godību, kā es to redzēju pie Ķebaras upes; tad es nokritu uz sava vaiga. 24 Bet Gars nāca pār mani, un es nostājos uz savām kājām. Viņš uzrunāja mani un sacīja: "Ej un ieslēdzies savā namā! 25 Redzi, cilvēka bērns, tev uzliks važas, tu būsi saistīts un nevarēsi iziet viņu vidū. 26 Es likšu tavai mēlei pielipt pie tava žokļa, ka tu paliec mēms un nebūsi tiem vairs par pamācītāju, jo tie ir pretestības pilna cilts. 27 Bet, kad Es runāšu ar tevi, Es atdarīšu tavu muti, un tu saki tiem: tā saka Dievs Tas Kungs: kas klausa, lai klausa, kas neklausa, lai neklausa, - jo tie ir pretestības pilna cilts."
1 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. 2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
4 ¶ And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them. 5 For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel; 6 Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee. 7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted. 8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads. 9 As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears. 11 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. 12 Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying , Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place. 13 I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing. 14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
15 ¶ Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.
16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. 18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. 20 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man , that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
22 ¶ And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee. 23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face. 24 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house. 25 But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them: 26 And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house. 27 But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
