Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 11

1Moreover the spiritר֗וּחַRu.achH7307lifted me upוַתִּשָּׂ֨אva.ti.Sa'H5375,and broughtוַתָּבֵ֣אva.ta.Ve'H935me unto the eastהַקַּדְמוֹנִי֙ha.kad.mo.NiH6931gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179of Yhwh'sיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,which lookethהַפּוֹנֶ֣הha.po.NehH6437eastwardקָדִ֔ימָהka.Di.mahH6921:and behold at the doorבְּפֶ֣תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376;amongבְתוֹכָ֜םve.to.KhamH8432whom I sawוָאֶרְאֶ֨הva.'er.'EhH7200Jaazaniahיַאֲזַנְיָ֧הya.'a.zan.YahH2970the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Azurעַזֻּ֛ר'a.ZurH5809,and Pelatiahפְּלַטְיָ֥הוּpe.lat.Ya.huH6410the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141,princesשָׂרֵ֖יsa.ReiH8269of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

2Then saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, these arethe menהָאֲנָשִׁ֞יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that deviseהַחֹשְׁבִ֥יםha.cho.she.VimH2803mischiefאָ֛וֶן'A.venH205,and giveוְהַיֹּעֲצִ֥יםve.hai.yo.'a.TzimH3289wickedרָ֖עra'H7451counselעֲצַת־'a.tzat-H6098in this cityבָּעִ֥ירba.'IrH5892:

3Which sayהָאֹ֣מְרִ֔יםha.'O.me.RimH559, It isnot nearבְקָר֖וֹבve.ka.RovH7138;let us buildבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1129housesבָּתִּ֑יםba.TimH1004: this city isthe caldronהַסִּ֔ירha.SirH5518, and we bethe fleshהַבָּשָֽׂר׃ha.ba.SarH1320.

4Therefore prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012against them, prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012,O sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

5And the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068fellוַתִּפֹּ֣לva.ti.PolH5307upon me, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Speakאֱמֹר֙'e.MorH559;Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Thus have ye saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:for I knowיְדַעְתִּֽיהָ׃ye.da'.Ti.haH3045the things that comeוּמַעֲל֥וֹתu.ma.'a.LotH4609into your mindרֽוּחֲכֶ֖םru.cha.KhemH7307, every one of them.

6Ye have multipliedהִרְבֵּיתֶ֥םhir.bei.TemH7235your slainחַלְלֵיכֶ֖םcha.lei.KhemH2491in this cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,and ye have filledוּמִלֵּאתֶ֥םu.mi.le.TemH4390the streetsחוּצֹתֶ֖יהָchu.tzo.Tei.haH2351thereof with the slainחָלָֽל׃ פcha.LalH2491.

7Therefore thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;Your slainחַלְלֵיכֶם֙cha.lei.KhemH2491whom ye have laidשַׂמְתֶּ֣םsam.TemH7760in the midstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432of it, they arethe fleshהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320, and this city isthe caldronהַסִּ֑ירha.SirH5518:but I will bring you forthהוֹצִ֥יאho.Tzi'H3318out of the midstמִתּוֹכָֽהּ׃mi.to.KhahH8432of it.

8Ye have fearedיְרֵאתֶ֑םye.re.TemH3372the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719;and I will bringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935a swordוְחֶ֙רֶב֙ve.Che.revH2719upon you, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

9And I will bring you outוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318of the midstמִתּוֹכָ֔הּmi.to.KhahH8432thereof, and deliverוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414you into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of strangersזָרִ֑יםza.RimH2114,and will executeוְעָשִׂ֛יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213judgmentsשְׁפָטִֽים׃she.fa.TimH8201among you.

10Ye shall fallתִּפֹּ֔לוּti.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719;I will judgeאֶשְׁפּ֣וֹט'esh.PotH8199you in the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11This cityshall not be your caldronלְסִ֔ירle.SirH5518,neither shall ye be the fleshלְבָשָׂ֑רle.va.SarH1320in the midstבְתוֹכָ֖הּve.to.KhahH8432thereof; butI will judgeאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ט'esh.PotH8199you in the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:

12And ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:for ye have not walkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םha.lakh.TemH1980in my statutesבְּחֻקַּי֙be.chu.KaiH2706,neither executedעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213my judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941,but have doneעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213after the mannersוּֽכְמִשְׁפְּטֵ֧יu.khe.mish.pe.TeiH4941of the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471that areround aboutסְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶ֖םse.vi.vo.tei.KhemH5439you.

13And it came to pass, when I prophesiedכְּהִנָּ֣בְאִ֔יke.hi.Na.ve.'IH5012,that Pelatiahוּפְלַטְיָ֥הוּu.fe.lat.Ya.huH6410the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הbe.na.YahH1141diedמֵ֑תMetH4191.Then fell I downוָאֶפֹּ֨לva.'e.PolH5307upon my faceפָּנַ֜יpa.NaiH6440,and criedוָאֶזְעַ֣קva.'ez.'AkH2199with a loudגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419voiceקוֹל־kol-H6963,and saidוָאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559,Ahאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069!wilt thou makeעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213a full endכָּלָה֙ka.LahH3617of the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?

14Again the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

15Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,thy brethrenאַחֶ֤יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, eventhy brethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251,the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of thy kindredגְאֻלָּתֶ֔ךָge.'u.la.Te.khaH1353,and all the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wholly, arethey unto whom the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389have saidאָמְר֨וּ'a.me.RuH559,Get you farרַֽחֲקוּ֙ra.cha.KuH7368from Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:unto us is this landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776givenנִתְּנָ֥הni.te.NahH5414in possessionלְמוֹרָשָֽׁה׃ סle.mo.ra.ShahH4181.

16Therefore sayאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;Although I have cast them far offהִרְחַקְתִּים֙hir.chak.TimH7368among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,and although I have scatteredהֲפִֽיצוֹתִ֖יםha.fi.tzo.TimH6327them among the countriesבָּאֲרָצ֑וֹתba.'a.ra.TzotH776,yet will I be to them as a littleמְעַ֔טme.'AtH4592sanctuaryלְמִקְדָּ֣שׁle.mik.DashH4720in the countriesבָּאֲרָצ֖וֹתba.'a.ra.TzotH776where they shall comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935.

17Therefore sayאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;I will even gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֤יve.ki.batz.TiH6908you from the peopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971,and assembleוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.TiH622you out of the countriesהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776where ye have been scatteredנְפֹצוֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327,and I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414you the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18And they shall comeוּבָ֖אוּ־u.Va.'u-H935thither, and they shall take awayוְהֵסִ֜ירוּve.he.Si.ruH5493all the detestable thingsשִׁקּוּצֶ֛יהָshi.ku.Tzei.haH8251thereof and all the abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֶ֖יהָto.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441thereof from thence.

19And I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414them oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,and I will putאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414a newחֲדָשָׁ֖הcha.da.ShahH2319spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307withinבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you; and I will takeוַהֲסִ֨רֹתִ֜יva.ha.Si.ro.TiH5493the stonyהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68heartלֵ֤בlevH3820out of their fleshמִבְּשָׂרָ֔םmi.be.sa.RamH1320,and will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414them an heartלֵ֥בlevH3820of fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320:

20That they may walkH3212in my statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,and keepיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104mine ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יmish.pa.TaiH4941,and doוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213them: and they shall be my peopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971,and I will be their Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

21But as for themwhose heartלֵ֧בlevH3820walkethהֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980after the heartלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820of their detestable thingsשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֛םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251and their abominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֖םve.to.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441,I will recompenseנָתַ֔תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414their wayדַּרְכָּם֙dar.KamH1870upon their own headsבְּרֹאשָׁ֣םbe.ro.ShamH7218,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

22Then did the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742lift upוַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'UH5375their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֔םkan.fei.HemH3671,and the wheelsוְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖יםve.ha.'o.fa.NimH212besideלְעֻמָּתָ֑םle.'u.ma.TamH5980them; and the gloryוּכְב֧וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasover them aboveמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃mil.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

23And the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927from the midstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975upon the mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022which ison the east sideמִקֶּ֥דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of the cityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892.

24Afterwards the spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307took me upנְשָׂאַ֗תְנִיne.sa.'At.niH5375,and broughtוַתְּבִיאֵ֤נִיva.te.vi.'E.niH935me in a visionבַּמַּרְאֶ֖הba.mar.'EhH4758by the Spiritבְּר֣וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430into Chaldeaכַשְׂדִּ֙ימָה֙khas.Di.mahH3778,to them of the captivityהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473.So the visionהַמַּרְאֶ֖הha.mar.'EhH4758that I had seenרָאִֽיתִי׃ra.'I.tiH7200went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927from me.

25Then I spakeוָאֲדַבֵּ֖רva.'a.da.BerH1696unto them of the captivityהַגּוֹלָ֑הha.go.LahH1473all the thingsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had shewedהֶרְאָֽנִי׃ פher.'A.niH7200me.

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