Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 11:1-13

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?

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