Ezekiel 2
The commissioning of Ezekiel (continued)
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָי בֶּן-אָדָם עֲמֹד עַל-רַגְלֶיךָ וַאֲדַבֵּר אֹתָֽךְ׃
And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
וַתָּבֹא בִי רוּחַ כַּֽאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֵלַי וַתַּעֲמִדֵנִי עַל-רַגְלָי וָאֶשְׁמַע אֵת מִדַּבֵּר אֵלָֽי׃
And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי בֶּן-אָדָם שׁוֹלֵחַ אֲנִי אֽוֹתְךָ אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל-גּוֹיִם הַמּוֹרְדִים אֲשֶׁר מָרְדוּ-בִי הֵמָּה וַאֲבוֹתָם פָּשְׁעוּ בִי עַד-עֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.
וְהַבָּנִים קְשֵׁי פָנִים וְחִזְקֵי-לֵב אֲנִי שׁוֹלֵחַ אוֹתְךָ אֲלֵיהֶם וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֹֽה׃
For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.
וְהֵמָּה אִם-יִשְׁמְעוּ וְאִם-יֶחְדָּלוּ כִּי בֵּית מְרִי הֵמָּה וְיָדְעוּ כִּי נָבִיא הָיָה בְתוֹכָֽם׃
And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
וְאַתָּה בֶן-אָדָם אַל-תִּירָא מֵהֶם וּמִדִּבְרֵיהֶם אַל-תִּירָא כִּי סָרָבִים וְסַלּוֹנִים אוֹתָךְ וְאֶל-עַקְרַבִּים אַתָּה יוֹשֵׁב מִדִּבְרֵיהֶם אַל-תִּירָא וּמִפְּנֵיהֶם אַל-תֵּחָת כִּי בֵּית מְרִי הֵֽמָּה׃
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
וְדִבַּרְתָּ אֶת-דְּבָרַי אֲלֵיהֶם אִֽם-יִשְׁמְעוּ וְאִם-יֶחְדָּלוּ כִּי מְרִי הֵֽמָּה׃
And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
The scroll of lamentations
וְאַתָּה בֶן-אָדָם שְׁמַע אֵת אֲשֶׁר-אֲנִי מְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ אַל-תְּהִי-מֶרִי כְּבֵית הַמֶּרִי פְּצֵה פִיךָ וֶאֱכֹל אֵת אֲשֶׁר-אֲנִי נֹתֵן אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.
וָאֶרְאֶה וְהִנֵּה-יָד שְׁלוּחָה אֵלָי וְהִנֵּה-בוֹ מְגִלַּת-סֵֽפֶר׃
And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
וַיִּפְרֹשׂ אוֹתָהּ לְפָנַי וְהִיא כְתוּבָה פָּנִים וְאָחוֹר וְכָתוּב אֵלֶיהָ קִנִים וָהֶגֶה וָהִֽי׃
And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.