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.
3–BOB
1 U menga shunday dedi:
— Ey inson, Men senga berayotgan bu oʻrama qogʻozni olib yegin. Soʻng Isroil xalqining oldiga borib, aytganlarimni ularga yetkaz.
2 Men ogʻzimni ochdim, U menga oʻsha oʻrama qogʻozni yegani berdi. 3 U menga dedi:
— Qogʻozning hammasini yeb, qorningni toʻygʻaz.
Men qogʻozni yedim, uning taʼmi asalday shirin edi. 4 U menga yana shunday dedi:
— Ey inson, endi borib, Isroil xalqiga Mening gaplarimni ayt. 5 Men seni qiyin va murakkab tilda gapiradigan xalq oldiga emas, balki Isroil xalqi oldiga yuboryapman. 6 Agar Men seni tili tushunarsiz boʻlgan koʻp xalqlar oldiga yuborganimda edi, ular senga albatta quloq solishgan boʻlar edi. 7 Ammo Isroil xalqi senga quloq solmaydi, ular hatto Menga ham quloq solishmaydi. Ha, bu xalq qaysar va oʻjardir. 8 Mana qara, Men seni ular kabi qaysar va oʻjar qilaman. 9 Sening boshing toshday qattiq, qayroqtoshdan ham qattiqroq boʻladi. Ular isyonkor xalq boʻlsa–da, sen ulardan choʻchima, dahshatga tushma.
10 U gapida davom etib shunday dedi:
— Ey inson, senga aytadigan gapimni ikki qulogʻing bilan yaxshilab eshitib, hammasini dilingga tugib olgin. 11 Soʻng surgundagi yurtdoshlaring oldiga bor. Ular senga quloq soladimi, yoʻqmi, ularga: “Egamiz Rabbiy shunday demoqda”, deb gaplarimni yetkaz.
12 Ruh meni koʻtardi. Shunda men orqadan kelayotgan qattiq gumburlagan tovushni eshitdim. Oʻsha tovush: “Egamizning ulugʻvorligini Uning makonida madh qilinglar”, deb aytayotgan edi . 13 Men jonli mavjudotlarning bir–biriga ishqalangan qanotlarining tovushini va yonlaridagi gʻildiraklarning guldurosini eshitdim. 14 Ruh meni boshqa yoqqa olib ketdi. Men achchiqlanib, jahlim chiqa boshladi. Egamizning qudrati meni qamrab olgan edi. 15 Men Kavor daryosining boʻyidagi Tel–Ovuvda yashayotgan surgundagilarning oldiga bordim. Oʻsha yerda yetti kun davomida oʻzimga kela olmay gangib oʻtirdim.
Hizqiyolni Egamiz soqchi qilib tayinlaydi
16 Yetti kundan keyin Egamiz menga Oʻz soʻzini ayon qildi:
17 — Ey inson, Men seni Isroil xalqiga soqchi qilib tayinladim. Ogʻzimdan chiqqan har bir gapimni ularga aytib, ogohlantirasan. 18 Agar Men fosiqqa: “Sen albatta oʻlasan”, deb aytsam–u, sen esa oʻsha odamni bu haqda ogohlantirmasang, hayotini saqlab qolay deb, uni fosiqlik yoʻlidan qaytarmasang, oʻsha odam oʻz gunohi uchun oʻladi. Biroq uning oʻlimi uchun Men seni javobgar qilaman. 19 Agarda sen fosiqni ogohlantirsang–u, u esa fosiqlik yoʻlidan qaytmasa, u oʻz gunohi uchun oʻladi, sen esa oʻz joningni asrab qolgan boʻlasan. 20 Agar solih kishi yomon yoʻlga kirib, gunohga qoʻl ursa, Men uning oyogʻiga toʻgʻonoq solaman, u qoqilib yiqiladi . Bordi–yu, sen oʻsha odamni ogohlantirmasang, u nobud boʻladi. Men uning qilgan savob ishlarini esga olmayman, u oʻzining gunohi uchun oʻladi. Uning oʻlimi uchun esa seni javobgar qilaman. 21 Bordi–yu, sen solih kishini yomon yoʻldan qaytarsang, u senga quloq solgani uchun yashaydi. Sen esa oʻz joningni asrab qolgan boʻlasan.
Hizqiyol tildan qoladi
22 Egamiz menga Oʻz qudratini ato etib, shunday dedi:
— Qani, tur, vodiyga tush. Men sen bilan oʻsha yerda gaplashaman.
23 Men turib, vodiyga tushdim. Egamizning ulugʻvorligi menga zohir boʻldi. Men u yerda koʻrgan Egamizning ulugʻvorligi xuddi Kavor daryosi boʻyida koʻrgan ulugʻvorlikka oʻxshar edi . Men muk tushdim.
24 Ruh vujudimga kirib, meni oyoqlarimga turgʻizib qoʻydi. Soʻng Egamiz menga shunday dedi:
— Uyingga kirib, eshiklarni ichidan qulflab ol. 25 Koʻchaga chiqa olmasliging uchun seni arqonlar bilan bogʻlashadi. 26 Sen bu isyonkor xalqqa tanbeh bera olmasliging uchun, Men seni gung qilib, tilingni tanglayingga yopishtirib qoʻyaman. 27 Ammo ularga aytadigan gapim boʻlganda, seni yana tilga kiritaman . Ularga: “Egamiz Rabbiy shunday demoqda”, deb gapirasan. Senga quloq soladiganlar quloq solsin, quloq solishni xohlamaganlar esa solmasin. Axir, ular isyonkor xalq–ku!
