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Ang Pagsimba sa mga Dios-dios sa Jerusalem

Sang ikalima nga adlaw sang ikaanom nga bulan, sadtong ikaanom nga tuig sang amon pagkabihag, gin-gamhan ako sang Ginoong Dios. Nagapungko ako sadto sa akon balay kag nagapakigsugilanon sa akon ang mga manugdumala sang Juda. May nakita ako nga daw sa tawo. Halin sa iya hawak paidalom pareho siya sang kalayo, kag halin sa iya hawak paibabaw pareho siya sang nagabadlak nga metal. Gin-untay niya ang iya daw kamot kag ginkaptan niya ako sa buhok. Gin-alsa ako sang Espiritu sa kahanginan kag gindala sa Jerusalem, sa aminhan dampi nga puwertahan sang sulod nga lagwerta sang templo, nga sa diin nabutang ang isa ka dios-dios nga nakapaakig gid sa Dios. Dayon nakita ko didto ang gamhanan nga presensya sang Dios sang Israel, pareho sang nakita ko sa patag.

Dayon nagsiling ang Dios sa akon, “Tawo, magtan-aw ka sa aminhan.” Gani nagtan-aw ako, kag nakita ko sa tupad sang puwertahan malapit sa halaran ang dios-dios nga nakapaakig gid sa Dios. Nagsiling ang Dios sa akon, “Tawo, nakita mo bala ang ginahimo sang katawhan sang Israel? Nakita mo bala ang makangilil-ad gid nga ginahimo nila diri, sa pagtabog sa akon palayo sa akon templo? Pero makita mo pa gid ang mas sobra pa ka makangilil-ad.”

Dayon gindala niya ako sa puwertahan sang lagwerta sang templo, kag pagtan-aw ko, may nakita ako nga buho sa pader. Nagsiling siya sa akon, “Tawo, padakua ang buho sang pader.” Gani ginpadako ko ini, kag nakita ko ang isa ka puwertahan. Nagsiling naman siya sa akon, “Sulod kag tan-awa ang makangilil-ad gid nga ila ginahimo.” 10 Gani nagsulod ako kag nakita ko nga ang pader palibot puno sang nagkalain-lain nga mga larawan sang sapat nga nagakamang kag sang iban pa nga mga sapat nga ginakabig nga mahigko. Nakita ko man didto ang tanan nga dios-dios sang katawhan sang Israel. 11 Nagatindog didto ang 70 ka manugdumala sang Israel, kag isa sa ila amo si Jaazania nga anak ni Shafan. Ang kada isa may ginauyatan nga suludlan sang insenso, kag ang aso sang insenso nagatub-ok.

12 Dayon nagsiling ang Dios sa akon, “Tawo, ti nakita mo na kon ano ang ginahimo sang mga manugdumala sang Israel sa sekreto? Kada isa sa ila ara sa kuwarto sang iya dios-dios. Nagasiling sila, ‘Wala nagatulok ang Ginoo sa aton; ginsikway na niya ang Israel.’ ”

13 Nagsiling pa gid ang Dios, “Makita mo pa gid ang mas sobra pa ka makangilil-ad nga ginahimo nila.” 14 Dayon gindala niya ako sa aminhan dampi nga puwertahan sang templo sang Ginoo, kag didto nakita ko ang mga babayi nga nagapungko kag nagahibi para sa dios nga si Tamuz. 15 Nagsiling siya sa akon, “Tawo, nakita mo bala ina? Makita mo pa gid ang mas sobra pa dira ka makangilil-ad.”

16 Dayon gindala niya ako sa sulod nga lagwerta sang templo sang Ginoo. Kag didto sa puwertahan sang templo, sa tunga-tunga sang balkon kag halaran, may mga 25 ka tawo. Nagatalikod sila sa templo kag nagaatubang sa sidlangan kag nagaluhod nga nagasimba sa nagabutlak nga adlaw.

17 Dayon nagsiling ang Dios sa akon, “Tawo, nakita mo na bala ina? Ordinaryo lang bala para sa katawhan sang Juda ang paghimo sinang makangilil-ad nga mga butang diri? Wala labot sina ginahimo pa nila ang pagpamintas sa bug-os nga nasyon, gani ginapaakig gid nila ako. Tan-awa kon daw ano ang ila pagpasipala sa akon![a] 18 Gani matilawan nila ang akon kaakig. Indi ko gid sila pagkaluoyan. Bisan magsinggit pa sila sing tudo sa pagpangayo sang bulig sa akon, indi ko sila pagpamatian.”

Footnotes

  1. 8:17 Tan-awa… sa akon: Indi klaro ang buot silingon sang Hebreo sini.

Idolatry in the Temple

In the sixth year, in the sixth month on the fifth day, while I was sitting in my house and the elders(A) of Judah were sitting before(B) me, the hand of the Sovereign Lord came on me there.(C) I looked, and I saw a figure like that of a man.[a] From what appeared to be his waist down he was like fire, and from there up his appearance was as bright as glowing metal.(D) He stretched out what looked like a hand(E) and took me by the hair of my head. The Spirit lifted me up(F) between earth and heaven and in visions(G) of God he took me to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court,(H) where the idol that provokes to jealousy(I) stood. And there before me was the glory(J) of the God of Israel, as in the vision I had seen in the plain.(K)

Then he said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” So I looked, and in the entrance north of the gate of the altar I saw this idol(L) of jealousy.

And he said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing—the utterly detestable(M) things the Israelites are doing here, things that will drive me far from my sanctuary?(N) But you will see things that are even more detestable.”

Then he brought me to the entrance to the court. I looked, and I saw a hole in the wall. He said to me, “Son of man, now dig into the wall.” So I dug into the wall and saw a doorway there.

And he said to me, “Go in and see the wicked and detestable things they are doing here.” 10 So I went in and looked, and I saw portrayed all over the walls(O) all kinds of crawling things and unclean(P) animals and all the idols of Israel.(Q) 11 In front of them stood seventy elders(R) of Israel, and Jaazaniah son of Shaphan was standing among them. Each had a censer(S) in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense(T) was rising.(U)

12 He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of Israel are doing in the darkness,(V) each at the shrine of his own idol? They say, ‘The Lord does not see(W) us; the Lord has forsaken the land.’” 13 Again, he said, “You will see them doing things that are even more detestable.”

14 Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the Lord, and I saw women sitting there, mourning the god Tammuz.(X) 15 He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? You will see things that are even more detestable than this.”

16 He then brought me into the inner court(Y) of the house of the Lord, and there at the entrance to the temple, between the portico and the altar,(Z) were about twenty-five men. With their backs toward the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, they were bowing down to the sun(AA) in the east.(AB)

17 He said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial matter for the people of Judah to do the detestable things(AC) they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence(AD) and continually arouse my anger?(AE) Look at them putting the branch to their nose! 18 Therefore I will deal with them in anger;(AF) I will not look on them with pity(AG) or spare them. Although they shout in my ears, I will not listen(AH) to them.”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 8:2 Or saw a fiery figure

And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell there upon me.

Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.

And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.

And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.

Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.

And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.

Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.

10 So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.

11 And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.

12 Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, the Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth.

13 He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.

14 Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.

15 Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.

16 And he brought me into the inner court of the Lord's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

17 Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.

18 Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.