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Baabuloon Oo Ah Seeftii Xukunka Rabbiga

21 Oo haddana Eraygii Rabbiga ayaa ii yimid isagoo leh, Wiilka Aadamow, wejigaaga xagga Yeruusaalem u sii jeedi, oo hadal xagga meelaha quduuska ah ka gees ah ku hadal, oo waxaad wax ka sii sheegtaa dalka reer binu Israa'iil. Oo waxaad dalka reer binu Israa'iil ku tidhaahdaa, Rabbigu wuxuu leeyahay, Bal eeg, anigu col baan kugu ahaye, oo intaan seeftayda galkeeda ka soo bixiyo ayaan kan xaqa ah iyo sharrowgaba kaa baabbi'in doonaa. Seeftaydu intay galkeeda ka soo baxdo ayay wada baabbi'in doontaa binu-aadmiga oo dhan tan iyo koonfur iyo ilaa woqooyi inta ka dhex leh, maxaa yeelay, anigu waxaan markaas kaa baabbi'in doonaa kan xaqa ah iyo sharrowgaba. Oo binu-aadmiga oo dhammuba waxay wada ogaan doonaan in aniga Rabbiga ahu aan seeftaydii galkeedii ka soo bixiyey, oo mar dambena dib uma ay noqon doonto. Haddaba Wiilka Aadamow, taah. Qalbijab iyo si qadhaadh hortooda ugu taah. Oo markay kugu yidhaahdaan, War maxaad la taahaysaa? waxaad ugu jawaabtaa, Waxaan la taahayaa warka soo socda aawadiis. Qalbi kastaaba waa dhalaali doonaa, oo gacan kastaaba way taag gabi doontaa, oo naf kastaaba way qalbi jabi doontaa, oo qof kasta jilbihiisu sida biyo oo kale ayay u tabaryaraan doonaan. Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Bal eega, way soo socotaa, wayna ahaanaysaa.

Oo haddana Eraygii Rabbiga ayaa ii yimid isagoo leh, Wiilka Aadamow, wax sii sheeg, oo waxaad tidhaahdaa, Rabbigu wuxuu leeyahay, Waxaad tidhaahdaa, Seef, seef baa la afeeyey, oo weliba waa la safeeyey. 10 Waxaa loo afeeyey inay aad wax u layso, oo waxaa loo safeeyey inay sida hillaac u dhalaasho. Haddaba miyaynu rayraynaa? Usha wiilkaygu waxay quudhsataa geed kasta. 11 Oo seefta waxaa loo dhiibay in la safeeyo si wax loogu isticmaalo. Seefta waxaa loo soo afeeyey oo loo soo safeeyey in gacanta loo geliyo kan wax laaya. 12 Wiilka Aadamow, qayli oo barooro, waayo, waxay ku kor dhici doontaa dadkayga, oo waxay ku kor dhici doontaa amiirrada reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan. Iyaga iyo dadkaygaba seeftaa loo dhiibay. Haddaba sidaas aawadeed bowdadaada u dharbaax. 13 Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Waxaa jira tijaabin, oo maxaa jiri doona xataa hadday usha wax quudhsata aanay mar dambe sii jiri doonin? 14 Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed, Wiilka Aadamow, wax sii sheeg, oo sacabbada isku dhufo. Seeftu saddex jeer ha dhacdo, taasoo ah seefta wax lagu laayo, oo kan weyn laysa oo gelaysa xataa qolladahooda. 15 Seefta ayaan irdahooda oo dhan ku cabsiiyey, si uu qalbigoodu u dhalaalo, oo ay kufiddoodu u sii badato. Sida hillaac baa loo dhalaashay oo waxaa loo safeeyey waxlaynta aawadeed! 16 Dadka ururi, xagga midigta u jeeso, dagaal isu diyaari, xagga bidixdana u jeeso, wejigaaga dhinac kasta u jeedi. 17 Aniguna sacabbadaydaan isku dhufan doonaa, waanan cadhabeeli doonaa. Aniga Rabbiga ah ayaa saas ku hadlay.

18 Oo haddana Eraygii Rabbiga ayaa ii yimid isagoo leh, 19 Weliba Wiilka Aadamow, waxaad taswiir ku tilmaantaa laba jid oo ay seefta boqorka Baabuloon ku iman karto, oo labadooduba waa inay isku dal ka soo baxaan. Meel ku calaamadee, oo waxaad u yeeshaa calaamad ku taal madaxa jidka magaalada soo gala. 20 Waxaad taswiirtaa jid ay seeftu ugu iman karto Rabbaahda reer Cammoon iyo Yeruusaalemta dhufayska leh oo dalka Yahuudah ku dhex taal. 21 Waayo, boqorkii Baabuloon wuxuu soo istaagay meesha jidadku ku kala leexdaan oo ah labada jid madaxooda inuu faaliyo aawadeed. Fallaadhihiisii wuu ku faaliyey, oo teraafiim ayuu la tashaday, oo beer buu fiiriyey. 22 Midigtiisa waxaa yiil faalkii Yeruusaalem loo faaliyey, inuu wax lagu jejebiyo dhisto, oo uu afka laynta u furo, oo uu qaylo aad ugu dhawaaqo, oo uu wax lagu jejebiyo irdaha ka hor samaysto, oo uu tuulmo tuulo, oo uu qalcado dhisto. 23 Oo kuwa dhaarta ku dhaartay waxay hortooda ku noqon doontaa sida faal aan waxtar lahayn oo kale, laakiinse isagu xumaantuu soo xusuusan doonaa, si iyaga lagu qabto aawadeed.

24 Sidaas daraaddeed Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Idinku xumaantiinnii waxaad ka dhigteen in la soo xusuusto, oo saasaa xadgudubyadiinnii loo soo bandhigay, oo sidaasaa dembiyadiinnu falimihiinna oo dhan uga muuqdaan, maxaa yeelay, waa laydin soo xusuustay, oo sidaas daraaddeed gacantaa laydinku qaban doonaa. 25 Oo amiirka reer binu Israa'iil oo nijaasta iyo sharka ah, oo wakhtigiisu hadda yimid marka la ciqaabayow, 26 Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu kugu leeyahay, Duubka iska fur, oo taajka iska qaad. Xaalku sidiisii sii ahaan maayo. Kan hooseeya sarraysii, oo kan sarreeya hoosaysii. 27 Anigu waan afgembiyi, oo afgembiyi, oo afgembiyi doonaa iyada, oo mar dambena siima ay ahaan doonto, ilaa uu yimaado kan xaqa u lahu, oo isaga ayaan siin doonaa.

28 Haddaba Wiilka Aadamow, wax sii sheeg, oo waxaad tidhaahdaa, Sayidka Rabbiga ahu sidaasuu reer Cammoon iyo caydoodaba ka leeyahay. Adigu waxaad tidhaahdaa, Seef, seef baa la soo siibay, oo waxaa loo safeeyey waxlaynta aawadeed, inay sida hillaac u dhalaasho oo ay wax baabbi'iso, 29 inta ay wax aan waxba ahayn kuu arkayaan, oo ay wax been ah kugu faaliyaan, si ay kuugu soo kor daadshaan kuwii la laayay oo sharka ahaa, oo wakhtigoodii yimid markii la ciqaabo. 30 Galkeedii ha ku noqoto. Anigu waxaan kugu xukumi doonaa meeshii lagugu abuuray iyo dalkii aad ku dhalatay. 31 Oo waxaan kugu soo kor shubi doonaa dhirifkayga, oo dabkii cadhadayda ayaan kugu soo afuufi doonaa, oo waxaan gacanta kuugu ridi doonaa niman doqonna ah oo aad waxbaabbi'inta u yaqaan. 32 Xaabo baad dabka u noqon doontaa, oo dhiiggaaguna dalkuu dhex oolli doonaa, oo mar dambe laguma soo xusuusan doono, waayo, aniga Rabbiga ah ayaa saas ku hadlay.

Babylon as God’s Sword of Judgment

21 [a]The word of the Lord came to me:(A) “Son of man, set your face against(B) Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuary.(C) Prophesy against(D) the land of Israel and say to her: ‘This is what the Lord says: I am against you.(E) I will draw my sword(F) from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.(G) Because I am going to cut off the righteous and the wicked, my sword(H) will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.(I) Then all people will know that I the Lord have drawn my sword(J) from its sheath; it will not return(K) again.’(L)

“Therefore groan, son of man! Groan before them with broken heart and bitter grief.(M) And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?(N)’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt with fear(O) and every hand go limp;(P) every spirit will become faint(Q) and every leg will be wet with urine.’(R) It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign Lord.”

The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘A sword, a sword,
    sharpened and polished—
10 sharpened for the slaughter,(S)
    polished to flash like lightning!

“‘Shall we rejoice in the scepter of my royal son? The sword despises every such stick.(T)

11 “‘The sword is appointed to be polished,(U)
    to be grasped with the hand;
it is sharpened and polished,
    made ready for the hand of the slayer.
12 Cry out and wail, son of man,
    for it is against my people;
    it is against all the princes of Israel.
They are thrown to the sword
    along with my people.
Therefore beat your breast.(V)

13 “‘Testing will surely come. And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue? declares the Sovereign Lord.’

14 “So then, son of man, prophesy
    and strike your hands(W) together.
Let the sword strike twice,
    even three times.
It is a sword for slaughter—
    a sword for great slaughter,
    closing in on them from every side.(X)
15 So that hearts may melt with fear(Y)
    and the fallen be many,
I have stationed the sword for slaughter[b]
    at all their gates.
Look! It is forged to strike like lightning,
    it is grasped for slaughter.(Z)
16 Slash to the right, you sword,
    then to the left,
    wherever your blade is turned.
17 I too will strike my hands(AA) together,
    and my wrath(AB) will subside.
I the Lord have spoken.(AC)

18 The word of the Lord came to me: 19 “Son of man, mark out two roads for the sword(AD) of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same country. Make a signpost(AE) where the road branches off to the city. 20 Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites(AF) and another against Judah and fortified Jerusalem. 21 For the king of Babylon will stop at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He will cast lots(AG) with arrows, he will consult his idols,(AH) he will examine the liver.(AI) 22 Into his right hand will come the lot for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to give the command to slaughter, to sound the battle cry,(AJ) to set battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp(AK) and to erect siege works.(AL) 23 It will seem like a false omen to those who have sworn allegiance to him, but he will remind(AM) them of their guilt(AN) and take them captive.

24 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because you people have brought to mind your guilt by your open rebellion, revealing your sins in all that you do—because you have done this, you will be taken captive.

25 “‘You profane and wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come,(AO) whose time of punishment has reached its climax,(AP) 26 this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Take off the turban, remove the crown.(AQ) It will not be as it was: The lowly will be exalted and the exalted will be brought low.(AR) 27 A ruin! A ruin! I will make it a ruin! The crown will not be restored until he to whom it rightfully belongs shall come;(AS) to him I will give it.’(AT)

28 “And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says about the Ammonites(AU) and their insults:

“‘A sword,(AV) a sword,
    drawn for the slaughter,
polished to consume
    and to flash like lightning!
29 Despite false visions concerning you
    and lying divinations(AW) about you,
it will be laid on the necks
    of the wicked who are to be slain,
whose day has come,
    whose time of punishment has reached its climax.(AX)

30 “‘Let the sword return to its sheath.(AY)
    In the place where you were created,
in the land of your ancestry,(AZ)
    I will judge you.
31 I will pour out my wrath on you
    and breathe(BA) out my fiery anger(BB) against you;
I will deliver you into the hands of brutal men,
    men skilled in destruction.(BC)
32 You will be fuel for the fire,(BD)
    your blood will be shed in your land,
you will be remembered(BE) no more;
    for I the Lord have spoken.’”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:1 In Hebrew texts 21:1-32 is numbered 21:6-37.
  2. Ezekiel 21:15 Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.