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| [1]וַיְהִי בַּשָּׁנָה הַשִּׁשִּׁית בַּשִּׁשִּׁי בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ אֲנִי יֹושֵׁב בְּבֵיתִי וְזִקְנֵי יְהוּדָה יֹושְׁבִים לְפָנָי וַתִּפֹּל עָלַי שָׁם יַד אֲדֹנָי יְהֹוִה׃ |
[1]And in the sixth year, in the sixth month, and in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, the hand of the Lord God fell there upon me. |
| [2]וָאֶרְאֶה וְהִנֵּה דְמוּת כְּמַרְאֵה־אֵשׁ מִמַּרְאֵה מָתְנָיו וּלְמַטָּה אֵשׁ וּמִמָּתְנָיו וּלְמַעְלָה כְּמַרְאֵה־זֹהַר כְּעֵין הַחַשְׁמַלָה׃ |
[2]Then I beheld, and lo, there was a likeness, as the appearance of fire, to look to, from his loins downward, and from his loins upward, as the appearance of brightness, and like unto amber. |
| [3]וַיִּשְׁלַח תַּבְנִית יָד וַיִּקָּחֵנִי בְּצִיצִת רֹאשִׁי וַתִּשָּׂא אֹתִי רוּחַ בֵּין־הָאָרֶץ וּבֵין הַשָּׁמַיִם וַתָּבֵא אֹתִי יְרוּשָׁלְַמָה בְּמַרְאֹות אֱלֹהִים אֶל־פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הַפְּנִימִית הַפֹּונֶה צָפֹונָה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם מֹושַׁב סֵמֶל הַקִּנְאָה הַמַּקְנֶה׃ |
[3]And he stretched out the likeness of an hand, and took me by an hairy lock of mine head, and the spirit lift me up between the earth, and the heaven, and brought me by a divine vision to Jerusalem, into the entry of the inner gate that lieth toward the north, where remained the idol of indignation, which provoked indignation. |
| [4]וְהִנֵּה־שָׁם כְּבֹוד אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּמַּרְאֶה אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתִי בַּבִּקְעָה׃ |
[4]And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there according to the vision that I saw in the field. |
| [5]וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי בֶּן־אָדָם שָׂא־נָא עֵינֶיךָ דֶּרֶךְ צָפֹונָה וָאֶשָּׂא עֵינַי דֶּרֶךְ צָפֹונָה וְהִנֵּה מִצָּפֹון לְשַׁעַר הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סֵמֶל הַקִּנְאָה הַזֶּה בַּבִּאָה׃ |
[5]Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now toward the north. So I lift up mine eyes toward the north, and behold, northward, at the gate of the altar, this idol of indignation was in the entry. |
| [6]וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי בֶּן־אָדָם הֲרֹאֶה אַתָּה מֵהֵם [Q: מָה הֵם] עֹשִׂים תֹּועֵבֹות גְּדֹלֹות אֲשֶׁר בֵּית־יִשְׂרָאֵל עֹשִׂים פֹּה לְרָחֳקָה מֵעַל מִקְדָּשִׁי וְעֹוד תָּשׁוּב תִּרְאֶה תֹּועֵבֹות גְּדֹלֹות׃ |
[6]He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou not what they do? Even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here to cause me to depart from my sanctuary? But yet turn thee and thou shalt see greater abominations. |
| [7]וַיָּבֵא אֹתִי אֶל־פֶּתַח הֶחָצֵר וָאֶרְאֶה וְהִנֵּה חֹר־אֶחָד בַּקִּיר׃ |
[7]And he caused me to enter at the gate of the court: and when I looked, behold, an hole was in the wall. |
| [8]וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי בֶּן־אָדָם חֲתָר־נָא בַקִּיר וָאֶחְתֹּר בַּקִּיר וְהִנֵּה פֶּתַח אֶחָד׃ |
[8]Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall. And when I had digged in the wall, behold, there was a door. |
| [9]וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָי בֹּא וּרְאֵה אֶת־הַתֹּועֵבֹות הָרָעֹות אֲשֶׁר הֵם עֹשִׂים פֹּה׃ |
[9]And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here. |
| [10]וָאָבֹוא וָאֶרְאֶה וְהִנֵּה כָל־תַּבְנִית רֶמֶשׂ וּבְהֵמָה שֶׁקֶץ וְכָל־גִּלּוּלֵי בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל מְחֻקֶּה עַל־הַקִּיר סָבִיב סָבִיב׃ |
[10]So I went in, and saw and behold, there was every similitude of creeping things and abominable beasts and all the idols of the house of Israel painted upon the wall round about. |
| [11]וְשִׁבְעִים אִישׁ מִזִּקְנֵי בֵית־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיַאֲזַנְיָהוּ בֶן־שָׁפָן עֹמֵד בְּתֹוכָם עֹמְדִים לִפְנֵיהֶם וְאִישׁ מִקְטַרְתֹּו בְּיָדֹו וַעֲתַר עֲןַן־הַקְּטֹרֶת עֹלֶה׃ |
[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 censor in his hand, and the vapor of the incense went up like a cloud. |
| [12]וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי הֲרָאִיתָ בֶן־אָדָם אֲשֶׁר זִקְנֵי בֵית־יִשְׂרָאֵל עֹשִׂים בַּחֹשֶׁךְ אִישׁ בְּחַדְרֵי מַשְׂכִּיתֹו כִּי אֹמְרִים אֵין יְהוָה רֹאֶה אֹתָנוּ עָזַב יְהוָה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ׃ |
[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 one in the chamber of his imagery? For they say, The Lord seeth us not, the Lord hath forsaken the earth. |
| [13]וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָי עֹוד תָּשׁוּב תִּרְאֶה תֹּועֵבֹות גְּדֹלֹות אֲשֶׁר־הֵמָּה עֹשִׂים׃ |
[13]Again he said also unto me, Turn thee again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do. |
| [14]וַיָּבֵא אֹתִי אֶל־פֶּתַח שַׁעַר בֵּית־יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר אֶל־הַצָּפֹונָה וְהִנֵּה־שָׁם הַנָּשִׁים יֹשְׁבֹות מְבַכֹּות אֶת־הַתַּמּוּז׃ |
[14]And he caused me to enter into the entry of the gate of the Lord's house, which was toward the north: and behold there sat women mourning for Tammuz. |
| [15]וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי הֲרָאִיתָ בֶן־אָדָם עֹוד תָּשׁוּב תִּרְאֶה תֹּועֵבֹות גְּדֹלֹות מֵאֵלֶּה׃ |
[15]Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Turn thee again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these. |
| [16]וַיָּבֵא אֹתִי אֶל־חֲצַר בֵּית־יְהוָה הַפְּנִימִית וְהִנֵּה־פֶתַח הֵיכַל יְהוָה בֵּין הָאוּלָם וּבֵין הַמִּזְבֵּחַ כְּעֶשְׂרִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה אִישׁ אֲחֹרֵיהֶם אֶל־הֵיכַל יְהוָה וּפְנֵיהֶם קֵדְמָה וְהֵמָּה מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶם קֵדְמָה לַשָּׁמֶשׁ׃ |
[16]And he caused me to enter 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 worshiped the sun, toward the east. |
| [17]וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי הֲרָאִיתָ בֶן־אָדָם הֲנָקֵל לְבֵית יְהוּדָה מֵעֲשֹׂות אֶת־הַתֹּועֵבֹות אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ־פֹה כִּי־מָלְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ חָמָס וַיָּשֻׁבוּ לְהַכְעִיסֵנִי וְהִנָּם שֹׁלְחִים אֶת־הַזְּמֹורָה אֶל־אַפָּם׃ |
[17]Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a small thing to the house of Judah to commit these abominations which they do here? For they have filled the land with cruelty, and have returned to provoke me: and lo, they have cast out stink before their noses. |
| [18]וְגַם־אֲנִי אֶעֱשֶׂה בְחֵמָה לֹא־תָחֹוס עֵינִי וְלֹא אֶחְמֹל וְקָרְאוּ בְאָזְנַי קֹול גָּדֹול וְלֹא אֶשְׁמַע אֹותָם׃ |
[18]Therefore will I also execute my wrath: mine eye shall not spare them, neither will I have pity, and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them. |