1 Ainda me disse: Filho do homem, come o que achares; come este rolo, vai e fala à casa de Israel. 2 Então, abri a boca, e ele me deu a comer o rolo. 3 E me disse: Filho do homem, dá de comer ao teu ventre e enche as tuas entranhas deste rolo que eu te dou. Eu o comi, e na boca me era doce como o mel.

4 Disse-me ainda: Filho do homem, vai, entra na casa de Israel e dize-lhe as minhas palavras. 5 Porque tu não és enviado a um povo de estranho falar nem de língua difícil, mas à casa de Israel; 6 nem a muitos povos de estranho falar e de língua difícil, cujas palavras não possas entender; se eu aos tais te enviasse, certamente, te dariam ouvidos. 7 Mas a casa de Israel não te dará ouvidos, porque não me quer dar ouvidos a mim; pois toda a casa de Israel é de fronte obstinada e dura de coração. 8 Eis que fiz duro o teu rosto contra o rosto deles e dura a tua fronte, contra a sua fronte. 9 Fiz a tua fronte como o diamante, mais dura do que a pederneira; não os temas, pois, nem te assustes com o seu rosto, porque são casa rebelde. 10 Ainda me disse mais: Filho do homem, mete no coração todas as minhas palavras que te hei de falar e ouve-as com os teus ouvidos. 11 Eia, pois, vai aos do cativeiro, aos filhos do teu povo, e, quer ouçam quer deixem de ouvir, fala com eles, e dize-lhes: Assim diz o Senhor Deus.

12 Levantou-me o Espírito, e ouvi por detrás de mim uma voz de grande estrondo, que, levantando-se do seu lugar, dizia: Bendita seja a glória do Senhor. 13 Ouvi o tatalar das asas dos seres viventes, que tocavam umas nas outras, e o barulho das rodas juntamente com eles e o sonido de um grande estrondo. 14 Então, o Espírito me levantou e me levou; eu fui amargurado na excitação do meu espírito; mas a mão do Senhor se fez muito forte sobre mim. 15 Então, fui a Tel-Abibe, aos do exílio, que habitavam junto ao rio Quebar, e passei a morar onde eles habitavam; e, por sete dias, assentei-me ali, atônito, no meio deles.

16 Findos os sete dias, veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo: 17 Filho do homem, eu te dei por atalaia sobre a casa de Israel; da minha boca ouvirás a palavra e os avisarás da minha parte. 18 Quando eu disser ao perverso: Certamente, morrerás, e tu não o avisares e nada disseres para o advertir do seu mau caminho, para lhe salvar a vida, esse perverso morrerá na sua iniquidade, mas o seu sangue da tua mão o requererei. 19 Mas, se avisares o perverso, e ele não se converter da sua maldade e do seu caminho perverso, ele morrerá na sua iniquidade, mas tu salvaste a tua alma. 20 Também quando o justo se desviar da sua justiça e fizer maldade, e eu puser diante dele um tropeço, ele morrerá; visto que não o avisaste, no seu pecado morrerá, e suas justiças que praticara não serão lembradas, mas o seu sangue da tua mão o requererei. 21 No entanto, se tu avisares o justo, para que não peque, e ele não pecar, certamente, viverá, porque foi avisado; e tu salvaste a tua alma.

22 A mão do Senhor veio sobre mim, e ele me disse: Levanta-te e sai para o vale, onde falarei contigo. 23 Levantei-me e saí para o vale, e eis que a glória do Senhor estava ali, como a glória que eu vira junto ao rio Quebar; e caí com o rosto em terra. 24 Então, entrou em mim o Espírito, e me pôs em pé, e falou comigo, e me disse: Vai e encerra-te dentro da tua casa. 25 Porque, ó filho do homem, eis que porão cordas sobre ti e te ligarão com elas; e não sairás ao meio deles. 26 Farei que a tua língua se pegue ao teu paladar, ficarás mudo e incapaz de os repreender; porque são casa rebelde. 27 Mas, quando eu falar contigo, darei que fale a tua boca, e lhes dirás: Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Quem ouvir ouça, e quem deixar de ouvir deixe; porque são casa rebelde.

1 And he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which 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 the 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 a hard language, but to the house of Israel; 6 not to many peoples of a strange speech and of a hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, if I sent thee to them, they would hearken 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 of hard forehead and of a stiff heart. 8 Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard 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 are a rebellious house. 10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thy 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 Jehovah; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.

12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of Jehovah from his place. 13 And I heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even the 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; and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me. 15 Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and to where they dwelt; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days.

16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Jehovah 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 thy 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 righteous deeds which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thy 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 took warning; and thou hast delivered thy soul.

22 And the hand of Jehovah 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 Jehovah stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face. 24 Then the Spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet; and he spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thy house. 25 But thou, son of man, behold, they shall lay 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 Jehovah: He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.

1 And he said to me, "Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel."

2 So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.

3 Then he said to me, "Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it." So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.

4 He then said to me: "Son of man, go now to the people of Israel and speak my words to them.

5 You are not being sent to a people of obscure speech and strange language, but to the people of Israel —

6 not to many peoples of obscure speech and strange language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

7 But the people of Israel are not willing to listen to you because they are not willing to listen to me, for all the Israelites are hardened and obstinate.

8 But I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are.

9 I will make your forehead like the hardest stone, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people."

10 And he said to me, "Son of man, listen carefully and take to heart all the words I speak to you.

11 Go now to your people in exile and speak to them. Say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says,' whether they listen or fail to listen."

12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a loud rumbling sound as the glory of the LORD rose from the place where it was standing. [^1]

13 It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against each other and the sound of the wheels beside them, a loud rumbling sound.

14 The Spirit then lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD on me.

15 I came to the exiles who lived at Tel Aviv near the Kebar River. And there, where they were living, I sat among them for seven days —deeply distressed.

16 At the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me:

17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.

18 When I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for "their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.

19 But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself.

20 "Again, when a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before them, they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The righteous things that person did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.

21 But if you do warn the righteous person not to sin and they do not sin, they will surely live because they took warning, and you will have saved yourself."

22 The hand of the LORD was on me there, and he said to me, "Get up and go out to the plain, and there I will speak to you."

23 So I got up and went out to the plain. And the glory of the LORD was standing there, like the glory I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown.

24 Then the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet. He spoke to me and said: "Go, shut yourself inside your house.

25 And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes; you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.

26 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious people.

27 But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you shall say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says.' Whoever will listen let them listen, and whoever will refuse let them refuse; for they are a rebellious people.