1 And he said to me, Son of man, get up on your feet, so that I may say words to you.2 And at his words the spirit came into me and put me on my feet; and his voice came to my ears.3 And he said to me, Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to an uncontrolled nation which has gone against me: they and their fathers have been sinners against me even to this very day.4 And the children are hard and stiff-hearted; I am sending you to them: and you are to say to them, These are the words of the Lord.5 And they, if they give ear to you or if they do not give ear (for they are an uncontrolled people), will see that there has been a prophet among them.6 And you, son of man, have no fear of them or of their words, even if sharp thorns are round you and you are living among scorpions: have no fear of their words and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people.7 And you are to give them my words, if they give ear to you or if they do not: for they are uncontrolled.8 But you, son of man, give ear to what I say to you, and do not be uncontrolled like that uncontrolled people: let your mouth be open and take what I give you.9 And looking, I saw a hand stretched out to me, and I saw the roll of a book in it;10 And he put it open before me, and it had writing on the front and on the back; words of grief and sorrow and trouble were recorded in it.

1 En Hy het vir my gesê: Mensekind, staan op jou voete, dat Ek met jou kan spreek.2 En die Gees het in my gekom sodra Hy met my gespreek het, en my op my voete laat staan; en ek het Hom gehoor wat met my gespreek het.3 Hy sê toe vir my: Mensekind, Ek stuur jou na die kinders van Israel, na die opstandige nasies wat teen My opgestaan het; hulle en hul vaders het teen My oortree tot hierdie selfde dag toe.4 En die kinders is hard van aangesig en verstok van hart. Ek stuur jou na hulle, en jy moet vir hulle sê: So spreek die Here HERE!5 Maar of hulle nou al luister of nie -- want hulle is 'n wederstrewige huis -- hulle sal moet erken dat daar 'n profeet in hulle midde gewees het.6 En jy, mensekind, wees nie vir hulle of vir hulle woorde bevrees nie, omdat distels en dorings by jou is, en jy by skerpioene woon; wees nie bevrees vir hulle woorde en wees voor hulle aangesig nie verskrik nie, want hulle is 'n wederstrewige huis.7 Maar jy moet hulle my woorde verkondig, of hulle al luister of nie; want hulle is wederstrewig.8 Maar jy, mensekind, luister na wat Ek jou sê; wees nie wederstrewig soos die wederstrewige huis nie; maak jou mond wyd oop, en eet wat Ek jou gee.9 Toe kyk ek, en daar was 'n hand na my toe uitgesteek, en daarin 'n boekrol!10 En Hy het dit voor my uitgesprei; en dit was beskrywe op die voor-- en agterkant, en daarop was geskrywe klaagliedere en gesug en wee.